Title: The Lonely Road
Pairing: Riku/Sora
I walk this road without you to remake forgotten promises and meet you at the road's end.
I walk this road regretting what I've done and unable to escape the darkness consuming me.
The miles seem to get longer to keep you out of my reach. Sometimes I can't bare to push myself any further.
Without a light to lead the way I am blinded by the darkness in my own heart and become lost without you.
I eventually fall to my knees. Everything seems hopeless, the road only grows darker the further I go.
I start to believe that maybe this is my path; the path to darkness. It seems to be the only one accepting me.
Maybe you'd be better off without me anyway, I haven't always been the best friend for you...all I did was hurt you.
I can't see anything ahead, not how much farther the road leads and not even the road itself. It's too dark for me to continue.
"I can't..."
"The only thing you can't do is give up."
That voice... "Sora...?" I remember that face, just like the one smiling down at me now offering a hand to me.
My memory is blurred but I can tell that he means something special to me.
Even now as the world around me fades to black, through the shadows that surround me I can see him clearly,
almost like a light in the darkness.
Sometimes I forget why I'm walking this road, but that warm feeling in my heart reminds me.
I remember now...he's the reason why I've been traveling this distance, to meet him at the end...because I love him.
His warm smile reassures me that everything's going to be okay so I take his hand.
Now he walks beside me on this lonely road to keep me company,
our hands not once parting from each other's hold as our fingers intertwine.
But still the road feels lonely and I know why...as afraid as I am to ask, I just can't shake this feeling.
I look back at my companion into those bright blue eyes, his smile never left his face.
"You're not really here...are you?"
"Riku, I'm always with you." He looks away as he says this, almost sad.
In a way he answers without wanting to say yes, but I understand and now I share his sad expression.
He turned back to me after awhile and placed a hand on my chest.
"As long as I'm in your heart, and as long as you let your heart guide you, I'll be here with you"
A smile finds it's way onto his face through the sadness and I soon return the smile to let him know I'm okay now.
I've found my strength to continue onward and it lies in my heart along with my feelings for him.
As long as these feelings remain strong they will guide me to the end of the road no matter how long.
"I love you." I whisper to him and I can see him blush out of the corner of my eye.
"I love you too." He replies shyly, then hugs onto my arm as we continue to walk the rest of the way.
I close my eyes and softly smile to myself. When I open them he's no longer there beside me.
But I know he's still with me because I can still feel that warmth around me comforting me.
The road is long and lonely and I've lost my friends along the way but as long as I keep those close to me in my heart we'll always be together no matter how far away we are.
I know right now Sora can feel me too. Neither of us have left each other's side, only left each other's sight.
We've all taken different roads from the beginning but our roads will eventually meet in the middle and form back into one.