Nikushimi

Chapter Twenty Four

Forever

It's like I'm the one you love to hate but not today! So shut up, shut up, shut up don't wanna hear it, get out-get out, get out- of my way, step up, step up, step up, you'll never stop me, nothing you say today's gonna bring me down me nothing you say today's gonna bring me down!

I fought the Heartless that attacked me. Each Heartless was oddly engraved with a message from Saix or Doki telling me to go back. Their words were trying to control me. But I turned my back to this world. I was a patriot as much as I hated it but I realized now that I was a patriot to a world that was corrupt and filled with fools.

I was going to keep fighting. Funny, Saix didn't agree with me about me being a patriot. But in this world a patriot is anyone who accepts the rules even if they don't agree to them. I highly hated with the rules but I accepted them. I wasn't stupid enough to go against the King. Now I was, if not just in love. I was going to fight and get where I was going.

The Heartless continued to come my way. I hacked them down. They came at me regardless. I was near the prison I was almost there as I got closer to him I felt warm. I felt so warm. I could feel my heart being heated enough to melt the ice that was frozen around it. I spun a couple of times and jumped here and there all the while attacking with great force.

I grinned. I had the song on "repeat" and I listened to it over and over again. It was the perfect song for what I was going through. I got to the cell and saw him there. I turned off the Ipod and opened a corridor to get inside.

"Riku," I touched him. He heard me he woke and looked at me.

"Hate, are you okay?" he asked me.

"Yes, I'll be fine," I told him. I looked at the Ipod, two times it played a song that fit my situation, I searched it again and found the perfect song. I heard it once before and it was the same song I was humming before I met Doki's first organization.

"What are you doing?" he asked. He stood and met my gaze.

"I want to sing the way I feel," I said. "You're by my side now everything's fine, I can't believe, you found me when no one else was looking. How did you know just where I would be? Yeah you broke through all of my confusion, the ups and downs and you still didn't leave. I guess you saw what no body could see, the good and the bad and things between, you found me!" I sung to him. I took his face in my hands and pressed my forehead against his. This song made no sense to me weeks ago but now it made so much sense, it made me understand myself much more, it made me understand my love for the Human that made me willing to break the law. "Riku, when you leave I will follow."

"Nikushimi…"

"No, call me that name, the one with no meaning. Don't call me by my original name, Nikushimi, not by my married name, Ikari, call me the Human name you gave me." I interrupted him and held his face a little tighter.

Riku groaned, "Persistent."

"No, the other one," I told him.

Riku sighed, "Mai," he said holding my face. I looked up to him and grinned. I kissed him and then I pulled my hair our, just a few strands, enough to make a clear and small bundle. "Ha- I mean, Mai what are you doing?"

"I'm collecting memories, I don't want you to remember this, and when you are kicked out I will be right behind you. Then I'll be with you forever."

Riku closed his eyes, "Mai, you're planning to spend forever with me?"

"Yes, I'll leave my world behind to be with you. Good or bad, forever."

"But…"

"No, I'll be with you no matter what, understand?"

"Yes," he said.

"I beg to differ," Saix said.

I snap my head around to see Saix standing in our midst. I stared wide eyed and stared him down. I still had power of him. "Stand down," I told him. All Nobodies were to listen to Emo-trollers. He held his weapon in his hand. Claymore was ready in his hand as if he was going to attack at any time. He grinned, that was the first. It was eerie, I've never seen him smile, I thought he couldn't. I took my blades out and shouted my command, "Stand down!"

"You can't control me; you disowned yourself from this world, remember? Besides if you want to live you'll stand down and surrender now."

"Saix, I'm asking as a friend."

"And I'm asking as a soldier who's ready to take you out!" he yelled. That was the first he was so calm normally that I didn't know he could yell.

"Saix, please," I begged. "Please, we were friends…"

"No, I was a guard who socialized with you, nothing more, and I'm going to take you out now!" he swung his Claymore so violently and quickly that I had no time to react. Flew into the wall and was outside now. I landed on my back, blood oozed out but it healed. Riku was on the ground too. The hole was large and thank goodness there wasn't a fall.

Saix stepped out into the starless sky.

Hmph, another reason to leave this world, no stars?

Saix was smiling as he walked out of the hole. I picked up my blade and stood. I braced my self for another attack. I never thought I'd have to fight him.

Saix paused. He looked at the Heart shaped moon and rose in the air. His weapon floated behind him. His eyes were a bright gold in the darkness of this night. I wondered what was going on. Then he grabbed his weapon and attacked. I was wide eyed, he was like a wild… animal, Riku would say. He was so fast I almost froze in fear. I jumped in the air and brought both Oatkeeper and Oblivion down to stab him from above but he looked at me and came at me. I was filled with fear for that second.

Saix swung his stupidly large weapon at me and knocked me down. I couldn't move. That last attack was nothing but power, no magic, just his physical strength. I dropped my blades as I rebound off the ground and went flying again. Saix was right there. He attacked me again and knocked me down. I was broke just about everywhere. I saw him coming from above with the final blow. I close my eyes, I knew it was coming sooner or later.

Saix grinned again. That nut, he was calm most of the time because he rarely got into a fight. He was bored so kept silent and waited for fights to come to him. Darn him, if it was that simple I'd get everything I want.

I closed my eyes to hear my name… "Mai!"

I open my eyes. "Riku!" my body healed seven times faster and my reflexes grew stronger and faster. I summoned my blades from my hand and back flipped off the ground. Saix missed me by seconds.

"Mai!"

At that moment I saw Doki coming straight for me. I panic, I was too far away from my blades, and Saix was already trying to kill me. I waited, one of them was going to kill me in a second.

Seconds later Riku attacked both Saix and Doki, Saix was knocked out, an attack from behind was his weakness. Riku then focused on Doki. Doki smirked.

"I finally get to hurt you," Doki said evilly.

"I'll try not to make the suffering last long," Riku said. Riku's blade… Soul eater? Odd, only people of… he was Dawn?

They fight. Riku attacked first and slammed his blade down. Doki dodged but Riku caught him and they were slashing their blades back to back. Doki spun and Riku dodged it and countered with a quick blow, it looked to me like they were trying to kill each other not knock the other one out. Riku tried again to slash Doki's head off but Doki flipped back out of the way and charged for Riku knocking him down.

Riku sprung back but with his springing kick. Doki lost some balance and staggered. Riku attacked without a second thought and Doki's Kingdom Key was knocked from his hand.

Suddenly, Saix rose, I ran to my Keyblades and gripped them tightly in my hands. I was too late, Saix attacked me, and I was hit.

As I lay on the ground with Saix above me I turn and look Riku was being pulled away by Axel and Xemnas.

"No! Stop!" I attacked Saix and he staggered away enough for me to get up and I try to follow, I was ready to attack. I didn't know what happened. I somehow ended up on the ground. I turn to see a Heartless holding my ankle. I kick it but it doesn't let go. Riku was getting closer to the door. He tried to fight but he couldn't.

"Mai!"

"Riku!" I yelled again. I kick at the Heartless once more and was finally free. The door was opening. "No!" I cried out. Then I saw them looking at me. They stared down and watched me. "Riku!" Riku glanced at me, he had stopped fighting. He grinned at me and allowed Axel and Xemnas to throw him out of Heart Haven.

I was too late, I was going to jump through the door and follow but the door closed a millisecond after Riku was thrown out. I stop, my heart was starting to freeze again. I was on my knees crying. What was I going to do? I couldn't open a corridor to the Human realm I've never been there. I couldn't pry the door open, I'd die. I had to be with him.

"Nikushimi, you will be punished for you treason."

I grin, my chance, being that I was a traitor they had to give me a final wish. I rose and turned to him. "My final wish?"

"You don't get one, you're married so therefore Doki must decide your fate."

Doki grinned evilly at me. He knew… this whole time? "She'll be with me forever, I couldn't bare to see her go, even if she's a traitor." Doki tried to seem sad.

I shook my head in disbelief. I was stuck here. FOREVER!