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A/N: Okay so I know I said I was going to do this chapter as Sora's POV...I did try it, but it was horrible. So I give you this instead. Sorry about the long wait you guys. And of course, thanks for the lovely reviews. They mean the world to me, they really do.

Tell it to the World

Sora swatted at his ear, as he felt his hair shift its position. "Mornin' baby." Riku was blowing seductively into his ear. Seductively? When did he start thinking like that? Sora sat up, to get away from Riku's childish behavior. "Today's the big day. Better get ready." "Big day?" "Mmhmm." It was obvious he wasn't going to get a decent reply from Riku, so he trudged on through his daily schedule.

He wandered down the hall to the bathroom, still tired from his uneasy sleep. He silently wished that Riku wasn't so chipper this early in the morning. Of course he would be better off than Sora. He got considerably more sleep. Yesterday's events seemingly not having any effect on him.

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As Sora stood in the shower, he couldn't believe the turn of events. What was worse, was he couldn't quite figure out when he had started liking Riku. He knew it was before they transferred to this school. Or at least that seemed logical...It had to have been. These things don't just pop up out of the blue. What if this was the wrong thing to do?

Even worse, what if Riku was just playing with him? Should he just act like nothing happened, or ask Riku what that was all about yesterday? "Need any help in there?" "What? N-no, of course not." He could hear Riku laugh as the water to another showerhead turned on. He continued to wash off, speeding his pace up a little bit. It was always easy to lose track of time in the shower. Nothing felt better than having that warm water cascading down his body. Sure enough, he soon heard more shower curtains opening, as the sound of water became louder. This was a sure sign that he had taken longer than usual.

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When he stepped out of the shower, he discovered Riku waiting for him. He had his arms crossed with a huge grin on his face. "You didn't think you could shake me off by taking longer in the shower did you?" "Whah?" Riku's grin if possible seemed to broaden as he started dragging Sora back to the room. "Maybe we should just skip breakfast this morning..." "Nuh-uh. I wanna show my new boyfriend off to everybody." "B-boyfriend?" "Of course."

Sora felt an arm wrap around his waist as they approached the door. "Do you really think of me like that?" "Mmhmm..." Sora fumbled through his pockets searching for his key. He knew he picked it up before heading out. "I'd check the back pocket." "I never put it...HEY!" Riku laughed as he pulled his hand out of Sora's back pocket, holding the lost key. He raised an eyebrow as Sora continued to stare at him with wide eyes.

"Scared of change?" Sora shook his head, still making no progress in opening the door. "It's okay if you are a little scared." "Let's just get our stuff." "No problem." Riku turned the key in the lock, finally opening the door. It was amazing that they haven't attracted spectators with their slow progress. If the day went on like this, Sora just may be late to class for once.

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By the time they got their bags and headed out, there was no time for breakfast. It looked like Sora got his way after all. No matter, there were still tons of people out in the hallway that could goggle all they liked. This was his day, and he was going to let everyone know it. Riku laced his fingers through Sora's, making sure to get a good grip. He could feel Sora try to pull away discreetly.

There were a few odd looks on the way to class. A few people even were as bold as to point at them. Sora had that adorable blush on his face, that Riku had become so accustomed to. He smiled as Sora finally gave up on getting his hand back. "Don't worry so much. At least your parents won't know about this for a good amount of time."

Riku smiled inwardly as Sora must have finally realized that the truth would have to come out once they got home. True he would have his own share of explaining to do, once they got back. Egh...Kairi is not going to like this. I don't really care what she thinks, but I know Sora will. I'm thinking too far ahead. I just need to get through today first. I think he is opening up to me...

Riku continued to lead the way, marveling at the wonder that was holding his hand. Yes, he knew he was a lucky guy. He let Sora's hand go once they reached the classroom. Sora continued to walk at his extraordinarily slow pace, concentrating on the tiled floor. Avoiding the glances of their classmates. Riku was sure that at least a few of them had seen him and Sora holding hands.

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For once, Riku actually wished they had Government. He would be needing to talk to Axel soon. He couldn't talk about this stuff with just anyone. Still he could enjoy the day. Well, enjoy the time in between classes anyway. He had a feeling he would have to take extra good notes for Sora today. At least they didn't have an art project to work on. Sora wouldn't be able to draw anything, with his mind up in the clouds.

He knew he was right when he watched Sora pack his stuff away. The visible notebook page had next to nothing written on it. Normally he didn't like to let people copy his notes, but he wouldn't let Sora fail just because of him. Sora looked back shyly as he straightened the straps of his bag. He would have laughed if he didn't think it would make the boy more nervous.

They've known each other their whole lives, and now Sora was acting all shy on him. It was cute. Not that he would want the world to know that he thought of so many things as being 'cute.' He had a reputation to look after. When it came to Sora, 'cute' was all that would pop up in his mind. Sora just had no idea how enticing he was.

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Riku held his hand out, inviting Sora's warm grasp. To his surprise the boy's hand slipped inside his own. When they were the last people to reach the door, Riku whispered "I love you." Sora squeezed his hand slightly. That was all he needed for the moment. He didn't really expect a reply so soon. Those three little words weren't exactly something you threw around carelessly. Sora could take all the time he needed.

English went well in Riku's opinion. It seemed Sora had once again got a grip on reality. His notes looked much better this time. Though he would still check up on them once they were free for the day. There was no telling how Sora's mind worked, especially in times like these. He was particularly proud of his own astuteness today. It's too early to be thinking like that. The day isn't even halfway over.

Thank god for Study Hall. It was the one class you could do anything in. Better yet, there was never any homework. "You're so quiet today." Riku looked up at the desk in front of him. "Do you miss me talking?" "Yea, I kind of do." He turned back to his books, trying to decide what to work on first. That wasn't exactly the response Riku was expecting. He had really meant the question to be a sarcastic comment, but Sora's response seemed pretty serious. "I guess I'll just have to make up for it later then."

He dug in his own book bag, searching for the right notebook. "Here, you can copy my art notes." "Thanks, Riku." Riku took out his English assignment before slumping back down in his desk. He had nothing else to do, so he might as well lighten the homework load.

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"I'm hungry." Riku couldn't help but to look back at Sora with a warm smile. "Of course you're hungry. You didn't eat breakfast. Remember?" "Heehe...yea..." "Let's get in line. It looks like they have calzone. Does that sound good to you?" "Anything sounds good to me. How come you're not that hungry?" "Because you are the only one that eats breakfast. I'm used to waiting a little longer for food. I'm glad you are acting normal again though."

Sora grabbed a tray, piling on whatever looked good. "Well it is kind of different. I mean it's the same, but not..." "Don't worry. Things won't change too much." Sora nodded. "Yea, that's good." They made their way over to a table Axel and Roxas were currently occupying. "Great day isn't it?" Roxas looked up from his plate of food. "Why is that?" "Becaaaause, I finally got hooked up with Sora." "I knew something was up! That's great, isn't it Axel?" "Mhmm..." Axel continued to shovel food in his mouth, disregarding the conversation that he was supposed to be in. Roxas gave Sora a thumbs up, before following Axel's example.

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Riku knew that a good deal of the school had already given up on Roxas and Axel. There was no doubting how gay they were for each other. Him and Sora on the other hand...the fan girls still had their hopes up for them. If he knew anything about this school, those odds would be evened as soon as he carried out his plan.

As they were eating lunch in the crowded cafeteria, Riku rolled his eyes as he spotted a couple girls with an agenda. It was bad enough that they were always poking and prodding at him and Sora, but he drew the line when the squealing began. Geesh they are going to kill someone like that one day. With an evil grin he decided that now was the perfect opportunity.

He leaned over to whisper something to Axel. The red-head then made arrangements for that same grin to occupy his face. His food suddenly seemed a lot less interesting. Roxas kept looking from Riku to Axel, and back again. Sora on the other hand was happily drinking his water, tuned into whatever kind of lala land the boy liked so much. He heard Riku say, "show time." The next thing he knew, he was being pulled into Riku's tight grasp. Some water he didn't manage to swallow found its way to his shirt.

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Riku pulled him in closer and quickly crushed their lips together, while Sora's arms waved around a little in the air. It only lasted a few seconds. Just long enough for people to notice. Riku was sure it must have looked comical. The way he saw it, he was doing Sora a favor. Now everybody would know about them. It would have happened eventually anyway. Things like this spread like wildfire. Even better, the fan club should die down for a little while at least.

Sora closed his eyes tight while leaning his head against Riku's chest. He tried to imagine everyone gone. He knew he was never going to live this down. The year was supposed to be memorable and all...but...He could hear Riku's laughter over everyone else's initial shock. He felt Riku's chest vibrate slightly within his grasp. "Wait until I give you a 'real' kiss." Sora kept hold of Riku's shirt, wondering what exactly Riku meant by a real kiss.

Sora mumbled into Riku's shirt, "I thought you said you were going to save our first kiss for a special occasion." "Seemed special to me. Come on, let's dump our trays." "Okaaaay." "Not that I really mind, but...you're going to kind of have to let go of me."

Out of the corner of his eye, he saw Naminé walk by with tears swelling up in her eyes. He shook his head, not really caring how anyone reacted. All that mattered was if Sora was okay with everything. Sora's going to have to learn that he can't make everyone happy anyway. Besides, Riku was more than willing to make up for all that.

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The 'incident' from lunch was all people talked about for the rest of the day. Riku could sense that the teachers were angry about the lack of attention to their lectures. It's not like it's the end of the world for them though. They plan around this kind of stuff don't they? Well maybe not specifically what was going on today, but still. They were bound to expect a few days where no one would cooperate.

Getting through classes was an interesting task. People kept looking back at them at random moments. There were a lot of stifled giggles, and comments he couldn't quite make out. One girl continued to 'check her make up' several times with a mirror during class. He would have screamed, if he didn't think that some of the attention would die down in a few days. No need to add to the list of things they would talk about. True he wanted people to know about him and Sora...But it wasn't really so they could goggle at them like fish. Quite the opposite in fact.

The bell finally rang, signaling freedom until the next day. Most of the people had gone back to their little lives. Most being the operative word here. Riku was about to tell some people off for staring when he caught a splotch of red.

"They are gay. G-A-Y. Got it memorized?" Roxas looked up at Axel, arms still around the red-head's waist. "You know that can really get annoying." "Would you rather I used some stupid cliché?" "No, just maybe not 'got it memorized' all the time..." Axel scratched his head before slowly drawling out the words, "'Commit it to memory.' Nope, doesn't really have the same ring to it." Roxas rolled his eyes.

Axel's presence seemed to be enough to clear the hallway. Or at least the area they were in. Axel crossed his arms. "I'm so glad you're not one of them, Sora." "One of 'them'?" Roxas scrunched up his nose. "Don't worry about it. Come on, we can hang in my room for a while. Maybe Axel will come up with a new catch phrase." Sora rolled his eyes this time. "Not likely."

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Well there you have it. Another chapter. Again, sorry for the long wait. Hopefully the next chapter will be better.

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