Topazia: Sorry for the big delay on updates. I had to take a forced Hiatus. I got home one day and got this long speech about how I need to get out more and stop writing my 'silly' stories. My dad's such a pain. Oh well...Unfortunately for me I have practice for the next few months. So I don't know when I can update I'll try to have the next chapter up in four days. Parker's such a slave driver. Lol...

TRT14 - Okay...I'll take time out to read everyone's stories sometime this week, besides. I'm being threatened.

CLOud - Yep, unfortunately the end IS near. But not to worry it was fun while it lasted, right? And we all agree with riku because he ish very sexy. We just choose not to tell him because as Sora said before: his ego will crush us all. ^^

RiKKu - Thank you! I looked for the song and actually got to hear it. Yay for me! Lol. Twas...very interesting.

fantasymichelle14 - Lol! Yeah...isn't medicine fun? One time my mom accused me of getting high off of cough medicine.

linainverse2005 - Cute! Riku in a Santa hat. Lol! I'd love to see that. It reminds me of this animation someone made of Ansem snowboarding. A heartless threw a snowball at him. It's at ansemreport.com but if you already knew that ignore my ranting. ^^

Sora Otaku - Lol! Yay top 10! I feel loved. Fluff is so...fluffly.

LeafKiD - Aw...they'll leave the island in the next chapter, if I don't find a new way to torture poor Riku and Sora.

Princess of Mirrors - Lol! Don't worry, I'll be good and write. ^^ Anyway I listened to the Stronger Every Minuet song. It was cool and I laughed my ass off. I'm so weird.

Sora's POV

"Riku!" I shouted rushing up the bridge. He turned to me, a smile playing across his face. I had been wondering where he had been. For a while it seemed like he had vanished off of the face of the earth.

Desperate for his company, seeing as Wakka was the only person that accepted us on this damnable island, I ran to the redhead teen for help. Unfortunately for me Wakka hadn't seen him either.

"Sora..." he called my name delicately, that sweet smile of his taunting me. I wanted a hug but whatever mighty spirit that watched over me and listened to my pathetic whining decided that it was payback for all their suffering.

It happened so suddenly that it was all a blur to me, like most things. At the edge of the bridge I tripped over a lose plank and tumbled the rest of the way to the paopu island. Go ahead Spirit laugh it all up! Have a good fucking time...my poor hurt pride.

Riku gave me a look that seemed mixed between amusement and laughter before shaking his head. "Idiot." He chuckled.

Sitting up and rubbing my head I glared at him from under thick bangs. I was not...that! How dare he that conceited bastard! Of course all of my cursing landed on death ears seeing as I never really said that to him at all. All that managed to escape my lips was a pout. " I'm not a idiot." I mumbled, crossing my legs stubbornly beneath me.

"Of course you are." Riku replied pulling me up and into his arms. "You're not just any idiot...you're my idiot." He cooed nuzzling the fluffy that was my hair. I didn't know what to say after that. How was it possible for someone to make a comment that pisses you off to the extreme but at the same time make you feel good about yourself?

It wasn't the idiot part that got me, I just thought it was cute; it was the fact that he claimed me has his that made me feel loved. Oh my god, I'm wanted! I pushed away from the blissful warmth that was his arms and studied him for a while. He seemed different somehow I just couldn't place how.

"Where were you earlier? I couldn't find you anywhere." I asked. "Even Wakka didn't know were you were and it wasn't like I'd ask the others...they'd just ignore me." They could be so ignorant at times.

"Well look, don't worry about it. They won't have to bother with us soon anyway." Riku shrugged.

He said it so calmly I almost had missed what he said, but when I did catch it, my eyes widened. "You mean...?" I sputtered and he nodded in response. I couldn't believe my ears! "When do we leave? Where will we go? How will we get there?"

"Whoa, look, don't worry about it, just know that we'll leave soon. Okay?" Riku smiled again and rested a hand on my shoulder. "I gotta go do something now, but I'll see you later right?"

I nodded like a love struck idiot and watched him leave. Now what would I do? He disappeared gradually to who knows where. It didn't look like he was going to his house, more like to the other side of the island for some reason. Oh well, if he wanted to be alone I would respect that. For now...I smirked.

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Riku's POV

I stumbled along the beach until my legs could hold me no longer and I fell. It seemed so far down, in slow motion even. The weight on my heart was slowly becoming too much for me to carry. I thought I could handle it but I guess...

Sora knows something is up, but I won't let my disguise fall. He would only worry. It's amazing how he can sense things. It was almost as if he was looking strait through me, his haunting blue eyes were burned within my memory.

I wasn't really avoiding Sora, not really. Let's just say I was experimenting with things, after all it's how we learn right? When I told him that we'd leave soon it wasn't took make him feel better or to get his hopes up, it was the truth. We would be leaving soon.

"Ow....." I muttered, my hand coming up to my chest. The world around me seemed to spin violently and I suddenly had the strongest sensation that I'd lose everything that I had eat this past week. "No.not now, not here." I pleaded. What is someone walked by and saw me like this? I couldn't have that, especially if that someone was Sora.

It hurt so much, the pain. I wasn't use to anything like it. My body felt like it was on fire and lets not forget the lovely prickling needle sensation around my chest. My hands went up to my head as tears brimmed in my eyes. And as suddenly as the pain came it faded, leaving me blissfully numb and physically drained.

A soft veil of dark light surrounded my body, wrapping around me as if to say 'Give in.....welcome oblivion into your heart...' It scared the shit out really I should have never done this.

It all started when I saw the beautiful shower of meteors fall from the sky. The strangest pieces started appearing on the back part of the island. I had no idea what they were or what purpose they had. They sure didn't look like any usual meteor. Not that objects ever fell from the sky and landed on the island.

Afterwards the strangest things would appear in our secret place. The most unusual black creatures. They were so small... They seemed attracted to the door in the back for some reason just, as I had been. That's when it all happened; one night after going down to investigate I was given a power from a cloaked man...the power of darkness. He told me that I might not be able to handle it, but me being the stubborn person I am I accepted his offer graciously.

How foolish I had been. What if this power, this darkness goes after my Sora? I can barely control it as it is. I was suddenly regretting my decisions now. I had to see Sora. I needed to hold him, caress him, tell him how sorry I was for being such a arrogant fool. Pushing the dark veil away I stood, a wave of nausea washing over me.

I took a short cut through the palm trees to reach his house only to find a solitary light lit in his window. I could only imagine how he feels right now. He's probably confused, wondering what's going on, what's going to happen to us and who knows what else.

Climbing up the steps I walked up to the front door and knocked twice, feeling the energy slowly draining from my traitorous body. Slowly I heard footsteps draw nearer until they stopped short of the door, pausing before cautiously opening the door.

"Riku...?" he asked softly and I smiled, my eyes brimming with tears again. How weak I must look to him, pathetic. "Riku! What's wrong? What happened?" he voice barely reached me and I could slowly feel myself slipping again. The darkness was calling.

"Sora..." He wanted to know what was wrong. Heh, if only he knew... I opened my mouth to reply but no sound escaped my dry lips. I wanted to say something anything...but all I managed was a weak smile and a chuckle before clasping into his arms, taking us both to the ground.

I was slipping...I could feel it, slipping deeper and deeper with no way out. He was calling me and I could hear it faintly. "Riku...Riku? What's happened to you?" As much as I wanted to respond I found my voice was still missing.

'You're playing with fire...'

Would I die this way? Die before making Sora's dreams of escape coming true? He had been so intent on leaving. "You're so cold...very cold." I don't want him to be sad anymore. He shouldn't have to worry about anything.

'Let's go on real adventures...not this kid stuff!'

It hurts so much the pain won't go away. Such pain, I'm swimming in it. Drowning... "Oh shit, stay with me Riku! Open your eyes come on. Don't do this to me! Riku!"

'My world spinning out of time
Won't somebody stop me?
I may be losing my way
Will you make it right?
Take the pain away
Hear me as I cry'

I'm sorry, so sorry...Sora...

'Take the pain away Lead me with your light'

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Topaiza: Okay, don't hurt me but the next chapter will most likely be my last. Sorry!