CHAPTER 1

It's dark. So dark that I can't see my own hand, but I feel someone holding it. The voice is saying to "come here". I shake violently. A little light shines down. I can now see a figure that looks vaguely familiar. It moves back. I walk closer. The figure pushes me down. I feel something on top of me, holding me…its Riku.

Aoi opened her bright, blue eyes. Riku was above her with his hands on her shoulders. Sora was on the other side of the bed. He looked worried. Kairi, of course, was the farthest away at the end of the bed. Aoi blushed when she noticed that he was still holding her. She jolted up.

"What's wrong with you?" that was Riku. She fidgeted with her hand before answering. "I, um, just had a dream that's all." Aoi got up and dashed down the stairs. Kairi looked at Sora. "That was weird." He nodded and then she looked at Riku. He shrugged.

Everyone sat at the table. No one said anything. Finally, breaking the silence like she always does, Kairi looked up from her empty plate. "So, whose turn is it to cook?" Sora looked at the door and then back at them. "My dad should be back by now." While Kairi and Sora were talking, Aoi and Riku stared at each other for a ridiculous amount of time. After a while, she fidgeted with her hands again. "Hey, Aoi," Sora started and got her attention, "what was your dream about?" Oh crap! What do I say?! I can't tell him that I had a dream about Riku! Okay, let's see…um, I was having a dream about my…dream home! Yeah, that's good! Sora leaned closer. "Well? What was it about?" Aoi immediately answered. "It was about Riku." Everyone looked at her awkwardly. OH CRAAAAP!! That was NOT supposed to come out! Stupid brain! Uhhhh…what do I do? What do I do? I was supposed to say dream vacation, stupid! Aoi covered her face with her hands. She peeked through her fingers at Riku. His head was in his hands. He was sleeping. Kairi started laughing. "Oh that was close!" Riku immediately opened his eyes. His hair was still messed up from sleeping in a weird position. Slowly, he ran his fingers through his silver hair. After a while, he got up and went into the living room and fell on the couch. There was a loud boom sound. Sora saw that as an advantage. "Gaining' some weight, buddy?" Riku already fell asleep. Aoi giggled a little bit. She pushed herself away from the table and got up. She walked quietly towards where Riku was.

A few hours later, like about 12 or so, Sora and Kairi were dashing here and there throughout the house. Nervously, Aoi asked them, "What exactly are you guys doing?" It took one of them a while to respond. "Roxas wanted us to hang out today so we're going to meet up with him." Sora answered finally. He was done getting ready. "We wanted to wait for you two but you just woke up and Riku is still at it." he finished. Aoi rubbed her sleep-filled eyes. "Oh, you want me to get ready?" He shook his head. "Actually, we wanted you and Riku to come. Can you come when he wakes up and stuff?" She nodded yes and fell back over. She could hear him faintly laugh.

Why was he on top of me? I felt something fall on my cheek. Was he crying? He was. Why are you sad? Can you hear me? Why are you holding me? What…is going…on?

Aoi could feel Riku's cold hands on her shoulders again. She opened her eyes slowly. Riku's position was almost exactly what she saw in her dream. She pushed him away. She covered her face. He stumbled a bit but looked normal, like that didn't do anything to make him lose his composure. "What was that for?" he asked not mad or annoyed. Aoi put her hands down. She clenched her knees. This calls for a change of subject. "Um…Sora and Kairi met up with Roxas and them and wanted us to meet up with them later…is that…?" Riku was dangerously close to her face. Her eyes widened. He lifted his hand. She hesitated. He put his hand on her head. "You're face is red. Are you sick?" She shook it off and continued. "Is that ok if we meet up with them?" Riku closed his eyes in annoyance. He got up and waved her off. That was mean of me. I hope I didn't hurt him. That was so weird though. Shaking her hands, she walked up to the bedroom.

Aoi walked down the stairs slowly. She had on a beautiful dress that went down to her knees. It was red and decorated with rhinestones.

She saw Riku standing down stairs. His eyes were wide and he coughed. She blushed. "Um," she stared at the door, "r-ready?" she mumbled. He nodded. He didn't talk a lot most of the time and when he did it was short, sweet, and to the point. Come to think of it, he didn't eat a lot either. How he made that 'boom' sound, no one will ever know.

As they walked together, she looked at him every now and then and he would just casually look straight ahead. After a continuous "Aoi-stare", he started laughing. Aoi looked down. What did I do? "What is it with you today?" Blushing, she answered, "I-I was just…I mean…um, I…uhh…sorry." He shrugged. "Oh yeah, I never heard what your dream was about…" Aoi lit up. "It's nothing!" She accidentally yelled. They both froze. What. The. Hell. He sighed. "I was just wondering."

"I know, I'm sorry, I'm having a crap…bad day."

"What?"

"N-nothing."

"You can tell me things too, y'know."

"Yeah…I know-"

"Well, ok maybe not everything."

She laughed. They still stood there like complete idiots. He looked nervous after a while when a girl passed by saying, "Those two are so cute . Ya think they're going on a date." "No duh." Her friend answered. She walked back and put her hands on their shoulders. "Have fun you two!" She dashed away. Aoi and Riku blushed. Riku grabbed a rock. "You think I could catch her?" Aoi put her hand over the rock and put it down. "Let's not and say we did." They both smiled at each other. She blushed and fidgeted yet again.

Sora, Kairi, and Roxas were in a restaurant. Sora looked out the window and saw Riku and Aoi. He excused himself to go meet them. "Hey, Aoi, I just wanted to let you know that your friend is here too." Aoi looked puzzled. "Really? Who?" Sora nodded, not to even bother telling who. She walked in first. Sora pushed Riku's hair away and whispered, "So, did you do anything?" Riku shoved him back. "Excuse you?" Sora laughed and walked back in.

The person Sora was talking about was Aoi's friend, Zexion. He was about a year older than Riku and two than her. She brightened up. "Zexion, it's been a long time!" He turned and she ran up and hugged him. "I missed you, Zexy!" He smiled. "You look more beautiful the last time we saw each other." She hugged him tighter and smiled. "Aoi-chan, are you here with someone?" She stopped hugging him and nodded. "Yup, I wish I could talk with you more. In fact, can I…I mean…do you want to meet up sometime?" He smiled warmly and answered, "Of course." Aoi blushed and smiled back. "Love you!" She waved off.

She came and sat down next to Roxas. Kairi immediately got in her face. "So…you were hitting on him?" Aoi glared daggers at her. "Dude, he's like my brother! Shut up!" Kairi giggled. "Whatever you say, flirt." Aoi was about to say something but Roxas cut her off. "How long have you known him?"

"About 5 years. He's my Zexion-nii-chan !"

Roxas laughed. He switched the subject to make Riku stop glaring. "So how have you all been doing?"

"Pretty good actually." That was Sora.

"How so?"

"You have to ask?"

"Did you beat my score on it yet? Or are you still a chicken-wuss?"

"As a matter of fact I did."

Sora and Roxas are the kind of people that if you make them talk to each other, they won't shut up. Kairi was just holding her hand in her hands, smiling. She then paused and got up. "If you can hear me, I'm going to go get Namine." Roxas played with his spoon a few minutes. He was blushing.

Namine and Kairi came back a few minutes later. "Well, I finally found her. Sorry, are you all ready to go?" Aoi got up but tripped. All of her lemonade spilled on Riku. He struggled. Aoi put her hands on his shoulders. "Oh, Riku! I'm so sorry! Please wait here!" She dashed to the girl's restroom to get a paper towel. She hurried back and he was rubbing his eyes. She wiped his face with the wet towel. "Riku, I'm sorry. I'm clumsy. We'll get you cleaned up, okay?" He pushed her arm away after a few minutes. As soon as she knew it…his lips were against hers.

Chapter 2 will be up eventually. I guess whenever I get around to it. Thank you for reading and I hope you liked it!