YAY! MY FIRST FANFICTION IS GROWING SUCCESSFUL! ^^ Thanks to everyone for the reviews! Now it's time for Chapter two. The last chapter was rushed a bit, I'm terribly sorry. I was pressed for time _ Well, I'll take put more time and effort into this one! Enjoy! (Oh, yes and bwilbur, about the voice thing...who knows? I just think it's much more mysterious and exciting when you don't know who Sora is interacting with. I do a bit of unknown voices at the end of this one too ^^') I'm terribly sorry about the cruddy format...

I do not own Kingdom Hearts, Final Fantasy, or Disney. They all belong to Square Soft and Disney.

~~*~~ Is still the beginning of a memory (There aren't many memories, though)

P.S. I only changed the rating for safety! You'll know it when you see it.

"Hey, Sora. Wake up, Sora." Riku's voice edged me to awaken. I moaned and began to lift my eyelids. A harsh sting against my eyes forced me to shut them again. "Ouch!" "Don't be such a baby." Riku's whispers tickled my ear. I felt a finger softly probe into my side. My eyes opened, the sting gone. My surroundings weren't what I had expected. I wasn't lying on cold hard cement, but rather floating in chilling water. Below me was the ocean floor covered in exotically colored coral and fish swimming to and fro. I wanted to watch the giant cluster of brilliant red and orange sea plants, but was forced to flip over to my backside. Soon my gaze was directed to the surface water, where the sky was a dim orange. Part of the setting sun's remaining light was penetrating through the falling and rising of the ocean breakers. Although, blocking my full view of the illuminate nightfall was a human hindrance. The obstacle was only Riku, who was leaning over me with a seductive grin pasted to his face. As soon as I noticed this look, my face grew hot, even though I was surrounded by frigid water. "Hey Sora, so you've finally woken up." He muttered quietly.
I was too shocked to reply. Riku was so close. I finally noticed that Riku's whole bottom half was a sleek milky, ivory fin, while mine was a cobalt blue. His total top half was bare. My cheeks were now burning with embarrassment. I mean...this wasn't the first time I had seen him without a shirt on. We would always go swimming in Destiny Island together. But this was different. My feelings for Riku have grown. Back then we were friends. Just friends. Only friends. But, my feelings for my older companion have developed into something much more complicated.
The sun's current state, slowly hiding behind a mountain, showed off Riku's hair to it's fullest. The few rays reaching down under the surface gave detail to every long strand and shine to every snowy lock.
'He's so beautiful,' I thought with wide eyes.
I know how much care Riku takes into his hair. He always has to have it just right. Unlike me, of course, who only slathers on some long-lasting hair gel and goes out to play with my friends.

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"Sora, Sora...SORA! GET OUT OF MY HAIR!" Riku screamed as I quickly withdrew my hand from his head, "Now, look what's you've done! I have to brush it all over again!"
"I was just trying to be friendly!" I whined.
"Go be friendly with Wakka, then! Just don't touch my hair!" He snarled back at me.
"But R-"
"SORA! GO AWAY!"

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"Sora, is something wrong?" He asked me worriedly. I guess my expression was a little zoned out and my eyes were blank. The memory must have knocked me out of reality for a second or two.
"Oh, no. Everything's just...fine..." I answered, a blush still spreading across my face.
"Reminiscing again?"
"How did you know?"
"Sora, I've known you long enough to read your emotions. We've been friends since...well...ever"
'Then why can't you tell that my feelings for you are changing? I love you, Riku!' I screamed in my mind, wanting to tell the whole world.
Silence ensued. Nobody talked. My heart grew heavier and heavier as each second passed in this tranquil hush.
Finally...
"Sora, do you remember when we first met?" Riku asked.
"Sure do!" I exclaimed.
'How could I forget?'

~~*~~

I shivered in the corner of the 'Secret Place.' My heart beat slowly, following the pattern of the subtle drips of water from the outside.
I was a child of only 6 and I was left in this tiny rocky cave. My boat had sunk in the monstrous waters. I waited for the storm to pass.
Plop.
I heard a footstep against the wet rocks outside. I heard more and more, each one growing louder and louder.
"I-I-It's the S-S-Shark man coming to eat me..." I managed to whisper through all my fear.
The footsteps ceased. My eyes strayed up to meet with a boy. He was bigger than me, and had a small trace of muscles in his arms. His soaked silver hair plastered to his face and clung to his cheeks. His posture looked rather stiff, since his shirt collar rose up to his mouth. Coiled around both his wrists were two giant blue bracelets, with a small yellow stripe circling the middle. Water poured from the sides of his over-sized black shorts, which hung over his knees and splattered against his big blue and white shoes.
"Who are you?" He questioned me as his light crystal eyes glanced me over.
"Sora..."

~~*~~

"So you do...Great! I'm glad you didn't forget." His lips curved into a broad grin.
"Thanks, again. For waiting until the storm passed with me, that is."
"Anytime," Riku murmured.
I shut my eyes and smiled at him. My smile faded quickly and I grew more serious.
"Riku, there's something I've been meaning to tell you. It's very important. Please listen to me."
I opened my eyes.
"I love you...Riku?" I blinked. Riku had vanished. I looked around anxiously.
"Riku? If you're joking around, I'm not laughing! Riku, come out!"
Suddenly, the water level lowered. It kept falling until the whole sea was empty. Luckily, my fin had disappeared and I had regained my legs.

"Riku?" Trees and sand surrounded me. A small waterfall was diving off the cliff and plummeting into the small pond below. The ocean waves calmly lapped onto the shore. This place was familiar. I was back home. I was in Destiny Island!
"What's happening? Riku? Riku, where are you?"
"Riku's not here..." A low, sinister voice whispered, "He'll never return to you, Sora..."
"Who's there?" I backed up from the water and nervously darted my eyes back and forth.
No one answered.
"Who is it?" I kept asking.
"Sora? Sora? Soooora." A different enigmatic voice chimed in. It was female this time, "C'mon!"
"Do you think he's unconscious?" A male voice asked, "Or Dead?"
"Don't say those things!" The female voice shrieked.
"He's alive..." Another male voice muttered. It was deeper than the rest and didn't seem to care for the conversation much.
Everything went blindingly bright. Soon after, my eyes met with large royal blue ones.

Okay...Terrible Cliffhanger. If I get enough reviews I'll try and continue! Please R&R!