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By the time we got back to the house, it was around 4:30. It only took so long because I had to check every store window as we made our way back down the streets, soon coming to the turn in the road. Riku's house was at the end of this road, in between a forest and beach. (Since I hadn't told you yet) I looked down at my boots as we walked, wondering what it was Riku saw, or maybe senced, when he was looking at the sky like that. I looked at him. "Riku..." I started. He glanced at me for a moment. "Yeah?" , "Uhh..." It thought it over again, maybe its better if I don't ask... "Nevermind." He gave me a confused look then stared back at his house.

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I walked up the stairs, past Riku's room and into mine, or the one I had recently been occupying for the past 2 weeks. Riku followed me with the bags he was carrying, putting them by my dresser and then sat on my bed. I sat next to him. "Is something going to happen?" I asked him, looking at my hands in my lap. Riku looked shocked for a moment, like I said I was dying or something, and then glanced out the window and into the sky again. "Did you sense it too?" He asked me. I quickly looked at him. "What? I didn't sense anything, I saw you looking up in the sky at nothing and I was just wondering..." Riku looked at me and said, "I think the thing you were trying to get away from is catching up to you."

"The heartless..." I couldn't believe it. But then again, how would he know? "Are you sure?" Riku smiled at my words. "Acually, I'm not. It's just a feeling i'm getting. I didn't want you to worry so I didn't say anything." He put his arm over my shoulders and pushed me so that I leaned against him. So many thoughts flew through my head. What happens when they come? Who do they want? Will I lose Riku? Will I be killed? I took a deep breath and thought hard, only ending up in tears. I flung my arms around Riku and put my face on his chest, making him fall back on the bed. I lay there crying on him, praying he wouldn't push me off because I REALLY needed him here right now.

I felt his hands through my hair, and he was humming something... It was a very peaceful melody, and it made me stop crying to listen. I wiped away my tears and put my hand on his chest, where he then put his on mine. He hummed his song (intrumental version of 'Simple and Clean') as I listened , and slowly fell asleep by the rise and fall of each breath he took.

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I woke up and blindly flaild my arms for Riku in the dark. "Riku? " I spoke to the room. I looked at the digital clock glowing in the blackness. 9:27 PM. I moaned. Riku must be in his room. I got up and searched for the doorknob, finding it and walking into the hallway. From here I could see his door was open, and he never leaves it open when he's in there, just in case I checked. Only to find I was right. No one. A sudden thought drifted into my mind, what if it was happening... Maybe 'they' came and took him. I looked out his bedroom window, to see the island, there was a thunder storm and with every flash I could see a giant black hole in the sky... No regular cloud.

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I ran along the sand of the island, squinting through the rain for any sign of Riku. I stopped for a breather, only to spot Sora on the brigde to the smaller isle, on which was Riku... just below the black hole. I panicked. "Riku!" I screamed, starting to run again. I ran through the shack and onto the brigde just in time to see Riku and Sora being pulled into the ground by a black fog. Only Sora fought against it. I ran faster and off the brigde. I reached out my hand to Riku, since Sora was already sucked in, but he didn't take it. "Riku!" I yelled at him. "Please! Take my hand! I need you with me!" I felt my eyes burn with tears, finally he turned to me, as he was waist deep through the fog and said, "Good-bye Erin. Don't worry, you'll see me again. Please don't be afraid... I love you."

I couldn't do this again, I couldn't lose another friend this way, not by darkness... "I love you too but please!" I cried "Don't hurt me like this... I don't want to be alone." I kept my hand out. Riku just smiled at me before taking my hand. I smiled, but it didn't last long. "I'm sorry I can't stay. Good-bye Erin." He said before letting go of my hand and was sucked into the darkness, the long tentacles of black crawling up his skin. I pulled my hand back. "No..." I cried then firmly repeated, "No." I then brought up all my courage and jumped in after.

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Ya ya... you can tell I wrote it cuz it sucks XD. This is just something I like to do when I'm bored. And yes Riku is gone for now. Dont worry though he'll be back...