Okees! Got chapter four out! I can't decide if this is just the beginning of my fic or not…hee. ^_^ Ah well, as long as it's a pleasure to read. Enjoy. o.o


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            Riku was in such shock; it took a few seconds for the fact that Sora, one of his closest friends, was kissing him to seep into his mind. He just kept leant over, frozen, until Sora reached up to deepen the kiss. Riku's hands reacted without being told to, pushing Sora viciously away.

            Sora flew backward and hit the sand harder than Riku had probably meant for him to.

            "A-ah…" Sora lie still for a moment, feeling more pain from embarrassment and rejection than Riku's shove. He closed his eyes and sighed, deciding not to say anything.

            Riku reached to his own lips and traced over them shakily with nervous hands. He didn't know what to say, or what to do. It wasn't right to just leave Sora there, in pain…he'd pushed him after all. But Sora did kiss him, very unexpectedly.

            "U-um…I…ah…I'll catch you later…" Riku stuttered, gulping loudly, with eyes still widened.

            Sora only raised his head, just enough to see Riku's face and shoulders. He was in a position just as uncomfortable as Riku, if not more. He took a deep breath, and readied himself to explain how he felt.

            "Riku, I…"

            Riku backed up, looking afraid. That fear Riku was showing, that Sora thought he'd never see, stabbed him right in the heart. The last thing Sora ever wanted to do was cause his closest friend to be afraid of him. He reached his hand out weakly, with his self-confidence as thin as paper.

            "Riku, could you please…just hear me out…?" He said softly.

            Riku paused, clenching his fists and teeth tight, staring down at the sand. There was a long pause, but Sora still looked up eagerly at Riku for an exception of hearing out the reasons for his actions. Then wind blew Riku's silvery hair gently to the side, and he slowly looked up courageously to give Sora serious eye-to-eye contact.

            "I'm sorry, Sora…" Riku turned around, sticking to saying nothing more, and began walking off the dock to head home.

            Sora's eyes blurred from swelling tears, only able to see Riku's figure disappearing off into the shack entrance.

            "W-wait, please…" Sora's voice faded and dropped his fist to the sand as he let his tears fall. He couldn't understand his own feelings…it hurt so much to be so confused…then rejected.

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Riku had walked to the other side of the island his eyes focusing on the ocean shore. He pulled his shoes off and rolled up his pants, walking along in the aquamarine water trying to loosen up. He was still shocked…and wished he had acted differently. It was wrong to treat Sora like that…but he surely wasn't going to sit there and…kiss him back. A picture of it flashed in his mind, and he shook his head, trying to ignore it as he sighed for the seven-hundredth time.

            "Um, Riku…?"

            The silver-haired boy jumped nearly twenty feet high, afraid it might've been Sora. But it wasn't…he simply shrugged.

            "Hi Kairi…" Riku responded quietly, looking off at the sunset.

            "U-umm…sorry about earlier…I was being really stupid." Kairi laughed, rubbing the back of her head.

            "It's alright." Riku assured, in a soothing voice.

            Kairi slipped off her shoes as well, and waded slowly over to Riku, who was now in knee-high water. Her eyes tried to peek innocently over his shoulder.

            "What?" Riku kept his eyes set on the sun.

            "I couldn't help but notice…well, you and Sora seem pretty down. Sora's not even talking, and you know that's unusual for him. Did you two get in a fight or something…?" Kairi reached out to place her hand on his shoulder, relieved Riku didn't pull away.

            If it were only a silly fight… Riku thought. What am I supposed to do…? Sora…likes me!

            "Well, I understand if you don't want to talk about it either…but cheer up, okay? And maybe make up? I can't stand to see you two so upset." Kairi sighed sadly.

            "….Thanks."

            "Sure…" Kairi smiled, then picked up her shoes and left Riku to be alone.

            Only then Riku had turned around to look at Kairi, when she'd already left. He closed his eyes and fell backward purposely, causing the rippling water to splash further up shore.  The thing that worried him was he didn't entirely hate the fact that Sora liked him. And he was rather worried about Sora, although he was forcing himself to believe he wasn't too much.

            "…Maybe I should just sleep on it." Riku sighed again, reaching for his shoes.

            As he walked slowly back home, he'd considered how he'd felt through the day since the incident. At first he was shocked beyond belief. But…that was all. He wasn't angry. Oh god, what if…he felt the same way about Sora…?

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            Man, that was too short…o.o Sorry! ^;^; I was lazy on this chapter…but the next ones will be better, I swear! Erm anyway, okay, now I suppose it'll get fun. ^_^ Although I think this chapter was more dramatic than expected…Especially because I was in such a hyper mood when I typed it…never woulda expected that, nee? Hmm, well please R&R while I start working on chapter 5! Thanks again for such nice reviews before! It really makes me want to keep going. ^_^