Riku was walking back to his dormitory after he and Sora spent hours upon hours working on his campaign.
"Night Sora." Riku hugged his best friend goodbye.
"Night Riku!" Sora gave Riku a cheerful smile and ran into his dorm, anxious to reunite with his twin.
"Hello Prez." Riku turned to see Axel behind him, hands in his pockets.
"Oh, hello Axel. Curfew is just ten minutes away. You should be getting back to your dorm." Riku maintained his status as a leader.
"Shouldn't you?" Axel asked with a sly smile, which Riku adopted.
"As a matter of fact, I am. Goodnight." Riku unlocked his door and stepped in.
"Prez." Axel followed Riku. "About my offer, think about it. I can see it in your eyes. You know you're outnumbered. Don't let your pride get in your way." Axel said before he turned around and walked down the hall. Riku shook his head clear of any negative thoughts towards the matter and got some much needed sleep.
When the silverrete woke up, he stretched with a yawn before he prepared for a meeting with some of the chairs of the various departments.
Riku was proud to be president, and he took pride in the efficiency that he and Sora upheld. It wasn't easy, climbing his way to the top, putting in the extra effort and pulling the all-nighters with Sora just to survive. Not only did he have his responsibilities as president, and his leadership as a soccer captain, but he was also an advanced student, trying to survive high school.
Poor Sora had to work so hard too, and he felt like he owed it to Sora to win. With those thoughts buzzing in his mind, Riku skipped breakfast and rushed to his office, where the meetings would be held, back to back, to back. This was going to be a long day, and he knew it.
"Riku, the head of the music department is here." Sora peeked into Riku's office.
"Great, let him in." Riku cleared his throat just as a tall blonde with a mullet Mohawk walked in.
"Demyx, thank you for coming in such short notice."
"No problem Riku." Demyx smiled in a friendly manor.
"I want to talk to you about funding." Riku began, but Demyx cut in.
"Look, you're a great president and a cool guy, but Axel's my best friend. It's nothing against you."
"I see. Anything I can do or offer to change that?"
Demyx pondered the possibilities. "I'll keep in touch with Sora."
"Thank you." Riku stood up as Demyx did before he left. Riku had no more than ten minutes to himself before Sora brought in the head of the treasury department.
"Luxord, my numbers man." Riku shook Luxord's hand.
"Good to see you Riku. I've got good news. Here are the updates." Luxord said in his heavy British accent as he handed Riku some documents.
An hour later, Riku said goodbye to Luxord and quickly changed into sports-wear for his soccer practice.
"Hey, look who showed up?" Axel smiled playfully as Riku walked up to the team, all huddled up and ready to begin their practice
The entire team randomly split up into two for a mini-practice game.
"No fair! Both captains can't be on the same team!" Roxas complained after Axel and Riku were coincidentally placed on the same team.
"Chance isn't always fair." Luxord smiled and Riku nodded.
"Come on, let's start." Riku clapped and everyone occupied the field in their usual positions. Right away, the game became challenging as both sides played their hardest. Luxord, the opposing goalie of Riku's and Axel's team, was the leading goalie with amazing saves.
"This is pointless; no one is scoring." Roxas huffed, nearly out of breath.
"That's because the two lead scorers are on the same team against our star goalie." Hayner panted.
"Giving up?" Axel placed his hands on his curvy hips.
"Never." Roxas grinned as the teams started the next play.
Riku's hair was nearly falling out of its ponytail, but he managed to steal the ball away from Roxas. His victory was short lived when Hayner, a defender, took it away. Somehow Axel managed to get possession of the ball, dribbling it up to the goal. He had a clear shot, but instead, he looked to his side where Riku was.
"Riku!" Axel sacrificed his perfect shot to pass to Riku. Riku didn't expect the pass, but he accepted it and took the shot, pissed when he missed.
"Dammit!" Riku grew impatient at himself, and part of him blamed Axel for not taking the goal. Riku was about to run after the ball that he was responsible for losing, but he was surprised to see that Axel already had it.
"Riku!" Axel warned before he kicked the ball. Riku sighed with frustration. Why was Axel passing again? Riku had no choice but to shoot, and when he saw that the ball made contact with the net of the goal, he smiled.
"Woo-hoo!"
"Alright!"
"Good job Riku!"
Riku's teammates circled around him.
"Thanks." Riku was still trying to catch his breath when everyone patted his back and gave him high fives, and just when he was able to breath regularly, he felt a hand slip over his ass. He gasped, looking around in panic, but there were too many people by him to tell who it was, or if it was intentional.
"Alright, nice goal, but the game isn't over yet." Hayner reminded everyone.
"Should we switch teams? It is half time." Roxas suggest and Riku and Axel re-split the teams so that there was one captain per team.
"This is much more fair." Roxas grinned, happy to have Axel, his best friend, on his team.
"Yes, I'd say our odds of winning are higher." Luxord agreed. The game picked up even more as the competition increased.
Riku carried the ball up the field, aware that Axel was charging him. Riku pulled back to avoid colliding with Axel, but his plan backfired when Axel did the same and fell on top of the silverrete. Riku's head started to sway, and he couldn't get up unless Axel did first.
"Sorry." Axel apologized in Riku's ear.
Riku could feel one of Axel's hands on his shoulder, and he couldn't feel the other until he felt something slide up his ass.
Riku gulped; that was definitely Axel's hand shyly rubbing up and down his ass, not just once, not just twice, but three times. When the redhead finally stood up, he offered Riku a hand up, which Riku accepted with suspicion. Once Riku was on his feet, Axel gave him a playful sportsmen-like spank. Riku tried not to long as surprised as he really was, so as not to concern his other teammates. For the rest of the practice, Axel acted like nothing happened, and Riku couldn't help but assume that nothing had happened.
"See you all tomorrow." Axel dismissed the team after his team won.
"Axel, good game." Riku said, hoping to stir a reaction that would help him decipher the redhead.
"Likewise, Prez." Axel smiled and walked away, leaving Riku to shake his head in confusion.
After practice, Riku went to the locker room, staying behind after everyone left so that he could shower in privacy. After undressing and storing his clothes in his locker, Riku prayed that no one would be in the large communal shower.
Riku tip-toed to the towel rack, sighing a sigh of relief when he didn't hear the sound of running water. It was much easier to use the common showers in the locker room than to go all the way back to the dormitory building in dirty sweaty clothes, but he hated the idea of being naked in front of other people. Riku hung his towel up and carried his shower caddy into the large communal shower. He exhaled loudly as he let the water run through his hair, eyes closed. He let his body relax, enjoying the few minutes he could have in peace. The warm water soothed his stressed skin as he washed his silky hair with shampoo.
He was enjoying the quiet calm when he finished rinsing his hair free of shampoo, opening his eyes to see that he was not alone.
"AH!" Riku covered his parts with his hands.
"Hey Prez." Axel saluted, not at all embarrassed by his manhood hanging out in the open as he too started rinsing out his shampooed red hair.
"A-Axel? H-How long have you been here?" Riku stammered.
"Hmm? I'd say for a couple minutes." Axel shrugged lightly. "Why?"
"I can't believe I didn't notice." Riku grunted, doing his best not to stare. He had never been naked in front of someone, or seen someone naked this close before. Sure he changed comfortably in the locker room for years, but at least he had underwear on, as well as Axel.
"Oh, well, now you do." Axel remarked simply as he applied conditioner.
Riku gulped. Axel's body was much more beautiful than he ever allowed himself to notice before. Axel's skin was a smooth crème color with a fresh tint of tan from the soccer sun. His eyes, which were thankfully closed at the moment Riku was staring, were a bright jade green, and his hair was fire red. Then of course, there was also the hair below his stomach, the spot that Riku was trying so hard to avoid.
True, he was gay, but he never told a soul, not even Sora. And even then, why Axel? If anything, he hated him for being so persistent about wanting him to quit the race for presidency, and he hated him for being such a tough competitor. No, he couldn't like Axel, not for any reason. Axel was the enemy. But why? Why was Riku as nervous as he was?
Whether or not Axel knew it, he was torturing Riku. It was as if he was advertising his body in a way that beckoned eyes and attention. His long arms were thin but had a coat of muscle covering the top as he rinsed his long fingers through his long soft looking hair. His legs were strong, but not overbearing, his abs weren't bulky, but they were solid. His ass…Riku stopped himself. He couldn't allow himself to think such thoughts, especially not while Axel would easily be able to see if it had a physical reaction on Riku's body.
"I think I left my soap back there. Do you have some I could borrow?" Axel asked, opening his eyes as Riku looked away.
"Hm? Oh yeah." Riku picked up his bar of soap and timidly handed it over.
"Thanks." Axel smiled, closed his eyes, and rubbed the soap all over his body.
'This' Riku thought to himself, 'is pure torture'. Axel let the white bar of soap massage over his chest, his thin abdominals, and his protective arms. Then, he let it slide down his legs, just when Riku realized that he couldn't bear to watch anymore.
Riku closed his eyes as he mixed conditioner into this hair, still unable to get the image out of his mind: Axel, naked, right there in front of him. He opened his eyes again, his jaw dropping when he saw that Axel had his back to him, bending over.
"Dropped it, sorry." Axel stood back up as Riku quickly rushed to screw his jaw back in place.
"N-n-no worries." Riku stuttered.
"You ok Prez? You look nervous? What's up?" Axel put his hands on his hips, practically drawing Riku's eyes to how slim his body was, and how long his length was in comparison.
"Nothing." Riku closed his eyes and rinsed out the conditioner, doing his best to hurry.
"You know, I was thinking that we should have some kind of outreach game."
"Hm?" Riku asked, wishing that Axel didn't start a conversation.
"You know, some kind of publicity for fun, and maybe to have some friendly competition. I was thinking TTLA."
"Twilight Town Lady Academy?" Riku wondered aloud. TTLA was the equivalent of TTA, except that it was for women only.
"Yeah. I hear that their soccer team is phenomenal. We should challenge them, see if we can raise money, and maybe get some girls around this place." Axel chuckled and Riku's eyes went wide open again.
So…did that mean that Axel wasn't gay? Well, Riku figured that he had no right or basis to assume that Axel was gay to begin with, but still, most guys at the academy were gay. Then again, Axel did grab his ass during practice. But it could have been an accident, right? No, once maybe, but three times? Especially since Axel practically rubbed his ass, that's more than just touching it.
"Most of our students don't care much for female company." Riku said, curious to see if Axels reaction would be any help in determining what the hell the redhead was thinking.
"True, but it can't hurt. What do you think?" Axel turned off the water and stood staring at Riku. Riku turned his water off as well and shrugged.
"I think it's a good idea."
"See? I'm full of them. Well, I'll catch you round Prez. Have Sora talk to Roxas about the plans for the game; Roxas already started most of the work." Axel took his shower caddy and left.
Riku stood there shyly in the cold air, wondering what had just happened. Why were his eyes so attracted to that…thing. Why did his heartbeat pick up, and why did his body tingle when Axel spoke? It must have been pure coincidence of having company while showering. Riku left the shower, fetched his towel, dried off, and put on his school uniform before heading back to his dorm.
Author's Note: Here is another chapter! I have to admit, when I started this, I wondered how Axel and Riku really would work, but as I continue to write this, I'm falling for this pairing . and I hope that you do too! Trust me I have big things planned, and I think that these two characters really do work in a cool, interesting way. Thank you for reading! Reviews appreciated ^_^
To KingdomKuroGeass: Hahaha, I love it! I appreciate you story-stalking ^_^ and especially for reviewing! I honestly never thought that these two characters would work, but as I'm writing, I find myself changing my mind. I'll make it a goal to see if I can change yours ;)
To Nacht Schleier: Aww, thank you! You are too kind ^_^
To Kindofabadger: Yes, they are so sexy lol. I can't wait to show you where I'm going with all this! Thank you for reading and reviewing.
To LegendofZelda2: haha, I'm sorry if I deceived you. I already posted chapter 20 for a taste of loneliness, but I see that you have already reviewed that (thank you for that review too!) I will be posting the first chapter to No More Broken Promises soon, however I wont be able to update that one as often as I'd like to. Aww, I'm so honored to be your favorite author! You are so sweet! Thank you very much for reading and reviewing!
To KidaKama: YAY! I'm glad that you liked it! I tried to keep some Sora X Riku and Axel X Roxas, without letting it interrupt the pairing. Hahaha, I hoped that you would be ok with me using it as their last name. Trust me, after writing half of this (which is where I'm at in my writing, not my posting) I'm starting to agree with AkuRiku! It's hot lol. Yes, who doesn't love an all boys school story? Lol, thanks for letting me write this pairing!
To Shadowridge: Lol, no I haven't been stalking anyone lol.
To the lonely blitz: Of course! I really hope that you like it! Thank you for reading it and for reviewing! I also updated A taste of loneliness! Chapter 20 is up!
Thank you everyone for raeding and reviewing. If you aren't a fan of Axel and Riku, trust me, I'm working hard to show you that they work. Yes, I'm a die-hard Akuroku fan with a secret love for AkuDem, but I just love AkuRiku now. Maybe it's just Axel lol.
QUICK ANNOUNCEMENT: I just got promoted at my job this morning, so I am going to be SUPER busy from now on, which sadly means less reviews as often as I would prefer :/ I apologize in advance.
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