"Would you stay with me in the darkness, Sora?" Riku asks as Sora checks Riku's hurt leg. Sora stays silent and listens to Riku's loud heartbeat.
The brunette thinks for a moment as he studies Riku's purple bruised leg. The silver teen rolls down the jeans on his left leg. Sora looks away with sorry eyes. 'Sora…I want to be with you…forever.....if only you knew how I feel about you...' The silver teen thinks in his dark mind. Riku stretches his leg out and clinches his teeth at the pain.
"Riku….what about Kairi and Roxas and all our other friends?" Sora asks with worried eyes. The silver teen cringes at her name and notices Sora looking at him oddly. Riku holds his leg and Sora hugs him.
"You know their safe now…we can stay here in the darkness…together…you and me." Riku says with a smile of hope. Sora smiles back and rests his head against Riku's chest. "The darkness….I'd like that…." Sora says and his eyelids grow heavy.
"Sora." Riku says to the sleeping brunette. "Huh?" Sora responds and he quickly gets off of Riku's chest and blushes. "Did I drool?" Sora asks and he wipes his mouth to check.
Riku starts laughing. "Haha no you didn't. I wouldn't mind. My clothes are beat up already…but can you get off of my leg too?" Riku asks and he winces with pain. Sora notices he was laying on top of Riku and he blushes harder.
"I'm so sorry! Is your leg alright?" Sora asks and he shuffles away so he is sitting beside Riku. "Yeah…I just need to rest it…" Riku says as he gazes out into the soothing black waves. The moonlight streams down and cascades to Riku's pale face; making his eyes stand out behind his silver bangs.
Sora sighs and rests his head on Riku's shoulder and says, "What you did out there….Riku…thank you…you saved me…I..I could've…" Riku puts his finger over Sora's lips and his eyes sadden. "Not another word…You know you did the same for me…I will never leave you behind." Riku says and he puts his arm around Sora.
The brunette snuggles into Riku's arms for warmth on the icy cold night. "You'll love the darkness, Sora, just wait." Riku says with a small smile. Sora senses something is not right. "What's wrong Riku? You're…too quiet." Sora says and he sits up. Riku let's go of Sora and looks to his left; away from Sora. "It's nothing. You should just get some sleep." Riku says. Sora touches Riku's face and Riku turns his head back.
"You can tell me, Riku. I'm your friend." The brunette says with care in his hushed voice. "That's just it…you're my friend…Sora…ugh…how can I tell you this?" Riku asks himself and he looks out into the distance. The tide goes up and the water licks at their shoes. "Riku…what's wrong?" Sora asks and he puts his hand back on Riku' s cheek.
"Please Sora…I don't want to loose you…I'll see you again, in another life….I just want you to remember this…I should tell you now…" Riku says and he bites his bottom lip.
"Riku. What are you talking about?! I'll always be with you!" The brunette says as he tries to make sense of all this. "I want to be with you forever...but they are going to take us...we'll forget all this...I don't want it to end this way..." Riku says as he starts to look around for something...someone.
"Riku what do you mean? What's happening?" Sora asks as Riku looks at him in the eyes. "You're going to forget…we are all going to forget…Axel told me….I can't do anything to save you….Axel tried to stop this but…there is no other way out. ...I'm going to loose you...but I can't...I can't let you go!" Riku says and he hugs Sora tightly. "I can't let you go…not now…not ever." Riku says as tears fill his lambent green eyes.
"I would do anything to stay with you…but there is nothing we can do…" Riku says as he hugs Sora tighter. The brunette pulls back a little to see Riku's face. "Riku…" Sora says as he sees tears streaming down the silver knight's pale complexion.
"We'll meet again." Riku says and he touches Sora's face. "Don't cry Riku. I won't leave you. I've been searching for you and now we are together. We'll stay this way Riku. Please don't cry." Sora begs as he starts to feel tears welling up in his eyes.
The silver teen's tears get wiped away by Sora's hand. "I promise I will always...have these feelings for you...I don't want to you cry...I promise that when this is all over....we will be together..." The silver knight says.
Riku holds Sora's hand in his own. "Please Sora…I want you to always remember us…I want you to know…" Riku begins and he struggles for words. His throat tightens and he feels like there is no more air for him. 'Sora…' Riku thinks. A tear slides down Sora's cheek and his confused eyes stare deeply into Riku's river green eyes.
"I will remember…you need to escape with me…we need to try to get out of here…if they find us though…I want you to know…" Riku says and he struggles again for the right words. "Riku what is it? I don't understand. Who are they?" Sora asks. "Organization thirteen. Axel told me about their plan. Roxas tried to figure a way out…but there is no other way…it's going to happen." Riku says.
Sora puts his hands behind Riku's neck and pushes their faces together. "Tell me Riku! What are they going to do?!" Sora demands. Their noses brushes and Riku is dazed for a moment. "Xemnas is still out there…They are going to erase our memories and put us in a different world…a different place…we won't remember each other…but I'll remember you…Roxas found a way that our memories can be safe…" Riku explains then his sentence trails off.
"What is it? Tell me how our memories will be safe. I don't want to forget you!" Sora says and he buries his face in the tall ten's chest. He listens to Riku's heart beat and his breathing becomes shaky. Sora sits up and waits for an answer. "Axel will have his memories too…but not Roxas…the secret is love, Sora. Axel loves Roxas but…he hasn't told Roxas…I don't know if Roxas loves him…Xemnas can't control that emotion in hearts…it's too strong for him…he doesn't know that love is a flaw in his plan. Love will make us remember. You just have to say it…and you'll always remember." Riku explains.
He feels Sora stiffen in his arms at the mention of the L-word. Riku puts his hand under Sora's chin. "Sora…I have something to tell you…I love you." Riku admits. The silver teen slowly comes in for a kiss and capture Sora's cold lips.
The brunette's heart speeds up dramatically and his body is in shock. Riku's warm lips press against Sora's and his heart beats strongly against Sora's chest. 'Riku...' The brunette thinks. Sora quickly pulls back and runs off. "Sora no!" Riku calls out.
A black cloaked figure grabs Sora and Riku chases after the villain. "Xemnas!" Riku growls. The cloaked figure chuckles deeply and others creep out of a cave behind him. The brunette fights but the arms are too powerful. "Riku!" Sora calls out in fear. Riku's leg pain feels like nothing now that the adrenaline is pumping through his body.
Riku takes a swing at Xemnas but Xigbar socks Riku right in the jaw. The silver teen shakes the pain off as blood drips from his mouth. He swings his keyblade at Xigbar and the organization member falls back in pain. "Let go of him!" Riku yells out. Xaldin slices at Riku's arm and a deep gash on his bicep appears. The warm blood empties out. "Sora!" Riku calls out.
He sees Xemnas capturing Sora in his trance. "Ahh! No!" Riku yells and he roars as he swings his keyblade right at Xemnas's back. The superior falls down. "Sora!" Riku exclaims and he catches the brunette in his arms. "Please Sora…wake up…" Riku says and the brunette remains motionless. "Please Sora…" Riku says again. Xemnas starts to get up and Riku's eyes catches the black figure.
The brunette's blue eyes open as Xemnas grabs Riku. "No!" Sora exclaims and he summons his keyblade. Xemnas slashes at Riku and the silver teen falls to the ground. "Sora…please….I want you to…love me…." Riku says as the pain engulfs him.
He starts fading as Xemnas focuses on the hurt silver knight. "Darkness will consume you Riku." Xemnas says and Riku starts fading. "No Riku!" Sora shouts. "I love you…" Riku says and he fades away. Xemnas turns to the brunette and blocks the keyblade.
"No…" Sora says. The brunette falls back and Xemnas raises his hand above Sora's head. 'We'll meet again.' Riku says in Sora's mind. 'You just have to say it…and you'll always remember.' Riku says in Sora's mind. 'Love…' Sora thinks as he pictures the beauty he only saw as a friend before.
"Riku…" Sora says as he fights for strength. Xemnas starts sucking Sora's memories away and the brunette begins to fade. 'I love him….I…I love him…I love Riku.' Sora thinks and he feels his heart beat one last time before he disappears. Sora shouts, "Riku! I love-" Sora's eyes close and everything goes dark.