A story, that tells what love can cost, dying is an opinion.
Riku and Sora are ordered to go to Disney Castle, and take their Mark of mastery exams, planning to save Ven, Terra and Aqua after that.
Somewhere else, Maleficent is making plans for her revenge, with the help of her apprentices. But something happens, and Kate, the girl Maleficent takes as a daughter, escapes. Her power was hid by the witch for so many years.
For details, just read the story :)
Torn
"Ben?" Her weak whisper, flew in the darkness. Kate felt his hand stroking her cheek. "I have an important meeting with Maleficent." He sighted, and kissed the hand, that the weak girl lazily stroke his shoulder with. "You have to rest, that battle almost got you killed." He bent over her, and kissed her neck gently. "You promise it won't take long?" She whispered, though she expected that she had more strength at least to talk. "I promise." He smiled, and kissed her wrists one more time. She watched, as her love vanished in the darkness.
"Kate… I'm sorry." Ben whispered, before he opened the huge door to Maleficent's office.
It had been hours. And he didn't come back. She looked around, and saw his leather back, he never left on a mission without. She chuckled, and with the little energy she had, she stood up, heading for the halls.
"You tried to betray us! You tried to go on that Sora brat and his lackeys! You were my best apprentice, Ben!" Maleficent yelled. "You were going to take Kate too!" She slammed her fist in the desk.
Ben looked at her, anger filling his mind. "And for how long, Maleficent? For how long were you going to keep her a secret?" He yelled at her. "She wields the keyblade! The is no way you can use her, like you tried to, with Riku!" He yelled again. "She is my daughter!" She screamed. "You can't, you won't do this! I won't take her away!" She hissed. "We'll see about that." He whispered.
"Storm! Take him down!" The witch yelled, and her gaze fell on a boy, with black hair, and stunning deep blue eyes. "As you say, my lady." He said, and take a step forward, summoning his blade. "Storm, you will never have her." Ben said, as he summoned his blade too. "We'll see about that." Storm smirked, and attacked him.
The fight was terrible. Blood, exhaustion, and fatal mistakes. Ben almost won, but the witch, cast a spell on him, and as Ben, was frozen, Storm finished him. This was the end. Maleficent's number one apprentice, was dead, with her help. But little did they know, Kate was watching, from the half opened door, helpless, because her exhaustion. Tears were running down her face, she saw her boyfriend, being slaughtered by her teammate.
"What about Kate?" Storm asked, as he watched the Heartless ruining Ben's body. "She is weak, that would kill her. We will tell her, one of the keyblade's chosen one killed him." Maleficent sighted, as she sat on her chair. "Don't you have a mission? Go!" She yelled. "Fine." Storm hissed, and went to the door. He left without even thinking, that Kate was hiding, behind a statue, scared to death.
When she had a chance, she ran to her room. She ran and ran, her tears running down. Why did the woman who took her as her own child, did something like that. she killed her daughter's only love. Only joy, of living.
She felt her heart aching. She felt her bruises, burn.
She opened the door, ran to her dresser and grabbed as much as clothes she could carry.
While trying to pack, it hit her. The bag. She opened it, and found a letter, with Ben's handwriting.
She gulped, staring at the white envelope.
Kate opened it, and started reading.
Kate,
If you read this, than I'm sorry... I didn't want this to happen, not like that.
Maleficent might want to confuse you, trying to manipulate you, by telling I ran away, or was killed by one of the keyblade's chosen one.
Listen to me, run away. Go far away, form this witch. Go to Disney Castle, search for the King. He knows everything. He will take you, protect you.
Please do this, because in the end, that witch will use you, and the results will be fatal. She is a puppet of the Heartless. Don't be one too.
I love you, princess.
Ben.
Tears.
They were strange. She cried, for the first time in years. 10 to be exact. "Ben…" She stuttered. She understood, her clothes were her smallest problem. She didn't have any energy left, so she opened a portal, and left with only her clothes on, and Ben's bag. No hesitation, no happiness, no nostalgia, just sorrow.
The Castle was incredible today. Of course, Sora and Riku performed excellent on the exam. Sora was grinning like an idiot, but a sweet one, and Riku, well he was silent. He was scared before. Yes, scared. He thought, he couldn't control the darkness inside him, but he undervalued himself. He didn't need a blindfold, he didn't need to be scared.
While everyone were having fun, the King, was walking around, mostly in circles, which caught Riku's attention. The King looked like he was waiting for someone. He was nervous, sighting in a period of a minute.
"Your Majesty?" Riku's voice, surprised The King. Mickey looked at him, his look, warm and happy again. "Yes, Riku?" He said, trying to keep his voice calm. "Is something wrong?" Riku asked, as taking step forward toward the King. "I…" He hesitated what to say. "No, nothing." Mickey said surprisingly calm. "I need to, I need to go in my office. I will be right back." He said, and left, before Riku could say a word.
Mickey closed the doors behind him. He didn't want to be watched. "Your… Majesty." He heard a voice, and turned around. And there she was. The girl, he wanted to save for so long. But why was she alone? "Kate? You made it!" He walked faster to her. When he got closer, he stopped and looked at her. Her bangs were covering her eyes, but he could see many bruises all over her arms, and legs. She was bleeding. "Wait you are… Where is-"
"Dead." She said without any emotion. This was hard for her to act. She was perfect at acting, but not now.
Mickey widened eyes. "But who…"
"Maleficent." She interrupted again. Again with the short answers. Like she was a soldier.
"What about Storm?" He asked. "He…selfish bastard." She whispered. For the first time in months, Mickey didn't know what to say. She was so vulnerable now. "Your Majesty, the Queen was looking for…" Riku began to say, but stopped, when he saw her.
"Kate?" He said, which was very difficult to him, for an unknown reason. The last time he saw her, he defeated her, controlled by the power of Ansem, well, Xehanort's Heartless.
"No one said, he was going to be here." She said, her words coming out, hurting him like poison.
"Kate, you have to rest. We will talk later." The king said, and looked at her now red, with rage face.
"No one…said…" She lost her balance, and collapsed on the floor.
"Kate!" Mickey and Riku yelled in one. "Riku! Take her in your room. I'll look for Donald." Mickey said, and ran to the garden.
"Shit." Riku whispered, and lifted her body, gently. He walked to his room, as fast as he could, not loosing balance. How he hoped she would be ok. It wasn't normal to faint out of nowhere. He didn't know, if she could wake up later.
And yes, Riku was freaking out.
Flashback~
She ran to him, screaming, shaking, trying to hit him, with her sword. "Kate! Stop this!" He yelled, blocking another attack, that came from her. "What, Riku? Stop? Did you stop? You ruined her! She's gone!" She yelled, tears coming from her eyes. She was desperately trying to hit him, but she was too weak.
Having nothing to eat, or a shelter, wasn't very good. She was like that for two days now. Trying to find the witch, she called mother. After she was told that Maleficent is gone, and they had to search for a way, she left immediately. She knew, Riku was involved.
Of course, she barely recognized him at first.
Long silver hair, longer that before, taller, stronger body, covered in black coat, and finally, the eyes, strong aqua eyes, hid behind a blindfold. Why?
"Traitor!" She screamed, desperation in her voice now. She ran toward him, again, and prepared for another try.
No luck.
He blocked again, and that pushed her away. Falling on the ground, too exhausted, she didn't have strength for nothing. "Tra…itor…" She whispered, for one last time, and embraced the darkness, hoping this would be the end.
But it wasn't. He helped her, found Ben, and left without a word.
Concern. Love.
He didn't want to think about those emotions, when he looked at her. More like, he felt he wasn't allowed.
5 hours.
It had been 5 hours.
Donald, checked her, cleaned her wounds, and left Riku an elixir, for safe keeping.
"She will… sleep for awhile, but I don't know how long. Her body suffered trough big shock, and stress, that helped, It may take from couple hours, to 1 or 2 days." Donald closed his eyes, and sighted. "If she wakes up, be sure to call me, okay?" The magician smiled, and Riku nodded.
"The main problem will be the wound on the collarbone, and abdomen. The wound on the collarbone, has some kind of poison, I gave her the antidote, but the process is painful, and will have to take awhile, to be cured."
"Right." Riku said, and waved Donald.
He asked where the King was, but Sora only said, that he locked himself in the library.
Well, yes, understandable. Ben was the best of Maleficent's workers, also Mickey's friend.
The King didn't expect, that the witch would kill on of her most trusted ones.
He was furious.
Storm ran through the hallways, looking for her. He didn't find the girl, anywhere. After running trough the whole castle, his anger became even bigger, of the thought that she was everything.
He pushed the doors, and walked in, growling.
"What's the big idea, pal?" Pete frowned, but Storm, just pushed him with a wave of darkness. He was good at magic, and he knew that.
"What's wrong now, Storm?" Maleficent closed eyes, frowning, and rubbed her temples.
"What's wrong? Really? Don't tell me you didn't know, that she is… GONE!" He yelled, and the witch widened her eyes, in surprise. "What?" She yelled, and her deadly voice filled the large room.
He looked at her, his face flushed with anger. "You told me, she wouldn't know! I had your word!" He yelled, and she sighted.
"We'll find her." She said, calmly, and looked at Pete. "And you better do something about that bastard, Sora, and his lackeys, this is your last chance." She hissed, and made a sign, tat told Pete to leave.
"You better have a plan." He said, and she smirked. "I always have one."
He didn't feel the sleep taking him over. The last thin he remembered, was sitting in the same chair, in which he sat for the last 9 hours. But, he was sure to wake up, when he heard her screams.
She screamed. The pain was big. The poison was extracting, and she wanted to die, that to wait to be cured. She looked around, biting her lip, tears falling from her eyes, and saw the same silver haired, freaking out.
She felt her hands being grabbed by him.
"Look at me, calm down!" He said as calmly as he could. "Donald!" He yelled, hoping the duck was somewhere near. He didn't want to leave her alone.
He saw her, sweating. She had a fever.
She was sick.
She was hurt.
"I'm here." Donald said, and pushed Riku, out of the room.
What Donald did to her, he had no idea.
But he knew something for sure-
He was scared.
I don't feel my hand. xD
My first KH story. Riku was my first video game crush xD Kate belongs to me. Oh yeah, Ben and Storm too. Nothing else.
Hope you like it, really do hope.