-Chapter 4: IM Madness-

Oh…my god.

I'm on the Destiny Islands; with Namine' and all of her friends, and I'm damn happy about it. I mean, after all this time, all of the days that I spent lonely in Traverse Town; I'm finally reunited with my best friends.

Not only that, but I have a whole new batch of friends that come with my old one.
During the ride home I had a chance to get to know Sora (who is, at the very least an optimist), Kairi (who seems a bit standoffish at the moment), Roxas (Namine's boy toy), and Riku. Ah, Riku, now he's an odd one.

He's…pretty. Okay, that sounds wrong to describe a guy as "pretty" but I think it's true. The way his hair shines across his pale face, the way those green eyes glow in the dark. It's enough to make a girl go gaga.

Of course, I'm not your average girl.

My name is Sakura, and I was born to cause turmoil. That's a fact, since kindergarten I've always caused small fights amongst my friends.

That's what caused them to…leave me. It's sad; it's horrible how they always leave me, but I suppose the losses make me stronger. But of course, one friend stayed, a certain blonde haired girl with fair skin.

Namine'; when I first met her, I knew she was pretty, but it wasn't until seventh grade that I realized she had it going on. Boys would stare at her all the time, girls would hiss, their cold-as-steel eyes piercing her shy armor.

Namine' is shy, very shy, and she wears this emotion like a shield, protecting her from harm. I've always called it her "shy armor".

Anyway, back to the point, she had the "it" factor; and so did I. It was so easy for me, to manipulate the guys, to watch their flow over me as they absorbed me. It's magic, my magic, a sinister ability to enchant those around me, and destroy the relationships of my friends.

I'm like Helen in The Battle of Troy. I start wars over my beauty, destroy civilizations with my enchantments. Okay, so that might be an overstatement, but still, I've been known to cause fights accidentally.

Back then Namine' and I had it all. But then she moved, and again I was all alone. Sure there were the boys; with there shy lips and exploring tongues…but I had no real friends besides Namine'. My boyfriends never lasted; the dream life that I'd lived became a nightmare.

It was shortly then that I began to drift away, going to "Wise Academy" learning that Namine' once again moved to The Destiny Islands…it's been such a long path.

Now I'm on a new path, a new group of friends, and a new love interest. Pretty, pretty Riku…

"How do you like it Sakura?" Namine' asks, turning towards me, her long wavy blonde hair brushing over one shoulder. "Is this room big enough for you? Do you need mine? We can always get mine and—"

"Its fine Namine'," I interrupt, placing a black gloved hand on her shoulder, I use my sensual voice, willing her to calm down. "Relax, it's absolutely brilliant."

She sighs, "That's good."

"What's shoved up your ass?" I question, settling myself in a comfy chair.

"Oh…just Kairi, she's been acting really strange lately."

"What do you mean?" I ask, pulling out a sucker from my tiny little purse. I press the candy to my tongue, savoring the electric taste.

"Ever since she found out that Riku was coming back she's gotten sort of…numb. You know, unfeeling and all."

"She doesn't seam like the 'unfeeling' type."

"Well…before I came her she used to have a crush on Riku. When he left she started dating Sora. And I'm worried about him too, what if she goes running back to Riku after this? That'll break the poor boy's heart."

I think about this for a moment, even though I'd only known Sora for a couple minutes, I'd definitely gotten the vibe that he was overly enthusiastic all the time. But beneath that he was a person, just like any other…he could feel sadness…and he seems to worship the ground that Kairi walks on. If she left him…this could be bad.

Besides that, if she went after Riku that would make him OFF LIMITS; and that can't be allowed to happen. No, Riku is mine, and I'm not going to let some sad red head steal him away.

"Well then," I finally reply, smirking to myself, "we have to keep them together. We can't let my new friends break each other's hearts," or steal my soon to be boyfriend.

"Why do I get the feeling that something bad is about to happen?" Namine' ponders. She's so sweet and innocent, but sometimes you have to get down and dirty to win your battles. And I intend to do just that.

"Because something bad might happen if we don't help Sora and Kairi," I say, trying my best to conceal the evil grin on my face, "we wouldn't want them to get hurt would we?"

"No…I guess not."

"Good, now leave so I can unpack."

"Kay," she turns and saunters off, "I'll be in the kitchen if you want anything."

Well, I have a plan…now all I need to do is execute it in the proper way; I glance over at my computer, and notice that my IM is on, but not yet signed in. Hmm, I don't need to act now, but that doesn't mean I can't set the stage.

-Riku-

"Wow…" I whisper, staring around the room.

"Do you like it?" my parents ask at the same time, as sickeningly cheerful as it is I can't help but smile.

"Yeah, I love it," I turn and hug mom and dad tightly. My mother has my silver hair; my dad has my bright green eyes. It's great to know that I have half of my mom and half of my dad inside me. It's comforting to know that I have a legacy.

"We're glad," my dad responds, grasping me tightly. "We're so, so glad."

I release my parents, turning to my bag and unzipping it. "So I guess you guys can go now…I mean, I've got to unpack and all…"

"We're going," my mom waves, before turning and doing her graceful little dance of a walk through the door.

"Bye son," dad follows his wife.

"Yeah…bye," I listen for their hurried foot steps, hearing them recede I sit on my bed hurriedly.

God, this is just so…overwhelming.

I, Riku, am back in The Destiny Islands. Not only am I'm going to see Sora again, but Kairi, Kairi's friend Namine' and…Roxas.

God I hate that kid, for someone related to Sora he's not good at ALL. For one thing he's always trying to steal my best friend from me. Don't get me wrong, it's not like Sora's my property, but I've known him for a long time and we've been through a lot after all.

Besides, Sora's always been the one person I could talk to when things got bad. He was the one person who I could always confide in, and he was the only person whose rants I could actually stand. Whenever he'd have a problem, I would listen. Whenever he had girl trouble, I'd always have some REALLY good advice.

Yeah, Sora's the best.

Roxas how ever, is a drag. Whenever I hang out with Sora, he just has to tag along to ruin all my fun. Yeah, he's a weird one.

But, sadly, he's not the biggest mystery at the moment. There is, of course, Sakura. The girl whose beauty astounds me, and yet, that's not the most interesting part about her. No, the interesting part is her emotions, the vibrant happiness that lies in her smile and glows through her eyes. And the slithery deviousness that is hidden beneath every single word she says, like a shadow. I'm so confused; I don't quite know who she is. I spoke to her a lot on the way to Namine's house, where we dropped both Namine' and Sakura off.

One minute she's completely good and innocent, the next, she changes. She shifts her shape into something cold, calculating and utterly sexy.

I sigh, standing up, only to settle into my computer chair, and logging into IM.

Silver Spirit has singed on.

Hot Gothic has singed on.

Silver Spirit: Who R U?

Hot Gothic: Sakura of course, who else is both hot AND gothic?

Silver Spirit: LOL

Silver Spirit: So what R U doing right now?

Wow, I'm having on online conversation with one of the most intriguing girls I've ever met. It's odd how I was just thinking about her and here she is.

Hot Gothic: Eating my way through a pound of chocolate chip cookies. U?

Silver Spirit: Pretending to unpack, while talking 2 U.

Hot Gothic: Hmm, for some reason I didn't picture U as an anti-unpacking person.

Silver Spirit: anti what?

Kingdom Key has singed on

Kingdom Key: Hi Riku, its Sora, who's Hot Gothic?

Hot Gothic: It's me, Sakura, and HI.

Silver Spirit: Hey Sora.

Damn it Sora, always have to interrupt at the wrong moments.

Nobody59 has singed on

Hot Gothic: Hey Namine', U using your dad's computer?

Nobody 59: Yep, hey Riku and Sora

Silver Spirit: Wow, it's getting crowded in here.

Burn-down-the-tree has singed on

Burn-down-the-tree: Hey everyone, it's Axel.

Silver Spirit: I'm going to go. I've got unpacking to do.

Hot gothic: Me too, bye everybody.

Silver Soul has singed off

Hot Gothic has singed off

Wow, it's amazing what happens when you put a bunch of teenagers on one IM conversation. 'At least I got to talk to Sakura…' I muse, 'wait, stop that, you can't have a crush on someone you met an hour ago…it's just not right.'

'But then…who says I can't be a bad boy?'

God that sounded corny…

A/N! So it seams that Sakura is a bit devious. No, she is not evil, but she is a bit selfish when it comes to finding her special someone. And on top of that Riku seams to be falling for Sakura, but trying to work out his feelings for Kairi. FINALLY DONE WITH THIS CHAPTER! It took a while, but hey, I'm done.

Thanks to EVERYONE who reviewed, I love you guys all so much.

Here's a tiny preview of chapter five: Namine' and Roxas fluff, Sora and Kairi problems, Axel and Larxene worries and Sakura and Riku hard-to-get games. Oh, this should be fun.