Title: Winner Takes All

Pairing: Riku x Sora

Summary: Sora and Riku decide to stay up all night and play video games. After winning many games in a row, Riku decides he wants a prize. RxS

Warning: Do I have to say that this is Yaoi? Yes, it involves two boys kissing and many other things. If you feel uncomfortable with this sort of thing, then hit that back button right now. Don't expect me to react to flames, I just ignore them, but I welcome those lovely reviews. Enjoy the story.

Disclaimer: I do not own either Kingdom Hearts, Riku, Sora, or anything else. So, please do not sue me, I'm seriously not worth it.

Depression and Realization


It's been almost a week since that night Sora spent with Riku. His thoughts were in a whirl, he couldn't get the silver haired teen out of his head regardless of what he did. Often, he would sit and think in the tree house that looked over Destiny Islands. Looking out towards the sea and sky, the brunette would try to organize his thoughts and these new feelings he would feel whenever he thought of the other boy. Surprisingly, none of the other children who lived on Destiny Islands seem to question him much at all about his sudden change in personality. The normal carefree and cheerful Sora that they all knew became very distant and quiet. But…it's not like he wants to be like that.

Despite his temptations to return to the way things before, whenever he wanted to run down to his friends, flashes of that night ransacked his mind and he would stay put. He normally rested his head on the wooden railing that overlooked the white sandy beach. The grains of the splintered wood scratched up his chin a little, but he was always too preoccupied in those new feelings that cause his heart to fluttered faster to even notice. Strange, they aren't caused by the sweet redhead girl that Sora's attention always had been drawn to, but by Riku. As a matter of fact, when he watched the others play so care freely, he was really looking out for those intense eyes that made him weak in the knees when they would stare at him. 'How can this be right…Riku is my best friend, why does he make me feel this way?' Sora mentally asked himself.

The young brunette shut his deep blue eyes shut, trying to block out those strange thoughts. But…flashes of images of his friend went through his mind. Many of those were from the past when they were laughing and playing around with each other. Others were what seemed to be…his fantasies? Sea green eyes staring deeply into his, just the thought of them brought a blush to his slightly tanned skin. Soft silken lips pressing up to his own, and cradling his head to that strong muscled chest afterwards. Sora shivered, and quickly opened his eyes. Pushing himself away from the railing, Sora yawned softly before noticing that the sun was setting. Orange hues painting the entire island, He could see the redhead, Kairi, waving goodbye to all of the other children. The returned the gesture before hopping into their own boats and racing each other to the mainland.

One child, however, didn't leave. There was another boat other than Sora's own. He already knew who it was; it was the same person who decided to admire the ocean from the small island where the Paopu Tree was located. The one who never left his thoughts, and whom he wanted to be held by again. Riku…

Sora bit his lower lip as he looked into the distance and saw the familiar figure of his friend.

'Should I…should I tell him…?' He contemplated to himself on whether or not he should go over and admit these feelings to his friend. A small prang of nervousness shot through his stomach as his small lithe body tensed up before taking the first step down the wooden path leading towards the beach. The sound of his yellow shoes thumping against the hollow sounding planks intermingled with the soft echo of delicate waves lapping onto the sandy shore. Sora wrapped his arms around his body, many 'what ifs' going through his mind as he got closer and closer.

'What if he rejects me? What if he grows to hate me? If that happens, can I possibly live without him?' Then again, Riku was the one who caused Sora to feel these weird feelings…this…crush? No, this is more than a crush. Not only did Riku touch the boy in ways he never felt before, he was very gentle…very loving to him the entire time. Remembering one thing distinctly, Sora gently placed a few fingertips to his trembling lips. He had kissed him…the brunette could still feel the softness of those lips on his, even if it has been close to a week after the fact. 'I don't have just a crush on Riku…do I…do I love him…?'

That one question buzzed around the inside of his skull, repeating it over and over again. Sora stopped dead in his tracks, not knowing where on Destiny Islands he had walked. Then, a small smile appeared on Sora's face as he silently whispered, "Yes, that's right."

"What's right, Sora?" A curious response to his statement came from in front of the blue-eyed boy. Shocked, his face snapped up, catching the smiling gaze of Riku. He was sitting on top of the strange tree, one leg dangling down and the other rest atop where he rested his strong muscular arms. A handsome smile on his pale face, a few strands of silver blew in the soft breeze, glistening like beams of moonlight complimenting his intense eyes. Those aqua eyes seemed to be smiling too, reassuring Sora to walk closer to the older boy and look directly into his gaze.

Sora bit his lower lip as he blushed when Riku turned to jump down from the Paopu tree and stand in front of him. He rested his gloved hands gently on Sora's slim shoulders. He smiled again, turning his head to the side slightly. "Is something wrong, Sora? You've been really distant this entire week."

The brunette swallowed a lump that had been forming in his throat. He shook his head, with a hush. "No, nothing's wrong."

A silvery eyebrow rose at his answer. Squeezing Sora's shoulders a little bit, he opened his mouth to object. "That's a lie. You haven't been at all like yourself, Sora. Tell me the truth…" His voice was firm, but still gentle. The younger boy hung his head low, trying to hide his expression. Small crystalline tear drops began to fall on the sand near those large yellow shoes, Sora's small shoulders began to shake. Riku gaped at his friend, kneeling down so he could look into his eyes, but his messy brown hair acted like a curtain, protecting his oceanic eyes.

"Sora…" Riku tried to look past his brown spikes to see his face, but had no luck. Then he thought back on what he did to the boy not too many days before. His platinum eyebrows knitted together as he, also, hung his head low. Silver locks falling all over, like white icicles glistening in what was left of the sunlight. "I'm sorry…" He muttered out.

Sora looked up, his eyes slightly red and puffy, staring at Riku in disbelief. 'Why did he apologize?' He wondered as he wiped his eyes with the back of his bare forearm. The silver haired teen released his friend and turned back towards the Paopu Tree. He rested a hand where he was sitting only a few minutes earlier. His sea green eyes narrowing as he gazed at the few stars that began to appear in the sky.

"I'm so sorry, Sora. If I would've known that what I did the other night would've done this to you…I wouldn't have forced you to receive that treatment." He moved his gaze down to the bejeweled waters glistening with glittering reflections of the few stars in the sky.

"It's all my fault…" His voice was low, a hoarse whisper. Sora just blinked, dropping his arms to the side as he stared at Riku. The platinum locks shock vigorously as Riku pushed a thought of what he wanted to say. "It's all my fault, I did this to you…I'm sorry. Just…please…" He closed his large eyes, gritting his teeth.

"Please, just turn back into the old Sora!" His voice echoed around them, both gloved hands roughly grabbing onto the tree trunk. The young brunette gasped at Riku's sudden cry for him to be like he used to be. He now felt terrible that he had been quiet this entire time as Riku blamed himself for whatever he thought was wrong with Sora. But…nothing was wrong with him, he was just confused. But…it has to be now or never. Taking a quick breath, Sora practically lunged onto the trembling teen. His small arms wrapped tightly around his waist, causing Riku to lose his balance and they both fell into a mound of soft white sand.

The smaller boy quickly scrambled to get on top of the larger one. Cerulean eyes locked onto aqua. Riku opened his mouth to say something, but Sora cut him off by kissing him shyly on the lips. They mingled there together for a moment before they parted, gazing deeply into each other's eyes.

"Sora…" Riku began, but Sora smiled coyly and raised a hand to hush him.

"Sorry, I seemed to have worried you, huh Riku?" His usual cheerful demeanor was there, still intact. His eyes bright and shining, even though it was slowly getting darker and darker. A small smile graced Riku's features, but before he could even deny or agree with what the young boy just said, he was cut off with a cheery laugh as Sora cuddled into his chest.

"Ever since that night at my house, you just gave me a lot to think about. It took me almost a week to actually figure out why I was so confused about everything!" He giggled childishly, causing Riku to grin.

"And, what was it?" The older boy prodded. Sora, a bit out of breath, continued.

"I…" He paused. 'Maybe I shouldn't say that just yet…what if Riku doesn't feel love towards me?' He shook his head, messing up his spiky brown hair even more, if it's possible. "I just want to be with you…" A bright smile stretched across his face as he nuzzled into Riku's warm chest.

The silver haired boy only nodded and wrapped his arms around the smaller body on top of him. Drawing close to his ear, he merely whispered, "Me too…"

They both laid there for a while, before Sora got up off of the other boy to look into his exotic sea green eyes. A bright blush was on his face when he remembered something else from the other night. Riku sat up, propping his hands behind him for support, tossing his head to the side with curiosity. "Is something wrong, Sora?"

Sora just nodded, his blush deepening. "Yeah, you won…"

A silver eyebrow rose at the sudden statement. "I won?" He stopped to think about what Sora meant, but nothing came to mind. He was so worried and depressed about the other boy earlier, he never thought about any contests they probably had going on. The brunette rolled his bright blue eyes.

"The other night, when we were going to stay up all night. I fell asleep before daylight so…" His blush returned when a thought crossed his mind.

The same thought seemed to have crossed Riku's mind as a devious smirk appeared on his handsome face. Moving a silver lock of hair away from his eyes, coolly, he adjusted so he could sit up straight without the help of his hands.

"I guess that means I can have a little more fun for my prize."

Chapter End


A/N: ANGST! Ohmigoodness, fear it! xD Sora was probably a bit OOC and Riku, too, but um...angst might do that, you know? When you brood, you can't do anything else, BUT BROOD! HAHAHA!

Anyhoo, review! Updated the chapter with new paragraph construction. :) Woo!