Live and Learn
Chapter 6
I probably would have given up on this story!
After giving pointing Sora to the guest bathroom and giving him a clean towel, Riku rushed into his own bathroom. He couldn't wait to wash the remnants of the night from his body.
Shedding his clothes – and folding them neatly into the laundry bin – Riku stepped in front of the bathroom mirror to inspect the damage. Okay, a couple of hickeys, not too bad, they'd fade away soon.
And then he turned around.
His back was streaked with angry red lines, as if he's been attacked by a pack of wolves. Riku cursed. Next time he'd be sure to choose a short-nailed partner.
After his shower, Riku dressed in a pair of sweatpants. He uncharacteristically skipped his way downstairs, and noticed that Sora hadn't finished showering yet. Riku took two bottles of ice-cold water from the fridge, set the other on the table to wait for Sora, and took a big swig from his bottle.
Riku shivered as he felt the cold liquid run down his throat. He felt refreshed. All the pent up stress and frustration was off his shoulders and in a tied condom, which was laying in the bottom of a trashcan in room 144 of TheLoup-Garou. Eww… Riku chuckled. He felt like he had had too much to drink. Or like he was high.
The grumpy Riku was gone for awhile.
Riku heard some nervous shuffling from the other side of the kitchen island he was leaning against, and he looked up.
"I hung my clothes in the bathroom, but, uh, you forgot to give me something to wear…" Sora mumbled, his cheeks burning. He had wrapped his whole body with a big towel. "I tried calling for you, but you didn't answer…"
"Oh, right, sorry, I was thinking something. Right, clothes, sorry", Riku said, running upstairs and quickly returning with a pile of folded clothes.
"I don't have anything smaller, sorry", Riku shrugged.
"It's ok", Sora said, taking the clothes. Riku noticed the brunette's eyes admiring their way down his chest to the hem of his pants. Sora blushed, as if noticing what he was doing and quickly scurried off.
Riku sighed. He kept on forgetting Sora was gay. It felt so natural to be around the guy. He couldn't remember when he had had a friend that wasn't somehow related to his work. Could Sora even be called his friend? Was he just the teacher of his kid who he just happened to hang out with?
"Thanks for the clothes and uh…the shower…" Sora said as he returned to the kitchen.
"Yeah, no problem…" Riku nodded. He did a double-take.
Riku's clothes were way too big on Sora's slim figure. The shirt left his other shoulder bare, and the man wouldn't stop trying to tug it up, looking a bit self-conscious. The sleeves had been rolled a few times, and so had the pant legs. And, to Riku's utter horror, he could feel stirring in his lower parts. MustbebecauseIjusthadsex.Yeah.That'sit, Riku thought. He cleared his throat to mask his blatant staring.
"Y-yeah, I know they're a bit…big… M-my mom always says that I didn't drink enough milk when I was small, and that's why I'm so short… Though that can't be true, I've probably killed a few cows with the amount of milk I drink. I still drink it, even though I know I won't grow anymore. Uh, I really like milk", Sora babbled, fiddling and tugging on his shirt.
Doesheknowwhatthatsoundslike?
Sora blushed.
Ah,hefigureditout.
"I-I-I mean real milk! From cows! I like cow milk, not that kind of milk… I mean, not that I don't like it, I –"
Sora closed his mouth, probably deciding he had embarrassed himself enough.
Riku's lips twitched, before he burst into laughter.
"What's with that!" He laughed, and Sora let his lips curl into a smile too. "You're so cute!"
Uh, ok, what?
Riku warily looked at Sora, to see how he understood it. He'snotgonnathinkI'm…interested,ishe?
Sora just continue laughing and Riku sighed, relieved. The silverette nudged Sora's arm and offered him the bottle of water.
"Wanna watch TV? Or you just wanna hit the sack?" Riku asked, already on his way to the living room.
"I'll watch some TV…" Sora nodded, joining Riku on the couch.
They settled on some random comedy movie that Riku didn't think was funny at all, but apparently Sora did, for he was giggling every now and then.
"Was she your girlfriend?" Sora asked, surprising Riku. He had thought the brunette was completely immersed in the movie, and he had been just about to drift into his own thoughts.
"Huh?" Riku stupidly asked.
"The lady before? Was she your girlfriend?" Sora asked. Noneofyourbusiness, would the grumpy Riku have said.
"No, just some random chick", Riku shrugged.
Sora turned to look at him.
"Do you…sleep around a lot?"
"I'm a workaholic. I don't have time to settle down. You know what happened with Kairi."
"And you don't have a girlfriend?"
"I do one night stands."
Sora frowned. He looked awfully cute, trying to be serious but ending up with an adorable pout. Wait, what?
"You should start finding someone. Go on dates. It would be good for you and Roxas too. He needs some stability", Sora said.
"You gonna play matchmaker?" Riku asked, amused.
"If I have to!" Sora stubbornly declared.
"Look, Sora, I don't know how to date. Last time I was on a date was with Kairi, and that's ages ago", Riku sighed.
Sora was quiet for a while.
"Then I'll take you on one!"
A/N: Yup. it's short, sorry. I was just in a hurry to finish this before my class starts (I got 3 mins to spare!)
I know what you're thinking. 'She's always giving excuses.' I know. i hate myself for it.
But pretty please, review!
Love, Lumeton
(Now I have to run! I'm late!)