"What are you doing?"
"I'm trying to put them in alphabetic order..."
"They all say M...&M."
-Sora and Riku from The Sora Show
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Chapter 28
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The dyed purple haired girl slowly made her way over to me, raising her hands to her head. "I don't wanna fight. Just have an actual conversation before Kai comes back." She said, leaning against a wall with her arms now crossed.
"An actual conversation about what?" I asked, narrowing my eyes as she looked at Riku with a look that reminded me of remorse.
"Anything, really. What happened to us after my parents died and I left." She shrugged.
"You mean you abandoned me." I hissed, looking at her with a cold expression.
"It's not like it was my choice." Miyuki sighed through her nose, blinking slowly. "I had to leave D'sku sooner or later, anyway."
"So you decided to leave me without even saying goodbye…" I sighed, resting my elbows on the couch and brushing Riku's bangs away from his face. "If you want to repair our friendship, then the first thing you could do is get me a warm towel. Wet." I took a second to look up at her before cupping Riku's face in my hands as gently as I could. I felt him stir slightly, which made me relieved, giving me a signal that he was alive. I heard Miyuki walk away, then a faucet turn on and off, and she walked back to me with a damp towel in her hands, carefully holding it out to me.
"Thank you." I muttered, taking it from her and wiping off Riku's face, making sure to not wake him or give him any more pain. "Do you have a potion?"
"I'm afraid not. I'd go and buy one, but, you know, it's like, one in the morning." She pulled her pockets out to show that she really didn't have anything.
"Mm. So…" I used the dry end of the towel to gently at his skin dry. "What happened to you?" I folded the fabric a few times and placed it on my thigh, watching Miyuki carefully.
"Well…" She shifted a little and continued to look at Riku. "After I left D'sku, I went to Destiny Islands, where I met…" She trailed off, but once she looked at me, she nodded towards Riku.
I starred at her. "You're kidding."
"Nope." She shook her head. "He introduced me to Kairi, but I met Sora before. And… I met Riku before that time, too. You see, before… your mission, I…" She seemed so uneasy, telling me all of this. She wiped her hand over her mouth. "I kinda… Stalked Sora… with Riku." She looked over to the side, then up, basically avoiding any eye contact. "But… once he and Sora got back together on their islands, I was sent back to D'sku…" She shifted her angle and I heard soft jingling, which made my eyes widen.
"Miyuki, tell me it's not true." I pleaded, looking up at my friend with concern.
"I'm afraid it is." She pulled up her cargo pants to reveal an anklet similar to mine that was around her leg. "Her Majesty said that if I… Killed Sora… That I'd get my parents back."
"Well, that's obviously bullshit." I curtly replied. "Even I know that she can't bring people back from the dead."
"Yeah, I didn't know that back then…" She rubbed the back of her head in nervousness. "But, now that I do, and now that I've reunited with you, I asked Sakuya if there was any way that I can get this off. And he told me, that if I joined you on your mission, that I'd be able to get this off." I rubbed the back of my head as I took all of this in.
"Miyuki…" I mumbled, sighing. "My mission is to…" Riku stirred again when I pulled my hand away from his face that I had cupped, so I put it back, only to see him relax again. I looked back at her. "My mission is to bring these three to Her Majesty so she can kill them and take their abilities. But I know that's not possible, so it's kind of her loss." I shrugged.
"What? Yvaine, you can't let her do that!" Miyuki exclaimed, only to quickly slap her hands over her mouth.
"And I'm not going to, stupid." I hissed. "I'm planning on telling them as soon as Riku's better."
"That isn't a good idea, Yve." Miyuki's face resembled one of a cringe. She looked down for a few moments, then back up at me. "How about you tell them that that's my mission, but we're changing it so that we're actually killing her?"
"Miyuki, you sly dog." I chuckled as I crossed my legs. "You've always been good with plans, huh?"
"And you're always the one to make 'em happen." I chuckled at that comment.
"So, truce?" I held my hand out to her, which she clasped firmly.
"Of course, dummy." She sneered.
I laughed quietly. "Alright, go get some sleep. I'll meet you at the portal where the Princesses of Heart were held."
Miyuki shook her head. "Riku won't like that. He doesn't like places that bring back memories of his past."
I snorted. "Yeah, same thing happens to me whenever I go to a place that Vyaxine's been." I recalled.
"Meet me here at noon." She pointed to the middle of the sky, smirking.
"Deal." I clasped my hand over her shoulder and walked her to the door, watching her walk away and out of my sight before I silently closed the door. "Riku, I hope you're okay when that time comes…" I muttered, letting out a long sigh.
I decided to go investigate this 'heart' place my 'father' spoke about, which seemed to be called 'Hollow Bastion'. I walked up to the entrance which was a bunch of floating rocks, and I saw Riku standing at the top with the Beast fallen at his feet. I unconsciously shouted his name, and he only smirked at me. His eyes were more of a green color, and he called me 'Sora.' I call out his name and run over to him, but there's a little pond between us. I take a step forward and the scene changes.
I'm looking at a young Riku, and we're looking for something. I found bird-like footprints and exclaim that I didn't notice them before, and something about someone going to a wharf.
"Geez, where is he?" I ask, and then find a yellow flower on the ground in front of some bushes. "A yellow feather?" I hear shuffling. "…Choco…? Are you in there?" I push the bush aside, muttering the name again, and when I do, my eyes widen and I stop. I hear Riku call my name from behind me and I wobble back to have Riku catch me by my upper arms. He looks up and gasps oh-so slightly, then covers my eyes and mutters for me to not look. I can't hold back anymore. I let out a scream of horror and pain, as if someone broke my leg and was setting it back in its place.
The scene shifts as if I'm watching an old movie.
I'm now starring at a cross made of wooden sticks, and I'm on my knees, Riku behind me.
"Sora…" He muttered, and my heart skips a beat. Why would he call me…Sora?
"…Let's go home." He continues. "It's almost night. If we don't hurry home, our parents will be worried…" He takes my wrist to see that I have dirt all over my hands, and he sighed. "…You idiot, Sora." He grumbled. "Digging with your hands… I told you already…" He lifted my hand to kiss the back of it.
"I… It's my fault. I… I didn't listen to you, Riku…" I feel tears' starting to form and my breathing becomes staggered, like I was punched in the gut. My heart feels heavy. "Choco… I'm sorry… Choco…" Again, I can't hold it in anymore, and let out another cry, the tears spilling over and down my face. I turn around to embrace Riku, who holds me gently.
"…Don't cry." Riku hushes. "Don't cry… I'll… always be with you." He murmurs, and I can sense a small smirk in his voice.
I snap out of it to find myself at the entrance again, and I hear someone calling my name behind me. I turn around, only to see Sora running over to me, panting once he reached my side.
"Where are you… going?" He panted, leaning on his knees.
"To see if my father is here; where else?" I asked, watching as the teenager straightened himself out, using his keyblade to lean on. "Are you really that tired?" I raised an eyebrow at him.
"Yeah! I saw that purple-haired girl, and I kinda got worried that something happened to you…" He pushed his index fingers together, looking down in embarrassment.
"You saw Miyuki?" I demanded, taking hold of Sora's shoulders and giving him a firm shake. "Was she looking for me?"
Sora's eyes were wide. "Uh, yeah, but I told her that I didn't know where you were, so she said that she'd just wait there." I sighed and lowered my head.
"I really am a horrible person… Aren't I?" I laughed dryly at myself, turning away and continuing towards the top, Sora following behind me. "So you just… left the other two?" I asked after a few minutes of listening to the sound of our footprints.
"Well, Riku was up, and he said that he'd wait for Kairi to wake up." Sora shrugged and my head fell forward. "But no worries!" The boy exclaimed. "He's not angry or anything." He made a kitty face to cheer me up, which worked. A smirk came across my face.
"Well, that's good." I put my hands on the back of my head and continued forward, stopping when we reached the first large room with two staircases that led to a door with a heartless symbol on it. "This place…" I muttered, and when Sora reached to hold onto my arm like a scared puppy, I had another episode.
I was fighting Riku, pleading for him to stop and asking why he was doing this. I swung my keyblade and sliced his chest and he staggered back, before growling, literally, growling, at me before running off.
I snapped out of it and had Sora waving his hand in front of my face. "S…Sorry. I've been having these weird… visions." I muttered, putting a hand to my forehead. "Does the name Choco mean anything to you?"
Sora's eyes widened as soon as I said the name, his expression showing pure horror and shock. "Choco…?" He echoed, his voice sounding distant. The poor boy started swaying a little, and ended up falling on me. Thankfully I caught him.
"Is a bird that big of a deal?" I asked, looking at him nervously.
"How did you know about Choco?" Sora asked, taking hold of my arms and shaking me a little. "Who told you?" He didn't sound angry. Just… roughly curious.
"Knock it off!" I snapped, baring my teeth at him. "No one told me." I responded, looking away. "It's just…" I rubbed the back of my head. "I'll explain later; when everyone else is around." I dropped Sora onto his back and turned around, continuing.
"Yvaine!" That didn't sound like Sora… Turning around, I saw Miyuki running up to us, Sora summoning his keyblade. I set my hand lightly on it and shook my head at him when he looked at me in a confused way.
"She's a friend." I murmured as I walked over to her. "What is it?" I asked.
"Nayos isn't here." She panted, leaning on her knees like Sora was.
"He isn't? Is he even alive?" I asked, my eyebrows knitting. Miyuki shook his head, and I smirked evilly.
"He's not?" Sora asked, only to see me wheel around on my heel and slap him right across his face with my right hand. The boy staggered backwards, holding his hand over his cheek with a shocked, and somewhat hurt expression. "Fuck, Yve!" He exclaimed, tears welling up in his eyes.
"Oh Omega. Are you gonna cry?" I asked with a smile.
"No." Sora quickly replied. "You're gonna cry." His voice cracked and I just started laughing, though I patted his back. "You should've made that bet with me." I said, still chuckling. "So he's really not here? Then how…"
"That was Kai. He wanted to lure you here, but mostly… He wanted to lure Sora here." Miyuki glanced at Sora before looking back at me. "He plans to kidnap him and bring him to Her Majesty."
"He's not going to." I wrapped my arm protectively around the boy who was still in pain from my slap. "I will kill him if necessary to protect them." Miyuki looked shocked at how serious I was about this.
"You'd turn on your people?" She asked, her eyebrows knitting. I nodded.
"The Dusk Realm was never my home. It was just where I lived." I looked down, allowing my arm to drop from Sora's shoulder. "My home is with my friends. With…" I looked away from all of them, standing still when Sora wrapped his arms around my arm and rubbed his cheek against my shoulder.
"Aww! We love you too, Yve!" He exclaimed gaily. "And to think that when we first met you, that you were so cold to us." He chuckled.
"That's because my heart was drenched in darkness." I muttered.
"Just like mine once was." Miyuki said with a weak smile.
"And Riku." Sora laughed. "Just remember, that no matter how much darkness you think your heart has, that there is always a light that never goes out." He poked my cheek and I smacked his hand away.
"I can see my handprint on your face." I teased pointing to Sora's cheek.
Sora sighed through his nose and puffed out his cheeks. "Let's get outta here." He muttered, rubbing his cheek as he walked out of the area with Miyuki and I right behind him. I reached out and took hold of his shoulder, pulling him back to walk next to me, my hand sliding down to hold his.
"Just making sure that you don't try running off in this place." I muttered.
"So… Do you know what happened to Vyaxine? I mean, why she is the way she is now?" Miyuki asked, clasping her hands behind her back and watching her feet.
"No, not really. I mean, I know that the whole watching her 'lover' die must've gotten to her, but other then that, I don't know." I let out a sigh once we were out of the building, heading back for the town. "I just hope she fuses with me to end it all."
"And if she doesn't?" Asked Sora.
"Well, then I'll just have to end her like you did everyone else."
"That's really sad." Miyuki muttered after a while.
"How so?"
"I feel like all she wants to do is see Demyx again." She shrugged. "But she'll never be able to, 'cause if she fuses with you, then she's kinda stuck there, but if you end her, then she'll become nothing."
"Such is the way of a Nobody." Sora said with a deep breath.
By now we were back at Merlin's house, entering the area with me dropping Sora's hand. The area was completely vacant, not even Riku or Kairi there. "Where is everyone?" I asked.
"Probably at the computer lab." Sora shrugged. "We can wait." He plopped himself down on the chair next to the couch, smiling in content.
"I'm gonna go upstairs." Miyuki left the area.
"So…" Sora looked at me seriously. "How do you know about Choco?" He asked. I sighed again as my response.
"It's a long story." I rubbed my neck and sat down, leaning on my elbows that were placed on my knees.
"I have time." Sora smirked.
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WELL. I've been busy(my normal excuse) with shoots, and next Wednesday - Friday I'm busy. Dx THURSDAY IS AWOLNATION! squee
And beside that... I have no excuse. The most stressful things have been taken care of finally, and now I just have to wait.
I've been writing about a page every day, so HA. Hopefully the next chapter won't take as long.
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