The Keyblade's Guardian

Chapter 2

Yuki watched Sora run up to Kairi. They were talking and the blue eyed girl giggled as he spoke to her with a blush. The dark haired 14 year-old could see the smile on his face whenever he was with Kairi and the happiness he was feeling. A tear fell down Yuki's cheek and she smiled woefully.

"Sora, I really love you."

"Hey, Yuki." She looked back to see Riku smiling gently at her. Yuki returned the smile and walked up to him as they sat down on the leaning Paopu Fruit tree.

"Hiya, Riku." The dark haired teen grinned but his smile dropped.

"You sound so happy and you're bottling everything in." She tilted her head to the side.

"What do you mean?" She asked.

"I saw what happened." Riku stated and she frowned.

"Oh…" She looked at the distance and sighed.

"Can I ask you something?" Yuki smiled at her best friend.

"Yeah, sure. Shoot!" She said.

"Why do you love Sora? Why not, someone like Tidus?" He asked curiously.

"Tidus is different compared to Sora." Yuki stated.

"But Tidus has a massive crush on you and you know it." She scratched the back of her head whilst blushing. She knew that for 4 years, he's had a big crush on Yuki. But she was in love with Sora and wanted to be just friends with Tidus.

"I know but I love Sora. He's so different. I mean I know he's a little…slow…" The silver haired teen started snickering and Yuki pouted. "Aw leave him alone."

"A little slow? You know he's more than that!" Riku exclaimed.

"I know, but I love him that way. Even though he's simple minded, I don't care. He makes me smile and laugh." The blue eyed girl sighed as she looked up at her friend with a smile and sparkling eyes. "I love him, Riku and that won't ever change." He smiled at her.

"Yuki, you're different, you know that." He said and she tilted her head to the side.

"What do you mean, Riku?" She asked and he shook his head at this.

"It's nothing." He mumbled and she huffed at this.

"You're so weird Riku! First you say something so strange and then say it's nothing!" Yuki giggled and he laughed at this.

They continued staring into the distance and Riku turned to the dark haired girl. She had a frown on her face and looked down at her pendant which was given to her by her brother. She missed him so much and wanted to find him wherever he was.

"Yuki…" She looked at him and he wiped a tear which fell down her cheek.

Sora was on the beach and saw Yuki and Riku sitting on the Paopu Fruit tree. His grin of excitement to talk to Yuki disappeared into a disappointed frown.

The silver haired teen smiled sadly at her as she looked at him with her amethyst eyes sparkling.

"You're missing your brother, aren't you?" He asked and she nodded. Yuki looked down and started to sob quietly. "Yuki."

He wrapped his arms around her and held the 14 year-old girl against him. Riku rubbed his hand onto her back whilst hushing her. The brown haired boy who was watching

"Shhhhhh. You can't start crying, what if Sora sees you?" He asked and she stopped. "But more importantly, Yuki is that you've stayed strong for a very long time. You can't break now, can you?"

"I miss him so much. What if I can't find him? What if Zack is lost forever?" She asked and he shook his head at this. He pulled away from her and held her hands.

"Yuki, I promise you; we'll find your brother, someday. You just have to be patient." He stated.

Riku pulled away from her and placed his hands on her cheeks. The tears fell down Yuki's cheeks and he wiped them with his thumbs. He kissed her forehead and she hugged him.

Sora felt his heart sink and a tear fell down his cheek. He gripped onto his fists and took a step back. He gripped onto his top where his heart was. He didn't know why; but he didn't like this at all.

"Thank you, Riku." She smiled at him and he shook his head.

"You don't have to thank me, Yuki. You're my best friend and always will be." He said and she got off the leaning Paopu Fruit tree.

"I'm gonna go out for a stroll." She said and he nodded.

The dark haired girl went out for a stroll and saw Sora. Her smile dropped when she saw him a little sad.

"Sora?" She said and he looked at her. "Are you alright?"

"Yeah, I'm okay." He stated and scratched the back of her head.

She furrowed her eyebrows together at this; she knew when he was lying.

"Sora, I know you're lying." Yuki pouted.

"I said I'm okay!" He shouted and she blinked.

Sora had never raised his voice at her before. There was a long and awkward silence which lingered after the unexpected moment.

He turned around and hugged her. She was a bit shocked at this but nonetheless hugged him back.

"I'm sorry, Yuki." Sora apologised but she shook her head.

"You don't have to say sorry, Sora. What is there to apologise for?" She asked and he pulled away from her. He still had a frown on his face and she pouted. She placed her hands onto his face and pinched them really hard.

"Ouch!" He exclaimed. "Yuki, what are you doing?" He asked as if she was crazy.

"I want you to smile and if you don't I won't let go!" She said and pinched harder.

"Yuki!" Sora whined and huffed.

The brown haired 14 year-old gave up and smiled. She let go of his cheeks and smiled at him.

"That's much better; don't stop smiling, Sora…" She whispered and grinned. "…or else I won't stop pinching your cheeks!" She giggled and he laughed.

"Oh you're too much!" He shouted and she stuck her tongue out at him. She started running and he ran behind her. "Come back here!"

Sora started chasing Yuki but she was really fast. She kept giggling as Sora chased her into the water. Riku watched on and smiled at this.

Yuki tripped and Sora jumped onto her back. She fell into the water and after a few seconds she stood up. She looked at her crush and they started laughing. The amethyst eyed girl splashed water on him and he looked at her.

"Oh you are so on!" He exclaimed and splashed more water onto her.

"Sora!" She squealed. "That's cold!" They started splashing water on each other.

"You're cold!" He countered back and she stuck her tongue at him.

After a few moments Sora saw that Yuki was nowhere in sight. He started looking around and felt very worried.

Suddenly, the dark haired girl popped out of the water and jumped onto his back. Yuki wrapped her arms around his neck and he shrieked.

"What you got scared?" She asked with a devious grin.

"N-no, no I didn't!" He stammered.

"Ha! Yeah right, scaredy cat!" Yuki teased.

"I wasn't scared!" He whined.

"Whatever you say, Sora." She started coughing and mumbled 'scaredy cat'. He huffed at this and rolled his eyes.

"Hey, am I gonna give you a piggyback or something?" He asked rhetorically.

"Uh-huh! My legs are hurting from all that running; you're really fast!" Yuki stated.

"Don't you think I might collapse?" She pouted at this.

"I'm not fat." She mumbled and Sora laughed.

"I'm joking, Snow." He said. She frowned her buried her face in his neck as she wrapped her legs around his waist. The brown haired boy started to walk.

"You're mean." Yuki said.

"Yuki! I was only kidding!" He stated. "And even if you were a little big, I wouldn't tell you because I wouldn't want to hurt your feelings."

Yuki smiled at this with a tear falling down her cheek. This was what she meant when she said that Sora was different. He was different from any other boy, she believed.

"That's sweet, Sora. Thank you." She whispered and kissed his cheek. His eyes widened and he felt his cheeks go warm and red. Sora felt his heart beat even faster.

"You don't have to thank me, Snow." He mumbled.

'I think I'm starting to like you, Yuki. You are different from anyone else.' Sora thought.

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~Parisa01