Riku stared at the boy in front of him, not exactly sure what to make of it. "Uh...Ansem, I..." he stuttered.

The younger shook his head. "You don't have to answer me now. Just...think about it." he rose to his feet. "I'll see you later...okay?"

He just nodded, speechless. He sat there for a while watching Ansem walk away. /...did he just-/ Falling back onto his back, he stared into the sky. /My life is so confusing right now...what should I do? So many problems already with these people...things will feel akward around Sora even if he doesn't notice...and what if I break Ansem's heart? Will everyone hate me? Would he even tell anybody/

A beeping noise brings Riku from his thoughts. "What is..." He sits up again and looks around. "Ansem...left his watch here..." He picked up the black g-shock (a/n: I dunno what the hell that is, I just have a really neat looking watch with that written on it) and held to up to where he could read it. 12:00.

With a frustrated shout, he hurled the watch in any random direction. He layed back down again and continued to stare at light blue covered with whisps of white blocked by patches of green.

The boy jumped with a start, however, when he heard heading his way excited chatting accompanied by the crunching of fallen leaves.

He sat up and looked about him. /Please tell me that's not-/ Sure enough, down the path he saw Sora and Tidus, laughing together without a care in the world. Riku wished he could be like that.

But first! He had to hide/I don't wanna see him now, and have him see me like this/ Riku started to frantically look for somewhere he could use as a hiding spot. Finding nothing, he decided to run for it, until he backed up into a tree. /A really good tree! With low branches and everything/ The long-haired boy then proceeded to climb it. Getting far enough to where he thought no one could see him even if they were trying, he waited for Sora and Tidus to pass under him and get a ways down the path again.

He pushed a branch aside to check. When he saw their retreating backs, he let out a breath he didn't know he'd held. Sitting there he thought, the next thing to do was get down...Riku hadn't thought of getting down. He held on tightly to the branch across from him, trying to reach the branch below. Careful...careful...

"AAAAHH!" Riku slipped on the branch and tumbled all the way down, landing with a loud thud and knocking the wind out of him. He layed there for a while unmoving. Once he could breathe, he slowly sat up and started to pull twigs and leaves from his hair, then from his clothes. He had a few cuts but none were bleeding badly, just very dirty.

Then, unsteadily getting to his feet and swaying slightly, he walked. He didn't know where to, but he continued anyway. Soon he came upon a small stream in the middle of the forest. Riku blinked. /How /

He kneeled down and took a drink, then washed off his cuts. He splashed his face and sighed once more. He was about to just go home and sulk...when something shiny caught his eye.

"What in the-?" Riku reached his hand into the water and pulled out none other than Ansem's watch. "...okay, that's freaky." He shook it. /Does it still work/ He flipped it over and read the writing on the back. "'Water resistant'." A shrug. "Works for me." Gazing at the watch, his thoughts wandered back to his earlier chance with the amber-eyed boy.

"I...I think I love you."

That sentence kept haunting him. What did he feel? Could he like Ansem too? Did he already/That kiss...it wasn't much but, it just...felt so.../

It was then Riku decided to resolve this issue for good. Ansem was at the meeting place waiting nervously for a reply, and this back and forth like a cheesy romance novel (a/n: which it kinda is) was getting old.

With this new mission in mind, the fair-skined boy retraced his steps, walking swiftly and clutching the watch tightly in his hand. He'd been walking for a little bit now, and was getting into more residential area meaning he was out of the woods. A few more streets and he'd be able to see the park.

He eventually broke out into a jog, cutting through yards and even jumping fences. Soon the park came into view and he saw everyone was there...including Sora, Tidus...and Ansem.

Ansem...

/I'm really gunna do this? Oh, man. And in front of people.../ But nevertheless, Riku stalked right up to the shy boy and, with everyone's gaze on him, he handed Ansem back his watch. "In case you're still waiting for an answer..." With a deep breath, unhesitating, he grabbed the other boy by the shoulders and placed his lips softly on the younger's. Everyone on the playground stared wide-eyed, a few gasps but mostly breaths held. Once the chaste kiss was broken off, the two gazed into each other's eyes and locked them there.

This somewhat sweet moment was interupted by a very loud cheer from Selphie. "WhooHOO YEAH!"

"Um...is she drunk?"

"I don't know..."