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Sensation III: Questioning Why You Live

(Don't question why you live)

A while later, Sora awoke. Riku had forced the freezing cold towel on him, but removed it when Sora complained it was impossible to sleep with what seemed like Antarctica sitting on his forehead.

"Nnnh…Riku?"

"I'm here, Sora."

Sora felt a familiar presence draw him into a comforting embrace. "Feeling better, now?" Riku asked, gracing Sora's cheek with a feather-light kiss. "Better than before at least," Sora replied, purring at Riku's touch.

By the following day, Sora's fever had broken, and he found himself sitting on the beach with Riku. "It feels great to be out again," the brunette chirped. "I hate being sick." "You're a bother when you're sick," Riku teased. Sora smacked him on the shoulder. "Nobody asked you to babysit me," he retorted. Riku grinned and nuzzled Sora. "But you liked it…?" Sora turned a slight pink and playfully hit Riku again. "Stop teasing me…" "If it makes you look cute like that, I won't," the silver haired youth chuckled. Sora pouted. "…Meanie." Riku laughed and looked across the horizon.

"I guess you remember what I said a while ago about your senses?" he mused. "Which one was most important, yeah," Sora said, pillowing his head on Riku's broad chest. "Well, what do you feel about them now?" Sora looked up at the question. "Why do you a-" "I still remember the iced coffee episode," Riku said softly. Sora blushed again, and decided to change the topic.

"Why do we have to feel pain? Wouldn't it be better if we didn't?" "Pain's there for a reason, Sora," Riku said gently, smiling at the childish statement. It was one of the things that drew him to Sora – the boy's innocence. "I doubt you'd like to get your arm chopped off and not realize it till you bleed dry." "I do think I'd realize if I was missing an arm, pain or no pain!" Sora squeaked. "You're so immature at times, you know that?" Riku said. Sora opened his mouth to retort, but was silenced when Riku captured his lips in a kiss. Sora's eyes widened for a second, but soon he closed them and pulled Riku closer to him. When they pulled apart, Sora felt his breathing quicken and his face flush. He looked up at Riku, mock-pouting.

"Y-you need to s-stop doing that."

(Be grateful for every time you breathe)

Author's Notes: Tralalala. -- I can't write anymore lol. –is in "everythingIdosucks" mode-