In Life and Death
Chapter 10: Avoidance

A month had passed by pretty quickly since Sora first took Kairi with him to meet Veera. It was that same trip that Kairi had pressed Sora to tell both his mother and Riku in Veera's office. The same trip Veera did an amniocentesis and the same trip that Sora was told he was having a girl and a boy.

And then Sora and Kairi had gone back to his empty house to watch movies. And he mistakenly let Kairi root around his and his mother's DVD collection, which, thanks to his mother's obsession, included a wide assortment of Arnold Schwarzenegger movies.

Of course Sora had seen the movie Junior, with the very pregnant Arnold. But, watching it with Kairi that night, knowing that he was going through something similar, and that he wasn't in a movie, it just felt weird. Afterwards Kairi had made some comments about Sora dressing up as a girl and going to live with other pregnant women like the guy in the movie. And that discussion had led them upstairs to his mother's closet. An hour of Kairi's laughter later found Sora swearing Kairi to secrecy. And through reluctance and stifled giggles, she agreed.

His sixteenth week check up went fine; Kairi accompanying him once again. Veera spoke briefly of the amnio results. The babies were fine, nothing was wrong, and the genders were confirmed. It had become routine now. Get up. Call Kairi. Get on the ferry. Find a taxi. Go to the hospital. Ignore Connie's rude stares, forced smiles, and fake comments. Answer the same questions. Take the same measurements. Do yet another ultrasound. Stare at white, moving blobs that Sora still couldn't quite understand. Say a few goodbyes. And then leave.

"Do you ever think about moving to the main land?" Kairi mused, her eyes locked on the island in front of them.

Much like all his other checkups, Sora's eighteenth week one was just the same. And for the third time in a row, Kairi had gone with him. Now, they were both leaning on the rail of the ferry, heading back home. The rocking of the small boat on the waves no longer bothered him. It was just another part of the routine he had become accustomed to.

"Hmm?"

Kairi smiled and nudged his shoulder. "All this shuffling back and forth… and given the circumstances…" She shrugged slightly, her eyes still cast forward. "Maybe you should think about it, know you? Moving to the main land, closer to the hospital, might be better for you and them."

In answer, Sora shrugged and turned around to lean his back against the railing. "The thought never crossed my mind, actually… we spent so much time trying to get off the island… and then trying to get back…" He let out a soft laugh. "I guess it just never occurred to me to leave again."

Kairi threw up her arms as she turned to lean beside him. "I'm not talking about moving to another world, or anything." She giggled. "Really, Sora… it's just a short ferry ride away from Destiny Islands. You're mom is hardly home anymore… with you all by yourself…"

Sora groaned. "I'm never alone anymore!" He turned and lifted a finger to poke her. "You practically live at my house now."

She waved him off and continued. "Well what happens when you get so fat you can't walk?"

"Fat?" Sora looked down at his stomach and placed a hand over it. "You think I'm going to get really big?" He could already fell the weight pulling on him.

Kairi rolled his eyes. "Twins, Sora. That's two babies."

"Well… gee Kairi. Thanks for clearing that up for me. I would have never guessed."

"Well Sora… sometime you should think before you speak."

Sora rolled his eyes. "Yeah… whatever. I don't want to talk about it."

"You don't want to talk about it?" Kairi gasped a bit too overdramatically. "You? Sora? Wanting to avoid yet another important factor?" She shook her head as she turned to look at the island. The ferry was getting ready to dock. "You won't talk to me or your mother. And you still have yet to talk to Riku." She cast a sideways glance at him. "You're going to run out of time, you know…"

"Kairi… please…" Sora begged as he followed her down the ramp.

Once they were clear of the ferry dock and hearing ears, she spun around. "When was the last time you even talked to him?" She shouted, pointing an accusing finger at him.

Caught completely off guard by her sudden outburst, Sora shifted a bit uneasily and stuttered. "I… uh…"

Kairi cocked her hips to the side and crossed her arms. "Like really talked to him. Not a, 'Hi, how are you,' thing when you cross paths."

Sora sighed deeply and ran a hand through his hair. "I guess before I found out…" He said softly. "About six weeks ago…"

Kairi's eyes widened slightly. "Six weeks? Six weeks since you talked to your best friend?"

Sora flinched at the accusing edge in her voice. It cut through him like a knife. "Yeah… before Veera found out… what was wrong with me…" Sora said slowly. "I called him from the hotel room… and we talked for a long while…"

"That's it!" Kairi threw up her arms and spun around to march off. "I don't care what you say or what that doctor of yours says either."

"Wait!" Sora hurried to catch up to her. "What does that mean?"

Kairi waited until Sora was walking beside her before she spoke. "That means Riku will be told. Whether or not it's by you will be your choice." Her voice was firm.

Sora grabbed her arm and pulled her back, stopping her. He looked her dead in the eyes, worry clouding his face. "You can't tell him!" He said quickly. "You wouldn't tell him! Kairi! Please!" He begged.

Kairi studied him a minute, a bit surprised by his fear. He really was scared to tell him. What's going on in that head of yours? She thought. Finally, she sighed softly, relenting. She stepped forward and threw her arms around him, drawing him to her in a hug. "I won't tell him…" She said softly. She released him from the hug but gripped his shoulders. "But you have to tell Riku."

"Tell me what?"

Sora's face fell as a shadow loomed behind him. Oh please... let him have not heard anything... please, please, please... not yet...

Kairi was the first to react. She stepped around Sora and smiled at the intruder. "Hi Riku!"

Sora turned around a bit more slowly, fighting the urge to run away. Please Kairi… don't say anything… He pleaded silently.

Kairi threw her arm around Sora's shoulder and proceeded to poke his side. "Sora and I were talking about going to the mainland tomorrow and shopping all day. And maybe going to see a movie or something too." She poked Sora's side again. "Sora's gained a few pounds and outgrew all his clothes."

Sora gawked at Kairi and pushed her away. "I'm not fat!" He whined and crossed his arms over his swelled stomach.

Kairi giggled and waved her arms. "Well its true… isn't it?"

Sora's bottom lip stuck out in a pout as he answered softly, "Maybe… but you don't have to say it like that!"

Kairi stuck out her tongue, giggling. "I didn't. You just took it that way."

Riku cocked his head to the side, watching them. "As interesting as that is… what does that have to do with me?" He asked with a smile.

"It has everything to do with you!" Kairi said in exasperation.

"It does?" Sora and Riku asked in unison.

"Of course!" She exclaimed. "Sora was just saying how the three of us never get to spend any time together anymore!"

Sora tilted his head to the side, looking a bit puzzled. "I was?"

"Yes silly!" She laughed. "And you suggested that..." She paused for a moment and looked to Sora. She tilted her head to the side and raised her eyebrows.

Sora stared at her a moment before the light clicked on. "Oh!" He turned to Riku and smiled a little awkwardly. "I said that you should come with us. And we could all like… hang out?" He glanced at Kairi, then back at Riku when she nodded. "Yeah… it was my idea!"

"Exactly!" Kairi squealed and turned to Riku expectantly. "You have to come with us! Say you will!"

"Oh… well…" Riku smiled and scratched at the back of his neck. "I would love to if you had asked yesterday. Dad confronted me last night… more like cornered… some shit about being lazy and disrespectful and not listening." Riku rolled his eyes and crossed his arms. "I didn't completely listen. So I get to spend tomorrow at home, working."

"Working on what?" Sora asked, shifting his weight a bit.

"Everything…" Riku grumbled. "Attic needs cleaning out, basement needs rearranging, there are a few loose boards on the deck, the lawn needs mowed and weeded."

"Wow… that sounds like it's going to take all day." Sora said with sympathy.

Riku shrugged. "My fault for being smart ass at the wrong time."

Kairi stole a glance at Sora. "More like Riku just being Riku…" She whispered with a giggle and they both laughed.

"I heard that." Riku glared at the two as they laughed more. "Although…" He mused with a smile. "I would much rather help you pick out fat clothes."

"Hey!" Sora snapped. "I'm not fat!" He pouted and glared at the taller teen.

Kairi grabbed Sora's wrist. "Well… we'll have to get together later this week then, Riku! No more smart assing at home, 'kay?"

Riku shook his head and waved her comment off. "Yeah, yeah. Later."

Kairi tugged on Sora's wrist until the brunette turned to follow her. "Earth to Sora… come on!"

Sora continued to stare over his shoulder as Riku walked out of view. Shaking his head slowly, he turned back towards Kairi. "What were you thinking?" He asked loudly, pulling out of her grasp. "You practically told him! What if he had said yes? I don't need Riku there when I'm buying fat clothes!" Sora's anger flared as he got a giggle for an answer. "What?"

Kairi giggled again as she answered, "You said fat clothes!"

Sora stared at her a moment before rolling his eyes. "I'm tired of talking to you." He snapped. "I'm going home. And I want to be ALONE!" He practically screamed before shouldering past her.

"Sora…" Kairi said softly, turning to follow him. "I'm sorry… I was only teasing…" She reached out to touch his arm but quickly pulled it back as he flinched away from her. She sighed heavily. "Okay… so maybe I went too far. But I knew Riku wasn't going to be able to come. I called his house last night to talk to him and got an earful." She smiled.

"So you knew he'd be busy?"

Kairi nodded. "I didn't know the specifics… but you know Riku's dad. He was angry. They can both be so pigheaded and stubborn sometimes, you know?" She smiled. "So I figured he'd be grounded or something."

"Or something…" Sora said softly. "I have to admit though…" He practically whispered. "It was nice to talk to him… if even for a few minutes. You were right. I was avoiding him." He paused a moment as they reached his driveway. He looked up at the house, his eyes resting on his bedroom window. "Riku was always able to read me so well. He always knew when something was wrong… like he could read my mind… I was… am… afraid that he'll look into my eyes and he'll just know. And he'll hate me for it." He ripped his gaze from his window as tears began to collect at the corners of his eyes. "Kind of silly, isn't it?"

Kairi was silent for a minute as Sora's eyes bore into her. "I didn't realize…" She said softly.

"Realize what?"

How much you cared for him… Kairi thought to herself. All these years… I thought you liked me… and you were really in love with him…

"Kairi?"

Kairi shook the thoughts from her head quickly and smiled. "It's not silly Sora. And no matter what you do or what happens… I doubt Riku will ever hate you."

"Really?" Sora asked, relief flooding his voice and face.

She nodded. "Besides… it's not like it's your fault… or anything. You didn't mean for it to happen…"

Sora blushed slightly and went back to staring at his house. It was then that he noticed his mother's car in the driveway.

And you don't even realize yet, do you? She smiled to herself. "Call me when you wake up tomorrow, okay?"

"Hmm?" He turned back towards her.

"Tomorrow." She repeated. "When you want up and want to leave… call me."

"You aren't… coming in?"

She shook her head and reached out to give his arm a squeeze. "Nope. Looks like your mom's home. Go spend some time with her and get a good night's sleep."

He smiled and nodded gratefully.

"And Sora…" She asked as he was at the front door. "Try not to worry about Riku, okay?"

Sora nodded again and waved her off before opening the door. "Mom?" He called out loudly.

"Up here!"

Sora smiled as he appeared in her bedroom doorway. "Hey mom."

Rain was rooting through her closet, pulling out a few things. Her hair was still dripping wet despite the towel awkwardly draped over it and she was wearing a robe. "Hi sweetie."

"I thought you weren't going to be home until tomorrow." Sora mused as he folded his arms and leaned against the frame.

"I wasn't." She said, pulling out a suit and laying it on her bed. "But they changed my schedule."

"What?" Sora's mouth fell open. "What about the long weekend you were supposed to have?"

Rain shrugged as sat down on the bed. "One of the other attendants had a family emergency. So I got called in to take her place." She sighed. "I'll be gone for three days."

"Three days?"

She nodded. "Half a day there and back. And the layover. Some big, important shipment to Hollow Bastion."

"Shipment?" Sora paused. "Wait… did you say Hollow Bastion?"

"Opps…" She smiled. "I forget its called Radiant Garden now. All the maps still say HB. I'm meeting with some guy named Leonhart about it."

"Leonhart?" Sora repeated. "As in Leon Leonhart?"

Rain nodded. "That sounds right. Do you know him?" She sounded surprised.

"Yeah…" Sora said softly. "He's sort of a friend of mine."

"Really?" Rain jumped up and practically bounced to the door. "Then why don't you come with me?" She exclaimed and grabbed his shoulders. "We could make a little vacation out of it! Just me and you!"

Sora's eyes widened slightly at the idea. As much as he liked the idea of spending some real time with his mom and the prospect of seeing Leon and his gang… the idea of doing it right then, not to mention the jarring shuttle ride which was a million times worse than the old gummie ship or the mainland ferry, made his stomach do flip flops. He grimaced and put a hand over his stomach.

"You don't want to go…" Rain's face fell as she misinterpreted the look on his face. "Sorry… too sudden… right?" She said quickly. "Too nosey, huh? I just thought that… you've been in such a better mood lately… I know I'm not home a lot… but I did notice when I am… you just seem more like yourself… like before..." She began to ramble. "I was so worried about you… and worried about leaving you home alone… not that I don't think you can take care of yourself… just that…"

Sora had started laughing by that point. He shook his head slowly and fought to regain control of himself. "I wasn't laughing at you mom, I swear." He smiled when she gave him an odd look. "I would love to go, I really would. We hardly get to see each other anymore and I haven't seen Leon in a while. So it would be really nice… it's just that…" He paused for a moment as he thought up an excuse. "I promised Riku I'd help him out tomorrow. And I told Kairi I'd go shopping with her…"

"Oh!" Her face brightened up. "Well in that case then, forget I asked. It's important you hang out with your friends." She smiled and reached out to ruffle his hair. "For a while there I thought…" She started at then stopped.

"You thought what?"

She turned around slowly and ambled towards her bed. "Never mind." She said softly. "But you tell them…" She lifted a finger to wag it in his direction. "Both of them… that when I get back they have to come over for dinner. It's been far too long since I've seen Riku in this house. I was beginning to think that you guys were fighting."

"Fighting…" Sora laughed a bit nervously. "Nah. We've just been…" Let's see… where to begin? Riku and I got drunk one night, even though we're underage. We had sex, even though we're best male friends who aren't gay. My new doctor told me that I am a boy with internal girl organs. And oh yeah! I'm pregnant with Riku's twins. But Sora didn't have the courage to actually say what he was thinking. Instead, he shrugged. "Things just get in the way."

Rain gave him an encouraging smile and shooed him out in the hallway. "Things won't always be so difficult." She said softly. "Now… I have to get dressed and finish packing."

"When do you have to leave?"

Rain glanced over at the clock on the nightstand beside her bed. "I guess I still have a couple hours…"

Sora smiled. "How does pizza sound?"

"Preheat the oven and I'll be down in a few minutes."

Sora waited until she closed her door before moving. With sad eyes he turned towards his bedroom and reached for the knob slowly. He wasn't lying when he said he wanted to go with her. He hadn't thought about being able to see Leon and the others anytime soon. But he would give anything to talk to Leon. The guy was always so level headed and calm.

Sighing, he pushed off from his bedroom door, where he had been leaning. He crossed the room and stopped in front of the mirror that hung on the wall beside his bed. "Am I really fat?" He said softly, stepping closer to the mirror. He pulled up his shirt and placed his other hand on his stomach. He had lost all of his lingering baby fat a few years back during the time spent away from the island. Fighting heartless can do a number on one's body.

But his still new abdominal muscles seemed deteriorated as he stared at the swelling bulge. "Kairi's right…" He said softly, running a hand over the mound. "I'm going to get fat." He tilted his head to the side. "Really fat…" He turned around a few times, looking himself over completely.

Shaking his head and smiling slightly, he turned and dashed out.

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The next day…

Sora and Kairi had indeed spent most of the morning shopping for what they had now affectionately dubbed 'fat clothes.' Sora allowed himself to be pulled along through store after store, but he drew the line at going to an actual maternity section.

"Kairi… are you CRAZY?" Sora asked, throwing his arms up.

Kairi tilted her head to the side, smiling. "Oh come on Sora! It wouldn't kill you to look."

Sora rolled his eyes and folded his arms. "I am not looking at women's clothes. I'm not a girl."

Kairi stifled a giggle. "That remains to be seen…"

"Kairi!"

"Well you are pregnant, aren't you?"

Sora glanced around quickly to make sure they were along among the racks before answering. "Yes…"

"And girls usually get pregnant, don't they Sora…"

"Yes..."

"And pregnant girls shop for maternity clothes."

"Kairi!"

"Gesh Sora! I was only teasing! You're just so much fun!" She giggled and reached over to pinch his cheek. "Come on! It's almost time for the ferry!"

They grabbed their bags and headed out of the store.

"Sora…" Kairi started slowly as they were once again on the ferry, headed for home. "Sorry to bring up a sore subject and all… but Riku…"

Sora turned towards her and held up his hand to stop her. "Before you start lecturing me, which you seem to like to do a lot these days…" He paused as she smiled and he returned it. "I did a lot of thinking last night after my mom left. And..." He sighed softly and lowered his head. "I agree. And… after we get back… I think I'll go and talk to him."

"Really?" Kairi's already large eyes widened and she squealed loudly. She started bouncing up and down, giggling out of controllably. "Can I come? Please!"

"Kairi!"

"Awe Sora! Just for moral support, you know?"

Sora shook his head and crossed his arms. "I do not need your kind of moral support."

"Awe!" Kairi pouted slightly. "But you're going to tell him? Tonight?"

"Yes…"

She threw her arms around him tightly and hugged him hard. "Oh Sora! This is so great!" She released him and gripped his shoulders. "You're going to have to call me the minute you do! And tell me everything that happens, okay?"

Sora stared at her blankly for a moment, a bit surprised by her excitement. "You really are something… aren't you Kairi?"

She giggled and nodded. "And you love me for it!" She said with a wink and bent down to pick up Sora's bags. "Now come on! The faster we drop these off, the faster you can go talk to Riku."

Sora rolled his eyes as he followed after Kairi. "Sometimes I swear Kairi…" He muttered low under his breath. "Seems like you're trying to push us together…"

"Hmm? Did you say something Sora?"

"Uh… not a thing Kairi…"

-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-

An hour later…

It was an hour later when Sora stepped up onto Riku's front porch. It was an hour because it had taken that long for Sora to convince Kairi that he didn't need her. Sora was positive her real reasoning was she believed that he would chicken out. I'm not going to chicken out… He thought as he reached for the doorbell.

The door swung open harshly and a man answered. He was rather tall and had long silver-gray hair that was held back in a loose braid. His eyes were a mixture of cyan and green and looked glazed over and tired. He wore a faded t-shirt and his jeans were frayed with holes. "Hello Sora." He said in a gruff voice.

"Hello sir." Sora said with a curt nod of his head. "Is Riku home?" He knew the answer would be yes. He took notice of the mowed lawn and weeded garden, but he was certain that if his friend had finished his work, his father still wouldn't have let him off the hook.

The man nodded his head and took a step backwards, motioning for Sora to come in. "He's up in his room. Go on up if you want. I'm done with him."

Sora's eyes followed the man as he closed the door and plopped down on the couch with a beer bottle surgically attached to his hand . Asshole… Sora thought as he turned towards the stairs. He took a deep, steadying breath as he started up the stairs. I want to tell him… He thought. Yes. I want to tell Riku.

He reached the top of the stairs.

Riku deserves to know…

He stood in front of Riku's closed bedroom door.

Riku is a part of this so he should know…

The doorknob clicked and turned.

Yes… tell Riku… that I'm pregnant… that he's the father…

The door started to open slowly.

Oh gawd! What am I thinking? I can't tell him… I have to get out of here...

"Sora?"

Shit… too late… Sora put a smile on his face and turned around slowly. "Hi Ri… ku…"

Riku's form framed the doorway, a surprised smile on his face. "Great timing. I just got out of the shower."

Sora swallowed as he gave Riku a once-over. The slightly older teen's long, silver hair was dripping wet and plastered to his shoulders. Those shoulders, as well as his chest, were bare and water droplets clung to the pale, tight skin. The only thing he was wearing was a very low hanging towel around his waist.

Riku smirked and stepped back. "If you're coming in, come in. And close the door behind you."

Sora bit his lip as he watched Riku turn from the door and walk over to his dresser. It was a one time thing… He told himself in his head. He's not gay. I'm not gay. "Damn whacked out hormones." He grumbled.

"What?"

Shit! I said that out loud… "Uh… sorry…" Sora shook his head slowly. "I… there was something I wanted to talk to you about…"

Riku sighed slightly as he turned around to face the brunette. "Look..." He said slowly. "If this is about what I think it is... don't say anything." He held up his arms. "I take full responsibility for what happened. I should have never broken into my dad's liquor cabinet. And I certainly shouldn't have gotten you drunk and... did what I did..." He scratched at the back of his neck nervously.

Sora adverted his eyes as he felt a blush on his cheeks. Neither of them had mentioned that night since they woke up naked the morning after. "From what I can remember..." Sora said softly, his eyes on the faded carpet under his feet. "I didn't put up a fight. I was a more than willing participant..." He lifted his gaze to meet Riku's to see that the slightly older boy was blushing as well. Both looked away quickly.

After a few awkwardly silent moments of nervous weight shifting, Riku cleared his throat, earning him a look from Sora. "As much as I enjoy this..." Riku said, lifting his arms. "Are we going to continue to stand here in silence? I would like to get dressed."

"Dressed?" Sora repeated softly, a dazed look in his eyes.

"Yeah..." Riku answered and looked down at his toweled lower half. "Not exactly house attire."

"Oh..." Sora let his gaze slip from Riku's face and he felt his own flush again. He bit his lip and swallowed the dry lump that formed in his throat. Damn whacked out hormones... Sora suddenly realized he was horny as hell and he wanted to feel Riku again. His hand was no substitute. "I have to go..." He finally choked out, his voice strained.

"Go?" Riku heard the tension in Sora's voice. "Wait..." With his longer legs, he was able to cross the room faster and slipped in between Sora and the closed door. "Was there something else you wanted to say? I didn't mean you had to go..." He smiled. "Just the silence was driving me..." Riku never got the chance to finish his thought.

Sora arms were now on either side of Riku, his palms flat against the door pinning the taller. His lips were pressed against the others and his tongue was battling for dominance. Sora moaned into the mouth as arms were laced around his waist, forcing him closer against the heated body. He released Riku's lips and pulled away slightly with yet another blush peeking. His hands remained firmly pressed against the door.

"Well..." Riku breathed out softly. "I'm suddenly reminded of the fact that I am only wearing a towel..."

The blush faded as Sora realized his actions hadn't repulsed his friend. "I can fix that..." He grabbed the top of Riku's towel and gave the fabric a quick tug before Riku could do anything about it.

Riku's breath hitched at the brief contact and he swallowed. "Sora..." He said in a deep, warning tone. He felt very much like attacking the brunet at that moment. He could feel his body asking for it but he remained still.

Sora lifted his hands to Riku's chest, running his fingers timidly down the taunt muscles. "I just... want to... feel you again..." He whispered. "And I want to remember it when I wake up..."

The voice of reason ran through Riku's mind. "My father is down stairs..."

Sora smirked as his fingers drifted lower. "He's probably drunk by now..." His fingers found what they were looking for and he gave Riku a squeeze, earning him a moan. "And I can be very quiet..." He dropped down to his knees to replace his hand with his mouth.

What Sora said about Riku's father being drunk rang true, because he was passed out on the couch, snoring loud enough to alert the media. And that was a good thing because Sora lied when he said he could be quiet.

"I swear that wasn't my intention when I came over..." Sora said slowly as he lifted his tired body from Riku's. "There was... something I wanted to... talk to you about..."

Riku leaned back against the pillows on his bed, his eyes following Sora's naked form as he moved. But the seriousness in Sora's voice cleared all thoughts of said naked boy out of his mind. "What was it?"

Sora glanced at Riku before moving to the edge of the bed. "I... I can't. Not now..."

Riku's forehead wrinkled and he crawled over to sit beside Sora. "Sora..." He said softly, reaching out to touch the brunette's shoulder. "It's okay. I'm your friend. I'm always here if you need to talk." He gave Sora's shoulder a squeeze.

"Thanks..." Sora whispered softly, leaning into the touch.

"I'm also here if you ever want to feel me up again."

"Oh gawd..." Sora groaned, covering his face with his hands.

"You know... what's a few blow jobs between friends, right?"

Sora practically sprang from the bed and ran about the room, collecting his discarded clothes with a speed that would put the Road Runner to shame. He was just about to reach down for his shoes when the voice startled him.

"Sora... are you okay?"

Sora straightened up but refused to look at Riku. He clenched and unclenched his fists, wishing he could just disappear. "I don't... I'm not... I'm p..." Pregnant... He couldn't get the words out.

"Sora..." The voice was soft and troubled. "I was only teasing. "I didn't mean..."

Sora spun around. "Will you come with me?" He blurted out bluntly.

"What?"

"Next week..." Sora said quickly. "My next doctor's appointment... I hate going alone... and Kairi usually comes... but she's got family stuff..." He bit his bottom lip. "Will you come with me?"

"Yeah." Riku nodded. "I'll go with you."

"Good..." Sora nodded and paused at the door. "Do you think I'm fat?"

Riku smiled at that one. "No." He answered, shaking his head. "I think you look fine."

Sora slipped out the door quickly then, leaving Riku staring in the empty room.

End of Chapter 10. Stay tuned for Chapter 11: Move for Daddy

Author's Notes: Okay... last time I put off telling Riku. I swear... it's in the next chapter! And I sooo want to bring Leon and his gang into the story. XD Half the organization members have weaseled their way into the story line further along down the line. Now just for Leon…

Riku: -glares- And I'm still not being told!
Sora: -giggles-
Chas: What?
Sora: I had sex with Riku again!
Chas: I know.
Kairi: You also got called a girl quite a few times.
Sora: Go away Kairi! Don't I have to put up with you enough in the chapter?
Kairi: -giggles-
Chas: Ah… the evilness that is the randomness of the awesomeness that is the authorness.
Sora: What?
Chas: -shrugs- Don't ask me.
Riku: Hello? What about me?
Chas: You had sex too... weren't you there? And we all called you a girl behind your back.
Riku: -glares- I was referring to the promise of me being told.
Sora: At least you were in this chapter. Be happy because of that.
Riku: Oh yes. My cameo appearance in this chapter was great! I was avoided and then used as a toy.
Chas: -pulls out notebook and makes note- Riku doesn't like sex toys.
Riku: I DIDN'T SAY THAT!
Sora: So you do like sex toys...
Riku: I'm going to kill you Chas.
Chas: Ah! Don't you just love the drama? Don't touch that dial! We'll be right back after this commercial break from our sponsors.
Riku: This isn't a television program. There aren't any dials. There are no commercials. And no one in their right minds would sponsor you.
Chas: Meany!
Sora: Stay tuned for the next chapter!
Chas: Hey! That's my line!
Sora: Sorry...
Chas: Stay tuned for the next chapter! Anyone think I'm having too much fun with this?
Riku: Can I kill him now?