Repeated Sentence. :innocent smile: HI! Life this month is freaking insane, so you know. I'm going to Florida next weekend, I have my Calc final right when I get back and a research paper due in the beginning of May, and then the AP test for the Calc right after that. So. I MIGHT updated what if Friday, but I dunno. I'm going to try to update around Earth day with that what if. So it might be a bumpy ride folks. But I'm being negligent today, so I'm updating! Yay!
I hope this is a long one. and I'm sorry that it wasn't Marly my children, I have plans for Axel.
Be happy it wasn't Cloud who was the flamingly gay drag one. XD
here goes….
Coin Operated Boy…
Made of plastic and elastic, he is rugged and long lasting…
Riku groaned as he rolled over, glancing at his alarm clock. 1 o clock, he thought blearily, I'm glad it's Saturday. I don't have any deadlines until Wednesday… Riku worked from home, writing articles for the newspaper and small magazines. He continued to mull over ideas for articles before the previous nights' events came back to him in a rush. He shot up in bed, rolling over to where he put Sora the night before. He was in the exact same position, appearing to sleep soundly.
Riku looked at him warily. I'm surprised I got any sleep last night, this is too creepy… He rolled out of bed and walked to the living room, reaching for the velvet bag of quarters on the coffee table. Strange, he thought as he picked up the bag, it feels like it was filled up overnight… Riku shook his head, bringing the bag pack to his bedroom. He slowly placed one quarter in the slot on Sora's chest. Sora's eyes fluttered open.
He sat up, smiling. "What shall I learn today, Master?"
"I don't know yet," Riku muttered absently. An awkward silence ensued as Sora stared cheerfully back at an uncomfortable Riku.
"Um…"
"Did I sleep with you last night Master?" Sora asked, smile fading slightly.
"No," Riku said firmly, glad for some direction in conversation, no matter how awkward.
"Oh," Sora said, a tinge of sadness in his voice, "I thought that was the first sign of friendship…"
"That's the first sign of something else, Sora," Riku said, grinning slightly. His name rolls off the tongue perfectly… Riku thought absently. "Let's just start at friends, okay?" He was a perfectly straight man, after all.
Sora nodded and moved to stand. He stretched, yawning slightly.
Riku stared at him, puzzled. "Did you really sleep?"
Sora shook his head. "No, I am just programmed to perform normal human functions, such as yawning."
Riku nodded slowly as he stood up. "Well, I suppose you should get dressed," Riku said, "I'm going to take a shower. I'll be back and then I'll teach you something about us humans, alright?"
"O-okay, M-master," Sora said, beginning to twitch. Riku grimaced as he moved to pick up the quarter bag. He glanced at the clock as he put a dollar's worth of quarters in Sora's chest. The clock read 11:10. Hm…one quarter lasts ten minutes.
"I'll be back," Riku said, picking some clothes out to wear when he got out of the shower. "You need a shirt, jeans, underwear, and socks," Riku explained, showing him each article as he named it. "Ask me if you need help, alright?"
Sora nodded as Riku left his bedroom.
--((woo))--
Sora tentatively approached the dresser where Riku had gotten his clothes. He pulled open the bottom drawer, which held various types of shirts. Sora selected a blue T-shirt before carefully closing the drawer and moving to the next one up. Here, he pulled out the denim fabric that Riku called 'jeans'. Opening the last drawer, Sora was intrigued by all that he saw.
He carefully selected a pair of boxers and socks. As he was about to shut the drawer, something small caught his eye under the sock pile. What is this? he thought, pulling out the small packet. Maybe I need one of these. I should ask Master, Sora determined, placing his clothes on the bed and walking to the bathroom.
"Master?" he asked, opening the door and stepping inside. Riku, who was just about to step into the shower, turned abruptly. Sora didn't even blink as Riku cried out in surprise, reaching for a towel to wrap around his waist.
"Make sure you knock before you enter a room with a closed door Sora," Riku said exasperatedly.
Sora nodded, storing this piece of information in his memory.
"What is it?" Riku asked, seeing that Sora was still in his pajamas.
"What is this?" Sora asked, holding up the small square packet, "Do I need to wear one?"
Riku blushed. "That is a condom," he explained, turning redder, "and no, you do not need to wear one. Please put it back where you found it and get dressed."
Sora nodded, unaffected, and went back into Riku's bedroom.
--((halfhourish later))--
Riku returned, fully dressed, to his bedroom, to find Sora twitching on his bed. He hurriedly reached for some quarters, tugging up Sora's shirt and pushing a few into his chest. It looks as if he's seizing when he does that, Riku thought, almost alarmed.
Once Sora was back to normal, he inspected him for normalcy. "Wow," Riku said, seeing a perfectly casual-dressed man before him, "You learn fast."
"It's a part of my programming," Sora explained.
Riku nodded. "Of course it is. Now, I have decided to take you to the park to learn about human interaction. We should be there for a couple of hours. If one quarter keeps you going for ten minutes…I guess…three dollars should work."
"Okay, Master." Sora nodded absently.
Riku stared at him expectantly, blushing slightly. "Lift up your shirt." Sora complied as Riku filled him with quarters.
"Why does Master blush?" Sora asked inquisitively.
Riku blushed deeper as he hurriedly pulled Sora's shirt down. "Let's go, Sora."
"But, why-"
"I said let's go, Sora."
Sora obediently became silent and followed Riku out of the apartment.
--((to the park!))--
"What am I to observe, Master?" Sora asked as they strolled down the paved path that weaved through the park.
Riku thought for a moment. "I don't know just, model your actions off of the other humans you see," he whispered, making sure no one was in ear shot.
Sora looked around for other forms of human life. His eyes fell upon a pink-haired man with his arms wrapped around the waist of a light blonde man. He watched as the pink-haired man's arm tried to snake lower before the blonde slapped his other arm, pulling the other one back around his waist. He focused his superhuman hearing on them, listening to their conversation.
"Not here, Marluxia!" the blonde said, whispering urgently.
"Oh come on," Marluxia said, grinning devilishly. "You know you want it."
Sora nodded to himself, committing this experience to memory. He turned to Riku, smiling widely.
Riku raised an eyebrow. "What did you see?" Sora's grin turned devious as he wrapped his arm around Riku's waist, pulling him close. "Sora, what--?"
"Oh come on," Sora mimicked, whispering, "You know you want it."
Riku turned red, abruptly disengaging himself from Sora. "Sora! Where did you see that?"
Sora pointed to the man named Marluxia and the blonde haired man. Riku shook his head grinning at his own stupidity. "Let's not observe those two any more. Observe…." he looked around for a good example of good old platonic friendship. "Those two," Riku said, pointing to two men, one blonde and one brunette, who were walking down the path a ways ahead, chatting merrily.
Sora focused his hearing on them, listening intently.
"…Leon, you can't be serious!" The blonde exclaimed.
"I am." the brunette, Leon replied.
The blonde cried out in excitement before hugging Leon tightly.
"See?" Riku said, watching their actions but not hearing their words, "Hugging is a good form of friendship."
Sora nodded and continued to listen to the conversation.
"—they approved our papers? Seriously?" the blonde continued pressing.
"Yes Cloud!" Leon said, laughing, "We're going to adopt a baby!"
Riku frowned when he saw the two in front of him kiss happily. "Stop watching them," Riku said deftly, looking around the other side of the park.
"Are we going to adopt a baby?" Sora asked.
Riku glared at him. "No." There's nothing but couples here today! "At any rate," he continued, "minus the kissing part, that is what friendship is. Friendship is enjoying someone's presence and having fun with them."
"Oh," Sora nodded in understanding as he wrapped his arm around Riku's shoulders experimentally hugging him while walking down the path. "So this is what friends would do?"
"Yes," Riku said, happy that his teaching wasn't failing entirely.
"Do you have a lot of friends, Master?"
Riku's happy countenance disappeared as he looked away. "…No," he said softly.
"Why not? Master seems to be a perfect friend!"
"Thank you Sora, but most people think I'm a sad person," Riku tried to explain.
"I don't see that," Sora said, turning to Riku and smiling widely. "I see Master!"
Riku smiled, messing up Sora's hair. "You're crazy."
Sora laughed. "Am not!"
"Are."
"Not!"
"Are times infinity."
Sora pouted. "Nothing beats an infinite number."
"That's right."
Sora blinked. "Was that friendship?"
Riku chuckled. "Yes, Sora. Assume from now on that unless I tell you so, anything we do is friendship." Sora nodded. Riku suddenly had an idea. "Hey Sora."
"Hmmm?"
"Do you know what a race is?"
"Of course, it's when two parties try to get to—"
"I'll race you to that fountain," he said, pointing, "GO!" Riku took off like a shot, leaving Sora confused for an instant before he followed in pursuit. Sora, being inhuman, overtook Riku easily, and slowed down to keep close by him.
He turned around and began to run backwards. "Master, you're losing," Sora said, sticking his tongue out.
Riku rolled his eyes. Of course I challenge a superhuman to a rac-"Sora! Look out!"
Sora looked over his shoulder as he stepped into a hole in the grass. Riku heard a popping sound as Sora fell to the ground, motionless.
"Sora? Sora! Are you alright?" Riku asked, shaking him slightly.
Sora cocked his head. "Of course I am," he said plainly. Riku looked him over. He winced when he saw that Sora's kneecap was definitely not in the place where it should be.
"Sora, you aren't alright. Look." Sora looked down at his knee. Deftly, Sora reached down and pulled to the left. With another popping sound and a few experimental flexes, Sora's leg was back to normal.
Riku gaped at him. "How-?"
"Artificial limbs," Sora replied as he stood. "I'm perfectly fine, Master!" he said, assuring Riku as he stood up as well. "I've n-never been b-better!" He continued, beginning to shake slightly.
"Shit," Riku swore, looking at his watch, "We've stayed here too long. We don't have time to get you to the apartment," Riku said, frantically looking around for a hiding place. He discovered a shady tree surrounded by a ring of small bushes.
"That will work," Riku said as he pulled Sora to them as he began to convulse. Sora collapsed against Riku as they entered the ring of bushes. He laid him against the tree gently, arranging him to appear as if he fell asleep against the tree.
Riku searched his pockets. "Of course I don't have a quarter!" he lamented. He noticed the couple expecting the child not too far away. He gave the heavens a 'why me?' look before he approached them.
"Excuse me," he asked, coming upon the happy pair, "Do you have a quarter?"
The two searched their pockets. Riku smiled. "I'm sorry, the vending machines ate my change," he lied easily.
"Here, I have one," the blonde said, handing Riku a quarter. Riku held it as if it was made of gold. "Thank you so much!" he said, running back to where he left Sora.
He quickly lifted his shirt and placed the quarter in the slot. "Hurry," he said over the usual 'What shall I learn today, Master?' provided by Sora. "We have ten minutes to make a 15 minute walk," he said as he pulled Sora off the ground. "We've got to move!"
--((Later))--
"That will never happen again," Riku said absently as the two sat on the couch, Sora freshly filled with quarters. Riku absently munched on some crackers. "You don't eat, do you?"
"I have the ability, but I do not need sustenance."
Riku nodded slowly. "For someone who doesn't know what friendship is, you sure know a lot of complicated words."
Sora smiled. "I had a fun time today, Master."
Riku grinned. "Good." They sat for a while in comfortable silence, Riku chewing thoughtfully.
"Sora?" he asked after a while. Sora looked at him questioningly. "Does it hurt you when you turn off?"
Sora thought for a moment. "It does not cause pain, no. It feels as if some unseen being turns me off and on like a light switch," he tried to explain.
"Oh…" Riku nodded. "Would you like to stay on all the time?"
"Only if Master wants me to."
"Can you sleep if you're turned on?"
"I don't know," Sora replied honestly.
"Let's not try it," Riku concluded, standing up and yawning. "Are you ready for bed?"
"Yes, Master."
"You know," Riku said slowly as they walked to his bedroom, "you can call me Riku…I guess."
"Okay…Riku!" he said cheerfully, giving Riku a hug.
Riku decided that he liked the way Sora said his name.
--((To be continued…))--
What a long chapter. Be happy my children and leave me reviews! I am so tired, I can't read this over. :apologizes:
LOVE!
freaky-hanyou