Hi guys!

So I decided to discontinue my previous SoRiku story and completely rewrite it, with this being the result. I actually put a lot of effort into this and I'm hoping I can pull through and finish it. I won't tell you what inspired me. I'll only say that it's a song. You guys will have to guess which one ;)

This story will also introduce my OC, which I'll go into more detail later.

Anyways, without further ado, please enjoy~

DISCLAIMER: All Kingdom Hearts, Final Fantasy, and The World Ends With You characters do not belong to me.

"Hey, Riku! We're best friends, right?"

"Of course, you dummy!"

"Ah, alright."

"Why do you ask, Sora?"

"Mm, its nothing. Hey let's promise!"

"Promise what?"

"That we'll always be best friends, no matter what happens!"

~.~

I was rudely woken up from my nap by one of my classmates. His name was weird but he was adamant that we call him Beat. Apparently I slept through the entire midday lecture. I'm just glad our teacher wasn't very observant.

"Dude, I can't save your ass every time you fall asleep. Ya gotta start stayin' awake more often."

"Yeah, sorry about that. Thanks though.." I could see his face change to worry.

"Come on, man. You got that same worried look on your face again. If ya ever need someone to tell your problems to, my doors are wide open! I ain't gonna judge. Promise!" I gave him a smile.

"Thanks, Beat. I'll definitely take up the offer next time." Beat frowned slightly.

"If ya say so.. Well, I gotta run. My next class is starting soon! See ya!" I watched him as he ran, even witnessing him almost running over someone and apologizing fervently before running off again. Beat surely was a strange guy, but he was earnest about the things he deemed important.

I had an hour till my next class, one which I took advantage of to get myself something to eat and to practice with my guitar for just a bit, relieving whatever kind of stress I had. Its an hour I had planned all to myself, at least until I saw the figure of someone running in my direction.

"RIIIIIIKUUU!" I braced myself for impact, moving my guitar out of the way to keep it from harm. Sure enough, the amount of force behind the hug made me stumble, making the both of us fall. I was greeted with a wide smile.

"Sora, I told you to stop that..." We both slowly stood up, fixing our clothes and picking up our things from the floor.

"Yeah, I know. I just get excited when I see you that I forget." I just flicked his forehead, not bothering to even look at him. "Hey! What was that for?" I glanced only for a moment, long enough to see him pout.

"That's what you get for being a goof." I couldn't help but smirk, causing him to pout even more. How cute. "Come on, let's go." I resumed my walk to the small park nearby the university. Sora stood in place for a moment before realizing that he was being left behind.

"Where to?" He caught up to me before I even knew it, confidently striding beside me.

"The park. Gonna grab a quick bite to eat first though. I'm sure you didn't eat anything before leaving, right?" He nodded, just before his stomach growled. "Yep, you're in desperate need of food." We picked up the pace, arriving at the small food stand right next to the park's entrance.

After we decided on sandwiches for lunch, Sora followed me to my favorite spot in the park. It was a bench placed at the end of a small path that many people didn't transit, making it perfect for me to practice. "So this is where you disappear to after your midday class. No wonder I could never find you." We both sat down, putting our things to the side and unwrapping our sandwiches. "I always had to go find Roxas and I know I'm starting to annoy him…"

"Sora, you could literally just text me."

"I know that but its not the same!" He looked down to his sandwich, lowering his voice. "Besides, I don't really texting all that much…."

"You're always texting Kairi though." I could feel myself getting a little ticked off.

"That… That's different though!" Ah, he's getting defensive. Knew it.

"Sora, stop lying to yourself for once." This wasn't good, I needed to be alone. I started putting away my lunch and grabbing my things.

"Wait, what are you doing?"

"I need to be alone right now." I left without saying another word. I didn't want him to see me hurt. I didn't want to explain. I was running away again. I needed to walk far enough so he couldn't find me. But I felt an anxiety attack about to start.

I somehow managed to hide from him. It was more like he didn't even attempt to look for me. I was relieved but it still hurt. I couldn't be at the campus anymore so I went to see my professor for the next class to inform him I was going home for the day. After that I just left.

My apartment wasn't far from the campus, fortunately. It was only a 15 minute walk to arrive. I got there quickly, only really needing to calm myself down. No distractions, no one to judge, I needed silence which my apartment provided. I just closed my eyes and breathed. I didn't notice when I had fallen asleep but when I opened my eyes, it was already dark.

Everything looked unfamiliar to me. I noticed I was sat against the wall, didn't even move an inch apparently, so when I tried to move to stand up, my body ached everywhere. I stayed in the same position a little longer, turning to see my things messily placed next to me, the only thing catching my eye was my guitar. I picked it up, starting to see everything around me be familiar to me again. That's right, I'm home right now…

I placed my guitar on my lap, looked at it, analyzed it. I felt its strings, its shape. It put me at ease. I played a few random notes and listened to them closely. I did that for another while, completely entranced until my phone rang. I searched for it and looked at who it was calling me.

Kairi

She probably wanted to talk to me about what happened earlier with Sora. I honestly didn't want to answer but she was stubborn and would not stop calling until I picked up the phone. I decided to just answer and get it over with. "Hey, Kai."

"What the hell did you do to Sora!?" I was right. Dammit Sora. What the hell kind of relationship do you have with this girl?

"I just needed time alone."

"That's still not enough to make him call me so desperately!" I felt my anxiety trying to crawl out of my skin again.

"Look Kairi, I'm really not in the mo-"

"No, you are not getting away from this so easily." I could feel myself start to shake. "Sora was almost on the verge of tears when I spoke to him!" I stayed quiet. I didn't mean to make him get like this. Countless memories began flashing back so clearly, realities that I wish that I could just forget. I lost control of my feelings again…

"Kai… I just.. I just told him to stop lying to himself. That's it. Now good night."

"Wai-" I hung up and turned off my phone. I couldn't stop the shaking, I thought I had this under control.

How easily it can be triggered.

I once again reached for my guitar and played a few notes on it, trying so hard to concentrate on nothing else.

Tonight was going to be a long one. Well, I think I won't go to class tomorrow either.

What a fantastic way to start the week.

So there it is. The first chapter. It's short, I know, but I really wanted to get this out there already.

I may take my time with updating because I've been busy lately. Just a little warning.

Anyways, please leave a review! Contrsuctive critism is allowed! Please!