Disclaimer: I do not own KH or the characters or anything else for that matter.

Comments: Another Riku chapter. Note- Although Riku's group made an appearance at the end of last chapter, this chapter starts before that. ZSAngel you can see a little bit more Axel vs. Seifer this chapter and next. Lalala yeah silver hair, which is going to make things hard for Riku. Xcloudx thanks, glad you like the story. Chocolove you find it cute? Okay, I can live with that. Glad you like the story.

Chapter 5 A Night Out

"I'm seriously bored." Roxas complained as he jumped up on the curb next to him to walk along it as he walked down the street with Riku. He paused for a second to cast a glance towards the other.

"You aren't the only one." Riku said, ignoring the pleading look that Roxas was sending him, as if asking him to find something fun for them to do. That task always seemed to fall on him. But there was only so much they could do on this side of town.

"Hey, I got some money. Let's go to the other side tonight." Roxas said, sounding happy with his suggestion.

Riku shrugged, "Sounds fine with me."

Riku led the way back to his house as Roxas continued to walk on the curb only stopping when it broke for a driveway. Roxas was just about to step into Riku's yard when he was tackled from behind, his fall cushioned by the soft grass. He turned to see who his attacker was only to see a grinning Seifer.

"What the hell did you do that for?" Roxas said, glaring at the grinning guy.

"Why not?"

"I could have gotten hurt you know, if I would have hit the concrete there." Roxas said, pointing to the driveway that was about two feet away from him.

"Don't be such a wimp, Rox. It wouldn't have hurt... much." Seifer said, his grin turning into a smirk. Roxas hardened his glare at him, then turned his attention to Riku, who was no longer in sight.

"Riku already went in, if that is who you are looking for." Seifer told him. Roxas picked himself up off the ground and headed towards the door. Seifer followed him into the house and made his way to the living room. Plopping himself down on the couch he looked over to Riku who was on the phone. The call ended shortly after.

"Who were you talking to? Your girlfriend?" Seifer joked.

"Yeah, she's coming over so she can pleasure me so get out." Riku, sounding serious, joked back. Turning his attention to Roxas he continued.

"Seems Leon and Cloud were thinking about going to the other side too. They have already talked to Tidus and Wakka. That leaves Zexion. We'll met them at the bus stop in an hour."

"We're going to the other side tonight?" Seifer asked. Riku nodded. Seifer pulled out his cell phone and dialed a number. After a few minutes the call was answered.

"Get dressed, we're going to town. Be at the stop in an hour." He hung up before giving the other a chance to reply.

"You know, you could at least give people a chance to say something Seifer." Roxas said.

"Why? Not like he would have said no."

"I know, but still. Maybe he had other plans tonight." Roxas continued trying to make his point. He knew Seifer didn't really mean anything by it, that was just how he was. But it some times got annoying.

"With who? We're all going and he isn't dating anyone. I don't think there is even anyone he likes right now."

"Give it up Rox. You're not going to convince him. Go home and get ready." Riku said. Roxas half pouted and, deciding Riku was right, got up to go home.

"Don't leave without me." Roxas told Riku.

"When do I ever leave without you?" Riku replied.

"Don't worry Rox, Riku won't leave his boyfriend behind." Seifer said in a teasing tone. Seifer knew that Roxas and Riku were not a couple, but they were close enough that they might as well be. He always felt that they should probably be together and quit playing around with other people. He figured one day that would happen and he would be happy for them, since they belonged together. That was his opinion anyway. He also knew he wasn't the only one in their group that felt that way. Everyone else did as well.

"Oh, Seifer, I know you are just teasing me because you are jealous Riku loves me and not you. It makes you sad to think about his sexy body against mine instead of yours. Right?" Roxas could tease with the best of them.

"Are you sure I haven't had his sexy body against mine?" Seifer smirked.

"Yeah, I'm sure. No way would Riku sleep with you." Roxas said, laughing slightly. Seifer threw a fake punch which was caught by Riku.

"As much as I love to hear people talking about how sexy my body is, Roxas if you don't go get ready I will leave without you." Riku said, releasing his hold on Seifer's fist. Roxas shot one last look at the two before leaving to get ready.

Seifer had already dressed for a night out before he came over so he sat on Riku's couch watching tv while Riku showered and changed. Riku finished about ten minutes before they needed to leave so he joined Seifer in the living room.

"Why do you tease him so much?" Riku asked.

"Why aren't the two of you together?" Seifer asked instead of answering. Riku looked away. He sat there for a few minutes deep in thought before saying anything.

"Why do you think we should be?"

"Because you are perfect together. Because you are always together anyway. He knows you better than anyone does and any one ever will. The same goes for you about him."

"So? We're best friends."

"Is that really all? I think you two actually love each other, and not as friends."

"I don't believe in love, you know that."

"That is just your way of being in denial."

"No it isn't."

"You can tell yourself all you want that you don't believe in love, but that is not going to keep you from falling in it. People can fall whether they want to or not."

"Shut the hell up, Seifer. I said I'm not in love with him. I will not ever be in love with him or anyone else. I refuse to fall in love. Nothing good ever comes from it, so what is the point." Riku said. After saying his piece he got up to walk outside to wait for Roxas.

"It doesn't work that way Riku." Seifer said to himself.

A short while later the group of friends boarded the bus to ride to the other side of town. Riku chose a seat towards the back of the middle. Roxas sat beside him with the others taking the seats around them.

Bus rides were always fun. They would try to see how many other passengers they could manage to piss off using any means necessary. The bus at this point had a dozen or so people that were sitting in front of them. As the bus pulled away from the stop, the group started their game. One stop and pick up later and the game had been unsuccessful so far.

The bus pulled to another stop allowing a new group of passengers on. Most seeing them towards the back and choosing to sit in the front. One dared to go passed them, a brunet. Riku glanced at the brunet, who seemed to be in a world of his own, and noticed how he looked similar to Roxas. The two both had wild hair, and striking blue eyes. Riku thought they could probably pass for twins.

The group took advantage of the fact that there were new passengers that they had not had a chance to annoy yet. They told jokes and played around each time getting louder and louder. Still no complaints.

The bus stopped again and a couple of new people entered, a red head going passed them to join the brunet that had went by earlier.

The red head proved to be the one they had been waiting for. It only took one outbreak of laughter from the group to get a response from him.

"Would you shut the hell up. There are other people on this bus that don't feel like listening to your crap." the red head yelled at them.

"Why should we shut up? And what are you going to do if we don't?" Seifer stood up and said. Riku had to start wondering if it had been a wise move to make this one angry, after seeing the look on his face. That guy was scary. Riku wondered if he should be in a mental hospital somewhere, or maybe he had been and had broke out. That kind of thing happened.

"I'll add a burn mark to go with the scar." the red head said as he started playing with the lighter he held in his hand. But no one in the group was going to show the pyro behind them that they were scared of him even just a little.

"You and who else, tattoo boy? That little twerp beside you? Don't make me laugh." Seifer said, some of their friends laughing at his comment. Riku noticed the brunet seemed to be ignoring what was going on.

"I don't need to bring him into this. I can take care of you myself. If your friends want to join the fun, I don't mind. Might improve on some of their looks." the red head said, with a smirk on his face. Riku and the others glared at the red head attempting to let him know they were not scared of him and they didn't find his comment on their looks funny. Why should they be scared of him? There was a lot more of them and he didn't seemed to want to get the twerp, as Seifer had called him, involved.

The bus pulled up to their stop and Riku informed the others it was time to get off. For a second he had considered not saying anything. He didn't want the red head to think they were leaving because they were afraid of him, which he probably would think if they were to leave now. But he decided they had better things to do with their night than piss off a potential mental hospital escapee and risk him setting fire to a bus full of innocent people.

The group left the bus and walked towards the business district in front of them. The area held numerous eating places, the mall, and the club they planned on going to later.

"That bastard is lucky our stop came up." Seifer said, still angry about the bus incident. Seifer prided himself on being a bad ass and didn't take crap from anybody. It wasn't often that someone held their own against him. The ones that could, like Leon, were his friends.

"Just forget it Seifer, it's over with." Leon said.

"Yeah, let's find somewhere to eat." Roxas added. Seifer glared at the two, not ready to just let it go. The red head on the bus had made him very angry and he was in a fighting mood now. Food was the last thing on his mind. Seifer turned around and walked away. The others went to try to stop him, but were stopped by Zexion.

"Leave him. You know how he gets. Just go on, I'll go with him. Maybe will meet you at the club later if not, then we can get home by ourselves." Zexion said and took off after Seifer. Everyone else knew he was right so they listened and continued the way they had been going.

Roxas picked a place for them to eat. It was a fast food place since they didn't have a lot of money and would need some for the club and the bus ride home. They were not in any hurry so they hung out in the restaurant for a little while. Numerous glances from other customers were thrown their way.

"Let's get the hell out of here. I'm getting tired of this place." Riku stated. The group headed to the door, but before they made it there it was opened and in walked a group of girls. The girls that seemed to be leading the others looked the group of guys over and smiled.

"Hi, haven't seen you guys around here before. Are you new?" the girl said.

"No, we came from the other side of town." Riku answered.

"Probably came to go to a club, right?" she asked after quickly looking back her friends.

"That's right." Riku said, thinking maybe they could have some fun with these girls.

"We are too. Why don't we all go together?" the girl asked, smiling at him. Riku looked back at the others who shrugged. He faced the girl again and smiled back at her.

"Sure, why not?"

"Great. We just want to grab a soda and then we'll be ready to go. By the way, my name is Yuffie. Behind me is Yuna, Lulu, Rikku, Tifa, and Paine." Yuffie told them. Riku looked to the girl that Yuffie had pointed out as Paine, thinking that was a unique name, and decided the name seemed to fit her. She looked like the type that liked to cause pain. Pullijng his attention away from her, he responded to what Yuffie had said.

"I'm Riku. This is Roxas, Tidus, Wakka, Cloud, and Leon. We had a couple other friends with us, but they took off. They might meet up with us later."

"It's nice to meet all of you. Be right back." The girls went to the counter to order their drinks. After they were finished the larger group made their way outside and up the street. The club was a couple of blocks away. As they walked they talked, getting to know each other better.

Riku looked around and noticed that some seemed to be paired up. Wakka was talking with the goth looking girl in the long black dress, Lulu. Tidus seemed to have taken an interest in the girl Yuffie had introduced as Yuna. Cloud was ignoring the girl with tight black clothes that was trying to talk to him. Riku thought her name was Tifa or something like that. Yuffie, who Riku could tell was hyper, was attempting to pull Leon into a conversation. Paine was staying by herself. That left Rikku who walked up beside Riku and Roxas.

"So your name is Riku too?" she asked.

"Yeah. So?" Riku said. Roxas snickered beside him, he seemed to find amusement in the fact that Riku shared his name with a girl. Riku glared at him, shutting him up.

"Just wondering. I never met anyone else with my name." Rikku told him.

"Me neither." answered Riku, not really wanting to talk to her. Maybe he had made a mistake agreeing to go to the club with them. 'Oh well. We can ditch them later, if they get too annoying.'

Rikku continued talking beside them. Roxas answered her questions or made comments. Riku stayed silent the rest of the way to the club. He looked up and caught sight of the two they had lost along the way leaning against the wall on one side of the entrance.

"Glad to see you two could make it. Seifer, man what happened?" Riku said. Seifer had a bruise coming up under his eye and his mouth had been bleeding.

"I ran into that red headed bastard from earlier." Seifer said.

"You fought him?" Roxas asked. The other guys stood listening for the answer. The girls had backed off a little not really knowing what was going on.

"They fought, but it was broken up by the cops. So there wasn't a winner." Zexion said. "Who are they?" Zexion pointed to the girls behind them.

"We met them at a restaurant." Riku said, shrugging off the question. He was more interested in what had happened with Seifer and the red head.

"Feeling better now?" Riku asked Seifer.

Seifer smirked, "Yes, let's go in."

It always amazed Riku had Seifer could change moods so quickly. He would be mad as hell, but as soon as he could punch someone a couple of times, he felt better. Of course, Riku understood that this time had been a little different. Seifer needed to prove to himself that the pyro guy wasn't tougher than him. He needed to prove that he wasn't scared of him. Leon and Seifer had become friends after a situation like this. They both thought they were tougher than the other and had to fight to prove it. The fight had ended in a draw and they had a new found respect for the other. Afterwards they became friends. Although Riku doubted Seifer would become friends with the red head. Ever.

Not that it matter. The guy lived on this side of town. They would probably never see him again.

TBC

Of course with the way it ended, you know they will be seeing Axel again. We will have to wait and see how that goes. Hope you don't mind see something that was also shown in the last chapter. I wanted both points of view shown. I will be doing this again, at least one more time.