Fallen Angel - Ch 7

Chapter 7 – Time apart

About a week after he moved to heaven, Sora finally stopped crying enough to start getting to know his family again. He got into a routine:

He had breakfast with his family, went to his classes and learnt what he needed to about his powers and how to control them, worked on his flying, and had dinner with his family. He hung out with Roxas when he felt up to it, but every other moment of his time he lay on his bed and stared at the ceiling, or sat by the window and just stared out it for ages, thinking about Riku.

When Cloud gave him a sphere and showed him how to connect to someone on earth, he watched Riku's life pass by in his spare time. He cried, laughed when he saw Axel's ridiculous styles, saw Demyx become a famous musician, and felt a sense of contentment when Riku became an accomplished author. At least Riku used his life for something worthwhile.

As the years progressed, Sora felt more and more anxious to see Riku, to see if he could be forgiven for what he had put his lover through.

The day finally came though when Sora did something he never thought he would do before he found out he was an angel. He flew through the halls cheering "Riku's dead!"

Cloud and Roxas joined him as he dashed towards the gate to Heaven and waited anxiously at the gate. When Riku finally did step through the gate, he looked like his nineteen-year-old self and both Sora and Riku flew towards each other and met in a strong embrace with a hard and passionate kiss.

"I'm so sorry," Sora whispered. "So, so sorry you had to go through that without me."

"We made it, didn't we?" Riku replied with a smile as he cupped Sora's face.

"You made it. All I had to do was wait," Sora corrected.

"Welcome home, Riku," Aerith said as she wept happily and hugged the silver haired teen.

"Thanks Aerith," Riku said sincerely.

"Come on, let's get you two home," Cloud said as he dropped down beside them. "You have a lot of catching up to do I imagine."

Sore met Riku's heated gaze and laughed for the first time since that dreadful day they'd parted. "Definitely."

"Alright, alright, keep it in your pants," Leon grumbled as he too came down to help carry Riku home.

Sora laughed again and took to the skies, looking for the first time at what Riku's wings looked like. They were a light baby blue with teal streaks flecking towards the end of the feathers. They matched his eyes perfectly, and the silver shine to his hair.

"Hey, Sora!" Roxas called, catching his attention. "Race you back?"

Sora grinned. "You're on!" With a laugh, the twins took off for home as fast as they could, Sora swerving around objects and other angels easily.

"He's improved," Riku noted as he watched Sora race Roxas.

"He has," Leon agreed.

"This is the first time we've heard him laugh," Cloud said quietly.

Riku blinked in shock. "Really?"

"Really. He was never quite right without you," Cloud hummed and smiled as Sora tackled Roxas through the gates, the two of them laughing. "It's good to see them like that again."

They touched down inside the gate and Riku was immediately kidnapped by Sora, who half flew through the halls, chattering non-stop and waving to various people he knew.

The moment they closed the doors though they gave into passion and made love until the next morning, getting to sleep just before dawn.

They joined everyone for lunch, ignoring the knowing looks and spent the rest of the day getting Riku settled into Sora's room.

The next day, Riku started his flying lessons, and within a month he was able to fly by himself. He and Sora went on a flight once a day, steadily increasing the distance that Riku could travel.

Zexion got Demyx back shortly after Riku turned up, and somehow, no one was quite sure how, Axel appeared one day with bright red and orange spotted wings. At least Zexion was confused until he saw Axel together with Roxas one day and smiled, pointing them out to Demyx, who squealed loudly and rushed over, effectively destroying the moment. Zexion regretted ever saying anything after the glare he got from Roxas.

Life continued on, Aerith and Zack having children that looked nothing like them, and this confused both Sora and Riku until Aerith giggled and explained how angel children were defined by the environment they were developed in. They very rarely looked like their parents.

Eternity continued on forever, but as Sora and Riku soon discovered, eternity doesn't feel like forever when you've got someone to share it with.

The End.