Writer's block is a bitch. Winamp's visualizations don't help my attention span at all. Neither does FFVI or the three Warped Tours I've been to in the last week. Anyways, third to last chapter. Woo?
Btw, new story up. Just one chapter, though. I'm not going to regularly update it until this is over. It's going to have the same characters as this one, plus Cloud, Leon, Sephiroth and Vincent. It's also going to have heavy Akuroku.
Disclaimer: I don't own 'em.
Loveless Lies
Chapter 11: Try Honesty
Graduation. One of those things everyone is supposed to remember. The pictures, people, ceremony, the one person who trips across the stage. Memories in the making. Sora sighed as he walked with his family towards the theater. The only thing I'll remember is Riku's face when he figures out what I told Kairi.
Kairi's family had already arrived. Not only had they arrived, but Sora spotted his redheaded girlfriend giggling with Selphie off in the distance. Sora shook his head. "And so it begins," he mumbled to himself as he passed parents flashing cameras at their children.
"Sora! Dad wants us to take pictures with you," Xavier pulled down on Sora's blue gown. Sora ruffled his younger brother's hair as Zeke ran to Sora's other side. Locke appeared with his wife, Terra and Mina. All of them with cameras in hand.
So the pictures started. Some with Sora and his brothers, others with Sora and Mina, Sora and Terra, Sora and Locke... so many pictures... so many dots in front of his eyes. Just when the brunette thought it was safe for him to go inside the building, he spotted Riku.
Mina immediately motioned Riku over to their crowd. Riku's family, Kairi, Kairi's parents, Axel, Roxas and Roxas' parents followed suit. Sora was surprised to see Roxas' parents, but his friend seemed happy to have them there.
After the onslaught of pictures, Riku pulled Sora inside the lobby of the theatre. The taller boy continued dragging his friend until he found the place where all the graduates were lining up. The taller boy pushed Sora against a nearby wall, "Did you tell her?"
"Kinda..." it was the truth, right?
"Well, what does kinda mean?" Riku was holding back the need to take the other's lips into his own.
Sora looked down at his feet, "I told her you were gay, but I was interrupted by her and then my brother..."
Riku let his hands move from Sora's body to his own sides, "Great...I'm sure 95 percent of our graduating class now knows that I like guys."
"Once we get together, everyone will know," Sora's eyes met Riku's.
Riku's lips curled into a smile, "I suppose you're right." Riku loved the idea of having Sora all to himself, being able to kiss him whenever he pleased, wherever he pleased... All of the sudden he wanted more than anything to be able to kiss Sora. He wanted to feel the pressure of the other's lips send heat and passion throughout his body.
He looked around to see who was watching the couple's conversation. Sure enough, he spotted Kairi and Selphie who on their way towards the boys. Wheels started to churn in the sliver haired teen's head. Riku motioned his friends to come over.
"What are you doing?" Sora didn't understand why Riku would want them around. Then again, there was a lot the brunette didn't understand.
Riku flashed Sora a quick smirk.
"Riku! So is it true??" Kairi said with a giggle.
"What that I like guys?" Kairi nodded. "I mean, I wouldn't say I would bang every guy in sight, but yeah, I wouldn't mind making out with a few here and there," Riku said as he devilishly grinned at Sora, sending a blush to the smaller boy's cheeks.
"I don't believe it," Selphie smiled. "Prove it."
"Kairi, would you be so kind as to allow me to prove to our dear friend my true sexuality," Riku said, the same grin as before on his lips.
Sora looked helplessly at his girlfriend. He knew once Riku kissed him, it would be hella hard to make himself stop. Still, he knew his girlfriend and Selphie has always had a thing for boys kissing. God help me, he thought to himself.
Kairi giggled, "I wouldn't mind seeing a little kissing. Sor, are you up for it?"
Before Sora could refute, Riku's lips were on his own. A moan escaped his lips as silver hair fell on his face. "Riku.." he said breathlessly into the other's mouth, forgetting his girlfriend's presence. A tinge on pleasure shot done both of their bodies, wanting nothing more than to prolong the passionate kiss.
Selphie squealed with joy, waving at some of her other friends from prom to come and see the kiss.
Kairi, on the other hand, was not enjoying herself as much as the other girl. Now that Riku had admitted his sexuality, the kiss between Sora and Riku didn't seem as innocent as the one at prom. It seemed almost sexual. She noticed Sora's hand making its way down Riku's back, stopping just above where pants would be if the gown was not covering them. Sure, she loved seeing boys kiss, but this was getting intense. Sora was, after all, her boyfriend.
Before Kairi could break off the kiss, Sora backed away from Riku's lips. "I should go get in line..." Sora said as he quickly ran off, avoiding all confrontation with his girlfriend and Riku.
"Believe me now?" Riku grinned as he, too, went off to get in line.
"Well, wasn't that...heated," Selphie said, eying Kairi to see her reaction to the kiss, or rather, kisses.
"Yeah..." a hint of worry lingered in Kairi's eyes. "Hey, Selph, you don't think Sora's...," she couldn't even get mouth around the words.
"I honestly don't know after that. I mean, at prom, it was one kiss and then done, but that, that was something entirely different," Selphie looked to her friend. She found a pouting redhead instead of the cheery Kairi she was used to.
"Can you find out for me? Ask Roxas or something. You're better friends with him than me. It's probably nothing, but.. I'm worried," Kairi said as her eyes fell to the ground.
"Sure. I don't think it's anything either, but if anyone would know, it would be Roxas. I sit next to him during the ceremony," Selphie put a hand on her friend's shoulder. "Cheer up, Kairi. Today is graduation after all."
"I told you, Sora's not gay," Roxas turned his attention, once again, to the nagging brunette. "If you don't believe me, why don't you and Kairi ask him yourself?"
"Kairi wanted me to ask you," Sephlie whispered.
Roxas rolled his eyes, "I'm trying to watch this stupid senior slide show. I gave you my answer, that's all you're going to get out of me."
Selphie's lips turned into a wicked grin, "So, there's more to get out of you then?"
"Oh, no. You're not going to play mind games with me," with that, Roxas found his MP3 player and stuck the headphones in his ears.
Sora took off his hat and tossed it about three feet into the air. He looked around and saw hats, beach balls and other inflatable objects flying above his head. The graduate took that as his cue to leave. All the teen wanted to do was find his family and go home.
The lobby was full of cameras flashing and obnoxiously loud talking. Sora pushed passed it all, only to make contact with one of the two people he had been avoiding.
"Sor! We did it!" Kairi threw her hands around her boyfriend's neck.
"Yeah," Sora's eyes dashing around trying to find his parents.
"You okay?" Kairi noticed her boyfriend's lack of interest with his current situation.
"I suppose. Hey, Kairi, I see my dad. Call me later?" Sora untangled himself from the girl.
"Okay...Are we going out tonight?" the teen desperately wanted some time, any time, with her boyfriend. Just to make sure everything was alright...
"I don't know. Bye Kairi," Sora ran off towards the doors.
"Bye...," Kairi's spirits were broken. A hand touched the redhead's shoulder.
"I talked to Roxas," Seplhie said.
"And?" Kairi turned to face her best friend.
"He told me Sora wasn't gay, but he seemed to be hiding something. He said to ask Sora yourself," Selphie shrugged.
Kairi sighed, "Fine."
Sora was almost home free. He had made it through the building, to the parking lot down the street and had a conversation with his father. His body was half into his dad's vehicle when he felt himself being pulled away from its safe interior.
"And just where do you think you're going," Riku purred into Sora's ear. His voice sent chills down the other's body.
"I'm, uh, going to my dad's," Sora replied without turning around. If he saw Riku's face, he just might not be able to contain himself.
Riku put his arms around his love's waist, "How long will you be gone?"
"Well, uh. I don't know," it was the honest truth. He needed time away from everything. Time to rethink everything. Time to just be alone.
Silver hair tickled the other teen's neck as Riku kissed its soft tan exterior, "Come on, Sora, give me a straight answer."
Sora overcame Riku's seduction and brushed the other boy away from his neck, "I seriously don't know."
A sigh escaped the taller teen's lips, "Fine, but make sure you're at the show Friday night. The place is around the corner from your dad's."
"Oh, yeah. The audition," Sora had forgotten all about his friend's chance at being in an honest to God band.
"Yep. If I make it, I'll practice with them all day Friday and play one or two songs with them that night. I want you there," Riku's grasp on the other became tighter.
"I wouldn't miss it," Sora turned within Riku's arms and hugged the other. "I'll call you." The brunette climbed into his father's car.
The night of graduation had not been like in teen movies. Sora went to his dad's and had a long conversation about everything his father had missed over the past 6 months. Riku went to Roxas' where he joined Axel in a never ending game of Halo 2. Kairi stayed over at Selphie's. The two girls spent most of their time complaining about boys while watching crappy late night TV. There were no massive parties full of drinking and fornication, but then again, who actually has those kind of parties nowadays?
The morning after, Riku rose from Axel's couch and grabbed his phone. The LCD screen showed the picture of Sora and himself from prom. No missed calls. Riku sighed heavily as he threw himself back onto the couch, his thought racing.
This is going to be like last time. He won't call me or answer my calls for three days, and I'll go crazy, Riku's thoughts were interrupted by a pillow smacking him in the face.
"What the fuck?" he yelled as he threw the pillow in the general direction of Roxas.
The blonde shrugged, "You looked depressed."
"And a pillow to the mouth is supposed to help?" Riku shook his head.
"I dunno," Roxas walked over and took a seat on the love seat. "Do you think he's going to show tomorrow?"
"I hope so. I can't take this much longer. He's acting like a damn girl."
"Well, one of you has to be the girl in the relationship," the blonde said as he pointed to himself. "I know I am."
Riku chuckled, "I guess so. I just hope Sora can cook better than you." The statement got him another pillow to the face.
The two sat in silence for a few seconds before Roxas spoke, "Selphie asked me about Sora during graduation."
"What did she want to know, now?"
Roxas laid down on the small couch, "Kairi was worried after that one hell of a kiss you two had. She wanted to know if Sora was gay."
Riku sat straight up, "You didn't tell her did you?" He wanted everyone to know about him and Sora, but he wanted the news to come from his or Sora's lips, not gossip. Besides, if Sora wasn't ready for the world to know, he would respect that.
"Nope. I told her to have Kairi ask Sora herself."
"Good," Riku looked at his friend. "Do you think she will ask him?"
Roxas shrugged.
The taller boy sighed as he glanced down at his phone, 12:30 p.m. "I should get home. Sabin wants to help me practice for tomorrow. "
"Good luck with that. Does he know about you and Sora?" the blonde said as he sat up on the couch.
"Yeah," Riku shuddered as he made his way to the door. "But let's not go there."
Sora's father's house was just outside the city. The traffic outside Sora's window kept the brunette awake for most of the night. Around 9:00 a.m. he abandoned all hope of sleep and made his way downstairs.
His mother and step mother were at work, while Zeke and Xavier were at a babysitter's. Sora had offered to babysit his brothers, but Locke insisted that his oldest son needed some alone time; he was probably right.
After grabbing a glass of orange juice, Sora made his way to the family computer. It had been days since he had checked his mail, for all he knew, he could have lost the fencing job and be screwed in the fall.
The young adult sipped his orange juice and clicked absent absentmindedly on various web comics. For once, his mind was off of Kairi, Riku and everything else that had been bothering him. He could pretend that life was normal, and the past year had never happened.
That was until his phone rang. Being in the trance that the Internet sometimes puts on its victims, he answered his cell before checking to see who it was, "Hello?"
"Hey, Sor."
Immediately, Sora snapped out of his daze and chocked on his OJ, "Kairi?"
The girl giggles, "Yes? You did say to call."
"Uh, oh yeah," Sora had already lost interest in his conversation, double clicking on the Lord of the Rings Online desktop icon.
"I came by your house, no one was home." Kairi just wanted a normal conversation with her boy. Was that so much to ask for.
"I'm at my dad's."
"Oh, when will you be back?" She wanted to ask him, but the phone wasn't the right way. Kairi hated when people didn't have the balls to say serious shit to people's faces.
"I don't know," he was intentionally keeping his responses short, but video games had that effect on him.
Kairi sighed. The more Sora didn't respond, the more she thought he hated her. Oh, the mind of a female adolescent, "Are you going to that show tomorrow?"
At this point, God himself could have manefested and been damming the boy to hell and he wouldn't have noticed, "Yeah, hey Kai, I'm playing Lord of the Rings. I'll talk to you later." All he wanted was to pwn some n00bs and forget about everything else or at least an hour, it was ridiculous.
"K. See you tomorrow. Byes!" Kairi hung up her phone. At least she would see him tomorrow.
Sora went on playing his MMORPG for about 15 minutes until his brain screamed at him, You fuckass, now she knows where you are and is going to see you tomorrow. "Dammit all to hell," Sora said as he hit his head on the desk.
Kairi, not being satisfied with the short conversation with her so called boyfriend, decided to do a little more research on her problem.
She picked up her cell and searched for Sora's home number. After talking to Terra , who wouldn't tell her anything regarding sexuality, she wouldn't even refute the idea or Sora being gay. The more people who wouldn't give the girl an actual answer, the deeper she dug.
After calling Axel and getting his voice mail, Kairi grew desperate. She pulled the phone book toward her, flipping to the Yellow Pages. Soon, she found Mina's place of employment. Kairi put on her best sad voice, but Mina had no answers regarding her son's sexuality.
Rage burned inside of Kairi as she forced fake sobbing. She told Mina that she couldn't get a hold of Sora because his phone was turned off. She begged Mina for Locke's cell number. Kairi wasn't giving up without a fight.
Mina sighed and repeated the numbers to the girl. Kairi smiled as she thanked the woman for her help. The redhead knew Sora's relationship with his father was a close one. She also knew that Locke didn't like to lie, having been lied to by Mina for quite some time.
"Hello?" a strong male voice asked through the receiver.
"Hi, Locke. It's Kairi," she began.
"Oh, hey" Locke couldn't think of any time in his life that the redhead had called him still, he was polite. "What's up?"
"Well, I had a question for you. No one else will give me a straight answer, and Sora keeps ignoring me, " Kairi's cheery voice filled with actual sadness instead of the fake sobbing she had while talking to Mina.
"Really? What do you want to know?"
"I'm not going to sugarcoat this, and I expect a truthful answer," her voice was stern.
"It's okay, Kairi. I'll tell you everything I know," something clicked in the man's head. He suddenly knew what she was going to ask. Damn kid, he should have told her, Locke thought to himself, Guess I'll have to.
"Is Sora gay?
I promise the next update will be more interesting. I have severe writer's block. I wanted to write the concert scene in here so badly, but I think that's going to be the last entry, or second to last. So, I refrained.
Next chapter: the concert. Oh the drama that will consume that poor show...
--Em