CHILD'S PLAY
By Starflower Sakura
DISCLAIMER: Nope. Kingdom Hearts still doesn't belong to me.
To readers/reviewers: -pouts- How mean! This is my first time posting a Kingdom Hearts fic and people are already smacking me, and yelling at me. That usually doesn't happen until the second chapter when I haven't updated for a while. –looks at other fics and winces- But, all of you are really kind for reviewing, and I'm glad you liked it. To tell the truth, I really had no idea what I was doing, much less writing, so your positive reviews really helped!
Started: Sunday, February 12, 2006
Completed: Saturday, February 18, 2006
Child's Play
Chapter 2 – Coquettishly Flirtatious
Two weeks wasn't long, but it seemed even shorter to Sora than usual. What with the juggling of school and homework, Seduction 101 (the name is Selphie's idea), literally going shopping every day (also Selphie's idea), and trying to get all of the above done before the day was over, it was a miracle that Sora wasn't suffering from any signs of stress or fatigue.
Of course, there was also the part where they had to hide everything they were doing from everyone else. So Selphie continued playing double agent, Kairi continued her angry, irritated best friend bent on revenge mode (it wasn't hard), and Sora moped around like what people expected. From the lack of gossip about Sora, it seems they have fallen for it.
About Riku, Kairi and Sora did their best to stay out of his sight for the time being. One year their senior, it wasn't complicated, but during lunch, one had to be extra careful. Riku's schedule during lunch was never consistent, and no one has been able to figure out any pattern to what he does, and where he goes during lunch. Bumping into him during lunch was a very easy feat to accomplish, but luck was on their side and they were able to stay out of Riku's sight whether from just plain good luck, or Selphie's help.
At the end of the two weeks, Sora had not only acquired a vast knowledge of the art of flirting and seducing, he has also gained a very large wardrobe with enough clothes to "rival a model's!" as Sora puts it. Also, knowing that the school uniform was mandatory, and that they wouldn't be able to have Sora wear any of his new clothes at school to attract attention, Selphie decided to "modify" Sora's uniform, and the way Sora appears in said uniform. The result produced a lot of giggling, squealing, and blushing.
Since the basic training was done (there were still lots more to be taught and learned, but Sora can work with what he has now), Sora was ready to try out his new skills. Even if he weren't ready, he really didn't have a choice. So, donning his modified school uniform in which the shirt was a few inches shorter, and the pants hung a bit lower than was actually decent, but still seemed "innocent" enough. Later on, Selphie did the honors of explaining things to the school administration about the way Sora dressed. The shortening of the shirt was due to Sora's growth spurt (there was none), and the pants, from what Sora heard, was some story about cousins, scissors, squirrels, and tailors. Even if they didn't believe Selphie's stories, Selphie could be very influential, hence the reason why the topic was dropped.
So there they were, in school, on the very first day of their plan, trying to get any last minute preparations set up before they took action. Since Riku was a grade higher than them, and therefore they didn't have the same class, they had to make the first day's gossip juicy enough to reach Riku's ears. If things go well, people won't be able to stop talking about it for days!
"So you know what to do, right Sora?" Selphie asked as she loosened the obligatory tie around Sora's neck and mussed up his hair even further. Kairi, currently leaning against one of the schools lockers, stifled a giggle.
Sora whined as Selphie continued to disarrange his hair. "Selphie!" He frowned cutely, and Selphie stopped after giving Sora's hair one last good ruffle.
"You know this is all part of the plan, Sora."
"I don't remember messing me up as being part of the plan!" Sora argued, crossing his arms defiantly after trying futilely to fix his hair and tie and anything else that Selphie or Kairi messed up. In fact, he just made himself look even more rumpled.
Selphie ignored him. "Oh! Also remember, after entering the classroom, to wear that pout we taught you."
"Which one?"
"The one that looks like you're both angry and disappointed at the same time."
"Why?"
Selphie let out a displeased sigh, so Kairi decided to answer for her. "So you'll have a sexy I-was-just-about-to-get-fucked-but-the-bell-rang-so-now-I'm-pissed look!"
"That's one way to put it," Selphie choked out through her giggles.
Kairi grinned and gave a nonchalant shrug. "It's the first thing that came to mind." Kairi turned back to Sora and repeated the question Selphie asked earlier. "So you're sure you know what to do?"
Sora grinned, and gave her a thumbs-up. "Of course, I know what to do! We've gone through this how many times? Four? Five?"
Kairi snorted at this. "You're always so clueless and scatterbrained, that I wouldn't be surprised if you did forget," she teased lightly, laughing delicately as he pouted.
The sudden sounding of the bell left all three of them startled. They grinned sheepishly at their paranoia.
"Alright! So you know what to do! Then Kairi and I will see you in class then," Selphie concluded, winking at Sora, then turning around with Kairi to begin their trek to class through the sea of chitchatting, stressed teenagers.
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"Okay, class, today's lesson will be about…"
"I'm sorry! Am I late?" Sora asked, breathing heavily, leaning over to catch his breath while using the doorframe to maintain his balance.
All eyes turned to him, confused, but thankful for the delay in the lesson even if it means having a classmate berated. Kairi and Selphie exchanged knowing smiles, and inwardly admired at how well Sora looked for the part, and his acting wasn't bad either.
"Hirata, what reason do you have for being late?" Ms. Nyoko Yamamoto asked severely, frowning in disapproval of Sora barging in and disrupting her class.
"I was…" Sora began, and then gave a short pause like he was told to by Kairi, before finishing his sentence with, "preoccupied."
"Preoccupied? With what?" Nyoko demanded.
Sora willed a blush to rise to his cheeks. A student gave a small cough, and the two girls in on this, smirked. Soon the whole class was taking in Sora's appearance. Mussed up hair, loosened tie, heavy breathing (although that could be from him running to class), hiked-up shirt, bruised lips (which was later explained as the result of him tripping), and the blush. To everyone, it looked like Sora just came back from a very heated snogging session.
And that was exactly what they wanted people to think.
The heightening of the blush on Sora's face convinced people that their assumptions were correct and whispers broke out rapidly as people shared thoughts on this new "fact." Nyoko held two fingers to her forehead to try and hold back the upcoming headache. She waved Sora to his seat and did her best to quiet down the excited class. It took a while since when one grouped stopped, another grouped got another thought on the topic and started talking again.
Once the class settled down, Nyoko started her lesson. As everything was beginning to return to normal, Selphie tapped Kairi from behind when the teacher's back was turned and gestured at Sora when she had her attention. Kairi understood right away and nodded.
Tapping Sora who sat on her left side, next to the window, she whispered in an inconspicuously loud way, "So who was that person you were all over with in the hall?"
The class heard; she made sure of that. She kept her smirk down to a minimal when she noticed that everyone stopped what they were doing and strained to hear Sora's reply without trying to look too obvious. Kairi almost snorted at the absurdity of their actions. They really didn't know how to respect people's privacy.
"Oh, just someone," Sora responded with a grin, catching on after a few moments of having his head being a complete blank.
"Is he hot?"
Sora giggled and "whispered" back, "But of course!"
"Hotter than—let's say—Riku?"
Sora flinched lightly at the name and Kairi shot him an apologetic smile. He might be on his way to get revenge, but it still hurts, and he knows that a part of him still, for some odd reason, loves him.
Sora didn't let his wince mess up his role though for he answered, without missing a beat, in his most cheerful, confident tone, "By a million times!"
"Oh, so he's a keeper then?"
Nyoko gave a small "Ahem," and Kairi pulled back from Sora, and shot her teacher an awkward grin.
"Sorry."
Nyoko just sighed and continued writing on the board as her students started whispering amongst themselves again. There was no doubt what today's newest gossip was going to be about.
Sora, Kairi, and Selphie beamed at each other for a job well done. It went much better than they expected and now all they had to do was wait until it got within Riku's hearing. Selphie, of course, will be there to fan the fire when it comes. Sora smiled contently as he rested his chin on the palm of his hand and continued looking out the window, and his smile grew by just a little when his eyes caught sight of the one he was staring at before Kairi distracted him. Riku.
His art class must be doing another scenery sketch again…
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Riku's day has been going great so far. He made some beautiful sketches during art. His worst teacher was out sick today. He scored 100 on his Japanese test, and his history class decided to watch a movie instead. Riku was in a very good mood. So good a mood that he thought there was nothing that could bring him down. The keyword being: thought.
"So what you're saying is Sora was caught fucking in the hallway?"
"He wasn't caught, and I think that it was only some heavy kissing, and touching, and stuff," Selphie reasoned as she walked alongside Riku. "Don't you mind it romantic?" she squealed, clasping her hands together.
Riku gave a careless shrug, and that dampened Selphie's mood. What's even worse is that she can tell he doesn't care.
No, no, no! He's not supposed to be so indifferent about this whole thing! Damn him!
Selphie and Riku had decided to wander the school grounds when they met during lunch. Their other friends declined the invitation (which was fine with Selphie), and now as they walked along, Selphie continues sneaking glances at Riku to see if she can spot any hidden emotions that the information had sparked. Seeing none, she sighed softly so as to not evoke attention.
"Aren't you the least bit angry that he got over you so soon?"
"Should I care? I can have my pick of any guy or girl so the lost of one person who worships me really isn't much. Besides, it's Sora. If he's moved on, that will mean I won't have to wake up at night thinking that he's going to cling onto me like a leech begging me to take him back."
Selphie opened her mouth to yell at him for speaking that way about Sora, but closed it. There was no need to create any more unneeded problems. He'll get his due soon anyways.
Then, she took glances at him to see what made people like him so much. She's never liked him in more than a friendly way, and the thought about why girls and guys alike fell for him never crossed her mind before.
A bit longer than shoulder-length silver hair blew gracefully in the wind that toyed with her brown locks as well. She noted the silky appearance of his hair, and from past experience with braiding it when he was sleeping or something of the sort, she knows it is silky to the touch as well. Sharp green eyes that are so well accustomed to hiding any type of emotions glimmered with a mischievous deviousness that no one can rival. And, if Selphie remembers correctly, he was very well-built as well. His lithe form had caused many a girls to swoon at the beach if her memory serves. The clothes he wears are also very sexy, and teasing, and exactly the type of clothing that Selphie will make Sora wear. Riku definitely wasn't afraid of showing off his pale, and tantalizing skin to the public.
"No wonder Sora was gaga over him," Selphie muttered to herself. "Not my type, though. Too conceited, and inconsiderate."
"What are you mumbling, Selphie? Have you finally gone mental? Really, it's about time!"
Selphie glared at him. "I have not gone mental. I was just thinking about how positively sexy Sora looked today!"
"Sora? Sexy? Are we talking about the same Sora?"
"We only know one Sora!"
Riku laughed out loud. "You must be trying to pull a joke on me or something! Sora and sexy does not go in the same sentence. Me and sexy, on the other hand…"
"Well, aren't we vain?"
Riku shrugged. "I've dated the kid, you know. The only way I can describe him is cute and adorable and childish. There's no way he could've become as hot as me."
"I beg to differ!" Selphie retorted fiercely. Riku had just unknowingly insulted the "student" she worked so hard on, and he has absolutely no right to since he hasn't even seen Sora yet!
Riku, not noticing the irritation in Selphie's voice, or just not caring, gave an airy wave of his hand. "You may beg, but facts will remain facts and the fact is that there is no way in hell Sora could've turned sexy in two weeks." Riku's features took on a superior, arrogant smirk as Selphie sent him a mock glare.
Immediately, both of them stopped in their tracks as peals of delighted laughter reached their ears and were getting louder every second until… BAM! The laughter ceased instantly as Sora ran right into Riku, effectively knocking them over and with Riku landing on top of Sora after a bit of rolling. Selphie held her giggle when she discovered that this meeting was planned by Kairi who, at the moment, gave a quick, simple wave and a bright, impish grin while trying to keep herself out of sight.
"Fuck. What the hell was that?" Riku groaned, wincing slightly as he used one hand to keep himself up, and one hand to massage his aching head.
"Oops?" Sora murmured breathily, his breath brushing lightly against a currently dazed Riku's neck.
Riku stiffened when he recognized the voice, and he cursed the tremor that ran through his body as the light puff of air tickled his neck. He looked down at Sora to glare and probably add in some nasty remarks about him not looking at where he was going, but nothing came out. Riku was shocked speechless for the first time in his life. And Sora was feeling goddamned proud of it too!
"S-Sora?" Riku choked out; the more he stared, the more his eyes widened.
"Hmm?" Sora said, lifting up a hand lazily to brush back some strands of hair that fell in front of Riku's face. Riku shuddered when Sora's retreating hand carelessly grazed over a sensitive spot behind his ear.
"You know, Riku," Sora began, unable to keep the amusement out of his voice, "unless you're going to have your wicked way with me, I don't imagine this to be a very convenient position for people to find us."
And it was only after Sora said this did Riku recognized the suggestive position they were in. Quite eager to get up to try and grasp hold of the situation like he usually did, Riku started to get up. He was never given the chance. With a quick, simple maneuver that Riku never caught, Sora flipped them over so he held top position.
"What the—?"
Sora tilted his head cutely to the side, and smiled coquettishly at Riku who stared at him like he had just grown two or more heads.
"I didn't feel like being on bottom," Sora all but purred. He let out a cute little yawn and rested his head on Riku's chest. "I'm sleepy," he murmured.
"Don't sleep on me!" Riku growled, slowly regaining his self-control since he can't see Sora's face any more.
"But you're comfy!" Sora whined. Riku rolled his eyes, and remembered this was exactly the reason why he broke up with Sora in the first place.
"I'm not your damn pillow! So get off!"
Lifting up his head from his resting spot, Sora grinned playfully at Riku. What discomforted Riku the most was the strange spark in Sora's eyes that he can't quite place his finger on. It didn't appear to be anything good though.
"Aww, why is Riku-chan so irritable? Did someone not get laid lately?"
Riku gawked, and Sora's smile only got wider. Seeing Riku like this was all very new to him, and being like this was all very new to Riku; Riku didn't like it one bit. Since when had Sora been like this? When they were dating, Sora would blush at the thought of kissing, much less sex. There was something really, really wrong here.
"You know," Sora grinned, tapping a finger to his chin in a thoughtful manner. "I really think I do like you better when you're speechless."
Riku growled and blindly pushed Sora off of him. Sora gave a small squeak of surprise and landed on the patch of grass behind him.
With a mock pout, Sora moaned, "That was so mean, Riku!"
"I told you to get off. You didn't. You brought it upon yourself."
Sora propped himself up on his elbows and gave Riku a cheeky grin. "Did you know you're very cute when you're angry?" he asked.
Riku glared at him, and turned away from Sora to stop himself from staring at how Sora's shirt hiked up, revealing more than he wanted to see.
This is insane! Riku thought angrily. Since when was Sora flirtatious? Hell, I'm more willing to believe that pigs can fly then that!
"Well," Sora said while getting up and brushing his shirt to get rid of little specks of dirt, "it was very nice to talk to you again. I hope we'll be able to do it again." Then, he turned around and left.
Noticing that Selphie was still there, looking highly entertained, Riku glared at her.
"You just stood there?" he growled menacingly, stalking towards her threateningly.
Selphie laughed uneasily, "Well, I thought you'd be able to handle it! It is Sora, after all."
Riku stopped in his tracks and turned to look at the direction in which Sora disappeared. "Are you sure that was Sora?" Riku asked, arching an eyebrow elegantly at Sora's retreating form.
Selphie smirked. "What? Did he turn you on, Riku?" Selphie inquired, feigning innocence.
Riku snorted arrogantly, and in a scathing tone, he replied, "I don't get turned on by kids, Selphie." And he left her standing there, like Sora left him.
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"You did great, Sora!" Kairi praised, almost giddy with happiness at how well things were going.
"Are you sure, Kairi? Because I was so scared, and embarrassed and I didn't know just how much longer I was able to keep it up! I felt like I was going to die of mortification or something!"
Kairi laughed at Sora's short rant. He was just too cute, sometimes. No, all of the time. She snickered at the half-shocked, half-proud expression on his face. He did better than any of them had expected.
"Well, practice makes perfect. And I'm sure that—Hey! Where are you going?"
"There's an ice cream truck over there, Kairi! Let's go get some!" Sora exclaimed exultantly.
Kairi watched with a gentle smile on her lips as Sora ran towards it, looking every inch the little kid that Riku claimed him to be.
Maybe… I don't have anything to worry about, after all… No matter what happens… Sora won't change… I hope…
To be continued…
The reason I finished the second chapter so soon was because I got really encouraged by all the nice reviews. If it weren't for the reviews, this update probably wouldn't have come out for months! I'll make you guys a deal. It's quite simple, really. You review to make me happy, and I'll update quickly to make you happy. And, since my pessimism got me whacked and yelled out last time, I shall say that this chapter could've been worse! There! The optimism that I'm infamous for!
- Starflower Sakura