Shiro: Okay, so the reason this took so long to update was because one we had a little mix up over the beginning of this chapter as well as a bunch of drama, life changing decisions, and other shtuff. Anyway, we have about 17 more chapters written for this story…we just need to transcribe them into chapter form. Enjoy!
Riku's P.O.V.
I sighed as I looked in the window of Lucis Caelum; there were so many girls in there.
'It'll look weird if I go in by myself. Maybe this wasn't such a good idea.' He thought.
I jumped slightly as I felt someone tap my shoulder. I turned to see a familiar short haired girl standing behind me. She laughed at me reaction as her blue eyes watched me in interest.
"Oh, Xion. It's you."
Xion smiled at me, "would you like to join me?"
"You're going to see Sora, too?" I mentally slapped myself for saying 'too'.
"I was dropping something off for him and saw you here." Xion said with a giggle.
"Oh, right." I scratched my head. "Well, I promised to come see him at work sometime, but I feel weird going in by myself."
"Then I'll accompany you!" Xion agreed "Besides it'll be nice to see Sora all flushed!"
She grabbed onto my arm with a laugh and pulled me close as I looked at her confused.
"Flushed?"
"You know all red in the face! It'll be so cute!"
"Heh, he is cute when his face is red." I said without thinking
"I see!" Xion said with a giggle "So how far?"
"H-huh?" I asked with a slight blush.
"How far have you two gone?" Xion asked teasingly
"What? N-no, I-I mean... what makes you think..." I blushed even more as I thought about my nights with Sora.
Xion begins to giggle as she watched my facial expressions. I snapped out of my thoughts as she began patting at my suit with a smile. I stood there and let her clean off any dust she found from me hiding out front.
"I was just kidding, but nice to know I have blackmail information!"
"You're definitely Vanitas' sister." I shook my head.
"I have to learn something from him."
"C'mon, let's go in." I smiled at her.
"All right!" The younger girl latched onto my arm "This way we look like a couple!"
"Right." I opened the door to Lucis Caelum.
As I held the door open for her to go in I thought of something. I put my hand on her shoulder to stop her and leaned in close.
"I don't know much about this fancy stuff, so you'll have to help." I whispered to Xion.
"Don't worry, I will." Xion agreed
As we walked fully into the restaurant I closed the door and looked at the entrance as footsteps approached. I froze slightly as I saw Sora's boss approach us. He looked very sophisticated in his butler uniform.
"Welcome to Lucis Caelum, my lady and master." Leon greeted as he smiled at the two of us and bowed.
'I hope he doesn't recognize me...' I thought as I smiled back.
"Hello, Leon." Xion greeted
"It's nice to see you return, Miss Xion, and nice to see you again, Master Riku." Leon said
Leon then clicked the radio and whispered into it. I couldn't quite hear what he said into it or what the other person replied. I just watched Leon nervously as he continued smiling at me.
"H-Heh, yes." I said nervously.
"Welcome my lady and master." Sora said as he walked up.
I smiled when I saw my spiky haired lover. "Hello, Sora."
"R-Ri-Riku!" Sora stuttered.
I nearly laughed as I saw his face flush slightly as he saw me. He was as cute as ever, especially in that butler uniform which fit his form perfectly. Though, I did prefer him being without clothes more.
"I said I'd come have real tea made by you, didn't I?"
"Well...Yes, but..." Sora began with a small blush.
Xion giggled as she watched her brother's antics at my responses. I smiled at that, liking that I had her approval. She really was more like Sora then Vanitas. Leon cleared his throat catching all of our attention.
"Sora, please do not keep our guests waiting." Leon ordered.
"Ri-right, please follow me, my lady." Sora said as he gestured for us to follow.
I held my arm out to Xion who wrapped hers around mine and we followed Sora. He took us to a table and pulled the chair out for Xion. She sat and thanked her brother with a genuine smile before going to pull my chair out as well, but I beat him to it. I moved close to him as I went to sit down.
"Don't worry; I'll be a good boy." I whispered in Sora's ear.
Sora blushed and gave the two of us a menu. I took it with a smile and looked at it. I didn't really understand most of the stuff on here.
"U-um...you-your order?" Sora asked.
I smirked at how flustered he was. "Whatever you recommend is fine with me."
"Well...do you like milk in your tea?" Sora asked in thought.
"Hmm, sounds good to me."
"All right...Xion?" Sora asked.
"Nilgiri Tea" She said.
"Cakes?" He asked us.
I looked at Xion, having already looked over the menu and not seeing anything I recognized. I hadn't really been a sweets person even as a kid. These were things you'd find in cafés and really nice bakeries compared to just convenience stores.
"Want me to order?" She asked me.
"Please." I said with a grateful smile.
"Hmm...A mille-feuille for me and for Riku a rainbow cookie." Xion ordered after a bit of thought.
"Rainbow cookie?" I asked.
"A rainbow cookie is a confection made with layers of brightly colored, almond-based sponge cake, apricot and/or raspberry jam, and a chocolate coating. It's also called a Rainbow Cake." Sora explained as he smiled.
I stared at him for a second shocked at what he just explained. I never thought he'd be required to know what the cakes were exactly, but I guess it was similar to me needing to know what all our drinks were. He was looking at me as if waiting for something which shook me out of my thoughts.
"Wow, sounds good." I said.
"So will that wok?" Sora asked
"Yes, I think it will." I smiled at Sora.
"Alright I'll be back in a few then." Sora said as he walked away.
My eyes glanced quickly down to his bottom as he walked away, unknowingly swaying his hips a bit. I looked away as I heard a tiny cough and turned my attention to Xion again. She gave a knowing smile which I returned a bit sheepishly.
I looked at Xion. "Heh, he is cute when he's flustered."
"Mhm! Just wait till u taste his tea!"
Sora walked back over and placed the cake in front of us and then poured us a cup of tea from the tea pot he had. I blinked as the aroma wafted from the tea. I closed my eyes with a smile as I just sat there enjoying the new aroma.
"I hope you enjoy!" He said happily, which caught my attention.
"You made the tea, right?" I asked hopefully.
"Yes the cake was made by our pastier." Sora answered with a smile.
"Then I'll savor every drop of this tea." I winked at Sora.
I was feeling a little more flirty than normal that evening. I think it had something to do with being in a new area with the person I loved. That and I also enjoyed watching him blush like mad.
Sora blushed, "Well I hope you enjoy it! If you need anything please ring this bell." Sora told us as he put the bell on the table
"Anything?" I raised an eyebrow with a knowing look.
Sora blushed at that comment and my smirk deepened. I was glad that Xion kept quiet. Sora opened his mouth to say something but stopped as he heard footsteps approach. My smirk fell slightly as I saw who it was.
"Anything that is on the menu." Leon said as he walked up behind Sora.
'Buzz kill...' I thought before replying, "Right."
"Uh...well just ring if you need me." Sora replied before walking away with a strong blush.
"What a buzz kill." Xion muttered when Leon left.
"You read my mind." I laughed.
"I figured." Xion laughed with me.
I watched as she took a small, ladylike sip of her tea before placing the cup back down and picking up her fork. She slipped it into the cake and took out a small bite with a smile.
I picked up my tea cup and took a small sip. "Wow, this is great. And I'm not much of a tea drinker."
"Ha-ha. Well I'm sure you'll only drink ones made by Sora." Xion said.
"Probably." I took another sip. "So, I know a lot about your brothers, but I don't know much about you."
"What do you want to know?" Xion asked slightly surprised.
"I don't know anything I guess." I shrugged not too sure what I wanted to know.
"Well that doesn't help much." Xion laughed.
I laughed with her. "I guess we'll start with what you're interests are? Hobbies? How you survived being Vanitas' sister?"
"I guess my hobby is baking. It sounds weird but I've always loved baking...as for interests I'm interested in art slightly." Xion told me.
I blinked as I heard that, she never struck me as the type to be interested in art. I thought of her as more of maybe a singer type or something like that. Baking I could see, coming from her family but art that was a big surprise.
"Art?"
"Yeah I have a friend named Namine who is an artist and she's been teaching me!" Xion said excitedly.
"Cool, you any good yet?" I asked genuinely curious.
"I guess I am. But I can't really say. Beauty is in the eye of the beholder that's what Namine always says though she might be saying it to cheer me up." Xion laughed
I laughed as well. "That's just a fancy way of saying you stink."
"Yeah." Xion agreed.
I watched as she ate a bit more of her cake as I tried to think of something else to ask. As my eyes glanced at Sora I came up with a good question. I smiled at her as I took a bite of the cake, which was delicious.
"How about this," I leaned on the table. "Is there anyone you're interested in?"
"Hmm, there is someone..." Xion began as she looked me in the eyes.
"Who?" I asked interestedly.
Sora looked over slightly as he waited on the table next to us and I resisted the urge to turn to look at him. I kept my eyes locked on Xion, not thinking twice of what this could do. I didn't notice the slightly upset look that crossed my lover's face.
"Well he's a really nice guy and his name starts with an R." Xion teased.
I raised an eyebrow. "An R, you say?"
"Yeah...and he's here right now." Xion added as she looked around the room before looking me in the eyes.
"Are you saying...?"
"How are you two doing?" Sora asked as he interrupted me.
He gave Xion a small angry look, thinking I didn't notice, and Xion smiled back innocently. Sora just continued to give her a small glare before putting on a fresh face that fit his footman status.
I sat back in my chair and smiled at Sora, "Great. You really do make great tea."
"Thanks," Sora said somewhat curtly
I blinked in surprise, "Something wrong?"
"Nothing do you two need anything?" He asked in the same curt tone.
Xion just watched us with an amused smile. Sora had an expressionless face on while I just looked slightly confused, though I shook it off immediately.
"Not really. I was just thinking how much better that tea you first made for me would be if you made it like this," I said with a smirk.
"Sorry it couldn't compare," Sora replied curtly again.
My smile faded, 'Suddenly my flirtatious comments aren't working?' I thought before looking at my lover, "You sure you're okay?"
"I'm fine so if you'll excuse me for now," Sora said as he turned to leave.
"Sora?" Xion whispered slightly surprised at what was going on.
I watched Sora with a worried expression, "Did I say something?" I asked Xion when Sora left.
"I think it's something I said," Xion told me, "He looked mad when he glanced at me."
"Mad? Why would..." I thought about it for a second then chuckled, "He was jealous."
"Yeah, he must have thought I meant you,"
"He knows I'm not interested in girls that way, anyway... At least I think he does."
"He might...but he seems to be rather jealous..."
"Heh, it's kinda cute when you think about it. Him getting all mad because I hang out with girls."
Leon's P.O.V.
As the two friends continued their friendly chat I stood watching from the doorway over all of our guests. I turned to the door as I heard it opened and stopped short. My eyes widened as three people walked through the door. Xehanort strolled in, his hands behind his back and was followed by his two sons.
Hachi: …Well to begin with he was hung over! He's underage Shiro! Also apparently Shiro had Riku and Vanitas experiment with drugs? Where the greck was I when that happened? Next Riku might smoke…I have no idea what Shito is thinking…*sighs* sorry Riku.