"Riku?" Sora followed in the cold night, wearing a hood over his cat ears and tucking his tail into his cargo pants. It was rather uncomfortable but Riku insisted it was for their safety.
"Hm?" Riku wore his hood as well, letting his long tail hang free as he kept his hands in his jean pockets.
"Are we almost there?" Sora asked, his feet getting tired after he had followed Riku blindly for about twenty minutes in the dark.
"Yeah, we're here." Riku grinned before he knocked on the door of an old, quiet looking house. "To avoid suspicion, wait for two minutes before knocking on this door. I'll warm them up." Riku said as Sora nodded, a bit nervous.
"Ok." He said as Riku knocked again.
Right away, a dog barked loudly as lights to the front porch went on.
"What do you want?" A voice from behind the closed door asked.
"I need to talk to Axel." Riku said loudly.
"Who are you?" The voice asked as the unfriendly barking continued.
Riku growled before he let out a bark. "Open the door; I need to talk to Axel."
The front door opened slowly before a wolf with red fur gave a vicious growl. "Oh!" The wolf's eyes went wide. "It's ok, it's Riku; he's safe." The wolf relaxed his body and when a blonde opened the door fully, he waved Riku inside.
"Thanks." Riku walked inside and sat on the couch of the living room, noticing how warm it all felt. There were several dog beds scattered around the living room with cat scratching posts and various toys for both animals.
"So what brings you here?" Roxas asked, hands on hips as Axel sat tall as a wolf by his side.
"I need your advice." Riku said before a knock on the door softly stole the attention. "That's my friend. Let him in." He said to Axel, who nodded to Roxas, who rolled his eyes and let Sora inside.
"Explain what you need." Roxas sat in a comfortable chair with his pet at his side, petting him rhythmically.
"We, we're, we're in love." Riku sat on the couch as Sora sat next to him.
"And?" Roxas asked, not impressed.
Riku reached over and pulled Sora's hood down to reveal his cat ears. Roxas leaned forward with a twinkle in his bright blue eyes.
"You're cat mix." He stated with interest, his own cat ears twitching.
Sora nodded quietly as Riku sighed.
"We're mixed…" Riku admitted. "We need your help." He repeated.
"How? How can we help?" Roxas asked with a scoff.
"You two are mixed." Riku pointed out as Roxas smirked with an attitude.
"And?"
"And you're a couple." Riku started, but Roxas interrupted.
"We aren't dating." Roxas said, looking at Axel, petting his back with care.
"You, you aren't?" Riku asked in shock, his plan going south and quick.
"Nope."
"Who, who are you dating?" Riku inquired.
The blonde took a deep breath before he shouted. "Zexion!"
A thin boy with hair covering one of his eyes walked down the stairs and up to the blonde boy.
"Yes?" He asked before Roxas stood up.
"I love you." Roxas put his arms loosely on Zexion's shoulders before the other boy rested his palms on Roxas' hips.
"Love you too." Zexion kissed Roxas' lips gently.
"So, you're a cat too?" Riku looked at Zexion's cat ears and tail sticking out of his black skinny jeans.
"Precisely." Zexion nodded.
"So then, you're dating…?" Riku looked to Axel in curiosity.
Axel let out loud yet control barks in a special tone that brought a wolf with sunny blonde fur down the stairs.
"Demyx?" Riku recognized the wolf who licked Axel's wolf face.
"Yep!" the wolf smiled as he began to chase his own tail.
"I, I thought you were dating Axel?" Riku turned to Roxas, who shook his head, sitting in Zexion's lap since the taller thin boy had taken the seat himself.
"Why would we? That's illegal." Roxas said with a serious grin that seemed a bit rehearsed. "No one is that stupid, to do something so dangerous."
"I see." Riku looked to Sora. "Sora, we can't do this anymore. We, we could be in trouble just for outing ourselves as teens who want to mix." Riku frowned to Sora, who shook his head.
"But you said we could," Sora pleaded with round sorrowful eyes.
"Sora," Riku let out an understanding sigh.
"Guys," Demyx let out a puppy whimper.
"I know." Roxas sighed.
"Might as well." Axel sat by the loveseat Zexion and Roxas occupied.
"Alright, go ahead." Zexion pushed Roxas off of his lap to stand up.
"What?" Riku wondered aloud.
"Look we, we lied." Roxas sighed, taking his seat again as Zexion went to another love seat, patted his thigh, and then rewarded Demyx with a pet after the wolf ran obediently to his side.
"What do you mean?" Sora asked.
"I'm not dating Zexion. Demyx isn't dating Axel. We, we make it seem like we're dating each other, when in reality, we're dating the other. I'm dating Axel; Zexion and Demyx are dating. We just pretend to date within our race, to protect ourselves." Roxas explained.
"Damn, that's smart." Riku raised his eyes, impressed.
"Yeah, we have to be careful." Zexion sighed.
"So, what should we do?" Riku asked.
"Go find another mixed pair and ask to date them." Roxas shrugged with a rather mean look on his face. "It's risky and tough, but if you can find one without getting caught it'll be worth while."
"Look this isn't easy for us." Riku sighed in frustration.
"We are in enough danger as it is. We have to live here, together, in fear. We have to be careful about where we go, with who. We have to keep track of when we hang out with our real boyfriends and act like we aren't dating."
"Is it hard? I can't imagine watching someone else date Riku in front of me, even if it's pretend." Sora frowned.
"It isn't easy. But, we do what we have to. We know where our true feelings lie." Zexion smiled down to the blonde wolf whose tail was wagging happily.
"So I guess the tip is just fake it, really well." Riku sighed aloud.
"We can offer you a house to come to when you need time to show your affection to each other. We can offer you a place to feel safe. But I mean, what do you want us to do?" Roxas asked in utter bewilderment. "Want us to ask the police to leave you alone?" he mocked.
"Hey!" Riku warned Roxas by standing up, but Roxas' boyfriend began to bark wildly. Riku let out a low growl before he barked back, accepting the challenge.
"Shh," Roxas ran his palm down Axel's back .
"Riku, no more fighting." Sora didn't want any conflict.
"We all just need to calm down." Zexion said as Demyx rested his snout on the cat mix's lap.
"You came for us to help. Well, what do you want us to do?" Roxas asked, sounding a bit more sincere, but just as puzzled as before.
"We want you to help us." Sora answered, although not really providing a real answer.
"We just want to some comfort, that this can work." Riku clarified as he looked to Sora and gave a shy smile.
"It will." Demyx said with a wolf smile. "Just got to be careful."
"Do you have any tips?" Riku asked with a sigh, trying to find some kind of hope.
"Like I said, try to find another mixed pair and ask them to help you." Roxas shrugged.
"Where are we supposed to find another mixed pair without outing ourselves?" Riku asked in utter confusion.
"I don't know it's not like anyone helped us!" Roxas got defensive.
"Well then how did you guys find each other?" Riku waved an arm around, getting frustrated.
"We got lucky." Zexion spoke up.
"What do you mean?" Sora asked quietly.
"Demyx and I thought we were alone at a park one night. We kissed, we heard footsteps, we got scared. When we saw this mixed pair holding hands, we immediately were relieved to hear we weren't the only mixed pair. We decided to join forces and protect each other, and fake dating each other seems to work best." Zexion shrugged modestly.
"I don't see a way of finding other mixes without causing serious damage to our own relationship by risking it. If we get caught it's all over."
"I, I don't want to get caught." Sora said cautiously.
"Maybe, maybe we could help." Demyx tilted his wolf head.
"How so?" Axel wondered next.
"What if Roxas dates the kitty? I mean, if you and I are fake dating then they have no reason to think that I'm dating Zexion, or you Roxas. So we don't need each of us with a boyfriend, just half of us." Demyx thought aloud.
"That makes sense." Roxas nodded.
"If you pretend to date the cat, then they'll never suspect him of being with the wolf." Demyx said.
"That would work." Zexion agreed.
"Well, if you're willing and they are," Axel shrugged.
"I don't know," Sora looked to Riku. "I wouldn't feel right holding someone else's hand,"
"Sora, it's the only way to convince others that there is no reason to suspect us of being a mixed couple." Riku frowned.
"But, it's like cheating on each other."
"It's weird at first, and it's challenging, but I do think it's necessary." Zexion said.
"Riku, you won't be mad, if I hold his hand?" Sora looked to Riku.
"To be honest we'll have to do more than just hold hands." Roxas shrugged.
"Like what?" Sora asked with wide and slightly fearful eyes.
"Like kiss, make out," Roxas said lightly.
"That's like cheating!" Sora fought back.
"Look, we're all close and we all bond cause of our ability to relate to each other. We understand each other and the struggles we face from being mixed. It might take a little while getting used to but it'll be worth it, and you gain a close friend too." Roxas said, smiling at Zexion.
"So, you two are close as well?" Riku asked.
"Well yeah," Roxas answered. "We aren't dating, and our true love lies with our forbidden lover, but we still care deeply for each other."
"That's, that's sweet." Sora relaxed into a smile.
"Just think of it as having a boyfriend, and a really close friend. I mean, whenever I felt bullied or weak because of our secret relationship, Zexion was the one I could go to. I'm glad I had this experience with him." Roxas smiled.
"Me too Roxas." Zexion walked over to the blonde and kissed his temple.
"So, you'd be willing to help us, by fake dating Sora?" Riku looked to Roxas.
"Yeah. I mean, I know how scary it is to feel alone, like you don't have anyone to help you through this big struggle. But I'll do what I can." The blonde offered.
"Considering we don't have any other option, I guess I can accept it. Thanks, it means a lot." Riku nodded.
"So, we're a fake couple now?" Sora looked to Roxas.
"Sure, if you want to be." Roxas smiled back.
Sora looked to Riku, took a deep breath, and then nodded. "Ok."
"Come here." Roxas held out his arms as Sora hesitantly walked to the chair that the blonde was sitting in. "We have to see which one of us is a natural top." Roxas stood up and hugged the brunette.
"It'll probably be you," Riku chuckled, knowing just how cute Sora was, and how much he preferred to be held, rather than hold.
"Yeah, what do you think?" Roxas held Sora's hips and looked into round blue eyes.
"I, I don't know," Sora blinked and looked down.
Roxas gave a small laugh before he brought his lips to Sora's, being patient as Sora displayed a clear sign of uncertainty. Roxas than parted his lips and spread Sora's open as well, slowly pushing his tongue into Sora's mouth.
"M!" Sora gulped before Roxas dominated the kiss.
"Guess your boyfriend was right." Roxas pulled back as Sora bit his lip.
"Riku," Sora looked to his boyfriend, who stood with folded arms.
"This isn't easy." Riku said, trying to control himself.
"If you don't want me to kiss him or be his fake boyfriend, it's fine with me. You came here to ask us to help you; asked us to keep you safe. We gave you our offer. Your decision to take it or leave it." Roxas sat back down in his chair as Sora walked back to his boyfriend.
"Guess we'll have to continue it, but as long as you two don't mate, I'll be ok." Riku named his restrictions.
"Fine with me, my wolf only takes one mate and that's me." Roxas looked to Axel and reached over to pet him forcefully as Axel moved closer to Roxas, as if to prove his ownership of his owner. After a small silence Axel shook his fur clean.
"Do you guys want to eat dinner with us? I'm going to go get take out." Axel said, going upstairs to morph into his human form and change into clothes.
"I'll go with you!" Demyx chased after in wolf mode.
"I could use some food." Riku looked down to Sora and then sat on the couch.
"Ok."
"Alright, pizza good with you guys?" Axel came back down stairs, blue jeans, grey and black knit hoodie, and his long red hair in a lose pony tail.
"Sure babe." Roxas sat in his love seat as Demyx slid down the stair rail in dark blue skinny jeans and a black button up shirt, sleeves folded neatly at the elbow.
"See you soon." Zexion kissed his boyfriend goodbye.
"Love ya!" Demyx winked before he took Axel's hand and left the house.
"You two should start practicing." Zexion said randomly.
"Practice what?" Sora asked, not even sure who Zexion was talking to.
"If you and Roxas want people to believe you are a fake couple, you have to bond and make it look real."
"Come here," Roxas patted his lap, but Sora couldn't help but look to Riku first.
"It's ok." Riku gave his permission, so Sora obeyed.
"You're cute." Roxas smiled, a hand on the brunette's waist with his other on the brunette's tummy.
"I feel bad." Sora looked at Riku.
"It's fine, it's for our own good." Riku nodded, knowing he'd have to remind himself of such a concept regularly.
"Sora, if you look guilty or hesitant around me then no one will believe you." Roxas said carefully.
"Sorry." Sora put his arms around Roxas' neck.
"It's ok baby," Roxas smiled to encourage the stiff boy in his lap to relax.
"Well, I hope they come back with the food soon, my stomach is growling." Riku sighed, his mind tired from all of his worries and thoughts.
"They should be back soon. When they do we need to talk about what we're going to do next. We still have to discuss school, after school activities, and dates. The only reason why Axel and I have been able to hide our relationship for so long is because we made sure that people thought he and Demyx were dating. Zexion and I hardly advertised it, so it should be safe for me to start dating Sora. But we need to advertise our new relationship, to be safe." Roxas said.
"Right." Riku agreed, much against his pleasure.
"Don't worry; I know he's yours, just as Demyx knows that Axel is mine and as Axel knows that Demyx is Zexion's." Roxas tried to comfort the silverrete.
"I know. I really do think it's necessary." Riku said out loud, mainly for himself.
"I just have one tiny question." Roxas tapped his chin with a thoughtful finger.
"Sure, what is it?" Riku was prepared to answer anything.
"Axel and I have worked hard to hide our relationship, just as Demyx and Zexion have. So my question is, how? How did you know, and how did you find us?"
Author's Note: Oh, finally getting somewhere good with this story lol. To be honest I'm not sure how much longer this story will be, but I am going to try to end it in just one more chapter cause I have other projects I'd rather work on, not to mention I want a life outside my laptop lol. This means no sequel for this story, sorry. Anyway, hope you enjoyed this chapter!
To xXSoKuGirl0615Xx: I'm so happy to get your reviews and messages, thank you for your support!
To kairi8912: I am glad to hear that you like this story, thank you for reviewing!
To Bookgirl111: Haha please don't hurt me! Lol yes Riku does worry, but he's a great protective figure, so cute lol.
To Luckycat222: I kind of wish it was a one shot , I'm already behind on my other stories lol. But I'm glad that you like reading this story! It makes me happy to hear that it is worth writing hehe. Thank you for being so understanding!
To Keyblade Master13: Yes, the forbidden love is a good classic and it works for this plot which is great cause it was so random when I decided to go with it haha. Yes, I will do my best to explain the law/history stuff in a non-boring way, so thank you for asking and hope it lives up to you expectations! Thank you for your interest!
To Final Syai Lunar Generation: Thank you for such a nice review! And yes you were right about Axel and Roxas, and there is even Demyx and Zexion in there too! Thank you so much for your support and your review!
To SoRikuR0x: Haha, I finally typed that speedo scene out, but I don't think there's really enough of it in there to be great yet, so I'm going to work on it later and then post it for you! But thank you for reminding me cause I have a horrible memory lol. And you were right with both Axel and Roxas AND Demyx and Zexion, so good call, most people didn't predict that last couple. Yay for Demy speedo scenes hehe.
To babychela45: Yep, it is Roxas and Axel, hope you enjoyed this chapter.
To precious: If by 'another one' you are referring to 'another chapter', then yes, I did lol.
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