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[Warnings]: This has yaoi, or to plainly put it male x male relationships! If you don't like it, don't read it!! I don't want to see flames on this subject because I plainly put my warning here!

[Rating]: Rated R for future sexual situations and language

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Self-Control

Chapter Five - Rest of Day Two

"Now Sora, you're going to have to tell me sometime so why not tell me now?"

"You...wouldn't understand..." ~That you almost drove me to climax by cleaning a damn test tube...~

"Try me."

Riku and Sora were on their way home from school, and even though Sora tried as hard as he could to get away from Riku, his boyfriend seemed to find him immediately so that they could ride home together. Riku was probably the last thing he needed to see right now. Not only was the scene in Chemistry embarrassing and frustrating, but so was what happened afterward...

~Flashback~

On all fours, Sora dragged down the hall the bathroom, cursing any and every deity he could think of for torturing him this way. It wasn't until he reached the door that he stood up, and when he did, he opened the door and peeled off his shirt. He took the time to momentarily look in the mirror, and he scoffed at the image. His eyes were tinged with redness, glazed over, and half-lidded from his recent wave of lust that washed over him. His hair looked messy - as usual - and his pants were dirty at the knees from his dragging. His gaze finally landed on the small tattoo he had on one of his right abs. It was obsidian 'R' swirled in black tendrils. He smiled softly. Him and Riku had gotten tattoos of each other's first initial for their one-year anniversary. They decided to put it on their weak spots because they were each other's weakness. It was romantically really, but his parents just thought it was foolish.

Sighing, Sora dropped his shirt in the sink and blasted the hot water, occasionally rubbing the wet object with soap. He stopped after a few minutes, his thoughts drifting. Was $150 really worth that much? He made a lot more than that each paycheck, yet he's going out of his way - as in, making his life miserable - for such a small amount. Maybe he should give this bet up and let Cloud and Selphie fight it out...

"Sora..."

Whipping around, Sora's breath hitched as he saw the object of his love and lust walking toward him slowly. In his mind's eye, Riku was ripping his shirt off with unbridled passion, getting on his knees and crawling towards him sensually...

"Sora??"

Sora blinked and turned around to come face to face with Riku. A single eyebrow was raised questioningly. "Are you all right?"

Turning back around to face the mirror, Sora let a shuddery breath as he continued to wash his shirt. "Yea, I'm fine."

"Here, let me help you with that."

Riku wrapped his arms around Sora and grabbed the shirt. He took the soap from Sora's hand and started to scrub the shirt silently. Sora closed his eyes, trying to calm down. If Riku touched him one more time, it will surely be the death of him.

"Well, well, well, it's my favorite couple. So we are you guys gonna fuck so I can get some snacks?"

Sora shook his fist in the air. ~DAMNIT!! WHY DID I HAVE TO BE SAVED BY HIM?!?!~

Riku just smiled at the intrusion. "Damien, are you that much of a voyeur?"

The boy named Damien laughed loudly, flipping his pale silverish-blond hair over his shoulder. His emerald eyes twinkled with mischief. "Well, it all started when I was five years old and my parents said they needed some 'adult' time..."

"OH for heaven's sake, Damien," Sora huffed as he broke away from Riku's embrace to look at the other boy. "You are one of the nastiest, foul-mouthed creeps I have ever met."

Silence. "You say that everyday, Sora, yet you're still friends with moi...it's probably because of my devilish good looks, rock hard abs, huge d--"

"Shut up shut up shut up!!" Sora yelled as he clutched his head. "You're driving me nuts!"

Damien laughed. "Fine, I won't bother you then. Riku?"

The blonde-haired boy sauntered over to Riku and leaned against his side, wrapping his arm around the older boy's waist. "So Ri, how are you?" He scanned Riku's body without shame. "I see you have been keeping your body in good condition."

Sora clenched his fist and let out a small growl. Damien flirting with Riku was nothing new, but this week was definitely the wrong time to do it...

"I'm fine, Damien. Now seriously, what are you doing here?"

"To watch my favorite couple of course. I have to see someone having sex at least once a day. Hence, you guys."

"We do not have sex everyday!!" Sora screamed, crossing his arms over his chest childishly. "So go watch someone else."

"You're right. It's not always sex. But Riku does seem to go down on you a lot..."

Sora's face lit up like an inferno. "W-Well...u-uh...that...damn..."

Grinning at Sora's embarrassment, Riku decided to put Operation Torture Sora into full swing.

Starting...now.

"I can't help it," Riku started nonchalantly as he locked eyes with Sora. "I love it when Sora digs his nails into my back, screaming my name over and over again. It's such a nice sound, especially since it's mixed with a moan and a whimper. Simply divine."

Silence. "Well damn," Damien breathed out. "That image had to be the best fucking picture of my life! Now, go ahead and do it for me to make it real...whoa, Sora? Man, you're shaking!!"

Sora was indeed shaking, his head bent down so that his spiky hair covered his eyes. When he looked back up, Damien as well as Riku took a step back. His sapphire eyes resembled that of a deranged killer, bugging out of their sockets looking crazed. Inching towards them, Sora began to fight with himself.

Out loud.

"Which one should I kill first?"

"Damien. He's been nothing but an ass since he came here AND he was flirting with Riku."

"But Riku said all those erotic things. You must kill him, precious."

Riku opened his mouth to say something, but closed it. Open, close, repeat. Open, close, repeat...

Damien jumped in Riku's arms. "Ok, Riku, I knew Sora was crazy to start with and I don't really mind crazy folk, but I have my limits. Fighting with yourself aloud is one of them. And who the fuck is precious?!"

Sora's crazed gaze was now fixated on Damien. "He jumped on Riku, precious. Kill him!!"

Without further ado, Sora lunged towards Damien, kicking, punching, and slapping anything he could get his hands on. Damien just laughed and pinned Sora's arms behind his back while wrapping his legs around Sora's waist. "Jesus, Sora. I didn't know you like it rough..."

Riku - who had been standing on the side watching the fight with satisfaction - kneeled to the pinned Sora and slapped him.

Hard.

Sora stayed in the slapped position for a few moments before looking back at Riku. Riku smirked. When Sora was in his crazed state, his eyes were glazed over. Right now, they were quite clear. How was it evident?

Because the lust was shining brightly in his eyes again.

Riku turned to Damien. "Sorry, that always happens when he gets really stressed."

Damien stood up and sprinted to the door. "Look, when he takes his medication, call me. See ya!"

And he left.

Riku and Sora looked at each other before laughing hysterically. "Sora...what did I tell you about doing that?"

"You know he wouldn't have left, Riku," Sora pointed out, "So I just pushed him along..."

"Did you see the look on his face?! That was priceless!"

Both boys leaned against each other, laughing at Damien's experience with 'crazy Sora.' "You still shouldn't have done that," Riku scolded. "Remember the old lady who came over when we just moved in our house, and you decided she needed to leave after the six hours she was there lecturing us on the 'sins' we committed? You almost gave her a heart attack! That was the fastest I've ever seen an old lady run though..."

Sora put his face in his hands, shaking from his laughter. "She tried to 'rebuke the devil' from me for a whole month! 'You were already living in sin,' she said, 'But now...you poor misguided boy...you are possessed by the devil himself!!'"

The bell sounded loudly above them, and it startled them from their laughing fit. Riku stood up and stretched his hand out to Sora, who gladly took it without hesitation. When both boys were on their feet, Riku took off his shirt and handed it to Sora. "Here. Wear this. I have my gym shirt to wear."

Skimming over Riku's bare chest, Sora instantly spotted the small silver 'S' covered with mist in the middle of his breastbone. Riku walked to the door. "Try not to ruin it, eh? I like that shirt."

With that, he walked out. Sora stared at the shirt in his hands before sniffing it deeply. A content smile formed on his face, and he put it on before heading to his next class.

~End Flashback~

Sora smiled to himself, but Riku spotted it. "What are you thinking about?"

A shake of his head was the only response.

"Seriously, Sora. What medication did you take? Do you have some on you?"

Sora rolled his eyes, then he looked to the backseat where Damien had his legs stretched out over the backseat of the car. "I don't take medication, nor do I need it."

Damien looked at him in disbelief. "Uh huh. Then answer me this O Crazed One: who...the fuck...is precious?!"

At that very moment, Sora and Riku looked to each other and laughed loudly. For the first time today, the bet wasn't on their minds.

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"The absolute nerve of that bitch! Flipping ME off cuz I was telling her to back off of MY Tidus!"

"Selphie, you attacked her."

A huff. "It wasn't attacking. It was defending my property. Tidus is mine, I tell you, MINE!"

Kairi sat on her bed, watching her angered friend rant and rave about Yuna. She hadn't seen her this angry since Wakka stole her Unicorn Princess doll back in the fifth grade...

"And you should have seen the look on his face when Yuna walked out. He glared at me, Kairi, not one of those cut-it-out glares, but one of those I-gonna-cut-you-up-in-little-pieces-and-feed-you-to-carnivorous-snails type of glares!!"

Kairi giggled. Even when she was angry, Selphie still had the ability to make you laugh.

"Come with me."

Kairi looked up to see Selphie rummaging through her wardrobe. "You are not going to kickboxing tonight. You are going to the Cove tonight and don't," Selphie stared at Kairi, "try to get out of it."

Shrugging, Kairi stood up and walked to her closet. "Let's pick out something good here..."

She grabbed two hangers, skimming over the outfits before setting them on the bed. "This is what you and I will wear tonight."

Selphie walked over and looked at the outfits. On the first hanger there was a white long sleeved shirt that cut off just above the belly button and faded flared gray pants. On the second hanger there was a sleeveless black shirt and tight black pants to match. Kairi picked up the second outfit and pressed it against Selphie. "Let's fight fire with fire, shall we?"

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Around three, the sky darkened, a breeze sprang up, and a low rumble announced the approaching storm. Cloud sat huddled in the mouth of his hideaway, feeling tired, from the run to here from the school, feeling proud, for the work he did with his new special place, and most of all, feeling pissed, at the fact that his boyfriend accepted an offer from the one girl he's hated since middle school. He stood up, brushed his clothes off - he was, in fact, sitting in the dirt - and sighed deeply, looking around the small space. Since he didn't have four classes like his other friends, he decided to come here right after school and fix up the place. Dust no longer veiled the tunnel, and he managed to get some furniture down here. A small cot, a battery powered television, a loveseat from his cousin's garage sale, and a battered armchair were some of the pieces of furniture he managed to fit down here.

'Leon, would you like to go with me to the Cove today?'

'Sure, I'll go with you.'

Cloud clenched his fist as stomped up the stairs of his hideaway. Tonight will be the night when he'll get to personally shattered Rinoa's wicked little heart.

Leon will wish he never, ever went out with Rinoa.

Jumping off the ledge of the Treehouse, Cloud landed on the sand and stomped to his rowboat. Pushing it into the water, he grabbed his paddle and rowed to the main isle. In a matter of moments, he reached the island and jumped out the boat, tying it to the post at the dock. He waded to the shore noisily and headed straight to his and Leon's house. Wasting no time, he went to his room and began pulling out exceptional outfits to wear tonight. He rubbed his hands together enthusiastically.

~...Rinoa will pay...~

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The Cove was already jam packed with people when Riku, Sora, and Damien arrived. Damien originally asked Riku to go, but of course, Sora couldn't let them go alone so he tagged along. Eyeing Sora skeptically, Damien had said that Sora had to do two things in order for him to come: one, take his medication, and two, get a new outfit since his entire wardrobe should supposedly be 'thrown in an inferno.' Although Sora didn't have any medication to take, and he rather liked his wardrobe, Sora agreed, simply because he couldn't allow Damien, Boy Voyeur to be alone with his Riku.

And so the three boys spent the entire afternoon shopping for new clothes, much to Sora's dismay. The boy hated shopping with a passion, and doing the one thing he hated the most with the one person who annoyed him the most was a difficult task. Eventually, they found an outfit that made Sora look even more handsome. He had on a navy blue open collar button down shirt, rolled up to his elbows, and semi-tight black pants. A silver crown, given to him by Riku for his birthday, lay around his neck.

Damien said that if he weren't so crazy, he would have jumped him.

Riku looked as good as always. A tight short-sleeved obsidian shirt clung to his chest, and baggy black pants covered the new boots Damien picked out for him. Damien had on a cream sleeveless turtleneck with emerald green slacks to bring out his eyes. As the three boys made their way into the club - Damien leading the way - several girls let out wails of sorrow because they knew that all of them were taken and not interested in girls. Damien approached the guard. "Hey Ziggy. Mind letting us in?"

The handsome guard gave them a heart-stopping smile while stepping out of the way. "Of course, 'Mien."

The three boys strutted in and scanned the packed club. Sora nudged Damien with his elbow, raising his eyebrow questioningly. (He must have gotten that habit from Riku.) "Ziggy?"

"Oh, yea! You see, me and Ziggy had a thing, you know, and I used to shout that name when we were having se--"

Sora abruptly put a hand over his mouth, shaking his head in disgust. "I should have known. Don't finish the story."

Shrugging and attaching himself to Riku's arm, he led the older boy away to the second floor where all of them met when they come here. Sora didn't follow them; he glared at the back of Damien's head instead. The fact that Damien was Riku's ex-boyfriend really irked him, but what irked him the most was that Riku and Damien stayed good friends even after they broke up. Why couldn't they be bitter to one another? It was ease his mind much more. He even talked to Riku about it, but they ended up getting in an argument about it so he left it alone.

"Sora! It's so good to see non-enemies here!"

Sora turned around and found himself crushed in Selphie's embrace. Laughing, he pulled out of her embrace and said a brief 'Hello' to Kairi before shifting his gaze back to Selphie. "Jeez, Selphie, if I wasn't gay, I'd be all over you right now. You're lookin' pretty good."

Blushing heavily, Selphie rocked back and forth on her heels, a habit she picked up from being nervous or embarrassed. "T-Thanks."

"I take you did all this because of him, right?" Sora asked, pointing to Tidus who was on the dance floor with Yuna. Selphie growled and stomped over to the couple. "I take that as a yes."

Selphie had her hand out ready to strike Yuna, but was instantly grabbed by a certain paranoid redhead.

Wakka.

"What are you doing?" she hissed as she yanked her arm away from him. "It's time to get Tidy back!"

"The key is to make the horse tired and then it...uh...what was that phrase again, ya?"

"Wakka, I don't have time for this."

"Just make him jealous." He stretched out his hand, walking back to the dance floor. A sadistic smile slowly formed on her face as she grabbed the hand and began to dance sensually against Wakka. She felt numerous pairs of eyes on her, but she didn't care and pressed even closer to Wakka. The room rumbled from the blasting upbeat music, and people packed the dance floor, pressed up against each other without a care. Selphie felt two arms wrap around her and turned around to see Cloud dancing with her. He winked and looked past her shoulder, causing her to follow his gaze. Sora was right there in front of her, and it seems that the two boys had her in a sandwich of some sort. Both of them silently encouraged her to look to the upper right hand corner of the club. She did and was please with what she saw.

Tidus, Leon, and Riku were glaring daggers at them while Yuna and Rinoa tried to have a small conversation.

Selphie smiled smugly. The three friends celebrated their small victory by picking up the pace with their dancing. Damien swarmed around them and handed them drinks, which they took gratefully. They toasted right there on the dance floor, then downed it in one shot. They switched places - Sora was now in the middle while Cloud and Selphie were around him - and didn't even notice the crowd clearing and five figures surrounding them.

Let the showdown begin.

"Enjoying yourselves?"

Noticing the empty space, Sora as well as Cloud and Selphie stopped dancing. "Well, I was until you interrupted," Selphie replied smoothly, wrapping her arms around Sora and Cloud's waist. They smiled at the gesture.

Tidus, however, frowned even more and began to inch forward. Yuna could be seen standing behind him defiantly. Riku placed a hand on his shoulder. "Not here."

"What do you mean by that, Riku?" Cloud asked as he locked eyes with Leon. "What was Tidy gonna do here?"

"Shut up," Tidus snapped. "This is between me and my girlfriend."

"Your girlfriend was busy," Sora answered softly. "Besides, don't you have a date or something?"

"Sora!" Riku exclaimed in a scolding tone.

"What?" Sora snapped back. "It's true. He's here with Yula or Yuma or some girl."

"It's Yuna," Yuna said crossing her arms. "And he's here with me because I asked him."

"Yea, a date."

"Look, we don't have time for this," Leon interjected for the first time. "Let's just enjoy ourselves."

"Hmph, of course you would want to enjoy the bitch over there more than me," Cloud muttered angrily.

Rinoa gasped, walked forward, then slapped Cloud right in the face. "I'm not a bitch, you asshole!"

Everyone watched in anticipation as Cloud stood there, eyes closed and fist clenched. When he opened his eyes, everyone took a step back. His sapphire eyes darkened with anger, and the people watching knew just how angry he was by the force of the strike he just landed on Rinoa's cheek.

She was thrown to the floor, and as she held her cheek, she stared up at him in horror. Yuna rushed down to her side, checking her cheek and occasionally throwing glares in Selphie, Sora and Cloud's direction.

Cloud chucked to himself before looking Rinoa dead in the eye. "You ARE a bitch."

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Finished! More of what happened in the club will be revealed in the next chapter. In order to get there, you have to stay tuned. Review...review...review!

~MercuryGoddess~