Hey, I'm so glad to be back. This putting chapters and stuff on here is pretty fun. Hope you liked the previous installment. I added this piece as soon as I could. Had to take care of my nephew though, the cute little goober. Lol. Well, on with the show! Or story...whatever.

Early the next morning…

"Yo, Riku! Wake up!" a voice yelled.

A tired looking Riku rose and looked at his waker.

It was Sora, just as he thought.

"Sora, get your ugly ass face away from mine!" he said, rubbing his eyes.

"But you said I looked good." Sora whined.

"I lied." Riku replied standing up.

He walked to the bathroom.

At Lana's house…

"Shoot! I'm late!" Lana yelled.

She got up, took a shower, got dressed, and ran out the door.

When Lana reached the border. Cloud was waiting for her.

"Took you long enough." Cloud told her taking the bag.

"Sorry, I just woke up; I had to get a shower." Lana replied, rubbing the back of her head.

They left and arrived about two hours later.

Cloud slipped into the back and got in through the window. Squall was reading, and Sora was knocked out in the bedroom with a humongous lump on his head. Obviously from Riku.

Outside Lana transformed, then scratched at the door, and backed away.

Inside Squall called, "Riku can you get that?"

"Sure." He replied.

Riku walked over and opened the door.

As soon as the door was open, Lana charged at Riku.

"What the…?" he yelled.

Ready to kill the Fox, Squall ran in and yelled, "Don't hurt her!"

"Huh?" Riku asked with a confused look on his face.

As Riku stared at Squall, Lana changed back.

She was straddling him and was holding his arms.

Riku turned to see what had just happened, and he saw Lana.

"Wha? Oh…? Uh…?"

But before he could say anything, Lana covered his mouth with hers.

Cloud walked in and set down her stuff.

"Ahh, isn't that cute?" Squall said, turning away.

Riku now had his arms around her. He held her as she cried.

Cloud shuddered and walked into the kitchen with Squall.

"Oh Riku! I've missed you so much!" Lana cried.

"I missed you too!" Riku replied, hugging her closer.

They lay like that for quite some time.

Riku kissed the top of Lana's head and asked, "Why did you come here?"

Lana stared deep into his ember eyes, searching for a weakness or a feeling. She said to him, with tears slightly piercing hers, "I couldn't stand being away from you any longer. When you gave me the ring…I…I just needed to see you."

She squeezed him tighter as she began to cry.

"Oh Lana, don't cry. We're together now, don't worry. I won't hurt you any longer." Riku told her. He kissed her lightly on the forehead.

Then he placed both hands on Lana's face and looked deep into her emerald eyes. The only thing he saw was fear, and then suddenly her eyes glazed over.

Lana suddenly went limp. Her body was cold, and she was mumbling something in gibberish.

Riku lightly shook her and called, "Lana! Lana, wake up!"

But she didn't do anything, she just kept mumbling.

"Squall! Squall, come quickly!" he called.

Squall came racing into the room, with Cloud right behind him.

"What happened?" Squall asked taking Lana in his arms.

He leaned down close to her lips and listened intently. Seeing that he was her big brother, he understood what she was saying.

When she had finished the chant, she started over.

"Riku, get ready to fight. Once they break through the barrier she's producing, she'll pass out for quite some time." Squall told him.

"How long could she be out?" he asked.

"It could be as long as a year. Any longer than that, and she'll die."

"Can we wake her?" Riku asked with urgency.

"Yes." Squall replied.

"How?" he asked.

"Kill the demons, before they break through." Squall said.

"Great, so much for a touching moment." Riku sighed. "Sometimes I wonder why I'm joining this family."

Squall gave him an innocent smile and took Lana into the bedroom where Sora was laying. He thought about waking Sora, but thought of what would happen. Squall shuddered at the thought and left him to sleep.

When Squall got back into the living room, he saw Riku and Cloud breathing heavily. Riku was lying on the couch and Cloud was leaning against the wall, both panting.

"What did you guys do?" he asked.

"We killed the demons." Riku panted.

"Already!" Squall gasped.

"Yeah, it was only a workout. We needed it too." Cloud told him.

"Well that's good." Squall sighed.

"How's Lana doing?" Riku asked.

"She's doing fine. She should be awake now, that is if you got all the demons." Squall told them.

"I'll check to be sure." Cloud told them as he walked out the door.

"Alright, I'm going to go see her."

"Okay," Squall said.

In the bedroom…

"Lana? Are you awake?" Riku asked in a whisper. He entered the room and looked at Lana.

'Thank goodness.' He thought to himself as he saw her looking at him.

He rushed over to her and took her in his arms, "Oh, I'm so glad that you're okay!"

"Riku…" she sighed. She ran her hand slowly down his back, bringing him closer to her.

At this, Sora moved and said in a sleepy voice, "Get a room."

When Sora did this, Riku and Lana began to laugh.

Riku placed his hand on Sora's back and pushed him off the bed.

Sora hit the floor with a splat and awoke immediately to the sound of both of them laughing uproariously.

"Hey what was that for!" he yelled.

When Sora looked clearly throughout the room, he saw Lana.

His eye caught hers and he came over to her on bended knee, taking her hand in his, he told her, "You have the most beautiful eyes, and I love the look of your lips. So full, so lovely."

Lana blinked a few times when he took her hand, but blushed when he started to compliment her.

Riku slowly got angry at every word Sora said. He was ready to punch him when suddenly Lana set her hand on his arm and calmed him down.

"You're a very nice guy Sora, but you know I love Riku, and nothings going to change." Lana told him softly.

"Yeah I know," he sighed, "but if he ever breaks up with you, you let me know, I'll help you through the transition."

"If Riku ever broke up with me, I don't know if there'd be anything left to help." Lana whispered into his ear.

"No! You shouldn't say that, you have too many people who love you for you to do that!" Sora told her.

"Yes, that's true. But if the only one I truly love ever leaves me, there will be no one for me to live for." She blushed.

Riku bent down and touched her face, "I'll never leave you. Never," He told her.

He leaned in and kissed her cheek.

When he had done this a single tear had fallen from Lana's eye.

He kissed her tears away and told her, "Don't cry, I've already seen you cry enough because of what I've done." Tears began to fall from his face as he stared straight into her eyes.

Lana placed both hands on Riku face and wiped his tears away. She kissed him lightly on the forehead and looked at him, more tears came and couldn't be stopped.

Sora slowly got up and walked out of the room, leaving them to be alone.

Walking into the living room, Sora said out loud, "Gees, that's the first time I've ever seen Riku cry like that."

At this point, both Lana and Riku were crying, and Riku held her tightly in his arms.

Suddenly Riku jerked away.

Lana had a look of surprise on her face as she watched his every move.

Riku reached into his pocket and took out a little box. He backed away, and leaned on one knee. Looking her straight in the eye he asked, "Lana, will you…gulp…marry me?"

She was so shocked. When he opened the case, Lana's heart flew to her throat. The look on her face was a mixture of surprise and terror.

It was a beautiful ring; it had a rose with a splatter of energy, as if it was Riku's Spirit gun that hit it from behind.

That was good right? I hope you liked it. I'll be putting the next part in soon. Got some stuff to take care of first. Please review!