If you be my star
I'll be your sky
Riku looked up at the sky, running a hand through knotted silver and contemplated everything, touching the corners of his mind he never thought he'd reach.
He'd have to decide on some things first, though; especially before he could keep probing and pushing away at the curled up spots in his mind where treasured memories hid themselves.
He'd hate to tarnish them, tarnish Sora.
you can hide underneath me and come out at night
when I turn jet black and you show off your light
He knew why he stood here now, facing those whom he had never wished to meet, yet had always been destined too. Another issue was that he saw Sora reflected back in everyone eyes, whether it was longing or anger, he was there and he… always had his hands outstretched.
So, he stepped forward, no longer governed by destiny, and became as black as night. Just so Sora could shine.
I live to let you shine
I live to let you shine
Did he really live to justlet him shine?
but you can skyrocket away from me
and never come back if you find another galaxy
Riku knew that Sora would move on, pass from World to World, rescuing in from the jaws of heartless. He wanted to feel a stab of jealousy, a twinge of something more. But it never came; and day in and day out, he waited for it still.
Perhaps, it was the fact he knew Sora had better things to do. That he'd forget about him and move on.
far from here with more room to fly
just leave me your stardust to remember you by
Ahh. By now, Sora would be far away, searching, he thought. For what, though, he never really knew. Not for Kairi, nor for Riku, perhaps… he was looking for himself? Looking for an island that stretched beyond the brinks of an ocean, the edges of the sky and the corners of the heart?
Riku brought his hand to his chest and waited for a feeling. Perhaps, if he waited long enough, he might feel as though he were being remembered, being looked for…
if you be my boat
I'll be your sea
But the feeling never came, the memories never happened, and slowly, as Riku's mind began to drift to sea, he waited for a boat to set sail.
A boat that he could guide home.
a depth of pure blue just to probe curiosity
ebbing and flowing and pushed by a breeze
Home, eh?
Riku never really understood what home was until recently. He could never find it, no matter where he roamed, where he fled, home always eluded him. Or what he assumed to be home anyway. But when he saw Sora, standing before him with such a look in his eyes, he knew he found home.
Such blue probed into his skull, into the aching hollow in his chest, and dug up curiosity he never knew he had.
I live to make you free
I live to make you free
Sora was always on the move though, Riku had noticed. He was always doing something.
However, lately he had worked out, he was doing one thing. That one thing alone meant far too much to Riku.
So, Riku did his best and lived each day to make sure Sora remained free to move.
but you can set sail to the west if you want to
and past the horizon till I can't even see you
Riku just shook his head at these thoughts. Such silly things.
Sora was already headed west, whilst Riku remained in the east. He watched the younger boy move on, move further then he had wanted him too. And he let him.
Riku didn't know why, but he did and he hated every moment of it.
far from here where the beaches are wide
just leave me your wake to remember you by
and then he remembered a moment. When the shore met the sky on a distant island, and how they had held hands on the beach and waited for it all to come crashing down. He remembered this, about the boy who should have meant nothing to him but wound up meaning everything.
He could feel a heat, now, and he raised himself up.
"Sora." He paused.
just leave me your stardust to remember you by
"I am waiting for you, Sora. So, find me when you need me. I'll always be here to remember you."
If you be my star
I'll be your sky.
Song:
'Boats & Birds' by Gregory and The Hawk
Dedicated to:
The most gorgeous people I know (and you know who you are).