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I don't Kingdom hearts! (Honestly wish I did.)
"Riku?"
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The table was set with an abundance of food, light chatter filled the air and a series a few and far smiles varied. The silvernette was talking to Kairi to the left of him who woefully laughed at today's antics.
"Riku!"
When Riku finally did turn to meet Sora's calls of desperation his bright eyed bushy tailed friend was no longer smiling. His face was dark with insufferable sorrows tears poured endlessly. Sora tried to calm the tidal wave of emotion, but this resulted in more tears.
"Sora?" Riku called out uncertain of how to deal with the situation without drawing attention to the younger boy, it seemed too late for this though as Aqua dropped the plate she was holding. "Sora? Are you alright?"
All the eyes at the table shifted to the boy and his tears just continues unconfined down his face. Humiliation swelled in his heart. Holding his breath Sora rushed away from the table and upstairs to his room.
"Sora wait!" Riku called after him. Hearing sobbing from behind the door he entered without hesitation.
"Go away," Sora whimpered. His lip curled in a pout, much like when he was a small five year old kid on Destiny Island, with only the comfort of his best friends and the endless beach
"Why... Is it happening again?" Riku took a seat next to Sora lowering the boys fisted palms from his reddened snotty face.
"Sora remember what I told you all those years ago?" Riku asked quietly, his voice smooth like water on a stilled lake. "That maybe someone out there is hurting and you just need to open your heart up and let them in."
Riku wrapped an arm around his friends shoulder giving him an encouraging squeeze. "What if... What if my heart is too weak now? After all my Keyblade is go--" Riku ripped his arm away from Sora standing abruptly, misplaced anger boiled at his core.
"Don't say that! You're Sora! You're strong! Your Keyblade will return when you need it most." Riku gave Sora a look of disappointment "Your Keyblade isn't what defines your heart Sora."
Riku walked out closing the door with a soft--
Click.
Eyes still red, Sora wiped the remnants of his tears away, the waterfall cascading down his cheeks ceased.
"Open my heart…"