This chapter is a somewhat filler. But it is important. My main goal was to convey Sora's thoughts and his mindset so that the reader could easily see how Sora's decisions impact his life and whatnot. This is setting up for the chapters to come. The Zexion matter will be brought back into the story as will Leon and Cloud. Mind you, there will be a timeskip coming up so that I won't have to write twenty chapters before they return. I'm sure it'd bore you. Any how, please take this chapter for what it is worth, and excuse the lateness. I've been busy with oneshots and whatnot lately. And the ending for bereave should be up by Friday. By the way, thanks to my lovely beta Valentined for always plotting with me. She's amazing.

Now here's the chapter!

By Chance

It was awfully strange to find himself waking up in Riku's arms. It was even odder that upon his discovery, Sora did nothing about it. In fact, to be honest, Sora nuzzled into Riku's warm embrace, his brown-haired head resting against his boyfriend's chest. Maybe it wasn't strange. Perhaps it was simply serendipity.

It was not until ten AM that the pair awoke- Sora seconds after his boyfriend. Blue eyes fluttered open, thin eyelashes lightly grazing his tanned cheeks. "Hm?" Sora murmured. Torpor lingered within Sora as he rested his head back down against Riku's chest. His fingers, all the while, tightly clenching Riku's shirt, as if he was afraid to let go. Why was that waking up in someone else's arms always felt so damngood?

Riku smiled softly. The male's hand slithered up Sora's back and rested at the nape of the brunet's neck. Once there, nimble fingers began to play with the extremely soft hairs at the base of Sora's neck. The shortest and the softest of Sora's brown hair. "You still sleeping?" wondered Riku, his fingers now tracing small shapes onto the back of Sora's neck.

"You're warm," Sora mumbled against the taller's chest, answering Riku's question in the end. Indeed, Riku was incredibly warm. The silveret seemed to radiate heat. It was awfully nice. A lot better than stuffy sheets. "Can I sleep for a bit more?" asked Sora.

Riku allowed his arms to slip from Sora's hair. Those hands then wrapped tightly around Sora's torso, near his waist. Riku proceeded to yank Sora closer to him, resting his chin onto the top of Sora's soft head. "Sure," he said so compassionately that it stunned Sora.

Riku's mind began to rewind at a tedious rate. How the hell am I going to give his diary back now? Just randomly go, 'hey Sora, I've had this the entire time. Now that we're dating, I felt the urge to give it back'. That'll go over wonderfully… How am I going to do this…. Riku exhaled sharply.

"Your heart's racing," Sora whispered.

Riku's brows creased. "Is it really?" he asked, eyes skeptically flickering down to look at the lethargic teen in his hold.

"Mhm," Sora answered quietly, fingers playing with the hem of Riku's shirt. Sora said nothing more as he snuggled close to the other, obviously enjoying this sudden burst of affection from Riku.

Everyone's clingy to their first real boyfriend. I don't blame him. I mean, yeah, this is nice… But I'm not… used to someone wanting to just sleep with me like this. Lay here wordlessly… It's hard to get used to. I'm not sure if this is a bad or good thing… Riku sighed mentally and just held Sora tightly, his mind running at speeds that could put the Energizer Bunny to shame.

"What are we doing today, Riku?" Sora asked.

Riku was about to answer when the distant knocking of his front door caught his attention. Riku groaned and watched as Sora pulled his head away from his chest. Was it okay that he missed that feeling? Riku pushed that question to the back of his mind, whispered something to his brunet boyfriend, and then maneuvered his body off the couch. Wordlessly, Riku made his way to the front door, his palm massaging his temple all the while.

"Who the hell would-" Riku began in a grumble as he reached out to open the door. Without thinking, he pulled it open and settled his gaze upon the figure before him. A shiver slipped down his spine as his aquamarine eyes made contact with another pair. "Hey…" he said offhandedly, his hand resting on the door.

"Long time no see," said the male as he nodded approvingly to the shorter of the pair. "How have you been?"

The casual conversation caught Riku off guard, but he did nothing to halt it. "Good, I suppose. I'm planning to go to Mom's next week to help her redecorate her house," he explained and stared at the other silver haired male for a prolonged moment. "I wasn't aware that you knew where I lived."

"Mom told me," the other male answered and pushed on a forced smile. "I haven't seen you for a few years, so I figured it'd be good for the two of us if I dropped by."

"Unexpectedly," Riku murmured under his lips and let go of the door, allowing his older brother to enter the room. Without a word, the other male entered and glanced approvingly around the area.

"Looks like you're doing well," the man noted as his buff arms crossed against his chest. "Still into stocks?"

"Yep," Riku replied and then paled when he realized that Sora had gotten up and made his way over. Riku's color further drained from his body when he watched in horror as he boyfriend sheepishly made his way over to his brother and extended his hand happily. God damnit, Sora.

"Hi! I'm Sora," Sora offered with a light smile.

The older brother stared at the loquacious brunet for a prolonged moment. "Nice to meet you," he answered emptily. "I'm Sephiroth, Riku's older brother."

Older brother…older brother… Older-… Oh… from Riku's journal… He's the one who is pissed at Riku for…Oh… Sora looked to Riku who seemed to have a sickened look on his face. "I'm Cloud's younger brother," Sora explained rather quickly. "Cloud went off for vacation and I'm staying here until he returns. I would have stayed at my girlfriend's house but Cloud apparently doesn't trust me." Sora nervously laughed and offered a weak smile.

Riku arched an eyebrow and stared at his boyfriend with subtle curiosity. Sephiroth nodded. "I see. Well, I'm sure my brother is pleased to have you here." Sephiroth looked to the stunned Riku. Riku blinked and then rapidly nodded, too shocked to even process what his brother was saying.

"I came by here for other reasons, too," Sephiroth said and leaned against the back of Riku's couch. His silver hair pooled down his back, out measuring Riku's in length. "Have you heard about the Organization?"

Sora titled his head to the side curiously. Riku shook his head. "No. I'm assuming they're a gang, right?"

"Yeah," Sephiroth replied and shrugged. "I've been trying to track down their members for the past few years. There was originally thirteen, but when I got the case there was only eleven members remaining. I've managed to track down seven."

"That's good," Sora interjected with a swift nod. The brunet blushed faintly when he felt the older Karada's intense gaze upon him. Sora shyly looked down, not wanting to embarrass himself or Riku any more. If this was anyone other than Riku's brother, he probably wouldn't be so jittery.

"I was going to ask if you had any leads, but it seems that you haven't even heard of them," Sephiroth said and then proceeded to sigh. "If you get any leads, call me."

"Can do," Riku answered and beckoned his brother over to the kitchen. The two silver haired males entered the kitchen, leaving Sora alone in the living room. The brunet blinked a few times, staring curiously into the room. He didn't dare to move. He didn't want to intrude. The last thing he needed was Riku mad at him.

Sora figured that they were having an in-depth conversation, so he simply just sat back down on the couch. The petit brunet stared down at his laced hands that remained in his lap. Isn't Sephiroth pissed at Riku for being gay?… I would have thought that they would have been bickering… Maybe… Maybe Sephiroth isn't as bad as my uncle.

Sora barely heard the closing of the apartment door and the whispers and the goodbyes. All Sora heard was a husky whisper enter his ear.

"Hey," Riku said, his fingers pushing strands of brown hair behind Sora's ear. Sora partly melted into his boyfriend's touch. Instead of turning into a cliché puddle of mush, Sora tensed and glanced off to the right at Riku who was dangerously close. "Sorry about that," Riku went on to say, his fingers brushing along Sora's jaw.

"It's all right," Sora answered in a quiet voice. Blue eyes slid shut as he sat there. They were dating … yes, but what was okay to do? They were allowed to kiss, right? Were they allowed to hold hands on the first day? Would that be taking it too fast? Sora's head hurt as he realized that perhaps having Riku as his first boyfriend wouldn't be such a good idea. What if Sora went too far and Riku got mad?…

"Have you heard anything about the Organization?" Riku asked, his lips pressing softly onto Sora's broad jaw. The brunet shuddered and then tensed once more.

"No," he answered honestly, blue eyes still shut. "They're a gang… right?"

"Mhm," Riku replied and hooked an arm around Sora's waist as he sat down beside him. "I never heard about them before… so I doubt they're that big of a threat to our side of town. Though, apparently, they're murderers. Pretty fucked up, isn't it?"

"It is," Sora answered in a sad tone. "People are so cruel nowadays."

"That they are," Riku agreed and kissed Sora's jaw again. Instead of pulling his lips back, he lead his wet lips up the expanse of his boyfriend's jaw, and then tediously down the brunet's neck.

"R-riku?" Sora slurred, his hands impulsively gripping the cushion beneath him as his breath hitched in his throat.

"Yeah?" Riku questioned in a murmur against Sora's neck.

"What're you…" Sora stammered as he began to breathe deeply, his nerves taking control of his mind. "…doing?" Sora finished in a gasp when Riku's lips unexpectedly sucked on the tanned skin. Was he supposed to do that?

"Are you seriously asking me that?" Riku asked in an annoyed voice.

"I… This feels weird," Sora admitted and shivered when he felt Riku's tongue licking a trail down his neck. Definitely weird… I'm not sure if it feels good or bad. Sora's eyes snapped open when he felt teeth gingerly brush against a sensitive portion of his neck. M-maybe he's going a bit too fast. I… Sora didn't know what overcame, but his arms reached out and gently pushed Riku away from him.

Riku frowned and almost glared. Sora winced. "What?" Riku asked, aquamarine eyes staring at the flustered brunet beside him.

"That… I… what were you doing?" Sora slurred as he rose two fingers to run them along his neck; it was wet and incredibly warm to the touch.

"Kissing your neck?" Riku drawled and yanked Sora closer, his arms wrapping tightly around the teenager. "Is that a problem?"

Sora didn't have the heart to protest. "No," he lied and just allowed his boyfriend to continue. As long as he doesn't do anything too weird… I mean… I'm his boyfriend, right? This is what boyfriends do?… right?

And after awhile, Sora started to enjoy it. And yet, at the same time, he felt oddly dirty.

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Sora sat alone in the computer room, staring at the screen. Riku was taking a nap, and had offered for Sora to sleep beside him, but the brunet wasn't tired. So, instead, he went online. A smile filtered onto Sora's lips as he logged onto Myspace and proceeded to look for Riku's account once again.

The brunet sat cross legged in the chair, spinning back and forth. The teenager reached forward and typed in Riku's full name. And now that he looked at his boyfriend's name, it was quite pretty. A small blush appeared on Sora's face as he refound the silver haired male's account. And of course, that devious shirtless display.

Sora squeaked, a dark blush appearing. Quickly, Sora clicked 'Add to Friends' and sat back in his seat. Though, before he logged out, the New Messages in that dark red font caught his attention.

Sora tilted his head to the side and opened it. Tidus! Sora thought quickly and he began to feverishly read the letter.

Hey Sora! How are you doing? Sorry I haven't written… I've been busy down here. We went to Disney and the Orlando. It's insane! And guess what? I found summer love! Hah. I'm so pimpin', you know? ;D Well, I'll talk to you when I get back. Have a good summer.

Sora laughed at this and leaned his chin into his palms. "Only Tidus."

Then again, Sora himself had found 'summer love'. If that's what he could call Riku. The blush deepened and Sora distractedly went back to the homepage, humming under his breath. As Sora hummed, he changed his Status to 'In a relationship', only making the blush darken. Was it possible to get any darker?

Sora sighed happily and returned to the homepage. A grin suddenly appeared on his face when he noticed the number of his friends had gone up. But the grin only grew when he noticed a new message. Sora excitedly opened it.

Hey beautiful.

Sora laughed softly and typed back, I thought you were asleep. Huh huh?

Sora glanced out the window at the bright sun. I wonder if it's this bright in Bermuda. Hm… I bet Cloud is having a great time with Leon. I'm so happy that he's finally happy. Sora refreshed his inbox and clicked the new message instantly.

Woke up ten minutes ago. I'm on the laptop and missing you.

Sora laughed again and eagerly typed, You know I'm only a room away, Ri-ku. You can come and see me if you want.

Sora yawned and returned to the homepage and went to work as setting Riku as his Top. The brunet exited out of the website and arose to his feet figuring that he'd go and see his boyfriend. With a yawn, the brunet exited the computer room and headed down the hall to Riku's room. Sora easily entered through the open door and cheerfully made his way over to Riku who seemed deep in thought.

"Hey," Sora chimed, sitting down on the bed beside Riku.

"Hey," Riku echoed and offered a faint smile at him. "You weren't looking up porn on my computer, were you?" Riku asked teasingly.

Sora paled and scrunched up his nose. "Oh yeah, Riku. I was totally doing that." The brunet rolled his eyes and proceeded to lean against Riku's arm. "You're comfy," Sora randomly commented, fingers reaching out to rest on his boyfriend's knee.

"Thanks," Riku said in between a yawn. "Wanna lay down for a bit?"

Sora nodded. A nap with Riku. I'm really starting to like this idea of dating him.

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"Naminé, you look really sad," Sora noted as he took a seat beside the blonde female. It was true, she looked incredibly depressed.

"Yeah, you do," Riku agreed, his arm draped haphazardly around Sora's shoulders. Fingers toyed with the strands of Sora's hair as the trio sat in the black booth, a ways off from the stage. The silver haired male stared at his blonde friend with concern. "What's wrong?" he asked, a look of worry crossing his face.

"It's silly," Naminé laughed and waved her hands to dismiss the idea.

Sora frowned. "Nothing's silly if it's making you sad," Sora explained and suppressed the urge to squeak when he felt Riku's free hand brush over his. A blush, though, appeared.

Naminé took a deep breath and then nervously laughed. Her usually bright cyan eyes were cast downward and her thin lips were twisted into a large frown. "It's just everyone is getting together lately."

Riku didn't get it right away, but Sora did. "Naminé… I'm sure you'll find someone," Sora reasoned with a hopeful look. "Just have faith. I'm positive there's the perfect guy out there for you."

Naminé sighed again. "It's just you and Riku are together and Roxas and Axel are… and I'm …"

"I get it," Riku said at once. "We'll find someone for you," he added on encouragingly.

Sora gave a sharp nod to emphasize his boyfriend's point. "You're beautiful and smart and everything a guy would want!"

"Thank you, both of you," Naminé drawled, a small smile etched onto her thin lips. "I'm sure I will … someday." She nodded and then turned her attention over to Roxas and Axel who seemed to be quarreling over a cup of coffee. An almost silent giggle emitted from Naminé's half parted lips upon seeing the sight.

"I'm glad I found you," Riku cooed in a whisper. His words fluttered from his lips and swam into Sora's ears, intoxicating the brunet instantly. Sora's eyes lidded halfway, a shiver slipping down his spine. Why was it that Riku's voice caused so many chain reactions?

"Mhm… same," Sora answered. The brunet took a deep breath only for said breath to hitch when cold fingers filled the spaces between his own. Sora glanced curiously down at his hand, watching Riku's agile fingers intertwine with his own. And it was just so beautiful.

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Sora curled up on the sofa, his eyes glued to the pages of Riku's notebook. The mentioned male had already departed for bed, claiming that he was incredibly tired. Sora figured that it was either a lie and he was on his laptop or that Riku truly was tired. Sora hoped it was the latter of the pair. Regardless of what the reason was, Riku was out of sight, and that meant Sora could freely read the male's notebook, out in the open. So, he did such.

"Riku," Sora whispered quietly as he reread a few earlier excerpts. For some reason, the words had more power and seemed all the more provocative than they originally had. Was it the fact that Riku had written this that made it all the more powerful? Was it due to the fact that Sora now knew that Riku had come up with these colorful, sensual, lusty scenes? A tremor shot like wildfire through Sora at the thought.

"He has a … vivid imagination," Sora noted as he traced the border of a page with his index finger. Blue eyes remained half-lidded, the dim light of the living room making it quite comfortable and almost sleep-inducing. Sora was determined to remain awake. He wanted to stay up late and read.

And even if Sora had wanted to fall asleep, his mind would not allow it. The burnet's mind was too enthralled by the fact that Riku had written all the sex scenes. All the smut. All the excerpts that made Sora overheat and his face flush. Had Riku experienced all of this? Was he an expert on this stuff? Was it experience and not just reality? Sora blinked, suddenly angered by the idea.

It was such a weird concept. For some reason, the very idea of Riku being with anyone other than him tore away at Sora. Even if they were with the man before, it ate away at his mind and soul. Sora wanted to be the only one. The only one for Riku to have ever held tight to his chest, to have kissed away the tears, to have whispered promises of eternity that in the end never shone true. Did that make him selfish?

"I'm over thinking things," Sora whispered to himself, eyes suddenly snapping shut. The brunet held them shut, painfully aware that Riku had been with his brother prior to their current relationship. Why did the idea of Riku kissing Cloud send the brunet's mind into fury and make him sick to his stomach?

Sora really couldn't picture Cloud and Riku kissing intimately, nor could he imagine them actually going farther than that. In Sora's clouded mind and perception, he was the only one that belonged with his new boyfriend. He was now the focus of his boyfriend's life. All past relationships suddenly vanished and seemed illogical and false. Did that make Sora even more selfish?

It was only his second day of dating Riku and Sora had already acquired possessive issues. The brunet groaned loudly, despite his sleeping partner a ways off. "I'm so stupid," said Sora in a pitiful moan.

Naminé has nobody and everyone she falls for doesn't return her feelings, and here I am getting mad over Riku's past. I mean, it's not like he did anything wrong. People are supposed to do that sort of stuff … it's just. … If Riku loved Cloud enough to have sex with him … does that mean if he were to fall in love with me, I'd end just like it did with Cloud? Is Riku's love really that easy to obtain? Sora suddenly detested his mind for thinking such thoughts. This was a casual and romantic relationship, not a soap opera. He needed to think positive!

B-but… Riku and I started dating last night, and he's already acted like we've been dating for months… Back in school people didn't kiss their other until a month or so… and they definitely didn't bite each other's neck until far past a month. Do adults do this so freely? Am I just being immature?…

And perhaps if Cloud would have explained the world and relationships and personal boundaries and whatnot to Sora, maybe the brunet wouldn't be so confused. It wasn't necessarily Cloud's fault, but it partially was.

Sora sighed and slipped the notebook under the cushion of the chair subconsciously, for subconsciously he had heard Riku's door open. And subconsciously he heard the footsteps nearing. And it certainly was subconsciously that when Riku pressed his body against the back of the sofa, his upper torso bending in half so he could arch his neck downward to kiss Sora's lips, Sora had eagerly returned the searing kiss.

"Thought you were….asleep," Sora murmured, his hands impulsively raising to rest on Riku's pale cheeks. His boyfriend's hands planted themselves firmly onto Sora's shoulder for support.

"I was," Riku answered, bruising his lips back against Sora's as he leaned down a bit more, adding more pressure and heat into the kiss.

It was weird. They had gone from best friends (sort of) to passionate boyfriends in a days time. And here they were, acting like they had been dating for months. Was this normal?, Sora thought. Was Riku allowed to kiss him like this? Was Sora supposed to so eagerly return his boyfriend's affection? Was Riku just using him as something to take his sexual frustration out on? Regardless of the answer, it sure felt nice.

"Sora," Riku murmured against the brunet's lips as his left hand strayed from Sora's shoulder. Now it resided on the brunet's chest, wandering aimlessly along the clothed planes.

Sora's breath caught in his throat as he instinctively arched his back forward and upwards. This, in return, brought their lips impossibly closer. "'ku…" Sora gasped, an explosion of feel good pleasures coursing through his veins. Why had he thought that dating was so bad? This was so damn nice.

Sora easily forgot about the fact that Riku was the author and he had his notebook when Riku continued the feverish kisses. Sora forgot that perhaps he was just a replacement for Cloud. Sora forgot that they had been only dating for a day. He forgot that Riku was his first boyfriend. He forgot that Riku was a master of writing sex scenes. He forgot that Riku was his best friend's brother. He forgot that this world was reality and not fiction. He forgot that moaning, prior to this, had scared the brunet.

And more importantly, he even forgot who he was and what he stood for and his morals. He just simply forgot everything when Riku was near.

And honestly, that really wasn't such a good idea.