Author: This will be the last chapter; maybe I'll do an epilogue if I get enough wishes for one. I'm feeling pretty down right now. So drama and emoness are to persue.

Sora laid on the bed for a week until he cooled down. He'd called Kairi and left a message a day ago but she hadn't called back. He smiled when a knock came to the door. He hoped it was Kairi so bad. The nurse walked in and led a tall silver haired boy in.

"R-riku?" Sora asked sitting up.

"Hey Sora." He said and smiled at him. "I know it's been a while; and lot's of stuff has happened. I really don't want to let you down…but I don't love you back." He said as he walked up to Sora. "I can be your friend, but nothing more. There can never be love between us." He said and Sora started to cry and looked at Riku's face.

"N-never?" He asked and Riku looked upset.

"I'm sorry. Not love; but a friend. And I don't know what I'd do without you here. Are you going to be okay?" Riku asked sitting on a chair. Sora nodded and wiped his face. He looked at the nurse still at the door and nodded. She left silently. "Are you sure?" Riku asked cautiously.

"Yeah. I'll get over it." He said and Riku laughed.

"That's my Sora. Always comes back a fighter." He said and hugged the small boy. All Sora wanted now was out of here so he could finally be done with everything else. No matter how much Riku and Kairi would be worried. If he couldn't have Riku he didn't want anyone else.

After 2 more weeks of the white room and sessions with a councilor Sora seemed fine. Although it was just an act. That night when he walked into his mother's house she encased him in her arms. The nurse who was kindest to him had tea with the two of them and left happily.

"Mom?" He asked and she looked so happy as he whispered. He felt guilty for what he was going to say. "I love you."

"I love you too sweety." She said and hugged him. He hugged her back and went to take a shower. He sat a radio on the counter and turned off the counter. He turned on the music and listened to a cd by 'My Chemical Romance'. He sent Kairi a text saying that he'd miss her and hoped for her to move on in the world without him. He undressed and corked the tub. It was full nearly to the brim as he sat in it. He heard the bang first and the slamming on the bathroom door.

"Sora!! Sora!!! Stop! Come out! I can't go on without you Sora!!! Please don't do this to me!!!!" Kairi yelled as she slammed the door. Sora's mom came running and Kairi showed her the text. Sora rested silent in the tub as he heard his mother's sobs.

"Please! Sora honey! Come out! Please!" She yelled and he felt the tears as her voice drown into sobs. Both were pushing the door and slamming it still. Sora grabbed the radio and looked down at his legs' wavy lining in the water.

"Goodbye…" he whispered and dropped the radio. He felt the shock go all through his body and his life flashed before his eyes. 'You're giving it to me?' the little sora asked and the little Riku smiled. 'I'm afraid of middle school Riku; you wont be there.' The younger sora asked the freshman Riku. 'Yeah! I'm in high school! Lets go out for track; just for the fun of it!' sora yelled as a 15 year old to the seventeen year old Riku who'd been on track since freshman year. 'I'm in love!' he said as he tasted the sweet strawberry essence. 'You wanted Riku all to yourself!' he yelled at the frightened Kairi. 'I can't love you back…' Riku said to him. His mother's embrace. The last thing he saw was Riku and Kairi's faces followed by his mother's sad one. Kairi and his mother burst into the room and pulled him from under the surface. Both sobbed horribly and the neighbor followed closely by Riku came over. All cried for their own reasons. Kairi and Riku lost their best friend. Terra lost her son. The neighbor lost her little hyper garden helper he was as a child and the amazing young man he'd become since then.

-2 months later-

Riku sat at the front of the funeral party with Kairi, his family, Sora's mother; Terra and their other friends. He held Kairi's hand and looked back at Yuna, Rikku and Paine. Yuna's eyes were watering and Rikku was already crying; Paine kept a genuine sad face on with concerning eyes as she looked at Riku's teary face. She placed her hand on his shoulder and he placed his on hers. The priest stood up and started to speak.

"The young man to be lain in the ground today; was one of the bravest, strongest, immaturest young men I've ever met." He earned a chuckle. "I first met him when he was a boy at the church. He looked up at a statue of God and smiled. I asked him: 'What are you smiling about?' And he laughed. 'I have seen him before.' He told me. I smiled and told him that we all have in a different forum. He was an estranged by with large blue tear drop eyes. Like you could drown in them." He said and teared up. He stopped to wipe his face. "We all loved him. He was a very friendly and special boy. Everyone he knew; he touched in his own way and helped them. No matter if he was singing a crazy song about a dog dyed dark green with a strawberry blonde-paw. I saw him do that once too. His theme song I guess. I saw him once write the lyrics out for me. It was an insane song by The B-52's about a dog named Quiche Lorraine. Anyway, we all loved Sora with our whole hearts and always will. I'd like to welcome Sora's 2 best friends Riku and Kairi to the stand." He said and they stood.

Riku held her hand and lead her up the stairs. She had on dark jeans, a black turtle neck shirt and a black vest. Her hair pulled back in a low pony tail. She'd taken this the hardest than anyone else had.

"Well, Sora was my best friend. I'll surely miss him. Secretly he actually was in love with me. I didn't see that and ultimately made a mistake. It drove him crazy; so he went to the hospital. I visited him only once. That makes me mad. I should have gone more. I was in a world of my own at the time. Nowhere near him or his life. He might still be here if it weren't for me." He said and Kairi stepped up.

"Today my best friend will be lain to rest. I can just imagine him walking up to that big golden gate in the sky with a look of pure curiosity and bliss on his face. He'll glow like the angel he was here on earth; but now he'll have the wings and halo to prove it." She said and wiped her eyes. "I'll miss you Sora. We all will remember you and your goofy antics. You were our special friend; the one who sang and danced to his own beat. We will always remember you." She said and placed the little 'Bumblebee' figure in his casket in his hand. Riku and her walked back to their seats.

"We grieve for you Terra, Riku and Kairi. And we grieve for ourselves too. We had an angel in our midsts; but we must let him go back to where he belongs." He said and closed the casket. Everyone left but Yuna, Rikku, Paine, Riku, Kairi, Terra and Riku's parents. Sora was as much Terra's child as their own in a way.

Dropping with a dull thud the casket landed perfectly. The small group stood for an hour as they buried him. Riku read and re read the tomb stone. It was exceptionally large and he read it aloud.

"Sora Kartic. 1990-2007. The dearest of friends. The best of sons. The estranged boy who imprinted on the lives of many." He said and Kairi broke down into Terra. Both cried and stayed for another hour as Riku left with Yuna, Rikku, Paine and his family. As they started back for the car it was dark. A dim light caught their attention and they turned to see the blurred figure of a glowing Sora. He waved and they smiled. He was okay. He walked into some clouds and they faintly heard his song: Quiche Lorraine by The B-52's. They smiled and Kairi took off her locket. She knelt down and made a small hole. She sat the necklace in the dark hole and buried it too.

"Goodnight Sora." She said and left hand in hand with Terra.

bows I hope you enjoyed it. Looking for more? Like Naruto? Check out my Jade Dragon story. Surely you'll be pleased. If you'd like an epilogue please just request it. Neko, I bet you will. So I'll probably do one anyway. Ha ha