"M?" Riku stirred to the sound of immense buzzing. His eyes were a bit heavy but he remembered that Seifer had drugged him, that Axel had saved him, and that he was sleeping peacefully on his bed. That was, until he heard a voice.
"Oh, you're awake. Wonderful; I can get started." Seifer's voice woke Riku right up, causing the silverrete to panic when he saw the situation he was in.
There were small mini vibrators on Riku's nightstand , and the silverrete noticed that he was restrained with his wrists tied to his bedpost, as were his ankles, leaving him helpless. As if that wasn't bad enough, the silverrete looked down his own body to see that he was naked. Riku grunted as he tried to wriggle, but all of his limbs were still hazy from the drugs that had knocked him out during his nap.
"What's going on?" Riku panicked, his heart going sporadic as he felt his muscles tense up in fear.
"I told Axel he'd pay for betraying me. Oh, you, you didn't think I'd go after him, did you guys? I know Axel is strong and too valuable for me to target. With his family's reputation, if I were to lay a finger on him, well I might as well volunteer myself for prison. But you, well, I can do whatever the fuck I want with you and this body." Seifer grinned.
"Touch me and Axel will be angrier than if you targeted him." Riku was certain of his claim.
"Exactly why I chose you. Axel can get as angry as he wants, that's the point. If I were to touch the redhead, I'd pay dearly. However, if I touch you, well no one would give a shit. And if Axel thinks about revenge, well, he could kiss his future goodbye. He's too valued to risk his future over some nobody. That's what you are Riku. A nobody. There we are, all set." Seifer placed a vibrator on Riku's chest, one on each nipple, lining them up as they remained off. "Now for the gag. We can't have you inviting the guest of honor before his time." Seifer smirked cruelly as he fit the gag into Riku's mouth.
Riku inhaled deeply through his nose before he closed his eyes, not wanting to see his own fate as he did his best to ignore it.
Seifer placed an extra layer of tape over Riku's nipples, and then, turned on both vibrators at once.
"Nygh!" Riku coughed on the gag, his entire body shaking as he fought the stimulation.
"Go on and try to resist, but even you know it's pointless." Seifer said as he taped two other vibrators to Riku's legs, one on the inside each thigh. "Ready?" Seifer asked with a wide twisted smile before he turned them on.
"Mmm!" Riku screamed into the ball in his mouth, forgetting all about his pride and dignity as he released tears from his eyes.
"Aww, you're already crying? I've barely just started." Seifer chuckled just as he taped yet another vibrator on the tip of Riku's cock.
"Mm! Mm!" Riku screeched into the gag, as if to beg for mercy.
"Too late." Seifer shook his head as he turned it on, watching Riku wriggle relentlessly. The ropes did their job as the president bucked his hips in every direction, trying to fight the pleasure that he was hating.
"One more left." Seifer pulled out a vibrating dildo as the school president shook his head, weeping as he silently prayed for some kind of pity.
"Now, let's push this baby up this tight ass." Seifer rammed the dildo up in one clean sweep, causing Riku to shriek loudly in pain. He could feel his muscle's tearing, his back aching, and his ass bleeding as the toy turned on, spinning around inside him as it flailed up and down.
Riku gasped dramatically in and out through his nose, trying to keep himself from passing out, where he really would be helpless and trapped.
Seifer watched as the machine twirled inside of Riku, all of the toys vibrating as the president twisted and squirmed helplessly.
"Let's see if this one goes faster." Seifer put the dildo on a higher setting, causing it to whirl rapidly inside of Riku's bleeding hole.
Riku wanted to fight back; he wanted to yell and scream and cry and do anything he could to get revenge. But, he couldn't. He was weak. His body had been pushed beyond all boundaries, and he could hardly keep his eyes open. His ass was going numb, and all the stimulation was only causing him to tire. He didn't want to come, he didn't want to resist; he just wanted to sleep. His body which was once fidgeting and struggling, was now lying there, helpless, defeated.
"Riku, it's no fun if you just lie there, looking dead." Seifer flicked a nipple, bringing pain back into a body that was going numb.
Riku inhaled through his nose, and closed his eyes.
"Have you had enough?" Seifer asked, but Riku remained motionless. "If you say yes, I'll turn it all off." Seifer stroked the small silver hairs at the base of Riku's limp erection. True the president was hard, but there was no pleasure, no desire, no hunger from within.
Riku opened his eyes, and nodded.
"You've learned your lesson?" Seifer asked teasingly, and when Riku nodded, the blonde teen turned off the vibrators that were on Riku's thighs.
"And you admit that you were a bad boy?" Seifer asked and Riku abandoned all self-esteem as he nodded again. Seifer rewarded him by turning off the vibrators that were on his perk nipples.
"Now, one last question. Do you admit that you're just a nobody? You're nothing that anyone could ever care about or love, and that I have control over you?" Seifer's question nearly upset Riku, were it not for the slow returning of feeling that caused the silverrete to remember that his backside was in shocking pain. Riku nodded slowly, his mouth dry and his eyes heavy while his ass burned.
"Good boy." Seifer patted Riku's head before he yanked out the dildo without any warning or preparation.
"Nygha!" Riku squealed into the balled gag, anxious to be freed.
"Now, we aren't done just yet." Seifer tsked as Riku panicked. His eyes filled with a fresh batch of water as his body trembled in a disappointed fear.
"You see, if I let you go, then you'll tell Axel and I'll have to be careful. Even though Axel would be an idiot to risk his predestined greatness for you, I can't take any chances. Especially since he has friends who would probably help him if he paid well, which we all know he is more than capable of doing. However, if I bring him here while I currently have a knife in my pocket, I can ensure my safety. Or I could just keep you here and see how long it takes him to figure out you're missing. Could take minutes; hours; days." Seifer grinned as Riku shook his head, begging for mercy. "Alright, I'm willing to make a deal." Seifer kneeled by Riku's terrified face. The silverrete gasped in rhythmic shudders through his nose as Seifer combed his sweaty hair.
"If you let me stick ten of my mini vibrators up your ass, for ten minutes, I'll let you go, and never touch you, speak to you, or bother you again. And I promise not to lay a finger on Axel, if you can ensure that he won't ever try to get revenge on me. After the ten minutes, I'll call Axel, tell him I have you, and make sure that none of us ever fight again, ok?" Seifer asked in a baby voice, as if to mock Riku.
Riku couldn't help but think about the offer, as it was tempting due to its time constraint and promise of freedom for forever after. Still, ten minutes with those many toys at once? Riku feared that his already drained body would pass out before he reached the third minute.
"If you let out a scream, I get to start the minutes all over again." Seifer added another requirement to his offer. Riku gulped as best he could with the gag in his mouth. Things just got more challenging, but it was his only shot at a lifetime free from Seifer.
"Do we have a deal?" Seifer asked, removing the gag from Riku's mouth as drool and hot breath's poured from Riku's sore mouth. Riku nodded, unable to close his lips, which were already used to being stretched and dry.
"Alright, here goes the first." Seifer added each mini vibrator one after the other, and then turned them on as they jittered against each other.
"It won't fit," Riku pulled on his hands and feet, hating the position he was stuck in.
"Shh, no screaming, or I'll start the time over," Seifer warned, shoving the seventh toy in roughly. Riku clenched his eyes and let out a gasp as Seifer jammed up the eight.
"Your ass is swallowing these babies." Seifer chuckled, watching as Riku tensed his body and rocked his ass, clearly reacting to the effects of so many vibrators inside him.
"Almost done." Seifer rammed in number nine, and with a kiss on the tenth, he wriggled it aggressively before it fit inside.
"Mmm-eh-ah!" Riku started to weep. He held in his louder cries as he gritted his teeth and clenched his eyes shut, trying to reduce his sniffles.
"And the time starts, now." Seifer started a stop watch.
Riku worked on his breathing, mentally telling himself to just wait it out as best he could while the clock ran. However, reflexes kicked in and his body started to reject all of the intense stimulation, and without Riku's own control, his muscles started to push the vibrators out.
"Ah-ah-ah, we musnt do that." Seifer got a large piece of duct tape and taped Riku's hole. The silverrete gasped with a soft whimper, his eyes closed so painfully tight as he whined through an open mouth.
"Shh, no screaming." Seifer reminded Riku as the silverrete felt the toys buzzing against the tape. Seifer pushed down on the tape, forcing some of the toys further inside.
Riku clenched his ass as he felt the toys roaring against each other, causing the effects to intensify as each vibrator rubbed against another inside of his walls.
"Two minutes in." Seifer looked at the stop watch as Riku shed more tears, sniffling them back in as he sobbed.
"There we go, shh, quit your crying, you crybaby." Seifer said calmly as he pumped Riku's cock, confusing the silver haired teen. To his surprise, the hand-job helped balance the torture going on inside his body, which he didn't expect Seifer to be willing to do.
Riku followed the rhythm of the vibrating and Seifer's hand to control his breathing.
"Half way there." Seifer said after a few more minutes of Riku's shallow tears.
"P-please?" Riku pleaded.
"What? You want me to break my deal and take them out now? You wish!" Seifer scoffed.
"Please Seifer! It hurts!" Riku called out, his body tensing as he spoke which only increased the pain he felt as he fisted his hands and threw back his head.
"No, and since you're yelling, then I'm going to start the time over." Seifer clicked the stop watch a couple times. As Riku heard the beeping that restarted the stop watch, he lost control. Since he woke up restrained, he had experienced emotions of rage, numbness, and defeat. But now, now he was fed up.
"No, no, please no! No!" Riku shouted as Seifer yelled at him to shut up. "Axel! Axel help me! Help me! Axel!" Riku screamed as loudly as he could, his throat going coarse like rough sandpaper that had exhausted its use. Seifer quickly fetched the gag and put it in Riku's mouth as Riku shook his head, fighting back. "Axel!" Riku shouted again, just before Seifer was able to fasten the gag properly.
Riku wriggled as Seifer huffed, tired from trying to keep Riku still enough to gag him.
"You are quite some work, aren't you, you little bitch?" Seifer spat on Riku's sweating body.
"Well, since your boyfriend will be coming soon enough, I might as well be prepared." Seifer pulled out the vibrating toys, watching blood and perspiration drip steadily out of Riku's hole.
Riku felt his head sway as he was on the verge of consciousness, and as badly as he wanted to scream and cry and fight back, what he wanted most was sleep. He wanted to grant his body his true wish for an uninterrupted rest where no nightmares could touch him, and no pain could seep into his dreams.
Instead, Riku allowed Seifer to manipulate his body as the blonde prepared for the redhead's anticipated arrival.
"Hmm, maybe he isn't coming?" Seifer guessed as he had Riku on all fours on his bed.
Riku panted through a wide open mouth, though his eyes remained closed. His body was too tired to stay up much longer, and although he didn't want to drag Axel into the mess he once again created, he wanted to be rescued.
"Axel!" Riku cried out, wanting to be back in Axel's bed already, back in those strong, lean arms.
"Face it, he just doesn't love you!" Seifer shouted, just as Axel let himself in the dorm with his special key.
"That's a lie!" Axel opened the door and slammed it shut behind him. The redhead gulped as he gazed pon the image before him. Seifer was standing at Riku's bedside, knife in hand as the silverette kept his face buried into the pillows.
"About time," Seifer said.
"How'd you get in here? I locked Riku's door before I left." Axel tried to remain calm to better his judgment in such a delicate situation.
"Same way as you just did. I have a copy of your keys, just in case." Seifer shrugged.
"That's against the rules!" Axel clenched his fists.
"A little late to be concerned about my rule breaking, don't you think?" Seifer smiled.
"You will pay." Axel shook his head in anger.
"You come any closer, and I'll knife him." Seifer tickled the cool, crisp blade against Riku's shivering skin.
"Seifer, look, I, I know you hate me, but please, don't hurt him." Axel begged, his voice sounding as desperate as he felt.
"How will I know you won't get your revenge later? How can I trust that you won't rat me out, huh?" Seifer asked as he lifted the knife and used its flat side to spank Riku.
"Stop it!" Axel reached out.
"Not a step closer," Seifer ran the tip down Riku's thighs, causing the silverrete to scramble his feet around helplessly.
"Just don't hurt him!" Axel yelled.
"I want your word, that you won't touch me." Seifer demanded.
"I promise!" Axel shouted frantically, his eyes filled with a liquid concern.
"Remember, I have my blackmail against Riku. I will expose him to the entire school if you so much as look at me funny." Seifer slapped his blade against Riku's red skin.
"Alright already!" Axel grew impatient. Seifer smiled as he stood up, letting go of the exhausted president.
"There, take your broken toy." Seifer took several steps back, but kept his knife up and ready.
Riku let out the cries that he had been storing up while Axel cautiously walked up to him.
"Shh, it's ok Prez. It's ok, I'm here, just like you asked." Axel wiped his own eyes as he sat down by Riku's body. Riku remained in the same limp position out of a subconscious fear that had already scarred him.
"Prez, it's alright." Axel trembled as he reached for Riku's back.
"Nya-ah!" Riku cried louder.
"Ok, why don't we get some clothes on you?" Axel swallowed down his nerves as Seifer watched. Axel dressed Riku into his long hoodie, and helped him sit up on his knees.
"Good prez, it's ok, I got you." Axel stood up against Riku's kneeling body, rubbing his sides over the sweater as Riku looped his arms around Axel's neck, clinging to him desperately.
Riku shivered violently in his traumatized fear as Axel held him tightly.
"It's ok Prez. I wont let go. I have you." Axel felt his own eyes water as he scooped Riku up.
"It hurts!" Riku cried as his body bent in ways that caused his stomach to coil.
"I know Prez but I need to get you back to my dorm." Axel felt so incredibly guilty for causing more pain to the already suffering President.
As Axel turned to leave, he made eye contact with Seifer.
"Blackmail, knife." Seifer smirked, as if to remind Axel what he against him.
"A heart full of love," Axel grinned back. Seifer made his clean escape to his own room before Axel shook his head. "Come on Prez," Axel fixed Riku in his arms so that he wouldn't fall, and carried him swiftly into his room. Thankfully the halls were empty as Axel rushed down each corridor necessary to get to his dorm.
"Ok, here we are," Axel set Riku on his bed and went back to shut and lock the door.
Riku lay crushed, his mind empty and his body so beyond drained, that he no longer had the energy left to speak or cry. Axel was still in shock of everything that had happened, and even though he craved answers, he knew that the time wasn't appropriate. Instead, the redhead remained silent as he cleaned up the drying blood that seeped out of Riku's entrance. After Axel stained his towel crimson red, he dressed Riku in a pair of pajama pants as carefully as he could so as not to inflict any discomfort to the motionless teen. Riku kept his body still as he emptied his already vacant mind, praying for an end to the pain and trauma that, were it not for his robotic state, would have caused him to break down emotionally in sobs.
"Prez, do you want to sleep?" Axel asked, knowing that his anger and questions had to wait until Riku was well-rested. Riku nodded indifferently with blank eyes. "Ok, should I sleep on the floor? I don't care either way, I just want you to be comfortable." Axel nervously rambled.
"With me," Riku said solemnly.
"You sure?" Axel asked, not wanting to pester Riku, but wanting to ensure his safety and comfort.
"Please," Riku nearly asked.
"As you wish." Axel climbed on his bed and situated himself behind Riku, who remained on his side.
"Axel, hold me?" Riku lifted his unsteady hand to his trembling lips, biting down on his finger in a terrorized pain.
"Of course." Axel gently slipped an arm around Riku's waist, holding him as gently and firmly as he could.
Riku sniffled to himself as Axel slowly hummed, trying to soothe Riku's overwhelmed mind and body.
"I'm sorry," Riku gulped more tears down to prevent their escape.
"Shh, there's no need to be. Just try to fall asleep." Axel said, knowing that he too needed rest before he would suffer a break down of anger and rage.
"I can't sleep," Riku whispered after a deathly still hour of lying there quietly.
"What can I do to help?" Axel asked, offering his entire self.
"I'm scared." Riku ignored the question as he whispered in the bitter dark.
"Shh, don't worry Prez, I have you, and I swear on my life, no one is going to hurt you so long as I have you." Axel let out a deep breath that, along with his sincere voice, was enough to cradle Riku into an uneasy sleep, which was interrupted by a flashback nightmare that caused the silverrete to wake with a scream, sitting up in terror.
"Prez!" Axel sat up next to Riku, who was panting. "What's wrong? Nightmare?" Riku only nodded. "Anything I can do to help?" Axel asked nervously but Riku shook his head.
"Prez? Prez, are, are you ok?" Axel didn't know how to act, didn't know what he could possibly say in a such a situation. Riku was still clearly frustrated by something, and his body was still weak, yet something else seemed to have been lingering in the present.
"Yeah." Riku gave the most realistic of fake lies that he could.
"Prez? I, I'm scared." Axel panted, his adrenaline wearing off and hoping that if he showed a bit of vulnerability, then Riku would open up as well. His plan didn't work, as Riku cleared his throat.
"Get some more sleep then." Riku shrugged and Axel couldn't help but shake his head.
"What's going on?" Axel expected a completely different reaction from Riku considering the events he had just experienced.
"I'm going to my room." Riku looked at the door, his body too sore to move, but he didn't want to accept his current state.
"N-no." Axel shook his head.
"Why not?" Riku asked nervously.
"You…you were attacked. D-don't you want to stay with someone? Aren't you scared of being alone?" Axel asked what he thought would be normal behavior.
"I'm not scared of anything." Riku lied, unconvincingly.
"Prez," Axel winced, seeing right through Riku.
"I, I'm fine." Riku's voice weakened as even he knew that his words were transparent.
"Prez, please? Do me a favor?" Axel was on the verge of begging as his voice strained in desperation.
"Y-yes?" Riku gulped, wondering what the redhead would propose.
"Stay here for the rest of the night? You can have my bed all to yourself, I'll sleep on the floor." Axel pleaded.
"W-why?" Riku couldn't help but ask.
"Cause I can't let you walk out that door again." Axel looked down with regret as he sniffled.
"Axel?" Riku didn't understand why Axel was fighting tears.
"It, it's my fault! If I hadn't ignored you, Seifer never would have gotten you in the first place. And if I hadn't left you alone, you would have been safe. It's my fault." Axel blinked a single tear free as he shook his head. "I'm so sorry."
Riku hung his own head in guilt. All along, he was stringing Axel along in his problems but never had the decency to be honest with the redhead with how he felt.
"Seifer would have found me later if not today. It's nothing you could have prevented." Riku whispered.
"Will, will you stay?" Axel wiped his eyes.
"Yes." Riku nodded, unable to pass up such a generous opportunity. Truth be told, he was absolutely terrified of having to walk back to his dorm alone, much less sleep all by his self through the pain and fear. He was only going to suffer through it to put up a front of being tough and fearless, but since Axel had offered, he saw a way to win without looking weak.
"Thank you." Axel tried to smile.
"Thank you for your consideration." Riku remained as professional as he could. He couldn't ignore all the thoughts buzzing around in his head of immense pain, enormous embarrassment, and horrific fear. He wanted to cry and break down, say fuck it and just scream until he lost his voice. He wanted Axel to hold him until the pain numbed away as he slept through the night. He wanted to break down and admit defeat. Instead, he cleared his throat and got on Axel's bed.
"Is there anything I can get you?" Axel asked, and Riku shook his head. "Ok. Please, try and rest. I'll be right here." Axel sat down on his floor. Riku looked over the edge of the lifted bed and down at the ground where Axel bundled up his sweater as a pillow. Riku couldn't help but feel guilty, watching Axel shudder in the cold on the hard ground while he got to snuggle in the redhead's warm bed. The more he thought about it, the worst he felt about being so selfish.
"Axel?" Riku coughed quietly in the night.
"Yes?" Axel sat up quickly, ready to do anything Riku requested.
"You…you can sleep up here too." Riku didn't want to give it away, but he really wanted to be held.
"You sure? You wouldn't mind? I don't want to, you know, pressure you to heal." Axel didn't know if he would be crossing any comfort boundaries, but he didn't want to be rude either.
"I'll be fine." Riku scooted over as Axel climbed in.
"Let me know if you want me back on the floor, ok?" Axel kept his back to Riku, who frowned in the dark. A frown in the dark
"I won't." Riku whispered quietly.
"Prez?" Axel couldn't help but hold himself.
"Yes Axel?" Riku nudged his body closer to Axel's.
"I'm really sorry, for what happened." Axel didn't want to bring up bad memories, but how could he ignore all the pain that Riku had obviously just experienced?
"It's not your fault." Riku stated the truth.
"I, I'm here; if there's anything I can do, trust me, I'll do it." Axel coughed nervously as Riku nodded in the empty black night.
"Thank you."
"Yeah." Axel chuckled uneasily, as if to fill the heavy void.
"C-can I ask for something?" Riku helped himself to Axel's offer five minutes after Axel put it out there.
"Of course." Axel rolled over.
"I, I don't want to lie on my back. Will you go on yours so I can be on my stomach?" Riku felt childish for asking, but he figured that if Axel laid on his back then there wouldn't be enough room for Riku to be anywhere but on his chest. Riku felt like a genius for having figured that out as a reasonable request and when Axel complied, he smiled.
"These beds are so small." Axel grunted as he went on his back and Riku was forced to lay on top of him.
"Aren't they?" Riku joked along.
"You comfortable?" Axel asked as Riku situated himself on his chest.
"Not yet." Riku fidgeted as he used Axel's pectoral as a pillow.
"Anything I can do to help?" Axel offered and Riku nodded.
"My back is cold." Riku gulped, wanting to feel Axel's arms around him.
"Better?" Axel lifted the blankets higher up.
"Not really." Riku blushed, thankful that Axel couldn't see it, wishing that he could see the obvious flirting.
"How about now?" Axel placed his hands inside the blanket, on Riku's back, gently circling them.
"Yeah. Much better." Riku snuggled his cheek on Axel's chest.
"Good." Axel tightened his grip just slightly as he held Riku safely in his arms. "If I'm using too much force, please let me know."
"You're fine." Riku clarified, thankful that Axel cared enough about his comfort.
"Goodnight, Prez." Axel used his abdominals to slightly sit up, plant a kiss on Riku's head, and lay back down again.
"Goodnight, Axel." Riku held onto Axel's upper sides, squeezing his body between his fingers as a way of dealing with the fears he worked so hard to lock up.
Riku didn't know what it was inside him that changed, but a new hunger grew inside him as he forced his lips on Axel's clothed nipple. Axel inhaled deeply, his chest pressing up into Riku's lips as he gasped.
He wanted to thank Axel repeatedly for saving him; he wanted to stay in that warm embrace for forever. He wanted….no…could he? Could he really tell Axel that he loved him? What was love? Was Riku capable of having it, and for Axel of all people? He knew that there was a physical attraction to Axel, but that wasn't surprising. The entire school, gay and straight, all voted Axel as hottest student two years in a row in the yearbook. No, there was more to it than just a physical admiration. Riku could feel his heart pick up whenever the redhead entered the same room; he could feel his chest expand as if it were being restrained, he could hear his own breath's like they had been cut short of the air he desperately needed. When Axel was around, his entire mind collapsed under the pressure of being in the presence of someone so beautiful, so smart, so wise, and so athletically talented. Xion was right: Axel was the full package. He was every girls dream, with his sweet charm, his protective nature, and his child-like humor. Ok, Riku could have done without the humor, or the potency of it, but he still had to admit that he felt his cheeks flush with jealousy at the idea of Axel being in love with anyone else. Why? When Axel teases him, Riku could just about die of embarrassment! But at just the mere thought of Axel portraying his affection for anyone else, Riku grew angry. He knew that he wasn't dating Axel, and he knew that he never even reciprocated mutual feelings, but…but he couldn't handle the thought of Axel loving any other than him.
Wasn't that selfish? What right did he have to limit Axel's love without even being able to provide it in return? He never believed in love. Never. At best, he supported the idea of compatibility between two people, but never the idea that two people were 'meant to be', as Sora would put it. Riku gulped, trying to sort all of the exhausting thoughts that occupied his drained body. Axel let out a deep sigh, his stomach rising and falling with Riku on it as Riku held onto the warm body beneath his.
"Go to bed." Axel whispered and Riku nodded. He wanted to open his mouth and say it. Just three words. That's it. What would the harm be? Just say it, and maybe, maybe Axel will say it back? Maybe Axel would even kiss his lips? Riku swallowed hard. He couldn't help but subconsciously lick his own lips at the thought of having Axel's on his, soft and heated with months' worth of buildup and frustration, all taken out in that one, passionate, perfect kiss. Riku felt his heartbeat increase as he fought the urge to open his mouth, scared of the possibilities he'd be opening up for himself and the redhead.
Just three words. That's all it would take. Three small words that had such big consequences. Consequences? Or Rewards? Riku let out a sigh as he tried to differentiate the two possible outcomes of his dreamed actions. What if Axel didn't want to hear it? No, that's preposterous! Axel said it already, so perhaps he really is waiting to hear Riku say it. What if saying it will reunite the two in a way that Riku had secretly been dreaming of? That kiss. Riku couldn't stop fantasizing his first real kiss with Axel in his mind as he thought about telling Axel that he loved him. He played through every millisecond of their lips meeting, slowly pushing open as a tongue would travel here and there, guiding the other to swiftly chase after with an anxiousness that only true love could explain. Love? Riku had never imagined himself possible of such emotions, but that didn't mean that it didn't exist, right? And who's to say that Riku couldn't experience it firsthand?
Riku felt his heart rise to this throat as he shifted on Axel's body, getting comfortable as he timed his breathes accordingly to his nerves.
"You ok?" Axel asked in the darkness as Riku gulped down the last of his worries.
"A-Axel?" Riku couldn't believe the words he was about to say. He couldn't imagine the impact that his actions would have on his life.
"Yes?" Axel could sense the uneasiness as he readjusted his body with Riku on him.
"I," Riku panted. Was he ready? If not now, when? What if it was still too early? What if he didn't really love Axel? Was he just saying it to say it? No, no there was definitely something there. But was it love? What is love?
"Prez?" Axel cut in with impatience.
"Huh?" Riku was still stuck in his hazed state of thought.
"You need sleep. Please, let your body rest." Axel said, his own voice sounding drained of all energy.
"Ok." Riku nodded, knowing that Axel was right. Dammit! Riku couldn't help but feel disappointed. He didn't know if he was actually going to say it or not, but now he had no choice but to keep it in. Riku exhaled through his nose as he tried to empty his mind and rest once more.
Author's Note: Originally everything about this chapter was so different, and there were more Seifer scenes and it was more dark and twisted (hard to imagine, right?) but I just don't have the energy to put something so depressing (or even more so lol) into this story, so believe it or not, this is the censored version. Anyway, it clearly shows the bond between Axel and Riku as its strengthening, so progress does seem to be in the works. Thank you everyone for your patience!
To LovedLikeaLoveSong: I bet you hate Seifer even more now, as does everyone else I'm sure lol. Hahaha, thanks, the date was fun and I'm hoping for date number two to come soon, so we'll see! Thanks for the review and the hello kitty advice!
To kindofabadger: Yes, the history will slowly reveal itself, all in due time! Yes, most of my stories sadly seem to overalp, and I hate giving excuses, but it really is difficult to manage so many at once *winces*. Lol, I like Seifer, but he makes for such a good villain, so I like using him for these roles lol. Awww, such sweet advice, thank you! I am enjoying my life, still pretty busy and having fun when possible, but I missed writing so much! It's glad to be back!
To Lady Rabenschwarz: Hahaha, oh you'll see, Axel doesn't need a chainsaw ;) But thanks for the offer, I'm sure he'd find it handy lol.
To luckycat222: Lol, yes, Seifer ruined sugar cookies, although I've always preferred chocolate chips haha. Thank you!
To Nowa-Hikari: Yeah, this chapter definitely changes the game play a lot, and Seifer will soon see what happens when he takes what is Axels. All will become clear within due time. Thank you so much for reviewing!
To xSonya: Thank you! Japanese is difficult but I'm starting to try to care more lol, that sounds bad, but its easy to get discouraged when starting a new language, this being my 4th lol. I should be used to it by now but each time I hit a block where I want to give up. Thank you for your review!
To RoxasVentusHikari: I think by now Axel is so distracted by what Seifer did, that the concussion isn't the most important thing on his mind, but it will be addressed again, so don't worry, you'll have your full circle lol. Thank you for your review ^_^
To ZeltaFrost: Lol, I'm so good at the silent treatment, perhaps too good lol. Yeah, I love Seifer, but he's such a good villain that I use him a lot lol. Right? I'd So demand Axel to cuddle with me too haha. Yeah, you were right, Seifer went back for Riku :/ Thanks, still waiting for that second date but I've just been too busy with exams. I hope things are going amazing for you!
To Chuchutu: OMFG I LOVE that anime! Kaichou wa maid sama is my sister's number #1 favorite anime/manga, and I've only seen the anime but I liked it. Yes, I love the idea of a private school and a perfect-striving president and someone laid back yet still super successful watching in an admiring amusement! Anyway, thank you for the review!
To Keyblade Master13: Yep, you pretty much called it lol. Thanks for the review ^_^
To Hidden Moonlight: Lol, I love squall, he's my future husband! Lol Yeah, I cant really say that things are any better after this chapter, but at least Axel and Riku do seem to be getting a bit closer through it all. Progress is progress! Lol.
Thank you everyone for being patient as I update! And thanks a bunch for the reviews!
Living Legacy, Sarabellum