Yea so here it is...jaws theme song...yea I know you wanna read it, but I have to say one thing first...if there are any mistakes or misspellings, let me know, cuz ExcelExcel couldn't read it over.

Disclaimer: yea I own it...whatta gonna do? gets sued ahh... you can't take my only inspiration...Fluffy (stuffed animal)...ahhhhh noooooooooooooooo...read while I get him or her back.

Revised 9-23-05

Chapter 7: Silence

'It's all my fault. If I hadn't said anything then he would be fine, definitely not in this awful place.' Sora's thoughts were interrupted by Cloud.

"Sora, stop it. I mean it, don't you dare think like that. You had no way of knowing how he would react," Cloud's eyes bore into Sora's.

Shawna and Leon were asleep. Shawna cried herself to sleep in Leon's lap. Leon, too fell asleep, shortly after she did. Mollie ran to find her dad to get more information on Riku's condition. He is the head nurse of Destiny Regional Hospital.

All were in the hallway, outside Riku's room, waiting for Riku to wake up.

Cloud leaned back in the chair and closed his eyes. Sora couldn't take it, so he laid his head down and closed his eyes. All he did was blame him self and there wasn't anything anyone could about.

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Both boys ran until they couldn't run anymore. They came to rest o the sidewalk, by an intersection. Both were watching a different end of the street, so if Leon or Cloud came they could run.

A silence fell between them as no one dared to say anything.

'Okay, this is really starting to get on my nerves,' Riku thought. Every time Riku looked Sora in the eyes, Sora would look away.

'Crap! Great going, Sora!' Sora scolded himself, 'Just make it obvious! Oh shit, what if he already knows!' A million possibilities ran through Sora's head a once.

Sora jumped he felt a hand on his arm. He turned to see tat the hand belong to Riku. Riku had a concerned look in his eyes.

"Sora, what's the matter?" Riku tried to read his mind, 'I wonder what's got him so distracted?'

'Shit! Crap, crap, crap! Maybe I should tell him before everything gets more complicated than it is,' Sora dwelled on these thoughts before he replied, "uhmm...Riku? Can I ask you something?" Sora stood to pace on the sidewalk.

"Sure, anything for you." Riku replied.

"Crap...here it goes," Sora muttered, "Riku? Do you..." Sora chickened out, "Are you bi?" he stammered.

Riku's eyes widen and he choked back a laugh, "NO. Why would you think that?"

Sora could have sworn he heard the stomping on his heart, "No, no reason, I just heard a rumor, that's all." His voice faded to nothing.

Riku stood up and stretched. He started to think about what just happen, "Hey Sora, are you?"

Sora stopped pacing and froze. "Sora?" 'I guess I'll have to tell him now. It's now or never.'

"Can I lie to you and we can forget this whole conversation?" Sora pleaded.

"Sora, you are...so that means...you ...crush...me?" Riku stammered.

"Look Riku, it's not like I want to ruin your life, it's just I can't help it."

"Just...just stay away, Sora." Riku walked into the road, "Just stay away from me you fag!" as Riku ran to the other sidewalk, a car came flying down the street.

The car hit Riku, sending him flying down the street. Sora screamed and ran towards Riku. The driver stopped the car and picked up his phone to get an ambulance. Sora sat next to Riku as Riku slipped into an unconscious state. The girls came running towards them, with a shocked expression on their faces.

The saw Riku lying in Sora's lap, all scraped and battered up. Sora had tears streaming down his face. Mollie stood in her spot, frozen. Shawna ran over to Riku to check for a pulse. She held her breathe until she find one.

Cloud and Leon came up and saw all the commotion. Leon ran back to the house to get their car, to take them to the hospital. Cloud stayed behind and took off his shirt to rip into pieces. He used the pieces to cover Riku's wounds.

The driver stayed in his car not knowing what to do. Sora cried. Mollie sat next to him to and they held each other crying uncontrollably. Shawna paced.

The ambulance arrived at the same time as Leon. The kids got into the car as Riku was being loaded into the ambulance. They sped their way there.

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Mollie came running down the corridor, towards them with a smile on her face.

After waking everyone up, "I found my dad. He found out that he's got a broken leg, broken ribs, and a minor concussion. Nothing to serious, he should wake up anytime now,"

Everyone's mood lightened a little and relief passed over everyone's faces. Shawna stood up and stretched. She walked into Riku's room to sit by his bed. Sora and Mollie soon followed. Leon and Cloud stayed out in the hallway to give them privacy.

Shawna sat on Riku's right side, by the window. Sora sat on Riku's left side, by the door. Mollie sat by his feet, not wanting to get near Shawna, for obvious reasons. They were in there for an hour before Sora left to see if he could contact Riku's parents. Mollie left to get something to eat.

Shawna sat there as Riku started to come around. "Riku?" Shawna whispered.

Riku opened one eye and looked around, "The one and only."

"Oh god, you scared us all. Do you hurt anywhere? Need me to get a nurse?" Shawna's eyes filled with concern.

Riku opened both eyes and waved her off, "Nah I'm fine. Well, as fine as one can get while being in a hospital." He faked smiled.

Shawna saw right through it, "Don't play. Are you going to tell me what happened or am I going to have to withhold your medication, to get the info out?" Riku saw the seriousness in her eyes. He sighed and looked by the door, "It's just...he said...he said he liked me. I guess...I guess I overreacted a little."

Shawna's eyes widen, "A little! You ran out in front of a car, and now you're in a hospital, that's not a little." She moved to sit next to him on the bed, "Hon? You like him don't you?"

It got quiet in the room, "No." He sighed, again. "Lair, you do. I can see it in your eyes. You have to tell him before he leaves you for good. You really did hurt him ya know. Just follow your heart, it'll tell you where to go," Right before Riku could answer, Mollie and Sora walked in with food.

"Yummy, food," Shawna practically drooled over the food and flung to them to get some for herself.

"Riku," Mollie gasped, "You're wake." She ran over to hug him. They sat there and talked until Riku's parents came, then they were forced to leave the room.

Mollie and Shawna each hugged him and turned to leave. Sora just waved and left the room.

As the three teens and the two adults got into the car, all was silent. No one said anything and no one turned on the music.

They dropped Sora off. When he stepped out of the car, they waved and Shawna asked him to call her later. He nodded and waved.

When they arrived at home, Mollie scampered out of the car, "Mollie wait. Can we talk a minute?"

Cloud and Leon looked at each other and headed into the house. Mollie and Shawna silently walked to the end of the driveway.

There was silence, "Shawna, I'm sorry for-" Mollie got cut off by Shawna. "Don't. I'm the one who should be apologizing. I mean you said what was truly in your heart and I stomped on it." Shawna looked away and blushed. Mollie put her head down, "I stomped on your heart and denied my heart in the process."

Mollie looked up and stuttered, "What? Did you say...did you say what I think you just said?"

Shawna looked up and blushed. Mollie's eyes widen and she hugged Shawna hard.

"Ah...LET GO! I HATE BEING HUGGED!" in response to that Mollie hugged harder. All the while this was going on Cloud was watching from the window.

"Cloud, get away from the window now. If Shawna catches you, you'll be terrorized and we'll never be able to do anything for a while." Leon said looking out the window.

"Well Leon, if you must know, it took me a lot of work to make them talk. I want to see my prize."

Leon leaned in t nibble on his ear and whispered, "I know a way for you to get your prize." Cloud turned around and they ran up stairs, pulling clothes as they went.

Outside the two friends let go of each other. They smiled at each other. Shawna blushed and leaned up to kiss Mollie on the cheek. Mollie smiled and said that she would call later so they could talk. Right before she left she pulled Shawna into a heated kiss.

Mollie walked down the street smiling to her self.

Shawna walked into the house and heard moaning. 'Great, just what I need to hear.' She moved to get the phone being quiet. She went outside and called Sora. They talked about unimportant stuff.

Riku's house

"Can we take him home? I mean that way he'll be closer to us, and all." Mrs. Hakuri asked looking at her son.

Riku rolled his eyes and sighed. He turned to the window and wished he was anywhere, but in that room.

"I guess, but he'll be bed ridden for a month, which means that he'll need to be taken care of constantly." Dr. Corday said, looking at Riku's charts.

Mr. Hakuri sighed and smiled, "when can he be transferred? I want him home safe and sound." The adults moved into the hallway to talk, leaving Riku to his thoughts.

'Damn it, why does Shawna have to be right? I mean for once, why can't she be wrong. Damn her insightfulness. Maybe I should talk to him and get this straightened out.'

"Riku, honey? We are going to get you out of here and into your bed, where you belong. Just sit tight." Mrs. Hakuri said poking her head in the door. Riku nodded his head and closed his eyes, sighing again, waiting for the end to come.

Three hours later Riku was in his own bed. After everyone left he stared at his walls. 'God damn conscience, why must it come to me in a time of confusion?'

He reached over to his nightstand and grabbed the phone. He dialed Sora's number and got the busy signal. Riku hung up the phone and shifted a little. Riku clenched his jaw shut when a sharp pain passed throughout his entire body. He hissed softly and closed his eyes and fell into a painful asleep.

Sora knocked on the door. A silver haired woman answered the door, "Hello? Oh, hi Sora. Is there something I can help you with?"

"Ya, is Riku here? I need to talk to him, it's kinda important," he said shifting on his feet. She looked outside and sighed, "I guess, he might be sleeping, though."

Sora nodded thanks and walked upstairs to Riku's room. When Sora reached the door he hesitated. Sora shook his head and opened the door.

As he walked in, he noticed Riku sleeping soundly. Sora went over to Riku's wall looking at pictures of them when they were little.

Sora turned to leave the room, but a voice stopped him, "Those were the days when everything was perfect. Nothing could go wrong."

Sora turned and faced, "I came to see how you were doing." "I figured." Silence followed as Sora sat in the chair next to Riku's bed, "Sora we need to talk." The uncomfortable silence followed them.

Yea I left another... whatta gonna do bet me up? People come out of nowhere and have pitchforks okay shutting up now...R&R PLEASE!