Bait, Chapter 21

The first thing to cross Riku's mind was betrayal. Just how many people knew about the darkest moment he endured in that dungeon? But then another thought crossed his mind, and suddenly his face felt hot. He was blushing. It just occurred to him that Sora, Mickey, Yen Sid and lord knows who else had seen those parts of his body while he was unconscious.

"Just how many people know about that?"

"Just me, Yen Sid, Mickey, and Kairi... Lea and the others might have heard about it later on, but I don't know for sure."

Kairi! Riku was certain his face had gone a shade redder. She was the last person he wanted to see him... naked! Oh gods! He was glad the lighting was dim, if Sora could see the way his body was responding to those thoughts...

"Riku? Is something wrong? You've suddenly gone all quiet."

"N-nothing! Just got lost in thoughts, that's all..." Riku found himself walking as fast as he could to escape from the awkward situation.

As mature as he usually acted, it was easy to forget that Riku was a teenager, and was just as prone to falling victim to his hormones as any other teen. He personally wished it wasn't so, as any loss of self-control made him vulnerable. He finally found his way back to his room, closing the door swiftly behind him.

"You sure you're feeling okay? You seem very on-edge all of a sudden."

"Gods Sora!" Riku must have jumped a good foot in the air from the shock, landing hard on the injured leg and letting out a yelp as pain flared across it. He had forgotten Sora was still with him.

Allowing himself to calm down, he sat himself on his bed and applied another coat of the salve Yen Sid had given him to his leg, sighing as the medicine erased the pain.

"Yes, Sora. I was on edge. Just think of what we were just talking about. Wouldn't you be on edge all the time too if that happened to you?"

Sora lowered his head. "So it's true then, you were raped..."

Riku looked down at his knees, ashamed.

"Though he claimed he was tempted into the act, I think Xigbar really did it to break me..."

I knew it, it was Xigbar! Sora's heart flared with rage. Riku started talking rapidly, Sora was sure he wanted to get the story over with as soon as possible.

"It happened about two weeks into my confinement. I had tried to escape, but slipped. It made a lot of noise and alerted the Organization to the escape attempt. I didn't get far before Xigbar caught up with me, I think he used his teleportation ability. I resisted, and he broke my leg by striking it with a scrapped board. It hurt really bad- I think I blacked out from the pain, because next thing I knew, I was lying in my room again, with Xigbar trying to undress me..."

Though Sora hung onto every word, Riku could tell by his expression that he was becoming enraged. He continued, trying to get to the end of the story as quickly as possible.

"I did resist, at first, but I was locked in that small room, and one of my legs was broken. I was unable to run or fight back. All I could do in the end was try to remain calm through the ordeal, which was not easy. It was painful, and I found myself wondering at one point if I was deformed in some way. Anyone I knew who had been taken in that manner, they said they found it enjoyable..."

"You're not deformed..." Sora responded. "All those people you knew, they knew what they were doing, and had done so with permission. Xigbar had taken you by force, and was trying to inflict pain. You said so yourself, you think he did it to break you..."

Riku said nothing. It was a lot to take in.

"You know... if you ever want to know how it's supposed to feel... well..." Sora suddenly looked down, blushing intensely. "I've been a bit curious about it too... You can ask me if you ever feel brave enough..." Chuckling self-consciously, Sora stood up and made to leave the room, only to be stopped by Riku grabbing his arm.

"Are you absolutely sure?" Riku's voice had suddenly taken on an intense cadence. "Because at this point I'm willing to try anything to put an end to the nightmares..."

End of Chapter 21.

A.N. If the end of this chapter isn't warning enough, this note will: there will be yaoi in the next chapter. Don't like, don't read.