So my friend moved in with me in the past 24 hours... And um, I didn't quite get to finish this piece. But, He brought his computer with him, so I will have access to the interweb. That means I will have the rest of this chapter up late tonight D

This chapter is leading up to a massive argument, just so you all know. Enjoy the drama!

Disclaimer: These kids aren't mine. I now have a new roommate, though. ) Oh, and I didn't edit this, like at all.. Sorry...

Loveless Lies

Chapter 8: Shut Me Up

Sora laid next to Kairi, her arms draped over the teen's clothed stomach. The brunette gently stroked the other's hair, lost in his own thoughts of how to tell her...

"I applied to a private college in Traverse Town. That was we can get an apartment when you start your job," Kairi muttered into Sora's stomach.

"That's great," Really, just perfect. Make this as complicated as humanly possible.

"Is there something wrong, Sor?" Kairi sat up next to her perplexed boyfriend. "You've been quite distant that past couple of days." Her hand had found his.

"Umm... uhh... Yeah. Well, there is," Okay, Sora. Just tell her about Riku and Zexion. It's not like she hasn't cheated on you. We,, I don't know for sure if she did. All she was doing was dancing at the time...

"Sora! Snap out of it. Seriously, what is wrong? I'm worried now," Kairi's pleasant physique drained into a slight frown.

"It's Riku," Sora began.

"Oh! Are you two still not talking? I hope everything works out. I couldn't imagine not talking to him ever again. What happened between you guys? Do you need me to talk to him?" Kairi bounced on the bed.

"No!" Too harsh. "I mean, I got everything handeled. We're okay...it's just.."

And before Sora could confess his sins to the redhead, she was on top of him, smiling like a school girl. "Yay! I knew whatever it was would blow over. Now we can have the perfect graduation tomorrow." She settled down, nuzzling her head against Sora's neck. "I'm sleepy. Let's nap until mom gets home..." Kairi yawned.

I did say I would tell Riku by graduation. Maybe tonight's not the best time and graduation doesn't start until 7 tomorrow night... "Goodnight Kairi," he said as he kissed the girl in the head. Tomorrow will be a better day.

"I love you, Sor..." Kairi drifted into a motionless sleep.

At least I didn't have to say 'I love you..." Sora shifted his weight a bit. He set his alarm on his phone for 10. Riku isn't going to like this much, but I can't rip her heart out. Not when she's like this.

Riku waited anxiously in his living room, remote in hand. He had been constantly flipping through the channels for about an hour when Sabin entered.

"Dammit, Riku. Getting home from work at nine at night is bad enough, but do you have to sit there like a zombie in front of the TV. The incessant noise form flippin' the channels is giving me a migraine," Sabin shook his head of silver hair.

"Oh, sorry. I didn't realize you were home," Riku muttered. He stopped on Bravo for one of his guilty pleasures, 'Top Chief.'

"Shouldn't you be practicing? You have try outs for that emo band Friday," Sabin started as he sat down on an arm chair adjacent to his son.

"They're not emo. They're hardcore," Riku shot back. He hated being called emo. He hated everyone who was emo. They were all whinny little bitches in Riku's eyes.

"Riku's a little defensive over his little boy band," his dad teased.

"Shut up!" was Riku's very articulate response. Silence filled the room. With that he slumped further into the couch, enjoying re-runs of his favorite show. He secretly thought one of the cooks was very attractive. He was glad to see that Ilan had won the challenged and smiled a bit.

"You've been on edge since prom, kid. What's up?" Ever since Sabin quit the band, he had tried to be thee for Riku, but the teen was impossible at times. But what teenage isn't?

"Sora was supposed to call at 10. It's 11," Riku said whilst his eyes were still glued on the TV. "And he's over there with her. Probably sleeping with her," the tone of his voice had moved from careless to intense,"What does he see in her? The whole school knows she slept with that guy after that game. She's clingy and slightly iratating..."

"Do I sense jealousy?" Sabin snickered.

"No," Riku adverted his father's gaze and fixed his own on Ilan. How many watches must one man wear?

"Don't lie to me, Riku. I may be almost 50, but I'm still perceptive. I see the way your face lights up when he calls.."

"Shut up!"

"And how you act like a 13-year-old when someone tries to ask you about him."

"Shut up!"

"And how..."

"SHUTUPSHUTUPSHUTUP!"

"My point exactly, " Sabin mumbled to himself. "Son, don't think I care if you're ga..."

"I am NOT having this discussion with you, " Riku raised himself from the couch.

Teenages scare the living shit out of me. They could care less as long as someone'll bleed. The song blared from the teen's pocket.

Sora. About time. Riku thought as he flipped open his cell. "Hey. Did you die?" A smirk found its way to Riku's lips.

"There you go again. Smiling. It must be that boy," Sabin chuckled.

"Sora, I'm coming over. Dad's being an ass. We'll talk there," Riku blurted out before his friend had a chance to respond.

Riku ran upstairs and grabbed his keys, guitar and some clothes, which he placed in his guitar case. He slung the case of his right shoulder and left the room. As he made his way down the stairs to the front door he could see his father approaching.

"Just in case," Sabin said. Riku instinctively caught the small object that had been flung in his general direction.

Green eyes peered at the object until it's identity was made known, "Oh God!" He took the condom and threw it back at his father. "I don't even want to know what a man your age is doing with that thing."

Sabin opened his mouth about ready to speak.

"On second thought, don't enlighten me," Riku shook his head in disapproval. "I'll be home in the morning."

"At least you can't get a guy pregnant," Sabin said with a laugh.

Riku made his way out of the house. Why can't I have a normal father? Not a perverted ex rock star.

Sora glanced at his phone. 'Call ended' flashed on the screen. The brunette sighed as he made his way to the kitchen. "Terra?"

"Yes, dear?" Sora's step mother asked.

"Riku's coming over. I think he's staying the night," Sora's face didn't seem as happy as it usually was whenever the two boys had a sleep over.

Terra surveyed her stepson's lack of emotions, "Ok, hun. Is there something you would like to talk about? You've seemed a bit off the past couple days."

"Yeah, things are getting complicated...," Sora took a seat on one of the stools along the island in the middle of the room. "...with graduation and Kairi and the job and..." Sora put his head in his arms.

"Riku," Terra finished the boy's statement as she turned from the dishes.

Terra was more observant than his mother. Nothing got by her eyes, still Sora's head shot up with the sound of Riku's name being said, "How did you..."

Terra chuckled and patted the boy on the head, "Sweetheart, I'm quite the preceptive person." The woman took a seat next to the teen and began to explain, "You've been with Kairi for almost three years now, but I can tell your feelings for the girl have changed."

"How can you tell?" Sora asked as hit grabbed a banana from the bowl in front of him. "Do you think Kairi is noticing?"

"That girl is pretty dense, you'll have to tell her yourself. As for how I noticed things weren't the same between you two, well. They're a lot of different things. Such as you no longer walk her to the door when she leaves late at night, you wince whenever she calls you 'Sor,' you two don't go out anymore and lay around all the time, your conversations on the phone with her are short and you didn't even try to include her in your plans after graduation. Shall I say more?" Terra smiled to herself.

"No, I get the point. I'm being one jerk of a boyfriend... But Riku?" Sora still didn't know what, if anything, Terra knew about the two.

"Let's be honest, no one makes you smile like Riku does," Terra stated.

"So, that's not enough to make any assumptions about us."

"Oh! So there's an 'us' now?" Terra smirked at her discovery.

"No! I mean, I'm with Kairi. So there can't be an us, at least not yet," Sora took a bite of the banana to signal that he was done trying to explain the awkward situation he had dug himself into.

Terra rose from her seat next to her troubled son. "Tell her soon. No matter how she may have hurt you in the past, it's not fair to her."

"I know," Sora mumbled through the banana residue in his mouth.

Sora turned his attention to the opening door. Totally forgetting Kairi, and his stepmother who was still within viewing distance, the brunette ran to the door.

"Riku!" just the sight of the taller teen made all the bad thoughts about their situation melt away. The brunette threw his arms around the taller's neck, fingers entwined within the other's silver locks.

"I miss you, too, kid," Riku smiled and he held his lover close to his chest. Close enough to feel Sora's heart beat faster and faster. "So, can I come in, or am I sleeping on your porch?"

"Heh, yeah. I'll meet you upstairs. I'm going to grab some snackage," Sora released the other and made his way into his house.

Riku looked over at his love. Seems like he told her... but then again this is Sora. He started the short trek up the stairs. He doesn't want to hurt her. I know it...But what about me? Silver hair whipped back and forth as the teen shook his hair.

I liked writing in newish characters. They made me happy.

Time to unpack much crap..

--Em