Title: The Permanence of a Memory
Chapter 7: Misunderstandings
Game: Kingdom Hearts, Final Fantasy 7: Advent Children
Author: Kat-chan8806
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"Sora! Kadaj!" Riku ran into the blue house that he once shared with Sora.
"I'm in here!" came Sora's perky voice.
Riku entered the room. "Where is Kadaj?"
"Ah, he left after the fight."
Riku froze. "Fight? What fight?"
Sora shrugged. "We got into a fight after you left. We almost had to draw weapons."
Riku sighed. How could Sora be so casual about a fight?
"Sora... We need to talk."
"Uh oh..."
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Kadaj walked around the town aimlessly. How could he lose Riku? They were supposed to be tied together forever. If they weren't together, then... the rest of his life would be painful. Very painful. Especially if they were tied together forever. Seeing someone you love with someone else... Having to watch Riku in a relationship with Sora... Seeing them together always... It would be too much to bear.
He found his way to a calm area of the town where he could sit and think. "Riku didn't exactly say he loved Sora more..." Kadaj told himself. "But... Riku told me that it could be the end of our relationship... Did he know this would happen? Did he decide before we even came here? Was Sora right when he said Riku wouldn't leave him?" Am I over-analyzing things? ...Yes. And I am talking to myself. Get a grip, Kadaj.
"You must be Kadaj, right?"
Kadaj looked up to see a girl standing in front of him. "How did you know? Who are you?"
"I'm Kairi, one of Riku's friends."
"Riku..." The name slipped from his lips before he even realized it.
Kairi sat beside Kadaj. "Hasn't he met up with you yet?"
"No, was he looking for me?"
Kairi thought for a minute. "...I guess not."
"Hmm..."
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"So you see, Sora... I'm in love with Kadaj."
Sora was disappointed, of course, but he tried his best to understand. And failed.
"How can you choose him over me? We love each other!"
"No... No, we don't. You love Kairi. And I love Kadaj..."
Sora backed away from him. "No, it's not true..."
"Yes it is."
Riku took a few more moments to engrave the image of Sora into his mind, and then he left.
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Riku found Kadaj and Kairi sitting together in a secluded part of the town and joined them. At the sight of Riku, Kadaj stood. "What do you want?"
Riku smiled. "You."
But he failed to notice Kadaj's clenched hands and the single tear trailing down his face.
