Hurry Up And Save Me

Prologue

Sora watched in a horrified understanding as the white walls slowly came in around him. His every instinct screamed at him to move, but his muscles wouldn't budge. It's for the best. He relaxed; his part in this was over, he could not deny that. Still, he took one last glance at freedom. He would never regret his choices, even now. He shut his eyes, tight, not wanting to see what was about to happen.

"Riku, hurry up and save me."

Chapter 1

Two sapphire orbs flickered open, groaned, and shut again. Sora Strife, 16, was not ready to start another day. That was of course until the irritated voice of his brother, Cloud, shouted up the stairs.

"For the gods' sake Sora, wake up! It is already noon!" Sora groaned and lazily threw the covers to the side. He rubbed his eyes, stretched, and went about on his normal morning excursions; finding clean clothes, brushing his teeth, not falling down the stairs, etc. Finally, he found himself with a large plate of burnt eggs and bacon in front of him. Cloud sat down, looking at the brunette expectantly. The older blonde was wearing a pink apron, one that their mother had used when she was still alive.

"Cloud..."

"Yes?" The blonde asked hopefully.

"You're more like a housewife then a brother." Sora giggled when the older's expression immediately turned to irritation.

"You will have to talk to Leon about that one bro." Sora smiled, after his parents had died Leon and Cloud had taken care of him. He glanced over his shoulder.

"Umm, Cloud? Are toasters supposed to smoke like that?" Cloud looked at him in horror, and then at the mass of smoke that was growing in one side of the tiny kitchen.

"NO!"

One ruined toaster later, Cloud sat down at the small table, holding his head in his hands. Sora momentarily looked nervously over at the unrecognizable blackened blob of metal and plastic that had come to rest in the sink.

"I really am a hopeless cook aren't I?" Cloud asked miserably.

"No, your a great cook! Really!" Sora quickly swallowed one of the overcooked eggs and tried his best to make it look scrumptious. In all honesty he had gotten quite used to eating burnt food, some of it even tasted good now.

"That is sweet but you don't have to try that hard, Sora."

"No, really your cooking is delicious." The brunette winced as he came across a piece of shell in the egg. "It just needs a little bit of work. But I am sure you can do it! So cheer up, alright?" Cloud nodded and straightened up.

"Oh yeah, Kairi and Tidus have been trying to call you all morning! They want to meet you at the beach sometime today. Better hurry!"

An hour later Sora lay on the hot sand staring up at the sky, utterly bored. Selphie and Kairi sat around him chattering aimlessly about who was dating who, who was having parties, and which guys were hot. Tidus and Wakka were boogie boarding in the surf, laughing and joking, most likely chatting about the same things the girl's were. Well, change that last one to who had the biggest boobs.

The brunette found himself disinterested in both these conversations; he had always been a bit of an odd man out. He flipped over onto his stomach and closed his eyes, listening offhandedly to the girl's talk.

"Yeah, I know. I don't care who she is dating, I can't help but hate that girl!"

"Uhuh, but have you heard? Her sister died when that volcano erupted on the other island!"

"Really? Her poor sister, being killed by a volcano and having to grow up with a brat like that."

"Kairi! That's so mean! But kinda true..."

Sora lay their quietly until the girl's words just blurred into an ambiguous stream of sound and he drifted off. I wish something would change... he thought wearily before sleep overtook him.

The brunette awoke to the uncomfortable feeling of rain on his back. Sora sat up immediately. The others were gone and the sky had clouded over. Sora glanced down at his drenched shirt, wondering how he had not woken up when the rain had first begun. On the sand that he had once covered he saw a tiny note, it was scrawled in Tidus's sloppy handwriting.

Sora, we left to go get sea-salt ice cream.

We didn't want to wake you up.

BTW, Kairi painted your toes.

You really are a heavy sleeper.

-Tidus

Sora glanced down at his now royal blue toe nails and rolled his eyes. Kairi would do that. The brunette slowly began trudging his way to the tree-line. Suddenly the sky reverberated with an overwhelming crack. Sora covered his ears, trying to block out the sound. The young brunette felt a hand softly brush over his shoulder. He whipped around, finding himself face to face with most beautiful man he had ever seen. Silver hair partially concealed bright aquamarine hues and a small smirk adorned perfect lips. Sora stood in astonishment wondering how in hell this beautiful man had appeared behind him. His eyes trailed down the tall, lean frame until they fell upon a growing patch of scarlet in his side.

"Hey, I hate to intrude, but could you possibly direct me to a house or somewhere I could get out of this rain." The man grimaced slightly as he asked this, clutching his side.

"You can stay with me." The words spilled out of Sora's mouth before he had time to think about them. He didn't know this person, not even his name! And now he was inviting him into his house? Even the man looked slightly surprised at this. The brunette blushed slightly and took the man's hand guiding him in the direction of his home.

"I am Riku by the way" he said. Well, that was one step in the right direction.

Sora knocked on the door; he was drenched to the bone and was shivering from the cold gusts of wind. Riku stood behind him, one hand pressed against his side trying to stanch the bleeding. Cloud flung open the door.

"Sora! Where have you been all this time? And who is this? Wait... Why is he..." Cloud went silent as he eyed Riku's side. "Leon?" The silverette's eyes closed and he collapsed forward onto an unsuspecting Sora who proceeded to topple over himself. This all ended up in a very awkward position on the carpet. The brunette felt hot breath on his neck and shuddered slightly. Leon appeared quickly and appraised the situation. Silently he picked Riku up and laid him on the couch. Sora came to stand behind him and watched as Leon lifted the silverette's shirt to reveal a very well defined, if bloody, set of abs. There was a long gash running from his chest to his hips.

"Is he going to be okay?" Sora asked, he already felt somehow attached to this injured stranger.

"The only hospital is on the main island and the local doctor's office is closed right now. So we will have to do our best to take care of him ourselves. But the cut isn't too deep at least. It has just been left unattended for too long, that's all." Sora had never heard Leon talk that much; ever. But before he had time to ponder this phenomena Cloud came bustling back from the bathroom with an armful of medication, creams and bandages, promptly dumping them all on the floor. Sora was honestly surprised Cloud simply didn't burst into tears from the look he had on his face.

Cloud had been the one to find their parents lying dead on the carpet of their home just four years precious. Ever since he had come close to hyperventilating anytime Sora got himself even slightly injured. He was currently occupying a corner of the room and taking calming breaths, the kind a therapist teaches you to use. Leon glanced over at him and rolled his eyes.

"Oh this is going to be a long night" The larger brunette muttered darkly.

Disclaimer - I do not own Kingdom Hearts. If I did Kairi would be rid of her nasty habit of living. Thank You.

Author's Note – This is loosely based on the AMV Save Me by Winrii on Youtube. Also, thanks to my lovely Sora for all the inspiration, happiness and editing you have given me. Happy late one month babe.