Chapter Five
I RETURN!!! Been a while, ne? Sorry about that. I lost interest for a while. Plus, lots of sad stuff was happening...lots of pets dying. Oh, and school. Yup. School. BUT NOW I'M BACK WITH A VENGEANCE!!! And I'm working on finishing the rest of my fics, too, so REST EASY!!! WHOOOO!!! ...though I probably won't be dishing them out anytime soon...I'm trying to think up a good plan to get my mom to let me buy another python...mine died a while ago... ;_;
Disclaimer: Don't own Kingdom Hearts, never will... ^^ Unless the nice people at Squaresoft and Disney would like to hand it over...???? ::is hit in the head with a brick:: X.X; ...that's what I thought.
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Riku hadn't gone home after he left Sora's house. He had paddled to the children's island. It was getting dark now, therefore Tidus, Selphie and Wakka had left to go home. Riku was glad. He wanted to be alone.
Walking slowly down the path, Riku kicked up sand angrily.
'How rude,' he thought. Of course, Kairi had always given him the cold shoulder. It didn't bother him because he didn't like her much anyway. Riku had to give her credit, though. It was amazing how she always managed to drag Sora away from him. Amazing. And extremely upsetting. It had been that way for a long time. Riku and Sora would be hanging out, then along would come Kairi. Sora would always follow her...always rather be with her. It got Riku depressed. For years he had been in a state of depression. Ever since Kairi came. His parents had even gotten him medicine, insisting that Riku's depression was the fault of chemical imbalances in his brain. He had never tried to explain why he felt so pitiful. They wouldn't understand. No one would. Riku never took the medicine. He had pretend to, but secretly had thrown the little pills away.
Riku thought back, remembering that Kairi and Sora were at Sora's hosue, doing only God knows what. Thinking of them together was painful.
The boy pushed aside the thick foliage to reveal a small entrance. He walked down the cool tunnel, a hand running along a winding vine that travelled down the walls. He entered a small cavern adorned with tons of rocks. Scratched into the grey rocks were several drawings.
Riku looked around and tilted his head. He hardly ever came here, to this secret place, but it was beautiful. Especially since, outside, the sun was setting. Rays of purple, pink and gold shone down through the holes in the cavern's ceiling, illuminating everything in a beautiful, fiery glow.
The fifteen-year-old's crystal blue eyes scanned the sketches in the rock, moving back and forth, up and down beneath silvery, furrowed brows. His eyes landed on a picture of Sora and Kairi. He kneeled down and put his hand to the picture of Sora. Years ago, Sora and Kairi had drawn portraits of themselves in the rock, Kairi drawing Sora very well considering what they had to work with, and Sora roughly sketching Kairi...doing the best he could.
Riku sighed and turned around, leaning against the rock wall. He wondered where he had been when Sora and Kairi had been together here, drawing. Probably somewhere alone.
Growling, the boy bumped his head back against the rock. He hated feeling sorry for himself. It made him feel pathetic, and weak above all else.
"But I have a right to feel sorry for myself, don't I?" he asked himself. His voice echoed back at him, deep and confused.
Riku groaned and stood up. He left. He couldn't stand to stay there anymore. He walked out into the cold night air, seeing that all light was almost gone. He made his way past the shack, across the bridge and to his isle. He lay down next to the paopu tree, hands behind his head, gazing up at the stars which slowly appeared in the darkening sky.
He thought of Sora again and an emotional wave swept over him. He blinked back tears which were as clear as his eyes. Sora would never be his. Life didn't work that way. And it wasn't fair.
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Sora waved goodbye to Kairi as the redheaded girl walked away from the house. Sighing, he closed the door. To be truthful, he was glad she had left. She had been way too annoying, asking him where he'd been and why.
'Plus, she drove Riku away,' Sora thought with slight anger. His big, deep blue eyes narrowed and he fell back onto the couch, lower lip stuck forward in another of his adorable pouts.
He hoped Riku wouldn't be upset. He had wanted his friend to stay...but Kairi had been there and gotten in the way, as usual. And Riku had left.
"I wanted him to stay!" Sora groaned. His feelings were running amok, and his hormones raging. On one hand, he had Kairi, a pretty girl who flirted with him on all occassions, who seemed to like him.
On the other hand, was Riku. His best friend, who was even more beautiful than Kairi. Who cared deeply for him. Who would do anything for him. There lay the deep feelings. There was only one thing wrong with Riku. He was a guy. And guys getting together...was just wrong! ...wasn't it?
Sora sighed. Yeah, Riku was a guy, so he couldn't love him.
"A gorgeous...smart...graceful guy..." Sora thought dreamily before slapping himself.
"NO! STOP IT!" he groaned, hitting himself in the forehead. His messy brown hair swayed as he shook his head. He had been so confused and for such a long time. He wondered how Riku felt about him. He hadn't pulled away when Sora had cuddled with him...maybe he felt the same way?
Sora wrinkled his nose and narrowed his eyes. No way. Riku wasn't like that. Was he? Sora didn't know. In any case, Sora had never liked a guy before. Not like this! And he just couldn't be like that because he had a crush on Kairi, right?
Sora groaned and closed his eyes, slowly drifting off to sleep. But he felt lonely without Riku by his side.
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There ya go! Hope you enjoyed it...I'm trying! ^^; Sorry for any typos, things that don't make sense and otherwise...::counts her money:: Thirty- one dollars...oO; ...only about twenty more and I'll have enough for another python...
I RETURN!!! Been a while, ne? Sorry about that. I lost interest for a while. Plus, lots of sad stuff was happening...lots of pets dying. Oh, and school. Yup. School. BUT NOW I'M BACK WITH A VENGEANCE!!! And I'm working on finishing the rest of my fics, too, so REST EASY!!! WHOOOO!!! ...though I probably won't be dishing them out anytime soon...I'm trying to think up a good plan to get my mom to let me buy another python...mine died a while ago... ;_;
Disclaimer: Don't own Kingdom Hearts, never will... ^^ Unless the nice people at Squaresoft and Disney would like to hand it over...???? ::is hit in the head with a brick:: X.X; ...that's what I thought.
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Riku hadn't gone home after he left Sora's house. He had paddled to the children's island. It was getting dark now, therefore Tidus, Selphie and Wakka had left to go home. Riku was glad. He wanted to be alone.
Walking slowly down the path, Riku kicked up sand angrily.
'How rude,' he thought. Of course, Kairi had always given him the cold shoulder. It didn't bother him because he didn't like her much anyway. Riku had to give her credit, though. It was amazing how she always managed to drag Sora away from him. Amazing. And extremely upsetting. It had been that way for a long time. Riku and Sora would be hanging out, then along would come Kairi. Sora would always follow her...always rather be with her. It got Riku depressed. For years he had been in a state of depression. Ever since Kairi came. His parents had even gotten him medicine, insisting that Riku's depression was the fault of chemical imbalances in his brain. He had never tried to explain why he felt so pitiful. They wouldn't understand. No one would. Riku never took the medicine. He had pretend to, but secretly had thrown the little pills away.
Riku thought back, remembering that Kairi and Sora were at Sora's hosue, doing only God knows what. Thinking of them together was painful.
The boy pushed aside the thick foliage to reveal a small entrance. He walked down the cool tunnel, a hand running along a winding vine that travelled down the walls. He entered a small cavern adorned with tons of rocks. Scratched into the grey rocks were several drawings.
Riku looked around and tilted his head. He hardly ever came here, to this secret place, but it was beautiful. Especially since, outside, the sun was setting. Rays of purple, pink and gold shone down through the holes in the cavern's ceiling, illuminating everything in a beautiful, fiery glow.
The fifteen-year-old's crystal blue eyes scanned the sketches in the rock, moving back and forth, up and down beneath silvery, furrowed brows. His eyes landed on a picture of Sora and Kairi. He kneeled down and put his hand to the picture of Sora. Years ago, Sora and Kairi had drawn portraits of themselves in the rock, Kairi drawing Sora very well considering what they had to work with, and Sora roughly sketching Kairi...doing the best he could.
Riku sighed and turned around, leaning against the rock wall. He wondered where he had been when Sora and Kairi had been together here, drawing. Probably somewhere alone.
Growling, the boy bumped his head back against the rock. He hated feeling sorry for himself. It made him feel pathetic, and weak above all else.
"But I have a right to feel sorry for myself, don't I?" he asked himself. His voice echoed back at him, deep and confused.
Riku groaned and stood up. He left. He couldn't stand to stay there anymore. He walked out into the cold night air, seeing that all light was almost gone. He made his way past the shack, across the bridge and to his isle. He lay down next to the paopu tree, hands behind his head, gazing up at the stars which slowly appeared in the darkening sky.
He thought of Sora again and an emotional wave swept over him. He blinked back tears which were as clear as his eyes. Sora would never be his. Life didn't work that way. And it wasn't fair.
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Sora waved goodbye to Kairi as the redheaded girl walked away from the house. Sighing, he closed the door. To be truthful, he was glad she had left. She had been way too annoying, asking him where he'd been and why.
'Plus, she drove Riku away,' Sora thought with slight anger. His big, deep blue eyes narrowed and he fell back onto the couch, lower lip stuck forward in another of his adorable pouts.
He hoped Riku wouldn't be upset. He had wanted his friend to stay...but Kairi had been there and gotten in the way, as usual. And Riku had left.
"I wanted him to stay!" Sora groaned. His feelings were running amok, and his hormones raging. On one hand, he had Kairi, a pretty girl who flirted with him on all occassions, who seemed to like him.
On the other hand, was Riku. His best friend, who was even more beautiful than Kairi. Who cared deeply for him. Who would do anything for him. There lay the deep feelings. There was only one thing wrong with Riku. He was a guy. And guys getting together...was just wrong! ...wasn't it?
Sora sighed. Yeah, Riku was a guy, so he couldn't love him.
"A gorgeous...smart...graceful guy..." Sora thought dreamily before slapping himself.
"NO! STOP IT!" he groaned, hitting himself in the forehead. His messy brown hair swayed as he shook his head. He had been so confused and for such a long time. He wondered how Riku felt about him. He hadn't pulled away when Sora had cuddled with him...maybe he felt the same way?
Sora wrinkled his nose and narrowed his eyes. No way. Riku wasn't like that. Was he? Sora didn't know. In any case, Sora had never liked a guy before. Not like this! And he just couldn't be like that because he had a crush on Kairi, right?
Sora groaned and closed his eyes, slowly drifting off to sleep. But he felt lonely without Riku by his side.
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There ya go! Hope you enjoyed it...I'm trying! ^^; Sorry for any typos, things that don't make sense and otherwise...::counts her money:: Thirty- one dollars...oO; ...only about twenty more and I'll have enough for another python...