A/N: Cheers…god I'm tired.

Disclaimer: You get the picture….I don't own it.

Chapter 13

'Am I attracted to Sora?' Riku argued in his head. 'No, he is just really fun to be with. Fun? Since when have I had fun?...Since Sora came.'

"Riku?" Sora said.

'I'm not gay.'

"Riku?"

'I'm not!'

"Ri-ku!" Sora shouted.

"What!" Riku shouted back.

"When are we starting?"

"…" Riku blushed in embarrassment. Only Sora could do that.

Sora grinned and Riku's heart fluttered. Only Sora.

'Ok…I'm gay,' Riku sighed in defeat. 'God, I love this kid.'

"Ok, let's start with defense. Sora, you defend while I attack."

For the next hour, Sora was blocking while Riku attacked ruthlessly. Roxas was told to practice attacking. The sounds of guns and metal on metal echoed in the room.

"Ugh, I can't do this anymore." Sora landed on his rear and wiped the sweat from his brow.

"Hehe…you did very well." Riku was catching his breath.

Sora's shirt was soaked and clinged to his body. Riku found himself thinking naughty thoughts as he eyed Sora's beautiful body.

'Get a hold of yourself! Stop staring!'

But Riku couldn't tear his gaze away. Sora looked at Riku and blushed. He was staring at Sora with such…hunger. (I feel so naughty XD) Riku looked like he was about to jump on Sora, not that Sora would mind.

"R-Riku?"

"Hm?" Riku looked at Sora and lightly blushed.

"Can I go change?" Sora needed an excuse to run away from him.

"Um, sure," Riku said with disappointment.

Sora smiled and shakily got to his feet. He walked out of the room, and Riku stared all the way.

"You got a crush on him or something?" Roxas smirked.

Riku glared at the teen. "Let's start."

Roxas lasted five minutes under Riku's powerful and swift attacks.

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Sora paced in his room nervously. He had already changed, but he was scared to go back.

'Riku,' Sora sighed. Every time he saw that man he couldn't help but smile. When the mansmiled, Sora's heart pounded. His silver locks made Sora what to play with them. It was inevitable. Sora was in love with his teacher.

Sora sighed and decided that he couldn't run forever. He left the room and walked down the hall.

"There you are! What took you?" Roxas growled.

"What happened to you?"

Roxas was on the floor rubbing his wrist in pain. Riku was off helping Hayner and Seifer lower their time.

"I lost."

"Roxas…you can't lose. It isn't a contest."

"Yeah, I know." Roxas peeled himself off the floor and began to walk over to Axel. "Raytra said you can either run the course or shoot."

Sora nodded and walked over to the course. Riku swore as he watched the teens on the course try to do it without their partners.

"They're missing the point," Sora said walking up to him.

Riku raised an eyebrow and looked down. "You are very observant."

Sora shrugged. "Can I help them?"

"Sure, who will you team up with?"

"Tidus. Is that alright?"

"Sure, let them finish."

After fifteen minute the boys walked out of the course.

"That wasn't even worth timing." Riku growled at the tired boys.

"Attitude, sit out. Blondy, you're with Sora. Purple and Discipline, you're together."

Riku took out his watch as the boys stationed themselves.

"Ready!" Riku shouted.

"What are you doing?" Tidus asked Sora.

"Set!"

"Helping you," Sora answered quickly.

"GO!"

The boys crawled under the net, Sora was out first and offered his hand. "Come on." Tidus grabbed his hand and was pulled out.

When they got to the wall, Sora climbed up first and once again offered his hand. Riku smiled. Axel's boys were still at the base of the wall while Sora was at the bars. Riku laughed as Sora and Tidus came out of the course when the other teens were at the beginning bars.

"Very good! You two, take a rest." Riku praised, which was rare.

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The rest of the day passed quickly. Sora began walk out of the room when Riku called him.

"Sora, come to my office," Riku smiled. Sora nodded and followed Riku.

"Yes sir? You need something?"

"Nothing, just want to talk to you." Sora smiled when Riku said that.

They sat in silence for a while. Then Sora finally had the guts to ask him. "Riku? Do you have a girlfriend?"

"No, never need one."

"Why?"

"They would only get in the way of my goal."

"What? What is your goal?"

"That doesn't matter."

"…Aren't you lonely?"

"…Yes, but…"

"…But?"

"You asked your question," Riku sighed, "now, it's time I ask you one."

Sora tilted his head to the left when Riku began to rummage through his drawer. He froze when he pulled out a bottle.

"W-Where…?"

"I saw you throw this in the trash." He sighed, "Why do you have this?"

"…"

"Sora…"

"I don't want to talk about it."

"I want to help."

Sora shook his head and stood up to leave.

Riku grabbed Sora's wrist before he was able to leave. The boy didn't pull away.

"Why?" Riku said forcefully but with a worried tone.

"My doctor gave it to me."

"Why, Sora!"

"You don't have to know."

"Don't you trust me?"

Sora cringed. "Of course I do, I trust you more than myself."

Riku's eyes grew wide with disbelief. 'He trusts me more than himself?'

"But…just drop it, Riku."

"No, don't bottle it up," Riku said in a way that almost made Sora cry.

"Since when have you worried so much!" Sora retaliated. The back of his eyes began to burn. He closed his eyes tight. "Let go. I won't talk about it."

"I'm not letting you go 'till you tell me."

"Riku. Stop." Sora's voice began to shake.

"Sora," He said in that voice again.

All the visions of that night came back to him. The car. His mother. The blood. Sora couldn't hold it in. Riku froze when a tear slid down this cheek.

Sora roughly pulled away and ran out the door, leaving a shocked Riku in his office alone.

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Sora ran to a lonely hallway and cried. After a few minutes, he tried to calm himself down by singing. The song echoed in the empty hallway and came to one person.

"Hm?" Kairi stopped in mid-step and listened. "Where is it coming from?"

Kairi followed the song to a nearly empty hall. The only things in it were doors…and a teen.

"Sora? Is that you?" Kairi walked quickly over to his side.

It was clear that he had just cried because of the dry tear marks on his face. Kairi sat next to him and held him.

"Sora? What happened?"

"I-I can't do it."

"Can't do what?"

"Do what you wanted me to do."

Kairi sighed and smiled. "It's ok. I don't mind."

"I'm sorry."

Kairi gently rocked the boy back and forth, whispering comforting words, and soon Sora was calm enough to walk back to his room. Kairi stomped to Riku office and threw open the door.

"Why did you do that?" Kairi demanded.

"I was curious."

"To the point in which you would upset him!"

Riku shrugged and sighed. "I admit, I feel sorry."

"You should," Kairi sighed and quietly left the room.

Riku stared at the door and then sighed. He glared at the bottle on the table. 'Why was I so stupid?'

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Sora laid in his bed and watched television. It was on a soap opera which Sora positively hated. Sighing, Sora turned away from the TV and waited. The other boys were at dinner, but Sora had lost his appetite. His eyes began to droop, and soon he was drifting into 'La La Land'.

A/N: Hmm. I don't like this chappy. I hope I do better next time. Cyca out!