Torn Between Two
By: Kietah-chan
A/N: YES! I loved getting those impatient reviews! And yes, (those who said this to me) I DO love torturing you guys for this!! Well, I think I caused enough hair of yours to be ripped out for now, so here you go!
Disclaimer: damn, why do I even bother?!
Ch.7: Whispered Lies
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I couldn't believe what I was seeing. It had to be a dream! Nothing seemed real anymore, I couldn't feel my arms or legs. I couldn't breathe. This was all too much for me now. I'm going to wake up soon in my bed, with none of this ever happening. I'll find out this is all a lie.
Slowly, very slowly, I started to take in short little breaths, just trying to keep myself from passing out right there on the spot. It just didn't make sense. Steadying my breath to normal, I gazed into the thing I feared the most, and saw in my nightmares that haunted me every night.
"You-your eyes! Wh-what ha-happened?!" I stuttered in disbelief and shock. Riku glanced his face towards to the floor, obviously regretting showing me his secret. I tried to peer into his face again, and he gave me a furious look.
"I told you! Sora brought me into the Darkness!" he shouted at me. I was so taken back by this remark, that I almost didn't want to know more. Riku's bright golden eyes shone mercilessly in the dark of the living room. Now I know why . . .
"He did this to you?" I asked him quietly. Riku looked up into my eyes when I said this. Slowly, he shook his head.
"No . . .I did this to myself . . . " he whispered to me. This was just way too much now. What does he mean? How can somebody do something so terrible to themselves?!
"You're lying! Sora didn't do this, and neither did you! This is all a dream!" I shouted loudly. The sharp pain on my cheek seared through my veins with my shouting. This was proof that I wasn't dreaming. Riku leaned down close to my face, his bright yellow eyes boring into my crystal irises. I wanted to close my eyes and try with all my might to block out the frightening image of those maniacal orbs hovering above my face, but stopped myself. I suddenly felt myself sinking.
Something was wrong. I felt light and weightless. I couldn't blink away those eyes and I soon felt lost in them. I was falling into a dark abyss. I lunged forwards and sank right through the floor. Riku was gone and I was falling somewhere. I tried to move, but I was locked into this odd position with my arms over my head. I felt paralyzed. What is going on?
I landed with a hard thud on some solid surface. I slowly looked up and realized that I was free from my bindings. I stood up and saw that I was on a beach somewhere in the tropics. It definitely did not look like Destiny Islands or anywhere near my home. Dark and ominous clouds blotted out the sun and a rumble of thunder was heard from far off in the distance. A small boat was docked onto a pier on the restless sea and men I did not recognize were hauling cargo into it. Where is this place?
A little shout from a child was heard behind me so I spun around to see a little silver haired youth of about five years old running towards the boat. I wanted to stop him and ask where I was, but he didn't notice me. In fact, he ran right by me and didn't even acknowledge my existence. The boy continued to run to the boat.
I watched in awe as a man with short silver hair, matching the boy's, stepped out from the boat and towards the boy. The youth stopped and smiled at him. I walked slowly over beside the boy and tapped him on the shoulder. He didn't have any reaction. Somehow, I felt like I wasn't really part of this weird sequence.
"Father, you said that you will come back soon, right?" the little child asked the man. The man smiled at his son with reassurance.
"Yes. I promise I will come home soon. Right before the tulips bloom. Just in time for your birthday," he told the child quietly. Before the kid could response to any of this, a loud horn sounded on the boat and the man hustled inside, but not after waving goodbye to his son. The child slowly waved goodbye to his father. I saw the worry and sadness lingering in his aquamarine eyes filled with tears as the boat pulled out of the dock and out to sea. Was this Riku's past?
Out of nowhere, I felt another jolt and lunge, and I was falling once again through a dark abyss. I was being pulled on all sides and torn away from the scene of the boy on the beach. I landed on another surface with a hard thud. Slowly, I stood up to see a preteen looking Riku of about ten years old sitting on a bed with a picture frame in a dark room. I was invisible again.
The door to the room slowly opened and an elderly woman with long, curly brown hair staggered inside the room. I recognized the sway in her walk, she was drunk. The younger Riku looked up as the woman, who I'm guessing was his mother, walked up to him.
"Stop looking at that damn picture," she slurred at the boy. "He's not coming back. He's dead and you know it,"
The boy looked down on the picture with a saddened look, trying to forget the truth. His mother leaned down quickly and hit the boy hard across the face. The kid Riku fell backwards on the bed. His mother grabbed the picture frame and threw it towards me, but it went right through me and smashed into the wall, sending glass flying everywhere. Quiet sobbing was heard from the boy, as he lay curled up in a ball on the bed. His mother kicked him in the back then staggered out of the room, slamming the door behind her.
I wanted to go and comfort the crying boy, but stopped as I felt myself falling once again into that misery. This is Riku's past . . .this is what I never knew of it . . .I landed on another hard surface and stood up to find myself in a really dark place. No light was shining except for some coming in through a door. I looked up and noticed that it was the same door that led to Kingdom Hearts, and I was on the other side of it.
"Why have you come to me?" a deep voice sounded behind me. I spun around to find myself staring at a present day Riku and Ansem surrounded by a huge horde of Heartless. Riku had his head bowed but looked up when Ansem said this.
"I want to know what you have done to Sora," Riku demanded of him. Ansem's eyes grew wide with surprise by what he said.
"I see, now, I will tell you everything. Sora gave up his heart for a girl named Kairi—" I froze on the spot and I think my heart did too at the sound of my name. Ansem continued, "in so doing, making him a Heartless,"
Riku glared at the tall man. "Is this what made Kairi fall for him? Sora sacrificed his heart for her, which made her gullible, and fall in love with him?" he asked bitterly. Ansem smiled coldly at this.
"Yes, Riku. It is. I can grant you the same thing too, if you wish. But then, you would have to force the Princess of Heart to fall for you. I cannot make her love you, but I can make her fear you. In so causing her to love you if you enforce it," he whispered quietly. This has to be a lie. This cannot be how my whole binding and gagging situation happened!
"I want to be a Heartless," Riku stated simply. Ansem's eyes glowed with pure malice. A bright light glowed from Ansem's hand and he raised it over Riku's head.
"As you wish," a bright light shot through the Darkness, causing me to shield my eyes. Only then did I realize what was happening.
"NO! YOU CAN'T TAKE HIM!!!" I screamed as I ran towards Riku. I grabbed his arm and pulled him away from the light and Ansem. I pulled him from Ansem and started to run from that place towards the door.
"Get back here!" Ansem shouted from behind us. I disregarded this and continued to run at full speed, still dragging the dazed Riku with me. Suddenly, a strong force pulled me forwards and into that dark abyss again.
Something was different this time, I was still holding onto Riku. I fell once again on a hard surface and realized when I tried to move that I was once again in my bindings. A heavy object was lying on my body. I opened my eyes to see it was Riku. He slowly opened his eyes to reveal his gorgeous aquamarine orbs. He gazed into my eyes with confusion and amazement.
"You-you tried to save me . . .and you did . . .but . . .why . . .?" he whispered quietly to me. I couldn't help it. I smiled wearily up at him.
"Because . . .well . . .I still love you . . ." I whispered back to him. Riku looked shocked at first, but then smiled lovingly back at me. He softly placed his lips on mine.
"Was I seeing your memories?" I asked him quietly after we broke apart. Riku's smiled turned into a sad expression.
"Yes . . .that was my past that you never knew . . .I'm sorry you had to see that . . ." he whispered. Then, untying my bindings and cleaning my cuts, he carried me to my bed upstairs and left my room.
Just as he was about to leave, he turned to me, sitting in my bed, and said, "Thank you . . ." Confused; I clocked my head and smiled.
"For what?"
Riku gave me a warm smile, his aqua eyes glinting in the moonlight coming in through my window.
"Everything,"
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A/N: wow! That was one weird chappie! I just really felt like adding something different in this one. I hope it wasn't confusing for you. I kinda like where this fic is going, I had no idea where I was leading this when I started it, but it turned out nice. I hope, at least, to you guys. ^_^" Well, lemme know what y'all thought of this one, so please R&R!!!
~Kietah-chan
^_^
By: Kietah-chan
A/N: YES! I loved getting those impatient reviews! And yes, (those who said this to me) I DO love torturing you guys for this!! Well, I think I caused enough hair of yours to be ripped out for now, so here you go!
Disclaimer: damn, why do I even bother?!
Ch.7: Whispered Lies
*~*~*
I couldn't believe what I was seeing. It had to be a dream! Nothing seemed real anymore, I couldn't feel my arms or legs. I couldn't breathe. This was all too much for me now. I'm going to wake up soon in my bed, with none of this ever happening. I'll find out this is all a lie.
Slowly, very slowly, I started to take in short little breaths, just trying to keep myself from passing out right there on the spot. It just didn't make sense. Steadying my breath to normal, I gazed into the thing I feared the most, and saw in my nightmares that haunted me every night.
"You-your eyes! Wh-what ha-happened?!" I stuttered in disbelief and shock. Riku glanced his face towards to the floor, obviously regretting showing me his secret. I tried to peer into his face again, and he gave me a furious look.
"I told you! Sora brought me into the Darkness!" he shouted at me. I was so taken back by this remark, that I almost didn't want to know more. Riku's bright golden eyes shone mercilessly in the dark of the living room. Now I know why . . .
"He did this to you?" I asked him quietly. Riku looked up into my eyes when I said this. Slowly, he shook his head.
"No . . .I did this to myself . . . " he whispered to me. This was just way too much now. What does he mean? How can somebody do something so terrible to themselves?!
"You're lying! Sora didn't do this, and neither did you! This is all a dream!" I shouted loudly. The sharp pain on my cheek seared through my veins with my shouting. This was proof that I wasn't dreaming. Riku leaned down close to my face, his bright yellow eyes boring into my crystal irises. I wanted to close my eyes and try with all my might to block out the frightening image of those maniacal orbs hovering above my face, but stopped myself. I suddenly felt myself sinking.
Something was wrong. I felt light and weightless. I couldn't blink away those eyes and I soon felt lost in them. I was falling into a dark abyss. I lunged forwards and sank right through the floor. Riku was gone and I was falling somewhere. I tried to move, but I was locked into this odd position with my arms over my head. I felt paralyzed. What is going on?
I landed with a hard thud on some solid surface. I slowly looked up and realized that I was free from my bindings. I stood up and saw that I was on a beach somewhere in the tropics. It definitely did not look like Destiny Islands or anywhere near my home. Dark and ominous clouds blotted out the sun and a rumble of thunder was heard from far off in the distance. A small boat was docked onto a pier on the restless sea and men I did not recognize were hauling cargo into it. Where is this place?
A little shout from a child was heard behind me so I spun around to see a little silver haired youth of about five years old running towards the boat. I wanted to stop him and ask where I was, but he didn't notice me. In fact, he ran right by me and didn't even acknowledge my existence. The boy continued to run to the boat.
I watched in awe as a man with short silver hair, matching the boy's, stepped out from the boat and towards the boy. The youth stopped and smiled at him. I walked slowly over beside the boy and tapped him on the shoulder. He didn't have any reaction. Somehow, I felt like I wasn't really part of this weird sequence.
"Father, you said that you will come back soon, right?" the little child asked the man. The man smiled at his son with reassurance.
"Yes. I promise I will come home soon. Right before the tulips bloom. Just in time for your birthday," he told the child quietly. Before the kid could response to any of this, a loud horn sounded on the boat and the man hustled inside, but not after waving goodbye to his son. The child slowly waved goodbye to his father. I saw the worry and sadness lingering in his aquamarine eyes filled with tears as the boat pulled out of the dock and out to sea. Was this Riku's past?
Out of nowhere, I felt another jolt and lunge, and I was falling once again through a dark abyss. I was being pulled on all sides and torn away from the scene of the boy on the beach. I landed on another surface with a hard thud. Slowly, I stood up to see a preteen looking Riku of about ten years old sitting on a bed with a picture frame in a dark room. I was invisible again.
The door to the room slowly opened and an elderly woman with long, curly brown hair staggered inside the room. I recognized the sway in her walk, she was drunk. The younger Riku looked up as the woman, who I'm guessing was his mother, walked up to him.
"Stop looking at that damn picture," she slurred at the boy. "He's not coming back. He's dead and you know it,"
The boy looked down on the picture with a saddened look, trying to forget the truth. His mother leaned down quickly and hit the boy hard across the face. The kid Riku fell backwards on the bed. His mother grabbed the picture frame and threw it towards me, but it went right through me and smashed into the wall, sending glass flying everywhere. Quiet sobbing was heard from the boy, as he lay curled up in a ball on the bed. His mother kicked him in the back then staggered out of the room, slamming the door behind her.
I wanted to go and comfort the crying boy, but stopped as I felt myself falling once again into that misery. This is Riku's past . . .this is what I never knew of it . . .I landed on another hard surface and stood up to find myself in a really dark place. No light was shining except for some coming in through a door. I looked up and noticed that it was the same door that led to Kingdom Hearts, and I was on the other side of it.
"Why have you come to me?" a deep voice sounded behind me. I spun around to find myself staring at a present day Riku and Ansem surrounded by a huge horde of Heartless. Riku had his head bowed but looked up when Ansem said this.
"I want to know what you have done to Sora," Riku demanded of him. Ansem's eyes grew wide with surprise by what he said.
"I see, now, I will tell you everything. Sora gave up his heart for a girl named Kairi—" I froze on the spot and I think my heart did too at the sound of my name. Ansem continued, "in so doing, making him a Heartless,"
Riku glared at the tall man. "Is this what made Kairi fall for him? Sora sacrificed his heart for her, which made her gullible, and fall in love with him?" he asked bitterly. Ansem smiled coldly at this.
"Yes, Riku. It is. I can grant you the same thing too, if you wish. But then, you would have to force the Princess of Heart to fall for you. I cannot make her love you, but I can make her fear you. In so causing her to love you if you enforce it," he whispered quietly. This has to be a lie. This cannot be how my whole binding and gagging situation happened!
"I want to be a Heartless," Riku stated simply. Ansem's eyes glowed with pure malice. A bright light glowed from Ansem's hand and he raised it over Riku's head.
"As you wish," a bright light shot through the Darkness, causing me to shield my eyes. Only then did I realize what was happening.
"NO! YOU CAN'T TAKE HIM!!!" I screamed as I ran towards Riku. I grabbed his arm and pulled him away from the light and Ansem. I pulled him from Ansem and started to run from that place towards the door.
"Get back here!" Ansem shouted from behind us. I disregarded this and continued to run at full speed, still dragging the dazed Riku with me. Suddenly, a strong force pulled me forwards and into that dark abyss again.
Something was different this time, I was still holding onto Riku. I fell once again on a hard surface and realized when I tried to move that I was once again in my bindings. A heavy object was lying on my body. I opened my eyes to see it was Riku. He slowly opened his eyes to reveal his gorgeous aquamarine orbs. He gazed into my eyes with confusion and amazement.
"You-you tried to save me . . .and you did . . .but . . .why . . .?" he whispered quietly to me. I couldn't help it. I smiled wearily up at him.
"Because . . .well . . .I still love you . . ." I whispered back to him. Riku looked shocked at first, but then smiled lovingly back at me. He softly placed his lips on mine.
"Was I seeing your memories?" I asked him quietly after we broke apart. Riku's smiled turned into a sad expression.
"Yes . . .that was my past that you never knew . . .I'm sorry you had to see that . . ." he whispered. Then, untying my bindings and cleaning my cuts, he carried me to my bed upstairs and left my room.
Just as he was about to leave, he turned to me, sitting in my bed, and said, "Thank you . . ." Confused; I clocked my head and smiled.
"For what?"
Riku gave me a warm smile, his aqua eyes glinting in the moonlight coming in through my window.
"Everything,"
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A/N: wow! That was one weird chappie! I just really felt like adding something different in this one. I hope it wasn't confusing for you. I kinda like where this fic is going, I had no idea where I was leading this when I started it, but it turned out nice. I hope, at least, to you guys. ^_^" Well, lemme know what y'all thought of this one, so please R&R!!!
~Kietah-chan
^_^