Far away through the solar sea of millions of other worlds and countless shining stars, a boy of 18 sat upon the golden sand watching the sun set over the sea-born horizon. His mass of unruly brown spikes danced with the calm breeze that drifted through. With a long breath, he inhaled the sea-salt smell that was the ocean and sighed before letting a wide smile grace his lips.
"Nothing's changed huh?" he whispered warmly, looking to his side to see his beloved partner.
"Nope, nothing will..." the other replied before placing his hand over the brunette's
They sat in silence, not needing words to express how they felt.
The brunette looked up at the flowing sliver hair beside him, admiring how it glowed like diamonds in the warm light. His green eyes amongst the silver looked his way. He moved his hand from the brunette's and tenderly touched his cheek.
"Sora...?" he hummed softly when he felt the other lean into the touch.
"Hmm?" was all the said brunette could say.
He felt so relaxed, so at peace. He closed his eyes and took his time to enjoy the moment.
"I love you so much"
Sora opened his eyes in a flash to see the warmth and sincerity in the pair of green eyes looking at him.
"I love you too Riku, you know I do!" Sora giggled lightly as he wrapped his arms around his silver haired boyfriend.
The two sat in their embrace; cherishing this rare moment. Sora nuzzled his face into Riku's toned chest, breathing in his sent.
"It's finally just the two of us..." the brunette sighed contently. "I know it's been a few weeks since we returned but..."
"I know Sora...." Riku softly whispered, stroking the mass of brown spikes under his chin. "I'll always be grateful to you never giving up on me..."
Sora pushed away and looked up into Riku's now troubled topaz eyes.
"How could I not?" Sora's voice began to waver under the emotion. "I couldn't, I knew there was still some hope left, that there was still some light in your heart...somewhere...."
Sora's voice finally cracked as a few tears fell down his cheeks.
Riku felt his heart brake at the brunette's tears. He simply just wrapped his arms around him and pulled him into a tight embrace. He cradled him and hushed him soothingly with a few words of comfort.
It had been a long two years. Their home destroyed by the heartless resulting in Riku's heart being trapped in the darkness, his body taken over by the heartless. Sora journeyed with Donald and Goofy through many worlds after receiving the Keyblade, destroying the heartless, locking the keyholes, defeating Ansem's apprentice, saving Kairi and taking her home. Then he had to set out once again to find Riku; this time he destroyed the Nobodies and Organisation XII. It had been a long journey for the both of them, but now it's all over and were finally able to return home to Kairi.
"Shall we go now?" Riku whispered in a lustful tone.
The spiked brunette looked up and simply nodded.
The pair took their time as they walked hand in hand along the warm sand, just enjoying the silence around them, like they were in their own little world.
"It's been a long time since we were able to do this..." Riku sighed, as he gazed out at the open sea.
"Yeah, I'm just glad things can finally return to normal...." Sora replied before he kicked some sand into the air and watched it blow in the wind and settle back down again.
"What are you doing....?" Riku giggled at Sora's natural child-like behaviour.
The brunette shrugged.
As they continued to walk long the beach, Riku suddenly stopped causing Sora to stumble backwards.
"Riku...?"
His silver haired boyfriend sighed deeply, as he stared out once again at the ocean. He watched the water glow a deep orange from the setting sun. He turned to see the rest of the island of his other side, the different hues of green from the coconut trees blowing in the breeze.
"What a small world...." he finally said.
Sora tilted his head slightly. He was confused at Riku's sudden refection, but he then smiled as cupped his face in his hands, making Riku look at him.
"But part of one that's much bigger..."
Riku smiled as he embraced the brunette once again.
"Oh, I almost forgot!"
Sora watched as Riku put his hand into his pocket and pulled out a yellow star with a green leaf on the top.
"We can finally share one..."
Sora's eyes widened with shock as he realised that Riku was holding a Paopu Fruit.
"R-Riku, are you sure?" Sora stuttered nervously.
Sora remembered that day when Riku first explained to him what the Paopu Fruit was used for.
"If two people share this fruit, their destinies become intertwined...they remain a part of each others lives...no matter what..."
"Sora, do you really believe what I told you?" Riku almost laughed. "It's only a story; I just thought it would be romantic..."
Sora giggled nervously. Of course he believed it! He was like that. All the girls on the island made a big deal out of it. It was kind of hard not to believe it.
"W-Well....I g-guess so...." He finally said, trying to smile through his nerves.
"Hey, it's alright, I'm not forcing you to Sora. I just thought it would be fun..." Riku said when he saw the brunette's troubled expression.
Sora looked into the green eyes gazing at him. He had to stop being childish. It's only a god dam fruit! What was he afraid of? Okay, so what if this fruit had this kind of power, was it really so bad a thought to spend the rest of his life with Riku.....?
"No, I want to..." Sora made up his mind. It was either now or never.
Riku smiled affectionately as he held out the star shaped fruit. Sora smiled back as he held the other end of it. Simultaneously they both slowly leaned in and took a small bite. Sora immediately adored the taste. It reminded him of a Pear; sweet and slightly gritty but amazingly soft. The fruit was very succulent and so juicy that some of the liquid trailed down the side of his mouth. Riku's opinion was exactly the same. Sora opened his eyes to see a pair of green looking back at him. They kept their eyes locked through out. It was almost as if they were afraid to look away.
After finishing the fruit, Sora stood with his eyes closed. He was almost expecting to feel some sort of change. He wasn't sure what kind of change but he stood their waiting for it.
"Don't worry!" He heard Riku's playful tone. "You're all still you!"
Sora opened his eyes to see Riku smiling at him.
"It wasn't bad eh?"
"No, not bad at all...." Sora smiled back and took his hand once again.
"Well at least we can finally say we tried it!" Riku laughed. "Everyone our age is too frightened to try it in case its real, but to be honest I think its all bull you know?"
Sora giggled in return. He realised he was being a silly child; it was just fruit, and yeah, it was romantic. Riku was right. In a way he felt the love for his silver haired boyfriend grow. And no, it wasn't the fruit talking. Or at least he didn't think it was....
After making their way to the Main Island, Sora suddenly turned with a wide goofy grin.
"What?" Riku grinned hesitantly at the brunette's sudden hyper mood.
"I just remembered" Sora began as he slowly moved his hands to tangle them in silver hair. "I have a free house. My parents are out for tonight..."
Sora gave a mischievous smile, hinting to what he was getting at. Riku's grin faded to a serious and troubled expression.
"I'm sorry Sora..." The brunette's smile instantly fell. "I can't stay tonight; I promised my Ma I'd actually be home night"
Sora pouted. He was clearly not pleased.
"I'm sorry..." Riku sighed.
He knew that Sora was disappointed, but he's been staying at the brunette's house nearly all week; no wonder his mother demanded him to come home tonight.
"Tell you what..." Riku began, wrapping his arms around Sora's thin waist. "How about I at least walk you home?"
Sora sighed as he finally accepted that he wasn't getting anything better than that.
"Fine..." he mumbled.
As they began to walk down the street, night time had finally fallen and the streets were completely empty. They once again just enjoyed the silence around them, letting their minds form a bubble around them from the outside world. The only thing that could be heard was their footsteps and the rustling of the palm trees around them. It was almost as if they were the only ones awake. Maybe that wasn't a complete lie either.
Just as they entered they top of Sora's street, his house was visible half way down.
"Well I guess this is where I leave you!" Riku tried to joke but Sora looked hurt.
"Aw come on, I'll see you tomorrow, I promise!"
"I know..." The brunette mumbled under his breath.
"Oh, come here!" Riku smiled as he pulled Sora into a loving embrace.
Riku looked down at Sora in his arms and cupped his cheek to pull his face up. He bent down slightly and placed his lips upon the brunettes. Sora instantly turned to goo in Riku's arms. The kiss was so innocent and affectionate, like Riku was pouring all his tenderness into it. Sora wrapped his arms around Riku's neck and pulled him in closer to crush their lips together with more force. As the kiss became more heated, they failed to notice a shroud of back cloud's heading their way......
