Last time:
"This way!" I shouted. We dropped our bags and ran to the side of the house to the window I thought might of been the room they were in. Sora summoned his Keyblade and broke the window. We jumped through and saw the girl holding Kairi with her hand over her mouth. Kairi struggled frantically in her arms, but couldn't get free.
"Let her go!" Sora demanded, getting into his fighting stance. The girl loosened up on Kairi and she broke free, running over to Sora and getting behind him. The girl smiled broadly.
"I knew it! You are the real Sora!" He didn't budge, only glared. She looked at Kairi. "And obviously, you're the real Kairi." Then me. "And, I don't know who you are."
"You don't have to get sassy about it, freak," I replied. She glared at me, then turned it to Sora, who hadn't moved.
"You obviously want to fight me," she said. "Buuuuut, that may not be a very good idea."
"Oh yeah? Why not?" he shot.
"'Cause, if you do, Riku might not be in very good condition when you try to save him."
Now
The Keyblade dropped to the floor.
"Wh....Where....WHERE'S RIKU?!" came the scream from Sora. The girl shrugged her shoulders.
"I never said I knew where he was," she replied calmly. Kairi held up fists.
"Like you can bring us in here, tell us you'll hurt Riku, then say you don't even know where he is?! You've got to be freakin kidding me!!" The girl shrugged again. That pissed Kairi off. "You tell us how you got Riku and where he is right now!"
"And why!" I added so we would get the whole story.
"Ok," she said. "Well...I am the biggest fan of Kingdom Hearts you will ever know. That incident you had in the mall- I was there." We all breathed in quickly at the exact same time and kept our mouths open. She adored our surprisement (is that a word??).
"Yes, I was there. I saw Riku get spotted first, then Sora. I ran with the rest of the fans to get to you and ended up being the only one to hitch a ride on the Gummi Ship." Kairi and I breathed in again, but Sora just stood there, his anger piling up. "Once you landed, I went out to hide. Luckily, you four, not Kairi, came out on your gay little skateboards and I ambushed you. Namine and Riku had both fallen behind, so I took advantage of the moment and pushed Namine off her skateboard."
My skateboard.
"I took it off the ground, knocked Riku out with it and took him back with me here."
"How'd you get back here?" I asked. "You have to have a Gummi Ship."
"I used the Heartless' path."
"What?! You can't use that path! It's like...deadly!" I exclaimed. She laughed.
"Hehe! How do you know I'm not a Heartless anyway?" I thought for a moment, but she didn't wait for me. "Well, I'm not. But I'll never tell you how I got through!! AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAAA!!!"
"You evil child..."
"Yeah," Sora said. "Evil enough to go to-"
"Sora!" Kairi interrupted. Sora stopped and didn't say anything else.
"Well," the girl said. "I think that's enough wasted time, no?" I took a step forward.
"Wait just a-" The lights went out before I could finish. I looked around franticly and clutched Sora's shoulder. I felt his hand hold mine tightly.
"S-Sora..." Kairi whispered. "Sora, I-" she screamed and said nothing more.
"Kairi!" I shouted. Sora squeezed my hand even tighter. My eyes started adjusting to the darkness, and I could see a faint outline of Sora and his Keyblade in his hand. All of the sudden a long pole came out of the darkness about to strike Sora in the head.
"Sora!" I yelled. He let go of my hand and blocked the attack with his weapon. I had nothing to fight with, so I was stuck standing there, useless. I focused on finding where the girl was before she could attack again. My eyes wouldn't adjust fast enough.
"Claire, look out!" Sora shouted, then everything went black.
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I woke up strapped to a chair by ropes. My head pounded. It felt like someone had banged a pole on it as hard as they could. Oh wait...
"Claire, are you awake?"
"Huh?" I turned my head to see who had asked me. It was Riku. He smiled weakly. He had also been tied to a chair. His hair dropped in front of his face, and his aqua green eyes looked tired.
"Oh my god! Riku! You're here!!" I exclaimed. He shrugged.
"I...kinda have been for awhile now." he replied. Then it hit me. Riku had been here for about five days or more. Maybe even a week. What had she done to him?
"Oh! It's all my fault! Riku, I'm so sorry! Xemnas wouldn't let me get out of the castle. A bunch of things just kept popping up and...No! It's just all my fault! Namine, she...that's my fault too! I shouldn't have been so stupid! I should have been able to fight the little brat off with my hands. I'm too weak to save you! I'm too weak for anything! I-"
"Hey." I looked back at him. "It's not your fault. Quit putting yourself down so low. You're an awesome fighter, I would know." He smiled. "I should have been able to fight the 'brat' off when we were outside. Heh. You and Sora were way ahead of us. You wouldn't have known. I'm the one who should be working on my younger girl fighting."
"But, still I-"
"Hey. Shut up." I sighed.
"Fine. Where's Sora and Kairi?" I asked him.
"I think in separate rooms. I think she doesn't know that we know each other that well." I smiled.
"Well...do you have any idea where she is right now?" Riku shook his head.
"No." Then the door slammed open.
"Right here! AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAAA!!!" the evil girl laughed. "I guess since you two actually do know each other, I'll have to do some interrogating."
"Oh, God, no."
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I sat in the same chair as before, just in a different room, away from Riku. The girl sat in a chair in front of me with a clipboard in hand.
"So...Claire!" I leaned back.
"This is retarded, just 'cause I know Riku doesn't mean you have to interrogate me about him."
"You don't make the rules! This is my house! I make all the rules and ask all the questions!! GOT IT?"
"Whatever, Your Majesty." She smiled evilly...again.
"Good. First question. How long have you known Riku?"
"You know, why aren't you asking the others about him?"
"I ALREADY KNOW EVERYTHING ABOUT THEM YOU IDIOT!!"
"Ok!!! Geeze!"
"Answer the question!"
"Since I was like eleven."
"LIES!!"
"Fine! Ten..."
"Good." Freak. How'd she know? "Have you ever kissed?"
"What?!"
"Answer the question!"
"No!"
"Hugged?"
"Yeah." She scowled.
"Went on a date?"
"Where is this coming from??" She glared at me. "What would you consider a date?" Her mouth fell open.
"You have not!"
"Well...!"
"You will pay for taking my Riku!"
"Whatever! He's my friend. I can do whatever I want with him!"
"You mean you...!"
"Aww! God, no!"
"Good. So, how did you two meet?"
"Uh...can we save that for the story telling chapter?"
"NO!!"
"I landed on his island!"
"Why?"
"I can't tell you!"
"Fine...For the sake of future chapters."
"Thank you."
"That's it. My heartless will show you out back to your room."
"Heartless?"
"I happened to be quite attracting to the Heartless on my way back."
"Hmph...that was probably Riku," I mumbled.
"Excuse me?"
"Nothing!"
"Whatever. Tiny! Get in here!" A Large Armor heartless walked into the room. "Show this freak to back to her room, and bring Riku to me afterwards." I swung back around to face her.
"What are you going to do with Riku?!"
"That would be none of your business," she replied.
"No. Whatever you're going to do with him I'm not letting you!"
"Oh yeah? So how are you going to stop me?" The heartless' heartless hands wrapped around my arms, picking me up off the floor.
"Dang it!" I said kicking the air. "Let me down!" She smirked and shook her head. "Grrrrrr!!!" The heartless turned around, carried me out the door and into the room Riku had been left alone in. It untied Riku and I sat in the other chair next to him.
"Riku!" I whispered before he got up. "Get your keyblade and kill this dude."
"I can't, she took it," he answered, walking over to the giant.
"What? Can't you just summon it back?" He shook his head.
"No. She thought of that." He held up his wrist. It had a small bracelet on it.
"Crap!"
"I know..." He walked out the door and it was shut and locked.
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Sora's POV
"Sora, we have to get out and find Claire."
"I know that." I shut my eyes and tried to think, but Kairi interrupted.
"You know, she forgot that I have a Keyblade." I looked at her and smiled back.
"I love you."
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Riku's POV (Wow, that was quick)
"So...Riku!"
"What?" I answered.
"I have some questions for you, and just to let you know, all of them will be the same as your friend's so I hope for your sake all of the answers you give me will be the same as hers." I didn't look at her.
"Whatever."
"First question. How long have you known Claire?"
"Since we were about six."
"Thought so. Have you two kissed?"
"...Yeah."
"WHAT?!"
"It's true."
"You traitor!
"Excuse me?!"
"Whatever. Next question. Have you hugged?"
"Like a million times."
"Grrrrr. Have you been on a date?"
"Yeah."
"How did you two meet?"
"She landed on my island."
"Hmph."
"So were all the answers the same?" I asked tying to act bored.
"Can't tell you. Go away." The large heartless from earlier came back and I walked out of the room back to where Claire was left all alone. She smiled at the floor.
"Hm...I wish all those questions she asked me didn't make me think so hard about me and you," she said. I walked over and sat next to her.
"I didn't know there was anything about me and you," I answered, smirking at her. She jerked and kept her eyes away from me. I could tell her cheeks were bright red. I bent down to see her face. "Hey, it's Ok. You don't have to be embarrassed. Lots of girls like me and you just happen to be one of them, including this other freak," I joked.
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Claire's POV
Is that true? That I'm just another girl? Wait, no. I don't even like Riku. Sure we've done stuff together, but we're only friends...he says...I guess he would be right. If he doesn't like me then...
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Riku's POV
Claire's face darkened. Crap. I didn't mean that! She must have taken it that I didn't like her, but that's not true! Ever since she ended up on the islands I felt something for her. More than what I used to for Kairi. More than anything. Why do I have to make things turn bad all the time? I should just shut up. No...I can't leave it like this.
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Claire's POV
Riku turned and faced me. His hand touched my cheek softly and tilted my face toward his.
"Listen," he said. "I like you, a lot. I don't know if you feel the same way but..." Riku's eyes closed as he leaned in closer and closer to me. Wow. Big change in feelings right there, huh?
Voice in my head (VIMH): Just kiss him!
I leaned in towards him and closed my eyes also. LEAN, LEAN, LEAN!!!
BAMM!!! The door slammed open and we both snapped out of our positions. Dang! I was this close!
Sora ran in with a flowery Keyblade and Kairi right behind him. I jumped out of my chair.
"Sora!" I exclaimed, and ran up to hug him. "You got out!" I grabbed his head and kissed his forehead. Then Kairi pushed me out of the way and blocked me from Sora. I ignored her and pushed Riku in front of them. "Look, it's Riku!"
"Riku!" Kairi said half joyful, half relieved. She hugged him tightly.
"Hey, Kai," he said. Sora shook his head.
"Man, Riku. How many times do we gotta' go looking for you?" he asked. Riku chuckled.
"I don't know. But I don't think you should be acting all high and mighty. You're the one holding the girly Keyblade."
"Ah. Tushe (sp?)," he replied, smiling.
"We should go," Kairi said. We nodded and started out the door.
"Not just yet!" the evil girl's voice shouted. She stood ahead in the hallway with her giant heartless. Sora squinted his eyes. He ran up to the Large Amor, jumped up, and jammed Kairi's Keyblade into its head. It immediately disappeared. Sora started walking back and Riku ran past him and held up his wrist. Sora stuck his Keyblade out and broke the bracelet. Riku summoned his Keyblade and whacked the girl across the chest, knocking her down. He pointed it at her neck.
"No!!" she shouted. Riku's eyes widened and he froze.
"Riku! What is it?" I asked.
"This thing isn't a girl, its a Heartless."
"What!?" we all yelled simultaneously. I stood next to Riku and looked down at the girl.
"You lied," I said.
"So what if I did?" she shot back.
"Going back through the Heartless' path...they got you didn't they?" She looked away. "How do you still have control over your body?"
"Like I have to tell you!" I gave a disgusted look. "I...I won't let you have Riku!!" Her eyes turned black and her teeth pointed. "No! I WON'T!!!" she snarled wildly. The next thing I knew she had jumped on top of me and tried clawing at my face. I screamed and kicked, but couldn't get her off. But before she could kill me, she just disappeared. I looked up ad saw Sora standing over me. He held out his hand and I took it.
"Thanks, Sora."
"Well, I guess that's the end of that," Riku said.
"Yeah!" I stuck my hand up and everyone hi-fived it.
"Alright, let's go," Sora said.
"Ok." I stuck my hand out and formed a portal. Sora shook his head.
"Let's take the Gummi Ship," he suggested.
"Why??"
"Because...we just escaped from a psychotic girl. Let's have some time to relax," he answered. I sighed.
"Fine..." Riku smiled at me. Ok...kinda awkward.
VIMH: I think someone likes you!
Hm...
We got into the ship and I sat down in one of the back chairs. Riku walked over and sat next to me out of all of the other fifteen seats there were. I saw Sora smirk as he started up the ship. I folded my arms and didn't put my seatbelt on. Kairi walked by me, pulled it, and let go for it to whack me on the face. I braced myself for impact, but it didn't hit me. I opened my eyes and saw Riku holding it.
"Want to put this on?" I blushed and looked away.
"No..." He pulled it across my chest and buckled it in. I hit him playfully on the arm.
"Hey! I'm just trying to be safe," he said.
"Yeah whatever. I'll do whatever I want," I replied closer to his face. He stared into my eyes.
"Like kiss me for a second time?" he asked, getting even closer and making me move back. He closed his eyes again and kept leaning in closer. I pushed on his forehead and made him move back.
"Wait. Second??"
"Well...yeah."
"Riku, I have never kissed you before." His eyes shifted back and forth.
"Yeah...don't you remember?"
"Um...No."
"What? We totally kissed! How could you forget about something like that?" he asked.
"How could you make up something like that?"
"I didn't!"
"Then how come I don't remember it?!" He stuck his hands up.
"I don't know!"
"We've never kissed!"
"Yes! Tell her, guys!" he yelled to Sora and Kairi. They both stayed turned around.
"Nope," Sora said. "We're not getting involved."
"But you guys know-" Kairi turned her chair around.
"Listen, Riku. It's obvious that you and Claire are having some boyfriend girlfriend problem, so we think you guys should handle it yourself. That's what boyfriends and girlfriends do. They don't look to their friends to prove each other wrong, they work it out themselves."
"That's right," Sora agreed, still looking ahead.
"Since when were you are parents?"
"Never, Claire. Never."
Riku looked at me then back at them.
"But, we're not even going out!"
"Sure," Kari said. My phone started buzzing and Fireflies came on.
I'd like to make myself belieeeeeeeve, that planet Eaaaaaarrth-
"Roxaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay!!! Wassup?"
"Hey, when are you going to get over here so we can start having story time?" a familiar voice demanded.
"OH MY GOD! XION!! Is that you?!!!!!"
"Who else, girl?!"
"Ok, I'll be over there right away!" I hung up. "Ok, everyone. I have to go." I turned to Riku. "We definitely will finished this later. Bye-bye, Sora! Kairi..."
"Bye, Claire! Thanks for all the help!" Sora said.
"No prob." Riku tapped me on the shoulder. I turned around to see what he wanted and ran into his lips. I pulled back quickly and felt my cheeks practically catch on fire from the heat. Riku held up three fingers and mouthed the number. Then the heat on my cheeks changed from embarrassment to anger. I slapped him. He smiled and still held up his three fingers. Then I couldn't help myself. I grabbed his hair and pulled him into me and we kissed once more.
It felt so good. Like it had always meant to happen. It was what the inside of me always desired, and now it got what it wanted. My hands wrapped around his neck as we both got deeper and deeper into the kiss. After a couple more seconds, Riku let go. My disappointment was obvious.
"Don't you have to have story time with someone somewhere?" he asked.
"...Yeah, but-"
"Go on." I slumped.
"Fine..." I created a portal around myself, but before finally disappearing, I leaned out and kissed him one last time. "Bye."
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"Claire!" Xion shouted and ran up and hugged me.
"Hey, what's up, girl?"
"Nothing much, how 'bout you?"
"Heh...same as always I suppose." She looked at me suspiciously.
"You suppose?"
"Yup! Ok then, let's get story time going! I see everyone's here in the Grey Room." Demyx pounded on one of the the tables, yelling; "Story! Story!" I started to walked off, but she grabbed my hand.
"Hey," she said, her face serious. "You can't hide anything from me. No matter how hard you try." My fake smiled faded. I got closer to her and whispered: "Can you keep a secret?"
"Well, I don't know, Claire. I've only known you for how long?"
"Ok." I dragged her out of the room into the hallway.
"What is it?" she asked in anticipation.
"Well, you know Riku?"
"Yeah."
"Well, we were kinda' fighting about if we had ever kissed, so then I got all mad a him, then he kissed me by surprise and I got really mad so I slapped him but felt really bad about it so I kissed him again and I really liked it, and I don't know why. So, now I'm really confused if I should still be mad at him or not because of how we never really settled the argument and he was kinda' being a jerk. Well, he was really being a jerk, but you know what I mean."
"Yeeeaaah. Um...I think you'll have to settle this on your own." Xion opened the door and walked into the room, then popped her head back out again. "But, if you talk to him I'm sure you two will figure things out," she encouraged.
"Ohhhhhhh."
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Yay! That's like the longest one I have ever done! New record, YAY! And I'm sorry everyone. Happy Late Thanksgiving! '^-^ Keep it here! :)