Disclaimer: Don't own Kingdom Hearts- I seriously doubt anyone really thought that I did! Anyways, so no, I don't own it- check with Disney and Squaresoft on that one!

Pairing: Sora/Riku

Author's Note: Sorry, just to be on the safe side- I upped the rating to "R". I really am sorry for not keeping it PG13- or that was a pretty pathetic little Lime. Hm, dunno- it's not R material, but not PG13 either I think. Well, I'm not sure. Sorry for not updating sooner. School has been horrible lately. But now- it's my spring break!!! Yeah! Anyways this means I'll be getting chapters plunked (Ok plunked? Don't ask!) out more frequently- like I used to. Okay, next chapter! Onwards! Oh and thanks for all the sweet reviews! Especially the review from Spoony Spoonicus! Hmm I might end it soon- but not as soon as I was planning on. And, another thing- you'll just have to imagine what Riku and Sora did. *Cough, cough.* During their "play" time. I seriously suck at all lemons and limes and unless someone writes one for me (no I'm not asking, but if anyone would like to then tell me because you can) would be the only way that there would be a lemon for that. Anyways, I need to shut up now!

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Parting Of The Ways

Chapter 17: Ambushed!

Sora awoke, huddled up alongside Riku. The other boy was still sleeping very peacefully. He looked like an angel- Sora's angel. With all his beautiful silver hair framing his pale face perfectly. Sora felt as if he found a dictionary and looked up the word beauty- Riku's name would be listed.

The boy was exhaling softly, his chest heaving up and down in steady motions as Sora gently took his fingertips and brushed the silvery bangs out of his loves face. Riku stirred and smiled in his sleep. Then, he finally and slowly opened one of his aqua eyes and stared up into Sora's face. He then caressed Sora's soft cheek with his thumb, over and over again as Sora purred and leaned back down onto him.

Both were still nude from last nights events and a sticky, white substance was surrounding them as Sora rolled off of Riku and back onto the dirt ground. It was cold, really cold as Sora looked longingly over towards his nice, warm, cozy boxers just waiting for him to stick his rear end inside of. Oh how Sora wanted to be safe and warm inside those things.

But, deciding that Riku was probably a bit warmer- and snugglier; (Author's Note: Sugglier isn't a word! Too bad!) so Sora crawled up to Riku, holding his slender frame in a tight grasp.

"Sora" The older boy breathed into his neck, giving off a tickling sensation.

"Hm, Riku?" Sora asked sitting upright and crossing his arms over his stomach. Riku sat up as well as leaned onto Sora, wrapping his slender arms around Sora's neck. The brunette somehow found his fingers twisting the strands of hair around.

"Do you think our parents are worried about us?" Riku dug his nails into Sora's back and snuggled closer to Sora- if that was at all possible. They were about as close as two people could get at the moment.

"Well, I really don't care if they are." The oldest boy traced circles on the others back with his fingernails and closed his aqua colored eyes once more. "But, I don't really want to worry my mom. So, I think we should probably go now."

Sora stood up, still nude. He picked up Riku's pair of boxers and slid them on over his narrow hips as he threw the other boy his own pair.

"Yeah, I guess you're right." Riku said, trying to fake his enthusiasm about it. The boy really didn't want to leave right now. He really just wished that he and Sora could lie there forever, without anyone to bother them. The rest of the world could go to hell right now. The taller boy did the same as his lover, pulling up the boxers- but getting a throbbing sensation in his lower section because these were "Sora's" boxers after all. Not his.

Somehow our little bright Sora caught on. "Oh come on! I promise that when we get back, I'll play with you, my pretty!" Riku's face scrunched up into a mixture of frowning and being confused, before finally bursting into a smile and grabbing Sora; pulling the boy towards his chest.

"Damnit you're so cute and innocent! What have I done to your pure little mind?" The silver haired boy chuckled into the tan skin.

"What's that supposed to mean- little mind?" Sora kissed the taller boy quickly and smiled.

"Oh nothing!" Riku smirked, not wanting Sora to become upset with him or anything. "Fine, let's go. But only on one condition!" He bit his bottom lip, hoping against hope that Sora wouldn't reject him or anything.

"What's that?" The brunette asked as he gathered boys shorts, pulling on Riku's pair. Of course this meant that he wanted Riku to wear his. Knowing Riku, whatever he wanted to do was probably something totally random.

Riku grabbed the baggy jeans from Sora and slid them on quickly before going on. "If I can carry you back to your house." He looked down, not wanting Sora to see the rising blush upon his face.

Without answering, or warning for that matter, Sora jumped into the older boys arms and got comfy as he snuggled around in Riku's grasp. Sora had almost made Riku lose his balance when he had jumped into his arms, almost. Riku actually did have nice coordination so he just wobbled a bit- not wanting to drop Sora and hurt his little angel.

While walking back with Sora in his arms, Riku tripped from some stupid stick poking out of the ground and dropped Sora. To make matters even worse, poor Riku fell right smack on top of Sora; almost crushing the poor boy.

"Ouch!" Sora stifled, pushing Riku off of him.

"Sora! I'm so sorry!" Riku cried out to the boy, tears filling his eyes. He tried to pick up Sora once again, but he didn't prevail at that task. Riku only got more whimpers from the boy. "Sora! Just let me help you! You can't get back in this condition!" Riku tried once again to pick Sora up off of the ground- failing once more.

"I can get up myself." Sora winced as the pain shot through his leg. Finally managing to stand up straight, our dear little Sora hobbled back towards his house. Riku kept a close eye on the boy, making sure that leg wouldn't give him any trouble.

When the two finally reached Sora's house Riku was still upset about Sora's leg hurting him.

"Could I come in with you?" The silver haired boy tentatively asked, peeking his head in Sora's front door at the boy on the other side. Sora stood in the doorway, his leg swollen and red. He shook his head.

"I just want to be alone for a little while. Is that okay?" Riku nodded quietly and turned around. He wanted to just go home and kill himself. Sora was obviously angry with him or something. Wow, already they had shared a paopu and now- things were going downhill.

"Riku, I'm not mad at you. I just want to stay home for awhile. I love you." Sora blew Riku a kiss which Riku caught and pretended to shove it into his pocket.

"I'll save that for later." He smiled at his love. Sora beamed right back at him, his lips radiating with that gorgeous smile of his.

"I'll come over later. I promise." And with that, Sora shut the door quietly, leaving Riku all alone on his front porch steps. The boy walked into the kitchen and pulled out a first aid kit, located in one of the kitchen cabinets. He took out the bandages and medical cream, smothering his leg with it to ease the stinging sensation.

Sora walked back into the living room, first aid kit in hand, and laid down on the sofa as he wrapped his leg in the soft material. The boy put his head back on the pillow and closed his eyes thinking about Riku and hoping for dreams of Riku as well.

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Riku turned to leave. He was heading to go back home to wait for Sora there. He got about seven steps away from Sora's house before bumping into someone. Kairi.

"Oh god. What does she want from me now?" Riku thought as his mind flashed to different ideas how he could take care of this situation easily. Beat the living hell out of Kairi. Beat the living hell out of Kairi. Or, beat the living hell out of Kairi. "Either way, it would solve my pest problem." The boy was still in deep thought about what in gods name this girl could possibly want from him now.

"Kairi, what do you want from me?" Riku asked looking at her with menacing eyes and a cold stare.

"Jeeze, Riku. You're so harsh. All I want to do is talk with you. Like old times, you know?" She gave him her sweetest smile and placed her hands behind her back trying to look innocent and cute. She motioned for him to follow her and started walking towards the old Malone cabin on the opposite side of Sora's house.

"We never talked during the old times. Look Kairi, whatever you're trying to do, it isn't going to work." The girl sat down on an old beat up wooden log, Riku stood; arms crossed over his chest looking ready to kill.

"Of course we did, you silly! You, Sora, and I were all best friends! How could you forget that?" She patted the spot next to her, trying desperately to get Riku to come and sit next to her. "Look, I know I acted a little bit mean to you and Sora. It's okay. You two make each other so happy!" Kairi smiled at Riku and stood up, looking him straight in the eyes. "I'm okay with your relationship now."

"A little mean? Jeeze, Kairi! You acted like a total bitch! And then, you went off with Wakka and caused him to become against me and Sora! Oh yes Kairi, you were only a little bit mean." He tried covering up his still bare chest, as he noticed Kairi staring at him there.

She opened her mouth as if to say something back. Kairi had never once cussed or said something mean. She was always one to correct Riku and Sora's potty mouth whenever they said something she didn't approve of. "Riku! I didn't do anything like that! You have to believe me!"

"Somehow, I don't know whether it's that I don't want to believe you, or if I just can't. But, I don't. I know you all too well, Kairi. You're a liar and a very conniving girl. I'm not going to trust you." Riku sounded so cruel, as Kairi cringed. She always thought highly of herself. Like the girl next door that every boy wanted to date. Yes, Kairi always thought of herself as just plain perfect.

"Fine! Don't trust me! But, I want to show you something!" Kairi smirked and stood tall. Knowing that Riku would never hurt a girl- no matter how much he thought about it or said he would, she knew Riku wouldn't deliberately hurt her in any way. God, now was her time for revenge.

"What?" There was malice dripping from his reply. "This better be worth seeing, Kairi."

"Oh, trust me, Riku! It will be!" She led him into the old cabin and towards a door. "Now, don't be afraid! But there's something in there I want to show you! It's a surprise! Now, don't peek or anything!" She shoved poor Riku right in front of the door.

Kairi opened it up slowly. "Hey, Kairi! I don't see any- OW!" He was shoved hard in the back and was locked up in the closet. Riku beat on the door- surprisingly, it was still hard and solid from being here so long. There was no use. Riku would have to wait until someone found him there.

"I'm really sorry, Riku! But, I need to do this!" Kairi shouted. "Maybe I'll come back for you later." And with that, Kairi left Riku to rot in the closet thingy.

She was headed for Sora's. She still wanted him. She still loved him. And the carving in the secret spot would prove that. Kairi rolled her skirt up a bit more and sucked her stomach in. Sora was sure to forget all about stupid old Riku when he saw her.

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(A/N: Lately, I'm becoming an extremely big Selphie/Tidus fan so right now, here's a Selphie/Tidus moment!)

Selphie was sitting along the branch of the paopu tree, staring out into the ocean. She was now sixteen years old. Hard to imagine really. Selphie could still remember all the times when she and Wakka, Tidus, Kairi, Riku, and Sora were all little children and just had fun- not caring about relationships or anything.

The girl stretched out along the branch, letting her legs dangle off the side and her head rest on her arms in a calming position. The brunette girl looked up into the tree, at all the romantic little fruits hanging there. She wanted to share one with Tidus someday.

Footsteps were heard as someone was approaching her. The girl sat upright once again and looked at the person coming towards her. She smiled. It was Tidus. He jumped gracefully next to her and slung an arm around her shoulders.

Selphie leaned her head on his shoulder. God, how he had changed. Tidus was now seventeen and sooooo completely different from his boyhood form. He was like Riku now, with muscles and very light blonde hair. He was much taller and even so through his manly like form, Tidus was so gentle towards Selphie.

She had changed as well. So had everyone. But really, only Selphie and Tidus had changed the most. The brunette girl now had shorter and "flippier" hair. It was cute, like herself. Her orb-like green eyes would sparkle with her trade-mark smile. Selphie was still the cute little girl she always was inside. Only now, much more like a woman. Once the little anorexic girl, Selphie had the shape of a model. God, even Kairi was jealous of everything this girl now was.

Tidus took a moment to look at his girlfriend. He noticed the changes in her too. Gods, she was so pretty to him. The prettiest girl he had ever known. Sure, back when he had that mission to take care of to help saving a world named Spira, he had developed a romantic interest with a girl named Yuna. But, Selphie, she was so much better than any old Yuna. It was really Sora who was supposed to go on that mission, but he was generous and let Tidus have some of the action for a change.

"I love you, Selphie." He smiled as she placed a hand on his chest and closed her beautiful green eyes shut.

"Love you too, Tidus." His soft hand caressed her back. Selphie breathed lightly, almost falling asleep on Tidus at that moment.

"Wake up. I wanna show you something." The girl opened her eyes back up and stared up at her boyfriend. He pointed out towards the ocean. "Would you ever want to go to other worlds like I did that one time? I'd take you there." She smiled up at him and kissed him lightly on the lips.

"I'd love to. But, I'm tired now. I just want to be with you right now." She laid down again on his chest, breathing lightly against his weather- beaten shirt. Tidus smiled and nuzzled her head, kissing her lightly on the top of her hair.

"Nighty night my beautiful." Tidus muttered and leaned his head on Selphie's. He closed his eyes as well and held the younger girl there by his side for the rest of the morning.

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Kairi knocked on Sora's door repeatedly. Finally, after about ten minutes he came to the door to answer. She noticed the bandage around his left leg and gasped. "Oh, Sora! Are you hurt?" He rolled his eyes and ignored her question. This was Kairi- why would she all of a sudden start worrying about him?

"No, Kairi. I'm not hurt. You see, I just felt like putting this on because I was bored." Sora pointed to his leg and didn't look at Kairi. Jeeze, after being a total bitch to him and Riku, (not to mention Tidus and Selphie) he wasn't just going to act as if nothing had happened between them.

"Oh, I'm sorry! Did Riku hurt you? Here, just let me help you, Sora!" She tried getting Sora to sit down on the sofa again. But he just stood there, arms crossed over his chest and foot tapping impatiently. She sighed. It wasn't going to be easy to try and pull him away from Riku.

"Kairi! That's none of your business! Now, what do you want from me!?" Sora was almost about to kill her at the moment.

"Sora! I just want to spend some time with you! I mean, we never hang out anymore! Riku hogs you from me! I just want to talk to you. You never seem to want to see or talk to me anymore. And it upsets me so!" She put on an innocent looking face and touched Sora's arm gently. He shivered, much to her delight.

"Look, I'm leaving to go to Riku's. Got me? Now, leave me alone, Kairi!" He walked past her, hearing her yelling at him. Then, she eventually grabbed his shirt.

"Sora! Don't! Riku- re, he... uh, isn't home right now!" She had to make up some lame excuse fast. Actually, Kairi was feeling almost guilty about ambushing Riku and doing this to Sora. Was it really the right thing to do to her friends?

"But they aren't my friends anymore!" Kairi yelled at herself. "They left you for each other! To be gay with each other! You had Sora! And Riku took him away from you! He loved you to death! And now he hates you! It's all that gay ass Riku's fault! You hear me, Kairi? All his fault!

"Kairi, what are you talking about?" Sora turned around to ask the girl. "Just let me go to Riku's house. Jeeze." And Sora left the house with Kairi still in it.

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"Selphie?" Tidus yawned and saw that his sweet little girlfriend was still resting against his chest. He sat upright, bringing Selphie with him and pulled her completely into his lap, letting her just rest until she wanted to wake up.

"Hm, Tidus?" Selphie dug her nails into his shirt and looked up into his shocking blue eyes. She too gave a yawn and managed to slide off of the paopu tree. The girl stretched, much to Tidus' delight as his eyes widened at the girls movements.

"Where do you think everyone went today?" He asked her as he noticed her stretching some more. Tidus tried not to look when he noticed Selphie's denim skirt riding up her left thigh.

"Well," she stopped stretching and stood there as Tidus hopped off the tree and wrapped his arms around her waist. "I don't know where Wakka went. Kairi was staying home- or so that's what I thought. Sora and Riku, I'm not sure about them. Actually, I haven't seen those two in forever. Where do you think they could have gone?"

"I dunno. Oh wait, Selph!" Tidus smacked his forehead playfully.

"What is it?" Selphie inquired holding on to Tidus' strong arms.

"I left something back in that place we used to hang out. You know, the old Malone cabin? Come on, I need to get it quick. It'll only take a second." The blonde boy ran off, Selphie following behind him in a hurried run; trying desperately to catch up with the boy.

Finally, only minutes later the two reached the old Malone cabin. "Stay, Selphie, I'll be back out in a minute." He patted her on the head.

"What am I to you, a dog?" She stuck her tongue out and pretended to pant.

"No, you're my girlfriend. The only one I love." Tidus ruffled her hair playfully before heading back up the creaky steps and through the cracking wood door. It squeaked as he opened it carefully. The blonde threw back one more glance at Selphie and blew a kiss to her.

There was something weird about it all. There was someone beating on that old stubborn door where he had hid that present for Selphie. Someone was in there!

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Author's Note: SUCKY CHAPTER! Lol well I'm finally getting FF8! And I am extremely excited! I also intend on getting the 10th one as well! Hmmm, I think after I'm through with this, I'll do a one-shot Tidus/Selphie. I'm starting to get obsessed with that pairing. Stupid Yuna! She ruins everything! Of course, I couldn't make Tidus be from Spira, so that part was kinda messed up! Anyways reviews please? *Flashes eyelashes.* ^_^