Sry about the wait don't kill me please *cowers in fear*
Well here we are again, in chapter 3, wow. This is the longest I have ever kept a fic going. man I know talk about sad *sigh* NE way in this chapter everyone is a tad older umm Meiko is 8... so is Sora. and Riku is 9 and Jade is 10 YES that's right folks! Moving on. In this chapter we discover the PROBLEM of the story, yes that's right, a problem. For all of you out there, who know me, you must be fainting at my sudden inspiration and non-brainless blabbing. ^_^ My theory on the sudden inspiration, I fell out of bed while sleeping and hit my head, all the while not waking up ^_^ lol NE way here it is I hope you all enjoy and don't forget to review ^_~
Rating: PG-13
Disclaimer: I do not own the extremely sexy Riku or the utterly adorable Sora although I wish I did.
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Faded Destiny Chapter 3
The Mysterious Shard
The four friends lay restlessly on Riku's island, the hot noon day sun beating down on them. It was a sticky, mid-August day and no one felt like doing much of anything. Swimming was one option thrown out by Sora, but it was widely rejected because, if they wanted to swim that would mean having to move their lazy butts to get to the water.
" It's so hot I think my skin is going to melt of my bones!" complained Meiko. Everyone nodded in agreement.
"Here's and idea," Riku offered, "how about we go find shade. Maybe in that strange cave by the waterfall? We have been meaning to explore it, I bet you its about MILLION degrees cooler in there than out here." Riku sat up and looked down at Meiko who was lying next to him, then to Sora, then Jade. "So what do you guys think? Good idea?"
Sora sighed and reluctantly stood up. "It's better than sitting here letting our brains turn to mush?" Jade started to giggle. "What are you laughing at?" Sora asked huffily. Jade burst out into hysterical fits of shaking laughter.
"Sora your brain already is mush!" She jumped up next to him and poked his forehead. "He he see I don't think there is much in there."
"Hey!" Sora yelled. Jade let out a little squeal and ran. Sora was quick to chase after her. "GET BACK HER BLONDIE!" They ran yelling and laughing towards the mysterious dark cave at the base the tree by the waterfall.
"So Meiko you coming?" Riku asked the brown-eyed girl who was still laying on the ground.
She looked up at him and croaked," To weak, can't. stand up. go on without me." She let her head roll to the side and her tongue flop out of her mouth dramatically. Riku laughed.
"I always have to do everything for you don't I?" He asked, already knowing the answer. He reached out his hand to Meiko, "come on stand up" She opened one eye and smiled brightly at him as she reached out her small hand and put it in Riku's larger palm.
"You know you are so nice Riku." she said as he pulled her to her feet. He just grumbled and started off after Sora and Jade who where splashing each other with water from the waterfall far off. "Ehem, Riku I told you I was to weak.." She tapped her foot on the hard packed sand and dirt that made up the small island. Riku moaned and turned back around to face her.
"Yes Meiko?" He asked his voice strained. She only smiled sweetly and then screamed at the top of her lungs,
" PIGGY BACK" She jumped onto Riku's back and laughed triumphantly. "You may move on now servant." Riku sighed heavily and started to walk off the island the younger girls arms encircling his neck, nearly choking him.
"Why do I even put up with you? Why don't I just throw you off the edge of the island into that water now?" He asked.
"Because you love me to much, and besides I can swim." Riku chuckled at Meiko's response.
"Hey Meiko, I don't love you and I don't think you could swim with your shoes on." He walked over to the edge of the island and let go of her legs so she started to slip of his back. Meiko's eyes widened in fright and she wrapped her arms tighter around his neck. Riku grabbed her legs again and hoisted her further up onto his back. He grimaced at the pain of Meiko's nails digging into his flesh. "Meiko could you stop that?" He choked out "And besides I wouldn't drop you, I'm not that evil" Meiko lessened her grip on his neck and sighed.
"Alright then lets go Riku." She said huffily. "And by the way I don't think your nice any more" She pouted. Riku sighed, she was never happy. He rolled his eyes and finally started after Jade and Sora.
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About 15 minutes later the foursome where standing outside the entrance to the cave, dripping wet. Sora thought it would be a good idea to push Meiko into the water, unfortunately bring himself and Riku with her. Jade was the last one left standing dry until they grabbed her ankles and tugged her down into the small pool of water where she met the same wet fate as they.
Besides the fact that they were now soaked, the dunk had put the friends into somewhat better spirits for now they weren't as hot. But even though they weren't eager to seek shade anymore, the prospect of exploring a new dark cave still beckoned to them. Everyone wanted to go inside, but no one wanted to go first, so it all came down to one thing.
"Alright everyone, feet in the middle!" Sora instructed. Of course there was only one way to solve this problem.
"Okay" Sora said when everyone was ready he put his finger on Jade's foot and started "Ink" moving to Meiko's foot "Stink" then to Riku's "poop" then his own "fart" then once again back to Jades, "out."
"YAY!" Jade pulled her foot out and clapped her hands happily. "I DON"T HAVE TO GO FIRST" The others glared at her ruthlessly and continued their game of elimination.
Riku was next to be saved, leaving only Meiko and Sora. "Okay ready" Sora placed his finger on Meiko's foot, "Ink, stink, poop, fart, out." He puffed in frustration. Meiko smiled and pulled her foot out, leaving him the first to go. "WHY I ask you is it ALWAYS ME. No matter what we do I always go first"
He sighed heavily and removed the small wooden sword he kept hanging through a lop of string he had tied to his belt. "Well no use in complaining, none of you would EVER volunteer to go first.would you?" He looked up, hope in his adorable blue eyes, but every one just laughed and shook their heads. "Mean poop faces." Sora grumbled under his breath as he took the first step into the dark damp tunnel that lead into the mysterious new world beyond.
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The tunnel that led into the cave wasn't very spectacular. The same was said for the cave itself. The walls were a dark, storm cloud gray, with water that slowly trickled down making them wet to the touch. There was a damp, musty smell about the place that lingered in your nose for hours after the source of the smell was long gone. A few small patches of long, untended weeds grew at the base of some of the larger rocks. A small opening in the ceiling of the cave provided an almost circular patch of sunlight in its center. A few clumps of vines hung down out of the hole as well, blowing in the wind as it whistled through the vent.
Sora, Jade and Meiko stepped into this cave seeing nothing but what I just described to you, but Riku, saw something much more interesting. He saw the something that would change life for him as he knew it.
On the back wall, nestled amongst all the gray rock, sat a door. It was tall, maybe six and a half or seven feet. The wood was dark, and shiny. Around the doors edge, framing it like a picture, was a stripe of gold. It curled along the doors shape until it meet at the top and feel into a graceful curl. The door seemed almost perfect, except for the fact that it was missing a handle.
"Hey do you guys see that?" He asked excitedly as he pointed to the back wall of the cave. Everyone quickly looked, thinking that Riku had found something worth while, but they saw only boring old stone.
"Riku stop it! There's nothing there." Jade said. a look of disappointment splayed over her usually soft face. "It's not nice to lie like that you know"
"But I swear, there, there is something there, it's a door, don't you see it?" He whined anxiously.
Sora looked at him oddly, "Riku I think your seeing things, there is nothing there. Its just boring old rock, like the rest of this cave." He sighed, they had come in here for nothing. No monsters, no cool bugs or lizards or anything of interest to him. "Come on guys lets get out of here, its boring. Maybe we can go back to my house for ice pops or something."
Meiko and Jade sighed, they where hoping that they might find some cute bunnies or something cool, but to their disappointment all there was, was nothing. They nodded to Sora and walked off towards the exit of the cave.
"You coming Riku?" Sora asked. Riku sighed and shook his head.
"I'll be along in a sec."
Sora nodded a concerned look in his eyes. He started off after the girls, but once he reached the entrance to the tunnel, he looked back and said, "Don't do anything stupid." Then he was gone.
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Riku was finally alone. He knew that door was there. He could see it with his own eyes. But then again, if the others couldn't see it, maybe he was going crazy. There was only one way to tell.
Riku cautiously approached the door, one hand stretched out in front of him waiting to feel if it was really there. He stepped directly in front of the gleaming mahogany wood and, with a deep breath, closed his eyes and reached out to brush his fingertips gently against it.
His fingertips met hard, cool, wood. So the door really was there, at least for him. He opened his eyes and sighed heavily in relief, he wasn't going crazy, at least not yet. In wonder that the door was really there, Riku stretched out both palms to meet its surface. He ran his hands over the dark smooth wood, he traced the swirl of the gold detailing, but still he found one imperfection, there was no way to open it.
But he could only contemplate this idea for a second because, you see, this mysterious door was guarding the path to the heart of their world. It couldn't let anyone or anything through and had its own devices to stop them.
Riku decided he would push the door, if he was lucky it might not be locked and would open. But the door did not like his idea, for as Riku placed his hands against it, the door shot two spikes of wood into him.
Riku yelped in pain and quickly pulled his hands back from the door to see he had received shards of wood in them. They were long and thin but it was like they had small barbs on the ends, like a bee stinger, making them harder to pull out. But Riku didn't care, he wanted those things out of his hands NOW!
He lifted his first hand up to his mouth and, ignoring the pain, ripped the spike from his hand with his teeth. Riku felt a huge serge of power that made him sick, he spat the wood to the ground and then looked back at his hand, amazed to find it fully healed.
Normally that would interest him but he would worry about that later, he was feeling sicker and sicker and needed to get the other spike out. With his healed hand, he grabbed a hold of the last spike and pulled with all his might. The spike came slowly sliding out, but as it reached the tip, Riku heard a crack. The spike suddenly came free from his hand, at least, most of the spike did. Riku looked back down , his vision getting blurry, and he saw something that made the bottom of his stomach fall away, a bit a the spike was still left in his hand, and the skin had healed over it, holding it deep.
Riku couldn't take any more, his vision went dark, his body crumpled to the floor, and he passed out.
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A shard of wood had been left in Riku's hand. One shard that would always tie him to this door. The shard, as of now, was pure, for nothing has happened to the heart of the world. But if the heart grows dark then so will the shard. And if the shard grows dark, then so will poor Riku. And if Riku grows dark, then the world as they knew it , did not stand a chance.
~TBC~
BUM BUM BUM BUM uh-oh sounds foreboding yes? Well you might have to wait awhile for chapter four *sob* I'm sry I really am but I have this stupid art enrichment project I have to do, and I am not even god at art hmpf. I will TRY to update as soon as possible so ummm R+R and tell what you like and what you didn't, this chapter wasn't that good *sob*
Meiko
Well here we are again, in chapter 3, wow. This is the longest I have ever kept a fic going. man I know talk about sad *sigh* NE way in this chapter everyone is a tad older umm Meiko is 8... so is Sora. and Riku is 9 and Jade is 10 YES that's right folks! Moving on. In this chapter we discover the PROBLEM of the story, yes that's right, a problem. For all of you out there, who know me, you must be fainting at my sudden inspiration and non-brainless blabbing. ^_^ My theory on the sudden inspiration, I fell out of bed while sleeping and hit my head, all the while not waking up ^_^ lol NE way here it is I hope you all enjoy and don't forget to review ^_~
Rating: PG-13
Disclaimer: I do not own the extremely sexy Riku or the utterly adorable Sora although I wish I did.
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Faded Destiny Chapter 3
The Mysterious Shard
The four friends lay restlessly on Riku's island, the hot noon day sun beating down on them. It was a sticky, mid-August day and no one felt like doing much of anything. Swimming was one option thrown out by Sora, but it was widely rejected because, if they wanted to swim that would mean having to move their lazy butts to get to the water.
" It's so hot I think my skin is going to melt of my bones!" complained Meiko. Everyone nodded in agreement.
"Here's and idea," Riku offered, "how about we go find shade. Maybe in that strange cave by the waterfall? We have been meaning to explore it, I bet you its about MILLION degrees cooler in there than out here." Riku sat up and looked down at Meiko who was lying next to him, then to Sora, then Jade. "So what do you guys think? Good idea?"
Sora sighed and reluctantly stood up. "It's better than sitting here letting our brains turn to mush?" Jade started to giggle. "What are you laughing at?" Sora asked huffily. Jade burst out into hysterical fits of shaking laughter.
"Sora your brain already is mush!" She jumped up next to him and poked his forehead. "He he see I don't think there is much in there."
"Hey!" Sora yelled. Jade let out a little squeal and ran. Sora was quick to chase after her. "GET BACK HER BLONDIE!" They ran yelling and laughing towards the mysterious dark cave at the base the tree by the waterfall.
"So Meiko you coming?" Riku asked the brown-eyed girl who was still laying on the ground.
She looked up at him and croaked," To weak, can't. stand up. go on without me." She let her head roll to the side and her tongue flop out of her mouth dramatically. Riku laughed.
"I always have to do everything for you don't I?" He asked, already knowing the answer. He reached out his hand to Meiko, "come on stand up" She opened one eye and smiled brightly at him as she reached out her small hand and put it in Riku's larger palm.
"You know you are so nice Riku." she said as he pulled her to her feet. He just grumbled and started off after Sora and Jade who where splashing each other with water from the waterfall far off. "Ehem, Riku I told you I was to weak.." She tapped her foot on the hard packed sand and dirt that made up the small island. Riku moaned and turned back around to face her.
"Yes Meiko?" He asked his voice strained. She only smiled sweetly and then screamed at the top of her lungs,
" PIGGY BACK" She jumped onto Riku's back and laughed triumphantly. "You may move on now servant." Riku sighed heavily and started to walk off the island the younger girls arms encircling his neck, nearly choking him.
"Why do I even put up with you? Why don't I just throw you off the edge of the island into that water now?" He asked.
"Because you love me to much, and besides I can swim." Riku chuckled at Meiko's response.
"Hey Meiko, I don't love you and I don't think you could swim with your shoes on." He walked over to the edge of the island and let go of her legs so she started to slip of his back. Meiko's eyes widened in fright and she wrapped her arms tighter around his neck. Riku grabbed her legs again and hoisted her further up onto his back. He grimaced at the pain of Meiko's nails digging into his flesh. "Meiko could you stop that?" He choked out "And besides I wouldn't drop you, I'm not that evil" Meiko lessened her grip on his neck and sighed.
"Alright then lets go Riku." She said huffily. "And by the way I don't think your nice any more" She pouted. Riku sighed, she was never happy. He rolled his eyes and finally started after Jade and Sora.
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About 15 minutes later the foursome where standing outside the entrance to the cave, dripping wet. Sora thought it would be a good idea to push Meiko into the water, unfortunately bring himself and Riku with her. Jade was the last one left standing dry until they grabbed her ankles and tugged her down into the small pool of water where she met the same wet fate as they.
Besides the fact that they were now soaked, the dunk had put the friends into somewhat better spirits for now they weren't as hot. But even though they weren't eager to seek shade anymore, the prospect of exploring a new dark cave still beckoned to them. Everyone wanted to go inside, but no one wanted to go first, so it all came down to one thing.
"Alright everyone, feet in the middle!" Sora instructed. Of course there was only one way to solve this problem.
"Okay" Sora said when everyone was ready he put his finger on Jade's foot and started "Ink" moving to Meiko's foot "Stink" then to Riku's "poop" then his own "fart" then once again back to Jades, "out."
"YAY!" Jade pulled her foot out and clapped her hands happily. "I DON"T HAVE TO GO FIRST" The others glared at her ruthlessly and continued their game of elimination.
Riku was next to be saved, leaving only Meiko and Sora. "Okay ready" Sora placed his finger on Meiko's foot, "Ink, stink, poop, fart, out." He puffed in frustration. Meiko smiled and pulled her foot out, leaving him the first to go. "WHY I ask you is it ALWAYS ME. No matter what we do I always go first"
He sighed heavily and removed the small wooden sword he kept hanging through a lop of string he had tied to his belt. "Well no use in complaining, none of you would EVER volunteer to go first.would you?" He looked up, hope in his adorable blue eyes, but every one just laughed and shook their heads. "Mean poop faces." Sora grumbled under his breath as he took the first step into the dark damp tunnel that lead into the mysterious new world beyond.
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The tunnel that led into the cave wasn't very spectacular. The same was said for the cave itself. The walls were a dark, storm cloud gray, with water that slowly trickled down making them wet to the touch. There was a damp, musty smell about the place that lingered in your nose for hours after the source of the smell was long gone. A few small patches of long, untended weeds grew at the base of some of the larger rocks. A small opening in the ceiling of the cave provided an almost circular patch of sunlight in its center. A few clumps of vines hung down out of the hole as well, blowing in the wind as it whistled through the vent.
Sora, Jade and Meiko stepped into this cave seeing nothing but what I just described to you, but Riku, saw something much more interesting. He saw the something that would change life for him as he knew it.
On the back wall, nestled amongst all the gray rock, sat a door. It was tall, maybe six and a half or seven feet. The wood was dark, and shiny. Around the doors edge, framing it like a picture, was a stripe of gold. It curled along the doors shape until it meet at the top and feel into a graceful curl. The door seemed almost perfect, except for the fact that it was missing a handle.
"Hey do you guys see that?" He asked excitedly as he pointed to the back wall of the cave. Everyone quickly looked, thinking that Riku had found something worth while, but they saw only boring old stone.
"Riku stop it! There's nothing there." Jade said. a look of disappointment splayed over her usually soft face. "It's not nice to lie like that you know"
"But I swear, there, there is something there, it's a door, don't you see it?" He whined anxiously.
Sora looked at him oddly, "Riku I think your seeing things, there is nothing there. Its just boring old rock, like the rest of this cave." He sighed, they had come in here for nothing. No monsters, no cool bugs or lizards or anything of interest to him. "Come on guys lets get out of here, its boring. Maybe we can go back to my house for ice pops or something."
Meiko and Jade sighed, they where hoping that they might find some cute bunnies or something cool, but to their disappointment all there was, was nothing. They nodded to Sora and walked off towards the exit of the cave.
"You coming Riku?" Sora asked. Riku sighed and shook his head.
"I'll be along in a sec."
Sora nodded a concerned look in his eyes. He started off after the girls, but once he reached the entrance to the tunnel, he looked back and said, "Don't do anything stupid." Then he was gone.
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Riku was finally alone. He knew that door was there. He could see it with his own eyes. But then again, if the others couldn't see it, maybe he was going crazy. There was only one way to tell.
Riku cautiously approached the door, one hand stretched out in front of him waiting to feel if it was really there. He stepped directly in front of the gleaming mahogany wood and, with a deep breath, closed his eyes and reached out to brush his fingertips gently against it.
His fingertips met hard, cool, wood. So the door really was there, at least for him. He opened his eyes and sighed heavily in relief, he wasn't going crazy, at least not yet. In wonder that the door was really there, Riku stretched out both palms to meet its surface. He ran his hands over the dark smooth wood, he traced the swirl of the gold detailing, but still he found one imperfection, there was no way to open it.
But he could only contemplate this idea for a second because, you see, this mysterious door was guarding the path to the heart of their world. It couldn't let anyone or anything through and had its own devices to stop them.
Riku decided he would push the door, if he was lucky it might not be locked and would open. But the door did not like his idea, for as Riku placed his hands against it, the door shot two spikes of wood into him.
Riku yelped in pain and quickly pulled his hands back from the door to see he had received shards of wood in them. They were long and thin but it was like they had small barbs on the ends, like a bee stinger, making them harder to pull out. But Riku didn't care, he wanted those things out of his hands NOW!
He lifted his first hand up to his mouth and, ignoring the pain, ripped the spike from his hand with his teeth. Riku felt a huge serge of power that made him sick, he spat the wood to the ground and then looked back at his hand, amazed to find it fully healed.
Normally that would interest him but he would worry about that later, he was feeling sicker and sicker and needed to get the other spike out. With his healed hand, he grabbed a hold of the last spike and pulled with all his might. The spike came slowly sliding out, but as it reached the tip, Riku heard a crack. The spike suddenly came free from his hand, at least, most of the spike did. Riku looked back down , his vision getting blurry, and he saw something that made the bottom of his stomach fall away, a bit a the spike was still left in his hand, and the skin had healed over it, holding it deep.
Riku couldn't take any more, his vision went dark, his body crumpled to the floor, and he passed out.
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A shard of wood had been left in Riku's hand. One shard that would always tie him to this door. The shard, as of now, was pure, for nothing has happened to the heart of the world. But if the heart grows dark then so will the shard. And if the shard grows dark, then so will poor Riku. And if Riku grows dark, then the world as they knew it , did not stand a chance.
~TBC~
BUM BUM BUM BUM uh-oh sounds foreboding yes? Well you might have to wait awhile for chapter four *sob* I'm sry I really am but I have this stupid art enrichment project I have to do, and I am not even god at art hmpf. I will TRY to update as soon as possible so ummm R+R and tell what you like and what you didn't, this chapter wasn't that good *sob*
Meiko