Disclaimer: I do not own Kingdom Hearts or Final Fantasy. DO I LOOK LIKE A MIDDLE AGED ASIAN MAN?!?!?!?! I don't think so…
Warning: You guys have read the other two chapters…. I think that you should know the warnings by now, but for those who ignored the summary when choosing this story and ignored the warnings for the other two chapters… yaoi! Shonen-ai! Slash! Homosexual men ass-fucking! Well, okay. Nothing that explicit is actually gonna be in this story. I can't risk getting kicked off now can I?
A/N: I bet that many of you wonder why I used Saint Christopher instead of some other saint. Well… It's because Saint Christopher was excommunicated because of something that somebody –cough me cough- might have said about his story being quite similar to a Greek myth.
Chapter 3: The First Attempt
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-"A kidnapped princess spends her life crying for her prince. But the prince never comes. And the princess cries bitter tears until she dies."-
(Juvenile Orion, Vol. 4)
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Sora, Yuna, Tidus, Selphie, Kairi, and the others walked out of the cinema, laughing. Yuna was still clutching Tidus's hand; she had been unwilling to let go since the first ten minutes of the movie. Tidus was pretty much on Cloud Nine. Sora laughed nervously and looked down at Kairi, who had been clinging to his since the movie started. She was chattering about something and although Sora was trying to be polite and pay attention, but he instead felt like shaking her off and making a break for the orphanage.
"Hey, Sora!" Kairi's voice came through loud and clear. He glanced down at her once again. She grinned broadly. "Do you want to go out for coffee or something? Just the two of us?" She asked, running a finger lightly down his arm. Sora shuddered slightly.
"Sorry, Kairi. I kinda have no money. Tidus paid for my ticket." He replied. Sora hoped that his face looked apologetic even though he really felt like laughing at her poor attempt to seduce him. Kairi slumped noticeably.
"Well… I'll pay for it." She said. Rikku started to laugh.
"Kairi, you know that you can't do that. Paine had to pay your way, remember." She giggled, flipping her long blonde hair back. Kairi shot her a death glare. Rikku ignored it and continued talking. "Besides, Sora needs to get back to the orphanage since his curfew is in a half an hour." Sora's sapphire eyes widened almost comically.
"Oh my God!" He yelled and then blanched. Sora crossed himself and murmured a short prayer of apology. Kairi frowned at her predicament. She needed to get Sora alone so that she could fulfill her end of the deal. She rubbed the fingers of her left hand. Kairi had no wish to lose them… or her entire hand for that matter. All because of one lousy silver chalice that had made it's way into her bag. Sora ripped his arm out of Kairi's grasp and broke into a run. "I'll see all of you tomorrow!" Kairi watched his leave and soon noticed a figure slinking in the shadows slightly behind Sora. Maybe Riku would complete his mission on the first day after all.
15 minutes later
Sora was half a block away from the orphanage before he stopped to catch his breath. Riku watched him from the shadows of the tree he was leaning against. Amazing how wearing all black could hide you in broad daylight. The younger teen leaned against a fence, his chest heaving. The silver haired boy crept closer to Sora. This was perfect. He had called Ansem and told him to have a car waiting for him on the corner near the orphanage. His hand shot out and grabbed Sora's arm. Sora froze, frightened. His eyes traveled from the long, pale fingers to the arm swathed in black to the muscular chest and finally to the pale face with luminous aquamarine eyes.
"Ri-Ri-Riku?!" Sora stammered. Riku smirked,
"So you know my name. Why does it seem to me that you've never heard of me until today? You seem like a very closeted child, with the whole orphan thing and all." He said. Sora swallowed nervously.
"I don't know." His eyes went to the hand still grasping his arm. "Can you let go of me?" He asked. Riku shook his head. "Why?" There was fear in his voice now. Riku's smirk turned into a sneer.
"Because I have to. But you shouldn't concern yourself with that. If you come quietly, I won't have to hurt you. And I really don't want to hurt such a pretty thing." Riku used his free hand to cup Sora's chin and tilt his face up so that he was looking directly into Sora's huge sapphire eyes. Tears welled up in them and threatened to fall. The boy looked so damn innocent.
"Please let me go." Sora whispered. "Please." Riku felt something stir inside of him. Those eyes were so beautiful. He couldn't look away from them. His grip loosened on Sora's arm. Sora took advantage of Riku's momentary lapse to rip his arm away. Sora shot away from the older boy and ran as fast as he could to the orphanage.
"Damnit!" Riku exclaimed. He had been so close and he had screwed up. But those eyes, those brilliant blue eyes. They captivated him. Riku rubbed his temples. He could NOT become interested in the target.
Inside Saint Christopher's Orphanage
"Sora, you're just on time." One of the orderlies said, smiling. Her cheerful expression to a worried one when she noticed Sora leaning against the wall, panting, his face red with exertion. "Sweetie, are you alright?" She asked.
"Yeah, I'm okay." Sora gasped. "Don't worry about it, Joy." But inside Sora was utterly confused. Why would Riku, someone whom he had never met in his life, want to kidnap him? He hadn't done anything wrong, at least he didn't think he had. Sora slid to the floor and buried his head in his knees. The way Riku had looked at him though, it made him feel… unusual. In his 16 years of life, no one had ever made him feel s… unsettled. The way Riku's aquamarine eyes drilled into him, like he wanted to capture his soul from his very being. Sora shuddered.
"Sowa." A small voice said from in front of him. Sora looked up to see one of the younger children who lived in the orphanage. The little boy had curly blonde hair, cropped to his ears, and a bright smile. The unnerving part of the picture was the multiple cigarette burn scars dotting his arms and legs. His father had walked out on his mother when he was three and his mother took out her frustrations by torturing her only son, physically and mentally. His daycare teacher had called in child welfare and he was taken away, away to a place that at least gave him the illusion of being loved.
"Hello, Takeshi." Sora replied, slowly standing up. "Did you have fun at the zoo today?" Takeshi's smile grew even wider.
"Yes! I saw snakes and tigers and monkey and lions and a weally big elephant!" He said. "It was fun!" Takeshi threw up his arms to emphasize his point. Sora laughed.
"That's good. I'm tired so I going to rest, okay." He told Takeshi, ruffling the younger boy's hair. "Go play, I think Shuichi's waiting for you." Takeshi nodded and ran off. Sora walked to his bedroom and pulled his rosary from his pocket. The teen kneeled before a painting of the Madonna and Child. Some of the nuns from the church had given it to him for his confirmation a year ago. Sora prayed silently. As he prayed, a tear formed and slowly ran down his cheek. Sora stood and made then sign of the cross. "The Father, The Son, and The Holy Spirit. Amen."
The cinnamon-haired teen lay down on his back and stared at the ceiling. Everything was so confusing. And he had thought that things were finally getting better. But he knew better this was his punishment for his sins. Sora closed his eyes and soon fell asleep. He dreamed of shining silver and stunning aquamarine eyes. Although he wasn't aware of it, those same eyes watched him from the window.
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A/N: All right another chapter done. If anyone has any ideas on how they want the story to go, just tell me and I'll see what I can do. R&R, please! And some of you might be wondering why Takeshi just appeared out of the blue. Well, Takeshi plays a major role later on. Okay, that's all for now. Oh yeah, you may think that you're all that and a bag of chips but I'm all that and a bag of Skittles, so kiss my rainbow, bitch!!!!