Chapter 12: Riku
A/N: I'm sure all you fan girls are looking forward to this chapter (or hate it, knowing what's about to happen) So as a thank you for all of the reviews from the last chapter, I quickly updated this story just for you.
Bear in mind, this one may be a little bit short since I want to keep this chapter all about Riku. But at least you guys get a new chapter.
Disclaimer: I don't own Kingdom Hearts, or Riku (cries) but I do own Hikari.
Enjoy!
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Riku stood before them with a strange bat shaped sword in his hand.
He had a smile on his face as he looked at his two best friends.
"There you are. What's going on?"
Hikari was speechless as she saw Riku. She had been looking for him since their world was destroyed and now he was here.
He looked just like he did when she last saw him. He even had the same smile on that would make her heart melt.
He was really here.
Sora was pretty much acting the same way as she was. From the way he looked, it was as if he was seeing a ghost.
"Riku!"
He went up to him and started playing with his face.
Riku got annoyed by it and pushed him away.
"Hey, hey. Cut it out" he laughed.
Sora looked him up and down.
"I'm not dreaming this time, right?"
"I hope not. Took forever to find you both"
Sora smiled.
Hikari couldn't help herself anymore and launched herself at Riku. She threw her arms around him and gave him a tight hug.
"Riku!"
She pressed her face into his chest and took in his scent. He still smelled of the ocean.
"I've been so worried about you! I've looked everywhere for you!"
Riku just grinned and returned the hug equally. He ran his hand through her hair and had his head rest on top of hers.
"I'm glad to see you too, Hikari"
She just smiled and enjoyed being hugged by her crush. It was like a dream come true.
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After they had their little reunion. Hikari told them about their adventures so far and all of the memories that she had regained.
"And then, we were faced up with a three headed dog! It was so huge! And it leaves nasty bites"
She showed one of the bite marks that she got from Cerberus that didn't heal yet.
"Ouch, that had to hurt" Riku said as he inspected it.
Hikari just giggled and placed her hands behind her head.
"It was no big deal. After all, I'm a tough girl. Nothing in this world can take me down"
"I sure hope not" Riku said.
"I would be worried if anything happened to you"
Hikari blushed at the comment.
Sora suddenly realized that they were missing someone.
"Wait a second, where's Kairi?"
Riku turned to him.
"Isn't she with you?"
Sora shook his head sadly.
"Well, don't worry. I'm sure she made it off the island too"
Riku walked over to him and patted him on the shoulder.
"We're finally free. Hey, she might even be looking for us now"
As he was talking, he didn't notice a heartless was behind him.
"We'll all be together again soon" he said.
He walked away from him and headed for the entrance to the first district.
"Don't worry. Just leave everything to me. I know this-"
He was cut off when he heard Sora slashing something.
He turned around to see Sora destroy the heartless.
He placed his keyblade on his shoulder when he finished and looked at Riku.
"Leave everything to who?" he asked.
Riku walked up to him.
"Sora, what did you…"
Sora grinned.
"Hikari and I have been looking for you and Kairi too" he said.
"With their help"
He gestured to Donald and Goofy, who both waved.
Riku looked at them emotionlessly.
"Who are they?"
Donald cleared his throat.
"Ahem, my name is-"
"We've visited so many places and worlds, looking for you" Hikari interrupted.
Sora nodded.
Riku didn't look pleased for some reason.
"Really? Well, what do you know? I never would have guessed"
Goofy got behind Sora and Hikari and placed a hand on their shoulders.
"And guess what? Sora and Hikari are keyblade masters"
"Who would have thought it?" Donald said.
Hikari glared at him.
"What's that suppose to mean?"
"So this is called a keyblade?" Riku asked.
They all turned to him so see him holding Sora's keyblade.
Sora looked at his hands to see it was gone and panicked.
"Hey, give it back"
Riku looked at it for a moment then handed it to him.
"Catch"
Sora caught and held it close to him like it was his infant.
Hikari rolled her eyes and brought out her keyblade.
"This is my keyblade" She said.
"It may look fragile, but you'd be surprised how much damage it can do"
Riku looked at her keyblade as well. He didn't hold it like he did with Sora, but he studied it.
"It looks a bit girly, if you ask me"
He then gave her a smirk.
"But it fits you"
Hikari stuck her tongue out at him.
"Thanks, jerk" she giggled.
"So, you're coming with us, right?" Sora asked.
Hikari beamed at the idea.
"Yeah! You have to come with us! Oh, you also have to meet my older brother! You know, the one I kept remembering"
She grabbed his hand and started pulling towards the first district.
"You're going to love him! He's really nice. Oh! And we've got this awesome rocket! Wait until you see it, it's huge!"
She kept smiling at the idea of finally being with Riku. But that all came to a crashing halt when Donald opened his big mouth.
"He can't come!"
Hikari froze in her tracks and had a scowl on her face.
She let go of Riku's hand and stomped over to the duck.
"What do you mean he can't come?!" she said as she got into his face.
"Just forget about it"
"Oh, come on. He's our friend" Sora insisted.
"I don't care!"
"Aww, come on, Donald. I'm sure one more traveling companion couldn't hurt" Goofy said.
Hikari grinned at that. It was nice to know that Goofy was on her side with this.
"Yeah, and don't forget that we have to find your king! Are we just going to abandon him too?"
"I said no and that's final!"
"Why you!"
Goofy looked up to see Riku was gone.
"He's gone"
They all looked to see that he was indeed gone.
"Riku?" Hikari called.
When she got no response, her shoulders slumped.
"Nice going" Sora said.
Hikari whirled around and aimed her keyblade at Donald.
"You jerk!"
She cast a thunder spell at him and watched as Donald dodged the beams of lighting.
Tears pooled up in her eyes. She had just found Riku after searching so many worlds and now he was gone.
She quietly sobbed into her arm as she let her keyblade disappear.
Goofy went up to her and gave her a hug.
"It's ok, Hikari. We'll see him again"
She just cried on the dog's shoulder as he patted her back.
"At least we know he's ok"
Hikari sniffled as she wiped her eyes.
She pulled away and looked at him.
"Yeah, you're right"
She gave him a small smile.
"Thanks, Goofy"
The knight gave her a huge grin.
"Anytime"
Sora rubbed his head.
"And who knows? Maybe we'll run into Kairi soon too"
Hikari gave him a weak smile. She knew that he was torn up about this, but hid it with a smile.
"Way to take it like a trooper"
"Hey guys!"
Everyone turned around to see Mikomi running towards them. Hikari saw that she was wearing Cloud's necklace, which made her smirk.
Mikomi panted when she caught up to them.
"I'm glad I caught you before you left" she gasped.
"Leon is having a group meeting, and he wants you to come to it"
She straighten herself up.
"It's at that small house in the third district. Since we're already in that area, it won't be such a walk. Now follow me"
She led everyone to where the meeting was.
Hikari walked a bit, but stopped to look back where Riku once was.
"Riku" she said sadly.
"Hikari, hurry up!" Donald called.
She growled in frustration and followed them.
"Stupid duck. Next time I'm going to roast you on an open fire"
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Everyone seemed to look very serious over something when they entered the small house.
Leon was leaning against the wall while everyone else was just standing around.
Mikomi made a face at the group.
"Geez, what's wrong with you guys? You look like someone just died"
Hikari went up to her brother.
"What's up, Ni-san? Why did you call us?"
Leon, who had his eyes closed the whole time, slowly opened them.
"You guys ever hear of Maleficent?" he asked.
" I hear she's in town"
Mikomi looked horrified.
"That old bat is still around?!"
Leon nodded.
"Who is she?" Sora asked.
"A witch, man, she's a witch!" Mikomi screeched.
"She's the reason this town is full of heartless" Cid said.
"Don't take her lightly"
"She's been using the heartless for years" Aerith said.
"We lost our world thanks to her"
"One day a swarm of heartless took over our world. That was nine years ago" Cid said.
"I got out of that mess and came here with these guys and Hikari before she vanished"
"That's awful" Donald said.
Leon simply looked at the floor as he talked.
"Our ruler was a wise man named Ansem. He dedicated his life to studying the heartless"
"His report should tell us how to get rid of the heartless" Mikomi said.
"Where's this report?" Sora asked.
"We don't know" Leon said
"It got scattered when our world was destroyed. I'm sure Maleficent has most of the pages"
Hikari was quiet through this whole thing.
The name, Maleficent sounded really familiar. It was as if she had heard about her before.
Just then, a searing pain shot through her head.
She grabbed her head in pain and fell to her knees.
"Hikari!" everyone cried.
Hikari didn't say anything as the pain intensified.
She held her head tightly as a memory ran through head.
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Taiyouko stood in an open court within the town of their world. Her face looked grim as she held a large staff that had an intricate symbol of the sun on it.
She was looking up at a ledge where none other than Maleficent stood. The evil sorceress glared at Taiyouko as darkness surrounded.
Hikari was hiding a little behind her mother in fear.
Maleficent had tried to take a grab at her by using her magic, but Taiyouko countered it with her own magic.
Maleficent glared at her.
"Curse you, Taiyouko!" She hissed.
"You have been a thorn in my side for too long! I will not allow you to interfere with my plans anymore!"
Taiyouko glared at Maleficent.
"I will not allow you to harm the hearts of this world!" she cried.
"Your lust and desire for the darkness is no match over my power of the light. No matter how deep the darkness may seem, a light will always shine within!"
Maleficent laughed evilly.
"Stop spouting such nonsense. You know as well as I do, that the light does not suite you. If you would just give into the darkness, then your heart wouldn't have to suffer"
Taiyouko sent a beam of light at her, which Maleficent block with her dark magic.
"Don't act like you know me! My powers over the light will overcome your powers of darkness! I will stop you once and for all!"
Maleficent grinned wickedly.
"Oh will you now?" she asked.
"How will you do that, when your light is snuffed out?"
She waved her hand and brought forth an army of heartless.
The shadows surrounded Hikari and made sure there was no way for her to escape.
"That child's heart belongs to me!" Maleficent cried.
Hikari cried out when the heartless went to attack her.
She covered her head in fear as the black blobs jumped at her. They were suddenly thrown back by a shield of light.
Hikari looked up to see Taiyouko casting the shield around her.
"Mommy!"
Maleficent slammed her staff to the ground.
"Curse you, Taiyouko!"
She sent a mass of darkness at her.
Taiyouko simply swatted it away with a beam of light and had it sent back to Maleficent .
The witch cried out in pain as it hit her.
"Never underestimate the power of light!" Taiyouko cried.
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Hikari was roused awake to someone shaking her.
"Hikari! Wake up!"
Her eyes fluttered open to see Leon, Sora and everyone else surrounding her.
"Are you alright?" Sora asked.
Hikari nodded slowly.
She realized that she was on the ground and felt her head swimming as she sat up.
Leon placed a hand on her back to steady her as she sat up. She held her head as her vision became clearer.
"What happened?" she asked.
"You suddenly passed out on us!" Yuffie cried.
"We thought something was wrong with you"
Hikari looked at the ground for a moment.
"I think I regained one of my memories" she said.
"That must have been some memory if it made you pass out like that" Mikomi said.
"What was it about?"
Hikari thought for a moment.
"It was about Maleficent" she said.
"She and mom were fighting with each other, and it seemed like Maleficent wanted me for something"
She looked at Leon.
He wore a concerned look on his face as he looked at his sister. That really scared her when she passed out.
"Did mom ever fight with Maleficent?" she asked.
"Did she know about her?"
Leon's expression grew grim.
"Oh yeah, she knew her alright" he said.
He helped her stand up and let her lean on him when she started to sway.
"When Maleficent first came to our world, she tried to take it over using the heartless. Mom wouldn't have any of it, so she fought with her and tried to send her away. They always clashed with each other. Mom believed in the power of light, while Maleficent believed in the power of darkness. They were always fighting with each other"
"Did Maleficent seem interested in me? I remember she wanted to use me for something"
Leon shook his head.
"I have no idea. All I remember is that Mom wouldn't let you or me out of her sight when she invaded our world. She even gave you that pendant to keep you safe"
Hikari touched her lucky charm.
She remembered when her mother gave her this charm
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"Hikari!"
A four year old Hikari ran up to her mother as she called her.
Taiyouko smiled lovingly at her daughter and squatted down so she could be eye leveled with her.
"I have something special for you, Hikari"
The little girl's face lit up at the thought of getting something.
Taiyouko giggled at her daughter's expression.
"Now hold your hands out for me"
She did as she was told and held them out for her mother.
Taiyouko raised her hand and waved it across Hikari's hands.
A small sphere of light appeared before her and landed into her hands.
The light started to take the shape of a heart and craved her named into the surface.
The light vanished and revealed a silver heart shaped pendant that had her name on it.
"This is for you, my little princess"
Hikari smiled as she looked at the necklace.
"It's pretty!"
Taiyouko giggled and took it from her hands and placed it around her neck.
"Keep this with you at all times" she said.
Hikari looked at the necklace that was around her neck.
"Is it a lucky charm?"
Taiyouko nodded.
"That right, and it will always protect you"
Hikari smiled as she played with the pendant.
Taiyouko hugged Hikari tightly and ran her fingers through her hair.
"Remember, Hikari. No matter where I go, my heart will always belong to you"
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Hikari smiled as she looked at her charm.
'Thanks mom' she thought.
She was soon bombarded by Sora, Donald and Goofy as they asked her if she was ok.
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Outside of the house, Riku stood by the window with Maleficent next to him
The evil witch smirked as her plans began to unfold.
"You see? It's just as I told you" she said. She pointed to the window, where Riku could see Sora and Hikari.
He nearly let out a growl as he saw Hikari leaning against Leon, not knowing that he was her brother.
"While you toiled away trying to find your dear friend, he quite simply replaced you with some new companions . Not only that…it seems he's taken your girl as well"
Riku clenched his fist when he saw Sora touch Hikari's forehead to see if she had a fever.
Maleficent smirked.
"It must be agonizing to watch as your best friend steals away your sweetheart . He couldn't find his girl, so he decided to take yours. You poor thing"
She looked at him.
"You're better off without that wretched boy"
She placed her hand on his shoulder.
"Now think no more of him and come with me"
She smirked as she lead him away through the corridors of darkness.
Her plans were going into motion thanks to her new little pawn.
" I wasn't able to snuff out your light Taiyouko. But I'll be able to stuff out your daughter's, thanks to this boy" she thought.
"Love is such a hassle that leads to heartbreak. You would know all about that, wouldn't you, Taiyouko"
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A/N: That darn Maleficent. She broke Riku's poor heart. He was so happy to finally find Hikari, and she spouted lies. She's up to no good, that's for sure. And what is with her obsession with Hikari? Or Taiyouko for that matter?
If you guess, I'll post the next chapter up! (I'll update anyway, but it would be nice to see what you think)
Hopefully, this chapter was really good. It seems like Hikari is going to suffer from heartbreak, but she's a fighter, she'll survive.
Send me your reviews and tell me what you think!
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