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Chapter One - Forgiveness
"Sora, why did you look for me?"Riku watched the ocean wind blow through Sora's hair as he leaned against a palm tree. They'd been watching the sun set, when the question had broken the shared silence.
Sora looked up at Riku, seeming surprised.
"That's a silly question. Because I was worried about you. I didn't know what had happened to you, or if you were alright. You could have been hurt, or in trouble. I wanted to help you."
Riku thought about that answer.
"But I gave into the darkness. I betrayed you Sora. I became part of the darkness you fight."
Sora shook his head, and grabbed Riku's shoulder, as if he wanted to shake some sense into him.
"But you're not! You were taken by the darkness, and then you fought it! You never lost your heart. And you never stopped being my friend."
Riku
felt sad and happy at the same time. He didn't deserve
Sora's
forgiveness, but it relieved him all the same. And there was another
feeling there too that he knew he shouldn't explore too deeply. But
it pulled at him right then.
Sora's hand on Riku's sholder seemed to pull at him as well. Or maybe that's what he wanted to think, and told himself to justify why his body was moving towards Sora's. And why he was lowering his face towards the other boy's.
A look of confusion passed Sora's eyes, and Riku stopped.
What was he doing?
Riku stepped back, jerking out of Sora's grip and crossing his arms. He looked away and tried to pretend that nothing had happened. Maybe Sora would believe that.
"I know you're my friend. I guess I just have trouble forgiving myself sometimes. It helps to be reminded that you already have."
Sora smiled.
"I hope you can forgive yourself someday."