Disclaimer: This is the last time I'm going to say this disclaimer stuff, since eight chapters of I don't own Kingdom Hearts except the game I bought is about enough times I think. So, I don't own the idea or I'd be making more money then my measly 10-dollar allowance!! -___-'
AnimeFan: Everyone out there take a moment and do a victory dance for me! I just beat Maleficant in the first round!! ^-^ Yeah me. Now I need to beat her damn butt in the second round of the game...except now she's a damn dragon!!!! Wahhh!!! Does anyone know where I can find the Mu-shu summoning gem and how to get it? I don't know and I want Mu-shu!! Otay, lol, I'm really happy with the reviews! I feel special, lol. You people have to feel special to, since I haven't been working on my Yugioh fanfiction cause I've been busy with this story! Ahhhhh!!! (Runs away from angry Yugioh fans...)
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Chapter 9 -- Back in Your Arms
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Sometimes telling the difference between dark and light...
Isn't as easy...as telling the difference between white and black...
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Riku slammed the door behind himself as he stumbled into his room and onto his bed. Lying there he held his head, trying to still the swirling emotions, thoughts, and doubts that were threatening to drag him into darkness. He couldn't get what Sora had said to him out of his mind. It was just like back at Carona Forest...
Riku! You're ok!
Sora seemed so...worried about him at that time. And then back at Arni Village...
"You can run, Riku! But I won't let the Heartless have you...I'm coming for you!"
Maleficant told him that the Heartless were on Sora's side, but Kairi and Sora both said the Heartless were on Maleficant's side. But if the Heartless were supposedly on Maleficant's side, then why did they fight by Sora back in Carona? And if they were on Sora's side, then why did Sora try to catch him before he fell of the floating platform of the atelier? Or back in Arni Village, why did he say he wouldn't let the Heartless have him? So, basically...Maleficant said that Sora yet Sora said that Maleficant and then there was Kairi saying that what Sora said was true yet then if what Sora said was true then Maleficant was lying but that would mean that Riku had been helping the darkness all along and what about Sephiroth??
Ahhhh!!!! Enough! Enough thinking now! Oh...my head... Riku held his head in his hands, wincing as he felt a major numbing headache coming on. He should have known that thinking was the wrong thing to do when your mind was in a tangle. But, still, if Maleficant was lying then how did that fact work with the other stuff like the Heartless fighting on Sora's side. Wait...did he just work by the side of a creature called an AntiHeartless to kidnap Kairi? Was there such a thing as an AntiHeartless? Can something that was once Heartless become something against Heartless? Wouldn't Heartless help one another because they're all heartless, so then why would some Heartless turn good if they had no heart in the first place? Don't you need a heart to turn to the good side?
Ahhh!!!! Mother help me! Pushing himself off his bed, Riku proceeded to bang his head against the stone wall continually. Stop...thinking...Riku...now! You...are thinking...way...to... ouch! Stepping back he rubbed the now sore area of his forehead and sat down on the bed, carefully thinking of only ways to stop him from thinking. The only thing that came to his mind besides doubts and thoughts of Heartless was his mother's song, Oh well...at least I won't be thinking about stuff...You're giving me too many things/ Lately you're all I need/ You smiled at me and said/ Don't get me wrong I love you/ But does that mean I have to meet your father?/ When we are older you'll understand/ What I meant when I said, No,/ I don't think life is quite that simple.
Riku jumped as Sephiroth entered his room without knocking or anything. Staring warily at the older man, he wondered how much of his singing Sephiroth had heard. He watched as the silver-haired man turned and locked the door behind him, placing the key on a latch in the stone wall. Now Riku was both curious and slightly frightened, what was Sephiroth up to that he would lock Riku's door yet let the key hang so free and openly there for the white-haired boy to grab if he needed to? Sephiroth examined the door to make sure it was bolted shut then turned to fix Riku with one of his stares. Please, continue with your singing.
Riku gulped and secretly grasped a hold of the handle of his sword, When you walk away/ You don't hear me say please/ oh baby, don't go/ Simple and clean is the way you're making me feel tonight/ It's hard to let it go...
Sephiroth's stare on him seemed to soften and Riku could swear he say surprise, worry, and even fondness in the other man's eyes. Relaxing, Riku stopped singing yet kept a hold on the hilt of his sword. He wasn't taking any chances, not till he got everything straight and knew who was the light and who was the darkness. Sephiroth seemed to snap back out of his thoughts when Riku quit singing. He smirked at the aqua-eyed boy and walked over to sit languorously next to Riku on the bed, So, is banging your head hard against the wall a new training exercise?
Riku laughed nervously, uncomfortable in the presence of the older, stronger man, Sephiroth sighed and patted him on the head sympathetically, Having doubts about stuff? It's about time if I do say so myself. Riku stared over at him, his fear covered by a sudden wave of curiosity. They sat there in silence, until Riku finally decided to ask Sephiroth something that had been on his stressed mind, Seph...who's side are you really on? The light or the dark?
Riku watched him patiently, swallowing down any doubts that might cloud his mind and keep him from telling whether Sephiroth would lie or not. Sephiroth remained quiet for a moment, shifting on the bed after a few seconds before looking Riku directly in the eyes, I'm neither on the light side...
I knew it...then Kairi WAS right! Riku stared down at his feet, fighting back tears. Sephiroth cleared his throat in annoyance, I wasn't done, kid. Like I was saying...I'm neither on the light side or the dark side. Staring up at him, Riku let out a pained moan and grabbed his head, Please, Sephiroth! No riddles...my head is screwed up enough already! He frowned as Sephiroth burst into an amused laugh and ruffled his hair. Another moment of awkward silence insued and Riku was starting to wonder why his fellow warrior had come to see him in the first place. As if reading his mind, Sephiroth stood up and walked over to stare out the window at the stars, I came cause I figured you'd need help with straightening things out. You probably have a lot of doubts now...questions that don't make any sense with everything else that you think is logic...yeah. I went through the same thing when I was your age...though, not exactly the same. Here you can't figure out who to trust where as I couldn't figure out who I loved.
Riku relaxed the rest of the way and let go of his sword, it seemed the blade would see no battle that night. Sephiroth drew in the dust of the windowsill with his finger, seeming to decide whether to say something that he wanted to say or to just stop there and leave. Riku remained quiet and alert, letting the other white-haired man take his time.
All the advice I can give to you is to shut out your mind and follow what your heart says to do. Where your mind can play tricks on you and relies on logic and fact, your heart will always be true to you and your feelings. Riku took the others words and locked them in the little box in his mind that labeled, advice to remember. Sighing, he laid down on his side and curled up with his head in his chest, That's nice...but my heart is as confused as my mind. It doesn't know what to believe anymore, besides...there's a wound there that burns deeply as a constant reminder. Sephiroth looked up from the windowsill and watched him lay there, trying to decide what his heart was telling him. Though the darkness had failed to devour his heart, it was being devoured by other things...pain, confusion, and that ever lovely but annoying love.
Blowing a strand of hair from his eyes, Sephiroth crossed the short distance between them and sat down on the bed next to Riku. Leaning against the backboard, he ran his hand in soothing circles on the younger boy's back, The daily things...that keep us all busy/ Are confusing me/ That's when you came to me and said/ Wish I could prove I love you/ But does that mean I have to walk on water?/ When we are older you'll understand/ It's enough when I say so/ And maybe some things are that simple... Riku tensed as Sephiroth sung the fourth and fifth verse of his mother's song...the song only he and his mother knew!
"Well, there's always next time...as long as you never give into the darkness."
Suddenly remembering what Sephiroth had said only a day ago, Riku turned around and stared at the older man curiously. Who are you...really!? Sephiroth smiled secretively and placed a finger to his mouth in a gesture for the white-haired boy to quiet down, That's for me to know...and you to find out when the time comes. For now, Riku, I highly recommend that you go get Kairi from the dungeon and do what your heart is screaming for you to do. Don't worry, you'll be forgiven.
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Knock...knock...
The door to the Inn's Red Room opened and weary aqua eyes met surprised blue ones. Sora stood there, gapping as Riku shifted the unconscious Kairi in his arms and smiled ruefully. Leon walked to the door and stumbled back as Riku literally shoved Kairi into his arms. Turning, the white haired boy looked sadly at his brunette friend and wavered where he stood. He was so tired from all the energy he'd used when trying to think things out in his room and from escaping Hollow Bastion while carrying Kairi the whole way. I'm...so sorry, Sora. Please forgive me... Sora gasped and caught him as Riku collapsed, unconscious from exhaustion.
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Ha ha! Eat this! Yes!! Sora laughed and thrust his stick in the air as the seagull gave an annoyed squawk and flapped away to a palm tree nearby. Puffing out his chest, the brunette gave out another victorious laugh, choking halfway through and finishing with a number of coughs. Up on the lookout tower, Riku leaned over the railing to see what was going on with his friend. Seeing that Sora was only gloating over his victory, the nine-year-old rolled his eyes and sat back down on the floor. Sometimes Sora could be such an idiot.
Meanwhile, Sora had gotten over his fit of coughing and was now running towards the tower singing rather badly the charge tune, Du dudu dooo!!! Sora to the rescue!!!! He ran through another batch of seagulls who squawked and flew over to join the other annoyed one. Half way to the tower, Tidus jumped out from some bushes nearby with a pirate eye patch over his right eye. Sora stopped where he was and smiled egotistically, Aha! So we meet at last, Captain Tidus!! Muahaha! Surrender and free Princess Riku or face the consequences!!
Slapping his forehead, Riku leaned over the railing to yell down at Sora and Tidus, It's Prince Riku, Sora!!! Not princess! And Tidus...pirates wear the eye patch on their left eye! Tidus nodded and fixed his eye patch and Sora smiled up at Riku, flashing him the ok sign with his fingers, Okey-Dokey, Princess Riku!!!! Sighing, Riku slumped back down and shrugged, he wasn't going to bother repeating himself.
After what seemed liked a minute or two in which Sora and Tidus had a laughter filled sword fight, Sora raced up the ladder to Riku with Tidus close behind him in hot pursuit. Climbing onto the flooring, the brunette smiled his bright smile and grabbed Riku around the waist. The white-haired youth's eyes widened in surprise, S-Sora! What are you going to...oh no! With a maniatic laugh, Sora grabbed the glider with his other hand and swung off the platform. Riku yelled as the two of them slid down over the beach, across the rope, and onto the other platform at the end of the rope. Tidus yelled something at them from the tower and Sora smiled, flashing a peace sign, And thus, the day is once again saved!! Thanks to, du dudud doo, Sir Sora!!!!
Riku laughed and jumped at his friend, hugging the brunette, Oh Sora...ha ha! You're my hero!
Yep, of course I am, Princess Riku!
I'm a prince!! Not a princess!
Riku...why are those seagulls all coming towards us like that?
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Giggling, Riku yawned as he awoke from his memory filled dreams. That was one of the nice ones, with him and Sora and the others...before Kairi moved to the island. He smiled and cuddled closer to the source of warmth next to him with a sigh. Something wasn't right all of a sudden. Did the source of warmth just move? Opening his eyes, Riku froze as he realized the warmth was from Sora who was laying next to him wide awake. Unsure what to do, Riku just remained still, fighting down the blush.
Sora smiled down at him and ran a hand affectionately through his hair, Sleep well? He nodded and bit his lip, trying to remember how this event had taken place. The brunette just widened his smile and wrapped his arms around Riku, pulling the startled boy into a close hug, I'm so glad you're back Riku. I...I was so worried I'd lose you again. Riku relaxed a little as the memory came back to him, he had been exhausted and had finally made it to the hotel were he collapsed, probably for couple of hours. Had it been a couple of hours? Riku wasn't sure how long it had been since he had zonked out. Though that wasn't important right now...what was important right now was that he'd woken up to find Sora lying next to him and was now being hugged by the person of his childhood affections.
S-Sora...wha-why are you... Sora placed a finger to the older boys lips and shhhed him to silence, It's almost funny, but...I just discovered that I don't love Kairi. Riku's heart started to beat faster, did Sora realize how close their faces were...their bodies? Sora smirked and his eyes flashed with a new sort of light that Riku hadn't recalled ever seeing before. He was having trouble trying to register in his mind what was happening and how. Logically, this seemed like it could almost be another of Riku's dreams about Sora. But the feeling of the other boy, the warmth, the pain in his chest from him forgetting how to breath was real, telling him this was no dream.
Riku's confused weary mind blanked out as Sora closed the distance between them, sealing their lips together in a searing kiss. He shivered as Sora ran his tongue on his lips, demanding entrance. Unable to think through the haze of new emotions Riku hadn't thought were there, he obediently parted his lips, allowing the brunette to enter and taste him. After what seemed like blissful forever, Sora pulled away, allowing him to breath some much needed oxygen. Sora growled and attacked Riku's neck, sucking, nipping, and kissing the sensitive skin. Riku closed his eyes, a slightly strangled moan escaping his lips as his friend and lover proceeded to pleasure him in the way he had always dreamed of.
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AnimeFan: Wow, that was...surprising, even to me. I knew I was going to end this chapter with something like that but I had no idea how it was going to work without going into a deep lime or lemon. Finally, some Riku and Sora action!!! And yessssss...Sora has realized he loves Riku. Any more questions? Lol. Ok, **blush**. Was that to sappy, sucky, or was it just right? Lol. ^-^ Yes, the first couple of paragraphs were meant to confuse you because I wanted to get you readers to know how Riku was feeling about then. Ok, well, next chapter soon. ^-^'
