Accidental Infatuation

Accidental Infatuation
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Chapter Ten

I can believe that I have reached ten chapters on this story! I want to say thank you to absolutely everyone who has read this story, and an extra shout out to all you wonderful people who have let me know what you think of this by reviewing, pming, emailing, and alerting! I can’t believe that I have 40 reviews. I honestly thought that I would have abandoned this story because no one would read it, but I am glad that everyone has kept me writing it!

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“No!” I whine, reaching up and covering the back of my head where Roxas has just pinged me.

“If I’m awake, so are you. Just because we have figured out a way for me to push your chair, doesn’t mean that you can go to sleep.” I let out a groan at Roxy’s words, as I close my eyes once more. “No, awake.”

“But Roxy…we didn’t sleep much last night and I’m tired.” I continue to whine out as he pushes me back down towards the cafeteria.

“You’re the one who was up at like 6am ready to go back to the cafeteria to see Riku.” I grin at the sound of the other boy’s name, my tiredness evaporating from my body almost instantly. After we had gone back to our room last night, Roxy and I stayed up well into the night just talking about everything, including my sudden infatuation with Riku. But at one point, I ended up in tears when Roxy asked me if I approved of Axel. And I had met him twice, so I could give my honest opinion. For Roxy to remember something like that from the night of our accident made my heart swell and I just couldn’t hold in the water works. And the smile he gave me when I told him to go for it was the perfect top off. And that reminds me of something.

“Hey! You were up too, just as excited to see Axel this morning.” I accuse him, and I can tell that he is grinning.

“True enough.” His voice is laced with laughter as the large double doors appear just down the hall, and we just continue along.

“Sora! Roxas!” we hear a voice calling us from behind, causing the two of us to turn around in the direction of the sound. Coming down the hall is Naminé, a smile on her face as she pushes herself along the corridor swiftly as to catch up to us. Roxy’s hand instantly goes to my shoulder, squeezing softly. I’m glad that he is here with me for so many reasons.

“Morning, Naminé.” We reply in unison as she finally manages to catch up to us. We are treated to a giggle from her as we wait for her to catch up before continuing along on our way.

“It’s so nice to see that there are other twins who do that all the time.” She smiles.

“Speaking of twins, where’s Kairi this morning.” I ask tentatively, more so to be polite that anything. I just don’t want to have a repeat of last night, and I don’t want to find that she is waiting for me to go by her hiding spot and planning to jump me. Mind you, I don’t know exactly how jumping me would work, but that’s beside the point.

“Back at our room. She’s still sleeping. Kairi won’t be up before 11 on a Saturday. But we were up late last night. She was a little upset from finding out that none of the cute boys here are straight. Because, lets face it, the probability of all five of you being gay was so small.” Her smile never leaves her face as she looks over at us, paying little attention to where we are going.

“She has a good point. I mean, if you think about it, the chance of us all liking the same sex is so far out there that it shouldn’t have been possible.” Roxas chuckles from behind me, and I join in quickly.

“She’ll get over it eventually. She’ll just call back home to all her friends and make sure that all the guys she likes back home haven’t all turned gay on her too. Because if they do, I think that she might really lose it.” Naminé just laughs once again as we stop in front of the closed double doors.

I look back at my twin, putting on my best pout. “Roxy. Would you please get the door?” I look up at him, before locking our eyes together in an impromptu staring contest of sorts. Really, it’s just whether or not he will give into my begging. And it only takes a moment before he rolls his eyes and turns away.

“Can those eyes get any bigger?” he asks rhetorically, laughter still present in his voice. And Naminé doesn’t make matters worse by bursting out into giggles once more, slapping her hands over her mouth. Roxy just gives her a playful glare before pushing the door open and holding it there for us, “After you.”

We both laugh at him before passing through the door and into the cafeteria. Subtly, I look around the room, somewhat disappointed that there is no one else in the small enclosure. But we can hear noises which I can only assume is the kitchen staff preparing our breakfast. Mmm…smells wonderful.

“Is this your first breakfast here, Sora?” Naminé questions, looking over at me. “You just have this awestruck look on your face.
“Yeah. I’ve either been having panic attacks or knocked out by drugs from panic attacks.” I laugh, seeing Roxas come and stand beside me, before we make out way into the room.

“You on drugs. Man, that’s a really scary thought.” Roxy laughs. My only retort to my twin is to stick my tongue out at him. We hear Naminé let out a deep sigh and turn to look at her.

“Naminé, is everything alright?” I ask tentatively as we all come to stop in front of the same table that we always seem to use. And seeing as there are only two chairs in front of it, I wonder how long they sat here last night. Roxy sits in one of the chairs, Naminé next to him and me on his other side.

“I guess seeing you two so…twinny, and everything makes me wonder how much of the past two months have been an act as a way to get closer to Kairi again. Last night gave me a bunch of things to think about.” Naminé then lifts a book off of her lap that I didn’t notice there before and sets it on the table.

“I don’t blame you. Not being close to a twin is difficult.” Roxas whispers, grabbing my hand and squeezing tightly.

“Have you guys gone through this too?” her bright blue eyes widen and I can’t help but feel bad for her.

“Sort of. I mean, never to the extreme that you have. I mean, we’ve always been completely inseparable. But I had to be alone when Roxy was in a coma. It might have only last a couple of days, but it was the hardest thing in the world.” I answer, looking over at the blond, trying to banish those memories away once more.

Naminé just nods, flipping the book open to reveal pages among pages of drawings, sketches and doodles. Wow. They look really good! I wonder if those are Naminé’s work. “But you two got through it, though. What if we don’t?”

“You’re going to have to talk to Kairi about this, Naminé. I bet she misses you just as much as you miss her.” Roxas tells her gently, reaching his good arm out and covering one of her hands with his own.

At the contact, Naminé just looks up at us with a nice smile. “Thanks guys. It’s nice to have another set of twins around. I know that you two know what I’m going through.”

“You’re welcome.” We both smile in unison, and she just giggles.

“So, Sora. I have a question.” She gets an almost evil smile on her face as she leans forward over the table. Why does her smile scare me so much? And why is she picking on me?

“Umm...okay?” I reply hesitantly, almost afraid of what she is going to ask me.

“What’s up with you and Riku? Are you a couple yet? Cause you two act like it and I think the two of you would be so hot together.” A blush instantly rushes to my face, and I am completely mortified that she is saying this. She’s not supposed to say things like that! Those are Axel type things to say.

“Thank you, Naminé. I was wondering when someone else was going to tell him that. Because for some reason, he thinks that I’m biased.” Roxy laughs and it only serves to make me blush harder.

“Why are you ganging up on me? Roxy you’re supposed to be on my side.” I whine, burying my face in my hands just so I don’t have to look at anyone.

“Tough cookies, Sor. Until you admit that you and Riku would make a hot couple and that there is some major mutual attraction that is blatantly obvious, I am not going to be on your side.” He laughs and I glare at him from between my fingers. That bastard.

“I can’t believe that you won’t admit that there is a mutual attraction there! I mean, you are too cute for words and let’s face it, Riku is smoking hot. And it’s almost like a forbidden romance or something. It’s kinda taboo and things like that, sorta like a romance novel in the works! And there is so much sexual tension that you can literally touch it.” Naminé is completely animated now, her whole face lit up with amusement, arms waving as she talks.

“But…” I try to argue, only to be met with a hand.

“If you two aren’t together, or at have kissed by the end of next week, I will eat my sketch book, then make it my personal mission to get the two of you together.” She smiles broadly, and I feel even more frightened then ever. “And I will recruit Roxas to help me.” My eyes go wide at the final addition, and I look over at Roxy, afraid of what he could give her for ammunition. He’s just leaning back with a huge grin.

“Oh, he’s one step ahead then. They kissed the other night. It was only a short peck though, but it was still a kiss.” The smile on his face is wider than ever, and I can’t help but blush even more. But the gleam in his eyes is positively evil and I know he isn’t finished. But what else can he tell her…unless!

“Don’t you dare, Roxy!” I exclaim, grabbing onto his good arm. “If you do, I’ll…I’ll, umm, I’ll tell everyone about that time when you were 14!” I threaten, not divulging any more information than that.

I only receive a small smirk from Roxy and another giggle from Naminé. “Oh, now I need to know. You can’t leave a girl hanging. It’s only polite.” She snickers.

“Sora had a sex dream about Riku his first night here!” Roxy grins and Naminé squeals in delight. She is taking way too much pleasure in my discomfort. And Roxy isn’t helping matters at all by joining in her laughter.

“I so am an only child and never am speaking to either of you ever again.” I grumble, letting go of my twin’s arm and fold my own arms on the table, laying my head in them. I’m engulfed in darkness for only a moment before I feel a hand on my neck, rubbing it softly, and I inwardly curse for having the exact same weak spot as my twin.

“Sora, you know that we are only playing, right?” Naminé says, and I think I might have really convinced her that I am mad. I peak only one eye out of my folded arms, laughing slightly at the worried expression on her face.

“Yeah, I know.” I grin, sitting up. “So are we going to get food now, or are we waiting for the others to show up? I’m hungry.”

Roxy just lets out a laughter filled sigh. “I don’t know how you ever have time to think about me, Sor. All you ever seem to think about is food and boys.”

Now it is my turn to laugh. “Well, boys are tasty and food is yummy. Or, wait, is it the other way around?” I question, causing Roxy to burst out into loud laughter, Naminé following shortly afterwards in her own fit of giggles. I join in, none of us make a move away from the table, due to the fact that we are all in near hysterics, and that’s alright with me. And every time one of us being to let our laughter die down, one of us looks up at the others, and we all burst into giggles once more. I have tears building up in the corners of my eyes from laughing so hard, and I know that Naminé does as well, seeing as she is constantly reaching up and wiping at her eyes, her cheeks flushed with merriment.

But as soon as I hear Roxas begin to wheeze a little in his laughter, even just a little, we both stop laughing instantly, Naminé following suit only moments later when she hears she is the only one still laughing. Ahh, well, the fun had to end some time. I reach down into the pocket of my cargo shorts, pulling out a red capped inhaler and pass it over to my twin, who promptly takes it with a small smile and places it to his lips.

“Is he going to be alright?” the concern is obvious in Naminé’s voice and I can’t help but smile gently.

“Yeah, it was just a minor attack. He gets those on a regular basis, but they are fixed with a quick puff or two and a little settling down.” I answer, reaching over and rubbing his lower back.

“Did you want me to go get your breakfast for you, Roxas?” she smiles at my twin, and there is something about that statement that solidifies that I really like Naminé. She is genuinely sweet and caring. And I suppose that in a way, she reminds me of Aerith, and I really miss my big sister.
“That’s not necessary. I’ll be fine in just a few minutes.” He sends a soft smile back at her, and I know that he is thinking the exact same thing as I am.

“Oh, pish. Both of you just stay right there. I’m used to getting everyone’s food, so I am going to continue that. I’m going to go get your breakfast for you guys. Roxas, you can just stay there and take it easy, and Sora, you are to make sure that he does take it easy.” She waves a hand at us as she backs away from the table and manoeuvres her way around the other tables and chairs, leaving us no room for argument.

“You’re right, Sora. She is like a mini version of Aerith.” Roxas grins, once Naminé is out of earshot. “I like her.”

And as the words fall from my twin’s lips, the double doors fly open, startling both Roxy and I. We look over and break out into identical grins. There in the open doorway is Riku, pulling an obviously reluctant Axel behind him by the ear.

“Ow, ow, ow, ow, ow, ow!” Axel cries, trying to pull the offending hand away from the side of his head. “Damn it, you freakishly strong bastard! Let go! I’m awake already!”

“Not until you are at the table and eating. I won’t put it passed you to sneak off and go to sleep somewhere.” My silver haired crush dismisses the whining of the redhead, dragging him into the room, his cane stretched out in front of them.

“Morning, boys.” Naminé calls with laughter in her voice, making her way back to our table with an over laden tray balanced on the arms of her wheelchair. “I’m getting breakfast for everyone as usual, Sora and Roxas are at table one, as usual.”

“Thanks, Nam. Morning everyone.” The smirk on Riku’s face is bright, his bright aqua eyes shining with laughter.

“Morning, Riku.” We smile in unison, and he just groans.

“Doesn’t twin stuff come with an off switch? It’s too early for it.” He asks, making his way over to the table, a cursing Axel still being dragged behind him. And the odd sight earns a cocked eyebrow from both Roxy and I. “Oh, and don’t ask about Axel. This is a regular occurrence, seeing as someone would rather sleep away his Saturday then to grace us with his presence.” Finally Riku releases Axel’s ear as they approach the table, the redhead’s hand instantly going to his abused ear, muttering indistinguishable curses all the while, taking a chair from another table and putting it next to Roxas. Riku just shakes his head, taking a seat in the other chair, which just happens to be next to me. Oh, darn.

“Alright, here’s breakie.” Naminé smiles, pulling her chair between Axel and Riku. Axel reaches over and helps her lift the nearly overflowing tray off her lap and onto the table. The tray is filled with toast, bacon, eggs, pastries, all those wonderful smelling breakfast things. “Thanks, Axel. Can I trust you to be in charge of juice and condiments?”

“Top drawer of the night stand.” He answers without missing a beat, the familiar smirk replacing the scowl of only a moment ago. I blush at the statement, while Riku and Roxy both laugh out loud. Naminé just sighs in frustration, but you can see her almost violet eyes glimmering with laughter.

“Condiments, not condoms you perv. Now get your mind out of the gutter and go be useful before I tell Kairi that you are bi and like redheads.” Her grin is now the positively evil, and I join in the laughter that is shared by Riku and my twin.

Axel only cringes. “That’s a low hit, Nami. A bit below the belt, don’t you think? Besides, didn’t you know?” his grin is back in place as he stands up and steps behind her, placing both hands on her shoulders. He then leans down and presses the side of his face against the side of Naminé’s. “I prefer blondes.” His lips are right next to her ear as he speaks, but his emerald gaze is fixed only on my twin as he speaks. And judging by the fierce blush that is starting to creep along my brother’s cheeks, Roxy has definitely noticed this.

“Away with you, wench. Go fetch my jam and OJ before I set Seph out on you.” Riku growls, lifting his still extended cane across the table and poking Axel in the shoulder with it, at the same time somehow manages not to even graze Naminé.

“Geez. Don’t get your thong in a twist.” Grumbles Axel, leaving Naminé alone and making his way across the room.

“He’s grumpy in the morning.” I laugh, earning a giggle, yes a giggle from my twin. And the unspoken comment between us is if Roxy can handle someone like that. His answer is an obvious ‘of course’.

“You should see him if he has an early morning session.” Riku smirks before reaching in front of him, feeling at the flat table surface.

“What would you like today, Riku?” Naminé asks politely, grabbing a napkin and a paper plate off the centre of the table.

“Just the normal. Thanks, Nam.” Riku sighs, propping his head up with his arm in an almost bored fashion. The blonde girl just smiles before grabbing a bagel of some sort and an apple off the tray and sliding it over to rest in front of Riku.

“It’s just in front of you there. And you are welcome.” She smiles once more before grabbing a few things for herself. “What are you waiting for, you two? Dig in!”

That’s all the encouragement I need before both Roxy and I take a bunch of food off of the tray of plenty and have at her. And it doesn’t surprise me now tasty the food is, considering that I think I am hungry enough to eat almost anything that is placed in front of me at the moment. And as soon as Axel comes back to the table, he places a tray of condiments on the surface in front of us, as well as a pitcher of orange juice and plastic cups. And I know that this must be a normal routine for everyone here, because before he sits down, Axel pours a glass of orange juice and sets it in front of Riku, before placing a few packets of jam beside it as well.

“There you are your highness.” Axel smirks, using that artificially sweet voice, but everyone at the table knows that he is just kidding around.

“So, where is Demyx this morning?” Roxas inquires, asking the same question that I was just about to.

Riku just starts to chuckle around a mouthful of apple. And why does that chuckle just scream that his mind is do far in the gutter at the moment, that there is no chance in hell that his thoughts are the least bit clean.

“He has a ‘private’ session with Zexion in the pool on Saturday mornings. He claims that nothing else happens, but come on. He expects us to believe that?” Axel’s grin is about the same as Riku’s chuckle, and I can’t help but blush at the thought.

“But the thing is, we’ve never caught them. And believe me, I’ve tried. I think they have some sort of sensor around the entire pool area to warn them if some one comes close.” Riku adds.

Naminé just giggles again. “Would you blame them? Even if they have been together for four years, Dr. Vexen is still technically Zexion’s boss. And I know that he is cool with their relationship and everything, I mean he was the one to hire Zexion because Demyx recommended him, but could you imagine the extreme awkwardness if Dr. Vexen caught them going at it in the rehab pool?”

Axel just bursts out into loud laughter, Roxy, Riku and I all joining in, though a little more subdued. “Dude! You have to admit, that would be fucking hilarious!”

“I would pay anything just to see the look on his dad’s face if Demyx tried to talk his way out of it.” Riku laughs. “ ‘Sorry, Dad. But Zexy was just helping me when my trunks mysteriously disappeared, and when he tried to cover me up from prying pervs, it kinda just slipped in.’” Riku raises his voice in an excellent imitation of Demyx’s voice, and the comment sends all of us into hysterics, because sadly, I think that we all can see just that happening.

“Holy shit!” Axel exclaims, reaching down and grabbing his side between his laughter. “It’s so scary how well you can talk like him!”

“But I bet that you wouldn’t find it so amusing if it was Seph catching you and your boy toy out there, Riku.” Naminé has a perverted smile on of sorts on her own face, and instantly all of our laughter stops and Riku lets out a groan.

“I don’t even want to think of that.” He moans. “First he’d castrate me, then tell me he’s added six more fencing lessons each week, then he’d transfer me to a seniors home to work with them so I wouldn’t feel ‘the temptation’. And then he would probably force me into have restoration surgery just because he’d want me to give the seniors sponge baths. And that would be if he isn’t feeling particularly sadistic that day. ” A shutter runs visibly over Riku’s shoulders and we all start to laugh again just as loudly as before.

But something about his statement strikes me. He didn’t deny having a boy toy. And according to everyone, he has never had anyone catch his interest enough to pursue. Does this mean that he might have almost maybe sorta considered me his boy toy? Or am I just reading too much into all this? I mean, it could have just been nothing, right? But as I continue to look at him as I have been since he came through those doors, he turns his head over in my direction and smiles at me. A chill shoots through my body, but it does nothing to cool the furious blush on my cheeks.

The laughter continues for another minute or two before dying off, our hunger winning over the humour much faster than I had expected. I look over at my twin, as he turns his eyes to meet mine. The blue is alive with emotion, the sparkle that had been missing from them for so long finally lighting up his eyes once more. When out eyes lock, it’s almost as if I am reading my twin’s thoughts like a book. And the first most thought is that I am not over reacting at the whole Riku not denying having a boy toy thing. And that is followed by the thought that I have got to get Riku alone sometime soon and discuss this thoroughly, that or just jump him.

The rest of our meal flies by quickly, the hysterics not quiet extreme as before. The conversations that we have stay a little more neutral, and I’m glad for that. Because if the words ‘Riku’ and ‘Boy toy’ come up in a sentence together one more time, I might not be able to contain myself from saying something that I might or might not regret.

“So, boys, do you have any big plans for today?” Naminé smiles, wiping her mouth with a napkin. Roxy and I just look at each other and shrug in unison.

“Well, I thought that Sora might want to get outside and into some fresh air for a change today, so I figured that Axel and I could take him and Roxas on a tour of the gardens and grounds. Well, that is if it is alright with them, of course.” And the nice smile that appears on his face gives me a warm feeling all over.

“We’d love to.” I answer, perhaps a little too quickly as I feel a blush on my face and Roxy lets out a musical laugh beside me.

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Wheee! Chapter 10! Wow! I can’t believe this has gone on this long! Thank you, thank you, thank you, thank you, thank you, thank you, thank you, thank you, thank you, thank you! Ten thank you’s for ten chapters! And for those of you wondering, yes it is possible to laugh so hard you send yourself into an asthma attack. When my aunt, cousin and I were travelling one time, my cousin was in the back seat and said that she was lonely. My aunt told her that she had bananas in the trunk. Well, being the pervert that I am, you can use your imagination to what I thought. That sent me straight into an attack, lol. Come to find out that Bananas is my youngest cousin’s stuffed monkey…hey, I know a lot of you thought the same thing as I did…admit it.

Anyway, huge huggles for my twin for everything! I hope you enjoyed the week as much as I did!

I know that there is not a lot happening in this chapter, but I think that the next one will have something special in it for those who look really hard. And I will try and have it out in 2 weeks or so, but no promises! Until then!