A Different Kind of Devotion (R5 Fanfiction)

Hanaa's POV

It was Rydel who finally came to my rescue. She grabbed Riker's arm and pulled him away, then tried to get the other boys off.  

But Riker spun around and tackled Rydel to the ground. Then he started tickling her too.  

Soon everybody was tickling Rydel instead of me.  

I jumped on Riker's back, trying to help Rydel, but he spun around and I fell on my butt. Riker slowly backed me into a corner, so I dove through his legs to try and escape.  

It didn't work.  

Riker caught me around the middle and started tickling me again. Rocky looked up, noticing Riker was gone.  

"I wanna help!" he called, running over.  

I ended up having Riker and Rocky tickling me while Ross, Ratliff, and Ryland were still tickling Rydel.  

I was rolling around on the ground, laughing so hard I couldn't breathe, tears in my eyes.  

"Guys, guys, stop, PLEASE!"  

Riker sat back on his heels. "Yeah Rocky, stop it!" 

He shoved Rocky's shoulders, knocking him back.  

"You started it!" I said.  

Over on the other side of the room, Rydel was still being tickled.  

"Maybe we should go save her..." Riker thought.  

"Nah," Rocky said at the same time I said "Yeah." 

I put my finger to my lips in a 'be quiet' motion. I led Rocky and Riker to the kitchen, where I pulled out Ryland's secret stash of water guns.  

I gave Riker and Rocky two tiny ones each and took a gigantic supersoaker for myself.  

"Go in and start shooting at the boys. When they turn on you, shout." 

Riker and Rocky snuck into the living room. I could hear Ross, Ratliff and Ryland scream.  

Soon, I heard Riker's shout.  

I stepped in behind them, brandishing my gun.  

Everybody stopped.  

"Heyyy, that's my gun," Ryland whined. He looked at the ones in Riker and Rocky's hands. "Those are mine too!" 

"We'll put them back if you lay off the tickling," I said smoothly.  

Ratliff put his hands up and backed away, Ross and Ryland doing the same.  

"Now put 'em back," Ryland said. "Keep your end of the deal." 

I pointed the tip at them. "I will. But first I'm gonna have a little fun." 

All three boys immediately put their hands in front of their faces and started begging me not to shoot. Next time they looked up, we were gone.  

I stashed the water guns back in the cabinet.  

"It wasn't even loaded!" I snickered.  

Riker and Rocky laughed along with me.  

When we went back into the living room, Rydel jumped up.  

"My heroes!" she cried overdramatically, flinging her arms around us.  

I gave a toss of my head, kind of like one of Riker's little hair flips. "It was nothing." 

"Hey, that's my thing," Riker whined.  

He tossed his head and spoke. "It was nothing." 

I laughed. "You goof." 

"Hey."  

Riker turned to me and started chasing me.  

"I'm not gonna be part of that," Rocky said, sitting on the couch.  

Riker chased me into the backyard, then he stopped.  

"What is it?" I panted.  

"I just wanted us to be alone." He smiled sweetly.  

"Why?" 

"I'll show you why." 

Riker sauntered to me and backed me against the house. He brushed the hair out of my face and leaned close to my ear. I could feel his hot breath on my neck as he spoke. "This is why." 

Next thing I know, his lips are on mine.  

I gently looped my arms around his neck and he placed his hands on my hips.  

Our lips melted together and my back stayed pressed against the house.  

The kiss was magical, every moment of it.  

Riker pulled back slightly and placed our foreheads together.  

"I love you," he muttered.  

"I love you too." 

We stood there staring into each other's eyes, but were jolted back to the present when a voice came from behind Riker.  

"Eewwwww!" Ross said.  

Riker and I laughed.  

"Why is it we always get interrupted when we're kissing?" I said softly.  

"I don't know, why don't you ask MY FAMILY?" Riker said, saying 'my family' loud enough for Ross to hear. He smirked.  

I grabbed Riker's hand. "I know a place where we won't be interrupted..." 

I led him to my house next door, knowing my parents were at work.  

We stepped into the cool of the kitchen and kicked off our shoes.  

I pulled Riker upstairs to my purple bedroom, shutting and locking the door behind us. I turned back to Riker.  

"There. Now we won't be interrupted." 

Riker smirked. "I like that." 

He stepped slowly towards me, and I didn't back away. When he reached me he put one hand on the small of my back and the other went to my cheek.  

He held my face in his hand, looking down into my eyes.  

Then, his lips connected to mine once more.