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A/N: Sorry about taking forever to update this thing. I had a chapter typed out, but I really hated it and decided to start over...heh.

Trying Something Different

"Have you ever turned anything in late?" "No. Why would I?" "I dunno. You just seem kind of paranoid about messing up in school." "I am not! I just want to do well, that's all." "Sora...You've been brainwashed." Sora rolled his eyes before leaving to drop off his tray.

Riku was quick to follow pursuit. "Brainwashed." "Just because I care about my reputation doesn't mean I'm brainwashed." "Mmmhmm..." "Grow up." "Make me." "You suck." "Erm...no, I don't." "We still have homework." "Not that much." "We still shouldn't put it off." "I think we should for once." "Whatever. I'm going back to the room." "Okay, see you later then." "You're not coming?" "Nope."

"Riiiiiku." "You can hang out with me if you wanna." "But..." "Of course I'm not forcing you." Sora looked down at his watch, really not liking the situation. "Fine." Riku smirked. "I'll convert you yet." "Don't count on it." "Come on, let's set at the picnic table."

xXx

"Now what are we doing?" "Nothing." "You're weird, you know that?" "Yup. But you love me anyway." "Don't we have a paper to write?" "Not right now we don't. There's still some time till curfew. Not that Demyx ever checks up on us anyway." Sora fought a smile that was creeping up on his face. "You don't like Demyx do you?" "No." "Why not?" "You honestly don't know?" "Know what?" "The way he looks at you...and me. It just screams sexual predator."

"That doesn't mean anything. Maybe he is just looking out for us. It is his job after all." "Not likely. Ya know he is gay." "How would you know?" "Have you paid attention to the way he dresses?" "So he is a little more feminine than most guys, that still doesn't mean anything." "Okay." "You don't believe me, do you?" "We'll see." "He's not gay." "You wanna bet?" "Okay." "Five dollars to whoever is right. Sound fair?" "You're on."

Sora began laughing, causing Riku to give him a funny look. "What's so funny?" "Nothing. It's just I never thought we would ever have a conversation about whether or not someone was gay." Riku let out a light chuckle before he decided he would rather set on the top of the table. "Yea. There's a lot of stuff I never expected to happen." "Yea, but you think it will all turn out alright?" "Hopefully." "Yea..."

xXx

"I'm proud of you, Sora." Sora craned his neck to see Riku setting above him. "Why?" "Because it's five minutes till curfew, and you haven't even noticed." "It's what?" "Make that four minutes now." "Um...okay...err..." Riku smiled slightly. "Come on. We can still make it."

Riku started out in a sprint towards the dorm. As long as Sora didn't trip, they would be able to make it on time. Sora ran as fast as he could, hating Riku's slight height advantage when it came to running. They made it inside the building with a few minutes left. The steps were going to be a pain to run up. "How you doing back there?" "Hmph." He barely heard Riku's laughter as they turned the corner. They were on the right floor...now they just needed to get to the room without being noticed. Sora nearly slid into Demyx when they reached the door.

Of all the people to run into it had to be him. What if he actually decided to do his job today? Sora started panting with his hands on his knees, while Riku stood there calmly with his arms crossed. "Running a little late tonight, aren't we boys?" Riku shrugged his shoulders, and Sora decided that he shouldn't attempt to talk just yet. Demyx looked down at his own watch, studying it carefully. "Close enough. Just don't complain to me if you didn't finish your homework."

xXx

Demyx continued to walk down the hallway, allowing Sora and Riku to find their sanctuary. "That..." Heavy breathing. "...was close." More heavy breathing. Riku wrapped an arm around Sora's shoulder. "I doubt he would turn us in, even if we were late." "Because you think he is gay?" "No. Because he is too lazy to turn the paper work in." "Oh..." "But he is gay." "Ugh."

"Now let's see about that homework." Sora stacked his books up on his desk, trying to find the ones that he needed for the night. He quickly set to work, not even paying attention to whether or not Riku had his homework out.

Sora was about ready to hit his head on his desk a few times once he saw that it was already midnight. Riku was wrong. Majorly wrong. The few assignments they actually had, were taking up a lot of time.

xXx

"How much do you have left?" "Essay." "That's not too bad then." "What do you have left?" "Nothing." Sora's head finally dropped down to his desk. He could hear the paper crumple underneath his head. "Hey it's not too bad. I'll help you write it. The longest it can take is an hour." "I can't think straight Riku. I'm usually asleep by now." "Just look at it as a challenge. You might even win a prize." "There's no prize. You're just trying to make me feel better." "There could be a prize, but you'll never know if you don't finish."

"Fine. What did the gnome tell the witch?" Riku had to cover his mouth up to hide his laughter. "You weren't kidding. You really can't function well when you don't get your sleep." "Ya think?" "Okay...well first of all, there are no gnomes. You should be thinking of nomads, if you read the same chapter I did." "Eh...I guess that makes more sense..." Riku stood behind Sora's chair, resting his head on the boy's shoulder for a moment. "And the witch was an apothecary."

"Eh...I can't do this..." "Here, I'll look over what you have so far." Sora handed over the paper over his shoulder. He turned around when he didn't notice Riku leaving. "I'm going to need a pen or something." "Okay." Sora handed over the pen that he was writing with. Riku got situated on his bed, so he was on his stomach with Sora's notebook in front of him.

xXx

He tried not to laugh at Sora's various mistakes. Maybe this wasn't such a great idea. Sora really wasn't kidding about not being able to think straight. He marked through a few more mistakes, taking the time to write in the correct words. "Looks like all you need is a conclusion now." "Oh, okay. Can I see the paper again?" Riku handed the paper over, hoping Sora wouldn't look at the clock again. He was nearly finished, he just needed to concentrate on it for a little longer.

Sora finally finished his paper, and got Riku's nod of approval. He was ready to crash now. "Great. Now you just have to rewrite it." "Oh nooooo..." "The teacher will never be able to read that, ya know." "Yea..." Sora took his pen and grabbed a clean sheet of paper. "How come you're still up?" "Heh, I guess I feel kind of bad for messing your schedule up." "But I chose to stay with you on my own." "Yes, and now I'm staying up with you tonight." "You're still weird, you know that?" "And you're brainwashed." "Psht."

xXx

"There! It's finally done." "See I told you it would work out." "Meh." Sora packed his books up, ready to collapse in bed. "Aren't you going to change into your pajamas?" "Eh..." "You'll sleep better if you do." Riku was changing into his own pajamas. Tonight they were plain black pajama pants and a matching short sleeved top. "I can't find anything." "What would you do without me?"

Sora started to walk to his bed, ignoring Riku's question. "Okay let's see what you have in your dresser." Riku started shifting through clothes that were in Sora's dresser. "I'm sure there's something here. Ah...what's this?" Sora ran over and grabbed the item out of Riku's hands. "That's so cute." "No it's not. And I'm not wearing it." "Ah, but I bet you would be so adorable in teddy bear pajamas." "No."

"You know I'm not going to let you sleep until I see you in your teddy bear pajamas." "You're evil." "And it's no big deal to me if I'm late to class in the morning cause the alarm wouldn't wake me up." "Fine. Just go back to your side of the room. I don't feel comfortable with you watching me like that." "Anything you say, baby."

xXx

Sora changed into his pajamas. The one's with all the little cartoon teddy bears all over it. The one's his mom had given him for Christmas. He wasn't even sure how it got packed in with his other stuff. He nearly cursed as a piece of it fell to the floor. Riku raised an eyebrow. "Now what is that?" "Ears...they came with it..." Riku's grin broadened as he looked at the article now laying on the floor. "Sora..." "If I wear it, can I go to sleep?" Riku nodded his head, and watched as Sora put the little head piece on completing the outfit.

Sora crossed his arms before walking over to his bed. It had been a great day. A really great day. It had been for Riku anyway. He had never saw anything so adorable in his life. The only thing that could make the day better was if he had a camera. He would definitely have to buy one.