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Eep!
Sorry!! I'm so sorry for the long wait! I simply lacked the time to update this
story with my hectic way of life� argh� Gomen nasai again everyone.
But on
another note, thank you for the many reviews I got for the last chap, they made
me very happy and encouraged me to continue this. Oh by the way, this story is
already 1 year old, OMG� Lolz�
So then,
let's pick up where we left our two love birds, shall we?

-Blackdiamond Princess!

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9. Stepping stones
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New Xillion
City, summer 2004

Sunday
morning, 2.41 am

His eyes
were still shimmering with tears as he blinked once, then twice before finally
resting them back on my face. A trembling hand rose up to cup my left cheek and
I held it against my skin, bringing it to my lips and kissing its palm lovingly
while closing my eyes.
I was sure
of what I was doing; I had had the time to think about it thoroughly. I wanted
him by my side always.
He
approached me and laid his lips on mine softly. I tasted the salty taste of his
tears and the sweetness of the kiss, the smooth caress of his fingers on my
face, and I wished vividly for him to grant me his presence in my life for ever
because I was helplessly drowning into him. Drowning into him and I didn't want
to ever resurface.
He let go
of me and ran a thumb over my lips as he looked into my eyes. I couldn't be
sure of what he was thinking at the time, I couldn't tell what his answer was
going to be; he just kept looking at me without saying a word and with an
unreadable expression on his face.
"Was
that a yes?" I gently asked, biting my lower lip in suspense for his
answer, a small nervous smile on my lips.
He chuckled
nervously and wiped away a tear rolling down his right cheek hastily, trailing
his eyes away from mine. I watched how his cheeks flared up cutely and how his
smile grew into a grin. "You still need me to tell you?" He whispered
and now looked at me as more tears left his eyes.
I honestly
didn't know what to think; my insides felt like one puddle of nervous goo and I couldn't think of anything else than a possible
'yes' or 'no'. Now I know why most men found the proposal the most difficult
part of an engagement.
He threw
his arms around me and hugged me tightly. "Yes! You
silly!" He sobbed.
"Y-yes?" I stammered, not realising for a moment. "You say yes?" I
needed the confirmation, just to make really sure he was sure so I could be
sure that I wasn't dreaming.
"Yes!"
He spoke again, kissing me in my neck this time and giggling.
"Oh Sora!" I breathed out in relief and wrapped my arms around him while he kept
laughing. "I love you." I held his face in my hands now, still
faintly shaking from all the emotions that had flooded through me just a few
moments before. "I love you so much! Thank you!"
He only
broke down in laughter again and took me in his arms, spilling more kisses on
my head and on my hair. "You should ask me to marry you more often."
I laughed,
"I don't think so, I think my heart won't survive
the overdose of emotions next time�"
He giggled
again and held me close. "You make me so happy, Riku�"
I looked up
at him and gently brushed a stray lock of brown hair out of his eyes.
"Don't think I'm only doing this because of�" I didn't want him to
think that I had asked him to marry me just because of the time he hadn't left
to spend with me anymore.
"Shh�" He hushed me with a finger pressed against my
lips. "All I need to know is that you wouldn't have asked me if you didn't
truly care about me and loved me." He whispered. "That's enough for
me to know."
I took his
hands in mine and kissed them while still looking at him. "You're so
beautiful."
He gently
smiled again and bit his lower lip. "I feel beautiful�" He looked at
the silver ring glistening on his left hand finger now and pursed his lips in
admiration. "It's so shiny�" He said with a grin. I laughed again and
he turned his head to me. "I feel like celebrating�"
I quirked an eyebrow with an impish smile. "What did you have in mind,
sexy?"
"Ooh�"
He whispered, throwing his left leg over my lap so he straddled me now.
"Is this one of the advantages of being engaged? You
calling me 'sexy'?"
I chuckled
up at him and took him by his hips, "Hmm� maybe? There are plenty more
advantages tied to the pleasure of becoming my husband."
"There
are even more when becoming mine�" Sora whispered against my lips with a
seducing smile, his fingers creeping in between us.
I made a
low sound in my throat, catching his lips with mine as he took hold of my
manhood and applied gentle pressure. "You sexy little kitten�"
He purred
and bent down to bite me in the crook of my right shoulder, his tongue sweeping
over the skin he had put his teeth in seconds before and I shuddered at the
pleasurable shock that went through me. He moaned softly, his right hand still
wrapped around my erection, his warm breath playing against me, slowly driving
me crazy.
Tranquilly
his hand on me moved up and down, making me burry my face in the crook of his
right shoulder so I wouldn't let go of the groan of desire that was threatening
to tumble off my lips.
With my
left hand I was holding him close to me and with my right one I followed the
path that went around his waist, slowly, yet surely crawling towards his rear
that was still hidden underneath the covers he had wrapped around his hips
earlier but that now hung loosely on his back. I slid the fabric gently aside
and put my hand in between, caressing the smooth and soft skin there and
cupping one cheek and squeezing his warm flesh longingly.
He arched
and our erections touched, making it hard for me to keep any sound from
escaping my mouth. He then moaned in my throat, his forehead resting against my
right shoulder. My hand on his bottom then travelled further, mimicking the
same movements from earlier on the other lobe, causing the same reaction.
Sora was
breathing more heavily now, moaning and whimpering softly on my skin, adding
more virtue to his motions of pressure and release on my manhood while moving
his butt cheeks enticingly against my hand.
One finger
slipped in between his lobes and I felt him tremble slightly against me,
moaning my name. "Don't tease�" He breathed throatily, applying a
slightly opened kiss underneath my right ear, sending more chills down my spine
and right into my crotch, making it twitch and in a result, making him chuckle
deep in his throat.
God he was
so sexy.
"You're
the one teasing." I murmured back, taking his right ear lobe in between my
lips to suckle on it. My index was now drawing small circles around his small
entrance and he was pushing back against it almost desperately.
"No,
you are�" He moaned and I chuckled.
He moved
his head away from my shoulders and kissed me hungrily on my lips, sending the
both of us on the bed. "You want to be on top? Again?"
He laughed
as he sat up and placed his hands on my hips for balance. "I like this
spot." He giggled and wiggled his hips making me bite back a groan at the
friction caused.
"I
can't guarantee that you'll keep that spot for very long." I throatily
whispered, my hands moving to take hold of his hips, coaxing him to put his
body in the right position on top of me. I watched as his small upper front
teeth dug themselves into his lower lip, catching but a small stroke of flesh
in between them, before he letting go, his eyes still hungrily on mine. He then
brought his hands flatly up his body, caressing himself, sliding them up over
his chest and all the way up into his hair before arching back a little,
seemingly enjoying the sensation of my eyes ravishing him as I mentally pounded
myself into his tight little body over and over again.
He had
given me a great gift, one I knew I had been searching for ever since I lost my
virginity so many years ago; the real, deep and durable feeling of really good
sex. No, no joke here, I'm being serious. With Sora I could be myself, I could
let myself go completely and he would love it. Enjoy it. Drink from the
pleasure eagerly and still ask for more.
He would
take me to unknown heights, lift me so high and let me fall back into his
welcoming and loving arms over and over again. This is going to sound so
clich�, but I finally knew what love really meant. That feeling deep in your
guts that made you sick when you didn't see the person you loved or the way
your heart just beat faster when he laughed, or even when he simply looked at
you. It was a constant urge that continuously needed to be satisfied with a
touch, a kiss or a meaningful look, a desire to be with that person every
single minute of the day, for him to be the first person you see in the morning
and the last in the evening. It was the realisation that this person was the one, that he would share your life, your joy and your pain
no matter what until that day when life would end and only the memories of this
magical feeling you had shared would remain. I didn't need to be convinced that
love transcended death; our love was the perfect proof of that.
It would go
on for ever.
I sat up
and pulled his lips to mine in another hungry kiss, feeling how his hands wrapped
around my shoulders and how he positioned himself on me.
"Can
we now?" he impatiently breathed against my lips in between kisses and I
chuckled at his impatience, grabbing his hips.
"You
sure you'll be able to handle it?" I whispered, lowering him slowly on my
length.
He cried
out softly and threw his head back, making my smile grow bigger. I lowered him
further on me, his velvety walls stretching themselves to allow me more
entrance.
"G-god�!"
He choked out with difficulty, his arms around my shoulders slightly trembling.
He then relaxed a little and moaned softly. "I love how you feel
inside�" He throatily whispered and I almost slammed him down on my
erection, barely able to control myself.
"Your
time on top has been considerably shortened, babe..."
He wiggled
his hips slightly in response and completely slid down on me.
"Riku�!" He gasped. I waited a little, wanting to give his body the
time to adjust itself to my length.
I then
coaxed him to move slowly up and down on me with my hands on his hips, watching
with growing fascination how his facial expression switched between delight,
slight pain and relief on and on, accompanied by the matching moans, whimpers,
gasps and soft cries. It didn't get any sexier than that.
"Beautiful
baby�" I pulled him to me, devouring his lips while I made him move faster
on me. He mewled my name continuously and broke the
kiss to breathe in the much needed air. He arched his before falling back
against me, panting and moaning as his hips kept moving up and down on me in a
steady, relaxed rhythm.
I needed
more control over the situation, I couldn't hold myself back much longer. I
pulled him down with me on the bed and we rolled over, my hands sliding into
his lying on each side of his head, intertwining them as I lowered my face to
press a soft kiss on his plush lips.
He moaned
into the kiss when I pushed in, his nails digging into the back of my hands,
his body arching slightly and breaking the kiss. "Riku�"
"Feels
good?" I breathed in his right ear, feeling his hips rolling against mine
and hearing him whine his pleasure.
"Yeah�"
He throatily whispered with a small smile, his eyes tightly closed.
"I
didn't hear you�" I whispered, licking his earlobe and pulling back out of
him only to slide back in with a hard stroke. I chuckled deep in my throat at
his loud and passionate cry and grazed with my teeth over the sensitive skin
beneath his ear before closing my lips and pressing soft kisses the long his
throat, down to his collarbone, letting my tongue out to taste the softness of
his dampened skin.
"You're
driving me crazy�" He softly said, arching his neck, his eyes closed.
I nipped at
the skin of his collarbone, letting my right hand skim over one aroused nipple.
"It's pure madness that is driving me�" I let my voice sound deep in
my throat, knowing what effect that had on him. I smirked at the way his breath
shivered a it left his lips, his body trembling at the
low vibrations of my voice.
He bit his
lower lip as he lay back on the mattress. "Mmmh�I
thought it was love?" He moaned up at me as I moved myself to face him
again.
I smiled
down at him, my eyes fixed on his swollen lips. "That too, but right
now�"
"Fuck�!"
He whimpered at the series of slow and deep strokes I made inside of him.
"Exactly." I grunted back, my lips pressing against his throat now.
His moans
filled the room with each thrust in him, his body trembling beneath mine. His
sweat was welling up in small pearls all over his body and mingling with mine
as we worked towards our peaks.
I shot my
essence deep within him with a hiss, my body trembling on top of his and almost
completely drained of all energy.
He
whimpered quietly as I pulled out gently. I could tell he was wondering what I
was going to do as I started kissing my way down his chest and dipped my tongue
into his navel teasingly. I continued my short journey down his body and came
to face his erection. With my right index I caressed it gently, lovingly
touching it. His soft moans gave me the instructions to follow, showing me how
he liked it.
I closed my
eyes and tentatively licked the base of his shaft, earning a delighted gasp
from him. I smiled, knowing I was doing it right and teasingly licked his shaft
up and down once, enjoying how Sora grabbed a handful of my hair and whispered
with a voice thick with lust; "Stop it. Don't make me hurt you."
I chuckled
and wrapped my lips around his tip, sliding him inside my mouth oh so slowly,
making sure my tongue played with his tip. His hand in my hair tightened and I
heard him groan lustfully. I moaned back, applying suction as I pulled back up
and smiled up at him before going down on him again.
"Baby�
don't stop�" He now whimpered, the back of his
head pressing into his pillow as he arched slightly.
I could
taste his pre-cum on my tongue and I let go of him to pump him with my right
hand, wanting to look at his delicious state of dishevelment, and how his
sweet, boyish face got taken over by rapture.
"Oh
god� Riku� yeah�!"
I swirled
my tongue over his tip, taking him back inside my mouth, knowing he was close.
It didn't take long before he let out a high pitched series of gasps and his
sticky load shot into my mouth. I swallowed his seed without hesitating and
pressed a last kiss to his manhood before moving up his body to hold him close
as he still trembled from the aftershocks of his orgasm.
Almost
immediately he fell asleep in my arms with a happy smile on his face. I kissed
him on his forehead and nestled myself next to him, taking the cover lying next
to us and covering us with it.
I waited for
sleep to come, while watching him, caressing his small, perfect nose, the curve
of his perfect plump lips, his cheeks and the perfect arch of his eyebrows as
he slept, thinking of how beautiful and simply perfect he was.
I pressed a
soft kiss on his forehead and laid my head close to his, not wanting to close
my eyes, wanting to look at him like this forever.
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New Xillion City, Autumn/Winter 2004

Friday
evening, 6. 21 pm

The lights
on the other side of the river were starting to light up one by one, the sun
barely gone underneath the horizon and already artificially replaced as the
city prepared itself for the bustling night that was ahead.
I watched
the many different neon lights flickering up in the street beneath me, people
in big coats and scarves walking by the many stores and shop windows thinking
no doubt about the holidays up ahead. It wouldn't be long before snow would
start falling from the skies, making everything look like a postcard scenery.
A smile
crossed my features as I spotted one particular white scarf and a big mass of
spiky, sandy brown hair hastily crossing the street in front of the building. I
turned away from the window and re-arranged the curtains that hung in front of
it before glancing at the clock above the TV and noticing that he was running a
little late. There probably was a lot of traffic on his way home from the
magazine.
I walked
over to our bathroom to go do my hair. He would call when he would enter the
house.
I looked at
myself in the mirror and couldn't help the smile that started to grow on my
lips. Sora and I were now engaged for 4 months and the wedding was for next
week. The butterflies that had made of my stomach their permanent living space
were fluttering inside of me again and no matter how much I tried, I couldn't
ignore the growing nervous feeling in me. Of course, every groom to be felt
like this before taking the big step, I was no different. Maybe
only in the fact that I was marrying another man. Well, what were
details, anyway?
"Riku,
I'm home!" I heard Sora call before the door fell shut.
"In the bathroom, babe." I called back, taking the small pot of hair
wax from one of the shelves in front of me.
"I'm
sorry I'm late." He whispered and I turned to kiss him as he stood behind
me. "There was a monstrous traffic jam on Ohalland
and St.
John's."
"It's
alright, we still got some time, but we'll have to hurry a little." I
whispered back, turning around again to continue doing my hair. He went into
our bedroom and I heard him opening his suitcase we packed together yesterday.
"Leon called earlier." I informed
him, deciding to wear my hair in a ponytail after all. "Said that Cloud
had gotten hold of that photographer for the pictures and that she'd come to Destiny City the day before the wedding."
"He
did? Oh my god, that's so great." Sora walked back into the bathroom,
holding a silver necklace with a silver pendant in the form of a crown out to
me. He then placed himself in front of me, facing the mirror and I laid the
necklace around his neck while he held his hair up a little. Our eyes met in
the mirror and he smiled, his right hand touching the small crown on his chest.
I had given
him the pendant for his birthday 2 months ago so he could put the bare silver
necklace he always wore to its value. "I've always searched for a pendant
just like this."
"You
told me that." I smiled, brushing my lips against his left cheek. "It
suits you, because you are a king, you know?" I pressed a kiss on his soft
skin. "You're the king of my heart."
He turned
to face me and smiled. "Tell me again why I can't marry you right
away?"
I chuckled.
"Because we agreed to hold the ceremony with all our
friends and beloved ones." I tapped my right index on the tip of
his nose. "And because we already sent the invitations a month ago."
He pouted a
little, making me chuckle again. "It's becoming more and more difficult to
wait with each passing day. I wish we were there already."
"We
will be soon enough." I softly spoke back, kissing his lips and tucking a strand
of his hair behind an ear. "Soon you'll be my husband, Mr Sora Haruki-Masako."
He closed
his eyes and smiled, letting me press another kiss on his forehead. "Yes,
very soon, Mr Riku Haruki-Masako."
I took him
into an embrace, closing my eyes so I could feel his heart beating against my
chest. "I love you, Sora."
"I
love you too, mister. So much." He whispered
back, his hold on me tightening before we let go of each other. "And not that I don't love these corny moments with you, but
we got a plane to catch." He then said excitedly with a grin.
I laughed
and nodded. "You're right. Are you all packed?"
"Yup." He said, still grinning. "Are you?"
"Just
need to pack my wax and facial supplies." I answered back, taking the said
articles from the shelves underneath the mirror while he walked to the door.
He rolled
his eyes mockingly and shook his head with a cocky smile. "Top
models."
"What 'Top models'?!" I retorted with a chuckle. "You mean
photographers! Who would take a picture of me if I was ugly?" I walked out
of the small room and turned off the light, closing the door before walking
into our room and kneeling next to my grey rolling suitcase at the end of our
bed. I put all the products in a small bag and added it to the other packed
stuff.
Sora
laughed, sitting on the bed and holding the receiver of the phone in his left
hand. "Well, I wouldn't that's for sure, but I bet your mother
would."
My mouth
fell open at that blunt answer, but I soon started to chuckle because it held a
little bit of truth in it. "Are you talking as the photographer or is this
my Sora talking?" I asked throwing rolled up socks to his head. The
projectile hit him square on his forehead and he fell over on the bed laughing,
still holding the phone.
"As the professional photographer and as myself." He chuckled.
I grunted
with a smile and moved to retrieve my rolled up socks from behind the bed.
"Just call that damn taxi."

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Destiny Islands, Winter 2004

Friday
night, 9. 15 pm, local time

The sound
of waves rolling onto the beach created the background music for the family
dinner we held on the terrace of the Haruki's second
residence, a large villa on a private island in the Destiny Islands
Archipelago.
Cloud,
Leon, our parents, Kairi, Sephiroth, Sora's friends, Wakka and Tidus and their
respective partners; Lulu and Yuna, and my best friends Axel and Roxas were all
tilting their champagne glasses up to both Sora and me, all wishing us the best
in the future.
I looked at
Sora with a grant smile and made him stand up alongside of me, taking his hand.
He looked absolutely gorgeous in his white � pants and sleeveless white top. I
wanted to show him to the world and shout at the top of my lungs that he was
mine and that I loved him above everything.
He was
slightly blushing, the tan he had gotten from the constant sun on the islands
we had received since our arrival a week ago adding even more to his natural
beauty. His hair had gotten a few tints lighter now because of the sun and he
even had a few streaks of blond. I never thought that anyone could become even
more beautiful than one already was without make up. He was true eye candy and
I my eyes dwelled on him more than usual. It was like he was glowing all the
time, like his tanned skin had this very thin layer of gold stuck to it.
He was
simply breathtaking.
"Ok,
umm�" I started, chuckling nervously as I turned to face all the guests
sitting the long the table. "Sora and I would like to thank you for
answering at our invitation, we're really glad you're here. We really wanted to
share our happiness with all of you because you've all contributed to what Sora
and I are today."
A few
acknowledging murmurs came from the group of people and I looked at Sora again,
who gave my hand a light encouraging squeeze.
I took my
glass of champagne from the table and rose it up in the air towards Cloud, Leon, Sephiroth and my friends. I saw
Sora raise his glass towards them too. "A big thank you goes out to you
guys, you've helped me out in so many ways and helped me grow into the man I
now am. I will be for ever grateful for all of the support and encouragement
you've provided me along the years."
They nodded
in acknowledgement and rose their glasses in turn. Next, I turned to Kairi. She
started to smile as she saw me looking at her and I rose my glass to her. "Kairi."
She smiled
back. "Riku."
I chuckled.
"What would I ever have done without your guarding wings and caring
gestures? How can I ever repay you for all the things you've done for me and
Sora?" I said, watching how she closed her eyes and bent her head with a
grin. "You're like my baby sister, one I want to look after and take care
of, make sure she's okay. I'm glad that, even after everything you and I have
been through, you made a place for me in your heart. I know I'll carry you in
my heart, supporting you in every decision you'll make. You're a true dame, in
every grand sense of the word, and I'll love you for ever."
She smiled,
even though I could see the starters of tears shimmering in the corners of her
eyes. She rose her glass in turn and blew me a kiss. I bent my head in
acknowledgement and finally turned to my parents.
"Mum,
dad�" I started, seeing their cheerful faces looking expectantly up at me.
My mother had tears in her eyes as my father took hold of her left hand.
"On the day that I moved away from home, I remember you telling me that no
matter what happened while I was in the city that you'd always be there for me.
I guess, I was just lucky to have parents as understanding as you guys. We all
know how much of a pain in the ass I can be at times, yet I always found the
door to our house open and welcoming. You guys were always there." I
paused and smiled at them." Your support and love have helped me become
what I am today. You guys have done a great job so far, I'm a happy young
man." I smiled again and they both chuckled. "I've had everything a
child could have got asked for while growing up, plus two slightly
work-obsessed parents." I chuckled and everyone laughed. "And yet,
you've always been ready to listen to my problems, I could always confide in
you. I'm grateful you've accepted the way I am now and given me your blessing
for what I feel for this young man standing here beside me." I laid my
eyes on Sora, only to find his eyes already looking at me with pride. I looked
at my parents again, seeing the same pride in their eyes. I smiled and raised
my glass to them and Sora did the same. "You are the foundation of my life
and more than ever I realise the importance of your presence in my life. And I
guess that what I mean to say is that I love you guys, and that I thank you for
the man I am today, even though I haven't always met up to your
expectations."
They both
nodded in recognition with large smiles on their faces and I felt like I was
standing on top of the world.
"I want
to thank you too, Ryoishi and Michiko, for accepting
me in your family through your son and for the support you've given me ever
since we first met." Sora humbly whispered, bending his head slightly. I
saw my mother smile tenderly at that and wink at me when our eyes met. I think
it was the first time in years my mother made me blush
then.
Sora then
raised his glass. "Well, I'm not going to be as long as Riku here."
He scratched the back of his head slightly with a nervous chuckle. "He has
almost said everything, but I just would like to add a thank you to my best
friends, Wakka and Tidus for their support and for convincing me to go find my
luck in the city. As you can see, I did find my luck." He chuckled again
and Wakka and Tidus grinned at him. "You guys are the best and you'll
always be my dearest of friends."
He then
turned to Cloud and Leon and bit his lower lip, smiling
brightly at the couple. "Uncle Cloud and Leon. I�
wow, I don't even know where to start." He sniffled a little and chuckled.
"You've both done so much for me.
Uncle
Cloud, you were there for me when I found out that I liked boys more than
girls, I will never forget the many encouraging words you spoke to me when I
felt like the weight of the world was falling on my shoulders. You've been a
source of inspiration for me for so long now, an example for me to follow. I
thank the both of you so much for just being who you are."
I raised my
glass to the both of them in time with Sora before he turned to face his mother
sitting next to my parents. "Mom."
"You're
doing very well, sweetie." Kamiko encouraged,
taking her son's left hand in her right one.
Sora
nodded, on the verge of tears. "I know how hard you've had it ever since
dad died, I know how much you wanted for me to be happy, and how much you
wanted for me to follow my dreams, no matter what my condition was. I'm so glad
I didn't give up all of those times I felt like it, just because I wanted to
see your smiling face, wanted to make you proud." Kamiko
wiped away a few tears from her cheeks, nodding. "I hope that I am making
you proud, mom. I love you so much."
"I
love you too, sweetheart. You're making me so proud." She whispered back
with a touched smile.
"I
would suggest you save your happy tears for tomorrow." Cloud commented,
chuckling softly.
Sora
chuckled back, nodding, and I reached out to brush away the tears that had
found their way down his face. He smiled up at me and I took him in my arms,
kissing the crown of his head.
Sora then
took my right hand in his left one and led me off the terrace and on the beach.
I followed him, knowing that the others would understand that we wanted some
time alone.
The moon
shone brightly up in the nocturnal sky, casting a silver streak on the surface
of the sea.
We walked
the long the shoreline, away from the house, hip to hip, not saying anything
and just enjoying the sound of the crashing waves on the beach and letting the
welcome breeze play with our hair, the imprints of our naked feet in the wet
sands getting steadily erased as the waves continuously washed over them.

We sat
ourselves at the end of the small wooden dock, our bare feet dangling above the
shallow waters of the ocean before us, our eyes gazing dreamingly up at the
many starts filling the darkening skies.
A soft
breeze blew over us as I leant back and my hands and closed my eyes. I remember
thinking how nice it would have got been to grow up on this island, spending
days in the warm sun and hours playing in the refreshing waters of the sea.
I had
always loved the sea and the liberating feelings it evoked inside of me. My
mother used to tell me how inseparable I was from the swimming pools when I was
a little kid and how I always loved to swim. Even today, swimming is what I
love doing most out of all sports.
My thoughts
dwelled on the idea of maybe moving to the Destiny Islands, but I knew that it would be an
impossible option for the both of us; because since we both had accepted the
jobs offered to us, we were tied to New Xillion. I really thought it was a
shame then that I had seen the place where Sora had grown up, but I figured
that for holidays and vacations we could always come and pay his mother and
family a visit, seen as how Destiny City, the capital, was only three hours
away by plane.
"Penny for your thoughts?" Sora whispered softly, bringing me out of my
thoughts, his eyes still fixed on the star filled sky. His face then turned
towards me and I smiled at him, wondering how he had known that my mind had
been wandering off.
"I was
thinking about how beautiful it is here and about how much I'd like to come
back to spend holidays here."
"That'd
be wonderful." He said, smiling back.
I nodded.
"Then you wouldn't feel too much separated from your mother and
friends."
He made an
agreeing sound and looked up at the sky again. "Yeah�"
"Penny for your thoughts?" I asked in turn, catching the growing smile on
his lips.
He chuckled
soundlessly and leant back on his elbows, turning his head to me. "Have
you had any� dreams lately?" He asked, giving me a hesitant, yet
questioning look.
I frowned
slightly, trying to remember the last time I had 'dreamt', but soon realised
that the last time I had taken a trip to the past had been on the night he had
been taken into the hospital. "No, not since that night�"
"Yeah,
me neither." He whispered back. "Do you think that it means that�
we're okay?"
I looked at
him for a long moment, thinking about what he said. There was something weird
about it all now that he had mentioned it. Not that I wasn't happy to be rid of
these strange flash back dreams, but I wouldn't forget about what Sora had said
about them. He once told me that these dreams weren't just giving us a peak of
what happened in a previous life, but that they were meant to warn us, to keep
history from repeating itself. Yet more than half a year had passed now and
nothing had happened to us and the dreams had stopped. Did this mean that we
were clear?
I ran my
hands through his hair comfortingly, brushing the few stray locks out of his
face. "We're more than okay now, aren't we? That's what matters,
right?"
He smiled
and nodded. "Right."
"And
if anything was to happen it would have to wait until after the wedding as long
as we're aright, okay?"
"Okay."
"Okay."
I smiled. "But just for the record, nothing will happen. I won't let
it."
"You
can never be sure, baby." He whispered, moving himself to crawl over me,
his legs straddling my hips and his arms moving around waist, his head resting
against my chest.
"No
seriously. Nothing will happen." I insisted, balancing myself
on my left arm so it now supported both our weights as my right one ran through
his hair. "We're getting married for crying out loud, do you want
something to happen?" I jokingly added.
"As a
matter as a fact, I do." He whispered in an almost offended way, now
sitting up and crossing his arms over his chest.
I blinked a
few times, not understanding why he was saying something like this for all of a
sudden. That is, until he started grinning.
"Riku,
you're such a dork! I mean that I want something to happen between us
tomorrow!" He giggled, falling against me again and sending us both on the
wooden surface.
He was
still laughing as he sat there on top of me. "You seriously had me
doubting for a second there."
"I
know I did." He snickered, kissing me on my lips. "I got you,
babe."
"Now
you're going to break into a song too?"
He laughed
and actually started to sing.
"Stop!
Please, it's horrible!" I whispered with a grimace on my face, bringing my
fingers into my ears. "Why are you doing this to me?"
He giggled
and swatted my arm. "That's mean!"
"You're
the one who's mean! Making me hear that horrible song!"
I retorted, chuckling at the growing pout on his face.
"You big meanie!"
"Ok,
is that your final answer?" I asked him, taking him by his shoulders and
pulling him closer to me.
"Yes!"
He said decidedly, giving a curt nod. "You're mean!"
"Ok,
then let me show you how mean I can get." I planted quick kisses on his
lips, altering the angles slightly while I let go of his shoulders and let my hands
creep under his white top.
He giggled
and tried to stop my hands from going up his smooth back further. "We're
not supposed to consummate our love the night before the wedding."
"Who
made up that stupid rule?" I murmured back, now kissing one reddening
cheek.
"I
don't know�" He kissed me back and placed my hands on his hips as he sat
up and slightly moved them back and forth against me.
"Probably
just to get us hornier for after the wedding�" I replied, sitting up in
turn and nipping at the sensitive skin of his throat right underneath his jaw
line, making him gasp.
"Baby�
I don't think we should�" He then mumbled, arching his neck, my lips still
planting soft kisses, my teeth slightly grazing against him.
"Then
stop�" I whispered in between kisses.
He moaned
slightly and his hands pressed against the back of my head, pressing me closer.
"Why don't you stop first�?"
I chuckled.
"Because I can't and I don't want to�"
I felt him
tugging at the back of my blue shirt and it soon slid over my head, leaving me
topless. "Me neither�" He breathed and our lips met in devouring
kiss, my hands running up into his hair, his moans vibrating against our lips,
our clothes falling all around us.
I remember
Sora singing 'Sex on the beach' afterwards, making me laugh in the pale
moonlight.

The lights of the beach house in the distance
were still on and we put our clothes back on before walking back, hand in hand.

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Hoax,
winter 1254

Cold was
the night, bitter was the solitude that had crept into his heart.
Melancholy
had taken the place of grief now; despair now the only thing left, his only
companion during the lonely days and nights following the loss of his other
half. Everything was but a memory now, those past moments of joy and bliss but
a delusion.
He
wouldn't be coming back because nothing could bring him back. Never would it be
the same anymore. Fate had given and taken, but returned nevermore.
In the
comfortable confines of the castle his heart had grown rigid, the endless
moments now seeming meaningless and futile. A dark shadow now loomed over his
life, killing his dying hope and shattering the remains of his wishful
existence like broken glass.
The
torment and pain had nestled in his heart and he knew that never again he would
rest, for he also knew that for the ache he felt no cure had ever been found.
Even the
light that had once brought a small point of comfort in the darkness that had
consumed his heart now hurt his restless eyes, the sole candle in his study
procuring him no more solace against the ever growing night that kept creeping
deeper and deeper inside of him, slowly feeding on his dying heart, taking
control of his body.
Goodbye
had always been such a hard thing to do, yet it surprised him how easily he
walked over to his desk and to what was waiting there for him.The
cold blade glistened in the little light, calling him, beguiling him closer.
A drop of blood fell on the letter placed
readily on the study, the sharpness of the small blade now confirmed, and the
finality of it all now clear.
Cold was
the night, bitter his solitude. Yet warm was his smile and red his blood as it
spilled on his study room floor�

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Saturday
morning, 3.48 am

Cold sweat
was running down my spine, my eyes wide open as I gasped for air. It was still dark
outside and the moon was shining into my bed room. One of my hands
instinctively reached for the covers next to me, only to remember that Sora was
sleeping in a separate room because of those stupid marital traditions� I
sighed and breathed in slowly, trying to calm my heart that was beating like
mad and the dizziness that had taken over in my head.
I needed to
know if Sora was alright.
My hands
were trembling as I reached for my cell phone lying on my bed-side cabinet
where I had left it the night before and read 3.50 am. I speed-dialled Sora's number and
a few seconds later I got a very sleepy Sora on the other side of the line. I
breathed out in relief.
"Mmbaby�? Iz that you�? Wha'z
wrong?"
I sighed
and smiled softly. "I couldn't stop thinking about you and I wanted to
hear your voice�"
"That's
so sweet�"
"So
I'm just going to let you sleep now and see you tomorrow�"
"'Kay�
Love you."
"Love
you too, very, very much. Sleep well, kitten."
I heard him
smile. "You too, Riku�"
I hung up
and placed the phone back on the cabinet.
Why this
dream?
Why now of
all times?

_______________________________________________

To be continued�

-BDP-
- 9
- 10
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