Any here we are again it seems. Sorry it's been so long since i updated... but I've had some things going on in my personal life that kind of kept me away from a computer of extended periods of time, hee he. (I bet Brandon or Fae could guess what a few of those reasons were)
Anyways, this is chapter 9 as you can see from the Chapter heading below this. I hope you enjoy this chapter as much if not more as the previous chapters. Oh, and for anyone who really likes my stories, I've finished 'A Love Rekindled' (not that anyone really reads that story to tell the truth) and added two more. One is Kingdom Hearts titled 'Overheard by Ignorance' and the other is a Dark Cloud 2 fic entitled 'The Forbidden Poison of Love' (One of my other favorite video games!)
On with the show them!!!!!
Chapter 9
"Hey Mrs. Nuage, what are you doing here in my hospital room?" Riku asked at the sight of his 'second mother' perched on the edge of his hospital bed staring at him as though she'd just seen a ghost.
"Riku, oh my God, you're finally awake! You're alright! Oh thank goodness, Sora's been so worried about you! Roxas has been too. Oh you have no idea how worried we're all been!" Mrs. Nuage cried, her arms flying around the neck of her son's best friend as she smiled in relief.
"Um, Mrs. Nuage, I really can't breathe. Could you let me go please?" Riku sputtered and she let go apologizing at once for her thoughtlessness. Riku shrugged off her apologies with a small smile. "How's Sora? I plan on going to see him myself soon, I get released today. Is he doing okay?"
"He's fine dear, just…" She frowned looking down at the floor. "Sora's just..."
"What, what's wrong with him? What happened to him?" Riku asked insistently, panicking slightly due to the pained look on her kind face.
"Oh, nothing's wrong with him per say so don't worry dear." She smiled sweetly at him, coming out of her thoughts. She still looked worried making Riku feel none too comforted. "Riku dear, I do have to tell you something though concerning Sora and his condition, and it may shock you quite a bit. You see, Sora has a rather bad case of amnesia and can't remember the crash or anything else from that terrible night after getting into the Kairi's car to go home."
"What!?!" Riku asked in barely more than a whisper, his heart feeling as though it was going to spontaneously combust inside his chest ending his far too short and miserable life, all his happiness leaving him in that instant. It was as though all his dreams and hopes were dashed all in the same moment, just like the moment that not so long ago landed him in a coma. If he doesn't remember the crash, he doesn't remember me telling him that I loved him… or that he told me he loves me back. He won't remember any of that…
"The doctor's are sure his memory will come back soon thought dear so don't worry too much about it, never give up hope. He's just such a mess over his lost memories, he's trying so hard to force himself remember even though we've all told him the memories will come back over time when he's ready to remember them. Oh Riku, he's so stressed over worrying about you and anxious to go home. I don't know what to do for him." She sighed, wringing her hands in her lap. Her eyes filled with sudden tears for her tortured son making Riku feel guilty. "He wants to see you ever so badly, I think he feels guilty that he wasn't injured at all and you ended up in a coma with an injured neck. He's been ever so worried about you Riku; he cares about you so much."
"I care about him too." Riku said softly, not looking at her. "Tell Sora I'm alright and not to worry about me. Just have Sora focus on getting himself better so that he can get home, would you please tell him that for me?" Tell him I love him...
"I'll tell him Riku, don't worry. I'm glad Sora has you for a friend; you're so good to him. You've always been there for him. I don't know what he'd do without you." She smiled kindly as she stood up to leave. Just then a doctor came speeding into the room looking flustered and worried. "What seems to be the matter Doctor Ansem?"
"I'm afraid it's your son Mrs. Nuage. I need to have a word with you about his current condition. There's been an unseen complication." He said softly, but not soft enough so that X and Riku couldn't hear him.
"What's wrong with Sora?" Riku asked urgently from his bed. Doctor Ansem turned to look at him, puzzled. "I'm Sora's best friend. I need to know Sir, is Sora alright?"
"He is, but he may not be for long I'm afraid." Doctor Ansem said his voice filled with pity. Mrs. Nuage looked scared. "He was undergoing his psychiatric evaluation when it happened. According to Doctor Saix, the psychiatrist who was evaluating him, Sora was telling him what he could remember from the crash and then suddenly went stiff all over and started panicking saying it was all his fault that – "
"What? What did he say? What did he say was his fault?" Mrs. Nuage asked, her voice trembling.
"He said it was his fault the one person he ever loved was hurt in that crash and that he'd never be able to forgive himself for it. He kept screaming it over and over through his tears. He's going through a series of what seems to be small seizures. We still haven't been about to calm him down and snap him out of it." Doctor Ansem said as calmly as he could. His voice shook, trembling with emotions.
"Kairi," Mrs. Nuage said in an undertone, her voice laced with tears at the thought of the deceased girl. "He was talking about poor Kairi wasn't he?"
"No, Madame, he wasn't talking about Kairi at all. It seems he had broken up with Kairi before the crash due to hidden feelings he was harboring for... someone else." Doctor Ansem said, looking over her shoulder to where Riku lay watching him with large round eyes.
"If it wasn't Kairi, who was he…" Mrs. Nuage said slowly, comprehension dawning on her slowly. She turned and looked at Riku, her eyes filled with a curious gleam. "Riku, Sora's in love with you isn't he?"
"Yes, Mrs. Nuage he loves me, he told me so just before we crashed." Riku explained, his eyes never leaving hers. "And I love him."
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"I love you Axel, I really do." Roxas smiled lightly, his lips pressing a delicate kiss to his boyfriend's cheek as he tangled his hands in his fiery hair.
"I love you too Rox," came the reply. Axel's hands left Roxas' waist to instead cup his face, pulling Roxas' lips to his own in a passionate kiss. Roxas tensed for a fraction of an instant before responding his body pressing closer against that of his one love's. Axel's warm hands slipped under Roxas' shirt pressing into his back, their bodies so close together...
Ring ring ring!!!
"Damn telephone." Axel panted, pulling his mouth back away from Roxas'. Both males were panting, Roxas' eyes slightly unfocused as he looked up at Axel. "Well, get the phone so we can get back to what we were doing!"
"Oh, sorry Axel, I guess I spaced out." Roxas giggled in an embarrassed sort of way as he climbed out of Axel's lap and dashed over to answer the phone. "Hello, you've reached the Nuage residence, Roxas Nuage speaking."
Axel watched Roxas closely, watched the subtle change in the expression written on his face go from lustful happiness to immense uneasiness, and from there to sorrowful pity and nervous worry. When Roxas finally hung up the phone he started to cry softly. With light tears streaming down his face, he ran to the closet and collected his coat as he headed for the front door.
"Axel I'm sorry, I have to go – NOW!" Roxas sobbed, his voice changed slightly as he rushed to leave.
"What is it Roxas, where are you going?" Axel asked hurrying after him a he opened the door. When Roxas continued on his way without even a backwards glance his way, Axel grabbed his wrist forcing him to stay and explain himself. Roxas turned around and looked him over for a minute before answering.
"It's Sora, he's gotten worse unexpectedly. Apparently he's just remembered everything from that night and the crash and went ballistic on then. The doctors still haven't been able to calm him down." Roxas explained in a monotone voice as he fiddled with the buttons on his jacket. "I have to get to the hospital Axel. My Mother's down there with him all alone. I can't let her deal with this on her own, and even if I can't help Sora I can try and help her get through this."
"I understand Rox, I do." Axel said with a small smile that Roxas didn't return. And with that, Axel ran back to the closet and grabbed a jacket himself before coming back to Roxas and pushing him out of the house shutting the door behind them. "That's why I'm coming too."
"What?" Roxas asked, more than a little confused. Axel bent down slightly so that they were n the same eye level, his hands cupping Roxas' face comfortingly as he brushed away the young boy's tears.
"I said I'm coming with you Roxie." Axel said again, smiling at his boyfriends happy if not shocked expression. "Look, you're doing the right thing going to comfort your poor mother, there's no doubt about that. But with you comforting her, who's going to take care of you? That's where I come in. I can comfort and be there for you. You're going to need someone there to help you pull through, and after all you've done for me, this is the least I can do to repay you. I love you Roxas."
"Oh Axel, I love you so much!" Roxas cried, throwing his arms around Axe's neck as he cried harder. Axel held him gently as they stood there together on Roxas' front lawn, the smaller of the two crying hopelessly into the neck of the taller. "Thank you Axel, you have no idea how grateful I am. Sometimes I don't know what I'd do without you here to take care of me!"
"Let's get going Rox; it's a long walk to the hospital." Axel said gently, taking Roxas by the hand as they started down the road together.
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"Yuna, I need you over here!" A doctor screamed loudly over his shoulder at the young nurse. Yuna let out a small squeak and moved to comply immediately.
"Yes Doctor Xehanort." Yuna said softly, appearing instantly at the Doctor's side beside the end of Sora's bed. "What do you want me to do?"
"Run down to the office of Doctor Saix and ask him for a complete report on what happened. It might help me with the diagnosis and help us narrow down the treatment options." Doctor Xehanort ordered her in a small voice as he watched the trembling boy jerk about on the bed against the straps he had secured over him to ensure that he wouldn't fall out off of the bed and onto the floor. "Confound it, where's that other nurses when I need her?"
"We're right here, Sir." The two blonde nurses stepped forward into the room from the hall.
"Good, there you are. Rikku, I need you to run down to the nurse's station and get me a neck brace for the boy so he doesn't thrash too hard and snap his own neck." He commanded and the girl rushed out of the room for the supply room. Turning to the other girl he frowned as he looked down at his watch. "Larxene, run down and see what's keeping Doctor Ansem from telling the boy's Mother what's going on. I can't handle this on my own as he knows only too well. He should have returned with her by now."
"Right away Sir, I'm on my way." Larxene nodded and rushed for the door... which ended with her running straight into Doctor Ansem as he made to enter the room. "Oh, I'm sorry Doctor Ansem. I was just on my way to find you."
"Looks like you found me, or better yet I found you." He smiled at her hurriedly before rushing over to the struggling patient's bedside looking extremely worried. "You still haven't been able to calm him down?"
"No Sir, he's beyond what I can do with my limited experience." Doctor Xehanort sighed.
"What about a neck brace?" Doctor Ansem asked sternly.
"I just sent one of the nurses after it Sir, and the other went to inquire about the full report of Sora's mental status." Xehanort explained as he watched the older more experienced doctor circle the boy's bed. "What do we do now?"
"Xehanort, and you too Larxene, come and hold his head and neck still until Rikku returns with the neck brace. Be as gentle as possible without letting him thrash about too much." Doctor Ansem said in his imperial voice as he moved back over to the door were Sora's mother had just shown up looking petrified. "Mrs. Nuage, I'm afraid I can't let you in at the moment. There's nothing you can do. I sent a message down to the nurse's station for them to call your other son Roxas and inform him of the situation. He should be here any moment."
"I'll just wait out in the hallway then. Tell me as soon as you know anything." She sobbed through her tears.
As she stepped out of the door frame another person looked into the room through terrified eyes, his hands shaking in fear at the sight of Sora having to be restrained. He walked passed the grieving mother into the room ignoring Doctor Ansem and his request for him to please exit the room.
"Is he going to be alright?" Riku asked in a hoarse whisper, his fingers fiddling absentmindedly with the sleeve of his shirt.
"Sora's going to be fine Riku, I promise you. But right now I need you to go out into the hall with Mrs. Nuage. This is no place for you." The elder male saw the raw pain in the young teenager's eyes, wishing somehow that he could help the boy through this agony. Placing a hand on Riku's shoulder he smiled weakly at him. "I'll let you know as soon as Sora's calmed down as that you can see him, I promise."
Riku nodded sadly, returning to the hall as Doctor Ansem shut the door with a snap behind the blonde nurse that had just rusted inside carrying a large white neck brace.
"He's going to be okay, isn't he Riku?" Riku looked over at the mother of his best friend were she stood sobbing quietly. For once, he didn't know how to answer her. "I need to hear you say it Riku, you know Sora better than anyone else. Do you think he's going to pull through this?"
"Of course he is. Sora would never give up on us like that. He'll be back to normal in no time." Riku smiled at her the best he could manage and walked over to her putting an arm around her shoulders to comfort her in the only way he knew how. Sora's mother broke down completely at this, burying her face into his shoulder as she cried openly.
"MOTHER!"
Both people turned and looked down the hall towards the sudden shout. Roxas flew suddenly around the corner and rushed down to them, Axel following close behind him.
"Oh Roxas, you came! Oh thank goodness!" The boy's mother sobbed, releasing Riku to wrap her arms around her other son.
"Of course I came, Mother. I couldn't let you handle this on your own." Roxas sniffed holding back tears for his mother's sake. Axel placed a comforting hand on Roxas' shoulder, giving it a small squeeze before releasing it. Riku looked away, secretly upset that Roxas and Axel could have these moments together while he and Sora could not. "What's going on?"
"Why don't I take Riku downstairs for something to eat while you two talk?" Axel said quickly. He understood from the look of pure look of heartache on Riku's face that he couldn't handle hearing the details again. Riku shot him a grateful look and followed Axel eagerly down the hallway after making Roxas promise to come get him if Sora got any better... or worse.
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"Thanks a lot Axel, I own you one. You really saved me back there with Roxas and his Mother. I didn't want either of them to see me break down but I don't know if I could have handled to have to go through all that again." Riku said in a low voice over the hamburger that Axel had bought him. "I just... I care about Sora so much. I hate to see him hurting like that."
"It's alright Riku, don't sweat it. I'd be in the same position if anything happened to Roxas." Axel smiled at the thought of his blonde love waiting for him upstairs. "So, your first day of being released from the hospital after getting out of your coma and you're still hanging out here."
"Yeah, ironic isn't it? That's my life for you." Riku scoffed looking up at the ceiling. "Still, I shouldn't complain. I'm only here for Sora now. Believe me, I'd rather be back home in my room asleep or hanging out with Sora. I suppose it can't be helped can it?"
"No, I don't think it can be helped." Axel said in a soft voice staring off into the distance. The whole time that the two spent down in the cafeteria, Axel staring around at all the sick patients and their families while Riku forcibly shoving his food down his throat at top speed, was spent in silence after that. When Riku was finally done eating her threw his things away and stood beside Axel's chair looking nervous and not sure about what to do next. "You ready to go back up and join the others outside Sora's room then? If you're not, we could always-"
"No, it's alright Axel. Thanks for the offer but I think I'm ready to go back." Riku smiled weakly and headed for the hall that led to Sora's room. "Besides, I want to be there for Sora when he wakes up."
Riku followed Axel back to Sora's room, lagging behind slightly as deep in his thoughts as he was. 'What do I say to him? Do I need to say anything or should I just be there for him? Damn it, this is so confusing!'
"Here we are... I think. All these hallways look the exact same to me." Axel chuckled peering around a corner. "Yup, this is it. There's Roxas and his mom. It seems like they're – oh dear."
"What?" Riku asked breaking free from his worried thoughts.
"They don't look happy, that's for sure. I hope nothing happened while we were gone." Axel bit his lower lip. The next second Axel was sent sprawling into the wall as Riku shoved him aside to sprint down the corridor towards the family of his beloved.
"Did something happen to Sora?" Riku asked taking Roxas by the shoulders, breathing heavily. "Why do both of you look so upset? What's wrong, surely nothing else can have happened to Sora."
"It's not that something else happened to him..." Mrs. Nuage said softly, her voice choked with tears.
"He's been screaming for the last hour or so. We can hear him through the walls." Roxas whispered to Riku as his mother excused herself to go down to the cafeteria for a glass of water. All three males knew she was actually headed down to the restroom to cry some more in private. "They still won't let Mother or me in to see him, they don't think he's stable enough for us to see him yet. I just think they know how hard it would be on Mother to see him in his current condition, whatever condition that may be. I can understand why they're keeping us from him, but..."
"I understand how you're feeling Roxas; I want to see Sora too. Waiting around like this when Sora's in trouble is killing me." Riku sighed, his eyes clearly showing the hurt he was feeling inside. A fierce cry rose from behind the door of Sora's room making them all jump in surprise and fear, Roxas clutching onto both Riku and Axel's hands as he tried to calm himself back down.
"What do you think is going on in there?" Roxas asked in a scared voice. Axel shrugged, his mouth hanging open slightly.
"I don't know Rox, but it doesn't sound good." Riku said stiffly, his eyes fixed on the door.
"I hope Sora's alright." Axel stated the sentiment felt by all three boys.
"I'm sure he's fine." Roxas smiled weakly, his jaw muscles having to work exceptionally hard to pull off the smile. "Besides, if something went wrong, Doctor Ansem promised he's come out and tell-"
The door To Sora's room opened. Roxas fell silent his worst fears confirmed so it seemed. But the person who stepped out of the room wasn't Doctor Ansem or Yuna.
"Where's his mother?" The girl asked the three petrified boys harshly. They winced. Seeing the reaction her tone had on them her face softened immediately. "I'm sorry, how utterly rude and insensitive of me. I'm Larxene, one of the nurses taking care of Sora Nuage. Can one of you three tell me where Sora's mother went to?"
"Mother's down in the cafeteria." Roxas murmured back to her. "I'm Sora's twin brother Roxas. Is anything wrong with him, has something happened to him?"
"Oh no, it's nothing too serious, don't worry. The doctor's just need to know if Sora's allergic to any certain kind of medicine or edible product before they try and give him any new pills for the seizures he's experiencing. You see, your normal doctor's office doesn't have any records of Sora being allergic to anything and we would like to check with his – your mother to make sure that is indeed the case."
"I'm almost absolutely sure Sora isn't allergic to anything but..." Roxas drew it out thinking hard.
"Strawberries," Riku blurted out suddenly shocking everyone.
"What did you say Riku?" Roxas asked him sounding dumbfounded.
"Strawberries, Sora is allergic to strawberries." Riku explained with a shrug. "He spent the night at my house one night, ate some, and his throat swelled up until he couldn't breathe. My family doctor said it was an allergic reaction. I just remembered that just now or I would have told you before Roxas."
"Well, can you think of anything else we might need to know?" Larxene asked jotting down notes on her clipboard.
"No, you should really ask his mother." Riku said with a shake of his head. Larxene nodded and ran off down the hall towards the cafeteria.
"Wow, you learn something new everyday." Roxas said in a voice filled with his wonderment.
"What are you talking about?" Axel asked, confused.
"I'm Sora's twin brother for God's sake and I never knew he was allergic to strawberries before. I mean, I'm not. I love the little suckers. Huh, I guess that would make sense seeing as I've never seen Sora actually eat one before." Roxas smiled childishly and looked over at Riku. "Sometimes I think you know more about my own twin than I do Riku. And to be honest, that's kinda weird in a cute adorable kind of way I guess, if that makes any sense whatsoever."
"It makes a little sense I guess." Riku smiled at Roxas placing an arm around his shoulders.
"Hey now, watch it, hands of my boyfriend!" Axel growled protectively, wrenching Roxas away from Riku and nuzzling him cutely. "No offence Riku, but Rox is all mine so keep your paws off!"
"Alright Axel, whatever you say." Riku smiled, winking at the captive Roxas behind Axel's back. Roxas giggled hugging his boyfriend back while trying to ignore the guilty feeling in his chest. 'I still have Axel to help me through this, but Riku doesn't have anyone... if only Sora weren't the one that was in the hospital, then Riku would have someone to take care of him...'
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The hospital hallway was dark, the clock on the wall read a quarter till midnight. All was deadly quiet in the building, everyone was asleep... or almost everyone.
"Hey, Axel."
Snores from the redhead slumped against the wall, his mouth hanging open. At the sound of his name he jerked without waking, shaking the sleeping blonde boy in his arms without meaning to.
"Axel?" He tried again, a little louder this time.
"Eh, whatchawant..." then more snores.
"Axel, are you awake?"
"Uh... I am now." Axel murmured quietly as not to wake the sleeping boy in his arms. He looked across the hall at the teenager leaning against the other wall who had woken him. "What the hell did you wake me up for Riku? What is it?"
"Could you do me a favor and take Roxas home? He looks exhausted, and the two of you sleeping leaning against a hard hospital wall isn't exactly comfortable. Mrs. Nuage will be glad to see him, if she's still awake. I want to stay here a while longer in case Sora wakes up. I can give you the cash to call a cab if you need it. I'll call if Sora wakes up." Axel nodded and agreement and Riku reached into his pocket, and fishing out the money handed it to Axel. Riku had a pained look on his handsome face but Axel didn't let on that he noticed anything – he knew Riku well enough to know that if Riku had wanted to talk about what was bothering him he would have already brought it up. Standing up on shaking legs, and after whispering a hasty goodbye to the silver-haired boy her headed for the payphones.
As soon as Axel and the sleeping boy in his arms vanished around the corner out of sight Riku sighed heavily to himself, finally feeling the last dregs of his strength leave him, his legs give way under him so that he slid down the wall to sit at it's base as tears welled up in his eyes for the first time that day. Riku couldn't bear to let himself cry in from of the others, especially when he could tell Roxas and Mrs. Nuage were already worried enough without his tears bothering them.
"Oh Sora, I need to see you so badly." Riku sobbed into his knees, his shoulders shaking as he trembled. He knew he should get home, go to sleep, and come back in the morning but somehow Riku didn't think he could live with himself if he left Sora here all alone in case he woke up – Sora's mother had gone home over three hours ago to call Sora's father and give him an update on Sora's condition.
The minutes ticked by on the clock.
"What was that?" Riku started. He had heard something. Perking his ears up he listened intently for any sound. Nothing. 'I probably just imagined it.'
"Uh...Why...?"
"Okay, I know I didn't imagine that one." Riku whispered, standing up swiftly and looking up and down the hallway for the person that had spoken but seeing no one began to think he was just being paranoid. Until, that is, the sound of someone's soft pitiful crying reached his ears. "Where is that coming from? It couldn't be... could it be Sora perhaps?"
Riku pushed his ear against the door of Sora's room and listened intently, his eyes closed. The sound of a sobbing child grew louder as Riku's ear flattened with the door and he pulled back reaching for the door handle.
Stepping quickly inside the room, Riku closed the door behind him with a small snap. Sure enough, Sora was sitting up in his bed huddled into a ball, the straps that had earlier held him down to the bed handing limply over the edge of the bad dragging the floor like limp vines hanging off rainforest trees. Sora's face was in his knees, the neck brace pressing against his neck at a strange angle as he did this, his shoulders shaking as he cried and moaned in mortal agony. Riku took a step forward, the floorboards creaking under his feet.
"W-who's there?" Sora called out through tears, his head jerking up as he said it. His eyes fixed on Riku's silhouette, all he could see in the thoroughly darkened room. "I know you're there even if I can't see who it is. Come out were I can see you!"
Riku took a deep breath and stepped forward into the beam of moonlight falling from Sora's window. It was as though time stopped as the two pairs of eyes met, aqua green orbs melding with sapphire blue ones, the sky meeting the ocean after a long vacation as it seemed – and then Sora gasp, the flow of his tears stemmed by his sudden shock. Stumbling slightly when his foot caught in his bed sheets, Sora climbed off his bed and walked shakily across the room to where Riku stood transfixed at the sight of his beloved only moving to reach out a hand to catch Sora when he swayed. Sora batted Riku's hand away and resolutely stood on his own a foot in front of him, Riku biting his lower lip seeing this as a bad sign.
But then Sora smiled broadly up at Riku melting the older boy's heart in one glance. A single tear trickled down Sora's face as he stared into Riku's eyes before Sora flung himself into Riku arms talking incomprehensibly with his face pressed into Riku's shoulder, his hands clutching at Riku's body as he pressed himself against him. Riku's eyes slid closed as he pulled Sora close, murmuring all the while that everything was going to be alright.
"R-Riku, are you okay? You're not h-hurt at all?" Sora choked out, pulling back just enough to look up into Riku's happy face.
"No Sora, I'm perfect. I got released earlier today in fact." Riku smiled down on the younger boy, his eyes twinkling. Sora's knees buckled slightly. "Sora, you need to get back to bed. You shouldn't be out of bed yet."
"Riku, I'm fine I can do it on my own-" Sora started to complain as he pulled away from Riku. The moment her didn't have Riku's strong arms supporting him and keeping him standing upright, Sora crumpled like a collapsible tripod, Riku only just catching him before he hit the ground. "Okay, maybe I do need some rest."
"I thought so Sora." Riku smiled, helping him back into his bed and tucking him in before turning towards the door.
"What... where are you going! Don't leave me. Riku!" Sora began to panic and grabbed Riku by the wrist forcing him to halt. Riku turned back to look at him sadly. "Please Riku, don't leave me alone! I don't want to be alone anymore!"
"Sora, I promise I'll be right back. Oh Sora." Riku said desperately trying to calm Sora down. Riku sat down on the edge of Sora's bed. Sora leaned forwards and lay his head in Riku's lap so that he was looking up into Riku's face as Riku stroked his hair softly, comfortingly. "I promised your poor Mother I'd call her if you woke up. She's been worried about you. Roxas and Axel too. I just sent them home not even an hour ago. Don't you want them to know that you're okay so that they can come see you?"
"Not if it means you have to leave me for even a minute." Sora sniffed, his eyes watering up with salty tears. He sat up slowly and wrapped his arms around Riku's neck, his mouth close to Riku's ear. "I thought I'd lost you Riku. I don't ever want to feel like that again. Please Riku, don't go, not just yet. Stay with me."
"Sora..." Riku sounded sadder than Sora had ever heard him sound before. Resting his forehead against Sora's he gave him a chaste peck on the lips before nodding his head. "I can wait until you fall back asleep I guess."
"Thank you Riku, you have no idea how much this means to me." Sora smiled weakly, yawning as he nuzzled his face in Riku's neck, trying to press himself closer to the one he loved. "I love you Riku."
"I know you do Sora, I know you do." Riku whispered back softly, kissing Sora's hair before saying the four small words Sora hungered to hear from him more than anything else in the world. "I love you, Sora."
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I hoped you liked it! This story is almost over, sorry to say. Only a few more chapters left to go I think... Concerning that, I must ask you as my readers a question: how would you feel if I added a lemon into the next chapter of this story? I'm really curious as to what you all think about that idea so please tell me your opinion.
So, with that in mind, please review!!! If that ticks you off, say so in your review (nicely please) and maybe I'll draw this story out a little more. That'll depend on how many review I get so... yes, this is probably considered bribing you into reviewing but I don't give a shit what it's called. And I mean it, the more reviews I get telling me to continue this more than just the two or three chapters I have in mind left to write the more likely it is that I'll keep adding more and more to this. So review!!!! Until next time!!!!