Disclaimer: All characters of Kingdom Hearts is property of Square-Enix and Disney.

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Which mean I can make my move on you, Roxas.

Roxas groaned and buried his face into the sofa's pillow. His older brother, Cloud, looked at him in curiosity. Ever since Roxas returned home from the hospital, the blonde had not done anything but groaning. He did not even touch his food during dinner. This worried and amused Cloud.

Which mean I can make my move on you, Roxas.

"Eggghhhhh…" Roxas groaned.

"Roxas, are you all right?" Cloud asked. His brother raised his face from the pillow and looked at him. Cloud arched his eyebrow as he noticed Roxas's face is as red as tomato. Somehow, the sight looked familiar to him. 'When was the last time I seen this scene before?' Cloud thought then frowned. 'Wasn't it when Riku confessed his feelings to Roxas six years ago…?'

"Cloud…"

"Yes?"

"What did you feel when Leon said he love you?" Roxas asked. Cloud blinked.

"Why do you ask?"

"Just answer it, please?" Roxas begged. Cloud's sweat dropped.

"Okay…" Cloud rubbed his chin as he thought about his romantic memories with Leon. Roxas did not miss a soft smile formed over his brother's face. "It was amazing," Cloud said. Roxas listened intently. "I felt as if my world has changed. I mean, I had already loved him back then but I was looking for an opportunity how to tell him. I've never thought he'd do the confessing first though." Cloud chuckled. "But I mostly never thought he'd love me back…It was amazing indeed."

"So…after he confessed, what did you do?" Roxas asked.

"I kissed him," Cloud said, smiling. Roxas gulped then bowed. "Roxas, what's wrong?"

"…Nothing."

"…Did someone confessed to you?" Cloud asked. Roxas looked at his brother in shock before he blushingly looked away. Cloud smirked. "Who is it?"

"My friend," Roxas replied, did not want Cloud to know.

"So, does this friend of you say he loves you?" Cloud asked. Roxas shook his head.

"He said he would make a move on me…" Roxas said.

"Wow. He must be really like you," Cloud said.

"That's what I thought! Even Riku had never said that to me before!" Roxas blushed red.

"…Well, what's the problem?" Cloud asked.

"Eh?"

"I ask you, what's the problem if your friend loves you?" Cloud asked. Roxas gulped. He bowed, thought about what Cloud said just now deeply.

'So what if Axel likes me? Is it wrong?' Roxas asked himself. Of course, it is wrong, he thought. Axel and he are both guy and that kind of relationship is wrong. But of course, Roxas never thought about gender. For him, all that matter is heart between two souls. So what is problem? he asked himself again. Gender does not matter. What else is matter? The public's opinion? Again, Roxas has never cared about it. For him, public are public and public is not him. His decision is his and not public. So what is the real problem?

"Let me ask you," Cloud said as he leaned. "Do you like Axel?" Cloud asked. Roxas startled.

"H-How?"

"It's obvious," Cloud said and smirked. "He told me of his feeling before."

"What!?"

"Now, do you like him?" Cloud asked. Roxas flabbergasted.

"I-I…"

"The true, Roxas," Cloud said. Roxas gulped then looked elsewhere.

'Do I like Axel?' Roxas felt his cheeks are warming up. From the first time he met Axel, he had always thought that the redhead is quite handsome. Sure, sometimes his heart throbbed fast whenever the redhead was near him but that was probably because Axel is a famous singer from famous band. Who wouldn't feel that around famous people? 'But…it was different…' Roxas realized that. He had fallen in love with Riku, whom much less is also famous, before never he had felt such nice feeling when he was around Riku.

Cloud watched as Roxas thought about this matter deeply. Then he saw his brother sighing. He smiled when the blonde smiled shyly and weakly at him. 'Guess he finds the problem already…'

"I'm going out," Roxas said as he rose from the sofa.

"Where?"

"Meet Riku."

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Sora was sleeping when Roxas came to the hospital that time but not the famous Riku. Roxas visited and checked on Sora for a while before he asked Riku to follow him outside. The famous guy perplexed and watched in curiosity as the blonde before him fidgeting in nervousness. "What do you want, Roxas?" Riku asked.

"Does Axel have girlfriend?" Roxas asked. Riku stunned, never really expected Roxas to ask him such question.

"No. Why?" Riku replied and did not miss Roxas's sigh. The blonde fidgeted again. He kept patting the side of his thigh as if it could calm him down. Riku sighed. He knew Roxas very well despite they had not been his lover for five years already. He took Roxas's swinging arm and clutched the blonde's wrist; his eyes intently looked into Roxas' eyes, making the blonde gulped. This could be the first time Riku hold him after five years. What is more, he noticed Riku's eyes have changed a lot. "Roxas, tell me what is wrong."

"Riku…" Roxas was expecting fast heartbeat but none comes. Frowning, he pulled his hand from Riku's grip and glared at the floor. Then he sighed. "Riku," he looked at Riku. "Do you still love me?" he asked. There was a long moment between them, for like twenty seconds, before Riku replied with plain voice and expression.

"Not anymore."

'…well…no pain. Guess that's mean that I…' Roxas smiled widely. "Thanks."

"You're welcome," Riku said. Roxas chuckled. "What's so funny?"

"Nothing," Roxas said, waving his hand. Riku shook his head. "I guess I should go now. Take care of Sora for me."

"Hmm." Riku watched Roxas turned around and walked away. "Hey Roxas!" The blonde stopped and looked at him over his shoulder. "But I still like you," Riku said. Roxas smirked.

"Yeah, me too."

"Heh. Good luck on getting Axel," Riku said, smirked when the blonde blushed red.

"Thanks."

Riku is smiling, handsomely. His aqua eyes had never left Sora's figure ever since he returned after Roxas called him outside. His smile had been staying over his face ever since he found out that Roxas and Axel are going to be together. But he had to wait for the good news before he could do something he had thought to do. The handsome smile slowly turned into a weak smile.

'I have to do it. I promised already…' he thought. He looked at Sora's face and smiled as Sora slept peacefully despite the presence of the plaster. Instinctively, he brought his hand to Sora's face and caressed his cheeks softly. The brunet whined in sleep at the contact but slumber back to sleep after Riku pulled his hand.

"Riku…" Riku stiffened when he heard his name moaned by the brunet in sleep. Then he watched as Sora moved around on the bed and ended up curling under the blanket. Riku could not help but to laugh. Thus, waking the brunet up. "R-Riku?"

"S-Sorry. Didn't mean to wake you up," Riku said, smirking. Sora blinked before he smiled. He yawned sleepily, stretched then sat up.

"You look…happy," Sora said. Riku smiled. "And sad." Riku stunned. "Is something wrong, Riku?" Sora asked. Riku bit his bottom lip. If possible, he wanted to forget about what he wanted to do. But he had no choice. He had to do it. He must keep his promise. He looked at the brunet, who was watching him in concern, and smiled weakly.

"Do you remember the first time we met? Back at the restaurant?" Riku asked. Sora tilted his head before he nodded happily. "Back then, I have never thought I would become your friend."

"Riku…you're not just a friend to me," Sora said and smiled. "You're my best friend." Riku felt his heart tore apart.

"I…I'm very happy to know that," Riku said, gripped his trouser tightly. "I have always wanted to be your best friend and I'm happy I made it."

"Riku…?" Sora worried about his best friend. The famous guy was struggling. He wanted to say something but something seemed to be holding him back. "Riku, are you all right?" Sora asked as he touched Riku's hand. This action startled Riku a bit before he calmed down.

"I'm sorry," Riku said. Sora blinked. "I wanted to be your friend and now I have. I wanted to be your best friend and now I have. I want…something more but…" Riku closed his eyes and bit his bottom lip until the lip turned reddish.

"Riku, what's wrong? What is it?" Sora asked. Riku shook his head and opened his eyes. Determination could be seen from his face. It took Sora's breathe away.

"Sora, I can't be your friend anymore," Riku said.

"…Eh?"

"I don't want to be your friend anymore," Riku said in calm tone. Sora panicked. He disliked Riku's tone and he definitely dislikes of what Riku had said to him just now. Was he hearing the real one? Riku does not want to be his friend anymore.

"Why!?" Sora raised his voice in panic, making Riku grimaced. "W-Why!?"

"I can't. I just can't."

"But why!!?? What did I do wrong? What's wrong with me? A-Am I becoming a burden to you??" Sora asked, absolutely panicked that he did not give Riku a chance to say further. "O-Or is it because you hate me!? You hate me, Riku…?" Tears are flowing fast from the brunet's eye. Riku looked elsewhere, hated to see the tears. "Riku…"

"Sorry," Riku said. Sora bit his bottom lip, holding his tears from flowing fast. He clutched the blanket on his lap and hung his head low. The tears are dripping down. "I'm really sorry…"

"Why? Tell me…I just want to know why…" Sora sobbed, burying his face on his palms. Riku felt like knives are piercing his heart as he watched Sora's tears flowing fast. He hated this pain but he had no choice. Promise is a promise. Even so, instinctively, Riku got close to the brunet and hugged him tightly. At first, Sora stiffened and startled by this but then he hugged Riku back, crying.

"Even if we're not friend anymore…I'll protect you forever."

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A/U - ...Don't kill me!