Chances
Chapter 6
Note: I'm sorry this took so long to get out, but I was sick and, my mom wouldn't let me get on her computer.
Flashback
"Aw," Demyx complained out loud, even though he was by himself. "I haven't seen my Beloved Riku since he shouted at Xemnas. I wonder if he's still mad at me. I bet he isn't. After all, I fixed the wall for him." With that said to himself, our favorite blonde-haired vampire went to go visit our favorite silver-haired vampire.
Said vampire, however, was more than angry, he was in a murderous rage. You see, Riku hadn't eaten anything for two whole days, he hadn't even been able to get his fangs into animal blood because of a certain stupid individual. So yes, Riku was indeed very very mad. And so, when Demyx popped into his room without warning, Riku did something without thinking.
Here's a little something you readers should probably know. Love is blind. Ignorance is bliss. Rage is both. So when Riku's fangs clamped down on our beloved Demy's neck, he didn't think. He only felt the sweet taste of revenge. However, doing that, with or without thinking, would be bad for any vampire. Very, very, very bad.
Namine felt something was wrong, so she decided to investigate. Upon her arrival in his room, Riku was already bored of Demyx's blood, so he attacked her instead. She managed to push him off and screech loudly enough for every vampire within a 100-mile radius to hear her. When Xemnas got there, it was already too late. Riku was gone.
Flashback End
"What's so bad about drinking the blood of another vampire?" Sora asked confused. What did it matter if they drank human blood or vampire blood.
"There are three very strict rules in the vampire code of honor," Riku said. "The code is sort of like our law. The first rule, is to never, under any circumstance, drink the blood of another of our kind. The second, is to never kill a human unless it is for food. The third, is to never venture outside one's preset boundaries for hunting. I broke all three."
But why are they so important?" Sora said. "And why would vampires care about that? Aren't humans just food?"
"Well first of all," Riku said. "Vampires do care. Life is precious to us since, ours was taken away by force. Think about it, if you were turned into a vampire and had to kill what you once were just to survive, wouldn't you feel guilty?"
"Well yeah," Sora said. "Now continue explaining. I still haven't figured out the part I don't like. I really don't care if you drank the blood of another vampire."
"Ok," Riku said. He hesitated for a moment, but if he didn't tell Sora now, he never would be able to in the future. "The second and third rule, as I explained, are there for the preservation of life. And, the vampire counsel, which I used to be a part of, presets boundaries for every vampire in existence, so humans are not killed in a fight between two hungry vampires. The first one, is because when we drink vampire blood, we lose all sense of reason and become extremely blood-thirsty. The first thing I did was venture out of the counsel's territory and murdered another vampire who was trying to feed. I finished off their prey and drank the blood of at least fifty more humans. One is more than enough sustenance for one day. Then I became a mass murderer. I wiped fifty human towns off the maps before the other counsel members managed to find me and stop me. Since there is no way for one vampire to kill another, they decided to sentence me to a life of exile. So anyway, I'd been living alone for five years before you came here and, Demyx is the first first vampire I've seen in that time. I would understand if you wanted to leave and pretend I don't exist. It's better for you to go back anyway. Kairi's waiting and at the very least, she's human. I ceased to be human over a millennia ago."
Sora stayed silent for about an hour because he had some things to think about and work out in his mind before speaking. Riku stayed silent the entire time, allowing Sora to collect his thoughts. However, with every second, the silver-haired creature was feeling more and more hopeless. Finally Sora said, "If and before I go, there are a few things I want truthful answers to."
"Shoot," Riku said, not looking at Sora for fear of what he might see on the other's face. He would answer any and all questions honestly. That was the least he owed his soon-to-be ex-cinnamon-haired companion.
"First," Sora said. "Is every word you told be about your past the truth? Nothing changed, nothing hidden?" Riku nodded.
"Second," came a voice slightly sterner than the last one. "When you left and came back with the Yu Yu Hakusho dvds, did you eat somebody while you were gone?" Again, Riku nodded.
"Third," this time the tone was filled something Riku couldn't identify, fear maybe. "If I hadn't been living here for two months, would you have killed me like all the rest of your prey?" Again, although much slower, Riku nodded.
"Last questions," Sora said with so much sadness in his voice, Riku's heart almost shattered into a million pieces. "Do you really want me to leave? And if I stay, would you be able to guarantee my safety?" This time Sora was answered with words.
"No," was Riku's response to both questions. "I don't want you to leave, but I can't promise that you will be completely safe from me. I don't often forget to feed, but it has happened on more than one occasion. And if I'm too hungry, I might not let go after only ten seconds."
"I see," Sora said miserably as he got up. "I'm sorry." He headed for the doorway and started his climb toward the ground. Halfway down the rope ladder, he stopped and looked up. Sora's vision was greatly distorted by small silent tears that had been streaming out of his eyes and down his face. With one final crack, his heart was destroyed by his own words, "I love you Riku."
Little did he know, a certain vampire had heard his declaration. However, Riku couldn't muster up the courage or the will power to go after him.
Castle Destiny
Marluxia woke up yawning and stretching. She looked very cute with her eyes blinking sleepily and her hair slightly messy from sleeping. Too bad, no one was around to see it. After blinking for about five minutes, she decided she was hungry. Unfortunately, because she had been injected with the DNA of Demyx, Sora, and a mermaid, she couldn't remember how to hunt. So, our pink-haired maiden did the one thing she could think of. Marluxia started crying. And not the soft, quiet kind of crying. No, she was bawling like a new-born baby.
Still at wits end from how much he had to watch over his counsel to make sure they were actually cleaning, Xemnas entered his room extremely agitated. He took one look at Marluxia and sighed. Shouting at her would just make her cry even longer and louder. Keeping his temper in check, he bent down cupped her cheeks with his hands and pulled her tear-streaked face to look at his. Then he spoke calmly, "What's wrong?"
"I'm hungry," the pink-head sniffled. "And, and I forgot how to hunt."
"Ok," Xemnas said slowly. "Can you wait for fifteen minutes for food?"
"Yes," she responded happily.
"Without moving from this spot?" he asked. "And without making a racket?"
"Yes," Marluxia said again.
"Then stay here," he replied. "And stay quiet." With that said, he left. Fifteen minutes, he came back later with an unconscious human who was of no importance. Marluxia happily took the food and drank greedily. When she was done, she tossed the human out the window and hugged Xemnas to show her thanks. Unlatching himself from the girl, Xemnas headed straight for Vexen's room. There he found out, much to his disappointment, that the experiment-obsessed vampire could not fix or change Marluxia back to the way she used to be. And trying to change her in anyway, might result in something worse.
Sighing in defeat, Xemnas returned to his room. There he was greeted with the sight of Marluxia asleep against his bed with a very small amount of drool falling from her open mouth. Shaking his head, Xemnas hoisted her up onto his bed and smiled slightly. Maybe he could get used to this.
Sora exited the forest of Fate Isle and started to make his way back home. No doubt everyone would want to know where he had been. However, he was too miserable to even think about making up an excuse. If anyone asked, he just wouldn't say anything. And of course, now that he was out of the forest, Sora would not be alone with his sad thoughts for very long.
"OH MY GOD!!" a familiar voice that he hadn't heard in over two months shouted. "SORA YOU CAN'T BELIEVE HOW HAPPY I AM!! YOU'RE ALIVE!!" Kairi ran up to him with tears in her eyes and wrapped her arms around him as though she never wanted to let go. Because he had been gone for so long, she had assumed that he had died.
"Hello Kairi," Sora said in a hollow voice. However, said red-head, didn't notice the tone, just the lack of words.
"That's it?!" Kairi shouted indignantly. "You're gone for over two months during which time I never stopped worrying about you. I thought those woods were cursed. I thought you were dead. You finally come back and all I get is a hello. What happened to you?"
"Um well," Sora said, still depressed but more worried about his present situation. "I met someone in there and sorta lost track of time." It was a lame lie, but it was the best he could do on the spot.
"It was a girl wasn't it?" Kairi shouted angrily. "Well you're never going to see her again whoever she is. You know why? Because you're mine Sora. MINE!"
"I wasn't planning on going back," he replied in the same hollow voice.
"Good," the red-head said smugly. "Now it's time for what I've been waiting to do for close to three months. I'm going to be the first and only one to ever kiss that precious mouth of yours."
"Riku already beat you to that," said Sora without thinking. He still remembered the feel of the silver-head's soft lips on his and the tingles that went all over his body. The shivers that went down his spine at a simple touch or smile from the one he loved.
"WHAT?!" Kairi shouted in rage breaking away the cinnamon-haired boy from his not-so-distant memories. "Where is the bitch? Take me to her! I'll murder her."
"It doesn't matter anymore," he said hollowly. This time the red-head heard and understood his tone. Now confused more than angry, she waited for him to continue. "I'm not going back. I can't go back."
When he said this, Kairi smiled an evil smile and said, "Good because you belong to me. And don't you forget that."
Riku: glares at Chatter (me) What the fck are you doing? You said that Sora was my boyfriend.
Chatter: Don't worry. He will be yours.
Riku: Then why did you put him with that thing? points at the "thing"
Thing: My name is Kairi and, our smart authoress knows that Sora belongs to me.
Thing and Riku: start bickering
Chatter and Sora: sighs
Sora: Don't worry all you loyal fans! Chatter never breaks her promises!
Chatter: That's right! Now where's that bazooka? starts searching through thin air
Sora: has an adorable confused expression on his face Why do you need a bazooka?
Chatter: finds bazooka and smirks evilly
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A/N: Well well well, will you look at that? I'm gonna have to write a seventh chapter. Can you believe this fanfic was originally going to be only two or three chapters long? There is just one thing I want to make clear to all of you hoping for a lemon…if there are. I have seen waaaaaaaaaaaaay too many cute stories ruined with a lemon at the end of it. Don't get me wrong. I love yaoi smuttiness and it can be cute. I just don't want to ruin my cute fanfic with it. Anyway, I have been considering attempting a RikuxSora fanfic as my first lemon. Please review and tell me if ya want me to give it a shot. Leaving you with a positive note, chapter seven of Chances should be the longest and last chapter of this fanfic. I love all of you, so please leave me a little tiny review even if all it says is "update soon". Because at least that shows me that someone wants to read my fanfics.