[Riku] Trust Your Love [Taela] Chapter 1

On a world called Destiny Islands, three keyblade bearers rested peacefully after their previous journeys.

They were separated almost two years ago when the worlds began to fall into darkness. On their own, they fought countless battles and struggled to be reunited once again.

Heartless, Nobodies, Organization XIII, darkness....nothing could stand in their way as long as their hearts were connected.

Now the keyblade master, Sora, and his two best friends, Riku and Kairi, all sat together on their old play island, watching the sunset. Kairi and Sora were sitting atop the paopu tree and Riku had his back against it, leaning on the tree with his arms crossed over his chest.

The air was peaceful with silence, nothing but the sound of waves crashing against the shore. None of the three teens dared to speak, afraid that their moments together like this could be numbered.

It was true that they had defeated the darkness once again, but something still didn't feel quite right. Neither of them knew what the uneasy feeling meant, but it was possible that they might be needed again real soon. After all, Maleficent had come back.

And as long as they wielded the keyblades, they will have to fight....

"Hey guys, do you think we should be heading back soon? We do have school tomorrow." Kairi asked.

Sora shuttered. "Don't remind me. We save the worlds and the thanks we get is homework."

"Well, what did you expect?" The red head turned to meet his gaze, only to have her cheeks flush pink and turn away quickly. What she didn't see was that Sora's face was also a slightly darker shade.

"I dunno, not so much work?"

Riku gave a short chuckle and decided to join the two lover's conversation. "Well Sora, it seems that you really haven't changed, even after all that traveling. You're still as lazy as ever."

"I resent that!" He jumped up and landed next to Riku. "Name one time when I slacked off."

Kairi giggled. "While were building the raft, I found you sound asleep on the beach. Remember that?"

He grimaced and rubbed the back of his head. "Oh yeah, you hit me too, and called me a lazy bum."

"See," Riku said, gloating over another victory. "that's just one of the many examples."

Sora sighed in defeat. "Yeah....well, I'm gonna head home. Do you want me to take you home Kairi?"

"Sure. C'mon Riku." Sheh slid off the tree and trotted up next to Sora, who had already walked over to the bridge.

"Go ahead without me. I want to stay here for a little while longer."

"Suit yourself." He grabbed Kairi's hand and began to run to the dock with her in tow behind him.

Riku sighed, moving his hands behind him and lifting himself up on to the paopu tree. He enjoyed being alone to thinkm and Sora and Kairi knew not to disturb him.

He still had a hard time facing everyone he knew, knowing that he had given into the darkness. If not for his friends pleading and encouraging words, Riku might not have returned at all. They tried to act as if it had never happened, as if he had never betrayed them. But he knew the truth, and it would always haunt him.

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The next day after school, the three friends quickly did their homework and went back to the island. Riku was sitting on the paopu tree again and Sora and Kairi were on the beach, wading in and out of the water and splashing each other.

They sat down after awhile, letting the sun dry them off. Sora looked over to his friend and decided that he needed some company. Telling Kairi that he would be back, he hopped up and jogged the entire way to the mini islet the tree was on, too lazy to run but too impatient to walk.

Sora leaned against the trunk of the tree, hands folded behind hihs hear as usual, looking at the ocean like Riku was.

"Nothings changed, huh?"

"Nope. Nothing will." Sora replied.

"What a small world."

"But part of one that's much bigger."

"Yeah."

"Hey Riku...." He asked. "what do you think it was, the door to the light?"

They had gotten home through the door to the light, but Sora still didn't know how it had appeared.

Riku chuckled, jumping off the tree and walked up to his friend. He pointed to the boy's chest where his heart was. "This."

"This?" Sora placed a hand over his heart.

"Yeah. It's always closer than you think."

"Sora! Riku!" Kairi yelled to her friends. They turned to see her running across the bridge, a bottle clasped in her hands.

"Hey, what's up?" Asked Sora.

She took as second to catch her breath before presenting the object in her hands. "Look."

Inside the bottle was a rolled up piece of paper with the royal seal on it. He took it immediately. "From the King?"

He removed the paper from the bottle, unrolling it. Sora's face was expressionless as he read it.

His friends stepped closer so that they could read also. Riku was on his right, a smirk evident on his face, and Kairi stood to Sora's left, worried that there was more trouble.

Did King Mickey need them?

Did the worlds need them?