Chapter Two

An Awkward Position

Sora stood in Selphie's house for over thirty minutes, talking to the two girls. Riku waited patiently still on the island across the bridge. He was trying to think of what was making him so jealous. Was it that he liked Kairi? No, he was way beyond that. Crushes on Kairi was way back in eighth grade, when she was going out with Wakka. He was past that time.

"Could it be..." he thought out loud, "That I like..." he gulped, "Sora...?" He shook his head, "No, it can't be. Sora's a guy! Guys with guys don't mix." Though he had seen it before. In fact he had a friend once who was gay from school named Akuyo. He was always talking about what guy he slept with over the weekend and how good it felt. Sadly, Riku had shunned that friend in thoughts that one day he would be fancied by him. And, at the time, he didn't want that. He still didn't.

But the more he thought about Sora, the more he began to believe that he did in fact like him. He liked everything about him. His dreamy aqua eyes that sparkled even in the dark. The muscles he saw on him whenever he was in a bathing suit. His hair. Riku just wanted to run his fingers through it right now. What he would give to be with him.

"Ok," Riku said, "So you like him. But get over it. Sora doesn't like you back..."

He actually felt sad from that thought. He was sure that he liked Sora, but knowing that he went out with Kairi and the two of them were kissing already, it made him feel terrible and the feeling wouldn't go away.

He closed his eyes, imagining Sora with him right now. His arms tightly around him in an embrace, lips locking with his. He could feel everything, he could even smell the familiar scent that Sora always smelled like. A fresh spray that smelled a bit like Axe.

"Hey," said a sexy voice and Riku opened his eyes, dissmissing all thoughts. It was Sora, who had apparently come back from Selphie's house. Riku looked down and saw that his member was pointed straight up in an erect position. Embarassed, he turned the other way to cover it, blushing.

"Oh, please tell me you didn't see that," he mumbled.

Sora looked even more nervous, finding that it was a bit awkward seeing another boy's erection, "Um...I'll pretend I didn't," he bit his lip.

Riku placed his face in his hands, "God, if only you knew, Sora."

"Knew what?"

"What I'm feeling right now about someone..."

Sora laughed, "Let me guess...Selphie?" Riku turned around, his erection now calm, and looked at him with questionable eyes.

"What?"

"Oh, do not tell me you weren't just thinking about her when I know you were," Sora said, still laughing, "I see the way you look at her. You drool sometimes, too."

Riku looked surprised, "Do I really?"

"Yeah, you do," he said with a nod. He looked over to the ocean, bringing his hands to the buttons on his shirt, "Hey, you wanna go for a swim?"

Riku looked down at where Sora's hands were, right at his buttons. If he said yes, he would be able to see Sora take his shirt off. That was something he wanted to see.

"Um..." Riku said, still staring at Sora's hands, "Sure, I would love to."

"Great, I'm dead hot in these clothes," Sora unbuttoned his shirt slowly, as if to tease Riku, and took it off, revealing his bare chest. Riku's eyes went wide as he stared upon his tan, muscular body. It was just perfect. He wanted to kiss him everywhere. He stood up, trying to keep his boner down. He took off his shirt as well, taking it off as if to please him back. But Sora had already started down towards the beach, his shirt laying at the floor in front of Riku.

Riku slowly followed him, watching intently on the every curve and inch he could see of him. He began to sweat. Why was it that he seemed so hot? He had never felt this way before. Maybe a swim would do him good.

He jumped into the water before Sora did and stood under water. The icyness of the water didn't help, though. He was still fired up. As he emerged to the surface, he saw that Sora had gotten under too, disappearing.

"Sora?" he called out to the water. There was no answer. Just bubbles, "Sora? Where are you?"

He began to panic. Sora was under there for a long time! He was worrying that maybe something had caught him and was holding him under. But what? There were hardly any sea creatures in the water around Destiny Islands, except for the fish. He thought about maybe diving in after him. There was no need.

For in an instant he felt arms wrap around his legs and hoist him into the air, throwing him across the water. He spit out water and turned to see the laughing Sora, pointing at Riku with histeria.

"Sora! That wasn't funny!" Riku said, spitting out more water, "I thought you were drowning!"

Sora's laughs settled down, "It was just a joke, I do it every time we swim together."

And he was right. Usually Riku was able to avoid it though. But today, since his mind was so out of the ordinary, he was taken off guard.

"Race you to the beach, Riku!" and Sora struggled against the waves as he ran towards the shore. Riku followed, going at a little faster rate than Sora. He beat him to the shore and raised his hand in a triumphant manner.

"Ha! I win!" he said.

"Oh yeah?" Sora lunged forward and tackled Riku, making him fall back. And then the two of them, were sprawled across the sand, dripping wet, and now on top of one another. Riku felt his boner flare up again. The most beautiful position he had ever been in was now, Sora laying right on top of him.

He looked into his eyes and suddenly became entranced. He had never been this close to him before and he liked it. He wanted to take off his clothes and do him right there. But he didn't, which made his heart race.

"Um..." Sora said awkwardly as he rolled off of Riku, "That was...weird..."

Riku didn't know what to say so he only agreed, nodding.

"Um...I want to ask you something..." Sora said, turning to him.

"Yes?" Riku said, convinced he was going to ask him if he loved him. He would be ready to say yes in a heartbeat.

"Can...can I sleep over your house tonight?"

Riku looked down, disappointed, "Um...sure..."

The two of them didn't speak for a while, a loss at words.