Disclaimer- I don't own Kingdom Hearts.

Authors Note- I have a cold/flu. Fantastic. That said, I'm sticking with my plan. I editted the past chapters so that instead of italics there's underlining, since Sora is handwritting these and just uses underlines to emphasize things. Now here's a chapter, enjoy.

January 3rd, 2012

Dear Riku,

I keep hoping that it'll snow during winter, like it did on some of the other worlds I saw, but it never does, because it's always warm here. Christmas was weird without you, just like it was the last two years. Your parents came over to my house for dinner this time, I think that their place felt too empty without you. You never saw snow, did you? You would have loved it. Every single snowflake has a different pattern. They're beautiful and they seem almost magical.

We would have graduated that spring, remember? We were going to spend that summer off world and I was going to introduce you to all the people I had met and take you to all the worlds I visited.

I'm starting college in the fall. I took a year off, hoping that you might come home. I wanted to be here for it. We were going to go to college together, remember? We were going to get a little apartment together. We even had it picked out. Kairi was going to get the one above us, and we'd be together still. Kairi decided to take pre med, she decided she wants to be a nurse, she wants to help people. She seems so naive, even now. So sweet, so nice. Not like I am.

Kairi and me are going to get an apartment together instead. Somehow it feels like she's waiting for me to do something. I think she's waiting for me to ask her out. I don't think she realizes it's not highschool anymore and I don't like her like that. I don't think she realizes she's not a kid anymore, that we grew up a long time ago.

I haven't decided what I want my major to be yet. We were going to choose together, do you remember? We were going to be in the same courses. We wanted to stay together, always.

A long time ago, when we first found Destiny Islands again, you said that you wanted to spend the rest of your life with me. I laughed at you, because you sounded like a teen romance book and it was such a cliche moment. We were down by the ocean, it was dark out, and we had snuck out to go swimming in the ocean.

I wish I hadn't laughed at you now.

I visited your paopu tree again today. Maybe it's just the realization that college is starting in the fall and I'm growing up and you're gone, but I'm feeling nostalgic. Everything is linked to some sort of memory with you.

I miss you.

Your friend,

Sora

AN- Please review, I'd like feedback.