Chapter 4 – Welcome Home Party
It feels like school is flying by. Classes are practically taking over my life, or so it seems. Homework… ugh homework… I feel like I've been doing nothing but homework. When we have time together Riku often studies with me, but that really… fails. It starts out as studying, but it always ends as… well, something else. Sometimes kissing and other times sex. It just depends how horny we are I guess. It's the best kind of studying in my opinion… but my tests really kick my ass later on.
Almost a month has passed since school began but for a week I had to go out of town. Some family problems… but everything is okay for now. Things I'd rather avoid thinking about. Just before dropping me off my Mom told me I needed to buy some new clothes. I guess I finally hit my growth spurt. Yay! I'm cheering on the inside! On the other hand I am ridiculously sore all over. All of my clothes look like they belong to a child… oh hell; I looked like a child before! It feels like my bones are throbbing and all my pants are too short. I didn't really notice much until recently when I'd be sitting down and feel a draft on my ankles. And now I have those stupid sleeves that aren't long sleeves but they aren't quite those dumb half sleeves. I can't really pretend I don't need new clothes anymore.
To my extreme disappointment no one's home when I walk through the door. It's way too quiet for anyone to be home. Just in case I search the house, I even check Leon's bedroom which is really messy, but no one's hiding in the cracks of the walls. With a sigh I head up to my room and throw everything on the floor. Okay, I don't know how to do anything on my own.
Picking up my cell I call Kairi and she's practically breaking down my door a minute later. "SORA!" She tackles me and this time I'm expecting it so I don't get knocked over. A moment later she pulls away. "Sora, you're so tall! You're finally taller than me!" She ruffles my hair. "Okay, let's go buy you some clothes."
And like magic we're at the store. I really… really… really… hate shopping. I know what I like I guess but I never want to spend any money… unfortunately this is an emergency. We're walking through the aisles and she's pilling clothes into my arms.
"Oh, this would look good on you." She places another on the pile. "Black and red? Or maybe blue? What do you think?" She looks at me for a second but I can tell she's just thinking out loud. "Maybe some silver?"
It feels weird being taller than her. My whole life she's been at least an inch taller than me. The mound in my arms is starting to get heavy, but another thought pops into my head. "Did anything ever happen with Namine?"
She glances at me but looks away with an awkward face and continues riffling through shirts. "What do you mean did anything happen?"
I frown. "Can I try these on now?" It's a distraction at least. We actually head for a dressing room. I'm not surprised when she comes into the stall with me. I start trying on shirts, taking a few seconds for her to decide what she thinks of each one. "You've been spending a lot of time with her. You still haven't told her you like her?" Weird, I like all of these shirts.
She seems to agree, even though her face is bright red and she obviously has a knot in her throat. "No. I haven't told her." She makes a face at me. "Stupid." Before I even change shirts she starts smacking me. "I'm still pissed at you anyways! For not telling me it was Roxas that was planning on moving in with her."
"Ow! Stop! I know." I calm her down and we finish trying on shirts. "I told you a million times I'm sorry. They both needed a roommate! It was perfect! And I knew you'd get mad! That's why I didn't tell you!" She pinches me a few more times before we leave the dressing room.
She leads the way to jeans and starts looking through sizes. "Has anyone seen you yet? I mean… since you got back."
I think for a second. "Only you. No one was home." I help her find the right size for once. "So you guys haven't done anything? You fell asleep in my bed together that one night… but you haven't even kissed her? Or told her you like her?" Maybe the answer will magically change if I ask her multiple times. She just glares at me. "Why haven't you told her yet?! It's making me completely crazy."
Shoving the jeans she's collected into my arms she stands in that pose with her hands on her hips like I'm in trouble. "Why is it driving you crazy? You're not the one that likes her. Besides, I'm not like you. I don't randomly jump in bed with the person I like before I even get to know them."
Whoa, did she just offhandedly call me a slut? "Hey! That is not what happened! And you told me to tear his clothes off so you definitely would do it! Just… not with her I guess." I can't exactly argue because we did have sex the first day Riku and I met. Or was it the second day? I shake that thought out of my head. "It's not even the same thing. You've know her for a long time. You're in class together and everything." We end up back in the changing room again but this time she doesn't follow me like a puppy, she sits outside the door. Trying everything on goes a lot faster but deciding if I like them seems to be more difficult. Oh well. I feel like I'm ready to go home so I gather everything, collect Kairi, pay, and we leave minutes later. The fastest part of the whole trip is leaving, how ironic.
When we pull up in front of the house Kairi kicks me out and drives off. I shrug and head inside, carrying all my bags of clothes. For at least an hour I go through clothes, hanging up new ones, throwing old ones in a pile, and hoping someone will come home. I'm listening like a fox for the front door to open but it never makes a sound before I finish. Finally I get a little frustrated and pick up my phone, calling Riku. It goes straight to voicemail after ten million rings. Like magic the front door opens and I run to the stairs.
I can't help but frown because I was hoping for Riku but Leon and Cloud walk through the door. They both look startled to see me considering I hurdled towards the stairs and probably scared them half to death. Leon blinks a few times. "Sora, you're back."
"I am." Aw, where's Riku! I wanted it to be him.
Cloud closes the door finally. "Riku's at the library." He smiles up at me.
I gape at him. "Did you read my mind?"
They both laugh, heading towards their bedroom. "It's not hard to tell what you're thinking when you make a face like that." After their fight some time ago Leon has been acting a little weird, but Cloud must have finally moved in while I was away. There's crap everywhere in the hall towards the bedroom. "Did you move in?" I follow after them.
A little laugh touches my ears as the blonde looks back at me. "I did move in. And your face a second ago obviously said, 'where's Riku?'."
I'm not sure why but I follow them into the bedroom which is also a mess. Reorganizing always starts with a disaster, but Leon isn't the most organized person I've met. I laugh to myself as they put their things down. Suddenly I feel hands push me back against the wall.
"Are you taller?" Cloud is almost up against me, trying to measure me with himself. "You are taller… you were never this tall. Did you grow?" He steps back like it might be a miracle.
Leon pulls me away from the wall. "You are taller."
I escape their grasp, "Stop acting like it's weird. Of course I can grow!" I make a face at them. "I've been going through a growth spurt, that's all." I say 'that's all' but I'm so glad I'm taller! I've been waiting to grow forever! I was afraid I might be short until I grew old… that would have sucked. Everyone always towered over me. And I have no idea why I can only make friends with ridiculously tall guys. Even girls were taller than me. So annoying. But that time has finally ended! I'm so distracted they grab me again. Leon's holding onto my arms while Cloud practically tickles me, like he's trying to measure how tall I've become. "That tickles." I try not to laugh.
He glances up at me. "Oh? What tickles… does this tickle?" He starts tickling my sides and I fight to escape while I'm dying of laughter. He starts tickling my nipples and I'm practically crying when I finally get an arm free of Leon and grab Clouds wrist.
He laughs. "You're fun to tickle." He tries again but somehow I escape and run off. They don't chase after me… thankfully.
Rounding the corner I run straight into someone, slamming my nose into their back. Or was it their head? "Ow." I rub my poor nose as I look up. A mess of red hair… I ran into Axel who wasn't even home ten seconds ago.
He turns around and his eyes light up. "Sora!" He hugs me and for once he doesn't suffocate me in his chest. A head peaks out from behind him and I easily recognize the blonde. Roxas gives me a weird look.
"I practically broke my nose running into you." I tell Axel but it's already feeling better.
He just smiles, letting me go, "Watch where you're going then."
Roxas finally speaks. "What the hell Sora." He steps up to me for two seconds and then hits me. I almost fall over from laughter. I'm taller than him now. Bah! I could die from laughing right now.
My old friend stomps upstairs while I'm snickering at him. Axel follows on his heels. "Roxas! Why are you so mad? I like you just the way you are." The door to his bedroom slams. Hilarious. Too bad saying that won't help right now.
I hear the ringer for my phone when it's quiet and rush upstairs, grabbing it before it stops ringing. "Riku!?"
His voice makes me sigh. "Sora. Sorry I missed your call. I had my phone on silent."
"Why are you at the library?" I ask, remember Cloud had said that a moment ago.
"I was studying for a test… how did you know I was at the library?"
"Oh, no reason." I laugh to myself. Should I surprise him when he gets home or tell him now? "Can't you just study at home?"
I hear him groan. "No. When I'm home I just think about studying with you and then I can't focus." He pauses for a few seconds. "It's a pretty important test so I want to do well."
"An important test already? Dumb." It isn't even that far into the semester.
The sound of the door opening makes me smile. "Yea, but oh well I guess. It would have been harder if you'd been home. I never want to study when you're with me."
Moving towards the doorway I lean against the frame, watching him walk upstairs. "That's too bad."
It registers that he's hearing me surprisingly well and he looks up. He looks confused when he finds me in the doorway. "You're home?" I can still hear him through the phone. We both hang up.
"I'm home. I just got back." I almost drop my phone when he's suddenly hugging me. I stuff it into my pocket and wrap my arms around him. "You missed me?"
His fingers lace into my hair and he pulls me into a kiss, his lips firmly pressing against mine. It's been so long I almost forgot how warm and soft his kiss feels. I melt into his arms and he pulls away too soon. "Of course I missed you." He kisses me once more, a little peck on the corner of the lips. "I'm not trying to be completely cheesy… but I love you, Sora. It's like I can't breathe when you're gone." My face turns red and I'm glad he's hugging me again so he can't see it. We hug for so long I almost forget we're still standing in my bedroom doorway.
I pull away to invite him into the room. He steps inside and I close the door. Would it be completely inappropriate to throw myself on him and take all of his clothes off right now? Should I at least wait until… after dinner? Whatever... it's been too long already. Before I say anything he looks at me.
"I knew you were taller. I could tell as soon as I saw you. You've already bought new clothes?" He glances at me curiously. "How long have you been home?"
"Like an hour. Kairi went with me… it was nice since no one was home when I got here. It… made time go by faster." I just shrug.
He grabs me and we fall on the bed together. "I'll have to get to know your body all over again." He smirks and starts kissing my neck.
It kind of tickles. "It's not that different." He's already nibbling on my collarbone as his fingers push under my shirt. "You can go ahead and see how different it feels."
The smell of something delicious is floating up from the kitchen and it draws us out of the bedroom. After such strenuous activities I'm starving. Riku trails downstairs behind me buttoning his pants. I pull on my shirt as we round the corner and find Leon in the kitchen with a finished plate of delicious looking steaks.
"Wow that smells amazing. Did you cook them?" I look up at him curiously.
He dishes out a few plates. "Actually no, a friend of mine is here. He made them." He looks a little jealous because everyone knows he can't cook. "I told him to make enough for everyone. Even if the other guys don't eat it now it won't last long. You want to go ask if they're hungry."
"I will." Riku nods and heads upstairs, probably to grab a shirt when he tells them foods ready.
I can't help but dance around the room and sit down at the table, ready to eat. "Yum yum yum, steak steak steak. I love steak." The back door that I always forget is there opens and Cloud walks in, followed by a man I've never seen before. He's tall with long black hair and unusually pale skin. He has a red bandana around his forehead and glances at me with a soft smile, almost like he's shy.
"Oh, Sora." Cloud greets me right away. "This is Vincent. You haven't met him yet, I keep forgetting." The black haired man shakes my hand without saying anything. "He cooked for us tonight. Hopefully you like the steaks."
Now I'm ecstatic and stand up to hug him. He flinches when I grab him but doesn't run away. "I'm so glad! I was so worried I'd die after eating Cloud's cooking."
"Hey! I can cook way better than Leon okay." He points and we all end up laughing because Leon agrees without missing a beat. Well it's nice to know he understands his own cooking problem.
When everyone gets downstairs we sit down for the first dinner I've had with the guys in a long time. The steak is so delicious it's practically melting in my mouth. "Vincent, you're an amazing cook! I think I love you."
Riku snorts at me and snatches my plate.
"Hey!" He's so jealous.
Vincent blushes but smiles. "Thank you."
Everyone starts laughing. Axel is already finished eating. "Let's have a party! For Sora being home and for Cloud moving in."
"Sounds good. I'll go buy beer." Leon points with his fork. "Should we invite anyone?"
"I'll invite Kairi." I finish my meal after snatching my plate back from Riku.
"Soraaaa." Roxas whines.
"Oh come on! You can just get over whatever it is that you don't like about her. You have Axel now." He instantly blushes. "Besides, she likes your roommate. If we invite them both over maybe something fun will happen."
Everyone eyes me suspiciously. "You wanna get them drunk."
"I do not!" Nice defense idiot. I internally yell at myself for being a failure.
"Well, we should get the beer now instead of waiting. You wanna come?" Leon glances over at his lover and their friend. Suddenly everyone is breaking away from the table in random directions.
Even Axel inhales the rest of his food. "Sora gets the dishes!" He scrambles upstairs before Roxas has even finished. The blonde takes his plate and chases after him.
I sit in shock. "Wait! That's not fair!"
Riku stands up, already done eating. "Too slow." He starts gathering the dishes on the table and carrying them to the sink.
I finish off my food and do the same. "Aren't you supposed to be on my side?"
"I am on your side. I just hate doing dishes."
Stomping over to the sink I start rinsing everything with a scowl, blazing through the dishes in a fury. As soon as my hands are covered with soap and water I feel Riku pinch my butt. "Hey, you better stop that." It's not like it doesn't feel good, I just can't do anything about it. He doesn't listen and I'm not surprised. He steps up behind me and I can feel his pelvis rub against my butt this time. I'm pinned between him and the counter, trying to do dishes without dropping half of them.
I can feel his warm breath on my ear. "One thing I like about you doing dishes." He pauses to nip at my ear and it makes me sigh. "You look so helpless. I can touch you as much as I want and you can't fight back." His hands run over my legs and I try to pull away, completely forgetting I'm pinned where I am.
I rinse off the plate in my hand, though I'm having a difficult time focusing. "I'll throw water on you… I really will."
"But I can tell you like it." He's already molesting me and I seriously can't do the dishes like this.
"I… said… … … … stop that!" I fling dish water over my shoulder and he lets go. Turning around I almost laugh because his shirt is covered in water. He's smiling like he's going to pay me back later but says nothing. "Just go sit and watch TV… I'll be done soon." He smirks and leaves the room, heading upstairs to change first. This time the dishes go quickly and I hear the TV turn on as I'm rinsing the last few plates. Like magic the kitchen looks cleaner than it's ever looked after anyone else cleans. I'm a magician. Someone needs to be able to clean living with a house full of guys. Then again… girls aren't much better. Kairi always left a huge mess for me to clean up too when we were young. Oh! Kairi! I need to call her!
Running through the living room I scramble upstairs to get my phone. Our conversation is short because who would turn down a party with their best friend. Really? It's not even difficult to convince her to bring Namine who I never thought of as a party girl but why not come hang out? When we're done I head back downstairs.
The TV is humming quietly as I join Riku in the living room, noticing his eyes are closed. Did he fall asleep? He looks so peaceful when he's sleeping… I brush the hair out of his face. His lips are parted slightly, just begging to be kissed. I swallow the knot in my throat and lean down, touching my lips to his. Suddenly he grabs me and pulls me on top of him on the couch. I wrinkle my nose, "Faker."
"You caught me." As I'm laying on his chest he kisses me and I forget about everything else going on around us. His lips are always so soft I almost can't resist. I nip at his bottom lip a little and he opens his mouth. Running my tongue over his I pull away.
"You taste like chocolate."
He raises an eyebrow. "Do I? I wonder why."
The idea makes me smile. "Where did you get chocolate?"
"I brought some home with me." His hands are on my hips again, making sure I don't go anywhere. Of course I have no plan on moving out of his lap.
Actually, now that I think about it… "Why were you at the library anyway?"
He frowns. "I can't study in my own room. All I think about is…" Is he blushing? His cheeks seem a little red. "I always think about when we study together. And that always ends in sex or me molesting you or… you know. I can't study when I'm thinking about you naked, can I?"
I can't hold in my laughter. "Who could?"
He shuts me up by capturing my mouth again.
The door swings open loudly and Leon noisily walks inside. Cloud is right on his tail chattering away and carrying beer. They both make obnoxious sounds when they see us on the couch. I watch them walk into the kitchen in silence. Vincent walks by quietly, carrying beer and smiling. He actually winks at me and I get the feeling he's saying 'nice catch'. I almost laugh. I stand up, thinking about closing the door, but before I even move towards it Kairi walks into the house.
"Hey Sora! Riku." She says hi like she knows what we were doing. Namine walks in behind her and waves shyly.
Leon pokes his head out of the kitchen. "By the way, your friends are here." He goes back to fighting over getting all the beer in the fridge.
I pinch my eyebrows together. "Thanks. I can see that." I can't even make a face at him because he's already distracted by something else. I turn back to the girls. "Come in. I'll close the door. If you're hungry feel free to look in the fridge. We already ate." I get up the close the door.
I hear Riku get up behind me as they step inside. "Namine. How have you been? I haven't seen you much since you broke up with your boyfriend." I turn around in time to see him give both girls a quick hug. Obviously he's gotten use to seeing Kairi too.
Namine seems a little embarrassed. "I've been good."
Cloud walks into the room and shoves two drinks into Riku's hands. He points at me, "Go get the other two. Then you can have this." He turns to the girls. "We got some drinks for you two just in case you didn't like ours. I remember you drank this last time right?" He leads them into the kitchen. Needless to say Kairi is excited because they bought her favorite drink. I try to snatch the beer from Riku but he pulls it out of my reach, raising his eyebrow. With a frown I stomp upstairs.
I raise one hand to knock on Axel's closed bedroom door, but instead I bang on it with both hands repeatedly. I hear them bark in surprise inside. "Hurry up! Come downstairs! Stop making out!"
The door flies open and Roxas almost runs into me. He shoves past me, "We weren't making out."
Axel steps out of the room smiling, straightening his shirt. "Yea, we were." He just laughs.
I walk down the stairs beside the redhead. "Have you guys had sex?"
Roxas turns around and hits me. "Sora! Shut up!"
Axel just laughs. "We haven't yet." I stare in surprise.
Before I can even say anything Roxas nearly trips me down the last few steps. "I'm not a slut like you!"
I burst into laughter. "Yea right! You wanna jump his bones, I can see it."
"Shut up!"
"We've done other stuff. It's not like all we do is kiss or something." Axel says this so matter-o-factly Roxas turns to yell at him too but now he's bright red.
"That's nice to know." Riku joins the conversation as we walk into the living room.
Completely embarrassed Roxas sits on the couch like he's about to die. I'm so glad this isn't happening to me right now, that's what makes it so fun.
The silver haired man hands me my drink and everyone seems to gather in the living room. Like a hurricane Cloud plays music on the stereo I didn't even realize was in the room. We start playing cards and finishing drinks quicker than I expect. Of course the losers have to drink and after a while I can't even figure out what the hell game we're playing because I suck at cards. Thankfully I'm not the only one. I think Riku's still on his first drink… or is it his second. And I swear someone is cheating! Leon and Cloud stop playing after we stop dealing them cards, considering they're too distracted kissing half the time to play at all. Eventually they move away from the circle and start dancing together, a slow romantic sort of dance that I can't even watch because it's too adorable. After a few drinks Vincent is more talkative, especially since he has more space to himself. I think he's winning; somehow the card game is still in motion.
Riku throws down a card. "If I win then you have to drink your whole beer."
The raven haired man smiles. "I just got a new one, that's hardly fair."
"We're not really playing fair, are we?" He retorts.
I think I got skipped because Kairi throws down a card next. I just stare and look over at Namine who is still glancing through her hand. She smiles and lays a card down. "If I win then everyone has to drink all their beer, no matter how full." She looks at Roxas who is sitting beside her looking as lost in the game as I am. "You'll be lucky Roxas. Your drink is almost gone."
Roxas stares at his cards. "Did we skip Sora?"
Axel reaches over and plucks a card out for him, throwing it down. "We've been skipping Sora for a while." He throws a card down from his own hand. "He'll just lose if he plays and that's hardly fair."
"Hey!" I finally defend myself. "It's not my fault! You're cheating." I point at everyone.
The round moves on until it stops at Namine who somehow wins. What the heck? What game are we even playing? Or I guess… what game are they playing… since I'm just sitting and watching.
"I win! Everyone drink." The little blonde just smiles.
Everyone looks confused for a minute but they all drink. I go to grab my drink but I somehow don't have one. "Where'd my drink go?"
Riku finishes his first. "I'll get you one. Everyone needs a new drink?" He looks around and takes all the empty bottles offered to him. Axel stands up to help. They both walk into the kitchen together.
"I wanna play something else. I suck at cards." Roxas cries a little.
I just laugh, "Me too." I glance over at the girls but they're just talking like normal. I should think of some way to get them to do something, anything. Idea! Oh that's too easy. Kairi will fall for it so simply it'll almost be mean. Maybe I should avoid asking her right away… I look at Vincent who's gathering the cards. "Vincent."
He looks up at me. "Sora?"
"Can I ask you a question?" He just shrugs. "You're friends with Cloud and Leon… do you also have a boyfriend?"
He smiles, looking a little embarrassed. "I don't… but I do have someone I like."
"You do?" Kairi asks curiously. I knew it would get her attention. Everyone else is listening as well. "Someone here?"
He laughs. "No, no one here."
Even Cloud joins in, sitting beside him. "If it was someone here it would be me, obviously."
Leon's just standing with his arms crossed. "Like that matters."
Riku and Axel return with bottles, handing them out. Kairi takes one for her and Namine, placing it into her hands. Axel sits beside Roxas, handing a beer to him. Riku stands in the middle of the circle looking at Cloud who's half in his spot. "Move it." Cloud just laughs and scoots closer to Vincent as Riku sits down.
I continue asking questions. "Have you kissed him yet? I mean… the guy you like?"
Now everyone is listening silently. Vincent looks embarrassed under the gaze of so many eyes. "I haven't. I think he knows though."
To my surprise Namine speaks up. "Have you kissed a boy at all?"
He laughs. "I haven't."
Cloud grabs his face and pulls him into a kiss. Well… that was completely unexpected. He was definitely not the person I was trying to egg on. Everyone's surprised but I can hear a few little snickers. Leon crouches on the other side of Vincent who is in shock as Cloud pulls away.
"Well, that's not right." He turns Vincent's head slowly. "Sorry, but I have to make it even." He pulls him by the chin into another kiss. When he's let go the black haired boy falls back, defeated. That made no sense! Cloud and Leon somehow share a little laugh before moving to sit on the couch.
Vincent sits up again. "What's wrong with you guys?"
Riku laughs. "Now you've kissed two guys."
"Have you kissed a girl?" Kairi asked. Everyone looks at her. "I promise I won't jump you."
He smiles. "I have actually. Have you?"
She blushes scarlet but says nothing.
Somehow he turned the table and Vincent looks at each of us. "Have any of you kissed a girl?"
Riku nods. "I have."
"Me too." Roxas adds in.
Axel takes a drink of his beer. "Of course I have." Even Cloud and Leon say they have.
Everyone turns to look at me. "What?"
Kairi looks surprised. "Sora, you haven't kissed a girl?"
I shrug. "No." I don't date girls, why would I have kissed one? Then again… everyone here has and the majority of us have boyfriends now. I have no way to defend myself. Even Riku has! "You haven't either!"
She shakes her head. "Yea, but I've kissed a boy before. And so has Namine."
"Do you want me to kiss you?" Namine says so suddenly everyone falls silent again.
Kairi waves her arms. "No way! If a girl is going to kiss him it should be me cuz I'm his best friend." She looks at me with a pleading face. She just doesn't want anyone to kiss the girl she likes. "It'll be totally normal since we're best friends. Right?"
I raise my eyebrow. "How would I know?" Everyone starts getting excited and I just close my eyes. This is the most awkward kiss ever. It takes her so long to just lean in. Eventually I just grab her and pull her to my lips before pulling away and hugging Riku. "That was weird!"
Everyone's laughing.
"It was not! I'm a good kisser. You just did it weird." She frowns at me a little embarrassed. I bet that was completely weird for her too.
Namine is laughing too. "Do you want me to give you a kiss now? Neither of us has kissed a girl."
Axel makes a little whoop sounds and Roxas turns to occupy him. This is working out perfectly. I can't hide my smile. I just happened to tell everyone Kairi liked Namine just before they arrived so now they're all curious. We're all waiting for her answer.
"Okay." She smiles bashfully.
With a little smile Namine begins to lean in. Obviously embarrassed, Kairi pinches her eyes shut and puckers her lips just a little. We're all just staring and Namine doesn't seem embarrassed at all as she gently cradles the red headed girl's jaw and touches her lips to hers. I can see Kairi's whole body relax with a sigh and I almost laugh. Then she pulls away and they smile at each other.
"Another game! What should we play?" Axel interrupts before it can fall into an awkward silence. He scoots closer to Vincent who finishes his beer as he shoves the cards into his hands.
"Sure, but if I stay and drink much more I won't make it home." Of course he says that after finishing up his drink.
"You can sleep in our bed." Leon waggles his eyebrows. Cloud snorts with laughter.
"Yea right." Vincent sticks out his tongue. "And get molested? I'll never sleep."
Cloud smiles. "That's the point."
"I said no."
Kairi joins. "Actually us too. We should go pretty soon."
"Noooooo." I whine. "You can use my room. I'll sleep in Riku's room." I glance at him even though I know he'll be fine with it. "Vincent you can sleep on the couch if you don't want to share anyone's bed."
He nods, "Sounds good to me."
Riku reaches over and slaps whoever's butt is sticking up on the couch. "More beer."
It just happened that Cloud was laying on top of Leon. "Ouch! That's my ass. Watch it." He still gets up and heads towards the kitchen.
"I'll help!" I jump up and follow him. Everyone starts up a new game of cards. I can hear them laughing from the kitchen. Opening the fridge Cloud hands me a few bottles and I carry them to the counter. He brings a few more and sets them beside mine, glancing at me.
With a smile he grabs the bottle opener off the counter, thoroughly used already. "I don't know if I'll ever get over you being tall now. I liked when you were short."
I crinkle my nose. "You can cry yourself to sleep at night."
He just smirks at me. "Have you really never kissed a girl until now?"
I just shrug. "Why would I? I don't date girls."
"Then you've dated other guys besides Riku?" Now he's curious.
"Sure, haven't you dated guys besides Leon?" I raise an eyebrow.
He sighs and makes a weird face. "Sure… but that was just for fun." Handing me a few bottles to carry he picks up the rest. "You're always on bottom I bet." He jabs me with an elbow.
My face heats up. "What?"
"Nothing." He just laughs as we join the others, passing around drinks. When I move to sit Riku pulls me into his lap. He wraps his arms around me so we can both see his cards. "Are you winning?"
"Can't you tell?" He nuzzles against me.
I take a minute to look around and realize they must be playing strip poker…. Or strip something because Axel is losing the worst. Riku is still fully dressed, along with Vincent and Namine. Kairi is only missing her jacket. Lucky she dressed with several layers and they let a coat count. Roxas is missing his shirt and Axel is down to boxers and socks.
"Why… are you wearing socks still?" I make a face. He just makes a face back.
Somehow the round is already over and Axel lost again. He throws down his cards. "You're cheating!" I'm not sure who he's accusing because he's already moved on to drinking his freshly open beer.
"You're still the loser." Vincent shrugs.
Glaring at him he pulls off his socks and throws them across the room. "Socks count as my layer."
Roxas snorts. "That's not a layer."
"Oh really!" He jumps on him and they wrestle for a minute. "Then why are you wearing pants?" He's trying to pull off the blondes clothes. Everyone just laughs at them because it's turning into a tickle fight.
"I think I'm getting a little tired." Kairi stands up all of a sudden. "See you guys in the morning." She waves and disappears upstairs.
We talk about nothing important for a few minutes before Namine decides she's tired too. Somehow during our last game even Leon and Cloud disappeared. At least they're not making out on the couch. Then again… never mind! Whoa brain… calm down. We all decide to part ways, leaving Vincent to the couch. Axel and Roxas head upstairs first and after we give our new friend blankets to make his bed we head upstairs too.
Riku opens the door to let me walk in first. I stop in my tracks. "Wait, I forgot my shorts. Hold on a sec." I head back to my room a freeze as I'm about to open the door. I can hear voices inside and almost forgot I told the girls they could use my room. Almost wanting to smack myself I knock. When I hear one of them answer I open it and walk in. They're both under the covers which makes me suspicious. "I just… need to grab my shorts. Sorry." Walking over to the closet I grab my shorts and turn around. "Were you guys making out?"
"None of your business." Kairi throws a pillow at me and I rush out of the room.
Even though I want to open the door again and catch them in the act, I walk back to Riku's room and close the door. "I think they were kissing or something." I get distracted when I realize he's taking his shirt off.
He turns to look at me, taking off his pants. "Why do you think that?"
Looks yummy. He pulls on shorts to cover up his nakedness. "Oh, um… they were under the blankets." I think back. "I did knock. I should have just opened the door." I would have at least figured out if they were doing anything. It's killing me just wondering if Kairi told Namine if she likes her. Why would they be hiding otherwise? I change while I'm thinking, not caring that Riku's watching me like he's about to pounce. I sit down on the edge of the bed. "Another thing. Why am I the one that's always on the bottom?"
"What? Where'd that come from?" This obviously distracts his lust.
"I was talking to Cloud." I say and he sighs and falls onto his back. "It wasn't anything bad. He just guessed I was bottom like it was obvious. Is it that obvious?" I lay down beside him.
He turns onto his side so he can see me. "I dunno if it's obvious but you like it, so why does it matter?" I don't really know why I'm thinking so much about it. I've actually always been on bottom no matter who I've been with. Maybe it is obvious. And I've never been with a girl… Riku seems to notice something's bothering me. "Is it really that big a deal?" He grabs my chin so I'm forced to look at him. "Do you want to fuck me instead?"
Suddenly I have to swallow the knot in my throat. "I never thought about it before." I look away from his intense gaze. "Would that be normal?"
"What's normal? It's not like every couple is exactly the same Sora." His retort is so quick I almost think he's angry but when I look at him he has the same gentle expression.
"You're right." I frown at myself. Why am I being so dumb? "Have you ever… been the…" how do I word this, "the one receiving before?"
He smirks, "I have… but it's been a long time."
"Really? I can't imagine you being on the bottom with someone else." I can't not smile trying to imagine who would be manlier than Riku. Just the idea throws me into laughter. It's not like he'd be any different, but who would he want to be bottom for? Maybe it was that experimental time. It seems like he enjoys being the dominant part of sex.
"Have you ever been on top? Ever?" He waits patiently for an answer.
"I…" I pinch my eyebrows together. "No! I haven't." I hide my face.
I hear him snicker and turn me back over. "Don't hide. It's nothing to be embarrassed about." He gives me a soft kiss on the lips to calm me down. "You wanna do it tonight?"
"We just talked about it. Are you already horny?" I laugh because he just shrugs. "Maybe. Should we?"
"Why not. But if we do it then you have to do everything yourself. Be a big boy." He sticks out his tongue as if to challenge me.
"Tch, I should have know you'd say that. Fine. I will. Then your job is to tell me what feels good." Since he's already laying down its easy for me to crawl on top of him and start kissing him.
I feel him smile against my kiss. "I'll tell you what I like."
"That's because you're a pervert." I move down to kiss his neck.
He suddenly grabs me, forcing me to look into his eyes. "You like to hear it. You like my voice coming out all raspy when I'm say 'that feels so good', don't you?"
I flush a little in surprise. "I do like it. So tell me how good it feels all you want." I kiss him again until he's almost breathless before moving back to his neck. Gently trailing my lips from one ear, across his neck, down to his collar bone I can already tell he's enjoy himself. I already almost forgot he's expecting me to tell him what to do even though he's doing it to be mean. It's kind of kinky though. I grab his wrists and lift his hands above his head. "Keep your hands up here. No touching."
He smirks at me. "That's not nice."
I just stick my tongue out and continue what I was doing. He already took his shirt off so I move on to his nipples, making him jump when I pinch one. I suck on the little nub and he resists grabbing me and throwing me onto my back. I can tell he's struggling already. It's cute actually. Not to mention I'm getting a little excited. Moving back I pull off his shorts and he looks startled, but the expression doesn't last. "I'm a little impatient." I smile and he smiles back. Just to be mean I spread his legs, running my hands over his thighs like he always does to me. I always feel a little embarrassed but I like the feeling of him touching me where the skin is so soft and sensitive. He lets out a little sound I haven't heard before and it brings warmth to my cheeks. His eyes are shut and his cheeks might match the color of mine; is it from the lust or embarrassment? Gah, his body's so amazing it make me hungry. Moving between his legs I notice his delicious arousal and I rub him a little before sliding my tongue over his tip. He sucks in a breath in surprise but sighs at my wetness running over him. When I take him deeper into my mouth I feel his hand grab me by the hair. He struggles to remember I told him not to touch and his wrist covers his eyes instead. He's terrible at laying still but he's already moaning.
I'm already turned on to the point of impatience, but I'm starting to get nervous. I pull away to move closer to him. Helping him sit up I kiss him for a long moment. "Suck on my fingers."
Without arguing he takes my hand and pops two fingers into his mouth, running his tongue across them. When I take them out I replace them with my lips and move my wet fingers down to rub over his entrance. He moans into my mouth in response.
Pulling away long enough to grab some lube I pour some into my hand and return to molesting him, this time stroking his erection as I warm him up. He falls onto his back moaning with that rough voice that turns me on. I finally push one finger inside and he wrinkles his eyebrows in discomfort, but it doesn't last long. I move closer to kiss him, "is it okay?"
He tries to smirk. "It feels good. Don't worry so much."
I make a pout face while I'm still moving my finger inside him, slowly pushing another in. He cringes a little. I let my lips trace another trail down his body, grabbing his free hand again. "You should do it yourself for a minute." I help him touch himself and he does as I ask. I start to move a little faster inside him when his voice hits that note of pleasure again. He does this too me all the time, making my face red with pleasure until I'm moaning through clenched teeth and asking for more. He's quieter than I am but I like the raspy moaning he's letting echo into the room. He's stroking himself slowly, probably trying not to get too excited. I don't take my fingers out while I grab the lube again, handing him the bottle to open for me. He gives me a little and closes the bottle too, throwing it aside. I scramble out of my shorts and rub the lube across myself. Now I'm really nervous. But I'm excited too. "Are you ready?"
"Yes." His eyes focus on mine, so intense they send a shiver down my spine. "I want to feel you inside me, Sora."
Suddenly I feel nervous again. "Don't say that. It's intimidating." I feel my cheeks redden as I rub against his entrance with my tip this time. Slowly I push inside and he throws his head back. I hear his breath catch a little and I go slowly. It's so hot it's like I'm on fire. When his breathing evens out a little more and he gets use to me I feel his hands on me, pulling me closer, reassuring me its okay to go in all the way. It's too much!
With a little sigh Riku grabs my attention. "You should move now."
I nod a little and start moving my hips, moving slowly at first but it feels so amazing I start speeding up. It's like he's eating me up every time and his voice, moaning because I'm inside him. I bite my lip as I try to focus on keeping some sense of a pace for myself. I notice he's starting to stroke himself with my rhythm and I pinch my eyes shut. Too much stimulation! I can't hold it anymore. "Hurry, hurry, hurry, hurry…" A bit later he climaxes and the tightness around me makes me finish at the same time. It almost startled me. I collapse beside him when I pull out.
He snorts. "You came inside me. So lazy."
"Is not. You do it to me all the time." I just crinkle my nose at him. It seems like I'm doing that a lot today.
"You like it better when I do it to you?" I feel his fingers caressing my cheek.
I sigh. "I do, but this was nice too."
"Should I play with you now?"
I look up at him with a frown. "If you stimulate me any more I'll die for sure."
He just laughs. "I'll go clean up then." He disappears for a few minutes. I must have dozed off because it's almost like he's back a second later. Turning out the light he helps me under the blankets and pulls me against his body. The warmth feels so soothing it lulls me into a daze. "Tomorrow can I do whatever I want to you? Or should I let you tell me what you want?" He nuzzles into my hair. "Maybe that's mean two days in a row. Would it be worse telling me how you want it when I'm doing it to you?"
"It's mean." I mumble.
"Always mean?"
"Always."
I feel him kiss me on the head. "So sleepy. We'll see tomorrow." He snuggles me to sleep in his arms.