:::Kairi's POV:::
I woke up the next morning to find myself enveloped in Riku's strong arms. He was still fast asleep and I could feel his hot breath beating against my neck gently in a rapid stirring motion. His soft skin warmed my body and made me feel tender as well. The previous night had been a night like none other I had ever experienced before. It was a night of loving passion and of tender feelings being mixed together in the most complete sensation. His silver locks caressed my face gently as sunlight peeped through the blinds and cast a warm glow upon the mattress. Suddenly he began to stir slightly and then before I knew it he had opened his beautiful bright teal eyes. He smiled at me so gently I thought my heart would melt. I never thought or ever knew in my entire life that Riku could be so romantic or that this little moment would ever happen. I had not loved Riku my entire life. I had once admired Sora a great deal. He had been my hero and I knew I must've hurt him greatly by choosing Riku over him. I knew the day would come though. Even though I didn't want it to. It had come ,and besides waking up to see Sora every morning I would be seeing Riku. I had put them both through a great deal of pain though. Riku gave his heart for me and Sora had risked his entire life for me. It's not that I didn't love Riku... I loved him so much I couldn't even describe it. The feelings I had for Sora had been what I thought was love but just a strong bond of friendship... Like with Sora my heart didn't increase when Riku would enter a room ,or my face didn't become incredibly red when I was with Sora like it did when I was with Riku.
"Hey Kai you ok hun?" asked Riku in a calm soothing tone.
"Yeah I'm fine." I replied as I fell back into reality. He gently rose up over me a little bit and gave me a heart-warming kiss on the lips. I blushed ever so slightly. I don't know why Riku made me blush so much ,but it was becoming. He then pulled me very close to him and embraced me and locked his eyes with my own which made my whole body become hot and my face become very red ,but Riku didn't do or say anything. He just looked straight at me.
"So what are we doing today!?" I said nervously just having to break the uncomfortable silence that had broken out between us.
He then pursed his lips and gave me that special smile I could only see.
"I can't tell you it's a surprise." he proclaimed as he began to grin.
:::Riku's POV:::
Kairi then gave me one of her sly little grins and snuggled up closer to me and then began to take her hand and she gently took her fingernail and ran it up my neck very gently which made me shiver. Kairi had a special talent. She was the only one who knew my weakness. My weakness was her. With just a little smile or a few gentle kisses she could get anything and everything out of me. She then began to plant kisses upon my neck which made me very weak when I finally gently pushed her off of me.
"I know what your after...You want me to tell you where were going... Not this time..." I exclaimed.
She then gave me that little poutey look she would always would give me when we were kids if something didn't go her way.
"Nope still not working." I proclaimed.
"Fine then... I guess you won't be getting anymore kisses for a while." she said teasingly.
"Oh really?" I questioned in a sarcastic manner as I pulled her close to me.
"No! Stop!" she squirmed.
Suddenly I placed my lips to hers and gave her a mind boggling, weak in the knees , heart warming kiss. She then collapsed in my arms.
"Don't lie to yourself sweetheart You know I'll get as many kisses out of you as I want." I said grinning. She then threw the pillow in my face. She then got up and placed a robe on her.
"Better think again sweet heart..." she smirked.
She soon had wandered off into the bathroom and soon I could hear the shower water running as steam rose from underneath the door. I smiled to myself while getting up and putting a robe on and began to get ready for the new day that awaited us.
~*~
:::Sora's POV:::
It was the next day... I felt so alone as I walked upon the sandy beach. I looked up above at the colorful tapestry sky... The sun was now rising so I thought I would come down and watch it to keep my mind off things. Little flecks of color dotted the sky. I walked towards the dock but then I seen someone in the distance sitting on the dock with her feet in the water. She had long dark black hair and she was very dark complected. I walked towards her and suddenly she turned around at me and gazed at me with gentle blue eyes... It was like I was looking at the ocean when my eyes met hers. I found myself blushing madly. She just giggled at me and began to smile. She was so beautiful and when I looked at her I seen a reflection of Kairi almost... Her smile reminded me of Kairi's smile almost ,but I quickly shook this thought from my head.
"Umm hello." I replied.
"Hello..." she replied back to me.
She then began to smile as she held out her hand.
"I am Umi Nami." she exclaimed as she introduced herself.
"I'm Sora." I said introducing myself as I gave a slight bow.
"Nice to meet you... Are you new here?" I replied nervously.
"Yes I am I just moved here a couple days ago." she exclaimed boldly.
"You move here with your family?" I asked politely.
"No I didn't I am alone..." she seemed to say as I seen a little fleck of sadness fill her eyes.
I quickly changed the subject.
"You have a very beautiful name... It translates into ocean wave you know." I proclaimed proudly.
She then laughed.
"You are very silly boy."she added.
I then began to blush and she soon stood up and got on my level and planted a little kiss on my cheek. I then began to blush.
She then placed my arm in her own.
"You know since I'm new and all... Why don't we go out for a bite to eat and you can tell me all about yourself and show me all around town." she suggested.
"That would be great." I exclaimed as I escorted her away from the dock. Maybe things were getting better after all. Maybe I wouldn't be alone for to much longer. I had just been picked up by a beautiful girl who had asked me out... It didn't matter though because it took my mind off of the thought of what Riku and Kairi were doing. My heart had just began to heal because I didn't feel much pain anymore in my heart. I felt pretty good actually... Maybe Umi would bring a big change into my life... Maybe I just didn't know how big this change was going to be because there were a lot of things I was going to have to get used to from now on...Because I had finally discovered my true love...
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:::Kairi's POV:::
A blind fold hid my eyes. Riku had made me wear it because he didn't want to spoil my surprise. I wondered where we were going anyway.
"Are we almost there?" I questioned him.
"Yes not to much longer." he proclaimed.
Suddenly The car we had rented had came to a stop and I heard Riku get out of the car and Riku helped me out to.
"Ok Kai you can look now." he replied as he took the blindfold off my eyes and when I had opened my eyes. I thought my heart would stop.
In front of me stood the most luxurious and the biggest cruise ship in the Destiny Islands.
"Oh my- my- Riku how?" I questioned very puzzled on how in the world he had managed to come up with this much money.
"Don't worry about it." he smiled.
I then began to jump up and down excitedly.
"How long are we staying here!?" I questioned him.
"About three days." he replied.
I just hugged him tightly and kissed his cheek. He just smiled and kissed me tenderly.
"Come on we wouldn't want to be late now would we?" he exclaimed.
He took my arm in his and we boarded the SS Destiny as they called it. One thing I could never figure out was where he had gotten all that money. Only the richest people in the island could even afford one of those 20,000 dollar tickets. Not people like us who were just common folk who were far from being rich. It kind of scared me though... Did Riku have some kind of huge stash of money lying around somewhere I didn't know about? I didn't know but I thought I better get rid of this thought or it was going to bother me for the rest of the trip.
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:::Riku's POV:::
We soon got settled in and ready for our stay. Suddenly I felt a womanly figure come up behind me and wrap her arm around my waist. I spun around to see Kairi with her hair wild and flowing passed her shoulders with nothing ,but a huge T-shirt on to cover her. The T-shirt was so large it even drooped off her shoulders a bit and I gently looked her in the eyes and she gently reached up and kissed me very tenderly and when she was done I just smiled.
"I thought I wasn't going to get anymore kisses." I teased her.
She then gave me a little childish smirk.
"I lied." she proclaimed and then kissed me again gently and tenderly. In those kisses she had shown me how much she had loved me by the softness and tenderness of them all. She then led me over to the bed and we lied down for a bit just holding each other and doing nothing but gazing into each others eyes. I held her softly to my chest and I then began to stroke her hair gently. I then realized battling all those heartless and giving my heart to darkness had all been worth it because if I hadn't done all that this moment would have never been happening. Each day I spent in Kingdom Hearts I had thought of Kairi... Just seeing her smiling face in my mind gave me hope to hang onto. I had risked my entire being for the little innocent red-haired teenager ,and in the end I had discovered...It was worth it all...Every torment ,and every pain I had gone through had made this moment happen and I now knew it had been worth it all. I often wondered what would have happened if I hadn't made it out of Kingdom Hearts... I don't know ,but I was just happy I did... I was just happy I could hold her in my arms like this... Just to have something you'd risk your whole self for and to know you meant the world to someone was worth all the pain...
She looked at me so tenderly I thought I would melt and then she began to unbutton my shirt and began to place tender kisses upon my chest with her soft lips ,and that's how another moment of love started between us.
~*~
:::Sora's POV:::
I sat with Umi in the little café up town. She ordered a strawberry milkshake and a hot dog and I got a chocolate milkshake and a salad. She smiled at me gently.
"So how long have you lived here?" she asked me.
"My whole life." I replied back while I took another sip of my shake.
"You have any friends here?" she added.
"Uhh- Well actually I do have two close friends..."I proclaimed.
"Who are they? May I ask?" she said as she took a bite of her food.
"There's Riku... He's on his honeymoon with my other friend Kairi." I replied in a sour tone.
"Oh..." She added.
"Do you have any special feelings for this girl Kairi?" she had asked and I felt my heart stop and anger began to rush through my veins as all the painful memories flooded back into my mind of Riku and Kairi and their little love sick lives.
"Yes... I did." I replied trying to keep my voice as calm as possible not wanting to frighten Umi. Suddenly bitter tears began to run down my cheeks and she gently touched my hand.
"Shh... It's ok Come on let's go and we can talk about it later." she said calmly as my eyes had met hers. Her eyes were so beautiful and every time I would gaze into them I would forget all about the pain that had enveloped my heart throughout the years. She then gently placed her hand to my cheek and began to wipe away stray tears that fell from my eyes and in what had felt like an eternity I had felt love... A love far greater than what I had felt for Kairi. A love so great it was hard to describe it... From the moment I looked into Umi's eyes I had fallen in love...
~*~
Me and Umi had spent the whole day together talking and getting to know each other a little bit more with each experience. We sat in front of the fireplace wrapped up in a blanket in each others arms. Rain poured down heavily outside.
"So Umi you say you moved here alone?" I had asked her.
"Yes... My parents died when I was very little. They were both fishers and my dad owned a huge sea food company...Well one day they both went out hunting for fish with some other fisherman my dad had hired...Well their was a big storm and the ship was never seen or heard from again. My parents bodies were never found and their was no one who had survived to tell of its tale. After they died I was sent to live with an aunt. My father's sister... Well she died a couple of years later so I was sent to an orphanage and I was never adopted. So when I was of age they gave me a small amount of money to get started so I moved here." She had explained.
I had listened intently to her story as she looked sadly down at the wooden floor. I took her head and tilted it up to my face and gazed into to her teary blue eyes and I stroked her cheek gently. I kissed her cheek gently and she rose up and tenderly kissed my lips and I pulled away flustered. Then she said something I never thought she would say.
"Sora lets make a promise to each other... To never leave each other alone ever...Let's be each other's forever." she said with a serious look in her ocean blue eyes.
"Alright Umi... I'll be yours forever and you'll be mine forever to." I had replied as we sat there on the couch wrapped up in each others arms listening intently to the rain that poured down outside. The rain that had began to wash away all our pain and heal our hearts...
~*~
:::Kairi's POV:::
"So where's this place your taking me?" I said as I questioned him.
"Oh you'll see." he said grinning as we locked up our cabin door. Riku tucked my arm in his own as we walked down the hallway of the ship. Riku looked very handsome tonight. He wore a black tux and I had a lavender colored strapless dress own that clung to me tightly. It had been a gift from all the doctors and nurses in the hospital. It was a very nice gift... It had to have cost a fortune.
Suddenly as we walked a little bit further we came to a beautiful restaurant.
"Is this my surprise?" I had asked intently.
"Why yes it is... You're such a great guesser aren't you darling?" he said teasingly.
I laughed.
He gave me one of his childish grins and we walked into the restaurant. Suddenly a man with black hair gelled back and plastered to his head came up to us.
"A table for the young lady and the handsome young gentleman?" he had asked.
"Yes a table for two." Riku chimed in.
"What about the south parlor? It has a glorious view of the ocean." he exclaimed.
"That will be fine." Riku replied.
The man soon escorted us to our dining area. He soon hung my coat on the back of my chair and pulled it out for me and offered me a seat and I sat down and Riku sat across from me and gazed at me gently.
"You look dazzling Kai." he said trying to flatter me.
"Thank you." I said as I blushed.
Soon our waiter arrived.
"Can I get you two anything to drink?" he had asked.
"Yes two waters for a start then maybe a little something special for the end." Riku replied.
The waiter soon left us alone.
"Look at the stars Riku! Aren't they just beautiful!" I said excitedly.
Riku gazed at me with a softness in his eyes and then replied.
"Just like you."
I smiled at him gently and he took my hand and kissed the top of it gently. Suddenly the waiter soon returned with our drinks and then we placed our orders and after eating our meal Riku took me somewhere else.
~*~
He soon led me to a part of the boat that was quiet and undisturbed by anyone. It was very late and no one was there to disturb it. We sat down and he held me in his lap and soon a large purple and blue firework lit up the sky.
"Wow it's so beautiful... I've not seen a firework since I was little. I almost forgot what one looked like!" I said excitedly like a child would getting a present for the first time.
Riku smiled content with himself. He gently held my hand in his own.
"I'm glad you like it." he replied.
"Me to." I laughed as a bright green one lit up the sky. Suddenly he wrapped his arms around me and we kissed intently and passionately under the stars. Fireworks lit up the sky as well and we sat there holding each other for an eternity never willing to let go ,but little did we know soon we would have to let go...Let go forever...