Chapter 12

The sun was setting on the horizon. Eris loved how its rays shined off the ocean. She sat beside Riku on the oddly bent palm tree on the shore. They listened to the soothing sound of the waves that came in and back out in a continuous pattern. Quietly she leaned her head on his shoulders. She was still exhausted from before. He placed his arm around her shoulders. It was nice not worrying for once.

Sora and Kairi sat in the cool sand a short distance behind them. They drew pictures in the sand and talked about their adventure. But one thing that caught their attention was Riku.

"Hey Sora, It's nice to see Riku like this."

"Yeah, he hasn't been this happy ever since before the island was attacked by heartless." They glanced back over at the couple. Riku whispered something to Eris, causing her to giggle. Slowly his face neared her's and their lips met in a small kiss. Kairi and Sora just looked at each other and blushed. Sora took hold of Kairi's hand and nervously tried to kiss her. When their faces were inches away from each other they heard a small laugh coming from Eris. They turned to find Riku and Eris both looking at them. Their faces turned deep red and they both scooted away from each other.

The sky grew dark and the stars were now visible. Riku walked Eris to Kairi's home where she would be staying for the next couple of weeks until she had her own. Kairi and Sora were following behind barely giving the other even a small glance. Riku found this humorous and often laughed at the two. Once at Kairi's house, Eris and Kairi waved and walked into their house leaving only Sora and Riku.

"So….Riku…what was it that you whispered into Eris's ear today?"

"Hmm? Oh yeah that. It's a secret."

"What?! Why can't you tell me?" Riku smiled at Sora's curiosity and walked ahead of him.

"Hey wait up!" The rest of the walk was quiet until they reached Sora's house. Sora walked up to his front door and opened it up.

"Hey Sora! Earlier, I told Eris that I loved her." Sora thought over those words. With only three small words, you could tell someone how much they really mean to you. "Kairi would love to hear them too." With a wink, Riku left Sora to think on his last words. Tomorrow he would tell her. He would tell Kairi those three simple words, I love you.

The End