Yeah! Another chapter! I'm hoping to wrap this story up by the end of the week, but we all know that never happens ;)

Disclaimer: I don't own Kingdom Hearts - please allow me to go cry in a corner.

Sora:

Jack looked around in a confused manner.

"Well, they should be here now. The prank is over."

"Well, then why aren't they here?" I began to worry. The prank was good and all, I applaud Jack for being so thoughtful and what not, everyone committing to it was a big plus, but I wanted my friends back.

"I don't know," Jack frowned. He started looking around, "Riku? Kairi?"

I looked around too, imagining them popping out from behind a building or coming down from Jacks house, laughing at my face, but they never came.

"Jack, seriously. What was supposed to happen?" My heart beat faster, trying to cope with the fact that I didn't know anything about my friends whereabouts. Scenarios began to flash through my mind. They were never coming back was something that kept popping up over and over.

"You were supposed to find the 'corpses' and then they were supposed to come from over there," Jack pointed towards the graveyard, "I guess they didn't know the cue."

Jack shrugged like it was nothing.

"Well, shouldn't we make sure they're alright?" I said in spite.

"If you want to. I'm sure they're fine."

I rolled my eyes fiercely, annoyed with the lack of concern for my friends. Nonetheless, I wandered over toward said graveyard, but stopped when something grabbed my wrist. I turned around to see Donald and Goofy. I was too focused on my own thoughts that I forgot they were with me.

"You can't go alone, Sora," Donald said, looking up to me, "Something might have gotten them, and we don't want you to be in danger without any help."

I considered telling them to come along, but I couldn't go through with it.

"No, this is something only I can do," seeing their stares harden, I continued, "Trust me. You'll know when I need help."

After a while of arguing, they agree that they would come after me if I didn't return ina 2 hours.

Fear raced through me and the Keyblade flashed into my hands, sensing the danger as well. Feeling protected, some of the fear went away. I took a deep breath and walked towards the graveyard, ignoring all the eyes that followed me. Pushing the gate open, I slowly began to make my way towards Riku and Kairi.

After precious alone time searching, I moved farther and farther away from Guillotine Square. Luckily I didn't have to worry about Heartless because we locked the Keyhole a year ago. So why hadn't I put away the Keyblade? I guess I just needed something to hold onto.

"Riku?" I shouted "Kairi!"

I strained my ears trying to listen for a response. There was none. My grip tightened on my blade. I'd have to venture farther if I wanted to find them.

I continued walking through the familiar path that I'd travel through numerous amounts of time. Where were they?

Riku:

"Riku, I don't think we came from this way," I heard Kairi's shaky voice from behind me.

I sighed. This was supposed to be a simple and harmless prank, but we'd gotten lost in the process. Just our luck. We'd wander off for two seconds to explore the world while waiting for Sora, and this happened instead.

Not being with Sora was odd. He was like the glue that held all three of us together as well as brought us together. He always tries to keep the tension out of the air by talking. I never realized how much I depended on that and even though it was annoying, I enjoyed it.

I hadn't thought much of Kairi when she came to the island. She seemed, though, to be the one to get in the way of everything. She took an instant liking to Sora and it made me angry to think I had to share my best friend. It frustrates me that I thought that way when I was younger.

Yet, Sora was patient and let me see the good in her. Sora was able to form a bond with Kairi and then extended it to include me. He was able to make time for all of us.

It wasn't until after this thought that I began to feel awkward around Kairi. I knew Sora had developed feelings for her and vis versa. It wasn't any of my business to butt in, but the idea of them two leaving me in the dark frightened me. As if they would become too lost in themselves and forget about me. Not being able to see Sora for a year nearly destroyed me, I can't imagine never seeing him again for a girl.

"Maybe if we got up higher, we would be able to spot someone," I commented, trying to get back to reality. Self-pity and worried thoughts would have to wait until later.

We both started looking around for a ledge to climb up.

"Hey Riku," I heard Kairi's voice close to me, almost too close. I tried to ignore that fact. I had always had a problem with people either being too close to me or touching me. I was a private person and touching met interaction with other that didn't appeal to me.

"Yeah?" I questioned, trying to focus on finding a way out of this stupid maze.

"We're not gonna die out here, right?" she asked. It sounded more like a statement rather than a question. Her voice was brave, which surprised me because of what she had said.

"Of course," I looked confused, shaking my head. What kind of thought was that?

"What made you think we'd die in here? I'm sure Sora's already in tears, tearing through every wall trying to find us."

I silently laughed at the imagine that formed in my mind.

"Oh, right," her voice became distant. I could feel her closer to me. Without realizing it, she wrapped her tiny arms around one of mine for protection. I didn't stop her. She was probably scared out of her mind. I knew she didn't like to be alone, so this one time, she could get away with touching me.

We proceeded forward. There were no easy ways to getting on top of any of the ledges. They were all too tall, even for me. My ears strained to hear the sound of laughter or Sora's calls, but the only thing that responded was the sound of our footsteps.

"How could we have gotten this lost?" I asked. "We don't even have Sora as the leader."

Kairi indicated a small laugh. I was trying to lighten up the mood.

Lots of time passed and the scenery seemed to be repeating itself. Slowly, Kairi's grip had grown stronger.

"Kairi," I thought struck my mind. "How much do you like Sora?"

"What?" I caught her off guard, but she wasn't flushed. The feelings they had for each other were no secret.

"I'm not sure," she hesitated. "Why?"

I shrugged. The question seemed odd to me, even after I said it.

"I just don't want you getting his hopes up and then crushing him," I didn't look for a reaction from Kairi. "He's very fragile."

I could feel the grip on my arm loosen. It was still there, just not as present as before.

"Are you that worried Riku?" She asked. I wanted to drop the subject, it wasn't fair for me to have brought it up.

"I don't know," I cut her off from saying anything. I broke away from her grip and launched myself up towards a ledge that I could reach. I brought my hand to forehead, scanning for any signs of movement.

I caught the small bounce of some spiky brown hair. I smiled.

"Sora!" I screamed. The boy stopped and looked around. I waved my arms to get his attention.

Luckily, he spotted me. Even from a mile away, I could see the relief on his face.

Forgetting about the awkwardness that I had left with Kairi, I jumped down from the ledge and wandered back to her.

"I saw him," I reported, "Some distance, but if we travel fast we should be able to catch up to him in no time."

Kairi nodded and we made our way towards Sora. This time, Kairi didn't hold on to me. She stayed a good foot away from me, which I was fine with.

The panic that rose in my chest began to recede; my heartbeat calming to something normal.

Sora:

They're okay. I smiled.

"They're okay," I said aloud, making sure I knew.

What was I worried about anyways? Riku could protect Kairi and if got injured, she could protect her.

I took a shaky breath to calm my nerves and made my way towards my friends.

I literally have no idea where I'm going with this story. I'm straining my brain, trying to come up with a twist, but it's kind of hard. I think either I'm gonna have them find their way home easily or not. I guess it depends. What-ever - don't pressure me ;)

Real quick, it was, like, really awkward writing Riku POV, let me know how well I did (or didn't) do with it - criticism is much appreciated!

Please review!

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