Everyone, this is my first KH fic so please understand. I haven't completed the game yet. Please do review! I havent come up with a proper title for this fic yet so if you have one in mind after reading this, please do let me know. Thank you very much. Take care everyone.

Disclaimer : I don't own KH, though I wish I owned Riku. O.o


Title : Friendship
By : Arcalia Reed
First started on : 19th November 2002


Riku was walking back to his home when a sudden cold breeze brushed past him. "Weird... at this time of year." He thought to himself. Somehow, he felt uneasy about something. He just couldn't tell what. He thought about the paopu fruit he had handed Sora that time. Riku had decided to get it for him after Sora asked for it in a casual statement.

A thought filled his mind but he dismissed it immediately. He had given Sora the fruit as a slight joke. But was it really a joke? He couldn't tell. He was feeling a little weird lately and no words could explain it. "What the heck is this? An attraction to my childhood friend?" He muttered to himself. Just then, he imagined Sora with his occasional ridiculous antics and shook his head, laughing slightly. "No way." He stated to himself. But somehow, he didn't feel like as if that was the whole truth.

A bush rustled violently nearby. Riku turned sharply but saw nothing from the source of the sound. Dismissing it as a small rodent, he continued on. In the darkness, two glowing orbs that hadn't been there earlier watched as the oblivious teenager went on his way.

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Kairi shivered as a chilling wind blew through her window. She was moving towards the open window to close it when suddenly her eyes fell on a necklace her grandmother had given her. She closed the window and picked up the simple necklace. It was fashioned in the shape of a heart and had a pretty gem in the middle of it. It was an Aquamarine and it had a beautiful colour. She held the necklace closely to her heart. "Its just like.. just like...Riku's eyes." She said, smiling. As of late, she had been thinking more and more about the platinum haired teenager and she couldn't tell why. Sighing in slight confusion, she set the necklace down on her bedside table, switched off the light and got into bed.

Suddenly, something scratched at her window. Kairi jerked up and looked at her window. Nothing. "Its only a tree branch brushing against the window." She told herself, trying to calm herself down. She got back into bed, not noticing that her window was opening itself, from the outside...

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Sora pulled his vest around him tighter. "Why is it suddenly so cold?" He thought to himself but found no answer. It was getting quite dark and he was sure his mother was worried. As he walked back, he began thingking about his two best friends. He was feeling alot closer to them the past few days. As if their bond of friendship had grown stronger.

He thought about Riku. The leader, the smart one whom he looked up to as his teacher. As of late, he had been feeling closer to Riku than usual, hanging around the older boy even more, training just so that he could spend time with him. No. It wasn't that. He merely wanted to become stronger. Or was it?

Then he thought about Kairi. The girl was growing alot closer to him and he liked it in a way. He liked her, as he liked Riku. He stopped abruptly as all the thoughts flew through his mind about his friends. He couldn't even sort them out properly. Shaking his head, he pushed the matter to the back of his head and continued on. "All I know, is that the bond between us is getting stronger." He thought to himself.

'You'll need it...' A voice hissed from the trees to his right. He jumped back. "Who..who's there?" He said, voice trembling but he wasnt answered by anyone. Turning back to his path, he broke into a run.

The mysterious voice in the trees chuckled evilly...