A/N:There's a little smut in this chapter ;)

Riku was glad that Sora was so open and honest with him. It was a refreshing feeling, almost like old times. Aside from the fact he just had a major panic attack after one question about his needs. It alarmed Riku, seeing how quickly it came over Sora. Granted he was likely still filled with his panic from the store from earlier that day. There probably wasn't much that wouldn't set Sora off. He never recovered from before.

Sora had gone still, aside from his eyes, which were frantically shifting from side to side. Like he was trying to follow his thoughts with his eyes. His breathing slowed, almost turning non-existent. Riku tried his best to snap Sora out of it by talking to him. Trying to get his attention, but he didn't react. There was no sign that Sora heard him at all. He had a moment of uncertainty whether he should touch Sora or not. Afterall, this all started after he asked the man if he wanted affection.

When he noticed that Sora stopped himself from breathing, he reacted. He quickly pulled Sora towards him, earning a small grunt but otherwise no acknowledgement from the younger man. His legs adjusted to allow Sora to sit between them so they could be as close as possible. He squeezed Sora, trying to get him to focus on the pressure and his deep breaths. Started to rub circles on his back to help sooth him. Speaking softly to him to assure him.

After only a few seconds Sora gasped in a large breath. Riku nearly cried but managed to keep it inside. This was about Sora.

When he started to match Riku's deep breaths he felt so much relief. This was so unexpected Riku didn't really have time to think about what to do. It was all instinct. He wasn't sure how he managed to figure it out, but he was glad it worked. With Sora's hold loosening he figured it was time to do so as well.

He looked at him carefully, now that their eyes were locked. Sora had some panic still in his eyes but also a sharp focus on Riku. Like Riku was his anchor. Even so, Riku asked if he should let him go. Give him space after being so close. Sora didn't answer, he looked like he wanted to but couldn't manage it. Riku took that as a hint to pull away but was so very wrong.

Sora's panic returned in full force. Without thought he returned his hands. He could tell that Sora needed him close. To assure him that he was there. The panic this time seemed to be directly from Riku's touch being removed from Sora. He felt warmth knowing that Sora was finding comfort in his touch. Especially when Sora leaned into the touch of his thumb. He shifted his hand so he could cup Sora's face. A gentle hum released from Sora as he nuzzled into Riku's hand and closed his eyes.

His heart soared. He maintained his expression to not show that he was enjoying their closeness. This was about Sora. He reminded himself again.

After hearing Riku's assurance that he would be there for Sora, the tension in his body fully left the younger man. Just hearing those words really helped. He hoped Sora believed them. He truly meant it. He would not give up on Sora, he would help him through this. In whatever way he could.

"How about some water?" Riku asked, feeling like it was okay for them to detach from each other now.

"Yes please,"

"Okay, I'll be right back." Riku assured him and released his hold from Sora. There was a small…whimper, for lack of a better word, that escaped from Sora. Riku decided to ignore it. Sora was still overwhelmed by his recent panic attack. He would obviously miss the comfort of their contact. It didn't mean anything deeper.

"Oh, and um…. those cookies we got." Sora added as Riku entered the kitchen.

Riku couldn't help but smile, "You got it."

Returning to the couch with water and cookies in hand, Riku took a seat next to Sora. He handed him the water as well as the cookies. Sora's face lit up as if the items were all he ever wanted. Riku smiled back and settled into his spot, taking a drink of his water as well. Sora offered him a cookie, but he declined.

After a few cookies and the water gone, Sora seemed to be back to normal. Well as normal as one can be after having a panic attack. Riku imagined that Sora was still feeling wound up, as he put earlier, but did appear to be in a lighter mood. For now, Riku would do his best to distract him with other things. They didn't need to talk about what happened at the store. That could wait or not happen at all. Whatever Sora needed.

Sora stood up abruptly, startling Riku. Was something wrong? Did he need something else? Riku watched as Sora walked to the bedroom only to come back with pillows. Riku raised an eyebrow, not sure what Sora was planning.

"I want to watch a movie and cuddle." Sora said bluntly, giving Riku a pillow. "Get comfortable." He ordered. It wasn't a firm order, more like a gentle request. Riku was all but happy to accommodate.

Riku took the pillow from Sora and arranged it how he wanted before settling in a comfortable position himself. Riku's couch was deep enough to allow two people to lay side by side if they wanted. It was one of the reasons he got the couch. It was also long, being tall he wanted to be sure he could lay on it fully without spilling off of it.

While Riku got situated, Sora turned off the overhead light and closed the curtains to the balcony. The sun was still out so they had light in the room, it just wasn't as harsh now. The room now had a cozy feel. Perfect for a movie. Sora returned to the couch about to get settled but stopped.

"What's wrong?" Riku couldn't help but ask. Sora's eyebrows were furrowed as if something was on his mind.

"PJs." He said simply and walked into the room again.

"PJs?" Riku blinked slightly confused. Then it hit him, Sora wanted to put on his PJs and probably wanted Riku to do the same.

With that thought in mind, Riku got up and made his way to the bathroom. He had clean clothes in his dryer, and he knew he had some PJ bottoms in there. He closed the bathroom door and stripped before putting on his PJs. Leaving the bathroom at the same time that Sora left the bedroom. Their eyes met and Riku smiled at him as a light blush appeared on Sora's face. He did return the smile after a few seconds, but the blush remained.

Riku made his way to the couch again. Grabbing the remote as he adjusted himself in a comfortable position. Sora followed suit, waiting for Riku to be in place before doing the same. Riku patted the couch in front of him to let Sora know that he was ready. Sora smiled again and took his place. Laying on his side and scooting back so he was pressed against Riku. Becoming the little spoon. Riku's arm rested on top of Sora's hip.

Sora grabbed his arm and pulled it up, so it was closer to Sora's chest. He wrapped his arms around Riku's and gave it a squeeze while tucking his legs up as well. A small wiggle of happiness going through the younger man. There was a content sigh as Sora stretched his legs back out and eased the hold of Riku's arm. Riku was a little overwhelmed with how affection Sora was being. Not that he minded. Well, he did in a way. If he wasn't careful, he'd give Sora a lot more affection than he probably wanted. Like kissing….and other things.

"Tell me if I'm being too much." Sora said softly.

"I don't thi-."

"Please? Promise you'll tell me." Sora said more firmly, cutting Riku off. He felt Sora's grip grow tight on his forearm. The younger man was serious.

"Okay, I promise." Riku conceded. Not that that would ever happen, it wasn't enough.

"Thank you," Sora said again.

"Now, what movie should we watch?" Riku asked, trying to break the serious tone that has taken over their afternoon.

They ended up putting on a movie they'd both seen. Sora didn't want to focus on something new. Knowing what was going to happen in the movie also seemed to be helpful for the younger man as well. Riku recalled hearing that when you're anxious watching something predictable or familiar sooths. No unexpected moments to shock the person. They knew what was going to happen and it brought a sense of control.

In the middle of the movie, Sora requested a change of position. Feeling that his head wasn't as supported as he wanted it to be. Sora switched places with Riku, but instead of Riku becoming the little spoon he laid on his back so Sora could lay on his chest. Sora's arm laid across Riku's stomach and his leg rested over the top of Riku's thighs.

Again, it was a little overwhelming for Riku how comfortable Sora was being with this level of affection. Now that Sora was "allowed" to receive affection from Riku he was taking full advantage of it. Riku wanted nothing more than to provide that to Sora, but he couldn't help his thoughts from making this new change to their relationship into something more. He never imagined that Sora would be okay being this touchy feely. It was like a dream come true, but he had to remind himself again and again that this wasn't anything more than support.

Absent mindedly, Riku ran his fingers through Sora's hair. Hearing a content hum from him as he did so. Gentle snoring came soon after. A smile grazed Riku's lips, he was happy that Sora was relaxed enough to sleep. It had been a stressful day for him after all. The younger man deserved a rest. Not wanting to disturb Sora from his nap, Riku remained on the couch. He finished the movie alone and looked for another movie to occupy his time.

Halfway through the second movie Riku felt Sora stir next to him. He assumed that Sora was waking up until he heard a distinct moan emitting from him instead. For a moment Riku feared that Sora was having a nightmare, but it was soon made clear that wasn't the case. Another moan escaped followed by a small thrust motion against Riku's leg. He could feel Sora.

Sora had an erection that was pressing into Riku's thigh. Well, that was certainly unexpected. Riku needed to wake Sora up. If only to save him from some embarrassment in the event he "finishes" his wet dream. Just as he was going to shake Sora awake, Sora started rutting more aggressively against Riku's leg. Riku froze, his brain shutting down in the process. Sora pulled himself closer to Riku as he did. His arm that was draped over Riku was now gripping his arm and pulling him towards Sora. His leg that was curled over Riku's upper thighs was now hooking his heel under Riku to keep him in place as he increased his speed.

Riku could feel himself grow hard. Taking a deep breath to distract him from what was happening. Sora was having a wet dream and using Riku's body subconsciously to get off. Fuck, if that wasn't the hottest thing, but he needed to not let it go to his heads. He shifted only for Sora to do so in return. Pulling his leg up so it was resting on top of Riku's growing erection.

"Hmmm… Riku." Sora moaned as he kept rutting against Riku. This was bad. But also, good.

"Fuck." Riku whispered. He had to wake up Sora, right? Sora's leg was providing wonderful friction on Riku's now full erect cock. Riku bit his lip hard and squeezed his eyes shut. Sora didn't realize what he was doing. This was wrong. He needed to stop him. He needed to…

Riku released an involuntary throaty moan and thrusted his hips up. Wanting to feel more friction. He grabbed Sora's leg holding it in place as he grinded against it. He lost all control. In the back of his mind, he knew he shouldn't be doing this. But desire took over.

A scream from the movie still playing broke Riku out of his lusty need. He immediately stopped himself. Pushing Sora's leg off his cock so he could regain some focus. Sora was still grinding against him, moaning with each thrust. Without allowing time for him to talk himself out of it, Riku shook Sora's shoulder to wake him up.

"Sora, Sora." Riku called shaking him with each mention of his name. Sora groaned at the sudden jolt of being pulled into consciousness. Sora's movements stopped as he opened his eyes. Giving Riku a confused look. "I think you were having a…bad dream." Riku lied.

"Oh…" Sora said slowly, still trying to wake up. A faint blush appeared on his face. Riku knew Sora wouldn't believe that Riku thought he was having a bad dream. Riku was going to give him an out. It didn't mean anything, even if Sora moaned his name. That didn't mean…it didn't matter. "Uh yeah…bad uh bad dream." Sora agreed.

"I need to get up," Riku informed needing to put some space between them. At least until his hard on goes away. Sora was avoiding looking at him, so Riku didn't think Sora noticed. Even if Sora didn't notice, he would soon if Riku stayed where he was. Without a word Sora moved his arm and leg off Riku so he could get up.

Damn that was close.

Taking a few moments away in the bathroom Riku tried to calm down. He stared at himself in the mirror for a moment, taking a few deep breaths. How could he have done that? Didn't even take much for his control to break. What if he didn't stop? How was he going to explain himself to Sora? He was an idiot.

Running his hands through his hair he groaned. He wasn't sure if he could handle this. This feeling of hope that Sora could want more. Unable to stop himself from thinking about hearing Sora moan his name. He had to have been dreaming about him, right? Why else would he say his name like that?

Fuck if he wasn't in trouble.

Riku came back into the living room to see Sora sitting up with a pillow in his lap. He let a small grin play on his face. He shouldn't want to laugh. He shook off the feeling and sat next to Sora. He looked a little dazed but once he noticed Riku next to him he snapped his attention to the older man. Sora searched Riku's eyes as if trying to read his mind. He looked concerned for a moment before smiling at Riku. Riku took his hand and gave him a gentle squeeze.

"You feeling okay after your uh…nightmare?" Riku asked, knowing he should. Sora's face flushed for a moment. He looked away and Riku couldn't help but grin. He really shouldn't be as delighted as he was. After all, Sora didn't know that Riku knew, and he was teasing the poor man after having a hard day.

"Y-Yeah…I don't even remember it. So, it's…I'm good." He said, sounding flustered. "Did I…did I talk in my sleep? Kairi told me I do that sometimes." Sora returned his gaze to Riku. Riku could see the note of fear in the younger man's eyes.

"Nothing coherent, maybe my name? Not sure, you just sounded like you were…searching for something." Riku smirked at Sora's face going red. He was being a jerk he knew but it was too much fun. Feeling guilty, Riku changed the subject, "So another movie or?"

For the rest of the evening Riku and Sora hung out watching movies, eating junk food and just talking. It almost felt like Riku had Sora back. The only difference was they were touching a lot more. Though Sora seemed to be feeling better he was constantly searching for physical touch of some kind from Riku. Legs touching, hand hold or cuddling. Sora had to make sure some part of him was touching Riku.

There was also a flirty air to their evening. Riku didn't want to assume that was what was happening, but it was hard to think otherwise. Whenever Riku made a joke that made Sora laugh he would gently push Riku either with his hand or shoulder. He would give Riku a look that nearly pulled him in for a kiss. He managed to prevent that, but damn was Sora tempting.

He would even make sexual jokes that gave Riku pause. If they had been in a known romantic interaction the jokes and comments would be seen as implications for wanting something more. It was all a little too much for Riku, but he remained strong. Sora wasn't going to be like this all the time, right?