kingdomdressing | Memories

[he pulls back almost as quickly as he'd started, his face inches from Sora's as he stares at him intently.]

[His eyes open to look right back. Yes, his cheeks have heated up some, because he wasn't ready for that, as much as he thought Replica might do it. He doesn't look put-off, though.]

[Replica doesn't say anything when he straightens again, simply sliding the new eye patch over. when Riku opens his eye, he looks somewhat embarrassed, but he doesn't apologize for Replica's behavior.]

He said it wasn't familiar. Kissing you, I mean.

[At that embarrassed face, Sora can't help but smile.]

Yeah, well, he only did that himself a few times. That's not so surprising, since me and you were the ones doing most of the kissing.

[No, it doesn't bother him too much to be that blunt.]

Kissing him was different than before, though. I guess, by the time we went back home, there was at least a little bit of something behind it. Nowhere near what it felt like with you, though. Right now, it'd probably feel like kissing you when Replica was gone... There wasn't any spark.

[He hops off the table, brushing past Riku to go get the bowl from the cookie dough and bring it over. Then he gets back up on the table, and picks up the spoon, holding it out to him.]

[Riku isn't used to someone being so blunt, at least not with him. his face heats up at the thought that they must have done an awful lot of kissing, for Sora to talk about it like this.]

Then you really do like Replica, too?

[he is almost distracted by that spoon, but he wants an answer first before taking it.]

Well... Yeah. It's different than how I feel about you, but I do.

[...he takes the spoon, feeling oddly flustered. congratulations, Sora, you managed to surprise Replica.]

That's... good. I think. I mean, I'm sure it is, but.

[neither one of them is used to this sort of thing. spoon meet mouth, before his foot does.]

... [Sora just smiles. This could work, he thinks. He's hoping the smell of the cookies will trigger something, really. Or maybe seeing that bow... The mistletoe is a long shot, he thinks.]

[Moving to the fridge, he kneels down in front of it and opens to see what's inside.]

[unfortunately, all he thinks of when he smells the cookies is... well, cookies. he's going to snag a chair, because there's so much stuff Sora seems to have out that he can see it may take a while. not to mention, he wants a few of those cookies when they're done.]

[He's looking for a moment before something finally catches his eye. He stares for a moment, blinking. He didn't expect this to be here.]

... Wow.

[And he reaches in, pulling out a yellow can with a weird star on the front. Are those leaves on the fruit?]

Wow, what? Find something growing fur in there?

[he can't see what it is Sora actually has from this angle. where is that bowl with leftover cookie dough, he is going to be stealing it.]

[It's right there on the table, so he can go right ahead and do so.]

--Uh. Not quite.

[He closes the fridge and stands up, taking the can over to him. He sets it down on the table when he reaches him.]

This stuff... I haven't seen it in the fridge since we tried it the first time. If you wanna try it again, don't drink more than a couple sips. We kind of got drunk last time, over about a can and a half each.

[He's going to start looking through the stuff that was laid out.]

[Riku eyes the can dubiously.]

If it's that strong, I'm not sure if I want to.

[that bowl has an owner now, and it is Riku. it won't be long before he'll have foregone the spoon in favor of using his finger to get what the spoon couldn't.]

You don't have to. But, it's got a really weird taste, so I figured it might trigger something since it's so unique.

[That, and it's made from fruit that intertwines destinies, and we shared it before, so he's hopeful of that fact, too. Even though he doubts it.]

Mmm. What are the other things?

[he's raising an eyebrow at that mistletoe.]

Things we had important memories with. [He sees what he's looking at there, and he picks it up to look at it.]

... This was a long shot. You got stuck under magic mistletoe while Replica was gone. That's when I told you I wanted to get Replica back.

[He puts it down, and reaches for the picture frame, eyes on the photo inside.]

[Riku picks up the mistletoe after Sora sets it down, twirling it by the stem. it makes him think of the Christmas holidays, but not any from this world.]

What did magic mistletoe do? Make me kiss anyone who walked by me?

[Sora shakes his head, looking over the worn-out picture in the frame.]

No, it made you stuck until you kissed someone. I managed to find you first.

[He pauses, and his cheeks flare up.]

... You told me to "make it a good one".

[great, just as his earlier blush had faded. he tosses the mistletoe back on the table, not meeting Sora's eyes and trying to ignore the teasing comments he's getting from Replica.]

[Okay, he's smiling a little bit more. His blush dies down, but doesn't go away.]

Here.

[He holds the frame out. Inside is a picture of Sora smiling. It looks worn, like it wasn't in this frame anywhere near as often as it should have been.]

[Riku wipes his hand on his pants this time before taking it, making sure he won't be getting cookie dough on it. there's little more recognition from him than the mistletoe got.]

Someone took a picture of you?

Roxas took this back home. It's at our favorite spot, after we won it back.

[He's still smiling, but he reaches for the bottom of his shirt and lifts it up, showing an interesting gash scar on his stomach.]

This is from a Heartless attack. You were there, but Replica's darkness kept them away. My light made them come at me. They chased me to my room since I didn't have my A-Ts on. They trashed the place, and gave me a nice mark on my back, too.

[He turns around, and there's a similar scar on his back. Then he drops his shirt and turns back.]

When I came back and found you, you took me to a bathroom and helped me with the wounds. Then to you took me to lay down and rest in your room while you went and cleaned up mine. You... kind of stole that picture from my room. You had it for at least a month before I found it on you after I got Replica back. You said it made you happy to see it.

[he clears his throat, stealing a glance up at Sora before his eyes dart away again, back down to the picture in his hands. how embarrassing.]

You weren't mad I took something of yours?

... How could I be?

[He almost laughs that sentence out.]

Well... It was yours. Something from your home, right? That's something that seems rare in this place. And I took it from you.

[he doesn't understand your amusement, Sora.]

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