This story takes place immediately after the events of Kingdom Hearts II. It was just a plot bunny that wouldn't leave me alone. Not sure if this will be the only chapter or if I should continue with it. Either way, it'll be nice. I don't own Kingdom Hearts. Reviews are appreciated. Enjoy.

Sora opened his eyes, the sun blinding him momentarily. He was lying on the beach of Destiny Islands. He slowly pushed himself up into a sitting position, sand slipping between his fingers. He scanned the area with his sapphire blue eyes; His brunette hair waved in rhythm with the wind, performing an exotic dance. The waves washed up onto the beach and then retreated back into the ocean, almost as if contemplating whether or not it wanted to travel further up the beach and then deciding against it at the last moment.

Sora's eyes averted to the center of the water. A man was standing there. No- Not a man. A boy. A boy with shoulder length silver hair was standing in the water, his back turned to Sora. He was wearing an all black skin tight outfit that looked almost as if it was made out of muscle tissue. Around his waist was a white cloth that faded into dark purple. The bottom of the cloth was ripped all around.

The boy turned around, revealing a heartless emblem on the chest of the suit. His eyes were a bright turquoise color. His face showed no emotion as he reached out a hand, beckoning Sora to come to him. A black portal opened up behind the silver haired boy, showing that he was going to leave.

"Riku?" Sora stood up, running into the water after Riku, "Riku!" Sora continued running, pushing against the waves with all the strength he had. He needed to stop Riku. No matter how fast or hard he ran, Riku only seemed to be getting farther away.

"Riku!" Sora yelled, reaching his hand out towards the silver haired male.

"Sora!" It was Riku's voice, but it seemed like it came from right next to him.

"Riku!" Sora yelled again, fighting against the waves that continued to crash into him.

"Sora!"

A scattered memory that's like a far-off dream…

A far-off dream that's like a scattered memory…

"Sora!" Riku yelled, shaking the brunette vigorously, "Wake up!"

Sora jolted up in his bed, his bangs matted to his forehead from sweating. He looked around, his heart pounding in his chest. He was in his room. His eyes caught Riku, who was sitting on the edge of Sora's bed looking as worried as ever. That's right. He was home now. And he didn't have to worry about losing Riku anymore.

"You alright, Sora?" Riku asked, generally worried about the brunette.

"Y- Yeah…" Sora shook his head, still trying to calm himself down, "It was just a bad dream…"

Riku grimaced. He stood up from the bed, heading towards the door, "As long as you're alright."

"Riku…" Sora said, looking out of his window to the main island where he, Riku and Kairi usually hung out at.

Riku turned around, looking at Sora, "What is it?"

Sora remained silent for a couple seconds, thinking about his dream. "Promise me," He began, "That you'll never leave me again."

Riku sighed, walking back over to the bed. He kneeled down onto the mattress and placed a hand on Sora's shoulder, causing the brunette to look into Riku's eyes.

"Sora," Riku said, "You don't have to worry about that anymo-"

"I want to hear you say it," Sora said, interrupting Riku, "Otherwise your words mean nothing. Promise me, Riku." Sora could feel the tears pooling in the corners of his eyes. The pain of losing his best friend to the darkness was almost too much for him to handle and the constant nightmares about it didn't help him either.

Riku stayed silent for the longest time, taking a seat on Sora's bed. After a while, he finally gave in. "I promise you, Sora, I will never leave you again."

Sora felt like a weight had been lifted from his shoulders. Promises may not have meant anything to everybody else, but Sora knew that when Riku made a promise, he kept it.

"Thanks, Riku," Sora's gaze averted to the ground, thinking, "Hey, Riku?" Sora looked up at the silver haired boy.

"Yes, Sora?" Riku's turquoise eyes met Sora's blue eyes.

"Uhm," Sora began, "Would you mind staying with me for the night? You know… So I don't have any more nightmares?" He could feel his face heating up.

"Sure," Riku said, much to Sora's surprise. Sora was even more surprised when Riku started to lie down on Sora's bed.

"What are you doing?" Sora asked, curious as to why Riku was lying down on Sora's bed.

"I'm staying with you," Riku said, wrapping an arm around Sora's waist and pulling the brunette back down into a laying position. Sora's back was to Riku's chest, the two now spooning. Sora moved Riku's arm to his chest, resting the palm of Riku's hand over his heart- Right where it belonged. Sora was thankful that Riku didn't move his hand.

"Hey, Riku," Sora said.

"Yeah?" Riku asked.

"How'd you get into my room?" Sora asked. Riku started laughing, which in turn caused Sora to laugh. The duo laughed themselves to sleep. Riku's hand remained over Sora's heart for the duration of the night…

Anyways, there it is! Let me know in the reviews if you think I should continue with the story line, even though there really is no plot yet. I could always make one if you guys would like! :D Sorry it's short, but it wasn't intended to be a chapter story or anything. :P