Disclaimer: I still don't own it.
Thanks everyone who has stuck with me on this, sorry I couldn't update faster this week. I just got home a couple days ago and I really needed some time to meditate. I'm feeling much better now, and am no longer dreading my return to school next week, not that anyone really cares. On with the story, then? Oh yeah, happy new year!
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Silver waves crashed along the dark beach. Somehow, the sound seemed distant to the two teenagers, even though the ocean was just feet away now. The tide had come in and the clouds had cleared the sky. Soft moonlight filtered onto the sand, leaving a light glow on the world. In the distance, seagulls could be heard, fighting over some nocturnal snack. It was freezing.
Midnight had passed not long ago, and Kairi was exhausted. It was not how late it was that tired her, it was the teenage boy whom she was curled up with. Somehow, Riku had managed to stop before Kairi allowed him to get out of hand, knowing that they would have regretted it later anyway. He sighed and gazed up at the clear night sky now littered with stars. Kairi shifted carefully in his arms and he looked down at her, smiling to himself.
"Seriously, Kairi. You need to go home…" He whispered in her ear, kissing her forehead lightly.
She looked up into his eyes, almost losing herself in the deep aquamarine color. She shook her head and scowled darkly at him, trying to stay angry that he dared to ruin the most romantic night of her life. He simply laughed at her, hugging her tightly before standing up.
"Are you coming, or do I need to carry you?" He asked, smiling calmly down at her.
Kairi crossed her arms and pouted, turning away to stare out at the ocean. "No, thank you, sir. I am quite comfortable where I am." She huffed in mock haughtiness.
"…Ah, okay." Riku replied, loitering in the sand for a moment before scooping her up and tossing her over his shoulder.
She tried to contain her giggling, but couldn't help herself. Riku didn't mind her laughter, he loved the sound it made in the empty night.
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The lights were still on in Kairi's house when they got there. Riku set Kairi back on her feet and she snatched his hand before he could disappear into the night. She pulled him close and snuggled into his chest, his scent filling her consciousness. They stood there for a few minutes, Riku wrapping his arms around Kairi's shoulders.
Looking over Riku's shoulder, Kairi could see her house. Her parents were still awake, they wanted to be sure that she knew what to do while they were away on vacation. They didn't want to come back to a burning heap where their house used to be any more than Kairi wanted them to come back.
She sighed, pulling away from Riku and shivering in the sudden absence of his body heat. "Good night.." She whispered as she began walking into her backyard.
She yelped when a strong gloved hand caught her from behind, spinning her back around and pulling her back into the dense foliage. She felt Riku's lips press gently against her own, opening her mouth as his tongue slid between her teeth. She kissed him back, taking in the taste that had become so familiar over the past few hours. He always tasted so fresh, she loved it. He released her after a moment, watching silently as she smiled and trotted across her backyard to her house. After watching her disappear into the house for a second time that night, he turned and made his way home, only realizing once he was standing on his doorstep that his mother always locked the door after midnight to keep Sora from repeating a certain practical joke.
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Riku smiled oddly at himself as he shoved Sora's window open, tumbling onto his best friend's bedroom floor. Luckily, the thump of his impact with the floor only awoke Sora.
"..Riku? What the hell are you doing?" He asked groggily, turning on his light to examine the intruder. He wasn't exactly surprised, Riku used to do this a lot, but he could tell by the dazed grin on his friend's face that something was up.
"What happened to you?" He asked, crouching down next to the older boy.
"Well, I took your advice and told Kairi how I felt…" He said, grinning mischievously at the keyblade master.
Sora whapped the side of Riku's head, laughing at him. "Finally, you idiot! I told you!" He laughed as his silver-haired friend stretched out on the floor.
"Shut up, it's time for bed." Riku grinned, looking expectantly up at Sora. "Do you have a blanket or something I can borrow?" He asked sweetly, trying not to show how freezing he really was.
Sora laughed again as he threw a blanket and pillow at Riku, shutting off the light and climbing back into bed.
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"Sora!! Wake up! It's past noon!" Sora's mother yelled as she barged into his room. "Oh! Sorry, Riku.. I didn't know you were here!" She apologized when she noticed Riku sprawled out on the floor. She laughed heartily, "You don't have to get up yet if you don't want to, but Sora needs to do his chores." She added, quickly making her way back out the door.
Sora groaned loudly as he crawled out of bed, slowly pulling on a dirty shirt and suspiciously familiar baggy red pants. He stumbled out of the room and fell over in the hallway, asleep.
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Riku bounced happily downstairs, patting Sora on the back as he stepped into the kitchen. There was a small mountain of dishes in the sink, and Riku cringed when he noticed that Sora was still unloading the dishwasher.
"Uh, listen, Sora. If it was any other day, I would stay to help you out, but I really gotta get over to Kairi's house. I'll see you later, alright?" he said, turning and dashing out of the house.
"Huh? Whatever.." Sora replied, looking up from the dishes in time to see Riku slam the door.
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The ground was covered in frost and the grass crunched beneath Riku's feet as he ran across Kairi's yard. Her parents were already gone. The house was quiet except for the soft glow coming from Kairi's upstairs window. Sneaking up to the porch, Riku was surprised to find the door unlocked. He slipped inside and tiptoed through the house, looking for the red-haired girl.
He found her in her bedroom, her door was open and he could see her back. She was looking out the window. He was about to move forward when he noticed something odd about her, her shoulders where hunched and she was shaking softly. It took him a moment to realize that she was crying.
He slid silently into the room, not wanting her to hear him. In one sweeping motion, he sat behind her on the bed and slid one arm around her chest and the other across her stomach, hugging her tightly.
Kairi jumped and gasped at the sudden intrusion, relaxing when she recognized Riku's familiar scent. She went limp against him and rested her hands against his forearm.
"Riku…" She smiled, "I'm so glad you came.." He wiped the tears from her face, nuzzling her cheek. "Of course I came, I love you. Now, what are you crying about?" He asked gently, leaning over to look in her eyes.
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Thanks everyone who has stuck with me on this, sorry I couldn't update faster this week. I just got home a couple days ago and I really needed some time to meditate. I'm feeling much better now, and am no longer dreading my return to school next week, not that anyone really cares. On with the story, then? Oh yeah, happy new year!
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Silver waves crashed along the dark beach. Somehow, the sound seemed distant to the two teenagers, even though the ocean was just feet away now. The tide had come in and the clouds had cleared the sky. Soft moonlight filtered onto the sand, leaving a light glow on the world. In the distance, seagulls could be heard, fighting over some nocturnal snack. It was freezing.
Midnight had passed not long ago, and Kairi was exhausted. It was not how late it was that tired her, it was the teenage boy whom she was curled up with. Somehow, Riku had managed to stop before Kairi allowed him to get out of hand, knowing that they would have regretted it later anyway. He sighed and gazed up at the clear night sky now littered with stars. Kairi shifted carefully in his arms and he looked down at her, smiling to himself.
"Seriously, Kairi. You need to go home…" He whispered in her ear, kissing her forehead lightly.
She looked up into his eyes, almost losing herself in the deep aquamarine color. She shook her head and scowled darkly at him, trying to stay angry that he dared to ruin the most romantic night of her life. He simply laughed at her, hugging her tightly before standing up.
"Are you coming, or do I need to carry you?" He asked, smiling calmly down at her.
Kairi crossed her arms and pouted, turning away to stare out at the ocean. "No, thank you, sir. I am quite comfortable where I am." She huffed in mock haughtiness.
"…Ah, okay." Riku replied, loitering in the sand for a moment before scooping her up and tossing her over his shoulder.
She tried to contain her giggling, but couldn't help herself. Riku didn't mind her laughter, he loved the sound it made in the empty night.
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The lights were still on in Kairi's house when they got there. Riku set Kairi back on her feet and she snatched his hand before he could disappear into the night. She pulled him close and snuggled into his chest, his scent filling her consciousness. They stood there for a few minutes, Riku wrapping his arms around Kairi's shoulders.
Looking over Riku's shoulder, Kairi could see her house. Her parents were still awake, they wanted to be sure that she knew what to do while they were away on vacation. They didn't want to come back to a burning heap where their house used to be any more than Kairi wanted them to come back.
She sighed, pulling away from Riku and shivering in the sudden absence of his body heat. "Good night.." She whispered as she began walking into her backyard.
She yelped when a strong gloved hand caught her from behind, spinning her back around and pulling her back into the dense foliage. She felt Riku's lips press gently against her own, opening her mouth as his tongue slid between her teeth. She kissed him back, taking in the taste that had become so familiar over the past few hours. He always tasted so fresh, she loved it. He released her after a moment, watching silently as she smiled and trotted across her backyard to her house. After watching her disappear into the house for a second time that night, he turned and made his way home, only realizing once he was standing on his doorstep that his mother always locked the door after midnight to keep Sora from repeating a certain practical joke.
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Riku smiled oddly at himself as he shoved Sora's window open, tumbling onto his best friend's bedroom floor. Luckily, the thump of his impact with the floor only awoke Sora.
"..Riku? What the hell are you doing?" He asked groggily, turning on his light to examine the intruder. He wasn't exactly surprised, Riku used to do this a lot, but he could tell by the dazed grin on his friend's face that something was up.
"What happened to you?" He asked, crouching down next to the older boy.
"Well, I took your advice and told Kairi how I felt…" He said, grinning mischievously at the keyblade master.
Sora whapped the side of Riku's head, laughing at him. "Finally, you idiot! I told you!" He laughed as his silver-haired friend stretched out on the floor.
"Shut up, it's time for bed." Riku grinned, looking expectantly up at Sora. "Do you have a blanket or something I can borrow?" He asked sweetly, trying not to show how freezing he really was.
Sora laughed again as he threw a blanket and pillow at Riku, shutting off the light and climbing back into bed.
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"Sora!! Wake up! It's past noon!" Sora's mother yelled as she barged into his room. "Oh! Sorry, Riku.. I didn't know you were here!" She apologized when she noticed Riku sprawled out on the floor. She laughed heartily, "You don't have to get up yet if you don't want to, but Sora needs to do his chores." She added, quickly making her way back out the door.
Sora groaned loudly as he crawled out of bed, slowly pulling on a dirty shirt and suspiciously familiar baggy red pants. He stumbled out of the room and fell over in the hallway, asleep.
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Riku bounced happily downstairs, patting Sora on the back as he stepped into the kitchen. There was a small mountain of dishes in the sink, and Riku cringed when he noticed that Sora was still unloading the dishwasher.
"Uh, listen, Sora. If it was any other day, I would stay to help you out, but I really gotta get over to Kairi's house. I'll see you later, alright?" he said, turning and dashing out of the house.
"Huh? Whatever.." Sora replied, looking up from the dishes in time to see Riku slam the door.
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The ground was covered in frost and the grass crunched beneath Riku's feet as he ran across Kairi's yard. Her parents were already gone. The house was quiet except for the soft glow coming from Kairi's upstairs window. Sneaking up to the porch, Riku was surprised to find the door unlocked. He slipped inside and tiptoed through the house, looking for the red-haired girl.
He found her in her bedroom, her door was open and he could see her back. She was looking out the window. He was about to move forward when he noticed something odd about her, her shoulders where hunched and she was shaking softly. It took him a moment to realize that she was crying.
He slid silently into the room, not wanting her to hear him. In one sweeping motion, he sat behind her on the bed and slid one arm around her chest and the other across her stomach, hugging her tightly.
Kairi jumped and gasped at the sudden intrusion, relaxing when she recognized Riku's familiar scent. She went limp against him and rested her hands against his forearm.
"Riku…" She smiled, "I'm so glad you came.." He wiped the tears from her face, nuzzling her cheek. "Of course I came, I love you. Now, what are you crying about?" He asked gently, leaning over to look in her eyes.
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