Bara:

Ok I hope you guys are ready cuz this story is starting to KICK off. Next chapter is going to get CRAZY AHHAH! Sorry its late by ALOT, but hey I had massive wrighters block but not no more. Yeah that was proper English ok as usual ...be warned I sware this story is jinksed cuz everything that happend in this chapter happend to me in real life like recntaly AFTER the chapter was done Creepy huh? Ok sooo on with it:

PS: I don't mean to be rude in some of my Riku rants, but its True! (you will understand in the first Pharagraph what I mean) HAHAH

PSS: REVIEW OR SORA AND RIKU WILL DIE! I want 2 Reviews OR ELLSE

Riku POV:

The rest of the class I gave the teacher the coldest death stare I could muster. I was holding a 10-pound, life-like replica of a baby that burped, peed, slept, and, who could forget, cried.

I know the point is to prepare me for the future or something like that, but hot damn I'm only 17 and, unlike most adolescent teenagers, I don't think about sex every 3.5 seconds. No sex means no baby which means in the near or later "future" I won't be having a baby. So in theory, this whole baby project is pointless for me. But in the long run, I blame that TV show about 13 year old girls getting pregnant. Or is it 15? I don't know. I swear, the age goes down every year. Stupid females! Keep your god damn legs shut, or at least use a condom! You know, that thing that people use for water balloons or cooking into a cupcake for a practical joke. (True Story btw) If it was not for the massive epidemic of teenage girls getting pregnant, then I wouldn't be holding the pooping baby replica! And not only that, but not having to be "partnered" up to simulate a real working family. That's a load of bull crap right there. I would be just fine taking care of a baby alone. Look at more than half of the women out there, in situations where she got pregnant as a teen, and the boyfriend left her! They're pulling through. Wonder if I could use that as a legit excuse to get a "divorce" from my partner though.

Next subject: how the hell am I going to pull this off for a week with Vanitis, without taking away from getting to know Sora?

"Class is almost over! Please take the last 15 minutes to discuss, with your partner," the teacher looked at us meaningfully before continuing, "the living situations. Remember: if you take out the battery, I'll know. You'll automatically fail the class"

I looked over to the side and got a face full of Vanitis, who was looking at me with an evil smirk. I was certain that he had something planned, and I didn't like the looks of it.

"Okay, here's the thing: I don't want to fail, but I hate the idea of being partnered with you...so do me a favor and act like you care about your grade and do your part without fucking up my life, all right?" I said.

"Oh trust me...it would be my pleasure to fuck your life every way and in any position you like..."

"God, you make me so sick!"

I would never have guessed that a person that looks so similar to Sora would be such an ass. That just goes to prove to that looks don't matter; it's what's in the heart and personality. Frankly, this guy doesn't have a heart!

"Okay, you know what? You take the baby for the first half of the day, and I'll get the second half. We'll alternate who gets the baby at night okay? I'll take the baby today, you get it tomorrow."

"Changing the subject I see...okay, fine. I'll see you tomorrow after second period English."

At that moment, the class was dismissed and Vanitis gave me the eye wink. You know, the one that is sexual, but also makes you look like a slut because you're trying too hard? Yeah. That one.

I sighed heavily, relieved that it was over, and went to go meet up with Sora. I wondered what he would think about the 2 new tumors (aka the baby and Vanitis) that I had spontaneously grown.

Finding Sora was easy (he was right where I told him to wait), but the look on his face was priceless when I came out the side door with a baby holder and my little "bundle of joy" with its head sticking out. His face was both "what the hell" and shock. I could almost see him fall over. He was holding his breath. I wonder if he thought the baby was real.

I walked over slowly to him, cooing and rocking the baby back and forth, and talking baby talk to the "baby". I wondered if I could play a little trick on Sora.

"Ri-Riku...are you...are you a...father...?"

I looked down at my "baby" with such a loving look, I feel like I could have fooled a lie detector.

"Sora...yes I do have a baby. I hope this won't come between us."

The look on his face was priceless. He was paler than a ghost. He even looked ready to pass out. I wonder what was going through his head right then...

"I thought you were gay...ummm okay...ummmm...what...what's its name? "

Wait...shit......ummmm quick...

"Ciel."

I just hoped he didn't read much manga, otherwise the trick would have ended right there.

"Can I hold him?"

It was a simple question, but a 'yes' would spoil the trick. I still couldn't believe he thought I would father a child though! But it's not like we were all that much acquainted yet anyways...I made sure that the blanket was wrapped around the baby nicely, and covered most of the face. Then I handed 'Ciel' to Sora.

The moment Sora reached out to hold him, the baby started crying in its mechanical not-a-baby way. Startled, Sora jumped back, and threw Ciel into the air. I reached out and grabbed both Sora's arm, and the baby. I knew right then and there the jig was up. I had been kind of hoping it would last a little bit longer. The looks and expressions on his face were priceless, and so different every second.

"Either that's fake, or there's something seriously wrong with your child!"

"Sora, I don't know how you could have thought it was mine, or even real! I mean, look around! Half the school has these fake babies. I mean...look there's one right now."

At this point, I was laughing after every other word. Sora gave me that look. You know...that look. The look that people give you after you played a dirty trick on them, and they totally bought it. That look.

"Sora, you are just too gullible. The baby is a project that I have for family studies. It's only for a week."

If it was any longer I think I would have to find a means of removing at least one of the tumors.

From there, I explained my "partner" situation as we walked, and how I would have my father take care of the child in order to spend more time with him, Sora.

There was just one sore subject I wish to bring up, but just can't : the whole situation about how Vanitus will make Soras like miserable. He always does whenever I find a person of interest. He always kicks them out of my life. He is like that gay football player on Glee, that does not want to come out, but loves to make the guy he likes life miserable...I hope Sora can handle it...

We managed to make it into my car with only minor issues as to how to put the baby in safe.

"So Sora, how was your day?"

"It was okay. A little different, you know what I mean? It's a lot different from home school. But I managed, and I did meet some new people. I think some are friends with you, actually."

"Really? Who did you meet? Oh...and please forgive them, some are a little off in the head..."

"They were mostly hyper, and kept gabbing on about something called Yaoi? And how cute we would be...as a...yaoi."

"That would be Selphie, and possibly Tifa. What other classes did you go to"

"Well I did not go to many classes; I just stayed in the office, got a tour of the school, met up with some of the teachers (actually, at lunch, oddly enough) and met some more friends there that said they're in the same classes as I am once, I attend tomorrow, and that I should see them."

"Then you have met Cloud and Leon yet?"

"Hmmm. I think I met Leon already. And I think I saw a "" when I was passing by a classroom. Why, are they like top secret spy's out to dominate the world?"

"Yeah Sora, top secret spies….whatever you're smoking, I want some. No, Cloud is just our English teacher, and Leon is a student in our class that's all."

" And? What makes them so important, since they're, apparently, not top secret spies….Why are they worth mentioning?"

"Our English class is an AP Junior and Senior class. Only a select group of students are in it, which means you are very good at English. Sora...you know, never mind, you will find out soon enough. Just know their involvement with one another is different than a student teacher relationship."

I felt like I should not have even told him that, but I didn't want him to come into my circle of friends not knowing anything, or saying anything that was forbidden. I could almost tell that Sora was starting to catch on a little, but did not fully understand the extent of what I was talking about.

"How does the school board not know of any indiscretions?"

"Long story short, Leon's parents are head of the police and court system. They try and keep it off the books for their son. Cloud keeps it to himself when at school."

"Oh, okay. It just seems really hard. Why go through all that trouble?"

"It's personal Sora, and I've probably said too much, but Cloud was abused, and Leon thinks he can help."

"Oh..."

"Sora , you've got to understand that people do stupid things when they're in love, or have been abused, or like someone. Or they think that they can fix anything…when in reality they can't."

The ride home was silent after that. I think I gave Sora a lot to think about, and made him realize that things are not as simple as they appear. And it takes a lot to get what they want in life.

As we pulled my car up to the driveway of my house, an obnoxious, red, blinking light flashed on and off saying: check engine. I knew this car was about to go, but come on, if it could last me one more month till my birthday, then I would be thrilled! I probably looked like a dork to Sora, egging my car on, repeating "come on baby you can make it, just a little bit more" as I eased it farther into the driveway. At this point in time smoke was venting its way out of the hood. I just gave up, and turned the ignition off, sighing in defeat. I guess I'm car less for a month...

"Ummm Riku, what just happened?"

Too distracted to really have heard Sora, I popped the lid of the car to find that

"Oh, well this just sucks!"

I'd had a feeling that car was only going to last so much longer, but why did it have to break down the first time I had Sora in there? And, to top it the entire fuck off, I'd no bloody money to buy a new car, and my parents would to flip if I asked them...oh shit, and my job. God fucken damn it.

"Well, at least it broke down at the end of your driveway, and not on the road right?" Sora's voice was very optimistic...

Just as we started to push the car up a little farther in the driveway the baby, Ciel chose to cry his little plastic lungs out. The crying resounded in the car, and, I swear, amplified the situation to the point where I was just about to take my dad's car out and run the damn baby over 8 times. And once more to add an extra kick. Remember to always double tap! At that moment in time I really just needed to walk away from the situation. Everything just kept piling up, (the school project, the baby in itself, Vanitis, my car breaking down), and to top it all off I was with Sora, the guy I was trying to impress. Sora was new and different. I was in the getting to know him stage, but how could I with a bloody baby and Vanitis trying to mess my life up! Hot Damn!

"Sora, do you mind if we just go on a walk or something? We can leave the car here, it's fine."

"Hum…why, something wrong?"

"I just need a break. This baby is driving me NUTS." I started to laugh midway through and grabbed the baby from out of the car. I didn't know about Sora, but I had no clue as to how to even hold a baby, other than support the neck, let alone how to make it stop crying!

"Yeah, I guess it was poor timing to have that baby project AND have your car break down."

"It was. Hey, Sora, let's just go to the park or something. Nice way to get some fresh air, right?"

"Right! And just think: now you can walk with me to school! Losing your car ain't all that bad." Sora had a smile that went straight across his face, a mile wide as we proceeded to go down the driveway and make our way to the park.

I could not have been more confused about my emotions. One moment, I want to be angry at the car and the baby, and then next Sora is making me feel like it's going to be better. I'm not saying I'm bipolar or anything, but this day is crazy.

"I would enjoy walking with you to school, that's not the problem. I use my car for work."

"You have a job? But you're still in High school!"

Sora seemed so surprised to find out that I had a job; it was like he did not even know you could have a job, at least, a part time job in high school. I wondered if Sora had ever had a job.

"Hahahaha yeah Sora, I have a job. I'm the lifeguard at the local pool here in town. I save people, ahem, like you Sora, all the time, from drowning in the pool."

"Yeah….about that, haha. Well, that's cool that you have a job. Can't you just walk though?"

"I could but, it's about a twenty minite walk, and I would have to carry all my things."

"I could help you, you know, carry your things to work."

Just as he had said this we had made our way to the park. It was thankfully empty, with no little rugrats playing around. It was filled with lots of slides and jungle gyms. And my favorite: swings. I might be older, but sometimes even I need to act like a kid. I set the baby down next to the swing and started to push myself off into the air waving my hands, telling Sora it's fine to join in.

I thanked god that the baby stayed quite for some time. I guess it just needed to cry itself to sleep, or whatever plastic babies do. I was just happy to have Sora at my side, swinging away. It's like all the worries and troubles just got lifted off of me and I felt free. Gosh, I probably sound like a hormonal girl, but it's true!

"Sora, I would love for you to come to the pool. Maybe then I can teach you how to swim. How does that sound?"

"Yeah, that would be great!" Sora said as he jumped off of the swings, right into the sand that surrounded us with little effort at all.

"Riku? What kinds of things do you like to do anyways?"

"Ummm...well I like music, drawing, and...I don't know, stop putting me on the spot!" I had to laugh. That question was completely out of the blue. We weren't on a dating site, where you have to put it all out there all at once. We had time to get to know each other. It was the only thing I could compare the situation to.

"Okay Sora, what do you like to do on your free time?"

"I read any kind of book that will challenge me, and I like to explore new places."

"What are you reading now?"

"Well because of the move I had to limit my choice to a simple book. You know not having much time and all. I'm reading The Life of Pie."

Ahhhh….If that's a "simple" book to Sora, I wonder what is considered to be hard? I'm not saying that The Life of Pie is hard or anything, it's just a BIG book. I decided to go along with it…Needleless to say I'm still a little baffled at that..

"So…how far along are you then?"

"Oh, I think I have just 50 pages left so. Not much."

"When did you start the book? A month ago?"

"No, about a week and a half."

Okay, this guy must be some sort of genius or something because that's like a 1,000+ page book, and there are 3 books in one. Or he was just trying to impress me. I guess during the dinner with my parents, when we were all talking about how he could skip a grade, they were not kidding that he was smart enough to do so.

"That's really hard to believe, but I trust you, hahaha. So do you listen to music any?"

"Just whatever is on the radio. But I do listen to classical music. I always wanted to learn how to play the piano, actually."

"Maybe one day I could teach you, just like swimming".

"Riku, you know how to play?"

His face once again light up like a Christmas tree. He was so excited you could feel that vibe in the air. I guess I have to thank my dad for never letting me quit playing. I guess that is where I got my love for music from anyways. Sheesh it has been some time. I might have been a little rusty. Before I showed him, I remember thinking that maybe I should warm up, and ask my dad if we could move the mini grand from the basement to the living room.

"Yeah it was something my dad wanted me to learn. I can show you once you're fully moved into your house."

"Thank you Riku! You know, that really was a dream of mine…"

" Well, I'm glad that I could make a dream come true for you Sora… Now can you do something for me?"

"Ummm...what?"

"Take the baby and find it some adoptive parents for a week." I had to laugh. I really needed that baby gone so I could teach Sora how to swim and play the piano…

All I saw was Sora rolling around on the sand laughing…Well this brings a new life to the expression ROTFL. I hoped he knew I was being totally serious about that though. I helped him up, and wiped off some sand from his T-shirt.

"Sora, it's getting late. I think it's time we should head home, we still have school tomorrow you know."

"Yeah, you're right. But being with you...everything just seems so simple, and time passes too quickly. Look at the sky; it's starting to turn dark."

I grabbed the baby, and we engaged in small talk on the way home. Nothing too revealing, just how much he can't wait to play, and the other books he has read. We also talked about my friends at school, and school in itself. The walk home was much faster than getting to the park. That made me so glad that he lived right next door to me. I could almost see him at any time that I liked. We walked up to his house, but he seemed a little bit hesitant, like he did not want to leave. Or at least that's what I hoped for. I would have loved to stay and chat.

"Soooo….Sora. I'll see you at, say, 5:45 am?"

"Yeah I will meet you outside. Don't mind if I'm a little bit late, I'm not much of a morning person. Just ask my mom."

"I'll remember that for next time I see her. Okay, remember, 5:45ish. Bye Sora."

"Bye Riku!"

He waved me off as I walked over to my house, which literally took me a few seconds. I opened the door, and yelled out:

"DAD, I got a girl pregnant at school! Want to meet your Grandson?"

I could have not asked for a better time for the baby to have cried. It just made the whole joke even better. My father father came running, all freaked out and yelling on the way.

"Boy, that better just be a joke or you're DEAD."

"Dad, I'm surprised that you would have thought that I would have gotten a girl pregnant! Sheesh, don't you have any trust in your son?"

"Well I heard a baby cry and you know I just worry, okay!"

Now I'm not saying that our house is large or really big or anything, but MAN did he get to the front door fast. He looked down to see the carrier that the baby did come in, and still freaked out a little.

"Riku, but really, do you have something to tell me?"

Giving the baby one well look over, you could see it in his eyes that he realized it was just plastic. But I guess him having gone through a teenage pregnancy, and my mother dying during birth really is giving him a reality check.

"No…sheesh Dad, trust me. It's just a school project that BLOWS."

"HAHAHA. Back in my day, it was not a plastic baby, it was a sack of flour."

"I wish it was a sack of flour. Maybe then I could have some use for it, and make some cookies."

"Actually, I think someone in my class did that, and failed."

"Sooo...want to relive your "Glory" days, and take care of this fake baby for me?"

"You wish. This is your responsibility. ...but maybe just for a little..."

He took off with the baby joyfully. I hope that he realized it was a fake baby…But hey you know what, I wasn't about to complain. I really did not want to hear that crying all night. Before he realized that it liked to pick the worst times ever to cry, I dashed my way to my room. Yes, the one that is the pool house and if anyone was wondering, it SUCKED when it rained.

As I walked out of the main house, I glanced up and into the window that was Sora's to see him gazing at me, or at least I hoped it was me he was looking at. I felt like our eyes had met that moment and I wanted it to last forever. It was great. I waved and, in my gut, I knew I needed to know him more and be with him to know what makes Sora...well, Sora. I dashed into my room and looked for a piece of large white paper and one of my jumbo sharpie markers. I wrote down, without thinking how corny it was or how much it reminded me of the movie where the guy held the boom box outside the girls window to serenade her, this:

Sora, go on a date with me to the beach?

It was simple. I didn't know what he was thinking, but I just did not care. It would be our first date, if he said yes, but how were we gonna get to know each other if we didn't go out on a date? It had to happen sometime, right?

I walked back outside, hoping that he was still there, and I thanked god that he was when I looked up at the window. It was still light enough outside, and the added light from the pool did help. I did not hold up the sign, but more put it to my chest and waited for him to read it.

My heart was beating faster than a kitten playing with cat nip for the first time. I anticipated him saying no because it was too soon, but in my heart I knew he would say yes. I had to look away for a moment. I was a little scared, but when I did glance up, our eyes met once again and he nodded his head in a sweet, unsure, but can't say no way. It was then that I knew that he liked me in some way. I was worried because our first impression was not the best, but I think we can safely say we moved along.

It was a little awkward, figuring out what to do after he had said yes. I had no more paper, and there was no way that he could hear me from that far away. So all I did was wave good-bye, and hope he remembered to be up in time for school. I went inside my room and planned for our date the next day.

Soras POV:

When Riku and I parted ways, my heart felt heavy, and my airway seemed to be blocked. It was hard to be away from him. Our talk on the way home was delightful. It had been filled with new information about him, and I told him things about myself that no one else knew. I opened up to Riku, and I felt as though the relationship could work out in my favor. I just wished he was not a player, and wouldn't try and kiss me out of the blue again.

School the next day was filled with interesting people. Some looked like they could bite your head off, but were sweethearts inside. A.k.a Leon… and Selphie who really needed to take a chill pill, but really had high hopes and aspirations. Then there was everyone else I had met. Some teachers were nice, and seemed so warm and willing to help me. I did not meet one person that I did not like, and that was new. [The whole situation with school was new.] That, and having a guy that was not going to disappear in a matter of a week was a new concept. I can say I was scared. I didn't know what was going to happen, but: why live yesterday when we can only control tomorrow, right?

That's why I said yes, to the date you know… I just hoped it was going to be nice. But anywhere with any of my new friends would be great. And even better, with Riku…

After school I had told my mother how my day went and all she could say was:

"Now Sora, I think you're a little too young to be doing the Hanky Panky, but if you are, just please use a condom."

My response was :

"MOM, sheesh I have not even had my first date EVER. No date means no sex."

She gave me the evil mom glare and proceeded to tell me that she loves me whether I'm gay or Bi or straight. But I wondered if I would get an even bigger birds and the bees sex talk if I told her that I had just said yes to having a date with Riku.

I remember thinking: HAHAHA yeah okay, I'm going to try and avoid that conversation as much as possible, and just go to bed. I can tell her ALL about our teenage hormonal date tomorrow AFTER it all happens. Just for now I should get some homework done and go to bed.