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Authors (SUPER, DUPER, LONG, IMPORTANT) Note: Hey guys! Back with Chapter 3! Sorry it took awhile. (nine days to be exact.) But I came down with a horrible cold and was out for a few days, resulting in tons of schoolwork to catch up on. Anyways, just a heads up that I'm thinking about changing the Title of this story from Room of Angels to Blackout. (Don't Forget!)For it goes more with the story. (hint, hint) And for added fun (mostly for me) I'm going to answer someones comment every chapter. Yay!

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Room of Angels

-3-

I stared at the ground as I trudged along the cobblestone sidewalk, kicking a rock as I went. A cool breeze blew past me, my silver hair swaying slightly. The sun smiled brightly down at the island, seemingly not caring that it was still eight in the morning.

A typical early summer morning at Destiny Islands.

I squinted my eyes and glared up at the sun, its bright rays not fitting my gloomy and forbidding attitude.

I could still hear that bastards laugh pounding in my head, his glowing eyes penetrating my own. After the incident, I have been thinking over and over how he could still be alive..my darkness. I defeated my darkness haven't I?

Sighing deeply, I shifted the schoolbag on my shoulder slightly. It was the last day of school today. Meaning that I was graduating high-school. Has it really been that long?

Thinking it over I realized how much we all have changed and grown over the years.

Kairi. I'm still amazed at how much she changed from that girl that always played with us on Destiny Islands. She has grown taller, a little taller than Sora now. And has filled out nicely in places giving her a welcoming softness. Her hair is still that signature red that everyone knows her by, except it has grown past her shoulders and she added a few blonde highlights to it.

But shes not the only one that changed.

Selphie has also grown a great deal. Her voice isn't that annoying high-pitch anymore but is now a soft and warm one. She evolved from the hopeless romantic she was a few years ago to a rough and tumble girl that won't hesitate to knock you out if you mess with her or her friends.

Tidus and Wakka to me, haven't changed all that much except being taller and having deeper voices. They still share their love for blitzball, and are now both on the blitzball team.

Out of all of the people that changed, there is one person to me, that has changed the most.

Sora.

Everyone else says that Sora hasn't changed a bit and teases him about when he will start puberty. But I realize how much he has changed. Physically at least, for he still thinks the same as he did three years ago. That same adventurous,naive, brave but reckless attitude that he adopted when he became a keyblade master. Even though he has changed physically, it is very small changes that would be hard to notice at first glance.

His face still has that childish look to it, except now it is more sharp and less soft, making him look older in my eyes. He has grown slightly taller, his forehead probely reaching my nose. He still is practicing fighting, me and him usually spar like old times. Minus the wooden swords.

I also have painfully realized in the distant past that all the sparring is paying off, for now Sora has built up a good amount of muscle, not as much as me, but still enough to give him that lean,built look. His skin has slightly tanned, leaving him with a golden glow that outshined any girls fake tans.

His eyes are still that bright blue color, never fading or dulling, but seeming to grow more bright every day. And his hair is still that messy mob of spikes.

"RIKU!" I heard someone shout from behind me as I snapped out of my reminiscing.

Stopping abruptly, I turned around to see, none other than Sora running down the sidewalk a ways away from me. His schoolbag thumping against his thigh and his spikes flopping all about as he ran.

I couldn't help but grin slightly when I saw him, something that I seemed to do everytime I'm near him.

I watched as he came closer and closer to me, until he was merely three feet away.

He stopped running and bended over, putting his hands on his knees as he panted for breath.

After a few moments of Sora trying to breathe, he straightened up and smiled at me.

You know that goofy, one of a kind smile that only Sora has?

"I kept yelling your name!" he said exasperated.

"You were?" I said not really paying any attention to what he was saying but noticing how he still had his school shirt unbuttoned and that his blue tie was hanging off his neck loosely.

He must have rushed out of his house again.

"Yea it's like you were in a different world! What were you thinking about?" I heard him say as he started walking, buttoning his shirt as he went.

Falling into step with him, I rethought the question. What was I thinking about? Well first it was Ansem..then how everyone has changed...then I was thinking about....Sora.

Lately I have been having a lot of weird feelings towards Sora, ones that should never be felt towards your best friend, let alone another male. I think they all started after we defeated Xemnas together, while we sat in the Realm of Darkness.

Since then I have kept all those feelings under wraps. I don't want to know what would happen if he found out, he and Kairi are meant to be together.

"Riku?"

Not me and him, never me and him.

"Helloo? Anyone in there?!"

I snapped out of my thoughts and noticed that Sora was standing in front of me with his hands on his hips.

Whoa, deja vu.

"Yea?" I ask, looking sideways.

"Whats up with you? Ever since yesterday you have been a little off, like your heads somewhere else." he said, his tone actually serious. "Whats going on?"

"Nothing." I say offhandedly. "Just thinking about graduation."

I walk around Sora and continue down the sidewalk, seeing Destiny High in the near distance.

Sora jogged back up to me.

"You sure?" he asked.

I stop walking and turn towards him, looking straight into his blue eyes.

"Yes, I'm fine." I say reassuringly, placing my hand on his shoulder.

"SORA, RIKU!"

We both turn towards the voice that called our names.

I squinted my eyes, and saw Kairi a few blocks ahead, along with Selphie, Tidus and Wakka.

"HEY!" Sora shouted back, waving. "Bet I can beat you!"

And with that, Sora took off running towards the group.

I sighed, he will never change.

I looked up at the sky, seeing all the puffy clouds move slowly across the blue vastness.

I heard birds singing as they went from tree to tree, and the murmurs of tons of students anticipating the last day of school.

It seemed so peaceful.

"RIKU!"

I looked ahead of me and saw Sora and the rest of the gang waving frantically at me.

Smiling softly, I took off, running towards them.

Too bad that this will be the last peaceful day that anyone would ever have.