Chapter 7:

The train rumbles underneath Sora as it made its way down the track. He had woken up early that morning and threw a couple of things into his bag, making his way out of the house and to the train. He was heading home to Destiny Island and to talk to Riku.

"Next stop Destiny Island, two minutes." He heard the train conductor announce. He gathered his bag into his arms and moved forwards towards the door. Once the door opened up he walked out and looked around.

He missed his home, and he was happy to see it again. He was nervous however on seeing Riku, he also had no idea where he was going to stay while he was here. He made his way to their hide out and stopped just outside the hanging sheet. He knew the other boy wouldn't be there, with school in session but he still felt scared.

Pulling back the curtain he saw that it was different. Everything that was his was gone. There was nothing to show that he had ever stepped foot in this place before. His heart sank looking over to the memory wall, the one that he and Riku had made for all their pictures of them and their friends. He knew where all his pictures were, sitting at home in THAT box.

He saw the pictures of their other friends, Kairi, Namine, and Waka. He saw them all laughing and smiling alone, together and then with Riku and Seifer. His heart started to beat faster and slowly break at each of the other pictures with the two boys. He saw Riku kissing Seifer and them snuggling on the couch in the hide out.

He had to look away from the photos before he did something to them and got Riku even more upset with him. He sat heavily down onto the couch and cried into his hands. He didn't know how long he had sat there for but when he heard voices coming towards the hide out he raised his head.

The moment he looked towards the opening he regretted it. He locked eyes with Riku and saw all color drain from the other boys face. He looked to the side and saw Seifer and the others standing there, mouths open, not moving.

"Sora?" Riku finally said as he moved an inch forward, dropping Seifer's hand in the process.

Sora fidgeted on the couch, not knowing what to say or do. He wanted nothing more than to run and go back to his father's at that moment. He suddenly felt like it was a really bad idea coming here and went to stand.

"Guys can you leave us alone for a moment?" He heard Riku say as he looked towards him.

Seifer whispered something into Riku's ear before kissing him soundly on the lips and throwing Sora a smirk, making him look to the ground. The others nodded and smiled to him before leaving after Seifer.

"What are you doing here Sora?" Riku asked staying where he was.

"I. I don't know anymore. I'll leave." Sora stood the rest of the way from the couch and moved towards the opening, where RIku was standing.

"You have to know why you came all this way?" Riku stated.

"I came to see why you are being so cruel to me? I get that you moved on, you have Seifer now, I just don't understand why you have to be so cruel about it." Sora finally said, holding back the tears that he knew were about to fall.

"What are you talking about? I haven't been cruel about any of this. I wrote you and told you I missed you, I love you. I just know that you won't be able to move back here and I need someone Sora." Riku said stopping him from leaving.

"Then why send all of our pictures to me? All of them, even the ones from when we were younger. That hurt. It hurt to see your status change the day after I moved also, that was quick." Sora said ripping his arm from the other boy.

"Pictures what are you talking about. Some of them are right." Riku stopped talking when he walked over to the board and saw the pictures. "Where are your pictures?" Riku asked himself as he stared at the others.

"I have them. In a box I got in the mail yesterday from you. All of our pictures." Sora stated getting angry that RIku would ask a stupid question like that.

"I never touched those ones on the board. All the others are supposed to be in my closet at home in a box. I never sent them to you." Riku turned around to look at him.

"Then why are they sitting in my room right now?" Sora asked.

"I don't understand. God Sora I hate that you were sent away." RIku moved towards him as if to give him a hug.

"No. I can't sit here and hug you Riku. It would hurt too much to hold you in my arms even for a second and not have you there any longer. You moved on, I came here so I could do the same." Sora stated staring RIku in the eyes.

"Fuck. I don't want you to move on Sora. I don't want to move on unless it is with you. I love you." Riku stated.

"You love me so you get with Seifer, change your status, write me that you need someone here for you. Do you see how easy it was for me to get a train here RIku. We could have made it work. You just didn't want it to." Sora let a tear slip out of his eyes and knew he had to get out of there soon.

"I'm so sorry Sora, I really am. I didn't know what to do after your mother caught us. I was scared. You were being send away and I didn't know what to do." Riku started.

"What are you talking about Riku?" Sora asked confused.

"I met up with Seifer that night your mom told you that she was sending you to your father. He sat and listened and acted normal for once. He comforted me Sora and I was grateful for that. We ended up."

"Stop." Sora interrupted. "I don't want to hear how you fucked him when we were still together. We slept together that next night Riku, I thought we were making love for the last time but you were just trying to cover your guilt." Sora backed up.

"No, no I was making love to you Sora. I loved you then and I do now. Please." Riku pleaded.

"No. I get it. I can finally move on from you and be happy. I haven't let myself get to close too anyone in my new town because of you." Sora stated.

"So there is someone there then. That's why you came back here to say goodbye?" Riku asked.

"Not goodbye Riku. I still want you in my life but like we were before we dated. I love you RIku, I just need to transfer that love to friendship again. Yes there may be someone, I just don't know how he feels." Sora told him truthfully.

"Good. I want you to be happy Sora, I really do."

"Well I have to go before my father sends a search party after me. I don't want to worry anyone else either, just needed to get away and figure us out." Sora said as he grabbed his bag and headed outside.

"Please don't lose contact Sora."

"I won't." He threw over his shoulder as he left Riku behind.