A/N: well, this story is coming closer and closer to an end. Thank you to everyone who has stuck with this story up until now! I hope that you liked it so far, because this was my first story. I am currently working on another story called 'Concrete Angel' (and yes, it's based off a song by Martina McBride), so keep an eye out for it!

DISCLAIMER: I do not own anything! Believe me or you DIE! I'm kidding… please don't sue me.

Chapter 11: In the Moonlight

The next night, I got undressed and wrapped a towel around me. Sora was waiting downstairs for me… I had told him that I was taking him somewhere.

I didn't want to keep him waiting, but what the hell was I getting myself in to? I didn't have time to back out now, so I came out of my room and went downstairs.

"What the hell Roxas!" he shouted as soon as he saw me. "Put some clothes on for god sakes!" he covered his eyes.

"Nope. I told you, I was gonna take you somewhere." I said, sounding a lot more confident than I felt.

"Yes, and I thought that it involved wearing CLOTHES! Do you even have boxers on underneath that!" He motioned to my towel.

I was silent

"No…"

Sora just stared at me.

But before he could protest, I dragged him out the door, into the humid August night.

xXx

"Roxas! Where are we going! Roxas, answer me!" Sora shouted, but I ignored him. We were almost there.

I suddenly felt exposed when I remembered that I was only wearing a towel, and we were in the middle of the woods.

I must have been quite a sight.

We finally reached our destination- the lake. The moon shone brightly and warmly on the rippling water, its silver reflection fracturing and then conjoining again.

"Why are we here?" Sora demanded, flustered.

"Take off your clothes." I commanded, looking him deep in the eyes.

"Roxas! What the hell are you talking about!" he struggled in my grasp, but gave up when he realized that I wasn't gonna let go.

"Join me when you're ready…" I said cryptically, and dropped his hand. I walked toward the diamond lake, taking off my towel only when I was covered by the water.

I looked back.

Sora was already taking off his shirt.

My plan had worked.

I smiled; this was going to be one of the very few good decisions of mine.

He ran to the water, shivering as it lapped against his bare skin. I didn't see anything of… him- which was probably a good thing.

"Why… are we… doing this?" Sora said between chattering teeth.

"So we never forget." I whispered, and held him close- our bare skin touching under the crystalline water.

And then, everything changed.

We were laughing and splashing each other, just like regular guys. But of course- we weren't regular guys.

Because I think I loved him.

Just seeing the dazzling jewels of water droplets clinging to his hair, and the moonlight defining the perfect shape of his body… made me think that he was just so beautiful. Maybe perfect…

But no one was perfect.

"I-I-I'm… f-f-freezing Roxas…" he said, teeth chattering.

I hugged him again, aware of the moonlight glazing our shadows…

Making this a perfect Hallmark moment.

"I love you, Roxas." He breathed a barely audible whisper into the bare skin of my shoulder.

"I-I…." I was speechless.

All of a sudden, a loud rustling noise jolted us both out of heaven. A bloom of fear and embarrassment unfolded in my stomach- what if someone had seen everything?

I immediately stepped away from Sora, causing him to lose his balance and fall face first into the shimmering water.

"Hello?" I called into the blackness of the woods. "Is someone there?"

No answer.

"C'mon, let's get out of here." I grabbed Sora's hand and hauled him onto shore, we both quickly dressed (well, one dressed and the other put on a wet towel), and ran towards home.

A/N: what a special moment! (I'm almost jealous)

Well, the next chapter is the last chapter: and be warned- it may make you sad! So if you don't like bittersweet endings, don't read it! You will be disappointed! Well, give it a shot anyway- I worked my ass off writing this story!

Anyway- reviews for the poor, please!