Author's Note: SO! I've never written Kingdom Hearts fanfiction before, so I felt like it would be a great idea. I know that the pairing I used is a little... not used much? Haha. But it just felt right to write. Yeah.
I got the title from a song by Distance to Empty.
Kingdom Hearts is copyright Disney & Squre-Enix. I own none of it!
No
Regrets
By Kusabi
Sighing,
Kairi stared out her window. As she gazed at the bright, gorgeous
stars, all of her emotions burned along with them. Unfortunately,
tonight, she was unable to get a certain dilemma off of her mind.
Sora
was in love with her. Everyone knew it. But no matter how much she
tried, she found herself unable to return his love. However, the only
reason she tried was because she felt obligated to. Traveling through
many worlds, facing many hardships, and doing it to find her. He had
been looking for Riku, too, but Kairi was number one.
Riku…
Whenever
her mind drifted, she always found her thoughts turning to Riku. Many
times, she would try to shove him out, but his image kept floating
throughout her mind. Convinced that she couldn't tell anyone about
her feelings, keeping them bottled up seemed like her lone option.
Yet, every single day, her feelings grew. Her "one option" was
working against her.
Maybe
a walk will clear my head.
Hopping
off of her bed, she grabbed her shoes, and a pair of socks, and
slipped them on. She was still wearing her day clothes, which
consisted of a white tank top, with a pink, front-zippered jumper
dress over it. Spotting a hair tie on her desk, she decided to pull
her shoulder-length red hair up into a ponytail.
As
she quietly stepped out of the house, a cool breeze greeted her. To
her, it was a nice change from the scorching summer days of the
islands. She immediately set off towards the dock, deciding that it
would be best to go over to the island that her and the others loved
so much. Someone might worry if they spotted her out so late at
night.
Since
she sprinted, it took her a quick two minutes to reach the dock.
Swiftly grabbing her boat, she began paddling over to the large
island. The breeze provided gentle waves on the waters, but gave no
obstacles. It was nothing short of perfect for Kairi.
Upon
reaching the island, she headed towards the small, attached island,
where the bent palm tree resided. It was one of her favorite spots; a
place where her and her two best friends had many chats.
Jumping
up, she sat herself down on the tree, facing the water. Once again,
she turned her attention toward the stars. Letting her mind empty
out, she thought only of the beauty of the burning gems. Gently
burning, winking, smiling…
"Kairi?"
She
jumped slightly at the voice that came from behind her. As she turned
around, she found herself staring into the light blue eyes of the one
she adored.
"R-riku?"
she said, slightly shocked. "What are you doing here?"
Riku
emitted a small laugh. "I should be asking you that. It's past
midnight!"
Turning
her body around to face him, Kairi chuckled. "I guess you do
have a bit of a point."
"But,
really." Riku's expression turned serious. "Is there something
wrong? This is unlike you."
I
can't say it, she thought. "I just… I feel a little
confused at the moment." No! I didn't want to say even
that…
Joining
her on the tree, Riku sighed lightly. "Confused? About what?"
"I
can't say…"
"Kairi,"
he said, sternly, looking down at her. "You can tell me anything.
Anything at all."
Turning
her head, she stared into his eyes. She felt reassured, but still
nervous.
"I'm
not in love with Sora. I'm terrified about what'll happen when I
have to tell him, when the time comes."
There
it went.
A
million emotions, the likes of which he hadn't felt in quite
awhile, ran through Riku. His feelings for her, which he had forced
to lie dormant in his mind, now burst out of their dam. But he
refused to let them overcome him, as he didn't yet know whom she
was talking about.
"Just…"
he began, but trailed off. Honestly, he had no idea what to say to
her. It was as if the words had been deleted from his brain.
"Just?"
Think,
Riku, think! "Just don't worry about it," he said in a
hurry. "What you should think about… is telling the one you do
love."
Turning
slightly red, Kairi replied, "well, there's a problem there. I
have no idea how to tell them."
Laughing,
Riku came up with a fast reply. "Just throw your arms around him,
and see what he does!" What kind of reply was that!
Returning
the laugh, she smiled. "Thanks, Riku. I'll remember that one."
A
silence developed between the two. Kairi's mind screamed at her to
just tell him, while Riku's mind screamed at him to not say
anything else on the matter.
"So
then, Kai–"
He
cut himself off when, to his shock, Kairi threw her arms around him.
She then looked straight at him.
"Riku…
you're the one I'm in love with."
Saying
nothing, he leaned in, and kissed her. He could think of no other way
to express his long-standing affection. Happily, Kairi began kissing
him back.
Once
their lips parted, they smiled at each other, and tightly embraced
one another.
"I'm
glad…" she spoke softly. "Only one more worry now…"
Riku
nodded. "Best not keep secrets from friends."
"It's
going to be difficult. I hope he'll understand."
"Let's
not worry about it right now," he said, in a comforting tone.
"Let's just go home for now."
