Sephiroth's Guide to Love and Deception

Sephiroth’s Guide to Love and Deception
Chapter Three: Nope. Probably Not.

“He really does hate me, doesn’t he.”

The crazy haired blond looked up at the silver haired teen thoughtfully as he moved one of his chess pieces across the broad, noting that he hadn’t looked at her once since they started playing. They had gotten back just a good ten minutes ago and she’d decided she’d unpack later in favor of having a nice, private conversation.

“No, of course he doesn’t hate you Ku,” she replied softly, trying to reassure him. “He just strongly dislikes you with extreme prejudice.” She saw him pause while still moving his piece before hearing him sigh and place it down.

She hunched. “Come on Ku, what did you except? What you did was pretty harsh and Sora– he takes a lot, sure, but you really hurt him. I swear, he must have cried for weeks after it.” Then adverted her eyes slightly she added in a low grumble “ So annoying. Couldn’t sleep or anything. Wanted to smoother him with a pillow.”

“I know what I did,” he replied in a exasperated tone, tossing the piece he was about the move, causing the board. He finally looked up at her. “And I’ve been trying to make up for it But he won’t talk to me And when he does, it’s only scream at me in hatred.”

Riku leaned back on his bed, folding his arms behind his head as he looked up at his ceiling while Ri pushed the chess board out of the way and laid down on her stomach, her feet swaying back and forth in the air while she propped herself on her elbows.

“Well...maybe you’re going about this all wrong,” she suggested and raised his head up slightly to look at her but said nothing. She hunched slightly.

“You have to remember that Sora’s got a right to be angry here,” she continued, watching him carefully. “And we both know Sora usually can’t stay mad for long.”

Riku snorted. “He’s doing a pretty damn good job.”

“Yeah...but that’s because you keep somehow adding the fuel he needs to keep that fire we love to call rage burning. What you need to do Ku, is figure out a way to control the flame and put it out–slowly maybe but surely. Then, replace this flame with the fire of–in your case–passion, one that you can control and tame. You know, like you did before you ruined your love life.”

He blinked at her. “Have you been talking to Sephiroth.”

She laughed outright “Are you insane? I’ve tried like, three times to get in his room. The door won’t open, I even tried picking it. Then I tried calling out to Cloud–you know–him being my loving brother and all, maybe he’d open up for me. But all I got in reply was–erm–brief whimpers and this ‘panting’...”

Riku sat up a little more now, looking humorous. His brother certainly wasted no time this time around.

“So then I start making up songs with Seph and Cloud’s name to annoy them into opening the door? And a sword tries to literally pin me to the wall ” she exclaimed, lower her hands as she hade been explaining with motions. Then she rolled on to her own back before folding her arms behind her head and tilting her head up to look at Riku as she crossed her leg over the other and let it swing lazy back and forth through the air.

“Yeah–which one of you’re parents thought that was a bright idea,” she asked sarcastically.

“Dad,” Riku replied matter of factly and he couldn’t help but smile slightly amused. “He gave Seph a sword for his sixteenth birthday. Bro’s rather fond of it. Even gave it name: Masamune.”

“He’s such a weirdo,” Ri replied, shaking her head while smirking. “Really, he could have at least been polite enough to stop screwing my brother in to the mattress two seconds.”

“He did. Just to have enough time to try and stab you through a door,” Riku pointed out. She pondered this for a moment. “True. But still–screaming at me until I cried like a little bitch would have worked fine.”

“Ri, Sephiroth has screamed at you. Countless times. And you never seem phased,” he frowned at her. “How...do you do that? Most people are paranoid for days after he does that.”

“Oh, that doesn’t bother me because I know if he were going to try and hit me, he would have simply done so. Screaming never bothers me, I do it all the time,” she replied proudly before looking at him seriously. “Now: if he began to speak to me in a soft, yet none threatening way with that demented smirk he reserves as his trademark ‘I’m about to fuck you up’ warning–then I may piss my pants and run for the hills. But alas: he’s never done that. At least, not with the smirk anyway.”

Riku laughed. “He made Tidus cry when he’d did that to him after he’d accidently smeared his sea salt ice cream on him.”

“Hey, how is the gang anyway?” Ri asked, excited now. Riku only hunched. “Fine I guess. Wakka and Tidus haven’t changed a bit. They’re still nuts about Blitzball–why I’ll never understand–but more or less, exactly the same.”

“And Selph?”

“Dunno. She doesn’t hang out with us much anymore, though Wakka talks to her on occasion. Tidus hasn’t spoken to her since you guys left.”

“Huh? Why not? I thought those two were dating ”

“Selph ended up finding a new boyfriend–before she broke up with Tidus. He took it whether well actually–like I said, he simply never talked to her after he found out. Though Wakka told me later that the guy ended up being a some ass that cheated on her with another girl. And ever since, she comes around ever so often, trying to get Tidus to talk. But he’ll just walk off or down right ignore her to the point that she runs off crying or something. She’s stopped being cold to me about two years ago but I don’t pay her much attention either.”

“Oh, man, that sucks–sounds familiar though,” she replied thoughtfully.

Riku adverted his eyes. “Different circumstances Ri.”

“Same results Ku,” she countered. Then added. “Hey, what about Kairi?”

“Fuck Kairi,” he stated matter of factly and she burst out laughing.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

“I can’t believe you made me watch that,” Sora replied, shaking his head wearily.

“I can’t believe that she won ” Kairi cried angry, on her feet as she threw yet another cookie at the televison set, making Sora laugh. She whirled around at him and pouted. “It’s not funny Sora ”

“Yeah Kai, it kinda is ” he snickered and tackling him into a laying position, she began to pinch and tickle his sides playfully, making him laugh harder. His entire family was ticklish and it was something she’d done often to him when he teased her. “Okay Okay I’m sorry for taunting your obvious pain.”

She glared at him, narrowing her eyes before starting up again, making him laugh again as he tried to worm himself free. “Stop making fun of my obsession So-ra ” she whined playfully and having a problem breathing, he simply nodded and she relented, giving him one last poke before pulling herself off of him and allow him to sit up.

She folded her arms across her chest and slumped on her couch, her bottom lip sticking out and Sora cooed at her playfully before taking her into his arms and resting his chin on her head. “Come on Kai, I promise I’m sorry. Really.”

She hid the smirk that was planted firmly on her lips, leaning into the embrace as she continued to pout. “But Ellena sucked Sora She had noooo talent How could she really beat him Did you see the judges? Simon looked just as appalled as I did And poor Paula was about to cry...”

“I know Kai,” he said softly, patting her back slightly. “And I hope while she’s on her way to movie or a singer or something like, trying to put on her make-up in the mirror and crash. Crash. Craaaaaaaaaaaash–”

She pulled away from Sora laughing, slapping him on the arm as she sang last part with him “Into a ditch ”

They both laughed then, remembering that silly song they’d both loved to listen a few years ago (they’d ran their group of friends crazy with it) before Kairi sighing, reached for the remote and clicking off the television, tossed it on the recliner to the left of her.

She leaned back on the sofa she was sharing with Sora and he smiled at her. Her eyes took him in for the millionth time that day. Still so adorable. Still so cute. Still so naive. Just as she wanted him to be–as she remembered him to be–her Sora.

Her thoughts were interrupted by a loud scream from up the stairs and both jumped, then laughed at each other for doing so.

“What was that?” he asked curiously. Kairi simply rolled her eyes and leaning over, laid her head in his lap, laying on the couch, hoping that he didn’t mind. She was relieved and rather pleased when he wrapped his arms around her upper body, seeming to hold her there. She could get use to him hold her like that.

“That’s probably Axel.”

“Axel?”

“My wayward cousin,” she replied, rolling her eyes again as she said ‘wayward’.

“I didn’t know you had cousins,” Sora replied thoughtfully.

“Neither did I, my aunt barely visits,” she admitted. “But he was having problems in school where he was going–don’t get me wrong, he’s pretty smart–but he was constantly getting into trouble with other students and teachers. So his mom thought a ‘small little isolated island’ was perfect for him. And she was right–he’s been doing a lot better actually. Still wild and unpredictable, but better.”

Sora nodded and Kairi reached up to take hold of the silver pendant she’d given him four years ago, a small smile forming on her face. “You kept it.”

He looked down at it. “Course I would. It’s important to me.” This made Kairi heart flutter and she couldn’t fight the light blush that crept to her cheeks. Her gift had actually meant something to him–and it still did.

“Hey, can we go meet your cousin?” Sora asked suddenly and Kairi fought the disappointment. The last thing she wanted to do was share her undivided attention she was getting from Sora with someone else. She’d gotten enough of that when they hung out with that Riku.

But Axel had company–so if anything, he’d probably toss them out in favor of hanging with his own friends rather than his ‘bratty younger cousin’s friend’. So it all panned out really.
“Okay, come on ” she replied cheerful now, pulling out of his embrace (though slightly reluctant) before taking hold of his hand and pulling him behind her, out into the hallway and up the stairs to the second floor, where the pair was met with very loud rock music that shook the walls with each beat to the song.

“Hey, I like that song,” Sora replied absently and began to sing the words softly to himself making Kairi giggle as she rolled her eyes. Letting go of his hand, she jogged further up the hall and as loudly as she could, knocked on the door while Sora slowly made his way after her, enjoying himself.

She waited for a few moments before knocking again. And again. Then she jiggled the knob and smirked. Unlocked. Oh now he was gonna get it for ignoring her presence...

“Axel, you lazy bum,” Kairi replied in a teasing voice, already opening the door. “Come on, I’d like you to meet–”

She was cut off by a pant of pleasure and Kairi took a step back, her eyes wide and her mouth slightly a gap.

‘Well no wonder he had the music so loud ’ she thought quickly.

There, in middle of his bed, was her cousin with his–erm– guest.

Axel had the smaller boy, a blond she didn’t recognize, pinned underneath him, the boy’s legs wrapped around Axel’s upper waist, while his fingers were digging hard into her cousin’s arms.

Axel’s own hands were planted firmly on either side of the blond’s head, holding himself up as he rammed the boy relentlessly into the mattress, sending the head board of his bed crashing over and over again to the wall with such force, she was sure it would chip all the paint off. (Half of his pictures had already fallen off the walls.)

Kairi could feel her face getting hot as she watched his member sink all the way to the base then back to the tip in a steady rhythm, making the younger teen squirm with want as he continued to pant, plead, beg him almost desperately for more, meeting each of his passionate thrust with his own, the heels of his feet digging into her cousin’s back.

Axel simply watched the smaller boy pleasured expressions for a moment, smirking down at him slowly before reaching with one hand, grabbed the boys member and began to pump it forcefully, causing him to shriek in undeniable passion.

Controlling him.

She watched as Axel’s tongue snaked out of his mouth and ran a trail down the blond’s neck, making him shiver in delight before he clamped down with his teeth, marking him, and never once, breaking either stride with his hips or the hand that was stroking him.

Kairi couldn’t help but for one brief moment, imagining that she was the small boy pinned underneath while the ramming bull on top of him was her Sora...

“So this is your cous–”

“NO ” she screamed, slamming the door abruptly and whirling around to face Sora, leaning back on the door as if she were trying to block it from his vision, her face a deep shade of crimson.

Sora raised an eyebrow at her and gave her a skeptical face. “Er... you okay there Kai?”

“We should go back to the living room, he’ll meet us when he’s done,” She replied quickly, grabbing hold of Sora by his shoulders, and giving him a gentle nudge in the other direction.

They paused for a moment when they a high pitched scream of the word “AXEL ” and Sora cut his eyes at Kairi confused while she refused to remotely look at him

“Soo...why don’t you want to go in all of a sudden?” he asked slowly and just as she opened her mouth to scold him, the door flew open, music blaring louder into the hallway. And to her utter horror, her cousin came waltzing out of the room with a lazy walk, his naked body glistening with sweat, his crazy untamed flaming hair trailing behind him though some stands stuck to his skin.

She glanced over at Sora to find him staring at him with his mouth wide open as if he had a third eye, blushing hard and Kairi felt embarrassed though she couldn’t help but wonder how he could always manage to look so adorable no matter the situation or look on his face.

No one said a word as he passed by the two of them, a rather bored expression on his face. Though Kairi caught the brief back look he’d cut Sora before he disappeared around the corner.

Her eyes narrowed on the spot as she glared at where he’d been when he did that. How dare he look back at something she’d already picked out for herself. It was like that time that girl wore her exact same dress to a party so Kairi was forced to ‘accidently’ spill punch all over the beautiful white attire.

Sora was all hers– she already had to teach Riku that lesson to ensure he would stay out of his life and she would be more than thrilled to each her cousin the same lesson if need be. Sure, he was a harder to manipulate than someone with a constant sources of things that could be manipulated to her whim like Riku–but that didn’t mean it couldn’t be accomplished. After all, Kairi had manipulated Zexion into helping her–and that be no means was an easy feat.

She looked up suddenly from her thoughts and over at Sora, who had the funniest look on his face, his eyes glancing over to the side while he still wore that ‘he’s insane’ look on his face–almost as if he was in heavy thought about the entire ordeal. And he probably was.

“He...usually doesn’t do that,” she insisted with a sheepish laugh, clasping her hands together in front of her and gaining his attention again.
Sora nodded at her slowly, then looked up abruptly when the soft sound of footfalls could be heard approaching them.

Within a matter of seconds, her cousin came strolling lazily around the corner again, still naked though now he held a can of whip cream in his left hand as he shook it in a rather suggestive manner.

But this time as he passed by the pair, he’d cut Sora a direct sharp look that he didn’t try to hide, his emerald pools studying him for what seemed like an eternity before giving the brunette a rather seductive smile, took hold of Sora’s wrist lightly yet firmly and began to pull him into the room as he went in, Kairi screaming at Axel as she grabbed hold of Sora’s other arm to fight back, both stumbling backwards a little bit when she finally succeeded.

Axel simply snickered softly to himself, rolling his eyes closed at her as she pulled Sora behind her in almost a possessive manner.

“Lighten up Kai-riii,” he teased, tossing the whip cream into his room before leaning on his door frame. “I was only introducing myself.”

“Well do it with your clothes on,” she snapped.

Axel simply smirked at her in amusement, before opening his eyes again, glaring straight at Sora, meeting eye contact, he licked his lips rather slowly and let his finger ghost over his twitching member, a low moan escaping his lips as he felt the tip of its head before bringing his fingers to his mouth and slowly, began to suck the tips, cleaning them of pre-cum.

Sora’s made the sound of a small chick as his eye twitched lightly, his face turning completely red and on cue and glaring daggers at her cousin as jealous anger rose from within, Kairi stood directly in front of Sora now, trying to block both boy’s views of one another as much she could, given her height.

“Where the hell is the fun in that?” Axel continued in boredom, hunching. “I don’t see anything wrong with wanting to invite him in to enjoy my little...” he thought for moment and hunched again, “Lesson.”

Kairi rolled her eyes. “Don’t you have a student?”

Axel shrugged. “I suppose. One more couldn’t hurt though. I do so love to teach.” Kairi sighed wearily–Axel could be taxing at times– as she walked toward him.

“Axel, please just go back in your room and come down when you’re finished–uh–teaching, okay? And don’ you dare come without any on, or I swear, I’ll cut something off. Got it memorized?” she replied sarcastically, pushing the red head back into his room and slamming the door in his face as he began to give his retort.

Letting out a frustrated growl, she marched back down the hall, grabbing Sora by his wrist along the way and began to drag him back towards the stairs.

Coming back to his senses, Sora looked down at the floor and in a naive, softly spoken fashion he replied “You know...I wouldn’t have minded–”

“Oh, shut up Sora.”
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“. . .Why didn’t you ever tell Sora you didn’t mean what you said?.”

“You wouldn’t let me in, remember?” Riku replied sarcastically, casting her a glare. Ri ignored him. “Besides, he probably wouldn’t have listened even if you had.”

“Maybe–but even if he hadn’t listened then, he might have been willing to listen later. I’m not saying that he won’t be able to now, just that at least he would have had that ‘what if’ going in his head and he would have wanted to listen to the rest, instead of thinking that what you said was the end of the entire ordeal and what you really thought. And just so you know,” she added. “This whole little ‘sad puppy that’s just gotten kicked in the balls’ thing you’ve got going? Not helping.”

Riku shifted his gaze.

“Maybe you should try being yourself again instead of taking to the situation like some pathetic loser. You’re walking on eggshells around Sora and that’s not like you. There is a time and place for it Ri, but I really think it’s time to go back to the ‘old’ you. I’d hate to think you changed.”

Riku only nodded and Ri was silent, sure he hadn’t heard a word she’d said or taken it to heart. So she decided to change the subject. Slightly.

“. . .What the hell were you thinking ” she snapped.

“I was upset and hurt Ri ”

“That’s not a very good excuse Ku ” she insisted. “Had I know exactly what you’d said, I would have done a lot more than slam the door in your face. You meant so much to Sora even after you took advantage–”

“Now wait just a damn minute, Ri, I never took advantage of Sora that night ” Riku snapped in anger, sitting up completely now. She did the same. “Sora didn’t know what he was doing Riku, and you did.”

“We were both drunk and neither of us knew that the drinks were spiked That was Tidus’ fault ”

“But you were more aware of the situation then he was. And you were the one that took him up to your room And you were the one that was on top because Zo told me everything He was so ashamed because he could barely remember it, he was so plastered, but the bits and pieces he did–well it meant something to him. And it made you mean something to him And when you just sat there, calling me worthless and slut and and–damn it Ku He cried for months He actually starting believing what you said.”

She took a moment to calm down and Riku looked away guilty. The night had meant something to him to–and maybe he had taken a little advantage over Sora. He was just acting on instinct again–Sora didn’t object and well–there was something there, he’d know it. Drunk or not, he remembered the night.

That’s when why it hurt him so much–he had been so sure that there was something there for him and Sora. He’d known it. His other friends had been sure of it. And then Kairi and Zexion...

“Kairi,” he snarled angrily, his eyes flashing dangerously. Ri glanced over at him confused.

“Whoa, whoa wait a second,” Ri replied frowning with each word. “What’s she got to do with your temperary loss of sanity?”
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It was awkward really. The three of them sitting there. In the living room.

Axel’s ‘company’ had gone home a few moment ago, limping, and the older teen had come down stairs finally in nothing more than a sheet with a cigarette hanging loosely in his mouth as he plopped down on the recliner, his leg hanging over the arm though the sheet was long enough thankful to cover his unmentionables.

And this is how they’d been. Axel smoking a ciggerate as he stared relentlessly at Sora, studying him, the brunnette staring anywhere but at Axel, while Kairi sank down on the couch, slightly embrassed by the whole ordeal, pausing to glare at Axel every once in a while.

Finely someone, Axel, spoke.

“...You sure you don’t want those lessons,” he stated nonchanletly. “I’m getting bored sitting down here and I could really use a another good fuck.”

Sora blushed and Kairi threw a pillow at him. “Axel, he doesn’t want to sleep with you ” she snapped angerily.

Axel took a drag on his ciggerate, looking over lazily at her, unfazed. “Was I talking to you?”

“I don’t care ” she snapped. “Leave Sora alone Axel He’s not interested.”

“Is that so? Or are you just bitter because he’s far more interested then he seems?” he challenged, smirking at her as he sat up straight in the chair, taking another drag of his cig. “What’s the matter Kai? Afraid to have me at your little boyfriend? Afraid he might like it too much? Or are you just simply devastated that he’d choose yet another person over poor little–”

“Shut up ” she snapped angrily, glaring hatefully at him as tears crept into her eyes. Sora glared at him as well before taking Kairi in his arms and hugging her. He really wasn’t sure what else he should do but he figured it would calm her down. And it had. She only sniffled as she pushed the tears back.

“Such a damn drama queen,” Axel sneered as he put out the cig in a nearby ash tray, and standing to his feet, stretched. “Fine. I’ll leave you alone. But really, stop deluding yourself. You didn’t have him then and you won’t have him now.”

And with this, Axel disappeared back up the stairs with Kairi only glaring after him with a withering look. Damn her stupid cousin. He just didn’t understand. She could have Sora–she did have Sora She’d removed the biggest problem herself–he was why Sora didn’t see her like he should have But Riku was gone She could have him now...all to herself, just like she should have from the beginning...

“I should go,” Sora replied awkwardly, pulling back from her slightly and Kairi tried not to look disappointed. She should have know Axel’s big mouth would scare him off. “Oh really? Do you have to?”

He laughed sheepishly. “Yeah...I kinda left lunch on a bad note. My parents are suppose to be leaving pretty soon and I should get back before they go.”

“Oh,” she replied softly, looking down for a second as they remained silent as she walked him to the door. Then she forced a smile as he grabbed the knob and asked. “What made you leave?
He paused, not looking at her.

“Riku.”

Silence.

“What?”

“Riku made me leave. He made me mad and I needed to get away Kai. So I came here because well–I needed to see someone I knew always makes me feel better.”

Kairi would have loved the compliment but her mind was in slight overdrive at the moment.

“...What were you doing with Riku.” She sounded more like she had demanded then asked it, though it was done so softly , she was sure Sora didn’t take it in a negative way.

“My mom thought it would be a good idea to have us–me, Ri and Cloud–stay with Riku and his family until they get back on Saturday. She won’t let me go anywhere else–”
Kairi stopped listening to him after that. Riku. He was actually having to stay with Riku. That meant that little sneaky bastard had a whole week–a whole damn week –to unravel everything she had so carefully tried to accomplish. Sora was angry at him–but it wouldn’t take long. This was Sora. He’d probably only stayed upset for so long because Riku hadn’t had the time to try and coax him out of being angry with him.

This wasn’t going to work. She was going to have to think of a way to ensure she could keep Riku and Sora at a distance–and this wouldn’t be easy, considering she and Riku were no longer on speaking terms and rightfully so.

“–so I better get back before I’m grounded,” he finished with a sigh and nodding almost absently, Kairi opened the door for him, still in her own heavy thoughts.

She snapped out of them long enough to force a smile and wave at Sora as he began to jog down her walkway and toward the sidewalk then once out of sight, slammed her door shut and let quite an angry yell and crossed her arms over her chest.

Damn her luck–just darn it straight to–

“Ah, looks like you didn’t get your way. World stop spinnin yet?” a voice teased from the doorway of the hall and rolling her eyes Kairi ignored Axel as stormed toward the kitchen to get a pint of her favorite ice cream–and think.
~~~~~~~~~~~

“She did that?”

“I’m not sure what else she’s done, but that’s the gist,” Rike frowned.

“Wow. Didn’t know she had it in her. Who knew,” Ri nodded thoughtfully, looking mildly impressed. Riku didn’t reply, stared at her expressionless with cold eyes.

She took a moment longer to come to her own conclusion then with a long sigh, she turned her attention back to him.

“Alight, I’ll help.”

Riku looked puzzled. “Wait. What?”

“If you’ll help me get who ever is in my house–”

“You’re old place? The–well hell, I forgot their names. They’re a pretty old couple anyway and–”

“Great, just makes things easier,” Ri smirked wickedly, adverting her eyes for a moment before gazing back at him. “Okay, I know you’ve always been good at mastering schemes. So if you’ll help me get the geezers out of my house, you’ve got my word that I’ll help you get back in good graces with Sora. I can’t promise anything like kissing cause–that could take a while. But at the very least, I can get you back on good friendship terms.”

There was a heavy silence as the two stared down one another, before Riku finally leaned back, raising an eyebrow. “Did you have anything in mind, or should I start fresh?”
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Author's Note:
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