A/N: So this story will consists of shorter chapters, Kairi's AND Sora's point of view, and the story won't be anywhere near as long as the others.

Chapter 2- The Truth About Forever

I closed my new diary and stuck it in the drawer of my desk, along with all my story notebooks that I've written in since high school. My eyes wandered over to the open window in front of me.

We were living in a two bedroom apartment with a little nook for our computer in the livingroom. It was an average sized living space but it was good for Sora and myself. It was still weird to me that it was just us living together now.

Princess walked over to me and sat down. She put her head in my lap as she stared up at me. I couldn't turn down that face, so I rubbed her head. She seemed be enjoying it since her tail was wagging quickly. The front door opened which easily distracted her. Sora walked in wearing a light blue button up shirt and slacks. Princess bolted to greet Sora with a small bark. He smiled and patted her head.

"Hey." He walked over and leaned down to kiss me.

"Hi." I smiled watching him walk into the bedroom.

"How was your day?" Sora called from inside. I could hear him getting things out of the closet and drawers.

"It was okay. I got bored." I replied hearing the bed stress under his weight as he changed. "Yours?"

"It was fine I suppose. It was just work." He said back. "I'd rather be home." After about another minute, Sora walked into the livingroom where I had changed positions from the computer chair to the couch. He sat down next to me and I leaned into him.

"I'm glad you're home." I said looking up. His hand found its way to my face as he leaned me up to kiss him. It was one of those really passionate kisses that come in the moment. Of course our moment was wrecked when there was a knock at the door. We both let out sighs as Sora got up to answer it.

Riku was standing in the doorway with a straight, but somewhat sad face. He wasn't one for emotions anymore so it was hard to know what he was feeling the moments you saw him.

"Hey," Sora said stepping aside for Riku to enter. He nodded and walked over to sit in the chair by the couch. Sora sat back down where he was sitting before.

"How are you, Riku?" I asked quietly. His intense eyes met mine as he shrugged.

"Okay, you've always been the one to never show emotion but this isn't like you." Sora said leaning forward to get a good look at his friend.

"Come on, Riku. You can tell us anything." I assured him.

"Amanda and I aren't together anymore." He finally said aloud. The way it came out of his mouth, it sounded dry and airy.

"Wait, what?" I was actually quite shocked by this. These two had been dating for over 3 years and everything seemed fine just last week when I went to their house.

"She broke up with me." Riku clarified.

"Did she say why?" Sora asked.

"Just wasn't in love with me anymore." And that was the first time that Riku had really shown that much emotion since I've known him. Tears began to stream from his eyes as he bent down and covered his face. "I don't hate her at all though and I don't want anyone else to either."

"How long ago did this happen?" I asked sitting on the ground next to him as I rubbed his back.

"The other day." He replied quietly. "I still love her but there isn't anything I can do. Love doesn't always last forever. We talked about it though and we're going to try to being just friends thing. I'm hoping that'll last. I'd rather have her as a friend then nonexistent in my life at all."

"Well, that's good."

"So who's living where?" Sora questioned. "You two have been living together for a year now."

"Well I guess she's going to move back home until she figures out what to do and I just don't want to stay in the apartment." Riku said wiping his last tears away.

"You can live with us until you decide what to do." Sora offered.

"That'd be cool with you two?" He asked hesitantly.

"Of course, that's what friends do." I nodded.

"Want to go get some stuff?" Sora suggested standing up. Riku nodded and the two left me alone in the house once more. I sighed standing up. There wasn't anything to do around here so I sat back down at the computer desk and reached for my diary.

Dear Diary,

It's me again, and I know it wasn't that long ago that I just wrote. So I just found out that Riku and Amanda are no longer together. It's a shame really but it just goes to show that sometimes forever ends quicker then you think. Love is far from perfection and I guess sometimes people really do fall out of love. All you can do is just hope for the best and who knows, maybe things will be okay again. You must always look for the good in the bad because if you don't, you may never find happiness again.

Love always, Kairi

As I slipped my diary into the spot it belonged, I reached for the phone and dialed Amanda's cell phone number. It rang a few times before I heard her weary voice answer.

"Hello?" She replied quietly.

"Amanda, it's Kairi." I said into the phone.

"Oh, hey." Her voice cleared up a little more. "What's up?"

"How come you never told me about you and Riku?"

"Oh... you found out. I wasn't sure how to tell you what happened between us." I heard her sigh heavily. "I don't know, feelings just disappeared. I mean, he's still a great guy, but I think we should both date around a little more. I just don't love him like I used to and I do feel terrible about it."

"Do you think you two will get together again?" I asked.

"Possibly. You just never know. Maybe I'll realize what I did wasn't what I should have done. Time will only tell."

"So I heard you're moving back to your parents home."

"Yeah," Amanda said. "I don't know where Riku's moving though, he said he doesn't want to keep the apartment."

"He'll be living with us until he gets himself figured out."

"Oh." She hummed. "I guess that'd be good for him."

"Would you like some help with your stuff?" I asked.

"That'd be nice."

"See you in a bit."

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About fifteen minutes later, I arrived at Amanda and Riku's apartment. As soon as she let me in, I noticed boxes everywhere. Their apartment before was very sophisticated apartment with a warm blue, suede couch and a matching creme colored chair. A 32 inch television was placed in front with a large stereo system on the side. They also had some modern art placed around to give them a young, yet mature theme. Nothing was hanging on the walls anymore when there used to be pictures of all of us throughout the years.

"Riku and Sora just left recently." Amanda said picking up a few boxes marked with her name.

"Do you and Riku really talk?" I decided to ask as I searched for more of her boxes.

"Yeah, but it's kind of awkward. Since the break up, we try not to stay in the same room together too long. He's also offered to sleep on the couch the last couple nights. I feel really bad." She frowned turning to me.

"Well he realizes this is what needs to happen, he still loves you, you know."

"Yeah, I know... he keeps telling me that." That was the last we talked for about an hour besides discussing what goes where and what to put in whose car. Since they had a small apartment, it was easy to collect most of the stuff and drive it to her parents house. The larger furniture was left to Riku and Sora to put into storage for when either one of them found their own place to live.

Amanda left for her original home and I went to my own. Riku and Sora were in the spare bedroom getting things together. There was a knock at the door and when I answered it, a tall blond haired friend of mine lifted his chin in a "hey, what's up" fashion.

"Hey, Cloud." I smiled letting him in.

"Who is it?" Sora called out from Riku's new room.

"What's up Sora!" Cloud called as he walked into the kitchen. Sora must have recognized his voice and replied with a "Nothin' much, Cloud!"

"So you just come over to eat my food?" I asked leaning against our bar table before scooting into a barstool.

"That's what best friends do." He smiled placing a glass of lemonade in front of me. "So what's new?"

"Riku and Amanda broke up." I said bluntly taking a drink. Hie eyes widened.

"What? How? For those two it was like love at first sight." Cloud said leaning on the counter below.

"Yeah, well Amanda didn't feel the way she use–." That's when I just remembered. "Hey, wait a second, when you and Namine broke up, you called it off because of the distance and not feeling the same, right?"

"Correct, my dear friend." He nodded taking a drink of my lemonade.

"You should talk to Riku about your point of view. I heard Namine's also in town to visit her family and I'm sure she'll be able to come talk to him too. He's taking it pretty hard."

"I could do that. Call him up."

"He's in the other room. He's going to be living here for a while." I explained. Cloud nodded and walked into the other room. I quickly hurried and dialed Namine's number. She agreed and was at the apartment within ten minutes.

"Boys!" I called through the livingroom as Namine walked in with her long blonde hair thrown in a ponytail. "Come in the livingroom." Namine and I sat down together on couch. Sora, Cloud, and Riku walked in and sat around.

"What's going on?" Riku asked.

"Well, as you know, these two haven't been together for a while but they went through almost the same thing you and Amanda went through. I want you to listen to both of their points of view. They may help." I smiled leaning into Sora. He smiled down at me.

"Well, Riku," Cloud began. "It is hard at first, me being from Amanda's point of view. The thought of how to put it and making sure what you feel is right is so difficult. I wasn't sure how I was going to break it to Namine. I knew she would be better off and it would be the right thing.

"Talking to her was very difficult. I sat her down and explained the situation," I looked over at Namine to see her frown a little as she nodded. She obviously remembered and it must of hurt. Cloud continued on. "Namine of course cried and I was there to comfort her. She tried to talk me out of it but after a while of spending time together, she began to think of how this could benefit her."

"Which it did, over time of course." Namine took over. "After Cloud and I said our final goodbye, I went straight to Kairi's house crying. She of course helped talk me through it. It was still really painful though. I loved him and I just couldn't understand why he did that to me. I figured I was a pretty good girlfriend but I guess I wasn't good enough. We talked again the next day and decided we should spend sometime away from each other completely, no talking, nothing for a whole month. The time gave us realization of who we were without the other. We found ourselves."

"It was nice to have this time. After the month, my senses came to me and I knew that I didn't want Namine out of my life for good but I didn't really think it was best for us to be in a real committed relationship."

"I agreed to that when he explained it to me." Namine nodded looking at Cloud. "I realized that if I was in a too committed of a relationship, I wouldn't be able to accomplish what I needed and wanted to at my age. Although, since then, we have been closer. We talk often and help each other with everything and anything. It was probably the best move but it just took time to really understand that."

"Wow." Riku said rubbing the back of his head.

"See, they experienced it first handedly. This had to have helped you some how." Sora said looking at his best friend.

"It did." He nodded. "Thank you guys for doing this for me. It goes to show who really cares." Riku stood up and stretched. "I think I'm going to go take a shower." We all watched him walk into the bathroom that was placed in between the master bedroom and the guest bedroom.

"He seems to be taking it okay." Namine said taking out her hair tie. She ran her fingers through her long, soft, blonde hair.

"Remember though, he doesn't try to show much emotion." I reminded her.

"Well, do you two want to stay for dinner while you are here?" Sora asked standing up. The other two nodded. The four of us worked together to make spaghetti.

By the time dinner was ready, Riku was already asleep and we didn't want to wake him up. We sat around and talked about our other friends.

Roxas and Namine have finally found an apartment just a few streets away from us. Their move in date is set for September 4th.

Cloud and Aerith haven't moved into together and aren't planning to any time soon. They're liking their freedom and figured it would be good for them this way.

No one has really heard anything from Selphie or Irvine in about 4 months now but they seemed to be doing great in Balamb Garden. They're set for leave date is around Christmas and they said they were coming back here.

Namine told me that Yuna and Tidus were moving away in about two weeks which I had no idea about. They were so anxious to move, they're moving sooner then planned.

Since Tidus is moving soon, Wakka and Lulu are too. Lulu is already 3 months pregnant and is so excited about this new baby to come along. Never thought any of us would have kids any time soon.

Cloud told me that he's actually living with Josh, as of recently. Kyle and Chris are also going to be moving in soon. I smiled at that because I knew that would be hectic all the time.

Lissa, as any one of us have heard, was working hard with the others on the restoration committee. It was a great choice for her to work on.

Blake and Alexa are anxious to start their next and final year at Destiny High. They seem to be doing great as a couple.

No one still knows where Shawn is but Sora has seen him at the University. Sora is still attending the University of Destiny City and I'm heading there at the end of this month. I had finished my two years at the local smaller college.

"So when are you two supposed to get married?" Namine asked anxiously as we washed the dishes together. The boys went into the livingroom to watch some late night sports.

"Well Sora and I finally decided to get married in June sometime. We don't have an official date nor any special idea for it yet." I smiled.

"That's still so exciting about you two. I hope you guys last forever. You really deserve that a lot." She hugged me.

"Thank you." I laughed. "I am very happy with what's been going on between Sora and I. He's a great person to even just live with."

"I can't wait for the wedding, it'll be so exciting."

"Remember, Selphie's?" I asked scrubbing a plate with the rough side of the sponge.

We were all anxious that school was starting up in about a month. Selphie encouraged all of us to attend a party at her house. The whole group was invited and informed to dress formally. There were lightly colored balloons in the front of her house and a large tent set up in the back. We were expecting to see more people at the party when we all walked in together, but it was only Selphie's family and Irvine's family.

"There you are!" Selphie ran down wearing a sleeveless, long, white dress and had her hair all done up.

"Hey." I smiled hugging her. "You can all go outside, there's food and drinks, but first, Kairi, Namine? Can I talk to you two alone?"

"Sure." Namine said. Selphie led us up to her room where it was all quiet. She shut the door behind us and looked at us anxiously.

"I have a huge speech that I want to give in a little while and I was hoping you two would stand up there with me?" She looked nervous. How could we not be there for a friend who's been there since Kindergarten.

"Of course!" I said.

"Oh thank you!" Selphie pulled Namine and me into a huge bear hug. "Let's go, the party is waiting." The three of us walked down together outside where it was really formal. It was nice though. There was a random older gentleman who didn't look familiar to me standing under the tent. Selphie pulled Namine and me to where he was standing and Irvine met up with her. Leon, an old friend who graduated the year before us, and Cloud followed him.

"Can we all get your attention!" Irvine called out to quiet the crowd. Everyone looked up. "Thank you."

"We'd all like to thank you so much for being here." Selphie smiled taking Irvine's hands. "We have a little surprise for you today. We have no explanation for keeping this quiet, we just did. Today, Irvine and I are getting married and in a month, we'll be moving to Balamb Island."

I was shocked and by the look of everyone else's faces, they were too.

"That was a crazy day but I'm happy if she is." Namine said.

"Yeah, same here." I agreed.

"So are you and Sora doing it yet?" I was shocked that she was so blunt about it. I stopped and looked at her with wide eyes.

"Namine!" I said. "No, we're waiting until after we're married to have sex. We are very intimate but not that far." She only laughed.

"Well, I better get going, thank you so much for dinner." We both walked into the livingroom where Cloud decided to get ready to head to his parents house. The four of us walked to the door where we thanked each other for the others company. Sora and I waved off Namine and Cloud before closing the door. I leaned against it smiling.

"Today was quite interesting." I said. Sora placed his hands over my shoulders, against the door as he leaned in to kiss me.

"And now we're finally alone." He said pulling back with a smile before kissing me again.

"Well, not entirely." I said looking at the closed door that was concealing Riku.

"Let's go into our room then, he'll know not to come in if the door is closed." Sora said taking my hand and walking into the bedroom. He closed the door behind us and we both changed into our pajamas and hopped into bed. Just as things we were getting into the good part of living alone, there was a knock at the door. Sora looked at me and sighed. "The world is cruel." We both sat up and looked at the door.

"Yeah?" I called before the door slightly opened to reveal Riku with a long t-shirt and boxer shorts on.

"I just wanted to thank you guys again for everything. I really appreciate it." He said.

"Anytime Riku." I smiled at him.

"Goodnight."

"Night." Sora and I said in unison before the door was closed. We both looked at each other.

"Just because the door is closed, doesn't mean we won't get interrupted." I leaned over and kissed him. "Let's get some sleep."

"Okay..." He seemed bummed out. "Love you." Sora leaned over and turned off the light.

"Love you, too." I replied rolling over on my side.

"Night." He said into my ear and he cuddled up against me.

"Night." I replied quietly.

A/N: There you have it, the first actual chapter of Dear Diary 3. So what did you think? Thank you all for the reviews and sympathy of my aunt. We found out today that they won't do surgery because it's covered too much, she has about 6 months left to live. Thanks again guys.