Er I haven't updated for a while but I guess that can be blamed on the fact that my friends keep throwing birthday parties on this month especially. Eep I'm near getting broke again but… oh yeah I'll do chores (most likely not…)!

Thanks everyone who reviewed (or read) so far you guys are the bestest! I'll try to make everything a bit more interesting...hmm… well let's see if this works, okay? Goodie lets get onto the chapter then shall we? WEEEEE!

(the above was written in July I think?)


Chapter Six: Emotion Tango

He ran. He didn't look back for fear he would see Riku chasing after him. He bumped into several people who would either throw things at him or curse at him until he was out of earshot distance.

"Kids these days," an old lady muttered as she straightened her walker.

"Watch it kid!" a man shouted as he waved his fist at the brunette.

"Huff…huh…" He was running out of breath and he was starting to feel dizzy.

'Why'd Riku do that? Why…why do I have all these strange feelings about him all of a sudden? I'm not…..Selphie was wrong! She was….maybe…. she was right all along…'

Shop after shop would flash by in a blur. His running slowed, his vision blurred as he started to stumble on his feet. He slowed to a clumsy walk.

"Gah…huh…huh…ha…"

He tottered then fell to the ground like a sack of potatoes right infront of a newly opening bookstore. The woman inside was placing books on the shelves when she heard something slam against the glass.

"Oh my," she murmured as she scurried off of the stool and hurried outside to Sora's limp body. She first got to her knees and checked the boy's head for bumps or blood. A small lump was forming. She softly shook the boy's shoulders. When that proved ineffective, she gently picked him up hauled him onto a coffee colored leather recliner inside of the store.

She gently pushed her glasses further up the bridge of her pointed nose. Her blonde hair was pulled to the back of her head with a clip except for two sections which framed both sides of her pretty face. Her pale blue eyes lingered on the boy's exhausted body. She sat on the ottoman next to Sora as she crossed her legs then let out a little sigh.

'I wonder what's wrong with him…'

"What's wrong with him? Where's Riku going? Riku! Riku!" Tifa called as she got to her feet and followed after the boy. She then jumped infront of him and held out her hands.

"Hang on, mister. Just where are going? And where's Sora?"

"Tifa please I'll tell you later just let me pass!" He pleaded as he tried to go around her. She held her ground.

"Uh-uh, tell me what happened first!"

"Tifa…"

"Riku?"

'Dammit she's not budging…wait….'

"Okay, okay so…….wait is that Aerith? Look at her she's all over him! Ooh Cloud seems to be enjoying that!" He said as he pointed to the right.

"That TRAMP!" Tifa screeched as she stomped in the indicated direction. She spotted the lovely girl sitting a total of two chairs away from Cloud who was casually slurping out of his slushie. They obviously weren't up to anything.

"Huh? WHAT THE HELL?" she squeaked as she looked at the spot where Riku once stood.

"…DAMN IT REEEEEEEKKKKUUUUUUUUU! YOU FRIGGIN SCHEMEING CONNIVING MONKEY PRICK! I'LL KICK YOUR PALE PRETTY BOY ASS!" she fumed after the fleeing boy. The area around her went silent. People gave her scared/baffled looks and Cloud buried his face in his palms in embarrassment.

This was going to be a looong day….

Sora stirred. The alluring smell of a freshly brewed batch of tea tickled his nose and roused him awake. He slowly blinked his eyes and was met with pale blue ones. The young woman bent over and leaned on her knees. Her face was a few inches away as she smiled warmly at him. She slightly titled her head.

"Why hello. Did you rest well?"

'Sora, where in the hell are you? I-I shouldn't have stared at him….'

Riku's pace didn't slow. He kept on running through the bustles of crowds, sharp eyes scouring is surroundings as he flashed through them. Why did he feel guilty? It's not like he did anything wrong or anything! I mean geez! Shouldn't Sora be the one who felt bad? I mean honestly he ran away!

Riku had always for Sora in a forbidden way. The way that people shouldn't feel about their best male friend, especially if he himself was a male! He hadn't felt that way about any other boy besides Sora. His Sora. His adorable, sweet, charming, blue-eyed, naïve, ever curious, self-sacrificial, considerate, competitive, cutely whiney, irresistible Sora.

Yep, Riku was beyond help.

Sure he felt attracted to some women. The abnormally beautiful supermodels with Barbie body types with lustrous silky hair who were personifications of perfection. But with Sora, it was different. Like everything made sense. Sora was the only person Riku loved. He loved him more than life and Cheezits combined.

Riku leaned against a wall and wheezed. How long had he been running? He hadn't been thinking about it. All he cared about was finding Sora. Sora, Sora, Sora.

"Sora, Sora, Sora. It's always about Sora with you. If I didn't know better, I'd swear that you were-"

"I-it's not like that okay, Tidus?"

"Right man, whatever. I'm just sayin', if you keep bein' like that all the time then people are gonna get the wrong idea…"

That was the last straw.

"Why?"

"Huh?"

"Why….why would it be wrong…."

Riku looked at the ground in slight defeat. He couldn't help how he felt inside. He was sure he loved Sora. So sure in fact that he was willing to face rejection all by himself. Tidus remained silent. Riku feared when his lips would part to utter some rude criticism.

He made a mental list of all the insults that would spew from one of his closest friend's mouth. "Fag! You homo! You sick bastard!" He feared ever having to hear these words.

"Riku…"

Riku froze and his thoughts ceased. His heartbeat went berserk. It felt like a four-wheeler was trapped inside his chest and was trying to ram its way out.

"….."

"….I knew it!"

"What?"

"Oh, please it's soooooo obvious! Me and Wakka were even about to start betting on when you were gonna actually confess you had romantic feelings for a certain lover boy. Selphie intervened of course. You should work on your façade a little more though, I mean you could at least try not to hang all over him 24/7!"

Riku was blushing so hard he wanted to die right then and there.

"So when exactly do you plan on telling the lucky guy?"

Riku then made eye contact with Tidus again.

"The day before the party."

Riku then returned to the present. That event had occurred quite a while ago. Tidus never brought it up in conversations though. He did always subtly tease Riku daily leaving Sora quite oblivious as to why Tidus managed to chuckle while being beaten to a bloody mess by furious Riku.

"I have to find Sora!"

"Sora was it?"

"Yes ma'am. And thank you again for dragging me here," he responded politely as he gingerly sipped the tea from the delicate china cup as he stared up at her with wide cerulean eyes.

"Oh no problem sweetheart, please, drink up! You look exhausted. Tough day?"

Although Sora was taught not to socialize with strangers in such a way, he just couldn't help opening up to such a amiable person. Besides she was so comfortable to be around! Her aura was very relaxing. His school was in search of a person like her for the 'student counselor' position.

"Yes…"

"Do you mind if I ask why?"

He couldn't help it. The cup was placed on the coffee table with a 'chink' and he pulled his legs up and held them close to his body. His eyes burned as he was suddenly plagued with guilt.

"Oh I'm so sorry I had no idea! I just wanted to help but it looks as though I have worsened things!"

"N-no it's not you. It's just…"

She then ran to his side and stroked his back soothingly.

"Yes?"

"I keep hurting the people I love most. I can't help it. I don't know what I want. I wish I wasn't so indecisive! I'm tired of hurting people…."

Tears rolled down his face.

The blonde woman then took him into her arms.

"There, there. I'm sure he'll forgive you."

He nodded as he shuddered in her arms.

'She said he!'

"Wait how did you-?"

"I used to be a therapist."

'Ah.'

After Sora had calmed down a while later, he was sleeping on the couch curled up in a quilt provided by the kind lady. She smiled as she watched him rest so serenely. He shifted to that he was on his belly and his left arm dangled off the edge of the sofa. He looked adorable.

She then left the sight (with much difficulty) and decided to flip the sign of the door because she was closing up shop. She continued on her trip to the door and stopped in front of it. Just as she was about to get the sign, a hand slammed against the door glass surface on the opposite side.

She gasped and almost screamed out of shock and leapt back several feet.

A ghastly figure then materialized from the darkness. A gorgeous, muscled boy with silver hair stood there. His haunting gaze staring straight at her. He looked to be around fifteen or sixteen. His face was covered in beads of sweat.

She then took her hand off of her mouth and approached.

"You startled me!"

"I'm sorry. I'm searching for somebody. All the other shops are closed so I came here. I followed a light in the darkness and it led me here. Now I know why."

She followed his gaze and saw that it rested upon the boy sleeping on her couch. This, this must be the boy he was talking about!

"You! It's you! Please, by all means come in! Stay as long as you like!"

She shuffled to the door and pulled it open. Riku then emerged and thanked her.

"I'll leave you two alone," the woman said as she locked to door and hurried into a back room, not before taking a look back and smiling.

The elder boy walked slowly to the side of the sleeping boy and squatted next to him. He smiled. Sora looked so cute. As always.

"So, I've finally found you…my light."

Riku took Sora's dangling hand into his own. He continued to watch vigilantly over the boy who remained asleep throughout this whole ordeal. Riku then decided to sleep so he rested his head on Sora's chest while remaining on his knees, keeping hold of Sora's hand all the while.

When the librarian emerged again the next morning, she was happy to see the two boys. Riku was in the same position that he had been previously and Sora remained the same except for her was resting a hand on Riku's head. They both were slumbering peacefully, bodies basked in the sun.

She then saw this as a perfect photo-op and grabbed her camera, removed the flash and turned crazed fangirl and snapped shots like crazy.

'What a perfect day!'

"Quistis?" a voice from behind the entrance door asked. A tall, handsome man with feathery brunette hair and steel blue eyes stood there looking in.

"It can't be….Squall?"


Woo! Well that was a doozy wasn't it? Longer than I expected I admit. Heehee it took me how long to update? Nine or ten months? Jesus Christ Superstar! I apologize for that! My life has been so mucho hectic! My life had been super complicated (love life more specifically) and I haven't had any time to do much of anything besides dealing with school. I hope you enjoyed this very much delayed chapter (no song this time)! Very SoRiku oriented but SoKairi fans will be pleased with the next chapter I hope! I updated my other fic too but it seems nobody noticed TT? Well please review! Show me the love(R&R!)! Hope to update a lot a lot sooner! Love always,

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