Author's note: Here are the next two chapters, merged into one because one of them is rather short. To anyone who reads this, we are approaching the end of my already writing part of this fan fiction, so updates will not be this close together. Yes, this will be a SxR fic, for now, I am not sure if I will be bringing any other people into the mix... maybe Cloud, but who knows. Uhm, again, please comments and criticize my work, I am planning on revising this cause I don't know if I like where it is going so far; but if people like it, then I will continue.
Disclaimer: I do not own Kingdom Hearts in any way, shape or form.
Warnings: I am going to up the rating a bit here, just for those who don't like boys touching each other in non-promiscuous way. So yes, Sora and Riku get a little close in this chapter.
I still need a title people, help me out, please?
By lunchtime, Sora felt like he was walking on a cloud, on top of the world, like he could run around the world. Kairi had said yes. She had agreed to go on a date with him. Well, technically he was just showing her around town, but to him it was a date. It had taken all of his courage to ask her, and he had stuttered the whole time he was talking. Luckily for him, Kairi had thought the stuttering was cute and had said yes. Now, as he walked through the cafeteria to a table where all his friends were sitting, he had a goofy grin on his face and there was a bounce to his step. As he approached the table, he could see all the odd looks his friends were giving him; but he didn't care!
"What happened to Sora? He looks like he got his over the head by a very big, and very heavy object." Tidus laughed, while busily stuffing fries into his face.
"Who knows? Maybe Kairi sneezed on him." Riku stated, shaking his head before turning back to his lunch tray.
Sora heard Riku's remark and immediately pouted, the typical thing for the young brown-haired boy to do. "She did better than that, Riku." He replied, his expression changing to one of triumph. "She said yes to a date with me."
Riku nearly choked on his food, not from surprise, but from laughter. He had burst out laughing at the news, not believing it one bit. "Yeah right, like she would actually agree." Sora glared at his best friend, were all best friends this supportive of their friends?
"It is true Riku! She said yes, you could go ask her yourself if you don't believe me." Sora stated defiantly, taking his seat beside Riku, still keeping his glare.
It took Riku a couple minutes, but he finally calmed down, his laughter diminishing to a snicker every now and then. Turning to look at me, he just shook his head. "What did you do? Threaten her? Or no... maybe offered to do her homework? No, not that either, you can barely do your own..." Riku mused, looking around the table for other peoples' input on it.
"I think he paid her." Tidus chipped in, that wild, goofy grin on his face.
"Well, I think Sora actually did it. It was about time he finally got a date." Selphie added, nodding towards Sora. Though, he couldn't tell whether or not what she said was a good thing.
"Well, thanks Selphie, at least I know who my true friends are." Sora pouted, yet still managing to glare at the two other males at the table. "You know very well I have no money, so she must have agreed on her own. So there." And with that, Sora stuck out his tongue in a childish manner and things went about their normal lunch routine. Sora eating off Riku's tray, he had no money, remember, and Tidus was making wise-ass remarks, while Selphie kept quiet. Tidus and Selphie were new members to their group, having only known Sora and Riku for a year; but they were still good friends.
As lunch ended, the four friends parted ways, Sora and Riku going to their next class together; Sora still talking excitedly about his date, but Riku showing no interest.
Riku pressed his back against the cold locker as he waited for his best friend to show up so they could start their daily ritual of walking home together. No sooner had he done that, Sora came bouncing down the hall. Today had definitely been a day for Sora bouncing and skipping everywhere. As he came to a stop beside Riku, Sora saw his best friend roll his eyes as he pushed himself off the locker with his hip.
"What?" Sora questioned, following after Riku.
"All day, all frigging day you have been so goddamn giddy. And it is just getting tiresome." Riku replied simply. It wasn't like Sora didn't get on people's nerves daily.
"What do you expect!? I finally got a date! Am I not allowed to be happy?" Sora pouted, his mood changing in and instant.
"Can't you be happy on the inside? Like you know... silently?" Riku asked, probably a little more bitterly than he would have liked. Glancing quickly out of the corner of his eyes, it was visible the hurt in Sora's eyes at what Riku had said.
"I am sorry, I will keep quiet." Sora whispered, his eyes locked on the ground; it looked like he was about to cry, his bottom lip quivering. He didn't understand why Riku couldn't just celebrate with him. Was Riku jealous or something? Did he want a date with Kairi? Suddenly, Sora was finding it rather hard to keep back the tears that threatened to fall.
Riku heard Sora sniffing a couple time, obviously trying to calm his emotions, and couldn't help but feel utterly horrible. He cursed Sora for being such an emotional roller coaster; and himself for being affected by it. "Sora... no, don't be sorry. I am the one who is being a moron and I should apologize. Be as loud and as happy as you want." He stated, looking over at Sora and flashing him a small smile.
Slowly, Sora lifted his head, his eyes lighting up. "Really? Thanks so much Riku!" He exclaimed, quickly throwing his arms around Riku's neck in a quick hug before skipping a couple steps ahead. The kid definitely had mood swings. Though, he stopped mid-skip and looked sheepishly back at Riku. There was something in his smile, like he was planning something... or needed something. "Rikuuu..." Sora drawled, taking a step closer to his best friend in the entire world.
Uh oh, this couldn't be good, whenever Sora said his name like that it always meant he wanted something. Damn mooch. And knowing their history, so long as it didn't involve any serious bodily harm, Riku would end up giving in and complying to whatever it was Sora wanted. "What do you want now?"
"What?!" Sora exclaimed, looking shocked. "What makes you think I want something from you? Riku, you are my friend, I would never ask you for anything." He explained, rather quickly, waving a hand in the air dismissively while shaking his head. "But..." Ah, there it was; the 'but'. "I am not apposed to asking for favours..." The grin on his face was directed solely to Riku, a mischievous chuckle passing his lips.
"No." Riku said immediately. It was best to try and discourage him before he had the thought to whine and complain. "I have done you enough favours to last a lifetime."
Sora's grin fell, forming that trademark pout of his, at his side, his hands were balled in fists, one finger pushing at the side of his leg. "But Riku! We are friends... BEST friends, it shouldn't matter how many favours I ask you for. You know I would do you a favour whenever you asked for it..." He paused, his lower lip quivering again. "Please... Riku?"
Really, how was he supposed to say no to that? He needed some sort of repellent or something. Sighing in defeat, Riku crossed his arms over his chest and looked at his friend, one eyebrow raised. "Alright, fine. What do you want me to do?"
Getting Riku to agree was the easy part, now to tell him exactly what this favour was. "'Well uhm... as we, uh, both know. I have... er, never actually been with... a girl. So... and well you have... and well... well... I was wondering." Holy crap, why couldn't Sora just get it out? Was it really that hard? Just blurt it out... blurt it out... "I was wondering if you would teach me what to do with a girl." He explained quickly, the words hardly separated by a pause.
Riku looked flabbergast, standing there, looking at Sora dubious. He wasn't serious, was he?
It was a couple minutes before either made a move, or chanced to speak. "Riku? Uhm..." Unfortunately, Sora didn't know what to say and was just hoping to get Riku out of his 'state'.
Riku seemed to snap out of it, though rather slowly. Blinking a couple times and shifting his weight from one foot to another, Riku parted his lips, though took a couple moments to actually think of something to say. "You... want me, to... teach you? How to be with a girl?" Sora only nodded his head in reply. "You have got to be kidding me! No way, you are on your own!"
Sora sighed. "But Riku! You said you would help me! And anyway, you know how much I need the help! I can't even hold hands with a girl! And who is better to teach me than you? You have been with tons of girls, have lots of experience and are my best friend!" He was going to get Riku to do this; if not, his date would be so horrible, Sora would never get another one for the rest of his life.
Riku stood a couple moments, contemplating this. Sure, he had been with a lot of girls, but he had been naïve like Sora, once. And he had to learn on his own, so why couldn't Sora? But, there was always the fact that if Riku didn't help, and this date went horribly, he would never hear the end of it. Hm, well... how bad could it be to teach Sora how to hold someone's hand? "You owe me big for this one, I hope you know that. Like, if I ever need an organ transplant, I am coming to you." Riku stated, starting to walk again, there houses being only a couple dozen feet away. "So when is this date of yours?"
Sora was cheering himself behind Riku as he followed after his best friend. He knew he would be able to crush Riku and get him to agree. "Tonight."
Riku nearly choked. That night? Wow, that was short notice. Riku had to teach Sora everything he knew, well almost everything, in the span of a couple of hours. "You are a fool... now let's get going, we don't have much time." And with that, Riku practically jogged the rest of the way to his house, Sora close on his heels.
Stepping inside and throwing his bag down by the door, Sora doing the same, Riku turned to his best friend. "Before we get started, do you want anything to eat or drink? If so, get it now, there probably won't be much time for breaks." Even though they were short on time, he didn't want any interruptions later.
Sora just shook his head, a victorious smile still plastered on his lips. Riku shook his head too, though more out of the fact that he couldn't believe he had agreed to this. Turning on his heels, Riku climbed the stairs located off to the left of the entrance. Sora had always liked Riku's house, the decorating was simple, yet wonderful. Everything was of a soft colour, giving a calming effect, and all the edges were softened and rounded.
As he climbed the stairs behind his best friend, Sora began to get nervous. It was just sinking in that he was going to be doing this stuff with Riku... his best friend... a guy. Oh well, it was better Riku than nobody, right? Anyways, it wasn't like Sora wanted to know how to do everything... just the basics; holding hands, hugging, dancing, those kinds of things. That's all. Following Riku down the hall and walking into the second door on the right, Sora clamed at the sight of the familiar room. Sora loved this room more than the rest of the house. It just fit Riku so well. Everything had a mature air to it. Most of his things were black, the wall a dark red that seemed to tint everything slightly red, giving it a sort of ambiance. Well, it was that way when there was barely any light filtering through the curtains.
Riku moved around his room, flipping on the numerous lamps in his room. There wasn't actually an overhead light, so Riku had to light his room with various lamps and the window in his room. Oh, that was another awesome thing about Riku's room, his window was a bay window and it was complete with a window seat. Sora had always envied Riku for his window, he could just see himself sitting by it and watching the world pass by. Though, not many people would know that would be something he would want to do, maybe only Riku. Riku was one of the only people to have ever seen Sora calm. And, surprisingly, he was calm a lot; only hyperactive during school hours, or when outside. There would be some nights when the two of them were together and Sora would just sit and think, staring out of his window; completely ignoring Riku.
Sora was still hovering near the door, almost doubting his decision to do this. "Don't tell me you are backing out of this..." Riku sighed, walking over and grabbing Sora by the arm, dragging him farther into the room. "You really do need help, and I am not going to listen to you bitch and moan about screwing up your date. So come on." Sora followed him, a tad more readily than before, and stopped in front of the bed. "So, what do you know?"
Did Sora really have to say? It wasn't like either of them didn't know. "I know nothing about girls... or what to do when I am with them." Sora replied softly, finding his socked feet rather interesting.
"Alright, then we will start at the beginning. What do you plan to do on this date with Kairi?" Riku asked simply, he wasn't going to teach anything he didn't have to.
"Well... I was thinking a walk around town... or something. Then maybe a movie." Sora mumbled, still watching his toes wiggle back and forth in their material prisons, much to Riku's annoyance. Reaching a hand out, Riku grasped Sora's chin and lifted his head so they were looking at each other.
"Well, that is simple. Seeing as this is a first date, you won't have to do much; you don't want to be too forward. Just be a gentleman and don't act like a goofball." That was rather obvious, but Riku figured Sora would need to be told numerous times so it would get through his thick skull.
"Ok... I get that, sort of. But... what if like... she wants to hold my hand? And what should I do during the movie?" Sora asked, finding it odd talking with a hand planted firmly on his chin. He tried to wiggle his chin out of the grasp, and thankfully Riku dropped his hand, but only to hold it out.
"Alright, then hold my hand." He ordered. Sora just looked at him strangely. "If you actually want a chance to go on a second date with her, you have to show her you are affectionate and can be gentle." Pushing his hand farther towards Sora.
Timidly, Sora reached his own hand out the short distance to Riku's, and held it rather tightly, earning himself a shake of the silver-haired boy's head. "No, that's wrong Sora." He stated, letting go of his best friend's hand. "If you do it like that, she won't want you to hold her hand again. Now give me your hand." Riku ordered, but didn't put his own hand out. Slightly confused, Sora hesitantly offered his hand to Riku.
Riku then lifted his own hand, his fingers lightly bushing over the inside of Sora's forearm before finally resting in Sora's hand. Sora stared down at Riku's hand, entwined with his own, wondering how that light contact had made his skin tingle. Instinctively, Sora began to tighten his hand around Riku's, but Riku's free hand on his arm stopped him. "No." He cooed softly, a light laugh passing his lips. "Keep it light, gentle. Only squeeze, slightly, if you want to be affectionate." Riku explained in slighter detail. Sora was taking this all in slowly, doing it for the first time. His eyes seemed larger than normal as he tried to take it all in, trying not to miss seeing anything. "Another thing you can do to be affectionate, is lightly rub the back of her palm with your thumb." Riku interrupted, drawing Sora to look into his eyes, rather than their hand. Sora felt Riku's thumb lightly grazing over the back of his palm, eliciting more tingles on his skin.
Unconsciously, Sora took a step closer to Riku, enjoying the feelings Riku was creating in him. His eyes dropped back to their hands, and the smaller distance between their bodies. Is this how Riku got so many dates and the such? Did Riku always have this affect on people? Making you feel helpless, in desperate need of his touch? Or did that happen when ever anyone touch you? God, he felt so inexperienced.
Riku noticed how enraptured Sora was by this experience, and became afraid, immediately dropping his best friend's hand. "Alright, so you can do that while walking or sitting in the movie theatre." He stated quickly, trying his best to snap Sora out of his trance like stated.
Sora look up quickly, blinking a few times before what he had done actually sank in. Blushing slightly, Sora once again looked down to his feet, wondering how to deviate from the topic. "Uhm, anything else I should know?" He asked quickly, folding his hands behind his back, too embarrassed to look at Riku.
"Well no, not really. Unless you plan to hug her goodbye, or kiss her if you really feel like you guys actually have feelings for each other. But I am not going to help you on either of those." Riku explained, his tone serious. Leaving Sora no room for argument. But, at the thought of having Riku's arms around him, bringing that feeling back, except to different part of him now, Sora had to get Riku to hug him.
"Well, I don't think I will be kissing her... but I might give her a hug. And, well, I don't want to squish her... You saw how horrible I am at holding hands." Sora explained, finally chancing a look up at Riku, seeing him frown slightly, but roll his eyes.
"Fine, should I just hug you? Show you how it's done?" Sora only nodded, doing a fairly good job of controlling the excitement that started to fill him. Sighing softly, Riku took a step closer to Sora. "Alright, then put your arms around my neck." Riku ordered, bringing his own arms out and started to wrap them around Sora's lithe waist.
Sora paused again, just watching Riku's hands, feeling then gently run over his clothing, before he, again unconsciously, wrapped his arms around his best friend's neck; it just felt like the right thing to do, even if Riku hadn't told him to do so. He felt Riku's arms and hands plant firmly, but yet oh, so gently on his back. Their bodies were so close, Sora could feel the warmth radiating off Riku. At certain times their bodies actually made contact, causing shivers to run up and down his spine; driving him crazy. Letting his eyes fall closed slowly, Sora pulled himself closer to Riku, their bodies now flush against one another, causing Sora's breath to catch. It felt so wonderful in Riku's arms, Sora swore he was going to start melting soon. Bringing his head closer, he buried it in the crook made by his arm and Riku's neck; a soft sigh passing his lips, lightly washing over Riku's skin.
And once again Riku panicked. Sora was really getting into this, and that wasn't supposed to happen. Moving his arm from around Sora's waist and putting them in between their bodies, in one swift movement, Riku pushed Sora away from him. Sora stumbled back, confusion flashing through his bright blue eyes, as he hit the foot of the bed and fell back onto it. Once again, Sora found himself blushing from embarrassment as he lay there on the bed, legs parted hanging over the edge, holding himself up by his hands.
Riku turned away from Sora slightly, crossing his arms over his chest, trying to forget the feeling of Sora's own pressed against his. "Well, uhm, yeah. You just want to hug her lightly, yet firmly enough so she knows you are there." Riku mumbled, not even sure what he was talking about anymore.
They had only been in there for a short time, but to both of them, seconds seemed to pass like hours, the annoying red numbers of his alarm clock never changed. Sora just sat there, completely still, looking at the blind-covered window, thinking. Mostly wondering why the contact between he and his best friend had caused such a reaction inside him. Never before had that happened. Maybe it was just those types of touches, those sensual touches, no matter who was touching him, he would react in the same way. Yes, that was definitely it, and Sora would prove that tonight on his date with Kairi.
At least, he hoped. Pushing himself up and off the bed, Sora made a beeline straight for the door of Riku's room. "I got to go... get ready..." He mumbled as he brushed past Riku, their arms barely touching, and yet that little contact made Sora's head spin. But he was determined, he didn't stop walking till he was outside of the room, then resting against the wall, he begged the world to stop spinning around in circles. When the world finally stopped, Sora continued downstairs, grabbing his bag and shoes and leaving the house, with Riku still upstairs, contemplating what had happened a few short moments ago.
