A/N-Yay for my first KH story!! This will be a short story, only about three chapters. Reviews are appreciated. One-sided Kariku, that basically covers what all happens to Riku while Sora's searching for him and Kairi in the first game. If there are any discrepancies, between games, I know that, just taking some creative license here.

Lyrics yet again belong to the amazing projectfreq91. This song is called 'No Other Choice (Questioning an Enigma, Part IV)'. Check out his profile (link through author's page) and his Kingdom Hearts fanfic, "Ends Of Eras: The Darkest War'

I don't own Kingdom Hearts.

No Other Choice

It was as if I was no longer in my body. The experience was heart wrenching to watch. There went Destiny Islands…and here was my destiny. The whole phenomena in watching your home go up in a dark swirl is really quite odd and something that really didn't happen everyday. It had to happen for a reason.

I'm not sure how I'm still here. I should still be out there-somewhere-wherever the Islands just went too. I was awoken by the combination of Sora's yelling and of the crashing of thunder. I ran out of my house to find the island falling apart…and Sora and Kairi nowhere to be found.

Kairi…

How that redhead could do things to my heart. I always felt truly alive when she was around, and when her face lit up, it was as if the sun would never stop shinning.

'Let's play with some analogies
You're a sheer wall and I'm just me
I can't get over you, maybe never will
But I've found the way around'

It would be foolish of me to think that Sora didn't feel the same about her. I always had a sneaking suspicion that she liked him over me. After all, I never gave her an impression that I felt anything for her besides friendship. I never thought in her in that sort of way, I guess. I guess I've always loved her. She was just…her…and I was just me. And that's the way life was for a while. I never thought Sora would ever be so competitive for her. In my mind, Sora would never be one to compromise friendship for love. Obviously I underestimated. Sora destroyed me in the race to see who would share a paopu with Kairi. Of course I told him afterwards that it was just a joke-but really, I didn't want to see my best friend's and my love's destinies intertwined forever.

I am a terrible person.

I'm terribly lost too.

I don't know where in the worlds I am when I finally give in and close my eyes.

The deafening silence woke me. I push myself up into a sitting position. I don't know where I am, and I'm not sure I want to know. It looks like a study of some sort. Standing up gingerly, I walked over to where a large bookcase stood. I looked up at it when a sudden bright glow appeared at the edges of the bookcase. I jumped back as the bookcase moved out away from the wall.

Behind the bookcase was a hall. Well, what else have I got to lose? My friends? My home? I'm pretty sure I've already lost those.

Creeping down the hall, I could hear voices. Ever stealthy, I snuck around each corner with the utmost care.

CRACK.

I winced even before my foot hit the small piece of glass on the floor. The sound echoed around the room, getting into even the tiniest corners before bouncing off to alert whoever was back there to my presence. I crouched down into a fighting stance but it was too late. I didn't know that there was someone behind me, until the very last second, when I whipped around to come face to face with a quick flash of red and then darkness.

I was unconscious before I hit the ground.

A/N-Reviewers get a shout out in the next chapter!