StuckWith You
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Pairings – RikuxSora, AxelxRoxas and many more…
Warnings – AU, Yaoi/shounen-ai, bad grammar, randomness, OOCness and… HANDCUFFS! 8D
Disclaimer – I do not own Kingdom Hearts, which probably is kind of obvious.
"Dialogue."
"Flashbacks or thoughts."
'Lyrics.'
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The Day The Torture Actually Began
"What… The… Hell…"
That was the only thing Kairi could say when she entered her room. Riku and Sora were sitting in the middle of it and around them was as if a hurricane had hit the place. All of Kairi's clothes were sprawled across the room, her belongings from the shelves pulled on the floor and so on.
"Oh, h-h-hi Kairi!" Sora laughed nervously and scratched the back of his head, "It was Riku, I swear! I t-tried to s-stop him but he d-didn't listen so…"
But Kairi just stood there, a shocked expression on her face. She shot nasty glares at Riku, before walking towards him, "…Riku? What the fuck?"
"The key." Was the only reply she gained from the arrogant silver-haired boy, who smirked slightly.
However, Kairi wasn't too happy with the answer. She balled her fists and narrowed her eyes at Riku. Sora whimpered at the angry expression on her features and hid behind Riku's back, hoping that he would be braver than him. The redheaded girl placed her hands on her hips and snarled, "…You'd better clean my room up at this instant."
"Not before you give me the key that opens these handcuffs." Riku said stubbornly, while lifting his hand a little, so Kairi could take a good look of the shackles she had already seen, "…I don't really feel like being stuck with someone like Sora forever."
"H-hey!" Sora complained, "Is there something wrong with me?"
"Yes, there is, and now please be quiet when I'm talking with someone else."
Kairi gave an amused look to Riku, before shaking her head to pouting Sora. Then she regained her angry frown and pointed at the floor of her room, "I don't have the key and neither one in this house has it, and so I guess it was you two who did this after all. It's not my fault that both of you had to drink so much last night."
"I did not drink!" Sora protested, before he remembered that he had drunk. Only a little though. One can… or maybe two… or was it six?
"You? You should have seen yourself when you jumped on the kitchen table and started to sing Justin Timberlake's song 'Sexyback'." Riku chuckled evilly, as he saw a blush rise on Sora's cheeks, "…And then you nearly took off your kimono, but luckily Vincent was there to save you from humiliation."
Kairi snickered, once again forgetting that she was supposed to be angry with the two boys. She cleared her throat and folded her arms above her chest, "Okay, clean this place up and I promise to help you guys. Leaving you two stuck together could get nasty…"
Riku nodded his head and stood up from the floor, pulling Sora roughly up with him. The brown-haired boy pouted at him, but, like always, he ignored him.
Kairi smiled at them, before leaving them alone to clean up the room. Riku looked at Sora, a weird look plastered on his features. The younger one felt chills run down his spine and he could already tell what Riku had in mind… he looked away and started walking, intending to leave the room, until he remembered the handcuffs that linked him and Riku together. He let out a defeated sigh, but refused to look at the demon behind him.
"You'd better start working Sora..."
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After an hour, Sora had managed to clean up the room, while Riku had just followed him around and shooting him with insulting comments every now and then. Soon Sora had realized who he was stuck with… when he had thought that being stuck with Riku wouldn't be so bad, he had been wrong. Things were just getting worse and worse, as he learned how much Riku loved to strike nasty comments at him.
"Okay… all done." Sora sighed finally and collapsed on Kairi's bed. Riku stood next to it, having no intention of joining the brown-haired boy.
"Let's go find Kairi then." He grumbled, while pulling Sora harshly out of the bed and heading towards the door. He smiled at the faint groaning that could be heard from his companion, as they started to walk down the stairs.
"You don't have to be such an ass all the time Riku."
"Aww, are you going to cry now?" Riku poked his tongue out, "…Seems like you chose a wrong guy to be stuck with."
"What?!" Sora said, slightly louder than before, "It's not like I wanted to be stuck with you like this?!"
Riku laughed and ran his free hand through his hair, "Because I'm hot?" he looked over his shoulder and saw Sora's cheeks take a pinkish color. He laughed again, seeming to be proud of himself because of finding Sora's sensitive spot.
…Hold on a minute. Riku stopped walking as he started to think. He had just asked Sora if he was hot and the boy had blushed? Maybe he wasn't so straight as everyone thought he was… Riku grinned and continued walking, dragging really confused Sora behind him.
"Riku? Are you okay?" Sora asked, fairly amazed by himself. Why was he worried about someone like Riku, who hadn't stopped being mean to him? Maybe it was because…
"I'd never want to hurt you Sora."
"…Then please… don't do this."
…But it was too late. A shadowy figure already retreated from a cave, which they called 'the secret place'.
Riku didn't reply and Sora sighed in relief. For some weird reason, he didn't even want to have an answer to that question…
They reached the living room, where Kairi, Selphie, and Naminé were sitting on the couch and watching television. It seemed like everyone else had already left for their houses, because there were no sight of anyone else around.
"Kairi." Riku stated coldly and made his way towards the red-haired girl who winced visibly, "…The key?"
Kairi laughed and looked nervously around, "…Ahh, well, you see… I couldn't find any key that could possibly open that lock in your handcuffs…" she giggled, but when Riku shot her a really nasty glare, she coughed and continued quickly, "…B-but, don't worry! I have another plan! Selphie?"
Selphie jumped to her feet and pulled something from behind the couch. She spun around on her heels and showed a big chainsaw to Riku and Sora, who both winced, "Ta-daah!"
"S-Selphie…?" Sora asked awkwardly, "…Y-you r-really don't plan to u-use that?"
A weird glimpse of a maniac came to the brown-haired girl's eyes, as she started to take long steps towards Riku and Sora. The both boys started to back away, terrified looks on their features. They had to admit that Selphie looked awfully murderous when she was holding that chainsaw…
"You know what?" Riku chuckled nervously, while waving his hands in the air, nearly causing Sora to lose his balance, "…I-I guess we'll be okay like this for a while!!"
"Y-yeah!" Sora nodded his head furiously.
"Aww maaan…" Selphie whined and dropped the chainsaw on the floor with a loud 'thud'. Both Riku and Sora sighed in relief when the normal playful and innocent look returned to Selphie's green eyes, "…And I just wanted to help you guys out…"
"I u-understand that Selphie, but we r-re-really don't need any help!" Sora laughed and poked Riku's side with his shoulder, trying to make him agree with him. And luckily, this time, he did.
Kairi snickered quietly, before shaking her head and reclaim her usually small smile, "…Well, if you don't want Selphie to help you, then you just have to wait till Monday. The blacksmith's store at the mall isn't open on Saturday and Sunday."
"So… You're saying that…" Riku said slowly, "…that I have to spend my precious time with Sora today and tomorrow?"
"Well yeah…" Kairi nodded her head. She was quiet for a while before adding, "…And I guess that shouldn't be too hard, right? You both are old boys already and I assume that you can play nicely together."
Riku and Sora exchanged glares. Then they looked down at the handcuffs, which were linking them together.
"I wouldn't be so sure of that..." Sora mumbled, trying his best to avoid eye contact with Riku.
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Later that day Riku and Sora were standing in front of Riku's house's door. They were both still wearing their masquerade costumes. Sora had only changed his shoes, because Riku couldn't take his whining anymore. The silver-haired boy had loudly cursed at the other one, before yelling at Kairi and telling her to bring Sora some other shoes.
And Sora could swear he heard loud giggling behind them as they left Kairi's place…
But now, all Sora could do was sigh. They were still standing in front of Riku's house's door. And he knew very well why they hadn't still stepped inside…
"Look, Sora…" Riku snarled, "…You probably remember my mom, but just to remind you… Be on your guard…"
Sora nodded his head and watched as Riku opened the door with his free hand. He stepped inside of the dark house, leaving Sora no option but to follow. Riku just stood there for a while, only to listen if there were any noises coming from the rooms around the small hall they had just entered. When unbreakable silence was the only thing he could hear he let out a breath he had been holding.
"Thank god she's not home…"
But right after he had let those words cross his lips, someone came running down the stairs. Riku winced and tried to shove Sora out of the door, but it was already too late…
"RIKU!!" Loud woman's voice echoed in the house and soon after a woman with dark brown, almost black, hair appeared in the view. She had her hands placed on her hips and a spatula in her other hand. She took few steps towards her son, before freezing, "…Oh… my… God…"
"Mom listen I—"
"SORA?!?"
Now it was Sora's turn to wince, as the dark-haired woman started to approach him, "Ah…haha… Hello Rinoa…"
"Ohmygod…" Rinoa kept mumbling as she stood in front of Sora. She blinked her eyes and pinched the brunette's cheeks, "…OHMYGOD!! YOU'RE ALIVE SORA!"
"Mooom…" Riku groaned and rubbed his temples, trying to hide his embarrassment. But his shame soon turned into amusement, as he couldn't do anything but chuckle at the helpless look Sora gave to him, "…Rinoa, looks like you're killing Sora…"
But nothing could save Sora from Rinoa's bone-crushing hug anymore. The brunette groaned in pain, as he tried to push the woman away, but failed miserably.
"R-Rinoa, you're… strangling me…"
The dark-haired woman laughed, as she slowly released the boy. She glanced Sora from head to toes, before nodding her head and saying proudly, "…You've grown into a fine man, Sora. How come you never visit us anymore?" she gave Sora a small pout.
"Ah, well…" Sora scratched the back of his head, his mind fervently trying to think of an answer, "…Been busy… And y'know, me and Riku kinda… how should I say this… grew apart?"
Rinoa folded her arms above her chest and gave a thoughtful glance at Sora, before facing her son. She narrowed her eyes in dangerous manner, "So, young man, you'd better have a good explanation why you didn't come home at midnight yesterday, like you promised. And no- I'm not going to accept a 'I was busy with some girl last night' answer this time."
Riku rolled his eyes, "I was busy with some boy last night…?"
The woman's eyes widened. She placed her hands on Riku's shoulders and started to shake him like no tomorrow, grinning like a lunatic, "REALLY?! Ohmigod, who were you with?"
"Gah, mom!!" Riku choked, shoving his mother away from him with his free hand, "I was just kiddin'! Sheesh…"
"Then why... Oh?" Rinoa finally noticed the handcuffs. She leaned forward to examine the shackles, her expression growing more and more amused, "…I see now…"
"I-it's not what you might think it is Mrs.Heartily!" Sora said quickly.
"Ohh… then could you explain me what exactly this is?" Rinoa looked up at Sora, who looked helplessly at Riku, who shrugged apathetically. The dark-haired woman straightened her back and grinned, "…That's what I thought. Well well, I guess that there's nothing we could do about those, so I guess you guys might eat some breakfast here and then I should maybe help you out of those clothes. And after that, you'll be free to do whatever you want."
Riku glanced at Sora oddly.
"Except for you Riku molesting Sora." Rinoa added dangerously and shot a nasty glare at her son, before turning around and heading towards the kitchen.
When she was safely out of the hearing range, Sora dared to open his mouth again, his face was slightly pink because of the last words of Rinoa, "…Wow. She hasn't changed a bit."
"…She never does."
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After eating the breakfast, Riku had yanked Sora into the living room, where Rinoa was already standing, holding scissors and needles in her hands.
"Uhh… this costume isn't mine so I don't know if you should—" Sora tried to save the life of Kairi's geisha costume, but Rinoa had already cut the sleeve open. The brown-haired boy winced, but let the silky Kimono drop down, so that he was wearing only his boxers and long white socks. He glanced at the fabric, which was now sprawled across the floor beneath his feet and winced, "…Kairi's going to kill me."
"Ah, no worries Sora." Rinoa giggled, "…I can fix it in no time."
Sora smiled in relief and watched as Rinoa helped Riku undress his samurai shirt. He flushed bright red when Riku revealed his muscular chest.
When Rinoa turned around and started to search for something, Riku leaned towards Sora's ear and whispered, "…Like what you see?"
Sora blushed and quickly turned his head away, "N-no."
"Ah, whatever." Riku said quietly, his breath softly ghosting on Sora's earlobe, "…Well, I see that you still like candies more than working out…" Riku stated and poked Sora's stomach, "…Fat-free sweets I see."
Sora turned around and glared the silver-haired boy, "…Excuse me?"
Riku rolled his seagreen eyes, "Do I have to spell it for you?—You are as skinny as some bimbo model in Playboy magazine. No wonder why everyone thinks you're a girl."
Sora's cheeks became even redder, but this time because of anger. And before Riku had had enough time to protect himself, a sharp slap had landed across his face.
"Whoo, way to go Sora!" Rinoa cheered, as she had turned around just in time to see Sora slapping Riku, "I've always thought that he deserved that."
Riku cursed at his mother as he rubbed his cheek. Sora grinned victoriously, but when the silver-haired teen shot him a warning glance, he immediately quietened down. Suddenly he hoped that he hadn't slapped Riku…
"Okies Riku, why don't you get some of your old T-shirts and pants for both of you?" Rinoa clapped her hands, "I'm going to sew the shirts on both of you."
"…Sounds painful." Riku groaned, while starting to walk towards his room. Sora looked at the chuckling woman, while stumbling after the taller boy out of the living room.
They approached Riku's room in silence. Sora was too afraid of breaking the stillness, knowing that he might not be able to survive over the weekend alive… He was positive that Riku was already thinking of ways he could poison him or strangle him while he was fast asleep. Or maybe he would try to drown him in a bathtub or burn him in an oven… Or…
"That slap made you even more girlish than before, y'know."
Sora bit his lip, "…It's not my fault that you had to comment about my weight."
"Hey—I didn't say that it would be a bad thing."
The brunette's jaw dropped as he stared at Riku. He blinked his eyes few times before stating, "…Come again?"
"Oh, c'mon Sora." Riku sighed, "You don't have to act as if you're some kind of freaking angel or somethin'. I know you have your 'dark side' too. And besides, I didn't say that being skinny was good thing either."
"I don't understand you Riku." Sora replied sadly as they stepped into Riku's room, "…I never can tell if you're being nice or just plain rude to me."
Riku laughed hollowly and shrugged, "And I've still haven't figured whether you're naïve or just thoroughly stupid."
Sora pouted, but didn't say anything. He just followed Riku towards his wardrobe. A silence was surrounding them once again, as the older one of them searched through his clothes and eventually pulling out two pairs of jeans and two shirts, other one was sky blue and the other was black with some silver patterns in it.
"My clothes are probably too big for you, but what can you do?" Riku shrugged as he threw Sora the blue T-shirt and slightly worn out jeans, "…Let's head back."
"Oh… Okay." Sora nodded, pressing the clothes against his chest and walked closely after Riku out of the room.
He looked at the metallic handcuffs, wondering what kind of mess he had gotten himself into. He bit his lip and weakly pulled his chained hand back, hoping that it would magically open.
"What is it?" Riku spat, as he felt the tug on his wrist.
Sora didn't know what to say. So he decided to stay quiet, but for some reason found himself replying, "…Why are you so cold?"
"I remember you asking that before." Riku said, "…But I guess this time my answer might be different."
"What's your answer now then?"
"…Being kind to you has never caused anything but misery."
That made Sora completely quiet. He stopped walking, although he was forced to stumble forward by Riku, who didn't show any signs of mercy. Something burned Sora in the back of his bright blue eyes, but it was gone as soon as he pressed his palms against them.
Then he smiled his usual everyday smile again.
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"Wow, Mrs.Heartily!" Sora smiled and examined the shirt, which Rinoa had just sewed to fit him perfectly, "…You're really amazing!"
"I am, aren't I?" Rinoa laughed and patted Sora's shoulder, "I wish that Riku'd appreciate my skills that much too. But I guess that he'll never learn to understand the meaning of handmade things."
Riku snorted and gave a short glance to his shirt, "Can we go now?"
"And wherever you are planning to go?" Rinoa asked, her lips in a small frown and her arms crossed above her chest.
"To Sora's place." Riku ran his free hand through his long silvery hair, "I doubt that you'd mind us spending the weekend there. And when the Monday comes, we'll go see the blacksmith who could get us rid of these fucking handcuffs."
"Mind your language young man!" Rinoa poked her son's nose and shook her head in defeat. Then she looked at Sora, concern filling her brown eyes, "…I hope that is okay with Sora?"
Sora blinked his eyes, "Of course it is, why wouldn't it be?"
"Ah, well, Riku being Riku, I just thought if you were able to stand him." Rinoa rubbed her temples.
Riku snorted once again and started to head towards the front door, "C'mon, it's not like I'd do anything to actually hurt Sora." He laughed, yet his voice wasn't as convincing as he hoped it to be.
Though Sora was being his naïve self and just nodded his head in agreement, "Yeah! Me and Riku used to be good friends, so it's not like anything would happen."
Rinoa watched after the two boys as they disappeared out of the house. She looked down and closed her eyes.
Yes, they used to be inseparable.
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Roxas was ringing Sora's house's doorbell for at least the millionth time. He was starting to get worried, since he had had no reply to his calls. Maybe Sora had tripped on a carpet and hit his head?
The blonde frowned. It was odd that Sora had left Kairi's house without telling him anything. And he wasn't home either, which made Roxas even more suspicious. And he doubted that his friend had left last night, after seeing he was too drunk to even stand properly on his two legs.
Maybe Sora was being mad at him, because he hadn't helped him out of the trouble when they had played Truth or Dare. Well, it hadn't been completely his fault that Axel had done… stuff to him, which had distracted him.
"Sora, open up!!" Roxas yelled and kicked the door, "…C'mon, it's not funny anymore! I promise that I'll never again force you play Truth or Dare!"
But once again, there was no answer. Sora's neighbors gave Roxas odd glances, probably thinking that they had some kind of love affair. Roxas waved his hand and smiled at few old women, who stared at him, their jaws left open.
Roxas groaned and rolled his eyes, while turning around and ringing the doorbell once more.
Sora had been his friend for so long… They sure had fought before, but it was more like both of them pouting before they broke into laughs and were friends again. Best friends. It has nearly always been like that and Roxas hoped that it would continue be like that. Sora was the best friend he could ever ask for.
"Sora, please!! I beg you to open the door!" Roxas let out a loud cry and banged the door.
"Eh, Roxas?"
Roxas spun around on his heels and noticed Sora standing behind him, Riku right next to him. The blonde broke into a smile and leaped towards his friend, tying his arms around him, "Oh god! You don't know how worried I was!!"
"Eh?" Sora blinked his eyes in confusion, "…I thought you went home already."
"I could've gone if Axel wouldn't have--…" Roxas paused and pulled away from Sora. He blushed slightly and scratched the back of his head, "…Umm, never mind, so where you were?"
Sora looked at his friend, a puzzled expression covering his face. Then he pointed at Riku with his finger, "…We had to go to Riku's place."
Roxas eyed the tall silver-haired boy, who stared right back at him. They both narrowed their eyes at each other, before Roxas snorted and fixed his gaze at Sora again, "Why? He's a total moron, so why are you wasting your time with him?"
Sora bowed his head down and lifted his hand, which was chained to Riku and let Roxas see the 'problem'.
"Oh." Was all Roxas could say, "…Handcuffs?"
Sora nodded and gave a small smile to his friend, "…So… umm… I kinda have no other choice than to be with him."
Roxas sighed and hugged his friend again. Riku wrinkled his nose at the sight, but didn't say anything.
"I'm so sorry for you." Roxas whispered into Sora's ear, so that Riku couldn't hear them, "…But if you need anything, just call me? I know that he can be a total ass sometimes… Don't let him push you down, 'kay?"
"Okay," Sora replied, returning the hug with his free hand. Then he pulled away and nodded his head, "…Though you can come over if you want. I promised that you could sleepover, since my mom's gone, didn't I?"
"No. He can't stay." Riku stated suddenly.
"What?!" Sora shot a dangerous look at the silver-haired teen, "Of course he can stay! He's my best friend!!"
Riku returned the glare and said coldly, "Do you always replace the things you have lost, Sora?"
Sora was about to say something, but Roxas placed his hand on his friend's shoulder and shook his head, "Don't bother Sora. I'm leaving. I hope you're immune to his idiocy."
Riku chuckled, "That's pretty lame, princess. But luckily my idiocy isn't as contagious as your girlishness."
"Riku!" Sora cried and elbowed Riku's ribs. The older boy didn't even wince, just kept his eyes locked at Roxas' who balled his fists in fury. The brunette glanced both of them, before stepping between the two boys, "…C-calm down! I'll call you later R-Roxas, okay?"
Roxas tore his eyes from Riku and smiled as he looked at his friend again, "Sure. I'll go now, so see you later then."
Sora watched as his friend left, waving after him. Riku, on the other hand, just sneered and started to yank Sora towards his house.
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A/N: Thanks to everyone who reviewed. Me loves you all. :D