A/N: Thank you so much for reviewing Angel Bliss, Kairi Hikari, and Maxine. I really appreciate it. And I will continue. For you three I've written a little something to each of you at the bottom. ~.^ And sorry this is so short, it's more of like a "part 2" to the first chapter.

            Silent tears began to make their way down the slopes of my cheeks, staining them slightly as they went. I didn't even get to say goodbye…My eyes were burning and sobs racked my body as I fought for control, a mere waste of energy. But what would it matter? No one would see anyway. They were fast asleep. Dreaming peacefully of their new expedition; of what they'd find, or who they'd meet, what the new world would look like. And I was sitting here bawling like a child whose mother had just left them for a night out with the babysitter.

            How did they do it? Sleep so easily as if nothing were troubling them and everything was just—a hand on my shoulder interrupted my thoughts and abruptly informed me that I was wrong in my assumption that every one was asleep. A gloved hand, which meant it was Riku's. The hand, although comforting, did not put an end to my crying. It slid off my shoulder and moved in soothing circles on my back. The massage reduced my crocodile tears to the hiccups.

            "Are you ok now, Sora?"  It's funny to think that one moment it's a fight for dominance, and then the next, he's trying to make me feel better. We were special, I guess. Despite our rivalry, we still really were friends, and nothing would change that, right? "Tell me what's wrong?" Riku stated more than asked me.

            I hiccupped again then leaned back against Riku's chest, being that he was sitting just behind and to the side of me. "I—I didn't even get to say goodbye…" I hiccupped again, oh how childish I must have sounded I mentally reprimanded myself. I was safe with Riku though, I could tell him anything. "I don't want my mom to worry."  Maybe that made it sound a little more justified.

            I could almost see Riku give a small smile behind me. He was such an unpredictable person usually, but in times like these, it was always the same. I would sit here, in front of him, leaning slightly against his shoulder and chest, and he would smile softly and reassure me. I'd been through enough situations like these to know. An onlooker may have begun to wonder about the two of us. One minute we would be fighting or dueling like the world was at stake, and the next sitting comfortably in each other's company.

            "Don't worry about it, Sora. She'll know you're ok and what happened when they see we are all missing. Think of it this way, we just got an early start and we are finally off the island. Sora this is what we've wanted since we were little, isn't it to get away from there? To go on a real adventure? And not have to pretend there was some monster in the secret place?" His voice seemed to fade out.

~*~Flashback~*~

            A young brunette boy ran up to an older silver haired one, nagging at him to accompany him to the Secret Place.

            There's a monster in the secret place! He claimed, and so, seeking adventure, the older boy followed the brunette. They approached the hidden area hearing the noises of what may have been the steady breathing in and out of a large creature dominating the concealed region.

            Moving inside, they discovered, much to their disappointment, there was no monster, and it was merely the wind that had been taunting them. Maybe one day we'll have a real adventure, Sora, a younger form of Riku said with disappointment ringing clearly in his voice. But isn't there anything we can do now? The youngest of the pair inquired.

~*~End Flashback~*~

            Ah, those were the days, before Kairi had even been here; it was just Riku and I. When we would pretend that we were knights off to save a princess or generals in a war to save the world.  I sighed, and I'm sure that must have seemed odd to Riku or anyone else that could have heard, but I didn't care.

            "Yeah, you're right, I don't have to worry, and Mom will be ok." I sat up, no longer using Riku as support, and for the first time, I noticed the storm had stopped, though my clothes were still incredibly drenched with from being in the ocean and the rain water. "Do you think we'll ever get to go back there?" I turned to ask him after a slight pause.

            "It's possible. Try not to worry over it and get some sleep."

            "Yeah…" I trailed off. Sleep, I don't know if I can. My hiccups had deserted me, which would help me drift off to a deep slumber, or so I hoped, anyway.

            I removed my soaked jacket and tossed it aside, it wouldn't do me any good in its current state. I curled up into a ball hoping to retain some warmth. Slowly I could feel my eyelids getting heavier and the steady breathing from Kairi sent me to sleep.

A/N: thanks so much, once again, sorry for it being so short, but I have exams this week, and I kind of wanted to get something up before going this week without doing anything but that. I'll try to update this Friday, but if I can't, we'll shoot for Monday, ok? ~.^

Angel Bliss: Thank you so much for taking the time to review this, and being my first reviewer, that really means a lot. I hope you'll continue to read this and I (obviously) haven't burnt it, so I won't have to find out what would have lied behind that evil grin ~.^

Kairi Hikari: *fears the flaming marshmallow**holds up a graham cracker with chocolate on it in defense, just incase* ~.^  thanks for taking the time to review, and I hope to keep hearing from you!

Maxine: Well, this is soon I presume, but it'll have to due till Friday or Monday. As for a title, if you have any ideas, let me know. I'm kind of at a loss for one. Titles can be one of the hardest parts in writing, well, for me anyway. Thanks for the review ~.^

~*~Sora~*~