Note: I started writing this awhile back and just never got to finishing it. Thankfully, I have learned the art of time management and am in the process of finishing. The first few chapters will go up quickly and be uber short, but if I don't update for awhile, don't hold it against me.
I always wondered how Riku met Ansem (or Xeanort's heartless; basically the main antagonist from the first game…), so I made a little story. It was going to be a full on yaoi fic, but considering Riku's age, I toned down greatly on the yaoiness. If you think the rating should be upped or not, just message me.
Warning: for shonen-ai(kisses and grabbing, nothing too explicit) and just a tiny bit of mind control. Not your thing? Then please hit the little back button.
"Italics"=Thoughts
Disclaimer: I do not own the characters and situations from the 'Kingdom Hearts' series. They belong to Square Einix.
Puppetmaster
Intro: The Wish
"Happy Birthday, Riku! Make a wish!"
Riku stared at the cake in front of him with wide turquoise eyes. Eight small, lit candles decorated the otherwise plain white-frosted cake. The flames slightly illuminated the faces of those who surrounded him; faces of relatives he didn't know very well, friends he just met, and people who he hadn't even met.
Riku's eyes closed as he took a deep breath.
"What should I wish for?" he asked himself. He had everything he could possible want. He was an only child, so his parents were constantly doting on him. Riku wondered if he should continue his usually birthday tradition, wishing for something that he knew someone had already gotten him for a present. It made the person who got him the gift very happy.
"I wish-"
Something stopped him before he let out his breath. Something felt different about this birthday. Riku could tell that if he made the wrong wish, he'd regret it.
Finally, he exhaled and all eight candles flickered out, causing the room to erupt into cheers and claps.
Riku smiled as the cake was being cut, but a small part of him made him want to take back the already had all the love he could ask for. And yet, his wish continued to echo through his mind.
"I wish I was important to someone."
To be continued…