
"Inevitable Disillusion"
By The Ambitious Blank and The Carpet Shampoo
Disclaimer- Uh, no, neither of us own Kingdom Hearts. We wish we did, though. ^_^
Author's Commentary: Well, we did get some positive feedback, so I suppose we'll keep this going. ^^ This is Shampoo here, I'll be the main writer of this chapter (Blank mostly wrote the last one)
Blank here! XP Just popping in to say hi as I make my few edits.. and as you can see, this chapter is indeed much more in Shampoo's style, I'm leaving most of it as is..
~*~Chapter 2
One year ago...
Kairi sighed, staring out at the ocean. It was a deep and tranquil blue today, shimmering and almost glowing beneath the bright island sun. It was such a brilliant blue, so rare for the ocean to be that color, but still... a color that seemed so familiar to her. Kairi paused, pondering this moment in time, wondering where she had seen such a shade of blue. Her cerulean eyes closed, lashes against her skin, eerily pale even in the summer time. Her tiny hands, delicate even for a girl's, clasped together against the white cotton of her shirt covering her heart.
Of course! How could she forget? That brilliant blue of the ocean was the same color Sora's eyes were when he smiled at her. How long had it been since she had last seen Sora now? Kairi tried to think back, her tiny little nose scrunched up as she thought. It had to have been at least a year.
She had been so deep in thought that she hadn't even noticed the figure in the water as it drifted closer and closer. Suddenly a flash of silver reflected from the sun's bright light, catching Kairi's eye.
"What the...?" She daintily slipped off her shoes and jumped out in the water. She was no Sora or Riku, but she was an island girl and she knew how to swim. Kairi doggie-paddled her way out to the figure in the water, purposely swimming this way as to not lost sight of the figure. It seemed to be a giant, black trash bag, but upon closer inspection, Kairi realized the figure was a boy in a long, ebony cape.
"He's blindfolded..." Kairi remarked to herself, realizing why the figure had seemed so inhuman. She reached out towards the figure, her gentle hands clumsily knocking back the hood that covered his face. A waterfall of silver hair tumbled out from its hiding place, clinging damply to the pale, ethereal skin.
"Riku!" Kairi gasped, recognizing the face in an instant, even despite the blindfold. She looked around, half-expecting to see Sora, when Riku began squirming in her grasp. He seemed uncomfortable in some way, squirming this way and that, as if trying to avoid something.
Kairi figured it was probably the salt water and began swimming towards shore. It was hard carrying Riku with her, and he was so squirmy, making the task even harder. To make things even worse, the water made her grip slippery, and she had to work hard to keep her hold on him.
"Riku!" Kairi called out as he slipped from her grip. She reached down and quickly grabbed his hood, pulling him back up again. The hood slipped over his face once more as Kairi regained her grip. She reached to pull it back from his face but then realized something.
Riku was perfectly still again. He was breathing, albeit a little hard, but he was still as long as that hood completely covered his face.
"Is it the light that's bothering him...?" Kairi wondered, but only briefly, for at that moment her feet collided with soft, squishy sand. She sighed with relief as she felt the sand between her toes and she could walk into shore, dragging the practically dead weight behind her, the tide helping to push the silver-haired boy up onto the beach. She looked around once more, still hopeful to see that familiar cheery smile and ocean-blue eyes, but there was nothing but the wide open sea...
~*~
"Come on Riku...Just eat...? Please?" Kairi held the spoon full of soup up the platinum-haired boy's mouth, pleading with him. It had been two days since the boy had arrived and regained consciousness. Kairi could barely see him as he shook his head and turned back to staring at the window.
Kairi sighed. All Riku ever did was stare at the window, as if he could see out it. For one, Kairi had put blackout curtains up and kept the light off all the time. For two, Riku had still not removed his blindfold. Nor had he eaten, or even spoken. Did he even recognize her? Did he remember her at all?
"Riku...Please eat? For me? For...Sora?" Instantly, Riku turned and seemed to stare directly at her. His eyes were hidden, but Kairi could still feel the intensity of his gaze on her, even through the thick fabric of the blindfold.
"Sora...So, you remember Sora? Sora's out looking for you...You need to get better, Riku. You need to eat and sleep, so when Sora finally returns, you can be healthy for him." She said pointedly. Kairi held up the spoon of soup again. During the entire speech, she had felt Riku's gaze on her. It was so strange, how haunting it was, even if she couldn't see those familiar aqua eyes. Obediently, he opened his mouth and allowed Kairi to feed him. He didn't eat more than half the bowl, but it was a start.
~*~
"'Sora'! 'Sora'! Is that all you can write? I said to write down want you want and need in here, Riku! You can't talk, but I know you can hear me! I can't read your mind, Riku! Tell me what it is you need!" Kairi felt the sting of tears in her eyes as she stared helplessly at the notepad. Riku was eating better now, but he had yet to speak a word. Selphie had come up with the idea of giving him a notepad, instead of Kairi always guessing what he wanted.
But upon receiving the notepad, Riku had only scribbled one note down â€" "Sora". It was plain and simple. Page after page, Riku never requested food or drink, or anything. Just "Sora".
"Riku...I don't understand. Why do you keep writing 'Sora'? Sora isn't here, Riku. Only I am. What is it you need?" Riku reached out and calmly took the notepad from Kairi. He bent over it closely, almost as if he could actually see the paper in front of him. Kairi felt her spirits rise as Riku appeared to be taking longer on this message. He finally handed it back to her. Kairi squinted in the little bit of light they had before she finally realized what it was.
It was a picture. Riku had drawn a picture of Sora. Kairi felt her anger bubble up inside of her as she stared at the picture.
"You ass!" She screamed, then threw the notebook back at him and stormed out. Riku picked up the notepad and seemed to stare at the picture. A small smirk crossed his features as he then looked off in the direction Kairi had gone.
Some things never change...
~*~
Kairi turned at the sound of Riku's voice. Sora had long dropped his grip on her and was running towards his friend.
"Sora...wait..." Kairi felt the sudden urge to warn Sora of Riku's sudden changes, but her voice fell on deaf ears. Nothing could stop Sora from being reunited with his old friend.
Kairi froze as she thought of something. Riku had just talked. To Sora. And sounded exactly like his old self. She felt that small bubble of frustration take over again. She had just spent an entire year babying Riku, giving up her social life to care for him, even letting him sleep in her bed. She had helped him stand out of bed, hand fed him herself, and desperately tried to get answers out of him. Yet, there he was. Talking to Sora. Standing and walking on his own. Kairi turned to march over to them and give Riku a piece of her mind when she suddenly saw Riku take Sora in a tight hug. She stopped in her tracks, and smiled... it really did please her to see them both look so happy with each other. She turned, starting to walk away.
Maybe she could give Riku that piece of her mind tomorrow instead.
~*~
"Riku!" Sora called out, his feet pounding against the sand, kicking up soft clouds behind him. After all his searching, all his hard work, Riku had been here all along. Sora ran up to Riku and was about to leap at his friend in a flying hug when suddenly he stopped dead, right in front of the other. Would Riku even let Sora hug him now? So much had changed and happened between them...
His heart pounded strangely in his chest as he stood before the cloaked boy, staring up at the blindfolded face. His gaze was met by Riku's "own", the silver-haired boy's face turned directly towards him. Sora remained where he was, hesitating and unsure. Something within him told him that Riku, despite the change in appearance and lack of sight, knew what he was thinking... even what he was feeling.
Riku's hand suddenly shot out, grabbing Sora's shoulders and pulling him into a tight embrace.
~*~To Be Continued...
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"Inevitable Disillusion"
By The Ambitious Blank and The Carpet Shampoo
Disclaimer- Uh, no, neither of us own Kingdom Hearts. We wish we did, though. ^_^
Author's Commentary: Well, we did get some positive feedback, so I suppose we'll keep this going. ^^ This is Shampoo here, I'll be the main writer of this chapter (Blank mostly wrote the last one)
Blank here! XP Just popping in to say hi as I make my few edits.. and as you can see, this chapter is indeed much more in Shampoo's style, I'm leaving most of it as is..
~*~Chapter 2
One year ago...
Kairi sighed, staring out at the ocean. It was a deep and tranquil blue today, shimmering and almost glowing beneath the bright island sun. It was such a brilliant blue, so rare for the ocean to be that color, but still... a color that seemed so familiar to her. Kairi paused, pondering this moment in time, wondering where she had seen such a shade of blue. Her cerulean eyes closed, lashes against her skin, eerily pale even in the summer time. Her tiny hands, delicate even for a girl's, clasped together against the white cotton of her shirt covering her heart.
Of course! How could she forget? That brilliant blue of the ocean was the same color Sora's eyes were when he smiled at her. How long had it been since she had last seen Sora now? Kairi tried to think back, her tiny little nose scrunched up as she thought. It had to have been at least a year.
She had been so deep in thought that she hadn't even noticed the figure in the water as it drifted closer and closer. Suddenly a flash of silver reflected from the sun's bright light, catching Kairi's eye.
"What the...?" She daintily slipped off her shoes and jumped out in the water. She was no Sora or Riku, but she was an island girl and she knew how to swim. Kairi doggie-paddled her way out to the figure in the water, purposely swimming this way as to not lost sight of the figure. It seemed to be a giant, black trash bag, but upon closer inspection, Kairi realized the figure was a boy in a long, ebony cape.
"He's blindfolded..." Kairi remarked to herself, realizing why the figure had seemed so inhuman. She reached out towards the figure, her gentle hands clumsily knocking back the hood that covered his face. A waterfall of silver hair tumbled out from its hiding place, clinging damply to the pale, ethereal skin.
"Riku!" Kairi gasped, recognizing the face in an instant, even despite the blindfold. She looked around, half-expecting to see Sora, when Riku began squirming in her grasp. He seemed uncomfortable in some way, squirming this way and that, as if trying to avoid something.
Kairi figured it was probably the salt water and began swimming towards shore. It was hard carrying Riku with her, and he was so squirmy, making the task even harder. To make things even worse, the water made her grip slippery, and she had to work hard to keep her hold on him.
"Riku!" Kairi called out as he slipped from her grip. She reached down and quickly grabbed his hood, pulling him back up again. The hood slipped over his face once more as Kairi regained her grip. She reached to pull it back from his face but then realized something.
Riku was perfectly still again. He was breathing, albeit a little hard, but he was still as long as that hood completely covered his face.
"Is it the light that's bothering him...?" Kairi wondered, but only briefly, for at that moment her feet collided with soft, squishy sand. She sighed with relief as she felt the sand between her toes and she could walk into shore, dragging the practically dead weight behind her, the tide helping to push the silver-haired boy up onto the beach. She looked around once more, still hopeful to see that familiar cheery smile and ocean-blue eyes, but there was nothing but the wide open sea...
~*~
"Come on Riku...Just eat...? Please?" Kairi held the spoon full of soup up the platinum-haired boy's mouth, pleading with him. It had been two days since the boy had arrived and regained consciousness. Kairi could barely see him as he shook his head and turned back to staring at the window.
Kairi sighed. All Riku ever did was stare at the window, as if he could see out it. For one, Kairi had put blackout curtains up and kept the light off all the time. For two, Riku had still not removed his blindfold. Nor had he eaten, or even spoken. Did he even recognize her? Did he remember her at all?
"Riku...Please eat? For me? For...Sora?" Instantly, Riku turned and seemed to stare directly at her. His eyes were hidden, but Kairi could still feel the intensity of his gaze on her, even through the thick fabric of the blindfold.
"Sora...So, you remember Sora? Sora's out looking for you...You need to get better, Riku. You need to eat and sleep, so when Sora finally returns, you can be healthy for him." She said pointedly. Kairi held up the spoon of soup again. During the entire speech, she had felt Riku's gaze on her. It was so strange, how haunting it was, even if she couldn't see those familiar aqua eyes. Obediently, he opened his mouth and allowed Kairi to feed him. He didn't eat more than half the bowl, but it was a start.
~*~
"'Sora'! 'Sora'! Is that all you can write? I said to write down want you want and need in here, Riku! You can't talk, but I know you can hear me! I can't read your mind, Riku! Tell me what it is you need!" Kairi felt the sting of tears in her eyes as she stared helplessly at the notepad. Riku was eating better now, but he had yet to speak a word. Selphie had come up with the idea of giving him a notepad, instead of Kairi always guessing what he wanted.
But upon receiving the notepad, Riku had only scribbled one note down â€" "Sora". It was plain and simple. Page after page, Riku never requested food or drink, or anything. Just "Sora".
"Riku...I don't understand. Why do you keep writing 'Sora'? Sora isn't here, Riku. Only I am. What is it you need?" Riku reached out and calmly took the notepad from Kairi. He bent over it closely, almost as if he could actually see the paper in front of him. Kairi felt her spirits rise as Riku appeared to be taking longer on this message. He finally handed it back to her. Kairi squinted in the little bit of light they had before she finally realized what it was.
It was a picture. Riku had drawn a picture of Sora. Kairi felt her anger bubble up inside of her as she stared at the picture.
"You ass!" She screamed, then threw the notebook back at him and stormed out. Riku picked up the notepad and seemed to stare at the picture. A small smirk crossed his features as he then looked off in the direction Kairi had gone.
Some things never change...
~*~
Kairi turned at the sound of Riku's voice. Sora had long dropped his grip on her and was running towards his friend.
"Sora...wait..." Kairi felt the sudden urge to warn Sora of Riku's sudden changes, but her voice fell on deaf ears. Nothing could stop Sora from being reunited with his old friend.
Kairi froze as she thought of something. Riku had just talked. To Sora. And sounded exactly like his old self. She felt that small bubble of frustration take over again. She had just spent an entire year babying Riku, giving up her social life to care for him, even letting him sleep in her bed. She had helped him stand out of bed, hand fed him herself, and desperately tried to get answers out of him. Yet, there he was. Talking to Sora. Standing and walking on his own. Kairi turned to march over to them and give Riku a piece of her mind when she suddenly saw Riku take Sora in a tight hug. She stopped in her tracks, and smiled... it really did please her to see them both look so happy with each other. She turned, starting to walk away.
Maybe she could give Riku that piece of her mind tomorrow instead.
~*~
"Riku!" Sora called out, his feet pounding against the sand, kicking up soft clouds behind him. After all his searching, all his hard work, Riku had been here all along. Sora ran up to Riku and was about to leap at his friend in a flying hug when suddenly he stopped dead, right in front of the other. Would Riku even let Sora hug him now? So much had changed and happened between them...
His heart pounded strangely in his chest as he stood before the cloaked boy, staring up at the blindfolded face. His gaze was met by Riku's "own", the silver-haired boy's face turned directly towards him. Sora remained where he was, hesitating and unsure. Something within him told him that Riku, despite the change in appearance and lack of sight, knew what he was thinking... even what he was feeling.
Riku's hand suddenly shot out, grabbing Sora's shoulders and pulling him into a tight embrace.
~*~To Be Continued...
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