Chapter 6: Some Not-So-Innocent Fun

The wind picked up, tossing Skye's hair about her face. The light of the full moon illuminated just enough to be able to see around her. She was sitting on the docks of the Island that the shopping district was on. The legs of her jeans were rolled up to just below her knees, her feet dangling into the water. There was a thin beach stretching down the shoreline for as far as the eye could see, trees growing up to only feet from the shoreline in some places. There were two huge old trees on either side of the dock and breeze on the water scattered the reflection of the canopies hanging overhead. She and Riku were sitting back to back, he with his legs crossed. Skye leaned suddenly forward, gasping. Riku almost fell over backwards, but caught himself and twisted around.

"What?" He asked, sounding slightly disoriented and concerned. She giggled.

"There was a shooting star." She admitted sheepishly. Riku laughed and spun around so that he was sitting next to her.

"Did you make a wish?" He asked after a moment. She shook her head, shrugging.

"I forgot." She admitted, looking back up at the sky. He nudged her.

"There's another one." He said pointing. Skye looked to where he was pointing, just missing it. She frowned, and then another one shot past, which she caught out of the corner of her eye.

"That's three!" She said, surprised. "I don't think I've seen as many shooting stars the entire time I've been here as I have in the past two minutes." She said, sounding thoroughly amazed and leaning over so that she could see the sky better through the leaves. She proceeded to practically fall on top of Riku and straightened up, looking down at the reflection of the sky in the water, the stars dancing around on its surface. She smiled a little. Another point of light streaked across the sky. I wonder what to wish for? Though neither knew it, both were thinking the same thing. Skye let out an inaudible sigh. She'd never known it was even possible to become this close to someone this fast, much less that it would ever happen to her. She was completely comfortable with him, she could tell him anything. Almost. Then she was pulled from her thoughts because the water was sparkling with light, so much so that she couldn't pick out the reflection of the moon. She stared, gasping in surprise. At the same moment, Riku's jaw dropped and he scrambled to his feet, eyes glued to the sky. Skye was on her feet a moment later, grabbing him by the hand. The two of them ran out onto the beach to get a better look. The entire sky was alight, thousands of stars falling everywhere.

"Wow…" Riku breathed, breaking the long silence and becoming suddenly and acutely aware that they were still holding hands. Skye smiled.

"There's enough stars that there would be one for every wish of every person in the world." She said, amazed. Riku smiled slightly in return.

"Or enough that if someone made the same wish on all of those stars, there'd be no way he could go wrong." He answered, reddening when he realized what he was saying. By then the meteor shower had slowed, and though there were still two or three stars shooting across the night sky, it was mostly over. She shot him a quirky smile.

"What would someone wish that much for?" She asked, curious. He seemed suddenly very interested in his feet.

"Were you serious when you said you'd go to other worlds with me?" He asked quietly. Her smile widened.

"Of course. I'd love to go with you." She paused, blushing. "I mean, it'd be great to go see other worlds and things." She added. He nodded, looking almost relieved.

"I'm glad." He answered. She tilted her head to one side, grinning.

"Is that what you wished for? On all those stars?" She asked. He shook his head.

"Not quite." He replied, shrugging.

"Then my guess was close?" She asked, looking interested.

"Pretty close." He admitted. She grinned.

"Was it…that you'd get to see other worlds?" She asked. He shook his head again. She pouted. "Am I close?"

"Nope."

"Oh." She thought for another moment. What else could it be? He asked if she'd go to other worlds with him…then she gasped. "Does it have to do with me?" She asked, her curiosity peaking.

"If I told you then it won't come true." He answered simply. She grinned triumphantly.

"So it was about me! Come on, one little hint?" She pleaded, stepping a little closer to him and fluttering her eyelashes with a giggle. He looked at her, slightly amused.

"Maybe it wasn't about you at all." He said. She blinked.

"But you said…oh. Well then what did you wish about?"

"A chance." He answered pointedly. She looked skeptical.

"A chance? A chance at what?" She asked him, putting her free hand on her hip. There was a long silence before Riku answered.

"I'll tell you if you tell me what you wished for." He answered. She pondered it a moment.

"I wished…" She began, thinking. Riku frowned. He'd been rather banking on her not being willing to tell either. She continued, grinning sheepishly. "Okay, so maybe this sounds stupid, but I wished that I wouldn't remember what happened before I came here." She admitted. He looked totally surprised.

"What? Why?"

"Because then I wouldn't have to go home. If I remember, then I have a responsibility to return to whatever family and friends are waiting for me…but I can't imagine anything better than being able to stay with you…guys." She said, adding the last word as an afterthought while she blushed furiously. A moment later, Riku realized that at any moment he'd have to tell her what he'd wished for in reply, so, thinking fast, he changed the subject.

"Hey, is your neck feeling any better from earlier?" He asked quickly. Skye shrugged.

"A little. It still hurts, but hopefully it'll be better by tomorrow." She looked at him with a pouty smile. "Now, if you were extra nice…" She began. He let out an exaggerated sigh and sat down, pulling her down with him before finally letting go of her hand. She sat cross legged in front of him and bowed her head slightly as he started to massage her shoulders. There was a long silence before Skye finally spoke.

"Thanks…"

"No problem." He answered distractedly. She grinned, hearing the note in his voice.

"Did you know that half of massages end in sex?" She asked casually. He practically jumped away, dropping his hands and looking rather shocked. She burst out laughing

"What?" He asked, thoroughly convinced that he had misheard her. He couldn't tell if she heard him or not, as she was laughing so hard.

"The look…on…your face…" She managed to say between fits of giggles. "I love the shock value, don't you?" Wiping the tears of laughter out of her eyes she smiled innocently. "I'm sorry, am I being too vulgar for poor Riku?" She asked, turning around so that she was sitting facing him. He shook his head.

"No, not really, it's just that it was the last thing I ever expected you to say." He answered. She grinned.

"So, anyways, what was it you wished for a chance at?" She asked. He frowned. So she hadn't forgotten.

"Guess." He said. She crossed her arms.

"No way, I told you!" She whined. "Come on!" She pleaded, leaning towards him. He shrugged, standing up.

"Okay, I'll tell you, but later." He said firmly. She jumped to her feet and grabbed his wrist.

"No way!"

"Why not? All I said was that I'd have to tell you if you told me. I never said when I'd have to tell you." He answered. She pouted at him.

"Pleeeeeeaaaaase?" She asked, tugging at his hand. He let out an exaggerated sigh.

"Fiiiiiine." He said resignedly. She grinned. He stalled. "What if I said you wouldn't want to hear it."

"What makes you think I don't want to hear it?" She asked incredulously. He paused.

"I…well…" He tried to speak, but couldn't really think of anything useful to say. Her tone turned serious.

"Why are you so nervous?" She asked, sounding concerned now.

"I guess I just really don't want to mess it up." He admitted. She couldn't help but grin.

"You? Mess something up? Please." She answered. He grinned in reply. She took a step towards him, pushing a stray hair out of her face. He caught her gaze and held it.

"Could I show you instead?" He asked quietly. She nodded, her stray hair falling back into her face. Riku pushed it out of the way with his thumb and kissed her. He pulled away less than a second later, running his fingers through his hair and staring at the ground.

"What?" Skye asked, surprised and only barely able to say even that one word, her lips having gone completely numb. He started pacing.

"Okay, so that was a kind of dumb move on my part, so I'm sorry. I know we've only known each other for barely a week, but still I can't exactly deny that I like you. I just don't want to mess anything up, so—" He stopped midsentence and then looked up at Skye and found himself vaguely surprised that she was standing so close to him. "I'd better stop before I sound like any more of an idiot than I already do." He said. There was a mischievous look in her eyes.

"Do you want my honest opinion?" She asked after a moment.

"Yes." He nodded, bracing himself for the worst. She held back a smile.

"You're right, you kind of do sound like an idiot." She admitted, a grin tugging at the corners of her lips. He was surprised. He had been expecting one of those polite let downs that makes you feel really stupid. And she definitely just called him an idiot. He opened his mouth to speak, but she put a finger to his lips. "So you'd better just shut up and kiss me again before you make yourself sound even stupider." She said, her voice teasing now.

"More stupid." He corrected automatically, realizing halfway through exactly what it was she'd said. He was very tempted to smack himself across the face for it. She started laughing.

"Stupider! It's a word, I swear!" She answered. He shook his head.

"Nope. Now look who sounds stupid." He said, grinning. She pouted at him.

"That's mean!" She accused, shoving him playfully. He caught both her wrists and pulled her into his arms.

"Would you forgive me if I gave you that second kiss?" He whispered. She shrugged, touching her nose to his. He did as he was told and kissed her again, though this one lingered far longer than the first, and would have lasted even longer had it not been for the lack of air. Skye found herself backed up against one of the trees, Riku's breath making her skin tingle. She gave her head a shake, feeling dizzy and giddy. His arms were still around her waist, and her own arms had found their way around his neck. He smiled warmly.

"So, am I forgiven?" He asked. She shrugged.

"Maybe." She answered breathlessly, grinning knowingly. He raised an eyebrow at her.

"Only maybe?" He asked curiously.

"It depends." She told him vaguely. He leaned closer to her.

"Depends on what?"

"On how many more kisses I get." She answered with a hint of a smile. He grinned back.

"How many do you want?"

"…a hundred." She answered after a pause for thought. He frowned overdramatically.

"Only one hundred?" He asked, sounding disappointed. She grinned.

"And what did you have in mind?" She asked, planting a quick kiss on his lips.

"More." He answered simply, kissing her back. "Three…" kiss "…four…" kiss "…five…" kiss "…six…" kiss "…seven…" kiss "…eight…" kiss "…nine…" kiss "…ten." He paused, pushing her hair out of her face. "I should probably stop and save some for later." He said thoughtfully before kissing her lingeringly. "But you taste too good…" he whispered against her lips. She grinned.

"You know, if this were Sora and Kairi, you'd be gagging about now." She told him teasingly. He shrugged.

"But we're not, so I don't care."

"SKYE!" A pair of female voices came floating over the treetops. Skye grinned mischievously and pushed Riku an arm's length away from her.

"Let's not tell." She said, smirking. He grinned.

"We'll see how long it takes them to guess." He agreed. She grinned and, looking around quickly, kissed him one last time before she ran off into the trees. She paused for a moment, looking back, and winked, giggling.

"I'm over here!" She shouted. There was a great commotion from further down the path and met Kairi and Selphie there a moment later. Kairi flashed a smile at her as she arrived.

"Selphie told me about you and Riku." She said. Skye faltered, surprised.

"W-what?" She asked, wondering how they could have possibly seen them on the beach from where they were.

"Yup! I told her about seeing you and Riku at the Square earlier and we decided that the surprise couldn't wait!" Selphie explained. Skye relaxed visibly.

"So, you want to tell me what this surprise is?" She asked casually. Selphie and Kairi each grabbed one of her hands and proceeded to practically drag her back in the direction of the docks. They passed Riku on the way.

"Um…hi?" He said, sounding confused as he saw what was going on. He shot Skye a questioning look and she replied with a shrug, looking rather afraid of the chattering girls. The two led Skye onto the dock and showed her to the boat. Kairi's boat had been tied to the dock, hidden completely from view by the leaves. Skye grinned to herself as she thought of what might have happened had Selphie and Kairi arrived a few minutes earlier, or hadn't starting yelled for her halfway down the forested path.

Selphie, Kairi, Lulu and now Skye had congregated in Kairi's house. Selphie and Kairi were sitting on the bed, Lulu was sitting regally in the armchair and Skye was sitting cross-legged on the beanbag chair. Lulu was filing her nails, apparently taking no interest in what was going on. Selphie cleared her throat.

"So! Let's begin." She said. Lulu spoke next.

"You should leave her be. She's only been here a week. Look how long Kairi took. Let her figure this one out by herself. Or at least give her a little while longer." She said, not looking up from her fingers. Kairi frowned.

"But that's no fun!" She answered. "Anyways! We brought you here to propose our plan to you." She said, looking at Skye. Selphie nodded, grinning so widely it looked like she'd break.

"It's clear to all three of us…"

"Two. Not me." Lulu interjected. Selphie glared at her and continued.

"Whatever. Anyways, it's clear that you and Riku are practically meant from each other. So, we've created a plan to get you two together!" She announced, clapping her hands. Skye froze, trying desperately to contain her laughter. Apparently the look on her face was rather disturbing, because even Lulu looked rather worried.

"I told you this was a bad idea. Don't worry Skye, I'll stop their matchmaking scheme at a moments notice if you want me to." She offered. Skye cleared her throat.

"That's alright Lulu, but thanks. I'd like to here more about this plan first." She said, looking amused. Kairi giggled.

"Our plan…is for you to seduce him." Selphie said, looking very smug. Skye almost fell over she was laughing so hard. Selphie pouted. Kairi, hiding her own laughter, patted Selphie on the back.

"It's okay Selph, I think it's a good idea." She said consolingly. Skye, still chuckling, nodded.

"Sorry, I just wasn't expecting that. I still want to hear more." So, while Kairi and Selphie outlined all of the lessons in the 'art of seduction', the plans of shopping and other such essential information, Skye was forming her own plan. Since we aren't going to tell them, I can have some fun with Riku with this…poor Riku. She thought with an evil grin.

"I like this plan. Let's do it." She said. Selphie grinned back at her.

"Operation Not-So-Innocent is a go! Alright!"

The four girls spent at least two hours putting together their collective knowledge in seducing teenage boys, and teaching Skye all of it. Even Lulu got involved once she was convinced that Skye actually thought it was a good idea. Much giggling ensued and the plan unfolded rather gracefully. Kairi grinned evilly.

"Well, won't Riku have a fun day ahead of him tomorrow..."

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Okay! Sorry for the delay! I got my hands on KH2! I beat it so we don't have to worry anymore. Yes, I beat it. In a week and a half. I'm a nerd. But that's okay! Make sure to RnR, and this one is dedicated to my crazy Riku fangirl Emma!