Ok, continuing on with the revision process. I wish I would've done this a long time ago, but I didn't. But I am now, right? Well, I hope you all enjoyed the first chapter's revision. I'm trying to get these revised as quickly as possible so that I can go back to writing new stuff, yay new stuff. :D

Oh, and I'm keeping basic ideas the same, obviously, but I mean that I'm going to start and end each chapter with what it originally was so that I don't go on into future, or past, chapters. But I'm going to be trying to expand the inner parts, like add more events and such so that the chapters come out longer and with greater detail.

So let's get on with the story, shall we?

Disclaimer: obviously don't own anything. If I did, I'd probably be rich. Haha.

Save me, Riku

Chapter 2-The Note

Previously on Save me, Riku.

Sora is, like everyday ever since he can remember, awoken yet again to the dreaded life he faces. He relives the pain he sees every morning-his mom cursing him for his existence and blaming him for problems that he knows he did not cause. As soon as he arrives to school, Riku surprises him with a note. Although that day serious exams are being held, Sora can't seem to hold in his curiosity to look at the note later, so to solve his craving, he sneaks into the bathroom to take a quick peek at the note. To his surprise, it is delicately folded and on the reverse side is even more carefully crafted hearts. Why would Riku cover this note completely in hearts?

Why is it covered in hearts? I think suspiciously to myself as I continually get nervous just looking at this thing. I look up just to see the bland color of the wall. Somehow, it's quite comforting; it's not pressuring me to continue opening this note, unlike the deathly beat of my heart. Time continues to turn, what feels like years to every second. I want to open this letter, but my body isn't allowing me to. Am I scared to what it may contain? Nah, I tell myself, although I know I'm lying right away. Yes, for sakes I am scared, who wouldn't be? This note could contain my sole reason for living's true feelings-or, well that's what I feel like because of the hearts. Well, might as well get this over with, I tell myself as I flinch while starting to unfold the piece of paper. I carefully read the note to myself, making sure no one else can hear me:

Hey, Sora!

It's Riku! Haha, obviously, who else would it be?

Well, I heard you and your mom arguing again this morning. I hope everything's ok. Remember, if you need anyone, I'm here for you, even when no one else would be. Hey…

A few lines were heavily scratched out at this point.

Haha, nevermind. I'll tell you later. I have a feeling Danni's going to get to this note and I don't want her to read something I'm not ready for yet. Well, anywho, I'll talk to you later.

-Riku

Ha, okay he was just checking up on me…I reassure myself. Wait, he wanted to tell me something! I hate it when he does this. He's so good at hiding things from me, why oh why am I so gullible? Riku, I hope you know that you not only made me go crazy, but you made go back to normal sanity and to the far level of insanity within a split second, I quietly curse to an invisible Riku in my head. I glance back up to the clock in the bathroom, and notice the time. "Crap, I gotta get to class," I yell to no one in particular as I realize that I have less than a minute to get back to class. While I'm running down the hall, I begin to question what he wanted to tell me. I mean, I know one time I caught him talking to himself about a guy, to which he did confess to me that he may be possibly bisexual, but he hasn't decided yet. I remember that day…

Riku and I decided to go to the park that day. I was falling behind, like usual, as he ran ahead of me to claim a patch of grass as our own. "Riku, can't you slow down just a tiny bit?" I sigh as I realized that he wasn't going to answer that. I already know the answer-"No Sora, you're a bit of a fatty, so I'm just subconsciously training you, haha." I'm not fat, I just have a little chub around the edges, I always tell myself. But hey, exercise isn't bad. That day we were going to practice our sword fighting, well with wooden swords of course. I still had a bit of a ways to go, crossing a street or two and walking across the field. As soon as I catch up, I realize the Riku is in a deep train of thought, and I didn't want to break his concentration. "I can never tell him, but man is he irresistible…" I hear Riku murmur to himself just as I come up behind him. "Who's irresistible," I ask, obviously curious. At this time, I thought that Riku was completely straight, but who is this 'he?' Riku turned around and saw that I was standing right next to him, and figured that I had overheard enough to know the truth. "Well, Sora…"Riku tries to begin, turning quite red in the face, "I think I may be bi. I don't know for how long I have been, but I've just noticed that there's this guy that I can't seem to ever get my mind off of."

"Haha, I know the feeling. Never seems to go away, does it?"

"…Yeah…Hey, you don't have a problem with that, do you?"

"Oh yeah. I have a huge problem with that." I said jokingly, just to see the response he'd give me, but it wasn't near what I was expecting. He started to appear to get upset about it, so I quickly replied with "no, no I don't have a problem with it. I mean, if I had a problem with you, I'd have a problem with me. Or, atleast another thing to add to that problems-I-have-with-me list."

"Haha, and you couldn't figure out I was just messing with you? Man, I know you don't have a problem with it. Well, let's get on with a practice today!" Riku threw me a sword and right as I caught it, he started to attack. Wow, I really need to get better at this, if I ever plan on saving the world from eternal darkness someday…

I got to class just as the tardy bell rang. "Mr. Sora, talk about being late. Well, I guess we can let it pass just one more time. Go take your seat so we can begin," my teacher, Mr. Cage, warns me. Ha, yeah that was a good warning wasn't it? As I mentioned before, being a straight A student has its perks, that's why I continually force myself to remain in that status. He begins to pass out the books and the scantrons while dully reciting the rules. I finally reach my seat between Danica and Riku, who both snicker at me for being late. "Haha," they both say in that kind of high pitched and annoying voice. I shoot in a glare towards them just in time before I receive my booklet and scantron. Algebra…why did this have to be today? I don't mind it, just it takes forever. In my opinion, it's the hardest subject to do. I'm fine when it comes to trigonometry and geometry, but for some reason, I don't comprehend algebra well. I have approximately an hour and a half to do 90 questions. I should be able to make it, I hope.

That test felt like it went by quicker than it had started. Before I knew it, I was on the last problem. I had looked up at the clock to see how much time I had left, just to realize it was less than a minute. I had quickly solved the problem just in time to hear Mr. Cage tell the class to put their pencils down and pass up their tests. I turn my head to look at Riku. He looks as if he wants to pass out and has a big cloud of grief over him. "Uh…Riku? Are you doing okay?" I ask him, being quite concerned.

"Uh..yeah I'm fine. I just studied for the wrong test, I thought we were having English today…" he replies, still noticeably panicked.

"Oh. Good job, buddy. Hopefully you did fine anyway," Danica tries to reassure him. "Well, I have to go to my locker. I'll catch up to you two later, kay?"

"Well, don't you feel like a smart cookie," I jokingly ask Riku, "I'm sure you did fine anyway, you definitely are a smart cookie, in my opinion." I try to tell him a bit lovingly. He sure seems to hate when he's done something wrong, always goes into a small depression and denial stage. But, for some reason, he doesn't look like he's going into that denial stage. I look again up at him, and he has this huge grin and he's staring at me. Suddenly, Riku jumps onto me and hugs me. He leans closer to my ear and softly whispers "I want to save you. I want to be your angel. But just remember, if you ever need me, don't you dare be scared to come talk to me. I'll always be here for you…" Suddenly, he grabs my arm and pushes me up against the wall. He continues to have this huge gleam in his eyes, just staring me down like I'm his prey….

Ok, here is where the chapter ends in the old story, so I'm ending it here for now.

Was that a better revision? I think so, I added so much more to it. :D

Hope you all enjoyed it.

Review if you'd like, tell me your thoughts.

Until next time,

~ Jess