Fandom: Kingdom Hearts
Pairings: SoKai, RiSo
Rating: T
Disclaimer: I don't own Kingdom Hearts
I was numb. My wife, my best friend, the person who had ripped me away from the one I had loved, was dead. I shuddered. Those memories still haunted me, still lurked in the back of my mind. Back then, I had trusted her, and believed her to be a good friend. But she was jealous. She wanted to be the one that I loved. So she went to him, whispering in his ear, whispering lies. By the time I had realized what she was doing, my love had already swallowed her lies and believed them to be true. No matter my pleading, he wouldn't listen...
I snapped myself back to the present. It was a week after Kairi's funeral, and I had been getting calls, visits, letters, ect from everyone. It was a bunch of bullshit. No one really liked Kairi—she was a manipulator of emotions and thoughts. Every friend she had ever had, she had hurt in some way.
I felt odd... In a way, I was sad, but I was also happy. I did miss her...but I certainly didn't wish she was still alive. She had caused me pain. But, to be fair, some of it was my fault. If I had only realized in time... If I had only been able to stop her. If only I'd been able to hold on to him better...
The loud ringing of the doorbell brought me out of my thoughts. I stood up and stumbled my way to the door, almost tripping over my own feet. When I opened the door, I froze when I got a good look at who was standing there.
"Hello Sora. It's been awhile, hasn't it?" A smile spread across his face. I almost melted, my knees growing weak. I had forgotten how beautiful he was... My eyes greedily took in the sight of that long silver hair, those blue-green eyes and that pale, pale skin. Oh God how I had missed him... As they say, absence makes the heart grow fonder.
"Riku..." I breathed, my fingers clenching. We were both nervous. We were both wary, each trying to decide what to say. After the way we had ended, we had every reason to be. I remembered his cold words. From his skittish and apologetic expression, so did Riku. The words he had said were the ones that haunted my nightmares... The words that had me waking up crying almost every single night.
'"Get out. You have your...girlfriend. I'm tired of you using me, Sora."'
'"I don't want to be your dirty little secret anymore..."'
'"Get the hell out! I hate you—and I never loved you!"'
"Sora...I'm so sorry." Riku finally said after a few minutes of agonizing silence. My eyes shot up to meet his. I was still nervous. But then he gave me a smile--a large, genuine smile--and I gave him a large, warm smile in return. I reached forward and wrapped my arms around his waist.
"I know, Riku, I know. Me too." After years of being apart, after years of heartache and longing, I was finally where I belonged. In his arms.
A/N: Kinda clichéd ending, I know, but I like it. I got the idea from my friend Kathy (aka Va Wafer). It's a little sloppily written, but hey, I'm trying.