Tittle: The Words You Say
Chapter: Ten
Disclaimer: Characters belong to Square Enix I only own the plot.
Warnings: Slight OOC(?), Shounen-ai, and whatever else...
Author's Note: Arg.... I don't even know what to say....
Sirens blew down the road as I pushed through person after person. I ignored all the name calling and shoves I was receiving in return. "Someone's following you, Riku…" I glanced over my shoulder and saw some big tan guy chasing after me. Shit… "Run faster, Riku!" I pushed myself harder, almost knocking people down.
"Get back here, asshole!" The guy called. I grabbed onto an umbrella on a snack cart and pulled it to the ground, snacks flying everywhere as the metal cart hit the ground with a loud bang.
"Hey! What's your problem?!" Someone yelled as I took off once again toward the airport. The rain seemed to get heavier, slapping into my flesh like falling in a pit of needles. Despite the pain in my lungs, on my skin, and in my heart, I continued on, running forward to the one I love and away from all the problems I'll face afterward. A crossroad came up quick and a police car stopped right at the crosswalk, siren wailing. Dammit! The cop got out and wielded his gun, holding it straight to me.
"Stop right there!" He screamed over the loud noises. But I didn't stop. He pulled the trigger as I got up to him, knocking the gun out of his hand as I slid across the wet hood of the police car. The second cop got out and wielded her weapon. She fired, barely missing my arm. My heart raced as I ducked away and shoved people behind me.
"First you have Seifer out to get you, then that one guy, now the cops… You'll do well for a criminal, Riku…"
"Shut the hell up…" I growled, checking my phone. 5:48. Almost there… I dialed Roxas' number as best as I could. It rang for a few seconds, and then Roxas' picked up.
"What the hell do you want…?"
"Did he leave yet?"
"His flight got delayed… He got a new ticket for seven… He's really eager to leave, Riku…" A smile grew on my lips and my heart became warmer.
"Thanks…"
"Hey! Stop right there!" I heard the police yell.
"I have to go…"
"Riku, what's going on?" I chuckled.
"Getting in trouble… You know me…" I tried holding back a cough, but—of course—failed…
"Riku, don't get sick… You might catch Pneumonia or something…"
"Me? Sick?" The police screamed again and I glanced over my shoulder at them. Shit… They're catching up… "I'll see you in a bit…"
"Riku—!" I hung up and pushed my phone into my pocket, turning into an alley. I have some time to spare…
"Are you gonna hurt them, Riku…?"
"Shut up…" I told him as I took a deep breath of air, hopping into a big garbage canister. I pulled the lid down, leaving it open a pinch.
"You did this a lot, didn't you…?" Not with police…
"I swear he came down here…" The male cop looked around.
"Check around that corner…" The female pointed, walking up to the canister I was in. She grabbed the plastic lid and opened it just enough for me to grab her and pull her in. I knocked the gun out of her hand before she could fire, holding my hand over her mouth. She grabbed my arm with both hands, trying to pry my hand away.
"Don't make a sound…" I told her, holding two fingers to her back. "I'll shoot…" She elbowed me in the stomach and kicked her heels, trying to get out of my grip. "Stop moving… I swear I'll shoot…" I pushed my fingers to her back more. "I'm gonna leave soon… I'm keeping your gun… Count to ten and you'll be fine…"
"You're in a deep hole, Riku…" I shoved her to the other side and hopped out.
"Over here!" She yelled as I got out of the alley. I figured she'd do that… I wonder if she'll find her gun… I laughed to myself, pulling off my vest and tossed it at random. I searched my pockets and found a rubber band and some loose change, tying my soaking wet hair back with the rubber band and putting the change back into my pocket. Ducking behind cars in the street, I hurried to the other side, receiving annoying horns in my face. I pushed through a door to a fashion store, grabbing a random black hat.
"Hello, how can I help you?" A cashier asked as I walked up to her, never taking my eyes away from the window. I laid the hat on the counter and she rang it up. "Would you like an umbrella?"
"No…"
"Are you sure, si—"
"I said no…" I looked at the short, black-haired girl.
"Okay… That will be $3.57…" I pulled out the cash in my pocket, which—thankfully—came to about $4.50. "Have a nice day, sir…" I nodded and put the hat on, tearing off the tag. Then I pulled my phone out to check the time. Almost 6:30… Time is going way too fast for my taste… I watched for the police as I walked toward my destination.
"Move it!" A muscular, tan guy shoved me aside. "I know you went this way, wimp!" He called out, pushing more people out of the way. I smirked and walked the same way. That must have been the guy that was chasing me…
"You're a dead man…"
"I know… I don't—" I was interrupted with an eruption of coughs. I clutched at my chest as pain sliced through my lungs. "I don't care…"
"I can tell…" It was silent—except for the background noises—as at least ten minutes passed quickly. I walked through the airport doors, searching for my friends. I walked through another crowd of people, only difference was that these people seemed to be in more of a hurry. "You're gonna be too late…"
"What happened to all the encouragement, jerk…?"
"Riku… I want to know who you've done that weird garbage thing with before…"
"You want to talk about that? Um…" I coughed a few times. "Friends… Bullies… I don't really know…" I cleared my throat, swallowing back a nasty taste. A voice came on the loudspeakers about the flights and what-not. But only one thing caught my attention.
"Flight for Tokyo, Japan, leaving in fifteen minutes. Flight for Tokyo, Japan, leaving in fifteen minutes." I groaned and hurried through even more people, pulling out my phone to call Roxas.
"Yeah…?"
"Where are you?"
"Airport…"
"No shit… Where?"
"Are you here, Riku?"
"Yes! Where the hell are you?!" I coughed into my elbow.
"Riku, you sound bad…"
"Roxas… Please… Tell me where you are…"
"Axel won't be happy with this… We're near the terminal thing…"
"Roxas… I need your help here… I've gone through a lot… The police are after me, people want to kick my ass… All I want is to see Axel again… Just tell me where you guys are…"
"I'll meet you at the escalators…" He hung up the phone as I pushed toward the escalators, jumping up on the one that went up. I waited at the top for a few minutes until I saw my blonde-haired friend. Throwing off my hat, I ran up to him. "Riku, you're soaked…"
"I don't care… Just take me to him…" He sighed and turned to walk back the way he came. I followed him, leaning over so my lips were at his ear. "Thank you so much, Roxas…" I whispered. He shook his head. "Can we hurry…?" I bit my lip.
"No… We're right over there…" He pointed to a row of seats. My heart jumped when I saw a brunette and redhead standing near the end of the seats. "He's not gonna like this, Riku…"
"I don't care, Roxas…"
"Don't hurt him anymore…" He looked up at me with pleading blue eyes. I shook my head, coughing even more into my elbow. "That doesn't sound very good…" I laughed.
"I don't care!"
"Riku…"
"Riku…"
"I really don't! I just want to get to Axel as soon as possible…" We were close to the rows when Axel looked over at Roxas then me. He frowned and grabbed his stuff, beginning to walk away. "Axel!" I started running toward him.
"Careful, Riku…"
"Axel! Wait!" I grabbed his arm before he could walk through the metal detector. He shoved me away and turned to me.
"Why should I wait?! Huh?! Why should I waste my time with you, when all you do in return is stab me through the heart?! Why should I wait for a guy like you?!" He yelled, his emerald eyes showing 100% of anger.
"I don't care if you're still going to go…" I coughed. "I don't care if you don't love me anymore… I just want to tell you that I truly do love you…"
"It took me to go back home for you to finally realize this?! After everything I tried to do to get you to love me, this is what it takes?! You are an asshole, Riku!" People were beginning to stare.
"I know! I don't try to be, it's just me! What do you want me to do, to prove that I love you, huh?! I'll do anything!"
"Kiss me. Kiss me in front of all these people." I looked around at all the people watching and bit my lip. "You're not going to do it, are you…?" He scoffed and shook his head, wiping away fallen tears. "Goodbye, Riku…" Before he could turn away, I grabbed his shirt and pulled him to me, pressing my lips to his. I pulled away and looked at him, our faces only an inch apart.
"I'm sorry… I'm sorry for all the things I've done to hurt you… I love you, Axel… I really do…" Tears rolled down our cheeks, but neither of us attempted to wipe them away.
"I love you, too, Riku…" He pecked my lips with his own once more and I turned my head away to cough again.
"Good… That's what I was…hoping for…" Everything went blurry as the sharp pain in my lungs grew throughout my body.
"Riku…?" I leaned against him, my legs unable to hold my body up. He held me tightly. "Riku!" Axel fell to his knees, holding me tightly in his lap. "Help! Someone get a doctor!" After that, there was no sound. I could see people around me—just barely—but it was as if life was put on mute.
"Goodbye, Riku…" Goodbye…? Suddenly, everything was dark. Everything…was gone… Thoughts, feelings, senses…everything…
…Axel…
Author's Note: Grrr.... Sorry for the long, useless stuff... I hate ending a story with an odd number of chapters....