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Icing Sugar Messages

"Oi Sora! I want to be just like you!". Sora grinned at the comment, reconising the voice. It was now twilight, and twilight at Destiny Islands was always something special. Sora could feel the warmth of the sunlight on his arms, as he lay against the tree. The beauty of twilight always helped Sora to remember that love was a beautiful thing.

"Haha Riku, very funny", Sora mumbed, feeling his face already blushing red. Riku scruffed Sora's hair, laughing.

"Aww.. don't be embarassed, your face is going bright red". Sora rolled his eyes, knowing that it was not only because of Riku's teasing. He looked down, wind blowing sand into his eyes.

"You know, we don't really talk much anymore.. Yeah, we are all growing up – but it is this time in our lives when we need to talk." Riku paused, looking out into the horizon. He then shifted his eyes to Sora, who was rubbing his eyes.

"I know.. I'm sorry I kinda ignored you this morning.. all that paopu picking was tiring..". He was speaking quickly, Riku now noticing Sora's eyes were red and watery.

"...are you alright? You look like you're crying". Riku stopped walking, placing his hand on Sora's shoulder. Sora smiled, quickly shaking his head.

"Nah, just got sand in my eyes – but that happens on Destiny Islands, right?". Riku laughed, placing his thumb under Sora's eye, wiping away the tear. Sora glanced up to Riku, different thoughts in his mind suddenly surfacing. He wanted to tell Riku at that point about his feelings – and he knew they were getting stronger, as all he wanted to do was lean in and kiss him. Trying to fight these thoughts, Sora gently pushed Riku's arm away.

"Riku.. S-sorry...", he mumbled, looking away. Riku frowned in confusion, saying,

"No...ummm... i'm sorry. I guess that weirded you out a bit".

'No way! It felt uhhh.. hot? And.. just made my feelings ten times stronger!' Sora thought. He scratched the back of his head, feeling awkward.

"It's alright – I guess I am.. umm.. growing up..", Sora stammered, not knowing what else to say.

'I don't know if Riku would ever know that I really was crying.. just a bit. They were not only tears from the sand in my eyes.. 'it is this time in our lives when we need to talk'. When he said that, I felt so upset. I mean, he wants to talk to me, and I really want to talk to him. I especially want to tell him about my sexual orientation, because it's so important to me. But how would he react if I told him I had a crush on him?

Sora was lost in thought, until he heard the word 'cake'.

"Huh? Cake?", Sora questioned. Riku grinned, and said,

"Gosh Sora, so much for listening to my secret!". Sora bit his lip, and said,

"Secret? Sorry, I was kinda in my own world". Riku rolled his eyes, and said,

"Well... I am going to bake a cake..", Sora grinned, saying,

"Are you serious?! That isn't a secret!", Riku frowned, crossing his arms.

"Yeah, well it sorta is a secret – you know I never bake!", he said in a teasing way. Sora smiled, lightly punching Riku in the arm.

"I have better secrets than that, c'mon!", he blurted out. Riku raised one eyebrow, smiling, and said,

"A vanilla cake.. with icing.. and you are going to help me!". Sora placed his hand on his chin, tilting his head to one side.

"That sounds fair.. as long as I get a slice afterwards". Riku stood up, stretching.

"No problem. Maybe this would be a chance to catch up.. and you can tell me those secrets that are apparantly better than mine". He smiled, holding his hand out to Sora. Sora took it, standing up.

"I guess we better start now, then", he said, still holding on to Riku's hand. Riku looked down to see their hands still connected, and smiled.

"Man, we must have such a connection, we are still holding hands", he teased, letting go. Sora flushed, knowing that connection he felt was real.

"Can you smell the vanilla, Sora?", Riku swooned, staring into the oven. Sora smiled, looking over to Riku.

"Riku, are you going to help me with the icing? Or are you going to stare at the cake all day?", he said, dipping his finger in the sugary syrup. As soon as the cake was ready to bake, Riku did not leave the oven. He was proud of the baking – but Sora did all the hard work.

"Yeah, icing is the best part.. duh!", he said, standing up. He walked over to Sora, placing his arm across Sora's shoulders. Sora watched as Riku dipped his finger into the bowl, and placed it in his mouth. He could feel his face heating up as his eyes followed Riku's tongue.

"Mmmm... so good..", he sighed. Sora looked back into the bowl, knowing that these 'embarassing situations' were now happening quite often.

'Part of growing up? Well, I think I have enough to deal with already!' Sora sighed, his hormones going into overdrive.

"Ummm.. I need to go to the bathroom", Sora said, quickly walking out of the kitchen. Riku watched as Sora practically ran out of the room.

"Don't run too fast!", he called, shrugging.

The smell of vanilla filled the room, as the cake cooled on the kitchen bench. Sora had his arms folded, staring at the cake. He felt embarassed and ashamed with what happened a while back, and his mind again was confused and full of thoughts.

"Sora?", he heard his name. He blinked, looking up to Riku.

"Huh?", Sora said, scratching the back of his head. Riku shook his head, and said,

"I said we should ice the cake now. But, maybe first you can tell me whats up? You seem to be thinking alot". Riku frowned in concern, as Sora quickly shook his head.

"Sora, i'm not dumb. Ever since... I don't know, you seem to be alone and stuff quite a lot.. are you listening to me now?". Sora snapped, saying,

"Ok, whatever! I might be thinking a lot, but that is because I have a lot on my mind!", he blinked, looking down.

"Sorry...", he whispered. Riku pushed the cake towards Sora, and said quietly,

"Sorry, man. Has it got anything to do with those secrets of yours?" He took the icing decorater, and writ on the cake,

Everything will be ok! :) Riku then said,

"You can tell me anything, you know". Sora lifted his arms behind his head, and said,

"I-I know... It's uhhh... yeah... really personal..". Trying to change the subject, Sora then quickly said,

"Lets ice this cake now, before it gets cold". Picking up the ice decorator, he drew a smiley face on the cake. Riku looked at Sora in confusion, as he smiled at his designs on the baking. He couldn't figure out why Sora was being moody, let alone why he wouldn't talk to him about his problems.

'I guess Sora will tell me whatever it is, when he's ready", Riku thought.

I felt like crying, how could baking a cake become so emotional? I don't understand why i'm getting so upset over everything. This afternoon was a good example of that.. but it was so damn embarassing, feeling turned on with Riku right there. He wants to know what's going on with me.. Ohhh! I'm so confused. Well, Roxas is gay, and proud. Maybe I will talk to him, because I can't do this alone.

Sora wiped his eyes, as he placed his diary entry on his desk.