OOC: Well here's the last chapter to "Choice of Heart". I hope you hope this conclusion of my story....
Riku just smirked at Sora.
"Now Sora why do you want to do this!? I'm your old friend...Your old pal...Friends don't hurt each other..." He said with a reply of bewilderment.
Sora looked at him with fiery emotions of anger and vengeance burning in his eyes.
Princess Kairi just looked very shocked as the words "You've been lied to..." escaped from Sora's lips.
Kairi felt very angered at that moment as she walked up to Riku and tried to swing her fist at his head ,but she was unsuccessful ,because he managed to easily block her.
She kept trying to throw punches at him for trying to kill her one true love ,but Riku getting very annoyed with her picked her up ,and tossed her onto the bed. She hit the headboard ,and then her eyes rolled in the back of her head as she laid their unconscious
Sora even more angered by now as hate boiled in his veins at what he managed to do to Kairi took his sword high in the air ready to fight for his beloved ,and to end this evil mans life in the most brutal ,and anguishing way possible.
"What!? You think you can actually win Sora!? Who won all those battles!? Who slew all those monsters? Me... You're nothing ,but a worthless nobody from the lowest parts of the Earth... I only gave you credit to make you look good... ,but in truth you knew it was me ,and not you..." Riku reminded Sora as his sharp words cut through Sora's soul like a two edged sword.
Sora then reminded himself that Riku was wrong... He was just trying to play with his mind... He was trying to manipulate him in any way possible to get his mind off what he was doing.
Riku then pulled out his sword from his sheath ,and prepared himself for battle.
Sora did the same.
Riku pursed his lips ,and just smirked...
"You'll pay for all the pain you've caused me ,and her..." Sora replied.
"We'll see..." Riku smirked.
Sora jumped up in the air ,and bounced off the canopy part of Kairi's bed ,and down with his sword out ready to strike Riku at will. Riku was just to quick for him though... He soon dodged out of the way of Sora's attack with great agelic speed. Sora landed on his feet ,and looked around ,but didn't see Riku at all ,but without warning Riku came down slashing Sora's side. He winced in pain as he fell to the ground as blood spilled from his fresh new open wound ,but he managed to quickly gain his strength back from his burning vengeance ,and jumped up as he moved outside onto the balcony. Sora looked around for Riku who had managed to disappear again like an agile fox ready to snatch up it's prey.
Suddenly Riku struck his again ,but only barely this time on the side of his leg cutting through the gear causing Sora to barely be able to stand. Sora then managed to do something only his anger ,and his will could have ever made him do... He struck Riku hard in the stomach as fresh fluid dripped from his wound and he fell to the ground in a very unstable condition.
Riku looked up at Sora with huge bright teal eyes as Sora was about to strike him dead ,but then he met Riku's eyes ,and then memories flooded back into existence melting his heart. Memories of how two little boys would go out pretending to slain monsters ,and how they would rob fruit wagons for food ,and never get caught... He then remembered all the times they would fight together while they slew huge undefeatable foes.
Sora threw his sword across the floor as it made a loud clacking noise as it hit a stone wall. Riku just looked at him with sadness in his eyes as Sora began to weep bitterly as tears of salt and blood fell down his cheeks.
"Aren't you going to kill me!?" shouted Riku.
"I- I just can't!" yelled out Sora as new tears began to fall.
Riku looked up at his old friend ,and partner whom he had tried to kill.
"I'm sorry Sora...I'm sorry for all the pain I've caused you ,but if you really want to make it up to me...Then let me die...End my pain please...Let princess Kairi know I love her...Take care of her for me ,and love her tenderly ,and sweetly... Give her a love no one has ever given her... Please don't let me live , because if you do... I'll only be bearing more pain that no man should ever have to bear... The kind of pain that a mans best friend is in love with the woman he loved..." he replied as he then winced in pain.
Sora looked at Riku with pain in his eyes as tears dripped from them onto Riku's breast.
"I'm sorry Riku..."replied Sora sadly.
"Don't be...Just do what I told you..." replied Riku as a smile caressed his lips one last time ,and he took in one last breath as he met death sweetly ,and the angels surrounded him carrying him safely home.
"No please Riku...No..." cried Sora as he lain his head upon Riku's bloody chest calling him back... Soon a gently hand rested upon his shoulder ,and he spun around to see Kairi.
"He loved you Sora... He really did ,and I knew he was sorry for what he did... Very sorry ,and fate caught up with him..." announced Kairi as he wrapped her arms around the man that she loved. Sora looked into her eyes gently as a now light rain began to fall...
" Thank you Kairi ,and I love you..." replied Sora sweetly ,but sadly.
Kairi just smiled.
"I love you to..." she announced in a sweet gentle tone as she looked into the eyes on her beloved ,and tenderly kissed his lips. The rain now turned into a heavy thud as two lovers just held each other as the sky cried tears of sadness ,and of love.
The End