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Summary: Sora moves to Twilight Town where he stumbles into Riku, who is the head of a group of bullies. One night while walking, Sora finds that Riku lives in an abusive household. Can Sora fix Riku's situation and change the person he is? RikuXSora AxelXRoxas Contains Yaoi, Violence, and Language.
Author's Note: Thank you very much for taking the time to read this story. It's been a while since I did anything on fanfiction due to school and work. I'm sorry :( The writing may be a tad funny as I'm trying to get back into the swing of things. Please leave your opinions as I value every critique (as long as it's not flaming) and comment. I hope to make the following chapters longer as well since I know shorter ones bother me. If I don't update right away, I apologize as college is very time consuming. Please enjoy!
Chapter One
Sora gave a sigh of relief once the last cardboard box was in his room. He had just moved to Twilight Town with his adoptive parent, Squall Leonhart. The first memory Sora could remember was that he had two choices of what to call him—Dad or Leon. Sora had never asked why though the question does jump in his head from time to time.
"Sora, come down here please," Leon yelled from the kitchen downstairs.
The spiky-haired brunet maneuvered his way through the boxes and walked down the stairs. His bright blue eyes searched for Leon and found him standing in the doorway to the kitchen.
"Thanks for helping with all of the boxes. Why don't you go take a look around town?" his dad said while taking a sip of water.
"Are you sure? I don't mind unpacking right now."
Sora loved wandering around new places. There was always something interesting in new places for him.
Leon gave a nod towards the door and a slight smile. "Go for it."
"Thanks!" he exclaimed before running out of the front door.
It didn't take Sora long to pick a small road to walk. After five minutes, Sora realized the streets were deserted.
"Oh wait! Today is a school day," he muttered to himself with a shrug.
As the 18 year old turned the corner he heard hushed voices. His blue hues widened as he saw a group of teenagers around his age hovering over a body. The mass on the ground was crying and giving pitiful pleas asking for mercy.
A loud gasp betrayed Sora's attempt to be silent. Every pair of eyes snapped to Sora, suddenly ignoring their previous target.
"You…uh…should not be doing that," he muttered as loud as he could though it was still close to a whisper.
The group moved aside as the obvious leader made his way forward. Silver hair flowed down to his shoulders as his aquamarine eyes pierced through Sora.
"What did you say?" the male asked with a voice that screamed authority.
"I said that you shouldn't be doing that."
Sora could feel his heart beat through his chest. Sweat was starting to cover his body as he stared at the large muscles in front of him.
The leader let out a cold laugh and shook his head.
"I've never seen you before so I'll ignore that comment just this once. The name's Riku. See, this pitiful idiot is part of our group and tried to steal money from us and we caught him. I suggest you take the chance and get out of here while you can."
What do I do? I can't just leave him here, but I can't cause trouble for Leon either since we just moved here.
"I said GO!" Riku yelled after he threw the startled brunet to the ground.
Sora quickly stood up and backed up a few steps. The entire gang followed suite and began to chase him. Once the first guy ran at him, Sora cleared out of the alley.
He ran for a mile then looked behind him to find that they stopped the chase.
"Well, I think I won't be going for a walk any time soon," he muttered angrily.
As Sora walked through the front door, Leon stood and gave his son a confused look.
"Did something happen? You're covered in sweat."
Sora shook his head. "I just decided to take a run instead. When does the high school let out?"
Leon walked to a nearby counter and grabbed a packet of papers. He flipped through them for a few seconds before finding the schedule.
"School ends at 2:30. I can only pick you up on my off days. Maybe for your birthday we can get you a car."
Great…Now I get to walk home with people like that on the streets. This is going to be a fun senior year. I give it a few days before I come home with black and blue all over my body.
Sora finished unpacking most of his room as well as Leon's room. While Sora was working mainly upstairs, Leon stayed downstairs and worked the kitchen and living room. Most of the night was spent in silence, even at the dinner table. Sora felt as if his dad knew something was bothering him. Then again, he always did.
It was 11:00 before Sora could go to bed. Almost everything in the house was out of the boxes since there wasn't much between the two.
The obnoxious alarm rang at exactly 6:20. Sora groaned as he rolled out of the small bed. He went to the bathroom then got dressed. Sora was used to going to new schools after moving through many families.
The senior walked down the stairs and made a piece of toast then walked out of the house to start his walk to school. It only took about ten minutes before he arrived at the heavy metal doors.
Sora walked through the doors to see a lot of students huddled in tiny groups. It was something every school had in common, especially in a smaller sized school.
Looking at his schedule, Sora noticed his first course was Calculus. He walked into the classroom and went straight to the teacher who welcomed him with a warm smile.
The small introduction took all of two minutes. He just said his name and that he had lived just about everywhere. Once it was done, he took a seat in the only available seat that was in the back.
"Well, looks like we meet again," he heard a familiar voice whisper.
When he turned his head he nearly let out a groan, but managed to hold it in. Riku gave him a smirk that clearly told him it was going to be a long class for the rest of the year.
I'm surprised he's even in school…
The day went by at snail pace. When the lunch period finally hit, Sora grabbed a tray and sat outside at a table that wasn't occupied. While eating, he noticed Riku and a few of his group members smoking cigarettes at the corner of a building.
He shook his head as Riku looked over and began to laugh.
This guy seriously has nothing better to do than bully other people. I wonder how he gets away with what he does.
When the final bell echoed through the halls, Sora rushed through the emerging students to the double doors. Sora finished his walk home in less than ten minutes. He grabbed a glass of water and watched TV for a few hours before wanting to do something more active. Leon still wasn't home and it was starting to get boring. All homework had been finished at school since his last school was far ahead of this one.
I really don't want to run into those guys today. Maybe I can just take a different route.
Sora went the opposite direction from the day before. The sun was starting to set and the cold creeped through his pale skin. When Sora was about to turn, a lone house caught his attention. The lighting from the windows were dim and there was yelling that Sora could hear from where he was standing.
This town looked so average...I can't even believe it would be so fucked up...
The teen moved closer to the window above a few bushes. From this point, the yelling was so loud it was impossible to hear anything else.
"You are a fucking spoiled brat! We let you live under our roof and you steal your mother's jewelry so you can sell it? You will get that money back!"
Sora could here the contact of a fist hitting skin. He didn't know whether to intervene or mind his own business. What would Leon say if he had found Sora snooping and causing trouble in the neighborhood?
The hitting continued and Sora refused to hear anymore. He went back to the sidewalk and started his way back home.
What makes me better than everyone else? Why should I not speak up? Maybe I should talk to Dad...
Sora was so deep in thought he didn't hear the heavy footsteps behind him until it was too late. The two collided and fell straight to the cement.
"Watch where you're going you little bitch," Riku muttered trying to stand up. A bruise covered the exhausted-looking teen's face. That was when he realized who's house he had been standing in front of.
As much as Riku had been mean, Sora couldn't help but ask, "Are you okay?" It was just something Leon had taught Sora.
Riku stumbled over his feet again while trying to get up. With a sigh, Sora went to help him up.
"Don't touch me..." Riku muttered as he took a second to breathe. The sun was almost gone and Sora knew Leon was probably home by now. He forgot to leave a note but figured Leon would know where he was at and so decided to take the time to not just walk off.
Riku continued to sit on the ground as Sora sat next to him.
"I heard your dad yelling at you..."he whispered, scared to hear the reaction.
Riku snapped his head and sent an aggressive glare towards Sora. "That man is not my dad. He's my 'mom's' husband..."
Okay, so now what? He obviously doesn't like his mom either...
Sora let out a small chuckle and stared at his feet.
"I'm surprised you didn't scream at me for eavesdropping."
"Why would I? Everyone in this fucking town knows. No one chooses to do anything because that man is the head of law enforcement."
Alright...didn't see that one coming.
"What if I get my dad to speak up? He's tough as nails and doesn't care who anyone is."
Riku finally stood up and snapped at Sora.
"Don't you dare go telling anyone! Just because they know my parents scream at me all of the time doesn't mean they know where I get my bruises from. Mind your own goddamn business and fuck off!"
Riku shoved his hand into his pocket and pulled a cigarette and lighter out. He walked off without another word, trailing the awful smoke.
Sora went back to his house and greeted Leon. The two talked about Sora's first day of school, omitting Riku, while eating dinner. When it got late, Sora rolled back into bed and set his alarm to 6:20. It took an hour to fall asleep. He couldn't shake the incident from his brain and knew there had to be something that could be done about it. Of course, the fact Riku's step-father was part of the law it would be much harder.
"Why am I even concerned? This guy was nothing but mean to me..."
With a sigh Sora closed his eyes.
It's because I care too much...No one should have to be treated like that. Maybe he'll say something tomorrow...