Ice Prince
So, Here's another chapter of the story I'm writing when I should be sleeping. Sigh. Sleep. Well, as long as I don't write too much at a time, my head won't explode. Well, it hasn't so far.
Not mine, down't own. Just the plot...that is mine.
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Chapter six-sleep.
Riku looked over to the bed, just in time for Sora's eyes to flutter open.
"Hey there Sora." Riku smiled at Sora's confused look.
"Sora!" Cloud had woken up, sensing that his brother was no longer unconscious. "How do you feel?"
Sora tried to sit up, but he didn't have enough energy. Riku noticed his arms were shaking from the stress, and gently put his hand on Sora's shoulder.
"Hey" Riku was glad Sora was awake now, but knew he shouldn't be sitting up yet. "Lie back down, k?"
"Why?" Sora's quiet voice was strained, and Riku cringed at how weak it sounded.
"You don't have the energy to sit up yet." Riku shushed Sora quietly when he began to struggle, "just rest for now." Sora nodded, and fell back onto his bed again.
"It happened again, didn't it Cloud?" Sora had seen his brother, as Cloud had leaned over to check on him.
Cloud's silence apparently answered Sora's question for him, because he gave frustrated sigh, and much to Cloud and Riku's surprise, tears pooled in Sora's eyes.
"Why can't I just be normal?" Sora's quiet whisper was loud enough for both of them to hear, and Sora rolled over as noiseless sobs shook his small body.
"Hey there," Riku sat on the bed, and lifted Sora into his arms, "it's okay. You're okay. I'm here, and Cloud's here too."
"I'm going to tell Namine and Roxas that you're awake, okay Sora?"
"Where's mom?" Sora's voice was still so quiet.
"Mom left this morning, to go on her research trip, remember?"
Sora nodded, and Cloud smiled at him. "I'll be right back Sora, okay?"
Sora nodded again, and then snuggled closer to Riku. Riku blushed, and Cloud chuckled.
Cloud left the room, and closed the door behind him.
"Hey Sora, you okay?" Riku had felt Sora's sigh, when Cloud said that their mom had gone away.
"I'm fine." Sora was fighting to stay awake. Riku noticed the tired slur in his voice, and smiled.
"You tired?" Sora yawned, answering Riku's question. "Alright, I'm going to let you sleep now, k?" Riku tried to put Sora down, but he had fallen asleep on Riku, and wouldn't let go.
Riku blushed, and wondered what to do. He tried to pry Sora off of him, but he would make this cute little whimper every time he tried. 'Guess I'm stuck.' Riku gave up, and lied down beside Sora, before becoming overcome by a wave of fatigue himself.
Cloud quietly opened the door to Sora's room, to see how he was, when he stopped, staring in shock at the two sleeping boys, curled up together, and looking quite content. He smiled, shook his head, and quietly closed the door again.
three hours later
Riku opened his eyes to find his arms wrapped around Sora, who was still sleeping. He watched the cute brunet sleep, and smiled with contentment. 'My God! He's just so cute! I know he doesn't act really cute, but he's so relaxed when he's sleeping!' Sora twitched, and his eyes fluttered open, instantly locking with a pair of aqua eyes.
"Hey." Riku looked amused at the blush that spread itself on Sora's face. "Feeling any better?"
"Some." Sora blinked at Riku, and tried to move. His eyes widened when he felt Riku's arms tighten around him.
"Don't go yet." Riku's voice soothed Sora, and he settled down again. Riku smiled, and Sora blushed again.
"What time is it Riku?" Sora's voice was almost normal again, but just as quiet as before.
Riku glanced at the clock, and Sora's eyes widened as Riku gave the answer.
"It's noon." Riku gave a small laugh at the look on Sora's face, and Sora squealed at him, and hid his face in the pillow.
At this, Riku laughed harder, and said "You must be getting hungry by now."
Sora shook his head no, and Riku frowned. He could already feel each of Sora's ribs, and he was pretty sure that wasn't healthy. Sora sat up, and Riku's eyes widened at how skinny Sora was. (A/N; he's obviously not wearing a shirt. Riku; nosebleed! Me: T.T not on the carpet!)
"Sora, you need to eat something." Sora shook his head no once again, and Riku shook his head and sighed.
"Oh, he will eat something." Cloud's voice startled Riku, and he jumped. "I will shove food down his throat if I have to."
Sora sat up, and glared at his brother. Cloud shifted his weight, and Riku smirked at him.
"I'm not hungry Cloud." Sora's voice was firm. Cloud knew Sora wouldn't eat.
"Fine." Cloud sighed. "But at least come downstairs, k?"
Sora nodded, and got up. "I'm just gonna get some clothes on."
Cloud smirked. "Let's go Riku. Unless you'd rather watch?" Both Riku and Sora blushed like crazy, and Riku jumped off of the bed, and out the door.
Cloud and Riku went downstairs to wait for Sora, since Cloud had said that it takes him awhile to move after an 'episode'.
"What do you mean by 'episode?' Why did Sora collapse outside?" Riku hadn't gotten all of the answers he wanted.
"I mean that Sora has a condition." Cloud searched his memory for the name of it, but it wasn't there. "I can't remember the name of it, but I know that Sora has very low blood pressure, and with him not eating, mixed with the cold air of outside, and the stress of his memories and his little run, it sapped the energy from his body."
"Which is why he is going to eat!" Riku's voice was filled with determination. "I will make him eat if he won't!"
"I don't doubt it." Cloud chuckled at the look on Riku's face. "Just be careful that he doesn't run around too much afterwards, 'cuz that's no fun for anyone."
"What?" Riku gave Cloud a funny look.
Cloud just laughed. "I mean that he'll throw up everything he's just eaten, and most likely have a relapse."
"Eww." Riku's face scrunched at the unpleasant thought. "So, no running around."
"Wait, where are you going to be?" Riku had noticed that Cloud hadn't said that he would help keep Sora from running.
"I've gotta go sign us up at the new school." Cloud sighed. "If Sora's okay to go tomorrow, then we can go."
"Cool." Riku nodded, "Please try to make sure that we have some of, if not all of our classes together!"
Cloud rolled his eyes at Riku. "I'm Sure little one would appreciate that."
"Little one?" Riku quirked an eyebrow at Cloud. "Are you talking about Sora?"
Cloud laughed. "Who else?"
"You better not be calling me little one for too much longer Cloud." Sora's voice was slightly annoyed, and had come from behind them.
Cloud and Riku turned to look at Sora, Who was dressed in all black again, minus his chains.
"Black again Sora?" Cloud's teasing smile inched onto his face. "Don't you have Some colored clothes?"
"Shut it Cloud!" Sora leaped at his brother, who wasn't expecting it, and they both went down, Sora on top of Cloud.
"Sora!" Cloud was pinned by the younger boy. "GET OFF!"
Sora smirked, and Riku had to laugh. I mean, seriously, Sora didn't look that strong. The smile slowly slid off of his face however, at Cloud's next comment.
"Stop using your goddamn magic on me!" Cloud squirmed some more. "C'mon, take the binding spell off!"
"Awwwww, Cloud, you're no fun!" Sora burst out into quiet laughter at the look on Cloud's face. Riku just had to laugh too. Though he was still wondering what Cloud meant when he said that Sora had magic.
Namine walked into the room, and squealed when she saw Cloud pinned down on the floor by Sora.
"Sora!" her voice startled him, and his control on his magic slipped. Cloud didn't miss the opportunity to shove Sora off of him, and frown at Sora's weight.
"Sora, eat!" Cloud picked himself up off of the floor, and dusted himself off. "You just spent more of your energy, and you haven't got anything in you to produce more!"
"Wow, MOM" Sora withered under Cloud's angry glare, and hung his head. "I know."
"Than why don't you eat Sora?" Cloud's face was pained, as he looked at how skinny his brother is.
"I'm just not hungry Cloud." Sora's voice was strained, and everyone could see the effects of using his magic was an enormous energy drain.
"Sora!" he turned to face Riku's angry glare. "You are going to eat something now! I don't care if you aren't hungry, you need to eat! Look at you, you can count all of your ribs, and you don't want to collapse and scare the hell out of me again, do you?!"
Sora's eyes were wide as he listened to Riku's little rant about his eating habits. "Fine." Sora's voice was reluctant, but when Riku beamed at him, he hesitantly smiled back.
"I knew you would see it our way!" Cloud grabbed Sora's wrist, and dragged him into the diningroom, and sat him down at the table.
"What do you want to eat Sora?" Namine had followed them. "If you want something, just say so, and I'll get it for you."
Sora smiled his thanks, and Namine smiled back at him.
"How about eggs and toast?" Namine suggested. "I know eggs have lotts of protein and energy in them."
"Sounds good Nam." Sora sighed and leaned back in his chair. "Thanks."
Namine smiled at the use of her nickname from Sora, grabbed Cloud, and dragged him with her to the kitchen to help prepare the food..
"I'm glad you're gonna eat Sora." Riku startled the brunet, who almost fell off his chair. Riku laughed, and Sora glared at him.
"I can't wait until tomorrow!" Riku's random comment made Sora's head cock to the side, as he pondered what the aqua eyed teen meant.
"Why?" Sora had stopped glaring, and was curious.
"Tomorrow Sora," Riku grinned, "You get to go to school, and meet all of my friends!"
Sora's eyes widened, and Riku frowned when he heard the slight tremor in Sora's voice.
"Do you think they'll like me?"
"Of course they will!"
Namine and Cloud came back in at this point, and put a huge plate of food in front of Sora, who choked when he saw all of the food.
"Eat up Sora!" Cloud smirked at the look on Sora's face.
"Hey Riku?" Riku's eyes tore away from the food, and locked with Sora's.
"Yeah?"
"You wanna share?" Sora handed another fork to Riku, who took it and began to eat too.
When they were finished, Sora had eaten about less than a quarter of the plate, and Riku had eaten Half.
Riku frowned when he saw that Sora hadn't eaten all that much.
"Ugh!" Sora made a face. "I'm stuffed!"
Riku raised an eyebrow at Sora, who was just about to make a witty comment on where Riku could shove his eyebrow, when Cloud reentered the diningroom.
"How much did you eat Sora?" Cloud smiled at him when Sora showed him, and ruffled the younger's hair. "That's an improvement!"
"Cloud!" Sora's whined as Cloud relentlessly mussed his hair. "Cut it out!"
Riku watched with amusement as Sora stomped as hard as he could on Cloud's foot. Cloud yelped and let go of Sora's hair. Riku burst out laughing, and Namine giggled from the doorway.
"You're all against me, aren't you?" Cloud pouted, and Sora laughed at his attempt.
"No Cloud, you don't pout right!"
Cloud Frowned, but then his eyes widened when he saw the time. "Sorry Sora, I have to run now!"
"Where are you going Cloud?" Namine yelled as Cloud rushed around to get himself ready.
"I'm registering Sora and I at the Highschool, and you at the public school." Cloud tripped on a chair, and cursed as he rubbed his foot.
"Watch your mouth Cloud!" Sora smirked at the blonde.
"What are you talking about Sora?" Cloud smirked back, "you're worse than I am!"
Sora laughed and shrugged his shoulders. "You're going to be late."
"Damn it!" Cloud raced down the steps, and out to the car.
Sora shut the door, and turned to look at Riku, who was staring at him with a surprised expression on his face. "You swear Sora?"
"Yeah, what of it?" Sora thought Riku's question was weird. I mean have you ever met a teen who doesn't swear when they're alone?
"I've just never heard you swear."
"Yeah, well I do." Sora shrugged, and walked back into the house.
"Oh." Was Riku's brilliant response.
Riku looked around the house, and noticed than Roxas was missing.
"Hey, you guys?" Riku was slightly creped out when Namine and Sora stuck their heads out of the kitchen doorway, with a 'hm?' At the same time.Ha blinked, and then remembered Roxas. "Where's Roxas?"
"Oh!" Namine giggled. "Roxas had to go home, he called his mom, and she said that he couldn't stay, but he could come over to see Sora when he isn't as busy."
"Oh, I see." Sora shrugged. "I haven't seen the kid in about nine or ten years."
Sora grinned, "the little bastard got himself adopted before me."
"Sora." Namine's frown made Sora laugh, but he hugged his little sister, and she smiled and laughed with him.
Riku watched on with a bit of worry, as Sora set Namine back on the ground, and leaned against a chair.
"Sora!" Riku was the first one to realize that Sora wasn't feeling good, and he helped the small brunet to sit and relax for a minute.
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So, what ya think? It's my longest chapter so far, so praise me! PRAISE ME!! (hehe, invader Zim is so funnie!)