Red-Eyed Beloved
Disc.: I DO NOT own 'Kingdom Hearts 2' or 'Final Fantasy' in any way, shape or form…I'm just borrowing for fun, so don't hate on me or this fic!
A/N: Wow, already Ch.14? Time sure flies when you're having fun doing what you love, and I sure love doing this! Anyway, how's Sora gonna tell his mom and friends that he's pregnant- and that he plans to keep the kid? Also, Kairi has a secret to reveal…also, this will be a song chapter feat. Madonna's song 'Papa Don't Preach', which I love so much…but, it will be tweaked a bit so just read on to find out.
Ch.14- Mama Don't Preach (lol)
As Sora felt the wind whip past his face, he looked up to see Riku speed past on his dad's bike named 'Jenova' with Saix right behind him on the seat…and looked down as he thought of how those two could possibly be together…and then thought of how he'd break the news of his pregnancy to his mom, as well as his friends and brother- he was also going to have to tell her he was keeping the baby.
(6 hours later, 4:00 p.m.- Sora's House)
While Cloud wheeled the bike into the garage, Sora grabbed his bag and violin case then headed inside to greet his family.
'Mama I know you're going to be upset
'Cause I was always your little boy
But you should know by now
I'm not a baby'
"Sora, welcome home honey! How was your trip to Nibelheim?"
Aerith said as she hugged her son with slightly wet hands- she was doing dishes when he came in.
"It was…good."
"Sora, is something wrong? You don't seem yourself dear…why don't you tell me?"
As she looked at him, Sora nearly broke down and cried right there as she stared at him with a saddened, motherly look.
"You may want to sit down for this…"
'You always taught me right from wrong 'The one you warned me all about
I need your help, mama please be strong
I may be young at heart
But I know what I'm saying'
The one you said I could do without
We're in an awful mess, and I don't mean maybe – please'
As Aerith let Sora lead her to the couch, he looked down at her with a look of absolute dread on his face. "Mom, I'm…p-pregnant, and I'm keeping the baby."
As Aerith heard her son tell her that he was pregnant, she about broke down and cried herself…how could her baby be pregnant?
"How did it happen?!"
"Well…"
(2 hours later, 6:00 p.m.)
As Sora finished telling her everything, including how he had found a lover who treated him like a precious jewel, she pulled him close and held him tight.
"Oh Sora, I'm so sorry honey…I'm glad you can be so strong after all that's happened, but are you sure you want to keep a child that came about from an awful thing like rape?"
"Yes, I don't want to kill an unborn life…it wouldn't be right."
As Aerith stared at her son, she heard Roxas come down stairs and embrace his brother in a hug and heard "Welcome back, bro…how was everything?"
After Sora told Roxas and Axel, who had come over to see him, they were both upset and angry at what had happened…Roxas then started crying for Sora and his child.
"I'm so sorry, Sora- I wish I could've been there to help you through all that, but I was stuck here worrying about my own problems!"
As Sora held his twin close, he wondered just what it was that Roxas dealt with while he was gone on that trip.
"What do you mean, Roxas? Does it have to do with Axel?"
At hearing his name, Axel turned away and started fuming. "No, it's that damn Seifer! He just doesn't get that no means no!"
At Sora's questioning look, Roxas decided to explain. "While you were away, Seifer kept asking about you and Axel kept having to tell him that you just weren't interested in going out with him…but, he's persistent- he kept at it the whole time you were out of school, it gets irritating after a while."
"I can only imagine so…he is pretty pushy and persistent, isn't he? Anything else happen while I was away?"
"Well, the teachers have decided to just give you the final exams before the end of our senior year…also, your boss is worried about you- he says the customers miss you and want you to come back to serve them the sea salt ice cream they love from you."
At hearing that everyone was worried and missed him, Sora couldn't help but smile and realized that he had something to do.
"I have to call someone real quick."
"Kairi?"
"No, Rufus…I told him I'd give him the house address so he can have my medicine delivered here without any sort of mix-ups."
"Who's Rufus?"
"My doctor."
As Sora dialed the number, Rufus picked up after two rings and Sora told him the address and then hung up after a few minutes. Then, he texted someone whose number Roxas didn't recognize.
"Sora, who'd you text just now?"
"Vincent, I asked him when he would be coming to Radiant Garden."
"Who's Vincent?"
"You'll meet him soon enough…oh, I got a reply from him! He said he'll see me on my graduation day! I can't wait to see him again!"
At seeing his brother so happy, Roxas couldn't help but wonder just who this guy was…but he figured he couldn't be all bad if Sora was so happy just texting him, but he also realized that he hadn't told Sora about Kairi's secret yet…but he'd let him know soon enough, it was getting late and they had classes in the morning.
"Sora, it's getting late- let's get some rest, especially you. You've been through a lot, I imagine."
As Sora looked at the clock, he saw it was already 9:00- which was pretty late, considering their classes started at 8:00 tomorrow.
"Alright…mom, I'm going to bed, I'll see you in the morning."
"Alright you two, good night. Axel, would you like the couch? Or maybe I could blow up the air mattress?"
"Nah, it's ok- I'll take the couch, thank you for asking though."
"Alright, well I hope you sleep well- and I'm glad that Roxas is getting married to you, you're a great man and I know you'll treat him right. Good night, Axel dear." Aerith then leaned forward and kissed Axel on his left temple, showing that she was happy to call him her son-in-law.
"It's ok, and thank you mom."
(Upstairs in Sora's room, 9:05 p.m.)
"So, what's Axel doing here anyway? Not that I'm not happy to see him, but why is he here anyway?"
As Roxas fidgeted nervously, he knew Sora would either find out on his own or keep asking until he told him. "Well, while you were away Axel proposed to me and we got engaged…we're getting married after I graduate from my first college year."
As Sora took this in, he almost dropped his night shirt…then he smiled at his brother, he was truly happy for him.
"Wow, that's great- I know you mean the world to Axel, and he'll never ever hurt you in any way."
As the two of them talked about it for a few more minutes, they said goodnight as Roxas went to his room and Sora crawled under the sheets of his bed as he cried himself to sleep for what had happened to him because of Chisato.
(Morning, 6:00 a.m.)
As Sora sat up in his bed, he stretched his back and got up to start his day with a shower and fresh clothes. He grabbed his school uniform and set it on the counter as he started the water on warm and attempted to return to a normal life.
(20 minutes later, 6:20 a.m.)
After brushing his teeth and hair, Sora buttoned up his white uniform shirt and ditched the jacket…it was too warm to wear it anyway, then grabbed his sneakers and red and black tie as he headed down stairs.
(Downstairs, 6:30 a.m.)
As Sora took his place at the table, he saw Roxas and Axel sitting next to each other as their father took his place next to an empty chair which was where his mom sat after she had finished setting the food on the table…for some reason, Sora wasn't hungry at all- but he tried eating something, if not for himself but his child who would be born in 9 months…9 grueling, emotional, draining months.
"So, Sora," said Aerith "how are you feeling this morning?"
"I'm fine, mom. I'm just gonna leave early, I don't feel very hungry this morning…I'm sorry."
As Sora put his plate in the kitchen sink to soak, he grabbed his bag and slipped his shoes on as he headed out the door.
As Cloud watched his son leave, he felt depressed over Sora's situation- it wasn't easy dealing with a less-than-perfect school life, a dead end job, and a pregnancy on top of it all…he just wished that things would get better for Sora and soon.
(Radiant Garden High, 7:00 a.m.)
As Sora stared up at the dreary building before him, he moved out of the way just as a rock was thrown his way and saw that two girls were fighting again over something completely stupid like a boyfriend. While he made his way up the steps, Waka and Lulu were holding hands and chatting happily as he saw Riku walk off with Saix into the boys' room- possibly to have some 'fun' before class began.
As he kept walking, he saw that Kairi was on the phone with someone- she was smiling and giggling so he decided to see what had her feeling so happy.
"…Yeah, love you too- I gotta go, talk to ya later."
"Hey, Kairi."
"Hey Sora! (hugs) I missed you, so how was your trip?"
"Actually, I have to tell you about that…I'll try to shorten it for you, ok?"
"Ok, did something happen?"
After he had summed it all up in about 25 minutes, Kairi was shocked when she learned of all this, plus the fact that Sora was pregnant was a wake-up call for her too. "Wow, that's quite a lot to take in…so, when do we get to meet this Vincent Valentine guy you're so in love with?"
"He'll be here on my graduation day."
"That's only a week away, right?"
"Yeah, it is…by the way, who were you chatting with on the phone?"
"Well, it was my boyfriend."
"Really? Well who is it?"
"Well…about that…it's-"
"Sora?"
As Sora turned at hearing his name, he saw Kadaj, Loz, and Yazoo standing there looking at him like he was just a mirage.
"Hey guys, sorry I forgot to mention that I'm back…but here I am."
"Well, how are you? You seem different somehow, why don't you tell us?" said Yazoo as he stared at his younger cousin with a concerned look in his eyes.
"I'll tell you guys at lunch, we've got class coming up. We'll meet in the usual garden spot, ok?"
As they heard the first bell ring, they parted and went to class until their rendezvous time: lunch.
(Inner Garden, lunch- 12:00 p.m.)
As Sora sat in a group with his friends, they were all waiting to ask him questions about all that happened…all except Kairi.
Kadaj decided he'd ask first and break the silence between them all.
"So tell us Sora, what all happened while you were away?"
"Well…" and Sora told them everything that had occurred, including the fact that he was pregnant- which shocked the hell out of all of them, including Loz, who was crying by now and hugging Kairi tightly as she comforted him. All this took Sora about 25 minutes to tell them, and was by now curious about what Kairi said she had to tell them...and why Loz was sticking to her like a child who'd just lost his mom to some horrible accident.
"So Kairi, you never did tell me who your boyfriend is."
"Oh yea, that's right…Sora, Loz is my boyfriend- we've been together for a year, but kept it secret because we didn't want everyone to know just yet. I'm sorry for not mentioning it to you guys."
As everyone let it process, Yazoo spoke up next. "Also, Kadaj and I have decided to hook up- and now we have too many fangirls because of it!"
As Sora stared at all his friends and family, he almost fainted- not just from the information but fatigue as well from the baby growing inside of him.
"Well well, if it isn't Sora Strife…how are you?" said an all too familiar voice as Sora turned around to see Seifer and his little posse standing there in the garden.
"Not now, Seifer- I have enough to deal with when you're not around trailing after me like a lost puppy."
As Seifer let Sora run his mouth off, he stepped forward past his friends, who were being held back by Seifer's little followers as he grabbed him harshly by the neck and glared at him with cold, steel-gray eyes that exuded dominance and superiority as he spoke to him in a commanding tone that had him paling from just the sound of it.
"You listen here, I will have you as mine…you belong to me from this day forward, and nothing will stand in my way of keeping you…understood?!"
As Sora struggled in Seifer's rough and painful grip, he saw a knife blade press up against Seifer's neck and two seconds later the older blonde was being held against the wall by none other than Saix.
"That's quite enough out of you, Seifer- don't you and your little suck ups have somewhere to be? Now get lost, before I send you to your oblivion."
As Seifer paled at the intensity in Saix's stare, he pushed himself off the wall and the older bluenette away and said to Sora "This isn't over yet, Sora- you will be mine!" Sora narrowed his eyes as he watched Seifer storm off while Saix put his butterfly knife away as he walked up to him and checked him for any injuries, a sigh of relief when none were found as an apologetic look passed over his features followed by a gentle smile. "I'm sorry he hassled you like that, are you alright?"
"Why did you help me, Saix?"
"For 2 reasons- first of all, Riku still cares for you even though he's my lover now and secondly you showed what it means to have a heart to bear…and every emotion that comes with it…I thank you for that."
As Sora stood there, he realized that Saix had to have some kind of heart to care for Riku...and realized that even though he had tried to kill him so long ago, Saix had proven that he could actually manage feeling what a heart does.
"You're welcome, Saix...so, where is Riku anyway?"
"He's getting some help from his social studies teacher on today's assignment. Perhaps you could also give him a hand? I'm sure that he'd appreciate that."
"Well, I guess I could-"
Before the brunette could finish his sentence, Hayner came running up to the group and stopped in front of Sora, panting with his hands on his knees. Everyone knew that Hayner was one of Roxas' best friends, the boy was almost like a brother to the twins.
"Hayner, what are you doing here?"
"Because Sora, (panting) there's someone who wants to see you…(panting dies down somewhat) a guy from some big, important music school...said his name was Zack or something. He wants to talk to you, Sora...so the principal sent me to get you, come on."
As Sora stood there, he looked at his friends then at Saix and finally back to Hayner- unsure if he should actually go see this Zack guy or skip out early and play it off as morning sickness...which, by the way, had gotten even worse since he came back home. As he was just standing there, Kairi placed her hand on his shoulder and said "Go on Sora, you may not get another opportunity like this again...at least go and see what he has to say, alright?"
"Ok, Kairi...I guess you're right, I may not get another chance like this-"
"Great, let's go!" Hayner said as he grinned his million-watt grin and dragged Sora away from his friends and to the principal's office.
(Principal's office, 12: 30 p.m.)
As Sephiroth sat in his chair (he's the principal...so Riku+his dad as principal= principal's pet, lol), he heard a knock at the door and said "Come in" as Hayner opened the door with Sora in tow, Sora looking around the spacious and clean office as Sephiroth cleared his throat and Sora looked straight back at him. "Hayner, thank you for bringing Sora to my office- you can go off to class now, tell the teacher you were in my office and I'm sure he'll let you into his class."
As Hayner left, Sora stood all alone in the room with just Sephiroth and another man- he looked to be about his dad's height, was wearing a dark-grey business suit with a blue tie, had spiked back jet black hair and dark brown eyes as Sephiroth looked at Sora and motioned for him to stand in front of his desk.
"Sora, I'm sure you're curious as to why exactly I've called you in here...This (points to man next to Sora) is Zack Fair, he's the head of the Radiant Garden Music Academy for Rising Stars. He's come all the way here to speak with you."
As Sora stood in front of Sephiroth's desk and turned to greet him, he noticed that he was barely even chest height on this man as Zack's smile reassured Sora that he was a kind and honest man as he held out his hand and Sora shook it. "Hello Sora, I'm Zack Fair- it's so good to finally meet you. I watched your solo piece from this year's concert when you single handedly played 'My Sanctuary', one of the most difficult songs out there- even some of my more promising students have a hard time playing it, but that's not the reason why I'm here. I'm here because I want to invite you to become a student at our prestigious Academy...here's a brochure of our facility, as well as our office number- just page me when you've made your choice, and I'll be happy to tell you more...it was nice meeting you, Sora. Goodbye for now."
While Sora watched him leave, Sephiroth cleared his throat and the brunette turned to look at the father of one of his best friends.
"You know Sora, Zack runs the most prestigious music school in all of Radiant Garden- it's not every day that he comes and offers one of our students a chance to come and hone their skills under their tutelage…if I were you, I would give this some serious consideration and thought before you make your choice. Now go and get to class, tell your teacher that I was talking with you."
"Alright, sir…I'll get going now." Sephiroth watched as Sora left, thinking that he looked rather…sad, like he'd just lost his best friend.
As Sora made his way to class, he felt the sudden urge to puke and ran straight to the boys' room as he emptied his stomach of what he'd eaten beforehand…he also wondered how long this would last as he kept puking until he had nothing coming up but acid, then washed his hands and swished his mouth out with water as he made his way to class.
While Sora sat in his desk, he looked at the brochure Zack had given him and saw the entire campus looked nice but on his paycheck there was no way he could even afford admission there…he only hoped that tomorrow was better as the last bell of the day rang and Sora made his way home alone.
The rest of the week felt so long, Sora didn't even notice until Friday that a house had been bought out by a new neighbor…most likely his mom would want him to make friends with their kids, if they had any…all he knew was that today was his last day of high school, he couldn't wait to go into college and start making more on his dead-end paycheck.
(Graduation Ceremony, 1:00 p.m.)
As Sora stood next to his brother on stage, he couldn't believe that it was over and done with- he was graduating with honors and a music scholarship so he could pretty much pursue a music career if he wanted…he saw his parents in the crowd looking at him and Roxas with smiles of pride and happiness, he also saw his boss Squall had shown up too…as did Axel, Sephiroth, and Tifa…but, he didn't see the one person he wanted to see more than anyone in the whole world: Vincent.
As their names were all called up to get their diplomas and scholarship certificates, Sora had shown his parents the brochure that Zack had given him and they had both encouraged him to go…since he had a scholarship, he could get into the school without having to shell out the $20,000 admission fee. As Sora walked off the stage, his mom hugged him and his dad also hugged him as he saw a car pull up and out stepped Rufus, Reno, Rude, Yuffie, Red XIII, Tseng, and Vincent- each of them came up to him and offered their congratulations, but Vincent kissed Sora in front of everyone- he didn't care who was watching, and told Sora he had a surprise for him.
"I was starting to think you wouldn't show up…you had me worried Vincent."
As Vincent looked at Sora, he smiled and ruffled his hair in his hand. "What, and miss your graduation? I wouldn't even dream of it…though maybe you should introduce me to your friends, they're staring at me."
As Sora turned and looked at his friends, he saw that they were indeed staring at them so he decided to just go with it. "Guys, this is Vincent Valentine…my lover, and the one who's going to help me raise our child."
As they all looked between each other and the two of them, they all had mixed opinions but they knew that Vincent would take care of Sora as he took Sora by the wrist and pulled him into the passenger side of the car and drove off to show Sora his 'surprise'.
After a 20 minute car ride, Vincent stopped and turned the car off and made his way over to Sora's side and opened the door for him. "Now then, close your eyes and follow me…and don't open them until I tell you to, ok?"
"(sighs) Alright, Vincent- but this better be worth being dragged away from my friends and parents."
"Trust me, it is…now follow me, and keep those peepers closed until I say so."
As Vincent led Sora up an incline, he couldn't help the smile on his face as he felt around for the small box in his pocket as they finally reached their destination as he stood behind Sora, grabbing his shoulders gently and said "Ok, open your eyes now."
As Sora opened his eyes, he saw a house- and not just any house, it was the same one he saw today. "Vincent, is this-"
"Yes Sora, it's our house now…although it can't be ours until I have an answer to this question. (gets down on one knee and pulls out diamond ring) Sora Strife…will you marry me, and become Sora Valentine?"
As Sora stared down at the man who held his very heart in his soul, he was overcome with sheer joy and happiness at this exact moment and said "Yes, I will marry you Vincent…I couldn't ever say no to this!"
At that moment, Vincent slid the ring on Sora's finger and saw that it was rose gold with a diamond in the middle, a ruby on the left and a sapphire on the right…in short, it was the most beautiful ring he'd ever seen in his whole life. "The diamond represents our love and how pure it is after the ruby and sapphire come together…just like our lives from this point on."
"You're right, Vincent- this is our life together…you, me, and our child- just the three of us in a lovely house with a beautiful future together." And from that day forward, Vincent and Sora worked to build a life that was shared together.
T.B.C.- Finally, Vincent and Sora are going to get married! I'll reveal other pairings' futures together as the story progresses until it can't go any further! Read and review, plz? Thank u! ^v^!