You can't hate me anymore! I updated, and hopefully this will shed more light into the situation, but at the same time... hopefully not much. Just enough for you to not hate me. ENJOY!!! AND REVIEW OR I'LL KILL RIKU!!! (joke! I love that guy!)

Riku stared for a good long while stuck half between the corridor and the room with Xikru peering over his shoulder. The hand on the open door being his only support as he gazed upon Sora sitting bolt upright in bad as though nothing was wrong as he stared out the hospital window in a bored manner completely ignoring the many wires and monitors he was hooked up to. Riku realized it frightened him seeing his boyfriend wired to so many machines like a piece of a computer and that was partly due to the fact he didn't know what half of the machines did.

"S-Sora…?" Riku asked, his voice shaky as he felt the ton of stress and worry begin to alleviate from him.

Xikru tried to put a hand on the almost trembling silveret, "Riku, something's wrong…"

Riku ignored the ghost thing and staggered into the room as Sora turned to see him. Sora's expression went from bored to utterly distasteful as he twisted his mouth at Riku, "What are you doing here?"

The silveret's mouth fell open, "What? Sora?"

Sora pulled another face. "Don't say my name as though you know me. It irritates me." He wriggled a little on the bed and found a more comfortable position, "Look, if you've come to gloat or rub it in my face that you put me in the hospital have you're fun and leave. I'm in no mood to tolerate you right now, Saix is late."

Had Riku's jaw been able to hit the floor it would have gone through the floor and out the other side of the world he was so shocked. Xikru sighed and muttered an 'I told you so' which went completely ignored as well.

"Sora? What do you mean Saix is late? We killed him, remember?" Riku made to approach the bed when Sora shot him a warning glare.

"What? Did your memory go when I hit you over the head? Saix isn't dead."

"'Hit me over the'… Sora, I didn't put you in here. Ansem, that crazy old man working for Mickey did. I saved you!"

Sora snorted, "As if you expect me to believe that. You're on their side remember? Mickey and Ansem… working for Light." Sora pulled another face. "I know for a fact you'd never save me. Cos I hate you and you hate me." The small brunet seemed comforted in this knowledge but it just made Riku even more afraid, the stress and worry returning tenfold and making hi want to collapse to the floor.

Axel suddenly appeared in the doorway with Roxas, "Hey Sora! Hey Riku, everyone's just arrived and, man, will they be happy to see you're okay, Sky!"

Roxas gave a small smile then froze, his hand latching onto Axel's arm as the redhead made to step closer. Sora gave an angry glare accompanied by a growl, "Brought the whole Flower Power group, huh?"

"S-Sora?!" Axel's eyes widened in surprise at the insult. As un-insulting as it was it was still meant to be one.

The brunet shot him the same disgusted look he'd given Riku when the silveret had spoken his name. "Stop calling me that. It's not your place to call me my name." The teen's voice was so calm and steady yet it sounded with such anger and hatred that it left Riku reeling. Even when someone had hurt Riku and he'd gotten very protective he'd never heard the smaller so… dark.

"Ding ding ding!! I think we may have a winner!" Xikru cried into Riku's ear making the elder wince but everyone was so preoccupied they didn't notice his out of place movement. "Jeez, without me you're stupid!" Riku gave the specter a glare. Xikru looked over at Sora and pulled a funny face just completely out of the blue making Riku doubt the mirror's sanity but Xikru merely sighed, "Looks like you're boyfriend can't see me."

The silveret looked at Sora's twisted face and his face hardened, "He's not Sora and he's not my boyfriend."

Axel and Roxas' eyes widened further as they stared at Riku, his outburst filling the room with tension as the brunet and silveret locked gazes; both trying to stare the other down. After a moment Riku snorted and closed his eyes as if hearing a bad yet amusing joke as he turned with purposeful poise and strode from the room, the Children of Dark stepping aside to let him pass then following like stunned sheep. The hospital room door shut with a 'clunk'.

"… and that's what they told me happened." Kairi finished and looked at the stunned faces surrounding her.

Zexion was the first to speak, "So Axel says the old man injected Sora with something? But we don't know what?"

Kairi nodded. "Riku was so out of it just seeing Sora on that table that he doesn't remember much else than that but Roxas confirmed seeing the syringe. It was empty by then so we don't even know what color it was or whether it was… I don't know. Point is, we don't have much to go on about what's wrong with Sky."

Demyx's eyes welled with tears, "Is Sora gonna…" He gulped and grabbed onto Zexion's wrist at the thought and couldn't finish his sentence.

Kairi's face fell, 'We don't know but the doctor's say he's alive. Riku, Axel and Roxas should be back any moment so… we'll know then." She felt a hand slip into hers and looked to see Tidus offering a sad smile.

"It's my fault, isn't it?" The sandy blond said quietly.

Zexion jumped with surprise which was incredibly rare and under other circumstances would have been extensively documented by Kairi, "What makes you say that?"

"Kairi, Marluxia, Nami and I went over to their house this morning and I… I kinda insisted t5hat they went to see Mickey." Tidus ran a hand through his hair, "And now it's all my fault that he's in that godforsaken place possibly on death's door… or worse."

Kairi shook her head, "No! It's not!"

"Kai's right!" Namine jumped in, "They chose to go and no one could have known what was going to happen!"

Marluxia, arms folded and stood perfectly at Namine's side as he was accustomed to do since they'd begun dating, spoke softly, "There is the possibility… that this is Xemnas and Saix doing." He mused.

Namine frowned, "They're dead…"

Marluxia shook his head, "I was one of the first to come into powers with Xigbar, Luxord, Xaldin and Larxene. As such, I was one of the first to go see Xemnas when he was our school teacher, I remember him saying that we cannot be killed by anything other than the keyblade." He turned to look at Namine, "You said that they fired some sort of light at him, right?" Namine nodded, "Then they didn't kill him, the blade has to pierce his body."

"But you said Saix as well and Sora and Riku both said that Sora had cut him straight through." Demyx pointed out.

Marluxia nodded, "But he was the first, remember?" They nodded slowly, "What if… what if he can bring us back?"

There was silence for a moment then Axel yelled loudly, "WELL THAT SUCKS!"

The entire group jumped and cried out with surprise, even Zexion, at eh redhead's… unique entrance. The glared at him as one and then straightened as he, Roxas and Riku returned, still in dresses but no one said anything, even Demyx bit his tongue. It wasn't the time.

"How is he?"

"Yeah, is he okay?"

"How's he doing?"

"I wanna see Sora!"

"Please tell me he's okay."

Axel and Roxas tried to answer the questions but they came to fast and the answers weren't what anyone wanted to hear either but Riku just ignored them and continued walking straight past to the exit. Namine ran after him and caught him just as he went through the automatic doors and was stood under the slight canopy protruding from the building. It had begun raining.

The small white blond held onto his hand tightly, preventing him from going into the rain. "Please don't leave us, Riku." She said softly. Riku stiffened, "Riku… you and Sora are an unbeatable team but there's something wrong isn't there?"

"Smart girl that." Xikru observed.

I thought you were me? Don't you have my memories? Riku snapped in his head.

Xikru held his hands up defensively, "Yes! Yes! Just making an observation." The ghost thing fell silent.

"I know there's something wrong because I can see him." Riku turned slightly and raised an eyebrow. Namine pointed with her free hand to Xikru who went from shock and surprise to a gleeful cheer and rushed forwards, "He wouldn't be there is you were okay."

Riku stared at Namine for a few moments then wrenched his hand from her hold and began to run.

"RIKU!" Namine and Xikru both cried at the fast disappearing figure, racing off into the dark and wet night.

Namine snapped her fingers and vanished after him, reappearing with a shimmer of black just before Riku and barring his path. The silveret didn't falter as he turned left and ran straight towards the cliffs. Xikru appeared by Namine and the two ran after him, calling his name and telling him to stop.

The silveret ran until he couldn't any longer, his pounding feet almost breaking in the stupid platforms he wore, the peachy dress soaked through and torn as he staggered onwards and fell to his knees, crawling and clawing his way over the muddy grass and to the cliff edge he sat back on his knees and screamed at the thunderous sky. His screams echoed into the night, sounding off the cliff walls to become louder but swallowed like nothing by the crushing waves below as they threw themselves upon the jagged rocks below. Riku screamed and screamed until he could almost hear his throat tearing as he kept screaming.

Namine covered her ears and whimpered at the sound, Xikru winced and watched sadly as Riku continued. The noise Riku was making wasn't a simple scream, it was a scream that signified all that he was feeling, all the hurt and pain that coursed through him that he didn't even know the source of but he complied in being its conduit. He paused screaming as he doubled over and cried so hard he couldn't breathe.

"WHY DO I HURT SO MUCH?!" He screamed to the sky which only thundered as lightening flashed in response.

Namine ran to his side and pulled him into a hug as he sobbed on her shoulder. Xikru hovered near by but couldn't do anything but as he approached the distraught teen calmed slightly. He leant back and looked out to the sea, tears still running down his face and mixing with the rain unil neither was distinguishable, the tattered dress melding with the mud as though he was becoming one with the island.

"I don't know why it hurts… but it does. Sora only doesn't recognize me, it's not as if he… " Riku froze as Sora's words came back to him.

"I hate you and you hate me."

"I don't hate him… I love him… but he hates me and it hurts more than I ever thought." Riku said softly into her shoulder.

Xikru hung his head, "That's why it hurts; cos I'm here and not with Sora." The transparent teen explained. Riku and Namine looked at him with confusion.

"What do you mean?" Namine asked.

"I told you, Riku, I'm part of you. I'm you're heart, but you gave me to Sora a long time ago and… due to whatever is wrong with him… his body is rejecting me. I'm here and the subconscious knowledge that Sora doesn't want you anymore is hurtful." Xikru looked incredibly distraught as he began to cry, "It may even k-kill you…"

Namine gasped and looked down at the broken boy in her arms, "You can't die, Riku!"

Riku looked pensive and thought over his heart's words, "I centered my whole being a well as my life around him, didn't I?" Xikru nodded sadly.

"But… that saved you last time! Why is it going to kill you know?!" Namine cried.

Xikru sighed, "Nothing's ever just good. There are two sides to everything. Sora and Riku are like lovebirds. They can't live without each other for very long if at all, that's kinda proven by what happened when Riku left for war and how Riku's reacting now. The added bond of Riku giving Sora his heart is only putting more on their relationship and now that something's interfering… I can only imagine that neither one of them is going to last very long."

Namine looked down at Riku again but Riku wasn't responding, his eyes were distant and his face a picture of longing and sorrow. Xikru was right, this couldn't be good.

naww... like lovebirds... got to be my favourite thing ever, had to put it in. I wonder if its possible in reality? you know, you meet someone so eprfect for you that you can never be apart fro long or you'll get sad and for too long than you'll die. Like Xikru said, nothing's ever ust good, theres two sides to everything. (meaning, even though their love i so pure and powerful, it has drawbacks.) Oh, btw, Xikru isn't meant to be an OC, he's just Riku... but it was getting more and more challenging to write them interacting when they're exactly the same... so yeah, had to rename him.

Akaiba xxx