Mr Destiny Islands
Chapter Eight: Dress Spheres Part 2Author's note: Dcal seeks forgiveness for putting all your dream bishies into dresses. But no regrets because I really think they would look good in them. Will attempt to draw the KH characters in the dresses I chose for them. ^-^
And I would be taking a time between chapters (definitely 2 more) to carry on another fic I have been doing…
*Advertisment: "Silver Lining" is a KH fanfic that has the characters in an alternate universe. Read what happened to Riku and how Sora comes into the picture. Overt innuendos in this fanfic are intentional.
Disclaimer: I don't own them! I really don't have the rights to KH characters!
The bright lights that were focused on him blinded Riku. He forced himself to look down and concentrated on making his way down the catwalk. His face was cold and aloof, not revealing the irritation and embarrassment within him of having to parade in front of everyone in a big ball of lacy petticoats. But to the judges, his stony expression matched his gothic Lolita outfit perfectly. Unlike the other contestants, he did not display any discomfort or nervousness thus resulting in an excellent execution of footwork and twirls on the catwalk. (Kairi nearly cried as she watched Riku walk and turn like he was born to be a supermodel. All the hollering and screaming was worth just seeing her protégée charm the audience.)
Riku stood with his arms by his side as he waited for the judges to finish their appraisal. His eyes slowly got adjusted to the bright lights and he looked up. From the corner of his eye, he caught a glimpse of red. Riku turned to get a better view.
Down the row of cross dressers, Riku spotted Tidus in his white attire. Riku blinked and saw the little figure hiding next to the Snow Princess.
Sora was smiling bashfully, gaze downcast and he tucked a stray lock of hair behind his ear. He was wearing a schoolgirl fuku. And he looked absolutely adorable.
Selphie had flattened Sora's head of spikes and tied them into plaits. Each braid ended with a thin red ribbon tied into a bow. She only left a short fringe that shadowed Sora's eyes when he looked down. Selphie curled Sora's already long and thick lashes and gave his lips baby pink gloss. With the creative use of an eyebrow pencil, she gave Sora natural looking freckles. Previously perched on Sora's powder dusted nose was a pair of round glasses. Under Selphie's orders, Sora had worn them onstage and took them off only when he stood in front of the judges.
It was part of Kairi plan: Sora fumbling onto the catwalk then stumbling into a stop in front of the judges looking all confused would thaw anyone's heart. Then after taking off the vision impairing glasses, he would look up with his puppy dog eyes and see everyone staring at him. Sora would then blush and look down. He would look up again with that deep blush and unconsciously flutter his eyelashes.
And everything played out according to what Kairi predicted.
Sora tugged at his short plaited skirt. It was red and kept riding up his waist. His blouse had those square collars and a big fat bow made of similar red. Selphie had to threaten to end their friendship before he caved in to wear knee high white socks and a pair black button strap shoes. It was a simple outfit but it suited Sora perfectly. Selphie had exploited every aspect of Sora's innocent and trusting personality with the whole outfit.
Riku took in the whole "innocent young thing" image that Sora was sporting. Something warm stirred within the lace-clad boy. Riku could feel the heat rising to his face as he kept staring at Sora playing with one of his braids. Sora, as if sense someone watching, looked up and saw Riku staring intensely at him.
When blasted with the full force of Sora's innocent and inquisitive gaze, Riku turned away in embarrassment. He looked back at the judges. When the judges finished analysing the intricate ribbon design on his dress, they looked up and smiled at Riku in approval.
Riku did not know what it was or why it happened but he knew it just happened. Unconsciously, Riku smiled.
Now, this was not just an ordinary smile. It was Riku smiling in public. With that simple lift of the lips, his whole image changed. From a delicate porcelain doll, he transformed into a true blue Lolita that had the whole audience dazzled by his unravelled sexiness.
The judges, of course, were not spared as they were seated closest to the stage.
*
Tidus, Riku and Sora sat on the wooden planks of the harbour.
After the whole fashion parade was over, all the boys rushed for the washroom, or any available sink, to get rid of the cakes of make-up lathered onto their faces. Next, it was a mad dash to find some decently male clothes to change into. Then, it was trying to escape the clutches of the female (or male) fans stalking the place.
The three boys sought solace on the breezy waterfront.
"You two looked fantastic tonight. Sora was so cute when he asked me to marry him. Hahaha… Ouch!" Tidus shouted as Sora elbowed him in the stomach.
Sora blushed as he tried to explain to Riku, "It's not my fault that I did not recognise Tidi in that getup. But honestly, I thought you looked really pretty too. Wait. That didn't sound right. You looked good. Not pretty. Pretty is for girls. Right?"
And thus Sora got confused.
"I don't like admitting it, but I think Riku will win. I blew it when I fell over my coat. Still, I didn't stand a chance against you Riku. Ah, Wakka's calling me." Sighed Tidus as he stood up and walked away to leave Sora and Riku alone.
A comfortable silence settled around the two remaining boys. Sora gave up deciding what to call Riku and tilted his head back to look at the clear night sky. His eyes sparkled as he took in the sight of countless stars scattered across the dark sky. Riku leaned back slowly and turned to look at Sora, who was engross in trying to count the number of stars that winked at him.
Even though he had loosened those blasted braids, Sora's hair did not return to their 'normal' spikiness. Instead, the boy's toffee brown hair was in a tousled mess of curls. Now that his baby face had been scrubbed clean, there was a soft rosy glow that illuminated in the darkness of the night. Riku secretly smiled as he watched Sora's expressive face change every time he lost count of the number of stars in the night sky.
"Forty-two, Forty-three, Forty-four…. Eh?" Sora stopped as he felt Riku staring at him, "Riku? Why are you staring? Oh no! Did I accidentally leave some make-up on?"
Riku smiled as he watched Sora paw his face checking for any signs of the deadly facial products. Riku's silver hair had straightened out and it gave a gentle swish as he turned to look out into the ocean before them.
"I thought you looked really adorable tonight," said Riku.
Widen blue eyes peered up in surprise.
Grinning, Sora blushed as he replied, "Really?"
Riku nodded slightly and his hair shadowed his face, hiding his smile from Sora.
*
Kairi stood on the edge before the wooden harbour. She was about to call upon the boys to congratulate them on their successful stage performance. But she stopped herself from prancing forward and breaking the boys' "romantic" interlude. Selphie, who had accosted Tidus and Wakka, came along the path behind Kairi and called out to her.
"Hey, you found the boys!"
Kairi turned about and signalled Selphie to keep her voice down.
"Let's leave them alone. They have had a tiring day," whispered Kairi.
"Oh… okay.."
With that, both girls left for home, leaving Sora and Riku to themselves.
