Seinaru Junketsu (Sacred Innocents)

Riku sighed as he checked himself over in the cracked mirror again. His make-up was perfect, nothing much really, just eyeliner and a bit of lip gloss to bring out the fullness of his lips. His clothing consisted of tight leather pants and a vest, both tight and made to purposely highlight every curve and perfection of his finely sculpted body. With one last look he turned to pull on his black boots that would finish his little get up. He checked his sides to make sure that the hunting knife was there. After the task was complete he opened the door and embraced the night air.

Riku lived alone in a shabby apartment building that not even rats would want to live in. He hardly had enough money to pay the rent, let alone eat. The only set of clothing he owned were his school uniform and his work clothing and that was it. Riku as a whore, the one part of his life that he couldn’t wait to close, he didn’t want to end up like the rest of the kids in his area, and he actually wanted to make something of himself. To do that he applied at a school out side of his district and went every day of the week despite the fact that some days he was sore and beat. The kids at the school treated him well enough but he always made sure to not let anyone get too close, he didn’t want them to start asking about his family or where he lived….so he kept everyone at an acquaintance distance.

Sometimes it was lonely for him to not have anyone to talk to about things, to not have a really good friend who he could just be himself around and not have to worry about them getting to close and finding out the horrible truth about his life a night. He was only 17 and already he had seen things that most adults will never see in their entire lives.

The teenager crept down the street blending in with the shadows and made his was to a club that was well known by most of the inhabitants of the city. Tonight was a slow night, it was the middle of the week and most people weren’t out partying. Still Riku had work to attend to, he came to a halt when he came to the line of other whores, all women. They glared at him and moved farther away, they had a grudge with him , most of their clients left them for the more younger and beautiful boy.

Riku didn’t really think he was much to look at, shining silver hair that just brushed his shoulders, smooth crème skin and bright jewel like eyes the color of the tropical ocean. His body was very athletic and well built, Riku was never mistaken for a girl, his build showed it.

“It’s a slow night Akuma, might as well go home” Said one of the whores. Akuma was Riku’s street name it meant devil, he shot a glare at the old whore.

“I bet you would love it if I left, getting mad cause they want an ass that isn’t sagging?” Riku said with a smirk. He ignored the out raged murmurs and scanned the street in front of the club. He could never figure out for the life of him why they would build a strip club in front of a cemetery. As his eyes swept over the area they came to a stop when he saw someone sitting on a tall hill in the very center of the cemetery, they called it Kodoku hill, which meant ‘solitude hill’.

“Don’t even think about it, all of us already tried to get him but he kept blushing and not saying anything so we left. Plus, he’s a youngin, doesn’t look any older then you do” croaked Lola, one of the more experienced whores.

“Hm well since he rejected the ladies lets see if he rejects a man” Riku said with his trademark smirk before he crossed the street and made his way into the cemetery. The moonlight made it fairly easy for Riku to get through with out falling, as he walked the sticks and leaves beneath his booted feet cracked and the gravel crunched. The closer he got the more he could make out the figure sitting on the hill. Who ever it was looked like they were smaller then Riku was, their hair was messy and sticking out all over the place. When Riku finally got to the base of the hill he could see the other perfectly, the moonlight was highlighting their face making them look almost unearthly. Carefully Riku walked up the hill until he was standing behind the other , the other whores were right , he didn’t look any older then Riku.

“ So…what are you looking at” Riku asked as he sat next to the boy. The boy jumped slightly seemingly coming out of a deep thought. Riku suppressed a gasp , the boy had the most gorgeous eyes he had ever seen in his life , a deep royal blue that sparkled and seemed to be glowing in the moon light.

The boy looked away from Riku before turning his gaze back up to the sky. “I …I was just looking at the moon …it’s really pretty out here” he answered back timidly.

Riku’s eyebrow rose “Heh, and here I used to think I was the only one who liked to look at the moon” he said as he looked up as well.

The boy’s lips quirked into a smile “I know what you mean , …where I used to live…I loved to look at the moon…and they would tell me I was a hopeless dreamer…”

“There is nothing wrong with dreaming…as long as you promise to try and accomplish it…if you have a dream it shouldn’t stay a dream you should try and make it come true” Riku said passionately, he paused and blinked his eyes wondering what had caused him to burst out like that.

“I like that…nice way of thinking. So…where did you come from? I didn’t take your spot in the hill to look at the sky did I?” Asked the boy as a look of worry set into his features.

Riku chuckled “Oh no, I haven’t been able to sit out and look at the stars since…forever…I’m actually working right now…and I came over here to talk to you…to see if maybe …” Riku scooted closer to the other and laid a hand on his thigh “…you would like to hire me….for the night…” he finished while lowering his eyelids and putting on a seductive look.

The boy blushed and his mouth opened and closed like a fish which Riku took advantage of and swooped in capturing his lips. Riku kissed him with gusto; he licked and nipped at the plump lips of the boy demanding entrance. The boy seemed to be responding before he suddenly squawked and pushed Riku off of him. “No! Stop it!” he cried.

Riku sighed and looked that the other and studied him carefully. He was slimmer and looked feminish but with a brush of masculinity, he has the messiest head of hair that Riku had ever seen, it was the color of chocolate and it made his fingers itching to run through it. Plump lips the color of a rose bud with a pert little nose, huge bright eyes with long, thick lashes to frame them. He was dressed in a simple t shirt and a pair of worn out jeans with yellow sneakers. Over all Riku thought the boy looked very good…but he had this sense of innocents around him….that was drawing Riku closer and closer to him.

“You’re like the creepy ladies over there…I don’t want any of that…” he said softly “I’m sorry”

Riku was surprised, most people would be calling him every name in the book by now, “listen…don’t worry about it ok? You are a little young to be doing anything like this…sorry I bothered you ok?” Riku said before he got up , straitened his clothing and walked down the hill.

“Hey wait a second!” The boy called running after him and catching his arm. “can’t…can’t you just stay with me a little while?...you don’t’ have to do anything…just...stay?”

The silver haired boy looked at the other before he crossed his arms “I’ve got to work , and unless you want to pay me then I’ll be on my merry way ok?” he said briskly before turning again and walking off.

“how much?”

Riku stopped and turned around looking the boy like he was nuts “Are you serious?”

The boy gave him a determined look “I asked how much”

“$450” Riku snapped, he saw the other boy’s face fall before he smirked and turned “I thought so”

“If you come to my house I’ll give you the money”

Again Riku stopped and turned looking at the boy with a quizled look “Are you seriously serious?”

The boy nodded , “ Just for the night ok? And I swear you don’t have to do anything…I just want someone to talk to”

“Fine then , lets go” Riku said moving so the other boy could go before him.

“…umm before we go…what’s your name?”

“Ri-…Akuma…” Riku said smoothly correcting his near slip up. This boy was seriously getting to him.

“Oh…my name is Sora” the brunette said holding out a hand. Riku stared at it before looking back up at Sora.

The smaller boy just blushed slightly before putting his hand down and beginning to walk out of the cemetery. From the other side of the street the other whores all stared in shock, Riku had managed to get the kid.

“He looks so young though” murmured one of them.

“Akuma’s a horny basterd who doesn’t care how old the fuck is as long as he gets his money and bed time.” Said Lola with a sniff. Riku followed Sora seemingly lost in his own thoughts. Sora on the other hand was a bit nervous, he didn’t know why he was offering to pay a whore to spend time with him , but something bout Riku was calling to him so he wanted to help him…it was weird it was almost as if the person Riku showed on the outside was not the Riku that was on the inside….the one that was drawing Sora to him like a moth to the flame.

After less then a two mile walk they made it to Sora’s little apartment. Though from the outside it didn’t look like anything the inside was a completely different story all together. As soon as Sora had unlocked the door Riku found himself taken from the fucked up islands of destiny to a rural Japanese house. The place was toned in soft crème and beige colors , shoji panels made up the doors and the room was furnished with low furniture. Along the walls were paintings and drawings of different things, most of them though featured people…but with a more mystical property. Fairies and elf’s to nymphs and water sprites….everything was so …it was like a dream. Riku continued to look around and was going to walk into the room for a better look when an arm on his bicep stopped him.

“You need to take your shoes off please” Sora said softly. Riku snorted and was about to push Sora off but he was hit by a sudden bout of …guilt at the hurt look that crossed Sora’s face. With a huff he bent over and undid the ties on his boots and took them off.

“I’ll go get your money…you can get anything you want out of the kitchen if you want…the bathroom is over there” Sora said pointing to the various spots as he walked off to a room in the back.

Riku simply nodded before continuing his investigation of the room. The plush carpet felt very soft under his feet, so soft he was sorely tempted to lay down and nap. The whole place defiantly had heavy Asian accents all over. Over the dining table a picture hung with some weird lines all over it…Riku recognized it as Japanese characters…the kind he saw in the manga that the kids as his school read.

“Here, $450 like you asked” Sora said as he came back into the room. He handed Riku the money before going into the kitchen and pulling things out of the fridge. Riku counted the money quickly before slipping it into this pocket, he watched as Sora whipped up a quick stir fry with white rich.

“So you only want me here to talk to you?” Riku asked as he say down on one of the stools. Sora nodded as he chopped up a few more vegetables and threw them into the iron wok.

“Nothing wrong with wanting company…I get lonely and I don’t have any friends” the smaller one answered.

Riku frowned and looked around “Is it just you or something? Where are your parents?”

“I don’t have any…they died last summer. I moved over here by my self…but I guess…I get a little …I don’t like it when it’s quiet.” Sora said softly as he served up the food into bowls.

“I’m sorry about that….must be hard” Riku said giving Sora a gentle look.

“It’s nothing I’m perfectly fine…” the brunette said looking away as he handed Riku a bowl “do you want chopsticks or a fork?”

Riku frowned before getting up and coming over to Sora lifting the other boy’s face. His eyes widened when he looked into the others eyes. “You…you’ve not cried…”

Royal blue eyes swam with torrent pain, suppressed pain that was hidden away. “I’m not supposed to cry…my problems are my problems and nothing can change that” Sora whispered.

Riku felt the urge to hug Sora, to hold him close …to make him cry to him. The silver haired teen shook his head; he dropped his hands from Sora’s face and looked at the bowl that Sora had served him.

“You don’t have to feed me” Riku said coldly as he slipped into his persona.

“Eat it, it’s not good for food to go to waste” Sora said with a slight pout. The pain was gone masked by a face of happiness.

“I’m not hungry” Riku said, and almost as if on cue his stomach gave a great rumble.

“I’ll be waiting for you in the living room then” Sora said taking his own bowl away as he walked off into the living room.

Riku scowled before picking the bowl up and following the other. When he got there Sora was sitting on the couch with his eyes glued to the screen, Riku sat next to him and wielded his chopsticks before sucking down the food as fast as he possibly could. Out of the corner of his eye, Sora watched Riku eat and made a mental note to make something for him before he left.

“So all you want me to do …is just…sit with you…” Riku asked again as he set his plate down.

Sora smiled “That’s all…is it so hard to believe?”

“You’d be surprised” Riku muttered before turning his gaze back to the flickering television.

They spent a good while there just sitting and watching TV. Sora didn’t make any attempts to get Riku to talk more. Around midnight Sora got up and stretched with a huge yawn.

“I got to get to bed, I start school tomorrow” Sora said as he flicked the TV off and made his way to his bedroom. Riku got up and followed him wondering what the hell the strange brunette was going to make him do next. He was really hoping that he could do something besides sitting there. Not that it was really that bad but it felt so strange to be relaxing and not having something pounding into his ass. Sora’s room was just like the rest of the house. Heavy Asian accents adorning every corner. His bed was very low to the ground with deep blue and teal sheets. The pillows were piled high in no particular order but matched the comforter all the same. On each side of the bed twin dressers stood with tiny lamps with beige shades over them. Along the wall were strings of lanterns glowing softly giving the whole room an over all calm and tranquil feel.

“So do you want me to sit in a chair and watch you sleep until I got to leave?” Riku asked as he turned to Sora. His breath caught, Sora was bent over naked as the day he was born looking for a pair of boxers. Riku could see the tight puckered hole that was the shade of rose bud , perfectly rounded globes attached to shapely legs , the whole package had a certain part of Riku coming to attention.

Sora turned and pulled on the boxers seemingly unfazed by Riku’s intense stare , he looked up at the other boy and gave him a sweet smile. “no you don’t have to. Just let me go make you something and you can go home if you want”

Riku stared “But you paid me in full , I have to stay here until dawn”

“No you don’t , I don’t care. You already did what I asked you , it doesn’t bother me…I really appreciate what you did” Sora said waving his hand as he disappeared back into the kitchen.

Riku followed his brows furrowed together “I can’t jut leave , I may be a fucking whore but I’m not cheap enough to just leave with out doing anything” he settled against the frame of the kitchen door and continued to glare at Sora.

Sora chuckled “I already told you that you don’t have to do anything like that. Just take what I give you and live on.” He looked up from the large basket he was stuffing with food “you need to learn that though life is full of bad things, when a good thing comes along you should take it and hold onto it tight”

“There’s nothing good in life, all you have is pain, loss and death.” Riku snapped back.

Sora walked over to him and pushed the large basket into his arms, his lips were up turned into a sweet smile as he leaned up and gave Riku a soft peck. “But sometimes all you need is an angel to help you out” he whispered.

Riku just stared at Sora before setting the basket to the floor and grabbing the smaller boy kissing him hard. The smaller brunette whimpered as his mouth was ravished ferociously , Riku hands slid down the others body until they came to the plump ass where be began to massage it and used it to push Sora against his own body grinding against the other roughly.

Sora struggled before he pushed Riku off of him “Stop it , I already told you that you don’t need to do that!” he said as he fixed his clothing, a bright blush was glowing on his cheeks.

Riku’s eyes bored into Sora’s before he picked up the basket and turned to the door. Sora followed him keeping a few step behind , Riku pulled the door open and paused. He looked at Sora again before cupping the others face gently and placing a very tender and sweet kiss. “What you need to learn is that life is not all about giving it’s also about receiving and allowing your self to have what you want” With that the silver haired boy walked out of the door and closed it , leaving a very phased out Sora.

The next morning Riku woke up with a groan. If anything he hated going to school but if it meant he could get out of his little hell hole then he’d have to tough it out. He pulled back the raggedy piece of cloth that served as his blanket and rolled out of bed. He hissed as his bare feet touched the cold metal floors. Grumbling he came to his closet and pulled out his uniform.
It was a pair of black slacks with a black under shirt and black blazer, even the tie was black. The only ounce of color on his whole uniform was the school crest on his left breast pocket; it was a black feathered phoenix with blue flames in the back round. Personally Riku thought that the uniforms made everyone look more like prisoners rather then the students they were, with a sigh he set about putting his clothing on.

After that was done he grabbed his school bag and left, he didn’t bother to look for food in his little apartment…there never was any. However as he was walking out the basket of food that Sora had given him caught his eye , he came over to it and pulled out a container of yaki sobe with strips of grilled chicken covered in teriyaki.

“Thanks Sora” Riku said softly as he put the container in his bag and shut the door.

The walk to school was long , he lived very far away , hell he was in a whole other district…it had taken a lot of talking on his part to be allowed to attend. He got to the other school by taking the city bus. When he arrived at his stop he looked around at the other people making sure to not keep his gaze on anyone too long. A few little girls peered at him from behind a smoking trashcan. Their clothing was ragged and dirty and the little sandals on their feet looked as if they were about to fall off. Riku offered them a tiny smile which caused the two to squeal and then run off. Shaking his head Riku looked up the street as the bus came roaring down it. He got on and paid his fare nodding his head to the driver just like he did every morning. Riku found a spot in the very back and stared at the window with a forlorn look , he hated where he lived…he hated it so much.

Riku had lived in that shady area for as long as he could remember and not once could he ever remember a time when it was actually nice. He had to grow up with the slight risk of getting hit by a stray bullet , being approached by members of dangerous gangs urging him to join , and the possibility that his trip to the corner store could be his last. Despite it all though he got through fine , it came with living in a place like that …you know what to do in situations…you know the back roads to take…the time to be in your house…the people to avoid. Still…Riku wished he could have been in a place that was better…a place that wasn’t so torn and broken.

What shocked Riku the most was that there were kids at his school who had never heard of a gang. There were kids at his school who thought that getting shot on your way to the store was a movie special effect and could never happen to them. Around him other people had begun to board a few of them were kids from his school. Shaking his head Riku turned his gaze away from the window and looked at his hands clenching them. He was going to do it …he was going to get out of his hell and become something that no one would have ever thought he could be….he would prove the other kids in his neighborhood wrong when they told him that the only things he would ever be good for was washing dishes and fucking.

With a sigh he looked up at the school as it came into view , as he got off at his stop he saw a few more students from his school. The other kids around him all waved and said hello, the silver haired boy waved back flashing a charming smile.

Taking his time Riku walked into the large school breathing in the fresh smog free air. The school was huge , made of large alabaster stone set into intricate architecture that had a mix of Gothic and Romanian style. A few more kids waved at him swooning when ever the pale boy waved back. Riku sighed once more as he came to his locker and deposited his things. Today would be like another day….and as much as he wanted to get out of where he lived…it didn’t stop him from wishing he didn’t have to go to school.

“Akuma is that you?” came a voice

Riku’s heart stopped and he felt as if a bucket of ice had just spilled down his body. He turned and saw Sora standing there waving at him.

The little brunette came running over “It is you, this is great we go to the same school” He said stopping in front of Riku.

Riku cursed before he grabbed Sora , pushed him against the locker and leaned as if he were kissing Sora’s neck. “Listen , Akuma is my street name. Don’t ever call me that out here , or anywhere else unless I’m working. My name is Riku , call me that.” He whispered his lips ghosting over Sora’s skin.

The brunette shivered before he nodded. Riku moved away and gave him a smile

“Welcome to prison Sora”


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Riku stuck around with Sora until first period, Sora had a different homeroom then he did. The silver haired boy showed him where to go and was slightly pleased when he found out Sora was in 5 of his 7 classes. He met with Sora once more later that day for 5th period , which was philosophy class.

The students took their seats, most of them looking bored already. Riku had taken a seat in the back as usual and had his feet up on the desk. Sora came in and came over to Riku smiling before plopping down next to him.

The beautiful thing about their school was that when ever a new student entered the class they didn’t have to have a formal introduction. They could waltz in , set their schedule on the teachers desk and sit where they pleased. It made things easier , not only for the new student , but for the teachers….not to mention it saved on time.

The teacher walked in and looked at them all before immediately going into the lesson. “Innocents! Tell me, what that word means!” he asked. Mr. Kibou was a very handsome and interesting teacher. He had long waist length plum hair that he kept in a high pony tail or in a braid. Most of the girls, as well as a few guys agreed though, that his eyes were what made him so hott. Piercing cerulean blue, but they were such an odd shade of blue that no one had seen before. Though he was such a hott teacher…no one had once seen anyone make the moves on him. He was an odd teacher, but he had the respect of the students.

“It’s the thing you take from someone when you fuck them” said one student earning a laugh from the class.

“It’s the cherry meant to be popped!” called out another, the laughter got louder.

“It is the purest form of the heart, the light in the darkness, the hope when all hope is lost. Innocents is the blissful state of one who knows not the evils and taints of the world” Sora answered softly. The whole class turned and stared at him with raised eyebrows.

“Very good Sora” Mr. Kibou said softly locking eyes with him. They seemed to share a moment before he continued “you may be new to my class but you certainly know what you are speaking of , The purest form of the heart…I couldn’t have said it better myself….” He said giving Sora one last lingering look “Now then on to the next part, what does sacred mean?”

“Sacred, an adjective; Dedicated to some religious purpose; having a divine character; inspiring solemn thoughts or emotions.” Riku said, his voice slightly muffled from his position with his head in his arms as he slept on the desk.

The whole class turned and looked at him while Mr. Kibou arched an eyebrow sighed a bit and rolled his eyes. “Yes Riku, thank you for that …charming definition. Look deeper into the word….”

“Scared, it is in some forms the center of ones universe. The core in which humans grasp in order to maintain their sanity. With out it they have no hope , and no dreams” Sora answered once more. “ Its what most can only hope to attain , the point in their lives when they themselves become something that others could never believe.”

“Very good , once more …you’ve impressed me Sora” Mr. Kibou said his eyes glittering “If you don’t mind Sora I would like to talk to you after school”

The class all began to whisper amongst themselves wondering what the teacher was going to do with Sora. Mr. Kibou had never asked a student to stay after school before, he never punished students either.

Sora nodded bowing his head “Yes sir”

The remainder of class went smoothly, Mr. Kibou continued to lecture about innocents trying to get more out of the students but it seemed like the only one who would answer any of his theoretical questions was Sora.

Lunch had been a bit interesting though. Riku was sitting alone at his table under the tree studying for his chemistry test that was next class when Sora plopped down in front of him holding a small lunch box.

“Is it alright if I sit here?” he asked with a tilt of his head. Riku shrugged and turned his gaze back on his book. A few more minuets of silence passed before Sora spoke “Are you mad at me?”

Riku looked up at Sora and furrowed his eyebrows “Why would I be mad at you?”

“Well you haven’t really talked to me today…and you kept glaring at me during class” Sora answered as he popped a carrot stick into his mouth.

That caused a smirk to form on the other boys’ lips “God you are so stupid, I can’t really talk to you much during class you know, and at break I’m trying to get to my other class. I wasn’t glaring at you…I was thinking about something and it just so happened you were in front of me.”

Sora just looked at him steadily before he shrugged “oh good” he nibbled on another carrot before holding one out to Riku. “you want one?”

Riku reached into his pack and pulled out the container of yaki sobe “no it’s ok , I got some of the stuff you gave me”

A smile played over the others lips “good, now put that book away and start eating before it gets cold” Sora commanded softly before taking the book from Riku’s hands and placing a pair of chop sticks in them.

“What are you talking about? It’s already cold” Riku said shaking his head , he opened the container and his eyes widened as steam rose from the food , he touched a noodle with his finger feeling a warm heat “What the hell…” he looked at Sora who was smiling at him.

“Just eat already” Sora said rolling his eyes.

With one last lingering look at the brunette he tentivly brought the food to his lips and ate all the while trying to figure out how the hell Sora had done that.

Lost in thought Riku ate very slowly and didn’t realize how slow until the bell rang, choking on his food he looked at Sora in horror “I have a test next class and I didn’t finish studying!” he cursed putting the container away picking up the chemistry book that Sora had taken and began to browse through the chapter attempting to absorb some of the information even though he knew it was useless.

Sora watched him trailing behind him silently, as they were walking into the classroom his brushed his hand over Riku’s before taking his seat. Riku gave Sora an odd look before he sat beside him still reading the book.

“Today we have a test so I hope you remembered to study. This is a hard test I won’t lie so table leaders get the dividers for your group while I pass out the test , everyone else please remove everything from your desks and only have a calculator and a pencil out” The teacher said as he strode in ,he was a very tall man with a pot belly and a shiny bald head. The students murmured quietly among themselves as they did what was asked of them.

Riku’s eyes scanned over the pages seeing the information but none of it would stick. Sighing in frustration he set the book down and leaned back in his chair covering his eyes with his arm. He felt something warm and soft grab onto his free hand , holding it tight.

“You’ll do fine on that test…just relax Riku.” Sora whispered softly “I’m watching you ok?”

The silver haired teen sat up and looked over at the brunette frowning, but the blue eyed boy just grinned and before he could say anything the test was placed before him.

“New kid , you don’t have to take this exam so just sit tight and do something quietly.” The teacher said before he looked at Riku giving him a hard look “ you on the other hand have no excuse, and remember what I said about this test , you don’t pass it you can’t stay in my course”

“Ya I know…” Riku muttered, the teacher’s eyes wandered to the two boy’s hands that were intertwined, he made a non committal noise before walking off to the other tables.

Riku gently pried his hand from Sora’s and began on the test chewing the inside of his cheek. However as Riku took the test he noticed the answers were very easy, mostly stuff he had learned weeks before. He flew through the exam with ease, doing well even on the parts that he hadn’t studied very well.

The room was silent save for the occasional tap of a pencil as someone filled in an answer bubble on their sheet. Riku wrote the last line of a problem before turning his papers over and sitting back. He looked over at the brunette his eyes showing surprise.

Sora had fallen asleep; his hair was hanging in his face obscuring his features. Riku studied him carefully, noticing every detail, from the gentle sway of his hair as he breathed, to the way his long lashes just brushed the tops of his cheeks. His small mouthed twitched a bit as he slowly woke up, blue opened up to look strait into aqua causing a smile to form.

“…finish the test?” Sora asked softly.

Riku nodded before he set his head down still looking at Sora “I finished 20 minuets early…”

The brunette smiled “…perfect…”

Both boys fell asleep at their desks while the rest of the students finished their tests. When the bell rang the teacher, Mr. Doddridge (a/n: Who is my actual chemistry teacher and whom I love to bits) asked Riku to stay. Sora gave Riku a lingering look before he left the class room, Riku assumed he would be waiting out in the hall. Sighing slightly the silver haired boy calmly strided over to the teachers’ desk.

“This is the best I’ve ever seen you do” he began holding Riku’s test out “In fact…I’ve never seen a student go from a F average to an A+ average this quickly before” he said his voice monotone.

Riku gave the teacher a cool look and raised an eyebrow “Is that a bad thing?” inside Riku was reeling trying to figure out how the hell he had passed a test that he had hardly studied for and didn’t even understand.

“Well no, but it just seems suspicious …I’m going to be watching you more closely Riku….you’re dismissed” Mr. Doddridge finished before slipping his glasses on and continuing to grade the other tests.

Sighing Riku walked out of the class room, he looked up and down the hall way for the small brunette but frowned. “…I thought he was going to wait for me…hmm” shrugging slightly Riku walked down the now empty hallways.

Passing by Mr. Kibou’s room Riku heard what sounded like yelling. Frowning a bit, and his curiosity getting the better of him, Riku came closer to the door peeking in through the small window.

Sora was standing in front of Mr. Kibou with his fists balled and his eyes blazing with anger. Quirking an eyebrow Riku gently pushed the door open enough so that he could hear what they were saying but not enough to where he would get caught.

“I was sent to take care of him Sora; I never got a notice that I was being replaced!” Mr. Kibou shouted his usually neat hair becoming frizzled.

“You aren’t being replaced, I was only sent here as back up! Plus from the looks of it you aren’t doing a very good job, do you know what he does to survive? How the hell do you plan to keep him alive if you keep letting him do…do what he’s doing” Sora yelled back , he reached into his back pocket and pulled out what looked like a slip of parchment. “Look right here Kira Kibou, it says that I’m your back up”

Mr. Kibou tore the paper from Sora’s hand and scanned it, when he finished he looked at Sora his eyes cold and narrowed “why would they send me someone at a time like this? Are you sure it wasn’t you who pushed them for it…because you are just seconds away from becoming a fallen?”

Riku frowned; he wondered what they were talking about. From what he picked up someone was in danger and Sora had been sent as a back up? Briefly Riku even considered if Sora was some sort of secret agent who worked for the CIA or FBI. Shaking his head Riku looked back into the classroom, Sora was silent his gaze locked onto Kira’s.

“Fallen or not…at least I’m trying to help him instead of leaving him to get killed.” Sora hissed his voice dripping with venom “at least I’m doing my job…”

With that said Sora turned away and started for the door. Riku moved away quickly to lean against a wall just about a foot away trying to look like he had been there the whole time and had not heard a word.

Sora came out slamming the door shut before he looked around the hallway starting slightly when he saw Riku. “..Riku? Where did you come from?”

“You abandoned me in chem. remember? I was looking for you” Riku said sounding miffed.

The brunette gave him an apologetic smile before he sighed “sorry…just had some things to deal with…want to get going?”

“You take the same bus as I do?” Riku asked raising an eyebrow “If I remember correctly your apartment is on the other side from where I am.”

Sora quirked an eyebrow “you actually remember where I live?”

Riku shrugged coming closer to Sora, he looked around quickly before he wrapped his arms over the others shoulder and whispered hotly into his ear “I make it a habit to remember a clients home location”

The brunette shivered, he turned his head and looked at Riku a little frown forming on his brow “…but I was never…never a client for you” he said softly his cheeks reddening.

“…possible clients I should say..” replied the silver haired boy as his lips moved over Sora’s ear. “I’m not a bad lay…or so they tell me….what do you think Sora…care to find out?” Riku didn’t understand was what causing him to be so forward with the smaller boy. If anything Riku avoided showing affection…he didn’t want anyone getting too close, enough to find out about his job. Of all things Riku strayed away from sex , the association of it to his job was too much , however… something about the brunette was luring him like a fish to the bait , he knew things could get bad if he possibly even let the thought of seducing the boy enter his mind.

Sora squirmed in Riku’s arms before he pulled away his cheeks a bright crimson “w-why don’t we get going? I have stuff to do by your house so I can walk with you…”

Aqua eyes regarded the other, the gaze sharp and intense before they looked away. With a short nod Riku moved away from Sora and strode down the hallway “do what ever you want…” Riku said his voice sounding almost cold.

The smaller boy gave a soft sigh throwing a look over his shoulder before he followed.

The bus ride was silent save for the occasional cry of an infant followed by the soft shushing of a mother. Riku stared out the window watching the scenery pass by in a blur, he could feel Sora squirming a bit, growling he looked over at the other. “Will you stop moving so much?”

“…sorry…just that guy keeps staring at me…” Sora whispered looking at Riku before glancing off to a darkened corner where a man with ghostly pale skin and blood red eyes stared back.

Riku recognized him immediately; he was a recruiter for a local pimp named Ansem. Several times he had tried to get him to join Ansem’s large ring of prostitutes but Riku had heard enough stories to keep himself as far away as humanely possible.

“Sora…you trust me right?” Riku whispered back leaning closer to Sora looking as if he were about to kiss the smaller boy’s neck.

The brunette shivered “…I guess…but wh-” his sentence was cut short however as Riku’s mouth descended upon his. The older boy nibbled at the soft lips coaxing them to open, he heard the other whimper before they parted and let his deviling tongue in. Riku’s eyes shot over to the one in the shadows and glared, he pulled Sora closer to his body and gave the red eyed teen a look that clearly said ‘he’s mine…stay away’. He felt the brunette pushing him away a bit, Riku gave one last glare at the other before he looked at Sora slowly moving away.

His plump lips were glistening and a flushed pink in color, his slightly dazed eyes looked into Riku’s. “…what was that for?”

Riku smirked stroking the others cheeks “just telling the guy to back off…”

Sora blinked not fully understanding “…what do you mean?”

“He wanted to take you away to a bad place …so I just stopped him…now shut up and stop moving” Riku said quietly before he moved away and leaned against the window staring out , trying to ignore the tingling of his lips.

As the bus drove along and made its stops it grew emptier as people left. Soon it was only Riku, Sora, the women and her baby and the strange teen in the corner, the baby was now wailing, it’s small face flushed and a slight gleam of sweat making it look sicklier. Riku watched Sora seeing the other’s eyes and the way the gazed at the tiny body wrapped in a cheap and moth eaten blanket. The bus began to slow as it came to the next stop, Riku lightly nudged the other boy signaling that they should get up but the brunette got up immediately walking off.

Raising an eyebrow Riku followed after him wondering what he was up to now. Sora practically jumped out of the door following the women who had gotten off at the same stop, her baby was still wailing but its voice sounded weak and strained.

“mam’” Sora called out , the woman stopped and turned around. Her face was carved deep with lines of worry and stress , she looked at him tiredly. “…your baby…can I see him?” the blue eyed boy asked.

“He’s very sick honey…” the woman said as she showed him the little bundle.

Sickly hazel eyes gazed up at Sora, his weak cries silencing immidiatly, his breath was coming in short quick pants his face looking very flushed. Smiling a bit Sora laid a cool hand on the baby’s forehead “he’ll be alright…he’s not going to die….you don’t have to worry…”

The woman looked at Sora with a startled expression “…what…who are you?” she asked in a hushed voice sounding almost scared. Her arms tightened around her baby and she began to move away.

“…I’m no one…just trust me though….he’ll be fine” Sora said giving her a very warm smile before he leaned over and placed a gently kiss on the baby’s head.

Riku watched the whole exchange with confusion wondering what the hell his friend was doing. “And here I thought he couldn’t get any weirder.” Riku muttered.

The woman looked down at her baby and stifled a gasp before she felt the young one’s head. “…his fever…” she looked up at Sora her eyes round “…you cured him…you’re an angel…oh lord..” she muttered happily , Sora just shifted a light blush on his cheeks.

“…like I said…I’m just a nobody….bye I gotta go my friends waiting” Sora said giving her one last smile before he joined Riku. “Sorry…I wanted to see her little baby.”

“…she looked really happy about something…” Riku said turning around and walking down the sidewalk “what were doing?”

Silence was all that greeted him. Frowning Riku turned around before his eyes widened in shock.

Sora was gone…

“Sora?” Riku called looking around, something caught his eye and he looked down.

A single white feather …that was just tinted an ebony black at the tip.

Off in a corner a figure was huddled to the ground shaking, his breath coming in harsh spurts.

“..It’s getting worse…god please…I don’t…I don’t want to fall”