Kingdom Hearts Fan Fiction ❯ To Mate ❯ Chapter 5 ( Chapter 5 )

Chapter 5
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Riku scoffed, "What do you mean 'your fault'?" Sora sighed and looked down at his fidgeting hands that were currently messing with the hem of his shirt.

"Roxas used to get teased a lot when we were little because of the fact that he couldn't transform into a wolf. The other kids would say that I stole all of his wolf blood, after a while I'm pretty sure Roxas started to believe it and hates me for it." The human boy sighed and sat down next to the brunette.

"Something like that isn't your fault." Hesitantly Riku draped an arm over Sora's slumped shoulders and pulled him close, in a reassuring hug. The brunette cuddled close, his head nestled under Riku's chin.

"I don't know what I'd do if he really did hate me."

Riku sighed and patted Sora's head before pulling away. "Don't worry about that right now. I still have questions." Sora stared at him and nodded, waiting expectantly for his next onslaught of inquiries.

"Okay, so the whole mating thing, how does it work?"

"Well, what I have with you is called a blood binding. From having tasted your blood, my body only recognizes you as my mate." The boys previous sorrow was replaced with an almost giddy excitement as he spoke in an all knowing tone.

"Meaning?" The silver haired boy asked, trailing off as he moved his hands in a circular motion, telling the brunette to continue.

"Well it means that I am unable to become sexually attracted to anyone. All werewolves are this way, if you're a man you can't get it up for anyone other than your mate and if you're a girl that you can't get aroused. A werewolf also can't become pregnant with another person's child besides their mates. A blood binding generally leads to the mated pair falling in love which is why, like wolves, we mate for life." The boy smiled, crossing his legs and placing his hands on his ankles as he leaned forward. He watched the sea green eyed boy pace before he stopped and looked at the werewolf boy.

"okay...before, you said that what you have is a blood binding, is there any other type of mating?" Sora nodded in response. Riku sighed, "Well, what is it?"

"Well for werewolves it's called a 'mating ceremony' but really it's an oath to the moon symbolizing a union between mates. Basically it's like a human wedding ceremony." Riku nodded his understanding.

"Okay, so you were supposed to be mated to some guy... Leon? Or something like that?" The brown haired boy sighed.

"Yeah, Leon."

"What was your relationship with him in the first place?" Sora perked up as stared at the boy coyly.

"Are you jealous Riku?" Sora wiggled his eyebrows as Riku rolled his eyes.

"Just answer the question." Sora's lips spread into a wide smile.

"You aren't trying to deny it!" Eye's the color of the ocean shot a deadly green glare at the boy who coiled back. "Okay, okay, I'll answer." The boy cleared his throat while the human nodded and resumed his pacing. "Leon was my chosen mate, chosen by our pack leader. Our pack leader is actually Leon's father Laguna Loire, Leon isn't even really his name, it's Squall Leonheart... but that really isn't the point is it?" With a sigh Sora dropped his head. "Even though Leon was chosen to be my mate my older brother Cloud was in love with him and was even secretly mated to him."

"How do you know that?" Riku cocked his head.

"Because, a week before I ran away I heard them talking... and..." The boy paused before licking his lips and continuing. "I heard Cloud say that it was likely he was... going to be having Leon's child." The boy's face flushed while Riku stood there, shell shocked. Sora stared up at Riku curiously, the boy just standing there, eyes wide and mouth gaping open. The werewolf crawled to the edge of the bed and waved his hand in front of the other's shocked face, trying to draw any sort of reaction. The boy moved to poking his cheek then his sides before the other snapped to look at Sora, almost fast enough to give himself whiplash.

"Wait, you're saying that your brother was.... p-pregnant with another man's kid?" Riku's gaze was searching as Sora slowly nodded.

"Well yeah... submissive werewolves are able to carry children." The silver haired male blinked and leaned against the wall, running his hand through his hair.

"Submissive werewolves..." It wasn't a question, but Sora could tell the other was confused.

"Submissive werewolves are females and some males. The only way to tell a submissive male from the rest is by his scent. We have more of a floral smell, while dominant males usually smell woodsy, or in the least more masculine." Riku slid to the ground.

"So you're a submissive?" Sora nodded, staring at Riku.

"Is that a bad thing?" Silver hair moved with the shake of the boy's head before he looked up at the ceiling, his mind whirling, making his head pound and his ears ring.

"So, is that why you ran away?" Riku cold hear the brunette sigh.

"Sort of... I didn't want to force him to be with me and Cloud is already expecting his child... but really I just wanted to get away. It was a little too much to handle. Originally I planned to roam around for a little while before going home, but then I ended up getting lost and running out of money." Sapphire blue eyes looked down at the pale haired boy, "Then you found me and I unknowingly marked you as my mate, now I don't want to leave." Sora smiled at Riku, his cheeks heating up with a fierce blush.

Riku shook his head then stood up and walked to the door. "I think this is just about all the information I can handle for right now, so we may as well go back out to Roxas before he starts thinking we killed each other." The brunette quickly complied, getting up and following Riku out into the main living area.

Sora couldn't help the chuckle that escaped him, beginning with an amused snort. The topic of previous conversation was currently laying on the couch, stretched out and snoring ever so slightly. The silver haired human sighed and ran his fingers through his hair before walking over to a closet and pulling out one of the blankets Sora was supposed to be using. He lazily walked over to the sleeping blond and draped it over him. Turning back to Sora he ushered him back into the room, closing the door behind him.

"Well since he took your usual spot... at least until you sneak in here, then you may as well just stay in here," Riku said, causing Sora to brighten as he nodded eagerly and hopped on the bed. Walking around to his usual sleeping spot, he sat down, his thoughts running wild. The brunette werewolf slid over next to him, staring at his face with a curious gaze.

"Is something wrong, Riku?" Said boy shook his head then sighed, rubbing his eyes that seemed to be tired all of a sudden. Small hands slid over broad shoulders and began massaging lightly, easing away the tense muscles. "You should rest." Sora's voice was soft, his gaze still focused on his mate. Riku nodded in agreement and turned, maneuvering his legs around Sora and laying down, his head resting comfortably on his pillow. Sora crawled over him and laid down to sleep next to the other.
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The morning came with a blinding light flooding into Riku's silent bedroom, waking the sapphire eyed occupant of the warm bed. With a tired yawn, he sat up and stretched, arms over head while his shoulders and back popped. Sighing in content he slid out of the warm confines of the sheets and out of the room. When he entered the living room he found Roxas sitting up, looking down at his feet, clothes and hair mussed. He could sense his brother's presence, but didn't look up to acknowledge him. An eerie silence formed between them in the dim glow of the early morning sun. The brunette was barely able to stand the silence.

With a heavy sigh, Sora broke the silence. "Listen, Roxas, I know you're mad about me undermining Laguna's decision, but I--" The blond interrupted the other, obviously having his own thoughts he wanted to express.

"I'm not mad about that, it's just... did you think we would have abandoned you?" Roxas' voice cracked as he ran shaky hands through his hair.

"Roxas?" The blond stood and strode over to his twin, wrapping his arms around the other's waist and pressing his face into his shoulder as tears began soaking the brunette's shirt.

"Why'd you leave, Sora? Why'd you mate with a human?!" The brunette sighed and stroked the messy blond locks.

"It wasn't like I planned for any of this happen... but I'm glad it did because now I've found someone who I really like." Roxas' arms tightened around a slim waist.

"But you aren't going to be around anymore... who's going to be there when everyone starts making fun of me again? Or when mom, dad and Cloud start ignoring me again, who's going to talk to me?" Sora laughed, tears pricking his eyes.

"What are you talking about?" He choked, "You have Hayner now right? He'll be there." Roxas shook his head furiously.

"It isn't the same! Can't you come back? I don't want to be a nobody again," the blond werewolf sobbed. Sora shushed him, patting his back comfortingly. When the boy seemed to have calmed down he took shaking shoulders and pushed him away, starring into eyes the mirrored the color of his own.

"You know I'll always love you Roxas, you're my little bro after all." Sora gave him that signature smile that solely belonged to the brunette. "But I've found a place where I feel like I belong, with a really amazing guy, who accepts me. Someday you'll find someone like Riku who you can't help but fall for, and you won't need me anymore." Sniffling, his wiped the other's tears before swiping at his own cheeks, drying his emotional response to his brother's obvious clingy affection. "Now, how about I make some breakfast?" The blond smile, embarrassed at his previous breakdown and nodded. The older twin nodded in return before walking to the kitchen, but Roxas placed a hand on his brother's arm.

"Wait, Sora, I was wondering... could I stay here for another night?"

~*~Author's Corner~*~

Sorry my update was so late, been having Internet problems because of the weather. So here it is! I hope you guys enjoyed the new update and now understand a bit more about Sora's story. For those of you who couldn't understand... well there will be a side story about it being posted sometime soon. On another note, I'm thinking about changing the story from 'To Mate' to 'Runaway', but that will be after I have finished. In the mean time, I hope you all keep reading and enjoying. I greatly appreciate the reviews.

Thank You.