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AnimeFan: Wow! You really love me!! ^-^ Or at least the last chapter, lol. I'm surprised, because I was half asleep at 3:00am in the morning writing it and I've spent the past day or two worrying that I had screwed everything up with that chapter. So thanks for letting me know I didn't screw things up. But, let's look out...Maleficant isn't going to stand by and let a chance like this pass by. Hint hint.
To KawaiiAngel4 - Yes, Kingdom Hearts is an awesome game, even better if you're a fan of Disney shows and Squearesoft games like the Final Fantasy games. It's definitely worth the money to get, but that's just my opinion. Sadly, there is no Riku/Sora pairing in it. Wahh!!!
NEWS FOR FANS OF THIS FIC -- I've done some of my fanart stuff and I've drawn what Riku and Sora look like in this fic when they're older as well as Riku's heartblade. So if ya want it, email me and I'll send it, no charge it's free. I wouldn't think of charging you people, lol. Don't expect it immediately after you e-mail though, I have to color it and get the scanner to scan it first.
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Chapter 4 -- Evil Plottings
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That's right...everything is fine and dandy...
Don't make me laugh...life isn't that easy boy...
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You know what, Sora...I hate Kairi.
Sora blinked and smiled warmly, cuddling Riku closer. This was wrong, in a way, but it felt so right. He didn't care, he was just happy to see the white-haired boy again. Well, isn't this a disgusting scene. The two of you look like lovers hugging like that! Riku and Sora looked up as Kairi walked over and pushed them at least three feet away from each other. Sora glared and crossed his arms, upset at her for ruining their hug. Upset!? Was he upset just because of a hug?
Kairi and Riku stood facing each other, both dealing out icy glares that promised murder and pain. Sora looked from one to the other. What's their deal? Why do they hate each other so much anyway? Leon wants to have a word with you, Sora. He says it's urgent, Kairi said without taking her eyes off Riku. Sora sighed and hung his head in defeat, he'd probably never understand these two. Riku tore his eyes away from the red-haired girl and caught up with Sora as he walked away. You'll, we'll talk later...right? Sora turned and smiled, Yeah, sure! There's so much to tell you Riku! And I want to hear everything that's been happening with you! Riku smiled brightly and threw his arms around Sora's head. Hugging the brunette he made sure to stick his tongue out at Kairi triumphantly. She practically fumed in her spot and glared as Sora pulled away and headed back to the inn.
Once Sora was gone, Riku turned to smirk at the girl, He's sooo mine. Even if you snatched him away for four years. Kairi rested her hands on her hips and shook the hair from her eyes with a challenging smirk of her own, He's not yours yet, Riku. This battle isn't over till one of us gets a kiss from him. And he has to be giving the kiss, so don't try to pull a fast one just to claim him. The aqua-eyed boy scowled and turned to head back to the third district, I think you should take heed to your own advice, woman.
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The owners of the Baleful Pub were refugees from NewYorkCity's downtown streets. And when they say downtown, the mean down where the strays sleep. In fact, the first thing Riku noticed when he entered this tavern was the tiny, orange tabby cat taking orders at the bar. He looked around him slightly confused, but shrugging it off, Riku walked over and sat at the bar. The tabby noticed him and jumped up to skid over in front of him, Hi! I'm Oliver, at your service! Is there anything I can get for you...a Tropical Island, Sunburst Pinecone, Bug n Mypants? Riku cocked an eyebrow and frowned, the Sunburst Pinecone and Bug n Mypants didn't sound like very good choices. Um...I'll try the Tropical Island. Oliver made a paw print on a piece of paper and jumped down to run into the back room.
Sighing, Riku propped his elbows on the table and rested his chin in his hands, letting himself ponder over the current events going on. The Heartless from his mothers many childhood fairy tales had attacked Destiny Islands, the other worlds from his mothers fairy tales were real worlds that existed, and Sora had hugged him. Well, so far things were really getting confusing. Had his mother known all along about these other worlds? Had she known that one-day Riku would go there? Most of all, had she told him those stories of the other worlds and the Heartless to prepare him for what was now happening? Of course, all this was easily put aside for later thought. What was most important to him now was remembering his hug with Sora. Mmmmm, his mother told him to wait and he'd get his chance...was this what she meant.
Riku smiled and closed his eyes, daydreaming about Sora's arms still being wrapped around him. The other boy's body had been so warm and comforting, Riku couldn't help but let all his anger over Sora leave him and vanish with his tough, outer exterior. He had always felt like the dominant one over everyone he met, but with Sora things had always been different. He felt like he could just let down his whole guard and trust that the brunette would protect him. Sora had that sort of dominance over him and it didn't bother Riku one bit. Sir! Here's your drink. Riku opened his eyes and glanced down at the glass, thanking whatever god out there that it looked digestible. Taking the glass in his hand, he swirled the liquid around in it before taking a sip and smiling at the comforting coconut flavor.
Hey!!! Pumba, would you look at this! There's bugs in my drink! Riku immediately spit out what he had just taken a sip of and looked over to see a warthog and a meerkat gesturing to their drink. Gulping, Riku looked down at his nearly empty drink with a slight tinge of green shading his face. Hey, waiter!! Does this Bug n Mypants drink have any of those green filled bugs in it? Riku let out the air he was holding, he was so glad he hadn't ordered the Bug n Mypants drink. He didn't feel much like finishing his drink and set it aside as he stood and dug in his pants for some money. Uh oh... Shuffling around in his pockets, Riku frowned and cursed his luck. Where was his wallet!?
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Hee hee, letting your guard down like that was a really stupid move, Riku. Kairi smiled happily to herself as she tossed a black leather wallet up and down in her hand. That's one point for her, and zip for him.
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This is just great! I've lost my wallet and I've got nothing to pay for the drink! Riku frowned and sat back down, resting his head in his arms with a loud sigh. Unbeknost to him, a women sat in the corner of the bar watching him. Passerby's were unable to see her face as she was completely shadowed in the darkness of the back stall. Another shadowed figure sat across from her, also watching the white-haired boy pout over his lost wallet. Brushing some white strands of his hair, the man turned to arch an eyebrow quizzically at the shadowed woman, Him? How could he be of any use to us? He's just a boy.
The woman turned to smile knowingly at the man, Be calm now, Sephiroth. Did you not see the Keyblade master with him. He is obviously the key weakness to our young, brunette friend. We could use him against Sora. Sephiroth leaned back and frowned, returning his gaze to the boy, Maleficant, I don't see that happening. They seem fond of each other, how do you expect him to help us? Maleficant smirked and stroked her pet crow softly, Easy, my dear puppet. I'll simply persuade him like I persuaded you. Of course, you'll be helping me this time. Sephiroth frowned and shifted under her dark gaze, turning once more to watch Sora's friend.
Excuse me sir! Our you gonna pay for that drink now? Riku frowned and peeked out of his arms at the cat. He quickly put on a straight, confident face and got out of his seat. Uh, yes. Let me just get what I owe out. Oh shit, oh shit, how's he going to get out of this one. Let me take care of that...here you go. Riku looked up surprised as a pretty woman laid out some munny on the counter. Oh, that's ok...I've got what I need right in here- Don't be silly. You're a refugee from another world right? Even if you had money it wouldn't be munny. Riku stared at the ebony-haired maiden in confusion, Munny? Money? What's the difference? She smiled and took him by the arm, leading him out of the bar into the street outside.
Riku followed but pulled away as soon as they were clear of the noise of the tavern. Outside, he had a better view of his She was older then him with long black hair, tanned skin, green eyes, and an aqua-blue shirt and pants made of light material. She smiled at him and he shifted nervously where he stood. You're Riku right? He jumped a little and nodded warily, Yeah...how did you know? Who are you? She smiled and shrugged, My name's Jasmine. I once met a woman who spoke of you, that's how I know your name. Riku shook his head, did she just say her name was Jasmine? He wondered if she was the princess in his mother's story of the street rat, Aladdin. Oh, thanks...I guess...for helping me. Jasmine...as in, Princess Jasmine of Agrabah? It was Jasmine's turn to be surprised but she relaxed and smiled. Riku blinked and stared behind him, wondering if that Tropical Island drink was making him delusional. When he turned to look at the woman she had completely vanished. Looking around him, he sighed and scratched his head, I'd better get back to the camp. I'm starting to see things.
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Kairi stood under the tree in the square, looking around for someone. She smiled to herself as she say Sora walking through the third district door into the square. Hey!! Sora, over here! Sora looked towards her and walked over to join the redhead. Oh, hey Kairi. Have you seen Riku anywhere? Forcing down a pout, she shook her head and smiled brightly. The brunette sighed and scratched the back of his head, Man, he said we'd talk after I went to see what Leon wanted. Where could that guy be!? He's always disappearing like that, isn't he Sora. At least I'm around all the time, Kairi rested her hands on her hips, smirking. What's she smirking about, Sora wondered.
So, what was Leon wanting to talk about? Sora glanced up and relaxed a little, glad to be talking like they had normally done four years ago...well, sort of what they normally done. They had never talked about Heartless then, but, you can't ask for miracles at a time of crisis, Leon said that Jasmine is in town and we'd better watch her to make sure she doesn't get snatched up by the Heartless. Kairi sighed and clasped her hands together, swinging sideways a little, Oh...is that all? The brunette frowned and gave her a suspicious look, Well, he was surprised by my visit. According to him, he never asked you to get me. Kairi blinked innocently and smiled, faking ignorance.
Suddenly, Kairi noticed Riku over near the Accessory shop, walking towards the square. An evil idea came to her and her mouth crooked upward at the sides. Perfect. Hey, Sora? Sora untangled his arms and looked at her expectantly, Making sure to time it right, Kairi wrapped her arms around Sora's neck and pulled him down, crushing her lips to his. Sora froze for a second before grasping her arms and doing his best to pull her off and away. Out of the corner of her eye, Kairi mentally smirked as her planned worked perfectly.
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Riku walked down past the Accessory store towards the square, shaking his head to clear out the confusion. He had just run into Princess Jasmine from his mother's story, and she new his name. What a weird night he was having. Sighing, Riku reached the railing above the mailbox and looked up before gasping out loud at the horrible sight. Before his eyes, Sora and Kairi stood under the tree. Kairi's arms were wrapped around Sora's neck and Sora was holding her arms in a firm grip, their mouth's practically crushed together in a passionate looking kiss. Riku stood there frozen to the spot, an intense wave of pain far greater then when he had learned of them leaving him grasped his heart. Tears burning at the sides of his eyes, Riku turned and ran away...back in the direction of the Pub.
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With one last burst of strength, Sora wrenched Kairi off of him and pushed her away, wiping his mouth in disgust. What the hell do you think you were doing!!! Spitting on the ground, Sora turned away from the girl and stormed off back in the direction of the Inn. He was going to take a long, hot shower with lots of soap and then brush his teeth. How strange, why did getting kissed by Kairi disgust him but being hugged by Riku overjoyed him? Shaking his head, he quickened his pace deciding to think about that later.
Kairi on the other hand, remained standing under the tree with the biggest grin on her face that could of put the Cheshire Cat to shame. Hee hee, that went perfectly as she had planned for an on the spot plan. She got to kiss Sora and Riku saw it. She new from his vantage point it had looked like her and Sora were making out and that was exactly what she had wanted it to look like. The look on his face and the hurt in his eyes was oh so satisfying to her. That's two points for me...and still zip for you, Riku. Hooray for girl power, I win.
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Riku pounded his fist into the brick wall, tears streaming down his light skin and dripping off his chin onto the ground. No...NO! How...why...why did this have to happen!? And like this? Why did it hurt so much, it hurt! Letting out a strangled sob, Riku sank against the wall and curled up into a ball, crying harder then he had ever cried in his life. Why had he fooled around with the idea of Sora loving him in any way besides as a friend!? He should of known Sora would choose Kairi in the end, after all, men were supposed to love women. Riku tightened his eyes, trying to fight down the tears and tell himself it had been the alcohol and it hadn't really happened. What was he kidding!? Of course it had happened, he had only had one drink and he hadn't drank it all...besides, you can't get more real then that back there.
Awe...you poor thing, hurt in the most painful way. Riku swallowed down a sob and looked up from his arms, blinking to try and stop the tears. A woman dressed all in black robes with a staff in one hand and a crow on her other shoulder was looking down at him with a compassionate, sympathetic expression. Standing next to her was an man with long white hair and gray eyes. Riku wiped the tears from his eyes and sniffed, Who...who are you. Leave me alone! The woman knelt down a placed a comforting hand on his shoulder, Don't my child, I'm Maleficant and this is my dear friend Sephiroth. We came to town in search of stopping an evil boy named Sora and couldn't help but notice you sitting here in tears, you poor dear.
Riku gazed up into the Maleficant's violet eyes sadly, Evil child...Sora? Maleficant looked over at Sephiroth and he seemed to snap back to attention, Yes, a boy named Sora has been causing chaos ever since he came to our world. He is the wielder of an evil blade called the Keyblade, which he uses to control the Heartless. Riku stared confused at the man and the turned to gaze at Maleficant again, Sora...controls the Heartless? The shadowed woman smiled comfortingly and brushed a strand of Riku hair aside, Yes, he's been causing death and pain to many of the worlds out there. Wait...why, aren't you the boy we just say who was hugging Sora? It's seems Sora and his partner Kairi have struck again, friend Sephiroth. Riku stared back and forth from Maleficant to Sephiroth, his pained heart and throbbing mind trying to process what these two people were saying to him. Sora...is evil?
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AnimeFan: Boda bing, boda boom! Chapter four is done! Complete with disney character appearances, good-ol fashion humor, booze, evil plottings, and dramatic romance in chaos. I love things like this! Now we're definitely deep into the plot of this story but there is still so much more surprises and such to come! Plus more of Riku's past revealed! Lol. Evil Kairi!! I was laughing after I read the scene where she stole Riku's wallet. I'm sorry, I just found that so funny, then again I'm hyper and tipsy today. But I started crying when I read the sad scene at the end...I hate Kairi even more now! o.o Bug n Mypants drink anyone? **laughs ass off**
P.S. Did any of you get the ironic naming of Baleful Pub? Baleful means indicative of future misfortune or calamity. In other words, the name was foreshadowing the bad stuff that was about to happen to Riku. Ok, no one cares. One more thing, whenever I change the scenery I use the ******* thing with the name of the location in the ( ) if you haven't figured that out. @@@ means that I'm changing the character POV and @@@@ with ***** and the ( ) means I'm changing the scenery and the character POV. Ok, you're all confused now. Oh well. Muahaha!!!!
