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"Hey Tidus wait up!" called Sora as he caught up with the blonde.
"What's up Sora?" he asked.
"Um…n-n-nothing much. I… um… w-w-wanted to ask you a question," said Sora, stammering and blushing madly.
Tidus quirked an eyebrow, since when did bubbly Sora become so nervous?
"The thing is…I… err…was w-w-wondering if you had anything to do after s-s-school," Sora was staring pointedly at the floor.
"Um, no not really. Why are you asking?"
"Because, I t-t-thought maybe you'd l-l-like to go get some ice-cream with me?" Sora squeaked.
Tidus was completely dumb-struck. Was he asking him out on a date?? Impossible!! Sora was not gay. THE Sora couldn't be gay.
"As in, like a date?" he gasped.
"Y-y-yes." Sora could flat out win against a tomato if they started comparing redness at that particular moment. Tidus nearly had a heart-attack. The Sora was asking him out! Ok, Tidus knew he was hot himself but still, to have gorgeous Sora asking him out was just WOW. So Sora was still in the closet? And he had chosen Tidus as his first date? He was honoured!
"Sure Sora! I'd love to go out with you," grinned Tidus. "I'll meet you outside school OK? I have to go now, class is starting," he said, waving goodbye.
Sora had been on the verge of hyperventilating until Tidus gave him his answer. He had done it! He had asked out a boy!
GO ME!
But he felt a small twang in his chest, was he betraying Riku? That was stupid, of course not. He wasn't ashamed of being bi-sexual but he still wasn't ready to tell his best-friend that he liked guys too. Riku would probably never talk to him again. And when Sora thought of Riku never talking to him ever, it made Sora so miserable and depressed that he could hardly breathe.
I'm not doing anything wrong! I'll have to see how it goes with Tidus.
He cheered up at the prospect of ice-cream with Tidus, after all Tidus was H.O.T, which in itself was proof that Sora was in fact, bi and Sora was ice-cream's No.1 fan.Though of course, if he had to compare Tidus with Riku, he was nowhere near Riku's blinding beauty. He pushed all thoughts of Riku out of his head, he had to forget about his feelings for him, and focus on Tidus now.
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Tidus was on his way to class, minding his own business, when a red-headed fire-maniac slammed into him. Quickly they got up, and Tidus realised that Axel was accompanied by Roxas. Suddenly, as if seeing him for the first time, Axel grabbed Tidus by the shoulders, his eyes wide.
"Did Sora ask you out?" he demanded.
"What's it to you anyway? So what if he did?"
"Shit! At this rate we are going to lose the bet!"
"What bet?!"
"Axel, I think it's best that we explained everything to Tidus first. He has a right to know now."
"Yeah, you're right Roxie."
And slowly, Axel started to explain everything from the canteen the day before, to the phone-call Roxas had had with Cloud and their gay-guy hunt this morning.
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Flashback
"Hello, is Sora there? Can I speak to him please?" Roxas said from his end of the line.
"I'm sorry; he's taking a shower right now. Can you leave the message with me? I'm Cloud, his older brother."
"Ah! Professor Cloud! I'm Roxas, a student from your class. I just wanted to ask Sora if he was OK, he seemed really out of it today and he rushed home before I could ask him about it."
Cloud chuckled.
"He's been having some boy troubles, if you know what I mean."
"So he really is part gay?! He's crushing on Riku isn't he?! I knew it! Well, we knew it really. We are so going to win!"
"Whoa, slow down Roxas. Sora isn't ready to ask Riku out yet, he's going to try with someone else first and see how that goes. And what are you going to win?"
"WHAT?! This is bad! They are never going to get together if that happens. Oh God, I have to call Axel. Thank you for your help Mr. Ikari." And he hung up, leaving Cloud speechless. He couldn't help noticing that Roxas had avoided his question. Ah well! What could happen?
Indeed, WHAT could happen?
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And so, Axel and Roxas had spent their morning tracking down potential guys that Sora might ask out on a date, and had finally found their target. Tidus Watanaka.
"Wait, let me get this straight. You want me to crush Sora and push him further into the closet by refusing to go out with him just because you bet that he and Riku would get together?! That's so selfish! What kind of friends are you?!"
"No you dolt! We want you to play along and make Riku as jealous as possible until he finally admits he likes Sora. Easy no?" said Axel.
"No not easy! I like Sora!"
"Do you realise you are being used?" asked Roxas.
Tidus spluttered. "I'm not being used!" he said indignantly. But…he sort of was wasn't he? Why didn't it bother him that much? "Ok, so maybe I am. I think I see Sora more as a friend, or a younger brother then a boyfriend. Are you saying that Sora and Riku secretly like each other but they aren't aware of each others feelings?"
Both of the spike-haired boys nodded.
"Fine I'll help in your little plan, but only because I want to see Sora happy, and because it's going to be fun pissing that shit-head Riku off. He better not hurt Sora though."
Axel's eyes gleamed with happiness. "Thank you so much! And don't think we are so heartless, we aren't just doing this because of the bet, we really want to see Sora and Riku happy because they're our best-friends too and it's so obvious that they were made for each other. Like me and Roxie!" he said as he encircled Roxas's waist with his arms and pulled him close. Roxas huffed his protest, secretly enjoying the attention.
"Yeah whatever. I'll tell you guys how it went tomorrow. Now go away, I'm late for class because of you."
"See you tomorrow!"
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Tidus was already waiting for Sora outside when Sora came out of the front doors. They were already heading towards a café' they both knew when Riku came out too, seemingly looking for Sora who had been avoiding him for the second day running. He was not a happy Riku, he was not a happy Riku at all.
"Sora where are you going? Can we talk?" he asked, spotting Sora next to Tidus. A small flicker of annoyance at seeing them together burned in the depths of his chest.
"Um…I-I can't Riku, not now. I have to go somewhere."
"What? With Tidus?" he couldn't keep the anger out of his voice. The flicker increased to rage.
Tidus saw his chance, and took it. He grabbed put his arm around Sora and pulled him closer.
"Yeah! We're going out on a date, we're going to have ice-cream together!" he grinned.
Riku felt like he had been shot. The flame turned to a burning fire that destroyed all other emotions and thoughts as jealousy flooded every corner of his being.
MYY SORA! MYYY SORA! MYYYYY SORA YOU DAMN PIECE OF SHIT! I AM GOING TO CUT YOU INTO LITTLE STRIPS OF BLOODY MEAT, AND THEN FEED YOU TO THE VULCHERS! YOU BASTARD!
His voice edgy and icy he rasped out, "What.did.you.just.say?"
Sora wanted to cry.
He knows and now he hates me.
"I…I'm sorry Riku, we-we have to go," he said and he quickly dragged Tidus after him, not once looking back. He wanted to die, something. Riku hated him now and he couldn't bear to take one more step.
Riku was seething. Sora didn't even spare him a glance for God's sakes.
Tidus Watanaka you are going to pay dearly or my name isn't Riku Utada.
Then, light dawned on Riku as realisation came to him.
Wait, Sora is gay?
And despite his current flood of uncontrollable jealousy, he couldn't help but feel like he was flying above the clouds with happiness.
I will make you mine.