Alone in the Dark -A Kingdom Hearts Fanfiction.
Disclaimer: I dun own Kingdom Hearts, Riku, Sora, or anyone else- I just own this fanfiction. Square Enix does own the rights, though... and Disney owns the cartoon stuff, but they're not in this, really.
Author's Notes: Hi, hi! I just finished up my Vampire Knight fanficcy I was doin', so here I am with a KH one! Originally, this was to be a oneshot, but I think I'll make it a story.
Now then-- This is a RikuxSora yaoi (boy's love) with some other pairings, maybe. It takes part after KHII... Some dark themes and some lemon, lime, and other good stuff. Ah, yes, and some good old-fashioned Kairi-bashing! ;3
Enjoy and review please! (no flames... ::whine::)
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Chapter 1- Papou
-Riku-
At least the waves sound the same...
I'd always hate going to bed, now, because of two reasons.
One: I'd have to dream. My dreams consisted of the worst things I could dream of. It was pitch black, but it wasn't a normal darkness- it was alive. It would crawl and slither over me and no matter how hard I squrimed or how far I ran in the dream, it was touching me.
And two: I'm afraid I'll wake up from the darkness to find that it wasn't a dream. I'm scared that I'll fall prey to the night again and lose myself once more; that I'll wake up and I won't hear the waves anymore. I'd like to believe that I'm stronger these days, but sometimes I lie to myself. At that point, I wonder if I'm so weak that I can't even save anyone else as well, because that's what I really want.
I want to protect him. I want to protect the very sky. Sora.
But at the same time, I know that if I knew what's best I would stay away from him and his radiant light. The darkness I bleed undetected from my very pores would surely stain him.
"Riku! Riku, what are you doing out here? It's dark and everyone's gone to bed..."
I tilted my head back and looked at the upside down picture of cuteness above me. This was the sky I mentioned earlier. In fact, his equally cerulean irises glimmered in the night while his soft chocolate-colored hair spiked out haphazardly, and I absently wondered if he had to brush his hair to make it do that or if he just got up, placed the fly-aways in their appropriate cluster, and carried on.
I offered him a small smile and responded, "Sora. Why are you out?"
He tilted his head to the side slightly and answered slowly, "I... didn't see you head back to your house so..."
"You were watching for me, Sora?"
I bet he didn't know I saw the blush creep over his face while he shook his head quickly and said, "No! It's just I saw you way out here on the papou tree at sunset, and then you didn't return when I went in. Then when I looked back out--"
I laughed and slipped from the curved trunk of our little papou fruit tree, and, interrupting him, said, "Alright, alright. Calm down, I was only kidding. I don't mind if you watch me."
He seemed to have caught the sly undertone in my voice as I said that last sentence. He remained embarassed while I came around to him and placed my hands on my hips. Sora got all flustered and he pouted, "'Watch you?' I don't always watch you like that! Wh-who said I did?"
I smirked and ruffled his brunette locks roughly, making him lower his head and try to escape my hands. He whined more- as usual, and I answered with the question: "Who indeed? I never said 'always'. Loose lips sink ships, Sora-kun."
"Riku! Cut it out! Geez!" he forced a laugh because he was so obviously trying to ignore my teases... but that was no fun. No fun at all...
I made a noise of false annoyment and turned away from him abruptly, taking short and angry-looking steps towards the leafy part of the tree. I heard it almost right away: "Riku?" he softly said. He was worried. He'd never want to hurt me intentionally, I'd like to think. He might not like me the same way I like him, but at least he's a good friend and person in general.
"Riku, what's the matter...?"
"Noooothing..." I said, "sadly". I fingered the green, green leaves and my eyes were looking for... it. I heard him come closer and I smiled out of his sight. I was going to play around with him a little more before I left him alone. What can I say? He's fun to mess with.
So my fingers found their way to a nice, firm papou fruit within the tree, and I pulled it from the branch quietly. Spinning around, I locked my aqua eyes with his bubbly ones and he looked confused. I held a serious face, holding out the yellow fruit.
"Will you share this with me, Sora?"
His mouth opened a bit and he blinked a few times while staring at the fruit silently. Then, slowly, he brought his eyes back up to my face and I held my amusement inside. His expression turned deathly serious, but I think his might've been true- unlike mine, which was an act, and I became worried. Did I offend him? Offering a papou fruit to someone like this wasn't really a mature thing to do as a joke now that I thought about it. Then again, I'd always wanted to seriously share one with him.
"Riku..."
"Yes?"
"Do you really mean that? Do you want to share a papou fruit with me?"
Having second thoughts I said, "...Sora, I--"
"Because I don't need one- I'm always going to be with you. My destiny is very much entwined with yours..." he paused and took my hands- still holding the fruit- in his before finishing, "forever."
I was speechless. What did he mean? Was he just pledging his loyalty as a friend to me, or was he proposing something further? I wanted to ask so badly, but he offered a soft smile and turned away, heading back to the wooden bridge to the main island.
"Sora..." I murmurred, knowing full well he wouldn't hear me over the soft hiss of the waves. But he did turn back to me and he said, "Oh yeah, Riku?"
"Y-Yes?" I stammered. Now it was my turn to be flustered.
"I was wondering if I could stay at your place tomorrow night...? I've been thinking that it's been a while since I've slept over your house! Like when we were little!"
At first, I just kinda stared at him. I didn't think he's be the kind of guy to ask something like that after what just happened with the papou fruit, but I ended up smiling along with him and I said loud enough, "Of course. It has been a while."
His grin widened and he waved, beckoning me.
"All right! Now come on, I don't want to have to take care of your sick butt when you catch a cold from staying out here all night."
I followed him back to his house, first, being so amazingly nice, and he stopped at his front door and faced me. I turned to him as well and jammed my hands in my pockets saying, "What is it--"
"Riku, do you like me?"
His very sentence winded me and my eyes widened while I mumbled, "What?"
Suddenly, he frowned. His eyes began to water while he hunched his shoulders up and clentched fingers and teeth. He nearly whispered, "I've been wondering for a while, now. I tried not to ask, but I want to know- do you like me?"
I want to say yes. I want to embrace him and kiss him. But why was he crying? Is it so bad that I might love him? And I couldn't answer him. I didn't want to scare him off with a yes, but I didn't want to lie with a no, so I stood silently and watched him cry.
He glanced up to see my pained face, and I looked away, unable to look at his tear-streaked one. He let out a sob and barged into his home, slamming the door behind him. I sighed
and hung my head.
Good God, he was so... dramatic...
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Author's Notes: Here's the first chappie! All done! It's not as interesting as I'd liked it to be, but it's just getting started, you know. So please review and I'll slap up a nice, juicy chappie two. In fact, I think the next one might have some yaoi. Hmm ... ...
Poor Riku and his unrequited love... Girly Sora and his pressuring questions...