“So how’s he doing?” Roxas asked, watching his friend.

“Mm? Riku you mean?” Sora asked curiously as he poured tea from a rainbow teapot into four rainbow teacups. In one, he put 2 sugar cubes and milk – Riku’s, in another he put French vanilla creamer – his own, in a third he added honey – Axel’s and one he left straight – Roxas’. “He’s getting better. It’s just a nasty flu you know.” He answered the blonde.

He set down three cups on the table. “I’ll be back in a sec, okay? Just let me give Riku his tea. Then you guys can tell me all about your date!” The brunette smiled kindly before vacating the room.

There was a long pause, and then Axel raised his cup, looking at it with a raised eyebrow. “What do you think manipulated Sora into buying a rainbow tea set?”

Roxas just shrugged, watching the steam spiral upwards from his cup. He blew at it somewhat. “Guess he wanted to be as gay as possible.”

Axel smirked, staring down at his cup. There was a pause, then, “Want to go spy on them?”

“Yes,” was the immediate answer. What? It was good blackmail!

The couple shared a grin, before quickly shuffling from the table and quietly racing down the hallway of Sora and Riku’s house. At the end, the door was left open a crack, just enough for the devious two to stare within.

“Ri?” Sora asked softly, poised besides the bed, teacup in hand. “Riku you awake? I brought some tea for you?”

There was a faint groan from the bundle underneath the blankets.

“Come on you lazy bum.” Sora set, setting the tea down on the nightstand. “I made it just how you like it. It’ll help your throat.”

The covers were pulled down slightly and sickly green eyes peered up towards Sora. Riku appeared paler then normal and his hair was unkempt and dirty. “Nothing will help my throat.” Roxas and Axel both had to put their hands over their mouths to keep from laughing. Riku’s voice sounded so high!

“Or my fever. Or my stomach. Or my congestion. Face it Sora, you’ll have to go on without me! Goodbye cruel world!” The silver-haired male continued, waving an arm out.

Sora laughed. “Drama Queen.”

“Shut up.” Riku grumbled, struggling up only to lean against the headboard. “This sucks.”

The younger chuckled, sitting down as well. “Well that’s why we’re going to the hospital tomorrow.”

Roxas frowned from his hiding place. He glanced at Axel, but the red-head was still greedily watching. Hospital? He hadn’t known it was that bad. Why hadn’t Sora told him?

Riku turned his head away, grumbling more. “I don’t see why I have to go.”

“Because you’ve been sick for eight days.” Sora said exasperatedly, as if they had been through this talk a million times.

“I don’t see the point. We go, the doctor tells us he doesn’t know what’s wrong, we pay a fortune and we go home.” The elder said sourly.

“Don’t be such a baby.”

“So says the brat who locked himself up in the bathroom for three hours claimed he was doing his hair just because he didn’t want to go to the dentist.” Riku recalled, raising an eyebrow.

Axel stifled a snort, grinning. Perfect blackmail.

Sora pouted. “Hey shut up! I hate getting my teeth cleaned!”

“You’re teeth! Cleaning! It’s not like they were sticking you with needles!!”

“I don’t mind the needles…” Sora pouted. “I just hate tasting fluoride.”

“Yeah I know, you nearly threw up.” Riku teased, poking him in the stomach.

“Yeah well, we’re still going whether you want to or not.”

Riku frowned. “But I love you?”

“I love you too, that’s why I’m taking you there.”

“You’re the evil spawn from hell.” The elder male grumbled, crossing his arms, disagreeable look back in place.

Sora chuckled, kissing his boyfriend on the temple. “Why thank you.” He grabbed the tea, blowing the steam. “Now drink. It’s hot though.”

Riku held the cup, looking pathetically up at the other. “Do we have to?”

“Yes.” Sora said. “It’ll be fine Ri-chan.” He kissed the other on the cheek.

Roxas and Axel shared a grin that was screaming, ‘Ri-chan?!’

“Yeah, yeah, whatever you say So-chan.”

‘So-chan?!?!?!’ The two eavesdroppers had to bite their tongues to keep from laughing.

“If you need anything I’ll be in the kitchen alright? Roxas and Axel are over.”

“Mmm’kay.” The two shared a quick kiss.

Roxas and Axel shot each other one last look before they dodged back for the kitchen. Once they finally reached their chairs they burst into laughter.

“This is going to be a great story to tell Demyx!” Axel said with an evil grin.

“If you tell him, no doubt everyone will know within hours.”

“I know.” The pyro smirked.

“Tell who what now?” Sora asked, as he ambled back in the room, looking pleasantly bemused.

“Oh nothing.” Roxas said flippantly.

“Good, cause you little spies, if you tell Demyx anything I’ll enjoy informing him of how you two were the ones who turned his pool into a big Kool-Aid punchbowl.”

Axel gasped. “How did you know we did that?”

“’Cause we’re the only ones who knows Demyx skinny-dips on Tuesdays before going to bed and the red hair he woke up with was a big give away.”

Roxas grinned innocently. “You got to admit. It was the best Christmas card Saïx ever got while he was overseas.”

The brunette of the group laughed, taking his seat. “Yeah. I don’t know what convinced Saïx to go on that merchant ship with Luxord. All they did was get drunk for six months straight.”

“I don’t know; they sure did come back with some good stories. The whole Saïx thinking he was a puppy thing the best in my opinion.” Axel said, and soon all three of them were laughing, saying raunchy and embarrassing stories about their friends.

“Remember when Naminé suddenly started to draw all that gay porn…”

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“Stick out your tongue.”

“Gladly.” Sora heard Riku grumble.

The nurse raised a skeptic eyebrow, as she looked down the male’s throat. “It is very red but there doesn’t seem to be any infection.” She straightened just as Riku snapped his mouth shut. “The doctor will be with you shortly.”

“Yeah, whatever.”

Once the door had shut, Sora burst into snickers. “Riku you’re so mean!”

“I don’t want to be here. All they’re telling me is things I already know.” Riku said, setting on the paper-covered table.

Sora stood, wandered next to his boyfriend’s side. “Mm, but they’ll probably prescribe something babe, and that’ll help.” He kissed his cheek.

“What amazes me is you haven’t caught it.”

“That’s because I had my flu shots. Just because you’re scared of needles doesn’t mean I am.”

Riku grimaced. “M’not scared.”

“Sure.” Sora said. “And I’m suddenly allergic to Dunkaroos.”

The two burst into laughter.

“Hey tell you what,” Sora suddenly said, “If you be good for the rest of the trip, I’ll be you a skimpy schoolgirl outfit.”

Riku grinned. “To go with the maid and nurse outfits?”

“Yep!”

“Alright, I’ll be,” Riku shuddered here, “Good.”

“Good.” Sora said, kissing the other, nuzzling his neck. “Love you Ri-chan.”

Riku chuckled, hugging him. “Love you too So-chan.”

And a week later, after Riku had been heavily medicated and cured from the flu, Sora bought Riku a schoolgirl outfit and their weeks were full of lots of fun.