Hey everyone I have finally decided to update. Oh my gosh I love my five reviewers! Hee you're all so sweet and I love you all. Yes it seems I am making a big deal out of five reviewers but I'm a dork like that plus I thought I'd only get 1 review. Thanks angela, Yuki Usagi, Promise, Forever- Phoenix, and themagnificentsupershay! You guys rock hard XD! And sorry Promise but I'm a bit of a Squiffie fan sooo...

Oh my gosh I can't believe I forgot to write about what happened between Sora and Kairi in Chapter 3!!! I'm so stupidddd!! I wrote it in this chapter though as a flashback...heh oops.... Well anyways I hope you enjoy this chapter and please review!


Chapter 5: The Things We Do

Sora slipped his head through the plain white polo with a small green moose embroidered on his left breast. He quickly slipped on some green knee length cargo shorts before seeing Riku sneak a quick peek at him before darting his eyes to the mahogany carpet of Sora's room. Sora slightly blushed.

"Found anything you wanna wear yet?" Sora asked coyly as he zipped up the fly of his shorts and buttoned the button. He noticed Riku take another quick peek at him.

'What the heck is up with him?! STOP STARING AT ME GOD DANGIT!!!'

Sora's eyebrow twitched as he tried to make himself appear comfortable. Riku then returned to shifting through Sora's closet.

"Umm....nope not yet."

"What, not expensive enough for your tastes?" Sora teased as he raised an eyebrow.

Riku's dad was a very successful business man so Riku had more clothes and more stuff than Sora. All of it was of course more expensive. Sora himself only had a few items from Abercrombie and Fitch.

"It not that it's just...these might be too small for me..."

"What's that supposed to mean?"

"Nothing! Why do you seem so defensive? I just don't want to stretch your clothes!"

"Fine take this it's the biggest shirt I have!" Sora practically yelled as he pulled the shirt off with one quick motion, leaving Riku baffled and flushed.

"Sora what's-?"

"Nothing, here," the brunette mumbled as he tossed him the white shirt.

Sora then leapt next to Riku and pulled out a black tank top and slipped it on. Riku then suspected what was wrong. He knew Sora caught him staring. Again.

'Aw crap what now...?'

Sora was hard to get to when he was like this. But since Riku was his best friend, he knew exactly what to do. Riku then pulled Sora by his waist into a tight hug. Riku sighed as he rested his head on Sora's shoulder. Sora was blushing so hard that Riku could feel how hot his face was.

"W-w-what the hell are you d-doing?!?" Sora stammered as he tried to wriggle from Riku's embrace. Riku of course overpowered him and clung even tighter to the squirming boy. Sora continued to thrash but 5 minutes later he then realized that his fight was in vain and relaxed in Riku's arms. He gave a defeated whimper as he pouted.

'Sora can be so adorable....'

Riku smiled as he loosened his hold and looked into Sora's eyes.

"Are you okay now?" Riku asked as he let his hands linger on Sora's slim hips. Sora avoided his gaze as he continued to pout.

"Yes..." Sora mumbled as he leaned his head against Riku's bare chest which caused the elder boy to blush. Riku knew him better than he knew himself. Without Riku, Sora realized he would be a real mess.

The boys stayed there as if they were suspended in time. Riku wished that they had stayed that way forever but that was too much to ask. This touching moment came to an abrupt stop as loud knocking was heard on the door.

"Sora?" his mother's voice asked. She was tapping her foot to show her impatience.

At the sound of her voice, the two boys ricocheted off of eachother as Riku quickly pulled on the polo. Sora slipped on a pair of dark brown leather flip flops and Riku changed into a pair of long dark denim shorts.

"C-coming ma!" Sora answered as he threw Riku a pair of ankle socks and white tennis shoes. The two boys scrambled around the room and gathered all that they needed. When they rushed the door they practically toppled Harumi over. She let out a surprised squeak as she grabbed onto the wall for support.

"Sorrymomseeyalater!" Sora cried as he raced after Riku out the front door.

'He's just like his father,' Harumi thought to herself as she got readjusted her composure.

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"SORA!" Selphie, Yuffie, and Kairi cried as they jumped onto the boy's back and tackled him to the ground.

"Ack!" Sora yelped as they all hit the ground with a thud. All the guys laughed as they got to their feet and walked over to the mass of bodies.

"Hey Riku!" Tidus called as he hit the argent haired boy on the back. Riku was still laughing at the fallen brunette when he turned his attention to the platinum blonde.

"Hey Tidus hey Wakka you guys been waiting long?"

"Ya man we already ordered our food!"

"What took you guys so long anyway?" the blonde questioned as he put his hand on his hip.

"Uh...I had a little trouble finding a shirt that would fit me," Riku stated as he casually brushed a few stray strands of his hair away from his eyes.

"Well you better go order something now before Leon leaves. He eats real fast. Probably because Yuffie was making him uncomfortable by trying to hand feed him," Tidus chuckled as he scratched his head.

Riku smirked. Yuffie was all over him ever since she first met him at school. He pitied the poor man.

"Okay. Hey Sora, you up for a bite yet?" Riku called to the boy as they girls helped him to his feet.

"Yeah you bet!" Sora answered as he broke free from the girls' grasps and jogged next to his male friend.

The two walked into the diner together and were greeted by Leon, Cloud, and their female acquaintances.

"Hey guys," Sora said as he hid behind Riku to avoid getting glomped again by a hoard of girls.

"Riku, Sora I was wondering when you guys would get here," Leon stated monotonously as he threw his empty Styrofoam cup into the trash.

"Sorry bout that."

"Well at least you guys are here now. So go on and order!" Tifa encouraged as she lightly shoved Riku and picked up Sora. She held him like a baby and hugged him to her chest tightly.

"What the-?! Git offa meeeee!!! Why does everyone do that!" Sora whined as he squirmed uncontrollably.

"Tifa let him go!" Cloud scolded as he put his hand on the girl's shoulder.

"But he's soooo cute like a fluffy wittle puppy!" she cooed as she continued to cling to him.

"Tifa..." Aerith began as she frowned, "You're going to suffocate him!"

"Two medium Dr. Peppers please and a #5 and a #2."

"Yes sir. Will that be....a...ll?" she asked, slightly distracted by the happenings behind the boy.

"Can't breathe!" Sora gasped as he continued to wiggle.

"Yes please."

"Right away, sir," the girl said as she typed in a few digits on the cash register.

"That'll be $5.67."

"Here," Leon said as he handed her the amount.

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After everyone had eaten, the posse was at a loss of things to do.

"So bored...so....hot outside....." Yuffie murmured as she leaned back in the patio chair.

"Gotta pee...." Sora whined as he slumped forward and collapsed into his folded arms.

Riku gently pulled Sora to his feet.

"Yeah me too. C'mon."

"Urgh..." Sora grunted as he clumsily stumbled.

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"What do you need help taking your pants off too?"

"Nuuu! Even though I'm sure you would love to help me out of them," Sora stated before realizing just what he had just said.

'Oh god no.'

Riku froze then turned to face his urinal.

"Riku I didn't mean that. Not like that."

"...yeah I know..."

'Oh damn look what I did now...'

Nothing more could be said to make that situation any more awkward. Sora then unzipped his fly and continued his business. Until....

'WHAT THE HELL?!? DID RIKU LOOK AT ME-AT MY...JUST NOW?!?'

Sure Sora had been glanced at in the school locker rooms, public bathrooms, and other urinals before but never that kind of glance for that long. What the hell was that about?! Right after that whole ordeal he had the nerve to look at him like that?

'I feel violated! MUST GET FRESH AIR!!!!!'

Sora then quickly zipped up his fly, flushed the urinal, and snagged one of the complementary wet naps from the dispenser before rushing out the door.

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Selphie took a loud slurp out of her Sierra Mist before seeing Sora run out of the restroom and race down the street.

"Huh, I wonder if the bathroom was full," Selphie wondered as she chewed on the tip of her straw.

"He really needs to go doesn't he? Dude he didn't even run that fast after that ice cream truck yesterday and that's saying something," Tidus said as he stretched.

'I've seen him run that fast...' Kairi thought to herself as she recalled the events of a day ago.

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The girl brushed her hair behind her ear. Her heart was racing now. She anticipated seeing his cute face, his innocent smile....

She looked over at the drawing of his head and the head of who Kairi couldn't distinguish as either Riku or herself. She had hoped it was her face but she didn't have the guts to ask him. She was too shy. And he was too shy to answer.

Footsteps.

Her head perked up at the sound. Her heart started beating faster now.

'Easy Kairi, if you pass out now then you'll never get to give this to him.'

Her delicate hand tightened around the object she held in her hand. She sighed. She mustered up her courage and stood to her feet. She saw his confused face as he peered at her from behind the smooth rock wall.

"Kai? Tidus and Selphie said you wanted to see me."

"Yeah I here," she beckoned to him as she gestured for him to come closer.

Sora did as was told and walked up to the girl. She giggled nervously as she put her hands behind her back and shifted her feet. She was blushing now. She put her fist up to her lips and cleared her throat.

"Uhm..." she said as she tilted from the left to the right. She shook her head as she let out another nervous giggle. She then took one of Sora's hands and brushed her thumb over it. She wouldn't look into his eyes.

"I made this for you," she said as she took her other hand and placed a thalassa shell necklace in his hand.

Sora looked down at it then he held it up to his face. "You've...been talking a lot about leaving this place lately," she softly said as she held onto his hand.

"They say thalassa shells are good luck and keep you safe on a voyage. I...don't know what I would do if anything happened to you...so I wanted you to be safe if you ever went somewhere. Don't loose it okay?" she said in a concerned tone as she looked into his deep blue eyes. Sora then smiled as he looked into her sapphire eyes.

"Thanks Kairi," he said as he let go of her hand and gave her a quick hug. He then slipped on the necklace and walked towards the exit of the cave.

'Was that allhe had to say? I just poured my heart out and that's all he has to say? Was he....rejecting me?"

Kairi gave him a hurt look as she hugged her sides. Sora didn't feel for her what she felt for him.

... .Love. ...

The kind that surpasses friendship.

'Well I guess there will never be an 'Us' after all. Well I'd rather have him as a friend than as nothing at all...'

This cruel realization hit Kairi like a boulder. She felt so hurt that she couldn't speak. She just stood there. Sora turned back around and faced her.

'Be strong Kairi. Just pretend like everything is alright.'

She put on a fake smile. Sora didn't even seem to notice that she was hurt by his lack of emotion. He just...smiled. Sora's innocence was his weakness, his...plague.

"Well I gotta go. See ya Kai," Sora said as he once again pulled Kairi into a quick hug then ran quickly out of the cave.

Kairi then fell to her knees and buried her eyes in her hands. She cried. How could one person make you feel so empty inside? How could Sora make her feel so empty?


Okay so maybe right now you're thinking, 'Oh Sora you cruel bastard!' (unless of course you hate Kairi) but he's naïve and that's how I portrayed him. He thought that he and Kairi were only friends so he only acted that way because of that. Oh and about Riku and Sora, that's coming up next chapter when things get extra awkward (hurray!)! Hope you liked this chappie and please review!

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