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Riku was eating dinner with several of his new friends from Radiant Garden U. There was Demyx, the cool musician; Cloud, the broody extreme sports player; and lastly there was Leon, cop in training. All four of them were at a cafe eating some pizza and talking about how much they are currently loving, or hating in Leon's opinion, classes. It was nearing the end of October and Demyx was curious on his friends' plans for Halloween. "So guys, what are you going to be up to this weekend?" the musician asked.

"Going to Wutai with Tifa for Yuffie's costume party," Cloud replied while taking a bite from his slice.

"Rinoa and I are going to a fancy masquerade near her place," Squall answered.

"So it's only going to be me and Riku here on Halloween for the parties at the frats?" Demyx asked.

"Sorry Dem, but I have plans too," Riku stated. The brown haired boy sighed.

"Figures."

"Hey if you get a girlfriend yourself, you'd be able to go to a party with her."

"Nah, I'd rather not be tied down at the moment." As they kept talking to themselves, Riku's phone rang. The silver haired teen looked down at the screen and saw that it was Kairi calling.

"Hey guys I need to get this. Also, I have to go." Riku shook hands with the others and answered the phone as he began to walk down the street, towards his dorm to pick up some books. After opening the phone he greeted. "Hello."

"Riku! I'm glad you picked up," Kairi greeted.

"You're a friend Kairi, so of course I'd pick up. So what do you need?"

"I was wondering if you were doing anything on Halloween weekend." Riku noted the hesitance in her voice.

"Um...why?"

"You see Sora is hosting a party and was wondering if you were going to go."

"If he wanted to know, he could have called himself. He usually wouldn't make you call."

"He's really busy right now trying to get a list done with Roxas," Kairi explained. "So are you coming to the party or not?"

"I'll see. I have plans. I'm meeting my girlfriend on that night," Riku told her.

"Oh..." There was a hint of disappointment in Kairi's voice.

"Kairi? Is something wrong?"

"N-Nothing. I'll tell Sora you can't make it."

"I never said I wouldn't. I just said that I'll make plans with my girlfriend that day. We may come to visit."

"Really?"

"Yeah. So don't worry your pretty little head Kairi. I'll come and visit, or at least try to."

"Thanks."

"No problem. See you Kairi."

(With Kairi)

"Goodbye," Kairi replied as she hung up. The smile on her face slowly growing. She really did miss her friend. While he did call, she wouldn't mind seeing him again. She also wouldn't mind having someone siding with her once in a while during one of her and Sora's arguments. Kairi lost her smile after that.

Sora, the boy she had been with for months, had ended up with several fights with her. Each time it would be over something so small and miscellaneous that some people were wondering how the two of them were able to stay together. At first their relationship was magical, almost everything was going splendidly. Then at some point all of it slowly seeped down the drain. She knew the specific moment rather well. The day Riku physically left Destiny Islands, their relationship seemed to deteriorate. As if Riku was the only thing actively holding the two together. Sure, Kairi still loved Sora but it was getting tougher for her to be with him. So here she was, trying to see if Riku being there would change things. Sadly for her, those hopes were a bit dashed when Riku responded at the fact that he might go somewhere else with his girlfriend no less.

Girlfriend, that word just irked her. Well, not the word by itself. No, that was just fine. The word being put together in the same sentence with Riku was just such a foreign idea to her. Kairi would never admit it but she sort of wished Riku would never get one, especially in her younger days. As to why, it was because she sort of liked the idea of two boys chasing after her, even though she already made her choice. The fact still remained that Riku had actually gotten a girl during the course of the three months he was away. That alone really did not sit well with her. Riku was supposed to be with her always. Not stray off with some other girl when she turned her back.

"God what am I thinking?" she asked her self. "He is not my boyfriend. He can do whatever he wants." Yet when she said that, she felt a pang of hurt in her heart