Simple and Clean- Chapter Four: Senses
A/N: (Wipes sweat off of brow and grins at her magnum opus... no wait, I'll do that when I finish this thing for good!) Okay, okay. I think that for all of those who blush and get nosebleeds at the smallest of things should shut the door as the chapter progresses.
In a relationship, it is safe to say that the most physical way a partner can prove their love to the other is through their senses.
It is true that you:
a) Find the other person attractive, though others may not- see
b) Become excited at the sound of them near you and their voice saying your name- listen
c) Know certain properties that make their scent distinct- smell
d) Shiver as their hands are placed on any part of your body- feel
e) Will be completely entranced when they kiss you- taste
So, to all lovers this must be the checklist, since they will most likely be doing this before and even more so then sleeping with the other. Funny though, if you really think hard about it.
Sex requires all of these things at once.
Does that make sex the ultimate compatibility test for the senses, making it proof of love?
Before this, Riku would find any way to make contact with him, driving him up the wall.
Now, after the kiss, Sora found himself becoming more frustrated than ever.
The silence on the island was devastating and that day, there was nothing else worth mentioning.
The night feel over the Destiny Islands like a blanket, the only light coming from a full moon, its companion stars and the fire light in which three young adults sat around. They lounged on their sleeping bags, Riku sitting as far away from Sora as possible, across the fire.
Kairi snuggled close to her fiance, "I'm not done with it, but I think it's appropriate now."
Sora raised an eyebrow at the girl leaning on his shoulder. "What are you talking about?"
"Well, since we are in the same spot our old raft use to be." she pulled out her guitar. "I just thought... maybe you would like to hear me?" she wasn't really looking at Sora (she could make him listen one way or another... the price you pay when you are engaged or married.) rather, she was looking at Riku.
Riku, like Kairi, wasn't looking at the inquisitor, but the inquisitor's fiance. "Why not?" he said, softly.
Kairi smiled, strumming the first chords before singing the lines she had, ending with "but does that mean I have to meet your father?" she played the chords over again, then gave a sheepish smile. "I really don't have anymore." she blushed.
Sora clapped for her and gave her a one armed hug, then regretted it a second later when he caught Riku's eyes through the fire light.
His eyes were filled with so much emotion. Sora almost shyed back, not wanting to look at the eyes full of feeling.
Kairi began to sing again. "When... when we are older you will understand..." she broke off again, brows furrowed in deep thought. Her eyes were set on the strings of the guitar.
Sora glanced at her. What the hell?
"What I.. what I meant,"
Riku squared his jaw and looked away.
"When I said, no.. I don't think..."
Sora bit his lip, trying not to cry. Emotion welled up in his chest.
"I don't think life is... quite.. that... simple..."
Their heads snapped toward each of each other in shock. Riku stood up to leave, his back to the fire.
"When you walk.. away, you don't hear me... say."
"Please," Sora whispered. Kairi didn't hear him, but apparently, Riku did. He stopped for a moment.
"...Oh baby, don't go..." Kairi's fingers were strumming chords again. She shook her head, trying to think. Finally she looked up. "Riku, where are you going?"
Riku folded his arms over his chest, which was still bare. He really should have opted for a shirt. He turned around and smiled. "Just for a walk." he left for the other side of the island.
Kairi turned to Sora, putting the guitar in its case by her sleeping bag. "I'm going to bed." she kissed his cheek, the regarded him seriously. "Make sure he comes back safely."
Sora watched her curl into her make-shift bed and waited until she fell asleep, inhaling evenly. After she did, he doused out the flames and walked in the direction Riku had gone.
He was sitting on the edge of the dock, his eyes staring blackly at the crashing waves. The sight of him made Sora's breath catch in his throat. The ice blue eyes looking forward, the moon reflecting over his hair, throwing rainbows into the ponytailed mane. Sora's fingers twitched, wanting to touch the face that haunted him.
Riku turned his head, sensing his presence. He watched him, hearing the soft footfalls in the sand. Sora sat next to him, and the two of them spent five minutes without talking, just watching the water. Though most of the day had passes like this, the five minutes were probably the most strenuous, and also the most comfortable.
"Sora, why are you here?" Riku asked, softly, without looking at the brown-haired young man.
He thought carefully about his answer, then he smiled, looking at Riku. "Because I wanted to talk to you."
Riku sighed. "About what?" he still was refusing to look at him.
"About what you meant and how I would understand later."
He say Riku visibly tense and ignored it. "I mean, I didn't know what you meant, you know, and I remember being to mad at you, walking away from me that first time, after making out." he was rambling and both of them knew it. "So, I couldn't really think about the cause. You left me feeling so empty and about a year after you left, I tried to fill the void... with Kairi." he was speaking at a faster rate, trying to get it all out at once. "I thought she would make me forget, then you came back and- DAMNIT!" he screeched in agitation. "Why won't you... why won't you look at me? his voice cracked. Riku's head whipped toward his little pseudo-boyfriend.
Sora's head was bowed again, shoulders shaking. Riku sighed, "I made you cry. I didn't want to make you cry." When Sora didn't answer, Riku placed a hand under his chin and made him look at him.
Sora was crying, yes. But at the same time, a smile broke through his expression.
"Riku, I understand now." he said, slowly, as if trying to digest it.
The silver-haired man paused for a moment. "What do you mean?"
Sora's smile widened. "Riku... I love you."
"What?" at the same time Riku managed to get the word out, Sora had pushed himself to Riku's pale lips. Riku told himself to hesitate, not to give into the sweetness of Sora. He smelled like sugar and the ocean and tasted like mint leaves. Unfortunately, instinct and impulse conquered his body and disobeyed his mind, pulling Sora as close as he could into him. He ached as Sora broke the kiss to press butterfly touches to his neck.
He looked down to Sora, who looked back at him, expectantly.
"I love you, Sora." he brushed his mouth to his ear. "You have no idea how much."
"If it's how much I love you," Sora said, drawing circles on Riku's chest. "I can come close." He began to kiss him again, parting his lips in invitation, hands exploring Riku's chiseled body, resting on his hips. Riku massaged Sora's hips and thighs, causing Sora to shiver until he was lying on his back, starring up at Riku.
"What should we do about this relationship?" Riku said between kisses.
"What do you mean?" He trembled as Riku's hands slip up his shirt, moving upward and taking the shirt off the lithe, tanned young man.
Riku began kissing his neck, traveling down to his chest. "I mean, are you still marrying Kairi?" The words stung at his mouth, but he knew he had to ask.
Sora looked at him as if he was crazy. "What are you, nuts? I can't marry her, Riku."
"Why not?" Riku smirked, already knowing the answer.
Sora smiled, knowing that he was teasing him. "Because I love you, Riku. Also because I'm quite partial to being the submissive partner." he smiled as Riku laughed, then became serious. He raised his hands up to Riku's hairline, then pulled out Kairi's hair holder. Riku's hair, finally free, fell like water as Kairi's scrunchie fell into the ocean, the waves rocking it far away from reach. Sora couldn't help but blush at the silver lion above him.
"Why did you do that?" Riku asked, running his hands over Sora's body.
Sora arched up in pleasure, fingers finding their way into Riku's hair. He allowed the red hue to stay over the bridge of his nose, instead of fighting it like before.
"I like it better this way."
Needless to say, they're compatible.
Chapter owari
A/N: (MEGA BLISS! MEGA BLUSH!) I am soooo happy to get that out there. At least I finished it (hurrah, it's finished) and it's super cute! Did anyone catch the metaphor? Sora finally separated his feeling between loves- Riku and Kairi- which is why he took out the scrunchie from Riku's hair. (Also because it was a cool effect!)
Chapter 5 tease:
How will the relationship between Riku and Sora stay bonded when an unexpected turn of events ensues (okay, do me a favour... please PLEASE don't hate any of the future characters I decide to toss in (none of them are OCs) as they are good people and I will screw with them royally! Also, don't hate who changes these events. I promise (PROMISE) it will all make sense in the end!)
Review, Review...please pwease?
A/N: (Wipes sweat off of brow and grins at her magnum opus... no wait, I'll do that when I finish this thing for good!) Okay, okay. I think that for all of those who blush and get nosebleeds at the smallest of things should shut the door as the chapter progresses.
In a relationship, it is safe to say that the most physical way a partner can prove their love to the other is through their senses.
It is true that you:
a) Find the other person attractive, though others may not- see
b) Become excited at the sound of them near you and their voice saying your name- listen
c) Know certain properties that make their scent distinct- smell
d) Shiver as their hands are placed on any part of your body- feel
e) Will be completely entranced when they kiss you- taste
So, to all lovers this must be the checklist, since they will most likely be doing this before and even more so then sleeping with the other. Funny though, if you really think hard about it.
Sex requires all of these things at once.
Does that make sex the ultimate compatibility test for the senses, making it proof of love?
Before this, Riku would find any way to make contact with him, driving him up the wall.
Now, after the kiss, Sora found himself becoming more frustrated than ever.
The silence on the island was devastating and that day, there was nothing else worth mentioning.
The night feel over the Destiny Islands like a blanket, the only light coming from a full moon, its companion stars and the fire light in which three young adults sat around. They lounged on their sleeping bags, Riku sitting as far away from Sora as possible, across the fire.
Kairi snuggled close to her fiance, "I'm not done with it, but I think it's appropriate now."
Sora raised an eyebrow at the girl leaning on his shoulder. "What are you talking about?"
"Well, since we are in the same spot our old raft use to be." she pulled out her guitar. "I just thought... maybe you would like to hear me?" she wasn't really looking at Sora (she could make him listen one way or another... the price you pay when you are engaged or married.) rather, she was looking at Riku.
Riku, like Kairi, wasn't looking at the inquisitor, but the inquisitor's fiance. "Why not?" he said, softly.
Kairi smiled, strumming the first chords before singing the lines she had, ending with "but does that mean I have to meet your father?" she played the chords over again, then gave a sheepish smile. "I really don't have anymore." she blushed.
Sora clapped for her and gave her a one armed hug, then regretted it a second later when he caught Riku's eyes through the fire light.
His eyes were filled with so much emotion. Sora almost shyed back, not wanting to look at the eyes full of feeling.
Kairi began to sing again. "When... when we are older you will understand..." she broke off again, brows furrowed in deep thought. Her eyes were set on the strings of the guitar.
Sora glanced at her. What the hell?
"What I.. what I meant,"
Riku squared his jaw and looked away.
"When I said, no.. I don't think..."
Sora bit his lip, trying not to cry. Emotion welled up in his chest.
"I don't think life is... quite.. that... simple..."
Their heads snapped toward each of each other in shock. Riku stood up to leave, his back to the fire.
"When you walk.. away, you don't hear me... say."
"Please," Sora whispered. Kairi didn't hear him, but apparently, Riku did. He stopped for a moment.
"...Oh baby, don't go..." Kairi's fingers were strumming chords again. She shook her head, trying to think. Finally she looked up. "Riku, where are you going?"
Riku folded his arms over his chest, which was still bare. He really should have opted for a shirt. He turned around and smiled. "Just for a walk." he left for the other side of the island.
Kairi turned to Sora, putting the guitar in its case by her sleeping bag. "I'm going to bed." she kissed his cheek, the regarded him seriously. "Make sure he comes back safely."
Sora watched her curl into her make-shift bed and waited until she fell asleep, inhaling evenly. After she did, he doused out the flames and walked in the direction Riku had gone.
He was sitting on the edge of the dock, his eyes staring blackly at the crashing waves. The sight of him made Sora's breath catch in his throat. The ice blue eyes looking forward, the moon reflecting over his hair, throwing rainbows into the ponytailed mane. Sora's fingers twitched, wanting to touch the face that haunted him.
Riku turned his head, sensing his presence. He watched him, hearing the soft footfalls in the sand. Sora sat next to him, and the two of them spent five minutes without talking, just watching the water. Though most of the day had passes like this, the five minutes were probably the most strenuous, and also the most comfortable.
"Sora, why are you here?" Riku asked, softly, without looking at the brown-haired young man.
He thought carefully about his answer, then he smiled, looking at Riku. "Because I wanted to talk to you."
Riku sighed. "About what?" he still was refusing to look at him.
"About what you meant and how I would understand later."
He say Riku visibly tense and ignored it. "I mean, I didn't know what you meant, you know, and I remember being to mad at you, walking away from me that first time, after making out." he was rambling and both of them knew it. "So, I couldn't really think about the cause. You left me feeling so empty and about a year after you left, I tried to fill the void... with Kairi." he was speaking at a faster rate, trying to get it all out at once. "I thought she would make me forget, then you came back and- DAMNIT!" he screeched in agitation. "Why won't you... why won't you look at me? his voice cracked. Riku's head whipped toward his little pseudo-boyfriend.
Sora's head was bowed again, shoulders shaking. Riku sighed, "I made you cry. I didn't want to make you cry." When Sora didn't answer, Riku placed a hand under his chin and made him look at him.
Sora was crying, yes. But at the same time, a smile broke through his expression.
"Riku, I understand now." he said, slowly, as if trying to digest it.
The silver-haired man paused for a moment. "What do you mean?"
Sora's smile widened. "Riku... I love you."
"What?" at the same time Riku managed to get the word out, Sora had pushed himself to Riku's pale lips. Riku told himself to hesitate, not to give into the sweetness of Sora. He smelled like sugar and the ocean and tasted like mint leaves. Unfortunately, instinct and impulse conquered his body and disobeyed his mind, pulling Sora as close as he could into him. He ached as Sora broke the kiss to press butterfly touches to his neck.
He looked down to Sora, who looked back at him, expectantly.
"I love you, Sora." he brushed his mouth to his ear. "You have no idea how much."
"If it's how much I love you," Sora said, drawing circles on Riku's chest. "I can come close." He began to kiss him again, parting his lips in invitation, hands exploring Riku's chiseled body, resting on his hips. Riku massaged Sora's hips and thighs, causing Sora to shiver until he was lying on his back, starring up at Riku.
"What should we do about this relationship?" Riku said between kisses.
"What do you mean?" He trembled as Riku's hands slip up his shirt, moving upward and taking the shirt off the lithe, tanned young man.
Riku began kissing his neck, traveling down to his chest. "I mean, are you still marrying Kairi?" The words stung at his mouth, but he knew he had to ask.
Sora looked at him as if he was crazy. "What are you, nuts? I can't marry her, Riku."
"Why not?" Riku smirked, already knowing the answer.
Sora smiled, knowing that he was teasing him. "Because I love you, Riku. Also because I'm quite partial to being the submissive partner." he smiled as Riku laughed, then became serious. He raised his hands up to Riku's hairline, then pulled out Kairi's hair holder. Riku's hair, finally free, fell like water as Kairi's scrunchie fell into the ocean, the waves rocking it far away from reach. Sora couldn't help but blush at the silver lion above him.
"Why did you do that?" Riku asked, running his hands over Sora's body.
Sora arched up in pleasure, fingers finding their way into Riku's hair. He allowed the red hue to stay over the bridge of his nose, instead of fighting it like before.
"I like it better this way."
Needless to say, they're compatible.
Chapter owari
A/N: (MEGA BLISS! MEGA BLUSH!) I am soooo happy to get that out there. At least I finished it (hurrah, it's finished) and it's super cute! Did anyone catch the metaphor? Sora finally separated his feeling between loves- Riku and Kairi- which is why he took out the scrunchie from Riku's hair. (Also because it was a cool effect!)
Chapter 5 tease:
How will the relationship between Riku and Sora stay bonded when an unexpected turn of events ensues (okay, do me a favour... please PLEASE don't hate any of the future characters I decide to toss in (none of them are OCs) as they are good people and I will screw with them royally! Also, don't hate who changes these events. I promise (PROMISE) it will all make sense in the end!)
Review, Review...please pwease?