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Thank you, everyone who reviewed! Sorry progress has been so slow on this story! I will try to update faster on it!
I saw the new Lord of the Rings today, it's awesome! If you haven't seen it, you should, it's really good.
I don't have very much to say right now, so I will just continue the story, I hope you are enjoying it so far, and please review!
I got some ideas on showing character emotions, so I thought I might try it. Tell me if it's too.. I dunno, not right.
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Riku and Kairi walked along in silence. The wind whistled dangerously through the trees, and the eerie sound made Kairi shiver. She turned to Riku. "..Why didn't you want me to know about Sora..?" She asked quietly, watching him with confused eyes.
Riku sighed, looking back at her. She could see deep pain in him, it was ripping him apart inside. She wished she could do something about it, but she knew it was something that would take years to heal. Having to live in this place had nearly destroyed him, and she wondered to herself how he had managed to survive, astonished at his determination. Even after the years he had spent here, he still carried a deep hatred for Ansem. She could almost see it, even when he smiled.
She was yanked abruptly out of her thoughts when Riku spoke, ".. I hadn't seen you in years, hadn't seen many friends in years." He laughed awkwardly, looking back at the ground. "It's rather ironic.." He continued, "I spent my whole life always longing to see other worlds, my mind always somewhere else…And now that I've finally traveled to another world, all I want is to go home." He choked.
Tears formed in Kairi's eyes, she could feel his pain, it was everywhere. The look in his eyes, the way he moved, it was even reflected in his voice. Her tears ran slowly down her face, but she said nothing, urging him to go on.
".. There was nothing I could do, nothing at all. Ansem wouldn't even allow me the solitude of death. He kept me in his castle, at least until he determined that I was no longer a threat to him, then he turned me loose in his world. He knew how I used to dream about far away places, how I wanted to see them, so he showed me his world. He laughed at me when he saw how much I hated it, so I have been cursed to live here until my death, whenever he will allow it." He paused to glance back at Kairi, her face was hidden behind her hair, but he could sense that she was crying for him. He wanted to stop, he had never intended for this matter to hurt her, but he knew he had to finish.
"Sora was with me that first year, Ansem thought we should at least get to share our emotions, it was just another form of torture, really. Sora would always just look at me, he felt the pain more than I did, and he knew what I had done. It was all my fault. Ansem had used me.. And Sora knew it. But being the friend he was, he never said anything. He just took it, he never blamed me, but you could see it in his face, whenever he looked at me. You could see that he felt betrayed." Riku's voice cracked, remembering the time they had spent in the castle under Ansem's control.
"Sometimes, I just wanted to scream, but I knew that it would only hurt Sora more. Whenever he saw the pain in me, you could tell it was like knives, ripping through his soul. I'll never understand him, even though I was the reason we're here, he couldn't even stand to see me hurt. He's a good man, I wish I could be like him someday, he can always seem to see the good in people, even when they've messed up just about as bad as they can." Silent tears were forming in Riku's eyes now, he quickly wiped them away.
"That was the worst part of it, despite everything else, just seeing Sora. He had hope." Riku raised his face to the sky, tears streaming freely down his face. " I didn't understand why, but he had hope. That was what kept him going, that's why even now, Ansem still holds him in the castle. He'll always be a threat. Ansem may have broken his body, but Sora will always have hope left in him. That was the only thing in him Ansem couldn't crush." Riku sighed, almost happily at finally being able to tell someone, someone who really cared.
"That's why I didn't want to tell you, because no one should have to witness that kind of pain. Sora is nothing now, a mere shell of the key blade master he had been all that time ago. He was little more than a mindless zombie when I last saw him, as I was dragged out the castle gates. He just stared at me, and it hurt. It hurt so much, because he knew what was happening, and even then he wouldn't say it. Even as I was dragged away from him, he didn't say it, but he still knew it. And the look in his eyes burned into my very soul. There was no hatred in them, no jealousy at me being able to leave that hellish existence for a slightly better one. No anger at me for bringing this upon us both. Just…love. He was happy. I don't think Ansem ever saw it, even if he had, he probably wouldn't have believed it, but as those doors were being pulled shut after me, Sora smiled. That was the last time I ever saw him." Riku finished. He rubbed at his tear stained face, trying to stand up straight, but giving in and collapsing into the dirt, unable to stand any longer. Kairi said nothing, she just sobbed, staring off into the distance.
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Hours later, they came to a dead end in the path. A stout stone wall rose up above them. Riku gazed drearily at it, trying to figure which way to go. Finally giving up, he motioned for Kairi to come closer, she walked over to him, trying to avoid his eyes. She yelped as he scooped her up and tossed her onto the wall. She landed awkwardly, scrambling as she tried to pull herself over. Once safely seated on the wall, she waved down to Riku. A few moments later, he leaped onto the wall, landing almost gracefully on the edge. Kairi gazed down at the ground below the wall, they were back in the main labyrinth. She could see it twisting and turning into the distance, the gothic castle wrapped in the middle. Riku leapt down, and Kairi jumped off the wall after him. He caught her gently and set her down, walking toward the nearest corridor.
She followed him quietly, still sorting out what he had told her earlier. She gasped as he pulled her back around a corner, slamming her into the wall. She looked at him with frightened, startled eyes, but he was leaning carefully around the corner. Then she heard it. Voices, lots of them. She kneeled down and peered around the corner under Riku. He put a hand on her shoulder, watching the group of Heartless intently. Kairi gasped as she recognized the figure in the middle of the group.
It was Donald. He was trying to get the Heartless to listen to him, but they kept laughing, poking at him with their spears. He lost his temper after a moment, bad move. As he yelled at the group surrounding him, they growled menacingly, he had said something that had upset them, but Kairi hadn't caught it. Riku snorted. Donald looked angrily around the group, which began to advance on him.
"Aren't we going to help him?" Kairi whispered to Riku, worried about the odd little duck. Riku grinned, "Maybe in a moment." he said. Obviously, Donald had a record of making people angry.
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Thank you, everyone who reviewed! Sorry progress has been so slow on this story! I will try to update faster on it!
I saw the new Lord of the Rings today, it's awesome! If you haven't seen it, you should, it's really good.
I don't have very much to say right now, so I will just continue the story, I hope you are enjoying it so far, and please review!
I got some ideas on showing character emotions, so I thought I might try it. Tell me if it's too.. I dunno, not right.
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Riku and Kairi walked along in silence. The wind whistled dangerously through the trees, and the eerie sound made Kairi shiver. She turned to Riku. "..Why didn't you want me to know about Sora..?" She asked quietly, watching him with confused eyes.
Riku sighed, looking back at her. She could see deep pain in him, it was ripping him apart inside. She wished she could do something about it, but she knew it was something that would take years to heal. Having to live in this place had nearly destroyed him, and she wondered to herself how he had managed to survive, astonished at his determination. Even after the years he had spent here, he still carried a deep hatred for Ansem. She could almost see it, even when he smiled.
She was yanked abruptly out of her thoughts when Riku spoke, ".. I hadn't seen you in years, hadn't seen many friends in years." He laughed awkwardly, looking back at the ground. "It's rather ironic.." He continued, "I spent my whole life always longing to see other worlds, my mind always somewhere else…And now that I've finally traveled to another world, all I want is to go home." He choked.
Tears formed in Kairi's eyes, she could feel his pain, it was everywhere. The look in his eyes, the way he moved, it was even reflected in his voice. Her tears ran slowly down her face, but she said nothing, urging him to go on.
".. There was nothing I could do, nothing at all. Ansem wouldn't even allow me the solitude of death. He kept me in his castle, at least until he determined that I was no longer a threat to him, then he turned me loose in his world. He knew how I used to dream about far away places, how I wanted to see them, so he showed me his world. He laughed at me when he saw how much I hated it, so I have been cursed to live here until my death, whenever he will allow it." He paused to glance back at Kairi, her face was hidden behind her hair, but he could sense that she was crying for him. He wanted to stop, he had never intended for this matter to hurt her, but he knew he had to finish.
"Sora was with me that first year, Ansem thought we should at least get to share our emotions, it was just another form of torture, really. Sora would always just look at me, he felt the pain more than I did, and he knew what I had done. It was all my fault. Ansem had used me.. And Sora knew it. But being the friend he was, he never said anything. He just took it, he never blamed me, but you could see it in his face, whenever he looked at me. You could see that he felt betrayed." Riku's voice cracked, remembering the time they had spent in the castle under Ansem's control.
"Sometimes, I just wanted to scream, but I knew that it would only hurt Sora more. Whenever he saw the pain in me, you could tell it was like knives, ripping through his soul. I'll never understand him, even though I was the reason we're here, he couldn't even stand to see me hurt. He's a good man, I wish I could be like him someday, he can always seem to see the good in people, even when they've messed up just about as bad as they can." Silent tears were forming in Riku's eyes now, he quickly wiped them away.
"That was the worst part of it, despite everything else, just seeing Sora. He had hope." Riku raised his face to the sky, tears streaming freely down his face. " I didn't understand why, but he had hope. That was what kept him going, that's why even now, Ansem still holds him in the castle. He'll always be a threat. Ansem may have broken his body, but Sora will always have hope left in him. That was the only thing in him Ansem couldn't crush." Riku sighed, almost happily at finally being able to tell someone, someone who really cared.
"That's why I didn't want to tell you, because no one should have to witness that kind of pain. Sora is nothing now, a mere shell of the key blade master he had been all that time ago. He was little more than a mindless zombie when I last saw him, as I was dragged out the castle gates. He just stared at me, and it hurt. It hurt so much, because he knew what was happening, and even then he wouldn't say it. Even as I was dragged away from him, he didn't say it, but he still knew it. And the look in his eyes burned into my very soul. There was no hatred in them, no jealousy at me being able to leave that hellish existence for a slightly better one. No anger at me for bringing this upon us both. Just…love. He was happy. I don't think Ansem ever saw it, even if he had, he probably wouldn't have believed it, but as those doors were being pulled shut after me, Sora smiled. That was the last time I ever saw him." Riku finished. He rubbed at his tear stained face, trying to stand up straight, but giving in and collapsing into the dirt, unable to stand any longer. Kairi said nothing, she just sobbed, staring off into the distance.
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Hours later, they came to a dead end in the path. A stout stone wall rose up above them. Riku gazed drearily at it, trying to figure which way to go. Finally giving up, he motioned for Kairi to come closer, she walked over to him, trying to avoid his eyes. She yelped as he scooped her up and tossed her onto the wall. She landed awkwardly, scrambling as she tried to pull herself over. Once safely seated on the wall, she waved down to Riku. A few moments later, he leaped onto the wall, landing almost gracefully on the edge. Kairi gazed down at the ground below the wall, they were back in the main labyrinth. She could see it twisting and turning into the distance, the gothic castle wrapped in the middle. Riku leapt down, and Kairi jumped off the wall after him. He caught her gently and set her down, walking toward the nearest corridor.
She followed him quietly, still sorting out what he had told her earlier. She gasped as he pulled her back around a corner, slamming her into the wall. She looked at him with frightened, startled eyes, but he was leaning carefully around the corner. Then she heard it. Voices, lots of them. She kneeled down and peered around the corner under Riku. He put a hand on her shoulder, watching the group of Heartless intently. Kairi gasped as she recognized the figure in the middle of the group.
It was Donald. He was trying to get the Heartless to listen to him, but they kept laughing, poking at him with their spears. He lost his temper after a moment, bad move. As he yelled at the group surrounding him, they growled menacingly, he had said something that had upset them, but Kairi hadn't caught it. Riku snorted. Donald looked angrily around the group, which began to advance on him.
"Aren't we going to help him?" Kairi whispered to Riku, worried about the odd little duck. Riku grinned, "Maybe in a moment." he said. Obviously, Donald had a record of making people angry.
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