Identification
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Riku had a big family. Aside from his parents, Riku also had two brothers and a crazy uncle to share the house with. Sephiroth, the oldest brother was gone most of the time, as he was twenty three. When he did come over, he lorded over the house, so it really wasn't that heartbreaking that he wasn't around much.
Zexion was the much pitied middle child, a senior in high school. He was still at home, but mostly kept to himself. Riku was the youngest.
His crazy uncle, Xemnas, was…well, no one was quite sure what was going on with him, except that he had shown up one day, asking if he could stay with them for a while. So far a while was ten months.
But the point here is, Riku had a big family, and the house was almost always full of people. All of them shouting, fighting over the remote, and raiding the fridge. It was rare to see the house in any sort of calm. Especially when one added in the number of friends each boy (or man) had.
When Sephiroth was at home, Cloud was almost always with him, Leon as well, though not quite as often. And then there was Tifa and Aerith, who seemed to always be hanging around both Cloud and Leon.
Zexion didn't have very many friends, just Demyx. But he was enough chaos for anyone's standards. And besides, Demyx's friends (Axel and Roxas) somehow found their way into the house anyway.
Xemnas had, by far, the creepiest visitors. Every few days, he had people come over for some sort of meeting of some sort of 'Organization'. These people included (but were not limited to) Saïx, Vexen, Marluxia, Larxene, and Xaldin.
So it was easy to misplace and mix up people. Riku's own mother had once confused him for Demyx, something Riku had never let her live down. Everyone seemed to have a hard time keeping friends and family straight. And no one was ever surprised when a random guest showed up unannounced.
Which is why Riku wasn't exactly stunned when he came home after school to find someone rummaging through his refrigerator.
He was a bit surprised by who it was. Not many people would be able to distinguish a person by their denim-covered rear end, but it was a singular talent, only applicable to the situation.
Riku smirked as the aforementioned rear end wiggled as the owner dug further into the refrigerator.
"Sora, what are you doing?" Riku asked.
Sora jumped and squeaked in surprise. He hadn't heard Riku come in. Sora retreated from the fridge, a piece of fruit hanging from his mouth. He quickly ate it, then asked, "How'd you know it was me?" He hadn't announced himself, and he'd been hidden by the door of the refrigerator.
"I'd know that ass anywhere," Riku replied, smirking further.
Sora's face turned a healthy pink.
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A/N: So it's not a totally romance-ish piece, but I think it's cute. I'm not thoroughly proud of this and I know it's really short, but eh, it begged to be written.
And yes, Xemnas is a loser with no life, job, or house. But it made more sense than loading Riku down with more siblings.