My friend thought that making the characters go to Sydney was a bad idea. It's only 2 chapters, for those who feel the same. If you don't like the Sydney Series, hold out for just this chapter and the next chapter.
There is a certain paragraph which at first may appear to be Yaoi. Do NOT be fooled, it is simply a scene of fluff between two best friends. There is no Yaoi/Yuri relationship in this story.
Those Daily Things (The Sydney Series!)
Chapter 3
As soon as Tom had announced that the boys were sleeping together and the girls were sleeping together as well, the girls had run quickly to claim the room with two beds rather than one. Tom was sleeping on the couch. That left Sora and Roxas with one option.
"Shit." Sora swore, with Roxas scratching his head. They both looked at the king sized bed in front of them, then at each other.
"You've got to be kidding me." Roxas said. Then Tom clapped his hands, calling for attention. When all were there, Tom told them they were going to the Opera House that night. They were to dress in their best clothes and be on their best behaviour.
About 4 hours later…
They walked out of the opera house of the performance of Hansel and Gretel. At first they thought they were too old for Hansel and Gretel, but it was a fantastic re-telling. Sora had his arm wrapped across Kairi's shoulders, slightly tired from Kairi and his passionate kissing in the back row. Roxas had promised his parents he would call them once the opera was over. He was on his cell.
"Yeah, it was great. No, nothing will happen between Namine and I. No, you do not have to worry about being grandparents. No, I'm sleeping next to Sora."
Roxas moved his ear away from the phone as he heard his father shout to his mother that she owes him $30 on a bet they made about Roxas' sexuality.
They moved to Otto's for dinner, and ate heartily, leaving Tom with a $900 AUS bill. Tom returned by making the 4 teens pay for the taxi bill back to the hotel.
When it came to bedtime, Sora came out wearing boxers (with underwear under the boxers) with little Shadow Heartless on them. Roxas came out with the same outfit (both boys were paranoid about sleeping in the same bed) only his boxers had little Dusk Nobodies on them. The girls came out with identical tracksuits, only Kairi's was pink and Namine's was white.
"It's Spring. Spring down here is at hot as our Summer. You'll fry like a plant in Axel's room." Sora said grinning victoriously, enjoying the opportunity to prove that the boys were better prepared.
"If you say so." Kairi said, giggling to Namine and herself. "Enjoy the cold."
They were up for quite some time. Sora tried to sleep, but couldn't due to Roxas, who had a lamp on to read. It was around 1AM when Roxas nudged Sora awake.
"Sora! Tom's gone to bed!"
"So?"
"He turned the central air-con to 16 degrees!"
"So?"
"Tom can't sleep unless he's in…"
"Cold temperatures."
"This room is…"
"Very small."
"And…"
"Very confined."
"So it'll…"
"Get cold quickly."
"That's what Kairi and Namine meant by…"
"The cold."
"Okay, that's getting…"
"Extremely annoying."
Roxas sighed and leaned back. He tried to sleep, but the room seemed to snap-freeze. He didn't dare move; for any movement would result in whatever limb was moved being frozen in seconds. Eventually he managed to establish warmth, due to his muscles (he and Riku worked out a bit) providing heat. Minutes later, he heard whimpering next to him, and turned to see Sora. The brunette didn't work out as much – he preferred higher grades over muscles, and so with his body of virtually no strong muscle, he had not the heat to stay warm. He shivered and tried to sleep, but to no avail.
"I can't believe I'm doing this." Roxas thought as he wrapped his arms around the shivering, blue eyed brunette. Sora stopped shaking, and smiled peacefully. To Sora, his best friend's arms were a sanctuary. Then Roxas felt his back go extremely cold. His back became numb, and when he couldn't bear his back exposed to the frigid cold any more, he felt warm hands. Sora was returning the favour.
"Thanks…" Roxas really meant it.
----- THE NEXT MORNING…
Namine yawned while walking to the kitchen. Tom was nowhere to be found, and his couch-bed was cleared up. Namine found a note on the kitchen bench from Tom. It read:
To whoever wakes up first and reads this, there is a muffin in the fridge for you. I am just readying the boat – I'll come and get you. Make sure not to eat too much though, or else you'll be feeding the fishes in the Harbour! Oh and by the way, I'll be bringing back 2 high-quality chocolate croissants (I know how much the 4 of you love them!) and I'll give them to either the girls or the boys! So whoever reads this first, you have a head start on the competition!
See you at 10:30!
Tom
Namine looked in the fridge, and sure enough there was a double choc chip muffin in the fridge. She had an idea…
Namine heated the muffin to the point where the chocolate was a rich aroma, and the choc chips were part melted. She woke Kairi.
They took photos of the boys half-naked (and hugging, that was a pleasant bonus to the girls) giggling wildly, and prepared for their plan. First they needed to wake up Sora.
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Sora awoke slowly as he felt Kairi pry his hands off Roxas. Roxas simply groaned and turned in his sleep.
"What's going on?" Sora asked groggily.
Kairi placed her finger over her mouth in a sshhh motion, and pulled the brunette out of bed. They dragged Sora into the living room, where Sora woke up in a hurry as they forced him to the ground and bound him using bed sheets.
"Okay, what did I do? Kairi never ties me up unless I do something bad, or hormonal… Or perverted…" Sora said.
"Sora, if you want to be untied ever again," Namine joked, "you must answer the following question: What is your favourite food?"
"Double choc chip muffin. You know that."
Namine smirked. "I got one." She said, holding up the muffin.
Sora almost drooled. He tried to charge the muffin, but fell back down, and Kairi pinned him.
"What is it with you and pinning me? I'm not your sex slave… Well, maybe sometimes, but never actual se…" Sora stopped as Namine waved her hand for silence.
"Sora, you see, sometimes we need to fight for our right to eat croissants." Kairi said, giving him a quick peck on the cheek.
"Job well done, Kairi! I have a feeling we need to take Roxas by surprise if we want to win, so let's go!" Namine said, preparing their remaining bedsheets.
"Let's move out! Oh and Sora, here's your muffin." She said, placing the chocolate muffin in his mouth. It was torture. Sora couldn't eat it or speak.
----- About 2 hours later
Tom walked in the room carrying a paper bag and a large set of keys. He called out the 4 teen's names and heard Kairi and Namine call out to him.
"Well well well." How did I know the girls would win? Here's your croissants."
----- About half an hour later
"Everyone got lifejackets!?"
"Yes!"
"Yes."
"All ready!"
"Let's move!"
Tom nodded in approval and started backing the two-engined speedboat out of the docking area. "Once we clear the Opera House," he said, "the TRUE ride will begin!"
After they cleared the Opera House, Tom did indeed rev the engine and started ripping up the harbour. They did 270 degree spins, zigzagged between yachts and annoyed the Manly ferries. At one point Tom stopped suddenly, sending a wall of spray in the boat's face and saturating Sora and Kairi in the process, who were next to Tom in the front.
Sora's dripping hair was flown back as his body was wracked with euphoria. Nothing could make the smile on his mouth go away, he looked behind him to see Namine, surprisingly fun when outside as opposed to quiet when inside, having the time of her life. There was Roxas, trying not to vomit. He looked next to him, and there was Tom, once again getting out on this boat on the harbour, his favourite thing to do in Sydney. And on his other side, there was the love of his life. Kairi was almost squealing with fun.
Sora got blasted to reality when Tom did a 270 degree turn. Sora almost went flying out of his seat. He didn't, but he came close, and got a nasty bang on the head against the side of the boat. Tom stood up and turned around, looking for the thumbs up I'm-okay symbol. He got three. He saw Sora and bent down beside him.
"You okay, Sora?"
"Yeah… I'm fine. I was just distracted and…"
"My 270 a bit rough, eh? Don't worry, that was our last turn anyway. We're going back in."
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Roxas had only JUST managed to avoid vomiting. Namine and Kairi were still hyped, and Sora still was massaging his aching brain.
"Don't worry, all. We're gonna have lunch here and then we move on to THAT." Tom said, gesturing behind him.
Gasps rang out from the 4 teenagers and Roxas, who was scared of heights, almost vomited on the spot.
"WHAT?!" The blonde boy asked.
"Mmm-hmm. Eat your lunch well, kiddos, because today we conquer the SYDNEY HARBOUR BRIDGE!!!"
----- END OF CHAPTER
Sorry I haven't updated in a while, but you know, shit happens. And I know this wasn't a particularly glorious chapter, but believe me once they get back, a lot of stuff will happen. Please review!
NEXT UP: The famous Sydney Harbour Bridge… Can the Bridgeclimb be conquered by our 4 heroic teens? Wait and see!