Chapter Four
Disclaimer: I don't own Kingdom Hearts! I own a wolf demon that wants to kiss everybody!
Taikuru: ^^ ::is holding up mistletoe::
::looks at him:: .......... ^.^;;;; Right, Tai-chan. OO; Sorry I haven't been updating, guys!!! ; ...I'm on restriction...because I'm close to failing all my classes in school... uu; I can't imagine why...
Taikuru: OO; ::looks over where Nightshade's school stuff is, seeing worksheets covered with sketches and not work:: oo; ...
But I'm working hard and I should be off restriction soon! YAAAAY!!!
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Riku decided not to tell Sora about his memories of the island that they were currently stranded on. He didn't want to wreck the cuddly mood Sora had set. He stroked Sora's smooth skin, his fingers tracing his friend's face.
Sora, meanwhile, shivered in excitement. Riku was responding positively to his actions, something the younger boy had been hoping for. But he was scared to move any further. Riku was probably just humoring him...if Sora tried to kiss him...well, Riku would most likely be angry. REALLY angry. Not to mention disgusted. After all, they were both boys. Wasn't it wrong?
They lay there for a while, each deep in thought, each trying to snuggle closer to each other, until the tide caught up with them. Water lapped calmly at their bodies. Riku was angry at the tide for ruining his time with Sora, but they couldn't just lay there and drown. And he couldn't very well say 'Let's go somewhere more comfortable' without Sora freaking out. So he ended their time together with a groan.
"We'd better get to finding that boat."
Reluctant to move, Sora rolled forcefully off Riku and onto the sand. The two stood up, avoiding each other's gaze. It took a while for the dazed Riku to remember which way they had been going. Sora stood sheepishly by as Riku twirled around to get his bearings, a confused expression on his face. Sora couldn't help but laugh. Seeing Riku confused was just so rare.
Riku finally remembered which way to go and started walking further down the beach, leaving Sora to run after him. They walked silently and slowly, Riku staring straight ahead, looking for a boat. Sora gazed around, staring at this new place.
'I wonder if Riku will mind if I ask to look around...' he thought. He was going to ask when he heard Riku shout.
"Sora! A boat!"
"Huh?"
"Pay attention, Sora!" Riku held an amused tone as he pointed to one of their boats, basically unharmed, washed up on the shore.
"Wow! A boat!" Sora rushed up to it. Riku rolled his eyes and chuckled, following his friend. "And it's not hurt, either!"
Riku grinned at the complete innocence of Sora. That boy was just so...pure. Riku treasured every moment they spent together. The two pushed the boat from the sandy beach and into the shallows. They hopped in and Sora was the first to notice something missing.
"Hey, Riku...where's the paddle?"
"Don't worry. I keep an extra one in a compartment near the floorboards." Riku bent down to unlock a secret-looking compartment as Sora stared at him in amazement. Riku had the answer to everything, it seemed. Either that or he kept spare paddles everywhere.
Riku shoved off and paddled away from the island. Sora sighed as he looked from the receding shoreline to his friend. Riku was rowing slowly, muscles moving in an almost fluid motion, sunlight reflecting off his hair.
"Riku, can we ever go back?"
"Sure, now that we know where it is. See, it's a little to the side of the path directly to and from our island to your house."
"Uh...."
"Don't worry...I know how to get back," Riku said with a laugh. "So, do you wanna go home? Our parents are probably wandering where we are."
"Yeah..."
They drifted along toward Sora's island, Riku paddling without a word, Sora snatching looks at him every now and then. He was so gorgeous, Sora wanted nothing more but to throw his arms around Riku and kiss him...well...maybe he WOULD like a little more....
"Riku?"
"Yeah?"
"Um...I wanted to ask you something."
"Okay. What is it?" Riku looked at his younger friend as he continued paddling. Sora's eyes widened. He hadn't really wanted to ask Riku a question. He just wanted to talk to Riku, to hear that wonderful deep voice respond, to see the silver-haired boy's lips move as words escaped his mouth. So, naturally, he made up something from the top of his head.
"Um...why is your hair so long?" Sora asked. He felt like he could smack himself in the head as Riku's feathery eyebrows raised.
"Because I haven't cut it in a while? I dunno, I like my hair like this."
"I like it, too!" Sora excalimed. Well, it was the truth. The older boy chuckled and smiled at Sora.
"Hey Sora, why is your hair so pointy?"
"Because...um...it's natural!" the brown-haired boy shot Riku one of his goofy grins. Shaking his head, silvery hair fluttering in the breeze, Riku laughed again and paddled the boat toward Sora's island.
Sora fumbled with the edges of his jacket. More silence. He hated silence. Of course, he had forgotten what Riku spent most of his time doing. Sitting and watching. In silence. Sora didn't know how Riku stood it. Sora guessed that Riku was thinking all those times he was sitting and watching...thinking...about something. What, Sora had no clue. His older friend had always been a mystery.
"I have another question!" Sora promptly stated. Riku smiled in amusement and looked at him again.
"Now what?" he asked in a mock annoyed tone.
"Uh..." Sora thought for a while. "How much wood could a woodchuck chuck if a woodchuck could chuck wood?"
Riku raised his eyebrows and stared at Sora for a few moments, then suddenly burst into laughter. The small boat shook as Riku's body shook with his laughs. Icy blue eyes shining with tears, he looked at his young friend. Sora had his tongue stuck out and his already large eyes were widened in innocence.
"Answer!" Sora said cheerfully. Riku threw up his hands and groaned in mock despair.
"You've finally asked me one that I don't know!" he cried out. Sora grinned and pointed to him.
"Aha! So you DON'T know everything!"
"Oh no! You've found out!" Riku said, letting out a fake sob. "Are you going to take away my diplomas?"
"Yes! And rip them to shreds!"
"No! Please don't! And what about my trophies?"
"Already melted them!"
"How could you?" Riku clasped his hands together and whined.
"Easy! I took a big blowtorch and--"
"SORAAAAA!"
Sora cringed when he heard that voice pierce the air. There was only one person that voice could belong to...he looked at the dock of his house, which was only a few meters away, and standing on it was...Kairi.
The girl waved and shouted Sora's name again as the boat bumped into the dock. Before the young boy could get out, Kairi jumped into the boat and threw her arms around him. Riku watched in disgust, then got out of the boat, away from Kairi.
"I was so worried about you, Sora! Where have you been?! I've missed you!"
"Uh...I was--"
"Come inside and tell me, you'll catch a cold out here!" and with that, Kairi dragged a helpless Sora to the house, leaving RIku alone. Sighing, he got back into his boat and paddled away.
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;_; Poor Riku-chan!!! Why must he suffer so?!
Taikuru: OO; ...well...YOU'RE the one writing this story...
O.o; ... uu; ... ^_^; Um....hope you liked it, guys!!!
Disclaimer: I don't own Kingdom Hearts! I own a wolf demon that wants to kiss everybody!
Taikuru: ^^ ::is holding up mistletoe::
::looks at him:: .......... ^.^;;;; Right, Tai-chan. OO; Sorry I haven't been updating, guys!!! ; ...I'm on restriction...because I'm close to failing all my classes in school... uu; I can't imagine why...
Taikuru: OO; ::looks over where Nightshade's school stuff is, seeing worksheets covered with sketches and not work:: oo; ...
But I'm working hard and I should be off restriction soon! YAAAAY!!!
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Riku decided not to tell Sora about his memories of the island that they were currently stranded on. He didn't want to wreck the cuddly mood Sora had set. He stroked Sora's smooth skin, his fingers tracing his friend's face.
Sora, meanwhile, shivered in excitement. Riku was responding positively to his actions, something the younger boy had been hoping for. But he was scared to move any further. Riku was probably just humoring him...if Sora tried to kiss him...well, Riku would most likely be angry. REALLY angry. Not to mention disgusted. After all, they were both boys. Wasn't it wrong?
They lay there for a while, each deep in thought, each trying to snuggle closer to each other, until the tide caught up with them. Water lapped calmly at their bodies. Riku was angry at the tide for ruining his time with Sora, but they couldn't just lay there and drown. And he couldn't very well say 'Let's go somewhere more comfortable' without Sora freaking out. So he ended their time together with a groan.
"We'd better get to finding that boat."
Reluctant to move, Sora rolled forcefully off Riku and onto the sand. The two stood up, avoiding each other's gaze. It took a while for the dazed Riku to remember which way they had been going. Sora stood sheepishly by as Riku twirled around to get his bearings, a confused expression on his face. Sora couldn't help but laugh. Seeing Riku confused was just so rare.
Riku finally remembered which way to go and started walking further down the beach, leaving Sora to run after him. They walked silently and slowly, Riku staring straight ahead, looking for a boat. Sora gazed around, staring at this new place.
'I wonder if Riku will mind if I ask to look around...' he thought. He was going to ask when he heard Riku shout.
"Sora! A boat!"
"Huh?"
"Pay attention, Sora!" Riku held an amused tone as he pointed to one of their boats, basically unharmed, washed up on the shore.
"Wow! A boat!" Sora rushed up to it. Riku rolled his eyes and chuckled, following his friend. "And it's not hurt, either!"
Riku grinned at the complete innocence of Sora. That boy was just so...pure. Riku treasured every moment they spent together. The two pushed the boat from the sandy beach and into the shallows. They hopped in and Sora was the first to notice something missing.
"Hey, Riku...where's the paddle?"
"Don't worry. I keep an extra one in a compartment near the floorboards." Riku bent down to unlock a secret-looking compartment as Sora stared at him in amazement. Riku had the answer to everything, it seemed. Either that or he kept spare paddles everywhere.
Riku shoved off and paddled away from the island. Sora sighed as he looked from the receding shoreline to his friend. Riku was rowing slowly, muscles moving in an almost fluid motion, sunlight reflecting off his hair.
"Riku, can we ever go back?"
"Sure, now that we know where it is. See, it's a little to the side of the path directly to and from our island to your house."
"Uh...."
"Don't worry...I know how to get back," Riku said with a laugh. "So, do you wanna go home? Our parents are probably wandering where we are."
"Yeah..."
They drifted along toward Sora's island, Riku paddling without a word, Sora snatching looks at him every now and then. He was so gorgeous, Sora wanted nothing more but to throw his arms around Riku and kiss him...well...maybe he WOULD like a little more....
"Riku?"
"Yeah?"
"Um...I wanted to ask you something."
"Okay. What is it?" Riku looked at his younger friend as he continued paddling. Sora's eyes widened. He hadn't really wanted to ask Riku a question. He just wanted to talk to Riku, to hear that wonderful deep voice respond, to see the silver-haired boy's lips move as words escaped his mouth. So, naturally, he made up something from the top of his head.
"Um...why is your hair so long?" Sora asked. He felt like he could smack himself in the head as Riku's feathery eyebrows raised.
"Because I haven't cut it in a while? I dunno, I like my hair like this."
"I like it, too!" Sora excalimed. Well, it was the truth. The older boy chuckled and smiled at Sora.
"Hey Sora, why is your hair so pointy?"
"Because...um...it's natural!" the brown-haired boy shot Riku one of his goofy grins. Shaking his head, silvery hair fluttering in the breeze, Riku laughed again and paddled the boat toward Sora's island.
Sora fumbled with the edges of his jacket. More silence. He hated silence. Of course, he had forgotten what Riku spent most of his time doing. Sitting and watching. In silence. Sora didn't know how Riku stood it. Sora guessed that Riku was thinking all those times he was sitting and watching...thinking...about something. What, Sora had no clue. His older friend had always been a mystery.
"I have another question!" Sora promptly stated. Riku smiled in amusement and looked at him again.
"Now what?" he asked in a mock annoyed tone.
"Uh..." Sora thought for a while. "How much wood could a woodchuck chuck if a woodchuck could chuck wood?"
Riku raised his eyebrows and stared at Sora for a few moments, then suddenly burst into laughter. The small boat shook as Riku's body shook with his laughs. Icy blue eyes shining with tears, he looked at his young friend. Sora had his tongue stuck out and his already large eyes were widened in innocence.
"Answer!" Sora said cheerfully. Riku threw up his hands and groaned in mock despair.
"You've finally asked me one that I don't know!" he cried out. Sora grinned and pointed to him.
"Aha! So you DON'T know everything!"
"Oh no! You've found out!" Riku said, letting out a fake sob. "Are you going to take away my diplomas?"
"Yes! And rip them to shreds!"
"No! Please don't! And what about my trophies?"
"Already melted them!"
"How could you?" Riku clasped his hands together and whined.
"Easy! I took a big blowtorch and--"
"SORAAAAA!"
Sora cringed when he heard that voice pierce the air. There was only one person that voice could belong to...he looked at the dock of his house, which was only a few meters away, and standing on it was...Kairi.
The girl waved and shouted Sora's name again as the boat bumped into the dock. Before the young boy could get out, Kairi jumped into the boat and threw her arms around him. Riku watched in disgust, then got out of the boat, away from Kairi.
"I was so worried about you, Sora! Where have you been?! I've missed you!"
"Uh...I was--"
"Come inside and tell me, you'll catch a cold out here!" and with that, Kairi dragged a helpless Sora to the house, leaving RIku alone. Sighing, he got back into his boat and paddled away.
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;_; Poor Riku-chan!!! Why must he suffer so?!
Taikuru: OO; ...well...YOU'RE the one writing this story...
O.o; ... uu; ... ^_^; Um....hope you liked it, guys!!!