We'll Meet Again
At last the final chapter has come. Oh it's so sad that I have to end it. Well, enjoy.
Chapter 11
Sora still had no luck being able to defeat Kairi. No matter how many times he tried, he could not get to her. She was able to avoid him easily. Since Riku's leg was wounded, he could not help. All he could do was hope and pray. However, it was hard for him to focus. His leg had been hurting so much.
I have to keep trying. Sora thought. I can do this! I know I can!
Kairi shot out a strange attack from her hand, but surprisingly, she was not aiming for Sora. She was aiming for Riku and what was worse is that she hit him. Riku was thrown back across the field by her attack once again.
"Riku!" Sora cried.
"Don't worry about me!" he called to Sora, though in serious pain now. "Focus on defeating her!"
I'll defeat her... Sora thought. ...for you.
Now, more prepared than before, he ran towards her, ready to attack. With one swing of the keyblade, he was able to defeat her. Kairi slowly turned back into herself.
"Kairi, are you all right?" he asked.
"I'm so sorry Sora." she said softly. "Forgive me...forgive me for everything I have done. Somehow...I let the darkness in my heart take over me. And because of that I've caused nothing but trouble. I know I don't deserve to be forgiven, but if you could, then please--"
"I forgive you Kairi." he said, hugging her. Right after that, he immediately ran over to Riku to see if he was all right.
"Way to go, Sora." he said, weakly.
"Riku, are you ok?"
"I...I'm not so sure..."
"Oh, I'm so sorry." said Kairi.
"It's ok..." said Riku, even though he was not so sure how much longer he would last. Everything was fading away. "Well, maybe not. I don't think I'm gonna make it..."
"WHAT?" Sora cried. "No Riku please don't die!" Tears were rolling down his cheeks.
Riku's eyes slowly began to close and he could still hear Sora begging him to stay alive.
Hey it isn't your time yet! he heard his father's voice. You got a long way to go before you'll get to be with us again.
Riku's eyes flung open. His wounds suddenly vanished.
"What happened?" Sora asked.
"I'm...gonna be ok I guess." said Riku.
"Oh thank God!" Sora cried, hugging him. "Let's get out of here."
They headed back to Traverse Town along with Kairi. Some of the people who lived in Traverse Town showed her around. Meanwhile, Sora and Riku were with each other out in the third district, watching the stars once more.
"I'm glad it's over." said Sora. "But you know, you had me really worried. I thought you were really going to...well anyways, how did you know about combining the keyblades?"
"My parents told me." Riku replied.
"Huh?"
"When I passed out, they came to me and told me what to do. It was nice to get to see them for once."
"Wait so...they're dead?"
"Well, yeah. But I know in a small way, they'll always be with me."
For a while, they were quiet and unsure of what they should say.
"Sora?"
"Yeah?"
"I need to tell you something."
Sora recalled Riku saying that before when they had gone to find Kairi.
"What is it?"
"Growing up here, I didn't have any friends. When I made it to Destiny Islands and met you, I had more fun than I ever had in my entire life. Then seeing you again after four years made me feel the way I did when we first met. At first I wasn't so sure why I enjoyed being by your side so much. As the days went by, I slowly began to understand why I felt the way I did. Sora..." He leaned in closer towards him. "I love you." He leaned in closer until their lips pressed against each others. When they stopped, Sora threw his arms around him.
"I love you too." he said softly. "And I always want to be by your side. Whatever adventure lies ahead, I want to experience it with you. You mean so much to me."
Sora looked up at the sky. "A shooting star!"
"I don't need to make a wish." said Riku. "Mine already came true." Sora smiled and he smiled back.
"I never want to be separated from you again." said Sora.
"Same here." said Riku. "But don't you have to go back to your home? I mean, if it wasn't destroyed by heartless."
"Yeah. I do. You should come with me!"
"I can't just go there. I need to have a place to live and an adult with me."
"Well, Merlin's been raising you since you were young. He can come! And you guys can find a nice place to live."
"That might work."
They headed back to the first district where Merlin was.
"Sora." Sora heard Kairi call him. He saw her nearby. "Sora, can I talk to you alone for a minute?"
"Um, sure." he said. Riku headed to the first district while Sora stayed behind.
"I'm really really sorry." said Kairi.
"It's ok. Besides you apologized about a million times on the ship."
"But I nearly killed the one you love."
Sora went red. "Uh wha?"
Kairi giggled. "I saw you two earlier. And I'm happy for you, Sora."
"You are?"
"Yeah. So are we ever going back home?"
"Hopefully soon."
Sora and Kairi headed to the first district. Merlin agreed to go to Destiny Islands. Cid said that since they had the ship, they would be able to go back to any other world whenever they felt like it. After a while, they got in the ship and went off to find the island.
To their surprise, it was a successful trip. They easily found the place.
"Home sweet home." said Sora. "Well, if the heartless didn't destroy it."
And of course, it wasn't. The place was just as they had hoped it would be.
"Oh my parents must be worried sick about me!" said Kairi, running to her home.
"The place hasn't changed one bit." said Riku, thinking of the few days he spent here.
"Well, consider it your home now." said Sora. "And it's good to know we got this ship so we can leave when we feel like."
"Yeah," said Riku, walking around. "but for now, all I wanna do is relax."
Sora had to agree with him on that. After all they have been through, it would be nice to relax.
Later on that afternoon, Riku stood by the shore and watched the sunset. Sora had joined him.
"I remember it was around this time when I left this place four years ago..." said Riku.
"Yeah..." said Sora. "We stood right here. I remember it perfectly."
"Well it's different this time. I promised you we'd meet again someday and look where we are now. I'm not going anywhere this time. Count on it."
Sora grinned, and held his hand as they watched the sun go down.
The End
Did you all like it? I hope so! I worked so hard on it for you all. Just know that your reviews were my motivation. No, I'm not a review begger, but when I saw Ithat people were actually enjoying my story, I knew I had to finish it for my fans. Thanks for reading!