Ch. 3--Work
A/N: This chapter and the next are somewhat based on a collab between myself and Rolloz on deviantART -- . -- who is an awesome author, so go check her out ^^
"Riku!" Sora called from the kitchen a few hours after Axel and Roxas left, and Riku pulled himself up off the couch where he had dozed off into a light sleep to stumble clumsily into the kitchen to find his boyfriend. "Your phone." Sora explained to Riku's questioning look, and the silver-haired man nodded and picked up his cell.
The words Two New Messages flashed across the screen, and Riku opened them. The first on had the address of the cafe where he was now going to work. The second one merely said, "Call me." with a number that Riku had never seen before in his life. He shrugged, dialing the numbers shown, and a gruff voice answered on the first ring.
"Riku?" the voice asked, and Riku nodded. Then, rembering that he was on the phone, said, "Yeah, this is Riku."
"Good, and you're the one starting the job at my cafe? This is Luxord, by the way."
Riku shushed Aki and Sora who were playing Peekaboo, then went back to his conversation.
"Yeah. Monday, right?"
"Right. And one more thing...Axel said you had a friend who might be interested in working here too, correct?"
"Uh-huh. My boyfriend. Sora." Riku clarified.
The voice paused for a few seconds before replying, "And is Sora still interested?"
"Um...I think so." Riku covered the mouthpiece and waved his boyfriend over. "You still wanna work with me at the cafe? I'm sure Roxas could look after Aki while we're working...and with money being so short right now, it might be a good idea. Though I'm reluctant to leave her alone with them since we just got her..."
Sora smiled and lightly kissed his boyfriend's lips reasurringly, whispering, "Sure, Riku, anything so that I can spend more time with you," sweetly in Riku's ear. He gave Sora a thumbs-up, grinning. "Yeah, that sounds good." he said into the phone.
"Alright, then, be at the cafe--Axel did give you the directions, right?--at three o'clock tomorrow. Thanks again." Luxord said, before hanging up the phone.
Axel set the phone down on the counter, then picked Sora up and pulled him into his lap. Sora, in turn, had Aki in his lap, who cooed and giggled at the sudden change. "Hmm," Riku suddenly grunted.
"What is it?" Sora asked, noting the change in his boyfriend's face.
"Nothing, really," Riku murmured, the look gone now. Sora raised his eyebrows in disbelief. "Well, I was just thinking about Aki."
"And?" Sora prompted.
"Well, you know, it's a little too early to worry about this, but I was just thinking about..." he trailed off, his pale cheeks flushing light pink. "And, I mean, when she's all interested in guys"
"Or girls," Sora interrupted, and Riku nodded before continuing. "or girls--and stuff and we'll have to have..." His face was now a bright red with chagrin. "....the sex talk," he a mumbled.
Sora laughed in relief, gently smacking his lover and cradling the gurgling baby. "You're adorable," he informed the blushing man. Riku muttered to himself, giving a little embarrassed cough. "Don't worry," the brunette crooned, bringing Riku's mouth to meet his own.
"Wait here," Sora said breathlessly, bringing Akiko to their bed and tucking her in. "Sweet dreams," he smiled, rushing back into his boyfriend's waiting arms.
x-x-x
Sora woke up first the next morning, looking at the clock. "Noon?" he mumbled, looking at the glowing clock. "Already?" Riku snored lightly and Sora leaned over, thinking to wake him up, but hesitated when he saw his boyfriend's innocent sleeping face.
The brunette changed his mind, instead slipping quietly out of bed and picking Akiko up from where she was laying beside Riku, half-asleep and gurgling softly. "Hey," he cooed, bringing her into the living room and laying on the couch, pulling a blanket over them both.
She snuggled up against his chest, her tiny warm body comforting enough to put him to sleep again.
x-x-x
"RIku?" Sora asked sleepily, rubbing his eyes. "Why's it so dark in here?" he wondered to himself. Expecting to be on his bed, he rolled over. But of course, since he was on a couch, this movement dumped him on the floor. "Oww," he whined, then got up and turned on the light.
The first thing he saw was a piece of paper nailed to the wall oppisite him. As he walked over to it, he glanced at the clock to see that it was past 7 p.m. "Crap." He sighed, then took the paper off the wall.
"Sora," it read, "You were so cute sleeping. I couldn't wake you up. I'm going ahead to the cafe, and I've taken your shift for today, so I won't be home till late. Dinner's in the fridge. Love you, baby. Aki, too. Bye."
Sora huffed. "Damn, Riku. I'm not that cute," he grumbled, picking up the phone and dialing his brother's number. It rang once. Twice. Three times.
"Hey, it's Roxas. Leave a message. Bye."
"Pick up the goddamn phone, Roxas," Sora snapped.
The brunette slammed the phone down in annoyance, leaving a still-sleeping Aki on the couch and stalking into the kitchen, softening a bit when he looked in the refridgerator and finding his favorite, grilled cheese and tomato soup. He took it out, placing it in the microwave and setting the timer before pouring himself a large glass of Pepsi.
"Momma." Sora jumped in surprise, turning to face a sleepy Aki. "Hey, baby. What'd you say?" He picked her up and smiled.
She frowned, a little crease appearing between her brows. "M-momma!" she giggled, pulling at his hair.
Sora chuckled but allowed it. It was better that he was the mom than Riku. Just as he as leaning in to kiss Aki's cheek, the phone rang. He grabbed it and held it to his ear. "Roxas, I need you to come look after Aki," Sora said quickly, before his brother had a chance to talk.
"What happened to just plain hello?" Roxas grumbled.
Sora sighed impatiently. "Hi. Now hurry up and come down here, I've gotta get to the cafe and I can't leave Aki by herself but I also can't bring her to work and I--"
"Relax, bro, I'm on my way," Roxas chuckled, revving the engine to prove it. "Me and Axel'll be there in a few minutes. Go ahead and get dressed," the blonde told him.
Sora quickly thanked his brother before rushing into his bedroom to change. Moments later, he heard Roxas pulling into the driveway. Running to the front door, he threw his arms around Roxas. "Thanks so much, I'll call when I'm on my way home." Sora sprinted to his car, hopped in and quickly drove to the cafe.
"You're welcome," Roxas mumbled, walking in to see Akiko gumming the end of a marker. "Hey, sweetie, that's gross," he told her, gently taking the marker from her. "Momma!" she giggled, looking up at Roxas with huge blue eyes.
He laughed. "Aki, honey, I'm Roxas. Sora's your mommy," he told the baby, gently tweaking her tiny button nose.
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