Disclaimer: I don't own Kingdom Hearts.
Warnings: Yaoi, real life issues, drugs, violence, don't like it, don't read.
Thanks to Uzumaki for letting me borrow Seiya. XD She's the KH universal mom! She rules!
Just Live-
Chapter 2
I have a crush. A crush of 18 years. There's this boy you see. This boy I really like. No. I love him. So much that it hearts and feels wonderful each time I think about him. When I hear or see the same letter in his first name I feel kinda faint. When someone else calls out to him and get kinda jealous. Is this healthy I wonder. 18 years. All I can do is blush, and hold my breath, and hope that maybe, just maybe he'll notice. Hope that maybe he'd like me back. Even love me. But this boy...
Is a friend...
My best friend...
My best friend that I love so much and would probably die without...
My best friend who I can't tell I love him in fear that... I will lose him... because I love him.
So I swoon, and blush, and get flustered when he's around. I giggle when he's close or turn away when he gives me 'that' look.
That look that almost makes me tell him...
I love you...
It's summer break... And it could be my last chance to tell him...
"You're being introspective again babe."
Sora's head popped up and he looked around quickly, a bit surprised. He hadn't realized he'd pranced off into la, la land or that he'd gone unnervingly silent. He blinked twice then turned his focus on Riku who was finalizing his clothing choices for their three day trip to the hotel.
"What?" Sora chirped, trying his hardest to hide the fact that he'd blanked out. Riku chuckled and shook his head while absently sweeping his long silvery bangs out of his eyes. The movement made Sora release a quick exhale.
Christ Riku must you be so sexy...!
Sora smirked, not realizing Riku was looking right at him and continued to muse to himself.
I should ask him that! See what he says. 'Riku, why must you be so sexy?'
thatSora was grinning and cooing in his throat softly before he hugged himself. With a giggle he flopped back onto the bed and let out a soft pleasured sigh.
"Sora. What. The heck are doing?"
Ulp... :blush:
Sora felt his entire body freeze and he opened his eyes a crack to stare up at his confused and beautiful friend. One silvery eyebrow was raised and his mouth was hanging slightly open. Sora went limp and tried his hardest to hide his embarrassment.
"I was just uh... yeah... See I was just... thinking about how cool our trip to hotel is gonna be is all."
Sora was happy to hear his voice didn't shake or sound as out of breath as he felt. Internally he felt like he was on fire though.
Omigawd :dies:
"Riiiiight." Riku said in a sing song tone. He poked out his lips, looked to the right at the floor, then sat down next to Sora on the bed. Sora stayed on his back, a slight grin on his face, eyes wide, as the proximity of Riku's wonderful body inched ever closer to his own.
"So what are you more happy about?" Riku reached out and twirled a strand of Sora's cinnamon colored tresses in his index finger and thumb. A grin was lazily making it's way across his face.
"Going to the hotel? Or going to the hotel with me?"
Sora gasped, blue eyes wide.
GAH! How am I supposed to answer
"I have to answer that!" He blurted out. His eyes felt wide and wobbly and he blinked just because. Riku laughed and ran his palm over Sora's cheek, which was rather hot.
"No." Riku shook his head a few times. "I know which one it is anyway."
Leaning over, Riku nudged his nose into Sora's ear. Sora felt his thought process stutter to a screeching halt. Riku was so close that Sora could again feel the airy but cool warmth, if that makes sense, radiating from his body. He could smell the mountains and fresh clear water. He could feel the feather soft tickle of Riku's bangs against his ear.
His heart fluttered several times.
This is it. . . I'm gonna die. . .
"You gonna sleep next to me like this?" Riku murmured, making himself comfortable. Sora felt his skin starting to crawl, in a good way, and he almost forced himself to roll over. But his limbs, as limp as they were, felt like lead.
"I can't sleep with Tidus." Riku went on, scoffing slightly and blowing air up through his bangs.
"He might have an aneurysm thinking I'm trying to rape him or something. And Wakka sleeps like a dead body so uh... hell no with that. So I guess it's you."
Sora felt his body relax a bit, eyes fluttering in amusement. He giggled nervously and moved just a tad, testing his motor skills a bit. "Well. . . yeah. That or the floor 'cause. . . I mean, I might beat the Hell outta you with the way I sleep." he chided. His voice didn't shake at all.
This made him happy.
"But you sleep sexy." Riku added in a matter of fact tone.
:blink, blink: Come again!
Riku set up on his elbows so he could look down at Sora. His sea green eyes were calculating, smoldering. He pursed his lips then licked them slowly. Sora had the right mind to think Riku was trying to be suggestive but he wasn't too sure.
"It's been a while. . . but we used to sleep together all the time." he said.
Riku's features softened then and he looked a bit nostalgic. A smile graced his face.
"When we were little. . . you used to always cuddle all close to me and mumble stuff in your sleep. Then. . . you'd start elbowing me in the back or scraping your sharp little toenails against my calf. You have nooo idea how many times I just wanted to chuck you over the edge of the bed because of that."
Riku laughed. It was a harmonious sound that made Sora's heart get all wobbly.
"Now that your all big and bony you just, uh, you look so cute all twisting and turning in your bed. Like a caterpillar. Ya know, you have a habit of wiggling your booty in the air when you don't want to get up!"
Riku burst into laughter and fell back onto the bed. He wiggled from his body being racked with giggles. Sora felt his face burning and he hid behind his sleeves and made displeased noises in his throat.
"I. . . No I don't!" He cried. He tried to sound irritated but a giggle bubbled out of his throat. Riku nodded a few times before sighing softly, calming his chuckles.
"It's cute! Don't get mad." he cooed softly.
Sora pulled at his cheeks so he would stop wanting to smile and got to his knees. He was tempted to shove Riku off of the bed for teasing him.
"I. . . I bet you do weird stuff when you're sleeping too!" He hissed. Riku sighed again and Sora almost gasped when he noticed the other boy seemed to be blushing.
"I... probably do. . ." He murmured.
The room went silent for a few minutes and Sora started hearing that long 'beep' when your ears pop from lack of any sound.
"Well, we better go get your stuff, huh?" Riku suddenly chirped and leapt off of the bed. Sora was stunned briefly before he absently crawled off of the bed and stood there waiting.
My legs feel weird... Jello-y...
"Ready?" Riku said, duffle bag over his shoulder and key rattling in his free hand. Sora poked out his lip for a second, pondering, before nodding. They headed for the stairs and about halfway through the hallway though Riku stopped.
"Oh!" He gasped and ran into the bathroom. Sora waited patiently. Riku returned shortly after and held up his dark blue toothbrush.
"Can't forget this!" He noted and stuffed into his pocket. Sora grinned and they headed downstairs.
"Want me to drive you to your place?" Riku asked as he sat down his duffle bag and picked up the phone. Sora pursed his lips and shook his head.
"I live like, 3 blocks away, Riku. :snicker: It won't take me long to get back."
Riku scowled. "Yeah, well, don't pack your whole life okay. It's three days, not 30 years."
Sora stuck out his tongue and headed for the door. He felt a warm but strong hand grip his wrist and turn him around though. Blinking in surprise, Sora cocked his head and stared, waiting, for Riku to say something.
He didn't.
He just stared.
For a very long time.
Aheh... Okaaay...
Sora felt his nerves do flips and his skin felt really tingly. Why was Riku staring at him like that? Why was he gripping his wrist tenderly, so lovingly...
Stop is Sora!
"Clothes... Trip... Go me!" Sora gasped after the silence started to drag on. He made a face at how slow that sentence just sounded. His eyes felt wide and semi dry as he tried not to blink. He wasn't sure why he wasn't letting himself blink.
New nervous habit perhaps?
"Hurry back." Riku whispered and let go of Sora's wrist, just like that. The air was suddenly cool against that warming spot on Sora's skin and he blankly brought his free hand up to touch it. Riku smiled warmly and turned away before sitting on the couch. Sora watched him for a minute, unable to process what just took place.
That was just a bit too... intense for me...
Sora sniffled a bit as he meditated over these events and turned to leave Riku's house. The motions of opening the front door, shuffling out of it, and pulling it closed seemed to take place in slow motion.
Sora stopped on the front porch and exhaled, realizing just then that he'd been holding his breath.
Guess that explains why I felt kinda dizzy. Sora pulled at his cheeks again, another habit he noticed he'd developed.
That's when the abrupt change of warm air to hell blazing fire caught him off guard. It was a delayed reaction, but still just as powerful. Almost choking on his own breathe and simultaneously shielding his eyes, Sora took a step. His vision swam in front of him for longer then he thought was normal and he had to stare at the ground to see what was in front of him.
Heavens holy light... Geez... retina's burning... sizzling away...
Sora slumped forward as he walked with his hands over is brow. He couldn't believe how bright it was outside.
I swear the sun is like... three feet away from me!
It sure felt like it. Periodically Sora swept a hand over the back of his neck or pulled at his shirt collar to let some much wished for cool air touch his almost wet skin. Never has sweat felt so icky.
I'm sooo, taking a shower when I get home. A very cold one.
coldSora imagined himself in the tub, with the shower head spraying out bits of ice and fluffy snowflakes. He snickered to himself because he wondered curiously what snow flakes felt like. Especially on bare skin. He'd never know, unless he moved away from Destiny Island someday. . .
Sora stopped abruptly, he could see his front door a few feet away. The horizon looked like liquid as he gazed ahead.
Leave Destiny Island? He thought. The idea almost made him frown.Sora blinked slowly and felt his heart beat speed up. For some reason that thought bothered him as well.
Frightened him. . .
He'd never thought of it before. He knew lots of his other graduated classmates were partying it up these last few months before they packed up and said goodbye, for however long, to their childhood home. They couldn't wait to leave it seemed. Thankfully, none of his close friends were leaving Destiny Island for school.
"Thankfully?" Sora pondered out loud to himself. He felt a bit selfish with that thought but didn't dwell on it further. With a bit of effort he forced his feet to move again. His skin felt like it was frying.
In what felt like five years, Sora was finally picking his feet up the wooden stairs of his front porch. The moment the shade from the overhead balcony covered his body he felt like he'd stepped into a different atmosphere.
Ahhhh... I really hope I don't have a sun burn on the back of my neck... Sora whimpered and kept rubbing at the tender spot of skin. It felt itchy and kind of flaky.
This is just great...
With a sigh he pushed open the screen door to his house and stepped inside. The thin wooden frame slammed closed behind him and he knew if his mother was home she'd have heard it. He pushed open the interior door, noting how cold it was, and again he was startled by the sudden change in atmosphere inside the house.
If it were possible, Sora would have melted into the floor as the cool air of the AC blasted over his heat scorched skin. His knees buckled and he had to catch himself on the stand next to the front door. Random mail was stacked neatly on top of it. Sora noticed a letter with his name on it but he didn't think to investigate any further.
He let out a soft content sigh and felt his energy level boost a bit. The sun and heat was making him feel really sluggish and tired.
"Sora."
Came a soft females voice from deep within the house. Sora knew it to be his mother, since no one else would be here during the day. He was an only child as well. So yeah, no sisters.
"Yea." Sora called out and made his way to the dining room, where he knew his mother would be. She was indeed perched at the table, wearing a simple white V-neck shirt and tan Capri pants. A laptop was open in front of her, and the gentle but persistent sound of keyboard keys clicking in strategic pattern filled the room.
"Hey hon." She chirped, moving her hands over the keyboard to hit Ctrl + S. She looked up and smiled warmly at her only child.
"Hey." Sora cooed back and headed into the room to stand next to her.
"It feels so good in here." Sora commented before leaning over and pulling his mother into a gentle hug. She nodded and wrapped an arm around Sora's shoulder before pressing a kiss into his cheek.
"I bet. Gosh, sweetie you're all sweaty." She noted and ran her hand through Sora's hair. It was nearly soaked to the roots. His mother grimaced and wiped her hand on her pants leg. Sora laughed.
"It's like the Sahara Desert out there." He fanned himself to imitate how he felt. His mother poked out her lip.
"As if you would know what the Sahara feels like." She quipped. Sora scoffed but didn't comment. Instead he tried to peek over her shoulder and see what was on the screen. His mom noticed.
"Have you no shame?" She said in an shocked tone and lowered the screen a bit. Sora grinned.
"I saw an instant message window. Who're you chatt'en with?" Sora was only slightly curious. His mother spent most of her day online doing random things while typing out her new novel series, yet to be titled. She was a novelist, her works were borderline pornography in more ways then one. But this is how she made here living. A quite nice living Sora thought after a moment.
Many times Sora thought his mother over indulged in her feminine fantasies of seeing two men get kinky. Since all of her novels had a lead male character who was lusting over another male character.
His mother made a living writing... What was it called online...? Yaoi? Or something or other. Basically she made money writing fan girl novels.
Not that Sora was complaining.
"Can I read the next part when you're done?" He mumbled. His mother turned on him then, her chin length amber tresses fanning out to frame her face. Her square glasses set perched on her nose. She smirked, pushed up her glasses, as a glint of something mischievous sparkled in her powder blue eyes.
"Hmmm, I don't know. . ." She trailed off and put her index finger to her lips. "This part might be a bit too, heavy, for you. It's really detailed and explicit."
Sora blushed and stuttered. "R. . . r. . .really? Well, I mean, I've read stuff. . . I mean it's not like I'm not old enough or anything. . ." he paused and bit his bottom lip before inquiring.
"How detailed?"
His mother's expression contorted into a feral grin.
"Like, describing bodily fluids... and stuff...?" Sora trailed off, waving his hands futilely and poked out his lips. He knew his face was a red as a cherry. "... and stuff..." he said again. His voice shook.
Oh... how embarrassing.
"Look at you! All flustered and blushing." Sora's mother teased and turned back to the laptop as she pushed up the screen. "You're worse then a 16 year old girl." She added. Sora felt himself pout.
"I... I can handle it!" He hissed and folded his arms. His mother continued to snicker.
"Right, right, fine." She motioned with her hand for Sora to calm himself and not explode. "I'll print out the new stuff for ya."
Sora unfolded his arms and grinned happily. "Cool!" he twittered, sounding more enthusiastic then he should have. He really wanted to read the next part of the story. It was a good, regardless of the gratuitous sex. He heard his mother huff in amusement
"Sooooo, Mr. Soon to be a College Student, what's on the agenda for your first few days of break?"
Sora paused, he was about to say 'Not a damn thing' when he remembered he'd just been invited to a hotel for three days. Which was the reason why he'd come home in the first place.
":gasp: Omgigosh! I'm supposed to be packing clothes!" he shrieked and turned to head for his room.
"Packing!" His mom called out to him. A frown creased her brow. Sora froze and turned back to her.
"Uh. . . yeah. . ." He faltered, suddenly nervous about telling his mother the details. It felt too intimate to him for some reason. He wasn't sure why. The conversation with Riku about sleeping with him in the same bed suddenly flooded his mind again.
"Soo-ra. . ." She said suspiciously, putting her hands on her hips as she stood. Sora smirked.
"Seiii- ya. . ." He said, using the same demanding tone his mother had used. Seiya fought a smile.
"What's going on? Packing for what?" She asked again. Sora chewed his bottom lip and there was an ominous silence.
"For. . ." Sora started and pulled at his cheeks. Yes, nervous habit.
"For. . . a. . .?" Seiya continued, raising an eyebrow.
"For a. . . trip. . ." Sora went on, stuttering and mumbling. "To a. . ." He poked out his lips again and stared at the ceiling. "a. . . hotel. . ."
There, I said it:dies:
Again with the ominous silence. Sora looked at his mother, his eyes wide. She didn't look mad, or surprised, or even... Sora couldn't quite describe what her expression was.
"Is that it?" She asked, sounding surprised, but not an in angry way. Sora nodded, a sheepish grin on his face. Seiya's eyes narrowed.
"A hotel huh? I imagine with your friends, Riku, Wakka, Tidus, Selphie and Kairi."
Sora nodded again.
"And maybe a few really hot male second year college students. A few kegs of beer, loud hip hop-ish music. Casual, unprotected, sex with several different people. A few pounds of weed. . . ."
Sora's mouth fell open and he was sure his chin was touching the floor.
W. . . w. . . what?
Seiya couldn't hold back her grin this time.
":sigh: Like I said. All flustered over nothing. So you're going to a hotel. You're what, 18 now. Sweetie, what'd you think I was going to say? 'With who? Is it chaperoned? No beer! And if girls are going to be there, there had better be separate rooms?'"
Sora stared at his feet and played with a strand of his hair.
"Well. . . kinda. . . Maybe. Okay, yeah! I mean, I just turned 18 and all. I don't want to over step my boundaries." He waved his hands and looked around sheepishly.
I reeeally need to go pack now...
"As of your birthday, and by the states law, you officially have no boundaries." Seiya recited, looking at her watch. She shrugged before heading towards the kitchen.
"Have fun okay, call me when you get there. You'd better go pack now before you're late, and Riku throws a fit." Seiya winked and disappeared behind into the kitchen door.
Sighing, Sora ran a hand through his now cold and damp hair. He stared at his hand for a second before smiling and practically bouncing up the stairs to get packed. Now that he knew his mother was okay with him going, his mood had skyrocketed to the moon.
Yay! This is gonna be sooo much fun!
Sora was stripping and tossing his sweat slicked clothes into the hamper in the corner of his tidy room while simultaneously opening drawers to search for the proper outfits to cart along with him. In just his baby blue boxers he made his way to his closet and pulled out his old camping bag. Thankfully it wasn't too big for this kind of trip and he started tossing garments into it.
Riku's gonna go off on me about not folding up my stuff. Sora thought. He poked out his lip and paused.
"He might find that unattractive... Right...? But I mean... I've been like this since forever... He knows how I am..."
As he thought this however Sora found himself slowly picking up and folding the crumpled articles of clothing. With each freshly folded shirt and pair of pants a blush blossomed bigger and bigger across Sora's already naturally pink cheeks.
What am I doing? Sora gasped and dropped the last shirt in his hand. To his horror he'd already folded everything he planned to take with him and neatly placed it in his bag. He groaned and slumped forward then folded up the last shirt before padding to the bathroom down the hall. He wiggled out of his boxers and climbed into the tub. Before he turned on the water he stared down at himself, noticing he physically really didn't look 18.
I look like a 12 year old... Still...
A sigh echoed in the tiled bathroom before the sound of water spraying drowned it out. Sora let the water, warm, run over his sticky body. It felt nice, but not uncomfortable. Goosebumps pricked up on his back and he turned up the heat. It might have been hot outside, but inside it was starting to feel like the arctic.
He let his mind float away then. Not really thinking, worrying, or contemplating anything.
He just mused over his long life love.
Riku
Sora brought his hands up through his hair and massaged his scalp. The sensation made his legs wobble and he let out a goofy chuckle.
As timid as Sora could often be he found no shame in succumbing to his most private thoughts about his best friend in the shower.
At night in his bed...
First thing in the morning...
Was this healthy? Sora's eyes popped open and instantly closed on reflex as large water droplets attacked his pupils. He fought back a wince, noting it was just pure water and blindly reached for the soap and his wash clothe.
He didn't have time right now to swoon over his crush. Or to... do... that...
:blush: I'm so bad...
With a loud sigh Sora set to the task of washing layers of sweat off of himself. He worked quickly, washing his hair along the way. With a squeak and pleased sigh he turned off the warm shower water and stepped out of the tub. The tile was cold against his heated skin and he shivered just a bit.
"Ahhh! Now that feels so much better." Sora chirped. It sucks that I have to go right back outside though... At least I'll be ready for the heat this time.
Sora patted his wet skin lovingly, marveling at how smooth he was. He let his hands caress his abdomen, and gasped when his muscles contracted at the touch. Then each arm was rubbed with his finger tips up to his neck and into his hair where he scratched his wet scalp a few times.
It was then that Sora saw himself in the mirror again. If he'd been a conceited person he'd have probably said he was 'Fucking Gorgeous'. But he wasn't in the slightest and the sight of his own features still made him flush in embarrassment. He had to fight hard not to blush at what he saw and looked down at himself.
I said not now! He gasped horrified and looked around for his large fluffy blue dry towel. He let a breath of air escape his lips and wrapped the towel around his waist before padding back to his room. The air in there was quite cold but nice.
Sora didn't look up as he grabbed his fresh clean clothes off of his bed. He didn't notice the form sitting at his computer desk absently staring at the screen playing a game of Solitaire. He didn't even notice his bag with all of his packed belongings was no where in sight. Not until the other person spoke.
Sora had just let his towel drop after drying off and was pulling up his navy blue boxers.
"You really like blue don't you."
Again with the delayed reaction. Sora looked up while pulling up his boxers then let his hands drop to his sides. Riku had swiveled around in the chair near the computer and was leaning back, hands crossed in his lap, smirking just slightly.
"Blue boxers. Blue blanket set. Blue wallpaper. Strange how you don't seem very 'blue'. If not for the pastels I'd say you were depressed."
Riku looked around Sora's room absently before he stood up and walked up close to his friend. He could feel the heat of Sora's skin from his recent bath and could smell the soap. He let himself breathe in deeply.
Sora's eyes went wide, but not because he was embarrassed. Riku had seen him naked plenty of times and he'd... never really thought about any issues with it.
He'd been startled.
"Don't sneak up on people like that!" Sora cried finally and shook his head, completely appalled. Riku looked a little surprised and blinked twice before laughing.
"I scared you?" he mused out loud. Sora nodded vigorously, a frown creasing his brow, before turning back to dressing. He let out an annoyed huff and pulled his shirt roughly over his head. It got stuck.
"Laugh all you want you jerk! I wasn't expecting someone to just be sitting in my room right after I got out of the tub okay!" Sora's voice was muffled through the cloth but it wasn't hard for Riku to tell he was whining for the sake of whining. Sora wasn't really mad.
"I'm not just 'someone'. I'm your best friend. S'not like I was gonna hurt you." Riku explained and helped Sora pull his shirt past his head. Sora tripped over his own feet and fell onto the bed. His boxer clad behind left up in the air.
"Still!" Sora fought back a blush and scampered up. Riku was smiling warmly at him and was slowly making him lose his ability to think.
"A...anyway... why are you here. Didn't I say I'd meet you back at your place?" Sora changed the subject to something he could handle.
Riku rolled his eyes. "Yea, a good 45 minutes ago you said that. Everyone else is packed and ready to go. They're downstairs. And Tidus is this close to being smacked to Hell if he keeps whining about you taking too long." Riku pursed his lips and folded his arms.
Sora gasped and pulled on his navy blue cargo pants. "Ohmigawd, I'm so sorry!" he cried and ran to his dresser and retrieved a pair of socks. He quickly pulled those on then ran his hands through his hair. It was still wet and lanky so he couldn't do much with it.
"I... I hadn't realized I'd been... Okay where's my bag..." Sora looked around his room, eyes full of disbelief. "I swear it was just... I'd just finished packing and..."
Riku shook his head.
"I took it downstairs already. Your mom packed a few more things for you. Probably all the stuff you forgot. Now pull on your shoes and let's get to get'en!" Riku clapped his hands and disappeared into the hall.
Sora nodded, found his favorite pair of black Sketchers tennis shoes and headed for his bedroom door. He turned off his light and pulled the door closed before hopping down the stairs. He reached the last one and almost slipped. His life flashed before his eyes but Riku was there to save him from a nasty fall.
"Clumsy." Riku murmured and practically sat Sora down on the floor. Sora stared around dazed before flopping down onto the last step and pulling on his shoes. A stream of laughter made him jump.
"BUWAHAHAHAHA! Sora! You almost busted your shit!"
It was Tidus. He was holding his stomach, bent over at the waist, and laughing so hard tears were streaming from his closed eyes. Sora laughed sheepishly and ran a hand over the back of his neck while adjusting his left foot into its shoe.
Riku scoffed. "That crap s'not funny you beach boy idiot. He could have really hurt himself so why don't you shut the Hell up before I bust your shit!"
Tidus chocked and went silent. At that moment Seiya walked out of the kitchen with Kairi, Selphie, and Wakka in toe, all carrying some brown paper bags. With what? Sora wasn't sure.
Seiya grinned at Riku, completely oblivious to what just transpired between him and his blonde 'friend'. Tidus made a face and went to inspect the many bags before his hand was slapped away by Selphie.
"Hey!" He snapped and glared at the girl. His clear blue eyes were smoldering. Sora was pretty certain he was tired of being put in check today. But he'd asked for it each time... Riku helped Sora stand and they too went to stand near the dining room table and many paper bags.
Seiya cleared her throat prettily, gaining everyone's attention. "Since I know you kids probably have little if any spare cash. I took the liberty of packing some delicious munchies for you."
Sora saw Riku and Tidus exchange glances with each other and mouth 'munchies'? They both grinned before looking away. Sora would never understand how one minute those two would be at each others throats and the next be the best of friends.
I guess... they've just got a lot of history together...
"Thanks Sei." Riku said with a impish grin. He was the only one of Sora's friend that could call his mother by her nickname. It made Riku come off as a lot older then he really was. Sora looked at his mother.
"What did you make?" he inquired. Seiya had pulled a small cardboard box seemingly out of thin air and was placing each bag into it.
"Oh, just some sandwiches. There's chips, cookies, juice, and water too. So you guys won't starve to death while you're away. Hotel food can be quite expensive."
Tidus scoffed. As if anything was too expensive for him.
"My dad's not gonna let us starve Sei." Riku said coolly. "Especially since Sora's gonna be there. He'd probably rather not have your wrath coming down on him over your son. 'Sides, we'll probably eat out and such while were there. I doubt we'll spend all day in the rooms."
"Right, right!" Selphie chirped in. "Were gonna go to the mall, and go swimming, and clubbing, and..."
"Take lots of naps, ya." Wakka interjected lazily. Everyone laughed. Sora could agree with that. After the long hard years and final term of school, lots of naps under the cool AC would be wonderful.
It'd be Heaven if I could do it right next to Riku too. Sora thought dreamily.
"I'm all up for the shopping!" Tidus added and grinned when Kairi and Selpie started bouncing around. "I need some new threads away. OH and we could go to that new club that just opened up. The Hollow Bastion is what it's called right?"
"Yeah!" Kairi and Selphie squealed together.
"Sooo many totally hot guys hang out there! And they have an 18 plus night too so we can get in!" Kairi clasped her hands over her chest and made a pleasured sound in her throat. Tidus gagged.
Sora shook his head, still liking the idea of naps much better. He wasn't much into large crowds of people gyrating suggestively against each other to the drum of ear shattering music. Sora looked to his left at Riku from behind his bangs. He let his eyes travel up and down the other boy's body with no restrictions this time. Since Riku wasn't paying any attention to him while he helped Seiya put stuff in boxes.
But... I wouldn't mind doing that stuff with Riku at all.
Sora's eyes traced the line of Riku's spine up to the back of his neck then over his pale, smooth, shoulder and extremely muscular bicep.
Why, oh why, must he wear those sleeveless shirts?
"Sora!" Riku said in a sing song tone and plopped a semi heavy box into Sora's arms. Sora grunted and was rudely snapped out of his day musing.
"Carry this." Riku was holding a box in his arm too and shuffled around in his pocket for keys. He pulled him out, found the little keypad for the car, and headed to the door.
"C'mon." He called to the others. In single file, Tidus, Kairi, Selphie, and Wakka all headed for the door, which Riku was no holding open with his foot. He used his free hand to point the key pad at his folks nice black mini van. Ideal for carting around several friends. The trunk popped open like magic and everyone headed for it.
"Thanks a lot Seiya. We'll see you in a few days. I'll make sure Sora calls you when we get to the hotel!" Riku called out and headed for his car. Sora stayed behind and stared at his mother. Seiya raised any eyebrow.
"Well, you just going to stand there?" She cooed and walked over and planted a kiss on his forehead.
"Have fun sweetie. Don't worry about me okay. This old girl's gonna hit the town too!"
Old girl...? Sora thought. Nah, his mother was the epitome of a girls youth. He was the old one.
"OH!" Seiya brightened and reached into her pocket. "I have something for you. I didn't want to give this to you in front of your friends. "
Sora perked up, wondering, a bit anxiously, what his mother would have for him that she couldn't give to him in front of the others. He was shocked, nearly floored, to say the least at what it was.
"Here!" Seiya said happily. She had a very satisfied look on her face that told she felt she'd done a very responsible thing. She looked proud.
Sora almost dropped the box in his arms. He didn't know what to say.
"Wha... wha... What are those!" He stuttered out and gaped.
Seiya chuckled and folded the item up since several of them had fallen loose of the rest of the packet. "Come on now sweetie. You read my novels enough to know what 'these' are."
Of course I know what they are I just don't see why you're giving them
"But what do I need condoms for?" Sora lost his grip on the box again and stumbled to catch it. Seiya moved closer to him and stuffed the condoms into his back pocket. Sora almost jumped out of his skin.
"MOM!" He cried. Seiya put her index finger to his lip. "Sweetie, you're a man now. You never know what could happen. I mean, you're going to be away with your friend in a very romantic place. Emotions could get out of control. It's best to be prepared."
The fact that Seiya had said 'friend', as in singular, didn't escape Sora. He almost couldn't hold back a gasp of surprise.
She knows?
"Everything." Seiya said in a matter of fact tone to Sora's unasked questioned She crossed her arms and looked thoughtfully at her son.
"Just tell him how you feel. I'm not saying you have to have sex, baby. Just do what you feel is right. And don't hold back. This might be your last chance." With those last words of wisdom Seiya leaned in again and kissed Sora on his now semi sweat covered brow.
"Now go have fun." She whispered and pushed him gently in the direction of the door. He looked back at her, hesitant, wiggling his hips a bit as the plastic poked into his skin through his pockets from the condoms that were hidden there.
"Okay, mom." He said softly and headed for the door finally.
Riku's head popped into the house. "This year Sora!" He hissed playfully and Sora picked up his step.
"Sorry." he murmured and brushed passed Riku. He could feel Riku's eyes on him all the way to the car.
What have I gotten myself into!
Sora thought fearfully and hefted the box into the trunk, between duffle bags, 24 packs of soda and name brand water, and closed it. He walked around to the passenger side of the car, seeing as how the back was full right now and climbed in. Tidus practically jumped on him.
"Jesus man, what took ya. Ma giving you, 'The Talk'?"
Sora gagged and shook his head. "She was just saying 'bye'. Unlike you, my mother doesn't have to worry about me indulging in excessive and often-hazardous casual sexual activities with a plethora of strange partners."
Tidus blinked and looked dazed. "Wha?" He said dimly. "Speak English!" Wakka, Selphie, and Kairi laughed in the back. Tidus scowled.
"Seriously, what the Hell did you just say!"
Riku climbed in at that moment and turned on the car.
"That you're a whore Tidus. The words casual, sexual, and partners should have made that clear." Riku raised an eyebrow and smirked at Sora.
"Next time, speak slower and with less syllables, to Tidus okay."
Riku winked, pulled on his seat belt, and put the car in gear to pull out into the street.
Tidus growled but kept hovering around the front seat instead of sitting. Riku turned quickly then to look back through the rear window and almost ended up pressing his lips into Tidus'.
"The fu... Sit down you retard I'm trying to drive!" Riku snapped and shoved Tidus back with his free hand. He glanced at Sora briefly before quickly turning the steering wheel and pressing his foot down on the gas.
Tidus grumbled but sat down, folding his arms.
"Put your seat belt on you big ass baby." Riku said flatly and glanced up into the rear view mirror as he drove. Tidus glared but pulled on his seat belt.
It was quiet for some long moments.
"Riku! Hey, hey! Put this in!" Kairi chirped and handed a CD case of up to Tidus, who handed it to Riku. It took a moment for Riku to reach back and grab the CD.
"Hahaha, Kairi I didn't know you listened to Eminem." Riku put the CD case into his lap, pried it open and pulled the CD out, all while making a gentle turn at the end of the block. He was a very good driver.
He's good at everything. Sora thought dreamily. He raised his hands and absently ran them over the air vents that were pumping out cool fake air. It was a bit stifling, but it felt good.
"Just play the whole CD!" Kairi said as the music started to play. Riku didn't turn the radio up too loud. He couldn't drive with it blaring like some people could. For this Sora was thankful. He hated sitting in cars with the music so loud he could feel his heart beat syncing with it.
"Is this his new CD?" Riku asked after the song had played for a few seconds. He was slowly bobbing his head to the beat and mouthing the words. Sora looked back at the others and they were all too enjoying the music. Except Tidus.
"Since when do you like Rap, Kairi?" He made a face and looked back over his seat. Kairi shrugged.
"A lot of it's cool when it's not all 'bitch that' and 'shoot up this'."
Riku laughed. Sora smiled and tried to enjoy the music although he could barely understand what was being said. The beat was nice though.
"So, we're gonna unpack and... what...?" Riku said after a minute and the next song had started up. He had glanced up at the rear view mirror again at everyone.
"Swim, ya?" Wakka suggested. Everyone nodded in agreement and it went silent again.
The car slowly rolled to a stop at a red light. Riku looked at the dash board in front of him.
"We gotta make a stop." Everyone perked up. "Gas is low." He added. Running a hand through his hair and ruffling it at the ends Riku pulled into the next lane and made a right into the Super America gas station. It was crowded.
"Geez..." Tidus breathed and unbuckled his seat belt. Wakka, Kairi, and Selphie just kept listening to the music.
"Babe..." Riku called to Sora, whose head snapped up cause he'd hopped away to la, la land.
"Uh, yea...?" Sora asked back. He felt heat creep across his cheeks at being called by Riku's new pet name. Riku was getting out the of van. He reached into his pocket, pulled out his wallet, and unfolded a few twenties and some five dollar bills.
"Here, go pay for the gas. 20 on tank 7 okay. Grab me some Starbursts too, please." Riku handed Sora 25 dollars and closed the door to his side of the van. Sora watched Riku grab the pump to the unleaded gas tank and slipped out of his seat belt and out of the van as well.
The heat wasn't so bad under the huge canopy of the building. Sora made his way to the small entrance in front of the gas station and went inside. There were lots of people inside the store as well. There was even a line.
Summer is always a busy time though. Sora thought absently and made his way to the candy isle. He found the Starbursts and grabbed two packs for Riku and some Skittles for himself. He knew Riku wouldn't mind. After almost bumping into wo really tall attractive guys, and apologizing, Sora was at the front counter. Two girls, really pretty girls, were chatting animatedly in front of him.
One of the girls was average height, blue eyed, blonde, with lots of braids and beads in her hair. She was wearing an orange bikini top and a khaki skirt so high Sora wasn't sure it could really be called a skirt. More like a hip tube top. The girl flicked one of her braids over her shoulder and placed her store items on the counter. The guy behind the counter stared at her for a minute.
"Omg, Aeris, it was so totally sweet." She started and pursed her glittery pink lips briefly.
"He told me he's liked me since first quarter, back when we had Psychology together. He wants to go out tonight, to that new club the Hollow Bastion." She started bouncing, reminding Sora of Kairi and Selphie. Sora looked down at the girls feet and saw she only wore some plastic blue flip flops. A cute beaded ankle bracelet was on her left ankle too.
The other girl, the one that had been quiet was wearing a powder pink tank top that looked really soft. She too had on a khaki skirt but it was longer and slit up the sides just about 4 inches above her knees. Pink sketchers, with no socks, dressed her feet and down her back had to be the longest braid Sora had ever seen in his life. He imagined that much hair would be hot against her skin.
"That's so great, Rikku! So what'd you say? Are you going to go?"
The clerk finally rung up the girls items.
"Hell yea! I had to fight so hard not to jump on him I was so happy he'd finally asked me out!" Rikku was bouncing again. She reached into her little shoulder bag and pulled out some cash. She and Aeris barely paid the male clerk any mind.
"You should bring that one guy, what was his name again, with us tonight. I'm sure he'd like to go." Rikku chirped and took her bag of new bought snacks. Aeris grimaced, which was still a pretty expression on her face, and took her own bag.
"Hmm, I don't know. He's usually really busy. And I told you, there's nothing going on between us. Remember, he's gay. He's got a boyfriend now too."
"Oh poo!" Rikku waved her hand dismissively. "So tell him to bring his guy along. I never said ask him on a date. I just figured since you two were close you'd like to invite him along."
Sora's ears had perked up during the girls conversation. He was suddenly very interested.
Seemed like so many people were gay all of a sudden. Or... that it was just a really hot topic.
"Anything else Sir?" The clerk asked suddenly. Sora nodded, breaking his focus on the girls briefly. "Um... 20 on pump... 7, please."
"Oh, okay then." Aeris smiled cheerily. "He'd like that. He had such a rough semester. Too much work I think. Did you see the guy he's dating?"
"YES!" Rikku gasped as she and Aeris headed for the door. Sora was so into their words that he almost left without grabbing his change.
"Really tall, muscular, super gorgeous. Isn't he studying to be a doctor?" Rikku pondered. Aeris nodded and opened her cranberry bottled juice. She took a dainty sip and Sora saw her lips pucker a little bit.
"That's him. I can never remember how to say his name. It's so unique." Aeris tucked her juice back in her bag and pushed open the door to the front of the gas station. Sora wasn't really following them but he stuck close by to keep listening. It would be a moment before they got through the crowd of people outside anyway.
"Jeez it's hot out here. So tonight at the Hollow Bastion at say... 7:30? I'll come pick you up, kay!" Rikku was walking in cute dainty steps that attracted way too much attention from the many males hanging around outside. Aeris shook her head but was smiling.
"Sounds good to me! I'll call Cloud and see what he's up to."
Sora gasped and bumped into the girls. They'd stopped walking having heard him.
"Hey there cutie. You lost?" Rikku cooed and winked at Sora. He felt a huge blush blossom across his face and he couldn't find any words. Rikku giggled.
"Ohmigawd he's so adorable. Aww, he's like 14. Dammit! They weren't this cute when I was that age.
Sora blinked. 14? She thinks I'm 14? Well... how old is she then? He didn't say anything and just grinned widely.
Aeris smiled back, her expression warm and soothing. Sora liked her for some reason.
"I'm... I'm sorry. I spaced out." He said finally. They were talking about Cloud... and his boyfriend. The Hollow Bastion hmm? Tidus mentioned that place too.
Rikku beamed down at him with a smile so overwhelmingly sweet Sora felt breathless. He'd never expected girls to react to him like this.
"That's okay, sweetie. Anyway, we'll see ya!" Rikku grabbed Aeris's hand and pulled her off towards their car. Sora could hear them giggling all the way.
They'll see me? Sora poked out his lips and raised an eyebrow. After a moment of contemplation he headed for the car. Riku was just finishing up with the gas when Sora held out his candy.
"Look at you. I let you go off on your own for a second and already you're cheating on me!" Riku teased and glanced in the direction Aeris and Rikku had pranced off too. Sora laughed sheepishly.
"Fuck man! Who were those two hot babes back there!" Tidus yelled and stuck his head out of the window, staring wide eyed in the direction the girls had gone. "You lucky bastard!" He whistled.
Sora winced at Tidus choice of words and shook his head. "Um... Rikku and Aeris... I think that's what they called each other. I only bumped into them." Sora explained and climbed into the van. Tidus was eyeing him suspiciously though. Sora glanced around at his other friends.
"What?" He squeaked. Tidus grinned and wagged his eyebrows suggestively.
"That must be some new strategy for getting chicks to talk to ya huh? Smooth move, man. Smooth."
"Oh please!" Sora grimaced and sat back in his seat. "It was nothing like that. The blonde girl thought I was 14 for Christ's sake. She kept calling me 'cutie' and 'sweetie'. I don't think I fit her description of an ideal man."
"Well, Hell, I'll go talk to them then!" Tidus said and made a move to climb out of the van. Riku had just gotten back into it.
"Sit down you horny dog!" He ordered and Tidus flopped back into his seat, defeated. The others laughed at his expense.
"Wow!" Kairi whispered. They're all so beautiful. Ya know, I think these people are all from that really prestigious college Twilight University right. They say some of the most beautiful people go there. Models, actors, doctors, artists and such. They all become really wealthy too."
Kairi was looking out of the window at all of the really attractive guys that were lounging around in their shiny expensive cars, shirtless, tossing beach balls back and fourth, knocking back beers, hooping and hollering to each other and saying weird things like, Omega Cappa, or some crap.
"Which is why Cloud goes there! DUH!" Tidus added with a scowl. He'd always been proud of his older brother going to such a high class school. Despite the glamour that seemed to tag along with the schools name, most of the students were extremely successful with their careers after graduation. Only the best got in at that. Tidus knew there was no chance in Hell of him getting into that school. He'd graduated high school with a B- average GPA.
Sora stared at Tidus for a moment at his outburst but didn't say anything. Riku had said something earlier about Tidus being on edge about Cloud lately. Because he was gay. But he didn't seem angry about that fact.
So what else would make Tidus act so strangely lately?
It was silent for a moment and they pulled out of the crowded gas station and continued on their way to the hotel. It was almost 4:45 by then.
"This is gonna be so cool!" Selphie said, breaking the silence. Everyone made a sound of agreement. Sora felt very giddy too. Like..., like anxious. He had feeling something good was going to happen. Riku had turned on the radio and the famous rapper Nelly was singing over the speakers. It was a song that played often during the summer. Wakka, Selphie, Tidus, and Kairi sang off key, harmoniously, but off key, to the song. Loud and happily which took the focus off of Sora and Riku.
"If you wanna go and take a ride with me...!"
"Riku." Sora started, eyes staring ahead. He licked his lips and felt heat creep into his stomach. Riku glanced at him briefly.
"Yea." he said and switched lanes again. Sora looked up and could see the Destiny Island Inn ahead. Only a few more blocks. This area was crowded too. Seemed like lots of people had vacationed to the Inn just at the start of the summer.
"I..." Sora started, his train of thought broken. Riku looked over at him, longer this time, waiting patiently. Sora sighed.
Now isn't a good time for this. "I'm glad we can, hang out like this, one more time. Thanks for inviting me."
That'll do for now.
Riku looked a little surprised and looked back at the road. They'd reached the parking lot of the Inn and were slowly pulling into it. Riku grinned.
"I'm glad too. And who's to say this will be the last time?" Riku turned the wheel and pulled into the front parkway where a few bus boys were standing. He parked the car but didn't turn it off and hopped out. A man in a classy suit came out of the front doors and greeted Riku, telling him his father had already left word and that they could go right up to their rooms. Riku was handed 2 card keys before he came back to the car.
"Let's go peeps!" He yelled merrily and everyone filed out of the van. Some bus boys were already unloading all of their luggage and food.
"We'll bring your things to your room shortly, sir." Said one of the bus boys. Riku eyed the boy for a moment before leaning in and grinning.
"Seymour, man is that you?" He laughed and patted the boy on the back. "So this was the summer job you were ranting and raving about before school ended. Congrats man!"
The boy named Seymour looked up and smiled sheepishly. A lock of blue hair fell over his shoulder and he hastily tucked it back into his hat. The maroon suit he war was sharp and pressed nicely. He looked overly professional and high class for a simple bus boy. His sharp blue eyes took in the rest of the group and he nodded in greeting to Sora.
"Yup. Your old man's quite the nice guy. Hired me the very same day I turned in my application" Seymour said and hefted a bag onto his shoulder to take to a luggage cart.
Riku followed him, motioning for the others to come. "Yea, he's not all bad. He's letting me and my buds stay for three nights. So that's why we're here."
Seymour looked surprised. "Lucky bastard." He said low, so his boss wouldn't hear him getting casual with a guest. Even though every employee at the Destiny Island Inn knew who Riku was.
He leaned in to Riku and whispered. "So... you and Sora alone finally? Well... Kinda. Are you gonna tell him or what. It was all you talked about the last month of school. What better time then now?"
Riku pulled back and looked the other boy up and down. His expression became husky, but it wasn't a look intended for Seymour. On lookers may have mistaken it as such though.
"Well... I've been dropping hints. He gets all flustered when I get close though. We'll see what happens. I don't want to scare him so I'm taking things slow. Ya know, smoothly!" Riku made a motion with his hand, keys rattling.
"I know he likes me but I'm gonna let him make the first move. We'll move at his pace."
Seymour nodded and grinned. "Best of luck man. Sounds like you're doing way better then I am. Yuna... won't even look at me." Seymour's eyes became sad as he hefted the last bag onto the luggage cart and started to push it.
Riku frowned and patted his school friend on the back.
"Giver her time man. She'll come around. We all know she likes you." He laughed and looked back to make sure the others were following.
"Anyway, we're gonna head up okay. See you!" Riku slapped Seymour once more on the shoulder and bounded off to meet up with the others. Kairi and Selphie were looking around the place like they'd never been in a hotel before. Wakka and Tidus were chatting and pointing at some of the young girls walking through the front door. And Sora was staring blankly in Riku's direction.
Why did he just look at Seymour like that? Is there... something going on between them?
Sora felt his stomach drop.
They seem so close... But Riku never talks about him... Wait... does this mean Riku might really like guys!
Sora felt a chill go up his spine. As semi happy, semi disappointed chill.
I'm jumping to conclusions. Riku acts close and buddy, buddy with everyone. I mean, he's up on Tidus like he really could like him... So I shouldn't start assuming things.
Sora looked back at Riku, who was coming over. He lowered his head and pursed his lips, hiding a guilty blush.
Even if he does like guys... How the Hell is he supposed to know I like him when I can't bring myself to tell him!
"Let's go up!" Riku sang and grabbed Sora's hand. Sora was startled out of his thoughts and let himself be dragged to the elevator. The group filed in and Riku pressed the button for the 3rd floor. The elevator ride was short and sweet, if not unnervingly quiet. Sora almost couldn't breathe because of how thick the silence was.
"Damn... Kinda quiet guys..." Riku finally said as the elevator opened on their floor. He instantly regretted his words as Kairi, Selphie, Wakka, and Tidus practically hopped out the doors and ran up the hallway like a bunch of little kids. Riku shook his head.
"Big ass kids. That's all they are. :sigh:" He looked to Sora and nudged him, batting his eyelashes prettily.
"Well, honey, let's catch up with the children before they cause trouble."
Sora was caught off guard and gasped. Riku snickered and pulled Sora out of the elevator.
"Oh, OH!" Sora said finally catching on. They reached the doors Tidus and the others had perched in front of and Riku slid one of the key cards through the lock. The little light that was once red flashed green and Riku pushed the door open.
That freshly cleaned carpet and mass-produced upholstery smell greeted them.
"Ah, now that's the scent of five star quality!" Tidus said and took a deep breathe. He walked into the room and leapt onto one of the beds.
"I claim this one!" He yelled and snuggled into the comforter. Riku walked in and tossed his keys onto the dresser near the door.
"Yes, you and Wakka can share that one. Kairi and Selphie get the other one." He said and crossed his arms. The room went silent. Sora eyes were nearly bulging.
"What you mean by that, ya?" Wakka question curiously. He had a small smirk on his lips though. Riku chewed his bottom lip for a moment.
"Well, the other room only has one bed. I mean, unless us guys all sleep in there..." He trailed off and a thoughtful expression crossed his face. Sora sat down after the initial shock of Riku's words wore off.
Tidus sat up abruptly and glared and Riku.
"The fuck man? Give the girls that room and you and Sora come in here! I mean, that makes more sense."
Silence.
Kairi and Selphie didn't say anything and they cuddled up onto the other bed and turned on the TV. Kairi and bunched a pillow up under her head and was absently flipping through channels. Selphie was playing in her hair. They seemed perfectly fine with Riku's plan. Wakka stared back and fourth between his two friends.
"What's the big deal, ya? Tidus, don't flip out. I mean it's just when we sleep." Wakka calmly explained and looked to Riku for his agreement.
"That's all I meant, Tidus." Riku said. His tone sounded a bit agitated.
"But it's just kinda weird. I mean, putting guys with girls... to sleep."
"There you go again :sigh:" Look man, if you got the urge to fuck Kairi or Selphie let them know and see what they say. I personally don't give a damn. Just stop worrying about what I'm doing. I mean, what, do you want to sleep with me? Huh, Tidus, got something you want to tell us?"
The room suddenly went silent. Everyone was looking at Tidus. Kairi had even turned down the sound on the TV to listen in. Tidus bristled and jumped off the bed.
"I'm fed up with you thinking you fucking control me, Riku!" he hissed and walked up to Riku. The silver haired boy was considerably taller then Tidus and only stared down at the blonde blankly.
"And I've had up to here with you questioning EVERY fucking thing I do. I don't have to explain myself to you or anyone else. I want to share a room with my best friend. I mean shit. I'm gonna hang out with you guys too. But maybe at night I just wanna hang out with Sora. Seeing as how I'm going away for school at the end of summer and shit. Is that such a crime!
Silence again.
Tidus took a deep breathe, a step back, and clenched his fists. His clear blue eyes were defiant but a bit hesitant.
"Do... you... got something to tell us, Riku!"
"You first beach boy bitch."
"That's enough!"
Sora blew a breath through his bangs in surprise. He hadn't even realized he'd stood up and placed himself between his two friends. He was pressing his hand against each of their chests, making sure they couldn't hit each other if the urge arose.
"Stop it, please." He whispered and dropped his hands. Tidus groaned and rubbed the back of his neck. Riku raised a delicate silver eyebrow.
"We came here to have fun guys. Not bicker over something as stupid as who sleeps with who. I'm okay with it so, Tidus, why do you care?" Sora looked to the blonde but got no response. He wasn't really waiting for one either.
"I do want to spend time with Riku..." Sora blinked brushed at his nose with one hand pulled at his cheek with the other. "...And I kinda need to talk to him so... yea... it's cool."
Nobody said anything for a long time and Sora went and sat back down in a chair by the mini dining table. Tidus huffed a 'whatever' and flopped back down on the bed soon after.
"We should go swimming soon!" Selphie chimed in, breaking the silence. Wakka nodded in agreement.
"Our stuff should be here soon, ya?" He said and went to the door to check. Sure enough their luggage was set up against the door. Riku flushed.
"I hope they didn't hear us arguing..." He sent a cold glare in Tidu's direction but it was ignored. Sora watched Riku leave the room and cross the hall to the other room that would be where he slept tonight. He hadn't really considered what he'd gotten himself into at first but now...
OMIGAWD! I'm gonna be alone with him all night! In bed!
Heat seared up through his groin and belly as just about every naughty thought he'd suppressed over the years swarmed his mind.
Sleeping! Just sleeping! Nothing more! Sora fought to hide a pleased giggle. All negative thoughts about that kids Seymour had vanished and he was feeling hopeful again.
But it's so cool! I'll get to hang out with him. Just the two of us!
:gasp: I can tell him! I can try to tell him! No! I will tell him how I feel... Well, maybe not tonight, but tomorrow night I will!
Sora jumped up and balled up his fist. He was determined. Yes he would tell Riku how he felt! No more being scared!
"What, the Hell is your damage?" Tidus said flatly, his face screwed up in confusion. Sora jumped, grinned in embarrassment, as he realized he'd been acting out his internal monologue. He pumped his fist in the air to try and hide the fact that he'd been caught.
"Let's go swimming!" He chirped and ran to the hallway to find his bags.
15 minutes later everyone was in the pool.
Authors Notes:
Whoohoo! Chapter 2 is done! XD Yay! Again I had a lot of fun writing this and I'm trying hard to keep things casual and realistic between the characters. I really liked writing the scene with Sora in the gas station too. I know many of the things in the plot seem random but believe me they all will come up in some way later on in the story. When I think of summer vacation everything feels random. Thoughts, actions, things people do. Like nothing is planned. It's all spur of the moment and fun. That's what I'm trying to pass off in this story. Hope I'm doing okay. I think it was obvious Riku was either gay or bi from chapter one. Or maybe it's just that he likes Sora like this? Hmmm? I did try to make it seem like it was just in his nature to be all friendly with people he knows. He's really bold like that. Writing Sora is too much fun. He's so girly and innocent. But the next chapter we get to see Sora lose his shy attitude. He's dead set on telling Riku how he feels now! So there might be some Lime-y stuff next chapter. So soon you say? Sora's been waiting 18 years!