Author's Note: Wow, the first day back at school was surprisingly good. :) So I decided to put up another chapter just so my mood can improve tomorow when things get worse. Ha, I'm kidding. Seriously, my school has clip on ties now. CLIP ON TIES! Yeah, I really don't like them.

Anyhoo, I hope you enjoy the chapter!

-o-x-Chapter 11-x-o-

Sora grinned as the doorbell rang and Roxas sprang up from his chair, where he had previously been falling asleep, running towards the door.

"Wow. I don't think I have ever seen Roxas so excited." Riku stated, raising his eyebrows at Sora.

The brunette shrugged slightly, "He's really missed them, I guess."

The slivery-haired boy nodded. He yawned, stretching his arms above his head and grunting in bliss as he felt his back crack. He slowly brought his arms down, letting one rest on the back of the couch.

Sora sighed contently as he heard a collective squeal coming from the kitchen. He leaned back into the sofa, jerking as he felt his head land on something hard. His eyes widened when he saw that it was Riku's arm.

He gulped, slowly moving his head away from the arm and looking at the person it belonged to who seemed oblivious to Sora's discomfort.

"Um…Ri…ku?"

"Yeah, what is it, Sor?" he asked, looking at the brunette.

Sora wriggled in his seat uncomfortably.

"Um… You- I- we…" he stammered nervously, glancing at the arm that was casually slung over the back of the sofa, behind his head.

Riku frowned, following Sora's gaze and blushed slightly, "I- err… sorry, I didn't realise…" he said, removing his arm.

"It's okay, forget it…"

Riku didn't say anything; he just stared at the brunette who was trying to avoid looking at him. A blush began to form on Sora's cheeks as he felt the other boy's eyes on him.

He leaned forward towards the brunette and opened his mouth as if he was about to say something, but he never got a chance. Sora jumped up off the sofa.

"Come on, Riku! I wanna make cookies!" he said running into the kitchen. He could hear his pulse throbbing in his head.

In the sitting room, Riku swore and punched the arm of the sofa in frustration.

He had been so damn close to doing something, even if he wasn't quite sure what that something was.

.o.O.o.

Roxas laughed as the three girls standing outside squealed when he opened the door. They all ran up to him and hugged him tightly. He smiled and hugged them back harder than he had even hugged anyone before, squeezing his eyes shut tightly.

"We've missed you so much, Roxie!!" Rikku squealed, letting him go and bouncing excitedly, as if her trainers were fitted with springs.

The dark-haired girl mumbled something into Roxas' shoulder that made Rikku frown disapprovingly.

"Yuffie seems to think that she has missed you the most but she's wrong! I missed you the most!"

Naminé rolled her eyes, "They have been having this fight even since you left." She explained.

Roxas chuckled quietly and the three girls ran outside to get their bags. They dragged them into the house, demanding Roxas to lead them to his room immediately. It took them three trips.

Roxas rubbed the back of his neck in confusion, "Um, why do you all have so much stuff?"

Yuffie plonked herself down onto his bed, "Because we're staying with you. And we don't travel light."

Roxas snorted, "Yeah, but how long are you staying for exactly? A month?" he joked sarcastically.

Rikku tutted, "Don't be silly! We're here for two weeks, if we were here for a whole month we'd nee-"

Roxas choked, "T-two weeks? Does my Aunt know?!"

Naminé patted him sympathetically, "Of course she does. We asked her if we could spend our holiday here and she seemed to think that it was a great idea."

Roxas blinked slowly in relief, "Oh… wait, you guys are on holiday?"

"Duh," Rikku said as if it were given, pulling him down onto his bed, "Did you ever go to our school, Roxas? Our holidays are really weird, remember?"

He shrugged, "Whatever. I'm just glad you guys are here."

They all 'aww-ed' and hugged him again.

Aunt Jess walked into the room with a pile of clean clothes, she raised an eyebrow at the sight before her.

"You know, Roxas. If you were straight, you would be considered a very lucky man…"

.o.O.o.

"So, Roxas," Rikku started, glancing at him while she picked off the remaining traces of nail polish on her nails, "Do you reckon there is anyone you might hook up with at your new school?"

Roxas blushed lightly. He was sitting crossed legged on his bed next to Rikku. Naminé and Yuffie were sleeping soundly on the floor. He'd been looking forward to the conversations like this, but now one had started; he wasn't sure what to say.

"I'm not sure really. I mean; I don't really know many people just yet. I've made friends with a few people. Zexion, he's a little bit of a mystery but he's a really nice guy and then there's Hayner, Pence and Olette. They seemed nice enough but then I thought they were ignoring me but they weren't. Anyway. They asked me to sit with them at lunch yesterday."

Rikku nodded, smiling slightly, "That sounds great. But is there anyone you might get together with? You know, as in…" she persisted.

"Well, there is this guy in my German class." He said, causing the female blonde to squeal in delight, "Yeah, I can't work him out though… It's like, one minute he's being all sly and sarcastic and it's seems like he's messing with my head or something, then he'll just suddenly start flirting with me. Well, I think it's flirting."

Rikku looked puzzled and indicated for Roxas to carry on.

"The thing is, he's like… Demyx's best friend."

"But… isn't Demyx a senior?" she asked.

"Yeah," he confirmed, "but Axel's been held back, uh, twice."

"Axel?" Rikku giggled, "Isn't that like a car part?"

Roxas rolled his eyes in annoyance, choosing to ignore that comment.

When Rikku had, finally, stopped laughing she cleared her throat, "Well, if he's Demyx's best friend he must spend a lot of time here, am I right?"

Roxas nodded slowly, not sure of what she was getting at.

"Right. All I need is to see exactly how he acts around you so I can analyse the situation, then we can devise a plan to get you two together!"

"Rikku. I refused to do the 'Aloof Unavailable Ice Queen' act." He shuddered. "Not again..."

The blonde pouted at him, "Oh, come on, it wasn't that bad. And besides," she fluttered her eyelashes in a way she obviously hoped would win him over, "it worked for Naminé!"

Roxas scowled, "That's different. Naminé is a girl."

"But she was still getting a the attention of a guy! So who's to say it won't work for you too?"

He sighed; she did have a point.

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Author's note: Oh, Rikku makes me laugh so much. xD

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