Unknown Friend

Author : Lakura

Chapter : Is it Ruin or Light?

Point of View : Lakura

Damn. I slowly got out of my sitting/laying position, and into a complete sitting stance, my knees to my chest. Whatever , wherever I was sitting was cold, hard, and cruel. I stood up as easily as I could. An outside pillar in the cold. Just great. I rubbed a sore spot on my temple. Crimson. I'd cracked it on a cruel balcony . My leg was also feeling the impact. Suddenly, I remembered, and frantically looked around. Pure terror etched my face when I didn't see him right away.

I climbed a little up the nearest ramp. Then I let my face relax. He was on the highest point of the balcony. He looked over the edge , back to me, silver hair swaying with the wind. It blew harshly. I stepped again, and it echoed loudly. He stiffened and slowly turned , weapon appearing in his hand. When I started to back up he hid it again. I took a few more steps backward. He blinked and massaged his temples, then shook his head.

"I'm sorry. I didn't mean it that way. There's just something wrong. My fearful face disappeared. He had looked at me with such ice and coldness. I wasn't sure if he was really who I thought he was. I took a few cautious steps forward again, He turned again, away, and I want beside him. "Look," was all he said. I looked beyond the balcony and saw ruins. Ruins. Ruins at such a familiar place. A light snow picked up and blew everywhere. It was ruins of Hollow Bastion. I shivered. I didn't have to ask what destroyed it. Some small shadows still scampered along the ruins.

I crossed my arms over my chest in vain attempt to get warm. Riku obviously noted this. He took a final look, then took my hands. I realized what balcony we were on, when he pulled open large doors. He held it open and I walked inside staring at the library as if I had never seen it before. When he quietly closed the door behind me I looked ad asked; "Are you sure it's safe?" "Yes. I was awake earlier and looked around. Though were not safe from them. They can still get through. I looked towards the ceiling and the light flickered. "Obviously."

I went looking for any body, and anything that could've survived. Bell, Leon, Yuffie, Beast, Aerith, anyone. When I touched a bookshelf, they told a story, of fear. Whoever was here must've died a painful death, eaten at and absorbed by the darkness. There was no memory after that. I tried magic, but it only was absorbed by a shield, and any attempts were useless. I wanted to go out, but as soon as I touched a door, it would pulse an angry fury, and I knew we were not undiscovered. There was no way to survive here.

When I tried to climb the stairs, they oozed a dark liquid, maroon in shade. There was no reason to explain what that was. I slipped. Riku was there in a minute. The blood covered my hands and knees."Disgusting" A light splashed my eyes. I followed it with my eyes, to a queer bookshelf. The bookshelf gleamed. And I was foolish, yet curious enough to go look at it. Of course.

There was also a desk there, with papers and an inkwell, and also a very sharp spinning wheel, because he library was old, but I wasn't so foolish as to touch it. But the books would be harmless right? I slowly pulled one out and opened it. But I dropped it. It was full of black pages. As soon as it dropped the ground quaked and I knew it was the real deal. It was a trap and I set it off. If I didn't die here , I would kill myself later.

Riku pushed me out of the way but the only was into a corner. And another bookshelf started to fall. I t would crush us. But it never fell. I looked up. Some one was pushing with all their might against the bookshelf. "Leon?" He had a deep set of side wounds, and blood all over his face. He also pulsed with black, then white light all over. Darkness had failed to take him but it would, and soon. "GO!"he roared. It sounded so strained. "But-" "Go , get out of here ! You won't live if you stay here. The barrier is failing! Go now!"

He didn't need to say it twice. I ran, and burst out the door, despite it's pulse. I burst out onto what I thought would be a balcony, what used to be. But is wasn't. I ran and didn't stop in time. I skidded off, backwards. I was falling.



Not far away..... Not too close... But Inside....



Authors Notes: Yes I know this is a month overdue. I am sorry you have to believe. This story is coming to a close, but there is still a good few chapters yet. And when I e-mail, Review!!Look at the updates! Jee! (No e-mails back though) R/R! Bye!