Chapter Two:

"So…" Sora began casually, "any plans for today? Any great quests calling?" he asked, sipping his apple juice.

"Hmmm…weeeeeelllll I thought perhaps we could go…acccctually…" Riku drawled, teasing Sora, as only he could, sipping his own apple juice. Of course he had already decided on the days' activity, indecision was not like him at all. And Sora knew it. He smiled evilly, eyes sparkling.

"Pleeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeaaaaaase tell me…" Sora begged jokingly, holding the 'e' in please for an impossibly long time. Riku raised a delicate eyebrow quizzically,

"I thought…that…breathing wasn't optional…" he said wryly, as if questioning on of his own truths. Another thing he wasn't proficient with. Self doubt. Nope definitely not him. Sora giggled, choking on his juice slightly. Riku promptly responded with more wry humour,

"Oooooo! He choked, lets all point and laugh at him!" he said, pointing and laughing,

"Shut uuuuuuuuppp," Sora whined, wiping juice from his chin, giggly quietly still, "so where are we going?" he asked, his voice dripping curiosity. A very typical 'Sora trait'. He was curious about everything. Questioning this and that, reading books on the other, poking things to 'see if they move', you name it, Sora'll ask something.

"It's a surprise!" Riku answered, poking his tongue out at Sora. Sora giggled again. He had a feeling this was going to be a fun day. He downed the last of his juice, dumping his glass in the sink. Riku went to clean the brekkie dishes when Sora called from his bedroom,

"Leave it! It's my turn, I'll do it tonight! Promise." Riku sighed, knowing he'd end up doing them anyway. It wasn't Sora's fault, he was just…forgetful. He cleared the rest of the breakfast dishes and wiped down the table. He liked the apartment to be clean. It was, after all, his space, and he wouldn't have dirtiness. It probably had something to do with his distinct dislike of shadows. He already had most of the blinds open and decided to burn some oil. He opened the small cupboard and scanned the different scented oils, selecting his favourite, jasmine and vanilla. Carefully placing two drops on the glass plate, balancing it on the bench as he grabbed the silver candle; careful not to burn himself, as he was prone to do, he lit the candle, placing it back in the burner and put the glass plate back on the rim. The burner itself was copper coloured, with three dragons as the supporting arches and a long, thin dragon forming the ring around the top. Sora had given it to him as a Christmas prezzie, and Riku lit it when ever he could. He then walked slowly to his room, savouring the sweet, relaxing scent that was wafting from the burner. As he reached the door of his room Sora yelled out again,

"Going in the shower!" Riku smiled to himself as he opened the door to his room. He continued to his bed, flopping down onto the soft, feather filled doona. Lying there contentedly for a moment, he thought of his plans for the day.

Sora on the heat and the fan, flooding the bathroom with light, warmth and the soft whir of the fan. He turned on the hot water, laying out the carefully selected outfit, a pair of black bootleg jeans, a black printed tee, layered with a white with black-diagonal-striped shirt. Very stylish, yet comfortable. He had no idea where Riku and he were going, so he dressed to impress, careful, however, to make sure he was comfortable. He never used to care much, but since with Riku after a few months Riku's 'fashion sense' had definitely rubbed off on him. Maybe that's where they were going…to the mall, to look at the new spring season clothes…his new spring season clothes. Or maybe to see that movie Riku and he had been talking about…he continued to think of the possibilities as he stripped off. Turning the cold tap on, cooling the now very hot water to a comfortable temperature. Grabbing a towel and placing it in front of the shower, so as not to drip everywhere (Riku hated that). He stepped under the water, slipping slightly and banging his elbow on the wall with a reflexive "ow",

"Go co,"" he mumbled to himself, rubbing his elbow. Yep that's another 'Sora trait' he was, for the most part very un-co. Accept, of course, in battle. He put his head under the water, tipping it back so the water was running through his brunette mane. Selecting his shampoo he began to lather the thick liquid into his hair. He breathed deeply, the water washing away the shadows of last night. After all yesterday was yesterday. He smiled widely. And today is going to be a blast, if he knew Riku. He rinsed his hair, just letting the water run down his hair and back. He finally turned the water off, and began to brush his teeth, smiling into the mirror. Yep, that missing tooth was, well…still missing. Another reminder of his run in with Ansem. He put on his jeans and tops, beginning to think of accessories. He decided that he wouldn't figure out where Riku was taking him, and that he would ask Riku to help decide which apparel to don. He grabbed his hair concrete, smoothing some through his hair, spiking it in crazy positions that only someone as young at heart as Sora could pull off. He turned off the fan and heat, causing the darkness to retake the bathroom.

"On second thought," he mumbled out loud, turning the heat back on. He dumped his towel and PJ's in the laundry before yelling out,

"Bathroom's free!"

Riku had, by now, tried on six pairs of shorts, three printed shirts, four printed tees, three jackets, five necklaces, six bracelets, three cuffs and ten, yes ten different sandals. He finally decided upon his fave, very comfy, very stylish black denim shorts, the matching black and red printed tank top, showing off his delicate figure and muscular arms. He also wore his favourite piked cuff, silver Celtic knot work bracelet, silver and red trinity symbol necklace and single onyx stud earing. On his feet were a pair of simple black and red flip fops. He walked towards the bathroom, passing Sora's open bedroom door, noticing the boys' attire and him laying out every piece of jewellery he owned out onto the bed. Riku laughed to himself, already thinking of the perfect pieces. He also noticed that Sora had left the lights on in the bathroom, and hadn't dripped everywhere. Wow, very considerate. Riku's smile widened, why wouldn't you love Sora? 'Cause you're a boy' a snide voice replied. A shadow passed over his face briefly, but he shrugged it off. After all, today's going to be great! He had a number of things in mind for today. He turned the hot water tap on, discarding the newly selected outfit. He smiled again, looking at the pile of discarded clothes, noticing how odd it was that Sora's outfit was completely opposite in cut yet matched perfectly in colour. He pulled off his own PJ's , slipping off his uggboots. He turned the cold tap on, just a little, so the water was bearably hot. He proceeded to wash himself, with a strawberry scented showergel and finally tipped his long, silvery blue hair under the water, feeling it all fall down to just over his shoulders. Selecting his shampoo and conditioner, he proceeded to lather, rinse and re-lather his hair. He turned off the water his conditioner was leave in. he cleansed and toned, primped and preened, scrubbed and brushed, until he was looking his best. Flicking his hair back over his shoulder and reminding himself of a shampoo add in the process, he applied his eye-liner and black mascara to his eyes, making their bold aqua-marine stand out even more. He donned his outfit, and examined himself in the huge mirror. Yes, he encapsulated the very essence of spring. He smiled glamorously before gathering his towel and PJ's and dumping them in the laundry. Apparently having heard the activity. Sora called out in a voice that5 was all at once beseeching, whiney, confused and frustrated (although mostly whiney),

"Riku…I can't decide which necklace…" Riku smiled, sometimes the boy was just…predictable. Moving to help the boy with his jewellery, he grabbed his mobile and noticed he had two messages. The day now officially started. Looking once again at Sora's attire, he decided instantly for the red bio-hazard necklace Sora had bought last weekend with him. Informing Sora of his suggestion he was humoured with mumblings to the affect of 'thinks he's soooooo good…don't know how he does it.' Riku just smiled, flipping open his phone. Yep, as expected both messages were from Yuffie; his best friend and co-conspirator of the days events. The first was just saying Good Morning, and reminding Riku of what she was up to. The other was an invite for both of them to her party tonight. He began to text a reply, confirming both messages.

Her phone finally beeped, she turned down her blaring music (Gwen Stefani- 'What you waiting for' to be precise) it read:

Yuf,

Yep, all is goin well. Morning 2 u 2. Slept …..Well you know how I sleep. How bout u? So yeh everything seems 2 b goin 2 plan Sora has no idea ;)

giggles lol, im so xcited. Oh an sure! Luv 2 come, havent asked Sora yet, but hey as if he wont.

Luv ya

Riku.

She smiled to herself "everything seems to be going to plan" good sign. She had known Riku nealy all his life in the city, all four years of it. They were as close as…well close things. She laughed for no apparent reason turning the music back boack and changing songs to 'Way to go' by the Rogue Traders. Her partry was going to be a blast and if everything she'd been scheming for Riku, would be the best ever! She giggles before bursting into song.

"Cause that's the way to go, to go, TAKE IT BABY THEY WON'T EVEN KNOW!

You can make it cause everybody know THAT'S THE WAY TO GO!"

She loved this song, it represented her personality so well. Party girl she was and proud of it. Sexy queen of the dance floor laid back uni student, care free, sitting –in –the-café-sipping-coffee-shop-chick. That was her. Her philosophy on life : "Sit back and enjoy the ride!" She said out aloud. Not only was it her philosophy, it was her mantra, bible and law. Not one to stay still for very long, and for her dancing around the roo, singing at the top of her lungs was still, she decided to shout preparing for the party. Oh yeah this is gunna be the best EVER!