Returning to the Light
Chapter 1
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'Take care of her.'
That's the last thing he had said to Sora. Take care of her. The words echoed through his mind, rattling his brain with the pure irony of it.
I love you. Now that's what he wanted to say to Sora before the door close. To actually mention 'her' in his last few words to him was just driving him crazy. Why? Why couldn't he have said something else? He was sure anything else would do, make him feel good when it echoed through his mind.
He did love her, once. Before all this Keyblade business got in the way of things. Slowly, though, she had faded from his heart, to be replaced by the love for his rival.
"Sora." Riku spoke hollowly into the empty darkness, which he lay in. He didn't fall through the darkness, but he didn't rest on anything else either. He was just still in the darkness, hanging there in an ocean of shadows. "Sora." He said again, voice now cracking with emotions. What he thought was left of his heart ached, suddenly feeling the urge to see the face of his beloved friend. Tears slowly welled up in his eyes, and slid down his cheeks. In though he was alone, he cursed his weakness, crying on this heartbreaking feeling.
The sound of his tears echoed through the dark realm of Kingdom Hearts. This made it even worse, because he could reflect on the sound of his tears. Riku put his face in hands, trying to hide his tears.
Something ripped in the dark realm. It was a normal sort of ripping sound, more like a portal opening.
Riku glanced around between his fingers to see what it was.
Light!
Light had entered the realm, covering him in its bright blanket. He cried out in agony, closing and covering his eyes from the light. It hurt so much! He couldn't stand the light, his skin tingled with its invisible feeling, but his eyes were still burnt.
However the light didn't go away, it remained. Actually, it widened, admitting more and more of the light.
Riku cried out, his hands not managing to block so much light. Little trickles of it seeped through the cracks between his fingers, hitting his closed lids. His pupils were still very widened, taking the light in for the first time in three years. But it hurt. It hurt like hell. In the back of his mind he laughed mentally, he was already in hell.
A gloved hand touch his bare arm, and he shrank away from it, flinching violently. Someone...someone was here?! Here...in Kingdom Hearts? Now Riku wanted desperately to open his eyes, to face the light and see who it was who dared enter this shadow infested place. But the agony was too much. He kept his eyes shut and covered; now fearing the light more than ever.
"Riku." The unknown voice entered his ears, nearly deafening him. It had been so long since he had heard the voice of another. This voice was so much different then his. It was hopeful, cheerful, and mousy. The last detailed made a possibility appear in his mind. But no, it couldn't be true. He had asked that he be left here, to go insane...to rot.
"Mickey?" His voice was weak, both from surprise and pain. It sounded strange to him - to speak to another. To actually have another being here him in this oblivion was still unthinkable. Now out of pure human instinct he tried to open his eyes so he could look up at his savior.
It burned his eyes with fire. Riku howled in agony, pressing his palms onto his eyelids as he tried to dull the pain. The pain traveled through his body, reminding him that the light was not his friend right now.
Mickey's gloved hand took Riku's wrist and attempted to pull it away from his eyelids, but to no avail. A small whimper escaped Riku's lips, giving in the fact he didn't want to see the light. "Please," He said quietly. "No light."
A sigh was heard from the mouse king as his hand pulled away. A few moments passed, and then the king spoke again. "Take your hands away Riku. I have an idea."
To Be Continued...
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Will Riku escape Kingdom Hearts? What's Mickey's idea? And will Riku ever see the light?
Chapter 1
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'Take care of her.'
That's the last thing he had said to Sora. Take care of her. The words echoed through his mind, rattling his brain with the pure irony of it.
I love you. Now that's what he wanted to say to Sora before the door close. To actually mention 'her' in his last few words to him was just driving him crazy. Why? Why couldn't he have said something else? He was sure anything else would do, make him feel good when it echoed through his mind.
He did love her, once. Before all this Keyblade business got in the way of things. Slowly, though, she had faded from his heart, to be replaced by the love for his rival.
"Sora." Riku spoke hollowly into the empty darkness, which he lay in. He didn't fall through the darkness, but he didn't rest on anything else either. He was just still in the darkness, hanging there in an ocean of shadows. "Sora." He said again, voice now cracking with emotions. What he thought was left of his heart ached, suddenly feeling the urge to see the face of his beloved friend. Tears slowly welled up in his eyes, and slid down his cheeks. In though he was alone, he cursed his weakness, crying on this heartbreaking feeling.
The sound of his tears echoed through the dark realm of Kingdom Hearts. This made it even worse, because he could reflect on the sound of his tears. Riku put his face in hands, trying to hide his tears.
Something ripped in the dark realm. It was a normal sort of ripping sound, more like a portal opening.
Riku glanced around between his fingers to see what it was.
Light!
Light had entered the realm, covering him in its bright blanket. He cried out in agony, closing and covering his eyes from the light. It hurt so much! He couldn't stand the light, his skin tingled with its invisible feeling, but his eyes were still burnt.
However the light didn't go away, it remained. Actually, it widened, admitting more and more of the light.
Riku cried out, his hands not managing to block so much light. Little trickles of it seeped through the cracks between his fingers, hitting his closed lids. His pupils were still very widened, taking the light in for the first time in three years. But it hurt. It hurt like hell. In the back of his mind he laughed mentally, he was already in hell.
A gloved hand touch his bare arm, and he shrank away from it, flinching violently. Someone...someone was here?! Here...in Kingdom Hearts? Now Riku wanted desperately to open his eyes, to face the light and see who it was who dared enter this shadow infested place. But the agony was too much. He kept his eyes shut and covered; now fearing the light more than ever.
"Riku." The unknown voice entered his ears, nearly deafening him. It had been so long since he had heard the voice of another. This voice was so much different then his. It was hopeful, cheerful, and mousy. The last detailed made a possibility appear in his mind. But no, it couldn't be true. He had asked that he be left here, to go insane...to rot.
"Mickey?" His voice was weak, both from surprise and pain. It sounded strange to him - to speak to another. To actually have another being here him in this oblivion was still unthinkable. Now out of pure human instinct he tried to open his eyes so he could look up at his savior.
It burned his eyes with fire. Riku howled in agony, pressing his palms onto his eyelids as he tried to dull the pain. The pain traveled through his body, reminding him that the light was not his friend right now.
Mickey's gloved hand took Riku's wrist and attempted to pull it away from his eyelids, but to no avail. A small whimper escaped Riku's lips, giving in the fact he didn't want to see the light. "Please," He said quietly. "No light."
A sigh was heard from the mouse king as his hand pulled away. A few moments passed, and then the king spoke again. "Take your hands away Riku. I have an idea."
To Be Continued...
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Will Riku escape Kingdom Hearts? What's Mickey's idea? And will Riku ever see the light?