Riku looked at his arm carefully, not trying to touch it in fear that it could spread.
Riku did not know what to make of the black sores on his wrist. He realized he had them when he came back from the Keyblade War, not really having a clue what they were. Riku did ignore them at first, but when it began to burn and black ooze occasionally came out of the sores, he knew something was wrong. Despite him knowing something was wrong though, he told no one about it; it was just how he was, taking care of things by himself.
It was very quit in his house that day, so when Riku heard the sound of footsteps coming up to his door, he knew that he had to hide the sores as fast as he could. So he quickly took his white wrap that he normally kept on his wrist, and placed it over them. And thankfully, Riku did this just in time before his spiky haired friend came in through the door like it was his own house. "Hey Riku," he said happily, "Kairi and I wanted to know if you were coming."
"Go where Sora?" Riku asked his friend, sounding like he was in a bad mood.
"You know, to the island? Like we do every day?" Sora said confused. Riku was not someone who would forget something that important like that, Sora knew that for a fact. How could Riku just forget that now? Was he just too angry of frustrated and didn't pay attention?
"Oh, ah yeah, I'll meet you there, you and Kairi just go there now." Riku said as Sora looked at him confused. If anything, Riku was the first one to make it to the island, that or he was always ready first. Sora found it odd that he wasn't even ready, but he ignored it.
"Alright then," Sora said awkwardly as he left Riku alone, walking out the door. As Sora stepped outside into the bright sunlight that welcomed him every day, another light of his was heard.
"Where's Riku? Is he coming?" She asked in the sweet voice that she always spoke in. Sora knew who it was at the start, since he did leave her outside while he went to try and get Riku, it was Kairi.
"Yeah, he said to go on without us though, that he will be there in a few." Sora explained.
"What? Riku is never late like that," Kairi said.
"I know," Sora said, "I was caught off guard when he said that too."
"Is he alright?" Kairi asked a little worried. At first she thought he might just been shaken from something, since they had just fought in the Keyblade War three months ago, but Riku was strong, he wouldn't be shaken from those events.
"He seemed alright, I guess he just had to get some stuff done first." Sora shrugged. He really couldn't think of a more logical explanation for it, but at that moment, Sora tried not to focus on that as much and only began to walk with Kairi to get there boats so they could go to the island.
After a few minutes of riding their small wooden boats and some walking, Sora and Kairi made it to the island and where now sitting on the sideways tree that bared the paopu fruit. This was something all three of them did basically every morning since they got home. They all thought it was a pretty good way to wake up and just stare out at the ocean.
Shortly after that, the two keyblade masters heard the sound of footsteps on the dock behind them. Sora and Kairi then turned around to see it was their silver haired friend they have been waiting for all this time. "Riku, what took you so long? Are you alright?" Kairi asked her friend, who only let out a brief worried expression (thankfully that she didn't see) and then let out a snicker.
"Yeah I'm fine," Riku said as he walked on the side of the tree and leaned against it. "Wow a guy shows up late for the first time in his life and everyone suddenly thinks I'm dying."
I just hope I'm not, Riku thought as he turned to look at his friends, seeming to not have a care in the world even though on the inside he was truly worried. "Sorry, it just wasn't like you," Sora said as Riku only rolled his eyes and all three of them began to look out at the sunrise.
Like most mornings they had here, it was quite, and all you could hear was the sound of the waves coming up and hitting the shores. Sora didn't want to have to break that silence, but he has had something on his mind for a while, and he wanted to get it off his chest. "How do you think they are?" Sora said out loud, receiving confused looks from Riku and Kairi.
"Who?" Kairi asked Sora.
"Everyone, from all the other worlds." Sora said, continuing to look out at the horizon. "We haven't seen them since the Keyblade War, and I just want to know how they are doing."
Kairi then took her eyes off of Sora and looked out at the ocean. "Well from what I have heard Aqua, Terra, and Ven are doing fine, they are just trying to make the Land of Departure the way it was before." She said.
"And Xion told me that Roxas, Lea, and Namine are just fine." Riku said. He was really the only one that has been keeping in touch with someone from the Keyblade War that wasn't on his home world; that person was Xion.
"What about everyone else?" Sora brought up, "What about Avner, Leon, Snow, Donald, Goofy, Cloud…" Sora then paused.
"Well actually Sora, we did promise Cloud that we would help him restore Midgar as soon as they Keyblade War was over with." Kairi stated.
"She's right, you did say that," Riku said, "Maybe it is about time we kept that promise."
Sora then shot up and jumped off the tree. He had to admit to himself, even though being back on Destiny Islands was the greatest thing ever, it had been awhile since he traveled to another world. "Well how bout it then? What do you say we go and help him out! I am sure he, Tifa, Zack, Aerith, and the others could use it!" Sora exclaimed as Kairi to jumped off the tree.
"Yeah, it would be nice to see everyone again." Kairi said. Over the years, she had really become close with Tifa, Aerith, and Yuffie, and she would love to see them again.
"I am all for it as well," Riku said.
"Well then let's go!" Sora said as Kairi and Riku nodded before Sora and Kairi took off, running across the bridge to get to the beach. Riku only laughed at them, and was about to follow, but an excruciating pain suddenly exploded in his wrist. Riku then began to see images from his past, but they were the worst memories he had: Ansem taking control over him, giving into the darkness, seeing Sora die right before his very eyes, everything.
Riku then quickly grabbed on to his wrist and in a flash of light before his eyes, the pain stopped. Riku then looked at where the pain was in his wrist, which was covered by the white wrap he wore around it, and Riku continued to look at it for several moments. "Riku come on!" Sora's voice called, which snapped Riku out of his trance. Riku then looked down at the beach to see Sora and Kairi already had there keyblade riders out and their armor on. So Riku ran down the bridge, only hoping that whatever it was on his wrist would stop.
…
The boy quickly took off the wet towel that was on his head and placed it on the bed he was laying in. The young girl next to his bed only looked at where the towel once was in horror, seeing the black sores on the right side of his forehead. The boy then let out a low groan before the placed his hand on the black sores. "Well Marlene, how does it look?" The boy said, speaking the young girl's name.
Marlene only smiled at the boy's comment, trying to bring a little light to the mood. She didn't want the boy to be sad, even though the disease he had would eventually kill him. They called it geostigma; no one knew how it happened, what caused it, or if there was even a cure, but the disease was not a pleasant sight. Please, please don't take Denzel away, Marlene prayed in her mind, taking the wet towel and placing it back on Denzel's sores.
While the two children where upstairs in their bedrooms, downstairs, in the actual bar part of the new 7th Heaven, the only adult figure, who was none other than Tifa Lockhart, was washing some dishes in the sink behind the bar. To her, it seemed like all she ever did now a days, that or watching over Denzel to make sure his geostigma didn't spread. All she could hear was the sound of the water in the sink until she heard a phone ring from the distance.
Tifa already knew whose phone it was and only sighed. "He's not here anymore." She said loudly, as if she could actually get the phone to stop ringing. Tifa then sighed again and turned off the water in the sink, drying her hands, and heading upstairs to where the bedrooms where.
As she walked up those stairs, she heard a weak voice in a room not too far away from where she was. "Cloud, where are you?" Denzel's voice said.
I wish I knew, Tifa thought to herself as she walked through the hall and to the room that once belonged to Cloud. She stood in the doorframe for a few moments, not knowing if she should pick it up, but it got the best of her and she quickly made it over to the phone and answered it.
"Hello. Strife Delivery Service. You name it, we deliv..." Tifa cut herself off after hearing the familiar voice on the phone, but she could not put her finger on who it was exactly. "May I ask whose calling?" Tifa said as she looked down at the picture on Cloud's desk of their so called 'family.'
Tifa then let out a short snicker when the man told her his name. "Yeah, I remember you." She said.
DUN DUN DUN! I AM SOOO FRICKIN EVIL! LET ME HEAR THE SOUND OF THE RIKU FAN GIRLS SCREAM IN HORROR!
(takes deep breath) Sorry if you did not think it was the best chapter, I mean it is only the first few chapters that will lead up to the beyond epic chapters!
Oh I forgot to do this in the first chapter so I am doing it now... Do not own Kingdom Hearts or Final Fantasy VII! I only own ocs and original worlds.
So anyway, please R&R! (no flamers plz) and look out for the next chapter!
