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...i think i might take back what i said in chapter 1 about short chapters xD lol well enjoy!


We Can't Be Together – Bittersweet

"Riku…" –hick- "Riku!"

Riku stared at his clock waiting for the final minute to pass. His eyelids felt heavy, Riku tried desperately to keep them open, focusing on the clock, waiting for it to change, but failed and his eyes fell shut…

He saw Sora…in front of him again…eyes dead, lifeless, emotionless – it gave Riku the chills.

"RIKU!"

Riku shot forward on his bed, a cold sweat forming, even though he only slept for half a minutes. Riku turned to the low murmur of his alarm clock's radio - signaling it was time to get up.

Riku had switch the clock's usual beeping alarm to the radio, after realizing how much the beeps reminded him of Sora's memory restoration…

He would dream of the static computer screen and then after hearing Restoration --Riku would jolt awake in a sweat such as this…but this sweat was cause by different, more hunting dreams…

Riku turned forward and covered his face with a hand, taking deep breaths in and out, trying to calm himself…then he ran the hand backwards, through his hair, sighed, and got out of bed.

In the bathroom Riku reached to open the mirror/medicine cabinet but stopped when he saw his reflection. From the lack of sleep for the past few nights, Riku had little bags under his eyes that had turned slightly purple from another sleepless night.

Riku sighed and opened the cabinet, took out his toothbrush, and began to brush his teeth while leaving the cabinet open, so he wouldn't have to see himself.

God I feel awful… Riku thought, placing a hand to his forehead

Every time I close my eyes, he's all I see…which I would mind if he did look so…awful…

Riku's faced tightened in pain a bit

Every sound, every little sound I hear sounds like him crying out to me…begging me, over and over…as he sobs…-"Gahh…" Riku grabbed his head as a wave of pain splintered through at the sound of a knock at the bathroom door.

"Riku?"

"Riku!"

"Riku, dear, hurry up, or your going to be late."

"…yeah…alright…"

There was a pause outside the door. "Riku, are you alright?"

Riku dropped his toothbrush and grabbed his head with both hands, closing his eyes tightly against the light. He didn't want to close his eyes, the image was just too painful, but when he opened his eyes the pain in his head increased tremendously, "Ahhh…"Riku reclosed his eyes.

I need to see him…see him smile, see him happy…I need to see he's alright…I need to know he's alright…so that I can get this image out of my head…and his cries out of my ears…but…even if he is alright…the pain I feel…this pain in my chest from knowing I hurt him again…it wont go away…because I will never forgive myself for hurting him like this…

"Yeah…I'm fine, mom…"

--

Sora walked slowly to the steps of the school's entrance; math book in hand and eyes to the ground, then when he went to step forward a hand pulled him back by his shoulder.

"Hey Sora!" Selphie called and almost tackled Sora in a hug. "Geez Selphie, calm down." Kairi said as she pulled Selphie off of Sora. "Thanks Kairi…" Sora mumbled, fixing his uniform. "Yeah no problem…" Kairi looked at Sora anxiously, then she turned to Selphie and said, "Oh hey Selphie-" Kairi quickly looked around, Selphie turned to her, "Yeah?"

"Look Selphie! Flowers, you should go pick some!" Kairi pointed about 10 feet over to some little yellow flowers in the grass. "Oh! Flowers, yay!" Selphie ran over to them. Kairi sighed in relief and turned to Sora, he was still just staring at the ground, but right as Kairi was about to speak –"Kairi, I think these are just dandelions.-"No they're not!"

"…Oh…Alright!" Selphie went back to picking and Kairi sighed again. Then she turned to Sora, tilting her head to the side a little trying to see his face, and then she whispered, "So…how'd it go with Riku?"

Sora flinched, then frowned and closed his eyes, "…it didn't…he doesn't…he…" Sora lifted his head and looked Kairi in the eyes, she thought she could see tears forming, "He doesn't feel the same, Kairi. We were wro-"Riku! Tidus! Hey!"

Sora and Kairi turned to find Selphie waving and running towards the gate with her flowers, following her with their eyes they found Riku and Tidus at the gate. Riku and Tidus watch as Selphie, from what it looked like, was bouncing up and down showing them her pretty flowers. Then when she tried to offer them to Tidus and he shook his head at her, denying her flowers, she tackled him to the ground and tried to force them to him. That's when Riku turned and notice Sora. Their eyes locked, and it seemed like the world had stopped…

Kairi noticed the lock of eyes and leaned to Sora and whispered again, "Sora?"

Sora's book slipped from his fingers and fell to the ground with a -PLOP-

Sora jumped from the sound, his trance with Riku broken -rejection swept through him and he turned and ran into the school.

"Sora!?" Kairi called after him, then turning back noticed Riku was looking in the direction Sora had run, frowning.

How could things have gone so wrong? Kairi wondered….

-- Flash back: a few weeks after the return from the World That Never Was--

Sora was over at Kairi's house after school. They decided to partner up for a project together and wanted to get it started tonight…well…at least that's why Sora thought Kairi had invited him over…

Sora was on the floor of Kairi's room spreading out their poster board and supplies to get ready. Kairi was behind Sora, sitting in her computer chair backwards, blushing:

God this is so embarrassing, I mean, I don't know how I feel about him but…I see him acting differently, I mean, I don't know, I know Sora and from the way he's been acting…I'd think he was in love…just from the way he smiles and seems to get distant at times…

Kairi frowned a little

Maybe it's just the time we were apart why he seems different to me but…

Kairi closed her eyes

No…I know my Sora, no matter how much time apart…he's feeling something…there is something he's hiding from me, and as his friend it is my job to find out what that is! …right?

"Kairi?"

Kairi opened her eyes and looked to Sora, "Huh?"

"…Did you just fall asleep or something? Or are just spacing out again?" Sora asked lifting an eyebrow;

Kairi blushed and frowned angrily, "No I was NOT 'spacing out'…humph…"

Kairi spun her chair away from Sora, leaving him to look at her back. Sora laughed a little, "Yeah, yeah, of course not, what was I thinking -ha"

Kairi turned her head slightly to Sora, "Hey, Sora…?"

Sora noticed the change in Kairi's tone and stopped laughing, "Yeah…?"

God I am going to feel so stupid after this but…it's the only way to get him to talk…force him to be honest…something Sora can't help but be…

"…Sora, I…I-I like you-WILL YOU GO OUT WITH ME?" Kairi almost yelled blushing even more.

Sora just stared at her dumbfounded and blinked a few times before replying, "…like me?"

"Yes…"

"Like…like-like, like when you say go 'out' you mean like a…a date? You like-"Yes Sora I like you and yes as in a date and as in be my boyfriend." Kairi was scarlet and starting to get frustrated. Having to put her self out here like this to get her answer was embarrassing, but it's the only way she could think of to get Sora to tell her who he liked…she had to tough it out and fight the urge to beat Sora with the chair she was currently sitting on.

"Oh…" Sora just looked to the floor, fidgeting with a ruler in his hands. Then after a few minutes he stopped, and after a moment more looked back up to Kairi, "Kairi…I…I have feelings for someone else-" Sora looked back down ashamed, "Not that I wouldn't want to try with you but I don't think I would be fair for either of us…if I have such strong feeling for another person…plus, Kairi, to be honest…" Sora looked back to her, "I've always kinda thought of you as a cool sister or something." Kairi looked astonished

I can't believe its working…

Sora took her astonished gaze wrongly though and panicked, "I-I, I'm sorry Kairi!" Sora put his head to the ground, "Please forgive me, I don't want to loose you as a friend, I-" Sora stopped when a hand was placed on his head. Sora looked up and Kairi smiled at him, rubbing his head, "Oh, common Sora! Oh course nothing gunna change," Sora began to smile at her, relived, "But," Sora raised an eyebrow, "I think it's only fair if you tell me who the person is who has stolen my precious Sora's heart." Kairi said smiling at him broadly.

Sora just blinked at her

"C'mon Sora! Tell me!" Kairi yelled, shaking Sora by his shoulders

"I-It's – It's Riku! I-I love Riku! Alright!?"

Kairi stopped shaking him, and Sora put a hand to his head to stop the room from spinning.

"Riku…?" Sora looked up to find Kairi had removed a hand from his shoulder and had placed it under her chin as she thought.

Kairi was quiet for a few minutes, and the silence was making Sora nervous

What did I just say?!

No, no, no – Why did I say that?! Why?

Sora began to feel ashamed of himself and feared how Kairi would react.

"Oh…" was all Sora heard from Kairi when she finally spoke. Sora looked to her, feeling his gaze Kairi turned to him, "I get it now…it all makes sense…"

Makes sense? …How does any of this 'make sense'? Sora thought

"I've seen the way you look at him, Sora, I just could never place what it was in your eyes when you did it. It was like...contentment…you seemed happy to just watch him, know he's near, know he's alright…then you'd smile and seem just a little bit happier…"

Sora was blushing scarlet by now, Kairi noticed this and smiled at him. Sora turned away quickly, embarrassed.

"You've loved him for a long time haven't you?" Sora just sat there quiet, "How long, Sora?"

Sora just fidgeted into a different sitting position, and hid his face.

"Before we left the island? Or after…?"

Sora was quiet for a moment, then replied, "After…"

Kairi sat there quietly, Sora looked to her and realized she was waiting for more, he looked back down and continued, "Before…before the door was opened to our world…before any of that happened, I only saw Riku as my best friend," Kairi thought she saw Sora smile a little, "And sometimes as my rival, heh, we were always competing…but then, then after we were separated, nothing changed at first. All I knew was…I needed to find you guys, 'I'm going to find Kairi and Riku and then we can all go home together' …I told myself that many times, and that's what I believed but…Then when I started to run into Riku over the different worlds…he seemed so different…so angry…at me…it hurt, to be on different sides…to have someone I cared for so much…hate me…"

"Sora-"No…I know he doesn't hate me…it's just how I felt at the time…"

Sora took in a deep breath and released it slowly before continuing, "Then after defeating Ansem, I…the door…" Sora stopped as he was hit with the memory…

"The Heartless!?" Goofy and Donald called out

"Hurry!" cried Donald

"I can't…" I spoke, I couldn't shut it, I wasn't strong enough…

A hand grabbed the door from the opposite side "Don't give up!"

It was Riku…

"Come on, Sora! Together we can do it!"

"Okay!" I wasn't thinking at the time…I don't think I fully realized until after…

"Now, Sora! Let's close this door for good!" the King spoke to me…

"Close it quick!" Donald called to me…

"But…" …Riku…

"Don't worry. There will always be a door to the light." The King…

"Sora, you can trust King Mickey." Goofy…

Can I…?

"Now! They're coming!" Riku…

And then…in the last moment before the door shut he turned to me and smiled…how I will never understand, "Take care of her."

I nodded…and I closed to door to darkness…and to him…

"Sora?"

Sora flinched a little, being brought back to reality, "After that…after that, I don't remember what happened but I woke up. I guess some time…quiet a bit of time actually, must have passed, from how much I had grown out of my cloths…but still…no one knew where Riku was...no one…but," Tears filled Sora's eyes, "But he was there all along, he was there helping me the whole time, and I…" the tears were falling down Sora's face but he kept his voice even, "To answer you Kairi…I think I loved Riku ever since I lost him, but…but I didn't fully realize my feeling until we were reunited again…" Sora looked up to her, tears streaming but he was smiling at her, "The moment you put my hand on his…and I closed my eyes…when I opened them and knew…knew he was alive I…"

I took his hand with both of mine, "Riku…"

"It's Riku." I fell to my knees, "Riku's here…"

"I looked for you!" Believe me…

I couldn't stop the tears…I didn't want to…

"C'mon, Sora. You've got to pull it together." Riku…

Pull it together? But I wanted to fall apart…

"I looked everywhere for you!" I looked to him

Where were you? I needed you. Didn't you know?

"I didn't want you to find me."

What…?

"But it was him that was helpin' us, wasn't it?" Goofy…

Yes it was…Riku…

I put a hand to my chest…

"Why didn't you let me know you were okay?"

Why…?

"I told you. I didn't want to be found." He looked away

"Not like this…I couldn't." he held up his hands to examine them…his face was so pained…

oh Riku…

"…I was overwhelmed with relief, and everything I had been holding back, up to that point, all the pain, worry, and tears…was released…'Riku's here'…Riku was there, it wasn't a dream, trick or fabrication…it was Riku…and at that point I knew the pain I had been carrying in my chest was for him, it was because I loved him…when he was returned back to his normal body…and I saw his eyes for the first time in…I don't even know how long, it felt like forever…I just knew there was no denying how I felt and I knew I would go through it all again just to bring him home…I just wanted to go home…no…" Sora looked down, "No…that wasn't it…I was scared…scared that…if he didn't come back with us…I'd lose him again…I'd lose him forever…" Sora just sat there after that…silent.

Kairi wasn't sure what to do at first, but she grabbed Sora by the shoulders and shook him lightly, "But it's alright now, Sora. Riku's here, we're all home, safe." She pulled Sora into a hug, "You did it, Sora…You found him…your home…It's alright now."

Sora felt everything he had pushed to the back of his mind, all the pain and sadness, that was built up, fall apart, and he cried…he cried for a long time...he cried out every loss he had, and for every hard time he had to be strong…

-- Flash back: 6 months later--

It seemed as though ever since Sora confessed to Kairi about Riku, he couldn't stop talking about him. Every chance Kairi and Sora had to hang out, Sora would tell her every little thing he noticed about Riku that day or something he had said or done for Sora. Usually Sora would be blushing and smiling like a fool while talking about him – stumbling over his words and laughing nervously. Kairi could only smile as he'd do this and realized how much Sora reminded her of a girl with a crush and thinking that she'd start giggling to herself causing Sora to stop talking and ask why Kairi was laughing – she would only wave her hand in front of her and she'd try to say 'nothing' as she desperately tried to stop laughing.

But that didn't last too much longer.

Sora started to stop talking about Riku as much and would get really quiet at times. Kairi would try to get him to talk by asking questions like, "So, did you see Riku today?" and he would simply answer "yes" and stop there.

Then one day Kairi couldn't take it anymore. After school one day she dragged Sora to her house and asked him why he's so sad and depressed lately and why he never talks about Riku anymore.

"It's nothing, Kairi…" Sora said looking away

"Yes it is…Sora, what's wrong? I don't think I've seen you truly happy in weeks. Did…Riku do something?"

"No…"

"Then what-"I'm…I'm just a bit…lonely…"

"Lonely? What do you mean?"

"Lets face the facts Kairi, Riku sees me as a friend and nothing more and…and it hurts to want to be so much closer to someone who…who doesn't feel the same…Riku is never going to feel this way for me ever, and…I feel so…it makes me lonely because I'm not sure if I can move on, without him. I can't even think of loving another person in the way I love him. I want him and only him and I…cant…"

Kairi bent down a little to try and get Sora to look at her,

"How can you be so sure he doesn't feel the same?"

Sora looked to her confused, "How could I not be?"

Kairi smiled lightly "Silly Sora, how could you be so sure? Have you asked him how he feels? Have you asked him to kiss you and he refused?"

"No! Of course not!" Sora yelled blushing scarlet

Kairi's smile reached her eyes, "Then how could you know?"

Sora fidgeted, "He doesn't act like he does…"

"Sora…have you ever considered that maybe Riku wasn't sure of his own feelings? Or maybe that he was unsure of yours?"

"What…do you mean?" Sora asked slowly

"He might have feelings for you too, Sora, whether or not he understands them…he may love you too."

Sora blinked at Kairi, then asked, "But…how would we know?"

"Well…" Kairi thought for a moment, "Would you like to find out?"

"How?"

"I'm going to need your full cooperation with this, Sora. Riku wears a mask to hide his feelings, if there is one person that forces the real Riku out, it's you."

Sora blushed, "What would I have to do?"

"Ask him to do things with you, or to help you. Talk to him; hug him-"Kairi!"

"What?"

Sora blushed more and began to gnaw on his lip as he replied; "I do those types of things already…so how would I be able to tell?"

"I'll be paying attention from a distance. You may not see the changes in him when you're around him because you're used to it but I should be able to."

For the next few months Sora went along with Kairi's plan. Still though, there would be times when Sora would refuse to do some things; such as the one time Kairi told Sora to surprise Riku with a kiss, Sora refused of course too scared of what might happen. But Sora went along with most other plans, such as sneak up to Riku and surprise him with a hug, which would send Riku blushing and plus Sora enjoyed the hugs. Sometimes she'd have Sora ask Riku for hugs and sometimes even in front of others (which was difficult for Sora to agree to) to see if Riku would do it or not, but of course Riku hugged him; who could refuse Sora's pout?

Then other times Kairi would find out days that Riku had some plans with some friends and, without informing Sora that Riku would have plans, told Sora to go ask Riku to do something the day of his original plans; Riku always dropped everything for Sora.

But Kairi still wasn't sure: Was it love that made Riku do this…or guilt?

Everyone had a pretty good feeling Riku felt guilty over whatever happened during their disappearance from the island, just by the way Riku acted…like he was trying to make everyone around him happy (his friends anyways) and that wasn't like the old Riku; the old Riku was proud and stubborn, when he thought of something, he fallowed it through, no matter what others said. Riku was always calm, cool, and collected around his friends but never so…agreeing and nice. Riku was usually sarcastic and unconcerned… but… Riku still treated Sora differently than their other friends. At first Kairi thought that maybe it was because he'd hurt Sora the most and he was his best friend but…no that didn't seem to fit…not with the way he reacted, it just seemed different…could it be…maybe Riku did so much more for Sora because he felt more guilt towards him because…perhaps he had fallen for Sora? The guilt was stronger because by hurting Sora, he hurt the one person he treasured most…

--The weekend before Sora confessed to Riku—

Sora was at Kairi's house for the weekend. Usually they spent that time planning their strategy for the next week to reveal Riku's feelings; but apparently Kairi decided it was time for Sora to step up the notch and confess to Riku…

"What?! There is no way I could do that!"

"Sora calm down…" Kairi said placing a hand to her head

"I can't calm down! W-w-w-what am I expose to say? W-what am I going to do if he says no? He's going to say no! I know it!" Kairi grabbed Sora by the shoulders and shook him roughly, "Sora would you cut-it-out and listen to me for-5-minutes!?"

Sora stopped, he was surprise Kairi had yelled at him…he didn't know she could.

"Thanks you…" Kairi said releasing Sora and taking a seat across from him on the bed Kairi had made for Sora on the floor near her bed.

"Now Sora we've been talking about this all week. I really do think Riku has feelings for you; and when I pointed out my reasons, you agreed."

"Yes but…"

"No buts Sora. If you love him, go get him. You can't expect him to wait for you forever,"

Even though I think Riku would…

"If you do that there is a very good chance you'll end up alone."

It hurt Kairi to see the pain she had caused Sora by her words but it couldn't be helped. Kairi was afraid that if Sora didn't confess soon, Riku might put himself in a place where he wouldn't be able to let himself love Sora, if he hadn't already…

"…Yeah, I understand…but," Sora looked back to Kairi, "How am I suppose to go about this…? I cant…just walk up to him at school and…" Sora looked back to the floor, "I cant, I'm scared Kairi…really scared…I don't want him to hate me, I don't want to lose Riku…" Kairi placed her hands on Sora's shoulders again and gave them a light squeeze, "Sora…? Look at me?" Sora lifted his head and looked to Kairi, tears were forming in his eyes.

"Even if Riku doesn't feel them same, even if he rejects you, Sora…" Kairi moved a hand to cup Sora's cheek to get his wandering tear filled eyes to look into her eyes, "He would never hate you…"

Sora blinked a few times and tears fell as he leaned into Kairi's touch, "…how can you be so sure?"

Kairi smile lightly, "Because you're his best friend, Sora. He loves you more than anything and even if it doesn't pass the line of friendship, he'll never leave you, he'll always stay by your side, as long as he knows you want him there. And he'll never betray you again, and he could never hate you, even if he wanted to, and he never would and do you know why?"

Sora shook his head as more tears fell from his closed eyes

"…Because he loves you Sora…he loves you so much…" Kairi leaned forward and placed her forehead to Sora's, "You need to believe it Sora…believe it…believe me…believe in him…" Sora began to tremble and sob, his feeling were just too much to handle, and he was just so scared of Riku rejecting him, looking at him ashamed and disgusted…he couldn't stand the thought…

Kairi held Sora until he calmed down, then said, "And to answer your first question, Sora. You should just…invite him over to do homework or something…or go to the island, or you could invite him to sleep over, you'd guys have plenty of time to talk then."

"Sleepover!?" Sora said sitting up immediately

"Yeah why not- oh come on Sora! You really don't think Riku try to rape you or something after you confessed to him, do you?"

Sora turned red and look down

"You do! You pervert, you probably want that to happen!" Kairi laughed as she threw a pillow at Sora

"N-no of course not!"

"Yes you do"

"No!"

And thus a pillow fight came to pass…

Later Sora had decided he would wait to the following weekend to 'hang out' and confess to Riku. He said it would give him enough time to find a good excuse to hand out with Riku; Kairi tried to explain to him that he didn't need an excuse to hand out with Riku, Riku was his best friend and that wasn't going to change just because of Sora's confession to him. But Sora wouldn't listen to Kairi; he was dead-set to waiting for the fallowing weekend to confess to Riku. And whether or not that was because he wanted more time with Riku or if he was just putting it off as long as he could (without Kairi causing him physical harm) Kairi wasn't sure…

--End of Flash backs—

Riku walked to where Kairi stood and bent down to pick up the book Sora had abandoned. He stared at its cover intently; the memory of Friday morning came to him…

"Riku, will you come over my house after school and help me with my calculus?"

(A/N: Sora was pretty smart, he was already taking calculus with the seniors but math just happened to be something Riku was really good at too so he was also in the class

(Riku: Junior, Sora: Sophomore))

"Calculus? What do you need help with?"

Sora blushed, "I may be smart Riku, but I'm no genius. Math isn't one of my strong points, it's yours…"

Riku smirked, Sora was in a senior's honors calculus class, and math wasn't a strong point of his?

" Sure, I guess. Want me to wait for you at the school gate?"

Sora blushed more and looked to the ground. "Yeah sure…"

The bell started to ring and Sora looked up to the school's clock tower and then back to Riku, "Alright see you then." Sora said as he began to run off to class…

The memory slowly faded away…

"Riku…"

"Hey Kairi." Riku said lifting up the math book and standing his full height, looking ahead, avoiding Kairi's gaze.

"Riku, why?"

Riku flinched from Kairi's tone

So she knew…

"…I thought-"

"Its because I don't deserve him…" Riku walked by Kairi and went off in the direction Sora had gone a moment ago.

"But hey, wait –Riku!" Kairi called after him.

Riku didn't turn back

But he deserves to be happy…

--

Some where…I need to go somewhere…I can't…

Sora ran down the hall into a more deserted hallway of the school, where the old music room used to be, that was now a storage room. Sora ran up to the door and slammed against it.

Here…alright…it's alright…don't…don't cry…

Sora breathed in deeply and began to reach for the door handle

I can just go in here, calm down…and…wait-

Sora noticed something strange. He jiggled the handle – nothing

Oh you have got to be kidding me…

Sora began to struggle and pull the handle, but the door wouldn't budge

It's never lock! Why now…why of all days, it happens today…why, why…

Sora slumped forward against the door, and began to whimper.

"Why…Why does hurt so much!" Sora said slamming a fist against the door

"Because…that's the way love is…it hurts…"

Sora's eye's widened and he turned quickly to find…Riku

--

Riku walked briskly down the hall trying to think of where Sora may have gone.

Come on Riku, Think! Where would Sora go, at school, if he were upset…where…somewhere he could be alone?

Riku began to peek into different classrooms as he made his way down the hall. Nothing, no sign of Sora, not even the slightest clue.

Riku passed by the old abandoned hallway, but then stepped back to take a closer look

Could he have gone down here?

Riku heard someone struggling with a door handle down the hall. Riku began to make his way down the hall slowly, quietly, so he wouldn't surprise whoever was down there, especially if it was Sora; he didn't want Sora to run from him…

Riku came to the edge of the wall in the old hallway and heard whimpering, he turned his head to look around the corner and found Sora…

"Why…Why does hurt so much!" Sora raised his balled hand and slammed it against the door.

Riku frowned

Oh Sora…

--

"Because…that's the way love is…it hurts…"

Sora just stared at him for, what felt like, a long time…

Riku just stared back, with his head slightly tilted, his face sad…

"R-R-hick- Riku…" Sora said barely above a whisper

"Here…you dropped this." Riku held out Sora's calculus book to him.

Sora started at the book as its part in this weekend replayed itself before his eyes…

"Alright so first you see what your missing…cross out that…find the answer to this…"

Riku looks so good today…Gah! Focus! I…I have to find the words…how…how am I going to do this?

"So you get it?"

Riku looked to find Sora staring at him, but not replying. Riku blushed and scrunched his face.

"Sora, are you even listening?"

Sora jumped, "Huh? What?" He looked between Riku and the open calculus book and notebook.

Riku sighed, "You haven't hear a single word I've said in the last five minutes, have you?"

Sora laughed nervously as he rubbed the back of his head, blushing, "Um, no, guess not! Heh…"

Riku stared at him for a moment then sighed again placing down his pencil, "Look Sora, obviously you've got other things on your mind, so-"Riku lets go to the island!"

Riku blinked at Sora, "What?"

"Come on right now, lets go! We haven't been in a while; it might be fun. Just you and me, what do you say?"

The memory faded and he had the math book's cover to greet him…or more like taunt him…

"Thanks…" Sora mumbled, taking the book out of Riku's hand.

"Look Sora-"No…no it's alright Riku…you don't have to, I'm fine…really…"

It hurts…

Sora, still looking to the ground, closed his eyes tightly, fighting against the tears.

"Sora…"

Sora breathed in sharply and turned away from Riku, covering his face, "You should go." Sora's voice sounded like it was on the brink of tears.

Sora could hear Riku come closer, "Please Riku- " Sora could feel his control slipping as the tears fell free "I don't wanna do this…not in front of you"

Sora felt Riku's hand grab his arm and turn him, "Rik-" Sora was cut-off by the soft lips that crashed against his, and the book fell from Sora's hand to the floor…

Riku slipped one arm around Sora's waist to pull him closer and slipped up his other hand from Sora's arm to the back of his head, and pulled him deeper into the kiss.

Sora's eyes were slowly falling shut, his heart began to beat fast, it stopped hurting, and he began to feel light. The kiss started out slow, gentle, and sweet; Sora joined in, after a moment, kissing Riku sweetly in return.

Riku licked Sora's lips, asking for entrance, and Sora opened his mouth willingly. He allowed his eyes to fall shut, as he slipped his arms free from their confinements of Riku's chest to around his neck, pulling him closer.

Riku slipped his tongue into Sora's mouth, and began to explore. Sora was in ecstasy. This is all he's ever wanted; just to be close to Riku, to feel as if they were one, if only for a moment.

Sora slid his tongue against Riku's sensually, and Riku slide back against his.

The kiss was sweet; it's what Sora felt he needed.

It was sweet but there was something else in the kiss: there was pain. The kiss had love in it, but also remorse…. why did it hurt? Who was in pain: him or Riku?

Sora could figure it out and didn't care to. Sora would take this kiss, for all the love it held… and the pain. If this was all he could get from Riku, this one kiss, he'd take it and cherish it…forever

This one kiss, that was so sweet…yet bitter…

It was bittersweet…


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In the next chapter: The school day continues! Riku makes plans with Sora after school to talk... Sora's nervous of what he might want to say...

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