Kingdom Hearts: Twilight Star
AN - here's a treat for my readers. Enjoy!
Disclaimer: The Kingdom Hearts games are not mine. Sora and Riku would be making out at the end of the second game if it was.
Chapter One:Love is Blind
"We are one, Sora, you and I." Riku whispered softly in Sora's ear as the brunette slipped into unconsciousness. Riku knelt by him and gently lifted the brunette into his arms, while the tide slowly lapped at the sand.
Sora woke extremely early in the morning – for no seemingly apparent reason. That is until he noticed how cold it was in his room. He moaned, turning onto his back to stare at the ceiling. He'd had the strangest dream – or so he thought – but he didn't remember any of it except what the dream Riku had told him. 'We are one, Sora, you and I.' He wondered what It could mean.
An unexpected beam of light fell into the dark room form the door, and Sora shut his eyes against the sudden brightness of it. When he could look at the door a few seconds later, he could make out that Kari was there, with Riku behind her. When the red-haired girl saw that Sora was looking at them, she turned and whispered something to Riku. Whatever she had said made the silverette smile and brought a kind look to his pale, blind eyes.
Kairi led Riku to Sora's bedside, where the silver-haired boy claimed he would need no more help. He had lost his sight in an accident shortly after their last adventure. Certainly something Sora didn't want to talk or think about. "How do you feel Sora?" Kairi asked. Sora tried to speak, but his throat was dry and papery, so he shook his head instead. Kairi sighed. Well, alright." She turned to Riku. "Will you stay with him?" she asked. Riku nodded. "Of course." He replied, and Kairi left the room.
Riku promptly leapt lightly onto Sora's bed to sit at the windowsill and 'look' outside. He could still sense things, so seeing what lay beyond the pane of glass was easy. It was a skill he had learned when he had intentionally blinded himself a few years ago.
"Riku." Sora could barely form the older teens name into an audible whisper. Riku tuned his head to acknowledge the younger boy. "Yes Sora?" But Sora could say nothing else. Riku sighed heavily, and extended his hand toward Sora, who weakly pt his hand in Riku's. The silverette gently pulled Sora up and threw the heavy blankets off of him at the same time.
Riku didn't let go of Sora, knowing full well that the boy wouldn't be able to support himself. Instead, he pulled the brunette into his lap. Riku held him close, clasping his hands around Sora's waist. Sora seemed uncomfortable at first, but soon decided it was okay to lean back and let Riku support his weight. That, in turn, led him to feel comfortable enough to let his head rest against Riku's shoulder. Eventually, he fell back into his world of dreams – while Riku smiled and pulled one of the lighter blankets over them.
Sora woke up a few hours later, still in Riku's lap. Riku's head was leaned against the window frame, and he was humming a haunting tune that didn't really seem to end. The silverette eventually noticed that Sora was awake after about ten or fifteen minutes. "Did you enjoy your nap sleepy?" It was more of a rhetorical question, but Sora answered anyways. "…Mmm-hmm…" he murmured, earning a chuckle from Riku. "You drooled on me you know." The older teen said quietly. Sora groaned. Riku would taunt him about this for weeks…not good. "Don't worry about it Sora. I won't tell anyone." That was a first. "…really?" Sora whispered. "Ah, so he and speak! Yes, really. Have I ever really lied to you Sora?" Riku put a lot of emphasis on the 'really' part. "…no." Sora muttered, and Riku laughed again. "I thought so."
"…hey Riku?" Sora said, since he was beginning to get his voice back. "Yes?" "What happened…exactly?"Sora asked. "What do you mean?" Riku sounded confused. "…what happened that I ended up like this?"Sora rephrased his question. "Oh. I would say ask Kairi, but I was the only one there. I don't really want to tell you, but because you asked, I will." Riku shifted a little, starting to get slightly uncomfortable under Sora's weight after so long. "Two days ago, we went to the island. While Kairi was off somewhere else and I was fixing the bridge, you…I don't really know what you were doing. Kairi left early, and I went to find you. You had to have been practicing with Tidus or something, because you managed to fall off of one of the higher ledges and knock yourself out. I had to tie your boat to mine and bring you back here myself." Riku sighed. "It's my fault you're sick Sora. You got soaked on the way back. I'm sorry." He said. Sora was surprised at the apology.
"…Riku…you don't have to apologize…it's not really your fault…I wouldn't blame you even if it was…" Sora sounded quite serious compared to his normal, peppy self. "You really don't blame me…do you?" Riku was amazing at coming up with questions that answered themselves. Even though it was rhetorical, Sora answered him. "…no, I don't…" he said, snuggling closer to the silverette to prove his point. Riku sighed again. "You know Sora, I wonder about your sanity sometimes." He said. Sora smiled. "I know Riku…" he said quietly, and fell back into a deep slumber.