KH – KH

One afternoon, Riku Fujimoto was sitting in his bedroom windowsill, looking out on the city. Riku Fujimoto had grown up in a very rich and powerful family. His grandfather had been the owner of a very successful business and his father had taken over when his grandfather past away a few years back. Now, he was the heir to the fortune and company.

Getting everything he's ever wanted should make Riku happy right? Wrong. It made Riku sad. Riku didn't want money, he didn't want fame, or anything like that. What he really wanted, was someone who could be a true friend. Sure, his parents had paid people to keep their son company whenever he wanted someone to hang out with, but they were simply paid to do it and they weren't much company anyway. They would agree to do whatever he wanted and would agree with him on every single thing he said. He figured that if they weren't paid, they wouldn't do it at all. That's what it was all about, right? Money.

Riku was confident that he would be able to make a friend, if only he could go out of the house without someone with him. He was never allowed out of his house without someone with him, which he thought was ridiculous. He wasn't the freaking President of the United States! No one was going to jump out and assassinate him!

'Tonight!' Riku vowed to himself. 'Tonight I am going to get out of this place!'

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That night, like he had promised himself, Riku had gotten outside the house. Although, he still had to make it outside the gate and far enough away before anyone realized he was gone to be truly home free. Riku had changed clothes into a more casual outfit rather than a formal one which he was normally expected to wear.

Riku was almost at the gate when he felt a tug on the bottom of his shirt. He looked down to see his golden retriever, Luna, there. "I'm sorry, Luna." Riku said as he kneeled down in front of her. "But I can't stay here and have my life already planned out for me. I'll miss you." He said as he hugged her gently and got outside the gate. "Goodbye." He whispered and ran off.

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Riku had been walking for about two and a half hours now and was now outside the city itself. He was now in the suburbs of the city, which some people called the country. He's legs were so exhausted and he wanted nothing more than to simply have a chair or something to sit in to give his legs a rest.

Suddenly, Riku heard loud country music from around the corner and went to go check it out. He came to see a huge barn on top of a grass-covered hill. All the lights on the barn were on and the music was coming from inside. He also heard a lot of people talking and laughing from inside.

'Looks like a country club.' Riku thought, and smiled a bit. 'More importantly… looks like a really good time!'

Riku ran up the hill and inside the barn. What he saw made him smile. There were so many different people hanging out, dancing, and laughing with others. The band up on the stage looked like they were having a great time just playing the music and making others happy. There was even a mechanical bull there which people took turns riding.

Over in the corner, sat a group of three friends, talking and looking around. Their names were Sora, Roxas, and Axel. Roxas and Axel were sitting on a barrel of hay while Sora was standing beside them, leaning against the wall.

Suddenly, Sora looked over near the door and saw Riku there. "Who is that? I've never seen him here before. Is he new here?"

"He must be. I've never seen him here before either." Roxas said.

"I'm gonna go say hi. Do you guys want to come with me?" Sora asked.

"No thanks. You go ahead." Axel said. "Besides… Roxy and I can be alone if you leave." He said as he wrapped his arm around Roxas' shoulders, making the blond-haired boy blush crimson.

"Hey. If you wanted me to leave, all you had to do was say so." Sora said.

"Alright then. Shoo!" Axel said, giving the 'shooing' sign with his hand.

"Axel! That's not really nice, you know!" Roxas said. "Sora is our friend!"

"…Too late for me to apologize." Axel said as he pointed at Sora was walking towards Riku.

"Humph!" Roxas said as he folded his arms over his chest and pouted.

"You are so cute when you pout, you know that, Roxy?"

"I'm mad at you!"

"You won't be for long!" Axel said and kissed Roxas' neck.

"Axel!" Roxas almost yelled.

While that was going on in the corner, Sora had finished walking up to Riku. Sora swallowed hard before tapping Riku on the shoulder.

Riku turned around and practically fainted on the spot. Never before had Riku seen someone so… so… so… beautiful. The boy had sparkling blue eyes and spiky brown hair that looked like it had a mind of its own. The boy was a few inches shorter than him, but Riku didn't give a damn at the moment!

Sora was just as equally shocked and taken by Riku's beauty as Riku was with his. That beautiful, long – but not overly long – silver hair that ran down his back a bit. His eyes were the best part, Sora thought though. His eyes were in between blue and green, like rare gemstones. "U-Uh… hi." Sora finally greeted, mentally kicking himself for stuttering.

Riku shook his shock off and chuckled deeply, which sent a tingle down Sora's spine, but a good tingle. "Hi." He greeted back.

"Uh… I-I don't think I've ever seen you hear before. Is… this your first time at Western's Barn?"

"So that's what this place is called, huh?" Riku asked.

"I'll take that as a 'no, I've never been here', right?"

"Yeah. I've never really been out of the city actually."

"Don't get out much?" Sora asked, noticing that it was getting easier and easier to talk to him.

"No. Trust me, I've always wanted to come out here to the country, but I never could. I can hardly go outside my house."

"Why not?"

"My parents are really strict and don't really let me do anything."

"Oh. That's awful. I mean… I can understand it when parents don't want you to do some things because they love you, but when they don't want you to do anything, that's just too much. Though, I don't think parents should let their kids do everything either because then that just means that they don't care at all." Sora said.

Riku laughed and said, "Wow! We're already talking like friends and we don't even know each other's names yet."

Sora laughed and said, "Yeah! You're right! I'm Sora Amori!"

"Nice to meet you!" Riku said. "I'm Riku!"

"Riku what?"

"…My family name is not important." Riku said.

"…If you say so." Sora said. "…Hey?"

"Yes?"

"Would you…would you like to dance?" Sora asked, timidly.

"…I'm not much of a dancer."

"Have you ever danced before?"

"Tried it once, didn't really like it."

"Have you tried dancing to country music?"

"Well… no."

"Then how do you know you don't like it, if you've never tried it?" Sora asked.

"Hm…" Riku said, mulling it over for a minute before smiling, slightly. "Alright. I'll give it a try. Who knows? I could learn to like dancing after all." He said as he held out his hand to Sora.

Sora smiled back and took Riku's hand.

They walked out onto the dance floor, hand-in-hand, and started dancing to the music.

Sora laughed as they continued dancing together. "For someone who claims to hate dancing, you're a very good dancer."

"Thanks. I don't really think I'm all that great, but it's nice to know that someone thinks so!"

Soon, the music stopped for a minute while someone talked into the microphone.

"These next few songs are going out to all those lovers out there." A guy from the band said and some soft guitar notes floated throughout the room as the lights dimmed a bit.

"We should probably get off the dance floor now, right?" Riku asked.

"Why?" Sora asked.

"…Well, we're not lovers."

"So?" Sora asked with a shrug of his shoulders.

"You serious? You really want to dance to a lover's song with someone you barely know?" Riku asked, and watched as Sora nodded. "Well… if you want to, then… alright." He said, but just stood there, not really knowing what to do next.

Sora giggled a bit and said, "I think we need to get a little bit closer. Like this." He said as he wrapped his arms around Riku's neck and pushed their bodies closer together.

Riku laughed, a little nervously and wrapped his arms carefully around Sora's waist, which made the brunette laugh a bit.

"You don't have to be so nervous. If you want to wrap your arms around me, then just do it. I don't mind." Sora whispered and placed his head on Riku's strong chest. Sora heard Riku's heart hammering in his chest and he pulled away to look at him. "Still nervous? If you really are this nervous, then we don't have to do this."

"No. It's not that. It's just… well… I've just never been this close to anyone before. Yes, my parents are that strict. They don't let anyone ever get this close to me. If they were here, they'd probably freak and find some reason to throw you in jail or something."

"Wow! That's really-" Sora was cut off when someone bumped into him.

"Hey! If you're not dancing, get off the floor!" The guy who had bumped into him said.

"Don't talk to him like that!" Riku yelled at the guy.

"Oh yeah! And just what are you going to do about it, whitey?!"

"Why you-!" Riku said, and was about to punch the guy.

Sora stopped Riku before he could though and pushed him off the floor while saying, "Calm down. We'll just go."

"God, what an asshole!" Riku said when they were far enough away. "Why didn't you let me punch him? He deserved it after what he said to you!"

"All he did was tell us to get off the dance floor if we weren't dancing. You need to learn to control your temper." Sora said.

Riku let out a deep sigh and said in a more calm voice, "Yeah… maybe you're right."

"Come on. Let's go outside. I'll show you my own little place." Sora said and went outside with Riku right behind him. They went outback and Riku saw a swing that could hold two people attached to a tree. Sora sat down on the swing and looked at Riku while he was just standing there. "You can come sit down. After all that dancing, your legs must be tired."

"…Will it hold?"

"I'm sure of it. My dad tested this thing out himself. If it can hold him, my mom, and me on it all at once, it can hold the both of us."

"If you're sure." Riku said and sat down on the swing next to Sora. He looked over at Sora as Sora was looking up at the stars. Riku noticed that the stars in the sky made Sora's eyes glitter even more than they had been inside. Also, the light from the moon was lightly reflecting off of Sora's skin, making the teen look like he was glowing. 'It's official! This boy has got to be a fallen angel!' Riku thought.

"So…" Sora suddenly said, breaking the silence. "Nice night, isn't it?"

"Yeah. Not a breath of wind or single cloud." Riku answered.

"…Listen… I know that you said that you're family name isn't important, but I really am dying to know. So, what is your family name?"

Riku sighed, knowing that he couldn't hide it forever. "If you really want to know… it's 'Fujimoto', alright?"

"Fujimoto?!" Sora practically yelled. "The family that owns the world-famous Fujimoto computer company?! That Fujimoto?!"

"Yes. That Fujimoto. I'm the heir to the fortune and company, you happy?"

"Wow! Why didn't you say anything?"

"Because… if I had told you earlier, then everyone in there would have found out and I would never be able to show my face around here again. Because every time I would, I would be surrounded by people who treat me the same way that people do at home." Riku said. "Fair-weather friends are what they would all be. Just in it for the money or popularity. …I've never had any real friends."

"…Riku?"

"Yes?"

"You'll always have a real friend in me." Sora said with a kind smile. "I'll never be your friend just for the money or popularity. I'll be your friend, just as long as you're always you."

Riku smiled really brightly for the first time in a long time and hugged Sora. "Thank you, Sora!"

"…Hey Riku?"

"Yes, Sora?" Riku asked.

"After we go home tonight, will I ever see you again?"

"I have a feeling we will. Do you have a cell phone?"

"Yes."

Riku took out his cell phone and handed it to Sora. "Put your number in."

Sora took out his phone too and handed it to Riku. "You too."

So they both exchanged numbers and gave their phones back to their rightful owners. They talked for a little while longer before they both decided that it was time to go home.

KH – KH

Hey! I know this story is a little weird! Like… it looked like they were going to get together in this chapter at some parts, but didn't! I was kinda debating with myself over whether this should be a one-shot or a chapter story, and I'm leaning more towards a chapter story right now! Although, I'm going to let you reviewers decide that!

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