Kiyomisa: Heyo! I 'm back (despite having the car break down) so I have a new chapter for you people -. Hope you enjoy reading it as much as I enjoyed writing it!
Sora watched the curtains around his bed, deep crimson heavy things that barely moved in the breeze from the open window. He felt light-headed, and was having problems thinking clearly. It was as if he had a fever, though he wasn't shivering, and nothing felt too hot or too cold. He felt too tired to move, though after Ansem's last visit he wasn't surprised by this fact.
The man frightened him. Not in the sense that he thought the king would hurt him...pain was not the man's intention. Quite the opposite in fact. What frightened Sora was the fact that each time Ansem came to him, he was getting more light-headed, and found it harder and harder to resist him.
He was shaken from his loose thoughts as the curtains opened. Sora made himself sit up. Ansem strolled in and sat on the bed. "Still tired, pretty one?"
Sora shook his head slowly, not wanting to make himself any dizzier than he already felt. His stomach gurgled in the silence and heat rose to his cheeks, but he said nothing and looked away from the mocha-skinned man.
"You're hungry, and no wonder, it's been over nine hours," Ansem spoke softly, leaning down to kiss the top of Sora's head. He stroked Sora's hair and snapped his fingers with his other hand.
Four blue flames formed in the air, circled around each other, then coalesced into a large winged Heartless.
"Ithlain, fetch some food for my pretty one."
The tall Heartless bowed with a, "at once my liege," and left the way he came. Ansem pulled Sora on to his lap and Sora wanted to fight, but he just didn't have the energy. He felt warm, ticklish kisses being dropped along his neck and he tried very hard to ignore them. They caused tingles down his nerves, making his heart beat faster. Sora focused on staying as still
as possible. He didn't want the man to know he was already being affected.
With a soft hiss, Ithlain reappeared, a tray of fruits, bread and cheeses in hand. Sora stifled his sigh of relief as Ansem turned his attention to the tray. His relief was short-lived however as Ansem set the tray down and selected a strawberry to set on Sora's lip. The brunette avoided Ansem's glowing gaze, but ate the strawberry and listened to Ithalain's hissing departure.
The silver-haired man then chose a medium-sized peace of honeydew, cut in the shape of a ball. Instead of putting it to Sora's lips as he'd done with the strawberry, Ansem placed the melon ball in his own mouth, and bent down to kiss Sora. The brunette parted his lips to accept the melon unhesitatingly, for his head was still swimming and he was very hungry. He didn't even register the taste of the food.
As Ansem kissed him deeper, Sora closed his eyes and thought Riku, please hurry.
Riku and his companions walked in comfort, easy comments and inane conversation flowing easily until Beast's stomach rumbled loudly. Jack looked at him in surprise.
"What was that?"
So Beast and Riku explained the whole eating concept to the skeleton, who was absolutely delighted with the idea. "Fascinating! Are you hungry, Riku?"
"Yeah, now that you mention it." Bright teal eyes began to search the bushes on the sides of the path. "Does this place have any berries or something?" the youth slowed down as he looked while Jack and Beast rounded the bend, discussing herbivores versus carnivores.
Cloud watched him for a while, again fingering the peach. Should I give it to him? Ansem said it wouldn't hurt him, but that doesn't necessarily mean anything. Then again, it looked as if Riku was Ansem's new obsession, in which case he wasn't lying about the fruit. And Riku would need his strength to face the Heartless King later... "Riku?"
The youth turned to look at him, his silver hair shining gold in the patches of light from the setting sun. His eyes, the same color as the tropical water of his home, seemed to glow in the golden light. "Yes?"
"...here," Cloud said, holding out the peach, feeling a similar kind of awe looking at the youth that he got in the presence of Ansem. But instead of a fearful awe, it was a pleasing one, one that made him want to linger in his presence. The smile that graced Riku's face only increased the awe and Cloud wondered if he was blushing.
"Hey thanks! You gonna share it with me?"
"I...I'm not hungry."
"You sure?" Riku asked as he took it. Cloud merely nodded. "Thanks," the youth said again, then took a big bite. Cloud watched anxiously as he chewed and swallowed.
"It tastes...strange. What is it?"
Cloud felt his stomach sink inexplicably and took a step back.
"Cloud?" Riku frowned and stepped forward, then swayed, raising a hand to his head. "Cloud, what did you do?" His eyes had lost their glow and were beginning to cloud over.
"Damn you Ansem," Cloud said clenching his fingers. Riku's eyes burned into his and it was too much. "Damn me too," he added before fleeing into the woods.
Riku felt exceedingly dizzy and sat down heavily as he watched the blonde disappear.
"Oh I'm in trouble."
Ansem was feeling fairly content. If only the warm body lying asleep in his arms belonged to Riku rather than the brunette, but that would be fixed soon, he mused, idly trailing his fingers along Sora's smooth back.
A ripple in his magic made him smile. It was time. Carefully he eased from the bed, making sure not to wake Sora. He gazed at the brunette for a minute, feeling a small warmth blossom in his chest. Perhaps...perhaps he'd keep Sora as well, and not turn him into a Heartless. He really was a sweet boy.
Ansem turned his thoughts back to the task at hand and strode to the window, reveling in the cooling air on his skin. Holding out his arm, he flexed his fingers and his power, creating a crystal like the one he'd shown to Riku hours earlier. Inside it shimmered an elusive picture. Ansem smiled, pleased with his work, and blew on it gently, sending it dancing on the breezes into the evening sky. Again and again he created the crystals and sent them out into the Labyrinth
When he was finished, he leaned on the window sill, a smug, cat-like grin on his face. "I hope you enjoy my gift, Riku."
Kiyomisa: Hmm...kind of a cliffhanger ain't it? Well...shrugs I do the same thing to the Mustang Meets Dog readers so don't worry about it, it's not because I don't like you. It's because I want to make you come crawling back to read the next chapter! Mwahahahahaha!....ahem, review.