Okay! To make up for chapter 4, {which even I think stunk o___o;;} I tried a little harder to…get in the writing mood for chapter 5! ^ ^; Hope it's better, and yeees Riku will get together with Sora, Kim :P What would this story be for if not? ^_^

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            Sora moped sorrowfully along the shore of the other side of the island. He didn't know how to feel…As long as he was able to keep his feelings for Riku secret, he just couldn't fight it anymore…when Riku leaned over him, and felt so close. But instead of staying depressed, however, Sora decided to take it all out on himself in anger & frustration. 

            "I can't believe I did that…what if Riku hates me now? If I'd known for sure he'd react like that…I never would've done it…I still want to be his friend."

            "Then be his friend. He'll get over it, c'mon, this is Riku we're talking about, right?"

            Sora whipped his head around and noticed Tidus following behind him with a wide smile. He kept his distance, but swayed back and forth, keeping his eyes on Sora's.

            "Uuuuhhh Tidus, I really…don't feel like talking to you…" Sora twitched, trying to be nice about it although he was already in a slumped mood.

            "Heh, about the fight? That I woooon?" Tidus waved around his pole in circles he still had from the earlier brawl.

            "Tidus, I really, really don't feel like talking to you right now…" Sora sweatdropped.

            Tidus smile became gentler as he walked over to Sora's side and tossed his pole to the sand.

            "Well that fight made me feel like doin' something for you wouldn't be such a bad thing. Err, or something like that."

            "And what are you going to do for me?" Sora said, and eyebrow raised.

            "Well, I've known you're little secret about Riku for a while, actually." Tidus' grin was scarily large now.

            "Erk…" Sora continued walking, the sky now glimmering with stars, and the moon lighting up the water.

            "You do tend to murmur stuff out loud a lot…" Tidus laughed.

            Sora sighed.

            "How is this helping me? Tidus, I'm tired from crying, honestly, and I'd kinda just like to be left alone before I head back home…" Sora pushed his spiked bangs aside.

            "…How about I play matchmaker?!" Tidus quickly blurted.

            Sora face faulted into the sand, and rolled his eyes up at the chuckling blonde haired boy above him with high hopes.

            "Aargh…I really don't think you should get involved. Riku doesn't even like me and….why am I even talking about this to you?" Sora rubbed his head, and headed towards his house.

            Not satisfied with the response, Tidus ran out in front of Sora.

            "Heey, I'm better at that kinda stuff than you think! And I'm gonna help whether you like it or not, and you'll be thanking me later!"

            Before Sora could even think about responding, Tidus raced off waving.

            Sora tilted his head backward, then hung it forward, smacking his himself in disbelief. He was almost sure that whatever Tidus was thinking of would make things worse. Why in the world was he even helping? Or trying, anyways…

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            "Sora. Sora honey, why don't you come out of your room to at least get some dinner?"

            "No thanks, mom…I'm not hungry. And I'm fine, really!" Sora exclaimed, in his best false happy tone he could come up with.

            "Alright…but if you change your mind, I'll save some for you."

            "'Kay, thanks…"

Sora rolled onto his side, facing his darkened room. His window was open, with a chilled ocean breeze blowing gently in. Clothes and other knickknacks were lying all around his room with no organization whatsoever. He sighed, a bit irritated, and decided to go ahead and clean it all up before her heard about it from his mother in the morning.

He began with his shirts and other clothing, folding it all and tucking it away nicely in his drawers. Then he went to all the trash, and glasses from times he'd taken water to his room, then headed for the door to the kitchen. …But tripped on something sharp.

"Oww! Man, what was that? I'm sure doing a great job of hurting myself lately…" Sora picked up the pointy object, which appeared to be a picture frame.

He squinted his eyes, trying to focus on it the dark, and rubbed the glass gently to see the picture itself. He didn't need light to see it. The picture was of him and Riku when they were younger, having the time of their lives, before Kairi had even arrived on the island. He remembered those times like it was just yesterday. They were always laughing, and everyday was an adventure on the island. Sora sighed and tucked it away carefully under his bed, where it wouldn't be seen, and headed into the kitchen, doing his best to keep his mind off…Riku.

"Oh Sora, are you going to eat something now?" Sora's mother said, with a bit of worry heard in her softly spoken voice.

"Nah, I'm just going to go to sleep a bit early…" Sora quickly said, setting the glasses down and throwing away his trash, hurrying back into his room right after before his mom could force something down his throat.

He shut the door quickly and turned the lock, throwing his shirt aside. He then loosened his belt letting it fall at the side of his clothes-hamper, and did away with his shoes and shorts, slumping onto his bed in only his boxers, lazily.

Sora rolled onto his back, running his fingers though his brown, spiky hair with one hand while holding his finger to his mouth with the other. He'd lie there for quite a while in that position, looking to the ceiling, just thinking…until a noise from outside startled him.

Sora quickly hopped to his knees and placed his hands on the windowsill.

"…Hello?" He called out.

            Silence.

            Well that was unnecessary. He did live on an island after all. It could've been some kind of critter, or even just the wind blowing on various objects.  He leaned back until he heard another sound, this time a bit louder. He once again reached to his windowsill and saw nothing.

            "…M-Maybe I should just close the window…" Sora whispered to himself.

            He reached out, grasping the shudders stuck in place to the outside of the house, and pulled.

            "Rmmph….stupid things, I leave them open way too much." Sora tugged, irritated.

            Right when the shudders loosened to be pulled shut, a rather large figure popped up in-between Sora's arms.

            "AAAAAAAHH—" Sora screamed and turned pale, nearly fainting.

            The figure caught him, right before Sora's head smashed into the windowsill.

            "Sooora!!!" The familiar voice of the figure said, shaking the brown haired boy gently to snap out of it.

            Sora, still scared out of his mind, didn't take the time to even see who the figure was before screaming out whatever came to his mind.

            "HEEELP! A KIDNAPPING IS OCCURING! RAAPE! ARRRRGH!!!"

            Sora's mom raced over to the door, easily hearing her son's cries, and pulled on the locked door, frantically trying to open it.

            "Sora! Sora, are you okay??" She called worriedly.

            The shadowed figure panicked and covered Sora's mouth, clearing his throat for what would have to be his best voice imitation ever.

            "A-ahm, sorry mom, just playing with you! Ahaha…"

            "That wasn't funny Sora! You about scared me out of my mind…" She sighed in relief.

            "S-Sorry….I'm going to sleep now!"

            "Alright…sweet dreams." Sora's mother's footsteps slowly faded, giving the chance for Sora to bite hard into the shadowed figure's finger while he was listening.

            "OWW! Sora, you dumbass, it's ME! Next time, check who you're being 'kidnapped' by…" Riku leaned into the window, at just the right angle for the moon to reveal his face and silvery hair.

            Sora was still trying to catch his breath back before it really sunk in who was visiting his window at such a time of night.

            "….R-Riku…??"

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            Okees! Hope chapter 5 was a bit better…and was quick enough to come out. ^_^ Phwee. Hmm, not too much to say, rather than I hope you liked. Please R&R and wait for chappie 6!