Chapter Three

Riku didn't question Axel's absence from his bed the next morning. He remembered all to well what had happened yesterday (much to his displeasure).

After changing into his school uniform he marched downstairs and sat down at the table grumpily. Axel looked up and cast him a worried glance.

"Something wrong?"

"Nn…"

"Is that a yes?"

"Nn…"

"Okay then."

Luxord's eyes flitted between the two teens; he hadn't meant for the bet to tear up their relationship like this.

"So you two," he began awkwardly, "I've decided to give you two the day off from any cleaning duties."

"YES!" crowed Axel, Riku didn't seem to care much.

"So what? We can't go out dressed like that anyways. At least if we're cleaning we'll have something to do."

"Aw, c'mon we can go to the movies," said Axel tugging at Riku's arm playfully.

"No way," said Riku shrugging him off, "I'm not going to the theaters dressed like that."

"But- but-… Why Riku?" whined Axel, "I thought you wuved me…" (Insert sniffling puppy dog eyes here).

"No Axel," Riku practically hissed at Axel causing said red head to recoil.

"Riku go with him to the movies," said Luxord.

"But I have school!" Riku protested indignantly.

"Go after school."

"I'll have home work! And I'm behind enough already thanks to all of you!"

"Well," said Luxord looking suddenly menacing, "that's your problem. Not Axel's."

"Thanks Lux," said Axel saluting Luxord.

"How do I get myself into these things?" Riku asked rolling his eyes to the heavens as if pleading for some sort of answer.

"Your petite figure allows you to fit into almost any situation," cooed Axel, "now c'mon I wanna walk you to school."

"Whatever."

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"Do you have lunch money?"

"Yes, now please just go Axel. They're staring."

"Just ignore the stares Riku, they're probably just having trouble comprehending how incredibly sexy we are."

"Whatever, can I go? I'm gonna be late now thanks to you."

"Hold on, don't forget your math homework!"

"I've got it right here."

"And what about your social studies essay?"

"What essay?"

"Oh um… Well what about-

"Axel c'mon! Stop acting like a doting mother! It's creepy!"

"You know you like it."

"Axel stop trying to feel me up in front of the school- Axel! People are staring Axel stop it right now!!!"

"Mm...
"Oh God Axel…. J-just- ooh… Stop it! I'm going to be late!"

"Okay Riku, hey wait your tie's all crooked let me fix it…"

"I know that look Axel, you're not coming anywhere near me."

"I just wanna fix the damn tie."

"No."

"But I- Bye Riku dearest! I'll see you at hooooome!"

"Bye."

Riku stomped into the school ignoring the questioning looks people were sending him as he left behind Axel. Said red head was currently hugging a random high school student and telling them about how "My precious Riku-kins is growing up!"

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In the locker rooms Riku had to resort to changing in the toilet stalls in order to avoid everyone's watching eyes. It seemed the little uproar he'd caused yesterday as he left the school was still on everyone's minds. Seeing him in the maid's uniform must have aroused the school's interest in him.

"You're never going to survive this week," said Sora absentmindedly as he and Riku stood near the edge of the gym in uniforms.

"I was thinking the same thing oddly enough," said Riku dryly, he ignored the cat calls being sent his way.

"I'm going to the movies today after school with Axel," said Riku trying to change the subject (I mean really he was just stuck in a maid's uniform for the week. Why did people have to make such a fuss over it?).

"What movie?" asked Sora.

"Um," Riku blinked, "actually I don't know… But seeing as it's Axel he'll probably want to see Borat or something…"

"Sounds fun."

"Should be."

"You could use a nice relaxing time at the movies too. You've been so strained lately…"

"Tell me about it… But you're right, it might be fun to watch a nice relaxing comedy. So long as Axel doesn't grope me in the movie room."

Sora looked over at Riku, "Does he always-?"

"Man handle me? Yeah, pretty much," said Riku with folded arms, he tried to look as dignified as possible despite his previous statement.

"How the heck did you two even meet?"

"I'll tell you some other time," said Riku as the coach blew his whistle for class to start.

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After school Riku changed into the outfit without a fuss and walked down the hallway pretending he couldn't see the looks.

"Wow Riku I'm so proud of you," said Kairi coming up from behind him.

"How's that?" asked Riku blankly.

"You're finally getting used to all the attention! That's great! Looks like you're finally getting more open," she clarified.

"...Whatever."

"Well there goes that theory," Selphie giggled.

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Riku recoiled in his seat at the theater. He was shaking and his eyes grew wide as the evil bad guy type people on the big screen began pulling someone's face off. Many of the other onlookers in the theater leaned forward (Axel included). Riku just shivered and buried his face in Axel's sleeve.

This action caused Axel to blink and look down at his terrified boyfriend.

"You don't like the movie?" he asked quietly leaning in to examine Riku's face. Riku's eyes were ten times their usual size and his mouth was wide open in a silent scream.

"Are you going to be okay?" asked Axel he ignored the screams of the man on the screen who was currently getting his nails pried off.

In answer Riku sort of shrank back more and his grip on Axel's arm became deathly. At that point a ma sitting behind them told them to please be quiet (he used much more colorful language than that of course) and Axel's attention returned to the movie

Riku sat their in that god forsaken chair for two hours, all reasonable thought gone from his mind. Images of blood and gore induced terror replacing all logic.

When the movie finally ended and the credits started rolling Axel stretched and said quite calmly, "So what did you think of the movie?"

When he didn't get an answer he looked over to where Riku was sitting. Or was supposed to be sitting anyways, he was in actuality curled up in his little ball of security, quietly rocking back and forth.

"Uh Riku?" asked Axel putting a hand on Riku's shoulder. Riku let out a high pierced shriek and jumped a foot.

"Riku, did you… not like the movie?" asked Axel, creeping towards his frightened boyfriend slowly so as not to scare him away. Riku shook his head fiercely, silver locks flying every where. It seemed he couldn't quite manage to get words out.

"C'mon," Axel said trying to usher Riku out of his seat gently, "it's over now. We can go home and I'll buy you some ice cream… Riku? How does that sound?"

Riku was in spastic shock.

His shrill scream had however attracted quite a bit of attention to everyone else in the theater room and after a while of watching Axel trying to pry Riku out of his seat a dirty blonde woman wearing black leather walked up to Axel and said:

"Maybe you should just pick him up."

Axel looked at her and then back at Riku's trembling form. He sighed, "I think you're right." Slowly he wrapped his long arms around Riku and picked him up with a grunt ("Riku, I told you to lay off the fast food!"). Riku's eyes were shut tight and his fists curled around Axel's shirt, making little balls of clothe.

Axel tried his best to ignore the stares they were getting. Although he couldn't really blame the people for staring because after all: 1) they were both dressed as French maids, 2) Riku was a complete mess and 3) well… Weren't the first two reasons enough?

After a while people began to file out many of them muttering about unfair treatment towards ukes these days.

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"Hey Axel- Whoa holy shit! What the hell did you do to him?" Xigbar gaped like a fish out of the water as Axel shoved pat him with a shaking Riku curled into his arms.

"Apparently Snow White here doesn't like horror movies," said Axel nonchalantly. Everyone in the house hold stopped and stared as Axel dropped Riku on the couch.

Larxene was over to the silver haired teen's huddled form and said in a sweet sugar coated voice, "Don't be scared Riku! All that stuff in those movies is fake! If you want to see real gore I'll show you real intestines-

"Shut up Larxene," muttered Axel as he shoved her away rudely.

"Not my fault he's so scared," said Larxene brushing her sleeve off from where Axel had shoved it with his foot.

"I-…"

Everyone turned to look at Riku expectantly as he finally managed to squeak out some words.

"I… Don't like scary movies…" he whispered in a high pitched voice. And with that his eyes rolled into the back of his head and he passed out cold.

"Yikes," said Axel.

"Axel," said Roxas, "your boyfriend's really high strung."

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It was cruel, Axel mused, that the one day this week he got Riku to sleep with him… Riku's too emotionally scarred to even do anything with him. Axel pouted in the dark moonlit room as he pulled Riku's trembling frame closer.

"N-Never again," whispered Riku, "you're never taking me to another scary movie again."

"Alright," whispered Axel rubbing Riku's back in slow rhythmic circles.

Author's Note: Yeah so this chapter was a little less funny than usual and a little more fluffy. It also appears that Riku does not like horror or gore. Sorry to those of you who are disappointed that it wasn't very funny, but my comedic juices were running low. I've been feeling oddly depressed lately…. Off to go work on Ignorance is Bliss. Sorry my updates have been slowing down lately peoples.

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