Disclaimer: Once again, I own Eternal Memory. But not Kingdom Hearts. Why?
you ask. Because I'm still short a sandwich of a picnic.
THE MUCH AWAITED CHAPTER IS HERE!!!!!!!
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"Is that what you think?" the other person asked.
"I... I dunno," Sora was quite confused being in his position.
"Well, get your head out of your ass already!"
"Huh??"
"I'm not 'you'! I'm Cloud!"
Sora still could not comprehend. Just a second ago he was staring at himself. Had he damaged a few too many brain cells?
"Cloud..." he repeated the name, as if it were of a foreign tongue. He rubbed his pretty eyes and soon the person in front of him came into focus.
Before him stood a tall, blonde man with a face that could freeze time itself. Indeed, it was Cloud. Not to mention he was handsome ^_^
"I-I don't get it," he muttered.
"Well, get with it already," Cloud snapped at him. His cold eyes penetrated through Sora's body.
"Why are you here?" he asked.
But Cloud did not answer him. Instead he took a step back, further away from Sora. For a while it seemed time really did freeze as the two just stood and watched the other. Cloud finally broke his gaze. "Sorry."
"For what?"
"Didn't mean to scream at ya like that," he responded.
"That's okay."
"Anyway, I've been watching you. Thought you might need some help."
"Help? I don't need any help," Sora said, mattter-of-factly.
"You are just like me when I was younger. Sorry, kid. But it doesn't seem like you can pull yourself out of this whirlpool." He motioned at Riku, still lying on the ground.
Sora stopped breathing for moment. He shut his eyes tight as he realized what Cloud was trying to say. The moment he opened them again, his pupils and iris glistened with water.
"I'm too late?" he dreaded the answer.
"Yeah..." was Cloud's emotionless reply.
So, now it's clear. Sora was a murderer, possessed by his own heart. He dropped to his knees on the sacred dirt beside his buddy. It was a shame, but he cried uncontrollably before Cloud. The sobs refused to stop as his tears flowed like a river.
His own anger and emotions swelled and pulsated through his soul as this storm rages in his heart.
"Listen kid," Cloud's voice was deep, "I didn't come here to bring you misfortune."
Sora looked up at him with red puffy eyes like a puppy neglected with food. His cries were mere sniffles at last. "Are you here to save Riku, then?"
"You got it," he replied. "Lucky guess."
Was it too good to be true? Riku won't die?
"I hope you know he's not even dead," he stated.
A wave of more confusion leaked his brain as he slowly unfixed his gaze from Cloud to Riku. His white-haired friend was alive. Quickly and without thinking, Sora crawled to him and reached for Riku's hand.
Yes, there was a pulse. A strong one at that.
"He's unconscious," Cloud explained.
"Well... will he ever wake up?" he looked at him questioningly.
"Here." Cloud reached into his pants and retrieved a glass bottle. He tossed over at the kneeling Sora. It made a clattering sound as it hit the ground, but refused to shatter. With care, he picked it up in his hands and stared at the contents. It was as red as blood, yet somehow clear as the freshwaters.
"What is it?"
"Where I came from, that's a Phoenix Down," he explained. "It'll bring Riku back almost instantly.
Sora held it over his unconscious comrade as it carefully released its contents. The water vanished into vapors and wrapped around Riku. Sora's eyes gleamed with joy as a sign of movement was seen from Riku.
He stood up and turned to Cloud to thank him. He stood there awkwardly wondering what to do. Oh hell, why not? Sora threw his arms around Riku's savior. That certainly caught dear Cloud by surprise.
"Thankf youf." His voice was muffled as he buried his face in Cloud chest. He squeezed so tight that our blonde hero could not move his own arms to get this boy off him.
"Ugh," Cloud breathed as he was released at last from Sora's grip. "I should be going now."
"Wait!" Sora grabbed his hand to stop him from leaving.
Now what? "What is it?"
"Where are you goin'?" he asked. His curious child-like eyes peered into the soul of Cloudy.
"Away," was his one word response.
"Already?"
Cloud shrugged. His work here was done. He grabbed Sora's shoulders and looked at him. A look that could melt a million hearts. "Look, kid, sorry to break it to ya. I'm leaving. Don't look so down."
But he did. Sora's eyes wandered to the ground. "So you're gonna just leave like that?"
Cloud nodded. "You've got Riku now."
Speaking of Riku... Sora turned around. "Riku, how are you... Riku?!"
The place where Riku had been lying was no longer occupied. Riku was gone!
"Cloud!" He desperately sought Cloud again. But he found he was shouting to nothingness. Cloud, too, had disappeared.
***
Don't you worry, there's more coming!! Let's get some ACTION! Eh? Who's with me?? Action!?!?! Yeah!!!!! Ahem. Excuse me. I just fell off my chair so this may take a while until the next chapter is up!
By the way, anyone interested in reading my novel? I could use some help on it. Like at the top, it's called Eternal Memory for now. If not, CURSE YOU!! Heartless demons. (get it? Heartless? Hahah I crack myself up. Whew)
THE MUCH AWAITED CHAPTER IS HERE!!!!!!!
***
"Is that what you think?" the other person asked.
"I... I dunno," Sora was quite confused being in his position.
"Well, get your head out of your ass already!"
"Huh??"
"I'm not 'you'! I'm Cloud!"
Sora still could not comprehend. Just a second ago he was staring at himself. Had he damaged a few too many brain cells?
"Cloud..." he repeated the name, as if it were of a foreign tongue. He rubbed his pretty eyes and soon the person in front of him came into focus.
Before him stood a tall, blonde man with a face that could freeze time itself. Indeed, it was Cloud. Not to mention he was handsome ^_^
"I-I don't get it," he muttered.
"Well, get with it already," Cloud snapped at him. His cold eyes penetrated through Sora's body.
"Why are you here?" he asked.
But Cloud did not answer him. Instead he took a step back, further away from Sora. For a while it seemed time really did freeze as the two just stood and watched the other. Cloud finally broke his gaze. "Sorry."
"For what?"
"Didn't mean to scream at ya like that," he responded.
"That's okay."
"Anyway, I've been watching you. Thought you might need some help."
"Help? I don't need any help," Sora said, mattter-of-factly.
"You are just like me when I was younger. Sorry, kid. But it doesn't seem like you can pull yourself out of this whirlpool." He motioned at Riku, still lying on the ground.
Sora stopped breathing for moment. He shut his eyes tight as he realized what Cloud was trying to say. The moment he opened them again, his pupils and iris glistened with water.
"I'm too late?" he dreaded the answer.
"Yeah..." was Cloud's emotionless reply.
So, now it's clear. Sora was a murderer, possessed by his own heart. He dropped to his knees on the sacred dirt beside his buddy. It was a shame, but he cried uncontrollably before Cloud. The sobs refused to stop as his tears flowed like a river.
His own anger and emotions swelled and pulsated through his soul as this storm rages in his heart.
"Listen kid," Cloud's voice was deep, "I didn't come here to bring you misfortune."
Sora looked up at him with red puffy eyes like a puppy neglected with food. His cries were mere sniffles at last. "Are you here to save Riku, then?"
"You got it," he replied. "Lucky guess."
Was it too good to be true? Riku won't die?
"I hope you know he's not even dead," he stated.
A wave of more confusion leaked his brain as he slowly unfixed his gaze from Cloud to Riku. His white-haired friend was alive. Quickly and without thinking, Sora crawled to him and reached for Riku's hand.
Yes, there was a pulse. A strong one at that.
"He's unconscious," Cloud explained.
"Well... will he ever wake up?" he looked at him questioningly.
"Here." Cloud reached into his pants and retrieved a glass bottle. He tossed over at the kneeling Sora. It made a clattering sound as it hit the ground, but refused to shatter. With care, he picked it up in his hands and stared at the contents. It was as red as blood, yet somehow clear as the freshwaters.
"What is it?"
"Where I came from, that's a Phoenix Down," he explained. "It'll bring Riku back almost instantly.
Sora held it over his unconscious comrade as it carefully released its contents. The water vanished into vapors and wrapped around Riku. Sora's eyes gleamed with joy as a sign of movement was seen from Riku.
He stood up and turned to Cloud to thank him. He stood there awkwardly wondering what to do. Oh hell, why not? Sora threw his arms around Riku's savior. That certainly caught dear Cloud by surprise.
"Thankf youf." His voice was muffled as he buried his face in Cloud chest. He squeezed so tight that our blonde hero could not move his own arms to get this boy off him.
"Ugh," Cloud breathed as he was released at last from Sora's grip. "I should be going now."
"Wait!" Sora grabbed his hand to stop him from leaving.
Now what? "What is it?"
"Where are you goin'?" he asked. His curious child-like eyes peered into the soul of Cloudy.
"Away," was his one word response.
"Already?"
Cloud shrugged. His work here was done. He grabbed Sora's shoulders and looked at him. A look that could melt a million hearts. "Look, kid, sorry to break it to ya. I'm leaving. Don't look so down."
But he did. Sora's eyes wandered to the ground. "So you're gonna just leave like that?"
Cloud nodded. "You've got Riku now."
Speaking of Riku... Sora turned around. "Riku, how are you... Riku?!"
The place where Riku had been lying was no longer occupied. Riku was gone!
"Cloud!" He desperately sought Cloud again. But he found he was shouting to nothingness. Cloud, too, had disappeared.
***
Don't you worry, there's more coming!! Let's get some ACTION! Eh? Who's with me?? Action!?!?! Yeah!!!!! Ahem. Excuse me. I just fell off my chair so this may take a while until the next chapter is up!
By the way, anyone interested in reading my novel? I could use some help on it. Like at the top, it's called Eternal Memory for now. If not, CURSE YOU!! Heartless demons. (get it? Heartless? Hahah I crack myself up. Whew)