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Hey guys, sorry I haven't updated in forever! You can't let me do that! Thanks for reviewing, please leave some more!
Wow, this chapter was really hard to write. I'm not sure if this really qualifies as being a 'lemon' or not, so I guess I won't mess with the rating just yet. To me it doesn't yet qualify as being an R-rated fic, maybe later.
I hope you like this chapter anyway, even though this was the most lemonish scene I've ever written. I guess you could skip it if you really wanted to… Please review!
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Yuffie sat perched on the arm of Kairi's couch, watching with a sense of morbid fascination as the younger girl anxiously paced the room.
"Where are they?! They should have been back by now, something's wrong!" She cried, launching herself at the door for the fourth time since they had arrived.
Cloud moved swiftly from his seat on the couch, grabbing the girl around her waist and dragging her back into the center of the room. She didn't bother struggling against him anymore, just allowed him to lead her away as she stared at the door.
"They'll be fine, just calm down. At least try to be patient." He said, setting her down on the chair next to the fireplace.
She bounced in her seat, trying to look around as she chewed on her bottom lip. Something was wrong with Riku, she could feel it. For a moment, she contemplated making another dash for the door, but decided against it as her eyes locked onto Cloud.
"Hey, here comes Aerith.." Selphie said quietly, gazing out the window as the woman approached.
She didn't bother knocking, just hastily shoved open the door and gazed around at the small group of people. "Are you guys alright? How come no one called me?" She walked quickly over to Yuffie, gently grabbing the girl's chin and forcing her to look up.
"I'm fine, Aerith." She said softly, as obvious indication that something was bothering her.
Everyone turned to face the usually hyper ninja. She seemed so withdrawn all of the sudden. Kairi strained to sense what was bothering the girl, but couldn't pull her mind away from worrying about Riku long enough to catch on.
Aerith sat down next to Yuffie, wrapping a reassuring arm around her small shoulders. "Oh, Yuffie, Squall can take care of himself. He'll be fine." She said, smiling down at her.
Kairi looked at the woman in surprise. How does she do that.. She wondered silently, almost shaking her head.
Selphie huffed awkwardly, not sure what to do. She made as if to get up from the couch, but a strong arm reached around her shoulders and pulled her back. Whining in slight reluctance, she turned and buried her face in Wakka's shirt.
The group sat in silence for a moment, staring anywhere but at each other. When the phone rang, they all jumped. Kairi made a mad dash for the phone, but Cloud reached it first.
"Hello?" He called anxiously into the receiver.
"Cloud? Are all of you guys over there?" Sora's worried voice came through the phone.
"Yeah, what happened? Are you all right?" He said, looking around at the others in relief.
"Uh, yeah, we're all fine. We'll fill you in as soon as you get here, we're at Yuffie and Squall's right now. We didn't know where else to take him.." Sora trailed off.
"Take him? Who? Riku?" At hearing his reply, Kairi's head shot up from staring at the floor.
"Riku?! Is he okay? What's wrong?!!" She leapt on Cloud, fighting to pull the phone out of his hands.
He shrugged her off and moved away, ignoring the death look she gave him.
Sora was silent, coughing reluctantly and continuing. "Uh, we're, not really sure.. He's pretty, well, fucked up, I guess you'd call it. He just woke up, and he's not very happy. We can't get him to make any sense.. Something about the dark keyblade and the Heartless, but he doesn't want to talk to anyone. Bring Kairi as fast as you can, I gotta go." He hung up the phone abruptly.
Cloud replaced the receiver and turned tot eh rest of the group. "Come on, we're leaving." he said simply, making his way toward the door.
Kairi ran and yanked it open, dashing outside as the others slowly began to follow. She skidded to a stop, "Where to? Where's Riku?" She asked hurriedly.
"At Yuffie's house." Cloud pointed down the street.
Kairi took off as fast as she could, leaving the others to watch her in surprise. Aerith quickly turned to Cloud, "Go, don't let her hurt herself!" She said worriedly, practically throwing him after the girl.
He nodded quickly, then dashed down the street, catching up to Kairi and slowing his pace to match her speed.
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"Kairi!" Sora shouted in surprise as she burst through the door, Cloud following closely behind her.
She gasped in exhaustion and stared at him. "Where..?" She choked, wiping a hand across her face.
Sora pointed down the hall, "He's down there, second door to your right." Kairi nodded in appreciation and ran quickly down the hall, throwing open the door and slipping inside. She slowly closed the door behind her, gazing cautiously into the room.
Riku was curled up on the bed, laying on his side and staring blankly at the far wall. He looked slightly dirty, and his shirt was ripped right across his chest, but other than that, he looked perfectly fine. Kairi almost smiled, Sora must have cast curaga on him, knowing what hell he would face if he returned Riku to her injured.
She quickly crossed the room and kneeled down next to him, "Riku?" She asked quietly, suddenly nervous.
His eyes slowly turned and focused on her, traces of tears marking his cheeks. He watched her sadly before rolling over and facing the opposite wall. "Go away.." He whispered.
The words hurt both of them, but Kairi wasn't planning on going anywhere. She hesitated for a moment, contemplating whether or not to allow him his personal space. Deciding against it, she crawled onto the bed next to him, snuggling up against his back. He shifted slightly, but didn't move away from her.
"Kairi, I don't want to hurt you.." he said softly, closing his eyes as he fought to hold in the frustrated tears.
She sighed softly, digging her fingers into the fabric of his shirt and pressing her forehead between his shoulder blades.
"But, Riku.. You already are.." She whispered.
She could feel his muscles tighten at her words, quickly turning over to face her. She was startled at how much pain was reflected in his eyes. The once piercing aquamarine dulled to an empty glow. A single tear rolled down his cheek, and Kairi reached up and wiped it away. He grabbed her hand, pulling it gently against his face and staring almost blankly at her.
"I'm sorry." he choked softly, leaning forward and nuzzling her neck.
She kissed the top of his head softly before pulling her arms around him. He reached down and wrapped his own arms around her thin waist. She sighed contentedly, playing absently with his long silver hair.
"What happened?" She asked gently, gripping his shirt tightly so he couldn't try to move away from her.
"I-I turned him into a Heartless, Kairi.. I couldn't stop myself, it was like the keyblade took control of me, I just took his heart, didn't even stop to think.." He squeezed her tightly, his voice wavering. "God, it felt so horrible, like he was in control of me again. It was the keyblade… I know he's using it to get to me." He said quietly, lifting his face and looking across the room to the keyblade leaned against the wall.
Kairi turned and looked over her shoulder, following his gaze to the wall. She was surprised that she hadn't noticed it there when she came in, usually able to sense it when it was in his hands. It seemed to glow now that she was staring at it, causing a nervous shiver to run up her spine. She turned quickly back to him and stared down into his startled eyes. She smiled grimly, moving her hand along his spine and gripping the back of his neck.
"Don't worry. I won't let him take you again." She said sternly, pulling him protectively against her chest.
He sighed in a mixture of relief and contentment, sliding his hand up her back and wrapping it firmly over her shoulder. She glanced down, giggling as she tugged gently on the ripped material of his shirt. "So violent. You're such a troublemaker!" She teased, running a hand admiringly down his chest.
Riku just laughed, rolling over and pulling her on top of his chest. She giggled, happy that he was feeling better. Leaning down, she pressed her lips against his. Relief coursed through her body, as though assuring her that he was really there, perfectly safe again. The world seemed to fade around her as she lost herself in the kiss. He was the only thing she was aware of, the familiar tongue sliding along her bottom lip as he gently pulled away.
"I was so worried about you. Cloud woke me up saying you'd been kidnapped by Ansem.. And knowing him, god, I didn't know what to expect…I was terrified, I thought he'd taken you because of me." He hugged her tightly, not wanting to let her out of his sight.
She was surprised to find that she hadn't exactly been expecting him to be so worried about her. Smiling, she leaned down, resting her chin on his shoulder and whispering into his ear, "You know, you had me pretty scared, too. When I heard that you were fighting with that guy that kidnapped me, all I wanted to do was go back and help. I was so worried that you'd get hurt, especially after they told me that Ansem had been there." She giggled quietly, running her fingers back over the rip in his shirt. Bringing her face up, she nibbled gently on the tip of his ear.
He tickled her playfully in reply, grabbing her hips as she squirmed in protest. She whipped her head back up, staring down at him in mock disbelief.
"Ah! No tickling!" She huffed, shifting uncomfortably on top of him. She watched his mischievous grin for a moment before reaching down and tickling his sides in revenge.
He gasped in surprise, grabbing her hands and flipping over. Confident that she was securely pinned to the bed, he gazed down at her.
"Not fair. You have to follow your rules, too." He grinned.
Kairi pouted, opening her mouth to tease him again when she stopped. Looking down, Riku had realized how bad it would look if one of the others walked in at that moment.
He scooted back on all fours to the foot of the bed, blushing lightly as he noticed how tight his pants had gotten. Kairi came to the same conclusion as him, but instead of blushing, she just watched him rather sadly. Propping herself up on her elbows, she looked away from him.
"Riku.." She paused, glancing quickly back up at him and changing her sentence, "Merry Christmas." She finished, staring into his eyes and smiling uncertainly.
He blushed even deeper, about to scramble off the bed when Kairi reached up and grabbed his shirt.
"No.." She choked almost awkwardly, hesitating as he watched her in surprise. "Please, Riku.."
They stared at each other for a moment, an awkward silence passing between them. Kairi's cheeks turned an attractive shade of pink as she watched the silver-haired boy slowly lean down toward her.
He hesitated above her, gazing into her slightly startled eyes before leaning down and softly kissing her, hands sliding down to grip her waist. Releasing her abruptly, he scooted forward again and gently straddled her hips. Without lessening her grip on his shirt, she helped him pull it off, tossing the ripped material aside as she ran her fingers down the well-formed muscles.
Shifting back again, Riku quickly pulled off his shoes, tossing them away and removing Kairi's as well. He crawled forward and settled down on the bed next to her, kissing her neck as he played with the hem of her sweater. When she didn't protest, he moved his hand up the inside of her shirt, stroking the soft skin as she pressed against him.
Within a matter of seconds both the sweater and the shirt were on the floor. Kairi shivered at the sudden rush of cold air against her bare skin, pouting playfully up at Riku. Laughing, he reached down and grabbed a blanket, throwing it over them before leaning down for another kiss. She kissed him back fiercely, mouth working firmly against his. Reaching down, she slowly began fumbling with his pants as their lips slipped apart and he began nipping playfully at her neck. Trailing kisses along her throat, he nuzzled down against her soft skin.
"Kairi?"
"Hmm?"
"I love you."
"I love you, too."
"..Kairi?"
"Hmm?"
"Merry Christmas."
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Hey guys, sorry I haven't updated in forever! You can't let me do that! Thanks for reviewing, please leave some more!
Wow, this chapter was really hard to write. I'm not sure if this really qualifies as being a 'lemon' or not, so I guess I won't mess with the rating just yet. To me it doesn't yet qualify as being an R-rated fic, maybe later.
I hope you like this chapter anyway, even though this was the most lemonish scene I've ever written. I guess you could skip it if you really wanted to… Please review!
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Yuffie sat perched on the arm of Kairi's couch, watching with a sense of morbid fascination as the younger girl anxiously paced the room.
"Where are they?! They should have been back by now, something's wrong!" She cried, launching herself at the door for the fourth time since they had arrived.
Cloud moved swiftly from his seat on the couch, grabbing the girl around her waist and dragging her back into the center of the room. She didn't bother struggling against him anymore, just allowed him to lead her away as she stared at the door.
"They'll be fine, just calm down. At least try to be patient." He said, setting her down on the chair next to the fireplace.
She bounced in her seat, trying to look around as she chewed on her bottom lip. Something was wrong with Riku, she could feel it. For a moment, she contemplated making another dash for the door, but decided against it as her eyes locked onto Cloud.
"Hey, here comes Aerith.." Selphie said quietly, gazing out the window as the woman approached.
She didn't bother knocking, just hastily shoved open the door and gazed around at the small group of people. "Are you guys alright? How come no one called me?" She walked quickly over to Yuffie, gently grabbing the girl's chin and forcing her to look up.
"I'm fine, Aerith." She said softly, as obvious indication that something was bothering her.
Everyone turned to face the usually hyper ninja. She seemed so withdrawn all of the sudden. Kairi strained to sense what was bothering the girl, but couldn't pull her mind away from worrying about Riku long enough to catch on.
Aerith sat down next to Yuffie, wrapping a reassuring arm around her small shoulders. "Oh, Yuffie, Squall can take care of himself. He'll be fine." She said, smiling down at her.
Kairi looked at the woman in surprise. How does she do that.. She wondered silently, almost shaking her head.
Selphie huffed awkwardly, not sure what to do. She made as if to get up from the couch, but a strong arm reached around her shoulders and pulled her back. Whining in slight reluctance, she turned and buried her face in Wakka's shirt.
The group sat in silence for a moment, staring anywhere but at each other. When the phone rang, they all jumped. Kairi made a mad dash for the phone, but Cloud reached it first.
"Hello?" He called anxiously into the receiver.
"Cloud? Are all of you guys over there?" Sora's worried voice came through the phone.
"Yeah, what happened? Are you all right?" He said, looking around at the others in relief.
"Uh, yeah, we're all fine. We'll fill you in as soon as you get here, we're at Yuffie and Squall's right now. We didn't know where else to take him.." Sora trailed off.
"Take him? Who? Riku?" At hearing his reply, Kairi's head shot up from staring at the floor.
"Riku?! Is he okay? What's wrong?!!" She leapt on Cloud, fighting to pull the phone out of his hands.
He shrugged her off and moved away, ignoring the death look she gave him.
Sora was silent, coughing reluctantly and continuing. "Uh, we're, not really sure.. He's pretty, well, fucked up, I guess you'd call it. He just woke up, and he's not very happy. We can't get him to make any sense.. Something about the dark keyblade and the Heartless, but he doesn't want to talk to anyone. Bring Kairi as fast as you can, I gotta go." He hung up the phone abruptly.
Cloud replaced the receiver and turned tot eh rest of the group. "Come on, we're leaving." he said simply, making his way toward the door.
Kairi ran and yanked it open, dashing outside as the others slowly began to follow. She skidded to a stop, "Where to? Where's Riku?" She asked hurriedly.
"At Yuffie's house." Cloud pointed down the street.
Kairi took off as fast as she could, leaving the others to watch her in surprise. Aerith quickly turned to Cloud, "Go, don't let her hurt herself!" She said worriedly, practically throwing him after the girl.
He nodded quickly, then dashed down the street, catching up to Kairi and slowing his pace to match her speed.
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"Kairi!" Sora shouted in surprise as she burst through the door, Cloud following closely behind her.
She gasped in exhaustion and stared at him. "Where..?" She choked, wiping a hand across her face.
Sora pointed down the hall, "He's down there, second door to your right." Kairi nodded in appreciation and ran quickly down the hall, throwing open the door and slipping inside. She slowly closed the door behind her, gazing cautiously into the room.
Riku was curled up on the bed, laying on his side and staring blankly at the far wall. He looked slightly dirty, and his shirt was ripped right across his chest, but other than that, he looked perfectly fine. Kairi almost smiled, Sora must have cast curaga on him, knowing what hell he would face if he returned Riku to her injured.
She quickly crossed the room and kneeled down next to him, "Riku?" She asked quietly, suddenly nervous.
His eyes slowly turned and focused on her, traces of tears marking his cheeks. He watched her sadly before rolling over and facing the opposite wall. "Go away.." He whispered.
The words hurt both of them, but Kairi wasn't planning on going anywhere. She hesitated for a moment, contemplating whether or not to allow him his personal space. Deciding against it, she crawled onto the bed next to him, snuggling up against his back. He shifted slightly, but didn't move away from her.
"Kairi, I don't want to hurt you.." he said softly, closing his eyes as he fought to hold in the frustrated tears.
She sighed softly, digging her fingers into the fabric of his shirt and pressing her forehead between his shoulder blades.
"But, Riku.. You already are.." She whispered.
She could feel his muscles tighten at her words, quickly turning over to face her. She was startled at how much pain was reflected in his eyes. The once piercing aquamarine dulled to an empty glow. A single tear rolled down his cheek, and Kairi reached up and wiped it away. He grabbed her hand, pulling it gently against his face and staring almost blankly at her.
"I'm sorry." he choked softly, leaning forward and nuzzling her neck.
She kissed the top of his head softly before pulling her arms around him. He reached down and wrapped his own arms around her thin waist. She sighed contentedly, playing absently with his long silver hair.
"What happened?" She asked gently, gripping his shirt tightly so he couldn't try to move away from her.
"I-I turned him into a Heartless, Kairi.. I couldn't stop myself, it was like the keyblade took control of me, I just took his heart, didn't even stop to think.." He squeezed her tightly, his voice wavering. "God, it felt so horrible, like he was in control of me again. It was the keyblade… I know he's using it to get to me." He said quietly, lifting his face and looking across the room to the keyblade leaned against the wall.
Kairi turned and looked over her shoulder, following his gaze to the wall. She was surprised that she hadn't noticed it there when she came in, usually able to sense it when it was in his hands. It seemed to glow now that she was staring at it, causing a nervous shiver to run up her spine. She turned quickly back to him and stared down into his startled eyes. She smiled grimly, moving her hand along his spine and gripping the back of his neck.
"Don't worry. I won't let him take you again." She said sternly, pulling him protectively against her chest.
He sighed in a mixture of relief and contentment, sliding his hand up her back and wrapping it firmly over her shoulder. She glanced down, giggling as she tugged gently on the ripped material of his shirt. "So violent. You're such a troublemaker!" She teased, running a hand admiringly down his chest.
Riku just laughed, rolling over and pulling her on top of his chest. She giggled, happy that he was feeling better. Leaning down, she pressed her lips against his. Relief coursed through her body, as though assuring her that he was really there, perfectly safe again. The world seemed to fade around her as she lost herself in the kiss. He was the only thing she was aware of, the familiar tongue sliding along her bottom lip as he gently pulled away.
"I was so worried about you. Cloud woke me up saying you'd been kidnapped by Ansem.. And knowing him, god, I didn't know what to expect…I was terrified, I thought he'd taken you because of me." He hugged her tightly, not wanting to let her out of his sight.
She was surprised to find that she hadn't exactly been expecting him to be so worried about her. Smiling, she leaned down, resting her chin on his shoulder and whispering into his ear, "You know, you had me pretty scared, too. When I heard that you were fighting with that guy that kidnapped me, all I wanted to do was go back and help. I was so worried that you'd get hurt, especially after they told me that Ansem had been there." She giggled quietly, running her fingers back over the rip in his shirt. Bringing her face up, she nibbled gently on the tip of his ear.
He tickled her playfully in reply, grabbing her hips as she squirmed in protest. She whipped her head back up, staring down at him in mock disbelief.
"Ah! No tickling!" She huffed, shifting uncomfortably on top of him. She watched his mischievous grin for a moment before reaching down and tickling his sides in revenge.
He gasped in surprise, grabbing her hands and flipping over. Confident that she was securely pinned to the bed, he gazed down at her.
"Not fair. You have to follow your rules, too." He grinned.
Kairi pouted, opening her mouth to tease him again when she stopped. Looking down, Riku had realized how bad it would look if one of the others walked in at that moment.
He scooted back on all fours to the foot of the bed, blushing lightly as he noticed how tight his pants had gotten. Kairi came to the same conclusion as him, but instead of blushing, she just watched him rather sadly. Propping herself up on her elbows, she looked away from him.
"Riku.." She paused, glancing quickly back up at him and changing her sentence, "Merry Christmas." She finished, staring into his eyes and smiling uncertainly.
He blushed even deeper, about to scramble off the bed when Kairi reached up and grabbed his shirt.
"No.." She choked almost awkwardly, hesitating as he watched her in surprise. "Please, Riku.."
They stared at each other for a moment, an awkward silence passing between them. Kairi's cheeks turned an attractive shade of pink as she watched the silver-haired boy slowly lean down toward her.
He hesitated above her, gazing into her slightly startled eyes before leaning down and softly kissing her, hands sliding down to grip her waist. Releasing her abruptly, he scooted forward again and gently straddled her hips. Without lessening her grip on his shirt, she helped him pull it off, tossing the ripped material aside as she ran her fingers down the well-formed muscles.
Shifting back again, Riku quickly pulled off his shoes, tossing them away and removing Kairi's as well. He crawled forward and settled down on the bed next to her, kissing her neck as he played with the hem of her sweater. When she didn't protest, he moved his hand up the inside of her shirt, stroking the soft skin as she pressed against him.
Within a matter of seconds both the sweater and the shirt were on the floor. Kairi shivered at the sudden rush of cold air against her bare skin, pouting playfully up at Riku. Laughing, he reached down and grabbed a blanket, throwing it over them before leaning down for another kiss. She kissed him back fiercely, mouth working firmly against his. Reaching down, she slowly began fumbling with his pants as their lips slipped apart and he began nipping playfully at her neck. Trailing kisses along her throat, he nuzzled down against her soft skin.
"Kairi?"
"Hmm?"
"I love you."
"I love you, too."
"..Kairi?"
"Hmm?"
"Merry Christmas."
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