Wish

Disclaimer: Don't own it blah

Joh: So basically, I realized that I hadn't updated in like a month so I jumped to start writing.

Jessie: Go for it!

Joh: -Staggers- Okay, but I warn you… the quality of this chapter might suck since I only got three hours or so of sleep.

Jessie: What?! Sleep!

Joh: Too hungry to sleep and too sleepy to get food.

Warnings: Yaoi, bad writing

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The bedroom was dark and silent. A fan was plugged in and buzzing softly in the corner, ruffling a few papers on Sora's desk. Riku sat by the fan and enjoyed the breeze it created. His long, silver hair fluttered about his face as he leaned forward, green eyes focused on the sleeping boy before him.

Sora was curled up on his bed, the covers thrown off of him. He was frowning slightly, eyebrows twitching. A soft sigh blew from Sora's slightly parted lips as he turned over onto his back.

Riku silently moved from the chair to the bed, settling himself carefully on the side. The mattress dipped slightly under his weight but Sora took no notice. Hesitantly, Riku leaned over his master and closed his eyes.

"Because we're friends now! No one has to be lonely anymore!"

Riku wasn't even sure if he could remember what it felt like to have friends. He drew back, opening his eyes to study Sora wonderingly. Someone had once told him (a very, very long time ago) that companionship was just as vital as food, water, and sleep. You couldn't live properly without it.

Riku reached out as if to touch him, but stopped himself. His fingers hovered over Sora's cheeks, trembling slightly.

With a sigh he withdrew, his arm hanging limply by his side. He watched Sora mumble something under his breath before he retreated back to his seat.

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"Shit, I'm early." Sora groaned and set his head down on his desk. He didn't want to look up at all the rows of empty desks to remind him of his mistake. He sniffed, wishing that he had stayed home. He still felt a little sick and he could tell already that it was going to be a bad day.

"Well this is unexpected, ya?

Sora looked up and grinned sheepishly. Wakka was entering the classroom, his yellow bag slung over his shoulder. He took a seat next to Sora and leaned towards him. "So what's the occasion, man? You're always late, not early."

"I just got a little mixed up." Sora smacked his head and shrugged his shoulders. "So are you ready for the blitz game?"

Wakka swiftly launched into a conversation about all the new techniques he had learned for the big and upcoming blitzball game and Sora nodded and added in a few words now and then. He was finding it hard to keep his mind on the conversation though. He couldn't help but keep wondering what Riku was up to. He had left the genie at home, thinking that would be a lot less boring than school.

Sora tried to imagine Riku back at his house, perhaps flipping through a book or maybe playing a video game.

"Sora? You there, man?"

"Oh. Oh! Sorry, what?" Sora blinked several times as brought himself back to the conversation.

The redhead stared at him for a moment before smirking. "Thinking about someone, ya?" he arched an eyebrow and chuckled. "Kairi, perhaps?"

"Maybe." Sora answered distractedly. Wakka frowned at him but before he could say anything a crowd of students bustled into the room, talking and laughing loudly. The desks were gradually filled until the classroom was full and buzzing with chatter.

Sora yawned and ran his hand through his messy hair, pushing back his spiky bangs.

Riku was sooo lucky that he didn't have to be here.

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As usual, the school day dragged on slowly. Each hour long class period seemed to last double the amount as tests were taken and homework distributed. Sora found himself only half listening to his friends at lunch, a time he usually enjoyed.

"What's wrong, Sora?" Kairi was nudging him, a soft smile quirking her lips.

"Huh? Nothing, really." Sora grinned at her before returning his attention back to his half eaten lunch. "Guess I still feel kinda sick."

She frowned slightly, her brows drawing together in concern. "Are you okay? Maybe you should see the nurse." She reached forward to press a small hand against his forehead.

"N-no! I'm okay!" Sora flushed nervously.

Kairi drew back. "If you say so…"

"Hey Sora! Where's your sexy friend?" Selphie piped up, sucking noisily on her juice box.

"My what?"

"That guy who was with you at the beach. He was totally hot." she giggled and brushed her brown hair out of her eyes.

"Uh, he's sick. He caught it from me." Sora smiled apologetically before taking a large bite out of his sandwich.

Selphie pouted and let out a long sigh of disappointment. "That's too bad. Is he gonna go to school here?" she asked, her green eyes brightening at the thought.

"Well, I dunno he--"

"Oh my god! That would be so cool!" she turned to Kairi excitedly. "He'd be like the hottest guy in the school!"

"Oh thanks." Tidus rolled his eyes as he stirred the food around on his plate.

Selphie reached across the small table to pat the blonde athlete on the shoulder. "Aw, don't worry Tidus. I was only kidding!"

"Sure you were." Tidus stuck his tongue out at Selphie who smirked and returned the gesture.

She looked away from Tidus and turned back to Kairi. "He is pretty attractive though, right?" she grinned.

Sora leaned forward, his mind suddenly clear and focused. He glanced at Kairi and held his breath.

Kairi blinked then laughed. "Yeah he was." She admitted. She turned to Sora, looking embarrassed. "Don't tell him I said that though."

He let out the long breath he had been holding and felt himself deflate. "Yeah, I won't." he replied sullenly.

She beamed at him and put a hand on his shoulder. "Thanks. You're a really good--

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--friend." Sora grumbled under his breath as he trudged home. "That's all she's ever seen me as." He frowned, breathing in the smell of the ocean and food from the restaurants.

The brown-haired boy sighed and looked around. He didn't want to go home quite yet. So instead he stopped at a stand to buy himself a slice of watermelon. After he paid he made his way back to his house, already feeling a little bit better with something sweet filling his stomach.

As he spat out the seeds on the side of the road into the grass he felt the fine hairs on his neck prick. A shiver jolted through his spine and he turned his head slightly to glance behind him.

A young man stood several feet behind him, his nose buried in a comic book. Sora frowned and stared at him for several more seconds before shrugging and continuing on his way. He heard the stranger walking behind him and couldn't help but shiver again. Was he following Sora? No, of course not! He probably just happened to be walking the same way. Sora felt ashamed of himself for being so paranoid. It wasn't like him.

But still, the man did look a little odd. He had dirty blonde hair that was gelled up in a strange hairstyle that Sora was pretty sure he had never seen before. At least, he had never seen anyone with hair like that on Destiny Islands. Maybe this man was a tourist and wherever he came from that was the current style.

Sora spat several more seeds out and slouched his shoulders before casually sending another glance behind. The man was gone. Sora felt the tension leave his body as he let out a long breath of relief. "That was weird." He muttered before running into a wall.

Except that it wasn't a wall. Sora realized that as he took a small step back to look up at the stranger. "Uh…sorry." Sora said hastily, shaking the shocked look off his face.

"No problemo!" The blonde grinned, pulling out a stack of note cards. "Uh…you are Sora, right?"

Sora frowned, taking another step back. "Yeah. Have I met you before or something?" he scratched his head, trying to remember if his face was familiar.

But the man didn't appear to be listening. He was reading something on the note card and seemed to be concentrating hard. The man sighed and shook his head as he stuffed the cards back into his pocket. "Right, did they ever pick the wrong guy for this one." He muttered to himself, running his fingers carefully through his spiked hair.

"Excuse me?"

"Do you know anyone by the name of Riku?"

Sora hesitated. There was something strange going on, something dangerous. "No." he said firmly, moving as if to step around the man.

The blonde grabbed his arm, not harshly but firmly enough to startle him. "Hey! Let go!" Sora pulled out of his grasp and without another word he ran. He looked over his shoulder but the man wasn't following him.

He was just standing in the middle of the road staring after him, a small frown settled across his lips.

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The door slammed shut as Sora stumbled into his house, hurriedly shaking his shoes off. The strange man hadn't followed him but Sora was still feeling a bit shaky about the odd encounter. He walked into the kitchen and peered out the window, half expecting to see the blonde man standing there in his yard. But he wasn't, it was clear.

Sora sighed and turned away from the window to retrieve a soda from the fridge. Why had he been so scared? Maybe he really had met that man from somewhere before and just didn't remember. The man was probably perfectly innocent and Sora had probably just made a fool of himself for running away like he had.

He glanced up when he heard soft footsteps approach him. Riku stood in the doorway, yawning and stretching his arms out. "Welcome home, master." He pushed back his long hair as he took a seat at the kitchen table.

Sora joined him, setting the soda can down on the shiny wood surface. "How was your day home?"

"Relaxing I guess… what's wrong?" Riku leaned forward, his silver eyebrows knotting together.

Sora shrugged and took a long sip of coke. "A couple things."

Riku was silent for a moment, his green eyes studying Sora carefully. "Like what?"

The young teen stared down at the shiny can in his fist before getting up and pushing the chair back. He dragged his feet out of the kitchen and trudged his way up the stairs. He could hear Riku following him, his steps muffled by the carpeted stairs.

When they entered his room Riku shut the door behind him before taking a seat on his bed. He looked up at Sora expectantly, arms folded loosely over his chest.

"Kairi doesn't like me." Sora whispered, face burning as he realized how childish he sounded. "At least, she doesn't like me the way I like her." He sat down next to Riku and bowed his head.

Riku hesitantly wrapped an arm around Sora's shoulder. He awkwardly patted his master's back, not quite sure of what to do. "There are other people out there…" he trailed off.

Sora shook his head miserably before looking up at Riku, his blue eyes widening. "Have you ever been in love?"

The question caught the young genie off guard and all Riku could do was stare and gape at Sora for a long moment. "Uh… "

"Oh sorry. Am I being too nosy?"

"No, it's just that no one has ever asked me a question like that."

Sora stared down at his feet, considering his genie's words. "Never?"

"Never." Riku confirmed.

"That sucks." Sora looked up Riku curiously. "Does that mean you haven't been in love?"

Riku shook his head. "No. I was once. But it wasn't returned." It felt weird to be confessing something personal to his master.

Sora nodded, eyes sympathetic. "I'm sorry."

"Don't be. It was a long time ago." Riku shrugged.

The brunette leaned against him, resting his head lightly against his shoulder. "What was she like?"

"Well, he was very passionate and stubborn. He was always very quiet but had a quick temper too." Riku stared up at the ceiling as he dug through his memories.

"He?" Sora glanced up at Riku, surprised. "You liked a guy?"

"Yeah."

"Oh. Oh! I'm not like saying that's bad or anything, cause it's not! I was just surprised. But I'm cool with it." Sora grinned, his sorrow seeming to have disappeared completely. "Love is love, right?"

Riku nodded slowly. "So… not sad about Kairi anymore?"

"No, I am. It's just that, I dunno, I don't think I was really in love. I liked her a lot and I thought she was really pretty but I kind of always knew that she would never have feelings for me. We're too much like siblings." Sora pulled back and flopped down on his back. "And I feel better with you here." He added on, yawning sleepily.

The genie blinked. "What?"

Sora turned over onto his side and pulled the pillow closer to him. "I know you're a genie and all, but you're like a best friend now too…"

"Thanks." Riku smiled slightly and reached out to brush his fingers over Sora's cheek. But blue eyes blinked open slowly before Riku could move.

"Oh yeah. And some weird guy was asking me about you." Sora yawned again, eyes fluttering.

Riku stared. "What? Who? Why didn't you tell me before?!"

Sora just smiled goofily before falling back to sleep, snoring softly.

"It has to be…" Riku trailed off, his eyes narrowing to slits. He looked down at Sora and pressed a pale hand against the boy's cheek. His skin was soft and smooth.

"Because we're friends now! No one has to be lonely anymore!"

He would protect Sora, his master and his friend.

Riku vowed this as he leaned over to press a soft kiss to his master's lips.

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Joh: Yeah this chapter sucked. Sorry, I've been distracted by cosplay! -sob-

Jessie: Oh, now you've got me all worked up about it too!

Joh: Heh heh

Jessie: Sheesh…

Joh: Heck yes!

J twins: Review please!