Wish

Disclaimer: Ugh I can't think f anything clever to say. Don't own it. There.

Jessie: Aw sweetie, have you been getting enough sleep.

Joh: Probably not.

Jessie: That's not… good.

Joh: Yeah…

-Awkward silence-

Warnings: Yaoi, weird stuff

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A few weeks went by and Sora soon forgot about the strange man as he had exams and grades to worry about, which were way more important at the moment.

"None of this makes sense!" Sora moaned, gnawing at the end of his pencil as he stared at the worksheet in front of him. He turned to glance at Riku who was sitting on his bed staring out the crack between his shades on the window. "Want to go out and get some ice cream?"

Riku blinked, as if shaking himself out of a daze. He cocked his head, eyes turning slowly to Sora. "Huh?"

Sora sighed. Riku had been acting so spacey lately. "Never mind. I wish I had a girl to do that with."

Riku sat up a bit straighter. "You can't wish for that. It's against the rules."

The brunette waved a dismissive hand. "I know, I know. I was just kidding."

"Oh." Riku relaxed, turning to stare back out the window.

Sora frowned at him, crossing his arms over his chest. "What's up with you lately?"

"Nothing."

Sora pursed his lips doubtfully but shrugged his shoulders, not pushing the subject. "Fine. You can stay here while I go get ice cream." He announced standing up and stretching.

"You're just avoiding your homework."

"Yeah, well I deserve a break." He huffed in response before grabbing his wallet and heading out the door.

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Riku watched Sora's small form sprint down the road from the window. He frowned, wondering if it was all right to let him go off on his own.

Sora may not have noticed anything wrong but Riku did. Riku saw them hanging around, he knew that they were watching. They hadn't yet approached Sora again but Riku knew they would eventually. They were waiting, waiting for a glimpse of Riku and proof that Sora was his new master.

Riku scowled, turning the window blinds so that they slanted farther down. They couldn't harm Sora if they didn't know that he had Riku. He would have to lie low and make sure they didn't see him. But he wouldn't be able to keep that up forever.

The logical answer would be to urge Sora to make his next two wishes so that he could leave before anything bad could happen to the happy-go-lucky boy. But the thing was… Riku didn't want to leave.

Sora was special. The chances of Riku finding another master as kind and caring as Sora was nearly impossible.

Yes, the best thing to do for Sora would be to leave. But Riku wasn't as selfless as Sora. He was greedy and didn't want to even think about leaving the blue-eyed boy he had become so attached to.

There was only one thing he could think of that would ensure that he wouldn't ever have to find a new master. He bit his lip, bringing his knees up against his chest. It would be risky and normally he wouldn't do it until he had gotten to know Sora better. But they had found him. He had to act quickly.

He closed his eyes, reaching up to press his hand across his forehead. He was getting a headache. Great.

With a sigh the young genie slid off the bed and padded out of the bedroom. The house seemed strangely silent without Sora moaning about school or the buzz of music from the radio that his mom played while she cooked dinner. He made his way down the narrow hall until he found the small bathroom. Upon entering the brightly lit room he frowned at his reflection. Tired green eyes stared blankly back at him as he inspected himself. Riku ran a hand through his long hair slowly. He was starting to look rather haggard. Damn, he had never been good at handling stress.

He turned the faucet and splashed some cold water across his face. After a moment he looked back up into the mirror hung above the sink. Clear droplets trailed down his wet face, his long bangs now damp and clinging to his forehead. He wiped his face on the small hand towel folded on the counter and hoped hat he looked a little better. He didn't want his master thinking that there was anything wrong.

There was no need to worry him until things got out of control.

Riku was pretty confident that he would be able to protect his master. After all, this wasn't the first time these mysterious strangers had come after him. He had been able to slip away from them before and he could do it again. Of course, this time he was on an island and that would definitely make it harder to run away with Sora if he had to.

Oh well. He would think about that when the time came.

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Ugh. Sora hated waiting in lines. The small ice cream store was crowded with children and tourists and other kids like himself who were just looking for something cool and sweet to eat on a hot day. Normally after seeing such a long line he would have chosen to go back home or something but there was no ice cream left in his fridge and it was just so hot out he needed an ice cream cone.

"It sure smells good in here, doesn't it?" a cheerful voice chirped behind him.

Sora turned and jumped back, mouth gaping in surprise. "You!" he exclaimed, pointing a finger at the young man standing in line behind him.

The man was grinning at him, his hands shoved into his ripped Jean's pockets. "You remember me." He said happily.

"Yeah! You're the weirdo! Did you follow me here or something?" Sora asked suspiciously, taking a step away from him.

"Aw, that's not very nice. I do have a name, you know." He held out his hand, but let it drop back to his side when Sora didn't shake it. "Demyx."

"What?"

"That's my name."

Sora frowned then looked around. There were tons of people around so he didn't feel that he was really in any kind of danger. Still, there was something about this stranger that made him uneasy. "Oh. So you didn't stalk me here?"

"I just wanted a milkshake." He bobbed his head. "What are you getting?"

"Uh… just a cone." Sora replied slowly, not sure of how to respond. Maybe he was just being paranoid for no reason. Demyx didn't seem quite as sketchy as he had before…

"So, uh, when I ran into you before you knew who I was. How did you know?" Sora wondered.

Demyx shrugged and took and shuffled forward as the line moved. "I've seen you around before but I guess we never really got introduced. That's all."

Sora studied him. Destiny Islands was a group of small islands together and he knew everyone who lived here pretty well. Surely if someone with as wild hair as Demyx had been living here he would have remembered him, at least remembered his face. He had a good idea that the blonde was lying but decided to play along. "Oh cool." He said simply.

Thankfully Demyx was silent for the rest of the wait until he reached the counter. Sora was still uncomfortable with having the man right behind him but when he made no signs of suddenly going crazy and mauling him he relaxed.

"What can I get you?" The girl at the counter asked him, automatic smile lighting up her face.

"A vanilla cone. Medium, thanks." He ordered, licking his lips happily.

He watched eagerly as she scooped the ice cream, not aware of Demyx ordering his milkshake beside him.

"That'll be 5.50." The girl told him as she handed him his cone. Sora took it eagerly, using his free hand to shift through his pockets.

"I'll get it."

Sora looked up, eyes widening. Demyx had set down a ten, smiling toothily. "That's for mine and his" he jerked his head at Sora.

"Hey, you don't need to do that I have enough." Sora protested, but the girl had already taken the bill and was giving the strange man his change.

Demyx waved a hand. "Don't worry 'bout it. Wanna sit." He glanced at one of the small, round tables arranged inside the ice cream parlor.

Sora bit his lip. It would be rude of him to refuse, especially after he had just paid for his ice cream. "Sure…" he sat down, feeling awkward as he licked at the dripping cone.

"So, do you like Destiny Islands?" Demyx asked after taking a long sip from his milkshake.

"I guess so."

They fell into a silence again, this tie Demyx looking just as uncomfortable as Sora. He pulled a card out of his pocket and skimmed whatever words were there before sighing. "Can you do me a favor?"

Sora took a small bite from the top of the ice cream swirl. "Maybe…"

The blonde tucked the index card back into his pocket before speaking. "Can you tell Riku that I-"

"I'm sorry, I have to go." Sora cut him off, standing up so abruptly he almost knocked over his chair. Several heads turned to glance curiously at him but he ignored them. He sent Demyx one last searching look before hurrying out of the parlor.

Sora hurried down the crowded street, glancing over his shoulder to see if he was being followed. He wasn't. Sora let out a sigh of relief but kept up his fast pace. He had to tell Riku about this and then demand to know who these people were. He had a feeling that Riku knew something about them.

It wasn't long until he reached his house. Sora flung himself inside, slamming the door shut while he shook off his sandals. "Riku!" he called, glancing into the kitchen and then the living room. "Riku!" he called again. The vinalla ice cream was melting fast and dripping down over his hands, but he didn't notice.

The silver-haired genie drifted down the stairs, his hair dripping wet. "Welcome home, master." He yawned, stretching his arms out. "What's wrong?" he asked upon noticing the anxious expression Sora was wearing.

"The guy…the guy he knows about you! It's really weird, he…he knew my name and…and your name!" Sora stumbled over to the stairs and sat down, tilting his head back with a groan. "How does he know me, Riku?"

Riku was silent as he sat down beside him. "What did he say to you?"

"I dunno I ran away. But he started to tell me to say something to you but…"

"What else?"

"He, uh, told me his name…Damy or something." Sora scrunched up his face as he tried to remember.

"Demyx." Riku narrowed his eyes. "He's not that dangerous but he's good at sneaking around. Of course they would send him…" he muttered the last part under his breath.

Sora's eyes widened as he looked up at Riku. "What? So you do know him!"

"Sort of. But that doesn't matter."

"Doesn't matter! What are you saying! Of course it matters!" Sora's voice raised an octave higher. The ice cream was dripping down to the ground now.

Riku shook his head. "I'm sorry. You're probably not going to like this."

"Not going to like wha-"

But before he could finish his question warm lips were covering his own, muffling his words. Sora froze as he felt Riku's arms encircle his waist, pulling him on top of the pale genie. Riku was suddenly lying down across the stairs (Sora wondered in the back of his head if that hurt), and Sora was sprawled over him.

As a tongue pushed its way into his mouth Sora began to return to his senses. He jerked back but one strong arm kept him locked in place while the other was moving his hand across the other's chest, resting it over the genie's heart.

Sora could hardly keep up with the intense kiss. His mind was so focused on the lips moving against his own that he didn't even notice the cool hand slipping up his sides to his chest and over to where his heart was hammering.

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Joh: It's a short chapter but I really wanted to update this since it was such a long wait.

Jessie: Aw, smooching!

Joh: Yes… my back hurts.

Jessie: Still?

Joh: That's what happens when you spend all day crouched over your laptop.

Jessie: I'm sorry?

Joh: Why thank you. Review please! Or else Riku will rape Sora.

Jessie: I'm sure some people wouldn't mind that… -cough- Joh –cough-

Joh: Yes well, review anyway.