Open your Eyes: Chapter 3

Decisions


As I ran after Riku, rain started to pour down on the island. I took off my glasses in order to wipe the water off of them. Not that it would do that much good. I felt the wind blow it against my face as I struggled to match Riku's pace. Many more questions rushed through my head. Why was this happening? Well, I knew the answer to that question. Maybe I could still stop the Heartless. I shook my head. Was all of the shock finally getting to my head? There was no way that I could fight all of the Heartless by myself. All I was armed with was my magic, and that wasn't really a formidable weapon. I looked around. I wondered if Kairi was in the Secret Place yet. Jolting out of my reverie, I looked up to find Riku almost at the Paopu Island. As I resumed my slow jog, I asked myself another question: Why was I following Riku? I could just wait down by the dock for Sora. He was the good guy! And I never break rules. Then why was I following the bad guy? Riku would bring me straight to Ansem. And then what would I do?

"Riku!" I called. I realized that tears of confusion were streaming down my face.

As he turned to face me, I realized that tears were streaming down his face as well. They were tears of fury though. His eyebrows were so narrowed, it looked almost as if they joined in the centre. His eyes flashed with the fury that he seemed to have bottled up for so long...

"Riku, please don't! Please, make the Heartless stop," I pleaded with him.

"You don't know how it feels! To love someone so much that you would die for them, but to have them only care about your best friend! And... and..." his voice broke, his sobbing too wild to allow him to carry on. I slowly walked up to him, realizing that this could be a trap, and that it probably was. I knelt down beside Riku, and placed a hand on his back. Then, I spoke the words that had given me so much comfort at my time of need. I looked down into his face, and spoke. "You are not alone."

I stood with my knees shaking, beside Riku on the island. i knew that I could not change him. The only person that would be able to save him was Kairi. And she wouldn't do that. Actually, she couldn't. In order to help him, she would have to know how he felt. And somehow, I knew that Riku would rather die then reveal that. I turned my head to look at Riku's face. His eyes were not red from crying, as mine were. He was facing the sea that had been so blue before... I heard footsteps. Turing around, I saw Sora, his face a image of pure fear.

"Riku!" he called. He then turned to me a confused look on his face. '"Luna? What's going on?"

"I-I" I started. But I knew that I wouldn't be able to explain everything. "Remember Sora, this is the way it's supposed to happen," I finished, smiling at him. Except, I'm not supposed to be here, I thought to myself.

Riku turned around to face Sora. "The door has opened Sora!"

The conversation that ensued was very painful. Knowing that Sora was about to loose Riku, but not being able to do anything about it. Riku extended his hand towards Sora.
I realized that now was the time to make my choice. Who would I go with? Sora, the good guy? The one whom I most acted like, according to all of the "Which Kingdom Hearts Character are you?" quizzes. Every time I had taken a quiz like that, I had gotten Sora. Only once had I gotten Kairi. But I had never gotten Riku, or Ansem, or even Cloud or Leon. Therefore, I reached for Sora. But something was tugging at the back of my head. The urge to grab onto Riku's hand. But why should I? I already knew that I couldn't change him. Then why did I feel empty?

I looked down. The darkness was climbing quickly up my legs. It was now or never. What should I do? If I chose Sora, my adventure would be different, like me. But is I chose Riku, would my adventure turn me into a Mary Sue? Darn it! I was trying to avoid that...

Sighing, I let my hand fall. If I stayed here, there was no guarantee that I would be able to find Wakka, Tidus, or Selphie before the island was destroyed. Plus, the Heartless would be here to help complicate things. I looked down. The darkness was ready to swallow me whole unless I did something. I looked at Sora. "Good luck," I said, smiling at him.

Then, I did something that was completely uncharacteristic of me. I placed a hand on Riku's outstretched arm. I took a deep breath, and closed my eyes. I felt the darkness envelop me, and I felt that feeling of coming home, yet without the feeling of loneliness. And I knew why.

I had Riku here.


Author's Note: Another cliffhanger! Bwahahaha! I'm sorry, but I just love cliffhangers! Read 'Maiselph' by Aniiston if you haven't already. It's really good! I'll try and update soon. I'm going to reply to all of your reviews (Aniiston's idea!) Also, Dark dude updated his story (or, at least, he will soon),so go read that. now(or when he gets it up). Or no Riku plushies!. I'm also really sorry if I haven't reviewed your stories in a while. My life has been really busy, so please, have patience.

Angel Moon: Thank you. I hope that you will keep enjoying the story.

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A.J..: Keeping it up. ^_~

ThreeWishesKeyblade: Thanks for the support. I can't wait to read more of your stories!

Desi Angel: I loved your stories! Thanks to Miss Clow over there, I got to read some. I'm glad that you like the story, even if you don't understand much.

Disturbed Bunny: Lol! Here's a Riku plushie. (gives her a Riku plushie) If anyone else wants one, ask! Squirrels are furry tailed tree rats! Kill them all!

Heartless-trinity: I'm still sorry about the other story. But, I hope that you keep up your writing. Thanks always!

Life's Scar: I'm glad you liked it. I like that your stories have a more mature edge. Thank you for reviewing, and for the advice.

Aniiston: I'm really sorry about the drawings. My life has been extremely hectic, and I will get to them A.S.A.P. Thanks for the tip. I hope that I did it right this time.

Dark Dude: Your last chapter made me almost cry. And that's a big thing for me. Are you sure that you want to congratulate me on moving?