Returning to the Light
Chapter Two
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Slowly Riku took his hands away still slightly scared. He saw shades of red and orange as the light touch his eyelids. At first he tried to cover them again, the colors not natural to him. But a strong spirit kept his hands lowered.
There was a soft rustle of cloth for a few moments until all was silent again. Then a silky length of cloth touched his eyelids, blocking the light from making the orange and red appear again. The cloth was then tied at the back of his head - not to tight but just to hold it in place.
Riku felt around blindly, attempting to sit up without the aid of his eyes. Then for the first time he found a solid ground. And he was sitting on it. Then he attempted to stand up. He nearly fell on his first attempt, but managed to straighten his legs and stand at full height. Riku rolled his shoulders back nonchalantly, feeling at ease now. He was getting out of this place, and hopefully for good.
"Now doesn't that feel better?" Mickey's voice entered his ears, and he could pinpoint were the mouse king was now. Somewhat to his left, he guessed. So his head turned there.
"Yeah." Now he idly noticed his voice was deeper. It sounded older, which was expected. But it was something else too. It was also quiet, like someone talking about somebody behind his or her back. Riku pushed away the thought, now wondering why he started thinking about that. Who cared what his voice sounded like?
Sora would care, came the little annoying voice in his head. Yes...Sora would care. Sora would care about everything about Riku. Or that's what Riku thought, and hoped.
Mickey's gloved hand then grabbed Riku's wrist. "Come on, the door won't stay open forever!" He sounded worried, like they wouldn't get out in time. But what if they didn't get out in time? What would happen? Would Mickey be able to escape again, this time with Riku? The thoughts spun in his head, causing him to be slightly dizzy. Mickey's hand jerked Riku's arm suddenly, causing him to stumble forward a few steps. "Come on Riku!"
With every once of trust in the mouse king, he followed wherever he lead him. Riku was still seeing pitch black, a regular and almost welcomed sight. To him they seemed to be going through a maze, for they were constantly turning left and right. When they finally stopped, Riku took the time to catch his breath.
Bad idea.
Riku could feel the cool tingling crawling up his leg. He panicked. Those dark ropes of shadow, the ones that plunged him into this oblivion...he knew it all to well. His hands started trembling, the courage he once had faltering - plus the fact he was blindfolded added to his distress.
But the mouse king would not fail him. The gloved hand pulled and pulled, almost ripping off his arm as Mickey attempted to pull Riku out of the shadow pool that was trying to claim him. But the ropes wound up his legs and around his waist, drawing him deeper into its oblivion.
Then with one last burst of energy from Mickey, he was ripped from the shadow's grasp and was sent tumbling into the mouse king.
They tumbled for quite a while, down a rough hill. Then they were shoved onto a sandy surface, which sunk under their weight. Riku groaned, feeling bruises begin on his arms and legs. He struggled to stand up, not use to the sandy surface - or any surface as that. Once he was up however, the ground started to shake violently with a tremendous tremor. It grew worse, causing Riku to topple to the ground again. A deafening sound them entered his ears, like a creak from door that needs oil. The sound coursed through his body mind, threatening to tear him apart if it grew any louder. Riku clamped his hands over his ears, trying to block out the sound. But it went on, for nearly a minute more. Then suddenly it stopped, and a deep 'thud' was heard, causing it's own shake.
Riku attempted to stand again on the shifting surface, trembling all over. He then saw, with a lot of pain, that his blindfold was loose and askew, letting yellow light pour in. Hastily he took it and tied it at the back of his head again, with much difficulty of being almost blind. Once that was done, he now felt suddenly alone. With the most toneless voice he could muster he called out, "Mickey?"
Nothing.
"Mickey?!"
Again, nothing.
Riku started to walk, worried that he might be lost for in this blinding realm of light and -
CRASH
He was knocked to the ground after running into what seemed like a giant boulder. Riku groaned, rubbing his head as he stood again. This definitely was not his day; nearly getting kidnapped by darkness, tumbling down a hill, getting caught in an earthquake, loosing the mouse king, and now this. Running into a giant boulder. The words seemed ever stupider in his head then if he would have said them. Feeling a little childish, he reached out his hands to feel the rough rocky surface of the boulder. Then Riku begun to walk sideways, keeping his hands on the giant rock. It led to others, some stacked on top of each other.
Surprisingly then, he felt dirt. Hard, compacted dirt. Making a sort of wall he then found out. No, wait. Riku felt the dirt wall as high as he could, and felt the short ceiling, and the other wall. It made a sort of tunnel. Riku followed the tunnel until he ran into a dead end. Or what he thought was. He could feel cool air flow over his legs. So he lent down and felt in front of him. In front of him was a small hole, about two feet in diameter at most. Thin vines or roots surrounded the hole - he didn't know which. In a daring attempt, he crawled through it.
The same cool air hit his face, causing him to calm. But there were more things he noticed once he had stood after crawling out of the hole. The sound of a waterfall to his left was steady and quite loud, but there were more sounds hidden in the background. The cawing of seagulls, and if he listened hard he could here the distant sound of waves on a beach.
Riku stepped forward onto the still sand surface, not daring to believe if this place was what he thought it was. He only just started walking, feeling along what he thought was a giant tree...
"Riku?!"
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Three guesses who that is. ^_^ Anyways, I hope you like this chapter. Seeing as it's twice as long as the previous one, it should please some people. And thanks to everyone who reviewed chapter one, I didn't except to get any...
Well. Thanks again! And the next chapter should be up tomorrow if I don't get snowed down with homework. *crosses fingers*
Chapter Two
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Slowly Riku took his hands away still slightly scared. He saw shades of red and orange as the light touch his eyelids. At first he tried to cover them again, the colors not natural to him. But a strong spirit kept his hands lowered.
There was a soft rustle of cloth for a few moments until all was silent again. Then a silky length of cloth touched his eyelids, blocking the light from making the orange and red appear again. The cloth was then tied at the back of his head - not to tight but just to hold it in place.
Riku felt around blindly, attempting to sit up without the aid of his eyes. Then for the first time he found a solid ground. And he was sitting on it. Then he attempted to stand up. He nearly fell on his first attempt, but managed to straighten his legs and stand at full height. Riku rolled his shoulders back nonchalantly, feeling at ease now. He was getting out of this place, and hopefully for good.
"Now doesn't that feel better?" Mickey's voice entered his ears, and he could pinpoint were the mouse king was now. Somewhat to his left, he guessed. So his head turned there.
"Yeah." Now he idly noticed his voice was deeper. It sounded older, which was expected. But it was something else too. It was also quiet, like someone talking about somebody behind his or her back. Riku pushed away the thought, now wondering why he started thinking about that. Who cared what his voice sounded like?
Sora would care, came the little annoying voice in his head. Yes...Sora would care. Sora would care about everything about Riku. Or that's what Riku thought, and hoped.
Mickey's gloved hand then grabbed Riku's wrist. "Come on, the door won't stay open forever!" He sounded worried, like they wouldn't get out in time. But what if they didn't get out in time? What would happen? Would Mickey be able to escape again, this time with Riku? The thoughts spun in his head, causing him to be slightly dizzy. Mickey's hand jerked Riku's arm suddenly, causing him to stumble forward a few steps. "Come on Riku!"
With every once of trust in the mouse king, he followed wherever he lead him. Riku was still seeing pitch black, a regular and almost welcomed sight. To him they seemed to be going through a maze, for they were constantly turning left and right. When they finally stopped, Riku took the time to catch his breath.
Bad idea.
Riku could feel the cool tingling crawling up his leg. He panicked. Those dark ropes of shadow, the ones that plunged him into this oblivion...he knew it all to well. His hands started trembling, the courage he once had faltering - plus the fact he was blindfolded added to his distress.
But the mouse king would not fail him. The gloved hand pulled and pulled, almost ripping off his arm as Mickey attempted to pull Riku out of the shadow pool that was trying to claim him. But the ropes wound up his legs and around his waist, drawing him deeper into its oblivion.
Then with one last burst of energy from Mickey, he was ripped from the shadow's grasp and was sent tumbling into the mouse king.
They tumbled for quite a while, down a rough hill. Then they were shoved onto a sandy surface, which sunk under their weight. Riku groaned, feeling bruises begin on his arms and legs. He struggled to stand up, not use to the sandy surface - or any surface as that. Once he was up however, the ground started to shake violently with a tremendous tremor. It grew worse, causing Riku to topple to the ground again. A deafening sound them entered his ears, like a creak from door that needs oil. The sound coursed through his body mind, threatening to tear him apart if it grew any louder. Riku clamped his hands over his ears, trying to block out the sound. But it went on, for nearly a minute more. Then suddenly it stopped, and a deep 'thud' was heard, causing it's own shake.
Riku attempted to stand again on the shifting surface, trembling all over. He then saw, with a lot of pain, that his blindfold was loose and askew, letting yellow light pour in. Hastily he took it and tied it at the back of his head again, with much difficulty of being almost blind. Once that was done, he now felt suddenly alone. With the most toneless voice he could muster he called out, "Mickey?"
Nothing.
"Mickey?!"
Again, nothing.
Riku started to walk, worried that he might be lost for in this blinding realm of light and -
CRASH
He was knocked to the ground after running into what seemed like a giant boulder. Riku groaned, rubbing his head as he stood again. This definitely was not his day; nearly getting kidnapped by darkness, tumbling down a hill, getting caught in an earthquake, loosing the mouse king, and now this. Running into a giant boulder. The words seemed ever stupider in his head then if he would have said them. Feeling a little childish, he reached out his hands to feel the rough rocky surface of the boulder. Then Riku begun to walk sideways, keeping his hands on the giant rock. It led to others, some stacked on top of each other.
Surprisingly then, he felt dirt. Hard, compacted dirt. Making a sort of wall he then found out. No, wait. Riku felt the dirt wall as high as he could, and felt the short ceiling, and the other wall. It made a sort of tunnel. Riku followed the tunnel until he ran into a dead end. Or what he thought was. He could feel cool air flow over his legs. So he lent down and felt in front of him. In front of him was a small hole, about two feet in diameter at most. Thin vines or roots surrounded the hole - he didn't know which. In a daring attempt, he crawled through it.
The same cool air hit his face, causing him to calm. But there were more things he noticed once he had stood after crawling out of the hole. The sound of a waterfall to his left was steady and quite loud, but there were more sounds hidden in the background. The cawing of seagulls, and if he listened hard he could here the distant sound of waves on a beach.
Riku stepped forward onto the still sand surface, not daring to believe if this place was what he thought it was. He only just started walking, feeling along what he thought was a giant tree...
"Riku?!"
~*~
Three guesses who that is. ^_^ Anyways, I hope you like this chapter. Seeing as it's twice as long as the previous one, it should please some people. And thanks to everyone who reviewed chapter one, I didn't except to get any...
Well. Thanks again! And the next chapter should be up tomorrow if I don't get snowed down with homework. *crosses fingers*