Riku.... It was Riku.... Right there, right in front of me.... Nothing else matters, nothing except for Riku....

Sora reached slowly towards his friend's beautiful smiling face, his heart racing. He leaned forward, their lips drawing closer and closer to one another. Sora breathed in Riku's scent, and he felt his heart flutter. He closed his eyes letting the sensation wash over him. He leaned forward with new determination, hand outstretched to pull Riku closer to him.

But his hand found nothing but air. Confused, Sora opened his eyes to discover that he lying in his room, alone. Sunlight shone brightly through the open window, and a refreshing sea breeze wafted in. The young Brunette sighed. He had been dreaming of Riku again. It had been happening a lot ever since they got back from fighting Xemnas.

It had never occurred to Sora before then, but he was beginning to realize that he had feelings for his childhood friend. Strong feelings too. But Sora could never tell Riku how he felt. What if Riku rejected him? What if Riku hated him for it? Sora wouldn't be able to bare something as horrible as that.

Riku could never know.

Sora ate breakfast quickly that morning, hoping to get to school early, so he wouldn't run into Riku on the way there. The dream was still running through his head, and he was sure something would show on his face if he saw Riku before calming down a little.

He grabbed his schoolbag and hurried out the door with a piece of toast in his mouth. As he walked, he ran over the dream a few more times in his mind. He munched on his toast absentmindedly as he replayed the scene over and over again.

If only it were real... thought Sora wistfully.

A flash of silver caught his eye, and he snapped out of his fantasy world with a jolt. Riku was leaning against a tree just a few feet away!!! The Brunette let out a startled "Meep!" and dove behind a clump of palm trees, hoping that Riku hadn't spotted him and wondering how he had beat him there!

The younger teen peeked out slightly from his hiding place to see if his friend had noticed anything. He sighed with relief to see that Riku hadn't moved. He was still leaning relaxed against a palm tree, and staring off into space. His silver hair shone brilliantly in the morning sun. A few seconds later, he absentmindedly checked his watch.

That's odd... thought Sora. It almost looks like he's waiting for someone.

Sora ducked back behind the trees trying to think of who Riku could possibly be waiting for this early. No one came to mind. The only person Riku ever walked to school with was Sora, so why was Riku out here now?

Sora realized he wouldn't be able to avoid Riku without seeming suspicious. He took a minute or two to clear his head and to straighten out his school uniform, considering it had gotten a little disheveled while he was hiding.

After he deemed himself presentable, he did his best to slip out of the trees and back onto the sidewalk without being noticed. But instead, he tripped on a fallen branch and crashed to the ground. Riku noticed him this time, and hurried over to help him up.

Ouch! Way to go, Graceful! Sora thought bitterly.

"Sora! Are you okay? What happened?" Riku asked, leaning down to lend a hand.

Sora flushed pink with embarrassment.

"I'm fine," He said, keeping his head down to hide his burning face. "My foot just caught a root or something. No big deal."

Sora stood up slowly his blush subsiding slightly. He was still in a bit of a daze when he finally looked up and found Riku's face only a couple inches away from his own! His eyes grew wide, and the dream flashed through his mind again. He whipped around quickly to pick up his bag, his face burning crimson, then ran off down the path without a word, leaving Riku standing there confused.