I haven't updated for months... o-o I'm sorry. I'm kind of busy so... But really, I don't think that's a good excuse. Lalala. Anyway, hope you enjoy this chapter.

DISCLAIMER: I don't own Kingdom Hearts.

"So... I hope you don't mind, but..." Riku led Sora to a room. Riku's bedroom, apparently. "...I only have one bedroom, and I'd feel bad if I let you sleep on the sofa. So I'll let you sleep here and I'll be sleeping on the couch."

"Wait, what? No. You've been nice enough to let me stay here! You should take the bed! It's yours anyway," the brunette, being too nice for his own good, insisted.

Riku frowned. "But Sora... I insist. You take it." Riku knew this fight was going nowhere. Somehow, he just knew. So after a few more minutes of arguing, Riku finally said, "Fine. Since both of us feel bad for making the other sleep on the sofa, how about we both sleep on the bed? That way, no one would feel bad. Everyone's happy. End of argument."

"Hm, that's fine, I guess, since no one will be sleeping on the s—Wait. ...What?" Azure eyes widened. "S-S-Sleep on the same b-bed?"

Riku shrugged. "Why not? I mean the bed's large enough for the two of us."

Since he couldn't find any way to disagree with the suggestion, Sora gave in. Not that Sora didn't want to sleep with Riku on the same bed. It's just awkward and embarrassing. ...At least, it is for him. Riku doesn't seem to have a problem with it.

"Okay, then it's decided. By the way, don't you have your luggage with you or something?" Riku asked.

That's when Sora remembered. "Oh, right. ...Uh. I sort of don't have anything with me right now. I mean I do have a few things with me, but I don't have anything useful for this world," he smiled sheepishly. Riku raised an eyebrow. "Y-You see... I came... We came from a different world. We actually live in Destiny Islands."

"Hm. Doesn't ring a bell. For now anyway. But I've got to trust you on this, don't I?" Riku smiled, making the brunette flush. "So... You don't have money?"

"Nope."

"Clothes?"

"None."

"Food?"

"Zilch."

"Anything at all?"

"Zero."

Riku thought for a while. "Well. If you don't have anything, then it was a good thing I asked you to stay here. I don't think you'd survive out there by yourself. You don't mind living here, do you?"

"Of course not. I mean, I don't really know where to go since I haven't been here before, so I'm really lucky that you offered me a place to say," Sora grinned.

"I guess. Anyway. Since you don't have any clothes, you could borrow mine. It's a bit big for you though. We have to go shopping for clothes sometime soon. You can't go around wearing my clothes forever, can you?" the silverette approached his dresser and grabbed some clothes for Sora to wear. "Oh, and does pizza for dinner sound good to you?"

Sora nodded. "Pizza would be fine."

"Good. Here," Riku handed the clothes to Sora. "If you wanna take a shower, the bathroom's right behind the door right there. I'll be ordering pizza now, so do anything you want. This is now your home too." With a smile, he left and went to the living room.

Scanning the room, Sora found it likeable. The room was a bit too organized and clean for a boy's room. But this is Riku we're talking about, Sora thought. After a while of staring at everything he could, he stood up and stepped inside the bathroom. He might as well get cleaned up. When he was finished taking a shower, he wrapped a towel around his waist and exited the bathroom. As soon as he stepped into Riku's bedroom, his eyes met aquamarine ones.

"Hey. I ordered pepperoni pizza. I hope you're not a vegetarian."

The two had a little staring contest for a while. And then Sora squeaked in surprise when he came back to his senses and had recovered from the initial shock. "R-R-Riku? I-I... What are you doing h-here?" he stuttered, his eyes widening like saucers.

The silverette chuckled. "What are you talking about? This is my room. Am I not allowed to go inside my own room anymore?" The smaller male flushed even more, as Riku had made a point. He grabbed the clothes Riku gave him quickly and started dressing.

"No need to feel so embarrassed," Riku said, as if reading Sora's mind. "I mean, we're both guys, aren't we?"

"You have no idea," Sora grumbled under his breath, drying his hair with the towel. Riku then walked in the bathroom to take a bath. After a few minutes, the doorbell rang.

"Hey Sora, would you mind getting that? It's probably the pizza guy," Riku shouted in the bathroom.

"Sure thing," Sora shouted back as he headed towards the front door. Indeed it was the pizza guy with a box of pepperoni pizza on his hands. Sora took the box with a smile. "Thanks."

"That'd be ten dollars please," the pizza guy said, handing over the pizza.

"Ummm..." Dollars? That must be the currency here, Sora thought. ...Crap, I forgot to ask Riku where his wallet is! "Uh, Riku? The delivery guy's here and... Um... Where's your wallet?" he shouted.

"I'm on my way there!" Riku replied. The brunette heard footsteps and noises in the bedroom. He also heard Riku muttering. He could've sworn he also heard a "Shit!". Finally, out came Riku with his wallet, panting slightly. His hair was still dripping wet, but he had already put on his clothes. He paid the pizza man the amount needed and closed the door.

"Well, dig in. Eat it while it's hot," Sora placed the box on the coffee table and jumped to the couch, making himself comfortable.

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"...Wow. You eat a lot, for someone small," Riku laughed, ruffling Sora's brown spikes.

The brunette glared at him and pouted. "Who you calling small?"

"You."

Sora stuck out his tongue. "Mean jerk. Just because you're taller doesn't mean you can go make fun of my height."

The silverette chuckled, standing up. "Okay, okay. Can we go sleep now? I'm exhausted." He offered a hand to Sora, which the latter took willingly. They then proceeded to the bedroom. After all that had happened, Sora was drained. After brushing his teeth, Sora dived into the sheets, curling into a ball.

"Well aren't you cute?"

Sora jolted at hearing Riku, who was also getting ready for bed. He lay down on the bed beside Sora. The brunette blushed at being called cute. He covered his head and body with the blanket and mumbled, "Am not."

Riku grinned. "You better sleep now. It's getting late. Good night." The silverette then pulled the blanket over him and turned to the other side. When Sora heard Riku turn, he peeped through the blanket to look at the taller man and sighed.

This was going to be a long night.