Well, well , well. It seems another chapter has happened to of found its way to you. please enjoy.
As we all know I don't own kingdom hearts, but if I did…
Ch:37 (the crash of chaos)
The pale sun shine began to slowly seep over the edges of the horizon, lighting the far end of the sky in a pastel prism of reds and pinks and oranges. As night was drawn down to the other sides of the globe were the stars could illuminate far away dwellings, the busy sounds of morning began to join the light in a veritable overture in promise of the day to come.
And it was three sounds in particular that promised to shape the day in a truly unique fashion. On their own they were as insignificant as any other sounds, but the meaning behind each one gave them their intensity, the first of these sounds being a grinding.
To be specific metal grinding against stone, as Sir Vladimir Vandurm sharpened his sword diligently against the grind stone in his weapons room. Each spark from the blade as it was given its precision edge filled the knights' eyes with a light of pure fury.
The second noise was a light shuffling, as jade paced the circle of trees acting as their hideout. Riku had run off without the kamikaze brothers notice and the three of them were now planning their next move.
"Do we tell father fang?"
"Of course not Tao!! He'd skin use for losing him. We need to think of something and fast"
"What good does that do us jade, it's not like we can act during the day. I say we let it play out, these things tend to have a way of fixing themselves."
"Shut it Sai, I don't need any of your old man's wisdom right now! I already screwed up once on this mission. Father fang is gonna demote me to being a keeper for sure" jade was in a state of near hysteria, his/her altercation with the lord of flames leaving him/her very upset. The purple make up that usually covered the pale eyes and lips was smudged and running, giving jade a half crazed look.
"Desperate times call for desperate measures Sai, I need you for this" the old half heart just stayed leaning in his usual fashion unaffected by his comrades' possible descent into insanity
"I know what you're implying Jade and I don't think so, you know the rules. Only in an emergency."
"THIS IS AN EMERGENCY!!"
"No"
"Please, just this once, for me… I'll get you a whole month's supply of that tobacco you like, I'll use my own pay for It." the old man tipped up the front of his hat momentarily in consideration, and then smiled to himself.
"Fine, but this is the only time I do this without the fathers permission" without a further bit of conversation he drew the long object he carried on his shoulder and undid the fabric around it, not to unveil a sword but a giant umbrella taller than himself, and made of what seemed to be folded metal instead of cloth.
The other two half hearts jumped a good distance away to give him the much needed space as he swung the comically large umbrella above his head and opened it. The expansive cover of the tool now high above the seemingly frail old man's hand swayed gently to and fro as the wind caught it, and in a single instant the wind picked up to a near gale force and pulled both Sai and his giant metal umbrella up into the air and off towards the small unsuspecting town where Riku was surely headed.
Tao was the first to speak, his voice muffled by the cloth mask around his face.
"Is this a good idea? You know how Sai gets when his battle lust kicks in. the last thing we want is that living tornado to lose his temper and destroy the town like that time he leveled one whole third of the headquarters
"Well…. We will find out won't we Tao." Jade gripped one of his/her many sword hilts tightly and looked out to the sky, now slowly filling with electric feeling of an approaching storm.
The third sound was the slow drip of liquid against stone, steady and nearly rhythmic. Water against the sides of a cave wall, deep, dark, and cold. In the center of this vast depressing void sat the hunched and slightly shivering figure of Beelzebub the cold failing to agree with him.
"This sucks. Aqua, remind me why I choose this as our hideout?" the green haired boy wrapped his arms around the shivering fire lord and nestled his head on his shoulders.
"I have no idea, Beelzy I really don't question your thoughts too much. Besides the rest of us don't mind."
"Well I'm not the rest!! I need heat and lots of it." the miserable fire lord turned his face away to continue his sulking, when a soft pair of lips met his lightly and began to brush against his cheeks lovingly, his hands had moved up to the red heads shoulder and were slowly rubbing in small circles.
"You know that doesn't do any good Aqua, these muscles are too hard to loosen."
"Oh for god's sake you aren't made of marble Beelzy! Stop being so stoic, shut up and try to enjoy it." As he spoke he dug his nails in a little bit harder than necessary to drive his point home, but just as quickly returned to his gentle caresses, moving his fingers in slow, steady patterns over Beelzebub's neck and shoulders till he felt him finally relent and go somewhat limp as his lovers hands played at his flesh.
In fact Beelzebub had become so relaxed he barely noticed the cold or the dripping any more. As he sat his mind began to wander between thoughts and soon he felt them stop completely as he drifted into a kind of half sleep state. He felt recharged, empowered and all around better than had. Without a moment's hesitation, as soon as Aqua had finished he was up on his feet and digging in his pocket.
"What are you doing Beelzy?"
"Letting luck decided today's events" he fished about for a second more until with a satisfied grin he withdrew a small gold coin.
With a quick snap of his fingers the coin was in the air and then descended back down where Beelzebub caught it and opened his hand, a huge grin on his face.
Without another word he was barreling out the exit of the cave and out into the sunshine and off towards the direction in which he felt a huge surge off excitement.
"This is gonna be good!!"
Meanwhile
Sora stretched his arms lazily over his head as the last of his tiredness was washing away with the sunrise. He felt rested and ready for anything this morning, and with a smirk he turned over with the intention of a good Morning kiss from Atticus only to find he was alone in the bed.
Atticus was in fact on the roof of the house looking out on the town, waiting for something.
He wasn't sure what it was, but the air seemed to grip him tightly, almost as tightly as he gripped the handle of his spear. It felt as if something was surrounding him.
Needless to say, he was anxious.
From a far off distance his eyes picked the faint movement of the town's folk as they began their days. But one little bundle of activity suddenly caught his attention. A group making its way somewhat fast through the town square. After a moment of focusing he saw it was Sir Vladimir and several men in armor.
Swords drawn and ready.
In a moment Atticus was at the edge of the roof and swung himself back in through the bed room window surprising an unaware Sora and Lily.
"Hey atty!! Lily was just saying she had some good ideas on how to help us…something wrong?" Atticus was wearing a completely blank expression on his face.
"I have a very bad feeling, Lily, Sora, this is somewhat abrupt but I think we may need to move our plans ahead a few paces."
"Errrr… about how many paces Atty?"
"Like enough to get us out of this town and past the border guard. That is if what were after is still to the north of here. I don't really know why, but we need to be gone like five minutes ago." Sora scratched his head in confusion and Lily gave Atticus a deep stare.
"I'm coming too." After she thought for a moment
"No."
"Yes"
"No, lily and that's final!"
"Yes because you need me! Tell him Sora!!" Sora couldn't form a sentence at this hour of the morning let alone help in an argument. Atticus was fuming at this point, but Lily was refusing to back down.
"We can't bring you Lily, we aren't allowed to meddle in the affairs of other wo-mmph!!" at the final moment Sora's brain had snapped into focus and realized what the end of that sentence would have been, and in one lighting fast action had his hand over Atticus's mouth.
"Atty maybe we should just stop arguing and get packing before you say too much." (wink-wink) Atticus pulled Sora's hand off his mouth and took a few deep breaths.
"Right lets all just calm down, Lily I think Atticus is just trying to say we don't want you to get suck up in what we have to deal with."
"That you won't tell me about." At this point Atticus had taken to standing by the window and looking out of it every five seconds, and breathing a little heavier than he probably should have.
"Look lily just trust that we have a good reason for not telling you, Okay?"
"Fine, but I don't like it… and I'm still going with you." now Sora was getting frustrated.
Before they had time to argue it any further though a loud knock came from down stairs at the front door. Atticus froze and went from pale to pure white in a single second.
"Look, we need to decide something now."
"Why the rush anyways atty?"
" I just have this bad feeling."
"Don't you think your being parano"- CRASH!! The sound splintering wood filled their ears and the confused sound of the rest of the house hold waking up. The next thing to reach them was the aloud voice yelling through the whole house.
"ATTICUS!! You are under suspicion of lewd actions and illegal activity. In the name of God and by the authority of the royal nights you are to be taken into custody!!" it was Sir Vladimir and the rage in his voice could have frozen a battalion of soldier heartless.
"Okay no more arguing!! We leave now" faster than you could say "gummi space" Sora's bag was tossed into his hand and even faster than you could say "Run for it" both he and Lily had an arm around their waist and they were out the window in less than ten seconds.
Riku was running as fast as his legs could carry him, his fingers playing nervously with the hilt of his sword, he was being followed.
At first he thought it was one of the kamikaze brothers, but after awhile the presence seemed to… fake something wrong with the eyes he felt following him, it was a half heartless, just not any of the ones he came with and four times out of the corner of his vision had been a ruffle of black green and orange. But the most annoying was the incessant creaking that came with it, like old wood.
But he didn't really feel like stopping long enough to find out what it was. He had a mission, his real mission, no time to stop. He was going to find Sora if it was the last thing he did.
Fate it seemed had a funny way favoring that morning.
Just as he turned a corner out of the alley he was running through, he was run over by something. A something that had long hair a purplish coat of crude leather and several add-ons that looked like a girl and a short brunette. Not that he had time to mull it over in his head, which had just made hard contact with ground filling his eyes with stars.
"I think we hit someone Atticus."
"No we didn't Lily" Atticus was too occupied with his escape to really care.
Back at the gate keepers house Vladimir was in the middle of making a hasty apology to the remaining occupants, and then he was off at full speed. Not only was both Atticus and Sora gone, but now Lily was too. No more playing, next time he saw that one eyed white haired devil, he would strike him down.
Beelzebub was full of pure excitement as he strode into the town casually, in his full half heart attire (ripped jacket of artificial leather, faded blue jeans, an a large emblem of a flaming skull in the middle of
the heartless sign posted on his back) needless to say he was getting his fair share of stares as he stopped in the middle of a busy market and smiled. It was fun time.
He closed his eyes for a short moment and there in his mind he saw his quarry. Atticus fleeing at full speed one street away from him.
"Now where oh where are you going? I think you know what's coming." With the same satisfied smile, Beelzebub pointed his hand straight out to the side of him and spread his fingers.
"FLAME EUPHORIA!!" in instant a spiraling rope of fire shot from his fingertips and set the closest market stall ablaze in purple and black flames.
One street sown Atticus and Sora saw the smoke and stooped.
"Atty?"
"Yea Sora..i know" bthey didn't need to say anything else, in Sora had the keyblade out and in a few seconds they were on the next street over face to face with what appeared to be a short biker with spiked hair.
"Well…well….well. if it isn't my old buddy Atticus. Been a long time, can't say I'm too glad to see you. Even though you have been doing my work for me and cleaning out the brother hood. Not that I'm ever glad to see any one. Oh and you have friends… that's new." Sora just glared at the fire bug, and Lily stood a little ways off behind a wagon looking over the top timidly. Everyone else had long run off screaming.
"Fuck you Beelzebub, I remember you pretty well too. Not that I can say too much god about it, still have those scars you gave me." Sora looked up in surprise at Atticus and then to the Fiery freak in front of them. So this was him, the guy that had covered his Atticus in those ugly scars all over his back. Just as he was ready to make a move Atticus's hand was in front of him.
"Don't rush into this, I know this guy real well. He may not look it, but he was one of the founding members of the brother hood, he's got years of experience over the both of us. Watch his every move!" Sora swallowed hard, this wasn't shaping out to be a very good day, he was thrown out a window, carried down the street like a bag, and now he was facing a big time bad guy. And he hadn't even gotten to eat breakfast. This day couldn't get any worse.
"Stop right there villain!!" with a deafening roar sir Vladimir came crashing into the scene some twenty paces behind Beelzebub.
Now the day couldn't get any worse. Maybe
End ch 37