Chapter 5: Bad News
The next couple of weeks went as they normally would. The only things that had changed were that Selphie and Tidus were now going out (everyone knew they would eventually), Kairi was now in a play, and Riku and Sora both got an "A" on their art projects. But all that was about to change even more. One Friday morning, Riku, Sora, Tidus, and Kairi met at their bus stop as usual. Kairi and Tidus were talking and didn't notice the worried look on Sora's face. Riku on the other hand, did. He walked up to him and made sure that the others didn't notice anything.
"What's wrong, Sora?" Whispered Riku.
"Ummm...oh nothing." Sora said with a forced smile on his face. Riku didn't believe for a second but then the bus arrived and the conversation stopped. Riku figured it would be better to talk to him about it later.
All morning and all afternoon, Riku was worried about what Sora was hiding. After achool, Riku invited Sora over to his house so they could tlak. Riku just told him that he invited him to cheer him up, not to really talk about it. He didn't want Sora to feel any more worried than he already was. As they got on the bus, Riku noticed that Tidus was not with them. He figured he was going over to Selphie's house and didn't bother to say anything about it. It did kind of bug him though. It wasn't the fact that his friend was spending alot of time with his new girlfriend, it was the fact that he wasn't going out with anyone. At times he felt alone when he would think about it, but he never showed it, or tried not to. It was getting harder and harder for him to continue trying to hide his feelings for Sora though. He wanted to tell him so badly but was afraid of what Sora would say/think about it.
When the bus stopped, they got off and started heading the other way than Kairi. This gave Riku the opportunity to talk to Sora, alone. It took about five minutes to get to Riku's house from the bus stop and he decided to take advantage of it.
"Sora?"
"Ya Riku?"
"Umm..what's been bugging you? You were really quiet today."
"Well...do you remember something I told you about four weeks ago?"
"I'm not sure. Maybe you should remind me." Riku did remember but he was hoping it was something else. By this time, they were in front of Riku's house and were standing at the door.
"I told you that my mom and I might have to move." Riku's heart was beating so fast, that he started to breath heavy. "Well, my mom got a call last night that her work is moving the office. The thing is that she has to go too. They are moving it to one of the bigger islands and we have to move so she can get there."
"But can't she just find another job somewhere here?"
"No, she can't. She's been with this company too long and she really likes working there. She feels that it's the best thing to do."
"But what your feelings about it? Doesn't that matter to her?"
"I know what you mean but I can't do anything about it."
"I...errr..I don't want you to go...I just...errr."
Sora looked over at Riku and frowned when he noticed that he was looking towards the ground. It looked like Riku was about to cry, or yell, or something. Sora didn't know what to expect from Riku. "Come on. We should go inside and discuss this more." Riku nodded his head and opened the door. When their shoes and coats were off, they headed upstairs. Sora entered Riku's room first but stop at the bed when he turned and saw Riku leaning against his door.
"Riku, please don't be like this. I can't do anything about it. Can't you just please try and be happy for us?"
"I am happy for you. It's just...." Riku said as he looked at the floor and closed his eyes.
Sora walked up to Riku and placed his hand on his shoulder. He felt Riku tense up to his touch and frowned even more. "What is it then? What is the real thing that's bugging you?"
"I...uh...I can't tell you."
"Oh come on. I'll never believe that. You can tell me anything and you know it. Please just show me you can trust me, and tell me"
Riku turned around and lower his head so it was now lightly banging against the door. "What would it matter to tell you anyway. You're moving and nothing is going to matter anymore. Once you leave you're gonna forget me and never talk to me again."
"What the hell are you talking about? Of course I will still talk to you. You are my best friend and that will never change, NEVER!" Sora grabbed Riku's shoulders and turned him around. He grabbed Riku's chin and pulled his face up so he had no choice but to look at him. "Riku, can't you see that I care about you and that it will never change. You have always been the one person I cared about most. I don't want to leave but I have no choice. I had to accept it so why can't you?" By this time, Sora had gotten very angry and was right up in Riku's face.
Riku look into Sora's eyes and started to tear up. "I don't want you to go because....because I love you." He closed his eyes and brought his head down once again. Sora was surprised. His once angry face turned to complete shock. Riku glanced up at him but then turned away again after seeing Sora's reaction. Sora still had the same expression on his face, and Riku couldn't take it anymore. He opened the door and started leaving the room. Sora snapped out of his shock and began to think.
Sora stood there for a minute, poundering how he was feeling about Riku's feelings towards him. 'I had no clue he felt that way about me. Why didn't I notice it before? I was so blind, but then again, I've been feeling the same about him, I think. Oh, who am I kidding, of course I do. I always have and I think this is the perfect time to tell him.'
Sora walked up behind Riku. He placed his hand on his shoulder again and stopped moving once Riku did. "Riku, please look at me." Riku did ask Sora said and was glad he did. A smile came upon his face once he saw the huge one on Sora's. "I've always wanted to tell you this. I love you too. I always have but I was afraid of telling you."
"I was too, and especially now that you're moving away." Riku began to cry but so did Sora.
"I may be moving to another Island. But I'm never going to leave your heart." Sora then pulled Riku in for a hug to reasure him that everything was going to work out.
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Well, there it is. They finally told each other their feelings. But what's going to happen now that Sora has to leave? Read to find out. I'll have the next chapter up ASAP (hopefully).
Please R&R!!!!
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The next couple of weeks went as they normally would. The only things that had changed were that Selphie and Tidus were now going out (everyone knew they would eventually), Kairi was now in a play, and Riku and Sora both got an "A" on their art projects. But all that was about to change even more. One Friday morning, Riku, Sora, Tidus, and Kairi met at their bus stop as usual. Kairi and Tidus were talking and didn't notice the worried look on Sora's face. Riku on the other hand, did. He walked up to him and made sure that the others didn't notice anything.
"What's wrong, Sora?" Whispered Riku.
"Ummm...oh nothing." Sora said with a forced smile on his face. Riku didn't believe for a second but then the bus arrived and the conversation stopped. Riku figured it would be better to talk to him about it later.
All morning and all afternoon, Riku was worried about what Sora was hiding. After achool, Riku invited Sora over to his house so they could tlak. Riku just told him that he invited him to cheer him up, not to really talk about it. He didn't want Sora to feel any more worried than he already was. As they got on the bus, Riku noticed that Tidus was not with them. He figured he was going over to Selphie's house and didn't bother to say anything about it. It did kind of bug him though. It wasn't the fact that his friend was spending alot of time with his new girlfriend, it was the fact that he wasn't going out with anyone. At times he felt alone when he would think about it, but he never showed it, or tried not to. It was getting harder and harder for him to continue trying to hide his feelings for Sora though. He wanted to tell him so badly but was afraid of what Sora would say/think about it.
When the bus stopped, they got off and started heading the other way than Kairi. This gave Riku the opportunity to talk to Sora, alone. It took about five minutes to get to Riku's house from the bus stop and he decided to take advantage of it.
"Sora?"
"Ya Riku?"
"Umm..what's been bugging you? You were really quiet today."
"Well...do you remember something I told you about four weeks ago?"
"I'm not sure. Maybe you should remind me." Riku did remember but he was hoping it was something else. By this time, they were in front of Riku's house and were standing at the door.
"I told you that my mom and I might have to move." Riku's heart was beating so fast, that he started to breath heavy. "Well, my mom got a call last night that her work is moving the office. The thing is that she has to go too. They are moving it to one of the bigger islands and we have to move so she can get there."
"But can't she just find another job somewhere here?"
"No, she can't. She's been with this company too long and she really likes working there. She feels that it's the best thing to do."
"But what your feelings about it? Doesn't that matter to her?"
"I know what you mean but I can't do anything about it."
"I...errr..I don't want you to go...I just...errr."
Sora looked over at Riku and frowned when he noticed that he was looking towards the ground. It looked like Riku was about to cry, or yell, or something. Sora didn't know what to expect from Riku. "Come on. We should go inside and discuss this more." Riku nodded his head and opened the door. When their shoes and coats were off, they headed upstairs. Sora entered Riku's room first but stop at the bed when he turned and saw Riku leaning against his door.
"Riku, please don't be like this. I can't do anything about it. Can't you just please try and be happy for us?"
"I am happy for you. It's just...." Riku said as he looked at the floor and closed his eyes.
Sora walked up to Riku and placed his hand on his shoulder. He felt Riku tense up to his touch and frowned even more. "What is it then? What is the real thing that's bugging you?"
"I...uh...I can't tell you."
"Oh come on. I'll never believe that. You can tell me anything and you know it. Please just show me you can trust me, and tell me"
Riku turned around and lower his head so it was now lightly banging against the door. "What would it matter to tell you anyway. You're moving and nothing is going to matter anymore. Once you leave you're gonna forget me and never talk to me again."
"What the hell are you talking about? Of course I will still talk to you. You are my best friend and that will never change, NEVER!" Sora grabbed Riku's shoulders and turned him around. He grabbed Riku's chin and pulled his face up so he had no choice but to look at him. "Riku, can't you see that I care about you and that it will never change. You have always been the one person I cared about most. I don't want to leave but I have no choice. I had to accept it so why can't you?" By this time, Sora had gotten very angry and was right up in Riku's face.
Riku look into Sora's eyes and started to tear up. "I don't want you to go because....because I love you." He closed his eyes and brought his head down once again. Sora was surprised. His once angry face turned to complete shock. Riku glanced up at him but then turned away again after seeing Sora's reaction. Sora still had the same expression on his face, and Riku couldn't take it anymore. He opened the door and started leaving the room. Sora snapped out of his shock and began to think.
Sora stood there for a minute, poundering how he was feeling about Riku's feelings towards him. 'I had no clue he felt that way about me. Why didn't I notice it before? I was so blind, but then again, I've been feeling the same about him, I think. Oh, who am I kidding, of course I do. I always have and I think this is the perfect time to tell him.'
Sora walked up behind Riku. He placed his hand on his shoulder again and stopped moving once Riku did. "Riku, please look at me." Riku did ask Sora said and was glad he did. A smile came upon his face once he saw the huge one on Sora's. "I've always wanted to tell you this. I love you too. I always have but I was afraid of telling you."
"I was too, and especially now that you're moving away." Riku began to cry but so did Sora.
"I may be moving to another Island. But I'm never going to leave your heart." Sora then pulled Riku in for a hug to reasure him that everything was going to work out.
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Well, there it is. They finally told each other their feelings. But what's going to happen now that Sora has to leave? Read to find out. I'll have the next chapter up ASAP (hopefully).
Please R&R!!!!
^.~