Notes: I thought of this idea last night. Nina-Lynn helped me with the title a little bit, so I wanted to throw a quick thanks out to her. So... Thanks Nina!

Anywho, the story has some minor Kairi-bashing, but I'm a Kairi fan, so there won't be too much. She's also a little out of character, being the tyipical dramatic teenage girlinstead of the all-innocent image of perfection. I'm already working on the next chapter, and I'll have it up as soon as I can.

It takes place a little after Kingdom Hearts 2, but I doubt that there will be any spoilers. I'm ignoring the last few seconds of the ending. They're just staying on the island. Well, I'm done talking about it now... >.> Enjoy!

Disclaimer: I don't own any of the Kingdom Hearts or Final Fantasy characters or worlds! They belong entirely to SQUARESOFT. The characters that aren't featured in the game, the ones you've never heard of, those are mine.

Bermuda Chemistry - Chapter One

"But... You told me you loved me..."

"I know... And I'm sorry. Really, I am.. It's just..."

"Just what...?"

The girl edged in, reaching for the boy's hand.

"Kairi, don't. Please.." the boy said quietly, withdrawing. He was doing it again.. He always did this. Always crept back into his shell every time something went wrong.

"Riku, I want to be here for you. You've got to tell me what's going on," she said, desperate tears choking her words.

He ran a hand through sleek silver hair, sighing and praying that his words would come out right.

"Kairi, listen. This won't work. I can't hide this from Sora. He still likes you, and we both know it. I can't lie to him like this.."

Now it was the girl's turn to back away.

"That's what this is about? Sora?" The tears disappeared, replaced by an indignant stare. "Riku, I already told you; Sora won't find out."

"Don't try to twist this, Kairi!" the boy said, voice rising dangerously, causing the girl to recoil once more. He sighed, voice softening, and looked to the sand. "I won't lie to him.. I can't."

Ignoring Riku's plea for her to just accept that the relationship they had been secretly carrying on behind Sora's back was now over, the red-head pushed him further. "Why not? I can. If you really loved me, you'd do it," she told him, narrowing her eyes furociously.

"Maybe I don't love you enough to ruin my friendship with Sora. If you can't just deal with it, maybe you don't really love me.."

He looked tired, like he really wanted to drop this conversation, but, even so, Kairi was blinded. She was furious and hurt and guilty... "You know that's not true."

"If I did, would I have said it?" he asked, too quickly for Kairi's liking. "It's over. I want to be friends and everything, but I feel like a traitor being with you when Sora's loved you since we were little. We've grown up, I know, but Sora and I were best friends before you even came to the island.."

The sun was setting, painting a beatiful picture in the sky. An ironic scene for a break-up. Everything was so happy. The colors of the clouds were bright and cheerful, the air was warm and smelling of the salty ocean, and a gentle breeze blew, creating a relaxed environment for the islanders.

The awkward silence set in as Kairi stared at Riku, her expression of bewilderment looking incredibly strange compared to Riku's distracted one. Obviously, he had other things on his mind. That set Kairi's temper off even further. If he was going to dump her, the least he could do was pay attention!

"Riku, I don't know what I was thinking dating you in the first place. As far as I'm concerned, Sora's a better friend. You're just-"

"Shut up. This was your idea in the first place, and I should have never gone along with it." He was now sending her that icy death-glare he had perfected over time. "You just don't know when to quit."

Kairi, who had just been angered by the fact that he wouldn't look at her, was now unnerved that he had. However, she held his gaze with hers, relentlessly delving further.

"Five months later, you decide you can't handle it? What happened to cause the sudden change? Did you have a sweet little heart-to-heart with your bestest buddy?"

"I said shut up, damn it!" he yelled.

"Or what, you'll go tell Sora?"

"There's a lot to tell. I intend on starting tomorrow."

"You do that." With those last words, she turned on her heel and stormed through the sand towards the dock where her boat was.

Riku, whose boat was, unfortunately, located on the same dock, stared after her for a moment before turning and heading to his favorite spot -- his Paopu tree.

"I'll be home late tonight.." he muttered tohimself, swinging up onto the low-lying branch and laying back. He closed his eyes and took slow, deep breaths to calm himself.

That... was a disaster.

Well, that's chapter one! Hope you liked it, and if you didn't, please review. Well, you can review anyway. I'm up for criticism. Thanks alot!