KH – KH

It was around 8:30 that night and Sora and Riku were sitting on the couch in the living room watching TV.

Suddenly Sora said, "This is getting boring! Do you wanna go for a walk or something?"

"Sure! Beats the hell out of being bored!" Riku said and they turned the TV off and went outside.

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Riku and Sora got to the beach and started walking around on the sand. All they could hear were the waves crashing onto the shore and the occasional call of a seagull that was still out.

"It's such a peaceful night. Don't you think?" Sora asked.

"Indeed." Riku agreed.

Suddenly, Sora smelled something good and his stomach growled. "Hey! Something tells me its supper time! There's a restaurant not far from here and that's where the smell is coming from!"

"I don't have any money!"

"My mom gave me some before she left! Come on! Please!" Sora pleaded, then heard Riku's stomach growl. "I'll take that as a yes! Let's go!" He said and dragged Riku off towards the restaurant.

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They got to the restaurant and went inside to get a table.

"An Italian restaurant?" Riku asked.

"Yeah! What's the matter? Do you not like Italian food?"

"Oh, no! I love Italian food! It's one of the best!"

"Hello!" The girl from behind the seating booth said. "How many?"

"Two please!" Sora said.

"On a date tonight?"

"Yes!" Sora said, then realized what she had asked. "I mean, no! No, I'm not! Just here with a friend, Naminé!"

"You know her too? Do you know everyone?" Riku asked.

"Almost everyone!" Sora said, happily.

"Oh! You must be Riku!" Naminé said. "Kairi told me about you! You really are as good looking as she said. I thought she was just bluffing."

"Naminé! Don't go getting any ideas!" Sora said.

"Okay, okay. He's yours, I get it. I didn't mean to make you jealous, Sora."

"I-I'm not jealous!"

"Whatever you say. Here… let me show you two to your table." Naminé said as she got two menus and walked them to their table. The table was a small booth in the corner of the room and it had a view of the ocean from the window. "Enjoy your meal. Your waiter should be with you in just a moment." She said and walked off.

"So… what are you going to have?" Sora asked.

"Hm…" Riku mulled as he looked over the menu. "Well, before I decide, I guess I should ask what the price limit is."

"Get whatever you want. I got enough money, I assure you." Sora said.

"In that case… I think I'll have some spaghetti."

"Oh! That sounds good, I'll have the same!" Sora said and just then their waiter walked up and took their orders.

While they were waiting for their suppers, they were just talking.

"Hey, Riku… I've got a question."

"Yeah?"

"When you told me that your father gave you a punishment that you'll never forget… what did you mean?"

Riku sighed and said, "He beat me up… that's what happened."

Sora's eyes widened and he grabbed Riku's hand. "Oh, Riku! I'm so sorry!"

Riku squeezed Sora's hand back and smiled. "It's alright. I'm alright… thanks to you. If it hadn't been for you, Sora… I'd still be in that hellhole."

"Well, I'm just glad that you're happy with me!" Sora said.

"Sora, ever since I met you, I've been happy with you! I don't know what it is, but something about you just makes me happy to be alive!"

Sora blushed a little and smiled. 'Wow! This man is amazing!' He thought.

They talked for a little bit longer until their food came and they started eating.

Sora had taken too big of a bite and his cheeks were stuffed which made him look so adorable. Riku looked at Sora with his cheeks stuffed and he laughed. Sora blushed out of embarrassment and quickly ate the food in his mouth.

Riku chuckled and said, "You've got some sauce on the corner of your mouth. Here, I've got it." He said as he grabbed his napkin and leaned across the table to wipe Sora's mouth.

Sora blushed an even deeper shade of red and looked at Riku's plate. Riku had already eaten his meatballs and Sora still had one of his. So, Sora picked up his fork and plate and pushed his last meatball over to Riku's plate.

Riku looked up at Sora and smiled. "Thanks, but… are you sure? That's your last meatball."

"I'm positive." Sora replied. "Take it. It's the least I can do."

"Yeah, that is the least you can do. Sora, you took me in when I had nowhere to go and you've given me everything I've ever asked for. You're the best thing that's ever happened to me. Giving me your last meatball was just a cherry on top."

Sora smiled brightly. "I did all those things because I care about you."

"I know, and that means more to me than you'll ever know!"

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When they got back to Sora's house, it was only around 10:30.

"We've still got time before my parents get home. What do you want to do?"

'Kiss you.' Riku's mind answered. 'Make passionate love to you… right here on the kitchen floor.' His mind continued to say before he stopped himself and shook his head, hoping to get rid of the thoughts. "Um… play a game?" He suggested.

"Okay! What game?"

"Well, what do you have?"

"Clue?"

"No fun with just two people."

"Monopoly?"

"Game goes on forever."

"Battleship?"

"Alright. Sure."

"Great! I'll be right back!" Sora said and ran up the stairs and into his room to get the game. When, he came back down a minute later, Riku had cleared a spot on the table for them to play. They sat across from each other and started playing.

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Only a few minutes later, Sora had lost the game and Riku was sitting there, feeling victorious.

"How did you do that?" Sora asked. "Could you see?"

"No, I swear. I couldn't see anything. You shouldn't put all your ships right next to each other. It got obvious." Riku said.

"It usually fools people though. Usually, people search all over the board and not just one particular spot."

"Well, it didn't fool me." Riku said.

"I can see that!"

"…Hey Sora?"

"Hm?"

"There's… something that I've been meaning to ask you."

"Yeah?"

"Would…would you… be offended if I told you that… you were good looking?"

"Why would that offend me?"

"Well, if a guy told another guy that, some people would probably find it sickening."

"I don't think it's sickening at all." Sora said. "In fact, I'm rather flattered that you would think of me as being attractive."

"So, you don't mind that I'm gay?"

"Well, I didn't really know that you were gay, but yeah! I'm cool with that! At least you're honest!"

"One last question…" Riku said.

"Yeah-huh?" Sora asked.

'Here goes everything!' Riku thought. "Would you be… sickened by the fact that… I've fallen for you?"

That's when Sora got speechless. "Uh…"

Riku sighed and looked away. "Yeah… I figured your reaction would be something like that."

"Riku… it's just that…"

"You don't have to say anything. Look… I know a dating relationship is impossible, but do you think we could still be friends at least?"

"Of course!" Sora replied. "But Riku…"

"I told you, you don't have to say anything. I already know what's going to come out of your mouth. We're still friends and I can live with that." Riku said and walked into the living room. 'I think…'

"Riku…" Sora whispered to himself. 'But I wanna be so much more than friends!'

KH – KH

Yes, I know you all are probably getting so sick of all these cliffhangers, but I love them! I already know how the next chapter is going to go… the beginning of it anyway!

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