Sephiroth's Guide to Love and Deception

Sephiroth’s Guide to Love and Deception
Chapter Four: Riku’s Super Duper Happy Fun Plan to Get Rikku’s Old House Back! Yeah!

~Thursday~

The two Ku’s sat under the shade of a certain special tree on the beach, looking over the ocean. In the male’s hand, was a very long typed out document as he explained carefully, the female nodding every once and a while in, agreeing.

It had been four days since the Strife (now Madison) children had arrived at the London’s residence. While Sunday had been a rather–bad day, things had seemed to settle down.

Well, mostly.

Sora still wasn’t warming up to Riku. As a matter of fact, he hadn’t talked to the silver haired beauty at all since the entire restaurant incident. Actually–he practically avoided him. If Riku walked in a room, he would simply walk out. Whenever Mrs. London needed help with anything, Sora always volunteered just to get away from him (and his sister, has she had been testing the waters of trying to get him to at least, stay in the room).

He didn’t even sleep in his room. And further to Riku’s annoyance, Sora had been spending a lot of his free time away from the house–with Kairi.

Ri could tell it got under the young silver blond’s skin but she’d done fairly well with keeping him preoccupied with her first ‘project’–the one that if he helped her complete, she swore to get he and Sora back on good terms–her official second ‘project’. And while he was getting worried with each passing day whether or not she would be able to do this when she’d promised–even he had to admit he’d been having quite a lot of fun.

And for the past few days, the plan had been coming along rather nicely–once they got rid of the more ‘extreme’ illegal ideas...

“...and if all goes well, they should be out of the house by, hell, tomorrow. If not, no later than Friday.”

“Ex-ce-lleeent,” Ri replied like a valley boy, making the ‘rock on’ sign with her left finger. “So all we need is–”

“A very intense, intimating individual with a hint of psychosis,” Riku said matter of factly, taking the paper from Riku and folding it up, slipped it in her back pocket.

“Hint of psychosis,” Ri replied as she thought about this for a moment, stroking her chin. There was a pause as they both looked at each other with a raised eye brow replied in unison:

“Sephiroth.”
“And he’s ‘ripe’ too,” Ri added, joking, making quotes with her fingers as she said ‘ripe’.

“He’s snapping at chairs and telling other inanimate objects to go to hell.”

Riku snickered slightly then frowned. “Wait–how are we going to get Sephiroth to agree to help us?”

“Come on Ku, think about it ” Ri replied with excitement, jumping down from the tree and landing gracefully on her feet. “Sephiroth’s sexually frustrated, he’s pissed as hell, and we’re giving him free bait to take his aggression out on Why would he say no?”
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“No,” Sephiroth snapped coldly, glaring at the two Ku’s that stood directly in front of him.

He had been trying to relax on his living room couch before the ‘children’ had decided to come and bother him.

Good lord, everyone was pissing him off today.

Well, all week actually. And it had started out so well too: after ten, gloriously difficult years, he’d finally got what Riku accused him of obsessing after. Cloud. As he’d promised the blond, he’d kept him locked in his room for the remainder of the day and night.

The end result was as he promised as well: Cloud hadn’t been able to get up Monday let alone walk. (So he’d had to bring his meals to him.) And on Tuesday and Wednesday, he’d finally been able to walk–with a limp. (And sitting down seemed to be a choir as well.) And well–he didn’t know how he was fairing today because that annoying little bitch the blond called ‘little brother’ had gotten him to take him out.

Sephiroth’s blood boiled every time he thought of that little shit. The entire point–as far as we was concerned–of having Cloud sleep in his room was so he could fuck him senseless until his family had to leave. And that little brat came whimpering into his room, pillow in hand, and asking Cloud–as if it were his room– if he could sleep there. Well naturally, he responded before the blond could open his mouth: Hell no. And he wasn’t in the least polite about it–that wasn’t his style.

But damn that blond and his pleading ocean blue eyes.

It hadn’t worked at first. Not at all. He’s simply glared at him, his expression becoming colder by the second with each passing moment the blond spent pouting. And then...he’d slowly gotten into his lap–and with a slight side to side motion, grinded his hips as he wrapped his lean muscular arms around his neck, the tip of his nose meeting his own as his lips ghosted over his own, still whimpering...begging.

And against his better judgement, he agreed–and the damn blond smirked as he gathered his things and switched–SWITCHED–rooms with Sora. What. The. Fuck. If he wasn’t so pissed that he’d been tricked by the idiotic blond and his own libido, he might have had more of the frame of mind to throw the brunette out in the hallway and make him sleep by the door. Like the bitch he was.

The whiny brat talked constantly wanted to converse about his moronic brother that night–asking him questions that he couldn’t have given two shits about. Only when he’d threatened to smoother him in sleep (and just for effect, tried to do so once Sora was drifting off) had the brunette taken the threat seriously and simply went to sleep.

And he’d been sleeping on his floor ever since, switching between sleeping in his room and that idiotic girl’s room. And most of the time, it ended up with him coming into his room anyway because that moron would bother him to no end, that Sora would run there just so he could whimper about Riku before Sephiroth went into a down wind spiral of insanity–it was no way to live.

Seriously: he was so damn cranky that anything, from a gnat to a piece of cloth, that pissed him off was targeted for destruction– he was definitely on the verge of that ‘destruction’ thing with every passing moment the pair stayed in his presence.

“Sephiroth, baby, please ” Ri whined, sitting on his lap and trying to nuzzle up to him–or at least, for all of two seconds before he tossed the girl rather roughly off him and watched with mild delight as she sprawled clumsily to he floor.

“Ow Damn it, you could have aimed for the couch,” she snapped, rubbing her butt as she stood up. Sephiroth only glared at her hatefully.

His younger brother sighed. “Look Seph, you’re the only one that qualifies for what we need to get done here.”

“Not my problem,” he replied dryly, standing to his feet and making a move toward the kitchen. But Ri scrambled to her feet quickly and blocked his path, causing Sephiroth to give her ‘The Look’. “Move.” Calm. Deathly calm.

And to his humor–fear humored him, even mild fear– she shifted uncomfortably as she adverted her eyes from him, rightfully so, under his intense gaze but didn’t budge. “Sephiroth–what if I make you a deal?”

There was a heavy silence as he only continued to glare at her while she looked anywhere else, Riku watching the scene tensely. If the girl didn’t say anything remotely pleasing, female or not, he would make her regret seeing him today.

“Speak.”

He watched her fidget slightly, as if she were thinking. His eyes narrowed at this. If one is going to speak with him, they should be prepared for the moment–he didn’t have time to waist on such stupidity.
“Either speak now or get of the fuck out of my way–before I force you to leave my presence,” he replied calmly, coldly.

“Alright–if you agree to help us get those losers out of my old house–um,” she paused to think a moment longer and his eyes widened, making him look rather insane as he snarled “Finish now ”

“IfyouhelpusI’llmakeCloudwhereacatsuit ” she rambled quickly, making Sephiroth’s eye twitch. She was just...pissing him off...so much...

“What. Did. You. Say?” he punctuated each worth slowly, his mako green eyes looking as though they’d burn a whole through her as he tried to contain his rage, loosing with ever precious second he spent staring at her.

“If you help us, I swear, I’ll get Cloud to wear a cat suit the first day a school and act like your personal pet for the entire day ” she announced in triumph, smiling brightly, though he could tell she’d just put that whole plan together.

He scuffed lightly in ridicule at her, pushing her to the side roughly to get her out of his way. “Stupid girl. Cloud is already my personal slave. I do not need any helps from the likes of you. Besides, why would I want to see him in ridiculous cat’s suit?”

“It’d be cute ” he could here her call after him as she regained her footing, Riku helping her
stand up straight.

“If I wanted ‘cute’, I’d molest the little brunette,” Sephiroth called back darkly, not seeing Riku’s glare.

“But I never said where the suit would come from ” she called desperately. “And I’m not talking Hot Topic.”

He paused for a moment and looked back at her through his silver mane, his eyes still narrowed. She was smirking, her arms crossed over her chest as she raised an eyebrow in a suggestive manner.

“He’ll wear it for the entire day, school included, and be at your every beckon call. And we both know he hasn’t sunk that low into desperate love yet. Hell, this might be your chance really–let’s be honest here. He may have let you screw him senseless–but he’s nobody’s bitch. You wouldn’t bother if he was.”

He arched an eyebrow of his own. She had nerve, he’d give her that. And what she implied was rather true–if Cloud was a desperate love sick fool, he wouldn’t bother, no.

Despite his little–greeting–Sunday, the blond was still the playful yet annoyingly so stubborn beauty he had been. While he couldn’t ignore his–more direct advances in private, he’d done well to not remotely acknowledging his godliness in public. And that just would not due–but then–he wouldn’t have it any other way. He wished to control Cloud–bend him to his will–but not in a sense where it was bothersome, boring. No, Cloud had to retain his fire otherwise he was useless to him.

Perhaps this certain cat suit would make things far more interesting for his first day of senior life at his usually boring high school. Because so help him, if it was remotely ‘cutesy’ in any fashion, the blond was going to school–naked.

A naked, obedient pet–oh the fun he could have with him...

Another demented smirk formed on his lips as thoughts ran through his mind.

“And,” she added in tone as if he were on a game show winning a prize, interrupting his rather pornographic train of thoughts. “I’ll even find a way to get Sora out of your room.”

Sephorith turned to face her then. Finally, the girl proved herself not to be as useless as he’d previously thought. “I will except–” he was cut off as both Ku’s cried out happily and slapped high fives. How...embarrassingly lame...

“–on my terms,” he finished matter of factly, watching with pleasure as the happiness seemed to drain from their faces. “Considering that my end of the bargain will not occur until after my task is to be complete, I want to be ensured that I will get by reward. As Riku should have warned you: I do not bode will with those that do not keep their word. An honor less man is a useless one–no?” he finished, smiling darkly.

Ri waved him off. “Fine. All I have to do is find Cloud and the cat suit thing is as good as locked. As for Sora–well–”

“Get him out of my damned room, or so help me wretch–”

“Fine Geez, he’ll be out tomorrow night if you succeed,” Ri grumbled.

Sephiroth inclined his head, “I am not one who is known for failure, foolish girl. You had just better make be sure you can hold your end, and there will be no need to worry of mine.”

She smiled, dancing around a bit. “I got this sooo locked. It’ll be no problem at all: Cloud’s an idiot and I can get him to do just about anything if I think for a two seconds, and you’ll do what ever it is you do best and everyone wins Sora–hopefully–will be in Ku’s room–”

“I could careless where he slumbers, as long as it’s not in my room.” Sephiroth replied matter of factly, examining his nails in boredom.

“– your free to molest Cloud and get him in a cat suit. And my family gets to move back into our original house, so we’ll be neighbors again Then it will be way too easy to get Riku and Sora together and– ”

“Hoo-ra,” Sephiroth cut her off sarcastically before rolling his eyes, exited the room. This conversation had become so very boring and he was tiring of the girl and her quirkiness.

“You had better not disappoint,” he replied absently cutting his eyes back at her coldly, narrowing them. He was satisfied when she paused in her dancing and took a few nonchalant steps backwards. “I don’t like to be...disappointed.”

And to utter shock he’d never admit, she kept her word.

Just as soon as Sora and Cloud came home and the brunette ducked out of sight thanks to seeing both Sephiroth, much less Riku in the same place, the crazy haired blond walked up to her brother and made a bet.

And what was this bet? But of course: to get Sora to speak to Riku in five minutes or less. Well naturally, the blond agreed–after all, it did seem rather impossible (well maybe not for someone like himself, who could simply threaten the boy into submission) to get the boy to stay in a room with Riku at this point, much less, talk to Riku–and in under five minutes no less?

But after the terms were set–Ri having to be admit to her parents about something he’d taken the rap for, thus more than likely getting her grounded for keeping it a secret so long along with the offense it self resulting permanent groundation, and Cloud having to wear a cat custom of her choosing the first day of school, as well as be Sephiroth’s personal pet for the day (which the blond glared at him at this point)–she set right to work as Cloud timed her.

Within three minutes, she came running back into the living room and placed that crown pendant necklace the boy always wore around Riku’s neck, she took her place by Cloud, who was standing behind the couch and watched along with her brother and himself, who was lounging mildly reading a book.

It only took a few seconds for a well known brunette to come running in next and glaring at everyone in the room. “Alright, which one of you stole–”

His eyes locked on Riku’s neck and growling slightly, he waltzed over to him and tried to snatch the jewelry back but Riku dodged out of the way, a reflex really.

“Damn it Riku, don’t steal my personal things you ass ” the cried angrily, still trying to snatch it back but failing miserably. “Give it back ”

“Ask nicely,” the teen sneered before taking it off himself and tossing it to Sora, who caught it, glared at Riku once more before stomping out off and disappearing somewhere in the house.

Rikku smiled wide and big as she raised her eye brow at Cloud, who stood their, dumbfounded for a moment before ranting. “That’s not–”

“You never said he had to be nice, just speak, so don’t even try it,” she taunting lazily, her smile widening. Cloud only glared at her as he crossed his arms over his chest, Riku glaring at her as well, still looking pissed about his latest encounter with Sora.

Sephiroth however simply ‘hmphed’ before closing his book and getting up, heading out of the room. As he walked passed the two, he stating smoothly “See to it that he has on a collar with a bell.”
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Ri could barely sleep that night, wondering with excitement exactly how well Sephiroth would fair–she could only hope he didn’t fail, though she knew he wouldn’t. He was Sephiroth–and well, she didn’t know why but it just didn’t seem to go with his persona: failure.

Besides, she wouldn’t be able to stand it if he did: they’d lived in that since they were smaller, she knew it like the back of her hand. All the little twist and turns, the bumps in the nights, the sounds of her brother’s window’s creaking open when, depending on which brother, Seph or Ku snuck in their room for whatever reason.

The world just would not be right if they didn’t get their old house back.

And it must have agreed with her because after she’d finally gone to sleep, she had awoken to find everyone standing out on their front lawn, Sora looking half asleep along with Cloud while the Londons looked sharp and alert along with her. (She was too excited to be half sleepy, a trademark of her family when they woke up.)

She watched as van after van pulled up to her house, and men quickly ran out of them and immediately, began to pull things from the house, causing other people to come out on their lawns to watch the display.

Mrs. London came up to the mover that seemed to be organizing the whole affair and asked what was going on and he only replied the owners had decided to move out quickly–and didn’t stick around to take the stuff with them before a police offer pulled up next, instantly causing gossip amoung the other neighbors.

“Xemnas, nice to see you,” the police smiled and his father walked over along with his mother to speak with them, Ri listening in to the conversation as Mr. London asked the cop what was going on.

As the mover said, the older couple, reclusive and a wee bit snobbish, as Riku had explained to her a few days ago, simply moved out during the night and sent the movers to bring their things to another summer home they frequented.

“Any reason why?” Mrs. London frowned and the officer hunched. “It’s kinda an...odd story miss. Apparently, the gentlemen of the house seemed to be under the impression that some past company he worked for accused of doing something he had no part of. In any case, they sent someone to erm–deal with him.”

“Deal with him?” Mr. London cut in, raising a skeptical eyebrow and the mover nodded. “According to the woman of the household, some guy snuck into their room and threatened their lives if they didn’t leave as soon as possible. The husband said when he tried to get his gun that he kept under the bed, the guy did something to him and he paused but he didn’t know why.
“Well, after the guy left, then the guy says his shirt ripped open and he’d been sliced from nipple to navel–not a deep wound but one effect enough to scare him shitless: he didn’t see him attack with anything kind of blade at the time so the assassin was fast. In any case, despite our efforts to reassure them, they insisted on leaving as warned. We’ve searched for this mystery assassin but no neither can really say what he looked like as it was dark and everyone we’ve questioned doesn’t seem to know anything about it. I’m just here, you know, just in case he decides to return.”

The Londons nodded slowly, Mrs. London seeming puzzled while Mr. London simply took a sip of the coffee he had been holding, looking indifferent.

Ri bounced right over, trying to seem as nonchalant as possible, ignoring the sleepy glares her brothers gave her. “And...the house?”

The cop hunched. “Up for sell, as far as I know. Said they couldn’t wait to be rid of it.”

“Perfect, hold that thought,” she replied quickly before running back into the house to find her cell phone.

She had no clue what Seph had actually done–but sure, she knew what Riku had written on paper, it had been simple: simply scare the old couple out of the house by making them think they’re lives were endangered–but she knew that the psychopath had done his job well.

Very well.

And she had been planning on buying an actual cat suit, just to piss him off too–but now–oh no–this called for what she actually promised: a little trip to the local erotica store. Cloud was going to get the works–and Sephiroth would have a hard on for the entire day if she had anything to say about it.

But enough of that train of thought.

She ran back on lawn, quickly punching in a number as she heard Riku whisper to his brother loud enough for herself and her brothers to hear: “What in the hell did you do exactly?”

His reply, was only a finely arched silver brow before slowly, a skin crawling smile formed on Sephorith’s face that caused all three boys to take a few steps backward.

“Mom? You and Dad haven’t found a house yet have you? “ she asked with excitement, causing the group of boys to look over at her. Cloud, putting two and two together, glared between both Ku’s and Sephiroth. “Somebody’s going to tell me what’s going on,” he grumbled but Ri waved him off.
“No? You haven’t? Then you won’t believe what house just came up for sell...”
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Author's Notes:
Thanks for reading so far! I'm glad the story is being enjoyed. ::bows:: More to come!