* SCENE XVI *
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--MEANWHILE...at Riku's house, Sora and he wake up from a long night's sleep.
Riku: (lying there) Sora? Sora, you awake?
Sora: (sniffing up tears) Yes. I'm awake.
Riku: Um...did you have a good night's sl...
Sora: No! Just forget about it. Listen. In a few minutes, I'll get up and leave. Then you can go back to your perfectly normal life.
Riku: Sora...
Sora: I'll be fine. Just forget you ever knew me. (turns to leave)
Riku: (sits up and grabs Sora's wrist) No! I don't want to forget about you. Why the hell would I want to do that? I know things have changed dramatically in the past week, but Sora...I don't want you to leave and never come back. I don't want to forget about you. Never.
Sora: Really?
Riku: Really. (opens arms)
Sora: (crying) Oh, thank you Riku! (jumps into Riku's arms)
Riku: See. Everything's okay.
Sora: Even though you don't feel the same, I'm glad you know how I feel. And I'm glad you still want to be friends.
Riku: Yeah...friends. Um, friends forever.
Sora: Or until you turn gay! (laughs) Just kidding.
Riku: Huh? Oh, yeah. (chuckles) Um, Sora.
Sora: Yes, Riku. (looking up at him with big blue eyes)
Riku: Um, well, last night I didn't get much sleep either. I was thinking.
Sora: Thinking about what?
Riku: Well...
Sora: I bet I know what it is.
Riku: Huh?
Sora: I'm almost positive.
Riku: What? You know?!
Sora: Yup, I can see it in your eyes.
Riku: Really?
Sora: It's as plain as the nose on your face.
Riku: It is? Well, last night just made me think.
Sora: And it made me realize something about you.
Riku: Really? So this morning was just an act?
Sora: Huh? (confused) Um, sure.
Riku: So you know? Actually, I'm kinda glad you know. I was too nervous to tell you.
Sora: Yup. You still like Kairi.
Riku: What?! Kairi? I completely forgot about her.
Sora: Oh, then what were you thinking about?
Riku: Um...(turns away)
Sora: BoA?
Riku: What? No.
Sora: Shin Mina?
Riku: No.
Sora: Park Ji Yoon?
Riku: No! Sora! None of them!
Sora: Well then who?
Riku: You! (runs out of the room and down the hall)
Sora: Riku? Riku, wait! (chases after him)
--Sora finds Riku sitting at the end of the hall with his feet hanging outside of the broken house, looking out to the sea.
Riku: My mom used to tell me that her and father used to sit together and look out to the sea. "And so did your grandparents and their parents," she'd say. "And one day, so will you, my son." That's why I always envied you.
Sora: You envied me?
Riku: Because you had someone to watch the sea with. You had Kairi. And I had no one. I think that's why the darkness filled me so easily. I was lonely. Then when I realized that you were, well, gay, I was kind of glad because Kairi could be mine. But very soon I realized that Kairi and I would never be. Once again I was alone. But then last night when you told me how you felt, everything changed. When you were crying I realized that you too were alone. And even when I told you that you'd find someone else...
Sora: "Unless that someone is you, I don't want them."
Riku: That's what you said. That's what made me think. We were both alone. Neither of us had anyone to sit with and watch the sea.
Sora: (sits down next to Riku) What are saying?
Riku: Shhh. Look Sora. Look out there. My room had a window with a view like this, but never so beautiful. I used to look out here by myself. What do you see Sora?
Sora: It's the sea.
Riku: (clasping Sora's hand) Now I finally have someone to sit down and watch the sea with.
Sora: (bashful) Who?
Riku: I have you.
--Riku stares into Sora's eyes.
Riku: If you'll have me.
Sora: Of course I will.
Riku: I'm glad Sora. I truly am.
Sora: One question, though.
Riku: Yes.
Sora: So does that mean you...love me?
Riku: Yes, Sora. I believe it does.
Sora: Me too.
--Sora leans his head on Riku's shoulder as he pulls him close. They sit there and watch the waves of the water ebb and flow with the current.
Riku: You know, I'm glad our parents are dead.
Sora: What?!
Riku: Because they wouldn't approve of this.
Sora: Sitting out here together?
Riku: No...this. (grabs Sora and kisses him passionately) Experiment #2.
Sora: That wasn't an experiment. That was a kiss.
--They both hug and laugh together.
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--MEANWHILE...at Riku's house, Sora and he wake up from a long night's sleep.
Riku: (lying there) Sora? Sora, you awake?
Sora: (sniffing up tears) Yes. I'm awake.
Riku: Um...did you have a good night's sl...
Sora: No! Just forget about it. Listen. In a few minutes, I'll get up and leave. Then you can go back to your perfectly normal life.
Riku: Sora...
Sora: I'll be fine. Just forget you ever knew me. (turns to leave)
Riku: (sits up and grabs Sora's wrist) No! I don't want to forget about you. Why the hell would I want to do that? I know things have changed dramatically in the past week, but Sora...I don't want you to leave and never come back. I don't want to forget about you. Never.
Sora: Really?
Riku: Really. (opens arms)
Sora: (crying) Oh, thank you Riku! (jumps into Riku's arms)
Riku: See. Everything's okay.
Sora: Even though you don't feel the same, I'm glad you know how I feel. And I'm glad you still want to be friends.
Riku: Yeah...friends. Um, friends forever.
Sora: Or until you turn gay! (laughs) Just kidding.
Riku: Huh? Oh, yeah. (chuckles) Um, Sora.
Sora: Yes, Riku. (looking up at him with big blue eyes)
Riku: Um, well, last night I didn't get much sleep either. I was thinking.
Sora: Thinking about what?
Riku: Well...
Sora: I bet I know what it is.
Riku: Huh?
Sora: I'm almost positive.
Riku: What? You know?!
Sora: Yup, I can see it in your eyes.
Riku: Really?
Sora: It's as plain as the nose on your face.
Riku: It is? Well, last night just made me think.
Sora: And it made me realize something about you.
Riku: Really? So this morning was just an act?
Sora: Huh? (confused) Um, sure.
Riku: So you know? Actually, I'm kinda glad you know. I was too nervous to tell you.
Sora: Yup. You still like Kairi.
Riku: What?! Kairi? I completely forgot about her.
Sora: Oh, then what were you thinking about?
Riku: Um...(turns away)
Sora: BoA?
Riku: What? No.
Sora: Shin Mina?
Riku: No.
Sora: Park Ji Yoon?
Riku: No! Sora! None of them!
Sora: Well then who?
Riku: You! (runs out of the room and down the hall)
Sora: Riku? Riku, wait! (chases after him)
--Sora finds Riku sitting at the end of the hall with his feet hanging outside of the broken house, looking out to the sea.
Riku: My mom used to tell me that her and father used to sit together and look out to the sea. "And so did your grandparents and their parents," she'd say. "And one day, so will you, my son." That's why I always envied you.
Sora: You envied me?
Riku: Because you had someone to watch the sea with. You had Kairi. And I had no one. I think that's why the darkness filled me so easily. I was lonely. Then when I realized that you were, well, gay, I was kind of glad because Kairi could be mine. But very soon I realized that Kairi and I would never be. Once again I was alone. But then last night when you told me how you felt, everything changed. When you were crying I realized that you too were alone. And even when I told you that you'd find someone else...
Sora: "Unless that someone is you, I don't want them."
Riku: That's what you said. That's what made me think. We were both alone. Neither of us had anyone to sit with and watch the sea.
Sora: (sits down next to Riku) What are saying?
Riku: Shhh. Look Sora. Look out there. My room had a window with a view like this, but never so beautiful. I used to look out here by myself. What do you see Sora?
Sora: It's the sea.
Riku: (clasping Sora's hand) Now I finally have someone to sit down and watch the sea with.
Sora: (bashful) Who?
Riku: I have you.
--Riku stares into Sora's eyes.
Riku: If you'll have me.
Sora: Of course I will.
Riku: I'm glad Sora. I truly am.
Sora: One question, though.
Riku: Yes.
Sora: So does that mean you...love me?
Riku: Yes, Sora. I believe it does.
Sora: Me too.
--Sora leans his head on Riku's shoulder as he pulls him close. They sit there and watch the waves of the water ebb and flow with the current.
Riku: You know, I'm glad our parents are dead.
Sora: What?!
Riku: Because they wouldn't approve of this.
Sora: Sitting out here together?
Riku: No...this. (grabs Sora and kisses him passionately) Experiment #2.
Sora: That wasn't an experiment. That was a kiss.
--They both hug and laugh together.