Author's Notes:
Finally, it's the last chapter!! (Thank god, my com's such a bitch when I try to upload stuff...)
Does anyone know the solution to my line problem? I don't really like using "llllllllllllllllllllllllllll" imbetween every chapter, and I'm sure you don't really like reading it either! Please help me out here!!
Disclaimer:
I don't own Riku, Sora or any other Kingdom Hearts / Disney character. I just like to pretend that I do!
Warning:
YES, this IS a shounen-ai story. If you don't like RikuxSora, then please don't read this, it'll most likely make you very angry, causing you to bitch to me under the Reviews. Just keep your distance from me and my stories, then go on your merry KairixSora way.
llllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll
Hollow Bastion 1
"Gawrsh, where d'you think we are?" Goofy asked. The trio looked around. They were surrounded by floating platforms, which all seemed to lead to the same large castle. It towered over them, threatening to fall over at any moment. It didn't seem exactly what one might call "finished."
"Wow, that castle's kinda…" Donald began.
"…crappy." Sora finished. He hadn't been in a very good mood since the events on Captain Hook's ship. Even flying with Peter Pan only provided momentary happiness. As soon as he landed on the deck and accidentally fell over, he was brutally reminded of how Riku pushed him down and broke his heart. Instead of just worrying if his old friends were ok, now Sora also had to worry about what the hell happened to them to make them both change so drastically. Kairi was usually so bubbly and happy; whenever they met up she would be skipping, talking and laughing, and Riku would be telling her to shut up, while smirking at Sora. The brunette sighed. If it hadn't been for his new friends, he might've given into the darkness too.
"Sora, that wasn't very nice…" Goofy pointed out.
"Forget it, Goofy," Donald said. "Sora's just a potty-mouthed asshole of a teenager. He doesn't understand the G-rated ways of Disney."
Sora pouted, causing his Animal Friends to laugh. He punched the duck in the arm playfully, and ran ahead. He didn't need them to worry about him. The happier, the better, right?
llllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll
Riku watched as Sora playfully hit his friend and ran. How long had it been since they had played around like that?
It felt like it had been years since the fateful day they had left Destiny Islands, where the future seemed bright, adventurous, and happy, even for Riku. Well that plan went into the toilet and straight down to Hell. At the moment Riku was alone in a castle with a bunch of power crazy freaks, a heartless Kairi, no friends, and to top it all off a cute, loveable, and screwable – err, an idiot boy with a keyblade and two giant animals. Great. Just great.
Riku's thoughts were cut off when he realized that Sora and the creatures had already found him.
"Riku!!" the brunette called, while taking out his keyblade. Riku looked into his face. Sora was trying to be brave. He was trying to stand up to his friend without wavering, and was having a tough time with it – Riku could tell. Like when they first explored their secret cave; Sora thought there was a monster inside so he made Riku hold his hand to make sure that 'Riku wouldn't get scared.' But this time there was no one to hold Riku's hand. When he needed it most, it wasn't there. Riku's heart grew cold.
"That's right…" he whispered to himself, "I have nobody. Only darkness is on my side…"
"What do you want now, huh?!" Sora yelled. He must not have heard Riku.
"So, you finally made it. About time," Riku said in a cocky tone, "I've been waiting for you."
Sora glared. Riku was taken aback. Riku knew Sora's glare – and it wasn't like this. It was usually more of a cute pout than a glare… But this… this seemed… angry. Riku glared back, and Sora faltered. There was a glint of fear in his blue eyes now. Riku smirked. Good.
"We've always been rivals, haven't we?" Riku continued. "You've always pushed me, as I've always pushed you."
"Riku…"
Riku saw the confusion and fear in Sora's face. All of his feelings mixed together resembled a deer caught in head-lights, and it was starting to piss Riku off.
"But it all ends here. There can't be two keyblade masters!" He raised his hand, and the keyblade disappeared from Sora's hand and appeared in Riku's. "Maleficent was right… You don't have what it takes to save Kairi!"
"But that's impossible… How did this happen??" Sora asked angrily, "I'm the one who fought my way here with the keyblade!!"
"You were just the delivery boy." Riku said, examining the keyblade. "Sorry, your part's over now. Here, go play hero with this."
He threw a wooden sword by Sora's feet, and watched the younger boy fall to his knees. He turned and began walking toward the castle. While boarding the lift to the gates, he heard footsteps. He turned around to see Donald and Goofy heading his way.
"Hey Riku, we're coming with you now!" Donald told the silver hair boy bossily.
Riku stared. Did they just leave Sora? Weren't these his 'friends?'
"We need to stay with that keyblade, ahyuck!" Goofy explained.
"You're leaving your friend… to follow a giant key?" Riku asked. What jerks. Why, when he and Sora were friends he never – wait… what difference did it make to him? He didn't care about Sora… All he needed to worry about was getting Kairi's heart back, not whether Sora had friends or not. Sora never worried about him or Kairi after all.
Donald and Goofy glanced each other's way guiltily. It must have occurred to them how bitchy leaving Sora behind was.
Riku ran his fingers through his hair. "Whatever. Just don't get in my way. Or else." he looked down at them again. They both shuddered.
Riku tossed his head. Sora had the stupidest choice in friends. Why when they were together… Gr! Riku banged his head on one of the lift's poles. Ow. But he had to make himself stop thinking like that somehow.
"Sora doesn't care about me." Riku told himself firmly. "And I don't care about him. I was stupid not to see it before, and don't you dare want him back now!"
He could feel Donald and Goofy staring at him, but he didn't care. It didn't make any difference to Riku if they thought he was crazy.
But then again, they might tell Sora and…
God dammit, he did it again!
llllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll
Hollow Bastion Part Two
"Be on your guard. They're close, I can feel it… Are you ready for them?" Beast growled. After Donald and Goofy left Sora to follow the keyblade, Sora found Beast, and decided to tag along with him. Together they explored Hollow Bastion's ruins, eventually finding a pair of large doors that led them to an even larger entrance hall. The hall was wide and empty, except for two sets of stairs that were built on the far end of the room, one on the left and one on the right side of a decorative waterfall.
As an answer to Beast's question, Sora continued walking forward into the large room. He needed to keep moving or else he was afraid he might lose his confidence altogether. He had no weapon, two of his best friends just ditched him, and the other two had completely changed. If Beast hadn't been there… Well thank god for him.
Sora heard Beast gasp. "Belle?!" Beast turned around, to see his princess facing him with an eerie smile on her face. Just as quickly as she had appeared, the beautiful figure transformed into a Heartless.
Beast began to roar. Sora looked over his shoulder and watched as Beast charged at the monster at full speed. As soon as he was out of the room, the doors slammed shut. Okaay, well now he was alone.
"Quit while you can…"
Sora spun around to see Riku, Donald and Goofy, who all seemed to have appeared out of nowhere.
"No." Sora answered firmly. "Not without Kairi." Maybe… maybe there was no way to get the old Riku back, but… he couldn't just leave Kairi here, whether she was her normal giggly self or not. No way would this different Riku stop him. And if Donald and Goofy wanted to stick with the keyblade, then fine, they could do whatever they want. But he had to help the one person that he could! Sora loved Kairi; she was one of his best friends. He couldn't leave her here with all of these people consumed by darkness!
"Hmph. Then the darkness will destroy you." The shadows covered Riku's body again, and when they faded, Riku's yellow muscle shirt and blue pants were replaced by a black and purple jumpsuit, with the Heartless insignia on his chest.
"You're wrong, Riku." Sora said, looking down at the green tile. "The darkness may destroy my body, but it can't touch my heart. It'll stay with my friends. It'll never die!" he looked up and glared at the silver haired boy.
"Really… Well we'll just see about that!" Riku gathered a ball of dark energy into his left hand, and threw it at Sora. It was gathering speed, about to hit Sora when…
…Goofy jumped out in front of it and guarded Sora with his shield. "Sora ain't gonna go anywhere!"
"You'd betray your king?" Riku asked.
"Not on your life!" he turned around and faced Sora, giving him a thumbs up. "But I'm not gonna betray Sora either, cause he's become one of my best buddies after all we've been through together!" he looked forward at Donald again, and waved, "See ya later Donald! Could ya tell the King I'm really sorry?"
"Hold on Goofy! We'll tell him together!!" Donald ran across the room, stopping when he was right by Sora's side. "Well… You know… All for one, and one for all!"
Goofy nodded. "I guess yer stuck with us, Sora."
"Thanks a lot. Donald, Goofy…" Sora closed his eyes and felt his confidence returning. That's right… he had friends right here beside him. Friends who would even go against their king's wishes just to be with him. Now that meant something.
"How will you fight without a weapon?" Riku asked with a know-it-all tone in his voice.
Sora looked over at Riku calmly. "I know now I don't need the keyblade. I've got a better weapon… my heart!"
"Heh! Your heart? What will that weak little thing do for you?" Riku said sarcastically.
"Although my heart may be weak, it's not alone. It's grown with each new experience, and it's found a home with all the friends I've made. I've become a part of their heart, just as they've become a part of mine." Sora explained, his sapphire eyes shining at the thought of having such a great treasure. And… and even if he couldn't see - couldn't feel – couldn't touch the Riku he loved… well maybe he was still there. As long as Sora remembered him in his heart, Riku would be there no matter what, right?
"And if they think about me now and then," Sora continued, "if they don't forget me, then our hearts will be one!" he took out the wooden sword Riku so generously gave him. "I don't need a weapon; my friends are my power!"
After a slight pause, the keyblade that was once in Riku's hand disappeared, reappearing in Sora's hand. Sora threw down the toy sword, and got into a fighting stance. Sora's confidence grew sky-high. Maybe he could do this. He could defeat this stranger in front of him. If it would help getting Kairi back… He could do it!
llllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll
Riku bent over gasping for air. He couldn't believe it… Sora beat him. They had fought – and he lost. He looked up to see Sora and his friends watching him… staring at him. They were mocking him! Bastards…
Riku stood up a little straighter and ran. He ran and ran and ran through the halls of the castle, not really heading towards any place in particular. All he could think about was how he needed to know how that happened - how did Sora get the keyblade back?!
"Wh-Why??" he panted, continuing to run down a corridor, "It was mine!!"
"Know this:" a deep, unfamiliar voice said from somewhere in the hall. "The heart that is strong and true shall win the keyblade."
Riku turned around and saw a hooded man appear out of the darkness. "What? You're saying my heart's weaker than his?"
"For that instant it was." The man said.
Riku shook his head, and looked down at the floor frowning. He couldn't deny what the hooded man said. His heart faltered when Sora was talking about his new friends. They're so important to him – so much more important than Riku or Kairi had ever been. Maleficent really was right. There was no hope for him - or Kairi - to ever be with the brunette again. Sora never loved him. He didn't even love him now. He was just trying to soften Riku, trying to make it easier to hurt him, trying to get him while he was down! What a jerk… Talk about adding insult to injury…
"However…" the voice began to say, "You can become stronger. You showed no fear in stepping through the Door to Darkness – it held no terror for you. Plunge deeper into the darkness, and your heart will grow even stronger…"
Riku continued staring at the ground. Fine. If this was how it had to be, then he didn't care. There was nothing that Riku really cared about now, except for helping Kairi, but he was beginning to doubt that he could even do that. He sighed sadly and whispered, "What should I do?"
"It's really quite simple," The voice explained, "Open yourself to the darkness, that is all. Let your heart – your being become darkness itself."
Riku felt the darkness surround him for the umpteenth time that day. But this had to be the strongest dark force he'd ever felt; he could feel it slowly entering his body, moving its way through his arms and legs.
Wait. This didn't feel right. Suddenly he couldn't control which way his body moved. He was walking to the room where Maleficent's keyhole to the darkness was; towards the one witch he really didn't want to see at the moment. He tried to turn and walk in the other direction, but his legs wouldn't obey him. His arms pushed the door open, despite his attempts to put them down. He was approaching Maleficent, and he began speaking with her. But wait!! These weren't his words… What was going on..? What did that guy do to me?!
llllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll
Hollow Bastion Part Three
Sora, Donald and Goofy ran up the steps in the room where all of the "Princesses of Heart" were being held hostage. As they reached the top of the staircase, they saw a giant keyhole in the shape of the Heartless insignia on the far wall. Sora and Donald reached the next story first – Goofy was trapped out by what seemed like an invisible wall. And lying on the floor directly in front of them was none other than Kairi!
"Kairi!" Sora yelled, running towards the red haired girl. She appeared to be sleeping, so Sora picked her up half off of the ground and shook her slightly. "Kairi! Kairi!! Open your eyes!" he said frantically. No way… She can't be…
"It's no use." A cold voice said from behind Sora. "That girl has lost her heart – she cannot wake up."
Sora looked around, to see Riku sitting on a ledge next to the Heartless' sign. But hold on a second… Riku had always made it apparent that Kairi annoyed him, but he never, ever called her "that girl." And these past few months he's seemed to like her more; he was trying to save her – so why was he all of the sudden being so cold towards her??
"What? You… You're not Riku…" Sora said slowly.
"The keyhole cannot be completed," the person in Riku's body continued, "so long as the last Princess of Heart still sleeps." He leapt from the ledge, landing on a small step in front of the large keyhole.
"...The princess?" Sora looked down at Kairi and nearly jumped. "Kairi's a princess?!"
"Yes. And without her power, the keyhole will remain incomplete. It is time she awakened." The person explained monotonously.
"Well, whoever you are, let Riku go! Give him back his heart!!" Sora demanded. This person must be the reason why Riku started changing!! So if Sora made them go away, Riku would come back!! And maybe they know how to help Kairi too!
"But first, you must give the Princess back her heart!" Dark aquamarine eyes stared down at him. The person took out his keyblade the Soul Eater, the keyblade that unlocks hearts, and pointed it down at Sora. Suddenly Sora felt a pain in his chest, and fell onto his knees. He put one hand over his heart, and the other on the ground. He felt like his chest might explode, and it wasn't very fun.
"What's—," he began.
"Don't you see yet?" Riku's voice said impatiently, "The Princess' heart is responding! It has been there all along. Kairi's heart rests within you!"
Sora looked at the person in Riku's body slowly. It hurt so much to move… "Kairi… Kairi's inside me?"
"I know all there is to know." The person said confidently. If Sora wasn't hurting so much, he might've said "Oh yeah, well what color is my underwear??" but it hurt enough to speak as it was. And for some reason he had a feeling that the person impersonating Riku wouldn't find it very funny…
"Tell me… who are you?" Sora asked with difficulty.
"It is I! Ansem! The seeker of darkness!" Ansem began walking towards Sora, when Donald charged at him. Just as Donald was about to attack, an invisible shield surrounded Ansem and hit the duck, causing it to go flying off of the platform. Ansem stood in front of Sora, holding the keyblade over his head. "So, I shall release you now Princess. Complete the keyhole – open the door – lead me into everlasting darkness!!" Ansem swung the keyblade down at Sora, and was about to hit him when Sora heard a voice – Kairi's voice!
"Sora!" she called. He looked up and took out his own keyblade, barely blocking the crazy man's attack.
"Forget it," Sora said, pushing the dark keyblade out of the way, "There's no way you're taking Kairi's heart!!"
This guy Ansem was going down. This guy who took Riku's body and Kairi's heart was gonna die!! He's taken so many innocent lives, just to get to the darkness! What an asshole! Ansem hurt Sora's friends… now he's gonna have Hell to pay.
llllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll
"Sora!!" Riku tried to yell. Sora defeated Ansem in Riku's body, but the fight wasn't over yet. Ansem returned to his original form, and disappeared into the shadows of the room, watching the next scene play out before him. Sora… Sora had stabbed himself with the Soul Eater keyblade! Riku stared in horror as the 7 Princess' hearts emerged from his chest, each returning to their rightful owner. But Sora… Sora was fading away until… he wasn't there. "Ansem!!!" Riku called. "Where did he go?! What did that keyblade do to him?!"
Riku heard Ansem's deep, evil voice shake with laughter. "I thought you were through with him, Riku?"
If Riku had his body, this would be the part where he crossed his arms and his cheeks turned a light shade of pink. "Maybe…"
Ansem laughed again, "He must be a Heartless by now. A fitting end for such a fool."
"No…" Riku whispered to himself, "I'm the only fool here…" He looked at Kairi. She was glaring around the room, looking for Sora or Ansem - whoever crossed her path first. Riku tended to forget, but Kairi could have a mean temper. If you were on her bad side, you'd better watch out…
Riku felt himself moving with Ansem again. They were approaching the angry red-head. "So," he said, "You have awakened at last, Princess. The keyhole is now complete. You have served your purpose, but now it's over." He continued walking towards Kairi.
"Don't make another move!" Donald ordered before Kairi could speak, holding his staff out against the mysteriously golden-eyed man.
Riku heard Goofy whisper, "Do ya think we can stop him all on our own?" Somehow, the silver haired boy wasn't so sure. Compared to Sora or himself, they were incredibly weak.
"I don't know…" Donald sounded very unconfident. Now Riku was sure – they would never be able to defeat Ansem on their own. Riku needed to help. It's what Sora would have wanted…
Riku began to fight against Ansem's power. He put all his strength into making Ansem stop moving – into getting control over Ansem's body.
Ansem stood where Donald had stopped him and began shaking. "…I-Impossible…" Riku's figure appeared before Sora's friends. This was using up a lot of his energy… He wasn't sure how long he could keep this up for…
"N-no…" he said, spreading out his arms, keeping Ansem behind him. "You won't… use me for this!" he needed them to stay alive. They were probably the only ones who could save Sora now… They couldn't lose their hearts too! "You gotta run! The Heartless are coming!!"
Several Heartless surrounded them, slowly moving closer to Kairi, Donald and Goofy. They must have sensed that they were the only ones with solid hearts in them.
Kairi looked at Riku regretfully, and nodded. All three of them began to run away, leaving Riku alone with Ansem.
"Please… save Sora, Kairi." Riku said softly, before letting Ansem regain control over his body.
llllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll
Kingdom Hearts
Sora, Donald and Goofy ran to the Door to Light. It was finally over; they had defeated Ansem for good, but in order to beat him, the door had opened, filling Ansem with… light. Something in Sora's mind told him that those doors were meant to be closed, and that terrible things could happen if they weren't. So they began frantically pushing the door, but it hardly moved. The doors were just too big.
"Whoa!!" Goofy exclaimed, peering inside of Kingdom Hearts.
"Stop staring, and keep pushing!" Donald ordered, though he himself began to peek at what was inside. He gasped at what he saw. Heartless. Thousands and thousands of Heartless!! "Hurry!!"
Sora's push weakened. He felt like he couldn't do anything at that moment. Though he defeated Ansem, there was no sign of Riku anywhere. If that didn't bring Riku back, then what would? "I can't…"
"Don't give up!" a familiar voice said, "C'mon Sora! Together we can do it!" Sora looked up, to see Riku on the other side of the large doors. He looked into Riku's eyes. They were… normal. It was Riku! His Riku!!
"Riku, wait! What about you? You gotta get out of there!" Sora said. "The Heartless will get you!"
Riku smiled. "Don't worry about me. I'll be fine - I promise."
Sora pouted sadly. No. He finally found the real Riku, and he was gonna lock him up with the Heartless?? How could Riku expect him to do that?
"Sora, don't worry, please? I'm not alone either," Riku said, trying to comfort the younger boy.
Sora tilted his head to the side. "Really? Who's with you?"
Riku touched his heart and said quietly, "I have you."
Sora blushed. His heart began to be beat faster. He wanted to tell him… He wanted to tell Riku how he felt. He wanted to kiss Riku one last time before they said goodbye. He just wanted Riku. He reached out his hands hesitantly and grabbed the older boy by the collar, pulling him into a soft, innocent kiss. Riku put his hand on Sora's face and gently stroked his cheek. Mm… Riku's breath was so calming… It was deep and warm… It felt great. And just knowing that Riku was there made Sora feel so strong.
Sora felt two presences staring at him, but he didn't care. If his Disney friends had a problem with this, then too bad. He'd been secretly craving this since their first kiss on Destiny Islands; there was no way he'd let them stop him now.
Unfortunately, it was Riku who decided when their lips would separate from each other. Though their faces were still close together, it wasn't close enough for Sora. He wanted more. He needed more of Riku! Sora leaned forward, pressing his lips against Riku's again, but Riku pulled away gently.
"The door needs to be closed, remember?" he said.
Sora looked down at the floor and blushed. "Oh yeah…" Sora, Donald and Goofy began pushing the door again, this time with Riku pulling it as well. There was loud crashing from inside of the doors, and they stopped to stare for a moment. Many more Heartless were appearing – the new ones even larger than the others.
"It's hopeless!!" Donald quacked, putting his hands on his head.
Suddenly they all saw the figure of a large mouse in the distance. Apparently Donald and Goofy recognized it. "Your Majesty!!" they shouted.
His Majesty pulled out a keyblade, and said, "Now Sora, let's close this door for good!"
"Close it! Quick!" Donald ordered, pushing on the door again.
"But—," Sora began. What about Riku?
"Don't worry. There will always be a door to the light." The King assured Sora.
"Sora," Goofy said, "You can trust King Mickey!" Sora nodded and began pushing on the door.
After a few minutes of pushing and pulling, the doors were nearly shut. As they were closing, Riku said to Sora, "I love you… Take care of her." Sora's eyes widened as the doors closed.
Riku… was gone. Sora didn't tell him!! His sky-blue eyes filled with tears as he began banging his fists against the doors. "Riku! Riku!! I… I love you too!!" Sora yelled through the door. The tears he was trying to hold in ran down his cheeks silently. He leaned his hands against the door and stood there, crying, "Riku…"
llllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll
"I love you… Take care of her." Riku said to Sora. And the door closed. Riku sighed and leaned against the frame. If he wasn't stuck in a world filled with Heartless, he might've been jumping for joy right now. Sora kissed him. He kissed him of his own free will! The seme touched his lips and smiled softly. Maybe Sora really did care for him all that time after all…
He heard a banging on the door and turned around. What the hell was that? He could faintly hear someone yelling from the other side. He put his ear to the white wood, right in time to hear his little brunette say, "…love you too!!"
Riku was about to yell something back to him when Mickey said, "Riku, get away from the door. We gotta lock it!"
Riku blushed lightly and stepped away from the door. Oh yeah… Mickey, Donald and Goofy had all witnessed their little romance scene… How embarrassing…
Mickey swung the keyblade in the air, and Riku heard a loud "k-chak," before the door disappeared. Past where the door once stood was a long road – a road that seemed to go nowhere.
"Well…" Mickey said, walking past Riku and onto the never-ending path, "We'd better start moving." Riku stayed put. He wanted to stay in this sacred spot for just a little bit longer. This sacred spot where Riku and Sora shared their first mutual kiss. Maybe… it would be their last, too. What if they didn't find each other in the Realm of Light?
Mickey turned around, beckoning Riku to follow him. His eyes softened when he realized what Riku must have been thinking. "C'mon Riku, let's go. Staying here won't help ya find your boyfriend!"
Riku smiled lightly and nodded. He looked back to where the door was one last time and whispered, "Sora… Wait for me. I'll come back to you – I promise."
llllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll
Yesss, it's over!! So did you like it? I hope so, that'll make me happy and make me feel like the hours, and hours, (and hours, and hours), I used on this story didn't go to waste...
Tell me if you want a sequel!! Because I may continue the story with Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories!! If you want me to...
Umm!! If you liked this story then go to semi-slashable's page and read his story called "A Promise You Can Keep!" It's like my story, only it's about Kingdom Hearts 2, and it' s written soooo much better!
See ya next story!