Accidental Infatuation

Accidental Infatuation
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Chapter Twelve

First and foremost, so sorry this is so late! I have just been caught up with in the real world so much lately. But I did manage to get three oneshots posted in the past month. I hope those were able to hold everyone over. And once again thanks to everyone for your kind words about this from the last chapter, they are always appreciated!
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“I’m stealing Sora!” Roxas exclaims, causing Riku to step away from me. I refuse to let out the whimper I know is building inside of me as I abruptly start moving away from Riku. We’re going faster than normal, and for some reason I can’t decipher what is going on inside of my twin’s head.

“Roxy, what’s going on?” I question, holding onto the handles of my chair for dear life. “You better slow down before you send yourself into an attack!” As soon as the words leave me mouth, we come to a sudden stop, in a little grove with flowering trees surrounding the grassy floor. I take a moment to look it over, all the while thinking that everything here is so beautiful.

“You know, eventually you are going to need to wipe that goofy grin off your face.” Roxy laughs, poking my cheek and breaking me out of my daze. My hand instantly flies up to rub the spot where he just poked, only to realize that that is where Riku was touching earlier. My cheek feels warm under my own touch as Roxy just starts laughing. “So, what exactly happened back there to bring that on?”

“Um…bring what on?” I ask innocently, the smile still on my face as Roxy sits down on the grass in front of me.

“Come on, your little kissy face incident with one silver haired guy? You know, in Axel terms, tongue fucking Riku? You know exactly what I am talking about, Sor.” And at his statement, I start to blush even more than before.

“Oh, that.” I grin sheepishly. “Well, he just kinda leaned down and well, and just started to lean closer. And when he didn’t actually do anything, I just sorta leaned up and went from there. And it was….really nice. And it was so natural…and really nice.” I ramble.

“That is all you can say about your first real kiss? That it was nice?” he laughs, reaching down and picking at a little of the grass that he is sitting on. “So, I hope that you get a chance to talk to him soon, so that you two can figure out where you are going.”

“Yeah. Do you think that this is going too fast though? I mean, we only have known each other for four days. Should I slow it down a bit?” I look at my twin, hoping that he is able to help me with the internal battle that I am waging.
“Sora. I’ve sucked guys off on the fourth day I’ve known them.” Roxas chuckles. My only reaction is to blush again at his statement. “But seriously, I think that this is good for you. Obviously you and Riku have had some sort of attraction building over the past couple of days, and you are just following that bond. And you told me that he’s never had a relationship before, so he’s just as new to this as you are. But I’d like to see how this all pans out.”

“Okay. As long as you think so.” I sent my twin a soft smile before a thought crosses my mind. “Oh, Roxy. Can you do me a favour?”

“What’s that?” he raises an eyebrow at my question, and I can’t help but laugh lightly.

“Please don’t let Naminé know anything until I am ready to tell her. Because for some reason, I think that she would demand either a picture or a display of proof or a chance to draw us or something.” I shudder at the thought of the blonde girl doing just that is clear in my mind.

Roxy laughs loudly. “I think that you will need to talk to Riku first. But you are way too right. She does seem to like the idea of all of us being gay and getting together a little too much.”

“You noticed that too, huh?” I smile. We just laugh and talk and be us for a little while before we hear a couple of people walking towards us. Our conversation halts instantly as we look over at the pathway. The two voices are full of laughter, and both are voices that we recognize.

“Well, lookie here, Riku. It seems that those troublesome twins have found the spot that we normally stake out. What shall we do with them? I say we kill them. They already know too much.” Axel smirks, coming right up to us and circling the two of us in a slow figure eight pattern.

“Nah, the blood can’t be good for the plants here. Besides, I’m too lazy.” Riku shrugs, his own smirk firmly in place as he comes up to where we are, his cane out in front of him.

“I agree with Riku.” Both me and Roxy say at the same time, earning laughter from all four of us as Axel plops himself down on the grass next to my brother, a blush rising on the blond’s face. I watch with a smile as Riku moves next to me, before taking his own seat on the grass. Unconsciously, I let out a sigh, feeling just a tad bit jealous that I am still higher than everyone, all because of this stupid chair.

“Oh, Sora. Would you like to join us down here? Axel and I can probably lift you down if you’d like.” Riku tells me in a nonchalant voice, and I can’t help but feel the warm wave spread throughout my body at the comment. It is almost as if he can read my mind. And frankly, I don’t need another one of those people. Roxy is enough to handle inside my head, thank you very much.

“Really? You think that you can do that?” I question, not wanting to get my hopes up too far.

“No prob. Just let master Axel show you a thing or two.” The smirk still hasn’t left his face as Axel stands back up and brushes off his ass. “Besides, we’ve done it for Demyx a million and one times.”

“Well, if you’re offering, who am I to object?” I laugh as Riku then lifts himself off the grass as well, standing right next to me. I sneak a peak at Roxy who is just sitting there, grinning like a fool, eyes fixated on Axel’s lower regions. Typical.

“Are you all unbuckled?” Riku asks, placing a hand on my shoulder. Just from the contact, I feel a shiver run through my entire being, something I know that I need to learn to control better.

Reaching down, I unclip all of the straps holding me in place, moving them all from around my body, the anticipation of being out of this stupid chair, not because I am going to bed, is threatening to overwhelm me. “Yup. All clear.”

“Alrighty. Now, wrap your arms around our necks. And hold on tight.” Axel tells me, as he and Riku lean down on either side of me, and I watch as each of them let one arm disappears under my knees. They both grab just below the others elbow, creating a link. Axel and Riku both then wrap an arm around my back, and I place one arm around each of their necks, suddenly afraid that they might drop me.

“You guys aren’t going to drop me, are you?” I ask cautiously as the two of them lift me up. Suddenly, I’m overwhelmed by the strange feeling of floating as we start moving forward, neither of my taller friends saying much, except the few odd directions that Axel is giving Riku. And not soon enough, I finally feel the two of them start to lower me down.

“Man, for a little guy, you sure are heavy.” Axel smirks, as he and Riku place me on the grass, before letting go and then he goes and sits back next to Roxas.

“If I could kick you, right now you’d be doubled over in pain, nursing your nuts.” I grumble, watching as Riku sits back down next to me, a little closer than normal. But because of the fact that I don’t have that clunky chair between us, I can almost feel the heat radiating off from his body.

All of a sudden, I get the feeling that today is going to be a good day.

“Um, Axel. Why don’t you show me the rest of the gardens?” Roxy asks the redhead, a grin on his face, but he is looking at me with an evil gleam in his eye. Why do I get the strange feeling that most of this was planned out by my twin? And I can’t decide if I want to hug him or hit him.

“Why? I just sat down.” Axel whined, not showing any desire to move at all.

Roxas’ vision quickly shifts back over to the redhead, and the grin grows into a perverted smirk. Leaning over towards Axel, Roxas places his lips close to Axel’s ear. And judging by the blush that rises quickly onto Axel’s face, I know exactly what Roxy said to him.

“We’ll be back!” Axel exclaims, jumping up and pulling Roxy up with him. Still being dragged by the redhead, my twin waves back at us with a grin on his face as they disappear into the vegetation.

“That was odd. I wonder what made him change his mind?” Riku asks, and I can’t help but laugh, earning a raised eyebrow.

“If what I think is correct, I believe that Roxas offered to help him get rid of the slight problem in his pants if he went with him.” I chuckle, leaning back on my elbows to keep myself upright. I guess I really didn’t think this one through completely.

Riku just groans at my answer. “Why do I get the feeling that we’re going to have to deal with them sneaking around everywhere because they aren’t going to be a couple openly? I can just see them thinking that the secrecy will add spice.”

I laugh, still trying to get into a comfortable position. “Knowing Roxy, there probably won’t be any sneaking around. I wouldn’t be surprised if we walk in on them screwing on the cafeteria table.”

“Shit. Doesn’t talking about your brother that way gross you out?” I barely notice it, but I think that he is moving closer to me. But I have to admit that, this small talk is nice. I never thought how nice it would be just sitting with someone and talking.

“Not really. It’s been normal since we were like thirteen and Roxy hit puberty.” I smile, pushing myself up again.

“Are you alright over there? You keep making this little grunty noise.” My sliver haired crush asks, leaning closer to me.

“Well…” I grunt. “I’ve never actually tried to sit up on my own since the accident. And it isn’t actually as easy as I thought it would be. Roxy is usually right behind me, keeping me up.”

“Why don’t you just lie down?” he suggests, a sly grin on his face. Why do I fear that grin?

“But I don’t wanna lay on the ground.” I whine.

“Then lay on me.” I do a double take at his words, the blush rising to my face just as fast.

“Excuse me?”

“Just lay down, and you can put your head and shoulders on my lap.” The smirk is gone from his face, and it has morphed into one of the sweetest smiles that I’ve ever seen.

“Are you sure?” I ask tentatively, as if this might all be a cruel joke.

“Of course I’m sure.” He laughs, reaching over and touching my shoulder. “I wouldn’t have offered it I wasn’t.” And just like that, his other hand comes to rest on my other shoulder. When did he move that close? I feel myself being pushed gently backwards, and it is all I can do to not throw up from the excitement. I mean, this is a huge step forward, isn’t it? Finally I feel the solid support of his lap beneath my shoulders, my head coming to rest on his thighs. And I can’t help but notice that his thighs are nice and firm. Nice…whoa! Head out of the gutter, Sora!

“Thanks Riku. This is a lot better.” I grin before smacking myself mentally. Great. Now he is going think that I am some sort of sexual predator or something. Now I am going to need to think of the least perverted conversation ever…I wonder what he thinks of religion?

“I’m glad that fencing has done some good for me all these years.” He laughs, unaware that he has just created a non perverted opening for my conversation started. Thank heavens.

I take in a deep breath, before quickly realizing that Riku is going to be able to feel ever single move I make. “If you don’t mind me asking, how exactly do you fence?”

He lets out a deep chuckle that I can’t help but blush at. “Don’t worry. I know it must seem strange for me to tell people that I fence even though I can’t see. I just have to fence on a specialized floor. I don’t compete professionally or anything. Just against people Seph knows and used to compete with. But usually you just fence on a normal marked off floor. I fence on pea gravel, that way I can tell where the boundaries are, and I can hear my opponent moving around, and determine where they are. And call me crazy, but you can hear the blades as they cut through the air. So it really is quite easy for me.”

“Oh, okay.” I respond, sliding my eyes closed, relishing in the feeling of contact between us.

“So, do you do any sports or anything like that?” I feel his hand touch my hair, and slowly begin to run through my spikes gently. Ooh…now that feels nice.

“Well, I used to skateboard a little, but Roxy is so much better at it than me. And we used to compete in something called Struggle, but we’re over that now. Mostly because Roxy was jealous that I could kick his ass.” I laugh, recalling the day that I first beat him 200-0. It’s something that I don’t let him forget.

“That’s cool.” I look up at him only to see a small smile playing on his lips. Instantly my mind goes entirely blank and all I can think of is now absolutely delicious his natural flavour is, and now that I have tasted it, I think I might be addicted to the essence already. As I contemplate whether or not I want to reach up to touch his pale cheek, I remember that Roxy told me that I need to talk to Riku about what happened earlier.

“Say, Riku…about…” I trail off, suddenly feeling completely embarrassed and shy around him. I feel the hand buried in my hair suddenly stop.

Beneath my head, I feel Riku’s whole body tensing up as he lets out a sigh. Still looking up at him, I can’t help but notice just how angled and chiselled…well, just plain hot he is. “It’s about the kiss, right?” Unable to form any words that I want to try and say, I just nod against his lap, glad for the contact so he’ll be able to feel and I don’t need to verbally express myself. “Are you regretting it now?”

That comment completely catches me by surprise, and if I could, I would have jolted up into a sitting position. But due to technicalities, I settle on blurting out “No!” I quickly regain my composure. “Not at all, Riku. It was the best thing to happen to me in a really long time.” I confess, reaching up and placing a hand on his wrist, pulling his hand out of my hair.

Riku just lets out a soft laugh as he manoeuvres his hand and entwines our fingers. Oh my, we’re holding hands! I permit myself to have a loud fangirlish squeal in my head. And I can also hear Roxy in there laughing his ass in there too. “The best thing, huh?”

I just smile softly. “I’ve had to deal with so much lately, not even counting the accident, it just so nice to have someone to talk to and just be there and to take my mind off of everything.”

“Oh, so I am just a distraction then?” his grin is sarcastic and I just laugh, nuzzling into his thigh.

“That’s not what I mean and you know it. But I will admit that I liked you the first time that I met you.” I blush fiercely at my confession and I suddenly feel Riku’s thumb begin to rub small circles on the back of my hand. And surprisingly enough it helps to calm my nerves.

“Well, that was something I wasn’t expecting. But I am completely flattered.” His other hand then comes to rest on my cheek, and I can’t help but lean into the warm touch. I wonder if this is how Roxas always feels whenever he started in a relationship. Cause frankly, the sensation is intoxicating.

“So, what exactly are we?” I ask, tentatively as we just sit there in silence for a few minutes, still revealing in the presence of each other.

“Um, two guys? Human? Sitting here? What exactly do you want to know?” he laughs, and I use my free hand to gently smack his leg.

“That’s not what I mean.” I return his laughter. “I mean, are we a couple? Or is this just something that is fleeting?” I feel the rumble in the pit of my stomach, at the nerves and worry that is contained in that question.

Riku just smiles gently at me before leaning down and pressing his nose to mine. “Well, what do you want? Because I think that I want to see where this takes us.”

“I think that will do for now.” I grin as our noses nuzzle together. “But I expect you to officially ask me to be your boyfriend in a more romantic way some time soon.”

The only response I get is loud laughter. “Well, I guess I can try and arrange that one.” I can feel every move that he is making, before I blush again as he lifts his nose away from mine, placing a soft kiss on the tip before he leans back slightly.

I don’t respond to his statement as I just close my eyes and enjoy his presence, as well as the amazing sounds around me. It is so peaceful here and completely different than what I had expected. Because in all honesty, I had thought that rehab would have been full of depressed and suicidal people, not to mention being in a tiny building where everything was grey and dreary. But to find what I have, a beautiful property with all these great people, and of course Riku, I am pleasantly surprised. I can only hope that my twin will have a chance to like this place as much as I do. And who knows, maybe someday he and Axel will get together too. My thoughts then run over everything that has happened today, from breakfast, to my first real kiss, to just laying here contently with my new boyfriend. And suddenly I remember something that I had meant to ask Riku earlier.

“Riku?” I question, not opening my eyes. It feels like if I do, I will find out all this is just a dream and not actually there. All I get from him is a hummed response, and it sounds as if he is as content as I feel. “Earlier, you mentioned that your brother would force you to get restoration surgery. I’m just wondering if you said that in a joking way, or if you could actually get your vision back.” I’m not sure if I have just crossed a line or not, but would really like to know.

I hear him take a deep breath in and sigh. “When I first became blind, I was told that there is a chance that surgery could restore my sight. My parents left it up to me, and I chose not to have it because I figured that it happened for a reason.” He pauses and I can’t help but feel happy despite the sad subject. I mean, here I am learning about my boyfriend. And I am thoroughly enjoying it. “But when my parents died, Seph pushed hard for me to get it. Because lets face it, he hadn’t lived at home for a long time, and for him to all of a sudden acquire a 12 year old kid, it wasn’t exactly in his plans. He wanted me to get the surgery so that I could be a little more independent.”

The happiness in his voice is now gone, and I can’t help but squeeze the hand in my grasp. “How much older than you is Sephiroth?” I question softly, finally opening my eyes to look up at him. His face is set in a firm line, and I can tell that this is still a sore subject for him.

“13 years. So we’ve never been close. So me not having the surgery is just another way for me to rebel against him.”

“So you don’t really want it?” I inquire.

I watch as he just shrugs. “I’ve never had a reason to. I had accepted the face that I could no longer see, so I never really thought of having it restored. Besides, I’ve gotten along this far without vision, why not any farther?”

I just nuzzle closer into his lap, wanting to give him as much comfort as I possibly can at the moment. I’m glad that I am getting to know him better as a person, but I feel bad for making him talk about something he obviously doesn’t like to. “So, is there anything about being able to see that you miss more than anything else?” I know that if I did cross the line, Riku would stop me, and right now I am just pushing my curiosity to its limits.

“Hmm.” He hums, running his free hand over my hair again. “I guess colours.”

I smile at his response, quite surprised at it. I figured that it would have been something like driving, or sunsets or something. But once I take a few moments to think about it, I completely agree. If I had to be suddenly thrown into a world where it is pitch black all the time, I would miss colours too. “Now that I have grilled you, is there anything that you want to know about me?” Hey, it’s only fair.

Riku just chuckles, giving my hand a tight squeeze. “I think I want to know everything there is to know about you eventually.” He whispers, leaning back down close to my face. I blush and his comment, despite the corniness factor, and suddenly he has gotten over his dour mood of moments ago. Because I like my boyfriend better when he is happy and all that stuff. And through my zoning out, I almost miss when he continues on. “But for now, I have a question that you don’t need to answer if you don’t want to. How exactly did you become gynophobic? Or was it something that you were born with?”

I tense noticeably at the question, and I know that Riku has felt it. The hand in my hair runs down my cheek, the soft touch continuing down to my shoulder, which he starts to rub gently. The tight grip on my hand doesn’t let up, and I am suddenly glad that he is able to read emotions and such so well. “Well, I was diagnosed when I was 5 with severe gynophobia. But it all started when I was a little older than 4.” I take a deep breath in, trying to build up the courage to tell the only person outside my family, my doctor, and a very few other people the reason. “One day, mom needed to go out, and since both Cloud and Aerith were busy with school things and such, she hired a babysitter for Roxas and I. She brought a friend with her, but mom didn’t mind. Let’s face it, we were 4 year old twins, we tended to be a handful. She didn’t care as long as there was some one there with us, especially because Roxy had the flu or a cold or something.” I pause right there to try and prepare myself for this telling. And I can already feel the tears welling up behind my eyes, not to mention that I know that I am already shaking.

“Sora, you don’t need to tell me today. We can wait until you are ready.” He whispers.

“No. It’s something that I think you should know.” I answer before Riku lets go of my hand. His other hand then moves to my armpit, it’s twin doing the same before lifting me into a sitting position, pulling my onto his lap, my back pressed into his chest. He then wraps both his arms tightly around my chest. “Anyway, when our babysitter was up checking on Roxy, she left her friend with me, and we were playing dress up. And when she started to help me out of my costume, she just kept undressing me. I knew that there was something wrong, because then she just started to touch me. All I could do was cry; I knew that she wasn’t supposed to do that. Luckily, before she got too far, Cloud and Aerith walked in the door, stopping it. I’ve never seen my sister so sad as that day when I couldn’t bear to be touched or near her.” The tears on my cheeks are warm, and my voice cracks with every word I speak. And even after 12 years, the memory of that day is still as fresh in my mind as the day that it happened.

“Oh, Sora…” he whispers, as he squeezes me tightly and starts to rock us back and forth. I hold onto his arms tightly, eternally grateful for his support right now. Feeling his nose pressed into my hair as we sway, I am glad that he knows, and I know that he won’t break confidence. So we just stay like that forever, or at least it feels like it has been that long.

“Um, I hate to interrupt.” Roxy’s voice breaks us out of our trance, and we both look over and up to my blond twin. As soon as our eyes meet, I know that Roxy knows exactly what we had been talking about and waited until we were finished before interrupting us. But I can also feel the pride that he is sending out towards me for telling Riku. “Sora, Mom is here, and I’m sure that she will want to see us.”

“Roxas! You should have waited! I bet we could have gotten some great shots!” Axel’s voice comes from behind the trees that line the surrounds the knoll we are sitting in. At the sound of his voice, my eyes go wide and I look over at my twin. Did he bring Axel back to listen to me? It took a lot for me to tell Riku, and that is only because I want him to know me, emotional baggage and all. I don’t want to hide anything from him, and I want to start our relationship off right. But once my gaze meets that of my twin, I know that they only just arrived, and Axel didn’t hear anything he shouldn’t have. Thank heavens.

I watch as Axel comes around the corner, a small red camera in his hand, which Roxas instantly snatched away. “No cameras allowed.” The laughter in my brother’s voice makes me forget about the serious tone of conversation from earlier…well, almost. At least it takes my mind off of it. “But we really should get going. I don’t want to make Mom wait for too long.”

“Alright. Let’s go.” Riku says, helping me manoeuvre off of his lap so that he can stand up. He moves me so that I am leaning up against my chair as he starts to wipe the grass off his taught, round…um, knee? Yeah, that’s what I was staring at, hee. I watch as Roxas and Axel briefly fight over the camera, laughing the entire time, gently of course as to not aggravate Roxy’s arm. As soon as Axel gets his larger hands wrapped around Roxy’s, the camera between them, they both stop. Roxy’s face gets red with a blush, and I can’t help but wonder if they are going to kiss.

I watch them intently for a few seconds, but before anything can happen, they turn away from each other, looks of embarrassment plastered over their faces. They start walking away from the grove, back towards the clinic, the camera still between their clasped hands, lost in their own little world. Aww, they are so cute together! But there is something wrong with this picture as I watch Riku follow them, his cane extended in front of him, obviously knowing that they want a little space.

“Um, guys? A little help here? Guys? I can’t get up into my chair by myself! Roxy? Hey, come back here! Riku! If you don’t get back here, I’ll…I’ll…” Damn, where is a threat when you need one? I know! “If you don’t get back here, I will gnaw your ankles off to little bloody stumps!” I cry out after them, only to be rewarded by loud laughter from all three of them as they all turn around and come back to me. Finally.

I know one thing. I am so not being friendly to them for a whole 8 minutes.

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First off, I have to say…THANK YOU PAHOYHOY!!! Thanks for forcing me to finish this chapter, getting me out of a sticky little situation in there, as well as betaing this for me while my twin is all caught up in real world things. I really really really appreciate everything!

So, Sora and Riku are finally together, heehee. Now we just need to see where things are going with Roxas and Axel. We all know that in these boys lives, nothing is ever simple, lol. Anyhoo, once again, a BIG thank you to everyone who reviewed/pmed/emailed/faved/alerted me! It always makes me feel good to see that people continue to enjoy this story, and same with all those who liked the recent string on oneshots that I had so much fun writing lately!

As for the next chapter…I make no promises. Work, school and life have been demanding lately. As well, I am taking a well deserved week long vacation the second week of November. I might try and get this updated before I leave, but if Pahoyhoy gets her way, I might finally get around to getting enough written on my multichapter Zemyx to post. We’ll see. Once again, thank you everyone and until next time!