Chapter Four: The Demon and the Kitten
Weird title for this one, kinda funny, though, even though this chapter has nothing funny about it. O.O; ....truthfully, I couldn't come up with anything else. This chapter might not be so good because I'm extremely tired right now...
Taikuru: OO; Why don't you go to sleep??
Little Raven: ^_^ She can't sleep when school is coming this Thursday!
Little Rae has a point...^^;; ...I guess I'll just...get right to the fic!
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I was swimming through darkness when a small prick of light penetrated it. Death reminded me so much of being lost in the darkness like I had been for years. And just as I fought the darkness then, I was fighting it now. Sora was alive, he was here, he was with me. If I hadn't have found that out, I would not be fighting my death. But I did find it out. Sora was here.
My body felt like nothing, my head was swimming, images of Sora flashing in my mind. Images. All I could ever see of him anymore. Images. I fought harder, though every tiny breath I took seemed to make me even closer to my death. And through it all, I could hear him calling me.
"Riku....Riku...." his voice repeated over and over again. A voice that sounded different, much deeper than before, but still held a childlike tone to it. It was desperate, the call of a lonely boy longing for his friend back.
I don't really know what pulled me back into reality, back into life, and I probably never will. It was like someone had grabbed me by the hand and jerked me back into my body, back where I could feel the pain of my wound again, and the voice of Sora was now clearer than it had ever been. It was a rush, and my was woozy...but I suspect the fact that I had been dying contributed to the wooziness? Great. I was starting to be sarcastic to myself now.
"Riku...Riku, please get up! Don't leave me again! Please, Riku!" I could sense Sora leaning over me, could feel his hot tears dripping onto my face. What had brought me back? I didn't know or really care. I was just happy to be back with my Sora.
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Sora gasped as Riku's eyelids fluttered open to reveal the familiar, endless aqua depths. The younger teen smiled through his tears as he shook with relief.
"Riku...you're alive...you've come back to me!" Sora dove on top of Riku and hugged him tightly, then jumped back up at Riku's cry of pain.
"Not that I don't appreciate you crushing me, Sora..." Riku laughed through gasps of pain, "It's just that I think I'm still hurt a bit..." he added sarcastically. Sora let out a happy laugh. Riku was back an as sarcastic as ever.
"Riku...I was so afraid that you were going to die..." suddenly Sora paused, looking at Riku's bare chest, "and...don't get angry, but I had to take that tunic off you...so I could bandage your wound..."
"Yeah...well, I'm not angry. You saved me..." Riku trailed off. He couldn't let Sora know that the fact that Sora practically undressed him made his heart jump. Well, maybe not practically undressed, but still...
"I thought for sure you were going to die...you were unconscious for so long..."
"It was only a few seconds!"
"Nuh uh!" Sora replied, stubbornly crossing his arms. "Riku, you were asleep for three days!"
"Three...days?" Riku asked, slowly lifting himself up into a sitting position. "You've taken care of me for three days?"
"Yeah...my mom's been away at work a lot...so...she didn't notice...and...well...I told the others I was sick..."
Riku's reply was just a mumble. For a few minutes they sat in silence, Sora looking over Riku's beautiful features, Riku wishing he could look over Sora's. It was finally the youngest one who broke the silence.
"Riku..." he whispered, as if afraid someone would hear them, "what....what happened to you? I mean...you're different...really different..."
Riku smiled sadly and sat cross-legged on the bed.
"Bodies and images fade when left in darkness for too long, Sora...I needed a new body and I was given one," Riku replied.
"Who..."
"Doesn't matter," Riku said, not wanting to worry Sora with the fact that Maleficent was still alive, and that Riku was her slave.
"Riku...were you really being controlled while attacking me?" Sora asked slowly.
"Yes...why else would I attack you?" the demon asked, shrugging. Sora raised his eyebrows, then slowly lowered his head. Riku immediately began to regret what he had just said. It was obvious that he had attacked Sora before when his heart was being filled with darkness. Riku hated those memories, and preferred greatly to see Sora happy. He could sense Sora's body heat and therefore could sense where Sora was. He leaned forward, putting two fingers under Sora's chin and lifting the boy's face up, being careful not to poke Sora with his long claws.
"Sora, please forgive me. I was an idiot. I know I don't even deserve to be in the same room with you after what I've done in the past. I can only offer my apologies and hope for your forgiveness."
Sora looked into the piercing and wild turquoises and aquamarines of Riku's eyes and smiled.
"Of course I forgive you," he sniffled and hugged Riku gently. Riku, in turn, hugged Sora back, wishing the tender moment would never end. But it had to, especially when the shrill voice of a girl rang out.
"Soraaaaa!!! Feel any better?"
"Eeep!" Sora jumped away from Riku and stumbled over his chair, falling to the floor. "It's Kairi! When you attacked me she was there...how do I explain this one?! Here...lemme talk to her and then I'll call you to come out!" Sora got up, tossed Riku his tunic and ran out of the room. Riku lay back his ears and sighed sadly. Kairi. Of course. Always ruining what was left of Sora and Riku's relationship. Riku soon found himself wishing he had killed Kairi during his attack. His passionate hatred of Kairi building back up, he fumbled with his tunic and finally put it on.
"You're better! I'm so glad!" outside, Kairi threw her arms around Sora and kissed him (OO; I'd better hurry and get to the RikuSora part before I throw up...)
"Um...yep...uh...Kairi...I um...have something to tell you..." Sora looked at the ground and laughed nervously. Kairi put her hands behind her back and looked up at Sora's face, an expectant smile on her.
"Yes, Sora?"
"I um...."
"Yes?"
"Um...I...got a new puppy..." Sora managed to choke out. Kairi narrowed her eyes. She was certainly expecting something different from that. She shrugged it off and sighed.
"Well...where is it?"
"Um...well...he's not really a puppy...really...more of a um....a....."
"A what?" Kairi asked, crossing her arms. This was getting old, and fast.
"A....Riku."
"Excuse me?"
"Riku. Riku's back," Sora said, looking up at Kairi, whose mouth had dropped wide open.
"He is? Well...where is he?" she asked, her tone filled with nonbelieving anger.
"Um...Riku!" Sora called. Kairi put her hands to her hips and waited. From inside Sora's house came several stumbling sounds and some thuds, then many resounding 'ow's from a deep voice. Finally, Riku came outside.
"Yes?" he asked, looking at nothing or no one in particular. Kairi stared at him, her eyes wide, looking like she was about to faint.
"YOU! IT'S THAT THING! Kill it, Sora, kill it!" she clung to Sora, whining and screeching in his ear.
"Ow...but Kairi, that's Riku!" Sora pointed at Riku to try and prove his point. Kairi stopped whining and tugging on Sora's shirt, then stared at Riku.
"Um...hi," Riku said. Kairi narrowed her eyes.
"That is NOT Riku! That is some type of...freak!" she stomped the ground and huffed angrily. Riku's eyes widened as he lay back his ears in anger.
"Whoa...freak? That's kinda harsh, isn't it? I mean, I know I don't look the same, but--"
"You...can't be Riku...you...you're...you look...different...."
"I'm sure you look different, too, but you are still Kairi, correct?" Riku replied, a look of superiority on his face.
"Well...yes...but--"
"Please don't fight, you two!" Sora cried, coming between Riku and Kairi.
"Hmph...I am NOT coming near that....thing!" Kairi yelled, and with that she stomped off, leaving Sora looking sadly at the ground and Riku looking indignant, his ears perked up and his wolfish tail swishing slightly behind him.
"Don't worry, Sora....she's just...well...it's not often you see a dog- boy..."
"Wolf."
"Huh?"
"Wolf..." Sora said sadly.
"I'm...a wolf?"
"...a wolf-boy!" Sora suddenly grinned at Riku and tugged on Riku's tail. "Wolf-boy!" he danced around Riku, still singing 'wolf-boy'. Riku chuckled, glad that Sora wasn't too upset, and glad that his best friend bounced back like he used to. Riku was finally happy...but still, deep inside, there was something missing. Something that had always been missing. Now that he had found Sora...he wanted his friend. Badly. He loved Sora deeply, he did not deny that. But Sora would never be his...and now he couldn't even see his kitten. Riku's heart slowly sunk into sadness again, even with his favorite person in the world dancing around him and singing 'Riku is a wolf-boy'. Riku knew he was doomed to a life where he would never have complete happiness.
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Um...yeah....there will be more chapters...this one was really long, wasn't it? ...ummm...O.O; ...yeah....I'm gonna stop now...^_^ Because I'm starting to draw a naughty picture of Kurama...
Kurama: uu; ...
If there are any mistakes....sorry! ...^___^ Sooooo........BYE!
Weird title for this one, kinda funny, though, even though this chapter has nothing funny about it. O.O; ....truthfully, I couldn't come up with anything else. This chapter might not be so good because I'm extremely tired right now...
Taikuru: OO; Why don't you go to sleep??
Little Raven: ^_^ She can't sleep when school is coming this Thursday!
Little Rae has a point...^^;; ...I guess I'll just...get right to the fic!
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I was swimming through darkness when a small prick of light penetrated it. Death reminded me so much of being lost in the darkness like I had been for years. And just as I fought the darkness then, I was fighting it now. Sora was alive, he was here, he was with me. If I hadn't have found that out, I would not be fighting my death. But I did find it out. Sora was here.
My body felt like nothing, my head was swimming, images of Sora flashing in my mind. Images. All I could ever see of him anymore. Images. I fought harder, though every tiny breath I took seemed to make me even closer to my death. And through it all, I could hear him calling me.
"Riku....Riku...." his voice repeated over and over again. A voice that sounded different, much deeper than before, but still held a childlike tone to it. It was desperate, the call of a lonely boy longing for his friend back.
I don't really know what pulled me back into reality, back into life, and I probably never will. It was like someone had grabbed me by the hand and jerked me back into my body, back where I could feel the pain of my wound again, and the voice of Sora was now clearer than it had ever been. It was a rush, and my was woozy...but I suspect the fact that I had been dying contributed to the wooziness? Great. I was starting to be sarcastic to myself now.
"Riku...Riku, please get up! Don't leave me again! Please, Riku!" I could sense Sora leaning over me, could feel his hot tears dripping onto my face. What had brought me back? I didn't know or really care. I was just happy to be back with my Sora.
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Sora gasped as Riku's eyelids fluttered open to reveal the familiar, endless aqua depths. The younger teen smiled through his tears as he shook with relief.
"Riku...you're alive...you've come back to me!" Sora dove on top of Riku and hugged him tightly, then jumped back up at Riku's cry of pain.
"Not that I don't appreciate you crushing me, Sora..." Riku laughed through gasps of pain, "It's just that I think I'm still hurt a bit..." he added sarcastically. Sora let out a happy laugh. Riku was back an as sarcastic as ever.
"Riku...I was so afraid that you were going to die..." suddenly Sora paused, looking at Riku's bare chest, "and...don't get angry, but I had to take that tunic off you...so I could bandage your wound..."
"Yeah...well, I'm not angry. You saved me..." Riku trailed off. He couldn't let Sora know that the fact that Sora practically undressed him made his heart jump. Well, maybe not practically undressed, but still...
"I thought for sure you were going to die...you were unconscious for so long..."
"It was only a few seconds!"
"Nuh uh!" Sora replied, stubbornly crossing his arms. "Riku, you were asleep for three days!"
"Three...days?" Riku asked, slowly lifting himself up into a sitting position. "You've taken care of me for three days?"
"Yeah...my mom's been away at work a lot...so...she didn't notice...and...well...I told the others I was sick..."
Riku's reply was just a mumble. For a few minutes they sat in silence, Sora looking over Riku's beautiful features, Riku wishing he could look over Sora's. It was finally the youngest one who broke the silence.
"Riku..." he whispered, as if afraid someone would hear them, "what....what happened to you? I mean...you're different...really different..."
Riku smiled sadly and sat cross-legged on the bed.
"Bodies and images fade when left in darkness for too long, Sora...I needed a new body and I was given one," Riku replied.
"Who..."
"Doesn't matter," Riku said, not wanting to worry Sora with the fact that Maleficent was still alive, and that Riku was her slave.
"Riku...were you really being controlled while attacking me?" Sora asked slowly.
"Yes...why else would I attack you?" the demon asked, shrugging. Sora raised his eyebrows, then slowly lowered his head. Riku immediately began to regret what he had just said. It was obvious that he had attacked Sora before when his heart was being filled with darkness. Riku hated those memories, and preferred greatly to see Sora happy. He could sense Sora's body heat and therefore could sense where Sora was. He leaned forward, putting two fingers under Sora's chin and lifting the boy's face up, being careful not to poke Sora with his long claws.
"Sora, please forgive me. I was an idiot. I know I don't even deserve to be in the same room with you after what I've done in the past. I can only offer my apologies and hope for your forgiveness."
Sora looked into the piercing and wild turquoises and aquamarines of Riku's eyes and smiled.
"Of course I forgive you," he sniffled and hugged Riku gently. Riku, in turn, hugged Sora back, wishing the tender moment would never end. But it had to, especially when the shrill voice of a girl rang out.
"Soraaaaa!!! Feel any better?"
"Eeep!" Sora jumped away from Riku and stumbled over his chair, falling to the floor. "It's Kairi! When you attacked me she was there...how do I explain this one?! Here...lemme talk to her and then I'll call you to come out!" Sora got up, tossed Riku his tunic and ran out of the room. Riku lay back his ears and sighed sadly. Kairi. Of course. Always ruining what was left of Sora and Riku's relationship. Riku soon found himself wishing he had killed Kairi during his attack. His passionate hatred of Kairi building back up, he fumbled with his tunic and finally put it on.
"You're better! I'm so glad!" outside, Kairi threw her arms around Sora and kissed him (OO; I'd better hurry and get to the RikuSora part before I throw up...)
"Um...yep...uh...Kairi...I um...have something to tell you..." Sora looked at the ground and laughed nervously. Kairi put her hands behind her back and looked up at Sora's face, an expectant smile on her.
"Yes, Sora?"
"I um...."
"Yes?"
"Um...I...got a new puppy..." Sora managed to choke out. Kairi narrowed her eyes. She was certainly expecting something different from that. She shrugged it off and sighed.
"Well...where is it?"
"Um...well...he's not really a puppy...really...more of a um....a....."
"A what?" Kairi asked, crossing her arms. This was getting old, and fast.
"A....Riku."
"Excuse me?"
"Riku. Riku's back," Sora said, looking up at Kairi, whose mouth had dropped wide open.
"He is? Well...where is he?" she asked, her tone filled with nonbelieving anger.
"Um...Riku!" Sora called. Kairi put her hands to her hips and waited. From inside Sora's house came several stumbling sounds and some thuds, then many resounding 'ow's from a deep voice. Finally, Riku came outside.
"Yes?" he asked, looking at nothing or no one in particular. Kairi stared at him, her eyes wide, looking like she was about to faint.
"YOU! IT'S THAT THING! Kill it, Sora, kill it!" she clung to Sora, whining and screeching in his ear.
"Ow...but Kairi, that's Riku!" Sora pointed at Riku to try and prove his point. Kairi stopped whining and tugging on Sora's shirt, then stared at Riku.
"Um...hi," Riku said. Kairi narrowed her eyes.
"That is NOT Riku! That is some type of...freak!" she stomped the ground and huffed angrily. Riku's eyes widened as he lay back his ears in anger.
"Whoa...freak? That's kinda harsh, isn't it? I mean, I know I don't look the same, but--"
"You...can't be Riku...you...you're...you look...different...."
"I'm sure you look different, too, but you are still Kairi, correct?" Riku replied, a look of superiority on his face.
"Well...yes...but--"
"Please don't fight, you two!" Sora cried, coming between Riku and Kairi.
"Hmph...I am NOT coming near that....thing!" Kairi yelled, and with that she stomped off, leaving Sora looking sadly at the ground and Riku looking indignant, his ears perked up and his wolfish tail swishing slightly behind him.
"Don't worry, Sora....she's just...well...it's not often you see a dog- boy..."
"Wolf."
"Huh?"
"Wolf..." Sora said sadly.
"I'm...a wolf?"
"...a wolf-boy!" Sora suddenly grinned at Riku and tugged on Riku's tail. "Wolf-boy!" he danced around Riku, still singing 'wolf-boy'. Riku chuckled, glad that Sora wasn't too upset, and glad that his best friend bounced back like he used to. Riku was finally happy...but still, deep inside, there was something missing. Something that had always been missing. Now that he had found Sora...he wanted his friend. Badly. He loved Sora deeply, he did not deny that. But Sora would never be his...and now he couldn't even see his kitten. Riku's heart slowly sunk into sadness again, even with his favorite person in the world dancing around him and singing 'Riku is a wolf-boy'. Riku knew he was doomed to a life where he would never have complete happiness.
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Um...yeah....there will be more chapters...this one was really long, wasn't it? ...ummm...O.O; ...yeah....I'm gonna stop now...^_^ Because I'm starting to draw a naughty picture of Kurama...
Kurama: uu; ...
If there are any mistakes....sorry! ...^___^ Sooooo........BYE!