A/n Hey y'all! Thanks to a wonderful Talitha Koum, I got permission to make little drabbles dedicated to...you guessed it! Nevaeh and Riku, my ultimate favourite couple! I hope you guys will enjoy these as much as I like writing them! This one more or so takes place in the beginning of their budding friendship.

Note: None of these drabbles will have spoilers for future chapters for That's Why by Talitha Koum. I would seriously suggest reading the fic first before reading these, because one, you might not know what's going on between Riku and Nevaeh, and two, the fic is just seriously awesome and it's the best KH fic in the whole wide world! Now presenting, Riku's Friendship Lessons!

Disclaimer: I don't own Kingdom Hearts or Riku and the lovely and talented Miss Heaven "Nevaeh" Alexander aka Nevaeh belongs to the equally lovely and talented Miss Talitha Koum!

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Lesson One: Friends Don't Kill Each Other

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Riku sighed tiredly as he fell back on the old wizard's bed, stirring up dust then settling on the fraying sheets. He just barely escaped with his life from one of the most dangerous and lethal creatures of the universe, which was the one problem he couldn't exactly shake off.

"Mr. Riku! If you don't come out this instant, I just might have to—"

He didn't wait for his predator to finish her sentence, for he dashed for the door, rushing past his personal tormentor. He slammed the door open, skidding slightly as he made a run for it.

Yes, it's true. Riku is running for his life.

"MR. RIKU!" A flash of white follows suit, a shrill battle cry filling the air of the Radiant Garden. It was an actual calm, peaceful day in the usual Heartless-ridden town, so this was scary.

Not that Riku even noticed.

"Mr. Riku! I'm going to kill you!" Wild golden irises flashed with a murderous glint, but her voice said otherwise.

"You can't do that Heaven!" Riku yelled, running up the staircase leading to the bailey. Alas, the giggling girl would have none of that, and leaped up to the edge, heaving her body over the graying brick, launching herself at the older boy with such force that he would have surely broken his neck.

"Now that I have your attention Mr. Riku..." Nevaeh held Riku in a head-lock, paying no mind that he wasn't exactly struggling. "Will you tell me why you were running from me?"

"Heaven, you insisted on poking me with a spork."

"What is this spork you speak of?"

"Don't change the subject." Riku grunted slightly; Nevaeh's grip was bone-crushing. "This is how you treat friends?"

"Aren't friends supposed to have 'fun' in such recreational activities such as these?"

"It depends on your definition of 'fun'..." Riku shifted his head (painful as it were), and met her eyes. Once again, they were laughing at him.

"Surely this is fun...I've never had an opponent who gave me such a challenge." Nevaeh finally released her death grip, opting for a chance to still keep her hold on Riku...with his hair.

Riku grit his teeth in slight pain. "Let go of my hair."

He tried to sound threatening, but since was Nevaeh ever threatened? She paid no heed to it, and played with the silver strands.

"This is the real reason why most men avoid having long hair." She gave a sharp yank, Riku buckling his knees...only slightly. "It gets in the way."

"I beg to differ, Heaven..." Riku tripped the girl, releasing her grip on his hair. Kudos to Riku for fighting dirty, for he spun her around in the spit-second she was confused, and gave a hard pull on her own braided tail.

"Mr. Riku!" She yowled, falling slack against the boy, lest he pull harder. "This is totally unacceptable!" She shrieked, though it sounded oddly like she was laughing. "I'm going to kill you!"

"Heaven." Riku held tight onto her hair, taking care of her thrashing limbs and tantrums that would be the very death of him if he got too close. "Friends don't kill friends."

"And where's the fun in that?" Nevaeh laughed, catching Riku by surprise as she jumped up and latched herself to his body, her legs around his waist and arms around his neck. Obviously, she had no qualms about invading someone's personal space, much less Riku's.

"Think of it this way..." Riku swallowed; he needed water. "If something were to happen to me, you wouldn't have a friend anymore."

"Hmmm..." Nevaeh tapped her chin in thought, resulting in Riku having to let go of her braid in order to keep her from falling. "You do have a point."

"Of course I do." Riku released his hold from Nevaeh, only to see that she still held onto to him, grinning like a Cheshire cat. "Now let go of me."

"Only if you tell me what a spork is."

"Heaven..." Riku sighed, trying to pry Nevaeh's arms from around his neck. If he thought she was dangerous before...well, letting her hang onto him like this was suicide.

"Alright, alright." Nevaeh pouted, releasing her grasp from the boy's waist and neck. "Not that I wanted to know anyway."

Riku mentally rolled his eyes. "You were trying to kill your friend with it."

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A/n AHHHH! I'm going to kill myself! Just for the record, most of the stuff said in this was based on real...conversations I've had in real life, more or less. Anyway, please review so I can try to do better.