All But A Dream

by x3 Apolla

This time, I'll fight. Weren't you always told, to be careful what you wish for? Well this is no wish, but somehow it became true, the tables have turned. Now the girl is saving her lover, while he waits, trapped in the darkness..[Completed]

8. The True Meaning of Best Friends

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All But A Dream
By
x3 Apolla

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Disclaimer:
Not this again. Seriously do I need this on every chapter?
I don't own Kingdom Hearts!

But maybe someday, when I marry one of the creators' sons, then I will!

Oh and the lyrics are from a song called: There's No 'I' in Team by Taking Back Sunday.

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Summary:
Three years after Sora and Kairi have been apart. But when Kairi has a dream one night, is it her turn to do the fighting for her loved one? (SxK) R&R

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Author's Note:
Hah, a bit of a long hiatus don't you think?
Umm, well. I'm still alive...!
And I have time to update only because I love you so much. XDDD

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Chapter Eight
The True Meaning of "Best Friends"

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Well I can't regret,
Can't you just forget it?
I started something I couldn't finish
And if we go down,
We go down together
Best friends means,
Well best friends means ...

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Sometimes there's a time in your life where you want to be reunited with someone so bad, but when you do, you can't even bare to look at them. Sora looked in the eyes of his so called best friend, which no longer seemed to glow the vibrant shade of aqua anymore. To him, they looked gray, no longer full of life or wonder, just secrets and darkness. That was all that was left.

He gripped the metal keyblade, which grew warmer in his hands from the sudden energy that was rejuvenated throughout his body. He was ready for anything that might happen, all he wanted was to fulfill the one true promise that meant everything to him.

"Kairi, remember what you said before? I'm always with you too. I'll come back to you, I promise!"
"I know you will!"

Visions of those last moments with her, replayed in his head like someone kept pressing stop at one point in his life, playing it then rewinding it back, over and over again.

"Why? Why did you choose this?" He finally said, it had been bothering him for a while now. The boy never understood why he, out of all people, became something past the unimaginable. Never in his lifetime would he have thought his "best friend" surrendering to the darkness, and not trying anything to stop it from taking control.

"Why do you even ask? You know it was my destiny."

"You destiny was to become something you're not?"

"Sora, you've known me for so long, and you still have no idea."

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And I've got a twenty-dollar bill
That says you're up late night starting
Fist fights versus fences in your backyard
Wearing your black eye like a badge of honor
Soaking in sympathy
From friends who never loved you
Nearly half as much as me

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His sapphire blue eyes pulled shut, as he took in a breath of the murky air, he could hear dripping of water from somewhere in this dungeon. The stone floor was painful on the soles of his feet, scars showed up and down his arms. This not was his idea of a destiny, so why was it his?

"You want to be taken over by the dark? You want to let everyone you know down? You want to be remembered as the man who knew there was something wrong with our world, yet instead of fixing it; you decide to join in, and make it worse? Some destiny Riku." The words poured out, though bitter as they may seem, it was exactly what his thoughts have been telling him. This man, this creature, was no longer his friend, it was now his enemy. This was the one thing that they promised would never happen between them, did, and there was no way he could stop it.

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His cold eyes stared at his friend, but he couldn't come up with the words to reply. He wanted power, but this friend, this person, whoever he was supposed to be now, couldn't understand. He'd never understand.

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Broken down in bars and bathrooms
All I did was what I had to
Don't believe me when I tell you
It's just what anyone would do
Take the time to talk about it
Think a lot and live without it
Don't believe me when I tell you
It's something unforgivable

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The dark was what he had turned to, it was the only way he could succeed in this world. After trapping himself behind the doors of Kingdom Hearts, he not only did it to get where he was now. He did it because it was their destiny to be together.

Sora and Kairi's destiny, not his.

Yet he still wondered what it would be like if he had joined Sora, would he have still ended up here? Who would be the one Ansem relied on to regain power and try and banish all the worlds into the dark?

He could not look in the blue eyes of the keyblade wielder, had he won? Never in his lifetime had Sora ever won against him in something so great. But maybe this time he was right, this destiny wasn't all what he thought it would be. Yet he still wanted to get something out of it, somehow, someway. The words remained in his head "Some destiny Riku. Some...destiny...Some..." It was his destiny. He felt it, he knew it, and there was no way out.

"It may not seem as bad as you make it sound." He finally said, which was somewhat true, since getting off the island, he was in control of a lot of things, he had servants that obeyed his every wish, he could get anything he wanted. Anything. He didn't have to worry about anything on the island, but he can never forget his past, he can never forget how he came to the very place he was today.

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Well I can't regret,
Can't you just forget it?
I started something I couldn't finish
If we go down,
We go down together
Best friends means,
Well best friends means

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"How do you get out of here?" Sora finally said, he was waiting for that question, but he refused to answer it, he only studied the face of this person, it was hard for him to realize that this boy, this man, standing in front of him was once someone that he never thought could overpower him. "I can't let you leave." He said simply, his voice was still the icy cold it always was, only this time it was only past a whisper. "Well then I'll find my way out." He turned around and started walking away, towards the door where he was just watching the once locked up boy moments ago. He brought up his black gloved hand; palm facing up so a beam of dark purple light went at a high speed towards the door. Sora turned and glared into his eyes, once an innocent sapphire color, turned into a hateful blue. "I told you I couldn't let you leave." He said, his voice louder than the last time he spoke. Riku took the hood of his robe and put it over his silver locks, and then he walked forward to the keyblade master, and they stared at each other once more, the only tension between was hate and revenge.

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You never knew
Well I never told you...
Everything I know about breaking hearts
I learned from you, it's true
I've never done it with the style and grace you have
But I've made long-term plans
Based on these mistakes

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"Remember that last promise? To take care of Kairi?"

He looked towards the floor, and took in a breath, "Yes."

"Well, in three years, three years. Three long fucking years I haven't kept that promise. I haven't seen her at all, I don't even know if anyone on the Island is alive, I don't even know if she's still alive."

"She is alive." Riku knew, he'd seen her, and she was also leading herself into a trap, just like he was. One huge trap, and he couldn't tell him anything about it. Yes, it was their lives at state, but it was also his. It was his job, his duty, to get the two of them together, and to unleash the power they both hold.

"And how do you know?" His eyes longed for an answer; he knew his true feelings for that girl. He knew it when they were younger. He always knew he was going to end up the third-wheel whether he liked it or not. And that's why he changed, so they could live off in their destiny and make one of his own.

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Broken down in bars and bathrooms
All I did was what I had to
Don't believe me when I tell you
It's just what anyone would do
Take the time to talk about it
Think a lot and live without it
Don't believe me when I tell you
It's something unforgivable

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"Well?" The chestnut haired boy still waited for an answer, but he could give none. Or else it would ruin everything. But how was he supposed to tell him that he watched her, just like he watched him in that very room. The one he can't allow Sora to go in, or else he'll too see Kairi, and it'll take away all he worked for.

"You'd know if she was dead Sora. Face it, your hearts are connected and you know it. What other evidence do you need?"

It was all he could think of, which was true, without one's heart, the other would be weakened. And the true power he was supposed to get from them would be banished forever, and then it was his life for the price.

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Is this what you call tact?
I swear you're as subtle as a brick in the small of my back
So let's end this call,
And end this conversation
There's nothing worse...
(That's right he said, that's right he said it)
I swear, you have no idea
The jealousy that became me thinking
(That's right he said)
That you always had it way too easy

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"Get me out of here Riku." He said, anger started to burn up in his eyes, there was no way he could leave. Should he let him roam around in these dungeons, and wait until he's too tired to go on? Or should he lock him up again? Just to see what he'd do to get out, and once he did, what else would he have up his sleeve to get himself far away?

He moved a piece of silver hair out of his eyes; he didn't know what to do at the very moment. He couldn't let him into that room, and he couldn't let him escape.

"You want to leave? Find your way out then. Show me what power you really have with that weapon you carry like a king. Because when you do, then it's your choices, your destiny outside these walls."

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Broken down in bars and bathrooms
All I did was what I had to
Don't believe me when I tell you
It's just what anyone would do
Take the time to talk about it
Think a lot and live without it
Don't believe me when I tell you
It's something unforgivable

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He turned around and walked towards the door he just banished from anyone's touch. He gave off one last look at this so-called friend, and walked through the door. Not paying any attention to the clanging of metal against metal that was now going on outside the room's walls. It was all he could say or do at the moment, until he found out a better way to handle this situation.

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Best friends means I pulled the trigger...
Best friends means you get what you deserve.

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Author's Note:

Okay, since I didn't answer all your reviews from the last chapter, I guess I'll do both chapters 6 & 7 because I'm in such a good mood. xD

NiceSnackMidget (Nicole/Nikki-ole/Munchkin): I love you. That little comment "i bet if jared ever got to know u he would go out wit u" made me so happy I started tearing. No lie. I might end up re-writing the first few chapters, I've thought about it many times. When I have time, (Probably Thanksgiving vacation after I'm all fat with food. I'll do it.)

Lyphe: Good luck with Algebra. I have a 91 average. How about you? xD The homework will die down a bit around the holidays..I hope xD

NicePersonWhoSendsReviews: I still like that pen-name. And here, another chapter, but if you're reading this that means you've already read it. So yeah. There you go anyway. xDDD

Lvkishugs: Hey, how are you doing? Love the stories you just put up. You talented little biatch! xDD I heart you. Lol.

water-goddess13: Thanks for reviewing! Glad you like it! :)