Author's Note: Yay, chapter 2... shock! Surprise! I hope I can figure out a direction for this story, because I certainly don't have an idea at the moment... so it might take awhile to update. Sorry
I don't own Kingdom Hearts, or any of the characters in the story! They all belong to Square-Enix & Disney.

No Regrets
Chapter 2

By Kusabi

The next day, a Sunday, Sora wasn't around, much to Kairi's relief. He had gone on a trip to see King Mickey. She hadn't really been paying attention to him when he was talking about it the previous day – she had been too entranced with watching Riku square off against Tidus. He had emerged victorious, of course.
Unfortunately for her, Riku had gone on this trip as well. Per Kairi's request, Riku had promised not to tell Sora about their relationship. Her mind had been made up – he had to hear it from her. There was no way he'd believe Riku.
However, once Monday morning rolled around, Kairi began to feel ill. Her original plan had been to tell Sora about her and Riku after school, but she didn't feel well enough to go.
Wow, this is just my luck. I need to tell him… this is ridiculous! I'm going back to bed…

"Kairi?"
She awoke with a start. Being woken up by being called upon bothered her, as she had always been a bit jumpy. She wasn't very surprised to find Sora standing over her.
"Hey," she said, lightly. "What's going on?"
"Well," he began, "since you weren't at school today, I wanted to check up on you." A small, embarrassed smile formed on his lips.
Lying back down, Kairi sighed. "I'm okay. Just not feeling very well. Slept pretty much all day."
"That's good," he replied with a sheepish grin. Kairi wanted to roll her eyes, but restrained herself.
I know about your feelings, so stop playing innocent!
"Say…" He paused to think. He had been waiting for an opportunity to tell her for quite some time, and he wondered if now would be good. As good a time as any, I guess.
Kairi, on the other hand, wasn't as pleased with Sora's timing. She figured that he thought it would make her feel better, though it had the opposite effect. Her stomach churned, and she began to feel slightly nauseous.
Maybe I should've had Riku break the news.
"I've been wanting to say this for awhile now," he said, a little slowly, as though making sure that every single word he spoke sounded fine. "I don't know how you feel, but…
"Kairi, I'm in love with you."
Oh, crap, she thought. He said it… it's out in the open now… I don't know if I have the will to break it to him…
"I'm sorry, Sora." Those were the only words she could bring herself to say.
A look of mixed emotions spread across Sora's face. There was sadness, jealously, confusion, and just a hint of anger. He had saved her life, after all, shouldn't he get something for that?
Friendship…
In exchange for saving her, he had received her continued friendship. He had done it out of love, a love more powerful than just friendship. But she saw him as a kind of brother, and nothing more.
Choking up, he fought to say something, but found himself unable to. He simply started at her, not knowing what to think anymore. After he felt warm tears begin to run down his face, he bolted from her house.
But it wasn't quite over yet.
I didn't tell him about Riku…
As much as she wanted to fall back asleep, she knew she couldn't. Once again, she had too much on her mind.

Riku came to see her that night. Though he had wanted to come earlier, homework had kept him busy at the time.
"It's probably better that you didn't," she said, tiredly. "He came by."
Eyes widening, Riku sat down in a chair next to Kairi's bed. "Were you able to tell him?"
She sighed. "He admitted his feelings for me. The only thing I could say was 'I'm sorry'…"
"So, he doesn't know about me?"
"No," she said, quietly.
He smiled kindly at her. "Don't worry about it. I can take care of it."
Kairi nodded. Her eyes were tinted with sadness, as she still felt bad about crushing Sora's heart.
"He…" she spoke, "he didn't take it so well."
"Listen to me," Riku said, staring into her eyes. "Everything is going to be fine. Sora has a strong heart… he will heal."
"Riku…" Love. She absolutely loved the way he could make her feel better about any situation. Even when he looked like "Ansem", she had known it was Riku, by the fact that his presence had upped her spirits. Though she was happy that he had his original body back, she knew that no matter what he looked like, Riku was who he was, and no matter what, she would love him.
"Thank you so much. Thank you for giving me this strength."
"It's never a problem, Kairi." He tilted forward, planting a swift kiss on her lips. "You know that if you have no strength, I'll give you as much of mine as you need."

Upon returning home, Riku spotted Sora outside of his house.
Of course, he thought. He's come to talk to me about her.
"Sora!"
At Riku's call, Sora turned to face him. His eyes were slightly swollen from crying, and his expression was empty. Someone who didn't know him might've thought he had been suffering depression for years.
"Hi, Riku." His tone was low, and very stiff. "I wanted to ask you something." The only thing he wanted to do was get straight to the point.
"Yeah?"
"Do you… do you know who Kairi is in love with?" Despair was heavy in his voice, a kind of tone that Sora rarely ever spoke with. To Riku, this whole scene was one of the saddest things he'd seen since returning to the islands.
"About that…"
A small light appeared in Sora's eyes. "So you do know! Please, Riku, you've got to tell me!"
Sora's desperation upset Riku. Yes, he loved Kairi, but their love was tearing their best friend apart. He knew what he had to do, though, or else the situation could get even worse.
"It's… it's me," he said, in a slightly reserved manner.
Sora simply shook his head, in denial.
"I don't believe you. This isn't funny." As he glared at Riku, a fire burned out of control inside of him. There's no way he's serious.
Best friends don't do that kind of thing. Right?

"Now, Riku. Tell me, who is it? Be honest this time."
"Don't be ridiculous!" Riku shot back at him. "I have no reason to lie to you. Kairi and I… we both feel the same about each other."
"Shut up!" Angrily, Sora clamped his hands over his ears. He refused to hear any more of it. Only one thought ran through his mind… "Betrayal". Deep down, he knew it wasn't something he could've changed. However, the hurt inside of him was so prominent, it was all he could think of.
With his emotions running out of control, he darted towards Riku, landing a powerful blow on his left cheek. Afterwards, he simply ran off.
Riku stood there in disbelief. Coming into this, he had no idea what to expect, except for Sora's heartbreak. He certainly hadn't expected Sora to hit him. He couldn't help but feel worry for his friend. It was obvious that it would be hard on him, but would Sora be okay?
Brushing the thought out of his mind, he decided to turn in for the night. He'd save the worry for another day.