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LilP: CHAPTER TWO! IT IS HERE! YEAH MAN!
Chapter Two:
Tubes. There were too many tubes connected to Riku as he lay unconscious in the hospital bed. Sora sat quietly in the chair next to the bed, watching the heart monitor as it made that irritating beeping noise.
The kid was a wreck. His face was full of bruises and there were cuts all over. The doctor had also said something about a few broken ribs.
Sora sighed and ran a hand threw his hair. He had been here all day. He needed to get out.
Swiftly, he pushed open the door and ran down the hallways to the emergency exit. He knew it would start ringing if he opened it, but he needed to get out NOW.
"Like I give a shit" Sora muttered as he nudged the door and quickly evacuated. Of course, like he had suspected, the door made a shrill "BBRING!".
Sora ran away, his dark shoes slamming on the ground.
Riku had been unconscious for 5 days. They were the most excruciating days of his life. Riku was like his brother, basically. Sora was used to him being there all the time to talk to and confide in. He was the best family Sora ever had. They had known each other ever since elementary school. They were buddies who protected one another. If Sora were to lose him, he didn't know what he would do.
FlashbackA 7 year old Riku finds 6 year old Sora crying at the park. There are scrapes and bruises all over his arms.
"Hey, kid. Why are you crying?"
Sora looked up at the boy in front of him. He had cold eyes and silver hair.
"My daddy hit me…and he pushed me." He sniffled and showed him all his bruises and scrapes. "And..and then he put a lighter on my hand."
The boy's eyes widened a little for a mere second. Then they went back to normal.
"Don't worry. They'll go away. I should know. My mommy does that to me all the time. She's done it ever since my daddy left."
Sora sniffled and looked up. "You mean, your mommy hits you? My mommy is in the sky. She was really pretty and kind. When she died, my daddy got sad and angry."
Riku stood up and extended a hand out for Sora. "Wanna play?"
Sora smiled and took his hand. "Sure. What's your name? I'm Sora"
"I'm Riku"
"Will you be my best friend?"
"Of course! From now on, we're going to be buddies. You'll be my brother, and I'll be yours."
Sora couldn't go home. His father was drunk, and every time he was drunk, he hit Sora. He usually told him it was his fault his mother died. Or that he never should have been born.
What time was it? It seemed to be around suppertime. His stomach growled. He hadn't eaten all day. Reaching in his pocket, he pulled out a 5-dollar bill. Good thing he still had some money left from yesterday's poker game.
There was a cheap diner across the street from the park. Usually it had awesome food. He decided to go there.
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"Here you go, sir" The overweight waitress handed him a steaming plate with French fries and a big juicy burger on it. The she refilled his coffee cup. "Enjoy your meal".
Sora muttered his thanks and took a drink of his coffee. The mug felt good on his hands, since they were icy cold from the wind outside. Sighing in contentment, Sora felt relaxed, even if he didn't know where he would be staying tonight. He looked out the window. It was beginning to get dark. The streetlights were coming on and the fountain at the park was lighting up.
There was a big group of girls wearing plaid blue skirts and knee socks. In the middle of them was a girl with red hair….
Sora squinted. It was the girl from about a week ago. What was her name again? Kairi? Yeah, that was it.
It seemed like the rest of them had pushed her on the ground and were taking something off her feet. They were all laughing. Sora furrowed his brows. So she was getting bullied. How original of them to throw her shoes in the tree.
He watched as they left her sitting on the ground, laughing as they trampled over her.
Now, Sora was not a warm person. From the influence of his upbringing and gang life, he was known to be cold and reserved. Usually, the only person he smiled at was Riku. But something made Sora get his bill and walk out the door of the diner to the redheaded girl staring blankly at the tree where her shoes now resided. (Let's pretend that he already snarfed down his burger, okay?)
Once he made his way over towards her, he didn't make any notion to her that he was there. He stood a way back, observing her.
Her knee-socked feet were on the gray concrete. They must be cold. The sweater and plaid skirt that she was wearing were speckled with dirt. She was still staring up at the tree, her hair getting messed up the wind. She seemed mesmerized.
After one minute of waiting, she was still looking.
After two minutes of waiting, she was still looking.
And after three minutes of waiting, she was still looking.
But after 4 minutes, he saw her shoulders sag and she sighed, looking at her feet. Then she turned around and jumped when she saw him.
"Hey, you're that boy from the other night. So..ra? Right?" And then she smiled. For some odd reason, Sora felt his face heat up a mere second at that smile. But it was only for a second.
"Yeah, that's me. What are you doing?"
Kairi stared at him for a moment. "I'm…stargazing."
Sora almost laughed out loud at her little lie. Almost being the key word. Remember, he never smiled around people that weren't Riku.
"Yeah right. I saw what happened."
Kairi's eyes widened and suddenly she shifted her feet, looking embarrassed. "You did?"
Sora nodded and went to stand by her, looking up at the shoes in the tree. "Those shoes pretty important to you? They're way high up".
Kairi stared at the ground and shrugged. "Well, my mom brought them back to me from France when she was there for a business trip. I liked them, but I won't die if I don't get them back. I don't think my mother would be very happy though."
"They were jealous" Sora muttered as he started towards the tree.
"Huh?" She jerked her head up to looked at him.
Sora stared at her matter-of-factly with his cold blue eyes. "They were jealous that you had gotten such a cool gift from your mom. People like that are pathetic. They think they're so tough. You should have knocked one on that tall one with the bleached hair." Slowly he took off his jacket and started up the tree.
"Well, I don't think they'd be jealous of me. Plus, they could buy any shoes they want that are ten times better. All their parents are loaded, especially Larxene's….wait, what are you doing?"
Sora grunted and pushed himself up onto the first branch. It was thick and sturdy. "What does it look like? I'm getting your shoes back for you so that you'll stop looking at them like the wind will get them down or something."
Kairi gasped and scuttled over towards the tree. "B-but, you can't! You could fall and get hurt! Please, come down!"
Sora smirked and just climbed higher. "I used to climb this tree all the time when I was little. Relax".
Kairi jumped up and down. "That was when you were little! Now you're bigger! Get down!"
With one final grunt, he reached the branch where her shoes were. Swiftly, he grabbed them and started downward. Once he reached the second to the last branch, he jumped down.
Sora plopped them in Kairi's hands and put his jacket back on. "See ya"
Kairi watched as he began to walk across the street. Her voice wouldn't work. She was too shocked. It was the kindest thing anyone had ever done for her. She clutched the shoes to her chest and smiled.
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He really didn't want to go back to the hideout. He just knew that if he did, all his anger would come out and Ansem would beat him to a pulp. How could the others take it? Sure, they were older and had been in the gang longer than him or Riku, but Ansem had put two people in the hospital already that had been part of the gang, along with random strangers.
It was a lost cause though. If he didn't go, Ansem would have his men find him and then beat him up too. Sora could just see it.
"I knew you'd do the same thing as Riku. You two are way too much a like. Stupid, little PANSIES."
Sora sighed as he came to the old building where their hideout was. When he opened the door, tendrils of cigarette smoke (and possibly some other kinds too) swirled around him and he heard giggles. Many, many girl giggles.
Oh God. Not again.
Yes, Ansem had found a group of girls again. This time it seemed they were sluttier and stupider then the rest. Grand. Sora hated being poked and prodded and flirted with by these mindless twits who only wanted a night of sex or money or free drugs. (Which Ansem sometimes provided them with)
Sora looked around. Yuffie and Selphie were nowhere in site. There were different girls clinging to Leon and Tidus's arms. A vixen with kohl rimmed around her eyes and long, straight black hair flowing down her back was talking to Leon. She looked like a vampire, as she was extremely pale. Sora almost laughed when it looked like Leon was scared of her.
The girl by Tidus was wearing an extremely shiny, blue miniskirt with black platform shoes. Her hair was cut to her chin and a vivid red color. She was laughing as Tidus whispered stuff in her ear. Good to know that he was always loyal to Selphie.
Cloud and Wakka also had their fair share of girls too. Cloud had a dirty blonde haired girl with braids and Wakka had one with black-violet hair in a bun. (Cookies to you if you can find out who they are!) Fortunately, Ansem was nowhere in site. He must have ran off with his own lady.
Unfortunately, Sora had a girl too. She quickly click-clacked over to him in her two high heels and smiled at him. Her brown hair was in two braids and she was wearing an orange tank top with a white mini skirt. She was pretty but had way too much eye shadow and eyeliner on. It also seemed like she was the youngest of the group. They must have told her to go with him since he was the youngest too.
"Hi. You must be Sora!" She said excited as she draped herself around his arm. "Wanna go out for a walk?"
"Hey…uh…yeah, sure, whatever." He really didn't feel like doing this right now.
The girl didn't seem to mind his rude response. She smiled at him sweetly before dragging him out the door.
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I guess going out for a walk meant going to a hotel, Sora thought to himself as he inhaled his cigarette. The girl he was with had told him her name was Olette. After they did some small talk, she had led him to a hotel, and they…well…its not that hard to figure out.
At the moment, Olette was watching the small TV that was across from the bed, lying on her stomach in just her bra and underwear. Occasionally she laughed and she seemed to be having a good time. She was too carefree. Hadn't it occurred to her that she had just done it with a boy she barely knew?
Suddenly she turned around and noticed Sora sitting on the chair in the corner of the small hotel room. Her eyes brightened up and she got off the bed, walking over to him and settling herself in his lap. She took his cigarette and took a long drag. It seemed that she had smoked before. Olette gave the cigarette back.
"I really like you, Sora" The girl said as she trailed her hand up his bare chest. (He's wearing pants, but not a shirt) "You're way nicer than the last guy I was with"
Sora grunted and patted her leg so she'd get off. Olette giggled and wriggled off onto the floor. He got up out of the chair to find his shirt.
"You're leaving already?" Olette scrambled off of the floor and jumped onto the bed, her petite body sprawled across it. "But I Love Lucy is gonna be on soon! Don't you want to watch it with me? We could order room service, like champagne. I have a fake I.D!"
Sora sighed as he pulled his shirt over his head and put his jacket on. "I got stuff to do. Sorry". He reached into his pocket and gave her some money. "Here, I'll pay for the room. See ya."
He saw hurt flicker in her eyes before she smiled at him and took the money. "Thanks, but wait. I want to give you my number."
She found the notepad and pen on the nightstand and quickly scrawled her name and number on it. Then she folded it and stuck it in his back pocket. "Bye!" She kissed him on the cheek.
When Sora got outside, he crumpled it up and threw it in a wastebasket.
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He didn't even bother going back to the hideout. It was about midnight already and he was freaking tired. (I wonder why…hmmmm? Oh man, LilP perv moment.) He would have to sneak into Riku's apartment. Somehow.
It took him an hour to walk to Riku's apartment. The city was still rumbling even at this hour. Taxis and buses zoomed past. Fancy cars sped by. A few times, a prostitute asked him something.
"Hey baby, how about one night for 100 dollars?"
Wow, they were getting older these days, and creepier. Sora began to run when he discovered the last one had been a man wearing a sequined mini dress and red high heels with blue eye shadow on.
Sora had had enough of whorish girls.
So why was it that he could never resist it when a pretty one took him to a hotel?
End of Chapter 2
Hot diggity dog!!!
Sora's a ho man.
