Disclaimer: Sadly, only the plot is mine...

Let's just say... It's based on a true story, or at least the content of the letter (the rest is just added for the sake of the story), of a dear friend of mine whom I know for a long time.

Since it's a true story and my friends who are involved in the story is in the same grade, so will Sora and Riku...

The italics would be what Riku wrote...

speech is " " and thoughts is ' '

Sora stood on the empty classroom alone with an envelope in his hand.

His hand trailed down the envelope that has 'to Sora' written in a handwriting Sora knows so well.

His heart beats fast. No, it's not a love letter, but it's the first form of communication Riku gave him after Riku had been avoiding him for the past few weeks.

He took his time and opened the envelope slowly. Inside, lays a letter, carefully handwritten despite the messy strikes on a few words that contrasted with the usual neatness of Riku's handwriting and proved that he had put his heart in it and carefully chose the words he wrote.

It began with a 'Dear Sora', a formality that clenched Sora's heart in pain…

'I know you've realized that I've been keeping my distance off you for a while. I just couldn't help it. But please know that it's not my intention to avoid you.

You see… the game that we've been playing for a while… had corrupted us in a lot of ways. You should know it is wrong by now.'

'The game?' Sora thought to himself before realizing that Riku was referring about the 'game' where they've acted like a couple for fun to tease Kairi… though that game had been out of their control for a while; with all that 'hon', 'babe' and such things after every SMS' they sent each other every day. Not to mention all the constant hugging…

'This role I've been taking, may have affected me a bit too much. I've realized that when I saw you with Kairi, Sora. I do feel… jealous, or as you say it, "not liking the thoughts of other people hogging after you" whenever you saw me a bit too friendly with Axel.

It hurts to see you cared about her more. You should care about her more. After all, as you said before, what are you without her, right? It is wrong if you cared about me more than you do of her. However, it really hurts to see you don't care about my presence at all.

Whenever I saw the two of you together, I have this feeling that the world belongs to the two of you only and that I can't find a way to come in since I was never a part of it from the beginning. Besides, it may only be me, and I do know if I tell you, your reaction would probably be "She's not like that!" but I do feel tense whenever I talked to you when you're with her. It's like… she doesn't like my presence. I know you're thinking "She's not like that!" now. No surprise for me there. You love her and need her too much to know it, Sora.

I know it's wrong to even think this way. I'm just a friend and she's your girl! You know… It hurts to know that you think and care about her feelings more than mine. Like when you told her about the secret cave I told you to keep it as our secret? You told her without thinking how I would feel, didn't you?

Everything is 'Kairi this and Kairi that' for you. I hate it! Sometimes, I even wonder why I couldn't just hate you and forget about everything.

You know, ever since the day you told her about our secret, I've never really believed in anyone anymore. After all, why do you think I like the concept of 'the best part of believe is the lie'?

You've hurt me so much without noticing it. I don't blame you. It's my fault to get so carried away in our twisted little game. I've realized that when I saw you with her; chatting happily and forgetting about my existence. It hurts me so much that I've realized… I've got carried away too much.

That's why I've been keeping my distance for awhile from you; to keep a clear head about stuff and straighten things out. It's not that I don't want to talk to you; it's just hard for me to. There are so many things I want to say… but I can't manage to say any.

I've tried hating you… But I just can't. I love you far too much… so much that I'm scared of myself and scared that I might break you.

I'm sorry if I've hurt you during the process of clearing my head, Sora. I've never and will never have the intention of hurting you.

Give me some time… So that I can talk to you with a clear head and smile at you as a friend… without getting hurt to see you in your own little world with her…

-Riku'

"Riku…"

Sora found his hand trembling at the end of the letter and a funny feeling arose in his heart.

"…Let's go!"Sora manages to catch the last words of his companion as he realized that he blanked out awhile. Partly in his own world, Sora took a short pause, trying to clear the confusion in his head, before he answered "Oh… um… why don't you go ahead? I'll pack my bag first…" He hid the letter behind him.

He saw Kairi Run for the door and out, though he didn't quite catch what she said before she left. His thoughts were too occupied with… the letter.

Sora snaps out of his daydream and digs deep into his bag, hoping to find a paper and pen.

"Got it! …Right..." Sora's heart starts to beat louder. "…Here goes… 'Dear Riku'…" It beats faster this time… faster… faster…

Word after word, his heart skips a beat. Letter after letter, it beats faster…

"HUAAAH! Finished!" He spreads out his arms with the paper in his hands. He seemed satisfied with his work. As he drew out the paper from view, an impatient redhead stood in its place, pouting.

"What took you so long…?" Kairi asked.

"Sorry…" Sora replied with a grin and hope it would suffice. "It's nothing. Shall we go now?" Finding an opening, he slipped the letter under Riku's table and trotted along with Kairi.

Sora exited the room only to find Riku passes by… Just like that… Not a word from either one.

Sora felt his heart clench and grasped his chest with his hands to try and stop the pain as he continued his journey home, with Kairi…

End note

How 'bout it?

The ironic thing is... my friends which is involved in this story... have actually cosplayed as the character they're playing in this fic.

Riku's letter is made by the one who cosplayed as Riku... and the letter Sora wrote is made by the one who cosplayed as Sora.

and the 'game' they're talking about is of them taking their roles too seriously as Sora and Riku... (they yaoi one?) XD

while 'Kairi' is based on the girl who cosplayed as Namine... XD

Sora's letter's coming up next... in Riku's POV.