Diclaimer: I don't own anything. Okay?

-boy x boy stuff will come in later chapters. This isn't my favorite story, but since I've already wrote 11 chapters…going on 12, I decided I would try to work with it. I don't know how many chapters there will be…just that I only have the first two ready for posting. And when I say ready, I mean I ran it through spell check and read over it a few times. I'm not perfect!

-And regarding the stories name "Lagnadan" means fate.

Summer is Coming to an End

It was a great day at the island. The temperature was just right. Not too hot, just comfortable. The warm breeze felt wonderful against his face. Sora looked over at Riku, who seemed to be deep in thought. "Hey, Riku?" The silver haired boy lifted his head to reply. "Yes?" He seemed to be in deep thought a lot lately. "What are you thinking about so much?"

Riku hopped up to set on the paupu tree with Sora. "Haven't you ever wondered what's out there?" Riku pointed out to the ocean. Sora tilted his head. "Erm...water?" Riku shook his head sadly. "No. I mean besides that. What else is there besides this island?"

Sora never really thought about it before. He guessed there was something out there, but that didn't really seem to matter. He noticed that Riku seemed to be keeping a close watch on him. "Sora, the summer is almost over. We only have one year of school left." Sora looked down at the sand. He knew they only had a few more days of vacation left. Although he had no idea why Riku sounded sad about it being their last year of school. It should be a good thing. They used to count down how many years were left of it when they were little.

"Aw come on Riku, last year wasn't so bad." Riku hopped down. "That's exactly what I'm talking about. Nothing ever changes. I want something new. Something more exciting than this little old island." Sora climbed down the tree. "Well I guess some change couldn't hurt. But, what are we supposed to do about it?"

Riku smiled, obviously glad Sora was thinking on the same page he was. "I've already got it figured out." Riku waved his arm in the air, as if the emphasize how easy the task was for him. "I asked the school administrator, and they said that there was this thing called an exchange program. We can go to a completely different school, and it wouldn't cost any more than the one we have now. We would just have to convince our parents, that's all."

An exchange program? He can't be serious. Riku kept staring sternly at Sora, almost willing an answer from him. "Er...are you sure about this Riku? It is our last year here, and it would take a while to get used to the move..." Riku shifted his weight a little. "Aww come on Sora. Don't you want to know what else is out there? Where is your sense of adventure?" Sora looked down at the ground. Riku obviously had his mind set.

Riku smirked. "Or are you afraid that it will be one more thing that I'm better at than you?" Sora's face scrunched up into a determined gaze. "You wish!" Riku started walking off, obviously approving of Sora's reaction. "Good. We will get the papers signed tonight then." Sora had to run to keep up with Riku. Riku always had a slight height advantage. And he used it every chance he got.

"Hey Riku! Wait up!" Riku stopped a few feet ahead of Sora, waiting for the boy to catch up. "Will you come with me to ask my parents?" Sora sounded short of breath. Riku kept his smug appearance. Waving a hand in the air he replied. "Maybe." Sora immediately started to pout. Riku knew Sora was always timid about asking his parents for anything.

"Aww come on Riku. Don't you want someone you know to go to school with you?" Riku scratched his head like he had to think about it. This only resulted in more pouting on Sora's part. "I guess I could use the company..." Sora jumped up in glee. Riku was going to help him after all. "Come on Sora. We have to go to my house first to get the papers. Then we will go ask your parents."

They walked silently the rest of the way to Riku's house. Sora was both nervous and excited at the same time. He didn't know whether he really wanted permission or not. At the same time, he didn't want Riku to leave the island without him. Things just wouldn't be the same. And like he said, it was their last year of school.

Riku lived in a pretty nice house. Actually it wasn't much different than anyone else's. All the houses pretty much looked the same. Sora guessed that it was probably one of the things that made the island boring. Sora followed Riku into the house to get the papers. "Now if they seem a little uneasy about the question just do that little pout you always do." Sora immediately starting pouting. "I don't pout!" Riku just laughed. Sora was a hard one to convince sometimes.

The conversation went surprisingly well with Riku's parents. They seemed to think it was a good opportunity for him. They seemed to approve even more once they discovered that Sora also wanted to go.

Walking out the door Riku smiled at Sora. "One down." A feeling of dread went through Sora. He knew his parents would agree to pretty much anything, but he hated to ask. They were always really busy, and didn't like being disturbed. All Sora could do was hope that this meeting would go as well as it did with Riku's parents.

Sora slowly opened to door to his house. Secretly hoping that his parents wouldn't be home. That feeling of uneasiness increased as he saw them setting at the dining room table. They were eating their lunch together before getting back to their busy schedules. Sora walked slowly up to his parents, Riku close in pursuit.

It must have been Sora's lucky day. Not only were his parents in a good mood, but they agreed relatively quickly. Sora stammered, "th-thanks" as he walked out the front door. Riku gave Sora one of those see-that-wasn't-so-bad-looks. "You up for one more trip?" Sora nodded. He couldn't believe how productive the day had been.

"We just have to drop the papers off." Riku paused as if thinking about something. "And get some transportation arranged. We are leaving the day after tomorrow after all." Sora's eyes widened realizing how soon that was. Nothing got past Riku. "Don't worry. I've got it all under control. It's all set up, they just need the forms." That was a good thing to hear, but it was still so soon.

They dropped their forms off , and left with a few brochures. It never occurred to Sora that he had absolutely no idea where he was headed to. Riku claimed that it was just another great part of the adventure. Something different and exciting. "So, uh...do you think they will like us?" Riku flipped through another page about the amazing outdoors. "I don't know. Maybe." Sora's head fell down as if they gravity targeted it especially.

Riku punched Sora lightly on the arm. "Tag! You're it!" Sora couldn't help but return a huge smile. "But, Riku...You know there are no tag backs in tag!" Riku chuckled. "I guess that means I win then?" Sora gave him one of those you-wait-until-next-time looks. Riku couldn't be bothered. He knew Sora always forgot about those things. "Go get some rest. Tomorrow is our last full day here."

xXx

Sora woke up reenergized. His last full day on the island. He had to go talk to all his friends one last time. It will be a year before they see each other again. He found Wakka and Tidus sparring with wooden swords. It seems no one ever grew out of that stuff. "Hey you guys." Sora couldn't help but sound cheerful. He was looking forward to the trip.

Wakka looked over in Sora's direction, earning him a stab in the chest. "Ow! That hurt, ya!" "Sorry." Tidus looked smug about the win. Fair or not, it was still a win. "Is it true that you are leaving Sora?" They already knew. That was no surprise. These things spread like wildfire at the island. Sora smiled. "Yea, you know Riku. He talked me into it." Riku approached from behind. "Oh is that so? I seem to remember you jumping up and down from the prospect of the whole situation."

Sora shrugged his shoulders, leaving Riku to talk to his fellow islanders. Only to run into Kairi. She held her hands on her hips. "Where do you think you're going? You didn't think you would leave without saying bye did you?" Sora sat down on the edge of the pier. "Nah, you know I wouldn't do that." Kairi giggled for some unknown reason. "Don't ever change, Sora." "I won't." Riku came just in time. Kairi stood up. "Hey you guys, let's have one last race." "Are you kidding me?" Kairi giggled and started running.

Sora and Riku shared a glance before speeding past Kairi. Sora wasn't as good as Riku, but there was no way he was losing to a girl. Kairi stopped running some time back. Sora and Riku stopped at the bridge. Riku just ahead like always. Both guys were a little out of breath. "That was a close one." Riku watched as Sora started panting. "Yet another win. What's the score now?"

Sora looked up defiantly. Riku would always be the better runner. But Sora still had a shot at something else. The sun was already starting to go down. "We're leaving in the morning." Riku walked over to the tree to have something to lean against. "Yea. It will be great, you'll see." Sora walked over and plopped down on the tree. "I guess so..." They stood there in silence for a while. They were leaving tomorrow. It seemed unreal somehow. "Shouldn't we go make sure everything is packed?" "Yea."

Sora started to walk back ahead of Riku. "Hey Sora!" Sora turned around in time to catch a star shaped fruit. "Wha...?" "The paupu fruit. When two people share one, they share the same destiny no matter what. Their lives will be intertwined." Sora looked up confused. "You've been wanting to try it, haven't you?" Riku was now laughing at Sora. Sora threw the fruit down on the ground, blushing fiercely. "Whatever. Let's go home."