Hey! After a couple months, I re-wrote this chapter. Hope you guys like it better!

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Kairi gazed into Sora's sapphire eyes, full of unshed tears that he was desperately trying to hold in. "Sora..." she whispered quietly, as she kneeled down in front of him and hugged him.

"You are my best friend. You always will be, no matter who you're with." She pulled away from him gently, holding him at arms length. She smiled at him and helped him up. "Now. You go over and tell him how you feel. He's been waiting too long." She winked at him and pushed him toward the shack.

Sora felt better, knowing that Kairi was always there for him, no matter what. He pulled open the door of the shack and hurried up the stairs to the bridge.

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Outside, Kairi looked over to the small islands, and saw Riku standing at the edge. She was about to call out to him, but decided to let Sora surprise him. In a way, she was happy for them, and no matter what, she would always love them.

She turned her head to look at the fading sun, taking in the warmth of it's final rays, as it steadily slid below the horizon. As the edge of the glowing sphere disappeared, she heard a faint splash, but dismissed as waves. She turned back toward the boats, as a chill wind blew toward her, chilling her deeper than her skin.

She looked back toward the island and gasped.

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Sora opened the door that led the bridge and ran toward the island. As he neared it, he slowed down and saw that Riku wasn't there. That's odd, thought Sora. He walked slowly over to the Paopu tree. He climbed up onto the trunk and stared at the Paopu, deciding which to choose. He grabbed a large and ripe fruit and sat down on the trunk to examine it.

As he was sitting down, he noticed some scribbles on the bark. The words were hard to distinguish, at first, but as he looked closer, his eyes widened, and filled with shock and tears as he read Riku's brief note.

Sora slumped down on the branch let his tears flow freely down his cheeks. He couldn't understand why he would do something like that. It was so, un-Riku like, so sudden.

"Sora! Sora! R-riku... he... he jumped off the island!" Kairi shouted to Sora. "Sora, you have to get up! Please! Go get him!" Her words were wracked with sobs. She fell to her knees and prayed that Riku would still be alright.

Sora looked over at Kairi. Could he still be...? Trembling, Sora stood up and ran over to the edge of the island and scanned hte water for some sign of his best friend. After a minute, he decided to dive into the water. His eyes stung a little at first, but he didn't care. All he could think of was Riku.

He looked around frantically, searching, scanning for any sign of Riku, some chance that he was still alive. Swimming further down, he saw air bubbles float slowly upward, toward the surface.

Riku! Sora that, his heart clenching in his chest.

With all his strength, Sora swam deeper. His eyes constantly moving, looking for another sign of his beloved.

From the corner of his eye, he saw a brief flash of silver hair, floating in the current. He darted down and found Riku, crammed into a small cave, his eyes closed, and no more air escaping from him.

Please! Don't let me be too late... Sora pleaded, his streaming with tears, from both the salt water, and for Riku.

As fast as he could, he swam toward the sky, dragging Riku through the water, his arm around the older boy's waist. He broke the surface, his lungs screaming for air. He paid no regard to himself, only to the young man in his arms. He pulled Riku toward the shore where Kairi waited for them.

She raced out into the water, helping to carry Riku onto the warm sand of the beach. "Riku!" she cried out to the boy lying still on the ground in front of her "Please, wake up!" Sora fell to his knees beside Riku's motionless body and stared, tears pouring from his eyes, and on to Riku's face.

Sora laid his forehead gently on Riku's. "Please, Riku. Wake up..." Sora leaned his forward and brushed his trembling lips against Riku's.

"Riku. You can't be dead yet. I still need you. I'll always need. Come back to me..."

Sorry it took so long! My bro got back from university and I haven't had a chance to write. I hope you guys find it a bit better, but I think it's still a bit rushed. I'm going to try to write the fourth chapter now. Bye