"Jeez Sora, you're such a troublemaker." Riku fake-complained as he carried Sora through the door. "Not only do you break your arm, twist your knee, and sprain your ankle, but you get dumped on me while your mom's away."
"Better you than Kairi" Sora mumbled.
"True" he laughed. He set Sora down on the couch, then sat beside him. "You've been avoiding her lately, why?"
"It's just so weird. What with Roxas and Namine and everything. I want them to be together, but when I'm near Kairi, I feel like I'm with her, ya know? And I don't want that. She's my friend, that's all I want from her. I don't want to be in love with her, and besides, you've been my friend longer, right Rikuy?"
Riku turned his head Ceiling-ward – skyward - and closed his eyes. "You haven't called me that…in a long time."
"Not since we were little."
"Yeah." Riku said as he opened his eyes and looked at Sora.
"It was pretty soon after we became friends with Kairi…when I stopped…"
"Sora…"
"Yeah?"
"Do you wish it hadn't happened?"
"What?"
"The Heartless, Ansem, the Nobodies, everything."
"It was fun. I got to meet some really cool people. Like Axel. I think he was in love with Roxas…" Sora looked down "There's only one part I wish hadn't happened."
"What's that?" Riku prompted.
"Losing you." Sora looked straight at Riku, who was taken aback by the intensity of emotion in Sora's gaze.
"Sora…" he averted his eyes
"Yeah?"
"Is there someone who you're in love with?" Riku questioned
"There is." Sora answered, staring straight ahead.
"Have you told them?"
"No."
"Because" Sora laid his head on Riku's chest, just above his heart. "It would change what we have now."
"Is that really so bad?"
"That depends…on their answer."
"And if their answer was yes?"
"Then my answer would be…the same."
Riku sighed and wrapped his arms around the now-sleeping Sora. "If this person were me, the answer would be yes." Riku softly kissed the top of Sora's head before falling asleep himself.