Chapter Four

Experimenting

Riku kept on running as fast as he could, for as long as he could, he had to get away from Sora. Why had he just blurt out his feelings? Not only would that cost his only shot of ever touching him again but it also ruined a friendship. Again I'll say it, he knew Sora wasn't gay like him. He knew. But in his mind he wouldn't except it. And he guessed that is what got him into trouble. Now how was he going to get out of it?

And worse...where could he go? He couldn't go back to his house, Sora would only find him there. He couldn't go to the beach, he would be found there as well. In fact, he couldn't think of any place he could go where Sora wouldn't find him soon after. He was stuck. But then he thought. No, he wasn't stuck. Sora was probably packing up his stuck, peeling off Riku's boxers, and snuffing away back to his house in disgust, probably to rinse his mouth out. Maybe he wasn't comming out to look for him after all.

He stopped running just as he reached the end of the street, near the stop sign. Sadness overwhelmed him once again as his chest began to thunder and his eyes began to rain with the sky. He was crying out loud and he didn't care who could hear.

It came the time when he heard footsteps from behind him and he quickly wheeled around to see Sora, who was still clad in only a pair of Riku's boxers, though he did have a long coat on. He looked concerned, not disgusted like Riku had expected him to look like.

"Riku..." Sora said over the thunder, "Do you really love me?"

Riku wiped his face, although it only got wet again from the rain, "It doesn't matter. I'm--"

"Answer my question, Riku!" Sora said, more in anger than concern.

Riku looked down, "Yes..."

Sora looked around, as if to see if anyone was watching. He didn't say anything, he just grabbed Riku by the shoulders, pulling him closer so he could look into his eyes.

"Are you lying to me?" he asked.

Riku shook his head, "No, I'm not."

Sora knitted his eyebrows in concentration as he continued to stare into his eyes.

"Not to be inquisitive...but...what are you doing?"

Sora looked at his eyes for a minute longer before he answered, "I know when you're lying. Your eyes shift. But they weren't shifting that time," he let go of Riku's shoulders, "So..." he rubbed his hands awkwardly, "You love me, huh? Wow, is this complicated."

Riku just stared at him, embarassed.

Sora looked around again, "Um...you know any good diners that are open this late?"

"Why? You're hungry?"

"I just figured it'd be better to talk there than out in the rain."

Riku nodded, "Oh, I see," he turned and started walking, "There's a Joogies Diner down the street. I'll take you there."

He heard Sora following him as he walked. And as he went, he couldn't help but feel shocked. Sora had come after him? And he seemed not the least bit disgusted. It was weird to him but he didn't want to jinx himself by thinking on it too much. He put it out of mind and continued to walk, the wadding Sora following him.

They reached Joogies Diner and went inside, shaking their clothes to dry them. A waitress with a short skimpy skirt on approached them, taking intrest in the two boys, especially Riku, who proved to look good even when wet from the weather.

"Just the two of you?" she said, staring at Riku.

"Yes," Sora said, "A booth, please."

"Well, that's about the only things open right now," and she turned, dropping her notebook purposely, "Oh, silly me," she said and she bent over in front of Riku, obviously trying to show him her underwear, in which he did see and blushed upon it. She stood up, wiped away a slick smile, and continued walking towards a booth near the corner. She handed them their menus.

"Thank you," said Sora, nodding, taking the menu from her hands.

"May I start you off with any drinks?" she asked, "Slippery Nipple or maybe an Orgasm on the Beach?" she winked at Riku, who again was blushing.

"A Coke, if you would, we're not old enough for that stuff," said Sora, laughing at the attention Riku was getting. He laughed because he knew Riku wasn't going to follow through with her, and he found that funny, "For the two of us."

She smiled and wrote it down on her notebook, "I'll be right back."

As soon as the waitress was gone, Sora quit laughing and leaned into Riku, "Hey...she's hotter than Selphie, eh?"

Riku half smiled and began to play with his fork like a little kid who was bored. Sora took this as a sign of nervousness.

"Ok, there's this one question in my mind," he said.

"Let me guess," Riku said, still intently looking at his fork, "How long?"

"Yeah..."

Riku shrugged, "I thought it was since this morning but now that I think about it, I believe it's been a while, I just never recognized the feeling," Sora looked confused, "It's like..." he blushed, "I always used to catch myself staring at you, like, say, when you were in just swimming trunks. I never knew why until today."

Sora nodded, analyzing, "I really don't know what to say to this, honestly," he watched Riku play with his fork, "I mean..."

"I know what you're going to say," Riku said, "You're not bent like I am. And you're probably thinking I'm a gay fag right about now."

Sora's face scrunched up with anger, "Stop playing with your fork!" he yelled, "And no! No, that's not what I was thinking! Actually what I was thinking is why you're so attracted to me."

"What do you mean?"

He calmed down, "Well, what is it about me that you like so much?"

Riku looked down again, trying to contain himself from playing with something again, "Because you're hot? No, that's what you would expect you hear. Maybe because of your personality. Yeah, I'm in love with that."

Sora blushed. He actually blushed! This gave Riku the impression that maybe he liked what he was hearing.

"No one has ever told me that," he said, trying to cover his face and then he smiled, "Thanks."

"For what?"

"For saying that, it made me feel good."

Riku smiled back. The waitress came back with the drinks. She placed them on the table, leaning over so Riku could see her bust. Riku dared not show any signs that he liked her. He just took his drink, sipped it, and thanked her for it.

They didn't eat anything. They just sat there, still and quiet, Riku looking as if he were about to explode and Sora sitting there in thought. It came the time when they agreed to go back home to Riku's house.

"You mean...you don't mind still spending the night?" Riku asked Sora.

He shook his head, "Nope."

Riku smiled but quickly wiped it away, trying to seem cool and collected about it. He paid the bill and started out of the diner. It wasn't raining anymore, it was more of a sprinkle than a rain. This made the walk home a bit less irritating. They reached the door and walked in back up to Riku's room.

"I'm going to take a shower," Riku said upon entering the room and he walked over to his drawers to get some pajamas.

Sora looked down, "O...k...you do that," and he watched Riku gather up his clothes. As he watched him, he began to develope an idea. A crazy idea. An idea he wasn't sure he should do but he did anyway and got up, grabbing Riku by the shoulder before he could leave the room.

Riku stopped, not turning around. He felt his erection stand up again and he cursed under his breath, angered that his body would betray him at such a bad time to.

"Can I help you, Sora?" he asked in a shaky voice.

"Turn around," he demanded.

"For what?"

"Just do it, please," he said. Riku, confused and scared of what could happen, obeyed and turned around, facing the trance-like aqua eyes of Sora. He bowed his head down, trying to avoid eye contact. Sora only took his hand, placed it under his chin and raised it back up.

"Riku...just don't say anything to anyone else," he said, leaning closer, "This is only an experiment," and with that being said, he leaned in and pressed his lips against Riku's in a kiss. Riku, wide eyed and in shock, grabbed Sora in attempts to push him away. But Sora only pushed back, holding the kiss.

"For goodness sake's, Riku," he said, parting their lips for a second, "Relax."

And he resumed the kiss, this time, pushing his tongue into it. Riku, now in enough pleasure to pass out, closed his eyes and deepened the kiss, tongue probing back. He tasted so sweet and he loved it. Sora, his love, was kissing him!

After what seemed like forever, just like the rumors had said, Sora lean back, ending the kiss, "Wow," he said, "You really do like me."

Riku looked down, "Now tell me what was that for?"

Sora smiled and stroked Riku's cheek, "You'll find out soon enough."

Riku looked at him for a little while, hoping he could figure out what he was doing. Nothing happened. So he just went into the bathroom, closing the door behind him. He leaned against the door, breathing heavily. He still had his erection and he thought about working it off. No, Sora was just in the other room. And Riku was a screamer at that kind of thing, so he would hear. That was out of the question. But what could he do? He was so excited. He had just kissed someone that he liked very much and he was just sitting here? It drove him crazy.

He stripped himself of his clothing and jumped into the shower, turning on the water to hot. The water felt good to him, he needed the shower a lot. It helped him clear his thoughts. For a minute he actually forgot all about his little crushes for Sora. But that, of course, came back when he heard the door to the bathroom open and someone walking in.

"Hello?" he called out, peeking his upper body outside the shower cutrains to see. It was Sora, preparing to take off his boxers, "Sora, what are you doing?!"

"Will you please relax," he said, taking off the boxers, revealing himself, "This is what you want, isn't it?"

"No, I mean, yes but..." honestly, he didn't know what to say, "I thought you..."

"Weren't gay?" Sora shrugged and then approached the shower, "I'm not, but I'm seeing if I like it."

Riku became confused. What did he mean? Was he giving Riku a chance? The thoughts troubled him and messed with his mind. But as soon as Sora stepped into the shower, his mind was cleared and set only to what he fantasized what was going to happen.

For a minute they just stared at each other. Then, as if impatiently, Sora beckoned Riku to come closer with a promising finger. Riku slowly approached. And because he was taking so long, Sora grabbed him by the shoulders and pulled him closer, trapping him into another kiss. He closed his eyes and started running his fingers through his hair, actually seeming to enjoy it.

Riku enjoyed it as well, the soft hand that held his shoulder and the other than explored his wet, silver hair. It wasn't long until he found himself, eyes closed, kissing back, touching Sora everywhere, pushing his tongue into his mouth. It felt like ecstasy and nothing could compare to the pleasure he was now feeling. He even began to feel excited when he felt Sora's member pushing back at his. This told them that they were both enjoy it!

Sora drew back slowly, eyes still closed, "Riku..." he said and he wrapped his arms around him in an embrace. Riku hugged back, "I love you, Riku..."

Riku stood back, breaking the hug. Was his ears decieving him or did he just hear what he was wanting to hear, "What did you say?"

Sora embraced him again, "I said I love you," he whispered, "God, Riku, I do."

Riku smiled a little, "I love you too."

And they held each other for the rest of the night. Even after they were out of the shower and well into bed.

A/N...Wow, long chapter. Hope you guys liked it though. But I'm changing the story, what I planned to happened is now going to change. There will be no readable sex scene (and if all you sickos just read my story in hopes just to find that, then screw you). And there will be one more chapter. Thanks for reading! And please review!