Chapter 5: Forsaken (for you, Aysiaella!)
(A/N: Sorry. Sophmore year in high school. I should be working on my term papers due at the end of Febrary.... oh well.)
Hint to the Chapter: It's not good to listen to Tragic Kingdom by No Doubt or Never Gonna Be With You by Maroon5 while doing a chapter like this. Matter of fact, Harder to Breathe is also a terrible song to listen to while doing this chapter. It'll royally depress you and screw with your mind while your friends who are in study hall with you will wonder what the hell happened to you in the space of 7.5 minutes.. Oh well, let the screwing commence!
Also, everyone should try and learn how to write like J.K. Rowling. It's really effective
Kairi woke up in the middle of the night, trying to decipher the dreams of her subconscious. The sight of two deflated sleeping bags made her realize that Sora and Riku hadn't come back and that they were probably bickering about something or another on the otherside of the island.
She yawned and streached, standing up and walking around the island for a few moments. When she came back in a desperate run and a crazed giggle, her hands fell on her guitar case. Smiling slightly, she opened the case and jerked out her guitar and began to strum the next part of the song:
"Simple and Clean is the way that you're making me feel tonight. It's hard to let it go," her fingers kept strumming the same part, over and over again, until the tips of her fingers bled.
It's hard to let it go.
let it go
let it go....
***A/N: Oh, one more thing: Count the scenes, starting now, you only get three consecutive scenes of Riku/Sora that are tantalizingly cute and then (whistle and explosion). Don't say I didn't warn you.
The warm, gentle breeze that stirred Sora's eyelashes caused him to curl up in search of heat. His bare body made him feel so vulnerable to the world as if he was kissed on every square inch of his skin. The dock scratched at his side uncomfortably, which made him long for the warm body that had kept him company for the night.
'He just deserted me, taking what he wanted and leaving me.' Sora thought, bitterly. If he had known better, he wouldn't be alone and naked, cursing at the brilliant red and gold sky of a new dawn. If he had thought things through, he wouldn't have given Riku more than just a simple kiss. Now, with his clothes gone askew on the sand beneath the dock so went his virginity.
"Hey!"
Sora blinked and looked toward the ocean. Riku had apparently just risen from the water by the way water cascaded down his abdomen. The surf barely reached his hips, the water making small rivers down his torso. He ran his hands throught his hair and cocked his head back as the sun shed her golden hues.
Needless to say, Sora's blush matched the cherry red sky. This, of course, caused the chain reaction of Riku's infamous smirk.
"Aren't you coming in?" Riku called out again. "One would think that you would want a swim after a night that was so hot and heavy."
Sora squared his jaw, determined not to blush and harder. "Fine." he got off at the dock and walked to the surf, all to aware that he was exposing himself to his lover.
He waded into the water, which was about two inches higher on him than on Riku, until he reached the silver-haired man, who watched him the whole way.
"I enjoyed the show." Riku said, crossing his arms.
Sora hesitated, then unfolded Riku's arms, taking his hands and placing them on his waist, encircling his lithe, tan body. Shyly, he raised his eyes to Riku's ice blue ones. Riku smiled a genuine smile for once. Sora could be so cute.
"This is the way it should be." Sora said, sliding his arms up Riku's forearms, finally resting at his shoulders. "I only want you to hold me like this."
Riku scoffed. "It's not close enough." he pulled Sora into a tighter embrace so when Riku looked down and Sora glaced up, they were only millimeters away from each others mouths. "I like this much better, don't you?"
Sora nodded, then gave a smirk that was more in tune with Riku's personality. He pulled Riku's chin down so his ear was close to his mouth. "If you liked the show," he whispered as seductively as he could, "you should stay for the after party."
Riku's smile radiated into his eyes. He kissed Sora's neck, caressing his back until a moan escaped Sora's lips. Not one to keep his little love from longing, he found his mouth and kissed his soft lips, pulling his closer.
When he broke the kiss, he almost chocked in laughter. Sora had the confused expression of a child who had been robbed of his favourite candy.
"You look cute with your lips pouting."
"Why did you break the kiss?"
"Unlike you, most people have to breathe in order to live." Riku sneered. "And F.Y.I., when I am on top of you, you have to learn to take deep breaths or else you'll pass out before... well, before you get to the good part."
Sora's face lit up like a tomato. "Well, what else am I suppose to do when someone is on top of me?"
"Watch yourself, Sora. The only person allowed on top of you is me." he slid a hand up Sora's inner thigh, causing Sora to gasp in surprise. "Besides, we can always practice."
***
Sora and Riku found themselves on the beach, their naked bodies beaten and tired in their double love-making. Riku actually found himself underneath his little love. When he woke up, he was surprised to see a smiling face proped up on an elbow on Riku's chest.
"I win." he stated, proudly.
Riku laughed. "I guess you did. then again, it was fun playing the catcher instead of the pitcher."
"Did I do better?"
Riku smirked, "I'm not sure, considering the fact that I was on my back half the time."
Sora giggled and streched out on Riku's chest. He traced circles on Riku's washboard stomach with his index finger.
"God, you're cute." Riku mumbled, half asleep. "I can take away your virginity, cast of your chastity, but I can't steal your innocence."
"Is that a problem?"
"No, but I'm glad I can't." Riku watched as Sora's hand walked across his chest. 'God, he's adorable.'
"Stop being cute."
"Huh?" he looked up, eyes child-like and confused.
"Stop it."
"Stop what?"
"Being cute."
"Huh, why?"
"Because you're too cute."
Sora raised an eyebrow. "How amd I being cute?"
Riku sighed. "Forget it. You're cute and others will try and take you because of it. And telling you not to be cute is saying not to be you." he gave him a chaste kiss. "Besides I love you this way."
Sora jerked his head up. "What did you say?"
"I said 'I love you'." The serious expression on Riku's face almost made Sora cry. He vaguely remembered him whispering it into his ear but his mind was clouded with moans of ecstasy and pleasure from the previous night.
Sora smiled, his eyes watering. "I love you, too. God, I love you." he mumbled, tugging on Riku's hair.
"Please remember that I always will." Riku muttered, unsure if Sora heard him. He leaned in to kiss him, then stopped. "As long as my heart beats."
"What?"
Riku glanced down at him. "Footsteps."
Hurridly, the boys rushed to their clothes, putting them on in jerky movements. Kairi approached them just as Sora threw on his T-shirt.
She smiled, but raised an eyebrow. "What were you two doing?"
"Nothing." they said in unison. They exchanged looks out of the corner of their eyes.
"Er, we just came back from a swim." Sora muttered.
She shook her head in confusion. "Funny, you don't look wet, just sweaty."
Sora squared his jaw, prepared for the worst, while Riku just smiled placidly.
"And none of your clothes are wet from swimming."
Riku smiled, "Isn't it a funny thing, two guys swimming in the nude?"
Sora bit his lip, trying not to laugh at Kairi's startled face.
She regained her composure and coughed, obviously trying not to laugh herself. "Um, I came to check up on you two. You both scared me when you didn't come back last night. Me, waking up alone and wondering where you two were this morning." she glared at them, her hands on her hips. "I should box your ears in."
Riku yawned, streaching his arms. "Wow, so tired." he winked at Sora, then walked off to the campsite. Sora rubbed his eyes, his legs moving like jelly. How Riku managed to walk back without tripping, he would never know. He was just happy that he had Kairi to lean on everytime he almost fell on his face.
Kairi gently led him to his sleeping bag, where he snuggled in for warmth.
"Sleep well, Sora." she whispered. When she leaned in to kiss him, he was already fast asleep.
***
When Sora woke up, lips were pressed against his neck and hands were under his shirt. His heart fluttered when he saw a silver head on his chest.
"Riku." he muttered. Riku finally had a shirt on. When he leaned foreward to kiss him, Riku pulled back.
"Wake up, we're leaving."
"Huh?"
"The ship just got here and Kairi's running around like a chicken with her head cut off." a smile creeped up on his lips. "She was so worried that we would forget something, she put me in charge of waking you up. I don't think it was a wise decision on her part, don't you agree?"
"Well, that all depends." He wrapped his arms around his neck. "What do you plan on doing with me?"
A slow grin appeared on Riku's face. His hands went to the front of Sora's pants to unbutton them. "That all depends on what you want me to do."
"Wait, Riku, we can't." he put a hand on Riku's fingers, trying to stop their itching to strip Sora.
"Why not?"
"Because the ship's here."
Riku sighed. "Sora, you and your stupid logic, ruining a guy's fun."
"Shut up and move your hands."
"Your wish is my command." He moved his hands to Sora's wrists, then pushed Sora backwards, pinning his hands above his head.
"Riku, I said-"
"Calm down, Sora. Do I have to warn you everytime I'm not going to 'take you'"
"Yes!"
Riku surpressed a chuckle. "I was just gonna take back the kiss I lost when Kairi came, that's all."
"That's all? By the way you were going, I thought-"
"That I was going to do more?" Riku scoffed. "You said no, remember? Is that disappointment I hear, Sora-kun?"
Sora didn't answer. He leaned up and kissed him, pressing his lips firmly against his lover's. When Sora broke the kiss, Riku had a look of severe agitation.
"Are you SURE we can't do more?"
"No, you sex fiend, now get off of me."
***
Sora put his things down and sighed as they entered the apartment. Riku immidiately went to his room, shaking his head and mumbling something about needing to be alone. Kairi went off to their bedroom to unpack and Sora followed her.
They unpacked in silence until Kairi looked up at him. "He doesn't look happy."
Sora raised an eyebrow. "Who, Riku?"
She nodded. "Either he isn't telling us something or that "problem" of his isn't resolved."
"Why do you think that?"
"Did you see the way he stormed into the apartment. The only thing missing from his mood was a floating black cloud with an angry face."
Sora chuckled. "There's nothing wrong with Riku, he just wants his 'me' time. He seemed perfectly happy when we left the island-"
"-and his mood became royally pissed when we returned to Traverse Town."
"Well, maybe he's a sun person, you know, getting depressed when it isn't sunny and stuff."
She threw him a skeptical look, then took him by the hand. "Sweetie, I don't think it's that, but I do have a theory." She took a deep breath. "I think Riku likes you."
"What?" It wasn't that he didn't believe that he liked him, far from it. It was more of how Kairi knew. "Why would you say that?"
"Well, he told me that he was gay and the way that he was looking at us when I took your hand in the ship. I'm not conceited enough to think a gay man would have a crush on me, but you on the other hand..."
Sora blinked, unsure of what to say next. Words were forming on the tip of his tongue. 'Tell her,' his mind screamed. 'Tell her the truth. Tell her that you love him.' He opened his mouth to say it, but Kairi beat him to it.
"I think you should talk to him. I'm getting really worried." she nodded for him to leave.
Sora got to his feet and walked to the door. He turned around, "Kairi?"
"Yes?"
"I-" and for some reason, when he really needed to talk, his mouth failed him and he ended up thinking about Riku's mouth on his lips, holding back his words.
"Nothing." he turned on his heels and walked to Riku's room.
The first thing that Sora noticed was that the lights weren't on. The only light source was from the window, but most of the curtains were drawn. Next to the window, Riku was sitting on the ledge.
"I heard you coming." Riku said to the window. Sora jumped. Damn he was good. "Shut the door behind you."
Sora did as he was told. He took a few, tentative steps towards Riku. "Kairi says you're in love with me."
"Funny." Riku said, dryly. He would not face him.
"She says I should talk to you. I didn't realize how depressed you looked when you walked out of the ship, today." Sora blushed. "I guess I was still drunk on your love."
"Don't sip the wine unless you know it's not blood." Riku mumbled.
A chill ran down Sora's spine. 'What's he talking about? He sounds delirious.'
"Did you tell her?"
"Not yet." Sora said. The room had suddenly become icy and cold. "But I'm going to very soon." He rubbed his arms as if he really was cold. "The sooner I tell her, the sooner I can be with you, right?"
Riku didn't answer him, but asked a question himself. "And you will call off the wedding?"
"O-of course!"
Riku nodded, still facing the window. "Good. You may leave now."
Sora bit back an outburst and blinked back tears. "Riku, what's wrong with you?"
Riku didn't answer.
"Riku, I feel like you've changed." He walked to Riku and wrapped his arms around his waist. "Riku, why won't you look at me? I feel so cold."
Sora pressed his head to Riku's back. "Why won't you answer my questions?"
"Sora, you have on the count of ten to leave my room."
"Riku, how-"
"Ten, nine, eight."
Sora loosened his grip from Riku's waist and backed away from him, slowly. "What's wrong with you?"
"Seven, six.."
"I let you have me."
"Five, four, three..."
"I opened my heart to you."
"Two,"
"And you said you love me, too."
Riku faultered at one and turned to him involuntarily. Sora took this opportunity and ran toward him, pressing his face into his chest. "I can still feel your heart beating fast." He encircled his waist and sighed as Riku wrapped his arms around him as well.
"I knew you still loved me."
"That's not nessessarily true."
Sora's mouth went dry. "What are you saying?"
"I'm saying that you only think I still love you. A hug means nothing compared to a vast emotion."
Riku felt Sora's body shiver and tremble under his grasp. He unwrapped his arms from around him. "Let go of me, Sora."
"No."
"Sora, let. me. go."
Tears coursed down Sora's cheeks as he let go of Riku. He glared at the blurry outline of Riku. "How could you do this to me?"
"Easily, now get out."
***
Kairi strummed another chord out of her guitar, working on the next verse of her song.
"The daily things that keep us all busy
Are confusing me."
Chapter Owari
A/N: I only have two things to say about this: 1. I warned you. 2. Don't kill me, it'll get better.
Chapter 6 Tease: Know what, almost all of Marron5's songs are lethal when doing this kind of chapter. The line "When you answer the door, pick up the phone, you won't find me 'cause I'm not coming home.' suits the begining of the next chapter. Try to guess what happens.
Riku: (jaw drops) How... How could you do this to us?
Me: Um... I'm soo sorry. Please, don't kill me with that. Put down the Keyblade.... RIKU!
To Quote No Doubt: "Welcome to the Tragic Kingdom"
(A/N: Sorry. Sophmore year in high school. I should be working on my term papers due at the end of Febrary.... oh well.)
Hint to the Chapter: It's not good to listen to Tragic Kingdom by No Doubt or Never Gonna Be With You by Maroon5 while doing a chapter like this. Matter of fact, Harder to Breathe is also a terrible song to listen to while doing this chapter. It'll royally depress you and screw with your mind while your friends who are in study hall with you will wonder what the hell happened to you in the space of 7.5 minutes.. Oh well, let the screwing commence!
Also, everyone should try and learn how to write like J.K. Rowling. It's really effective
Kairi woke up in the middle of the night, trying to decipher the dreams of her subconscious. The sight of two deflated sleeping bags made her realize that Sora and Riku hadn't come back and that they were probably bickering about something or another on the otherside of the island.
She yawned and streached, standing up and walking around the island for a few moments. When she came back in a desperate run and a crazed giggle, her hands fell on her guitar case. Smiling slightly, she opened the case and jerked out her guitar and began to strum the next part of the song:
"Simple and Clean is the way that you're making me feel tonight. It's hard to let it go," her fingers kept strumming the same part, over and over again, until the tips of her fingers bled.
It's hard to let it go.
let it go
let it go....
***A/N: Oh, one more thing: Count the scenes, starting now, you only get three consecutive scenes of Riku/Sora that are tantalizingly cute and then (whistle and explosion). Don't say I didn't warn you.
The warm, gentle breeze that stirred Sora's eyelashes caused him to curl up in search of heat. His bare body made him feel so vulnerable to the world as if he was kissed on every square inch of his skin. The dock scratched at his side uncomfortably, which made him long for the warm body that had kept him company for the night.
'He just deserted me, taking what he wanted and leaving me.' Sora thought, bitterly. If he had known better, he wouldn't be alone and naked, cursing at the brilliant red and gold sky of a new dawn. If he had thought things through, he wouldn't have given Riku more than just a simple kiss. Now, with his clothes gone askew on the sand beneath the dock so went his virginity.
"Hey!"
Sora blinked and looked toward the ocean. Riku had apparently just risen from the water by the way water cascaded down his abdomen. The surf barely reached his hips, the water making small rivers down his torso. He ran his hands throught his hair and cocked his head back as the sun shed her golden hues.
Needless to say, Sora's blush matched the cherry red sky. This, of course, caused the chain reaction of Riku's infamous smirk.
"Aren't you coming in?" Riku called out again. "One would think that you would want a swim after a night that was so hot and heavy."
Sora squared his jaw, determined not to blush and harder. "Fine." he got off at the dock and walked to the surf, all to aware that he was exposing himself to his lover.
He waded into the water, which was about two inches higher on him than on Riku, until he reached the silver-haired man, who watched him the whole way.
"I enjoyed the show." Riku said, crossing his arms.
Sora hesitated, then unfolded Riku's arms, taking his hands and placing them on his waist, encircling his lithe, tan body. Shyly, he raised his eyes to Riku's ice blue ones. Riku smiled a genuine smile for once. Sora could be so cute.
"This is the way it should be." Sora said, sliding his arms up Riku's forearms, finally resting at his shoulders. "I only want you to hold me like this."
Riku scoffed. "It's not close enough." he pulled Sora into a tighter embrace so when Riku looked down and Sora glaced up, they were only millimeters away from each others mouths. "I like this much better, don't you?"
Sora nodded, then gave a smirk that was more in tune with Riku's personality. He pulled Riku's chin down so his ear was close to his mouth. "If you liked the show," he whispered as seductively as he could, "you should stay for the after party."
Riku's smile radiated into his eyes. He kissed Sora's neck, caressing his back until a moan escaped Sora's lips. Not one to keep his little love from longing, he found his mouth and kissed his soft lips, pulling his closer.
When he broke the kiss, he almost chocked in laughter. Sora had the confused expression of a child who had been robbed of his favourite candy.
"You look cute with your lips pouting."
"Why did you break the kiss?"
"Unlike you, most people have to breathe in order to live." Riku sneered. "And F.Y.I., when I am on top of you, you have to learn to take deep breaths or else you'll pass out before... well, before you get to the good part."
Sora's face lit up like a tomato. "Well, what else am I suppose to do when someone is on top of me?"
"Watch yourself, Sora. The only person allowed on top of you is me." he slid a hand up Sora's inner thigh, causing Sora to gasp in surprise. "Besides, we can always practice."
***
Sora and Riku found themselves on the beach, their naked bodies beaten and tired in their double love-making. Riku actually found himself underneath his little love. When he woke up, he was surprised to see a smiling face proped up on an elbow on Riku's chest.
"I win." he stated, proudly.
Riku laughed. "I guess you did. then again, it was fun playing the catcher instead of the pitcher."
"Did I do better?"
Riku smirked, "I'm not sure, considering the fact that I was on my back half the time."
Sora giggled and streched out on Riku's chest. He traced circles on Riku's washboard stomach with his index finger.
"God, you're cute." Riku mumbled, half asleep. "I can take away your virginity, cast of your chastity, but I can't steal your innocence."
"Is that a problem?"
"No, but I'm glad I can't." Riku watched as Sora's hand walked across his chest. 'God, he's adorable.'
"Stop being cute."
"Huh?" he looked up, eyes child-like and confused.
"Stop it."
"Stop what?"
"Being cute."
"Huh, why?"
"Because you're too cute."
Sora raised an eyebrow. "How amd I being cute?"
Riku sighed. "Forget it. You're cute and others will try and take you because of it. And telling you not to be cute is saying not to be you." he gave him a chaste kiss. "Besides I love you this way."
Sora jerked his head up. "What did you say?"
"I said 'I love you'." The serious expression on Riku's face almost made Sora cry. He vaguely remembered him whispering it into his ear but his mind was clouded with moans of ecstasy and pleasure from the previous night.
Sora smiled, his eyes watering. "I love you, too. God, I love you." he mumbled, tugging on Riku's hair.
"Please remember that I always will." Riku muttered, unsure if Sora heard him. He leaned in to kiss him, then stopped. "As long as my heart beats."
"What?"
Riku glanced down at him. "Footsteps."
Hurridly, the boys rushed to their clothes, putting them on in jerky movements. Kairi approached them just as Sora threw on his T-shirt.
She smiled, but raised an eyebrow. "What were you two doing?"
"Nothing." they said in unison. They exchanged looks out of the corner of their eyes.
"Er, we just came back from a swim." Sora muttered.
She shook her head in confusion. "Funny, you don't look wet, just sweaty."
Sora squared his jaw, prepared for the worst, while Riku just smiled placidly.
"And none of your clothes are wet from swimming."
Riku smiled, "Isn't it a funny thing, two guys swimming in the nude?"
Sora bit his lip, trying not to laugh at Kairi's startled face.
She regained her composure and coughed, obviously trying not to laugh herself. "Um, I came to check up on you two. You both scared me when you didn't come back last night. Me, waking up alone and wondering where you two were this morning." she glared at them, her hands on her hips. "I should box your ears in."
Riku yawned, streaching his arms. "Wow, so tired." he winked at Sora, then walked off to the campsite. Sora rubbed his eyes, his legs moving like jelly. How Riku managed to walk back without tripping, he would never know. He was just happy that he had Kairi to lean on everytime he almost fell on his face.
Kairi gently led him to his sleeping bag, where he snuggled in for warmth.
"Sleep well, Sora." she whispered. When she leaned in to kiss him, he was already fast asleep.
***
When Sora woke up, lips were pressed against his neck and hands were under his shirt. His heart fluttered when he saw a silver head on his chest.
"Riku." he muttered. Riku finally had a shirt on. When he leaned foreward to kiss him, Riku pulled back.
"Wake up, we're leaving."
"Huh?"
"The ship just got here and Kairi's running around like a chicken with her head cut off." a smile creeped up on his lips. "She was so worried that we would forget something, she put me in charge of waking you up. I don't think it was a wise decision on her part, don't you agree?"
"Well, that all depends." He wrapped his arms around his neck. "What do you plan on doing with me?"
A slow grin appeared on Riku's face. His hands went to the front of Sora's pants to unbutton them. "That all depends on what you want me to do."
"Wait, Riku, we can't." he put a hand on Riku's fingers, trying to stop their itching to strip Sora.
"Why not?"
"Because the ship's here."
Riku sighed. "Sora, you and your stupid logic, ruining a guy's fun."
"Shut up and move your hands."
"Your wish is my command." He moved his hands to Sora's wrists, then pushed Sora backwards, pinning his hands above his head.
"Riku, I said-"
"Calm down, Sora. Do I have to warn you everytime I'm not going to 'take you'"
"Yes!"
Riku surpressed a chuckle. "I was just gonna take back the kiss I lost when Kairi came, that's all."
"That's all? By the way you were going, I thought-"
"That I was going to do more?" Riku scoffed. "You said no, remember? Is that disappointment I hear, Sora-kun?"
Sora didn't answer. He leaned up and kissed him, pressing his lips firmly against his lover's. When Sora broke the kiss, Riku had a look of severe agitation.
"Are you SURE we can't do more?"
"No, you sex fiend, now get off of me."
***
Sora put his things down and sighed as they entered the apartment. Riku immidiately went to his room, shaking his head and mumbling something about needing to be alone. Kairi went off to their bedroom to unpack and Sora followed her.
They unpacked in silence until Kairi looked up at him. "He doesn't look happy."
Sora raised an eyebrow. "Who, Riku?"
She nodded. "Either he isn't telling us something or that "problem" of his isn't resolved."
"Why do you think that?"
"Did you see the way he stormed into the apartment. The only thing missing from his mood was a floating black cloud with an angry face."
Sora chuckled. "There's nothing wrong with Riku, he just wants his 'me' time. He seemed perfectly happy when we left the island-"
"-and his mood became royally pissed when we returned to Traverse Town."
"Well, maybe he's a sun person, you know, getting depressed when it isn't sunny and stuff."
She threw him a skeptical look, then took him by the hand. "Sweetie, I don't think it's that, but I do have a theory." She took a deep breath. "I think Riku likes you."
"What?" It wasn't that he didn't believe that he liked him, far from it. It was more of how Kairi knew. "Why would you say that?"
"Well, he told me that he was gay and the way that he was looking at us when I took your hand in the ship. I'm not conceited enough to think a gay man would have a crush on me, but you on the other hand..."
Sora blinked, unsure of what to say next. Words were forming on the tip of his tongue. 'Tell her,' his mind screamed. 'Tell her the truth. Tell her that you love him.' He opened his mouth to say it, but Kairi beat him to it.
"I think you should talk to him. I'm getting really worried." she nodded for him to leave.
Sora got to his feet and walked to the door. He turned around, "Kairi?"
"Yes?"
"I-" and for some reason, when he really needed to talk, his mouth failed him and he ended up thinking about Riku's mouth on his lips, holding back his words.
"Nothing." he turned on his heels and walked to Riku's room.
The first thing that Sora noticed was that the lights weren't on. The only light source was from the window, but most of the curtains were drawn. Next to the window, Riku was sitting on the ledge.
"I heard you coming." Riku said to the window. Sora jumped. Damn he was good. "Shut the door behind you."
Sora did as he was told. He took a few, tentative steps towards Riku. "Kairi says you're in love with me."
"Funny." Riku said, dryly. He would not face him.
"She says I should talk to you. I didn't realize how depressed you looked when you walked out of the ship, today." Sora blushed. "I guess I was still drunk on your love."
"Don't sip the wine unless you know it's not blood." Riku mumbled.
A chill ran down Sora's spine. 'What's he talking about? He sounds delirious.'
"Did you tell her?"
"Not yet." Sora said. The room had suddenly become icy and cold. "But I'm going to very soon." He rubbed his arms as if he really was cold. "The sooner I tell her, the sooner I can be with you, right?"
Riku didn't answer him, but asked a question himself. "And you will call off the wedding?"
"O-of course!"
Riku nodded, still facing the window. "Good. You may leave now."
Sora bit back an outburst and blinked back tears. "Riku, what's wrong with you?"
Riku didn't answer.
"Riku, I feel like you've changed." He walked to Riku and wrapped his arms around his waist. "Riku, why won't you look at me? I feel so cold."
Sora pressed his head to Riku's back. "Why won't you answer my questions?"
"Sora, you have on the count of ten to leave my room."
"Riku, how-"
"Ten, nine, eight."
Sora loosened his grip from Riku's waist and backed away from him, slowly. "What's wrong with you?"
"Seven, six.."
"I let you have me."
"Five, four, three..."
"I opened my heart to you."
"Two,"
"And you said you love me, too."
Riku faultered at one and turned to him involuntarily. Sora took this opportunity and ran toward him, pressing his face into his chest. "I can still feel your heart beating fast." He encircled his waist and sighed as Riku wrapped his arms around him as well.
"I knew you still loved me."
"That's not nessessarily true."
Sora's mouth went dry. "What are you saying?"
"I'm saying that you only think I still love you. A hug means nothing compared to a vast emotion."
Riku felt Sora's body shiver and tremble under his grasp. He unwrapped his arms from around him. "Let go of me, Sora."
"No."
"Sora, let. me. go."
Tears coursed down Sora's cheeks as he let go of Riku. He glared at the blurry outline of Riku. "How could you do this to me?"
"Easily, now get out."
***
Kairi strummed another chord out of her guitar, working on the next verse of her song.
"The daily things that keep us all busy
Are confusing me."
Chapter Owari
A/N: I only have two things to say about this: 1. I warned you. 2. Don't kill me, it'll get better.
Chapter 6 Tease: Know what, almost all of Marron5's songs are lethal when doing this kind of chapter. The line "When you answer the door, pick up the phone, you won't find me 'cause I'm not coming home.' suits the begining of the next chapter. Try to guess what happens.
Riku: (jaw drops) How... How could you do this to us?
Me: Um... I'm soo sorry. Please, don't kill me with that. Put down the Keyblade.... RIKU!
To Quote No Doubt: "Welcome to the Tragic Kingdom"