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(A/N) This is short one, finally! Beware, this is a fluffy one!

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That night I laid awake in my bed, happy to at least be back on the same page as Riku, asked for Sora and me, we were in two totally different books.

I have come to the conclusion that I love both Sora and Riku equally, and if neither of them can accept the fact that I can't decide, then they're bringing on their own heartache.

Riku had called me after school and we talked for nearly three hours. I told him almost ever emotion that I was feeling. He seemed to understand though, given time. I was glad that I still had someone to talk to. No offense to Selphie or anything, but she was too confusing. I told Riku that I just needed to time to think things through and that given enough time I would eventually figure everything out. It was all very simple really, I just needed to figure out whom I like more. That was the only step; of course that was the hard part.

A first, I tried imagining life without one of them. Without Sora, I was simply put, nothing. He brought the laughter to my life, the fun. Without him I would truly be without myself because we were one, eternally connected with a secret bond that could, no matter what, never be broken. But in turn, Riku played an equally important role ion my life. He was the one who dug deep into my sole. He mad me think, he opened up my mind and filled my soul with questions. He made me feel protected, like when he was around, nothing bad could ever happen. I needed both of them. This was going to take longer than I thought.

Eventually I got to sleep that night. I tossed and turned as I dreamt about absolutely nothing. I was so overwhelmed in my thoughts my dreams weren't clear, scattered among an endless universe of arbitrary matter. I awoke to the sound of my phone ringing.

-Hello? I sounded as I lifted the receiver to my ear. My eyes shifted over to my clock, it was 12:00 p.m.; I had slept in late!

-Hi, is this Kairi? I knew that voice anywhere and I was relived actually. Come on Kai; don't miss this golden opportunity to regain your friendship with this man!

-Hi Sora, of course it's me! I'm sorry that I sound a little over joyed right now. um, I just woke up. Man, I must be sugar high.

-Ah. Right. Anyway, I just wanted to know if you'll meet me outside in a little bit, I really need to talk to you. In person if that's okay? Of course it was okay, what a great way to start my morning!

-Of course! I mean. Sure, I'll be out in a bit. I won't be long. I smiled uncontrollably. He didn't seem mad; of course it might have just been me.

-Great. Bye.

-Bye, I replied as I hung up the receiver and hopped into the shower.

I felt abnormally bouncy as I walked outside to the dock. I could see Sora standing there, pacing back and forth. I wanted so bad to go up and hug him. Wait, we weren't still on talking terms were we? He, I guess I had forgotten all about yesterday. I suddenly became very nervous and I almost fainted when he turned to face me as he heard my footsteps behind him.

We stood in silence for only a moment when both of us went to speak at the same time.

-I'm sorry. We said in unison. He smiled, thank god, allowing me to smile freely in return. God I missed that smile. Though it had only been a day without seeing it, but all in all, I missed it. -Sit down. he offered as we both sat down at the end of the dock, my bare feet barely breaking the water's surface.

-Can we just forget everything that happened yesterday and start over? Sora questioned. He read my mind.

-I think that's possible, I smiled in return. -Already forgotten. I felt the warm sun on my back. What a pleasant feeling. Seriously, this was all I ever wanted. When I was with Sora, I felt at home, maybe I wasn't in love with him, I just loved him like my best friend, the single person in this world that I could tell all of my secrets to, and I would know that they'd be safe. My savior, my Sora.

We sat in a comforting silence for a few minutes, watching as the waves formed and fell, crashing into the sand in a never-ending cycle.

-So, um, have you heard about the home coming dance in two weeks? I questioned. I immediately realized what I was doing and prayed that he wouldn't take it as an invitation.

-Yeah, he nodded. That was surprising, if he had known about it, why hadn't he asked me yet? I nodded looking out over the water. -What about it? He questioned.

-Oh, nothing, I was just, you know, wondering. I said lightly as a cool waved splashed onto my feet. It was Sora's turn to nod now. -I was thinking though. O god, what was I saying. What was I thinking? -Maybe you could go with me? Oh Kairi! You are such a fool!

Sora face lit up as he looked over at me. -Really!? He exclaimed. -But, what about Riku? Yes. what about Riku. I need to get myself out of this, fast.

-Well, I was think, maybe all three of us could go together. like a best friend kind of thing. I could feel my words sting him as I noticed the smile fade from his face. He took a deep breath; this was just as hard for me as it was for him, why couldn't he just understand that?

-Okay. He said lightly. Maybe there was hope!

-Sora, you know I love you. And I wouldn't purposely do anything to hurt you. Same goes for Riku, I can't stand to see you two in pain because of me.

-No, it's fine, really. Sora nodded again. I sighed, I know he doesn't mean it.

-I'm sorry. I mumbled as I looked down into the water. Sora wrapped his arm around my shoulder and pulled me closer to him.

-Don't be, I'll get over it. I promise. It's nothing but a silly crush, right? They never last long. He always knew just the right words to cheer me up. I smiled and rested my head on top of his shoulder. I hoped he was right, because I couldn't live with myself knowing that I was slowly breaking his heart more and more each day.

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(A/N) On to chapter four!!! Horray!!! I hoped you liked this last one, it took me like ten minutes to write, you can probably tell. I promise to give you some Kairi/Riku stuff in the next one, like I said before, I have BIG plans for this story HAJAR! ^_~