Sora and Riku are best friends. Sora is with Kairi. But there has always been something there between Sora and Riku…(SoraXRiku AU)

Alright, this is my second SoraXRiku Yaoi, and it's alternate universe, just like the other one. So some characters may be OOC, and some ages of characters may be changed, but its okay! Because its AU!

To the keeper of my Heart… - A SoraXRiku Yaoi

Chapter 1 – Heartache at the pizza parlor

A young brunette boy, of about 18 is lying on the beach of his home, the destiny islands. His eyes are shut, but he's not asleep. He's thinking of his best friend again. Riku. With his gorgeous green eyes, his flowing silver hair, and his perfectly toned body. The boy was thinking of the perfect form that Riku had while fighting. Riku may not have always won, but he always came out looking the best. There was also something dark about Riku that attracted the boy to him even more. How he wanted to be with him.

There was just one problem. The boy had a girlfriend. Kairi. And the boy had a feeling that Riku was in love with Kairi. So he could stay with Kairi, who he was attracted to, but not as much as Riku, or he could confess his love to Riku, and lose them both. He always came to the conclusion that the first option was better.

The boy began to drift into sleep with feelings of unrest in his heart until…

"Sora! Wake up!"

The boy sat bolt upright and was faced with a pretty girl with Crimson hair whose eyes were bluer than the sky.

"Hey Kairi…" he said with a tired smile.

"Sora, you promised you'd take me for pizza! We're late! And Riku is gonna meet us there!"

Sora perked up "Riku will be there?"

Kairi rolled her eyes. Her boyfriend's strange obsession with his best friend puzzled her. He'd told her he loves her, but he always seemed happier in the company of Riku. Still, she shrugged it off. Sora was hers and that wasn't going to change because of Riku.

"Yes Sora, Riku will be there. He's taking a date too."

"Riku has a date?" Sora wasn't in the least bit stunned that someone was interested in Riku, but Sora's best friend had never shown any interest in anyone other than Kairi.

"Yeah, her name is Larxene"

"Strange name…" Sora replied.

Kairi shrugged and with that the pair made their way to the pizza parlor.

When they arrived, Sora's heart lurched at the sight of Riku, with his arm around a pretty blonde girl who had green eyes. She looked a couple years older than Riku though.

Riku looked up and saw his friends approaching. "Hey Sora! Hey Kairi! This is my new girlfriend Larxene."

Larxene blushed and punched Riku lightly on the arm. "Riku, I thought we weren't gonna say its official yet!"

"Aww, why not?" he then said quiter, but Sora still heard "I should say it should be official after…" Riku then noticed Sora looking at him. He smiled. Sora looked away.

"C'mon Larxene. Why don't you want people to know that you and Riku are official? Seriously, you should be happy to have a hottie like him!"

"Why thank you Kairi" Riku said smugly.

Sora had buried his head in a menu, trying to drown everything out.

"Good idea Sora." Riku's smooth voice broke through Sora's thoughts. He continued to speak "We should order up, or else we'll be here all night."

"Would that really be such a bad thing?" Sora asked.

"Well…" Riku looked at Larxene.

"Forget I asked." Sora said. Embarrassed he motioned to the waiter. "I'll have a large cheese pizza please."

Riku looked at him. "Are you going to eat the whole cheese pizza on your own?"

Sora blinked "But we…" he looked at Larxene. "Right…Forget the cheese pizza. Just gimme the special of the day. Regular sized. I can eat that on my own."

"Of course sir." The waiter replied "And what about your friends?"

"Riku and I will have the apricot chicken pizza thanks" Larxene answered.

'Apricot chicken?' Sora thought. 'High maintenance…' he rested his head in his palm and absently looked out the window.

"And I'll have…A small pepperoni pizza thanks." Kairi finished the order and the waiter waltzed over to the kitchen with their orders. Kairi turned to Sora "You okay Sora?"

Sora snapped out of his daze and smiled weakly "Yup, I'm just fine! Just hungry is all."

Riku didn't notice his smile falter. "That's just like you Sora, always thinking of your stomach! If you had to choose between a cheese pizza and Kairi, we both know who would be out of a boyfriend!" he laughed.

'If you only knew what I'd choose…' Sora thought.

The casual conversing carried on for a long time, in which everyone had their pizza but Sora. The brunette sat quietly as Kairi tugged on a piece of her pizza, and Riku fed Larxene some of their pizza while she stared into his eyes dreamily. Sora felt quite uncomfortable. His pizza didn't arrive until the rest had finished theirs.

"Excuse the wait sir, but tonight's special dish required preparing a few of the ingredients. How strange that you're eating it on your own…"

Riku looked over at Sora's pizza. It looked tasty, with its melted cheese, small pieces of salami and the large triangular pieces of fruit which Riku took to be pineapple.

"Hey Sora, that looks good! Can I try some?"

Sora shrugged. "Why not?" he offered Riku a whole piece, but Riku only took a few bites and handed it back.

"Charming…" he said holding the piece in his hands.

Sora was about to take a bite when the waiter chimed in "Sir, are you sure you wish to eat that piece?"

"I don't see why not, a few Riku germs ain't gonna kill me."

"But sir…"

"Look, don't worry, I've had my shots, I'm sure Riku has too. Thanks for your concern, but I'm gonna eat my Pizza now if you don't mind."

"As you wish sir." The waiter walked away without another word and Sora took a bite of the slice he'd been handed back from Riku.

"Mm…not bad…" He said once he had swallowed the first mouthful.

"Maybe it's the taste of my saliva that enhanced the flavor?" Riku joked.

"Maybe." Sora said absently as he took another bite. He soon realized what he had said and looked up to see the whole table looking at him. He could even swear he saw a slight blush come to Riku's cheeks. He grinned slightly, with the piece of pizza still hanging out of his mouth.

Larxene broke the silence.

"Ahem…Riku honey, shouldn't we be going?"

"But Sora…"

"I'm sure he can eat a pizza without us."

Riku looked at Sora. He really had wanted to spend some time with Sora, even if he had brought Larxene along.

Sora just said "Go if you have to. I'm fine."

Larxene squealed in delight and wrapped her arms around Riku. She whispered something and began to nibble on his ear.

"Yo! Still eating!" Sora said irritated. Riku grinned sheepishly and lead Larxene out of the parlor. Something felt strange inside him. He wasn't happy with Larxene making him leave Sora behind.

Back in the parlor, Kairi looked at Sora. "Well, she seemed nice enough until then…you think they're…?"

"I'd rather not think that" Sora replied with a mouthful.

"Hmm…You're right…I can't really picture Riku…And with a girl he just met…"

"Kairi! Eating!"

"Oh, sorry" she said with a giggle.

Sora held her a piece of pizza "You want some?"

Kairi shook her head. "No thanks, I'm full up!"

Sora finished the last of his pizza quietly. His heart was still in pain at the thought of Riku giving his love to someone else.

-End of Chapter

A/N: Well, the first chapter is done! Lets hope I can find inspiration for this one eh? I thought I had better write one to tide people over until I get around to writing the sequel to The Institute. Not to worry, Kingdom Hearts II is out soon, and once I get back from Japan (I leave on the 24th) I'll play it and then have plenty to write!

Next Chapter: I long to tell you…