Through All The Darkness

Chapter1

Sora couldn't believe it. It was Riku. This person, who had the body of Ansem, was actually Riku. For so long, Sora had been searching for his friend and now, in such a desolate place as this, Riku was finally standing in front of him.

Grasping Riku's hand, Sora slowly dropped to his knees, tears beginning to pour down his cheeks. Now openly crying, Sora wept into his friend's hand.

"Riku! It's Riku!" Sora wept. "Riku's here!" As these words left his mouth, Sora began to think back to their time together on Destiny Island, before all of this. Back when they dreamed of new places. Back when all their friends were with them. Sora remembered above all one particular day, when they had sat underneath the Paupu tree together. Just the two of them…

Sora was walking down from his house, along the shimmering beach. He bent down and picked up a smooth stone and skipped it across the water. He counted the bounces. Thirteen. No where near Riku's record of twenty-seven.

Sora continued to walk. As he looked he looked up at the tree hanging over the shore, he noticed a figure sitting on the trunk, gazing over the water. Walking closer, Sora noticed that it was Riku.

"Riku!" Sora called. "What's up?"

Riku looked at Sora out of the corner of his eye. To Sora, for just a split second, he could have sworn he saw Riku blushing, but he thought of it as nothing more than a play of the sunset's rays on Riku's cheeks.

"Hey, Sora. Nothing's up really," Riku replied as he returned his gaze to the horizon. "Just thinking about those other worlds. About what they look like. Oh, and the people who live there, too. It's amazing how many there might be. Hey, you never know, but there might be a talking mouse who's king of his own castle and hits things with a friggin' key!"

"Yeah. Or maybe some weird guy with a thick sword and hair that defies gravity trying to destroy some other dude who is actually his dark side," Sora said, amidst bouts of laughter.

Riku jerked his head to glare at Sora. "Don't joke about that kind of stuff. Gravity defying hair is scary!"

Both Sora and Riku busted out laughing, nearly falling off the trunk. "Dang," Riku said, "there must be some strange characters out there."

"Yeah," whispered Sora, scooting slightly closer to Riku. Their hands were nearly touching. "Someone took my munny last night. I had a pouch of 2,000 munny and someone stole it." Sora slid his hand a little farther. Now the tips of their index fingers were touching.

"Really?" Riku asked. "That stinks . I was hoping we could go see Advent Children at the theatre. I mean you, me, and Kairi." He paused.

"Umm… Sora?" Riku said, hesitantly.

"Yes, Riku?"

"Ever since I met you…I…uh…have always thought…that you were…um…" He stopped.

"Yes Riku?" Sora's eyes widened slightly. Was Riku trying to tell him his true feelings? But wait. This was Riku. The best fighter on the island and the guy he had always looked up to, in more ways than one. Riku was tough and would never pour his heart out like this. Plus, he liked Kairi, right?

Riku hesitated again. "I have always thought… that you…" He paused again. "That you were a better fighter than me." Riku said, extremely fast, turning away and removing his hand as he said it.

Sora reached out his hand and placed it on Riku's shoulder. "Is that really what you wanted to tell me? You think I'm better than you? Yeah right! The way you fight is just so… graceful and beautiful. Like your eyes." Sora wrapped his arms around Riku and gently kissed his cheek. "And your hair." He ran his fingers through Riku's smooth, silver hair. "And…" Sora lowered his hand and slowly ran it down Riku's chest, slowly going lower and lower, to the bulge he now noticed in Riku's pants. Sora kissed his cheek again Riku blushed, for sure this time. Sora's hand was inches away. Riku tensed slightly as Sora's hand made it to the bulge. He rubbed it very gently, and then…

"Sora! Riku! Where are you?" a female voice called out from a distance.

Sora withdrew quickly and scooched away. Riku nearly fell backwards from having been leaning up against Sora. Neither one of them wanted her to see them together like that.

From the shack at the opposite end of the bridge behind the tree, appeared Kairi, one of Sora and Riku's friends, who actually was, unlike Sakura from their favorite TV show "Naruto," fairly attractive, though almost as annoying.

"There you guys are," Kairi said as she ran over to them. "I've been looking for you for forever. The raft's finally done! Let's go!"

Stupid Kairi! Sora thought. She always messed everything up. And ever since that night when the heartless came to the island, Sora hadn't had a chance to be alone with Riku. But now he had found Riku, and now they can finish what was started that day.

Damn! Sora thought. Kairi's here, and so is Donald, Goofy, and King Mickey. For now, he and Riku would have to pretend that nothing had happened. Act like they were only friends. Plus, he had Ansem's body. Sora wanted Riku's silver hair, gorgeous eyes, hard abs, and…his bulge. That one he had wanted to grope so much.

Quickly, Sora stood up and composed himself. "Riku," Sora asked, "why are you in that body?" Sora asked.

"It is the form I chose," Riku answered. "I needed it to achieve my full power. Besides, I do not deserve to have my original body. So please, leave me alone. You don't need me."

"We do need you Riku!" Sora pleaded. "We need your helpto defeat Xemnas and destrot Organization XIII! And…" Sora looked up longingly into Riku's eyes, a tear rolling down his face. He extended his hand to gently touch Riku's. "I need you."

Riku withdrew his hand. "No you don't, Sora. Just stop lying to yourself. We can never be. I'm sorry. He turned away and began to leave. "Come on. I'll help fight as I am. But nothing more."

"Fine," Sora said. "I guess your just scared to hurt someone you care about."

"Sora!" Riku yelled. "It's not that easy. I just can't change whenever I want. King Mickey will know when, but it may take a while."

"At least fight at my side. I need your help more than anyone else's. Please, Riku. I can't do it alone," Sora begged.

Riku looked at Sora and stroked his chin. "I'll help you. But I don't promise that I will return to my former self. Will you allow that?"

"As long as I am with you, I will never ever be hurt," Sora said with a smile.

"Umm…guys?" Kairi interjected hesitantly, "Quit messing around. The homo jokes have gone far enough. Let's just go and beat the bad guy what's-his-name so we can get out of here."

Sora backed up. "Yeah, you're right Kairi." He glanced at Riku and mouthed, 'We'll talk later.' Riku nodded.

Sora turned around. "Well, let's go, Donald, Goofy, and Riku." He winked at Riku and gently blew a kiss.