His upper lip curled into a snarl as he watched the form below him, running through low hanging branches and vines. The figure in question, the boy running, had been at it for quite some time now. Though annoyed that his evening hunt had been interrupted Riku began to follow the moving figure, easily keeping in pace with him.
At some points he had to push his silver bangs away from his eyes, but other than that he had no interruptions during his chase. Riku was curious as to why the blonde continued to look over his own shoulder, as if looking for someone to be there. Maybe the mullet haired boy sensed that Riku was following him?
He didn't really care if he had be sensed. He was just curious as to why a boy, dressed in dirty rags and no shoes, was running around in a forest; especially this late at night.
Was he running away from something, someone, some place, all of the above? Who knew?
The boy did.
And, with Riku's usual curiosity, he wanted to know as well.
The branches barely creaked underneath his feet as Riku jumped from one tree to the next. His movements were graceful, yet frightening. He seemed to glide from tree to tree instead of leap, and instead of having to push himself physically to go faster it was as if he were simply walking, this was one thing that made him unique; his movements.
Each step he took was something that the most experiences dancer could only dream to achieve. It was as if the ground moved under his feet, his steps were soundless and smooth.. His arm movements with each step came naturally as they gently swung at his sides. He could make taking a bow seem as though the world curved with his spine. He was almost feline like, with each cautious step and planned shift in direction.
As well, he has a certain uniqueness when it came to his appearance. He was anything but normal, and yet people couldn't quite place where his eerie appearance came from. Perhaps it was the way that his sea foam colored eyes could stare through you in the most intense glare. Or, maybe it was the color of his skin. A type of pale that marble would be jealous of.
He could have girls at his side with a snap of his fingers, not that he would. He found almost every walking, talking figure of this plant to be annoying.
Except for his 'brothers', but even they annoyed him from time to time. Anyways, Riku continued stalking this new figure, his nose twitched at the salty scent of tears and sweat that came from the boy.
'Who are you running from?' Riku thought absently, not noticing as the boy's foot caught on a root. The boy was then sprawled out on the grass, trying to catch his breath and get over the shock of falling.
This was his chance.
Riku dropped silently from the tree and landed in front of the blonde, who by that time had managed to lift his head, only to meet the silver haired stranger.
With wide, frightened eyes, the boy muttered out "Demyx." Before he fainted from exhaustion.
His eyes rolled in annoyance at his new problem. 'Maybe I should just leave him here? But then again, he looked terrified of… what ever the hell he was running away from. I could just take him with me, find out who he is, what he was running from. Might prove to be something interesting.'
While Riku was having an inner conflict of whether he should take the blonde, Demyx, with him or not, he had been vaguely aware of the time passing. A familiar feeling of dread came upon him as he saw the once black skies becoming a deep blue, which would soon lead to a dusty grey, then pink as the sun would rise and turn his precious night into day. With a small growl, Riku lifted the blonde onto his right shoulder, hooked his arm around the back of the other's knees, and began his race towards the mansion.
~At the mansion~
Riku sighed in irritation as he stepped into is safe house, the mansion. The building had a gothic look to it, with deep browns for the walls, black marble floors, and red cushioning for the furniture. The wood that supported the red cushions were made of rich mahogany and polished to perfection. In the entrance room one could see a semi curved stair case that led to the two upper floors. The windows were mostly stain glassed, though a few were slightly tinted.
Riku was panting by that time, having raced home to beat the sun he quickly went to the second floor and into his 'brothers' room. As he though, Zexion was sitting on his bed; feet in front of him, back to the headboard, and book in hands.
"I need you to watch this thing." Riku said nonchalantly while placing the passed out teen beside his brother on the bed. "I haven't fed tonight, and the sun is almost up. I will explain more at night, but first just make sure he's alright."
"What the fuck, Riku?" Zexion hissed out, trying not to wake the blonde boy at his side. "Since when did you get take out?" He chuckled slightly at the glare he received from the silver haired teenager.
"Look. It looked like he was running from something, so why not find out what he was running from? I was curious, so sue me. If he wakes up, give him some bull shit story about how we found him passed out and took him to see if he was okay. Blah blah blah, feed him lies out the wa-zoo, blah blah blah. I'm going to sleep." Riku grumbled, his annoyance had grown to full blown irritation. The feelings were only made worse by his hunger.
He closed the door and made his way to the third floor, where his room was.
~Back to Zexion's room~
The slate haired male looked to the tee at his side. "Hm…cute." He mused as said blonde let out a soft squeak in his sleep. He reached down to brush some bangs out from the blonde's face, only to have his eyes snap open.
In a moment of shock, before Zexion could respond, the blonde's arm shot out and connected his fist to the elder's face.
With a grunt Zexion fell off of the other side of his bed, his hand rising to cover his now bleeding nose.
AN: Wow. Already some reviews. Thank you very much =] I hope you liked this chapter. So, what IS Riku (If you haven't figured it out..) and then what is Zexion? And how will Demyx respond to this new place?
All will be answered in chapter 3! Please review! 3