Author's Notes: Umm... not sure how to put this, but I decided to try something different. Like posting the story how I'm writing it. This is actually the part after the prologue, because I wrote this before chapter 2. I have a chapter 2, I just haven't typed it up yet. Basically I guess I'll be switching from what happens and how things came to be every other chapter. Maybe. I'm trying this in an effort to actually get somewhere in making sure this story actually gets updated. ::Looks at all the other stories that have been abandoned over the years:: Uh... comments... criticism...

Disclaimers: KH is published by Squaresoft and owned by Disney... it's magically delicious. Tastes like chicken.

Prologue Part II: Calm Before the Storm?

Hearing his name being uttered by Sora sent a jolt through Riku, an icy feeling beginning to wrap around his heart as his lifelong best friend continued to stare at him.

No words were said for what seemed like a long time, just Riku watching Sora for any reaction that he might have. The younger boy just looked extremely frightened and couldn't stop staring at Riku's…

Oh.

Quickly he put himself back into the pants he was wearing and zipped up; the sound of the zipper seemed to make the brunette snap out of his daze, his shocked expression changing to one of confused frightened amusement.

"This is a joke, right?" Sora's voice wavered, lips curling up into a wary smile. "That's not real, right? It's some… toy, or something, right?" Hearing the word 'toy' out of Sora's mouth made Riku feel all the more dirty since Sora hadn't even known what something like that was before their whole affair began.

Warily Riku stared into Sora's eyes, seeing in them the hope that everything was all a hoax and that his girlfriend would smile, laugh, and assure him with a kiss that it was just a cruel prank.

But he couldn't do that anymore. He'd lied enough.

Standing up, keeping the younger boys gaze, he walked towards Sora, all the while making sure to look directly in his eyes. His lips were only mere inches away from Sora's as he put his hand on the other boy's cheek, noting the fact that the brunet still looked hopeful.

"I am so sorry." He breathed, watching as the hope fell from Sora's eyes and turned into fear. "I didn't mean for things to get this far."

With that Sora stepped backwards, his face contorting with mixed emotions. "Oh god..." His voice cracked as he looked away. "Oh god!" The younger boy began to shudder as he wrapped his arms around his chest, continually backing away from Riku. Riku could see it as Sora was running through his mind everything they had done together, or rather, everything 'Rika' had done to him while they were together.

He felt sick.

It was his own fault. He'd had plenty of opportunity up to this point to tell Sora the truth, yet whenever he had the chance he'd chickened out.

And now this happened.

"Why?" Riku snapped out of his reverie upon hearing Sora's voice, not realizing he's been staring at the floor when he lifted his head. All he could see was pain in those eyes as they looked at him. "Why did you do this?" Riku opened his mouth to answer, but he couldn't think of anything to say. "Did you think this was funny?"

"No. I just-"

"Just what?!" Sora was starting to sound pissed off. Who could blame him though, after what Riku had done. "Thought you could dress up like a girl and - and..." Sora's face began to turn a slight shade of pink, although Riku really couldn't tell if it was from being angry or embarrassed.

"Touch you?" Riku offered. His eyes went back to watching the floor.

"Yeah."

Silence stretched between them for a while, neither of them making any effort to move from their positions. Riku continued to stare at the floor while Sora, still having his arms wrapped around himself, seemed to continue processing what exactly was happening.

It was going to be either a very long or a very short night.