Title: Love On A Rotten Day
Author: Slashapalooza
Disclaimer:
Kari: -looks innocent with a cookie-
Sora: -attacks you-
Kari: -throws the cookie at Riku-
Riku: -takes cookie, grabs Sora when Sora jumps him and takes Sora to bedroom-
Sora: -from bedroom- Hey! Riku! You lied! The cookie's not in your pants!
Riku: Yes it is. Keep looking.
Author's Note: I'm sorry this has taken so long. First, I had to finish writing this thing. Then I hated how it came out so I had to rewrite it. However, I kept putting off the rewriting until I was finally all 'If I don't send this to my beta now, it'll never get posted!' so I sent it off without rewriting anything. So forgive me if this sucks.
Sora was such a stupid child. So stupid.
Thanks To:
Dreamer, Ink2, Xeora, Tama-Kitsune, Destati Chiaro, Fire-Bubbles, Hikkix, Rikku Rinku, Weeble Wobble, Chic, Reina-183, siverrain, Haven-Hikari, teizonriku, LiLi-Sama, AJH, Ivin Artemis Draconis, lordkagome, kuramasgirl13, Greenarrow-Resurrected, minamotogirl, boredperson, Kumori Sakusha formerly Saelbu, Rezuna Kitsune of Ice, Monie, thekatgirl, RikuSora, Shi no Yume, somewhatcrazyhappyperson, KHFanatic, Ultima, Cheeky Babe, LovelyRikaru, Griever Weapon.
Short Replies:
Shattered Darkness: Tidus is the world's biggest bastard. But Selphie will get her revenge. Don't worry.
KHlover I know what's gonna happen. It's just a matter of getting off my lazy ass to write it. Me and procrastination? Yeah. Best buddies playing bingo on Thursdays.
greyspark Slashy no write lemons. Maybe if you ask Kari, she can write one for me.
MissShadowWell, duh. Sure, Sora was all 'I'll always be with you too' and Kairi was all 'I know you will'. But Riku was also all 'Heh. That's just like you. Always trying to worm your way into my heart' and Sora was all 'I won't let you push me away'. Totally canon. The SK shippers LIE.
addmoose2004: Sora says you are sick. But he'll take the cookies.
PlayingWithFire: I would, but I burned my copy and it was the only one left in the world.
Amon's-Girl: I'm glad you see what you have been missing. Another one converted! Let's go shopping and do each other's hair now. 26 days till our birthday! I'm going to have a slumber party! -squeals-
Long Replies:
Insanehikari– Oh, don't worry darling. I missed your presence, but, look, you've reviewed now! Besides, I have had school, homework, the flu, and report cards so I can't blame you one itty bit.
Oh, no, Sora used the mouthwash alright. I just didn't write it down. Sora scrubbed his mouth off exactly 82 times. I counted.
Lol. That is so something I would do! But then my parents would hate me even more than they already do. Mwaha. Enjoy!
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bOb the bUilder' – Was it a pizza party? I got a pizza party! But they wouldn't let me near the sharp pointy objects so I cried. Then I stole their keys.
Oooh. Shiny.
I absolutely despise Kairi as well. That's why I am starting the League of Kairi Haters! HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!
Riku says he official hates you and if you make a comment about his hair again, he'll, like, touch Sora for a whole, like, three seconds. So there.
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cammy-world – Thanks for the bed sheets. With these two in my house, I have to buy them in stock. I'm glad you liked the chapter. I worked so hard. 21 pages, baby!
Tidus is an idiot. There's been a lot of people saying that. Selphie's gonna have her stupid moments soon, though. Riku's happy you're quoting him. It makes him feel even more famous than he already is.
Even though Riku insists that fourteen comes after ten, here comes chapter ELEVEN!
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XxX Chains XxX – You compare me to Uzumaki-sama? Are you crazy! She's, like, so high on a pedastool! I don't even deserve to breathe the same air as her! I can't even be mentioned in the same sentence as her!
She is to be revered, adored! I am to be.. Uh... Something. But not adored and revered. I'm SO not good of a writer. In fact, I'm having such the trouble coming up with another story to start when I finish this one. Tre annoying.
Me as good as Uzumaki-sama. Hee. You're funny.
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Lymerai – Alright. But I'll probably miss our wedding to sneak in the back and eat the whole cake by myself. And, no! Tigers can't jump through flaming stuff! I love tigers. They must eat cake as well!
Chocolate chocolate chocolaaaate!
I'm glad you like it so much. Makes me feel all warm and fuzzy inside. I shall keep writing! Especially since Kari (HavenHikari) won't let me go a day without writing SOMETHING. Mwahaha.
Nice long review. Me likey.
Date Begun: 2/17/05
Date Finished: 2/28/2005
Chapter 11: When I'm Standing In The Pouring Rain
My tea's gone cold
I'm wondering why I got out of bed at all
The morning rain clouds up my window
And I can't see at all
And even if I could it'd all be grey
Put your picture on my wall
It reminds me that it's not so bad
It's not so bad
I drank too much last night
Got bills to pay
My head just feels in pain
I missed the bus and there'll be hell today
I'm late for work again
And even if I'm there they'll all imply
That I might not last the day
And then you call me and it's not so bad
It's not so bad
I want to thank you
For giving me the best day of my life
Oh, just to be with you
Is having the best day of my life
Thank You by Dido
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Sora watched his mother race from room to room of the house, blinking blankly. Every time he opened his mouth to get a word in, she'd just rush past him, so now he was leaning quietly against the wall outside her bedroom, out of the way.
"Toothbrush, toothbrush, where is the toothbrush? Oh, right, I used it to clean the toilet bowl. No, wait, that was Sora's toothbrush."
Sora stuck his head in the doorway. "Excuse me!" He said, appearing fully in the doorway, his hands on his hips. "You used my toothbrush to do what!"
Seiya seemed to notice her son for the first time and raced across the room, wrapping him in a bear hug. "Sora! I will miss you so much!"
Sora froze. "Miss me? You're leaving!"
"Oh, didn't I tell you?" Seiya asked in the cute voice that suggested she was going to say something that Sora wouldn't like. "I'm going to be at a convention all weekend."
"What kind of convention?" Sora asked, narrowing his eyes suspiciously.
Seiya waved a hand dismissively. "Oh, you know. One of those conventions bosses send their employees on every so often. It's just for two days. You can survive till I get home Monday morning, can't you?"
"All by myself?" Sora asked in a small voice. Seiya knew he hated being left all by himself for very long. An absolutely pristine smile spread on Seiya's face.
Sora gulped.
"Of course not. I've made arrangements." Sora still looked suspicious, so Seiya continued happily. "You'll be staying with the Masakis until I come back."
"WHAT!"
If Sora's yelling fazed her, it didn't show. Seiya rummaged around her closet, coming out with a wrapped box. "Here! I got you a present to help you through this weekend!"
Sora took the box, looking up at his mother who was still smiling happily, then ripping off the paper and looking inside.
He blushed. "MOM!" He said, dropping the box of Warmth for Two Trojan Condoms. "That's NOT funny!"
Seiya looked extremely innocent. "What? At your age, you should be thinking about safe sex."
"I'm FIFTEEN! I shouldn't be thinking about sex at all!" Sora argued, his face still bright red. "You're my mother! You should be telling me that if I have sex, you'll disown me! You shouldn't be encouraging it!"
"I was thinking about sex when I was fifteen." Seiya defended herself. "And, besides, it's not like you can get pregnant."
Sora rolled his eyes as Seiya picked up the condoms and held them out to her son. "I got the good kind. You'll be feeling this one all the way to your toes and back."
Sora snatched the box out of her hand and frowned. "I don't even want to KNOW how you know that," he hissed, giving his mom a dubious look. Seiya merely continued to smile as if Christmas had come early.
"Ho hum," she sang cheerfully. "Alright. I leave in about an hour. Be good. If I come back and you're still a virgin, I'll start thinking you're sterile."
Sora groaned. "Great. My mother is encouraging me to have sex out of wedlock and with none other than the original Trojan Man."
Seiya patted Sora on the head. "Oh, come on. You know the sight of him makes you want to explode in your pants."
While Sora mused on how disturbing it was to hear his mother utter the same perverse sentence as his enemy/lover, Seiya zipped up her suitcase and sighed in contentment. "All done. Time for little boys to go to other little boys' house and play nice. Real nice."
Sora rolled his eyes. "Well, thanks for telling me that I have to leave the house an hour before I have to leave the house," he said sarcastically, turning. "I'm gonna go pack my clothes."
"And I'll call Ayumi and tell her that you're coming. You're going to have a wonderful time." Seiya said, giving Sora another hug. "I love you!"
"Yeah, yeah, I know. I love you, too, Mom. But I'm NOT having sex with Riku!" Sora insisted one last time.
"Of course you aren't," Seiya said, smirking. "So, where are you taking those condoms?"
Sora dropped the box and ran.
-
Kairi rapped her fingers against the counter as she waited patiently for her shift to be over. She knew from Seiya's call earlier that Sora would be staying at Riku's all weekend, which left her nothing to do since Riku would, no doubt, occupy all of Sora's attention.
She was busy contemplating what she was going to do once she was allowed to leave when the door opened and she looked up to see none other than Tidus Mihada standing there.
She eyed him warily. "How may I help you, sir?"
Tidus briefly looked sheepish before walking over and looking at Kairi with an annoyed expression. "I need your help," he said, sounding extremely reluctant.
Kairi's eyebrows shot up. "You need what? From me? Who are you and what have you done with the blond haired jerk I've come to know and love?" She silenced herself at the look she received. Propping her head up with her elbow and looking across at him, she sighed. "So, what's wrong?"
Tidus glared down at the counter. "It's Selphie. I think she hates me."
"Well, duh," Kairi said, unable to believe he was just figuring this out. "Of course she hates you. After what you did?"
"But what did I do?" Tidus asked, looking up at Kairi again. "She dares me to kiss Sora, and I do, and then she acts like I'm the world's biggest asshole."
"Well, you kind of are," Kairi told him honestly. "I mean, look at it from Selphie's point of view. She really lo—" She saw Tidus suddenly go pale and paused. "What?" Tidus gulped and shook his head, gesturing for her to continue. Kairi broke off completely, understanding dawning on her. "You're commitment phobic, aren't you?"
"What?" Tidus asked blankly.
"Have you ever told Selphie that you love her?" Kairi pointed at Tidus when he flinched at the word love. "See? That's what I mean! You're afraid of commitment and so you are neglecting your relationship with Selphie in order to cling onto your first love – which you believe to be safe – rather than this new love – which you have no idea about. Am I right or am I right?"
Tidus gave her a look. "I think you're full of bull."
"I think you're in denial," Kairi chorused back. "Tidus Mihada's in love! Tidus Mihada's in love! Tidus Mihada's in—Mmph!" Her eyes widened to dinner-plate size as Tidus grabbed the front of her uniform apron and pulled her face to his, clamping his mouth on hers.
Immediately, Kairi turned a sickly green color and grabbed the nearest thing – which happened to be a fork – and jabbed him in the side with it. Tidus flinched and let go of her, prying the fork out of her fingers and tossing it over his shoulder.
"What are you doing!" Kairi asked, rubbing her lips frantically. "That was my first kiss! I was saving it for someone more important than your scumbag self! It was supposed to be special!" She was surprised to find that she was crying. "Why did you do that?"
"To prove a point," Tidus answered simply, his hands in his pockets. "And to shut you up."
"Bastard!" Kairi hissed, climbing onto the counter and tackling Tidus in a flurry of flying fists. She whacked him over and over, ignoring his attempts to get up. "How dare you! HOW DARE YOU! I'm gonna KILL—"
"It was just a damn kiss!" Tidus shouted, grabbing one of her wrists and flipping them over so that she was pinned under him, struggling for all she was worth. "What is the big deal!"
"It was my first kiss! That makes it a big deal! And, besides, what about Selphie, huh? What about Sora? Why me!" She glared up at him, giving up on struggling. She wouldn't be able to get up until Tidus let her get up.
Tidus shrugged instead of answering, staring down at the miserable looking Kairi. She sniffed. "As much as I like having you close enough to strangle, could you please get off me?"
Tidus was about to comply with her wishes when the door was shoved open again and the room was filled with barely suppressed sobbing. "Kairi, I know you're on the job right now, but I just needed someone to talk to—" The voice broke off and both teens on the floor looked up to see a shell-shocked Selphie standing in the doorway. "Wh-what is this?"
Kairi moved, trying to get her arms unpinned, but Tidus was still on top of her and too surprised to move. She tilted her head back and looked at Selphie. "It's nothing, Selphie! He won't get off me!"
Tidus blinked at Selphie, then seemed to realize he was sitting on Kairi and quickly scrambled up, scratching the back of his head. "Listen… Selphie…" he said, taking a step forward, reaching out to touch her.
"No." Selphie took a step back, avoiding his hands. "I told you to leave me alone, Mihada. I didn't mean you should go after my friends, too!"
Tidus frowned and said nothing. Selphie turned her attention on Kairi.
"And you," she said, eyes narrowing. "Tidus is a little girly boy! If I can push him off, you can, too!"
Kairi tried not to think about how or why Selphie had tried to push Tidus off. She shook her head. "I swear I wasn't doing anything with him. I swear!"
Selphie narrowed her eyes even further until they were little more than angry slits. She looked from a desperate and half-crying Kairi to an annoyed looking Tidus and frowned. "Get out of here, Tidus. No one wants you here."
"Whatever," Tidus said, giving Kairi a look before heading over to the door. Neither he or Selphie looked at each other as he left. Selphie sighed heavily and put a hand to her head.
"I think I'm gonna need one huge cup of ice cream," she said, releasing a breath.
"Coming right up." Kairi said sympathetically.
-
Cloud flipped through the TV channels in sheer boredom, waiting for Leon to get out of the shower. He would have been more than happy to join Leon in there, but Aerith was home and Cloud was sure that once they got in, they'd never get out.
He'd finally decided on watching some stupid show on Nickelodeon when Aerith appeared in the doorway, holding up a math book. "I don't get it. Can you help?" she asked, sitting on the bed when Cloud scooted over to make room.
He peered down at the math book. "I'm failing math," he said simply, wanting to get rid of her as soon as possible so that he and Leon could have some fun once he got out of the shower.
"Cloud! Come on!" Aerith said, flicking him in the ear. "I know you can help me. You just don't want to because you'd rather be doing Leon. I'd be insulted if I hadn't already been through this before."
Cloud looked at her passively. "I said sorry. And I got you a present."
"I remember. 'Here, Aerith, I got you a golden locket. By the way, I'm leaving you for your brother.' Lovely," Aerith said sarcastically. "But, anyway, please?"
Cloud stared. "No. Besides, it's not my fault that your brother is hotter than you'll ever be."
"WHAT!"
Cloud opened his mouth to reply when he heard the shower stop and picked Aerith up, grabbing her math book with the other hand and dumping both in the hallway. "Sorry, kid, but you gotta go. Good luck."
He heard Aerith huff angrily as he slammed the door shut behind her.
Leon had come out of the bathroom by that time, dressed in nothing but a towel. He raised an eyebrow as he saw Cloud lock the bedroom door. "Did I miss something?"
Cloud shook his head and flopped down on the bed again.
Shrugging, Leon walked over to his dresser, kissing Cloud briefly as he passed, and pulled out a pair of pants and a t-shirt. "What do you want to do tonight?"
"We aren't staying in?" Cloud asked, watching Leon's every move.
If Leon minded, he didn't say anything. He continued getting dressed whether Cloud was watching or not. "Nah, I feel like going out. Maybe take Aerith with us if she's finished her homework."
"She hasn't," Cloud told him quickly.
Smirking, Leon pulled on his shirt and turned around to look at Cloud. "Thanks for telling me. I say we go check up on Tidus and see how things are going with him. Then we can go grab some coffee. Sound good?"
Cloud nodded. Leon grabbed his boots and walked to the bed, sitting down on it and starting to pull them on. He kissed Cloud again once he was finished and got up. "Get dressed. I'll be downstairs."
Cloud got off the bed and was about to go to the closet to get his clothes when Leon opened the door and revealed one angry looking Aerith. Leon glanced behind him as Aerith stormed into the room and proceeded to try and strangle Cloud. "I definitely think I missed something…"
-
"Here's the plan," Ayumi said, pointing at the chart on her giant poster board. Riku blinked at his mother warily. "Sora arrives in less than five minutes. When he gets here, he will be sleeping with you in your room. There's only one bed. If he brought a sleeping bag, I will make sure it disappears by tomorrow afternoon."
Riku blinked as his mother pointed to another chart on the poster board. "When you have Sora lying next to you on the bed, pin him down and screw him for all he's worth."
"Wouldn't that be rape?" Riku asked in a lazy voice, stretching.
Ayumi shook her head. "Of course not. He secretly wants it. By the time you're finished, he won't be protesting." The sound of the doorbell interrupted whatever she was going to say next. "I'll get it. You can put away your present."
Riku glanced down at the box of Trojan condoms his mother had given him earlier and watched as she skipped out of the room. He had the feeling that he was a part of some conspiracy of people determined to get him and Sora in bed together.
Not that he was complaining.
He got up and walked into the kitchen, smiling as he saw his mother and Seiya gossiping while Sora stood by, a huge bag on his shoulders. Riku noted that on top of that bag rested Sora's sleeping bag. Unsurprising.
He grabbed the bags off Sora's back. "I'll take those for you. We're gonna have fun this weekend."
Sora blushed and averted his eyes. "It's too much for you to carry. I'll help." Ignoring the 'aww's that came from their mothers, Sora handed Riku his main bag and followed him upstairs. Riku tossed the bag on the floor, plopping down on his bed and watching Sora set up his sleeping bag.
"You're extraordinarily quiet today," Riku noted curiously. "What's wrong?"
"Like you care," Sora retorted automatically as he opened up his bag. Riku stared at the box that fell out as Sora scrambled to grab it and put it away.
He smirked. "Let me guess. Present from Seiya?" He laughed when Sora nodded. "I got one, too. Except, not the warmth brand."
Sora's face turned a reddish color. "Everybody around here is absolutely crazy. I'm not sleeping with you this weekend – or at all. So get the idea of your head, Riku!"
Riku smirked even more. "You know you want me so bad."
"I know you're a stuck up little… person!" Sora returned, pouting like there was no tomorrow. He blinked when Riku was suddenly in front of him and a warm hand pressed against his cheek. He took a deep shuddering breath. "Don't…"
Riku stroked his cheek gently. "Don't what? Kiss you? Because I really, really want to."
Sora took another deep breath. Riku was so close. Too close. He couldn't breathe. "PARK!" he said suddenly, causing Riku to drop his hand and blink. "Let's go to the park!"
Riku blinked again as Sora suddenly stood up, putting his shoes back on. "Come on, come on, Riku. The park awaits us. We can go on the swings and have ice cream!"
Sighing and realizing he wasn't getting anything but a trip to the park out of Sora right now, Riku stood. "Alright, alright. Let's go, punk."
Sora grinned. "Thanks, Riku," he said in a cute, childlike voice that made Riku groan with the effort of not pinning Sora against the wall and defiling his innocence. Over and over again.
"No problem," Riku answered breathlessly.
-
Ayumi and Seiya high-fived as their sons left the house. Ayumi let go of the curtain and turned to look at her friend. "So. Where will you be hiding all weekend?"
Seiya shrugged her shoulders. "I figured I'd go to Keiko's house." At Ayumi's confused look, she added, "Kairi's Mom. Apparently, Kairi's staying at Selphie's and her husband will be out all weekend. He has a real convention to go to."
They walked into the kitchen, Seiya smirking when she spotted the condoms Riku had left on the table. "Well, Sora's got more than enough so I suppose we should dispose of these."
Ayumi shook her head. "No way! Sex is like Pringles to Riku. Once you start, you can't stop. He and Sora will be doing it nonstop until Sora can't even think about sex without feeling the pain in his backside."
"True," Seiya said, not at all bothered by her friend's choice of words. "And, knowing Sora's love of anything that feels good, he'll be insatiable."
"We should keep a list," Ayumi prompted.
"Of how many places they do it? Hell yeah! We could use it to blackmail them later in life." Seiya agreed with a smirk. "We can find out via Sora's diary."
"Sora keeps a diary?" Ayumi asked as she set a cup of tea down in front of Seiya.
"Of course. 'Dear diary, I can't believe I'm actually falling for that stupid Riku! I'll admit I felt something for him that time when I kissed him for the first time, but I don't want to be in love with him! What am I going to do!'" she quoted off the top of her head. "Invading my son's privacy is the most amusing thing ever."
Ayumi couldn't help but laugh. "I wish Riku kept a diary. He stopped doing that when he discovered he was gay."
Seiya sipped her tea in interest. "When was that?"
Ayumi grinned. "Oh, I remember it so fondly. A long time ago, when Riku was about twelve, he came home with this slightly curious expression on his face. When I asked him what was wrong, he told me that he was in the boys' locker room and started looking at the other boys funny. Then he said that he thought he was gay and that I should give him some medicine to remedy the problem immediately because he had a date with this girl – Fuka Midori – the following Friday."
"Oh my gosh, the poor girl!" Seiya said, nearly choking on her laughter. Ayumi joined in the laughter, a nostalgic smile on her face.
"Oh, Fuka was crushed. But Riku was even more crushed because he said, and I quote, 'I was looking to get some action for the first time ever'. I was so shocked." She shook her head and laughed. "I thought he was joking until he brought his first boy home when he was fourteen, believe it or not, and I was awoken to the sounds of something ramming against the headboard in Riku's room."
Seiya laughed even harder. "My God! I'm trusting my son in the hands of a premature nymphomaniac!"
"Oh yes," Ayumi said, grinning in amusement. "But, tell me, when did Sora discover he was gay?"
Seiya snickered. "Oh, that was such a disturbing day. I was sitting innocently in the garden when, all of a sudden, fourteen year old Sora runs in screaming and pointing at his pants saying 'Mom! Mom! The guy on the TV made my hormones act up! MAKE THE HARDNESS GO AWAY!'" She covered her face with her hands as Ayumi broke out laughing. "The neighbor's were staring! For the longest time after that, the whole neighborhood thought I was doing things with my son!"
"What did you do!" Ayumi asked through her laughter.
"About Sora's problem or about the neighbors?"
"Both!"
Seiya laughed. "Well, I made Sora take a cold shower and told him straight out that he was gay and he asked me if I hated him now and I told him 'No, but this means that if you want to go out and have sex, you should go for it. No one can get impregnated and my maternal mind is at ease!' He blushed up a storm and locked himself in his room for days."
They both collapsed in another fit of laughter.
"What screwed up little boys we have," Ayumi said, wiping the tears from her eyes. "They're perfect for each other!"
Seiya smirked. "We just need to get Sora to see that. Hm. How should we do it?"
"We've tried practically everything," Ayumi mused with a sigh, gathering up the plates and putting them in the sink and opening the refrigerator door.
Seiya peered past her at the contents and a wide smirk spread on her face. "Not everything."
-
Kairi brought the bowl of popcorn into Selphie's room, watching as the girl snickered maniacally after her starship blew up another one in the Star Wars game she was playing. Kairi laughed, plopping down next to her friend and handing her the bowl of popcorn.
"Thanks, Kairi!" Selphie said, stuffing a handful of popcorn in her mouth. "I needed a girl's night. Is it okay that I called Yuffie, too?"
Kairi tensed. "Yuffie?"
Selphie, sensing her friend's apprehension, grinned. "Don't worry. I made her swear not to make you do anything. Or blackmail you. Or any of that stuff."
"Thanks," Kairi said, relaxing. She'd been able to keep out of The Populars' grip for the last week; she wasn't sure how long she could keep it up. "I just don't understand what they're trying to do. They're mean to Sora and yet they give Riku to Sora, who everybody knows makes Sora extremely happy."
Selphie shifted on her pillow and went back to blowing up starships. "What? Nobody told you? The whole point was to have Riku go in and do his wham-bam-thank-you-ma'am thing."
Kairi stopped. "What? What whole point? What are you talking about?"
"You know. The whole reason they support Riku and Sora so much is so Riku can screw Sora silly, then screw him over. It's a carefully constructed plan," Selphie said, seemingly unbothered by what she was saying. "I think Sora deserves it. Especially after what he said to me today."
"Wait. So, Riku doesn't love Sora?" Kairi asked, her throat tightening uncomfortably. She was about to be one of three people responsible for running Sora's life? She'd thought Riku was better than that!
Selphie, however, snorted. "Of course Riku loves Sora. He's head over heels for the boy! I don't think there's anybody who could love Sora more!"
Kairi took a breath. "So, then, why is he…"
"Why's who what?" Yuffie asked from the doorway, tossing her pillow on the ground in between the two girls. "The door was open so I let myself in!" She explained as she sat down and stole the popcorn from Kairi. "What are we talking about?"
"Nothing," Kairi said immediately, giving Selphie a look.
Selphie blinked, then shrugged. "We were talking about how Riku has the hots for Sora and whether or not Riku'll put a move on Sora this weekend. Sora's staying over at his house."
Yuffie laughed. "Of course Riku's going to put a move on Sora! All his time is spent putting moves on Sora!"
Selphie and Yuffie laughed, not noticing how quiet Kairi was as the brunette glared at the TV screen and thought.
-
"Faster, Riku, faster!" Sora screamed in ecstasy. "Harder! Push harder!"
Riku laughed, catching Sora as the swing came back and stopping the ride altogether. "If I push any harder, you'll fly off the swing."
Sora beamed up at Riku happily. He loved the park. There was nothing he loved more than going on the swings and the slide and feeding the ducks and roller skating and, of course, the ice cream carts.
"Buy me some ice cream?" Sora asked, getting off the swing.
"No way," Riku said as he and Sora headed towards the fountain in the middle of the park where kids in swim suits were running around. "I've bought you five ice cream bars already. It's amazing you can eat so much and still be skinny."
Sora pouted. "Hey, just because you're fat—"
"Muscular. There's a difference between fat and muscle, hun," Riku said, tweaking Sora's nose and grinning. They walked around the fountain so they wouldn't get wet, heading for the seesaws.
Sora wrinkled his nose, looking up at Riku through his messy bangs. "I'm not fat," he insisted.
"You burn calories when you kiss, you know. The longer you kiss someone, the more calories you burn," Riku told him, a sly grin spreading on his face. "Just for your information."
Sora laughed, his eyes dancing in amusement. "Oh really? I guess you think I should test this out."
"Oh, immediately," Riku said scientifically, nodding. His breath caught in his throat when Sora suddenly stopped, giving Riku a heated look, and leaned upwards until his lips were only a hair's width away from Riku's.
And then just as suddenly pulled away and ran towards the seesaws. "Yeah right!"
"Tease," Riku muttered under his breath as Sora climbed on the seesaw. Riku got on the other side, watching as Sora pushed off from the ground and went upwards. Sighing, Riku copied his motions to keep the seesaw going. "You're mean."
"That's your libido talking," Sora said in a sing-songy voice. "Look past the lust and you'll see how much you really love me."
Riku took a deep breath, rolling his eyes. "Whatever. You're still mean. All I want is one little kiss."
"No," Sora said, beaming.
"Please?"
"No."
"Please?"
"No."
"PLEASE!"
"No!" Sora rolled his eyes. "I can't believe you're begging for a kiss!"
"I can't believe you can watch me beg and not give in!" Riku retorted, staying on the ground and staring up at Sora who was suspended in the air. "I swear to God, I'll sit here until it's Monday if you don't let me kiss you."
Sora pouted. "You're so desperate."
"Anything for you," Riku said, winking. He smirked when Sora nodded, gently easing up so that the younger boy could get off the seesaw without falling. He got off as well, walking over to Sora. He brushed the hair out of the younger boy's face and places a small, chaste kiss on his lips. "There. That wasn't so bad, was it?"
Sora's eyes fluttered open and he gave Riku a confused look before pulling away and staring at the ground. "That… You… I just…" he stammered for a moment before shaking his head. "I'm hungry." he said at last.
Riku recognized the abrupt change of subject and nodded. "Sure. Olive Garden's right down the street. I'll buy you something there."
He started walking, glancing behind him to see Sora staring at the ground and following at a much slower pace. "Riku… why didn't you…?" he trailed off, blushing.
Riku smirked, walking back over to Sora and turning Sora's head to the side so the younger boy could see the three-year-olds staring at them with wide eyes and gaping mouths. Sora turned even redder. "Oh…"
"Although, I'd still be willing to scar the children," Riku said, winking as he pressed his lips against Sora's again. "But I think you'd be mad at me."
Sora flushed, forgetting his hunger and ignoring the cry of "Mommy! Mommy! They're kissing!" coming from the toddlers. "I… I wouldn't have been…" he admitted quietly, staring down. "I would've…"
Riku smirked. "In that case, come here. There's something I want to show you."
-
Cloud knocked on Tidus's door, standing back and looking at Leon. The brunette smirked, waiting for the door to open. Tidus appeared in moments, looking slightly disappointed when he saw who it was. "Yeah, what?"
"How're you, T? Haven't seen you in a bit," Leon said, leaning against the wall by the door. Tidus looked over at him.
"Selphie's gone over to their side. She and Kairi are hanging out too much. With the way Selphie is, she'll probably tell Kairi everything and Kairi will tell Sora and that would ruin pretty much the plan," Tidus said, turning his gaze from Leon to Cloud. "What're you? His shadow?"
"His boyfriend," Cloud corrected. "Now."
"Oh. I'm happy for you two. At least one couple around here is happy," Tidus said. Cloud and Leon raised an eyebrow at the bitter tone in Tidus' voice.
Leon spoke up first. "What happened between you and Selphie anyway? Before Kairi's party, you two are making out everywhere—"
"Liar. Just every other day in the Biology Lab," Tidus corrected.
"And now you're not speaking. What'd you do?" Leon finished as if Tidus hadn't spoken at all. "And I know you did something because Selphie loves you to death."
Tidus lowered his gaze and scowled. "I didn't do anything. She dared me to kiss Sora at the party so I did. And then today…" he trailed off, averting his eyes. "I kinda might have kissed Kairi."
"You did what!" Cloud asked in surprise. He hit Tidus on the side of his head. "Is there anything in there? What's wrong with you?"
"Da-amn," Leon said, stretching out the word. "That's messed up. What did you go and do that for?"
Tidus shrugged. "I don't know. She kinda reminded me of Selphie and Sora at the same time, I guess. Anyway, what do I care? She's way too annoying for me to want to go out with."
"Not that she'd go out with you anyway," Cloud added, ignoring the glare he got from Tidus.
"Is that all you came over for? To mock me?" Tidus asked, narrowing his eyes. Leon shook his head.
"Nah. We came to see what kind of mess you've gotten yourself into now. And now that that's over with, we're going out. Try to get your head out of your ass sometime soon, Ti," Leon said, turning and starting to walk away. Cloud smirked and flipped Tidus off before starting to walk as well.
"Bastards," Tidus muttered under his breath, going inside and closing the door.
-
Sora wasn't the least bit surprised when Riku suddenly pulled him down into the grass and then rolled him over, trapping him underneath the older boy. Sora blinked up at Riku, the familiar blush spreading across his face.
"What're you—"
"Giving you that kiss you wanted," Riku answered, leaning down and capturing Sora's lips with his own. He smirked when he heard Sora release a shuddery breath and pulled back a bit, looking down at the adorable boy beneath him. "So cute."
Sora didn't even bother to protest as he tilted his head up, obviously wanting another kiss. Riku happily obliged, kissing Sora more deeply this time and pinning the younger boy even further down onto the grass.
Sora made a small whimpering noise, arching his back and gasping as Riku nibbled at his neck. "Ri-ku…" he said breathlessly. "We can't… We can't… Oh God…"
Riku pulled back after a last lick, pushing up the bottom of Sora's shirt. "Mhmm. Whatever you say, Sora," he said, kissing the younger boy's stomach gently. He moved back upwards, kissing Sora once again, his tongue pushing his way past those pouty lips.
Sora clutched at Riku's shirt, breathing heavily. "Riku…" he groaned, pulling the older boy closer. "Rikurikuriku…"
Riku was about to pull Sora's shirt up and off when he heard a rumbling sound and pause, staring down at Sora's stomach. Sora looked sheepish, trying to catch his breath. "I'm hungry."
Riku sighed. "Damn." He reluctantly got off of Sora, helping the boy up, and dusting off his pants. "Fine. Let's go to Olive Garden."
"I want McDonalds," Sora argued, running a hand through his hair to get rid of that 'just been ravaged' look. Riku smirked; as if that helped.
"McDonalds then. Come on," Riku said, snapping his fingers. The sooner Sora ate, the sooner the real fun began.
-
Kairi left Yuffie and Selphie preoccupied with Powerpuff Girls' Movie and excused herself to go to the bathroom. Instead, she ran downstairs to use the phone. She chewed on her pinky nail, falling back into her old nail biting habit as she waited for Seiya to pick up.
"Hello?" said a voice Kairi recognized as Ayumi's.
Kairi breathed deep. "Hello, Ayumi," she said in what she hoped was her normal voice. Unfortunately for her, Ayumi was a mother and mothers were in tune with everything.
"What's wrong, Kairi? Did something happen between you and Selphie?"
"No," Kairi said, glancing up the stairs to make sure neither girl was coming. "I just… really need to talk to Seiya," she paused. "Or, well, maybe you could help. I think… I think Riku's…"
Ayumi's voice cut her off. "Ah, so you know. You realize now that I'm going to have to kill you?"
"Wait, you knew, too!" Kairi said, unable to believe it. She realized she'd just been screaming and moved out of view of the stairs, glancing around the corner to make sure no one had gotten up to investigate.
"I'm a mother. I know everything. Listen, Kairi, try not to worry about it. I know my Riku and he'd rather chew his left leg off than do anything to hurt Sora. He just needs a little guidance. If it bothers you so much, talk to him."
"I can't. I'm not supposed to know! I think Selphie just slipped. She doesn't have that filter between her mind and mouth that keeps her from saying things she's not supposed to!" Kairi pointed out, chewing on her pinky nail again. "I don't want to see Sora get hurt."
"Then don't tell him. And leave us alone. We're plotting," Ayumi huffed. Kairi listened intently and heard the clanging of bottles.
"It sounds more like you're drinking," she said flatly. "Where're Sora and Riku?"
"They're at the park. And the drinking is part of the plotting. Now, shh. Goodbye Kairi." Before Kairi could get another word in, Ayumi had hung up the phone. She sighed, putting the phone down on the hook and going back upstairs.
If Yuffie and Selphie had noticed anything, they didn't show it. Kairi sat back down next to Selphie, closing her eyes and sighing.
"Damn, Kairi. You were gone so long we were starting to think you were sick!" Selphie said bluntly. She and Yuffie cracked up.
Kairi didn't bother correcting them. "Something like that…" she said with a shrug.
-
"And I want a six piece chicken McNuggets Happy Meal, not a four piece, because I always finish the four piece and get hungry for more, and I want a large drink, but they only give out the small ones so I'll just steal yours and—What are you getting anyway?" Riku blinked when he realized Sora was done rambling and stopped pretending to listen in favor of really tuning in to what the brunette was saying.
He glanced at the menu. "Uh… A fish filet meal?"
"Large?" Sora prompted, giving Riku an 'I'm cute so obey my every command' look. Riku stared at Sora, twitching as he realized that, when Sora was looking at him that way, there was nothing he wouldn't do for the boy.
And that scared the crap out of him.
Taking a deep breath to regain his composure, he smiled a bit. "Yeah, okay, large," he agreed, digging his wallet out of his pocket as they reached the counter. "Can I get a six piece chicken McNuggets Happy Meal and a Large Fish Filet Meal?"
Sora ran off to get them a table, Riku's eyes following his every move. He sighed, returning his gaze to the person behind the counter who was getting his order and tapping his fingers against the smooth surface lightly. He was finding it harder and harder to control himself around Sora.
One minute he wanted to pin the brunette to the nearest hard surface and screw his brains out and the next he wanted to hold Sora gently and tell him how much Riku really loved him. It was very hard to restrain himself from doing either.
Shaking his head slightly, he grabbed the food and headed over to the table where Sora was busy playing with a straw and set Sora's Happy Meal down in front of him. "Here you go, your highness."
"Thanks, Ri-ku," Sora said happily, ripping over the bag and abandoning the food in favor of the toy. Riku stared.
"You made me buy you a Happy Meal just so you could get the toy! What about the food?"
Sora looked up at him innocently. "Um… I'll eat it later?"
Riku rolled his eyes, opening up his bag and popping a French Fry in his mouth as he watched Sora play with the Dave the Barbarian toy. He smiled. Honestly, Sora was just too cute! "So, are you having a good time with me? You don't seem to be afraid I'm going to rape you anymore."
"I've learned many things hanging around with you. One is that you don't rape; you molest." Sora said with a nod, setting the toy to the side in favor of eating a chicken mcnugget. "Another thing is that you have a libido the size of Texas."
Riku laughed. "What's the third thing?" To his surprise, Sora blushed. Riku raised an eyebrow, leaning forward when he realized the younger boy was muttering something. "Sorry, I didn't catch that."
"I said… the third thing's that… that I like you." Sora said in such a quiet voice that Riku would have missed it, had he not been listening intently. He froze, nearly falling off his chair. Sora looked up at him, then quickly added. "As a friend I mean. You're a really good friend."
Riku found himself feeling oddly disappointed as he looked down at the table, popping another fry in his mouth. "Oh."
Sora looked up at him again, then looked away, coughing. "Um, yeah. Want a nugget?" He held up the half-eaten piece in his hand. Riku, suddenly depressed, shook his head. Sora sensed the change in Riku's mood immediately and frowned, wondering if he'd done something wrong.
Riku acted as if he were in love with him or something, which, Sora knew, was ridiculous. If Riku were in love with him, he would have said so, wouldn't he?
Yes. He would have.
Sora continued to frown thoughtfully, packing his food away into the bag and watching Riku become absorbed in playing with the napkins. "Er… Riku?"
"Hm?"
"What are you doing?" Sora questioned, reaching over the table to take Riku's hands and pry them off the napkins. "You seem kinda… Down."
"No, I'm not." Riku denied, turning his attention to putting away the uneaten food. "Well, this trip was a waste of money. I'm not hungry any more and somehow I get the hint that you're not going to eat that either so why don't we head back to my house?"
Sora recognized the blatant subject change and let it go. "Alright. But I was going to eat that. Just for the record." He pocketed the toy and got up, waiting for Riku to dispose of the food before following the older boy out. He was still trying to figure out what he'd done to cause the stifling silence between them.
Well.
The fourth thing Sora had learned from hanging out with Riku was that the older boy's problems were easily forgotten in favor of one thing.
Taking a deep breath, Sora stopped walking. "Riku?"
Riku turned and raised an eyebrow when he realized Sora wasn't walking next to him anymore. He walked back to where Sora was standing, frowning a bit. "Yeah, what?"
Instead of answering with words, Sora grabbed the front of Riku's shirt and pulled the surprised boy down into a searing kiss. Although, Sora didn't really think Riku minded what with Riku suddenly pinning him up against the wall next to the McDonalds window and kissing the hell out of him and all.
And even though he was being molested (and the one to start the molestation this time around), it was okay because Riku was pulling away and smiling and then kissing Sora again and Sora was gasping and trying to breathe because he was feeling that familiar tingling feeling in his stomach that always happened whenever Riku smiled.
It was all worth it as long as he got to see that smile.
-
Cloud followed Leon into the bar, looking around. It seemed like a pretty cozy place, but he couldn't remember having ever come there before. It was probably one of those places Leon went to when he wanted to be alone and didn't want anyone to find him. People seemed to recognize Leon, anyway; a great many of the bar-goers looked up and nodded in Leon's direction.
"Where's this?" Cloud asked, walking alongside Leon and taking a seat on a stool next to him at the counter. Leon smirked a bit.
"This is my bar. My parents used to own it before they died. Technically, it belongs to me." He explained, tapping the counter. A man appeared from the back, grinning upon the sight of Leon.
"Hey, Squall, baby, how are you?" The man said, laughing a bit.
"A, don't call me Squall. B, don't call me baby," Leon returned in what could almost be mistaken for a smile. "Hey, Dan, how are you?"
Cloud narrowed his eyes at Dan suspiciously. He couldn't remember Leon ever mentioning this guy. But then again, Leon had never mentioned this place either. Or that his parents owned a bar.
Leon was becoming a mystery again. Cloud wasn't sure if this was a good or a bad thing.
"Cloud," Leon said, bringing Cloud out of his thoughts. "This is Dan, a really close friend of the family. Dan, this is my boyfriend, Cloud."
Dan's eyebrows went up. "Isn't this the same Cloud that was dating your sister once upon a time ago? What happened? You discover you were gay and in love with the wrong sibling?"
"Something like that..." Cloud muttered. He blinked in surprise when Dan set a glass of Sangria in front of him and looked up at the man. Sangria was Cloud's favorite brand of alcohol. He looked over at Leon for answers, only to find Leon half-way through his own glass.
"Dan can read people like that. Now, relax. We're here to have fun, not to have you brooding all night. That's my job," Leon said as he finished off his cup and smirked over at Cloud. Cloud stared at him before slowly taking Leon's advice and relaxing. He may not have trusted the place or the people, but Leon did and that was good enough.
-
Riku entered his house, thoroughly, though not completely, satisfied with a blushing Sora trailing after him. They'd been making out against that wall for at least an hour before one of the McDonald's personnel had noticed them and come outside, grabbing both boys by the ear and practically shoving them down the street threatening to call the cops.
The whole experience had served to amuse the hell out of Riku, but, as Sora pointed out, that was merely because Riku was 'The Biggest Exhibitionist and Pervert in the Entire World'.
Needless to say, being forced to be removed from in front of the McDonald's restaurant was the most embarrassing thing that had happened to Sora – all night. The embarrassment quotient had gone up ever since he met Riku.
"Mom?" Riku called, closing the door behind them and looking around at the silent house. "Where are you?"
He received no reply.
"Hm, looks like she went out. Oh well." Riku tossed his coat in the closet and looked back at Sora, stretching. "Let's go up to my room and finish unpacking the rest of your stuff. Did you bring any good video games?"
Sora perked up at the word 'video games' and nodded, practically shoving past Riku to get up the stairs. Riku laughed, running after him and heading for his room, nearly slamming into Sora who was standing in his doorway.
"Hey, why'd you—" He paused, glancing over Sora's head at the case of Red Bull on his bed. "Er… Sora, is there something you're not telling me? You know you don't hold your alcohol well."
Sora glared at Riku over his shoulder and rolled his eyes. "A, I didn't bring that and, B, Red Bull wouldn't get me drunk!"
"In that case, let's drink. I'm thirsty," Riku said, walking into his room and popping open a bottle, taking a drink. "Hey, this stuff is really good. I think I prefer Sangria, though." He noticed that Sora was watching him suspiciously from the doorway and rolled his eyes. "Come on. You know you want some."
Sora wrinkled his nose, still looking suspicious. He cautiously took the bottle from Riku and took a drink, licking his lips. "Mm, good." He said. He'd tried Red Bull before, of course, but not very often. He knew what it did to him.
But, then again, Riku deserved whatever he got considering the embarrassment Sora'd been put through.
Unfortunately for Riku, he was too busy finishing off his first bottle to notice when Sora smirked evilly and reached for his second.
-
Slashy: -miserable- Riku and Sora are doing it in my bedroom, Cloud and Leon are doing it in my shower. I haven't bathed or slept in days!
Tidus: -plugs nose- I can tell.
Selphie: -peering in the bedroom- Whoa… I didn't know Sora was so… Flexible.
Aerith: -peering in the bathroom- Or that Leon was so kinky.
Yuffie: -glancing over Aerith's head- Are those chains!
Wakka: -looks over Selphie's shoulder- What is this? They're seventh time?
Selphie: Seventeenth.
Slashy: -looks ill- Guys… I'm suffocating from my own fumes here. CLOUD! LEON! LET ME BATHE!
Cloud: -comes out of bathroom in nothing but a towel, walking funny-
Leon -follows, looking thoroughly satisfied-
Aerith and Yuffie: -smile innocently and pretend to be watching TV-
Slashy: -mutters incoherently and walks into the bathroom- ARGH! -comes out- CLOUD AND LEON! GET YOUR SCRAWNY ASSES IN HERE AND CLEAN MY BATHROOM RIGHT NOW! THE WALLS ARE SUPPOSED TO BE BLUE, NOT WHITE! BLUE, DAMN YOU! -bangs on parents' bedroom door- CLOUD! LEON!
Silence-
Slashy: TIDUS! Knock down this door!
Tidus: -rams shoulder into door- Ow!
Selphie: Betcha I could get that open.
Tidus: You're on.
Selphie: -knocks-
Cloud: It's open!
Selphie: -opens door and beams-
Sora: -comes out of Slashy's bedroom wearing nothing but Riku's coat-
Slashy: -glares- I thought you were busy.
Sora: Cookie break! Besides, you need new bed sheets again.
Slashy: -faints-
Riku: Sora, dammit, how long does it take you to get cookies? Did you get lost on your way to the kitchen again?
Slashy: -headache- Why did I let all you idiots move into my mind?
Cloud: -now dressed- Because you think we're hot?
Slashy: -looks at Kairi, Selphie, Aerith, Yuffie, and Wakka- And why are they here?
Leon: Just because.
