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Red
By: Angelsoft
Setting: Sora's got a secret admirer and she's messing up his life. She's left notes written in her own blood, items he hasn't seen for years, and disturbing photographs of his friends. And with each day he refuses to be with her, one of his friends die.
Disclaimers: I do not and will not ever own cute lil' Sora or his buds. Disney and Square Enix do. I do own some characters in this ficcy, though.
A/n: Sorry! I haven't updated for a while because of school… Anyway, this story is slowly drawing towards its close (Yeah, I know it's really short. But that's what I planned.) and I'll be working on a new story. Anyway, here's the next chapter…
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Tidus let the wind blow through his golden locks, an unpleasant look upon his childish face. The clouds were seemingly getting darker, which made absolutely no sense since the sky was as clear and blue as on a spring day. Making his way away from the church, Tidus bit his lip in curiosity.
Man, I feel sorry for Sora… But I wonder why Riku and Mercedes left in a storm…
"Yo, Tidus!"
The voice was obvious to Tidus since it had an accent within it.
"Hey! I told you not to follow me!" Tidus urged with a frown as he looked at the fifteen year old before him.
"Do ya really think I would listen to ya?" Wakka leaned down, trying to catch his breath.
"Well…I don't know! Argh! Selphie's always pushing us around! Making us come out here to search for Sora, Riku, and Mercedes."
"Yeah, who does she think she is!" Wakka snapped aloud.
"Hey, I thought she was coming with us?"
Wakka shrugged in reply.
"Did ya really think she would come? She told me she wanted to comfort Kairi's parents."
Tidus pulled his hair in annoyance.
"Aw, this stinks!"
Wakka nodded and glanced around, catching glimpse of something silvery near a tunnel like opening.
"Hey…isn't that Riku?"
Tidus stopped whining at the mention of Riku and glanced at Wakka and then at where he was staring.
"I think so. He's the only person I know with silver hair."
"What's he doing?"
"Who do you think I am? A guru?" Tidus sarcastically replied.
"What are you two doing?"
The boys both jumped at the anger, yet soft voice and turned around to see…Jenna! She stood there, wearing a white sleeveless dress that went to her thighs. Tidus tilted his head then blushed at her angry look. Wakka scratched his head.
"Where did you come from?"
"The church of course," Jenna remarked snobbishly. "Where's Sora? I'm worried about him."
"How am I supposed to know that?" Tidus sniffed. "Selphie kicked us out of the church to find him."
Jenna rolled her eyes.
"Hmph, figures…"
Tidus shot a glare at her, and then frowned.
"Hey, what are you doing out here? Just because you like Sora, doesn't mean you have to chase after him… I bet you're glad Kairi's gone and out of your way."
"What? Me?" Jenna laughed bitterly. "I may have not liked Kairi, but I would never go as low as to like that she's dead. It could've been me who got stabbed, but Emi didn't choose to kill me, now did she?"
Tidus' blue eyes lit in total confusion.
"Hey, how'd you know Emi did it? It wasn't said in the newspaper or in the church that she did it."
Jenna stared nervously, then shrugged.
"Well…Mercedes told me what she saw and---"
"What? Mercedes was there?" Wakka interrupted and stared at a blank Jenna.
"Sora didn't say she was there and neither did Riku…"
Jenna swallowed hard.
"Well, Mercedes told me what happen and said she never saw anything more dramatic…"
"That still doesn't explain why Mercedes was there…" Tidus frowned and began to think.
"This is confusing, ya?" Wakka sighed and glanced at where Riku could be seen.
"Tidus, let's go where Riku is. I bet'cha he knows something we don't know."
Tidus nodded in agreement and glanced at Jenna.
"You're coming, too."
~*~
Riku stared at Mercedes, who was trembling from head to toe. It was almost utter silence with the only sound of movement coming from Riku. Crossing his arms, Riku looked down at the ground and paused for a moment. He then looked back up at Mercedes.
"Now, things are starting to make sense to me…"
Mercedes' eyes stared at Riku's face.
"What do you mean? We have no clues."
Riku smirked.
"Yes, we do. The person who killed Kairi had to be apart of Sora's math class. Remember, Kairi has the same class as Sora."
"So, it was Emi…"
"Yeah, Emi's the one who killed Kairi, but I feel as something else is behind this…"
A tiny frown appeared on Mercedes' lips.
"What do you mean, Riku?"
Riku sighed in annoyance and paced forward.
"It's strange, but hear me out on this…"
Suddenly, Riku stopped and looked toward the sky.
"Emi is known as a quiet girl, one who is the wallflower at the dances, the one who is shy and bashful towards people she doesn't know, and the one who could probably let her emotions take over her. But if there's something I do know, that is that she's not the only one in Sora's Math Class."
Aquamarine eyes lay upon ebony ones.
"Jenna was in that class, too. You're in it as well. Mercedes, there are only five girls in that classroom. You, Jenna, Kairi, Emi, and Selphie."
"So…?"
"I don't think Emi's behind the note, but I do believe that she killed Kairi."
"So close to the truth…"
Riku narrowed his eyes as Mercedes gasped. Standing before them was Emi. In her hands was a rifle. Mercedes stood shaking, hands gripping hold of her dark locks, and eyes on the verge of tears. She shook her head constantly as Riku remained as calm and collective as he could. The tension was growing; building up to its maximum.
"Emi," Riku whispered softly, "You didn't write the note, did you?"
Emi smiled giddy-like and shook her head.
"Nope. It wasn't me. I hate expressing myself on paper. I rather show Sora that I love him."
Obsessive freak…
"Emi, don't do this…"
Emi laughed at Riku's plea and aimed the gun at him.
"Shut up, Riku. I don't want to kill you… Atleast, not now."
She glanced at Mercedes.
"But Mercedes is another story…"
Mercedes sobbed as she glanced at Riku with pleading eyes.
"Riku…Riku, I don't want to die…"
Riku's eyes were now trembling with fear as he swallowed.
"Don't do it," he harnessed enough strength to say. "Please, Emi…"
"Please," Mercedes moaned, "please."
"She's just like Kairi," Emi sighed as she aimed the rifle at Mercedes. "And she'll join Kairi…"
Without any warning, a loud shot was released and Riku dropped to the ground, covering his ears. There was no scream, no shout, and no merciless laugher. The only sound that he could hear was the sound of Mercedes' body hitting the ground. Riku snapped open his eyes and crawled to Mercedes' body. She had been shot in the head.
"Mercedes…" Riku stared in disbelief. "This is…crazy…"
His eyes shot toward Emi, who reloaded the rifle with a gingerly smile on her face.
"How could you?" His voice was shaky. "I thought you were better than that, Emi. All this just so you can have Sora all to yourself."
"I love him…"
Emi pointed the rifle at Riku, who stood up.
I won't die...
Riku looked down at the ground, noticing clusters of ruddy dirt. He eyed the dirt and then Emi.
Not until I know Sora's safe…
Sliding his foot across the dirt, Riku kicked it into Emi's face and made an forward rush to the opening. His footsteps were clanky and could be heard easily as Emi screamed his name out.
"I'M GOING TO KILL YOU, RIKU!!!!"
~*~
Sapphire eyes peered open as Sora awoke, a tiring feeling emerging within his heart and body. It was dark and shadowy and he could feel softness underneath him. He nearly screamed at what was underneath him. Teddy bears. Thousands of red, valentine teddy bears were beneath him. His eyes began to adjust to the light and when they did, his heart skipped a beat at what he saw. Posters. Pictures. Items. Millions of pictures surround the gothic-like room. What creeped him out was that all those pictures were of him. From when he was a baby to even when he was fighting the heartless. They all were there.
What the heck…?
Sora placed a hand on his chest and felt something metal-like there. Looking down, his eyes couldn't believe what he saw. It was a chain necklace with a mouse crest on it. Sora looked at it with disbelief.
"I haven't seen this since I was seven years old…"
"Sora!"
At the mention of his name, Sora looked up and his face paled at what he saw.