Topazia: Yay! I got 10 more reviews! I must be doing something right.
Riku: For once.
Topazia: Shut up! So rude...I control you!
Riku: *gulps*
Topazia: I don't own anything, blah, blah, blah, now on to the answering reviews!
LeafKiD- Wow! You really like my writing? Thanks! Oh and as far as updates I should be able to do them every four days and that's the earliest depending on what work I have to do. My school is only open Monday- Thursdays. We go on Fridays but we don't count them, it's only used for review and goofing off and plus we leave like an hour before lunch, cool huh?
RiKKu- Thanks for reviewing! I'm glad your enjoying it.
stardreamer - thanks for the complement and trust me, it'll keep going. I've grown attached. Lol...
moumoukech- Wow, what a complement! Thanks for boasting my ego. Lol! I'm honored that you picked this as your first Kingdom Hearts fic, especially since there's probably so many that are better than mines. But hey, there's always room for improvement, right?
linainverse2005 - Thanks for reviewing, this should prove an interesting chapter. And don't worry; I plan on tormenting Kairi too. There's just so many ways.
fantasymichelle14- Lol! Boys aren't supposed to hit girls! But I'll make an exception and let Riku beat shit out of her. Thanks for the idea.
§ºKelseyº§- Cookies rock! Talk about sugar high! But anyway, thanks for the review and as I've said before, I'm I won't stop until this is finished. ^^
Sora Otaku- yeah.I guess the kiss could have been longer but hey, gotta save the best for last right?
Misty day- I have many plans for Kairi, I just have to pick one. Fun huh? ^^
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Riku's POV
I stumbled along the shore, stopping finally when I had lost my footing, coming face to face with the cold seawater below. Wow, aren't we graceful? I had wandered to the other side of the island where our racecourse lay.
Why did I do it? My lips were never supposed to touch his. But it couldn't be helped. Those lips, so soft and inviting and his eyes... I felt myself drowning in those endless sky blue orbs they drew me in. It was all Sora's fault!
A soft chuckle echoed from within my mind. 'I suppose next time it'll be his fault again too' the voice said. Oh great, now it was taunting me. Lifting myself out of the water I growled pissed off at the fact that a tiny voice was taunting me. My conscience was a bastard.
'You're lucky stupidity isn't a crime, you're guilty of all charges you know.' It sneered, succeeding in pissing me off further. But that's what it wanted wasn't it. I shook my head roughly. "Oh god I'm doing it again."
'Let me guess...that's Sora's fault too?' If looks could kill and that damn voice had a body, let's just say I'd rip it to pieces and drag it through all seven gates of hell. Violent are I? Well don't think of me that way. I'm really as soft as a kitten, honest!
'Bullshit...' After this I had hand enough and throwing a fit along the beach seemed like so much fun. Kicking screaming, cursing, punching, the works. Childish I know, but I'm frustrated. I can't get Sora out of my mind.
How pitiful I sound, I was making myself sick. What was I, a stalker? 'Yes...' "Shut the hell up." I snapped. Okay, bad Riku, stop fighting with yourself. God boy... A soft growl sounded through the air and I looked down sheepishly at my stomach. Breakfast time.
I jogged towards my house, going through the different things I could prepare, anything to keep my mind off of that damned kiss. I love cooking, don't take this the wrong way, I'm no chef (as I've stated before music is my 'profession') but I cook well enough to keep me feed.
Opening the door to the quiet house I went into the kitchen and started pulling out things: eggs, bacon, bread, jelly...my pots and pans of course and a little bit of seasoning. All my food has to have some sort of spice to it.
Turing on the stove I chuckled a little bit, one of my favorite memories from this room coming back to me. Sora hared 'tried' to cook for me one time when I had been sick. He told me, 'Don't worry about a thing! Today I'm going to take care of you...starting with breakfast!' With a final grin he bounced away, leaving me a little less worried then I should have been.
I remembered how much I had wanted to kill him but could only get out a couple of lovely words before my fever got the best of me and my traitorous legs gave wave. Let's just say, his cooking experience ended with half my kitchen burned and a breakfast ordered from Mc Donald's.
I'm a little bit of a neat freak thanks to my mother. You try living with a woman who yells at you for not putting your toothbrush back in its exact place. And the scary part about it was that she could tell! Stuff like that eventually rubs off on you.
Scraping my food onto a plate I headed towards the living room and sat down, turning on the Tv. Unfortunately before I could raise the fork full of food to my lips something caught my eyes.
From outside my window I could make out a figure, a very familiar figure. Curiosity for the moment had seemed to get the best of me for a moment because soon I was up peering out the window, a frown on my face.
Sora brushed a hand through his hair, a determine look on his face. I his hand he hold a paopu and wouldn't you know, even after all the warnings I gave him he was heading towards Kairi's house.
I felt a sharp pain in my chest, suddenly feeling as if all my attempts to prevent his unhappiness failed in vain.
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Sora's POV
The look in his eyes still haunts me, the place where our lips touch burn. I'm starting to wonder if he was right, Riku I mean. Maybe Kairi really doesn't love me likes she says she does.
She wouldn't even look at me yesterday. That proves that something is wrong. So this is it, I'll find out today the truth. But what will I do if Riku's been right the whole time and she has been playing me?
I could hear laughter coming from her house as I neared and I suddenly had the urge to go hide under a rock. But I couldn't do that...Riku would laugh at me.
My hand slowly reached out to knock on the door, quickly slipping the fruit I held in my back pocket. Kairi came to the door eventually, she seemed surprised to see me. Just like last time.
"Sora, come in!" she chirped. Stepping aside to let me in, closing it once I stepped through. "What's up?" she asked casually, reaching up to place her arms behind her head.
I shrugged. "Nothing much...I just stopped by to talk. You aren't busy are you?" She shook her head no. "Hey Kairi, I was wondering."
"Hmm?"
"Do you love me?" I muttered. "I mean like you say you do?" I stared at her with my sad puppy dog eyes of doom. Didn't mean to, it was just instinct I guess.
My question caught her totally off guard and she stood there, staring at me in disbelief. "Of course I do! And you know that..." she smiled. "Who wouldn't?" she smirk and winked at me.
"Really?" I asked. I reached into my back pocket. "I just wanted to make sure because..." I brought the fruit forwards to show her.
Kairi said nothing for a while. "Sora I don't... We're too-"
I had to chuckle at this. "No silly, I just wanted to know if you'd share it with me one day." I frowned and she shifted uncomfortably, her eyes not meeting mines once again.
"Sora I've got to tell you"
Laughter erupted from one of the back rooms and we both turned around just as Tidus and Selphie stumbled through the door leading to the back of Kairi's house. "Kairi." She giggled, "Did that idiot leave ye...oh." The brunette looked up, untangling herself from Tidus and stood, looking at the ground.
"That idiot?" I repeated, turning back to Kairi. "What does she mean?" My grip on the fruit had tightened slightly; if I held it any tighter it would burst. Tidus stole a couple of glances at me all of them were ignored. My attention was directed at Kairi and Kairi alone.
"Sora." She began. "I didn't mean, you see. I don't really love you, it was a bet, a stupid bet that Selphie made up." She sighed softly. "I'm sorry."
So this is what Riku has been trying to show me, this is what I've been too blind to see. Everything she ever told me was a lie; our relationship was based on false truths. "Sorry? I just had my heart ripped into pieces and all you have to save is sorry! Don't give me that shit." I threw the forgotten fruit at her feet.
"Sora I didn't mean to." She trailed off. How could you not mean to hurt someone in the way she just did?
"I thought you were my friend!" I shouted, but my glare was directed towards Tidus and Selphie too. Trust me, they had not been forgotten.
"Sora! I am your friend." She replied, reaching out to touch me, of course I pushed her away. Okay so maybe I pushed her way too hard and she fell.
"No...friends don't do what you just did." I spat, leaving her where she landed.
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Riku's POV
The day had come and gone and the sun was starting setting beautifully. It sat on the horizon, giving the beach a lovely orange glow. Yep and all this could be viewed from my lovely poapu tree.
I was in the mood for some music so I packed my instrument across the bridge and was now sitting back and enjoying the sea breeze while I plucked idly at the strings. Yep, I played the guitar. That was my one talent. That and looking drop dead sexy without trying. Conceited I know but...
I plucked a few strings, listening to the humming sound it made as I did so. What song to play? There were so many. I had one in mind the name of it was lost to me.
I felt a presence nearby and spun around, coming face to face with Sora. He looked horrible. His eyes were red, his face pale...what a pitiful sight. He turned those beautiful blue eyes on me and I melted. He looked so cute all I could do was smile.
"Riku!" he sobbed throwing his arms around my neck. That was unexpected. He could have warned me first! Shaking off the shock I took off my guitar, inspecting it to make sure it was still intact after our little 'impact'. "You were right Riku. Why didn't I listen?"
I snorted, burying my hands in the soft brown mess he calls hair. "Because you're Sora." I chuckled. "You wouldn't have listened anyway. You about as stubborn as they come." I offered another smile, which he weakly returned.
"Riku, I'm sorry." He pouted.
"Look, it's fine already. Say it again and I'll knock you into the ocean." I smirked. A good sparring session would be fun, if with were under better circumstances.
He nodded and let me go, moving out of my way and going to sit on my tree. He just sat there with his knees hugged up to his chest, staring out to the sea. It scared me in a way, seeing him like that.
It seemed that the thing I had been trying the most to prevent was happening. A depressed Sora is not a good Sora at all. "You okay...?" I asked softly.
"Peachy." he snapped and I cringed not liking the tone. Slowly I walked to him, turning his face to force him to look at me. "You knew this would happen, I warned you ahead of time." I muttered. "There's nothing you can do to change what's happened now get over it."
"But she..."
I snorted, my eyes rolling skywards. "Who cares about Kairi now? I know it'll take a while to get over it, but that's what I'm here for, to pick up the pieces." What did he think I was lying?
"Good luck finding them." Came his muttered replied. His body shook slightly and I can tell he was crying again. "Because I sure can't..." replied softly.
I stood in front of him, blocking his view of the ocean, something that from the look on his face told me he didn't appreciate. But this was my island, that was my tree, and if anyone was going to stare out at the sea like a mindless idiot it would be me damn it! There were no witty comebacks to make him laugh this time. I was serious.
He felt betrayed, I know. It happens to everyone eventually. But I don't think I've ever been hurt like he has...it must be devastating. Reaching out I pulled him into another hug just as the last traces of day disappeared with the sun.
If this was all I could do to help them so be it. The little voice in my head was gone now, seeming to know that jokes about molestation wasn't fitting for this time, damn it all. Now it wanted to leave me be.
I smiled again, his crying stopped eventually and he just sat there in my arms, gently fingering the material of my shirt like a lost child. It was a start, wasn't it? "Riku?"
"Hm?" I mumbled.
"Thank you..." came his soft reply, not that I needed it. I was only doing what I said I would. He looked up at me, reaching up to draw my face closer to his.
"Sora what the hell...?" was all that was able to escape my lips before he silenced me with his own. Not that I minded, no I didn't mind at all. It's just that...he's not supposed to catch me off guard like this! That's my job! And I thought he was innocent.
'Innocent.' That's exactly what Sora was. I had slipped again, slowly forgetting about that innocence he held. The one I didn't want to break, the one I wanted to cherish. Why was faith so cruel?
Reluctantly I pushed him away, cringing at the look that fell across his face. Rejection..."You're playing with fire Sora...and if you truly want to play come back when you're not afraid of being burnt."
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Topazia: Aw...more fluffy goodness. When will Riku stop being so damn stubborn and get together with Sora! Soon.real soon. ^^ Anyway, in the next chapter, Sora begins to question his feeling for our favorite silver haired teen. He goes to see him only to me mesmerized by... See you in about four days! ^^
Riku: For once.
Topazia: Shut up! So rude...I control you!
Riku: *gulps*
Topazia: I don't own anything, blah, blah, blah, now on to the answering reviews!
LeafKiD- Wow! You really like my writing? Thanks! Oh and as far as updates I should be able to do them every four days and that's the earliest depending on what work I have to do. My school is only open Monday- Thursdays. We go on Fridays but we don't count them, it's only used for review and goofing off and plus we leave like an hour before lunch, cool huh?
RiKKu- Thanks for reviewing! I'm glad your enjoying it.
stardreamer - thanks for the complement and trust me, it'll keep going. I've grown attached. Lol...
moumoukech- Wow, what a complement! Thanks for boasting my ego. Lol! I'm honored that you picked this as your first Kingdom Hearts fic, especially since there's probably so many that are better than mines. But hey, there's always room for improvement, right?
linainverse2005 - Thanks for reviewing, this should prove an interesting chapter. And don't worry; I plan on tormenting Kairi too. There's just so many ways.
fantasymichelle14- Lol! Boys aren't supposed to hit girls! But I'll make an exception and let Riku beat shit out of her. Thanks for the idea.
§ºKelseyº§- Cookies rock! Talk about sugar high! But anyway, thanks for the review and as I've said before, I'm I won't stop until this is finished. ^^
Sora Otaku- yeah.I guess the kiss could have been longer but hey, gotta save the best for last right?
Misty day- I have many plans for Kairi, I just have to pick one. Fun huh? ^^
*~*~*~*~
Riku's POV
I stumbled along the shore, stopping finally when I had lost my footing, coming face to face with the cold seawater below. Wow, aren't we graceful? I had wandered to the other side of the island where our racecourse lay.
Why did I do it? My lips were never supposed to touch his. But it couldn't be helped. Those lips, so soft and inviting and his eyes... I felt myself drowning in those endless sky blue orbs they drew me in. It was all Sora's fault!
A soft chuckle echoed from within my mind. 'I suppose next time it'll be his fault again too' the voice said. Oh great, now it was taunting me. Lifting myself out of the water I growled pissed off at the fact that a tiny voice was taunting me. My conscience was a bastard.
'You're lucky stupidity isn't a crime, you're guilty of all charges you know.' It sneered, succeeding in pissing me off further. But that's what it wanted wasn't it. I shook my head roughly. "Oh god I'm doing it again."
'Let me guess...that's Sora's fault too?' If looks could kill and that damn voice had a body, let's just say I'd rip it to pieces and drag it through all seven gates of hell. Violent are I? Well don't think of me that way. I'm really as soft as a kitten, honest!
'Bullshit...' After this I had hand enough and throwing a fit along the beach seemed like so much fun. Kicking screaming, cursing, punching, the works. Childish I know, but I'm frustrated. I can't get Sora out of my mind.
How pitiful I sound, I was making myself sick. What was I, a stalker? 'Yes...' "Shut the hell up." I snapped. Okay, bad Riku, stop fighting with yourself. God boy... A soft growl sounded through the air and I looked down sheepishly at my stomach. Breakfast time.
I jogged towards my house, going through the different things I could prepare, anything to keep my mind off of that damned kiss. I love cooking, don't take this the wrong way, I'm no chef (as I've stated before music is my 'profession') but I cook well enough to keep me feed.
Opening the door to the quiet house I went into the kitchen and started pulling out things: eggs, bacon, bread, jelly...my pots and pans of course and a little bit of seasoning. All my food has to have some sort of spice to it.
Turing on the stove I chuckled a little bit, one of my favorite memories from this room coming back to me. Sora hared 'tried' to cook for me one time when I had been sick. He told me, 'Don't worry about a thing! Today I'm going to take care of you...starting with breakfast!' With a final grin he bounced away, leaving me a little less worried then I should have been.
I remembered how much I had wanted to kill him but could only get out a couple of lovely words before my fever got the best of me and my traitorous legs gave wave. Let's just say, his cooking experience ended with half my kitchen burned and a breakfast ordered from Mc Donald's.
I'm a little bit of a neat freak thanks to my mother. You try living with a woman who yells at you for not putting your toothbrush back in its exact place. And the scary part about it was that she could tell! Stuff like that eventually rubs off on you.
Scraping my food onto a plate I headed towards the living room and sat down, turning on the Tv. Unfortunately before I could raise the fork full of food to my lips something caught my eyes.
From outside my window I could make out a figure, a very familiar figure. Curiosity for the moment had seemed to get the best of me for a moment because soon I was up peering out the window, a frown on my face.
Sora brushed a hand through his hair, a determine look on his face. I his hand he hold a paopu and wouldn't you know, even after all the warnings I gave him he was heading towards Kairi's house.
I felt a sharp pain in my chest, suddenly feeling as if all my attempts to prevent his unhappiness failed in vain.
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Sora's POV
The look in his eyes still haunts me, the place where our lips touch burn. I'm starting to wonder if he was right, Riku I mean. Maybe Kairi really doesn't love me likes she says she does.
She wouldn't even look at me yesterday. That proves that something is wrong. So this is it, I'll find out today the truth. But what will I do if Riku's been right the whole time and she has been playing me?
I could hear laughter coming from her house as I neared and I suddenly had the urge to go hide under a rock. But I couldn't do that...Riku would laugh at me.
My hand slowly reached out to knock on the door, quickly slipping the fruit I held in my back pocket. Kairi came to the door eventually, she seemed surprised to see me. Just like last time.
"Sora, come in!" she chirped. Stepping aside to let me in, closing it once I stepped through. "What's up?" she asked casually, reaching up to place her arms behind her head.
I shrugged. "Nothing much...I just stopped by to talk. You aren't busy are you?" She shook her head no. "Hey Kairi, I was wondering."
"Hmm?"
"Do you love me?" I muttered. "I mean like you say you do?" I stared at her with my sad puppy dog eyes of doom. Didn't mean to, it was just instinct I guess.
My question caught her totally off guard and she stood there, staring at me in disbelief. "Of course I do! And you know that..." she smiled. "Who wouldn't?" she smirk and winked at me.
"Really?" I asked. I reached into my back pocket. "I just wanted to make sure because..." I brought the fruit forwards to show her.
Kairi said nothing for a while. "Sora I don't... We're too-"
I had to chuckle at this. "No silly, I just wanted to know if you'd share it with me one day." I frowned and she shifted uncomfortably, her eyes not meeting mines once again.
"Sora I've got to tell you"
Laughter erupted from one of the back rooms and we both turned around just as Tidus and Selphie stumbled through the door leading to the back of Kairi's house. "Kairi." She giggled, "Did that idiot leave ye...oh." The brunette looked up, untangling herself from Tidus and stood, looking at the ground.
"That idiot?" I repeated, turning back to Kairi. "What does she mean?" My grip on the fruit had tightened slightly; if I held it any tighter it would burst. Tidus stole a couple of glances at me all of them were ignored. My attention was directed at Kairi and Kairi alone.
"Sora." She began. "I didn't mean, you see. I don't really love you, it was a bet, a stupid bet that Selphie made up." She sighed softly. "I'm sorry."
So this is what Riku has been trying to show me, this is what I've been too blind to see. Everything she ever told me was a lie; our relationship was based on false truths. "Sorry? I just had my heart ripped into pieces and all you have to save is sorry! Don't give me that shit." I threw the forgotten fruit at her feet.
"Sora I didn't mean to." She trailed off. How could you not mean to hurt someone in the way she just did?
"I thought you were my friend!" I shouted, but my glare was directed towards Tidus and Selphie too. Trust me, they had not been forgotten.
"Sora! I am your friend." She replied, reaching out to touch me, of course I pushed her away. Okay so maybe I pushed her way too hard and she fell.
"No...friends don't do what you just did." I spat, leaving her where she landed.
*~*~*~*~
Riku's POV
The day had come and gone and the sun was starting setting beautifully. It sat on the horizon, giving the beach a lovely orange glow. Yep and all this could be viewed from my lovely poapu tree.
I was in the mood for some music so I packed my instrument across the bridge and was now sitting back and enjoying the sea breeze while I plucked idly at the strings. Yep, I played the guitar. That was my one talent. That and looking drop dead sexy without trying. Conceited I know but...
I plucked a few strings, listening to the humming sound it made as I did so. What song to play? There were so many. I had one in mind the name of it was lost to me.
I felt a presence nearby and spun around, coming face to face with Sora. He looked horrible. His eyes were red, his face pale...what a pitiful sight. He turned those beautiful blue eyes on me and I melted. He looked so cute all I could do was smile.
"Riku!" he sobbed throwing his arms around my neck. That was unexpected. He could have warned me first! Shaking off the shock I took off my guitar, inspecting it to make sure it was still intact after our little 'impact'. "You were right Riku. Why didn't I listen?"
I snorted, burying my hands in the soft brown mess he calls hair. "Because you're Sora." I chuckled. "You wouldn't have listened anyway. You about as stubborn as they come." I offered another smile, which he weakly returned.
"Riku, I'm sorry." He pouted.
"Look, it's fine already. Say it again and I'll knock you into the ocean." I smirked. A good sparring session would be fun, if with were under better circumstances.
He nodded and let me go, moving out of my way and going to sit on my tree. He just sat there with his knees hugged up to his chest, staring out to the sea. It scared me in a way, seeing him like that.
It seemed that the thing I had been trying the most to prevent was happening. A depressed Sora is not a good Sora at all. "You okay...?" I asked softly.
"Peachy." he snapped and I cringed not liking the tone. Slowly I walked to him, turning his face to force him to look at me. "You knew this would happen, I warned you ahead of time." I muttered. "There's nothing you can do to change what's happened now get over it."
"But she..."
I snorted, my eyes rolling skywards. "Who cares about Kairi now? I know it'll take a while to get over it, but that's what I'm here for, to pick up the pieces." What did he think I was lying?
"Good luck finding them." Came his muttered replied. His body shook slightly and I can tell he was crying again. "Because I sure can't..." replied softly.
I stood in front of him, blocking his view of the ocean, something that from the look on his face told me he didn't appreciate. But this was my island, that was my tree, and if anyone was going to stare out at the sea like a mindless idiot it would be me damn it! There were no witty comebacks to make him laugh this time. I was serious.
He felt betrayed, I know. It happens to everyone eventually. But I don't think I've ever been hurt like he has...it must be devastating. Reaching out I pulled him into another hug just as the last traces of day disappeared with the sun.
If this was all I could do to help them so be it. The little voice in my head was gone now, seeming to know that jokes about molestation wasn't fitting for this time, damn it all. Now it wanted to leave me be.
I smiled again, his crying stopped eventually and he just sat there in my arms, gently fingering the material of my shirt like a lost child. It was a start, wasn't it? "Riku?"
"Hm?" I mumbled.
"Thank you..." came his soft reply, not that I needed it. I was only doing what I said I would. He looked up at me, reaching up to draw my face closer to his.
"Sora what the hell...?" was all that was able to escape my lips before he silenced me with his own. Not that I minded, no I didn't mind at all. It's just that...he's not supposed to catch me off guard like this! That's my job! And I thought he was innocent.
'Innocent.' That's exactly what Sora was. I had slipped again, slowly forgetting about that innocence he held. The one I didn't want to break, the one I wanted to cherish. Why was faith so cruel?
Reluctantly I pushed him away, cringing at the look that fell across his face. Rejection..."You're playing with fire Sora...and if you truly want to play come back when you're not afraid of being burnt."
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Topazia: Aw...more fluffy goodness. When will Riku stop being so damn stubborn and get together with Sora! Soon.real soon. ^^ Anyway, in the next chapter, Sora begins to question his feeling for our favorite silver haired teen. He goes to see him only to me mesmerized by... See you in about four days! ^^