Chapter 11 – Disclosure

Walking up to the front door of the house we use to live in after a few years is a strange feeling. It's like a wave of reminiscence that spirals around me on the verge of drowning me all together. Riku's just behind me, his hand sliding around my waist when we stop to knock. The door is open and the screen door is the only thing in our way but it's polite to knock, I suppose.

A small child opens the door, the spitting image of Leon until he smiles. His little grin is so angelic it could only belong to Cloud… "Sora!" He literally throws himself at us and I scramble to catch him.

I can't help but laugh. "You just saw us the other day. Should you be this happy?" I'm holding him in my arms, turning to let Riku pat him on the head. Adorable. He just giggles at the praise and I carry him inside. Downstairs sitting on the couch the happy couple is waiting for us. Their little one wiggles out of my arms and climbs into Leon's lap. It's like a mirror image, though the boy's hair is a little shorter.

"We're expecting another." Leon coos.

I look at the blonde who smiles, rubbing his stomach. Oh… my god is he pregnant!?

I wake up with a start looking around trying to figure out where I am. My bedroom… in the apartment… Riku's asleep beside me, though he's groaning after being stirred by my sudden movement. What the crap? I was having a weird dream… I lift up the blanket to see if I'm naked. I have shorts on… Riku has shorts on too. The bedroom door is cracked because the kitten is at the end of the bed, looking at me now since I've startled him awake.

I lay down and sigh. Winter break is coming to an end already and classes will start up again soon. Why did I dream that? Leon and Cloud are having a baby, yes… but the girl they're with is only a month or so… the kid in my dream was like six or something. What the heck? And he looked exactly like Leon. That was… not as surprising, but it was kind of fun. The little ball of fur seems to be concerned about my internal dilemma and moves to lay on my chest. His little paws kind of tickle on my bare skin and I laugh; he just meows and lays down. I pet him for a moment. "You are a little king, aren't you?" He meows again like he's answering me.

Riku yawns, turning on his side so he can see me. "Did you have a bad dream?" My movement must have finally woke him up.

I should laugh at that question. "No… just a weird dream." Ironically my timing was pretty good… the clock is saying it won't be long before the alarm goes off.

He doesn't seem put off at the early hour as usual and rolls onto his stomach as he moves closer to me, leaning in to kiss me in a very sexy way. As we're kissing I hear a meow and suddenly a fuzzy head is nuzzling against my chin. I start giggling not only because it tickles but because it irritates my lover to no end. Being interrupted by a cat! Very manly. "Don't make me put you out in the hall." He grumbles at King.

Hilarious. "Don't be mean, he just wants attention." I roll on my side, shifting the kitty onto the bed into the safety of my arms.

The silver haired man groans again. "The problem is he wants attention at the wrong time. He's doing it on purpose." Even though he's annoyed he still reaches over me to pet him. "He's internally laughing at me saying 'Sora loves me more than you, haha'. I can see it on his sarcastic cat face."

"You're such a spoiled sport." Now I'm wide awake and feel the heat of his hand on my side. He's not even doing anything, he's just laying beside me, but I'm feeling a bit playful. With a giggle I scoot my butt back and fit perfectly against him, right in his crotch too. I wiggle with a laugh. So mean. He hates it when I tease him. Teasing is often the cause of me getting jumped later.

I feel his hand move down my hip and he groans. "Okay, time to go." Sitting up he grabs our friend with gentle hands and carries him out of the room. Setting him outside he closes the door this time so King can't come in. Of course there's immediate meowing. "You can wait, spoiled brat… I swear."

I roll over to look at him, propping up on one hand. "You're so funny… talking to the cat."

"Ch'… you do it all the time."

I hug on the blanket as he crawls back onto the bed and flops down beside me. "Riku?" He looks at me and I can't seem to get this feeling off my back. It's been bugging me for weeks. It's too embarrassing but I can't hold it in. As always he's patient and waits for me to get my problem off my back. "Are we boring?"

He makes a face at me. "What are you asking me right now?"

"Are we a boring couple?" I hug the blanket closer because I know it's a dumb question.

He fights the blankets out of my hands and throws it on the floor. "Where is this coming from?" He seems to know I have some secret motivation behind my words.

It's like he doesn't even need to try pulling these things out of me. I throw myself at the pillow since my blanket ran off. "It's juuuuuuuuuuust… we always do the same thing all the time. Like sitting in the living room and watching movies or sitting on the computer."

Raising an eyebrow he brushes my hair out of my eyes. "There's nothing wrong with doing the same thing all the time. I thought you were happy?"

"I am happy!" Now I feel bad for bringing it up. "I'm dumb! I'm sorry! I don't know why I said that. Maybe I'm just feeling cooped up."

Silently he gets out of bed and leaves the room, closing the door like we weren't in the middle of a ridiculous conversation. Was it me? Did I say too much? But I always tell him what's on my mind. The sound of water running stops my thoughts from getting out of control. What does that sound like? It's still going so it must be the bath. A few minutes later he returns and bounds towards the bed. He lifts me into his arms with a little more effort than he used when I was short. "If you feel cooped up let's do something different." As he's talking he's carrying me towards the bathroom.

He's setting me down on the sink, leaving the door open since his hands are preoccupied. "Don't you have work to do?" I whine a little.

Since neither of us have shirts on that's one less article of clothing he needs to remove. Instead I feel his hand on the back of my neck, pulling me against his lips. The kiss is soft and warm and slow making me relax. My hands find the counter when he pulls away. "I always have work, but I can do that anytime." He lets me go so he can turn off the water.

I don't really feel guilty about it but it seems like he drops whatever he's doing the moment I ask for attention. I guess it's more convenient when you can work from home. The water must be fine now because he gets naked and steps in. I take his smile as my invitation and take off my shorts, sliding in between his legs. The water is shockingly warm and I struggle to sit down, slowly letting the liquid crawl up my body while I make unusual sounds. It just makes him laugh so obviously he doesn't mind. When I manage to sit I grab his hands to help him wrap his arms around me. "This is nice."

"Good." I can already feel his lips trying to get at my ear.

I sink down into the water as I laugh. Should I tease him some more? I definitely want to feel his hands on me when he starts to get excited. "Riku, have you ever thought about cutting your hair."

He answers instantly which surprises me. "No, I look stupid with short hair."

I snort. "You don't look stupid."

"I'm not cutting it, Sora." He starts to tickle me and I stop his fingers.

"Okay, I was just joking! …and you never look stupid. I bet it would be hot." To distract his fingers I guide them down between my legs. I'm doing all the work for him at the moment, wrapping my hands around his so he can tighten his grasp and make me hard. The slick warmth of the water and his palm is so different than in bed. Just to make sure he understands my point I make sure to rub his cock between my cheeks.

Somehow he's standing me up still playing with me which is mean. I have to lean against the wall to keep my balance as his mouth taste me. The warmth of his tongue shoving inside always startles me and I groan a little. A moment later the heat is replaces by fingers. "Sora, you're so wet. You're sucking in my fingers."

How embarrassing. My cheeks are on fire and my knees are already beginning to shake with him squirming around inside me. "Shut uuuuup. I can hardly focus on standing right now…" He resists teasing me too much and helps me sit down again. I reach between us for his hardness, already wanting him inside me. I gasp as the sensation of him sliding in so easily and I shove my hips down as far as I can. I'm so ridiculously horny right now. Maybe because it's morning. "I want it hard right now."

I can feel him throbbing inside me before he starts moving. I even grab onto the edge of the tub to lift myself up. The water sloshes violently as I search for the right spot as he thrusts into me. I'm not sure if I might cry or break in half from all the pleasure welling up inside. He finds my sweet spot and my voice catches in my throat but just as I'm getting ready to die he grumbles. "Water is getting on the floor." He removes himself from me and gets out of the tub. Of course he helps me out and we only make it to the floor. He lays down as I force myself on top again, starting where we left off.

This time I take control and ride him, thrusting as deep as I can manage. The cold air nips at my skin wherever it's still wet from the bath and gives me goose bumps. It's so different being able to watch his face when I can manage to keep my eyes open. His hands knead my hips desperately as he moans. He's so hard it only takes me a moment to get the right rhythm. The combination of the feeling and the sound of my skin against his won't let me last long. The moment he touches my erection it startles me and I release into his hand. I completely stop my movement and can tell he hasn't finished.

He laughs a little before lifting me off of his lap. "Let me start the shower instead." I resist attack him while he drains the water and starts a warm stream instead. That might have been a waste of a bath but that's okay. Moments later we're under the water and he's bending me over again. He doesn't give me much of a breath to adjust before he's driving into me again. In the bent over position I'm in for some reason it brings tears to my eyes but I'm busy screaming because it feels so good. Maybe he really will break me in half… just as I can't hold myself up anymore he grabs me and pulls me against his chest. Opening my legs a little with one hand he thrusts harder until I feel him explode inside me, accompanied by a rough moan in my ear.

I'm so unsteady on my legs I'm thankful he doesn't let me go and instead helps me turn around. "That was amazing." I mumble because my throat is dry from all the moaning and my head is still spinning.

He kisses me on the lips. "Were you crying?"

"No." I wipe my eyes to make sure they aren't tearstained. "Maybe for a second but I don't know where it came from." I support myself against him for a long time as we just kiss. Eventually we have to shower at lightning speed because the water is losing its warmth.

When we're finished getting dressed I end up on the couch in the living room. Riku's nice enough to bring his computer in to work beside me. It's nice being together even if he's distracted. I don't need his attention every second. I feel so much better after sex that I decide to play a video game and spend most of the game on my feet walking here and there as I get sucked in. I hear Riku snicker every once in a while but ignore it. He's just enjoying watching me. I recently bought Dynasty Warriors 7 and I just get addicted, I love it. I don't care if the game is always the same. The characters are just interesting to me.

I'm destroying when Riku's phone goes off. He answers casually, "Hello?" I hate to ease drop but he's the one talking on the phone with me in the same room. If he cared he would leave. "I'm sorry… who is this?" He's quiet for so long I turn to look at him. He glances up at me while he's listening to whoever's talking. It sounds like a man. "Oh! Right, yes, sorry I completely forgot. Yes. I'll be there later today." He discreetly says goodbye and hangs up, looking at me because I can't stop staring at me.

"Who-" Before I can even ask he's on his feet, carrying his computer back into the office. "-was that?" I'm talking to myself. He returns and he's already dressed with shoes on, ready to leave. "Uh… something important?"

"I just have to run to campus for a bit. I'll be back soon." He's zipping up his coat.

I move to set down my controller. "I'll come with you."

"No." He snaps and I freeze half bent over with wide eyes. He takes a breath. "No, it'll be boring. I'll be back pretty soon. You can play your game." He grabs the door handle and pauses long enough to make sure King isn't heading for the door. "I love you." This time he doesn't cross the room to give me a kiss goodbye.

"I love you too." I raise an eyebrow and he heads out the door. "That was weird." I try to return to my game but I can't stop thinking about how weird that was. That was really suspicious wasn't it? He was wearing a jacket I haven't seen him wear before… or can I just not remember? It is kind of cold today and he doesn't wear heavy jackets very often. Maybe I'm seeing things. Damn, now I'm getting a weird feeling. I head into the bedroom to change, making sure I have my own coat, and head outside. Turning out the lights I lock the door and head out, looking for Riku's car… it's gone. I swear he said he was walking to campus.

I pull out my cell and fix my jacket as I walk; I can actually see my breath it's so cold. Colder than I thought anyways. At least it isn't windy. Finally someone answers.

I hear Axel's voice even though I'm calling Roxas. "What's up Sora?"

"Hey, are you guys on campus?" It's not completely ridiculous that I want an excuse to follow Riku is it?

"Yup, working on a paper for class. You miss us?" He laughs.

Just the excuse I need. "Sure I do. Have you seen Riku? He's being weird today and said he was heading to campus." Why is it so cold? I urge my legs to walk faster, shoving my free hand in my pocket.

"I haven't." He pauses for a minute when the sound of music pops up in the background. "Let me pass you to Roxas. Demyx is calling me." I'm handed off and I can hear him answer his own cell. The sound of the phone being smashed against the blonde's face greets me and I can still hear him typing. "Hey Sora."

"Hi there. Procrastinating until the last minute?" There's no other reason they'd be on campus typing their paper instead of in the comfort of their own home. Or is it because they don't have to pay for ink this way?

"Maybe. You coming to see us?" I say yes and he tells me which computer lab they're squatting in. My feet head in that direction but my eyes look around suspiciously. I can't be far behind but I never spot Riku. Strangely enough I walk in to find them and a moment later Demyx appears. It takes my mind off of my unnecessary worries.

The blonde walks in wearing sunglasses with amazing looking hair and an unusually attractive outfit. "What's up ladies?" He's pops his collar like a tool. Still he looks amazing. Like he just came from a movie or something…

I blink a few times but give in and give him a hug. The lab is basically empty so Axel loudly greets him too but we try to tone down the noise so no one comes in to yell at us. Roxas continues to typing like he'll never get this paper done if he doesn't do it now. That's probably the truth. We all pull up chairs near their computers. "Can I ask, why are you wearing sunglasses."

He laughs. "I can't have my fans recognizing my face."

I raise an eyebrow. Axel is one step ahead of me and laughs. "Your porn fans?"

"Very funny." He says yet again but he never denies it. I'm starting to think it really is him.

The redhead won't back off this time. It's hard to catch Demyx anymore and today he shows up looking like a million dollars. "What's your porn name again? I can pull it up on here and make sure you've seen it." The worst part is he really pulls up a link and pretends he's going to type. I'm sure he knows exactly what to look up too.

Roxas smacks his hand. "Finish your paper first."

"Fine." Axel complains and gets back to typing. He does as he's told.

Since they're busy I take control of the conversation. "So really, how have you been? You look super hot today."

He laughs like he's embarrassed. "Oh stop." He's just being cute, waving his hand in the air, and I laugh too. "We're finishing pictures today and I thought I'd change it up a bit. I think the glasses make me look important."

"Right… pictures for what?" I think he told me once but I can't remember.

"For my band. We're getting pretty popular already so we're releasing new pics tomorrow. I'll be amazing!" He's about to ramble on so I try to distract him.

I reach for his glasses before he can stop me. "You'll be way more popular if everyone can see your face you pretty boy." Glasses in hand he tries to give me silent directions not to say anything. The moment I see he's got a nice big black eye I'm on my feet. "What happened!?" Somehow he grabs the glasses from me and gets them back on before the other two can look. What amazing speed secrets can cause.

He laughs awkwardly. "You're going crazy Sora." More laughter. If that doesn't make it obvious something happened what else would? "Well, I've gotta go. Pictures to take. See you guys later." He scurries off before we can stop him.

They look at me and I try not to explode. "Type faster! Print! Go go! We need to go visit him before he's done with his band stuff today." At least he's being honest about that. It's true he has a band right now, all guys from school, and they are getting popular. In fact I was surprised he asked Axel to sing but he said no. Either way he plays guitar and seems to be enjoying it. The guys type their essays half assed and print them out soon enough. Thankfully they were close to being done so it doesn't slow us down. The music department is in another building so they pack up and we head over together at a furious pace.

When we approach the room we can already tell they're inside. There's music playing from the speakers inside and it's one of the slow songs, oddly enough with Demyx playing guitar and singing with one of the other guys. He has a very nice voice so its wonderful singing worked out for him. This isn't really the time to get lost in my damn compliments. The two doors have thin inconvenient windows so we have to share as we try to sneakily peek inside. It looks like they're still taking pictures. As expected Demyx is still wearing his glasses. I wonder if anyone in there knows what happened?

The longer I watch the more I realize… I think everyone in there must know. In the group shots he wears the glasses and even for individual pictures. They're laughing and talking awkwardly. When everyone leaves to change I think Oh no! he'll be caught! And yet he comes back wearing those damn glasses. They have to know!

Roxas is getting antsy. "What exactly are we doing? I kind of forget now that we've been here so long." Not to mention his knees are probably hurting as much as mine in this weird position squatting at the window. There's no reason to even squat.

Oh right, I didn't tell them what happened. "You missed it but Demyx has a massive black eye. That's why he's wearing those stupid glasses."

"What!" Axel yells and it draws a lot of attention, from inside and out.

Someone approaches the door and all the guys inside are probably looking at the random heads hovering in the windows. We've been caught but Axle's too angry to be pushed away. This random guy opens the door, band manager maybe, and looks irked. "Can I help you?"

The redhead shoves past him before he can do anything. He attempts to grab him but Roxas gets in the way. He looks at me and I shrug. "Sorry." Of course I'm going to follow them and I head in now that he's given up.

Some confusion ensues until the redhead grabs Demyx and pulls his glasses off. Awkwardly, the other guys inside get quiet. They so knew. The blonde doesn't have time to talk because Axel's making a painful face while he examines him. "Who the hell hit you so hard you get a black eye this bad?" Even Roxas is up in his business looking concerned.

Demyx doesn't look his usual carefree self. "It was just an accident. Beside you guys shouldn't even be in here." I notice the photographer seems more interested in the conversation. Obviously we have time. I bet it one of the guys in here!

Axel's busy trying to decide who to accuse as Demyx argues when my phone rings. Damn, I try to fish it out of my pocket before it can distract anyone. Well timed. It's Riku. Axel looks at me and I try to make my face look as apologetic as possible. "Hello?"

"Where'd you disappear to?" He sounds winded.

I move towards the door, away from the bickering. "I'm on campus with Axel and Roxas… and actually with Demyx surprisingly." Wow I just told him the truth. I could have made it sound less obvious I left the house conveniently close to when he did. "I forgot Demyx had a photo session today and I had to hurry and catch it." That sounds like a lie… crap. "Roxas reminded me after you left. It was weird timing really." That makes it a bit more realistic. Yelling catches my attention and I turn around in time to see Axel deck one of the guys and a fight breaks out. ! What is happening right now?! "OKAY Fighting is bad! I have to go! See you when I get home. I love you, bye." I hang up and run into the group trying to pull the closest person I can out of the fight. Seems half the guys here have that idea… the half not fighting I guess. Thankfully everyone calms down pretty quick and it's like the room turns into a ring with all the guys on different sides, glaring across the room at their opponents. Well hopefully that won't happen again. Surprisingly when everyone gets looked out… the band looks worse than Demyx with his eye. Cuts and bruises, one guy got a tooth knocked out… he'll definitely need to get the looked at… a bloody nose, or is that broken… what the hell just happened?

The photographer actually laughs and asks the guys to continue the shoot all beat up. We're forced to leave the room but it seems like everything turned out okay… sort of. At least I didn't get hurt. Maybe I'm a spoiled sport. Roxas and Axel actually start laughing when we leave the room and we're escorted out of the building by the manager or whatever he is.

When I get outside wait for the random guy to leave before I ask them what happened. "Man, Axel. I know you're protective of your friends, but that was crazy."

Axel looks happy now that he's released some energy. "In the end it really was an accident but I still punched the guy that hit Demyx." He's checking himself over and notices his elbow has a nice bloody scrape. "Aw, someone ripped my jacket. I liked this jacket."

Roxas is poking at the corner of his swollen mouth. "I think you knocked his tooth out. That had to hurt." Okay now I'm not surprised a fight broke out. When these two are together it's like everything constantly gets out of hand.

We start heading away from the building. "That doesn't really explain why everyone jumped in. Not just the guy you hit." I stop walking.

They almost run into me but quickly step back. Axel shrugs. "I might have accidently said something about that porn… it just slipped."

Roxas laughs. "Turns out it is Demyx. He said he only did it once for the money for the band. Axel lost his mind when one of the guys made a snide comment. Fight ensued." The fact that he's shrugging like it was fun scares me.

Axel continues, nodding and rubbing his head. "I think one of them pulled my hair."

"I think that was Demyx actually." The blonde laughs.

"Hey!" Someone yells and we all look over as Demyx runs towards us. He huffs for a minute when he joins our circle, obviously out of breath. "Hey, before you guys leave." He huffs more. He's not wearing his glasses anymore. "I wanted to tell you… the photographer said thanks for stirring us up. The pictures are turning out great even though it was unexpected."

Roxas smiles and Axel shrugs. "Just backing up our friend, yea know."

He's trying too hard to act cool. I stay quiet because he's definitely not thanking me. I avoided that fight as much as I could. Demyx looks appreciative. "Thanks. You were right to hit that guy. That was cool of you." He gives him an unexpected kiss on the cheek and then does the same for Roxas who smiles. "And for trying to break up the fight." He turns to me and gives me a kiss on the cheek. I just shake my head. "I should have told you guys from the beginning. Not just because I should have known one of you jerks would find that damn video." This time we all laugh. "Anyways, what I really want to tell you is…" he takes a deep breath and now I'm really curious, "never come back and meet my band. I'll seriously be kicked out if that happens again."

Thankfully they're both agreeable. "No problem."

"You got it."

"And if I decide I want to be in porn I'll tell you next time." He laughs.

"Next time?" I raise an eyebrow.

He just shrugs like it was a joke. "I was wrong for thinking I needed to use my body to make some money. And the band was wrong asking me to do it in the first place. I get it. I've been punished… even if it was unintentional." He points at his eye. "They've definitely learned their lesson." This time he gestures to Axel who flexes obnoxiously. "I won't let money lead me down the wrong path."

Roxas snickers. "How virtuous."

He smirks. "I said money won't lead me there… that doesn't mean some hot man meat won't attract my attention." Axel grabs him and starts pretend strangling him but Demyx is full of laughter. "I better go. See you guys later." He runs off with flailing arms waving goodbye.

Maybe he met someone. That's kind of the face I was just getting. "I should probably go too… since I hung up on Riku after yelling fighting is bad." They start cracking up but now that I think about it, he's probably worried. This is what happens when I get suspicious!

"We still have to turn in our papers so we'll see you later. Thanks for trying to stop the fight." Is that a real thank you? I just shrug. Axel and Roxas saunter off laughing about how the fight was fun, Demyx this, Demyx that. Did this happen because I said doing the same thing every day is boring? I take that back right now. It'll make me worry myself to death if they start fighting with other people, let alone amongst themselves. I head home alone trying to get the fight out of my head. That was so weird.

I start my lonely walk down a strangely empty sidewalk. Actually I should call Riku. He picks up right away. "Riku?" I ask for no reason, I know it's him.

"Sora?" He asks back.

"Sorry I hung up."

He sounds normal. Then again he didn't say much. It seems like that's all I have to say for him to ask what happened. "Should I be worried? I swear you said 'fighting is bad' before hanging up on me."

"That's true but you don't have to worry." I explain the situation and he listens quietly. I can hear the kitten meowing in the background so I know he's at home. I sigh. "That whole fight thing was kind of random but nothing really happened."

"Are you hurt?" It's nice of him to ask at least.

I smile to myself, switching hands since the one holding the phone is getting cold. "No, I'm fine. Axel and Roxas got a couple of nice bruises but they seem unusually happy about it."

"Hm." There's no typing in the background but he sounds distracted. "That's crazy Demyx really is in that porn." What is he doing?

"I know right." Okay fine, I'm just feeling guilty. It's starting to build up inside. "I'm sorry. I lied to you earlier." I'm getting closer to the apartment already. I can see his car parked in its usual spot.

I can practically hear him smile. "Lied about what?" Did he know? He sounds like he knew.

"I didn't go to campus to see the guys. Well I did, but that wasn't the original plan." I'll just tell him. I hate keeping secrets. It makes me feel funny inside, like I have a big rock in the pit of my stomach. "I got suspicious when you got that weird phone call this morning. Then I just got curious when you told me I couldn't come with you and ran off. I really really tried to pretend it wasn't weird! But it was so weird! So, I planned on following you, but I got distracted. I called Roxas as an excuse and stuff just kind of happened. I'm sorry."

"That's alright." Maybe he's too forgiving. Or is he just use to me being a little ridiculous. GASP he really does have a secret! "You'll find out what I was doing when you get home."

"Will I?" Perfect timing because I'm about to open the door. It's unlocked and I step inside. "I'm home!" I close it to keep the cold air out that seems to be stalking me and we both hang up our phones. He slaps his computer shut. Should I continue this suspicious charade? "Were you watching porn?"

He smiles. "Yes." Well, now I know he's lying.

"So what's this thing you've been hiding from me?" King runs between my feet as I move to hang up my coat. "Hold on a second, little guy." This is very difficult trying not to step on him when he's scrambling so fast. Especially since the scrambling is caused by unorganized tripping in the first place. I hang up the jacket and kick off my shoes.

Riku doesn't give me a straight answer. "You'll see."

Does he look nervous? That's weird. "What's wrong?"

"What?" He was focused on something and looks up at me, registering what I asked. "Nothing, I'm fine. I think he wants your attention."

"So impatient." I laugh and think about picking King up but first I need a very warm drink. It was so cold outside I need a kick start. I head into the kitchen. "I think I'm going to make some cocoa. Do you want some?" The kitten follows me in and a second later so does my man. He stands in the doorway. He's definitely acting weird. Am I supposed to guess what's going on? I start making my drink and he never actually answers me. "Riku."

"Yes?" He looks startled.

I hold up the container of chocolate powder. "Do you want some or not?"

Where is his brain right now? He clears his throat. "Um, no, not right now. Thanks." Someone knocks on the door a minute later and he groans so loudly I jump. "What do you waaaant?" He yells at the door, moving away from the doorframe to let me know he'll answer it. He comes closer to me, grabs the cat, and heads back out of the kitchen. What's gotten into him? He answers the door. "What the hell do you want? I'm trying to be fucking romantic right now, tool."

Has everyone lost their minds today? I manage to fill the teakettle without spilling water all over myself. Should I check on him or something? I wait to hear the voice at the door expecting whoever it is to be scared away by his mean attitude today.

The single person immune to his nasty mood happens to bite back. Leon scoffs. "We're coming to visit out of the kindness of our hearts. Let us in or I'll kill you."

Go figure. At this point would Leon be like… our big brother or something? I start the burner to let the water boil and walk back into the living room as Riku let's Leon and Cloud into the apartment. For some reason I light up! "Yay! You came to visit!" They're both smiling when I run to give them hugs. It really is their first visit since we moved. It's been months. I'm in the middle of getting a crushing sort of bear hug from Leon when Cloud discovers the kitten Riku seems to still be holding onto.

I can only see his back every once in a while as Leon jerks me back and forth. He's trying to crush the breath out of me. I listen to Cloud talk. "Is this the kitten you guys brought home? He's… oh." Did he pause? I see Riku make a face at him and he continues. "I mean Ooooh he's so cute. What's his name?" That's pretty much everyone's reaction. What are they doing to the poor thing? They look like they're cranking him up like a toy. I can't make out the random elbow movements since Cloud's blocking my view.

"King." Riku calms down and Leon lets me go in time for me to see some weird exchange between the other two. Did he just slide something into his pocket? I walk up to them and they both look startled.

Cloud is looking at me with a weird smile but somehow continues the conversation. "That's a good name."

"Okay, what's going on?" I take the kitten and look him over. He just meows at me with his big eyes like everything fine. Okay so I can't seem to understand what they just did so I set him down and he scampers around on the floor. I wish he could talk right now! Before I can interrogate them the teakettle screams at me and I have to go turn it off. I'm back in the kitchen away from all the answers in the living room, how annoying. I pour my own drink with an excessive amount of noise. Am I just seeing things? Maybe I have a cold. I was outside a lot today. I feel my forehead and it seems normal. No fever. Maybe I'm still sleeping. I pinch my cheek and it hurts. Nope, I'm awake.

I woke up this morning and we had crazy bathtub sex. And then Riku runs off. Roxas and Axel get into a random fight. I find out Demyx really was in that porn. Leon and Cloud show up to visit which doesn't really happen either. Is this just a weird day? If someone else shows up I know I must be in another world or something… I can only handle so much weirdness.

When I return to the living room with my drink everything seems totally normal. They're already talking about what's been happening over the past few months and I sit beside Riku waiting to catch up. Was there something in my coffee this morning? Am I just hungry? I can't figure it out. Is it just me or is Cloud looking at me with a knowing expression I can't quite understand. They're scheming together, I knew it!

Our visit ends abruptly when Leon gets a phone call from the girl they're with and they head out. Already? All I can do is smile and tell them to take care. I mean I love Leon and Cloud like family but for some reason it was like… I was lost in my head that whole conversation. I feel kind of bad now that they're leaving.

"I can tell you're getting worried." Riku says and grabs my attention. He was busy letting them out but now he's locking the door so we can be alone. "No more interruptions." He sighs in a disappointed way. "I didn't really want to do it this way but you're not really leaving me much of a choice."

"I'm confused." I watch his sit down beside me but he seems the same as always.

He clears his throat. "I came home and you were gone. Then Leon and Cloud show up. You've been suspicious all morning. I'm not trying to make you crazy so I'll tell you."

Curiosity always gets the better of me anyways. I smile. "Tell me what?"

He swallows the knot in his throat. He's nervous again. "Close your eyes."

He never makes that nervous face unless it's something important. Now I'm excited. I close my eyes waiting to maybe hear what he's doing. I can't really make out the sounds though. Then he's grabbing my hand and it feels like… I open my eyes before I'm told. I blink in silence as I watch him slide a ring onto my finger. My heart has already stopped.

He laughs under his breath. "For now it's just a promise, but I hope after you graduate you might have a real answer for me."

A shiver runs through me as I realize what's going on. I'm still frozen looking at the ring.

He continues, a bit more anxious than before since I haven't said anything. "I picked it up today. I even put it on the kitten's collar so you could find it when you got home. Then the guys showed up and kind of screwed everything up. Cloud ever saw the ring and somehow didn't give it away. I think you caught me when I was trying to slip it into my pocket-"

A wave of excitement washes over me and I tackle him, kissing him as hard as I can. He's taken by surprised and I end up on top of him with him on his back on the couch. I look at him with a smile so big my face is about to break. "Does this mean you want me forever?"

He's so embarrassed I can't stop looking at how cute he is. I've never seen him so red. "Yes forever. I've been waiting to ask you for months."

All I can do is kiss him. "I looooove youuuuuu."

"So obviously this means yes?"

"Yes now and yes when you ask me again." Sometimes I'm not sure how life can get any better than this and he's always there with another surprise…