It's the end! Yes, I know you were all silently sittign there saying "Gosh, finally this crap is over!" (goes into long rant about I still don't like how I write angst and it's really hard and blah blah blah.)

I wrote this like 4 days ago but fanfiction was being a pain and wouldn't let me upload TT so anyways, its the end and obviously, I still don't own Kingdom Hearts. That was just the disclaimer for your infomation :D

Warning: This is the end. So, no more chapter after this one. This ending will prob leave yo ustaring at the screen like "Damnit why isn't ther going to be another chapter?" But I thought that well, I kind of wrote this story to show how Riku changed, from emotastic to... not as emo and a bit more socially, ya know? Ah, anyways, I hope you understand and like the ending :)

"Sora?" I asked, startling him from his almost afternoon nap.

"Huh? Wha?" He flailed his arms around to keep himself from falling off the chair. He steadied himself and grabbed another chocolate from the box he got for me. So far, I had eaten one, which was cherry so I spit it back out. Sora had eaten seven out of the ten in the box so far, leaving only two left for me. How thoughtful of him.

"If um, this is going to work out…" I said, still uneasy with the fact that I was actually Sora's boyfriend. After another visit from Kairi which took place when I was 'sleeping' she told me that if I decide to decline her offer of being with Sora she would beat the crap out of me because I would hurt Sora's feelings. I have never seen Kairi or heard of her fighting, but I know from previous encounters that women were not ones to be trifled with. So even though I was still uncomfortable with the idea, I had to readjust in case Kairi came by and expected us to be… kissing or something.

"Yeah?" He leaned forward and put his elbows on the bed followed by his head in his hands. He licked his lips clean of the chocolate and took a very long time in doing so. I was able to get my attention away from his lips to continue my line of thought.

"I want you to meet my parents. My foster ones. I don't want to keep secrets from them… I'm trying to turn my relationship with them around." I said, remembering when they first visited me at the hospital. Ever since then, I waited eagerly for them to come back. So far they came back one more time with lilies again, and I actually talked to them. Well, listened mostly to mother worrying over me and hugging me until I couldn't breathe and my father trying to pry her away so he could get at least one sentence in. I wanted to try to be something like that towards them. I had isolated myself away from them out of fear but they cared about me and I want to show that I care about them too.

"Well, it's not like it could be kept a secret anyways. Eventually one day they would find me on top of you on the kitchen table and they would definitely ask for an explanation." He grinned and popped another chocolate in his mouth. I think I'm going to make him buy me another one.

"And who says you'd be the one on top?" I raised an eyebrow.

"I do!" He answered and I poked him in his chest.

"I beg to differ. If I remember correctly, I was on top." I told him and received a pout.

"That was once! Things can change!" He crossed his arms over his puffed out chest, making him look utterly adorable. I kissed him lightly and smirked.

"You're right about that."

"So… I get to be seme?"

"No."

"Why not!" He groaned loudly, earning the attention of a nosy nurse. "Uh… why don't we go for a walk?" He said and smiled nervously as I laughed.

We stood at the gate of my house and Sora fidgeted next to me.

"Riku, we're not going to levitate over there. Can you open the gate?" He asked me and I grumbled at him and took out my keys to unlock the gate. Didn't he realize that I was trying to build up the atmosphere?

We got up to the door and I paused again. Sora sighed and muttered something about being slower than a snail stuck in molasses and knocked on the door. To my surprise the door came flinging open and something launched itself at Sora.

"Isn't he such a cutie?" She exclaimed and she started to hug Sora and giggle.

"Uh, Miss my throat-"

"Don't call me 'miss' young man!" She let go of him and crossed her arms. "It makes me sound old!" I cracked a smile at her; she had always been a bit funny.

"What's this? My little Riku is smiling?" She turned towards Sora with an accusing look. "Where did you put my son?" Sora blinked and took a step back in surprise.

"I don't know what you're talking about mi- uh…" He held his hands up as he trailed off, not knowing my mom's name.

"It's-"

"Cookies!" Out burst what could have been mistaken as my biological father. The hair was the reason as it bounced along behind him as he held out a plate of warm chocolate chip cookies.

"Cookie?" Sora stared at my mom.

"No, I'm Nina." She picked up a cookie. "This is a cookie. I suggest you have one before I eat them all." She shoved the cookie in her mouth and grinned. Sora gaped at then glared at her as he grabbed all the cookies off the tray and stuffed them in his mouth. I could barely believe what I was watching.

"Riku," Mother turned to me with questioning eyes. "What was it that you wanted to tell us?"

"Come child! I have cake in the kitchen!" Father waved his arms above his head. Sora completely ignored his obvious weirdness and followed him into the house.

"Well, um, let's wait until Dad is done with baking." I answered and she nodded enthusiastically.

"I am starving!" She said and I followed her into the house. My house. It was strange how I had never called it home before. I had always just thought of it as where I lived or where I went when the dad was over. But now, it seems to have a better feel with the word 'home.'

We waited while Sora gobbled up all the food and technically had an eating contest with my mom.

"So, Riku, what was it that you wanted to tell us?" Mom asked as she leaned back in her chair at the table. Sora sat next to me, gnawing on some beef jerky as my dad started to ice another cake. The fridge is nothing but cakes and cookies.

"Uh…" I folded my hands in my lap and stared at them. I saw Sora glance at me from the corner of his eye.

"Come on dear." She smiled and leaned across the table to poke me in the chest. I twiddled my fingers in my lap and then I heard an exasperated sigh from next to me.

"Just so that I'm not 50 when Riku gets to talking," Sora put down his beef jerky and sat up in the chair. "Your son, Nina, is gay. I'm his bi lover and I would like to let you know I love him very much. Uh, that's it right Riku? Oh yeah and he loves me too- I hope." He added at the end and I sent a death glare at him. Thanks for the support, Sora.

"Of course I do moron!" I shot at him and crossed my arms. Then an ear piecing laugh came from in front of me so that then I uncrossed my arms to protect my ears.

"You thought I didn't know?" Mom snorted halfway through her laugh. "Dear, as soon as I laid my eyes on this cutie I knew you were gay. I mean, Sora does wear some tight pants." She giggled and Sora's face turned into a tomato.

"I do not wear tight pants! What does that have to do with anything?" He pouted and looked at me. "Riku, do I wear tight pants?"

"Do you really want me to answer?" I smirked as Sora groaned.

"Cake!" Dad set it down in front of me.

"Uh, were you not paying attention to the conversation?" Sora raised an eyebrow at dad who stared blankly at him.

"Cake for all!" He cackled and went to most likely retrieve milk from the fridge. I sighed and shook my head. At least this went better than I had expected.

"So, Riku, what are we gonna do now?" I looked down at the mass of chocolate hair that was lying on my shoulder.

"What are you talking about?" I kicked my legs to keep the swinging bench on our back porch going. I looked back at the setting sun in the distance and brought a hand up to stroke his hair.

"Like, now that you told your parents and stuff, we're together right? Like officially now and everything? No more problems with you right?" He looked up at me. "Right?"

"Sora…I'm not sure about 'no more problems'. I still don't feel too well about this relationship thing…and Kairi, and what about everyone else? What about our future? Where are you going to live, here or in the U.S.? What about your parents? And what-" Sora put his finger up against my lips and sat up.

"What if this, and what if that; is that all you can think of?" He removed his finger from my lips and turned so his whole body was facing me. "That's your problem, you keep thinking too much of the future and worrying."

"But thinking ahead is important too-"

"But you think so much ahead that you worry! That's how you get problems. Riku, you gotta learn to live in the now, and leave the future to the future. Don't worry about the past either, because I know that's what you're doing." He caught me on that one, I was thinking a lot about what I had done in the past.

"The past is the past and you can't change it. But you can change the future. You have choices Riku to make your life the best it can be. That's why I'm here, because for once you stopped thinking and just did it. Literally too." He chuckled and I cracked a small smile. "Listen, if you ever start to think too much, I'll be here. You get those problems again or start facing new ones, I'll be right here to help you. I won't leave you okay?" He kissed me lightly and smiled.

"You promise?" I asked, wanting to make sure that this wasn't too good to be true.

"I promise." He said seriously, making me smile. He then came back with his goofy grin. "Cross my heart, hope to die, stick a needle in my eye." He imitated the words and fell off the bench when he pretended to stab a needle in his eye.

"Ow…" He got up from the ground and sat next to me again.

"What a pretty sunset." He remarked as he took a strand of my hair and absent mindedly started to twirl it around his fingers. I smiled and nuzzled his cheek.

"Yeah. It's a beautiful way to start a new beginning."

Yes, there we go, the end. See, I couldn't make it a very happy ending since, it was supposed to be angst. But I wanted a somewhat happy ending... so... crappy evil angst I hate you and...

Oh yes, and thank you to all my readers and reviewers! Let me name my lovely reviwers so I can thank you :) (they are in no particular order just to let you know lol)

xcloudx, bob the builder, BloodMistress, Ryu Fanel, DemonSurfer, kyokomirror2010, kamui-2609, Darkness-Heart,Aunju Canaharu, TomiSama04,animegirl999, Dude, Taylor, -insert amusing name here-, FiresOfDeath, random fan...

and everyone else who read but didn't feel like reviewing. I'm pretty sure that's everyone...

Now I can devote my time to my AkuRoku fic, Green Dilusion. Because writing angst isn't my thing. Writing Romance/ humor is more fun :D (And I prob write better at it too, but I write bad at everything:attempts to act emo but fails:)

AXENATOR, out!