Welcome to my first fan fiction... It is the usual Sora/Riku thing. If I get at least 5 good reviews, I'll try and continue the story ^-^ I'm having trouble...with the text. I don't quite understand how to stick italics and underlined stuff into the story. It might start to get confusing.

Copyright: Um...I don't own Kingdom Hearts and all of the characters. I don't own Disney and their characters either. They all belong to Square Enix and Disney. (Darn...)

~~*~~ Is the start of a memory

I stepped out into the dim radiance of the street lamps. I took a glance back at the giant wooden doors, which creaked closed behind me. I frowned at the sound. It brought back haunting memories.

~~*~~

"Now! They're coming!"
"Donald, Goofy, thank you."
A rumbling sound drowned out all other noises. The deep creak of the giant marble doors shutting closed grew lighter and lighter. One voice could be heard over the subsiding uproar. A single voice.
"Take care of her."

~~*~~

The memories, still etched in my mind, always returned every once and a while. I would never be rid of that painstaking day when I lost him.
I hadn't walked too far until I came to a fork. The left path, lined with lighted windows, led to the entrance of the Gizmo Shop. The right led down to the empty square. The way to the Gizmo Shop looked much more inviting, but I took the right. I strolled down the concrete path and turned the corner. I stopped for one minute to sort things out in my mind, but memories just kept returning.

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"If I win, I'm captain! And if you win..."
"I get to share the paopu with Kairi."
"Huh?"
"Deal? The winner gets to share a paopu with Kairi."

~~*~~

My heart wrenched at the recollection. I finally realized what he meant. Tears of bitter jealousy stung the sides of eyes. I drove my front teeth into my lip and stifled my sobs.
Why do I feel this way? He's a guy and I'm a guy! It's wrong to feel this way. Besides, I like Kairi...and if he feels the same, then it's rivalry!
I descended the stairs ahead of me. It was a short flight, but it sure seemed to take a long time. I stepped down stair after stair after stair. I watched my bright yellow shoes.
"I hate him! I hate him! I hate him! Look what he's doing to me! Rah!"
Once I reached the bottom, I stood in thought and listened to the water from the fountain sprinkle down into the shallow pool below. I felt the icy wind against my warm skin. My eyes strayed from my shoes and moved up to the dark sky.
It's cold. It's almost as cold as that dreadful night, I thought.

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"Where's Kairi? I thought she was with you!"
"The door has opened..."
"What?"
"The door has opened, Sora! Now we can go to the outside world!"
"What are you talking about? We've got to find Kairi!"
"Kairi's coming with us! Once we step through, we might not be able to come back. We may never see our parents again. There's no turning back. But this may be our only chance. We can't let fear stop us! I'm not afraid of the darkness!"
"Riku!"

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...That's when I lost him. That's when our friendship was shattered. That's when...
I couldn't hold it back any longer. I felt hot tears trickle down my cheeks.
As I cried, the wind comforted me with its elegant whispers.
"Sora...Sora...Sora don't cry..."
I sobbed harder and gripped to my chest. The wind kept trying to soothe and calm my emotions.
"Sora. Don't cry, Sora." The wind kept muttering. Soon, a cluster of voices drew together, "Sora, Sora. Sora, Please stop! Sora, you're too old to cry. Sora, fight your emotions. Sora, Sora, Sora."
"Sora!" I was snapped back into reality with a loud yell (sounded like a guy voice, too!). I quickly turned and drew my Keyblade.
"Who's there?" I asked nervously.
"Still the same old jumpy, childish Sora..."
I noticed someone atop the Gizmo Shop. They stood near the edge. A long drab cloak draped over his shoulders and it flailed in the wind near his large blue and white shoes. The tattered hood of the cloak was thrown over his head, causing their face to be hidden in the shadows.
"Who...?"
He let out a loud chuckle. The harmless chuckle echoed through the still air. It grew louder and louder and into mocking laughter. I felt a blush creep over my face. I felt so stupid.
"Aha ha," The person's laughter subsided and he drew back from the edge.
Where's HE going? I asked myself...
I watched and waited. Nothing. Nothing happened. I relaxed my posture, but soon...
"Here I come!" The person yelled out louder. He ran back towards the edge and lunged off. My eyes widened.
Holy crap! He's committing suicide! I screamed in my mind.
He flew through the air gracefully. He flipped midair and landed on his feet. The hood hadn't moved an inch from his face. My body froze.
"Sora..."
"How do you know my name?" I questioned him. I raised the keyblade and glared into his shadowed face, "Answer me!"
"How would I not know your name?" He paced forward and stood before me. He was a quite bit taller than me. I decided not to look up at him, and keep my glare at his chest. My neck was hurting from looking up at the sky, anyways.
A black-gloved hand reached out from his cloak and grabbed my own hand. I wanted to pull away, but I felt something. His hand was warm and the warmth...it felt nice.
Soon, I felt the sprinkle of water on my head. It had started to rain.
"Sora, I thought you would come back for me, or have you found new friends?"
"What are you talking about?"
"Dammit, Sora! You don't understand anything, do you? I'm talking about that feisty duck and that idiotic dog!"
I blinked.
"You mean Donald and Goofy? Yes, they are my fri-Wait! Come back for you? What are YOU talking about?"
"Never mind," He pulled his hand away, "Apparently, you don't remember or care for me anymore."
Before he could walk away, a gust of wind blew the hood from his face. Suddenly, everything came back to me.

~~*~~

"So, Kairi's home is out there somewhere, right?"
"Could be. We'll never know by staying here."
"But how far could a raft take us?"
"Who knows? If we have to, we'll think of something else."
"So, suppose you get to another world. What would you do there?"
"Well, I haven't really thought about it. It's just... I've always wondered why we're here on this island. If there are any other worlds out there, why did we end up on this one? And suppose there are other worlds... Then ours is just a little piece of something much greater. So we could have just as easily ended up somewhere else, right?"
"I don't know."
"That's why we need to go out there and find out. Just sitting here won't change a thing. It's the same old stuff. So let's go."
"You've been thinking a lot lately, haven't you?"
"Thanks to you. If you hadn't come here, I probably would've never thought of any of this. Kairi, thanks."
"You're welcome."

~~*~~

I craned my neck upwards and looked at the hoodless man. Through a mat of snowy white hair, two electric blue eyes stared down at me in disgust.
"Ri...ku?" I whispered.
I shut my eyes for one second to see if it was an illusion. I opened them once more and for sure, there stood Riku.
"Riku...I..." I kept whispering.
He didn't stay around for me to finish my sentence and quickly withdrew back into his cloak. He sped off and vaulted over the fountain onto the ground above. He took once last look at me.
"Sora...I'm disappointed," he hissed at me.
He opened the enormous wooden doors and dashed through.
I collapsed onto the ground. I gasped for air desperately.
Riku...It was you. Riku, you're still alive! But Riku, you hate me, I thought.
More tears swelled in my eyes. I was left alone. I was left alone to cry. I was left alone to grieve in my own guilt.
"Riku..."
~~*~~

"Hey, Sora."
"Hm?"
"When we grow up, let's get off this island. We'll go on real adventures, not this kid stuff!"

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Um R&R Please...