Wish
Disclaimer: Don't own KH and never will
Joh: Yeah this chapter will probably suck cuz I'm feeling kinda sick and blah.
Jessie: Then shouldn't you be resting?
Joh: Yeah, but I'm hungry.
Jessie: Then go eat?
Joh: Too lazy.
Jessie: Wow Joh…
Warnings: Yaoi and other stuff that will probably confuse you and turn you off
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Everything felt kind of fuzzy. It wasn't a bad fuzzy, just a weird fuzzy. It was a strain for Sora to string his thoughts together as he cuddled into the warmth around him. He felt so warm and safe and comfortable. Distantly he thought he could hear his name being called but he ignored it, wanting to remain in the pleasant bliss around him.
The calling got louder until it was accompanied by a jarring knocking that slowly dragged him back to consciousness.
His eyes snapped open and he found himself in his room, sprawled across the covers on his bed. He sat up slowly, his head seeming heavy and numb. "Who now?" he croaked out as he rubbed the sleep from his eyes.
Another series of knocks on his bedroom door caused him to look up. "Sora! Sora, honey, are you okay? Your dinner's getting cold!"
It took the brunet a moment to compose himself before he could answer. "In a minute, mom!" he called back, running a hand through his tousled hair.
He waited until he heard his mom's footsteps fade away before he collapsed back on the bed. He lifted his arm across his chest and frowned. Why was his whole body aching? It felt like he had run for miles!
Sora closed his eyes, trying to remember what he could have done to make his muscles so sore. He had gone for ice cream and then he had run into that weird guy again and he had asked for Riku and…
"Riku!" he gasped suddenly, sitting up quickly again, despite his protesting joints. He flushed bright red as the memories of what had happened flooded back to him. Riku had… kissed him.
Sora reached up to press a hand lightly over his heart, remembering the way Riku had touched him there. His eyebrows knotted in confusion. What happened after that?
"Riku?" he repeated, looking around his room for the silver-haired genie. He frowned when he got no response. That was odd. Riku always seemed to appear out of nowhere whenever Sora called for him. Uneasily Sora slid off the bed and cast one last look around the room, hoping to find his genie hiding under his desk or dresser somewhere. He sighed and left the room when he caught no familiar sight of silver.
His mom was unusually cheerful during dinner and chattered about her job, or something, Sora was having trouble really paying attention.
He stirred his peas around on his plate, trying to figure out why Riku had suddenly started kissing him like that and why he had woken up in bed. Had he fainted?
"Thinking about Kairi?"
Sora looked up, nearly dropping his fork. "Huh?"
His mom was smiling across the table at him, tucking a strand of brown hair behind her ear. "You spaced out." She nodded, taking a small sip of water. "I doubt you even heard a word I said." She mocked a hurt look, balancing her chin in her hand.
"You said something about, um, doing stuff." Sora said lamely, grinning sheepishly and shrugging his shoulders.
She rolled her eyes. "Yes, just stuff." She paused. "Like getting a better and more rewarding job. Just stuff like that."
Sora grinned. "Really? Seriously?"
His mom grinned back at him. "Really, really. I met this guy who was really interested in the articles and essays I've written. So he's offered me a job to work as a journalist for his magazine!" she clasped her hands together. "This is going to be great, Sora. I'll be getting a much bigger paycheck now and things will be so much easier for us." She smiled at her son and he smiled back.
"I'm happy for you." Sora told her sincerely, momentarily forgetting about the Riku incident. He was well aware of how hard it was for his mom to support the two of them.
She smiled, taking a delicate bite of her dinner. She chewed and swallowed quickly before she asked, "How's the grades?"
"Ugh." Sora groaned in response.
"Better study up then."
"Yeah, yeah."
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Sora yawned, shutting his textbooks and getting up from his desk to his bed. It was getting late and Riku still had yet to make an appearance. He flicked off the lights before sliding under the covers and sighing.
He rested his hand over his heart, listening to the steady thump as he tried not to worry about his genie and get some rest.
Thump…
thump
Thump…
thump
Where was Riku? As pang of worry shot through him as he tried to think of reasons behind the genie's disappearance. He hadn't made three wishes yet so it couldn't be that… maybe Riku was mad at him and had left.
Maybe Riku had been taken away.
Thump, thump
Thump. thump
Thump. thump
Sora gasped and sat up, clenching his hand into the fabric of his shirt. That guy that had kept asking for Riku… what if he had kidnapped Riku or something?
Sora shook his head and squeezed his eyes shut. He was being irrational, of course. Riku was fully capable of taking care of himself.
Sora repeated this thought to himself but still couldn't shake away the anxiety washing over him.
Thump!Thump!Thump!Thump!
Sora shuddered suddenly as he jerked his head to look out the window. Warmth spread through him as he caught a flash of silver through the dark night. He reached out to push the window open, leaning out and squinting his eyes. He could hear his heart thrumming quickly through him as he called out to his genie.
"Riku!"
The tall silver-haired genie looked up, his green eyes piercing through the dark. He made his way across the yard and paused, appraising the tall tree that stood by the house. After a moment he gracefully swung himself into the branches, climbing so quickly that it looked like he was flying.
In only a few minutes Riku was at the top, only several feet away from Sora.
"What are you doing?" Sora's eyes widened as he pulled back. "You can't seriously be thinking that you can jump!"
Riku just shrugged. "Step back." He advised before crouching low and springing forward. Sora yelped and leaped back, tumbling off the bed in the process.
Riku landed silently on the bed, the springs from the mattress whining softly at the sudden weight.
The two stared at each other for a moment. Sora flushed as the memory of the kiss that Riku had surprised him with earlier that day sprang forth. He looked up at Riku nervously, praying that he wouldn't mention it. Sora wasn't sure what to think about it but he knew that he would die of embarrassment if Riku wanted to talk about it.
"Um… so where were you?" Sora asked awkwardly, still not moving from his place on the floor.
Riku relaxed as he sat on the edge of the bed, crossing his legs at the ankles. "I was just doing some business. Sorry I would have told you but you were asleep."
"Oh… okay…"
Riku stared at him for a long minute, a strange emotion fixed into his narrow eyes before he smiled and reached out a hand to help Sora up.
The boy blinked before he realized what the gesture meant and hastily took the offered hand, allowing himself to be pulled up and towards the bed.
"You should sleep, master." Riku told him, getting up to allow Sora to slide back under the blankets.
Sora yawned and nodded, turning over onto his side and facing the window. Now that Riku mentioned it, he was really sleepy. He closed his eyes and found himself already dozing, hardly aware of the warmth surrounding him as Riku slid into bed beside him.
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"Sora, pay attention." Kairi scolded him lightly, poking him in the arm to snap him out of his daze.
Sora jerked back to reality, almost dropping his pencil. He had slept well last night but when he had woken up in the morning something had felt strange. He had packed his bag, grabbed an apple for breakfast and said his goodbye to Riku before racing off to school. Why did it feel like he was missing something?
He had already gone through his bad twice to check for any missing textbooks or assignments but he had everything. So what was wrong?
Sora ran a hand through his messy hair before pressing it to his forehead. He frowned when he felt how cold and sweaty his skin was.
"Number seventeen… Sora? Would you like to answer?"
The brunet jerked in surprise, taking a moment to register what the question had been. "Uh…" he glanced down at his notebook and realized that he hadn't taken notes. "…um…well…" he trailed off, glancing over at Kairi before looking back at the teacher.
The teacher waited for a long silent moment before sighing and moving on to someone else.
Sora let out a long breath of relief, slouching down into his chair. He was glad that the teacher hadn't pressed him for the answer. His mind just wasn't working right today.
Kairi sent him a worried glance, a small frown set on her lips. "What's wrong?"
Sora shrugged in response before looking back down at the blank notebook before him. He pushed his bangs back and narrowed his eyes. His stomach churned, making him groan and press a hand to his belly.
The apple he ate was probably rotten or something. "Damn it." Sora muttered under his breath, glancing at the clock hanging over the door. He had half an hour left of class and still four more periods to go.
Hopefully this will pass. Sora thought miserably to himself. His stomach lurched again and Sora bit his lip. Hesitantly, he raised his hand and started to stand up. He ignored the surprised and questioning look Kairi was giving him as he pushed back his chair. "I have to go to the bathroom, sorry!" Sora said quickly, not waiting for an answer as he rushed out of the room. Distantly he could hear the teacher call after him but he pretended not to hear as he stumbled into the hallway. He clutched his arm around his side and dragged himself into the boy's bathroom.
Thankfully the small room was empty and Sora felt no need to hold back as he pushed his way into a stall and promptly threw up.
He shuddered as he leaned over the white bowl, coughing as he emptied his stomach. He drew back when he was done, breathing heavily and not feeling any better than he had before.
He heard the bathroom door swing open, but had no chance to check whom it was as nausea swept through him once more and he doubled over to throw up again.
As he pulled back up, breathing heavily, a warm hand rested gently on his shoulder. He turned quickly, wiping his mouth with the back of his hand.
"Tidus!" he exclaimed, straightening up.
The blonde studied him, concern written across his face. "The teacher sent me after you. Are you okay, man?" Tidus helped him out of the stall over to the sinks. "Sorry, that was a stupid question."
Sora washed out his mouth and splashed his face a few times before turning to smile weakly at is friend. "I'm okay."
Tidus raised an eyebrow. "I'm not that stupid, Sora. I'll help you to the nurse, cool?"
Sora sighed, leaning heavily against the wall. His head was starting to throb and he could still taste the bile on his tongue. "Thanks."
"That's what friends are for."
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The walk home was hell for Sora. Even with Tidus supporting him all the way there, each step had sent a fresh wave of sickness over him and it took all his restraint not to collapse.
"Will you be okay by yourself?" Tidus asked him, peering into the empty house.
Sora leaned against the doorway and nodded. "I'm just going to take lie down. I'll be fine. And if it gets really bad I can always call my mom."
Tidus hesitated but nodded slowly before wishing him better and saying goodbye.
Sora shut the door and turned to lean against it, breathing heavily.
"Sora? Why aren't you at school?" A soft voice asked him as Riku padded down the stairs, eyebrows scrunched together in confusion. "Is there…"
But Sora didn't get to here the rest of his sentence. He shuddered before bolting up the stairs, shoving Riku out of the way as he hurled himself into the bathroom. He didn't make it to the toilet in time and ended up bending over the sink, clutching the sides so tightly his knuckles went white.
As he heaved he felt cool fingers gently pull his hair back as a hand rubbed his shoulders soothingly.
Sora pulled back up, glancing down into the sink with disgust. As he turned on the sink to wash the bile away Riku spoke.
"You're sick." The genie stated, eyes following Sora's movements.
"Yeah. It's weird. I felt fine yesterday." Sora paused as he took a deep drink of water, cooling down his burning throat. "It must be food poisoning or something."
Riku frowned and drew his hands away. "I'm sorry." He murmured.
Sora glanced back at the silver-haired boy. "What for? I'm already feeling kind of better and you know, these things happen. I'll just take some medicine and-"
"I'm sorry." Riku repeated.
Sora blinked. "Huh? What are you talking about?"
Riku didn't look at him. He was staring at the flowing water coming from the tap, watching it wash away the mess down the drain. He shook his head slowly before looking back at Sora. "You're feeling better though. That's good."
"Yeah…" Sora trailed off, studying Riku curiously. "I guess I'll go to bed or something."
Riku leaned forward and turned the water off. "Do you need anything more, master?" he asked him as he followed him out of the room into his bedroom. "Medicine? Food? Water?"
Sora shook his head. "I'm okay, really. I hardly feel sick anymore." He sat down on the end of the bed and looked up to smile at the genie. "Thanks, though."
Riku stared down at him for a moment before snapping his head up to look at the open door. "I'll leave you then… if you need anything just wish for it." Riku reminded him as he backed out of the room, shutting the door quietly behind him.
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Riku waited by the door until he could hear his master relax into bed and his breathing even out.
He tucked his hands into his pockets as he made his way soundlessly down the stairs and slipped out of the house. He stood on the step, green eyes hard as he looked around the yard. "I know you're here."
A small man emerged from behind the big tree sprouting next to the house. He was wearing a long black coat with a low hood which he pushed back as he stepped forward. His long bangs hid nearly half of his face, his one visible eye dark and narrow. He took another careful step towards Riku, muscles tensed as if he expected the silver-haired genie to pounce and attack him.
Riku watched his movements carefully. "You should leave this place."
The man stopped and straightened, lifting his chin slightly. His gaze flickered from Riku to the house then back to Riku. "You've done something." He observed, tone flat.
Riku smirked and cocked his head to one side as he leaned confidently against the door behind him. "Take Demyx and go."
The man studied him carefully. He seemed to be calculating something in his head before he shrugged and turned to walk away. "Another time then, perhaps." He said as he pulled the hood back up around his face.
Riku crossed his arms over his chest, his cocky sneer faltering slightly. "That's not going to happen." He stared after the man until the small black form of him disappeared around the corner.
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She cried out suddenly, her legs buckling as she dropped the book she had been carrying to the floor. Her arms trembled as she pressed two fingers to her racing heart. Tears formed in her eyes as she smiled softly, gently.
'I can feel it.' she looked up at the man standing over her. 'Another heart.'
She lowered her head as the tears ran faster.
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Joh: You're probably going –wtf- right now. It's okay, I don't blame you.
Jessie: Things will start to make sense as it continues, right?
Joh: Right. And, uh, I just want to clear this up now. Sora is not pregnant. That's not why he's sick. Really.
Jessie: oh mpreg…
Joh: Oh indeed. And the reason why this chapter is late and kind of crappy is because I've been distracted by playing Devil May Cry.
Jessie: Not homework?
Joh: Hell no. I'm too cool for school.