Camp Cliche

Chapter 3
The sun spilled out over the landscape early the next morning, lighting up the campgrounds with its wondrous golden rays. The air had a freshness to it that could only be achieved far away from buildings and cars. The occupants to all the cabins slowly began stirring, waking up for their first full day of summer camp.
Demyx mumbled sleepily as the sun hit his pillow, warming his head. “Dun wanna wake…meh…” A pair of arms tightened around him and he felt a pair of soft lips on his neck. “Can’ make me…”
“Bet I could,” whispered his silver-haired boyfriend. They were both just barely awake, but it didn’t take them long before they realized a strange sound in the room. Zexion frowned and stirred a bit before looking over to Luxord’s bed. “Oh for fuck’s sake, can’t you guys wait until we’re gone or something?” he exclaimed, pulling a pillow over his and Demyx’s head.
Curious, Demyx peeked out to see Axel riding Luxord’s cock slowly, both of them breathing deeply. It seemed as though they’d just started. “Maybe next time,” Axel said carefully, trying to piece his words together while being obviously distracted, “you guys can think twice before having a 3am blow-job session. Oh, f-fuck!” Luxord had enough of the small talk and began thrusting in Axel more quickly, holding him tightly by the hips.
“That, and…Axel just can’t get enough of…ungh…m-my cock,” Luxord gasped out.
Demyx watched the sight with a hungry look in his eyes before he realized Zexion was aroused. He grinned at his boyfriend and the two nearly pounced on each other, grinding, thrusting and kissing, listening to the sounds of Axel’s pleasure on the other side of the room. The two lovebirds had pushed their beds together when they first arrived so they had plenty of room to work with.
Nearly half an hour later, all four teens lay sprawled out on their beds, Zexion and Demyx still on top of each other.
“This is gonna be a great summer,” Demyx said with a happy sigh, nuzzling his boyfriend’s chest. Zexion laughed and kissed his forehead.
Luxord took a deep breath and sat up, looking around for his swimming trunks. “You guys ready to hit the lake?”
“First thing in the morning?” Axel groaned. “Why did we get stuck with the shitty schedule?”
“Would you rather be last?”
“…No.”
“Then stop complaining. Besides,” Luxord smirked, pulling on his swimming trunks, “I’m totally gonna own you on the newbies this year.”
Axel rolled his eyes. “Well seeing as how there are only two newbies who aren’t ten or eleven this year, you’d have to fuck both to best me.”
Luxord pretending to think about it for a moment. “Yeah, I could do that.”
“Oh, fuck you,” Axel laughed. “Roxas is totally mine!”
“Oh?” Luxord folded his arms over his chest. “Because I’ve already made pretty good friends with dear Sora. I’d say…four more days and I’ll have him. What about you?”
Axel frowned. “You seem quite cocky seeing as how it usually takes at least a week before newbies get used to the atmosphere…”
“So you’re saying it’ll take you more than a week on Roxas?” Luxord shook his head and clicked his tongue a few times. “Looks like I’ll be the winner this year. And since it’s our last year…”
“I didn’t say it’d take me more than a week!” Axel shot back. Having pulled on his swimming trunks, he tucked his long hair back into a ponytail to keep it from getting too messy in the lake.
“Whatever,” Luxord said offhandedly, heading out the door. Axel rushed past him and the two began racing down to the dock.
“Those two,” Zexion said with a sigh. “Must everything be a competition?”
“Uhhh yeah. Duh.” Demyx laughed and they followed their friends out to the lake. On the way, they joined up with the Radiant Garden group, with whom they were sharing lake time. Cloud and Sephiroth, friends from before camp, seemed pale as ever. They came from somewhere up north and rarely saw full sunlight until camp. Squall, like Sephiroth and Axel, had pulled his hair back into a ponytail.
“Hey Auron,” Demyx smiled at the other teen softly. He laughed at the older teen’s cold demeanor. “I see you’ve grown some chest hair over the year.”
“And I see you still act like a child,” Auron said with a very slight smile. Demyx laughed and pranced around Zexion as though to prove Auron’s point. Zexion just glared at the dark-haired teen and pulled Demyx along the path.
At the dock, the burly new sports director was setting up some floatation devices in front of the teens who were already there. “Everyone, stand in a straight line,” he said, his voice seeming to rumble from his chest like an earthquake. After a bit of jostling and figuring out who was going to be standing by whom, they stood in a uniform line. Lexaeus eyed them all with little concern. “So you guys already know the rules, right?”
A few of the teens snickered but they all nodded.
“Right then. Let me impress upon you the importance of the first two rules.” The large man took a step forward; Even Sephiroth, the tallest of the group, seemed to shrink under his intimidating shadow. “First, don’t kill each other.” He looked from one end of the line to the other. Seeing no objections, he continued. “Secondly, don’t fuck in the water.” He quickly looked away as the silver-haired teen caught his eye as he said that. “Right then, go have fun.”
Demyx was the first to break from the group, happy to be away from the large man. With a gleeful shout, he ran to the end of the dock and dove right in, quickly followed by the tanned Squall and graceful Luxord. Cloud and Sephiroth sat on the edge of the dock, lazily dipping their feet in the water, taking the chance to really enjoy the sun for the first time in a long while.
Auron walked off the dock and was slowly wading into the lake, not wanting to get too wet too quickly. His plan was thwarted, however, by Demyx, who swam up and splashed him with water. Angered by the teen’s actions, Auron grabbed him and dunked him below the surface, not letting him up until he was flailing about like a fish. Zexion watched from the shore, jealous of his boyfriend’s playfulness with the other teen, but it was to be expected at this camp.
“What’s the matter?”
Zexion jumped and squinted up at the man who’d spoken to him. “I’m sorry?”
Lexaeus took a small step to the right, blocking the sun from Zexion’s face. “Do you not like swimming?”
“Oh.” Zexion shrugged and looked back out at the lake where Auron and Demyx had taken their water fight to the other teens. Even Cloud and Sephiroth had jumped in and were causing what looked like a minor whirlpool. “I don’t mind it. I would just rather…swim alone…”
“Hn.” Lexaeus didn’t respond. He just stood, watching over the teens, making sure they didn’t drown each other.
Zexion glanced up at the teacher again. He was so used to his friends’ constant chatter that his silent disposition was a strange change. It wasn’t bad, however…in fact, Zexion decided with a soft smile as he turned back to the lake, he quite liked it.
The teens in the lake had a great time splashing each other. Despite Axel’s previous lament about having to swim first thing in the morning, he rather thought it was a great way to get into the swing of camp life.
Demyx shrieked and took a deep breath as Auron dragged him under water again. He struggled against the teen’s strong arms before they were both distracted by Sephiroth swimming by. His hair had come undone and was streaming gracefully behind him, like a silver mist. Realizing Auron had let go of him, Demyx swam to the surface to breath.
“Damn, Sephiroth,” he commented as the tall teen came up as well, “you look like such a freak underwater!”
“Well that’s nice,” Sephiroth frowned and dunked the brunet.
“You do look kind of silly,” Cloud said quietly from his anchor at one of the dock’s posts. He smiled and raised a hand to guard against the wall of water the silver-haired teen sent his way.
The rest of the hour passed fairly quickly, with Lexaeus and Zexion watching silently from the shore the whole time. Everyone trooped out of the water, except Demyx. The cabin he was mentoring would be having their lake time next and since they were young, he needed to be present.
“Demyx, come here!” Zexion stomped his foot on the edge of the dock, watching his boyfriend swim around lazily.
“How come?”
“Because I’m leaving and you’re staying.”
“Yeah?”
Zexion frowned deeply. “Well fine, be that way.”
“I’m just joking!” Demyx slid up to the dock and rested his arms on the warm wood. “C’mere.”
The thin teen sighed and dropped to his knees to give his boyfriend a kiss. “See you later?”
“Yeah. Two hours.”
“Two?”
“Yeah, I’ve got to watch the Disney group, you’ve got to watch the Traverse group…remember? They’re next!” Demyx laughed softly. “I thought you were supposed to be the smart one.”
Zexion smiled a bit and shook his head. “Right. See you in two hours.” He kissed Demyx again, but this time it was followed by a chorus of “ooooh’s”. He sat upright and turned around to find four children standing behind him. A boy with silky black hair stood at the front, his eyes sparkling. Hiding almost directly behind him was another boy with wavy brown hair.
Demyx laughed and pulled himself halfway out of the water. “Come on guys, what are you waiting for?!” he shouted with child-like enthusiasm. With laughter, three of the children quickly jumped off the edge of the pool. Only the brunet was left. “Come on Vivi…you can do it,” Demyx encouraged. After a moment, the young boy edged his way off the dock and into the water.
Zexion smiled warmly, loving how much his boyfriend loved children. “Seeya.”
“Later, babe.” Demyx waved and began swimming around with the kids.
Zexion watched them as he walked backwards towards the shore. With a soft utterance of surprise, he bumped into something. Lexaeus. “Oh, s-sorry.” The teen blushed faintly and gave a small, barely noticeable bow of apology before rushing off. The older man merely grunted in response.
After their swim, Luxord went up to check on the Destiny Islands kids. Wakka and Tidus were out front, tossing a ball back and forth between the two. “Hey, guys, what’s up? Where’s Sora and Riku?”
“Hey, man,” Wakka greeted in his thick accent. “Sora’s still asleep. I think Riku’s just chillin’ in da cabin.”
“Right. I’ll go wake Sora up, if Riku hasn’t already.” Luxord chuckled softly and walked inside the cabin to find Riku glaring at him from his perch on the edge of Sora’s bed. “Hey Riku. Sora’s still asleep?” The older teen smiled innocently, knowing he just ruined Riku’s chance to be alone with Sora.
“You couldn’t tell?” Riku asked with a frown. He looked back over to the sleeping teen who was snoring softly. The two teens watched him sleep for a few moments. “He’s just so…cute.”
Luxord snorted softly. “Yeah, super cute.” Riku frowned again. “You gonna wake him up?”
“I keep meaning to but…then I just get distracted by him sleeping!” Riku laughed softly, unable to control himself. Either the mountain air was getting to him, or he had it bad for the brunet.
“If you don’t, I will,” Luxord stated simply.
“Right.” Riku leaned over the sleeping boy, trying not to smile too much. “Hey…” Sora made a soft noise but then just snored again, sending both Riku and Luxord into a fit of giggles. Riku took a few deep breaths before trying again. He ran his fingers through Sora’s hair before gently shaking his shoulder. “Sora, time to get up!”
The loud voice and touch woke Sora with a start. He gave a small shout, not expecting there to be someone sitting on his bed, touching him no less. In a frantic and dazed state, he scrambled off the bed, tripped on his blankets and went flying into Luxord’s arms for the second time in two days. “L-L-Luxord!” he stammered helplessly, turning a deep shade of red. “Riku! He’s, he’s in my bed!”
Luxord laughed loudly and smirked at the angry-looking silverhaired teen. “He was just trying to wake you up, don’t worry. You good now?”
Sora nodded slowly, turning to Riku. “Sorry…for freaking out…”
“It’s okay,” Riku said, standing up.
“I just…don’t like people touching me that much.” The explanation wasn’t necessary, but Sora gave it anyway.
“Like I said, it’s okay.” Riku smiled warmly. “First day of camp! Let’s go on an adventure.”
“Did I hear adventure?” Tidus burst through the doorway, looking excited. Sora blushed and looked away from him, remembering the night before.
“Hells yeah, adventure!” Riku pulled on a pair of boots. “How ‘bout a hike up to the waterfall. Fuck swim time, we can have fun up there!”

“I’ll need to get dressed first,” Luxord pointed out.
“You’re coming?” Sora asked hopefully. His word choice made everyone but Riku smirk slightly.
“Yup. I’m your mentor. I gotta make sure you shit heads stay out of trouble, as Xigbar would put it.” The blond laughed and shook his head. “Of course, I’d come even if I wasn’t supposed to, if that was what you wanted, Sora.”
The sexuality of his statement may have gone over Sora’s head, who was blushing and smiling like an idiot, but Riku caught the full meaning. His face turned stony and he quickly shoved Luxord to the door. “Right then, you should go get ready now, shouldn’t you?”
“Right,” Luxord laughed and waved. “See you guys in a bit.”
Sora giggled softly, not noticing Wakka join them again. He and Tidus began arguing over which shoes would be the best for a hike. Instead, the brunet tidied up his bed and began pulling out clothes to wear for that day.
Riku watched him carefully, confused by his actions. The younger teen seemed to have already fallen for Luxord head over heels, but it didn’t make much sense. It usually took longer for the new kids to feel the effects of the mountain…
“Hey, Sora, what shoes will you be bringin’?” Wakka asked, suddenly beside Sora. The startled teen squeaked and jumped back, blushing furiously.
“I…I ummm..I don’t know…” He looked from Wakka to Tidus and then to the floor. “Just my sneakers, I guess.”
Everyone stared at the awkward teen in confusion.
“Right den…” Wakka raised an eyebrow at Tidus, who shrugged.
Fifteen awkward minutes later, the four teens stood outside of Luxord’s cabin, waiting for the blond to emerge. Sora tried to hide the fact that he was avoiding standing next to Wakka and Tidus, but failing miserably.
“Hey, Sora!”
Sora’s head shot up at the familiar voice. “Roxas!” He rushed over to his brother, hugging him tightly.
“Hey, are you okay?” Roxas pushed him out to arm’s length and studied him carefully. He looked over his shoulder at the brunet’s cabin mates and narrowed his eyes.
“Uh, yeah. Why wouldn’t I be?” Sora asked, confused.
“Nothing. It’s nothing. I just-“
“So this is your twin?” Seifer grinned at Sora from where he was standing with Axel.
Roxas frowned and moved so he was standing directly between Sora and Seifer. “Maybe.”
“Uh, Roxas?” Sora asked in a small and slightly amused voice. “Are you sure you’re okay?”
“Huh, me?” Roxas looked back at him. “Yeah. I’m cool. Totally chill.” He had, in fact, spent the entire morning ignoring awkward questions from Hayner and turning down propositions from Axel, but Sora didn’t need to know that.
“Right…well…we were just gonna go on a hike so…” Sora pouted a bit and hugged Roxas tightly. “I’ll see you later.”
“Yeah.” Roxas smiled slightly as his brother walked away. “Be safe!” he shouted after him.
“I will!” Sora waved energetically before turning back to his friends, smiling happily. Seeing his brother always put him in a good mood.
Luxord finally came out of the cabin and soon the group was ambling up a path into the woods. Sora thought he saw, out of the corner of his eye, two boys slipping behind one of the cabins right before they left the site, but he brushed it aside as just his imagination.
“Oh man, this is so exciting!” Sora said with a grin, happily prancing ahead of everyone. “I love adventures! I’m so glad I came here! I didn’t want to at first but, it seems pretty cool now. The air is so fresh, so – “ The brunet turned around to talk to everyone, but stopped when he saw Tidus and Wakka holding hands. He blushed and looked away.
Luxord looked down at the pair’s clasped hands and smiled. “What’s the matter, Sora?”
“I, um…nothing.” Sora continued walking, keeping his gaze on the ground.
Riku frowned and stepped in front of him, causing him to come to a complete halt. “You’re not a homophobe, are you?”
Sora gaped up at the taller teen for a second before shaking his head. “N-no! Of course not, I just…um…”
Tidus rolled his eyes impatiently. “He’s gonna have to get used to it if he’s staying at camp. No need to make a big deal of it now.”
Sora panicked, afraid that he was giving the wrong impression. “No! You don’t get it!” He shook his head furiously. “I’m just not used to it…being so open and all…”
Riku shrugged and continued walking up the hill. “Yeah, okay.”
Sora seemed lost as Wakka and Tidus passed him. “But I’m not…” He sighed and began walking again. He looked up at Luxord who fell into step next to him. The blond decided to play the hero again and be Sora’s someone to rely on.
“Why aren’t you so used to it?” he asked softly.
“Well…” Sora looked at the trio ahead of him and blushed. “Because I’m gay…”
At the head of the pack, Riku nearly tripped on a tree root at that. He hadn’t been expecting it in the slightest. Well maybe he was a little bit, but it was still a surprise. Even Wakka and Tidus turned to him in shock.
“You mean you’re…really gay?” Wakka spoke up first.
“Um…yes?” Sora was incredibly confused by their reactions. “A-aren’t you two?”
Wakka and Tidus looked at each other and grinned. “Well…when we’re here.” As though on cue, the redhead pulled Tidus close and they shared an intimate kiss.
Sora blushed a violent shade of red and frowned. “What? I don’t –“
“It’s something that you’ll see a lot here,” Luxord explained softly. He carefully held out his arm. When Sora did not shy away, he placed it around his shoulders. “Let’s just keep walking, okay?”
Sora was happy to have been already blushing before Luxord touched him. “…K-kay…” He looked up to find that Riku was already stomping away.
The rest of the hike was completed in mostly silence, aside from occasional remarks about the scenery. When they arrived, Sora was momentarily distracted from his confusion by the beautiful waterfall. It was probably only about twenty feet high, but it came crashing down into a deep, almost crystal clear pool.
“Oh wow!” Sora laughed as he climbed on the lard boulders lining the pool. He set down his bag and took off his shoes. “Is it okay if I go in?”
“Yeah! Just jump right in!” Luxord laughed as Sora leapt without second thought. “That kid is so funny.”
“Yeah, super funny,” Riku said icily. He raised an eyebrow at Luxord, who smirked in return.
Sora was shortly joined by Wakka and Tidus, who showed him all the fun ways to dive off the rocks into the pool below. The brunet was about to jump off for the fifth time when he looked around for Luxord. He wanted the older teen to see him perform. “Where’s Luxord?”
Tidus, who was sunbathing on a lower rock, shrugged. “Dunno. Probably wherever Riku disappeared off to.”
Wakka pulled himself up onto the rock with Tidus and laid beside him. “They’ll show up eventually.”
Sora frowned, not enjoying their lackadaisical point of view on the missing teens. “I’m gonna go find them.”
“Have fun with that.”
Sora huffed and jumped off the edge. When he surfaced, he swam to solid ground, tugged on his shoes, and went searching for the two teens. At first, he walked a short ways down the path they’d come, but it didn’t’ seem as though they were there. After careful decision, Sora traveled off the path into the woods. He concentrated on his feet so he wouldn’t trip; a wise decision. It didn’t take long for the brunet to find his lost friends. He saw them through some trees and was about to call out to them, but they seemed to be in deep conversation. Riku was leaning against a tree and Luxord was leaning in close to him, his hand on the bark next to the silver-haired head. The blond seemed to be saying something very important because Riku looked as though he was concentrating very – before Sora could finish that observation, Riku’s eyes fluttered a bit. A quick glance down and Sora gasped, realizing Luxord’s other hand was deep in Riku’s shorts.
“Oh my God!” Sora exclaimed, overcome by a rush of emotions. Riku and Luxord broke apart quickly, guilty looks present on their faces.
“Sora,” Riku began, but the brunet had already turned and was making his way back down the mountain as quickly as possible.
“Well that makes this more interesting,” Luxord said with a snicker, earning himself another hostile look from Riku.