Bonus Chapter 7: The Two-Point-Eight Launch Party, pt. 2

Sora stepped down on the dock, finally taking in the luxurious Lakefront Resort. Seeing it at nighttime made him want to check it out in the daylight. Smiling, he admitted, "I could get used to partying here."

Neku was the first to strip down to his boxers, jumping in the jacuzzi without hesitation. Activating the bubbles, he shrieked, "Oh, yeah! This is just what I needed!"

Soon after, Shiki joined him, followed by Flynn and Quorra. Quasi, carrying a sizeable ice cooler, urged, "We got drinks on deck, guys! Help yourselves."

Jiminy asked, "Got any Beetlejuice cocktails?"

"Uh…" Quasi thought about it. "There's…orange juice."

Sora chuckled to himself, looking for a spot to relax. However, before he selected a beach chair, Aqua rushed him from the side, interrogating, "Whoa, where'd you get that bottle?"

Indeed, he was making no effort to conceal Mickey's gift. Briefly stumbling with his words, he said, "Um, I just found it…?"

"Wherever you got it from, it's a whole lot better than Quasi's Mud Lite. Mind if I mix some of that?"

"Go for it," said Sora, leading them into the cottage. After retrieving cups, he and Aqua decided to shoot some pool, turning it into a drinking game. Every time they missed, a shot would be taken. However, Sora underestimated his skill-level; he scored five times in a row after breaking.

"Okay, I kinda wanna drink now," Sora put his foot down, taking one shot straight to the head.

Mickey and Minnie found the stereo, opting to play some current jams from rappers and singers they couldn't even understand. Esmeralda was the first to introduce herbs to the party, passing a joint to a beaming Quasimodo.

Sora's butterflies from earlier seemed to evaporate; now, he was just enjoying himself. He ended up pocketing the eight-ball, meaning he had to down an entire cup of whiskey by himself.

"Whoa!" Sora gasped. "Tell me the room just started spinning!"

Aqua, barely tipsy herself, laughed and said, "Good game. Go relax in the jacuzzi, Sora."

Don't tell me what to do, Sora thought drunkenly. He said aloud, "Only if you come with me."

"Yeah…uh, I don't feel like swimming," Aqua deflected with a nervous smile. "Go have fun with the others."

She's acting weird again. Grasping his bearings, Sora shrugged and suggested, "Wanna just hang out on the dock?"

Deep down, Aqua wasn't sure what Sora's intentions were, so she fixed him with a brief stare. She also wasn't expecting to be alone with Sora that night, at least not so soon. Finally, she said, "Oh, uh…sure!"

Strolling through the house's sliding doors back to the deck, Sora and Aqua passed up the jacuzzi full of Disney and Square Enix characters to sit on the edge of the deck. Sora leaned back and gazed up at the star-studded sky, Aqua soon following suit.

Randomly, Sora threw out a compliment, "You're fun to hang out with, Aqua. I wish we could do this more often."

"I don't know why we don't," Aqua replied. "I feel like we get along well enough."

Truthfully, Sora got along with everybody, but he didn't say that. Instead, he asked, "Wanna be best friends, then?"

Aqua giggled. "We'll see."

"You were right, you know." Piquing the girl's interest, he added, "I did find what I was looking for."

Aqua briefly wondered if she was what he was looking for. Arresting those thoughts, she asked, "And what were you looking for, again?"

"You."

Nearly gasping, Aqua simply waited for Sora to say something else.

"My friends and I are growing apart. Trying to meet new people isn't easy like it used to be. To tell the truth, I'm glad you found me by the fountains a couple nights ago. I feel like we're the only ones who know how lonely the world can be."

Finally, Aqua responded, "You're not wrong. The Realm of Darkness is pretty unforgiving. And that's just what's in the game." Choosing her words carefully, she admitted, "I like having you for a friend, Sora."

Sora held out his fist, allowing Aqua to fist-bump him back. Changing the subject, he asked, "So how come you don't wanna go swimming, girl whose name means water?"

Giggling again, Aqua replied, "I, uh…just don't feel like it."

Suddenly, everyone in the jacuzzi departed from said pool, all grabbing towels to venture inside the cottage.

Sora commented, "I guess now would be the perfect time to go in, but since you don't wanna go…"

"Hm. Maybe later." After taking a sip from her mixed cup, she suddenly asked, "Hey, can I ask you something?"

"You just did."

"Ugh. No, for real."

"What is it?"

"Do you wanna be with Kairi in Kingdom Hearts III?"

Sora felt a little ambushed by that question. Cautiously, he said, "I shouldn't be with someone who doesn't want to be with me."

Aqua internally approved of Sora's answer, masking her mild excitement. "How about Xion?"

"I literally have no idea who she is," Sora answered earnestly. "Both on and off the big screen."

"Heh…"

"What about you? Anyone you want to be with?"

Aqua took a page out of Sora's book and answered without thinking. "How about…you?"

"Huh?" Sora uttered.

"Um, forget I said anything." Aqua's blushing was highlighted by the nearby torches.

"No, it's cool. Let's say we do end up together. Think we'll get to have a super passionate kiss at the end?"

"If the game devs are reading my letters, then hopefully yes…"

Sora gave a smirk before erupting in laughter. "As if those guys read our letters. Hey, let's practice kissing right now!"

Fixing Sora with a look of disbelief, Aqua replied, "You must be drunk."

Choosing not to answer, he simply turned and made the most eager kissing face possible. If it was anyone else, Aqua would've left Sora hanging, but something strange happened. She kissed him back.

Sora let himself feel flabbergasted. He didn't know his silly antics would lead to new territory.

Their kiss lasted as long as a peck on the lips tends to last. Both protagonists were blushing now, staring deep into each other's eyes.

Embarrassed, Aqua looked away before saying, "What? You asked for it…"

At a loss for words, Sora simply started beaming. His feelings for Aqua were more mature than he ever knew. Things were getting half-awkward, half-amorous between them, so more drinks were in order.

He checked the house, noticing everyone was too busy with a high-stakes billiards tournament to see their kiss. Without a care in the world, Sora stated in a low voice, "I'm going in the jacuzzi."

Sora's shorts doubled as swimming trunks, so he removed his shirt and shoes and hopped right in. This seemed to give Aqua an ultimatum; standing up with a sigh, she removed her sandals, then pausing at the edge of the swimming pool.

"What's the matter?" Sora asked.

"I, uh…"

"What?"

Shaking her head, she turned around and took off her hoodie; to Sora's surprise, he was greeted by Aqua's bare back. She turned back around, concealing her naked chest with crossed arms. Finally, she took a dip in the pool, stating the obvious, "Yeah, not wearing a bra."

"Wow. No really…wow."

"Shut up, Sora."

Bold move incoming; sliding off his shorts in the pool, Sora tossed them elsewhere. "See? Now we're both naked."

"Idiot, I still have my bottoms on." Aqua's glare melted into a warm smile. She moved over to him, sitting right beside the naked Keyblader. Then, without hesitation, she slid off her bottoms and tossed 'em by Sora's shorts.

Another bold move incoming; taking the whiskey bottle by the neck, Sora decided to chug at least half of what remained. Gasping for air, he shrieked, "Whoa! I mean, that's good stuff."

Suddenly competing, Aqua grasped the bottle from Sora's hand and chugged more of it. Also gasping, she leaned on his shoulder for support. And then her hand accidentally-on-purpose brushed his manhood.

"Whoa."

"Whoa."

Aqua initiated the second kiss, this time, going for his tongue. He kissed back, resulting in the young maiden mounting him. Blissfully, they made out. That is, until Quasimodo returned outside to fetch his watch. Before the hunchback caught on, Aqua submerged herself, and Sora turned the bubbles on high.

Quasi slurred his words to Sora, "Dude, I am, like, both, right now! Like that song! Howzit go? Isn't it like…'I 'on't usually do this less I'm drunk or I'm high, but I'm both right now! Got me—' Yadda yadda yadda!"

"That's nice, Quasi—hey, I think Esmeralda's calling you!" Sora urged.

"That bitch smokes too much herbs," said Quasi. "Also, don't tell her I said 'bitch' just now."

"'Kay, Quasi! Don't work too hard!"

"Work? I'm partying tonight, mofucka! Anyway, don't be a stranger, Sora!" And with that, Quasi finally went back inside.

Sora pulled Aqua back to the surface, remarking, "You almost died."

Pointing to the beach house's east side, Aqua suggested, "Let's go over there."

And so, they ventured unseen to a grassy area that tapered off into the sandy shore. Without a moment's notice, Aqua pushed Sora against the house's wall, vigorously making out again. With one hand on the bottle and the other cupping Aqua's exposed booty, Sora let out a drunken moan.

Just then, the window beside them let out a cone of fluorescence, soon opening to reveal a gloved hand tossing something out. Sora and Aqua froze.

Suddenly, the sound of Minnie Mouse's voice reached their ears, "Mickey knows how much I hate smoking. Honestly, the nerve of that mouse…"

Turns out, Minnie was discarding ash from an ashtray, also choosing to stand there and breathe fresh air. Before they were caught, Aqua led Sora beneath the windowsill to the back of the beach house. After rounding the corner, Aqua dove into Sora, landing them both behind some bushes before they were yet again spotted; this time, Sam and Quorra were in the vicinity, chatting it up with drinks in their hands.

With Aqua sprawled on top of him, Sora muttered, "So much for shootin' pool."

"We are gonna get caught if we don't find a safe spot, like right now," said Aqua.

"There's still one more side of the house we haven't been to yet," Sora whispered hazily. "If we stay behind the bushes, they won't spot us."

"You lead the way."

"Hold on." Sora took another swig of whiskey. "O.K., let's go."

Both prone, they crawled around the side of the house until finally reaching the fourth wall. Alone at last—

"Oh, shit—we're gonna hit the fuckin' roof!" came a voice from above. Upon further inspection, Sora surmised it was Joshua and Beat hang gliding into the Lakefront Resort from Kingdom Hearts knows where. They appeared to be tandem hang gliding, with Beat in charge of yawing.

Joshua panicked, "Well, steer it upwards!"

Sora and Aqua jumped behind some convenient bushes, the latter of whom growling under her breath, "This is getting ridiculous…. Why are you smiling?"

Feeling both their pulses pounding, Sora chortled, "I…I'm having a lot of fun right now!"

Joshua and Beat had made a rough landing on the rooftop. Regaining his bearings, Beat admitted, "Yo, I'm no good at this flying stuff, yo. Next time, you get the sticks, iight? Shit…"

"Weird," Joshua suddenly said. "I thought I saw two people hiding on the ground just now…"

"Crap, we're not safe here," said Sora, overhearing that last part. Sure, they were concealed in shadows, but he forgot that Joshua has eyes like a hawk. Spotting a window on the house's wall, Sora said, "Through there!"

They rushed over and attempted to slide open said window, however…

"Damn! It's locked," Sora surmised.

Aqua gave him a deadpan look. "Really, Sora?"

"Right!" Drawing his Keyblade, Sora unlocked the window and proceeded to hoist Aqua upward. After she managed to get through, Aqua held out her hand to help the male Keyblader up, however…

"Wait…I should go get our clothes! Wait right there!"

Without waiting for Aqua's response, Sora dipped around the corner, grabbed their discarded clothing, and scuttled back to the window, leaping through it with no issue. And he did all this without spilling his bottle of whiskey.

"You're a genius!" Aqua said, standing in the dark, empty bedroom. "And I'm out of breath…"

Together, they finished the bottle of whiskey, now completely wasted out of their minds. Having thrown their clothing all about the small room, Sora fell ass-backwards on the queen-sized bed; Aqua jumped on top of him once more, this time noticing something strange about Sora's pubic hair.

"Is that supposed to be a crown?" she asked with ensuing laughter.

"Yes. It took me twenty minutes."

Aqua laughed out loud. "It's not bad. But I think you missed a spot…"

However, just before Aqua was about to go down on him, the hall outside the door lit up and filled with chatter.

"Oh, for Pete's sake," Sora grumbled in a slur.

It was Neku and Joshua talking to one another, the latter of whom stating, "Yeah, we missed the ferry ride, but Beat got this insane idea to go hang gliding from the top of Square's Headquarters. And I still can't believe it worked."

Neku responded, "I don't care how you got here. Just come get your ass kicked in pool."

"Pool's a dumb game, so I guess you excel at it. Where's the booze, anyway?"

"That hunchback guy's got some pretty good stuff…"

And with that, their voices disappeared down the hallway.

Aqua sat up, rubbing her bare shoulders. "Fuck. My skin's dry."

Sora glanced at the nearby dresser, noticing a bottle of sun tan lotion. "I think I've got you covered."

Retrieving said bottle, Sora now stood over the bed, which held Aqua's naked form. She lay on her belly, giving Sora a remarkable view of her healthy backside. She didn't even have to ask. Sora just started giving her a drunken rubdown, spreading the sun tan lotion to every smooth surface. It was when he started focusing on her shapely derriere that his eyes widened in the dark.

There really was a God. And Sora was awakening into someone or something exponentially more badass.

The drunken rubdown turned into a sexually explicit massage. Right then and there, he fell in love with Aqua's mature features, caressing her sweet hips and swollen glutes. In the dark, he spotted certain openings he'd love to fill. Gawking was in order when he noticed the way her breasts expanded like pressed water balloons against the mattress. Everything on her was entirely too arousing to him.

He squeezed the bottle, but this time, nothing came out.

"Welp, this is empty." Spotting a second bottle sitting on the dresser, he smirked and said, "No wait. You're still covered."

Upon closer inspection, that second "bottle" was actually a tube of something. Having one more bright idea that night, Sora took said tube, uncapped it, and squeezed it's contents directly onto Aqua's ass. Then, without warning, he shoved his erect penis between her ass cheeks, stroking like his life depended on it.

"Mmm," Aqua said that. "Oh, Sora!"

And so, both Keyblade wielders humped and stroked…all without actually having sex. Still, they switched positions multiple times before settling with Aqua on top, her backside firmly pressed against Sora's front. At one point it became curiously difficult to move around, but both were too exhausted and, of course, totally wasted to notice. And so, there, they fell asleep.

The following day, it was determined that Sora must die.

-X-

Seriously, this is the end, for now. Sora Must Die picks up the following morning.