Never Piss Off A Magical Duck

Never Piss Off A Magical Duck
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Chapter Four
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Riku was speechless. Had he heard correctly? Had his boyfriend really just said that? “Pregnant?” That was the only word that the silver haired teen was able to produce as Sora squeezed his hand tightly.

“Really?” Kairi butted in, reminding the two males of her presence. “That is so exciting!” Her voice was now just a squeal as she threw her arms around her two best friends. Both teens stiffened at the touch. Feeling the motion, the redhead pulled back and stared in disbelief at the downcast look on both of their faces. “What’s wrong?” she demanded.

“Kairi…I’m a guy. I shouldn’t be pregnant,” Sora whispered, holding onto a still silent Riku’s hand for dear life.

The lone female scoffed, “Oh, phooey. You two love each other, right?”

“Of course we do,’ Sora replied, finally meeting Riku’s eyes.

“And let’s face it; you two are both keyblade masters.”

“Yeah…”

“I don’t understand what the problem is going to be then.”

“What do you mean?” Finally breaking his silence, Riku looked over at his best friend.

Smiling, Kairi reached out and took a hold of Sora and Riku’s free hands, holding them firmly. “As Keyblade masters, you both have faced so many trials and tribulations, and you have become stronger for each experience. And now you have each other for those times that you don’t have the strength on your own. You two adapt to new situations and environments every single day. This is just another one of those times. You will be great parents, I just know it. You are ready for this, and I will be there for you every step of the way.”

The two males looked at their best friend with wide eyes at her little speech. Sora was the first to move as his face broke into a small smile before he let go of both hands before reaching out and taking Kairi into a tight hug. “Thanks, Kai. I’m sorry that we didn’t tell you we were together sooner,” he whispered.

Kairi just giggled, “Its okay. I understand why you didn’t. I’m sure that you’ll figure out some way to make it up to me.”

Sora now let out his own short chuckle as he pulled away as he turned to face his lover, “What do you say, Ku? Do you think that we can do this?”

Riku reached a hand out and the younger teen took it before Riku pulled Sora into his arms. “With you, I can do anything, Love,” Riku whispered, leaning down and capturing his boyfriend’s lips in a soft kiss.

“Whooo!” Kairi exclaimed, fanning herself, causing her friends to pull apart and look over at her with raised eyebrows. “I didn’t say you had to stop! I just totally had no idea just how hot it would be to see you make out.”

“Well, of course it’s hot,” Riku smirked, not letting Sora out of his arms quite yet.

“Maybe we’re trying to give you pointers so that we don’t have to look at that nauseating display that you and Tidus like to give us so regularly.” It was Sora’s turn to grin as Kairi’s jaw just dropped. And just like that, everything was perfectly normal for all of them as they began to burst into laughter.

“You’re all clear for landing in Radiant Garden!” Chip and Dale’s electronic voices came through the speaker system as the three teens continued laughing as they all turned around and sat properly in their seats, getting ready for landing.

No one said anything while Sora navigated the gummiship onto the landing pad situated just on the outskirts of the town. As usual, there were many other multicolored ships lining the runway. Driving the ship to its designated spot, Sora smiled when he heard Riku muttering something along the lines of ‘Sora’s always flying from now on no matter what. I don’t feel like I’m going to be sick for once.’ Kairi’s giggles just confirmed that Sora heard him correctly.

The brunet just laughed, “But, Ku, if I always pilot, then we can’t cuddle midflight.”

Kairi then began making gagging noises beside them. “Oh, my god. You two are so nauseating! I think I might have liked it better when you two were hiding your relationship from me.”

“You might want to get used to it, Kairi. We’re not in full couple mode right now,” laughed Riku as they all unhooked from their seats and made their way out of the small ship. Riku opened the hatch and gestured for both Kairi and Sora to precede him out. As soon as their eyes adjusted to the bright light that suddenly flooded the hold, Sora let out a gasp.

There, standing expectedly at the foot of the ramp was Radiant Garden’s two resident emotionally devoid swordsmen.

“Leon? Cloud? What are you two doing here?” Sora questioned, running down the ramp before stopping in front of the two quiet men.

Cloud just sort of shrugged at his partner, while Leon just sighed, knowing that he would have to be the one to actually speak. Reaching a hand up to pinch the bridge of his nose, Leon looked at the three teens with his hard steel eyes. “We were out beyond the airfield scouting when we saw your gummi enter. I am assuming that there is a good reason for this visit?” Both men offered Kairi a nod of respect as she came to stand next to Sora, Riku following closely behind them. The redhead just offered a small smile, slightly uncomfortable with how they still treated her like Radiant Garden’s Princess even though she never accepted the title.

Sora just blanched as if he just now remembered his situation. “Um, yeah, something has come up…Do you know if Merlin is around by any chance?” Leon just nodded at the question before the young brunet continued, “Good. We’ve got to go see him. So, I guess that means that we’ll meet up with you guys there later, alright?”

Cloud just chuckled that little chuckle of his before speaking up for the first time, “Don’t you think that you ought to wait for the others?”

“The others?” Riku questioned, resisting the urge to reach out and place his hand on Sora’s shoulder. Just because they were out to Kairi now didn’t mean that they were ready to announce it to the entire world.

Running a finger over his scar, the brunet swordsman bemoaned the fact that things were never quite when the young keyblade masters were in town. Leon liked quiet. “Chip and Dale notified The King as soon as you took off from Destiny Islands. Donald and Goofy should be entering Radiant Garden’s aerospace within a few minutes.”

Before anyone had a chance to say another word, there was a loud pop that caused all five of them to turn towards the sky. They were all greeted by the sight of a familiar gummiship roughly entering the atmosphere. Moving so that they wouldn’t be in any danger while the ship came into land, Riku and Kairi shared a look. Every step that he took proved the uneasiness that Sora was so uncharacteristically feeling, and it was something that neither of his friends missed. They would both stand beside him no matter what his choices were. Somehow sensing the silent pact, the brunet teen looked at his two friends with a curious look, only to be met with small smiles from both of them.

When they observed the gummiship bounce harshly on the runway, Riku couldn’t help but comment. “That damn duck flies like he drank the entire mini bar preflight.”

The words drew a breathy chuckle from the two older men. Obviously they had seen Donald’s flight habits in the past and probably agreed with him. As the small group approached the craft, the ramp was lowered and three figures appeared.

“Sora!” Donald’s unmistakable quack broke through the silence as they watched the new arrivals run down the ramp.

Riku was the first to make a noise on the ground. “Mickey?”

The mouse kind of laughed as he ran down the ramp after his mage and knight, Riku kneeling down and giving the king a hug when he got there. This was definitely a surprise. “Hiya, Riku!”

“What are you doing here?” the silver haired teen asked as he watched as Donald and Goofy gave Sora their normal greeting, though without the spinning. Obviously the brunet’s nausea hadn’t gone away, and Riku couldn’t help smiling at the slight relief on his boyfriend’s face when the dog and the duck moved to give Kairi hugs.

“Well, when Chip ‘n’ Dale said that you fellas were headin’ here, we decided to come make sure that everything was swell,” the mouse king said, nodding at both Leon and Cloud before looking over at Sora and Kairi. “Kairi?”

Sora then walked over to stand beside Riku and The King. “I brought her, your majesty. There is something that I need to go see Merlin about, and I want her to be here too.”

As soon as the words left Sora’s lips, a large explosion came from town, causing everyone to turn to look over the houses, only to see a large plume of smoke coming from the residential district. With no hesitation, the entire group began to rush towards the disturbance. Before they got too far towards town, Kairi reached out and grabbed a hold of Sora’s wrist.

When the brunet felt the pull on his arm as Kairi stopped, he turned back and looked at her confusion. “What are you doing, Kai?”

“Sora, I think that we should let the others handle this,” she said softly, holding tightly onto her best friend’s arm, not showing any signs of letting go.

“But someone could be hurt!” Sora exclaimed as they watched as everyone else ran ahead, Riku sparing one moment to look back at them and nod before continuing on. What was she doing?!

Kairi waited until everyone was out of earshot and far enough that Sora could catch up to them easily. The redhead then turned to face her best friend, “Sora, if you really are pregnant, you can’t be running off into danger all the time like this. You have to take into consideration yourself, and more importantly, your baby.”

Sora’s bright blue eyes went wide as his free hand went to rest on his stomach. Before he could say anything, Kairi let go of his hand and wrapped her arms tightly around him, feeling that he needed this comfort at the moment.

“What am I going to do?” he whispered, holding her as he buried his face in her soft auburn hair.

The redhead just smiled as she rubbed his back in support. “First off, I’m afraid that the worlds are going to be one Keyblade master short for the next couple of months.” When Sora made a noise of complaint, she pinched his butt to make him shut up. “No. Riku can handle things until you have your baby. And I really don’t think that you should be world hopping too much. I can’t see how hyperspace can be too good for the little one.”

Letting out a sigh, Sora pulled back to look into her bright violet eyes. There he saw nothing but love and concern, and that brought a small smile to Sora’s lips. “Thanks, Kai. I couldn’t do this without you.”

Grinning, Kairi just leaned up and pressed a soft kiss to Sora’s lips, causing the brunet to blush deeply and begin stuttering uncontrollably. “Oh, don’t be embarrassed,” she giggled. “Now, let’s go see what’s going on.” Letting go of her best friend, she hooked her arm around his before pulling them along the route their friends had taken earlier.

“I can’t believe how well you are taking all of this,” Sora chuckled as they walked slowly down the tranquil streets of Radiant Garden.

“All of what?”

“Well, me and Riku being together, and the fact that I think that I’m pregnant.”

Kairi laughed. “Well, first off, you and Riku together is just plain hot. Think of it as one of my deepest desires coming to light. The pregnancy thing is just so awesome and cute and sexy all at the same time. I think every woman has fantasies of a boy getting pregnant for once.”

Sora just groaned with a small laugh, “I’ll never understand women. I think that’s why I’m gay.”

“So,” Kairi’s grin turned into a wicked smile, “who do you think has the better leather clad ass, Leon or Cloud? And you can’t say both.”

Blushing fiercely, Sora exclaimed, “Kairi!”

They continued to laugh and carry on until they came upon the scene, not really surprised to see many of the town’s residents gathered around the square in front of Merlin’s house. Of course it had to be Merlin’s house. At the front of the crowd was the group that Sora and Kairi were looking for, plus some. They pushed their way through towards their friends, wanting to know what was going on.

Tifa, Aerith and Yuffie were standing next to Leon, Cloud and Riku, the six of them discussing something, most likely what exactly might have transpired. Donald, Goofy and the King were over to the side, talking to the greybeard wizard as smoke billowed out of the doors and windows.

“What’s going on here?” Sora questioned, casually up to stand next to Riku.

“Hey, guys!” Yuffie exclaimed with a broad smile, “Whatever Merlin was working on just kinda blew up.”

“Is everyone alright? Any injuries?” Kairi questioned, receiving a hug from Aerith after exchanging greetings with everyone.

“No one was hurt, thankfully. It just seems to be a lot of smoke. There weren’t any flames, and there was no damage to anything inside. Though, no matter what we’ve tried, we can’t seem to stop the smoke,” Tifa explained, crossing her arms over her chest with a small sigh. “It looks like no one is going to be going in there for the rest of the day until we can find the source of all this smoke.”

After the town cleared away from the centre square, Sora was informed by Merlin himself that he would have to wait until tomorrow to see him. The brunet let out a sigh as he sat down on a bench. Closing his eyes to help try and keep the nausea down, Sora moaned. It had been threatening to peak again since they had landed. What he wouldn’t give for a nice comfy bed to curl up with Riku in, wanting to forget all of this was happening right now.

“Something on your mind, Kid?” A voice next to him caused Sora to jump slightly. Looking over beside him, Sora was surprised to see Leon of all people sitting next to him.

“No, nothing. Just trying to figure out where Riku, Kairi and I are going to stay for the night. Yuffie and Aerith have both told me that the inn is full. Donald, Goofy and the King are going to stay with Uncle Scrooge, and they have offered us a place there, but I don’t know. Its kind of awkward staying there and the beds are all too short, even for me.” Sora sighed, trying not to gasp when he realized that he was rubbing his stomach again.

Leon nodded in agreement, not noticing the strange behavior of the teen. “I believe that Aerith and Tifa have offered a place for Kairi to stay the night. I have an extra room that you and Riku are welcome to use if you like.”

Smiling broadly, Sora looked over at his fellow brunet. “Thanks, Leon. Do you mind if we head there now? We left the islands pretty late, so I’m beat. I’m sure that Riku is just as tired as I am.”

Not giving a verbal response, Leon just nodded before standing up. The young teen moved to his feet as well, walking over to where Riku and Kairi were talking with Tifa and Aerith about something that Sora wasn’t sure he wanted to know about. When he explained everything, Sora blushed at the knowing smile on Kairi’s face. He just knew that she was thinking dirty thoughts about him and Riku. The silver haired teen agreed about going to lie down, causing the redhead to giggle before Sora gave her a light punch in the arm. So after the two teens said their farewells to everyone, they followed Leon into town.

There wasn’t a single word said between the three of them the entire time, and when Leon finally stopped, it was in front of a nondescript regular town house that looked just like every other house on the block. The older brunet walked up to the door, opening it and ushering the two teenagers into the small house.

“Up the stairs.” He nodded in the direction they were supposed to go. “The bathroom is at the end of the hall, and the guest room is on the left. Make yourselves at home. I’ll be down here if you need anything,” Leon said in that monotone voice of his.

“Thanks for doing this, Leon,” Sora thanked him, his words punctuated by a yawn, causing Riku to chuckle.

“Yeah, thanks, Leon. I think it this little keyblader is ready for bed.” There was a smirk on Riku’s lips as he placed his hands on Sora’s shoulders. “Come on, Sor. We can go see Merlin in the morning.”

Nodding, Sora allowed himself to be led up the stairs towards the suddenly inviting idea of a bed. As soon as they heard Leon walk into the other room, Riku wrapped his arms around Sora’s shoulders, pulling him to his chest. “I love you,” whispered the older teen.

“Love you too, Ku,” Sora replied in a slightly shaky voice, “I’m scared.”

“I know, babe. I am too,” admitted Riku, “But there is nothing that we can do tonight. We just have to wait until tomorrow.”

“Alright.” Sora smiled just a little when he felt Riku place a soft kiss just below his ear. They continued up the stairs, coming to a stop right in front of the room they had been directed to. Pushing open the door, the two teens were surprised to see a normal guest room. For some reason, they had almost expected something done all in leather and metal, not white and red. Sora’s eyes however were focused on one thing and one thing alone. There was only one bed in this room. Normally, that would be no problem whatsoever, but seeing as Leon didn’t know about them being together, surely he would expect that two teenage boys would complain about being made to share a bed. Sighing, the brunet looked up into his lover’s deep eyes. Unfortunately, the same thoughts were reflected in those aquamarine orbs.

“Um, Leon, there is only one bed in this room,” Sora called downstairs.

They heard footsteps come to the bottom of the stairs, revealing Leon who at some point shed his coat, leaving him in a tight white shirt that both Riku and Sora could appreciate. “Is that a problem?” he questioned. Was it just Sora, or was there a smirk playing on the corner of those pale lips.

“N...no, I just think that we both would be more comfortable in our own beds,” Sora muttered, unable to meet the steel grey eyes of the gunblade master.

“I was under the impression that the two of you are lovers. Am I wrong?” When the older man said this, he set his laser like gaze onto the two teens at the top of the stairs as he crossed his arms over his chest and leaned up against the wall.

Both Sora and Riku blushed fiercely at the question, looking briefly at one another before allowing their hands to join with a small smile. “No, you’re not wrong. We just aren’t exactly in the habit of telling many people. I’m sure you can understand why. Though, how did you figure it out?” the silver haired teen asked, a little wary of what methods the older man may have used to find out the information. Though, the thought of Donald hanging upside down by one foot whole being beaten with a struggle bat until he squawked was an amusing notion…

Leon just shrugged, “Maybe I understand more than you know. But a piece of advice, don’t let Yuffie or Tifa find out.” With no other explanation to the warning, Leon then turned and walked away, leaving his house guests completely confused.


Needless to say, Riku found out exactly what Leon meant early the next morning when he went downstairs to find a glass of juice for his boyfriend, who was currently in the bathroom puking once more. Normally Riku would have been in there with him, but Sora had pushed him out and locked the door, asking for something to drink. Sighing as he pushed his long hair out of his face again and walked into the kitchen, he had to do a double take when he saw Cloud of all people standing there in just a pair of black boxers, looking like he owned the place, holding a mug of steaming hot coffee in each hand. Giving only a small nod to the teen, the blond swordsman then walked out of the kitchen and up the stairs. Hearing a door close, Riku allowed his jaw to drop. He knew for a fact that there were only 3 rooms upstairs. The room he and Sora had used, the bathroom, and…

Well, he hadn’t been expecting that. Maybe that was what Leon meant by understanding more than they knew. At least the news would make Sora in at least a little better mood this morning. The brunet hadn’t slept well last night despite his exhaustion, the nervousness over the impending meeting with Merlin causing him to toss and turn all night. And the last thing that Riku wanted was for his boyfriend to meet the magician in a cranky mood.

“It’s almost over, Sora,” Kairi whispered, holding Sora’s hand tightly as he lay on Merlin’s examination table. Riku held his other hand while Goofy, Donald and Mickey stood nervously off to the side, pacing back and forth. This morning over one of Aerith’s home-style breakfasts, Riku and Sora had explained the situation to their friends. All of them had been surprised to say the least, but they believed them. They also had insisted on being present for the examination.

Merlin hadn’t asked any questions; obviously the aged wizard had seen stranger things in his travels. For some reason, Merlin even had a spell right at hand to help Sora discover if this was really happening. So as Sora lay tense on the examination table, holding on for dear life to Riku and Kairi’s hands, Merlin weaved his hands in the air, creating a pink haze over Sora’s stomach. There was no pain involved, but due to the extreme stress, the brunet needed all the support he could get.

“Gawrsh, Merlin. What’s takin’ so long?” Goofy questioned as he stopped his pacing to look over at his friend.

“Well, m’boy, I’m trying to determine what caused this extraordinary phenomenon,” Merlin explained as the haze began to glow bright green. Apparently this was all normal and somehow giving the wizard the information he desired.

“So, you’re saying that I definitely am pregnant then?” Sora whispered, squeezing the hands in his grasp even tighter than before.

“Oh, most certainly,” the greybeard wizard said, adjusting his glasses with one hand as he tried to make out things in the haze that only he could see. Kairi broke out into a huge smile with a squeal before throwing her other arm around Sora in a tight hug. Riku went wide eyed, a small smile appearing on his face as he looked into the equally wide eyes of his lover. The brunet’s face held a variety of emotions. First was relief, finally knowing exactly what was going on. Also, there was love for Riku and happiness. Though there was equal amounts of fear hiding in his features, Sora could only feel excitement at the moment at the thought of carrying Riku’s child in his body.

“Congratulations, Sora. We’re going to have a baby,” Riku whispered, leaning in to place a soft kiss onto Sora’s dry lips.

At the action and the smiles that appeared on both teen’s faces, Donald and Goofy began to cheer and dance around while the King let out a happy laugh. “Gosh, fellas, Minnie’s going to be mad when she finds out she missed this.”

Sora let out a light laugh of his own as Riku pulled away. “So, what else can you tell us, Merlin?”

As if being reminded of the task at hand, the wizard dismissed all of the smoke, before adjusting the hat on his head, “Well, you boys were correct in assuming that this was a one time event. It appears as though you were hit by a shape shifting spell that may have been cast incorrectly. But don’t worry, the child seems to be fine, as there appears to be a barrier of some sort shielding it.”

Riku’s eyes went wide once more at the wizard’s words. A shape shifting spell? Perhaps one that was supposed to turn his lover into a frog? Oh that was it. They were having duck for dinner tonight for sure.

“Gawrsh, who would try and cast a shape shifting spell on Sora, Ahyuck,” Goofy chuckled, completely oblivious as to Riku’s line of thought. Donald however seemed to be a little more perceptive.

Letting go of Sora’s hand as Kairi helped the brunet sit up before diving in and giving her best friend a proper hug, Riku stood up and walked over to stand between the duck and the royal mouse. “Who indeed, Goofy. Who knows, they may have tried to turn my Sora into something silly, like a frog maybe.”

The entire room heard Donald gulp in nervously as Riku turned to face the avian mage, placing a single hand a top the bright blue hat.

“Donald?” the King asked in disbelief.

“Heh. Heh heh,” Donald laughed nervously, a sheepish grin forming on his beak as he shrugged, trying to feign innocence.

“Riku…” Sora trailed off with a small smile.

“Seeing as there probably would have been no other chance for this to happen however, you’re off the hook this time,” Riku smirked at the over exaggerated sigh of relief the duck gave. Not letting go of the white feathered head, Riku knelt down so that he was eye to eye with the magician, “However, if you ever try and cast a non-healing spell on my lover ever again, rest assured that my family will be eating roasted duck for a very long time.” The entire time that he spoke, Riku had a sweet and endearing smile plastered on his face. That was the scariest part as Donald let out an almost frightened squawk and fell to the ground on his butt.

The entire room burst into laughter at the action as Riku stood back up and walked back over to Sora and Kairi.

“Come on, Riku. No threatening people today,” Sora laughed.

Stroking his beard, Merlin looked over at the expecting couple, “Boys, I do believe that there are a few things that I do need to tell you.” Everyone instantly looked over at Merlin, the laughter dying out instantly at the serious tone of the wizard’s voice.

Riku and Sora both felt their eyes go wide once more as their hands intertwined once more. “What is it?” Riku was the one to speak up; suddenly feeling anxious about the child that he now knew was growing inside Sora’s stomach. How was he able to be so concerned about something that he had only learned existed so recently?

“Well, I believe that Sora should stay close to Radiant Garden for the duration of this pregnancy. I also think that space travel wouldn’t be good on either you or the baby in this condition, so I suggest that you take up a temporary residence here, until the birth. I should be close at hand anyway for regular check ups.”

Kairi just smiled a small smile when she heard Merlin repeat the words that she had said earlier to her best friend. “I think we already came to that conclusion.”

Nodding, Merlin took his glasses off once more to clean them with the end of his long beard. “As well, I’m afraid that I’ll have to advise you not to summon your keyblade while you are with child. It pulls on your heart, and as no active keyblade master has ever been pregnant before, we can’t be sure what effect it might have on your or the unborn child.”

Sora went to make a sound of protest, but was stopped when Riku’s hand was placed on his shoulder, giving it a squeeze. “We understand. I’ll work extra hard to keep the worlds safe while Sora is pregnant.”

“We’ll help too!” Donald cried, standing up and rushing over to stand beside the silver haired keyblade master.

“Yeah!” Goofy agreed, going to stand next to his partner.

The King nodded as well, placing a hand on both Sora and Riku’s thigh. “You can count on all of us,” the rodent smiled.

“Thanks, everyone,” Sora smiled, meeting each of their eyes in turn, thankful that he had each and every one of them as friends. They would see him through this. He knew that he wouldn’t be able to do it without them. Letting out a small chuckle, Sora turned to Riku, whose pale eyebrow was raised in a silent question. “I wonder how Leon will feel about having long term house guests, or if he will kick us out.”

Riku just laughed, placing a kiss on Sora’s forehead, “Don’t worry about that, love. Leave everything to me.”

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And after a short delay, here is the next chapter. Sorry it took me a little longer to get this one out, but since Pahoyhoy was up here, I’ve been on writing overload, and not always on the stories that I am suppose to be writing on, lol. Though I have finally cleaned up my act and wrote on a story that I was actually supposed to be writing on. I hope that everyone like this one, and I think I might have to change my original plan of only 5 chapters…I get the feeling a sixth one will make an appearance. But don’t hold me to that. Thanks as always to everyone for the wonderful comments and reviews, I’m so glad that so many people are liking this story! And thank you to Tifa-San for betaing as usual and to my lovely Pahoyhoy, I love you so much and I miss you already! Until next time!