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Ikurx - Ch 02

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Ikurx
By Kitteh and NeoFox
Rating: PG - 13
Warnings: Language, violence, romance
Pairings: Riku x Sora, Axel x Roxas
Disclaimer: Kingdom Hearts and characters belong to Square Enix and Disney
Summary: After the defeat of Organization XIII, Sora and Riku find happiness in the simplicity of a normal life. A year later King Mickey sends a summons that the fight with the Organization isn't truly done yet. Light. Dark. As long as either exists the battle is never over.
Beta: Nuri

Chapter 02

Once again time had been lost track of and Sora along with Riku lost themselves in each other's company. Soon enough it was Sora that fell asleep first under the tree that Riku had brought them under and then Riku next. Neither one of them seemed to remember previous worries and had been too focused on the other to even try for the rest of the night.

Sora had woken up quite abruptly when he moved too much and his head slipped off of Riku's shoulder. It wasn't a pleasant way to wake up when he had been so comfortable moments before, but he also didn't even know he had fallen asleep. The moon was still just barely in the sky and Sora's eyes widened when he realized something.

"Riku!" Sora moved a hand to shake his friend awake. He felt guilty for having to disturb Riku's peace, but it had been much, much earlier when they said the words 'as soon as possible' only to fall asleep which was the exact opposite of what they needed to do.

"Hmm?" Riku blinked opened his eyes at the shakes. He'd grown used to falling asleep in the warm tropical air, so on waking he didn't find where he was to be all that odd at first. But Sora's anxious face had the memory of why they were out there in the first place coming back; much to his chagrin. "Sora..." He rubbed his eyes. "When did we fall asleep?" He glanced around. "It's still night...”

"A while ago I think." Sora looked away from Riku to glance out at the ocean. "It's not going to be night for long, so we must have been asleep at least the entire time." He moved to stand and brushed off his pants as best he could, though he knew he wouldn't get every bit of dirt off of them. As soon as he was finished he turned back to Riku and held out a hand to help the other up. "Come on."

"Dawn will come." Riku quietly spoke as he took Sora's hand and was pulled up. He dusted himself off as well. Dawn was his time; or was it dusk? It was that moment in-between where the sun and the moon both relinquished their hold to the shades of grey.

Riku kept hold of his friend's hand even after he remained standing. He wouldn't be moved after. "Sora... I need to ask you something." He wouldn't look at the younger teen. "And... can you be bluntly honest?"

"That's a silly question, Riku." Sora smiled slightly. "I'm always honest with you. Well, aside from hiding a letter under a rock, but that doesn't count." He squeezed Riku's hand, urging him to go on. "I promise that whatever answer I give won't be a lie."

That was enough for Riku to feel confident enough to look Sora in the eyes and speak. "... How come you never shared the paopu with Kairi?" He knew exactly what Kairi meant to Sora. Just a few hours ago he heard him call her a 'dear friend'. They were all so closely knit, and it had surprised Riku a little when Sora didn't share.

"Riku..." Sora frowned. He was a little upset that the other teen even had to ask such a thing, but didn't make a fuss about it. Instead he answered just as he had been asked to. "Kairi is our friend and she means a lot to me, sure. The thing is, is she isn't the one I want to share my destiny with. I know Kairi will always be here waiting for us and more then likely in some way, try and help, but you're the one that means the most to me."

Sora moved just a bit so he could face Riku, but kept a tight grip on his friend's hand. "You're the one I love, Riku. It wouldn't have meant anything if I shared it with Kairi, but it meant everything that I shared it with you and only you."

Of all things warmth tinged across Riku's cheeks. Never of all times had he felt like he did right then, and there. His chest hurt, so tight from the swelling of his heart and burn of his lungs since his throat wouldn't allow him a single proper breath. His mouth felt so dry, and his eyes felt hot, yet he wouldn't exchange this feeling for all the munny in the known worlds.

"God, Sora." Riku laughed to cover up the small noise that wanted to escape him. "How can you say such things so easily?" It amazed him how Sora could say 'love' without tripping on his own tongue and meant it so deeply. He raised a hand to brush a few fingers clumsily across Sora's cheek, just wanting to touch Sora in someway; needing proof that any of it was real.

Before Riku could take his hand back, Sora grabbed hold of it and kept it right where it was against his cheek. He nuzzled into the touch while he kept his eyes on his friend and smiled a little. "It's easy to say such things when I mean every bit of it and I would never take any of it back because its how I feel." He let go of Riku's other hand to raise it up and push a few strands away from the older boy's face, giving a small smile afterwards.

Riku gave another soft laugh. He was a little embarrassed that Sora would see the blush so plainly on his face when he brushed his hair aside. He usually tried to be stoic; as if nothing ever bothered him. But it was hard when Sora was so good at being, well, Sora.

"You're amazing, you know that." Riku leaned down to press a small kiss to the corner of Sora's lips. "You really should stop being so perfect." He whispered teasingly soon after. "Otherwise I just won't be able to compete."

"You don't need to compete." Sora shook his head and let his hand fall to Riku's shoulder. "I like you just the way you are and I always will." He squeezed the hand that was still near his cheek as he smiled just a little more. "Besides, I'm not entirely perfect. I make mistakes just like everyone else." He kissed Riku's hand despite the glove that the other wore, and then let their hands drop.

Riku couldn't stop his sudden laughter. "Like that mouthful of sand earlier?" He ruffled Sora's hair as if there was still some there.

"No, because that's completely different." Sora narrowed his eyes on Riku as his hair was toyed with. "You cheated. I could have won. There was no real mistake there." He stood by such an argument and tried to hide the smirk that wanted to tug at his lips, but failed and soon started to laugh as well.

When silence settled over them again Sora stepped up closer to Riku and lifted both hands to place them on each side of the older boy's face, bringing him down close to his own. "We've been through so much together, Riku. This entire year it was so hard to believe that you were actually there. That everything was okay." Gloved fingers moved across Riku's cheek as he went on. "I was so worried when I got that letter, but now I feel a little more at ease, like nothing can tear us apart."

"And all it took was eating a little fruit." Riku grinned just a little, leaning down to softly clunk his head to rest against Sora's. "Which I'm glad Kairi wasn't right about it being poisonous." He smiled just a little more. "I'll miss all this. I really will... I'll even miss going to school." He gave a small 'heh'. "I was just getting the hang of it again." He raised a hand to rest it on top of Sora's on his cheek. "I'll miss the late night last minute cramming. The way you unconsciously stick out your tongue when you're concentrating hard on a problem. You always end up falling asleep on your text book, near midnight when I'm quizzing you. The little things... Not just the beach and ocean. I'll miss those the most," He added as a quiet after thought. "…and my family. Heh, Kairi too I guess."

Sora blushed at the few things Riku had picked up about him. He gave a small nod in response though, and smiled softly. "I'll miss Kairi too and my family. It was so nice to come back and pick up where we left off, but once everything is okay again we'll pick right back up once again, you'll see." He leaned in a bit more so their noses touched and blew upwards, ruffling Riku's bangs which caused Sora to let out a small laugh before he went on. "And right when we get back we can come out here to our spot and just watch the sunset."

"No one will even know we were gone." A gross exaggeration, but Riku didn't care. He smiled just a little softer as he rubbed his nose against Sora's. Alone with Sora he could be uncharacteristically affectionate. He wanted their last night to be something they could look back upon with a smile. There was always that slim, unspoken possibility they may never see their world again. "We'll go right back to slaving over text books and sweating over finals. Heh, who knows, we might even manage to graduate and get ourselves a couple of normal, mundane jobs. A far cry from saving the universe, don't you think?" He smirked. "I just can't imagine you in an office wearing a tie. I think it just warps space and time as we know it. It could quite possibly end the world."

Sora made a sour face at such a thought himself. "It's a little hard for me to think about myself. It would be nice if we could just stay here on the island forever without worrying about any type of future, but I know that's not possible." He grinned beneath his scarf and dropped a hand to point at Riku's chest. "Of course, it's hard to imagine much the same of you. I can't see you very happy in such a boring situation either. The past few years have been a bit of a roller coaster and I'm sure soon enough will be no different, so changing from fighting with a keyblade to something as simple as maybe answering phones all day would be a little strange."

Sora raised his eyes away from his hand to look back up at Riku. "It was actually fun and a little exciting to be able to use the keyblade again. It's become such a part of me compared to when I first held it. Not counting that little mishap earlier, I suppose." He poked Riku a little harder as he narrowed his eyes on the older teen.

Riku snatched up Sora's hand to stop him from the annoying poking. "I'll admit, it was fun... and it makes me wonder," he rested Sora's hand on his chest, over his heart, "if we'll be able to put them down again... and come back." The humour from his face washed away to something more solemn. "Other worlds and people, fighting to keep the balance of light and dark... coming back here, fitting into a cookie cutter existence; would you still want to?"

The amusement fell from Sora's face as well and he looked away as he thought over the question posed to him. He had been chosen by the keyblade and that meant he had to fight whenever it was necessary and as much as he enjoyed normalcy, he did like to help whoever he could as well. Both were such an equal balance now it seemed, but when he thought about it one thing was more true to him then anything else.

"I wouldn't mind it. It's why I would miss this place so much, but I realize something." Sora lifted his eyes back to look at Riku and smiled a tiny bit. "It wasn't the island or my home I was that upset about being taken from. It was being able to sit around with you. To do nothing with you, but at the same time everything I've always wanted to." He raised his hand higher to run it through Riku's bangs. "We'll be fighting everything together, right? Side by side like we should be. So, I guess whatever happens, happens." He dropped his hand to his side amused at how the hair he was just toying with fell right back in Riku's face. "Cookie cutter existence or not I just want you there. I don't care where we go or what we do."

A small smile returned on Riku's face. It all felt so true. It didn't matter where, just as long as they were together. That was enough. He'd miss the cool water and warm sun, the smell of sand and exotic plants, but he'd be content to go wherever it was that Sora wanted.

"Don't let Kairi catch you saying that." Riku gave a short laugh as his hands slipped down to Sora's sides before he ended up hugging the other teen, just one last time while they were home. "Even though I'm glad you did." He quietly added against Sora's hair.

Immediately Sora returned the embrace, wrapping his own arms around Riku and burying his face against the other's chest. "So am I." The words were nearly muffled, but he made sure Riku was able to hear him well enough. "Everything will be alright again." Sora wasn't sure who he was speaking the words to, himself or Riku. "Once it is I'll make you hold me again, just like this."

Riku nodded in agreement against Sora's hair. He huffed, causing the brunette spikes to ruffle a little. "I'll even let you drag me to a school dance." Sora knew just how much he loathed those noisy get-togethers, and just how much Sora loved them; music and free food, how could he not. Riku thought he might as well give in and give Sora something extra to look forward to. Riku gave a little more than dramatic sigh. "Heck, I'll even dance with you if you want." He grumbled at the horrible image of embarrassing himself on the dance floor; but it didn't bring him down one bit.

"Really?" Sora brightened up and pulled back only a bit, but refused to let go of Riku. "You mean it? You'll really dance with me?" He felt like jumping up and down at his little victory. He had never been able to get Riku to dance, much less go to a dance with him. Only once did the older boy agree and it was easy to tell he had hated it the way he clung to the wall the entire night. "Promise me?"

Riku made a begrudging noise and rolled his eyes a little; what was he getting himself into. All the same he managed to nod. "Yes. I promise. I'll go to the dance with you and humiliate myself with you on the dance floor." He was suddenly glad that the idea was so far away. He would rather face viscous heartless than dance in front of people. Riku gave another groan. ".. Do I have to slow dance?" If Kairi didn't know now, she'd know then; and about the entire school's gossipy population.

Sora's thoughts seemed to drift to the same thing and his smile fell a little. What they had, they had kept hidden for certain reasons and such a thing would only make the secret not so secret anymore. Sometimes Sora wished that was the case. "N-No. We don't have to." He shook his head a bit and tried to smile once again. "We can just dance and have fun like everyone else."

Riku frowned a little. ".. You sure?" Kairi was going to find out sooner or later, unless nothing really became of their close relationship. He wasn't really sure what to think about that, whether, what he and Sora was all that serious or not. It was hard to tell with Sora.

Riku frowned more dramatically. "I mean, if I don't then Kairi will." He couldn't believe he was talking himself into dancing, let alone slow dancing, with Sora in public. The things he did to keep Sora smiling.

Sora frowned at that. "No, I'm not sure." He knew Riku was right about that, but in the end he would more then likely just deny Kairi only to sit out each and every slow dance that came up. He'd stare at all the other couples and wish that he and Riku could be out there. He couldn't lie about something that mattered to him. "I actually do want to."

Riku made a long thoughtful sound, closing his eyes a moment. He lifted Sora's dejectedly hung head, raising it up to look at him. "Then we will." He answered simply, leaning down to press the softest of kisses on Sora's lips. "I'll put up a bit of a stink at first when it really happens, but I'll do it. I'll dance for you." His expression softened even if he didn't smile. "Who cares what everyone else thinks, right?" That 'everyone else' was Kairi, but by then Riku knew he wouldn't care who or what knew.

Sora's smile returned at Riku's words and he couldn't help jumping up a bit to hug the taller teen around the neck, clinging to him as tight as his arms would allow. His good mood returned with the news, Sora laughed a bit against Riku's neck before he pulled back to stand completely on his feet once again. "We'll have fun Riku, you'll see. You'll enjoy yourself when we're able to go."

Riku couldn't help but return the laughter. "I'm sure you won't let me have anything but fun. But who knows, I may whisk you off your feet." Then just as suddenly he slipped his hands under Sora's arms and lifted him up to spin him around with a laugh.

"Whoa!" Sora had let out the startled sound as soon as he was picked up, but was soon laughing as he was spun around. Riku had his affectionate moments here and there, but the playful moments such as these were so much rarer. Sora loved all of them whenever Riku would ease up and let it all out. "You always do know how to surprise me." The words came out between giggles.

Riku almost staggered over when he set Sora down. He chuckled and drew the other close once more. "It'll be great. People will think I've lost my mind. But I won't care." He leaned down until he was cheek to cheek with Sora. "As long as you're having fun, I'll be happy." He finished quietly.

Sora wrapped his arms around Riku once more and nuzzled his cheek against the other's cheek, closing his eyes with the action. "And so will I. It will be one of the best times we've had. I can't wait." He turned his head a little to kiss Riku on the cheek before he pulled back a bit so he could do the same to the taller boy's lips.

Riku gave a small content sigh against the other's lips. He felt so reluctant to leave where he was, since some now he too was looking forward to something he usually abhorred with a great passion. But all they were doing was procrastinating now.

"Mmm?" Riku blinked open his eyes and boldly darted his tongue out, gently sucking Sora's soft bottom lip. He pulled away with a quiet laugh. "You still taste like paopu." He licked his own lips unconsciously, tasting the subtle mix of paopu and Sora on them.

Sora blushed and raised a gloved hand to touch his own lips. "Really?" He licked his lips experimentally and sure enough he could just barely still taste the fruit there. It had him grinning up at Riku while he dropped his hand back down. "You're right. That's not such a bad thing, though. It just gives you all the more reason to kiss me twice as much." He teased.

Riku snorted with amusement. "Most people wouldn't admit that out loud." He ruffled Sora's hair playfully. "Shameless." He let go of the other, knowing that if they continued any longer like they were so cozy against each other it was going to be weeks before they left.

Sora lifted a hand to fix his hair once Riku let go of him, even though the strands in no way needed it. His hair always seemed to fix itself. He kept his eyes on the other teen for a few seconds before he turned his gaze out to the ocean. Their time on the island was drawing to a close and they both knew it. "It's finally time to go, isn't it?"

The wind picked up, a gust whipping Sora's scarf and Riku's coat tail.

Riku held his bangs back from the wind, watching Sora instead of the water behind him. Such a picturesque scene, he wanted to remember the simple happy go lucky Sora of Destiny Island; the Sora who was just a normal teenager like him, who joked around and rough housed, not the Sora who held the fate of the universes' right and wrong.
The Sora he'd secretly admired since childhood... That was the Sora he loved.

"Yeah, it is." Riku replied as casually as if Sora had asked him the time.

Sora let out a small sigh, giving into what they had to do. Just like much earlier light surrounded his hand and in a matter of seconds Oblivion was summoned to his hand. It would be needed if they were to get where they needed to go. This he knew.

To tell the truth Sora was still a bit nervous about facing up to his friends, especially King Mickey, after ignoring both letters for so long. Yet somehow he still managed to put on a smile for Riku as he looked back at the older teen. "Ready?"

"No." Riku returned the smile just a little as he summoned Way to the Dawn in his hand. He shrugged with the weapon in hand, the key chain jingling just a little with the action. "But then we'd be here forever. And our friends need us now."

Sora smiled a little more at the words and walked up to stand beside Riku. He took his friend's hand to hold tightly before he looked forward at one of the few empty spots on the beach. He raised the keyblade up in front of himself and shut his eyes, trying to will the door that they needed to come forth, giving no notice at all when the tip of the blade let out a faint glow. Such things were normal to him by now.

Riku squeezed Sora's hand tightly. He raised Way to the Dawn up next to Sora's weapon. Shutting his eyes he added his own will to his friends, helping the other in summoning the door.

Faint blue light gathered at the end of Way to the Dawn as it grew brighter on Sora's keyblade. A burst of light shot from the master keyblade, hitting the blank patch of air on the beach where it pointed. The shot exploded into bright colours, outlining a grandly decorated frame that soon filled in with light that faded away to a solid door with King Mickey's mouse symbol embossed upon it.

"..This is it." Riku barely breathed the words.

"Yeah..." Sora spoke breathlessly as he stared at the fully formed door. It wasn't something he expected to have to see in a long time if ever again, but there it was right in front of them. The blades had dulled as soon as their work was done, but Sora didn't seem to care at that moment. He was too busy pulling Riku towards the large door to get a better look at it.

It would need no unlocking since they had been the ones to call it out and even if Sora didn't know this he did as soon as the doors started opening when they were only a few inches from it. It was as if they were being rushed along by some unseen force. Their time alone really was over. Sora smiled sadly at such a thought and looked back at Riku.

The older teen glanced at him, soon sharing the same sort of smile.
"Remember" Riku quietly spoke as the light that peeked through the opening of the door grew brighter as it opened. "We're not saying goodbye." He tugged Sora near by his hand and pressed one last lingering kiss on his lips, the last one they'd have in their home. But as the light enveloped them Riku stepped away, letting go of Sora's hand as the world went white, and they left their world to another.
Time to go~
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Riku - *neofox
Sora - *Insanity-Icons

Beta - Nuri

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SaphyreMelodies's avatar
*reading this whole story for the second time* ewe I love this story soooo much.