Chapter 7
"Riku, I am still interested in your little scheme... I mean, I think I should know how you were able to make this look so... convincing." "Well, I am not one to talk, or reveal the secrets of a talented young man, who wishes to keep these surprises entrapped in his vessel..." "Your vessel?" "I told you before, I will tell you when the time is right. At this time, I am not in the mood to... convey the message behind this astonishing performance." "Riku, you can stop being a drama king." "Once I get into the mood, I can't get out." "What mood are you talking about exactly?" "My acting mood. Please Rikku, focus!" "Please, just tell me. Why was Melissa being so friendly with you and Ricky?" "I can't tell you yet." "What? I thought you and I could tell each other everything." "I can, and eventually I will tell you, Rikku. It's just that Ricky told me that he wanted to tell you. Please do not get mad at me." "Yeah, whatever. I just want to know one thing." "Okay, what is it?" "Did you like kissing her? And why was she so nice to you? Why were you so nice to her?" "I thought you only had one question." "Well one question led to others. Please tell me. Don't make me beg." "I am not going to lie, I am a guy, and of course I liked kissing. It doesn't necessarily mean I liked kissing her, she was an okay kisser but that's not the point. She can be a nice person to boys I guess. Some girls get along better with guys than with girls. I was nice to her because I had to in order to make Ricky's plan work. Ricky thought that a good way to get Roscoe back was to flirt with Melissa and make her regret being with Roscoe. I guess I should just tell you what it was that Ricky was going to tell you. He likes Melissa, and supposedly Melissa likes him. They are 'exploring', according to Ricky. And now after this 'brief' synopsis, I would like to honestly and truthfully know why is it that you are so concerned with my feelings?" "I didn't know I would feel so bad seeing you kiss her." "What exactly are you trying to say?" "Umm, you are my good friend and she is such an evil person. I didn't want my great friend to experience something with such a vicious person." "Are you sure that's what is was?" "Riku, would I lie to you?" "I don't think so. But now you see how I feel when you kiss Roscoe. I think he is such a jerk. I know you love him though so I just sit back and let things happen." "I never meant to do that to you Riku. I should be more respectful towards you." "Rikku, you are being a great person to me. I just don't want to ruin our friendship. I don't know what I would do without you in my life." "Yeah, me neither. You are a great friend." At this point, we were looking into each other's eyes. I felt lost in his sky blue eyes, but protected at the same time. Somehow, it felt as though time had stopped and no one was around but us. Riku leaned forward into me and just as he was about to press his soft lips against mine, Ricky approached us and cleared his throat. "Sorry you two. This is no time to make out!" "We weren't making out," said Riku. "We were just... talking." "About?" "Ricky, I want to know what this whole charade was about. Why did you do this? And why didn't you tell me?" "You had to keep Roscoe busy." "You are acting as if I am just an object with no feelings." "Rikku, this isn't the time. I have to tell you something." "Why did you make Riku do that?" "Rikku, wait." "What is going on?" "Look, Riku could you leave for a second? I need to talk to Rikku alone." "Yeah, sure. I'll see you later." "Rikku, I have to tell you something about Melissa." "What is it?" "I really like her. I sort of tricked her into doing that with Riku." "And why did he do that? I mean, I don't get it, if you like her so much, why couldn't you do that?" "Because Roscoe knows that you like Riku, and you knew that he was going out with Melissa. In order to seem more real, we had to get you too." "I just can't believe you would do that to me. Do you know how I felt? I was really heart-broken. I know Riku isn't my boyfriend but I really like him. Ricky, I don't know what to do anymore. I really like Riku." "Riku likes you too. But you two can't get together without letting us fix this. You might get tired of trying to mess up Roscoe. I can't let you get tired before we finish getting him back." "But I don't care about getting Roscoe back anymore. In both ways, I mean I don't care about tricking him anymore and I don't want him as a boyfriend anymore. I love him, and I will probably never stop. There are so many things that we haven't done together like have a family together and grow older together. But Roscoe was probably not looking for a girl to be with forever. He was looking for a one night stand, a whore, and..." "Rikku, I really like Melissa. Please don't talk badly about her." "I'm sorry. What I meant was, he wasn't looking for the same things I was looking for. But I think Riku is different. He's so quiet and mysterious. I just feel like that mystery wants to be uncovered. I need to uncover it, Ricky... I need to uncover him. I need to discover the secrets behind the boy with the silver hair." "Do whatever you want, on the down low." "Why?" "Roscoe has to think that you want him back. Oh I can't wait to see the look on his face when he realizes this was just a trick. The glory it will bring, the joy it will bring... priceless." "So, what's this about Melissa and you? I didn't know you liked girls like that." "I didn't know either. She is really cool though. We are a lot alike." "How so? I mean, I like you Ricky but I can't stand her." "Well, we are just misunderstood." "Are you sure? I always thought you were like an open book." "I'm sure. She is really trying to change. She thought going out with Roscoe would better her chances of getting with Shane." "Oh, I thought you were going to say you. How is that a good thing? Were you using me?" "No, I was kind of using Roscoe at first to get to you. Rikku, I really like you too. You are so beautiful and you are not like other girls. I know there will never be an 'us' that's why I am going to try Melissa." "Ricky, how can you say there will never be an 'us'? There is an 'us'! We have a friendship that will never bend or break. I love you Ricky. Whether or not it exceeds friendship, we will just have to wait. I mean, who knows what the future holds?" "I am not trying to get hyped, Rikku." "I am not trying to gas you up. Having you in my life is a gift that I never want to give back." "Rikku! I don't know what to say." "..." I placed my head into my hands, but Ricky gently grabbed my face and slowly brought it up towards his. "I know I shouldn't do this, Rikku. But it just feels right." He brought my lips to his and we kissed. I know what you're thinking... why would I let him do that to me? Why would I play around with his feelings? What happened to Riku? But like Ricky said, "it just feels right." So there we were, under the stars of Greensands Park, holding hands and kissing, both Ricky and I.
"Riku, I am still interested in your little scheme... I mean, I think I should know how you were able to make this look so... convincing." "Well, I am not one to talk, or reveal the secrets of a talented young man, who wishes to keep these surprises entrapped in his vessel..." "Your vessel?" "I told you before, I will tell you when the time is right. At this time, I am not in the mood to... convey the message behind this astonishing performance." "Riku, you can stop being a drama king." "Once I get into the mood, I can't get out." "What mood are you talking about exactly?" "My acting mood. Please Rikku, focus!" "Please, just tell me. Why was Melissa being so friendly with you and Ricky?" "I can't tell you yet." "What? I thought you and I could tell each other everything." "I can, and eventually I will tell you, Rikku. It's just that Ricky told me that he wanted to tell you. Please do not get mad at me." "Yeah, whatever. I just want to know one thing." "Okay, what is it?" "Did you like kissing her? And why was she so nice to you? Why were you so nice to her?" "I thought you only had one question." "Well one question led to others. Please tell me. Don't make me beg." "I am not going to lie, I am a guy, and of course I liked kissing. It doesn't necessarily mean I liked kissing her, she was an okay kisser but that's not the point. She can be a nice person to boys I guess. Some girls get along better with guys than with girls. I was nice to her because I had to in order to make Ricky's plan work. Ricky thought that a good way to get Roscoe back was to flirt with Melissa and make her regret being with Roscoe. I guess I should just tell you what it was that Ricky was going to tell you. He likes Melissa, and supposedly Melissa likes him. They are 'exploring', according to Ricky. And now after this 'brief' synopsis, I would like to honestly and truthfully know why is it that you are so concerned with my feelings?" "I didn't know I would feel so bad seeing you kiss her." "What exactly are you trying to say?" "Umm, you are my good friend and she is such an evil person. I didn't want my great friend to experience something with such a vicious person." "Are you sure that's what is was?" "Riku, would I lie to you?" "I don't think so. But now you see how I feel when you kiss Roscoe. I think he is such a jerk. I know you love him though so I just sit back and let things happen." "I never meant to do that to you Riku. I should be more respectful towards you." "Rikku, you are being a great person to me. I just don't want to ruin our friendship. I don't know what I would do without you in my life." "Yeah, me neither. You are a great friend." At this point, we were looking into each other's eyes. I felt lost in his sky blue eyes, but protected at the same time. Somehow, it felt as though time had stopped and no one was around but us. Riku leaned forward into me and just as he was about to press his soft lips against mine, Ricky approached us and cleared his throat. "Sorry you two. This is no time to make out!" "We weren't making out," said Riku. "We were just... talking." "About?" "Ricky, I want to know what this whole charade was about. Why did you do this? And why didn't you tell me?" "You had to keep Roscoe busy." "You are acting as if I am just an object with no feelings." "Rikku, this isn't the time. I have to tell you something." "Why did you make Riku do that?" "Rikku, wait." "What is going on?" "Look, Riku could you leave for a second? I need to talk to Rikku alone." "Yeah, sure. I'll see you later." "Rikku, I have to tell you something about Melissa." "What is it?" "I really like her. I sort of tricked her into doing that with Riku." "And why did he do that? I mean, I don't get it, if you like her so much, why couldn't you do that?" "Because Roscoe knows that you like Riku, and you knew that he was going out with Melissa. In order to seem more real, we had to get you too." "I just can't believe you would do that to me. Do you know how I felt? I was really heart-broken. I know Riku isn't my boyfriend but I really like him. Ricky, I don't know what to do anymore. I really like Riku." "Riku likes you too. But you two can't get together without letting us fix this. You might get tired of trying to mess up Roscoe. I can't let you get tired before we finish getting him back." "But I don't care about getting Roscoe back anymore. In both ways, I mean I don't care about tricking him anymore and I don't want him as a boyfriend anymore. I love him, and I will probably never stop. There are so many things that we haven't done together like have a family together and grow older together. But Roscoe was probably not looking for a girl to be with forever. He was looking for a one night stand, a whore, and..." "Rikku, I really like Melissa. Please don't talk badly about her." "I'm sorry. What I meant was, he wasn't looking for the same things I was looking for. But I think Riku is different. He's so quiet and mysterious. I just feel like that mystery wants to be uncovered. I need to uncover it, Ricky... I need to uncover him. I need to discover the secrets behind the boy with the silver hair." "Do whatever you want, on the down low." "Why?" "Roscoe has to think that you want him back. Oh I can't wait to see the look on his face when he realizes this was just a trick. The glory it will bring, the joy it will bring... priceless." "So, what's this about Melissa and you? I didn't know you liked girls like that." "I didn't know either. She is really cool though. We are a lot alike." "How so? I mean, I like you Ricky but I can't stand her." "Well, we are just misunderstood." "Are you sure? I always thought you were like an open book." "I'm sure. She is really trying to change. She thought going out with Roscoe would better her chances of getting with Shane." "Oh, I thought you were going to say you. How is that a good thing? Were you using me?" "No, I was kind of using Roscoe at first to get to you. Rikku, I really like you too. You are so beautiful and you are not like other girls. I know there will never be an 'us' that's why I am going to try Melissa." "Ricky, how can you say there will never be an 'us'? There is an 'us'! We have a friendship that will never bend or break. I love you Ricky. Whether or not it exceeds friendship, we will just have to wait. I mean, who knows what the future holds?" "I am not trying to get hyped, Rikku." "I am not trying to gas you up. Having you in my life is a gift that I never want to give back." "Rikku! I don't know what to say." "..." I placed my head into my hands, but Ricky gently grabbed my face and slowly brought it up towards his. "I know I shouldn't do this, Rikku. But it just feels right." He brought my lips to his and we kissed. I know what you're thinking... why would I let him do that to me? Why would I play around with his feelings? What happened to Riku? But like Ricky said, "it just feels right." So there we were, under the stars of Greensands Park, holding hands and kissing, both Ricky and I.