Lessons learned and bridges burned to the ground.

[reflectivedawn]

Characters: reflectiveDawn & licensedhero
When: Saturday Night, December 24th 2011
Where: Greek House Number Two
Rating: G - Again, they're from a Disney game, what do you really think is gonna happen?
Summary: It's Christmas Eve and Riku decided to give in and give Sora his present early.

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[licensedhero]

Christmas had been and probably always would be Sora's favorite holiday. It wasn't just the presents, as a matter of fact that was a small part of what made him love Christmas so much. It was the spirit of being together, of one-ness that Christmas brought with it. The holiday cheer was something that Sora had always been attracted to. He loved the colors and the music and how he was pretty sure he could always hear laughter somewhere. And if it wasn't laughter there were tender moments all around. Another thing he really liked? Trying to figure out what to get those closest to him for gifts

[reflectivedawn]

It didn't matter how quiet Sora tried to be, Riku still knew he was there. His aura was one of the one's he tried to keep track of, even if he kept it under wraps. After all, everyone had believed him when he told them that ability had been his death price, and as far as he knew, Sora didn't even know about it. He could sense it as he moved around upstairs before finally coming down and entering the living room

[licensedhero]

Well it was still worth the effort. He smiled when Riku moved to wrap his arms around him. He settled his hand over Riku's and leaned his head back a little, still staring at the snow. It really was beautiful. Seeing the snow like this, clean and unbroken, it felt like the world was wrapping itself in a thick fluffy blanket and tucking itself in for the night. He'd never get nights like this back home. Maybe that was why the snow seemed so magical to him now. It would be something he missed when he eventually found his way back to the islands

[reflectivedawn]

The question made him pause, bright eyes looking down at the other, wondering what he was supposed to say. The answer was simple: Of course I'd rather be in here without than out there in the cold. But the other spoke again before he could make up his mind whether to speak or not, and the words brought a soft smile to his face.

Sora's hand was warm in his own and he left him lead him away from the window easily, his eyes moving along the path the other was taking and sighed as they landed directly on the presents. He should have known Sora wouldn't be able to wait once he spotted it waiting on the table for him. Patience wasn't exactly a virtue the other was good with, after all.

His eyes rolled softly but he didn't say anything, letting Sora take the lead for once. "Are you that eager to see what I got you?"

[licensedhero]

He gave Riku's hand a squeeze and smiled up at him, "Sorta."

Then he slipped his hand out of Riku's and just stood there in front of him, still smiling. For a moment he seemed to forget what it was he was supposed to be doing and he reached up and touched Riku's cheek, but only for a second. For some reason, when he woke up this morning, he felt that maybe it had all been a dream. A really long and elaborate dream, but there was no way this could be a dream. It felt too real.

"Close your eyes okay?" You get to go first. Mostly because Sora was practically bursting with excitement. He liked seeing his best friend happy and it just may give him the tiniest ego boost when he knew Riku was happy because of something that he did. So that soft smile is turning a little more into a grin right now, partially from the massive amount of excitement he's been managing to contain all this time and partially from all the potential reactions he had ran through in the days leading to this one.

[reflectivedawn]

The touch was soft and short, but he leaned into it anyway, hoping to get the message across to the other that he wanted more. But then it faded, much quicker than he would have liked, and he found his eyes fluttering open slowly, not even being able to remember when he had closed them. Only to be asked to close them again.

He let a small sigh slip out past his defenses, taking in the sight of the other's grin for a moment before complying, the bright green becoming hidden behind thick silver lashes. "Now what?"

[licensedhero]

He felt the pressure even if only for a second and that inspired him to add a little more to his current plan. The smile took a very lightly devious tint when Riku closed his eyes even though Sora was pretty sure he wouldn't complain if he followed through with his new plan. He carefully unhooked the chain he could always be seen wearing around his neck and clipped it around Riku's, slipping his hand into his hair to guide his face closer so he could kiss him.

"Merry Christmas Riku." He let him go but didn't pull away, "Part one anyway."

[reflectivedawn]

He wasn't quite sure what he had been expecting. Maybe for a package to be placed into his hands and for him to be told he could open his eyes. Maybe to take in an excited Sora and to rip through the wrapping paper quickly, revealing the present underneath. That was how this 'close you eyes' thing typically went, right

[licensedhero]

It was those small smiles that really made what he did worth it. If he could see Riku smile, laugh, be happy, then all of this was more than worth it. A necklace was nothing compared to any of that. While he loved it and wore it every day of his life for as long as he could remember, this was more important to him. If something happened to either of them he wanted to make sure that Riku would have something of his to remember him by, no matter which one of them was taken away

[reflectivedawn]

If he had known the intention behind it, it either would have made the sentiment all the more important, or it would have swung his decision in the other direction. Memories weren't things people were allowed to keep, and he highly doubted that if he was the one who left first, that he would be allowed to keep even something as small as a necklace. And even if he was, it would be meaningless to him once he returned home. He wouldn't remember this moment, or any of the moments he had spent with Sora. He wouldn't remember falling in love with him, wouldn't remember realizing that Sora was the most important person in his life. And instead of being a meaningful symbol of what was between them, it would just be a piece of metal that he wouldn't even know or understand his possession of

[licensedhero]

Such a simple gesture as holding his hand shouldn't make him feel as giddy as it did. He couldn't tell if it was the fact that they were holding hands like this (not like Riku hadn't led him around by the hand when they were kids or anything like that) or the excitement from passing on gifts to each other during Christmas. Even if it was still Christmas Eve. Either way he was happy to be there in that very moment, following Riku to the couch. He sat down next to Riku, tucking his legs up underneath himself to sit cross-legged and watched Riku open his gift closely

[reflectivedawn]

The thick red fabric of the sweat fell away, revealing the bright yellow that lay underneath, the shape slowly becoming clear. A stuffed papou fruit. Sora had made him a stuffed papou fruit. And while he was right, knowing that they couldn't eat it, couldn't cut it into pieces and share it as the legend said you were supposed to, even if they couldn't tie their destiny's together in that mythical sense, it didn't really matter. They were already tied to each other, through bonds strong than any story could ever manage. They always had been, and while those bonds had been tested, had grown longer and weaker, they had never been broken or severed. And they were strong, tight knit and in tact, not pristine, damaged and bruised, telling the story of everything they had been through, but they were unbreakable

[licensedhero]

Despite the fact that he saw it coming he couldn't help but blush a little and make a small noise of frustration. He didn't mean to, it just happened. He shook his head and snatched it back from Riku, grinning now. Of course you'd tease him about the specifics Riku. Where would he be if you hadn't paid attention to the things he didn't?

"Think of it as a promise then! Besides." He kisses the fruit before pushing it back at Riku, taking this opportunity to push it against Riku's lips, "It's supposed to be symbolic. I thought you'd be proud of my sudden insight." Yes, Sora had been reading a little more recently. And one of the books had been the dictionary. As boring as that was, he really liked the word and he had been trying to find a good occasion to use it.

[reflectivedawn]

One moment he was watching as Sora pressed the soft yellow fabric to his lips and the next it was being shoved in his face and he was backing away and trying to knock it out of the other's hands. "I'd be more proud if you'd get that thing out of my face." Seriously, Sora. It could have been a really sweet, amazing moment and you just. Ruined it.

[licensedhero]

Instead of letting it fall he just tosses it into Riku's lap, "Nah, I doubt that." Ruin it or not, you trying to assault the gift he worked so hard to make you kind of stung Riku. So he is just gonna lean back on the couch and look at you with that intense stare of his.

"Do you like it or don't you?"

[reflectivedawn]

Riku smirked as the present fell into his lap, bright green eyes falling onto the other as he leaned back against the arm of the couch. Reaching down, he picked the small stuffed fruit up before shifting, pushing himself upwards to stand. Moving along the length of the sofa, he raised a leg, putting one knee on the sofa and lifting the other so he was kneeling in front of Sora, he held onto the present carefully as he leaned over, bangs and hair falling into his eyes, the smirk still present on his face.

"Of course I do, Sora. But there's something I'd like even more." Raising it so it was between them, he leaned in further, the lower half of his face hidden by the yellow fabric, voice low and slightly husky. "If two people share one, their destiny's are intertwined forever, right? So maybe if we kiss it at the same time, it'll do the same thing."