#anon I haven't written slash in five thousand years or these two in ever so I hope it's okay

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you showed up at my door for trick or treating but we’re pretty much the same age so I know you must be to old for this but now you’re trying to talk me into coming trick or treating with you to prove a point — for soriku maybe??

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“You’rekidding.” Riku deadpanned when he opened the door to see Sora covered in toiletpaper.

 Sora justgrinned and shoved a bag out towards him, “Trick or Treat!”

 “Sora...”Riku shook his head, “Aren’t we a little old for this?” At sixteen this reallyshould have stopped in his opinion.

 “For candy?Riku what are you talking about.”

 “No, for,”He waved a hand at Sora’s appearance. “This.”

 Sora’smouth turned downward in a pout but Riku knew him far too well to know he wasn’treally upset. “Come on Riku, you could join me.”

 “Pass.”

 “Please.”Sora dragged out the word like he always did when trying to get Riku to dosomething.

 “You couldn’tget Roxas to join could you?” Riku guessed, noting the lack of Sora’s twinaround him.

 “That’s notthe point Riku.”

 Riku waitedcalmly for Sora to go on.

 “The pointis to have some fun, get dressed up, get candy. And no,” Sora cut him offbefore Riku could comment, “We aren’t too old.” Sora grinned at him but theeffect was dimmed by toilet paper falling over his eye. “And I’m going to proveit.”

 Riku wasdistracted by the toilet paper and didn’t quite catch the last part. “Wait,what? Sora what are you thinking?”

 Soracontinued to grin.

 “No.”

 ~~

 Kairiwouldn’t stop laughing when she opened the door. She kept at it even as shepulled out her phone to snap a picture and called for Namine to come see.

 Rikuhunched his shoulders, trying to appear smaller and maybe ultimately disappear.He couldn’t believe he’d let Sora talk him into this and on top of that, letSora dress him in toilet paper as well.

 Sora hadglued glowsticks to some pieces and when Riku had asked ‘why’ just shrugged athim.

 His phonepinged a moment later and he just knew that Kairi had sent a picture to thegroup chat with all their friends. He was going to bury his phone so he neverhad to see the responses.

 “Can wejust get on with this?” He aimed for nonchalant but knew it came out somewhatdesperate.

 BehindKairi Namine giggled at them, slightly more refrained than her sister, andreached for the candy bowl at the side table near the door. Sora instinctivelyheld his bag out for candy while Kairi took a step outside and sidled up toRiku.

 “So Soratalked you into it?” Her eyes were bright in the porch lights and he could seethe amusement in them. “Guess he really can get you to do anything.”

 Riku huffedout a sigh and nodded, not even bothering to deny it given the state he was in.He looked down at Kairi, “Don’t suppose you want to come?” Even as he said ithe regretted it a little. Lately due to school he and Sora hadn’t gotten tohang out the same amount they used to and much as he could do without thetoilet paper covering him he had agreed because it meant spending some timewith Sora alone.

 “Yeah,Kairi!” Sora had gotten the candy and jumped back into the conversation, “Youshould join us! You too Namine.” He turned around to include Namine, lookingbetween Kairi and Namine excitedly.

 “No, youtwo have fun.” Kairi caught Riku’s eyes and winked. “But I expect a sharetomorrow.”

 “You canhave mine.” Riku promised and Namine leaned over to drop some candy in his bagas well. “If you delete the photo.”

 Kairi stuckher tongue out in return, saying nothing and walking back into her house with awave at the two of them.

 “It’s not abad photo Riku.” Sora assured him as they turned to walk down Kairi’s driveway.“You could smile more though.” Sora reached over, pinching at Riku’s cheekslike he used to do when they were younger and he was trying to get Riku tosmile.

 Riku battedhis hand away, trying not to laugh at the memory but failing which he guessedwas what Sora had planned because Sora beamed at him.

 ImmediatelySora launched himself at Riku, sliding an arm over his shoulders though he hadto stand on his toes to do it due to Riku’s growth spurt. He held his phone outin his other hand saying, “Cheeeeeese.” and snapping a picture of them whileRiku was still laughing.

 Rikugroaned as Sora pulled away, “Don’t send that to the group chat.”

 “I won’t,”Sora promised, holding his phone and looking at the picture he’d taken. “I justwanted a picture of the two of us.”

 “Oh.” Rikufelt his cheeks growing warmer and cleared his throat. “So next house?”

 Sorajolted, looking away from his phone and shoving it in his pocket. “Yeah, nexthouse!”

 ~~

 Theyreached Sora’s cousin’s house and Ven had dressed up too when he answered thedoor.

 “See.” Sorasaid, looking over at Riku.

 “Doesn’tcount.” Riku countered. “Your family is all like this.” He teased.

 Vensurprisingly refused their invite to join, explaining that he was meeting upwith Aqua and Terra in a few minutes.

 “I’msurprised you didn’t ask him in the first place.” Riku said as they walkedaway.

 Sorascratched the back of his neck, “I uh, actually didn’t ask anyone.”

 Rikustopped, looking over at Sora surprised.

 “I went tosee you first.”

 Riku openedhis to point out that he’d asked Roxas but then thought back on theirconversation. Sora hadn’t actually said he’d invited Roxas, he’d just deflectedRiku’s question. He was getting sneakier, Riku’d have to look out for that.Sora also hadn’t invited Kairi or Namine first, just following Riku’s leadwhich didn’t seem like him at all.

 He realizedthat he’d been quiet for a minute and Sora wasn’t really looking at him, justsneaking glances from the corner of his eyes. He nudged Sora, “Come on, if we’regoing to do this we might as well do this right.”

 Soraimmediately brightened, “Yeah,” He reached down to take Riku’s hand, “Let’s go.”

 Riku didn’tdrop his hand when they got to the next house, even when Selphie stared at themwith a sly grin.

 At leastthe toilet paper helped hide the flush on his cheeks.

 ~~

 The rest ofthe houses blurred by. Axel hadn’t given them candy, just laughed like Kairihad and called Roxas and Xion down to see. Roxas had shot his brother a singlelook when he’d seen the two of them that Riku was curious about but Sora haddodged again by dragging him to Aqua’s where they saw Ven again.

 Hayner,Pence, and Olette had snickered, Tidus had complimented the costumes much toSora’s delight and Riku’s bafflement, and Wakka had dumped the whole candy bowlin Sora’s bag. They’d avoided the creepy house on the hill where Xehanortlived.

 FinallySora called it in and they ended up on the beach, starring out at the islandthey’d visit over the summer and digging into their candy.

 “You know,I was right.” Sora said, mouth full with a chocolate bar.

 Riku rolledhis eyes, “It wasn’t so bad. We’re still too old for it.”

 Sora shovedhim, “Stop trying to grow up so fast Riku, it’s boring.” Sora flopped down onthe sand, still covered in toilet paper though he’d lost most of it as thenight had gone on. Riku had pulled all his off and stuffed it in the bag, neverto look at it again.

 “Hey Sora,”Riku began, figuring he could finally get an answer now. “Why didn’t you invitethe others?” In retrospect Sora would have been making a big deal of it like hehad over the past few years and swapping costume ideas back and forth witheverybody. This year Sora had said nothing and it’d all snuck up on them.

 “Rememberwhen it was just you and me?” Sora asked quietly after a while. “I love theothers but we hadn’t had a night like that in a while.”

 “We havemovie nights all the time.” Riku pointed out, though they were supposed to behomework nights that always devolved into watching movies at either of theirhouses.

 “It’s notthe same. You’re always working lately through them.” Sora mumbled, sitting upand flinging sand everywhere. He fell silent, chewing at the candy as adistraction.

 “You know I’mnot going anywhere right?” Riku began.

 “I’d justfind you if you did.” Sora cut in, grinning.

 “Yeah I don’tdoubt it.” Riku shook his head. “But I’m not gonna leave you Sora.”

 “So you’llalways come trick or treating with me.” Sora’s grin turned sly and Riku shovedat him only for Sora to duck.

 “Not what Imeant.”

 “I know.”Sora leaned back on his hands and looked over at Riku, “Thanks Riku.”

 Riku breathedout, reaching up to pull the toilet paper off Sora’s face so he could finallysee him properly. He hesitated as he did but Sora didn’t stop him whichencouraged him to lean in just a little. Sora closed the distance, his lipsjust barely grazing Riku’s.

 “I’m notgoing anywhere.” Riku repeated again softly.

 Sora kissedhim, more sure this time and Riku dragged a hand in Sora’s hair to pull himcloser. If he’d known the night would lead to this he would have walked out hisdoor with Sora sooner.

 This wasperfect though; the sand, the candy, and Sora.