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.
Riku had just started reading his textbook when he got a knock at his door. As the president, he didn't have any roommates, but he did get visitors quite often who looked to him for advice or counsel.
"Axel?" Riku asked aloud when he opened the door to see the tall redhead standing in the hallway.
"Oh, here, you left this at practice, and I forgot to give it to you after our shower." Axel handed Riku a notebook that Riku used for his history class. Riku remembered setting it on a bench, where he obviously forgot it.
"Our shower?" Riku raised a suspicious eyebrow.
"Aww, it sounds so cute when you say it Prez." Axel winked and Riku shook his head.
"You are so…" Riku lost himself for words.
"Adorable? Amazing? Awesome? I can keep going." Axel smirked.
"Annoying." Riku shut his door and went back to his desk. He was about to get started on his homework when his door reopened. Dammit, how did he forget to lock it? It just wasn't his day, not with all the things he was forgetting.
"You know, if you're going to call me annoying, you shouldn't blush when you do it. You're such a bad liar, Prez." Axel gave himself the liberty of sitting on Riku's bed.
"I don't seem to remember inviting you in." Riku kept his eyes on his homework. At least there was one thing he remembered.
"I'm chair of the housing department; go ahead and try to lock me out." Axel smiled proudly.
"Creeper." Riku huffed under his breath, but still audible enough to be heard.
"Like I said, you have a terrible poker face. I'm surprised though, since you do talk to Luxord a lot about the schools finances. I'm sure he'd give you some tips if you asked. We all know he loves to gamble over poker during lunch." Axel scooted closer to Riku's desk, but the silverrete ignored him.
"Axel, I'm plenty busy. Do you mind?" He narrowed his eyes on the emerald pair before him.
"Anything you ask for, my Prez."
"If you're going to call me 'Prez', don't limit me to being just 'yours'." Riku stood up, about ready to drag Axel outside of his room. He hated the uncertainty that Axel made him feel. He was angry at Axel's immaturity, but at the same time, he couldn't deny that he liked the attention.
"You will always be my Prez." Axel opened his arms, initiating a hug, but Riku hesitated.
"See you tomorrow." Riku mumbled as he looked at his shoes, too nervous for eye contact.
"Till tomorrow, my Prez." Axel gracefully let his hand rest on Riku's cheek before he walked back out into the hall.
Riku cleared his throat, shut the door, and then locked it.
He couldn't believe what had just happened. First Axel talks about wanting girls around, and then he starts calling him 'his Prez', as if Riku belonged to just any one person. Riku didn't know how he felt, and that scared him. Axel was overbearing at times, and he could be a bit of a cocky airhead in soccer. At the same time, he was also talented, well-liked, and ….hot. Riku cursed at himself for being able to recognize the physical beauty that Axel possessed.
With a couple more swear words, Riku started his homework, wondering if the next day would make any more sense. He was so close to pulling a successful all-nighter, but somehow crashed just as the sun started to rise in the morning sky.
"Riku? Riku? Helloooo?" Riku heard pounding on his doors.
"M? Sora?" Riku woke up hours later than he intended, tired and his head was still sore from practice. He looked at his alarm clock: one in the afternoon.
"Riku, you can't be late to the auction!" Sora chirped from the outside of Riku's room, separated by the locked door.
"Auction?" Riku sprang up out of bed, tripped over the loose blankets, and fell on the floor. "Oof!"
"Riku? You ok? What happened?" Sora jiggled the door knob, even though he knew it was locked.
"I fell." Riku gasped as he opened his door, having quickly recovered from his trip.
"Ohhhh kaaay." Sora peered inside Riku's messy room. "Are you alright?"
"Yeah, I was just up last night…thinking." Riku tried to hide his emotions, since he really was up late reflecting over the exchanged words with Axel.
"About?" Sora raised an eyebrow.
"Axel." Riku accidently blurted, so easily.
"Oh, the campaign." Thankfully for Riku, Sora assumed the most reasonable idea. "Well, we have to get going. The school auction is in a couple hours and we have to be there early to help the party committee set up."
"Shit!" Riku raced a hand to his head. "That's today?" Riku didn't know where this sudden shock was coming from. He had always been so organized and punctual. He rationalized that it must have been the effect of getting tackled the day before.
"You sure you're ok?" Sora had reasonable suspicion to be worried, especially considering that Riku had never showed any signs of confusion or tardiness before.
"I'm fine. Give me ten minutes." Riku shut his door so he could change, and within eight minutes, he was running down the hall to the main auditorium with Sora.
"Well, hello there Prez." Axel greeted with a sly smile as Riku and Sora walked in to see the decorating committee doing their job.
"Axel, what are you doing here so early?" Riku asked.
"As head of the Residence committee, I'm partnering my branch with the decorating committee, to over-see the party committee." Axel shrugged and Riku nodded as he tried to follow.
"You're still under my jurisdiction." Riku made his position clear, as leader.
"Hell, I'd be under you as long as you'd like." Axel winked while Sora flipped through his thick clipboard, skimming as many pages as his buys eyes could.
Riku blushed and cleared his throat. "If you're attempting to make a suggestive comment, I'd recommend that you censor yourself."
"Oh but that was censored." Axel smirked and when Riku felt his heart rise to his throat, Axel laughed. "Chill. It's just a joke; god you're so uptight Prez. Breathe, live a little." Axel shrugged.
"I'm here to do my job. Nothing else." Riku tried to hide his nerves with a confident demeanor.
"Well so am I, but I'm also here to see what's up for auction."
"Do you intend on bidding on anything?"
"Oh yes. And yourself?" Axel asked in return, but Riku only shrugged.
Riku remembered what happened the last year when there was the academy auction. Most students auction off old textbooks, trinkets, and homework assignments. Then, at the very end, its tradition to auction off the school President as a prize. Riku had already given Sora plenty of money so that he could bet on him, eliminating the possibility of having to be someone's 'prize' when he was already too busy for himself. He was still worried, since the academy was full of rich students who had money to waste. In the end, it all went to charity, so he figured that as long as they raised a decent amount, then he shouldn't complain.
The auction began as planned, with several textbooks being donated as they usually are.
"Next up, Zexion will do a weeks worth of science homework." Sora, the Master of Ceremonies, announced.
"One hundred Munny!" A student with dreadlocks yelled.
"Two hundred Munny!" A student with pink hair yelled louder.
"Five hundred Munny!" A student in the front yelled, and the crowd went silent.
"Sold! To Demyx for five hundred munny." Sora smiled, as did Zexion.
"Thank you." Zexion kissed his boyfriend, Demyx, once he got off the stage.
"Of course! Looks like I'm up next." Demyx hopped up on the stage.
"And now, Demyx will offer three private guitar lessons." Sora said and the bidding began.
"Next up, Marluxia's portrait of the school garden." Sora kept the night alive with his bubbly attitude.
"Card tricks with Luxord, sold, for three hundred munny!" Sora said and Riku started to sweat. The last of the bids were coming to an end, which meant that he'd be next. And somehow during all the excitement and chatter, he had lost sight of that tall redhead.
Truth was, he had stayed up all night thinking back to every memory he had with Axel. He knew that he found him to be a bit much, and a loudmouth, but at the same time, there was some kind of attraction there. It wasn't physical, not until the shower at least, but it was that feeling of wanting to be near someone. It was the attention that Axel provided that Riku never had growing up.
Riku was about to get a drink of punch when Sora yelled his name over the microphone.
"As always, our class President will be up for bids! Come on up Riku!" Sora waved and Riku grunted as he marched to the stage. He didn't remember this being in his contract when he accepted the position. He put on a fake smile for the sake of his students as Sora started the rules.
"Remember, you can't treat him as a slave, but you can have him do some homework, chores, and hang out. But you can't have him do anything as President to change the rules of the academy. Ok, now for the bidding. Do I hear fifty munny?"
"Sixty!" Demyx yelled, hoping to have even more help with his homework, which he hardly ever completed.
"Seventy!" Marluxia shouted, wanting extra help to keep up the garden.
"One hundred!" Sora yelled, even as the Master of Ceremonies.
"Two hundred." Roxas smirked, just to mess with his twin.
"Three hundred."
"Four hundred!"
"Five hundred munny!" The bids went higher and higher as Riku lost count of who was bidding and who had dropped out.
"Six hundred!" Sora yelled, hoping that the bids didn't go over the max that Riku gave him.
"Seven hundred!" Saix, a student with blue hair, randomly entered the bidding.
"Eight hundred!" Sora continued, having only two hundred more.
"Two thousand munny!" A hand went up in the back, where Riku couldn't see, and Sora banged his gavel.
"Sold! To Axel for two thousand munny!"
Riku's eyes went wide.
"Sora!" Riku turned to Sora, who was already wrapping up the event with closing announcements.
Riku was pushed off the stage and went to go get that much needed drink.
"So, Prez, looks like you're my Prez now." Riku could hear a voice behind him say as he shivered.
Author's Note: So I've been going through a lot of drama right now, not completely in the best mood, but it happens. In the end, the people who matter most will find a way to stay in our lives. Sorry for the preaching lol. Anyway, back to Axel X Riku. Alright, here is where the story will start to pick up! Prepare hehe ^_^
To KidaKama: Haha, yes, I agree! I couldn't imagine having to look away. I'd probably just give up lol. No problem! This story has been so much fun to work with.
To Lukrecia: Yes, I've always been a die hard Soriku, and a huge Akuroku fan, but this story just has me whoring Axel out to Riku, because I love the way that they end up fitting together with their personalities. Thank you for reading, despite your usual pairings!
To Keyblade Master13: Awww, thank you! That is so kind. I'm so happy to have gotten a good grade! And I didn't even study hehe, ok sorry for the cheesy joke XP
To LegendofZelda2: Haha, I cant say I blame him, that is a very tempting place to be lol. Thank you for reviewing!
To InnocentNoLonger: Hahaha, great name! And an even better question. Hmm, guess you'll have to continue reading to find out.
To Kindofabadger: Hahaha, yes, my jaw would have dropped as well! Lol, that is such a great review! When I first read it I was laughing lol. I'll let you in on a little secret….more shower scenes to come…;)
To Sexy Bonner: I'm so glad to hear that you like this story! Thank you for reading and for reviewing! Aww, thank you!
To Cirxe145: Exactly! I didn't see it until I continued writing this, but they do work in a way that I can't even begin to explain, so hopefully this story will do all the explaining lol.
To ZeltaFrost: I agree, Akuroku is just a given, but writing this has me believing in AkuRIku as well. I'm glad that you still like this story ^_^ Yes, the shower scene was one of my favorites, so, there might be another one somewhere in this story as it progresses ;) Yes, I love Axel's competitive nature, because it just feels so …natural lol. I know, I'm jealous of Riku! Aww, thank you!
Thank you for reading, and an extra thank you to those who are reviewing!
Remember, those who matter don't mind and those who mind don't matter!
Heart, Sarabellum