When Distant Hearts Beat As One

Author’s Notes:
This chapter originally had more Slash in it, but I decided to forgo it instead to explain a bit more of the past. And plus the scene went better with a later chapter I'm planning. Same disclaimer: Not mine, but oooh the fun if Sora and Riku were mine...

Please read and enjoy!

When Distant Hearts Beat as One
Chapter One: Tension

He knew something was wrong and yet he didn’t seem to care. Like it felt right.

He shifted in his sleep, instinctively embracing whomever was in his bed closer to him, the other individual yawning softly and entangling their legs together, shifting a little in their sleep and finally resting, burying their face into his chest.

…and that’s when Riku’s eyes burst open. Wait--what the fuck?

He was sleeping with someone. He didn’t even remember going to bed.

His eyes adverted downward, trying hard not to move--or even breath--in the chance of waking the person. Messy, spiked brunette hair met him and Riku felt his heart jump a beat.

Oh shit. This wouldn’t end well.

“Not good,” he muttered to himself, closing his eyes and trying to remember exactly how he’d ended up in this situation. “Not fucking good.”

As he rambled in his mind to figure out why Sora was sleeping--naked--on top of him, said younger boy finally woke up, his eyes fluttering opening and seeming to shine for a moment in the sunlight that broke through Riku’s curtains, yawning with a soft purr (Riku had to stop thinking for a moment to enjoy the sound) before he rubbed his eyes using Riku’s chest, seeming to nuzzle him gentle before looking up.

Honestly, if this wasn’t probably going to develop into a serious matter, Riku would have burst out laughing at the look Sora had on his face.

“Uh…Riku?” Sora called in an nervous, alarmed tone, his eyes wide and staring up at the platinum blond, who’s eyes (thanks to last night’s activities) were being shielded perfectly from the brunette. While he kept a cool demeanor, his heart was beating rapidly as a million scenarios for how this could go after this moment ran through his brain, from Sora screaming rape, to the brunette not giving a fuck and the two deciding to shag senselessly.

Though the latter was more like a nice thought that he knew wouldn’t happen. But from the fragments of what happened last night, he wouldn’t mind if it did.

“Yes Sora,” Riku replied in a casually, trying to keep his voice calm and steady.

“Riku…what happened last night,” Sora asked slowly, look down at Riku’s body and his own before quickly looking back up, a deep blush entering his cheeks as his eyes possibly widened further.

“Oh I don’t know Sora, but I can take a few wild guesses,” Riku joked and Sora instantly climbed off of him, wrapping the sheets tangled at his feet around himself as he got to his feet, immediately pacing the room and whimpering in fear.

Riku rolled his eyes despite himself and sat up, watching Sora clench the sheet as if to protect himself from praying pale turquoise eyes with his left hand while the right was sacrificed to his mouth so he could bite his nails fretfully.

“Oh god…ooooh my god,” he whimpered helplessly and Riku sighed. “Hey come on now Sora, calm down--”

“Calm down?!” the brunette cried as if the task was completely impossible. “Riku…I have a girlfriend! I-I’ve slept with a guy--I didn’t even know or think I was gay--”

“Probably bi,” Riku corrected him and Sora glared at him in disbelief. “It doesn’t matter Riku! I’ve never had sex with anyone before--and and--what am I suppose to do? How am I suppose to tell Kairi that I slept with you?! How can I look at her now knowing what I did to her?!”

‘Who the fuck cares about Kairi right now, damn it!’ Riku thought bitterly to himself.

“I dunno Sora, but you gotta calm down” Riku snapped, standing to his own feet and stretching before calmly walking over to him, taking the boy in his arms. Sora seemed resistant for a moment before he finally allow himself to be held, burying his face into Riku’s shoulder.

“I messed up so bad,” Sora whispered. “Kairi’s gonna hate me now. A-and you…”

Riku arched his brow. “What about me Sora?”

The brunette remained quiet for a while before he finally spoke. “What do you mean ‘what about me’? We slept together Riku.”

Silence. “Um…okay?”

“This is serious,” Sora replied softly. “Riku…you…we shouldn’t have done this. Not just because of my relationship with Kairi. But because of my relationship with you. We’re friends and just friends. And I hate that there may be something odd between us! It’ll be awkward!”

Riku gave the boy a sympathetic smile before laughing softly. “Sora, it’s okay! It’ll be fine between us! Look: we got drunk. Too drunk. And ended up shagging. That’s all! Nothing to get overly upset about or freak out over.”

The brunette said nothing so Riku continued. “I won’t tell your girlfriend if you don’t Sora. We can pretend like nothing happened.” Then, putting a foot in his mouth, he bitterly added. “Shouldn’t be too hard right? We’ve been pretending we haven’t been friends for the past few years? What’s pretending we didn’t have sex anyway, right?”

Sora glared up at Riku hurt and he immediately realized his mistake but said nothing.

“That was my first time Riku,” he replied softly, pulling himself away from him and stepping back. “Just because I was drunk and didn’t realize I was making the biggest mistake of my life doesn’t mean it wasn’t special in some way.”

Riku glared coldly at Sora then, even going as far as to sweep the hair out of his eyes so Sora could see it. “The biggest mistake huh? I’m surprised you’d even know what a mistake is anymore Sora, you keep making them left and right.”

Sora frowned. “What are you--”

“Going out with a loser like Kairi, abandoning everyone else in the process, turning into some goody-goody prep, take your pick,” Riku snapped sarcastically and Sora returned the cold glare. “Well just because I’m not ‘drowning in the sorrow of my own abyss’ or hanging out with a bunch of immature jackasses that only want to drink and party doesn’t make you any better then me. It actually makes you worse: that’s why we stopped hanging out with you in the first place.”

“No, it’s because you’re so far up Kairi’s vagina that you’re too scared to actually have any damn fun without her permission,” Riku replied nastily. “And don’t think you’ve accomplished anything. Sleeping with you wasn’t exactly the highlight of my life either. But then again, sleeping with the clumsy and inexperienced never was my style.” He sneered at Sora as if looking down on him. “I’ve usually got much better taste.”

“You weren’t saying any of that last night when you took advantage of me!” Sora snapped and Riku laughed coldly. Yep. The entire ‘Shag me senseless while not caring‘ thing was too good to be true. Oh no: Sora had to go for the good ole ‘You took advantage of me!’ defense.

“Oh no you don’t brat, you willingly spread you legs for me and no amount of you trying to convince yourself that I ‘took advantage’ is going to change it.”

“Shut up!” Sora snapped and Riku snickered mockingly. “I see you’ve still got those witty comebacks.”

“Just stay away from me,” Sora snapped, pushing past Riku and storming for the door. Riku hunched, looking as though he didn’t care even though it was killing him inside. “Fine by me. Oh, but Sora?”

The brunette paused, as he yanked the door open, glaring back at Riku.

“The sheet stays.”


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“…and your damn sheet too, you bastard!” Roxas heard Sora scream as he stormed down the stairs, Riku following him quickly and screaming a nasty retort of his own before he heard a door slam, then open, and shut again.

“Geez,” Axel mumbled sleepily, reaching up and pulling Roxas back down beside him and holding him close, pecking the blond on the lips before settling back comfortably. “Haven’t had this much drama in a house since that entire thing with that little ex of yours.”

Roxas yawned and buried himself further under the covers, snuggling up close to Axel while the red head pulled the cover up completely over the blond, only strands of spiky hair remaining visible. “Please don’t bring that up Ax. I don’t want to even think about that anymore.”

“He was the jackass, not me” Axel insisted and Roxas grumbled as he nipped Axel’s chest and the red head snickered softly.

Roxas’ old boyfriend. Hayner.

Roxas said the incident had been a mess. Axel thought it was the best damn fun he’d had in a good while.

Axel could honestly admit that everything that had happened was his fault--not that he wasn’t damn proud of it.

He’d gone on a brief trip to Twilight Town because their third forth roommate, Demyx, just had to go see some guy he was trying to get with--not to mention he had a weak spot for Sea Salt Ice Cream and had to stock up for a few months.

Axel had expected to have fun. Have a lot of drinks, catch a few shags maybe. But what he found, was Roxas.

From the moment he saw the blond, he’d made it up in his mind that he officially belonged to him. And despite the fact the blond wasn’t interested in him at first…or that he had a long term boyfriend…or the fact that Roxas and he didn’t live in the same town, he was determined to have his way.

Axel smirked at the thought. For all intense and purposes, he had simply seduced Roxas. Praying on his emotions whenever Hayner did the smallest thing wrong. Always being that shoulder for him to cry on, a comforting voice. He’d been patient and it’d paid off.

It wasn’t too soon after things just ‘led to another’ and the pair found themselves sleeping together, soon after caring on an affair. He’d sneak up and see him when Hayner was away. Roxas would make excuses and find ways to go out with Axel.

This had carried on for two years before Hayner, through his nosey little friend that Axel knew wanted to fall to her knees and suck his cock like the whore she was, Olette found out and told him everything. Then according to Pence (who Roxas was actually still good friends with) told him later that she even went as far as to set Roxas up, catching him in the act.

Roxas had felt guilty for hurting Hayner and he’d tried to explain but Axel, being understanding and caring about other’s feelings as he was, told the smart-assed little blond bastard exactly why Roxas wanted to be with him and what he could go do with himself.

They’d fought, he kicked Hayner’s ass, he got Roxas and all was right with the world.

Even if Roxas didn’t like bringing it up.

“…so stop being a whiny little bastard!” they heard Riku scream as he stormed back into the house, following Sora, who made his way to Riku‘s room and slamming it in the platinum blonds’ face, making a few picture frames shake before both Roxas and Axel sighed deeply while Riku began banging on his own door for Sora to open it.

“Why did you insist on Riku ‘taking him home’ again?”

“It seemed like a good idea at the time,” Axel protested.

“Like that time you insisted we use caramel?”

“You weren’t complaining when I was cleaning you,” Axel smirked, grinding his hips into Roxas’ and making him moan softly before the blond looked up and smiled mischievously.

“You know, I owe you one for that,” he purred and Axel arched his brow. “Do you now?”

“….can‘t keep my clothes, they‘re my clothes!” Sora cried as Riku finally forced his way into his own room, a loud crash being heard as he finally was able to break down the door.

“It’s my damn house, I can keep whatever I want!” Riku retorted as he slammed his door shut, it banging right back open before resting in a closed position. Even with two closed doors between them, the pair could still hear muffled arguing.

“Geez, they‘re loud,” Roxas announced in a dead panned tone and Axel nodded in agreement before tugging on the blonds’ ear with his teeth, sucking on the lobe and whispering “Then let’s find something to do to drown them out.

Without warning, Axel rolled on top of Roxas, pinning him down and attack his neck with nips and playful bites, sucking on the reddening skin while the blond arched into his hips, his arms fastening around the red head’s neck.

“No caramel,“ Roxas moaned and Axel nipped his neck a little harder than he had before, making the blond hiss in a mixture of pain and pleasure.

“Then I’m getting the chocolate sauce.” he growled in retaliation, already getting to his feet and storming out of the room. He paused for a moment, listening to the ‘children’ argue in Riku’s room before smirking and rolling his eyes, he kept making his way to the kitchen, hoping against hope that Demyx hadn’t used all of the chocolate sauce the night before last.


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“Give me my jacket!” Sora cried, trying to snatch it from Riku--who was holding it high above his head and making the brunette jump for it.

“Oh come on Zo-Zo,” Riku teased, repeating the nickname he’d heard Kairi use once. “You can jump higher than that.

Sora punched the platinum blond in the stomach, making him double over, Sora snatching the coat out of Riku’s hands and glaring down at him with a smug expression. “Or I can just be an asshole and cheat. That seems to work so well for you.”

Sora frowned when he heard Riku snickering. “I think you’ve said more curse words today alone than you have your entire life. I guess we’re making some progress. We may just get that stick out of your ass yet.”

Sora narrowed his eyes at Riku as the boy sat up in an upright position, no longer holding his stomach but instead, laying back on his elbows, looking up at Sora with a smug smirk.

Sora finally rolled his eyes and turned away from the older boy, reaching over to start picking up the rest of his clothes. Riku watched in silence, the smirk never really leaving his face, but softening before finally, he rolled his eyes and sighed. “Sora.”

The brunette paused, looking at Riku, still highly upset. “Look…about what I said. Forget it.”

Sora stared at him a moment before sighing and tossing his clothing back to the floor, he looked at Riku as if he was quite tired. “You never were good at giving apologies.”

“And you never were good at staying mad at me,” Riku replied, sounding a little grateful, and Sora turned away from him again, a light tint to his cheeks. “Like I said Sora, I won’t tell Kairi what happened and…if you want…we can just forget about it.”

Sora nodded but it was clear to Riku that something was bothering him as the younger of the pair’s face seemed to falter and he walked a few steps away from Riku, refusing to face him.

Riku watched him for a moment longer before sighing to himself again and getting to his feet, walked over to him and pulling Sora into an embrace with his right arm, he covered his body with the very sheet that had started Sora’s tirade of stomping out of the house-- naked-- and getting into a screaming match in the middle of the yard before finally thinking better of it and going back for his clothes with the left.

“Now what?” Riku questioned and Sora simply refused to look at him, making Riku pull him closer to his body and wrap the sheet around the two of them tighter. “Look Sora, she’s not going to find out anything so don’t worry about it alright.” Then with a smirk, he added. “Mommy’s not going to put you on punishment for having too much fun last night. I’ll make sure of it.”

“It’s not that,” Sora admitted quickly, hesitating a moment before burying his face in Riku‘s shoulder. “It’s just that…Riku, did you really think I was that horrible to sleep with?”

Riku chuckled softly, resting his head on top of Sora’s, inhaling the scent blueberry from Sora’s hair and grumbled too softly for Sora to hear “Damn Sora, if only you knew how long I wanted to do that to you…”

“What Riku?”

“Nothing,” he lied before cupping Sora’s face into his hands and gently lifting it up so their eyes could meet. “Look Sora, it was your first time. I didn’t expect you to be perfect--hell I barely even tell the difference. And whether that was because I was completely drunk off my ass or because you’re just that good a fuck--it doesn’t matter. I couldn’t tell the difference and I loved being with you.”

Sora gave him a grateful smile before Riku arched his brow a bit and added. “Why do you care anyway? I thought it was just a mistake to you.“

‘Tell me what I want to hear Sora…just tell me…please…’

“It wasn’t a mistake Riku,” Sora replied softly, looking him directly in his eyes so that he would know he wasn’t lying. “I wasn’t that drunk. I knew enough of what I was doing and who I was doing it with. I wanted…”

‘…to be with you.’ Sora thought to himself as he faltered in his words, feeling and looking immediately guilty for even having such thoughts. It was bad enough he’d cheated on his girlfriend…but in an odd sense, he didn’t even regret it. And he didn’t know why--why he didn’t regret it or why he’d even want to sleep with Riku.

They’d never been together--and while it did hurt a little, what Riku said was right. They really hadn’t been good friends or on the best of terms beforehand either.

But despite it all, Riku meant a lot to Sora…maybe not as much as Kairi. Or was it more than Kairi. Sora turned away from him, confused. He…didn’t want to think about that right then. No, stick to the matter at hand. And that’s pretending he didn’t just say anything he’d just said, which he was very good at.

“…I guess I shouldn’t drink anymore” Sora replied sheepishly, giving his trademark wide, toothy grin.

“Oh I don’t know,” Riku replied with a mock thoughtful expression on his face. “I kinda like what you do when you’re tipsy. I mean two wine coolers and I get to shag you. Imagine what would happen if I actually gave you legitimate alcohol!”

“Shut up!” Sora pouted and Riku laughed, pecking the former on the head softly. “How about we get some breakfast?”

The brunette gave him a wide, goofy grin, his ocean blue eyes sparkling with mirth. “That’s the best thing you’ve said all morning.”

Riku shook his head, still chuckling before he finally released Sora and pushed him toward the door.

“…In the sheet?”

“Are you kidding? Everybody around here usually goes downstairs naked. The sheet is already too much, but if you actually wore clothes, I might begin to think something really was wrong with you!”

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Author's Notes:
Hopefully the chapter wasn't too boring. ::LMAO:: Thanks for all the wonderful people that reviewed this story so far, and for everyone that simply read it! I really means a lot to me so ::huggles:: I really hope you enjoyed the new chapter and as always: Happy Reading!
Kamirine