Disclaimer: I still don't own it.
Sorry it's been taking forever to update, I've been obsessed with my other fic, Light Among Heartless. I'll try to update faster on this. It shouldn't take too long to update now, I've got the whole plot outlined from here. Just stop letting me forget!
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Riku sat in the rubble across from Kairi, using a small chunk of wood to make patterns in the dirt. It obviously hurt him to talk about it, but he needed to tell someone, and Kairi needed to know.
"Ansem has.. Found new ways of experimenting with the Heartless. Do you remember the dark keyblade that I used against Sora?" He paused to as he looked quizzically up at her.
"Yeah, a little bit.." She said, having vague memories of Sora's battle against Riku.
"So you must understand that it's capable of unlocking a person's heart, right?" He watched as she nodded slowly, piecing together the scattered memories she gained while her heart rested in Sora.
Riku sighed, "What me and Sora never realized, was that not only could you use the dark keyblade to unlock someone's heart, but when used correctly, you could use it to slowly leech an unlocked heart out of its body. Eventually, you could even turn the person into a Heartless, or you could simply create a soulless shell. Ansem discovered this, and before I could stop him, he had used it to capture Sora. Of course, it didn't take long before he had me too, but instead of killing me, he threw me in with Sora. We had the honor of being the first humans experimented on with the powers of the dark keyblade." He spat, avoiding Kairi's horrified expression.
"S-so you mean..? You and Sora..?" She stuttered, tears welling up in her eyes as she remembered Sora's blank expression when he saved her from Ansem.
"Yes. Ansem found the dark keyblade rather intriguing. He noticed how painful it was for me to see Sora like that all because of me, so he set me free to wallow in my misery until I managed to take my own life. Of course when he saw that I had no intention of giving up, he sent Sora's nearly Heartless shell to finish me off. You saw him when you found me." Riku said as he lowered his voice.
"You were screaming, it hurts.." She wiped away the tears that were streaming down her cheeks, Riku's inhuman scream still piercing through her head.
He unconsciously reached up and gripped his shirt over his heart. "..Like your heart is being ripped right out of your chest, only you can feel your soul going with it." he crawled over and wrapped his arms protectively around Kairi. "It's something I pray you'll never have to feel."
She snuggled into his chest, "But, why did Sora turn into a shell, and you didn't?" She asked.
He sighed, not bothering to wipe away the tears that stained his own face. "Because Ansem wasn't interested in how I would react to it as much as he was with Sora. I'm not sure why, but every time I saw Sora flash his stupid grin at me, it was like that keyblade had never touched me. It's a rather long process in the first place, but I'm not going to pretend like it didn't do anything to me."
Kairi was silent for a moment, "..Is there any way we can save him..?" She choked, fastening the crown necklace around her neck.
"I don't know how exactly, but I know you'll find a way." he replied, smiling down at her as he pulled her to her feet. "Come on, we don't have much time left, we spent a lot of it looking for you."
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"Great! Just wonderful! How are we supposed to get in there?!" Donald quacked angrily, waddling up to the enormous gates leading into the abandoned Heartless city.
"Hey! Open up-!" Goofy began to call out before Riku tackled him.
"Shh! We're kinda not wanted here, so try to keep it down!" He hissed as he climbed off of Goofy and walked up to the gate.
Donald stomped up importantly and shoved on one of the huge doors with all his might, huffing and collapsing in a feathery heap a moment later. "It's locked." He declared, waddling back over to Kairi. "Now what do we do?"
Riku glanced back at the duck before stepping forward and running his hand along the cold metal door. Planting his shoulder firmly against it, he shoved, stepping forward and bracing himself as the door slowly creaked open against his strength.
"Hey!" Donald quacked as he spun around to glare at Riku. Kairi giggled and ran forward, patting him on the back as he stretched out his arm, trying to regain feeling in it.
The vast Heartless city lay sprawled before them, Ansem's castle rested right in the middle of the ruined buildings. Kairi breathed an impressed sigh as she stepped in front of Riku, spinning around in surprise as a grinding sound filled their ears.
"What's going on?" She called out, watching as the gates slammed shut behind them, locking them into the city and Goofy and Donald out. Another grinding noise filled their senses and she yelped as she looked back ahead.
A tall cloaked figure stood in front of the second gates, which were quickly shutting behind him. A familiar grin flashed underneath the thick hood, and Kairi gasped in horror.
"..Sora. Oh.." She choked, stepping back and gripping Riku's arm as he watched Oblivion materialize in Sora's gloved hands.
"Sora, it's me, Kairi. Remember? You saved me just a few hours ago, from Ansem. I don't want to fight you, and I know you don't want to hurt us." She said bravely, a tremor of fear running up her spine as he raised his head.
Blank, sea-blue eyes stared at them from under the hood, the grin disappearing as he took up a battle stance, raising Oblivion in front of him.
"Sora!" Kairi cried as Riku threw her to the side, Oblivion slicing through the air where they had stood a second later.
Riku dodged to the side, bringing his foot up into Sora's stomach as the keyblade whistled past his shoulder. He swung it around, slamming the edge of it against Riku's lower back, sending him to his knees as his leg froze.
He cried out in pain and grabbed Sora's ankle, twisting it roughly and sending the keyblade wielder to the ground. His hood fell off, revealing his spiky hair. Kairi gasped, it had turned nearly black since the last time she had seen him.
The two boys latched onto each other, biting, kicking, and punching at whatever they could reach as they tumbled around in the dirt. Blood splattered across the ground and Kairi forced her eyes closed for a moment, afraid to see which boy it belonged to.
She heard Riku cry out again, looking up in time to see Sora slam him against the wall, bringing Oblivion back around and slamming it against the side of his head.
Riku sprawled across the ground, clutching his head as Kairi ran to him. Blood soaked his hair and Kairi choked as she knelt by him, gripping his shoulders tightly.
"Oh God.. Riku! Are you alright?" She sobbed, lifting his hand away to try to get a glimpse of the side of his head. A gash ran across his cheek from the keyblade, and several locks of his silver hair had been cut off.
"Sora.." He looked up past Kairi, watching as Sora grinned down at them. "Kairi, run.." He choked, trying to shove her away from him.
"Riku!" She cried as Sora grabbed her back of her shirt, yanking her roughly to her feet and throwing her away from him. He kicked Riku's side as he stepped over him, swinging Oblivion threateningly.
Tears ran down Kairi's cheeks as Sora grabbed her again, slamming her up against the wall. He drew back the keyblade, giving her his trademark grin. She gasped, looking around for something to use against him.
As he got ready to bring the keyblade down at her, she turned her head in a last effort to stop him, sinking her teeth into his exposed arm. He yanked it back in surprise as Kairi spat out a mouthful of his blood. Before he could react, however, she threw herself against him, wrapping her arms around him and burying her face in his neck.
"Sora, stop! Please! Look what you did to Riku! I know you don't want to hurt us!" She sobbed, her tears soaking the collar of his cloak.
To her surprise, he paused, lowering the keyblade. She looked up a bit, seeing Riku struggling to get up over his shoulder.
"Please, Sora. I love you." She whispered in his ear.
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Sorry it's been taking forever to update, I've been obsessed with my other fic, Light Among Heartless. I'll try to update faster on this. It shouldn't take too long to update now, I've got the whole plot outlined from here. Just stop letting me forget!
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Riku sat in the rubble across from Kairi, using a small chunk of wood to make patterns in the dirt. It obviously hurt him to talk about it, but he needed to tell someone, and Kairi needed to know.
"Ansem has.. Found new ways of experimenting with the Heartless. Do you remember the dark keyblade that I used against Sora?" He paused to as he looked quizzically up at her.
"Yeah, a little bit.." She said, having vague memories of Sora's battle against Riku.
"So you must understand that it's capable of unlocking a person's heart, right?" He watched as she nodded slowly, piecing together the scattered memories she gained while her heart rested in Sora.
Riku sighed, "What me and Sora never realized, was that not only could you use the dark keyblade to unlock someone's heart, but when used correctly, you could use it to slowly leech an unlocked heart out of its body. Eventually, you could even turn the person into a Heartless, or you could simply create a soulless shell. Ansem discovered this, and before I could stop him, he had used it to capture Sora. Of course, it didn't take long before he had me too, but instead of killing me, he threw me in with Sora. We had the honor of being the first humans experimented on with the powers of the dark keyblade." He spat, avoiding Kairi's horrified expression.
"S-so you mean..? You and Sora..?" She stuttered, tears welling up in her eyes as she remembered Sora's blank expression when he saved her from Ansem.
"Yes. Ansem found the dark keyblade rather intriguing. He noticed how painful it was for me to see Sora like that all because of me, so he set me free to wallow in my misery until I managed to take my own life. Of course when he saw that I had no intention of giving up, he sent Sora's nearly Heartless shell to finish me off. You saw him when you found me." Riku said as he lowered his voice.
"You were screaming, it hurts.." She wiped away the tears that were streaming down her cheeks, Riku's inhuman scream still piercing through her head.
He unconsciously reached up and gripped his shirt over his heart. "..Like your heart is being ripped right out of your chest, only you can feel your soul going with it." he crawled over and wrapped his arms protectively around Kairi. "It's something I pray you'll never have to feel."
She snuggled into his chest, "But, why did Sora turn into a shell, and you didn't?" She asked.
He sighed, not bothering to wipe away the tears that stained his own face. "Because Ansem wasn't interested in how I would react to it as much as he was with Sora. I'm not sure why, but every time I saw Sora flash his stupid grin at me, it was like that keyblade had never touched me. It's a rather long process in the first place, but I'm not going to pretend like it didn't do anything to me."
Kairi was silent for a moment, "..Is there any way we can save him..?" She choked, fastening the crown necklace around her neck.
"I don't know how exactly, but I know you'll find a way." he replied, smiling down at her as he pulled her to her feet. "Come on, we don't have much time left, we spent a lot of it looking for you."
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"Great! Just wonderful! How are we supposed to get in there?!" Donald quacked angrily, waddling up to the enormous gates leading into the abandoned Heartless city.
"Hey! Open up-!" Goofy began to call out before Riku tackled him.
"Shh! We're kinda not wanted here, so try to keep it down!" He hissed as he climbed off of Goofy and walked up to the gate.
Donald stomped up importantly and shoved on one of the huge doors with all his might, huffing and collapsing in a feathery heap a moment later. "It's locked." He declared, waddling back over to Kairi. "Now what do we do?"
Riku glanced back at the duck before stepping forward and running his hand along the cold metal door. Planting his shoulder firmly against it, he shoved, stepping forward and bracing himself as the door slowly creaked open against his strength.
"Hey!" Donald quacked as he spun around to glare at Riku. Kairi giggled and ran forward, patting him on the back as he stretched out his arm, trying to regain feeling in it.
The vast Heartless city lay sprawled before them, Ansem's castle rested right in the middle of the ruined buildings. Kairi breathed an impressed sigh as she stepped in front of Riku, spinning around in surprise as a grinding sound filled their ears.
"What's going on?" She called out, watching as the gates slammed shut behind them, locking them into the city and Goofy and Donald out. Another grinding noise filled their senses and she yelped as she looked back ahead.
A tall cloaked figure stood in front of the second gates, which were quickly shutting behind him. A familiar grin flashed underneath the thick hood, and Kairi gasped in horror.
"..Sora. Oh.." She choked, stepping back and gripping Riku's arm as he watched Oblivion materialize in Sora's gloved hands.
"Sora, it's me, Kairi. Remember? You saved me just a few hours ago, from Ansem. I don't want to fight you, and I know you don't want to hurt us." She said bravely, a tremor of fear running up her spine as he raised his head.
Blank, sea-blue eyes stared at them from under the hood, the grin disappearing as he took up a battle stance, raising Oblivion in front of him.
"Sora!" Kairi cried as Riku threw her to the side, Oblivion slicing through the air where they had stood a second later.
Riku dodged to the side, bringing his foot up into Sora's stomach as the keyblade whistled past his shoulder. He swung it around, slamming the edge of it against Riku's lower back, sending him to his knees as his leg froze.
He cried out in pain and grabbed Sora's ankle, twisting it roughly and sending the keyblade wielder to the ground. His hood fell off, revealing his spiky hair. Kairi gasped, it had turned nearly black since the last time she had seen him.
The two boys latched onto each other, biting, kicking, and punching at whatever they could reach as they tumbled around in the dirt. Blood splattered across the ground and Kairi forced her eyes closed for a moment, afraid to see which boy it belonged to.
She heard Riku cry out again, looking up in time to see Sora slam him against the wall, bringing Oblivion back around and slamming it against the side of his head.
Riku sprawled across the ground, clutching his head as Kairi ran to him. Blood soaked his hair and Kairi choked as she knelt by him, gripping his shoulders tightly.
"Oh God.. Riku! Are you alright?" She sobbed, lifting his hand away to try to get a glimpse of the side of his head. A gash ran across his cheek from the keyblade, and several locks of his silver hair had been cut off.
"Sora.." He looked up past Kairi, watching as Sora grinned down at them. "Kairi, run.." He choked, trying to shove her away from him.
"Riku!" She cried as Sora grabbed her back of her shirt, yanking her roughly to her feet and throwing her away from him. He kicked Riku's side as he stepped over him, swinging Oblivion threateningly.
Tears ran down Kairi's cheeks as Sora grabbed her again, slamming her up against the wall. He drew back the keyblade, giving her his trademark grin. She gasped, looking around for something to use against him.
As he got ready to bring the keyblade down at her, she turned her head in a last effort to stop him, sinking her teeth into his exposed arm. He yanked it back in surprise as Kairi spat out a mouthful of his blood. Before he could react, however, she threw herself against him, wrapping her arms around him and burying her face in his neck.
"Sora, stop! Please! Look what you did to Riku! I know you don't want to hurt us!" She sobbed, her tears soaking the collar of his cloak.
To her surprise, he paused, lowering the keyblade. She looked up a bit, seeing Riku struggling to get up over his shoulder.
"Please, Sora. I love you." She whispered in his ear.
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