disclaimer : I own not Kingdom Hearts but I do own "Dreaming of Hope" by
me! I made the poem up myself! @__@ Amazing, isn't it?
A/N : thingy for dreams is the da da da things, 'kay? -__-
A/N2 : I'd like to thank all the people who reviewed on this fic so far! I wuv you all!! YOU are the reason I'm still writing this!!!
Darkness Within by rin_lockheart
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She looked around but all she saw was darkness. She couldn't see anything else and it was scaring her a little bit.
The dark even made her long pink dress look darker than it really was; it had gone now to something that only resembled pink. She continued to look around, her long brown hair swinging back a forth across her back in the process. Aerith took a few steps forward and stopped.
A boy had appeared in front of her; he had short, spiky brown hair and haunting blue eyes. His cloths were ripped and he was covered in bruises along his arms and legs. She could only imagine what bruises hid underneath the clothing. Her eyes widened as she realized who it was.
"Sora!" she exclaimed. "What are you doing here? Where are you? I mean- where have you been, cause I mean you're here --- or are you?"
The brunette only continued to stare at her so she approached him.
"Sora, please, talk to me," she begged. "We need to know where you are."
"...why?" Sora asked quietly. "...you aren't coming for me."
Aerith gawked. "Who told you that? We're trying our best to find you! We just don't have a clue as to where you are."
"...really..? I was told differently..." A platinum haired youth suddenly appeared behind him and wrapped his arms around Sora's slight shoulders. He nuzzled the top of the boy's head in a loving fashion.
"Who is...?" Aerith began to ask.
"I am Riku," the youth answered. "And you are Aerith Gainsborough, correct?"
She stood there aghast. He knew her name?! What else did he know? Did he give Sora those bruises?
"What do you want with Sora?" she asked, concerned as to the boy's well being. "And where do you have him held?"
Riku laughed, a cackle that sent chills throughout her whole body. "Do you really want to know that bad?" He smirked. "Alright, I suppose I'll tell you where I have him..." He waved his hand and a giant star system appeared. Aerith gazed at it in wonderment and fascination. Again he smirked and pointed to a place at the far right side. "Follow the trail of stars right to this place, Hollow Bastion. I wish you luck in finding this place." He picked Sora up into his arms and began to walk away. "You'll need it."
She watched the two walk slowly out of sight and sighed. Why would he tell her where he was? It was all a bit odd...
As suddenly as she had got there, she felt she was leaving.
And all she saw was white light.
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Aerith's eyes snapped open and she saw the ceiling of the Gummi Ship. She sat up and looked around to see Yuffie and Leon sitting in the corner, Yuffie asleep, as she had been, and Leon just looking like Leon. Cloud was leaning against the far left wall, looking towards her curiously.
"Did you have a nightmare, Aerith?" he asked flatly.
"..no..." she said thoughtfully. "I think I know where Sora is!" She got up off the floor and ran to the control room. Cloud followed.
"What?!" he asked. "How?!"
"I had a dream," she said. "Sora and another boy were there. Sora looked really beat up and the other boy had an odd outfit on. It had the Heartless symbol on the front and he had kind of long, silver hair." She paused as she tried to remember the rest. "He showed me a giant star map. He pointed to a place in it and said that's where he was."
"Where did he point?!"
Aerith looked at the small star map in between the two chipmunks, trying hard to remember where Riku had shown her. She pointed to a place on the far right side of it. "Here. I'm pretty certain."
Cloud looked at her hopefully. "Really?"
She nodded.
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Riku sighed in contentment as he lay on his back, Sora curled up at his side, dark haired head resting upon his chest. He didn't even notice the small pool of tears also resting there. Nor would he have cared; the boy was finally giving in and falling into submission. It seemed so anyway because Sora didn't struggle half as much as he had at the beginning.
Or it could have been that Riku had finally convinced him that no one was coming for him.
'Ah, yes,' Riku thought gleefully. 'That's probably it...'
He reached down and pulled one of Sora's arms around his waist. Then he slowly stroked the boy's soft brown hair with one of his pale hands.
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"How long is it gonna take to get there?" Cloud asked one of the chipmunks.
Dale shrugged. "About an hour. Could be two."
The blonde sighed; Sora'd be dead by the time that they got there to save him... 'No! Shut up, Cloud!' he thought to himself. 'He's not dead! He's not dead..! And he's not gonna die!' He sighed again and headed back to where the others were.
He walked in and plopped down next to Aerith, who was leaning against the far wall. She looked at him, a bit concerned.
"Cloud," she said. "You should sleep. You need your rest if you're going to rescue Sora in a couple of hours."
He shook his head. "I can't knowing Sora's in danger. It just wouldn't feel right..."
Aerith's brow knotted in frustration. "But when we do rescue Sora, it won't be very good if you fall asleep while searching, now will it?"
Cloud sighed in defeat and rested his chin on his chest, shutting his eyes and quickly falling asleep.
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Aerith sighed as Cloud finally rested his head on his chest and fell asleep. If he wasn't careful he was going to wear himself out before they even reached the place where Sora was. She knew that Cloud really did love the boy and she thought it was adorable; they were so cute together! But Sora might push him away after all that he'd been through. Cloud had told her of the awful things Riku had done to the boy back at his home.
'Maybe I'm just ignorant to the truth,' she thought, 'but I just can't understand why he would do such a thing... To someone so young.....'
She remembered how angry Cloud had gotten as he told her about Sora's troubled past; it was as if he couldn't stand the thought of Riku and hated him for what he'd done. Aerith knew that she was angry that Riku had done those things, but hate is a very strong word, and shouldn't be used lightly.
'Cloud's probably going to kill Riku when we find him...'
Sighing, she too leaned against the wall and tried to get some sleep.
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~fin of ch.9~
A/N : man, I cannot believe how short these chapters are! it's nuts!! o__o *sighs* oh well... this one's a bit longer then usual! anywho, don't you find that Riku, Cloud and Sora are all a bit OOC? cuz I do. oh well, I wuv the story to death anyway!!!!! R+R please!!! it would be much appreciated. One other thing! If I was reading this I'd be like, "Where the HELL is all of the juicy yaoi bits??!" If you're like that, then just hold on. I think there's a bit of that stuff in ch. 11!
A/N : thingy for dreams is the da da da things, 'kay? -__-
A/N2 : I'd like to thank all the people who reviewed on this fic so far! I wuv you all!! YOU are the reason I'm still writing this!!!
Darkness Within by rin_lockheart
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She looked around but all she saw was darkness. She couldn't see anything else and it was scaring her a little bit.
The dark even made her long pink dress look darker than it really was; it had gone now to something that only resembled pink. She continued to look around, her long brown hair swinging back a forth across her back in the process. Aerith took a few steps forward and stopped.
A boy had appeared in front of her; he had short, spiky brown hair and haunting blue eyes. His cloths were ripped and he was covered in bruises along his arms and legs. She could only imagine what bruises hid underneath the clothing. Her eyes widened as she realized who it was.
"Sora!" she exclaimed. "What are you doing here? Where are you? I mean- where have you been, cause I mean you're here --- or are you?"
The brunette only continued to stare at her so she approached him.
"Sora, please, talk to me," she begged. "We need to know where you are."
"...why?" Sora asked quietly. "...you aren't coming for me."
Aerith gawked. "Who told you that? We're trying our best to find you! We just don't have a clue as to where you are."
"...really..? I was told differently..." A platinum haired youth suddenly appeared behind him and wrapped his arms around Sora's slight shoulders. He nuzzled the top of the boy's head in a loving fashion.
"Who is...?" Aerith began to ask.
"I am Riku," the youth answered. "And you are Aerith Gainsborough, correct?"
She stood there aghast. He knew her name?! What else did he know? Did he give Sora those bruises?
"What do you want with Sora?" she asked, concerned as to the boy's well being. "And where do you have him held?"
Riku laughed, a cackle that sent chills throughout her whole body. "Do you really want to know that bad?" He smirked. "Alright, I suppose I'll tell you where I have him..." He waved his hand and a giant star system appeared. Aerith gazed at it in wonderment and fascination. Again he smirked and pointed to a place at the far right side. "Follow the trail of stars right to this place, Hollow Bastion. I wish you luck in finding this place." He picked Sora up into his arms and began to walk away. "You'll need it."
She watched the two walk slowly out of sight and sighed. Why would he tell her where he was? It was all a bit odd...
As suddenly as she had got there, she felt she was leaving.
And all she saw was white light.
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Aerith's eyes snapped open and she saw the ceiling of the Gummi Ship. She sat up and looked around to see Yuffie and Leon sitting in the corner, Yuffie asleep, as she had been, and Leon just looking like Leon. Cloud was leaning against the far left wall, looking towards her curiously.
"Did you have a nightmare, Aerith?" he asked flatly.
"..no..." she said thoughtfully. "I think I know where Sora is!" She got up off the floor and ran to the control room. Cloud followed.
"What?!" he asked. "How?!"
"I had a dream," she said. "Sora and another boy were there. Sora looked really beat up and the other boy had an odd outfit on. It had the Heartless symbol on the front and he had kind of long, silver hair." She paused as she tried to remember the rest. "He showed me a giant star map. He pointed to a place in it and said that's where he was."
"Where did he point?!"
Aerith looked at the small star map in between the two chipmunks, trying hard to remember where Riku had shown her. She pointed to a place on the far right side of it. "Here. I'm pretty certain."
Cloud looked at her hopefully. "Really?"
She nodded.
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Riku sighed in contentment as he lay on his back, Sora curled up at his side, dark haired head resting upon his chest. He didn't even notice the small pool of tears also resting there. Nor would he have cared; the boy was finally giving in and falling into submission. It seemed so anyway because Sora didn't struggle half as much as he had at the beginning.
Or it could have been that Riku had finally convinced him that no one was coming for him.
'Ah, yes,' Riku thought gleefully. 'That's probably it...'
He reached down and pulled one of Sora's arms around his waist. Then he slowly stroked the boy's soft brown hair with one of his pale hands.
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"How long is it gonna take to get there?" Cloud asked one of the chipmunks.
Dale shrugged. "About an hour. Could be two."
The blonde sighed; Sora'd be dead by the time that they got there to save him... 'No! Shut up, Cloud!' he thought to himself. 'He's not dead! He's not dead..! And he's not gonna die!' He sighed again and headed back to where the others were.
He walked in and plopped down next to Aerith, who was leaning against the far wall. She looked at him, a bit concerned.
"Cloud," she said. "You should sleep. You need your rest if you're going to rescue Sora in a couple of hours."
He shook his head. "I can't knowing Sora's in danger. It just wouldn't feel right..."
Aerith's brow knotted in frustration. "But when we do rescue Sora, it won't be very good if you fall asleep while searching, now will it?"
Cloud sighed in defeat and rested his chin on his chest, shutting his eyes and quickly falling asleep.
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Aerith sighed as Cloud finally rested his head on his chest and fell asleep. If he wasn't careful he was going to wear himself out before they even reached the place where Sora was. She knew that Cloud really did love the boy and she thought it was adorable; they were so cute together! But Sora might push him away after all that he'd been through. Cloud had told her of the awful things Riku had done to the boy back at his home.
'Maybe I'm just ignorant to the truth,' she thought, 'but I just can't understand why he would do such a thing... To someone so young.....'
She remembered how angry Cloud had gotten as he told her about Sora's troubled past; it was as if he couldn't stand the thought of Riku and hated him for what he'd done. Aerith knew that she was angry that Riku had done those things, but hate is a very strong word, and shouldn't be used lightly.
'Cloud's probably going to kill Riku when we find him...'
Sighing, she too leaned against the wall and tried to get some sleep.
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~fin of ch.9~
A/N : man, I cannot believe how short these chapters are! it's nuts!! o__o *sighs* oh well... this one's a bit longer then usual! anywho, don't you find that Riku, Cloud and Sora are all a bit OOC? cuz I do. oh well, I wuv the story to death anyway!!!!! R+R please!!! it would be much appreciated. One other thing! If I was reading this I'd be like, "Where the HELL is all of the juicy yaoi bits??!" If you're like that, then just hold on. I think there's a bit of that stuff in ch. 11!