Wish
Disclaimer: I love playing Kingdom Hearts, yes that is my disclaimer.
Joh: Man this week sucked. 1) I haven't had power for 3 days and the only reason I could write this was because my laptop was thankfully fully charged. 2) I punched a window and got these really deep cuts down my arm and they hurt! 3) I don't know how to make Riku's vest thing for my boyfriend's cosplay 4) EXAMS
Jessie: Wow…um…
Joh: Heh…yeah…I'm done ranting.
Warnings: Yaoi and blah
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'-NOT HERE!' she shrieked, hiding her face in her arms.
The man glared down at her, grinding his teeth. He raised his hand as if to strike her, but someone held him back.
'Go easy on her, man.' A second person appeared. He sounded younger and calmer.
'She's hiding something!'
'You're not going to learn anything by scaring her like this.' The second man pushed back his red hair and smiled at the trembling girl. 'Can you tell me anything you know? Anything at all?'
She sniffed and—
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"Ah…"
Blue eyes narrowed as a tiny nose wrinkled.
"Ah…!"
Sora tensed, eyes fluttering.
"Ah-chOO!"
Sora rubbed his nose, staring miserably at the chicken noodle soup set on the tray in his lap. He stirred the broth around for a moment, lips pouted.
Sun streamed through his window, warming his knees. Riku was sitting at his desk, flipping through his textbooks with a bored expression.
Riku slammed the book shut and turned to Sora. "You could always wish for me to make you healthy."
"Don't need to." Sora insisted, voice sounding muffled as he sniffled. "My cold will be gone by tomorrow."
The silver-haired genie stared past Sora and out the window. His green eyes narrowed before he opened his mouth to speak. "Master, you can't—"
But before he could finish his sentence Nami, Sora's mother, slammed open the door. Sora nearly knocked over his soup as he motioned for Riku to return to his box. Riku didn't need the warning. He was gone; the chair rocking slightly was the only sign that he had been sitting there.
"Mom!" Sora squeaked. "Don't you have work?"
She strode over to him, tying her hair back in a ponytail. "In a few minutes. I just want to check that you have everything you need." She pressed a cool hand to his forehead and clucked her tongue. "This, young man, is why you don't fall asleep in a wet bathing suit."
Sora groaned his agreement.
"Do you have enough tissues?"
He motioned to the stack of Kleenex at the foot of his bed for an answer. Nami nodded.
"Good. Do you need anything to eat?"
"I'm fine."
"Drink?"
"Nope."
She stood back, surveying him critically. "Well, if you're all set then I'll be on my way." She bent to give him a quick kiss on the cheek. "Call me if you need me." She told him, leaving the room.
Sora waited until he could hear her descending the stairs before he called Riku back out. The genie appeared with a flourish, dusting his jeans off.
"Sorry about that." Sora grinned apologetically, scratching his head. The smile slowly left his face, however, when he noticed Riku's grim expression. "What's wrong?"
Riku ran a hand through his pale hair and sighed. He settled himself at the end of Sora's bed and pulled out a cigarette.
Sora sighed and opened the window, a small frown twisting his lips. "Riku?"
"When are you going to make another wish?"
"I dunno. I just haven't thought of anything good yet. What's the rush?" Sora blinked at him.
Riku lit the cigarette and inhaled deeply. "You're going to have to make a wish soon. That's my purpose." He blew out a cloud of smoke and glanced at his master. "You can't just… keep me around because you're lonely."
Sora gaped at him, nearly choking on the mouthful of soup he had swallowed. "L-lonely!" he sputtered indignantly. "I'm not lonely!"
Riku shrugged, leaning back to tap the ashes out the window. He watched the ashes be carried away by the wind, pretending that he didn't notice Sora's glare.
He heard Sora sigh and turned to look at the boy. His master was setting his tray down on the floor so that he could wiggle out of the sheets and sit closer to him. "If anyone's lonely here, than that would be you." Sora pointed out, turning to rest his arms against the window ledge.
"Me?"
Sora nodded and rested his chin on his arms. He stared out the window, past the houses and palm trees to the sparkling water in the distance.
Riku mimicked Sora's pose and draped his arms out the window, his burning cigarette hanging limply in his fingers. "You think so?" he murmured.
Sora straightened suddenly and turned to him, eyes wide. "But not anymore!" he grinned, all traces of his annoyance from before gone. "Because we're friends now! No one has to be lonely anymore!"
The genie was, to say the least, taken aback. Was this boy for real? No one was actually this genuinely friendly. But Sora looked so sincere! The bright sun was illuminating Sora's tan skin, lighting up each golden highlight in the boy's messy hair. Riku's breath caught in his throat when Sora leaned forward, close enough so that he could see each individual eyelash. A gentle laugh rippled from the teen's lips. "Don't worry, Riku. I'll always be there to catch you when you faint." He teased, nudging Riku's shoulder playfully.
Riku looked down at his hands dangling out the window. His cigarette had become a long cylinder of ash. He rubbed it out between his fingers, the ash evaporating in his palm.
That's right. He hadn't yet explained the rules between them. When Sora had woken up the day before Riku simply waved off the black out incident with some excuse about how he wasn't quite used to the heat on the islands.
Riku pulled back, shaking his long hair out of his face. "You've only known me for a few days and you're already treating me like we're best friends." He winced, wondering if he sounded too harsh.
But Sora seemed undisturbed. He wobbled out of bed to search for the ps3 controllers. He glanced at his genie and flashed a smile. "Because we have a bond." Sora chuckled and turned on the Television.
"What bond?"
Sora cocked his head to the side, a playful smirk teasing his lips. "Well, you're my genie, right? Therefore, you belong to me! That's a tight bond if I ever knew one."
Riku forced himself to look away. He yearned for the kindness Sora held. He had gone 40 years without affection of any sort. And here he was with a new master who seemed just as eager to befriend him, as his last masters were to strike him. It was too good to be true. He wanted Sora's friendship but… it couldn't happen.
Riku snapped out of his thoughts when he heard Sora sigh. The brown-haired boy had given up on his search for the game controllers and instead simply turned on the T.V, flicking through the channels with a bored expression. "Why is it when you're sick there's never anything good to watch?" he tossed the remote away from him, leaving the television on a News channel.
"—Possibly harmless, but still certainly suspicious—"
"C-C-C-Cinnamon Lips, go powder your cheeks and meet your—"
Sora jumped up from the floor when his phone went off. He searched the floor for it frantically, sorting through the piles of school notes and books. Finally he found the small red phone and flipped it open. "Hello?" he asked breathlessly.
His blue eyes brightened when he recognized the caller's voice. "Kairi!" He grinned and turned the volume down on the T.V. "No, I'm okay. I just caught a cold. Thanks though. I mean, yeah."
Riku watched Sora quietly, noting the way Sora talked faster and stumbled over his words.
"Yeah exams guck... I mean yuck, no I mean they suck. Exams suck!" Sora corrected himself, flinching at how lame he sounded. "Yeah… okay. I'll see you at school. Bye." Sora sighed and flipped his phone shut. He flushed at the amused look Riku sent him.
"I can't help it." he muttered, slipping his phone into his back pocket. "Whenever I talk to her I keep thinking about how I should ask her on a date and then I mess up my words." He shrugged.
Sora dropped to the floor and groaned. He looked up at Riku who stared down at him from his perch on the bed. "Give me advice Riku."
"Advice on what, master?"
"Dating." Sora whispered the word.
Green eyes narrowed in thoughtfully. "What makes you think I know anything about dating?"
Sora sat up, a surprised look on his face. "Just look at you! How could you not know about dating?" Sora blushed. "I didn't mean it like that I just…" he trailed off sheepishly.
Riku smiled and stretched his long arms over his head. "Well, I had only dated once back when I was human. And it was probably the most awkward experience of my life too." He didn't bother telling Sora that the kid he had dated back then was a male.
Sora was instantly curious. His eyes widened considerably as he took in Riku's words. "You were human once?" he asked.
"It was a long time ago."
Sora was silent for a moment, brows furrowed together. "So… how did you become what you are now?" he spoke slowly, eyes looking up to study Riku's reaction to his question.
The genie kept his expression carefully guarded. He quickly debated with himself if he should tell Sora the truth or not. "Let's just say that… it was the result of many misfortunes."
Sora frowned at the vague answer but didn't press the subject. Riku let out a long and relieved sigh when Sora changed the topic.
"Well if YOU don't know anything about asking girls out then I guess I'm doomed!" Sora flopped back down to the floor and covered his face with his hands.
"You'll figure it out." Riku smiled faintly.
Sora peeked up at him and grinned. "I keep forgetting that you're like a genie and everything."
Riku sighed and ran a hand through his long hair. "Yeah, it's easy to forget, huh?"
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Joh: Only a few months until Otakon! -Dances- I'm cosplaying Sora!
Jessie: You're so cute! -Snuggles-
J twins: -Cuddle and love-
Joh: Oh and I want to thank everyone who has been reviewing so far. Lately I've noticed that a lot of people just put this story on their favorites or watch list, so it really means something to me for those of you who take the time to drop a word of encouragement or two.