My first Kingdom Hearts fanfic! Be nice, I normally don't write fanfics.
Disclaimer: I don't own any characters that you're about to meet (again).
SO DON'T ASK. Hehe, ENJOY!!!!
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"So, this is your 'Keyblade'?" he asked, taking a test swing. "How cute."
Riku tossed back the weapon to his friend Sora.
"It's not cute, it's deadly," Sora insisted.
"Yeah, yeah. Believe what you will," Riku brushed off Sora's boast.
After visiting various worlds, Sora had found a way back to Destiny Island. And by chance, he had found Riku here, too. Donald and Goofy left him here and returned to Traverse Town to fetch Squall and Yuffie.
"So, what are you doing here? And where have you been?" Sora asked him.
"I should be asking you that," was his reply.
"I've been looking for you!" he told Riku.
"Yeah. right," he smirked. "You haven't been looking for me. You're searching for Kairi."
The thought of Kairi washed a wave of guilt over him. All this time he had failed to find her.
"So I'm right," Riku said, walking away.
Was Kairi okay?
"Wait, come back!" Sora shouted after him.
But Riku kept his strides. Sora had to run to keep up his pace.
"Where are you going?" he asked Riku.
Riku was silence. Maybe he was thinking about Kairi, too. Maybe he wants to find her first.
"Don't leave, okay?" Upon hearing that, Riku stopped in his tracks.
"Why not?" he looked at him questioningly.
"I know you're probably looking for Kairi, too."
"And?"
"It's better we stick together. So that we'll be reunited together. It'll be the three of us again."
".yeah."
Riku stood staring at the endless ocean. It was great to be back here, but something felt out of place. It was probably the fact that the island had changed. What used to be where the trio hung out was now a pile of rubble. Everyone that had once live in these islands is still repairing their homes. The only face he didn't see was Kairi's.
"Riku." Sora tried to get his attention. "Let's go. Let's go find Kairi. Together."
Find Kairi. together. What a thought.
"No," he said, unmoving.
"What?" Sora asked unbelieving.
"No,' he repeated.
"W-why?" he stammered.
"I'm not leaving this island," he started walking towards the crashing waves. "I like it here."
"B-but."
"Like it or not, Sora, I won't go."
"What about Kairi!? What's gotten into you? Don't you care anymore!?" his voice was rising as he spoke each word.
Riku swirled around to face his younger friend. "What about Kairi!" he almost yelled.
Sora took a step back, amazed at his reaction.
Riku's tone softened, "We'll only be on another wild goose chase they've set for us. She'll find her way here. Have faith in her, will ya?"
"Fine."
With that Sora started to walk away. He left Riku watching his figure disappear into the distance. After he was sure that he was out of his sight, Sora started running.
He ran, not knowing where, not knowing why. Shimmers of tears were on his face as he ran. He kept on going, as far as he could. To get away from Riku.
What's up with him? Sora thought to himself. Riku used to care so much. He would go out of his way to get his way with Kairi. Now. now he doesn't even give a rat.
"Aarghh!! RIKU!!!" he shouted with all his rage, "I hate you."
But no one could hear him. No one cared. He was completely alone on this side of the island.
And for the first time in his life. he cried because of this vast emptiness around him, and within his heart.
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"So, this is your 'Keyblade'?" he asked, taking a test swing. "How cute."
Riku tossed back the weapon to his friend Sora.
"It's not cute, it's deadly," Sora insisted.
"Yeah, yeah. Believe what you will," Riku brushed off Sora's boast.
After visiting various worlds, Sora had found a way back to Destiny Island. And by chance, he had found Riku here, too. Donald and Goofy left him here and returned to Traverse Town to fetch Squall and Yuffie.
"So, what are you doing here? And where have you been?" Sora asked him.
"I should be asking you that," was his reply.
"I've been looking for you!" he told Riku.
"Yeah. right," he smirked. "You haven't been looking for me. You're searching for Kairi."
The thought of Kairi washed a wave of guilt over him. All this time he had failed to find her.
"So I'm right," Riku said, walking away.
Was Kairi okay?
"Wait, come back!" Sora shouted after him.
But Riku kept his strides. Sora had to run to keep up his pace.
"Where are you going?" he asked Riku.
Riku was silence. Maybe he was thinking about Kairi, too. Maybe he wants to find her first.
"Don't leave, okay?" Upon hearing that, Riku stopped in his tracks.
"Why not?" he looked at him questioningly.
"I know you're probably looking for Kairi, too."
"And?"
"It's better we stick together. So that we'll be reunited together. It'll be the three of us again."
".yeah."
Riku stood staring at the endless ocean. It was great to be back here, but something felt out of place. It was probably the fact that the island had changed. What used to be where the trio hung out was now a pile of rubble. Everyone that had once live in these islands is still repairing their homes. The only face he didn't see was Kairi's.
"Riku." Sora tried to get his attention. "Let's go. Let's go find Kairi. Together."
Find Kairi. together. What a thought.
"No," he said, unmoving.
"What?" Sora asked unbelieving.
"No,' he repeated.
"W-why?" he stammered.
"I'm not leaving this island," he started walking towards the crashing waves. "I like it here."
"B-but."
"Like it or not, Sora, I won't go."
"What about Kairi!? What's gotten into you? Don't you care anymore!?" his voice was rising as he spoke each word.
Riku swirled around to face his younger friend. "What about Kairi!" he almost yelled.
Sora took a step back, amazed at his reaction.
Riku's tone softened, "We'll only be on another wild goose chase they've set for us. She'll find her way here. Have faith in her, will ya?"
"Fine."
With that Sora started to walk away. He left Riku watching his figure disappear into the distance. After he was sure that he was out of his sight, Sora started running.
He ran, not knowing where, not knowing why. Shimmers of tears were on his face as he ran. He kept on going, as far as he could. To get away from Riku.
What's up with him? Sora thought to himself. Riku used to care so much. He would go out of his way to get his way with Kairi. Now. now he doesn't even give a rat.
"Aarghh!! RIKU!!!" he shouted with all his rage, "I hate you."
But no one could hear him. No one cared. He was completely alone on this side of the island.
And for the first time in his life. he cried because of this vast emptiness around him, and within his heart.