Disclaimer: I don't own Kingdom Hearts, okay? Square Soft and Disney do, I wish that they would give it to me as a late B-Day present though.

Pairing: Sora/Riku

Author's Note: I'm listening to more Nightmare Before Christmas. I first saw that movie when I was in pre-school and I remember getting the hell scared out of me. Man, Jack still scares me, he's way too anorexic. And the Mayor, the way his face turns around... creepy! Anyway, thanks for all the reviews, they really help me work on this a lot. I've gotten a lot so thanks you guys. It's just really encouraging. lol I sound like Mr. Rogers. Anyway, I won't make fun of him because he died. lol. I have absolutely no idea for this chapter, I'm letting my hands guide me, which quite frankly, scares the hell out of me.

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Parting Of The Ways

Chapter 6: Don't Cry My Love

Sora had just gotten off the phone with Riku and was leaving when his mother came into the living room. Crap, he had forgotten to ask her.

"Mom?" Sora started.

"Yes, baby?" She started folding the laundry. And was now staring at her son with content ness in those big blue eyes.

"Um, Riku wants to know if I could like, uh, come over?" Sora gave her the adorable puppy face he usually did when he was younger. Usually, it was a way to get whatever he wanted, because it used to always work! His mother stopped folding the laundry and sighed out loud.

"No, Sora. I'm sorry but Riku just left. He needs some time away from you. He needs some time alone. Let him heal." She went back to folding the laundry.

"MOM! Jesus Christ! I'm seventeen! I think I can make my own decisions! God! And can't you tell, Riku aint sick hardly anymore!" Sora stopped dead when he saw his mother glare at him from under the many piles of towels she was now working on. Oh great, the evil glare, now there was no chance that Sora could ever get to see Riku any time soon now.

"Sora, you still live here, might I add. You haven't moved out yet. So it's my rules. I don't care if you were a hundred years old! You still obey me! This is my household, you will do as I say. Now, maybe you can visit Riku later on, but not now. Give him some time to relax and think things over. Now take this to the linen closet, Sora." Her hands had the laundry basket outstretched to him. "TAKE IT!" She half-way screamed at him because he was just staring at her like he didn't understand any English.

"Whatever." Sora grabbed the basket and headed down the hallway. Stopping at a small door in the wall and opening it up. He shoved them in forcefully muttering things under his breath. Usually, Sora never got in arguments with his mother. But today must be one of those days. "Must be that magical time of the month." His last mutter before finally shutting the door and going into his room.

Sora lay back down on his bed, it was only about twenty minutes ago that Riku was laying in it. "I should call him, tell him I can't come after all."

He picked himself back up and walked over to his dresser, picked the phone off the receiver, and dialed Riku's number. Unfortunately, he didn't have the wonderful Caller I.D. like Sora did.

"Hello?" Riku's voice came through.

"Hey, Riku. Mom won't let me come. I had forgotten to ask her." Now he would look like such an idiot right in front of Riku with that stupid ass remark.

"Sora. You have to ask her. Not yourself. Oh well, you can come outside later on though, right?" Outside. Good. No intimidating house of Riku.

"Sure. Just, I don't want to right now. I need, I need," Sora sighed into the phone, "I need some time to think a bunch of things over. Is that okay?" Sora prayed Riku wouldn't be upset with him.

"Sora, you know I'm always the one thinking, so of course it's okay. Now I can know what the crap you guys go through when your always trying to really piss me off whenever I stare out at the ocean and think." But Riku still wondered, What the hell could Sora possibly be thinking about. He never thinks. Never. Never. Never.

"Well, thanks, Riku. Gotta go. I'll talk ta ya later. Bye." Sora wanted to get off the phone now, he was afraid his emotions would come right out again, this time only being able to talk to Riku, not cling to him or hold on to him.

"Bye, Sora. I'll see you later on then." They both hung up. Sora walked back over to his bed and laid down on it once again. Now, it smelled of Riku. He rolled over and berried his face in the sheets. He smelled so good. Just like he always has smelt. Finally, after about five minutes, Sora fell asleep in an awkward position on his bed, the sheets messy and clumped up around his small figure.

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Selphie had left both boys at this point. She just wanted to be alone right now. Not even Riku or Kairi could make her feel any better. She hated being lied to for so long. It hurt her a lot. She had no idea Tidus felt that way. But she just intended to stay friends with him, nothing more.

She had found herself walking towards Riku's island, Paopu Island. "No, I don't think that will help." She muttered, turning back. She didn't want to see a paopu fruit right now. That certainly wouldn't make her feel any better.

She just decided on going to stay inside the Secret Spot. Nobody would find her there. They knew how much she hated it. But, when she first walked in there, she was astounded by the picture of Kairi and Sora, sharing a Paopu. "That would kill Riku." she walked over to it. It was a sweet picture. Those two were always such good friends. Although, she knew those two would never hook up. It was so unlikely.

Selphie was wondering what would possess Tidus to say something like that in the first place when she heard a voice calling her from outside. "Selphie! Selphie! Where are you, Selphie?"

"Damn him!" She said a bit too loudly. On a count of she heard Tidus yell her name a couple of times, then she heard his footsteps enter the cave.

"Tidus, I'm sorry, but leave me alone right now." Selphie was trying hard not to act mad, and instead act more upset.

"Sure. I'll leave." Tidus touched her arm gently, then left the Secret Spot.

"Please, Tidus. Don't do this." Selphie cried. She liked Tidus, a lot. Maybe even in that way, but right now, there were other things to worry about. The Sora/Riku problem and the Kairi/Riku problem. She honestly wanted them to become an item. It would be quite cute. Neither one of them had entered the cave since returning from Kingdom Hearts. She didn't want either one to see this.

Although, destroying it didn't seem like a good option. It might make Kairi get upset. Even if she didn't really like Sora like that, it would be upsetting to her. And Selphie respected her feelings. So no, she couldn't destroy it. "But how can I make it were those two won't see it?"

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Sora awoke himself. He had only slept for about half an hour. Although he felt much better afterwards, because of the lack of sleep from the night before. He suddenly wished Riku was here, so he could just cling to him forever. Not ever move. All he needed right now was Riku, and nobody else, or nothing else.

The brunette boy sat upright. He looked at the clock on the wall. The time was now almost 10 o'clock. There was absolutely nothing to do. Nothing whatsoever. It wasn't like he could go over to Riku's. That wasn't allowed, and he didn't exactly feel like going outside either. Riku would be outside, sure, but so would everyone else. There wouldn't be anytime that he and Riku could just hang out like regular friends anymore.

"I need some time to think. I love Riku. No doubt. I just can't though. It's wrong. I have to fall in love with a girl and get married to a girl. Not a guy. That's wrong." Sora has a bad habit of talking to himself. "But, I can't just marry someone I don't love. I love Riku. Right, I love Riku. I love Riku. I love Riku. I love Riku. I love him to death. I need Riku, no one else." Sora shifted his facial position into one which made him look like he was thinking hard. It was so cute.

A knock was heard at the door, "Sora, can I come in?"

He didn't answer. Instead, just walked over to the door and opened it. Staring at his mother.

"Sora, I'm sorry. I over-reacted. So did you, but look, go ahead you can go over to Riku's if you want. Although I think I see him outside talking to Tidus." She looked over her son's head, through the window and pointed, "Right there. Go on now. Have some fun."

Sora left his room and headed through the living room and out the door whispering something to himself.

His mother had heard everything he had just said to himself. She was listening outside the door.

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Riku was leaning against the Sea Side Shack, listening to whatever Tidus was trying to say to him. He wasn't really listening the only parts he had heard were, Selphie hates me and I love her. Tidus stopped and looked up at Riku, staring at him with those big blue eyes of his.

"So, of course, Tidus, you ask me, The Great Riku, for girl advice." If only he knew, Riku thought. He didn't like girls. He liked Sora. Sora was the only one for him, and it would always stay that way, even if he didn't return the feelings.

"No, actually I was wondering were the crap she was. She was in the Secret Sp-" Tidus cut himself off. There was a picture of Kairi and Sora in there sharing a paopu. Riku would most likely get upset, you could totally he had a crush on Kairi. He had always acted like it.

"Then lets go check there." Riku was sharp, after saying the word secret, he obviously knew that Tidus was referring to the Secret Spot. Riku wasn't exactly stupid.

"No, wait. Um, I already checked! Selphie isn't back there! Um, let's go check back up there." Tidus pointed to the tree house. It wasn't that far fetched that she wasn't in there, just not very likely either. But Riku didn't seem to notice, because he saw Sora running up to him at that very same moment.

"Riku!!!!" Sora shouted as he practically jumped all over the silver-haired male.

"Sora! Wait, I thought you didn't want to come out." Riku had forgotten all about Tidus. Getting aggravated, Tidus had gone off to look for Selphie himself. He had no idea really though, on where to find her.

Sora took his hands in Riku's and smiled up at him. "He's hot with a capital H." Sora had whispered to himself. Riku smiled back at Sora and walking closer to him, with his hands still laced with Sora's.

Sora's smile faltered and his eyes became watery. He removed his hands from Riku's and used one of them to wipe of a tear that was silently rolling down his cheek. Riku looked hurt by his sudden actions, and pulled him in for a tight embrace. He ran his fingers up Sora's back and gently rocked them back and forth, back and forth, and back and forth.

Sora's watery eyes were now more like an ocean, his tears just wouldn't stop coming. They flowed down his whole face and many had hit Riku's chest. "Riku, I need, I need, I need, to tell, you, tell you something." Sora started crying harder and harder. Riku was always one to never cry, even though it killed him to see Sora like this, he still didn't cry.

"Riku, promise me, you won't think I'm weird, or messed up." Sora looked up at Riku, his eyes looked like a demon's they were red. But, Sora, could never be a demon, an angel, but never a demon.

"Sora, I promise, I could never think that about you." Riku pulled Sora closer to him.

"Riku, I... I love you. I love you more than anything in the whole entire world. I love you so god damn much, I love you Riku. I love you, I love you, I love you! You don't have you to love me back, I mean, I'd understand, if you thought me weird." Sora looked down, he didn't want to see Riku angry at him.

"Sora?" Riku looked shocked and sunk down onto the ground, pulling Sora with him. Now, it was Mr. Emotionally Strong's turn to cry, as Riku buried his head in Sora's jacket trying desperately to say, "Sora, I love you too." Instead, it came out more like, "Snora, I luff ew." But Sora, knew what he was saying and mentally did a happy dance, although now didn't seem like the best time to do that. Now seemed more like a good time to kiss Riku.

So the younger of the two picked the older's head up, his fingers cupping the other's chin. "Riku, I love you so much." Sora had by now stopped crying, wiping the tears from Riku's face with his fingertips.

"I've always loved you Sora. Now, I can finally say that to your face. I love you. I love you. I love you. Forever and ever." Riku leaned his head onto Sora's and kissed him on the lips, breathing on Sora's soft skin, as his hand caressed the back of his love.

Sore broke from the kiss and said, "Riku, I'm yours. Your mine. Nothing will ever change that. Ever. Don't cry my love, never cry anymore."

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Author's Note: Sorry about the Selphie/Tidus crap, I honestly have no idea where I got that from in the last chapter. If you REALLY don't like it, then, I'll take it out and concentrate on Sora/Riku and them only. I'm happy tho!!! Yes! Finally, they get together! Oh yah, I'm *still* listening to the Nightmare Before Christmas. But, I think this chapter was also a bit longer. That make's me happy, cause I think yall like long ones. Anyway, I'm desperately working on making them longer. Lol. Anyway, this chapter took forever. I would stop then write some more, then stop again. I have that problem. When I want to do a chapter, I can't just sit down and knock it out. I am constantly stopping what I'm doing, then starting over. Sorry about the sucky ending and the sucky way that Sora confessed to Riku. And I thought that it was funny when Sora made the comment about it must be that time of the month, I find it hilarious when guys remark on how girls PMS. Anyway, I know it sucks but I just wanted *something* to get put up before my mom moves the computer. Actually, I'm not even so sure she will, I mean, she is *always* threatening me and never does anything. I have no chores, and I have never been grounded. Lol- anyways, Review, or IM me and tell me what you think. -Yours Truly