Chapter Two- Author's Notes ((are now to be found at the end of the chapter))
*kicks the disclaimers in the balls for not letting her own rights to Riku, that hot, sexy, hunk of.... * AHEM...anyway...
It took the better part of an hour to reach the little village where Celeste lived. Riku had asked her why the herb garden was so far away from there, and she replied that it was the only arable piece of land on the entire island. That little spot was actually home to more than the herb garden, but that's where he decided to drop in on her, so of course, that was the only thing that mattered right now. The villagers were growing other crops there too, however, as their alternate source of food.
"The hunting is getting a little scarce these days." Celeste had told him. "Maleficent sent us here to get us away from her, but in a way, she still has control of what goes on here. Let's just say it's just a little better than torture, but the same as suicide." Riku nodded, lost once again in his own thoughts.
"Have you ever thought of eating the Heartless?" He asked. Celeste stopped abruptly, and turned to face him, tiling her head to the side with a look on her face that suggested he just might have gone and grown another head. Or twenty.
"Did you accidentally digest some mugwort when you landed in my garden or something? Are you running a fever?" She quickly started running her hand over his forehead, and through his hair, looking for bumps.
"Hey!" Riku exclaimed, pushing her hand away from his hair, quickly trying to restore it to its prior silver glory. "I'm as fine as I've ever been. And by fine, I mean still completely miserable." Celeste shrugged and continued walking. Riku suddenly drew his sword, facing a nearby bush.
"What the hell are you doing now?" The girl asked, getting quite annoyed with the new stranger.
"Shut up." He told her harshly. Celeste put her hands on her hips, glaring at him.
"I don't see what your problem is. It's only Spot." She said.
"Who?"
To prove the girl's point, a large creature suddenly jumped out of the bushes, scooped Celeste up in its claws, and took to the air.
"Get your dirty claws off of her you...you..." Riku blinked, rubbed his eyes, and blinked again. "Dragon?!" He thought he heard Celeste yell something down to him, which sounded like a cry for help. The boy shook his head, muttering to himself as he brought up the fira spell in his mind. He aimed his blade at the creature, and yelled out the spell, satisfied only when he saw it connect with the dragon's wings. It fell quickly from the sky, and in a flash Riku was under it only long enough to catch Celeste before dodging the impact site. He smiled, feeling like he did something right for once, and looked down at the pretty girl he carried in his arms.
For the first time in his life, as he looked into those beautiful, deep, golden eyes...
He wanted to run like all hell.
Swiftly he set her on her feet, and backed away from her.
"I should kill you." She whispered, trembling with rage. Her movements were swift, and Riku seriously thought he was about to die. When he looked up from under the arms he had used to shield his face, he saw her knelt beside the dragon he had literally shot out of the sky. Her hands were surrounded in a light green glow, which flowed into the dragon. In a few minutes it was up and about, its wings newly healed, and its blue swirling eyes glaring at him as intensely as the girl's had been before. Celeste stood up, and strode over to him, her long legs making short work of the distance between them, balled her fist, and before he knew what was coming, gave him an impressive right hook across the jaw. Riku landed on his back on the ground, and she leaned over him.
"I knew I should have fed you to Spot while you were still unconscious. You're such a bastard." With that, she stood up again, and started running towards the village.
"Celeste, wait! I'm sorry! I thought it was trying to eat you!" Riku yelled after her, standing up, rubbing his throbbing jaw with his hand. Out of the corner of his eye, he saw Spot walking over to him.
"Spot, look buddy, no hard feelings, right? She's a nice girl, what would you have done if you saw this giant thing fly out and grab her?"
He tried to appeal to the creature. Its long white neck turned towards him, its eyes sizing him up for a moment. It turned away, leaping into the air to take flight, but not before its tail swept Riku off his feet and back onto the ground with a moan.
"And once again...I'm alone." He sighed, looking up into the darkening sky. The slowly emerging stars twinkled at him, laughing at him, and Riku nonchalantly lifted his right hand, and extended his middle finger.
"That one's for you, Maleficent, you stupid bitch."
Author's Notes:
~~Well, here's the next installment in Riku's little "vacation." I hope you enjoyed it. I might plan on having the actual main characters of KH drop in on Riku in one way or another, dunno yet. You'll just have to wait and find out. ^^ Oooh, I'm so evil. Teehee. Anyway, I'll try to have the next chapter up by Sunday, but I'm not sure. I'm getting all 4 of my wisdom teeth pulled on Friday, and I'm going to be out of commission for a day or so. But we'll see how I'm feeling Sunday morning. Until then, happy reading.
Ah, Merry Yule, by the way. ^^~~
*kicks the disclaimers in the balls for not letting her own rights to Riku, that hot, sexy, hunk of.... * AHEM...anyway...
It took the better part of an hour to reach the little village where Celeste lived. Riku had asked her why the herb garden was so far away from there, and she replied that it was the only arable piece of land on the entire island. That little spot was actually home to more than the herb garden, but that's where he decided to drop in on her, so of course, that was the only thing that mattered right now. The villagers were growing other crops there too, however, as their alternate source of food.
"The hunting is getting a little scarce these days." Celeste had told him. "Maleficent sent us here to get us away from her, but in a way, she still has control of what goes on here. Let's just say it's just a little better than torture, but the same as suicide." Riku nodded, lost once again in his own thoughts.
"Have you ever thought of eating the Heartless?" He asked. Celeste stopped abruptly, and turned to face him, tiling her head to the side with a look on her face that suggested he just might have gone and grown another head. Or twenty.
"Did you accidentally digest some mugwort when you landed in my garden or something? Are you running a fever?" She quickly started running her hand over his forehead, and through his hair, looking for bumps.
"Hey!" Riku exclaimed, pushing her hand away from his hair, quickly trying to restore it to its prior silver glory. "I'm as fine as I've ever been. And by fine, I mean still completely miserable." Celeste shrugged and continued walking. Riku suddenly drew his sword, facing a nearby bush.
"What the hell are you doing now?" The girl asked, getting quite annoyed with the new stranger.
"Shut up." He told her harshly. Celeste put her hands on her hips, glaring at him.
"I don't see what your problem is. It's only Spot." She said.
"Who?"
To prove the girl's point, a large creature suddenly jumped out of the bushes, scooped Celeste up in its claws, and took to the air.
"Get your dirty claws off of her you...you..." Riku blinked, rubbed his eyes, and blinked again. "Dragon?!" He thought he heard Celeste yell something down to him, which sounded like a cry for help. The boy shook his head, muttering to himself as he brought up the fira spell in his mind. He aimed his blade at the creature, and yelled out the spell, satisfied only when he saw it connect with the dragon's wings. It fell quickly from the sky, and in a flash Riku was under it only long enough to catch Celeste before dodging the impact site. He smiled, feeling like he did something right for once, and looked down at the pretty girl he carried in his arms.
For the first time in his life, as he looked into those beautiful, deep, golden eyes...
He wanted to run like all hell.
Swiftly he set her on her feet, and backed away from her.
"I should kill you." She whispered, trembling with rage. Her movements were swift, and Riku seriously thought he was about to die. When he looked up from under the arms he had used to shield his face, he saw her knelt beside the dragon he had literally shot out of the sky. Her hands were surrounded in a light green glow, which flowed into the dragon. In a few minutes it was up and about, its wings newly healed, and its blue swirling eyes glaring at him as intensely as the girl's had been before. Celeste stood up, and strode over to him, her long legs making short work of the distance between them, balled her fist, and before he knew what was coming, gave him an impressive right hook across the jaw. Riku landed on his back on the ground, and she leaned over him.
"I knew I should have fed you to Spot while you were still unconscious. You're such a bastard." With that, she stood up again, and started running towards the village.
"Celeste, wait! I'm sorry! I thought it was trying to eat you!" Riku yelled after her, standing up, rubbing his throbbing jaw with his hand. Out of the corner of his eye, he saw Spot walking over to him.
"Spot, look buddy, no hard feelings, right? She's a nice girl, what would you have done if you saw this giant thing fly out and grab her?"
He tried to appeal to the creature. Its long white neck turned towards him, its eyes sizing him up for a moment. It turned away, leaping into the air to take flight, but not before its tail swept Riku off his feet and back onto the ground with a moan.
"And once again...I'm alone." He sighed, looking up into the darkening sky. The slowly emerging stars twinkled at him, laughing at him, and Riku nonchalantly lifted his right hand, and extended his middle finger.
"That one's for you, Maleficent, you stupid bitch."
Author's Notes:
~~Well, here's the next installment in Riku's little "vacation." I hope you enjoyed it. I might plan on having the actual main characters of KH drop in on Riku in one way or another, dunno yet. You'll just have to wait and find out. ^^ Oooh, I'm so evil. Teehee. Anyway, I'll try to have the next chapter up by Sunday, but I'm not sure. I'm getting all 4 of my wisdom teeth pulled on Friday, and I'm going to be out of commission for a day or so. But we'll see how I'm feeling Sunday morning. Until then, happy reading.
Ah, Merry Yule, by the way. ^^~~