A/N: Okay so... this hasn't been beta-ed. Why? 'Cause no one was online when I finished it. But I kinda like it, and I certainly hope you do.
Disclaimer: I, sadly, don't own it. I so desperately wished I did, 'cause then Zexion and Demyx would definitely be seen in game together. With a kiss. And Sora woulda kissed Riku in the second game when they saw each other again. But I digress. I don't own Kingdom Hearts and I never will.
Dedication: To those that I worship.
Riku was falling.
Darkness slowly crept into his heart. Gradually, he began to resent everything around him. The island, with its almost always perfect weather. Selphie, with her constant happy-go-lucky attitude. Wakka, with his accent that just plucked the nerves. Kairi, with her annoying optimism. But he couldn't hate Sora. Never Sora.
Riku was falling.
He didn't know how much more of it he could take. Every passing day, he had to live with the guilt of abandoning everyone. Choosing darkness over light. Knowing Sora was looking more for Kairi than for himself. Everytime he would be right on the verge of complete insanity, he would remember Sora. Remember the brightness of the brunette's smile. Remember the pure colour of his eyes. Remember the sound of his voice. And Riku knew that he could pull himself from the edge of madness he precariously balanced on.
Riku was falling.
Panic. Pure sheer panic. It overcame him at the most random of times, squeezing at his heart, making it hard to breath. He panicked when he found out Sora had located Kairi. So many different thoughts went through his mind. 'He'll forget me.' 'He's got Kairi now, why would he need me?' 'He never really did need me, did he?' 'Sometimes I wish Kairi would just... vanish.' But when the venomous thoughts of Kairi arose, he would hastily squash them, repeating over and over that he didn't need to think of the redhead that way, when really, he didn't want to lose himself in jealousy and rage. So when Sora found him, trapped in the shell of Xehanort, and tears ran down that beautiful face, Riku panicked. He felt needed by the brunette. And that was enough for him.
Riku was falling.
Somewhere along the line, Riku realized he was in love with his best friend. He couldn't quite remember when, but it was there, he was sure of it. So when he pulled Sora aside after school one day and confessed, he felt darkness creeping back in his heart; he felt as if he was once more balancing between sanity and madness; he felt panic so unlike the other times. But when Sora surged forward and crushed their lips together in one simple kiss, Riku knew it would be okay.
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