Hello there kind reveiwers! I'm honestly surprised that people have actually enjoyed my stories. Thank's for reading! XD I'm not quite sure how many chapters till fin, but I know the ending. ..I'll try to update faster..
I jumped out of bed screaming. 'It was a bad nightmare..' I told myself, trying to get air back in my lungs. "You alright?" Cloud asked me. "Yeah..I just had a bad dream about this ghost rumor coming true and hearing scratching in my wall and finding a skeleton who's name was Riku Masaki...but that never happened.." I said getting over myself.
"Uh Sora...that actually happened..." Cloud said looking at me like I was nuts. "Very funny Cloud...ha ha" I replied dryly. "LEON! SORA'S DELUSIONAL!!" He screamed. Leon, from right next to him, agreed. "Lets go get a bucket of ice water and dump it on his head" Leon suggested. Cloud smiled widely. "I love you!!" He exclaimed, kissing my brother loud. I cringed. "I though we agreed you guys wouldn't do that in front of me.." I complained. Cloud disappeared to who-knows-where. I heard the noise of running water filling something up. I groaned. They weren't freaking serious were they!?
Sploosh!
Well there goes that hope. Now I'm soaked. Great. I just love freezing my butt off in the morning. That was my all time favorite thing. Note the sarcasm? Yeah it's there. "CLOUD!!" I screamed jumping out of bed and chasing that blonde down. He laughed obnoxiously loud, like some kind of lunatic...and he was the one being chased!! What the hell? I snatched his shirt and pulled him towards me. Unfortunately, I forgot Cloud weight like a million pounds. So he fell on me and crushed my lungs.
"Cloud wins!!" He yelled happily rolling around on me to emphasize his victory. I pouted. He was so lucky he had Leon's protection. Otherwise he'd end up in the wall with that creepy skeleton...crap...did I just say that? ...I forgot about that creepy skeleton. "Cloud was there really...something in my wall?" I asked. He rolled off of me. "Yeah, I have no idea how you found it though." He replied.
"You didn't hear it!? It was scratching the wall! It was groaning for help!!" I babbled. Cloud looked like he pitied me. I frowned. "I'm not lying." I stated. "I just think you gone nuts from being deprived of booty." He said shamelessly. My jaw dropped. "YOU!! You don't say those things!!" I shrieked. He chuckled. "Seriously Sora, me and Leon didn't hear anything." He said. "So how did you find the skeleton?"
"I already told you! The thing was making noises!! I thought it was our gardener!!" I retorted. "Gardener? We don't have a gardener..." He articulated. "Duh! Because our gardener is really a ghost! He returned back to his body for the anniversary of his murder!" I explained, before realizing all I had just said. It sounded like a lie and apparently my subconscious was more tuned in than my conscience. I just said Riku was a ghost.
Ha ha...he is a ghost. I went pale. He really was, that was his distorted figure in the wall. It was him scratching the wall. It was all him. He was dead. He had always been dead. I had been talking to a dead person. All the hints he gave me! I got them all now. No wonder he was lonely. No wonder no one else ever saw him. No wonder he didn't attend my school.
Most dead people don't attend school. "Uh Sora? You okay?" Cloud asked. I looked up to meet his eyes and Riku stood behind him. I screamed and scrambled away. I tripped and hit my face on the ground but I used all my will power to keep running. I couldn't stop the fear racing through my heart. I couldn't look back to meet his eyes,
I felt guilty I was abandoning him after I agreed to go out with...oh...my...damn...I'm a ghost's boyfriend!!! I screamed even louder. I ran like hell to the door and down the road. I didn't stop, I didn't look behind me, I was too scared to even try. I ran even when my socks fell off. I ended up in town somewhere by the time I slowed. I gasped for air and looked around. I was by my school.
I looked at my watch. It was noon. I didn't want to go home. So I went the only other place I could think of- Selphie's house. I wandered down the roads I kinda remembered to be hers...good thing they actually were or that would of sucked. I knocked on her yellow door. There was no noise from inside. Then Selphie opened he door. "Sora! What are you doing here?" She asked astonished.
I wouldn't blame her. I mean, if she came to my house sweaty, shoeless and pale as a..something white..I would be a little shocked too. "Are you okay?" She added. "No." I said. "What's wrong?" She asked, stepping aside to invite me in. I went in and sat on a yellow couch and absently wondered if everything was yellow here. "You heard about me finding the skeleton right?" I asked. Her eyes lit up.
"Of course! That's so wonderful you found him after all these years, though I doubt Masaki-san can rest any easier." She responded. "So what about it?" She questioned, quirking a manicured brow. "I found it because I heard scratching and a strangled call for help." I began, knowing she'll probably think I'm nuts by the time I'm finished. "Really? You must have a sixth sense!" She said sarcastically putting on a fake smile. "Well the thing is, I talked to our gardener who's name I knew to be Riku since I moved there. I found out, that's also the skeleton's name." I informed. Her smile faded.
"No joke?" She asked first. I nodded. "No joke." I replied. "It might just be a coincidence." She suggested. Suddenly I felt really stupid. Maybe Riku wasn't a ghost at all, maybe it was just a coincidence. "You should ask." She said nodding. "Thanks Selphie." I said getting up. She smiled. "Anytime you goof" She replied opening the door.
I walked home. I was half and half on the situation. If I go home and find it was just a coincidence, I know the best thing to do is to apologize for screaming and running. If he is a ghost the only thing I can come up with is to pee myself and run like hell. I hoped it was the latter, I really didn't feel like peeing myself anytime soon.
The mansion was already coming into view, even though I took my sweet time getting there. I don't think I'd ever have enough time to prepare for what may be coming up soon. I came face to face with the mansion doors and entered. I took a deep breath and ventured out to the garden. "Riku!!" I called. There was o reply. "Riku!!" I called again. "Sora, are you going to make me sign you up for a counselor?" My brother asked from behind me in an unamused voice.
"Why? I'm not crazy." I retorted. Even though I knew that just made me sound even worse. "Cut it out." He scolded before getting distracted by Cloud and disappearing behind a closed door. I looked ahead and came face to face with Riku. "AHH!" I screamed, basically because I really wasn't expecting him to be so close so suddenly. "You called?" He asked.
"Yeah...uh...I.." I fell silent. "What is it?" He asked. "I know this is going to sound weird...but are you dead?" I asked, feeling dumb as hell as soon as those words left my mouth. "I'm not going to lie to you Sora, I am. I have been for a long time." He replied. I stared at him for a moment. For some reason I couldn't brain myself to pee my pants and run like hell like I originally planned. I felt okay with the fact he was dead. Is that even normal?
I didn't feel scared at all. "Oh." I just said bluntly. "Well now that that's cleared up..." I stuttered. Riku chuckled. "It's okay if you aren't comfortable about it. I know if I was still alive and I found out my boyfriend was a ghost, I wouldn't be feeling very comfortable either." He chuckled. He was completely sincere.
"The weird thing is though...I am comfortable with it, just kinda weirded out." I responded. He laughed again and ruffled my hair. "Sora you're crazy" He said. I just couldn't help but notice my hair wasn't really moving, just his hand was, as it passed through my hair. I noticed he really was transparent and that he gave off a strange glow. It all seemed so obvious he was dead.
"Are you sure you're okay though?" he asked, not meeting my eyes but he couldn't hide the concern in his voice. He looked sad, like he had lost his will to live...or something. "yeah" I smiled reassuringly. He smiled and touched my face with his ghostly hand the best he could. I felt strange, it seemed like these things shouldn't be happening. Yet, here they are. A ghost was before me, touching my face with his cold tingly touch.
"Hey Sora. So-ra!!!" Cloud called annoyingly. "What Cloud?" I hissed through my teeth. I turned to see a very ruffled Cloud. It wasn't any mystery as to why his shirt was inside out and backwards. "I think we really do need to check you into counseling or something, you are starting to talk to yourself." Cloud said looking at Sora like he suddenly burst a giraffe from his neck. "Shut it Cloud. I'll bite you." Sora warned pointing at him.
"Wanna make it a duel punk? I'll beat your ass." Cloud challenged, playing around. "Bring it on Goldie locks" Sora replied slightly smirking now. Cloud immediately slammed Sora onto the floor and had him in a lock. Sora, being the weak boy he always was, couldn't move. Then he felt something fall into him. He suddenly saw his arms throwing Cloud off with strength he hadn't had before. Cloud went to grab him but he swiftly trip Cloud and stared down at him.
Sora was awe-struck. He suddenly felt the strength pull from his body. He watched it dumbly finding it just to be Riku. He didn't know Riku could fight so well. "What's going on down here?" Leon called, sporting only his leather pants. "Dude, Sora just kicked my ass!" Cloud shouted in shock at his lover. "Really?" Leon asked surprised himself and he looked over at his brother. Who was just kind of standing there Dazed. "...Cloud maybe you're losing your touch." Leon chuckled.
"You beat him then" Cloud pouted. Leon smirked. "Easy said. Easy done." Leon replied. Sora looked at him and groaned inwardly. Great. Now his super-strong I'll-kick-your-scrawny-ass brother was going to smash him like a fly. Riku jumped back into him and took a defensive position. Leon raised a brow. He made the first move, and that was a mistake. Within moments Sora snatched Leon's fist, twisted him backwards and had him pinned to the floor face first.
"Alright squirt. Get off." Leon said in defeat. Sora stood but not on his own, Riku was guiding him. "I don't know how you got so strong suddenly but it's unbelievable." Leon stated. "Though there's something different about you." Leon added giving Sora a questioning look. Riku slipped out of him again. "What do you mean?" Sora asked. Leon knit his brows in confusion. "Never mind." He replied, helping Cloud up.
"Riku, you can't just kick Leon and Cloud's asses every day." Sora frowned. "I could, it wouldn't be difficult" Riku smiled. Sora pouted more. Then he found his eyes traveling to the hole in the wall. Riku followed his stare and saw it as well. "Something bothering you Sora?" Riku asked. "Yeah, weren't you scared and lonely all these years?" Sora asked, finally realizing he was the only one who could see him.
"Of course Sora. Wouldn't you be?" Riku replied. "I would've cried." Sora announced quietly. "I did." Riku admitted. Sora placed his hand on top of Riku's ghostly one, though it just went through and sat through the other's hand. "How come you can't move on?" Sora asked. "Move on? Oh. That bullshit. It's not true, Sorry babe." Riku answered. "Then how come dead people aren't everywhere?" Sora asked.
"I don't know.." Riku answered honestly. It's not as if he'd actually saw any other ghosts to actually ask them about it. "So you'll be here forever?" Sora asked sadly. "Yeah probably." Riku shrugged. "I don't want you to be alone, it seems...like a horrible crime or something!" Sora said sadly. "Then don't leave me now." Riku said leaning in to a surreal kiss.
Sora nodded. His lips tingling from the kiss. They sat there for a few moments. They didn't feel the need for any real words, just the silent thoughts they passed unintentionally. The presence of the other was all that was needed for now. Until they were interrupted in their simplicity.
"Sora?" A deep male voice Sora failed to recognize called him. "eh?" Sora asked in surprise looking over at the door. A tall silver-haired man entered the room. "Oh! Mr. Masaki! What are you doing here?" Sora asked purely surprised. "Can you see my son? My wife claimed she could but I never believed her. Perhaps she really could..."Sephiroth started.
"Yeah." Sora answered looking over at Riku. "Tell him I'm sorry I moved without him...that I never found him those many years ago.." The man said, wearily wiping his glasses. His face showed lines from years of worrying and you could tell he wouldn't last much longer in this world. "Heard that?" Sora asked. Riku nodded. "Tell him Ansem." Riku replied. "He said Ansem." Sora said. "Ansem?" Mr. Masaki asked a bit confused before understanding. "Is that who did all this?" He said, lost.
"Yes." Riku replied. "Yes" Sora repeated. Mr. Masaki frowned. "He's been dead for years now. I can't get any revenge." He replied sadly. "How'd he die?" Riku questioned. Sora repeated Riku's question. "He was involved in a fatal car accident. Though I'm sure it wasn't any accident, he had far to many enemies.." Mr. Masaki replied. Riku took a look at his aging father. He was way past his prime. His long silver hair was thinning and he didn't look at all in good health. He was frail and weak, his eyes were obviously bad. He was just old. He must've been about ninety.
"Tell Riku I love him." Mr. Masaki asked, almost pleading. "You tell him." Sora said getting up and forcing Riku into his body by sitting on him. Riku took over and got up. "Hey" Riku said, standing his usual way. Feeing strange to the feeling of living. Sepiroth looked confused. "It's me old man. Can't you tell?" Riku asked, almost positive his dad would die of shock.
"Come here and give me a hug.." Mr. Masaki asked, holding his frail arms out. Riku walked over and hugged him. The old man was crying, he could tell. After all these years, his son had been home all along. After what seemed like thirty minutes, he felt Sephiroth slump against him. He shook him a bit, wondering if he had fallen asleep. Though in his heart he had known the old man had died. Riku felt depressed but happy all the same. Finally the old crazy man would be resting.
He laid the shell of the man on the ground, propped up to a sitting position against the wall. Riku left Sora's body. "I'm letting my old man leave this house." Riku said stepping into his father body and leaving soon after. Sora followed him as Riku stood in the drive and released the body. It had appeared the old man had experienced a sudden heart attack. It'd be easier to understand this way. Sora watched as a strange glowing ball floated from the shell and disappeared.
"Sora!" Cloud called falling to his knees by the man. "He...died.." Sora said, still shocked himself. They had a funeral the day after, held in the city. Riku attended using Sora's body, there was no other way he could leave the land his house was on. Afterwards they came back home and Riku walked Sora's body to the room and lay down on his bed. When he left it Sora was drained of energy, he immediately fell asleep.
"Thanks." Riku said staring down at the face of innocence.
