The New Me

Chapter 36

Kairi stared dumbfounded at the offer before her. Riku was handing her a Paopu fruit…why on earth!? Wasn’t he with Sora? Shouldn’t he be handing it o him? She looked from the fruit to him in confusion, and slowly tears started to well up in her eyes.

“Kairi?” Riku got down from his seat, “What’s wrong? Kairi?” He touched her shoulder and the girl dove into his arms.

“Riku! Do you really mean it?” She looked up at him smiling, “Do you really want us to be together forever?”

He smirked, “Of course, Kairi. You’re my best friend. I’d hate to lose you.” He backed up and extended the fruit again. “So what do you say? Friends forever?”

Kairi looked down at the fruit and whipped the tears away, ‘Friends?’ she thought to herself, ‘He just wants to as friends…’ she looked up and smiled pitifully. “Will you share one with Sora as well?”

Riku shrugged, “That’s up to him…” He smirked, “Personally, I’d rather share something much sweeter than a Paopu with him.”

Kairi blushed and lowered her head, “Riku, if you’re mother heard you talk like that…you’d be grounded forever.”

Riku laughed and broke of a part of the star shaped fruit, “You’re probably right.” He popped the piece into his mouth, and Kairi followed suit.


By the time everyone got back, Riku and Kairi had long devoured the little star shaped fruit, but only as friends. And even though it was eating her up inside, Kairi understood, it was something she’d have to accept. Paopu’s don’t just make you bonded to a person forever, you have to make that effort consciously as well. In the end, it was better to have Riku as a friend, than no Riku at all.

“Ok!” Wakka put down the grill, “We got a grill, coal, matches! Where’s the chef?”

Cloud and Leon looked at each other, and after a quick round of Rock-Paper-Scissors that Cloud won with an amazing move of a flat rock, in the shape of paper, that could function as scissors, and after some angry cries of cheating from Leon, the brunet teen started cooking. The whole while Yuffie kept him company while he grumbled.

Cloud and Aerith joined Wakka, Tidus, Kairi and Selphie in a game in the shallow water. Naminé sat on the beach and drew pictures of everyone. Playing around in their bathing suits, save for Riku and Sora who remained fully dressed and out of site on the little island.


Sora walked behind Riku, holding his hand, his head slightly down.

“You’re quite all of the sudden…” he looked up and wrapped his body around Riku’s arm. “What’s wrong?”

“Nothing…” Riku smiled and pulled Sora into the Secret Place. The two walked into the little cave and Riku looked around.

“What are you doing?” Sora questioned as he watched Riku pick up a few white rocks and hand him some.

“We’re going to draw.”

“…Draw? You want us to draw?”

“Of course! Everyone has a picture on the walls of this cave. You need one too.” Riku smiled.

Sora looked down, “Really? You want me to? Even after all this?”

“Sora, relax. For now it’s settled. We’ll work out the details later. Tonight, just have fun.”

“That’s hard to do…” Sora looked down at his feet, “Riku?”

“Hm?”

“About…” Sora stepped up to him, “About what Leon did…”

“Sora…don’t,” The silver haired teen sighed, “We’re trying to have fun now. You and Kairi already apologized, and Leon and I already spoke…its fine. I don’t care what happened.”

“Really?” He looked up surprised.

“No.” Sora lowered his head and Riku took his arm, “But we’re trying to enjoy tonight. And I know I can’t if I focus on that right now.” He leaned forward and kissed Sora on the cheek. The other teen blushed and turned his head to give Riku a quick peck on the lips. Sora pulled back and licked his lips. He still found that odd taste of island sun, fruit, and salty air rather tasty.

And apparently, Riku was still addicted to the taste of city living.

As soon as Sora lipped his lips Riku dropped his rock and pulled the other boy into another deep kiss. Sora didn’t have much time to react, before he knew it, Riku tongue was invading his mouth and he was being held up against him. Sora wrapped his arms around Riku’s waist and the silver haired teen cupped his cheeks.

When they broke apart, Sora let out a small gasp for air. Really, these quick kisses with Riku left him breathless.

Riku slowly pushed Sora back up against the cave all and began caressing his face. Sora took a deep breath, and looked up at him worried eyes.

“Riku…” He murmured, and the silver hired teen rest his fingers against his lips.

“Shh…,” Riku leaned in and pecked his forehead, “So help me God,” he looked up, “No interruptions this time.” He placed his hands on Sora’s hips and ceased the boy’s lips again. Sora opened his mouth in invitation and brought his hands to rest on Riku’s shoulders. As the two continued to make out, only breaking for quick breaths of air, Sora felt himself slowly start to slide down the cave wall. And even though the surface was bumpy and uncomfortable, he didn’t complain.

Riku followed him all the way down to a sitting position, moving his mouth from Sora’s lips to his neck and his hands from the boy’s hips to his thighs. Sora let out little gasp and groans as Riku sucked and licked his neck. Somewhere in the back of his mind, he was surprised at how easy it was for Riku get him like this, when it took Leon years. But that thought quickly flew from his mind as he felt Riku’s hands slip under the hem of his dress.

He instinctively closed his legs, trapping Riku’s left hand in his thighs and looked up at him, his face red and eyes unfocused.

“No,” Was all Riku said, and he placed his right hand on Sora’s knee cap and pried his legs open to kneel between them.

“Ah…Riku…” Sora lowered his head, “We shouldn’t….we-!” Sora gasped as he felt Riku’s fingers lightly rub the thin sheet of fabric between separating him from his boyfriend. Sora chewed on his lip and his face lit up a deep shade of red. Riku chuckled and pulled off his glove.

“Hmm, that looks even cuter when you blush while doing it…” he whispered.

“R-Riku…why?” Sora looked up.

“Why?” Riku pushed his hand back under the dress and connected his whole palm to Sora’s awakening flesh. “Because…” He leaned in and whispered in Sora’s ear, “you let Leon do it.” He slipped his hand into Sora’s underwear and the boy moaned.

“B-but you s-s-aid that was-AH!” Sora threw his head back as Riku began messaging his member.

“I lied….forgive me,” He fake pouted, “But I felt it was finally my turn.” He kissed Sora on the lips and devoured his cries. “Do you want me to stop?”

Sora chewed on his lip and refused to answer, but his was unconsciously rocking up to meet Riku’s hand. The silver haired teen smirked at the response, glad that Sora was enjoying it, since it was his first time doing this with a boy. Used his free hand to open Sora’s legs more began pulling down the boy’s underwear.

“Gee,” he mocked, “You go all out on the cross-dressing thing, eh?” Riku tugged on the panties now half way down Sora’s thighs. The other remained silent, feeling a little hurt, but Riku just laughed. He grabbed the bottom of Sora’s dress and started to pull it up, but suddenly Sora shot out and grabbed his hands stopping him.

“What the hell?” Riku looked up at Sora’s startled face, but the boy was fixed on something behind him. Riku turned around and caught himself looking at Kairi’s deadpan face.

“Geez, Riku,” She smacked herself in the forehead, “It’s a good thing you only keep girlfriends for two weeks, other wise I’d be afraid you’d give that boy some sort of STD.”

Sora buried his face in Riku’s shirt mortified, but Riku just gapped at her.

“WHAT THE HELL! Why!”

“The foods ready.” Kairi smirked, “And you can’t live on Sora’s meat alone.”

Now Riku was blushing, but Sora groaned. Kairi left smiling, true she had been a little horrified at the sight at first, and more than a little angry. But she kept that to herself, as she felt more accomplished scarring Riku into celibacy for a while.

“…I can see why you two are friends…” Sora looked up at Riku who was still staring at the entrance.

“God…why do you hate me?” He looked up, “WHY DO YOU HATE ME!!”

Sora pushed back from Riku and looked at him concerned. “Riku?”

“Yea…” the boy looked at him, a blank look on his face.

“Um…did Leon…really tell you that…he…that I…?”

“No.” Sora looked confused.

“Then how?”

“Well, I guessed. Aerith said you two where in the house for twenty minutes. There’s no way you guys could have had sex…but you were all red, and the dress means some form of quick and easy access…plus Leon said he didn’t see my name on you anywhere…So either he jerked you off, or sucked you off. Which was it?”

Sora rest his head on Riku’s shoulder, “Must you always be so blunt?”

“I figure we should just get the point.”

Sora nuzzled Riku’s neck and sighed, “The first one.”

Riku stroked Sora’s hair, “You know, for someone who plays hard to get…you’re a little slut once you’re got.” Sora pulled back, pissed. “What! You are!” Riku smirked and slipped his hand back under Sora’s dress, and the boys face instantly softened. “See…” he murmured, “no wonder you like dress…you’re so naughty…”

“Y-you’re never…” Sora gasped, “don’t sa-say that out in public…”

“Of course not, its just pillow talk.”

“RIKU!” The two turned, they could hear Kairi yelling at the entrance of the cave, “GET YOUR HANDS OUT FROM INDER THAT BOY’S DRESS AND COME EAT!!”

“Damnit Kairi! Don’t announce it to the world!” Riku stood up and then helped Sora straiten his clothes. “I swear…If I’m ever gonna get any I got get rid of these women.”

Sora laughed.

The group ate hamburgers and hotdogs, courtesy of Leon, who spent the night glaring at Riku. He figured that was either because of what Kairi shouted, or the fact that Sora sat on his lap while they ate.

“So, Cloud?” Selphie spoke up, “What’s the deal with you and Aerith, are you two dating?”

Cloud looked at her confused, “Why would you ask that?”

“You two stick together all the time, ya.”

“So do Leon and Yuffie,” Sora pointed out.

“But Leon likes you, Sora!”

“I’m not Cloud’s girlfriend.” Aerith smiled. “Cloud’s single…though he shouldn’t be.”

“Aerith, we’re not talking about this again.”

“Oh, here it comes,” Yuffie grabbed another hotdog.

“Here what comes?” Tidus asked.

“Aerith’s got it in her head that one of Cloud’s instructors has the hots for him,” Leon smirked.

“Which is insane!”

“Oh!” Sora smiled, “You mean Sephirtoh! Aerith you’re still on that!”

Naminé squealed and grabbed Cloud’s arm, “You mean the former General Sephiroth! Oh My GOD! He’s your teacher! He likes you! You should absolutely date him!”

Cloud pointed to Naminé and looked over at Sora, “Kid, this little blonde girl’s crazier than Aerith…Watch it, or she’ll have you wearing EGL dresses.”

“That’s not a bad idea…” Naminé murmured and Sora winced.

“He’s stalking you, Cloud; he’s everywhere you go.” Aerith nodded.

“It’s a small town!”

“Uh-huh. Sure…”

Cloud looked over at Leon, “I’ll remember this.”

“I’m sure you will.”

“Ok, ok,” Yuffie spoke up, “New topic! So, what’s this boat you kids keep talking about?”

Riku perked up and started to chatter with Yuffie about planning to make a boat. Aerith remained hung up on the thought of Cloud getting with his teacher. Naminé joined in on that conversation, occasionally she would ask Aerith questions about Sora’s ‘outfits’ though.

Kairi, Tidus, and Wakka started chatting about summer coming to and end, and even though he was silent, every now and again, Sora would look up to catch Leon staring at him and Riku. But then he would look away.