Disclaimer: I don't own Kingdom Hearts.
Sorry it's been taking so long to update, finals week is finally over and a new semester is beginning next week! I'm so excited, halfway to summer! I'll try to finish this up quickly now so I can focus on the sequel as soon as possible. Sorry about the last chapter, it turned out crappier than I thought it would. Please review.
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Riku paced the warehouse impatiently, arms crossed tightly over his chest. What was taking Cloud so long? He had been in such a hurry back at Kairi's house, so why was he taking so long to meet up with them? He spun around when he heard a startled yelp.
Squall had tackled Yuffie in a desperate attempt to get her to stop jumping on the couch. She giggled wildly as she tried to struggle out of his grasp, flopping dramatically back on the couch and dragging him with her.
"Ooh, Squall, you're so playful today!" She teased, smiling sweetly as he scowled at her. She wrapped her arms tightly around his neck at looked up at Selphie.
The younger girl giggled in response, jumping to the side as Wakka made another grab to retrieve his stolen blitzball. Suddenly motivated, she latched back onto his neck, causing him to stumble and stare helplessly at Tidus. Smiling happily, she tossed the blitzball to Tidus, who looked back at her in horror.
He yelled in surprise and threw himself over the back of the couch, nearly trampling Squall and Yuffie as he tried to avoid his friend. He quickly spun and threw the ball across the room to Riku, who caught it neatly in one hand. Wakka skidded to a stop, turning abruptly and moving quickly over to Riku.
"Come on, Riku. Give it back!" He called, not noticing as Selphie watched him darkly.
Riku grinned, tossing the ball over Wakka to Squall. Yuffie lunged in front of him and caught it playfully, grinning as he tried to snatch it away from her. Wakka huffed, about to head over to the couch when Selphie's voice reverberated around the warehouse.
"Wakka! You always spend more time with that stupid ball than you do with me! Why do you hate me so much?" She whined, bowing her head sadly and making muffled sobbing noises. She wiped a hand across her face, doing a fantastic job of looking heartbroken. Glancing slowly up at Wakka, she turned away from him, shoulders shaking softly.
"Ah!" He yelped, quickly lunging back across the floor and pulling her into a hug. She smiled happily up at him, latching onto him.
Yuffie playfully launched the blitzball at Tidus, smacking him in the side of the face. He grabbed the ball as it bounced away, shaking his head and turning to look at Wakka and Selphie. Upon seeing his best friend hugging Selphie, he burst out laughing. "Wakka! What are you-!" he stopped abruptly as the handle of Selphie's jump rope caught him right between the eyes. He dropped down onto his rear, clutching his head and whimpering.
"Seeeelphieee! You didn't have to!" he cried, looking up at her angrily. "Wakka, your girlfriend's violent!" He called, pointing an accusing finger at the girl.
Wakka looked up in surprise, about to say something when the heavy door of the warehouse burst open.
"Sora!" Riku called as the brunette came bounding in ahead of Cloud, looking highly energetic.
"I found him babysitting, I hope he's not too hyper, they kept feeding him cookies." Cloud declared, leaving the door open as he strolled inside. He looked around at the group, flapping his wing impatiently. "Let's go, I'll fill you in on the way."
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They stopped nearly a block away from the factory, crouching down and facing each other.
"Alright, so we're all clear on the plan?" Riku asked, glancing around as the others nodded in agreement. "Good. Be careful." He said, motioning with his hand as the group spilt.
Wakka, Tidus, Squall, Sora, and Cloud all went off toward the door of the large factory, while Riku, Yuffie, and Selphie headed around the back to the broken window.
They hiked quickly through the snow, freezing as they neared their destination. "You guys ready?" Riku asked the two girls, rubbing his hands together for warmth. They both shivered violently, but nodded. "Alright." He said quietly, darting forward and pressing up against the wall.
He easily spotted the window up above them, motioning for the two girls as they jogged to catch up to him.
"How are we supposed to get up there?" Selphie squeaked, hugging herself and dancing around to fend off the cold.
Riku grinned, "Ansem possessed me, remember? You think I didn't catch a few handy tricks while he was with me?" he whispered, reaching forward and grabbing Selphie around the waist. He floated silently up to the window, the brunette clinging to him in surprise.
They peered through the broken window frame, determining it to be safe. Riku gently lowered Selphie through the frame, gliding back down and retrieving the spastic ninja.
They crept quietly down the hall, stopping outside a door. "Is this it?" Yuffie mouthed to Riku, pointing at the door. Riku nodded, "This is the one Cloud told me about. Be careful." He said quietly, drawing the dark keyblade and positioning himself fin front of the door.
With one powerful kick, the door was thrown open, slamming against the wall inside. The three leapt inside, prepared for a fight as they searched the room.
Kutsuu jumped to his feet, glaring angrily at the intruders. "What are you-?!" he huffed, regaining his composure as he narrowed his eyes at them.
Riku saw Kairi's limp form on the mattress, darting forward and calling her name. Kutsuu's foot caught him in the stomach. "She's mine!" He growled, stepping in front of her.
Riku stared up at him in disbelief. "Excuse me?" he almost laughed, unable to believe what he thought he had heard.
Kutsuu glared down at the younger male, "She's mine." He stated darkly, a long sword materializing in his hand.
Riku grinned, flipping him off. "Fuck you! She chose me first!" he declared, lunging to the side as Kutsuu's sword slammed down into the floor where he had been.
Yuffie and Selphie too the opportunity to run across the room and grab Kairi, hauling her quickly back out the door as Riku and Kutsuu went for each other's throats.
Riku dodged another one of Kutsuu's attacks, watching as the two girls carried Kairi out into the hall. He smiled grimly, at least if they reach the others they'll be safe. He blocked Kutsuu's sword, bringing he keyblade back around and slamming it into the other boy's ribcage.
He was thrown to the side, slamming into the wall and coughing as he glared up at Riku. "You think you've won?" he laughed, putting his sword away as a familiar figure emerged from the shadows behind him.
Riku's eyes widened in horror. So it's true..
Ansem reached forward and wrapped his gloved hand onto Kutsuu's shoulder. The boy went rigid, obvious pain showing on his face as darkness slowly began consuming him. He cried out in shock, collapsing on the floor and shaking violently as darkness swirled around him.
Riku watched in horror as Ansem stepped around him, smirking down at the silver-haired boy. He bent down, bringing their faces even. Riku stepped back, clutching at his chest. He could still feel the freezing darkness that had wrapped itself around his heart all those years ago, his hand began shaking as he stared into Ansem's cold orange eyes.
"Did you miss me, my puppet?" He asked almost sweetly. He watched as Riku struggled to breath, fading back into the shadows as his deep laughter echoed around the room.
Riku collapsed on the floor, relief flowing through him as he felt the darkness loosen its grip. He closed his eyes, a feeling of despair filling his heart as he realized what just happened. Ansem was back, after all this time, he had come back. A shuffling noise across the floor caught his attention, and he looked up.
Kutsuu was slowly struggling to his feet, stretching his muscles and turning to face Riku. He grinned, closing his eyes and sighing as he felt the darkness inside of himself. In the blink of an eye, his outfit had changed. He no longer wore the dirty rags, but a tight black long sleeved t-shirt with the Heartless emblem sewn into the front. His old jeans had been replaced by loose fitting dark purple pants, flowing comfortably around his leather boots. Smugly, he ran a hand through his now silky hair, shaking his head as it stood out in spikes.
"Mmm, much better. Now, where were we? Ah, yes." He grinned, producing his sword once again and looking expectantly at Riku.
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"Yuffie! She's waking up!" Selphie called, stopping her friend and lowering Kairi down onto the cold floor. The two girls crouched over their friend, watching as she slowly opened her eyes and looked up at them.
"Yuffie..? Selphie? What are you guys doing here?" She asked, jolting up and staring around.
"We came to rescue you! How are you feeling? What did that creep do to you?" Yuffie asked, helping the younger girl to her feet.
"You came to rescue me?" She murmured, looking around the hall and rubbing her head. "Riku.. Where's Riku?" She asked hurriedly, spinning around to stare down the corridor.
"He's fighting that icky guy, he'll be alright. Come on, we need to get to the others!" Selphie called, pulling on Kairi's hand and urging her down the hall to the staircase.
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Squall and Sora darted forward, kicking open the thick metal door and leaping inside, weapons flashing in the dim light. Wakka and Tidus followed, then Cloud came in last, looking suspiciously around the room.
Sora stepped forward, "Now what?" He asked, eyes searching the room for any sign of life.
Quickly, the group split up, Wakka and Tidus moving off into the shadows to the right and Cloud dashing around the heavy machinery to the left. Squall and Sora moved toward the center of the room.
A low drawling laugh cut through the silence. "Looking for someone?" Kyoukou leapt down from his perch atop a rusty old machine, landing in front of Sora and drawing his battleaxe.
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Sorry it's been taking so long to update, finals week is finally over and a new semester is beginning next week! I'm so excited, halfway to summer! I'll try to finish this up quickly now so I can focus on the sequel as soon as possible. Sorry about the last chapter, it turned out crappier than I thought it would. Please review.
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Riku paced the warehouse impatiently, arms crossed tightly over his chest. What was taking Cloud so long? He had been in such a hurry back at Kairi's house, so why was he taking so long to meet up with them? He spun around when he heard a startled yelp.
Squall had tackled Yuffie in a desperate attempt to get her to stop jumping on the couch. She giggled wildly as she tried to struggle out of his grasp, flopping dramatically back on the couch and dragging him with her.
"Ooh, Squall, you're so playful today!" She teased, smiling sweetly as he scowled at her. She wrapped her arms tightly around his neck at looked up at Selphie.
The younger girl giggled in response, jumping to the side as Wakka made another grab to retrieve his stolen blitzball. Suddenly motivated, she latched back onto his neck, causing him to stumble and stare helplessly at Tidus. Smiling happily, she tossed the blitzball to Tidus, who looked back at her in horror.
He yelled in surprise and threw himself over the back of the couch, nearly trampling Squall and Yuffie as he tried to avoid his friend. He quickly spun and threw the ball across the room to Riku, who caught it neatly in one hand. Wakka skidded to a stop, turning abruptly and moving quickly over to Riku.
"Come on, Riku. Give it back!" He called, not noticing as Selphie watched him darkly.
Riku grinned, tossing the ball over Wakka to Squall. Yuffie lunged in front of him and caught it playfully, grinning as he tried to snatch it away from her. Wakka huffed, about to head over to the couch when Selphie's voice reverberated around the warehouse.
"Wakka! You always spend more time with that stupid ball than you do with me! Why do you hate me so much?" She whined, bowing her head sadly and making muffled sobbing noises. She wiped a hand across her face, doing a fantastic job of looking heartbroken. Glancing slowly up at Wakka, she turned away from him, shoulders shaking softly.
"Ah!" He yelped, quickly lunging back across the floor and pulling her into a hug. She smiled happily up at him, latching onto him.
Yuffie playfully launched the blitzball at Tidus, smacking him in the side of the face. He grabbed the ball as it bounced away, shaking his head and turning to look at Wakka and Selphie. Upon seeing his best friend hugging Selphie, he burst out laughing. "Wakka! What are you-!" he stopped abruptly as the handle of Selphie's jump rope caught him right between the eyes. He dropped down onto his rear, clutching his head and whimpering.
"Seeeelphieee! You didn't have to!" he cried, looking up at her angrily. "Wakka, your girlfriend's violent!" He called, pointing an accusing finger at the girl.
Wakka looked up in surprise, about to say something when the heavy door of the warehouse burst open.
"Sora!" Riku called as the brunette came bounding in ahead of Cloud, looking highly energetic.
"I found him babysitting, I hope he's not too hyper, they kept feeding him cookies." Cloud declared, leaving the door open as he strolled inside. He looked around at the group, flapping his wing impatiently. "Let's go, I'll fill you in on the way."
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They stopped nearly a block away from the factory, crouching down and facing each other.
"Alright, so we're all clear on the plan?" Riku asked, glancing around as the others nodded in agreement. "Good. Be careful." He said, motioning with his hand as the group spilt.
Wakka, Tidus, Squall, Sora, and Cloud all went off toward the door of the large factory, while Riku, Yuffie, and Selphie headed around the back to the broken window.
They hiked quickly through the snow, freezing as they neared their destination. "You guys ready?" Riku asked the two girls, rubbing his hands together for warmth. They both shivered violently, but nodded. "Alright." He said quietly, darting forward and pressing up against the wall.
He easily spotted the window up above them, motioning for the two girls as they jogged to catch up to him.
"How are we supposed to get up there?" Selphie squeaked, hugging herself and dancing around to fend off the cold.
Riku grinned, "Ansem possessed me, remember? You think I didn't catch a few handy tricks while he was with me?" he whispered, reaching forward and grabbing Selphie around the waist. He floated silently up to the window, the brunette clinging to him in surprise.
They peered through the broken window frame, determining it to be safe. Riku gently lowered Selphie through the frame, gliding back down and retrieving the spastic ninja.
They crept quietly down the hall, stopping outside a door. "Is this it?" Yuffie mouthed to Riku, pointing at the door. Riku nodded, "This is the one Cloud told me about. Be careful." He said quietly, drawing the dark keyblade and positioning himself fin front of the door.
With one powerful kick, the door was thrown open, slamming against the wall inside. The three leapt inside, prepared for a fight as they searched the room.
Kutsuu jumped to his feet, glaring angrily at the intruders. "What are you-?!" he huffed, regaining his composure as he narrowed his eyes at them.
Riku saw Kairi's limp form on the mattress, darting forward and calling her name. Kutsuu's foot caught him in the stomach. "She's mine!" He growled, stepping in front of her.
Riku stared up at him in disbelief. "Excuse me?" he almost laughed, unable to believe what he thought he had heard.
Kutsuu glared down at the younger male, "She's mine." He stated darkly, a long sword materializing in his hand.
Riku grinned, flipping him off. "Fuck you! She chose me first!" he declared, lunging to the side as Kutsuu's sword slammed down into the floor where he had been.
Yuffie and Selphie too the opportunity to run across the room and grab Kairi, hauling her quickly back out the door as Riku and Kutsuu went for each other's throats.
Riku dodged another one of Kutsuu's attacks, watching as the two girls carried Kairi out into the hall. He smiled grimly, at least if they reach the others they'll be safe. He blocked Kutsuu's sword, bringing he keyblade back around and slamming it into the other boy's ribcage.
He was thrown to the side, slamming into the wall and coughing as he glared up at Riku. "You think you've won?" he laughed, putting his sword away as a familiar figure emerged from the shadows behind him.
Riku's eyes widened in horror. So it's true..
Ansem reached forward and wrapped his gloved hand onto Kutsuu's shoulder. The boy went rigid, obvious pain showing on his face as darkness slowly began consuming him. He cried out in shock, collapsing on the floor and shaking violently as darkness swirled around him.
Riku watched in horror as Ansem stepped around him, smirking down at the silver-haired boy. He bent down, bringing their faces even. Riku stepped back, clutching at his chest. He could still feel the freezing darkness that had wrapped itself around his heart all those years ago, his hand began shaking as he stared into Ansem's cold orange eyes.
"Did you miss me, my puppet?" He asked almost sweetly. He watched as Riku struggled to breath, fading back into the shadows as his deep laughter echoed around the room.
Riku collapsed on the floor, relief flowing through him as he felt the darkness loosen its grip. He closed his eyes, a feeling of despair filling his heart as he realized what just happened. Ansem was back, after all this time, he had come back. A shuffling noise across the floor caught his attention, and he looked up.
Kutsuu was slowly struggling to his feet, stretching his muscles and turning to face Riku. He grinned, closing his eyes and sighing as he felt the darkness inside of himself. In the blink of an eye, his outfit had changed. He no longer wore the dirty rags, but a tight black long sleeved t-shirt with the Heartless emblem sewn into the front. His old jeans had been replaced by loose fitting dark purple pants, flowing comfortably around his leather boots. Smugly, he ran a hand through his now silky hair, shaking his head as it stood out in spikes.
"Mmm, much better. Now, where were we? Ah, yes." He grinned, producing his sword once again and looking expectantly at Riku.
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"Yuffie! She's waking up!" Selphie called, stopping her friend and lowering Kairi down onto the cold floor. The two girls crouched over their friend, watching as she slowly opened her eyes and looked up at them.
"Yuffie..? Selphie? What are you guys doing here?" She asked, jolting up and staring around.
"We came to rescue you! How are you feeling? What did that creep do to you?" Yuffie asked, helping the younger girl to her feet.
"You came to rescue me?" She murmured, looking around the hall and rubbing her head. "Riku.. Where's Riku?" She asked hurriedly, spinning around to stare down the corridor.
"He's fighting that icky guy, he'll be alright. Come on, we need to get to the others!" Selphie called, pulling on Kairi's hand and urging her down the hall to the staircase.
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Squall and Sora darted forward, kicking open the thick metal door and leaping inside, weapons flashing in the dim light. Wakka and Tidus followed, then Cloud came in last, looking suspiciously around the room.
Sora stepped forward, "Now what?" He asked, eyes searching the room for any sign of life.
Quickly, the group split up, Wakka and Tidus moving off into the shadows to the right and Cloud dashing around the heavy machinery to the left. Squall and Sora moved toward the center of the room.
A low drawling laugh cut through the silence. "Looking for someone?" Kyoukou leapt down from his perch atop a rusty old machine, landing in front of Sora and drawing his battleaxe.
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