Per my request just before the final bell, Riku and I met in the empty classroom that my detention was in. Having Samcyxk there was odd, but he was listening to his iPod, so it was okay.
Riku's magnificent indigo eyes walked down my forehead to meet my own. As he did, I stuttered and mixed my words that were already coming out incredibly. What came out sounded like Billy Corgan, high, screaming lyrics penned by Alexi Laiho (seriously, I can't understand anything that guy says!).
Rubbing his ear, Riku said, "…What?"
I shook my head back and forth. Why was this so hard…? Oh, right. Maybe because homosexuality is frowned upon by society, what are the chances my best friend who I've known for all my life is gay, and the cat's got my tongue.
Finally, after taking deep breaths (and being totally perplexed by Riku's fabulous muscles) I started to talk slowly, and my words were more understandable. "Riku…I have something I need to tell you."
"Finally," he breathed. "I was wondering why you were insistent that we meet here…"
"Well…" Taking one last breath, I told him, "I met the coolest lesbian today."
"What?"
"Oh, right. Wrong thing…Okay…Riku…" Looking into his marvelous eyes, I almost lost my train of thought. Good thing my conductor is serious, unlike me. He's Italian, too, and has a girlfriend named Barbara. They decided to settle down in Kansas, and he makes a living conducting thought trains. He is the nicest guy you'll ever meet; and if you ever visit him, ask for Barb's ham and pea soup – that stuff is to die for.
That's right – I was about to tell Riku my secret. Now was the time to get it over with. "Riku…I'm…I'm in love with you."
"Oh, thank Christ!" Before I knew what was happening, I felt something around the back of my head. Something pulled me forward, and then…I felt my lips against something. Peering up, I saw Riku. Realizing what was happening, I melted in his comforting, caressing arms that massaged my nape.
When I came to, only a few moments later, I found myself swimming in a perfect ocean of azure. Finally closing my eyes, I took in the kiss and began to fight Riku's tongue back – there was no way I was letting him have all the fun.
That, and I've heard bad things about being the uke. I mean, take a look at Naruto – in every single fanfic, do you ever see Sasuke handcuffed to a bed? Do you ever see Itachi being violated when he's about to have the Kyuubi extracted from him? I mean, come on! Fox boy even loses to angsty, emotionally unstable Gaara!
Anyway, when the kiss was disengaged, it felt like a thousand years had passed. Seeing Samcyxk staring at us from his chair brought me back down to reality. Then Samcyxk shook his head and went back to reclining.
"I'm so glad that's the way you feel." It took me a minute to realize it was Riku who was talking. Once again, I made contact with his gorgeous aquamarine eyes. "Ever since that day in the lockers…That's when I finally found out why I was so interested in you – why I felt so disgusted when you'd talk with someone for hours and then with me for a few minutes." He leaned in and delicately licked my neck. "That's when I knew I loved you."
Damn, not the neck lick! Now I knew I was forever destined to be an uke…to be put in the same category as people like Naruto, Toshiro, Hiei, and Shuichi!
So, Riku and I were both in love with each other. Now we could laugh at the rumors, and…the rumors…
"Wait a sec!" I exclaimed.
"What?!" Riku had a scared look in his eyes, as though he were thinking that I might reject him.
"Gym class today!" I let a fist slam into my open palm. "That's it – the rumors! Don't you think it's a bit odd that you and I were on opposite teams and didn't throw a ball at each other! Come on, they put our two teams in a separate room! It all makes sense!"
The pieces finally fit together for Riku. "Saїx…He wanted to see if the rumors were true…"
"Let's go get him!" I yelled.
"Hold on," Riku told me. He walked over to Samcyxk. "Yo!"
Samcyxk kept on rocking, tapping his foot to a rhythm I couldn't decipher. "Yo!" That's when Riku went right up to the boy's ear.
"YO!!"
Samcyxk took one of the small headphones whose name escapes me out of his ear. His look was expressionless, but carried an air of slight annoyance. "Yah?"
"Are Saїx and Larxene still here? Do you know?"
Samcyxk shrugged. "Yeah, they're still here. Girls' basketball tryouts today."
"Thanks, Sam…Why did you know that right off the bat?"
"Come on. A roomful of girls running around, sweating, and jumping up and down in tight athletic shorts? To me, today's like Ozzfest. In an hour, I'm gonna be in heaven." He put the headphone back in his ear, signaling that he was done talking.
Riku turned to me. "C'mon."
I pushed open the doors to the gymnasium swiftly; we didn't have any time to lose. We needed to know what Saїx was up to. Turning the corner, Riku and I stopped dead in our tracks.
What do you get when you cross two gym teachers of the opposite gender, one chair, and an empty room?
Apparently, you get Saїx and Larxene wrestling and smooching, all in an attempt to get that one chair. Beside me, Riku cringed. "Eeeww…"
The two teachers heard him, and immediately stopped. Their heads turned to us, back to themselves, then back to us. I'm just gonna tell you guys that being on top of a pinned, barely clothed, tanned woman and seeing two teenage boys enter is just not a good place to be.
Saїx rolled off of Larxene and got up, brushing his pants off.
"What the hell!" I yelled.
As Larxene got up, both of them came over to us.
"You were trying to figure out if we were really gay, weren't you?" Way to get right to the point, Riku…
Larxene was flabbergasted…heh. I like that word…flabbergasted…
"Um…uh, well…you see…"
"Well, we are," I said clearly. "You can stop trying to figure it out!"
"We had to know," Saїx said. "It's not that we don't like you; we're just, a little wary…Especially after the last time we encountered it…"
"Last time?" Riku asked, raising an eyebrow.
"Sit down," Saїx told us. "I've got a story.
"It all began in gym class. We had just finished spending a day playing tennis against other teams. It was the school team versus other teams hat the players put together themselves. Larxene and I were on the school team. That's…kinda how we met.
"Our team had these two guys, both really good at tennis. They were tired, so they went in first to shower. After one more game, which we won if I remember right…"
"Come on, Saїx. You say every game you played you won."
"Anyway, after that last game, the team went to the showers. When we went in, we saw the two guys on the floor with water running over them. They were kissing and holding each other quite provocatively. When we saw them, we were stunned. Do you know what we did after that?"
"You accepted them for who they were applauded their courage?" I guessed.
"Naw. We beat the shit out of 'em," Saїx continued. I was the one to cringe this time.
"Where exactly is this going?" Riku asked.
"A place we think would be beneficial for both of you," Larxene snapped.
"Continuing," Saїx said, "we ran them off and told them to never play on our team again.
"Then, the very next day, they came back. They said they weren't backing down. So, they took on two teams at once, all by themselves. And they won. Only let a few balls go by. That was when the rest of the team accepted them." Saїx ruffled my hair with a silly grin on his face. "Kick some major ass in the game tomorrow, and I'm sure people will accept you."
The words of Xefeclorn echoed in my mind. "Look – if you want to be accepted by the pricks at this place, you have to do something really cool."
For reasons unknown to me, I said, "Thanks."
Saïx and Larxene seemed surprised, too, but they smiled. "Don't expect to win in the game, though," Larxene said. "There's no way you're beating us."
"You'll find out," Riku said, "that we're a force to be reckoned with."
"I know you are," Saïx replied. "Let's just see how far you've come…"
Riku and I smiled and waved before leaving. Honestly, I didn't care if I was skipping detention…
"Damn!" I exclaimed. "Detention! I'll never be able to play in the game with Gallagher riding my back!"
I felt something kiss my cheek. Riku gave me a thumbs-up. "Don't worry about it. I bet something'll come along."
Deep down in my stomach, a pit was building. But, for some reason, I believed Riku. Well, that's because I loved him…
Pecking him back, I exited the school building and went home.