Update: No longer a oneshot! ;D
Inspired by 誰かの願いが叶うころ (Dareka no negai ga kanau koro/When Someone's Wish Comes True), go listen to it. :U
Disclaimer-I-forget-to-put-a-lot: I don't own the characters, only the storyline. And I don't own the song 誰かの願いが叶うころ.
Nightmare
Riku stood up, but didn't at the same time. There was nothing to stand on- pure nothingness formed the ground and all his surroundings. He just stood there, eyes misty behind silver hair that dangled in this face. A hazy black clad figure began to form before his clouded eyes, solidifying quickly. The completely black figure was hugging its knees with its head down, only showing short raven hair that messily hung on its knees and arms.
It made no movements as Riku stared at it, not at all curiously, only because it was the only thing to look at in that empty realm. Its sudden shudders snapped Riku from his trance, sending shivers up his spine. He made a step towards it so it was at his feet and kneeled down, extending out a hand that was ferociously swatted away by a gloved one. It looked up and Riku saw the angry face of a girl, blue eyes flashing and teeth bared like a wild animal. She growled at him loudly, glaring with all the hatred she could muster.
"Get away from me!" she screamed in fury, sharp voice echoing in the nothing.
"But I-" Riku looked down for a moment with his hand drawn back, but he extended it again regardless of the attack. "I just want to help you." He wasn't sure why he needed to help her, he just felt it.
The girl laughed, the sound of nails grating on a chalkboard. "Help?"
She laughed again. Riku gritted his teeth at the harsh sound.
"I don't need your help. I've had enough help from you."
He ignored her retorts and let the hand continue on its path to her shoulder. His finger had barely brushed the smooth edge of her coat when he suddenly found a Keyblade aimed at his chest. The girl heaved her own chest up and down heavily, head hanging against it and away from him. Her voice was low and quiet but struck at Riku like an earsplitting yell.
"I hate you."
He took a step away from the weapon whose tip was at his heart.
"Why... do you hate me?" He had never seen the girl before in his life, not that he knew of. Besides, he didn't think he had ever done something so terrible to make someone loathe him that much- with a few exceptions, but he was sure this girl was not on that list.
She looked at him with such fury that he was sure her eyes were capable of ripping him apart where he stood.
"Why? How could you not know why? Don't you know what you did? You tortured my friend!" Tears framed her pale face.
"I..." He clutched at his chest, reminding himself of what he had done in the past. "I didn't... want..."
"Didn't want to? Yes you did! And you'd do it again for Sora!" Riku's head jerked up at the mention of his best friend.
"You're just like Ansem," she hissed through her gritted teeth. "Just clawing your way through innocent lives because they're indispensible. Purposeless. Meaningless." She threw the Keyblade down, which disappeared in a flash instantly.
"Ansem's not the one who tortured him. You did, by just watching it happen and doing nothing about it."
Riku broke his silence in anger.
"Nothing? I was helping him return to Sora! I was just trying to get my friend back!"
"By taking away mine!" she screamed. She ran towards Riku who surprisingly did not even flinch as he was pelted with a flurry of black fists in the chest.
"I hate you... I hate you... I... hate..." Her voice and fists gradually weakened as she slid to the ground, legs on either side of her. She looked up at him, her silent crystal tears sliding down her cheeks. All previous signs of hatred seemed to be drained from her eyes with her tears.
"Just... why? And... and then him, too... He didn't have to go..."
She put one palm on the nonexistent floor to steady herself as she clutched her chest where the heart should be. Somehow regaining the fury- perhaps it was fueling her- she looked up again with all the blazing hatred as before.
"You finally help Sora, and then you wallow in the darkness because you feel sorry for yourself! You should have been there, protecting them- him! I had already lost Roxas, and if you had been there, I wouldn't have lost Axel too..." She stood up face to face with Riku, looming over him though she was much shorter. He could feel her short breaths escape through her teeth and onto his face.
"Have you ever watched a best friend die? Right in front of you, and you can't do anything about it?"
Riku stayed silent.
"Have you?" she screamed at him. Her face darkened, her eyes two glowing orbs of abhorrence.
"One day, you'll feel the pain I feel. And it will be your fault, just like it was with my friends."
Riku was frozen in place as she slowly drew the Keyblade back. With a forceful lunge, she plunged the blade into the center of his chest. Her face stayed dark and emotionless, except for her blazing eyes. Riku felt the "ground" beneath him shatter, and he fell back into a swirling abyss of black, writhing tendrils. As he was pulled into the dark mass, the girl stood over him with the Keyblade hanging at her side. Her image shattered and swirled away in a white and black mist, and everything disappeared from Riku's eyes.
Kairi and Sora sat on the edge of the paopu tree, legs swinging over the edge. Riku slowly walked over to where they sat, looking down at the uneven planks of the wooden bridge. He stood next the tree, not looking up. His arms stiffened at the sound of Sora's voice.
"What's wrong, Riku?" He could sense his friends' concerned eyes on him. He tried to brush the thoughts away and forced a smile, waving away the tension with his hand.
"Nah, it's nothing, just one of those dreams where something bad happens, but you can't remember."
I guess if you didn't really get the whole title relation thing, it's that when Riku got his wish of getting his friends back, it left Xion without hers (dareka no negai ga kanau koro ano ko ga naiteru yo/When someone's wish comes true, she'll be crying). I just really love this song so much. C: And reviews. I love them too.