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.

Misunderstandings


The warm morning's sun shined through the clear glass of Riku's window, yellow beams washing over the two huddled bodies in the bed. Both sleeping soundly, their limbs wrapped around one another with the older clutching the younger close to him, protectively. Seagulls chimed outside flying in circles, searching for their morning meal.

Light, quick footsteps pounded along the concrete of sidewalk. The large wooden gate opened and closed quickly with a slam and those same footsteps continued onto the grass below Riku's window. Their small hands searched the ground for small pebbles, picking up a few frantically. The person stroked their red locks behind their ear and began tossing the small rocks at the semi-opened window. The rocks hit the glass and occasionally slip through the opening, striking the silver haired teen in bed.

"Rikuuuuuu! Are you awake?" Kairi called, tossing another rock into the room. The gray stone, unusually large compared to the rest, struck Riku's head, waking him. He groaned and rubbed the back of his head, screwing his eyes tight in pain. Small clinks came from outside and yet another rock smacked him in the head.

Riku grumbled small curses as he untangled himself from the sleeping boy to see what was the big deal outside. He ran a hand through his silver hair and blinked his aqua eyes as he climbed up to his window. His eyes widened as another rock came straight for him, but dodged it easily. He scowled at the girl below his window, who had her eyebrows furrowed in worry.

"Kairi? What are you doing? You know how many of those rocks you threw actually hit me?" He scolded the younger girl and rubbed a sore spot on the back of his head. Kairi's light purple eyes widened a bit before dropping the few remaining stones in her hands. She wiped her hands on her lavender miniskirt, clearing her throat nervously. She pulled her white tank top down a bit to cover herself before speaking.

"Sorry, Riku! I didn't think they'd hit you. Have you seen Sora? He wasn't at his house, and his mom said that she hadn't seen him all night. I'm worried." Her hands fidgeted and she kicked the ground in frustration. She brushed her hair again and looked down in the direction towards Sora's house, licking her lips.

"I checked around Tidus and Wakka's houses before I came here. I don't think he slept at the island, but he doesn't normally do this kind of thing. So…do you know where he is?" Kairi stared back Riku's questioning gaze. One of his gloved hands was on the windowsill and the other was still resting in his hair. He stared back into his room, glancing at Sora. He smiled at the serene look on the brunette's face. Sora was nuzzling against Riku's pillow as if he was laying into the other's chest. Looking back at Kairi, the aqua-eyed boy began to laugh.

"Ha…Kairi, he's been sleeping over here. I don't know why you're so worried about him, like you're his girlfriend." He laughed at his comment while the girl blushed and glared at him. He flashed her a cocky grin before disappearing quickly in his room. He appeared again, dropping about eight to nine stones out into the plants below. Kairi sighed and then raised an eyebrow as a thought struck her.

'Wait…I've been to Riku's room once before. He doesn't have any sleeping bags or any other place for him to sleep. Don't tell me Sora slept with Riku…in his bed!' She gave a worried glance at the ground below and shook her head in denial. 'No, he's probably sleeping on the floor.' She stared back at Riku who, in turn, raised an eyebrow at the girl.

"Well, wake him up and both of you meet me at the tree house. We still need to continue building our raft and we've gotten nowhere!" With that said, she waved him goodbye and ran towards the gate. Her delicate hands carefully open the gate to prevent splinters and sprinted out. The sound of her sandals on the sidewalk slowly faded as she made it closer and closer to the dock. Riku sighed and turned back into his room.

He chuckled when he saw Sora's position. One of the boy's arms and legs were draped over the side of the bed and his mouth was wide open. Settling down next to the sleeping body, Riku began to think on how to wake him up. He gave an evil grin when a perfect idea struck his mind. He tucked his hands beneath Sora's body and began to gently lift it up. He eyed the boy before he gathered his strength and thrust him off the bed in one swift movement, creating a loud thump on the floor. A groan came from Sora.

"Ooow! What the hell?" He shot up and saw a laughing Riku on the bed, wiping the tears from the corners of his eyes. He scowled darkly and pouted, making the boy laugh even harder. He looked around the floor and grabbed the quickest thing he could find. A small stone, which he had no idea how it got there, shot at lightning speed and struck Riku in the head. The older boy rubbed the sore spot, grumbling something about his head being a target. Sora climbed up and sat cross-legged across from Riku, his arms wrapped around his upper body.

"What's wrong with you, Riku? You don't wake somebody up like that! Don't you have any-" A finger was gently placed over Sora's lips to stop him from creating an argument. Riku dropped his head, his silver hair acting like a curtain to hide the smirk on his face. He could feel the pout forming underneath his finger and he lifted his head to meet the blue gaze staring at him. Riku smiled before removing his finger.

"We have to meet Kairi at the island, that's what's wrong with me. And you sleep like a log, that was the only way I could think of to wake you up. So stop being such a lazy bum and let's get going, Sora." He grinned and got up from the bed, walking over to one of his dressers. He pulled out one of the drawers and pulled out a fresh pair of pants and one of his trademark yellow shirts. Sora blushed as he watched Riku change in front of his eyes. He allowed his eyes to wander and trace every line and contour of the pale body. He could see his muscles flex slightly while he pulled on the black and yellow shirt, which was tight enough to see every detail anyway. Sora squirmed and rocked while Riku changed his pants. The silver haired boy finished up and then turned back to look at the blushing boy with a smile. "That's okay with you, right?"

"Y-yeah, of course. Just, let's stop by my house first so I can change as well." Sora replied nervously, looking away from the other's gaze. Riku chuckled from behind him and climbed back on the bed, ruffling his cinnamon spikes. Content with his handiwork, which didn't look much different from before, the older boy climbed onto the windowsill and jumped outside. He tumbled a bit from the impact and jumped to his feet soon after, turning back to see the shocked gaze on those large blue eyes.

"Well, c'mon then, Sora! We'd better get going!" He walked back towards the window, stopping just far enough so he could hold out his arms in a gesture to beckon Sora to jump. Sora's eyebrows furrowed at the sign and bit his lip, nervously. He climbed up on the window and grasped the frame with one of his hands, while the other was clasped onto the edge. He made a motion to move, but hesitated and held tightly onto the window. He looked worriedly at Riku.

"Are…are you serious? You want me to jump into your arms?" His voice was shaky and he began to perspire from fear. Riku nodded and edged as close as he could without crushing his hands into the side of the house. Sora bit his lip again and closed his eyes for what was to come. He let go of the window and could feel the wind hitting him from below as he fell. He could hear a few footsteps from Riku as he moved to the right position so he could catch him. Sora's eyes squeezed tightly as he expected a sharp thud from the ground or from crushing the hard body below. But…it didn't come; he only felt himself fall into strong arms and pulled into a warm embrace. Ocean blue eyes opened and Sora snuggled into Riku, smiling.

"Don't worry, Sora. If you ever fall, I'll always be there to catch you…and this was my proof of it." Riku whispered and gently allowed the brunette onto the ground. He smiled at the soft shade of pink that appeared on Sora's face before walking towards the gate out of his backyard. Riku quickly hopped over and stopped on the other side, waiting for Sora to come over. "C'mon, slow poke! We should hurry!"

"Oh! Okay, I'm coming!" A voice came from the other side and he heard the fumbling of Sora grasping onto the top of the old wooden gate. He began pulling himself, but wince as he felt a large splinter pierce his skin and begin burying itself. Shaking off the pain, Sora continued pulling himself over and lifted his legs over the side to hop down to the ground. He let go of the top and dropped, Riku stepping back beforehand to give him enough space to land. Sora stood up straight and grinned at the older boy. Both boys dashed down the street towards Sora's.

Loud footsteps became quieter and quieter as they reached the front door, their shoes stomping on concrete and shifting onto the green grass. The metal gate on the side of Sora's house was opened by a crack, evidence that Kairi was there earlier. They walked to the back of the home and walked below the window of Sora's room. It wasn't very high up for the two teenage boys, but for someone like Kairi, it would be hard to climb through. Small rocks littered below that must've came from the small redhead. Riku rubbed the back of his head where he got hit by the rather large rock earlier, cringing while he stared at those on the ground.

"I-it looks like Kairi has a thing for throwing rocks now. Man…she can really throw hard." He squeezed his aqua eyes shut when his hand brushed the area too roughly, causing slight pain.

Sora nodded, and walked closer to a large rock that was below his window. He jumped up on it and placed his hands on the wooden plank below the glass window. "Yeah, I guess. Luckily she didn't break my window." He giggled at the thought of seeing Kairi being scolded by his mother. Riku did a half laugh and a half snort as he stepped onto the rock behind Sora and placed his hands on top of the younger boy's. He pressed his warm body close to Sora's tensed one and moved his hands to open the window. His breath trickled the back of the brunette's ear and grunted as the window shot open quickly. Riku nudged Sora to climb inside. Sora looked back to meet his gaze.

"You know, I could've done that myself." He narrowed his eyes and hoisted himself up. He was just about to climb all the way through until he felt two strong arms wrapping around his waist. Arching his eyebrows, Sora glanced back.

A cocky grin spread across Riku's handsome features and he gave a chuckle. "I know, but I love being close to you, you get embarrassed so easily, Sora." He removed one of his arms and ruffled the boy's hair. A growl came from the still-tensed Sora and he pulled away so he could finally get into his room. Unfortunately, when the teen got one foot onto the clothes-littered floor, one of his large yellow shoes hooked on the window and he fell flat on his face. Riku blinked and then burst into laughter, holding his side while Sora got up and shot him a dark glare.

Riku climbed over himself and helped to stable the boy as he got up, still laughing. "Hahaha…you're such a clumsy oaf, Sora. I hope I need to help change you as well." He grinned while Sora blushed.

"N-no! I can do that myself, go…wait on my bed, Riku!" He blushed again and rushed over to a closet, pulling out his usual red outfit.

Riku shrugged and sat down on the bed behind the blue-eyed boy. He crossed his arms over his broad chest and smiled contently. "Alright…you're no fun, Sora." He said playfully, in a mock bored tone. Sora's blush deepened and began peeling his clothing off, but stopped in mid-motion when he removed his hoodie and was unzipping his jumpsuit. He turned back at Riku, who gave him a gentle smile to reassure his worried face.

Sora bent down and pulled off his shoes. A soft thud came from them landing on some dirty clothes on the wooden floor. His hands traveled back up to the zipper and pulled it the rest of the way down. Cool air entered the warm cage of clothing, giving him a slight shiver. He began to slide the material off one of his slender shoulders when he remembered that Riku was still there. He turned back and pouted. "Are you going to watch me?"

Riku shrugged and propped his elbows on his knees. He then rested his chin on the palms of his hands, giving Sora an innocent smile. "Of course! You got to watch me, didn't you? And…I won't be giving up a chance to see you get undressed." He playfully winked at the other.

Sora blinked and scowled. "Y-yeah, I watched you, but it's embarrassing! Can't you turn around or something? It feels weird if someone watches me!" He clasped his hand tightly onto the clothing that was beginning to slip off his shoulder, keeping it in place. Riku chuckled and sat back, his arms shifting behind him to hold himself up. He blinked his sea green eyes at the ceiling and smirked. "Too bad, Sora. It's only fair, unless you want me to help you get changed."

"N-no, I'm fine! Just…s-shut up, Riku!" Sora stuttered, blushing furiously as the older boy almost fell over from laughing so hard. Sora turned, facing away from the laughing boy, and continued to get undressed with nervous hands. In one fell movement, he slipped his red outfit off both shoulders and it fell around his feet quickly. He was about to grab for his clothes, but out of the corner of his eye, he saw Riku licking his lips, his eyes fixed on the brunette's tan body.

Sora continued to blush and roughly grabbed his clothes, putting them on as fast as he could. He zipped up the front, and wrapped his belt around his slim hips, loosely buckling it. He picked up his shoes from the floor and slid them back on, securing the laces. After tapping them at the tips to make sure they were on comfortably, Sora grabbed a clean hoodie from his closet and walked to stand in front of Riku, slipping it on clumsily. He gave him a goofy grin, receiving a warm one in return. The silver haired boy stood up and put a hand on Sora's shoulder.

"Right then! Let's get going before we get Kairi mad." He squeezed his shoulder before turning and climbing out Sora's window.

"Uh…okay!" Sora said nervously and followed him. They both walked towards the dark iron gate that led to the front yard. The younger boy walked ahead to open the gate for the other, but winced when he felt a sharp pain in his hand. He jerked and removed one of his gloves to examine it. Small droplets of blood began to seep out from around the wooden needle that was still deep in his hand. He attempted to pull it out, but was stopped by Riku, who pulled his injured hand towards him.

"When'd you get this?" He asked in a concerned tone.

"Earlier, while we were leaving your house. Heh, I guess I was pretty stupid, it's pretty deep i-ow!" He cried in pain when Riku squeezed his hand.

Riku looked up, his eyebrows furrowed in worry. "Sorry, I didn't mean for that to hurt. You're going to have to hold still, Sora, so I can get it out for you." He smiled warmly.

Sora swallowed hard and nodded. He screwed his eyes shut as the pain returned and Riku began slowly pulling the splinter out. What seemed like forever, the pain subsided, but still sore, and he opened his large eyes to meet a loving gaze. He allowed his eyes to shift down to his hand, which had a little bit of blood forming from the area that was punctured and was slightly red. He tried pulling it away from the older boy, but Riku pulled him closer, gently lapping up the blood with his warm tongue. Sora watched aghast at the talented tongue making massaging circles around his injured area. When Riku had finished, he released the hand and smiled at Sora's shocked face. "Good as new!" He claimed rather proudly and turned to walk away.

Sora blinked and regained his senses before running to catch up. He stopped next to Riku, lowering his face in embarrassment. "T-thanks." He whispered.

Riku grinned and patted his head. "No problem! Now, c'mon! I'll race you to the dock!" He knelt down in a racing position, blowing some of his silver hair out of his face. Sora followed in the suit, glancing at the aqua-eyed boy.

"You're on! I'm gonna beat you this time!" He mumbled and concentrated on his destination. The small wooden dock at the end of the street with Riku's boat waiting for them. He placed his hands on the concrete ground, his behind rising up in the air as he waited for the count of three. A snicker came from next to him.

"Alright, whatever you say! On my count. One…" He lowered his body to the ground, his face scrunching up slightly in determination.

"Two…" Both boys raised their bodies up, preparing themselves for the final number. Their breathing became uneven in anticipation. Their nostrils flared a bit and their shoes grinded the dirt from their soles onto the somewhat clean sidewalk. Sora bit his lip and began to sweat while Riku closed his eyes in suspense.

"Three!" He yelled and the two were off. Their shoes pounded the ground and the wind smacked their faces. The wind felt cool against Sora's already sweaty face. Their breathing went from uneven to harsh and their hair tailed behind them from the speed of their run. Sora's blue eyes were fixed on the goal while Riku shifted from looking in front of him to the running teen next to him. Both of them still had wide grins across their faces, the thought of beating the other in their heads. The air felt like it was slashing their eyes, small drops of moisture escaping from the corners.

Their destination was getting closer and closer. Sora tried to push himself harder, using up all his energy just to beat the boy running along side of him. Riku, on the other hand, ran at a normal speed since he was faster than the younger boy. They could see the goal getting closer still; it was only a few meters away. Just when Sora felt as though he was about to win, Riku picked up speed and jetted past him. His eyes went wide as the boy stopped at the edge of the dock and turned. He panted heavily and gave a cocky grin. "I win again, Sora!"

Sora stopped in front of him and almost collapsed from exhaustion. He could hear the arrogant laughter from the older boy and pouted. "Okay, fine! You win again. What's the score now?" He pondered while trying to catch his breath.

Riku laughed again. "I don't even remember! I thought we were playing for prizes now." He walked closer to Sora, and placed a hand on his shoulder. Oceanic eyes widened. "Since I won yet again, I deserve another prize." Riku said casually.

Sora blushed and was about to object and complain about them having to meet Kairi when he felt a pair of soft lips press against his own. It was loving and romantic, almost, kind of kiss. No tongues penetrated the other, no hidden feeling of lust, just a sweet kiss. Riku pulled away and cupped Sora's heated face, smiling sweetly. "That was the best prize up to date, Sora." He whispered and moved away, hopping into his boat.

Sora turned towards him and followed, sitting across from the smug boy. He sat there as Riku untied the boat, touching his lips shyly. They felt tingly. He yearned to be kissed like that again. Noting the softness and warmth of Riku's lips, the brunette's blush deepened into a deep shade of watermelon. The boat rocked and Riku grabbed hold of the oars. He looked up and mentally chuckled at the state that the other boy was in. He began to row, making their way towards the island. Finding his voice, Sora spoke up something that crossed his mind. "R-riku, no one else knows about us, right? So…should we act any different around everyone?" He asked nervously.

Riku looked at him intently, still rowing, and frowned. "It would be best not to tell anybody, Sora. It's kinda hard to predict how everyone will react to our relationship." He looked back and saw the other dock closing in. Everyone's boat, including Sora's from the night before, was docked and waiting side by side. He began to slow down as they got closer. A small "Okay." came from Sora and Riku nodded.

They both jumped out of the boat and looked up towards the large tree house. An angry Kairi was waiting there, her arms dangling over the rail. She turned her head towards the two and narrowed her lavender eyes at them in frustration. The two rushed up to greet her with apologetic smiles on their faces. She continued to frown and pushed herself away from the light wooden railing, crossing her thin arms across her slender chest. "What took you two so long? I've been waiting this entire time!" She huffed.

Sora scratched the back of his head in apology, trying to think of an excuse. He then realized that he didn't need one since they were basically just changing into clean clothes. "Heh, sorry Kairi. We had to get changed. What did you need to see us for?" He asked.

She raised an eyebrow and shook her head. Shifting her gaze from Sora, she shot an annoyed glare at Riku. "You didn't tell him?" She whispered icily.

Flipping her red locks, Kairi turned back to Sora with a smile on her face. "We need to finish the raft, remember? So…no being a lazy bum today, Sora! We need to get it done!" She raised her voice to a high pitch level, both boys fought their hardest not to cringe at the noise. She giggled as she began to tell the two what to get and do while they laughed nervously.

The day went as usual, nothing changed out of the ordinary. Sora slacked on the jobs given to them while Riku finished them in lightning speed. The kids practiced their swordplay and fighting techniques with their makeshift weapons. Kairi scolded Sora and Riku whenever she caught the two goofing off together. Nothing really changed except for the fact that Sora and Riku would act inseparable, they refused to leave the other's side, ignoring the young redhead almost constantly.

The lack of attention annoyed Kairi and raised suspicions whenever they would laugh or converse with one another and when she would ask, they wouldn't tell her. She didn't mind so much about Riku since she didn't have that much of an interest in him, but it hurt whenever Sora would try and think up excuses to stay with the older boy and avoid her. She always had a crush on Sora and now that he was ignoring her, she felt rejected. She thought that he felt the same way, but now she wasn't so sure anymore. A thought crossed her mind over time and Kairi began to plan to get Sora to treat her like royalty again.

The sun began to set and all the kids began to wave their goodbyes to one another. Three boats jetted off towards the bigger island where they lived. Three boats, however, remained docked. Each belonging to Sora, Riku, and Kairi. Kairi waited by her own boat for the two boys to leave. She began to kick a loose board on the dock when she heard footsteps walking towards her. She looked up and saw Sora and Riku laughing together and walking…unusually close together. She shrugged off the image and pranced up to the blue-eyed boy, flashing him an innocent smile. "Heeeey, Sora? Do you think we could talk for a moment?" She gave her most pleading look causing Riku to roll his eyes.

Glancing up at Riku and back to Kairi, Sora nodded. "Sure, what do you need?" He smiled slightly, raising one of his eyebrows. He shifted his weight to one foot and crossed his arms over his chest. Kairi began to stroke her hair, looking down at the floor.

"Let's go to the Paopu tree, I want to talk to you alone. So…Riku? Why don't you go along home, we'll catch up." She gave off a fake giggle and clasped onto one of Sora's arms, dragging the poor boy away.

Riku frowned at the two and began to follow close behind out of curiosity. The girl stopped when she reached the center of the small piece of land and turned to face the baffled boy. She gave him another smile and pulled down on her incredibly short skirt.

Sora crossed his arms again and cocked his head to the side, giving the girl an annoyed look. "Okay…we're alone, Kairi. What did you need to say?"

Kairi watched her feet for a moment before looking up at the boy. Playing with the hem of his skirt, she thought out the words she wanted to say. "W-well, I just wanted to tell you that I like being around you, Sora. And…all day you seem to have been ignoring me and it gave me the impressions that you don't like me as a friend anymore." She took a few steps closer to him.

Sora straightened his head and sighed. Shaking his head, he opened his mouth. "I still want you as a friend, Kairi. I like being around you, too." He smiled.

A bright smile graced Kairi's features, his answer gave her the courage for what she was about to say. "I…really like you, Sora. Do you…feel the same way?" She tilted her head in a coy manner, trying to make herself appear as cute as possible. Riku, who was standing across the bridge was shaking his head and almost started laughing when he began to think about the look on Kairi's face when she would be rejected by Sora.

Sora gave her a confused look, not fully understanding what she was getting at. He decided that she meant liked him as in a best friend and he nodded. "I really like you, too, Kairi." He gave her a goofy grin and placed his hands behind his head.

Her lavender eyes widened and she stared at Sora for almost a full minute before wrapping her arms around his neck and pressing her lips to his. Sora's blue eyes shot open at the action. He had no idea what to do, but he didn't want to push her away. Even though he had no feelings for her anymore, if he roughly removed her, it would give the impression that the girl is disgusting. Mentally sighing, he decided to allow her to continue to kiss him and he'd reject her nicely afterwards. He closed his eyes, relaxing into the one-sided kiss.

From the other side of the bridge, one could probably hear the sound of Riku's heart breaking at the sight. His sea green eyes were wide and he couldn't tear them away from the awful picture. When he saw Kairi pull away from Sora…HIS Sora, he began to walk over to the couple.

Narrowing his eyes when the two locked gazes with him, he stopped and balled his hands into fists. His body tensed and his arms were straight at his sides, shaking violently. He gritted his teeth and glared at Kairi and then at Sora. The natural beauty of his exotic eyes were clouded with jealousy and his handsome face distorted into a frightening expression. The young girl moved behind Sora, truly afraid of Riku.

Sora looked back at the girl and back at the raging boy. It was unidentifiable of who he was truly angry at, the brunette had no idea of what to do. He stepped back a bit with Kairi moving back with him, still clutching onto his arm. Riku glared at the two for a moment before taking a deep breath and closing his eyes. Gathering his courage, Sora tried to say something. "Riku…"

Riku looked up and shook his head. He narrowed his eyes again. "Sora…you jerk…" He couldn't think of anything else to say. His body still shook violently. In order to avoid doing anything he would regret, Riku turned quickly and ran towards his boat. Tears began to escape his eyes while he tried to remove that image of the two from his mind, leaving the confused girl and the guilty boy behind.

Chapter End


A/N: HAHAHA! Riku reminds me of a jealous girl in this chapter, I love it. xD He's more of a girl than Kairi!

Err, there wasn't any implied Kairi-bashing in this, by the way. I don't hate her, but her coldness in this was more directed towards Riku since..well. xD I personally don't think Kairi likes Riku very much. She always seemed to treat him pretty poorly despite all he did for her. She was really just mad in this since Sora was missing and she finds him with someone who I think she doesn't really care very much for, you know? But these are my feelings! xDDD There's more to what I explained, but I'd be typing gigantic paragraphs to go through all the details.

Anyhoo, hope you enjoyed! Revamped version and jazz and review. :P