I loved you Once
Disclaimer: they are not mine.
Even the bright Christmas lights couldn't cheer Riku up as he walked home from school the next day. He had been looking forward to winter break all year, and now it was ruined because of his stupid parents. How in the world was he supposed to drink hot chocolate and sing Christmas carols with Sora after what he did to him?
"Riku, what's wrong?" His girlfriend, Hana, said. He had almost forgotten she was there. Her pretty, short, blonde hair looked almost glowing with all the snow around and her cheeks were stained pink from the cold. She was very beautiful, but no where near as gorgeous as Sora was.
"Nothing, Hana." Riku said, "I'm just worn out from all the tests I took today." Hana just quietly nodded her head as they walked up Riku's driveway. It was tradition for Hana to come over on Friday's and this one was no different.
"Mom, I'm home!" Riku called into the house. They walked into the living room, and what Riku saw next made him drop all his books and almost gave him a heart attack.
There was Sora, in his living room, putting up Christmas decorations on their tree. Their eyes met and Sora immediately turned away. Riku's mother walked into the room carrying two cups of warm hot cocoa.
"Oh, Riku! I didn't know Hana was coming over today! I'll go make one more cup!"
"Oh, no Mrs. Nakagawa, I have to leave soon anyways. I was going to help decorate the tree, but I see Riku's cousin took care of it." Hana said with a small smile.
"Oh, no, dear, this isn't his cousin; this is his best friend, Sora!" His mom said, "You've never met him? I believe he goes to your school."
Hana gave Riku a perplexed look. "Oh…I'm sorry, I guess I've just never seen them together before." Hana walked up to Sora, who was looking at her like she was a shark, and shook his hand. "It's nice to meet you, Sora. My name is Hana Sugimura. It's weird that I've never seen you around school before, but if I do I'll say hi!" she said with a smile.
Hana then gave Riku and peck on the cheek before walking out of the house. Riku's mother gave a little cough before walking back into the kitchen, leaving the two boys alone. Riku had never felt more awkward in his life.
"Your girlfriend," Sora said, making Riku jump, "She's really nice."
Riku's face softened as he helped Sora with the tree. "Yeah, she is."
"She's really pretty, too." Sora said, trying to hook a penguin ornament on a branch of the tree.
"Listen, Sora. Both you and I know that we don't want to be spending the next two weeks together. However, it seems like we have no choice, and I think we should act like friends in front of my parents so we don't upset them."
Sora smiled sadly. "Yeah, I figured that. Um, I'm going to go unpack." He said, as he rushed up the stairs. Riku sighed and continued to hang the ornaments on the tree. His mother walked in the room and sat down on the sofa. Riku pretended she wasn't there.
"Riku." She said, "Please be as kind to Sora as you can. Can you imagine how he's feeling? His parents aren't with him for the holidays. We need to make it feel like he's celebrating with family. The least you can do is be nice to him. I'm not asking for much."
"I know, mother, I know." Riku said, annoyed.
"Okay then. Do go help him unpack."
"Oh my God, Mom, he's sixteen years old!" Riku shouted, "He's perfectly capable of unpacking by himself."
"Riku." His mom said, her voice dangerously low. Riku threw down the Santa ornament in his hand and trudged up the stairs, and into his room. He stared in horror as he saw Sora holding a picture of them he kept on his desk. Why had he not taken it down?!
Sora looked up in surprise as Riku walked in and quickly put the picture back where he found it. "I'm sorry." He said quietly, continuing to unfold his pajamas.
Riku just knelt besides Sora quietly, and helped take out his t-shirts.
"What are you doing?" Sora asked, "I can unpack myself, you know."
"I know, but my mom is making me help you, so just stop talking and let me hang these up." Riku said, grumbling. Sora pouted.
"Should I go ask your mom for the futon?" Sora asked.
"Oh, no, you get to sleep on my bed. I'm sleeping on the floor."
Riku turned to look at Sora after not hearing a response for a few moments.
"No." Sora said sternly. "I'm not sleeping in that bed."
Riku looked at his bed, and then looked at Sora, and realization dawned on him. That was the bed that he and Sora had cuddled in night after night, the bed they used to lay in to watch movies, the bed they had both lost their virginities in. He didn't blame Sora for not wanting to sleep in it.
"Oh. Yeah…um. I'll go get the futon for you…" Riku said, leaving his room.
Sora glanced around the oh so familiar room. Almost everything was the same. The painting Sora painted him was still on the wall, pictures of Riku and all his friends, the books were in the exact order as the last time he was over, the remote control sat in its usual place. The only difference was the picture of Riku and his girlfriend that sat by his bed. Sora's picture had been moved over to the desk. Why did Riku even bother to keep it up?
Sora gently unfolded some jeans and hung them up in Riku's large closet. Riku had gotten some new clothes since last time.
"Sora?" Riku called from downstairs, "My mom said we're going out for dinner."
The restaurant was a cozy café that was decorated for Christmas time. The room smelt like cinnamon and there was laughter all around.
"What have you been up to, Sora?" Mr. Nakagawa asked, taking a bite of his sandwich.
"Well, not much. Just working on a new project for art class."
"Oh, I would love to see your new work!" Mrs. Nakagawa said, smiling, "the picture you painted for Riku is so breathtaking."
"Thank you, but I haven't improved that much." Sora said, shyly. "Not as much as Riku's guitar skills, I'm sure." He said, giving Riku a dangerous look.
Mr. Nakagawa laughed. "Well, Riku does practice a lot. The neighbors complain every other day."
By the time they were through with dinner, it was time for the boys to go to sleep. Riku stared at Sora's painting while Sora was in the shower. It was a picture of beach, with white sand and crystal blue water, bright green palm tree's and a glittering sky. It brought memories back for Riku.
"Riku!" Sora laughed, as a beach ball bounced off his head. "I'm trying to draw, you know!"
"Aw, c'mon! Get in the water!" Riku called from where he and Kairi were waist deep in the blue ocean. Sora just stuck his tongue out at them. The next thing he knew, Riku was racing towards him, and he was scooped up in strong arms.
"Riku! Put me down! My picture is getting all sandy!" Sora whined, but still unable to hide the smile on his face. He shrieked as he was plopped down into the warm waters.
"See? Isn't this more fun?" Riku asked, ruffling Sora's spiky hair.
"Yeah, but now I'm all wet!"
"That's the point of the beach, dummy!" Kairi laughed. She then started to splash water on Sora, beginning the trio's water fight.
That night, when Kairi had gone home, Riku and Sora still sat on the sandy beach, lit up by a bonfire Riku had built.
"Sorry for getting your picture all sandy." Riku apologized, quietly.
"It's alright, the sand came right off." Sora said, leaning on Riku's arm. Riku played with some sand nearby and dug out a sea shell. It was perfect, not a scratch on it.
"Sora?" Riku said into the night.
"Hmmm?"
"You know you're my best friend, right?"
"I would hope so." Sora said, chuckling.
"And you would forgive me for anything, right?"
"Yes, of course."
"Okay then." Riku replied. He then made Sora face him, and tilted his chin up. "And you wouldn't mind if I told you I'd always thought you were the most beautiful person I had ever seen?"
"N-no."
Riku then stroked Sora's blushing cheek with his thumb before kissing him. Sora felt his eyes slowly start to close. This was what he'd been waiting for for years.
Sora was only fourteen, and Riku only fifteen, but they were certain they had been in love for a long time.
That day, the sky had been as impossibly blue as Sora's eyes. And when Sora walked into his room, he was instantly reminded of it.
Yaaayyy chapter 2 done! Review??