-1Fipp(sighs): It's apparent that almost non of you listened to the clue. Appeared in Chapter Eight, which would be the Authors Notes. Only two people guessed correctly, so I flipped a coin: And the winner is String! Now she can pick an OC that will later appear in the story! Just send me a small bio of who it is. Only one charm remains! Who will get it!
Chapter 44: Promises
"And?" Kairi asked. She had heard about Harper, the time using Soul Barren of Luxord. "What about him?"
"He took me to the future again," Sora replied, "and he showed me more of it."
"What did he show you this time?" the redhead asked with concern.
"He showed me, Twilight Town," Sora decide not to bring up that Harper had showed him Aszorz, that was a very taboo subject between thee two of them and Tom, "and two things that happened there."
"What were they?"
"The first one was of me, and Tom. We fighting in front of the old mansion, and the second. . ." Sora wavered while saying this.
"What about it?" Kairi's concern grew even more with Sora's worried tone.
"It was of Riku, and he was hurt."
"Hurt? How hurt was he?"
"He had a giant gap in his chest, like a sword had been shoved in him, and right into through the other side."
"What?"
"I don't know, b-but I think he was dead."
"Dead?" Kairi was stricken with this news, she then jumped off the bed. "We have to tell him!"
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"What?" Riku asked after he heard from Sora and Kairi what Harper had shown him.
"I found you in bad shape, possibly dying." Sora said, looking away from Riku.
"Dead?" Tanith asked, popping out of nowhere. "I know who kills him! ME!"
"Why do you think it was you?" Riku asked.
"Because you saw me naked you pervert!" Tanith yelled, pointing an accusing finger at Riku.
"You what?" Kairi and Sora asked, the previous topic forgotten for the moment.
"I DIDN'T see her naked, I just saw her without her shirt or bandages. She saw more of me when she walked in on me."
Tanith was visibly burning with rage. "THAT'S IT YOU PERV! I'M GONNA KILL YA!" she then brought out Unlocking of Hearts and charged, but tripped and fell flat on her face. "Any one say a thing, and I eat you alive." she growled from the floor.
"Riku." Kairi said sternly. "Could we please get serious." Riku looked up from Tanith. "Riku, Sora saw you seriously hurt, even dead, doesn't that worry you?"
Riku heavily sighed. "Of course I'm worried, but you have to remember Kairi, this is the enemy! They lie and deceive people to get their way, he was probably just trying to psych you out Sora."
"But Riku," Sora started, but only to be interrupted by Riku again.
"No Sora, they lied, that is what they do, we can't trust what they say."
"But," Sora tried again.
"If it makes you two feel better, I'll be sure to be extra careful to make sure I don't die."
"And I'll help too!" Tanith burst up. "Because like I said, if anyone is going to be the one to kill Freak-u, it's going to be ME!" she pointed at herself with her thumb.
"See, if Tanith said she's the one to kill me, then she'll make sure I'm safe." Riku said nonchalantly, even though they had been hanging around for only a short while, had have gotten use to Tanith. "Now Freak-u, we must hurry and continue to play 'Smash-the-Fuzzle'."
"I don't think Munch like's it when we play that game, he always gets upset." Riku said.
"I don't care." she said in a singsong voice as she dashed down the hall.
"I better make sure she doesn't do anything stupid, I feel like a babysitter." Riku then turned back to Sora and Kairi "It's like I said, there is nothing to worry about." he then walked down the hall that Tanith had just fled.
"He just doesn't know when to listen." Kairi said in a down matter.
"He's always been like that Kairi." Sora replied.
"You don't seem to worried." Kairi shot him a look.
"I am, it's just, he's been in more life threatening situations then you and me put together and he can handle himself, better then I ever could." Sora grinned at her. "Don't worry Kairi, nothing will hurt him." he then leaned over and gave her a quick chaste kiss on the lips.
"That still doesn't make me feel any less worried about Riku." she said quietly "We almost lost him once, and if he were to die, we'd lose our best friend, and I'm not sure how Tanith would take it."
"Don't worry Kairi," Sora said as he wrapped his arms around Kairi's waist. "I promise I won't let anyone hurt Riku, you, or anyone else on this ship." he then dropped his head to kiss her.
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Riku walked down the halls of the Gummi ship. Despite what he had told Sora and Kairi, he somewhat believed what Sora had told him.
Harper was a Soul Barren, and had very little concept of lying so he doubted Harper had given Sora untrue information, but he could have given him may have been manipulated. But down to it, Sora saw Riku dead.
"Stop worrying Freak-u," Tanith said walking in front of him, arms casually behind her back.
"About what?" he asked, not really paying attention.
"You're think about what Sora and Kairi said, aren't you?"
"No, am not." he denied.
"Yes you are, but don't worry, no one is going to kill you, because if anyone is going to kill you, it's me."
"I feel so much safer."
"You should, because I get what I want. And what I want, is you dead." she turned to him with a smile, not one of the ones she gave when she was about to hurt someone, but a genuine one. "That is something I promise you." she then skipped off towards the original direction that she took leaving Riku alone.
"You know what," he said to himself "I really do, beyond all reason, feel safer with you saying that." Riku shook his head and walked on Tanith's direction.
It was then he heard the sound of Tanith engaged in a fight with a Fuzzle.
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"Do you know why you are here?" Rein asked.
"You brought me here with the darkness." the man replied.
"We've heard about you, a ruthless killer with no morals whatsoever. Something I can appreciate."
On the other side of the base, the Horned King and Vineage sat, watched as Rein spoke with the man via a magical connection.
"I don't see why we have to be here while she talks to him." Vineage said. "If he were to attack us I could subdue him in a moment."
"We need his trust, Vineage," the Horned King said. "and since Rein is the only human amongst us, she is the only one with the capability to earn his trust, I believe she has a past with him. And you are well aware how he feels about us: You being a Nobody, and myself being undead he would try and kill us."
"But, being a Nobody, wouldn't he try and kill Namine? We do need her, and what about Tanith? You are aware she is not completely human herself?"
"Of course I thought about this," just then there was a warping behind and Harper stepped forward.
"That is why I check upon them in Atlantica." Harper then reached into his pant pocket and pulled out a small device that looked like a pair of glasses.
"That appears to be my technology." Vineage asked accusingly.
"I apologize Vineage," Harper said bowing down, "but this plan was a but rushed." he then tossed the item to Vineage, a small compartment opened up in his chest and a mechanical claw flew out, grabbing the glasses and bringing them to his face, his machine eye glowed over it.
"It would seem that you have taken the liberty to adjust them." the Nobody said. "Interesting, now I just merely have to remotely upload these 'upgrades' to his glasses, and he will not be able to tell that Namine and Tanith are not completely human.
"How are they doing?" Harper asked.
"Take a look for yourself," the Horned King gestured to the screen.
"Quit playing coy," the man said "you and I both know that whatever it is that you want me to kill, has more to it then you're leading me to believe. I know how you play."
"Well you have me there," Rein walked to a chair and sat down, "please, sit."
With an eyebrow raised the man sat across from her. "You seem to changed since last we met, you're missing an eye."
"I know, that dagger you threw did the trick, but I got something to compensate for it." she smirked as she tugged at the strap of her eye patch. "But really, you should help. You'll kill a lot of them."
"How many exactly?" the man was now intrigued, despite the fact he was not on the best terms with Rein, she knew he hated these beast.
"I never thought of the numbers, but nine I think, and tenth will join."
The man smirked as he removed his glasses, showing red eyes. "When do we go, because I promise I'll kill them."
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