Drops of Jupiter

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disclaimer: I don't own Kingdom Hearts (duh) or Drops of Jupiter by Train

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Kairi ran barefoot through the beaches of Destiny Island. It was dark outside and she had been running and searching for hours...searching for Riku. She had been around the entire island at least three times but she still couldn't find the silver-haired boy that loved her so much.

"Where did you go Riku?" she whispered under her breath. She didn't know where he could've gone or why he went missing, all she knew is that she couldn't find him anywhere. She was starting to become a little scared as the air grew cold and see could see her breath in the air. She sat on a rock and rested as she looked out into the beach before her. Everyone else on the island was asleep and Kairi had been up searching into the night for Riku.

"Am I the only one that cares that he's missing?" she asked herself. "No, that couldn't be. Sora would go looking for him, and his family, yet I'm the only one out here." Kairi looked up at the stars. There were thousands out tonight. They light up the sky like little diamonds. She smiled as she continued to gaze up into the jewel in crested sky. Then she got off of the rock.

"I will find you Riku."

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Hours passed and now the night had turned into the early hours of the morning. The sun hadn't even risen yet, and all that was out side was dew on the ground and a light sky. Kairi had lost her energy in her search for Riku and collapsed on the floor of the cave where the drawings on the wall were. She slept there like a fallen angel and dreamed dreams of Riku.

~*Kairi's Dream*~

"Huh, where am I?" Kairi said as she looked around at the scenery she was standing in. It was like she was standing in the star-filled sky she had looked up at.

"Wow," Kairi said in aw as she looked around at the beautiful stars around her. Then an image appeared in front of her. She squinted and tried to make out what it was.

"Riku!" Kairi cried out happily. Riku smiled and held out his hand towards her. Kairi smiled back at him and reached her hand out to take hold of his. When the two hands were about to meet Riku started to float away from her.

"Riku?" Kairi said in a slightly scared voice. But Riku kept floating away from her with his hand still outstretched.

"Riku!" Kairi cried as she started to run towards him. But the farther she ran the more she ran the faster her floated away. Soon Riku disappeared entirely.

"Riku!" Kairi cried out. Then she dropped to her knees and started to cry.

~*End Dream*~

"Riku!" Kairi screamed as she quickly sat up from her dream. She looked around at the cave around her and let out a sigh of relief. "Oh, it was only a dream." Kairi got up and walked around the cave looking at all the pictures that were drawn there when the three friends were kids. Then Kairi looked at the picture of she and Sora feeding each other the poupu fruit. Kairi stared at this picture but didn't smile like she always did when she looked at it. The she noticed something lying on the ground. Kairi walked over to it and picked it up. It was an envelope. Kairi turned it around and on the front it said "To Kairi". Kairi raised her eyebrows in curiosity and surprise as she sat on the floor and opened the letter.

"It's from Riku," she gasped. Then she began to read.

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~*Riku's Letter*~

*If anyone should find this letter besides Kairi then please refrain from reading it and give it to her*

Dear Kairi,

If you are reading this letter then it means that I am gone. Don't bother to come look for me either because I don't wish to be reminded of anything back on Destiny Island. I have left because of you really. When Sora and me returned to Destiny Island I thought I'd be happy for the rest of my life and it would be like heaven from then on. But I was incredibly wrong. What I thought was going to be heaven rapidly turned into my own hell. Why was it like this? You may ask. The answer is simple. When I got back you completely ignored me. You acted like I was mister cellophane...I felt completely invisible. All the days of your week you were always with Sora while I faded into the background, like a toy that is on your shelf but over the years it become and a dust-covered mothball. And I can't live like that. I refuse to live that miserable invisible existence. How could you do that to me? I may not have saved you but I went to the deepest, darkest depths to try. I became Ansem's walking talking puppet and you just completely walked right through me and into Sora's arms. Do you really expect me to sit there and watch all this? And besides now hat I'm out of the picture you to can go back to being all over each other and not noticing a little speck walking around in the background. I loved you Kairi. I loved you so much. But if you love someone your not supposed to continue to spend all the days of your week writing poems and songs and just wishing you could talk to them for one second when that person doesn't even know your there.

My mind is made up. I'm leaving. I won't return either. My bags are packed and I'm gone. But before I left I took the time to write you this letter and put a song I wrote for you inside of it. I wrote this song one lonely day when you and Sora were outside talking and having a good time while I was inside watching y'all from a window in my room. It's called Drops of Jupiter and it's just for you:

Now that she's back in the atmosphere

With drops of Jupiter in her hair

She acts like summer and walks like rain

Reminds me that there's time to change

Since the return from her stay on the moon

She listens like spring and she talks like June

Tell me, did you sail across the sun

Did you make it to the Milky Way to see the lights all faded

And that heaven is overrated

Tell me, did you fall for a shooting star

One without a permanent scar

And did you miss me while you were looking for yourself out there

Now that she's back from that soul vacation

Tracing her way through the constellation

She checks out Mozart while she does tae-bo

Reminds me that there's room to grow

Now that she's back in the atmosphere

I'm afraid that she might think of me as plain ol' Jane

Told a story about a man who is too afraid to fly so he never did land

Tell me, did the wind sweep you off your feet

Did you finally get the chance to dance along the light of day

And head back toward the Milky Way

And tell me, did Venus blow you mind

Was it everything you wanted to find

And did you miss me while you were looking for yourself out there

Can you imagine no love, pride, deep fried chicken

Best friend always sticking up for you, even when I know your wrong

Can you imagine no first dance, freeze dried romance, five-hour phone conversation

The best soy latte you ever had....and me

Tell me, did the wind sweep you off your feet

Did you finally get the chance to dance along the light of day

And head back toward the Milky Way

Tell me, did you fall for a shooting star

One without a permanent scar

And did you miss me while you were looking for yourself out there

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Good-bye Kairi

Love,

Riku

~*End Riku's Letter*~

Tears were flowing down Kairi's face like rain. She was shaking all over as she held the letter in her hand. Her face was as pale as a ghost with deep red splotches all over. Then Kairi couldn't fight her tear anymore. She started to sob hysterically. Then she quickly got up off the floor and ran outside. She ran to the shore of the beach.

"RIKU!" She cried out at the top of her lungs. Then she started to run into the ocean but slipped and fell onto her knees. She sat in the ocean on all fours crying harder than she ever had her entire life. She pounded her fist into the ocean sand and let out a small scream. Then she sat back on her knees and continued to choke on her tears.

"RI KU COME BACK!"

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Well that's all. In case y'all don't understand that was a song about a guy who has a girlfriend and she goes on an adventure and when she returns she ignores him. I thought it fit so perfectly cause when it says "Did you fall for a shooting star" the shooting star is Sora, and when he says "One without a permanent scar" Riku is talking about how he has a permanent scar from turning to the darkness. And also, this story was only meant to be one chapter long but I'm debating on whether to add more chapters or not, so y'all tell me what you think. That all.

Peace Out,

Kia Saphia