Eyes

Disclaimer: Nope, I don't own Kingdom Hearts, otherwise we'd see lots of RikuxSora goodness!

Warning: Shounen ai (boy/boy love) later on in chapter, please ignore if you are offended. Thank you!

Koro ran through the door, completely ignoring the long coat hanging off his forearms. The dark room did little to stop him as the blood red carpet muffled the sound of his boots. With his heart pounding, he dashed up the stairs. Was he too late? Had the worst happened? What if he couldn't find Sora?

There was so much to lose in this time.

"Sora, I-" He stopped dead in his tracks as the sight hit him.

What on earth was this? Sora shouldn't be hugging him, Sora should be fighting him!

"Oh! K-Koro!" Sora squeaked as he pulled away, much to the blind boy's displeasure. Koro scratched his head,

"Uh...was I interrupting something?"

"N-no! Of course not! Why would you be interrupting us? We weren't doing anything!"

Koro chuckled at his poor attempt to lie. Sora's cheeks were bright red!

"At any rate, we need to get out of here! Let's go, Sora!"

Sora nodded, and took a few steps towards the boy. Before he could go any further, Riku grabbed his arm.

"Something's not right," He declared. The platinum haired teen glanced in the direction of Koro. "What are you planning, Kokoro?"

Widening his eyes, Sora shot a look at his smaller look-a-like. What was Riku talking about? It was then that he noticed the long coat trailing to the floor from Koro's arms.

"I don't know what you're talking about." Koro pressed, for once looking like a trapped puppy.

"I'm blind, not foolish. What are you doing here?"

It all made perfect sense! Koro's sudden appearances and unexplainable fighting style-two Keyblades, the same exact ones the Unknown he fought earlier had, even the coat pointed out who he was. But there was something he didn't understand.

"I don't get it," The key-bearer cried, "Why do you want to spy on me?"

Instead of replying, Kokoro bowed his head, his blond bangs hindering Sora's view of his face. He merely stood there, clenching his fists, and Sora was instantly reminded of the previous battle.

"I won't fight you, Sora." He defended. That certainly didn't make Sora any less mistrusting. Riku only raised an eyebrow to the comment. The brunette started towards him, but Kokoro cut him off.

"But there are some things you don't know. I'm begging you, Sora, stay away from those closest to you."

Kokoro snapped his head up just in time for Sora to peer into his eyes before evaporating into the darkness. He recognized those eyes-they were his. And his eyes told every emotion he felt at the time. It was no threat, nor an empty set of words.

Sora knew Kokoro was not lying.

He turned to Riku, only to find his friend missing.

"Riku?" He questioned the darkness. Silence rendered his ears and he sighed. A hand clamped over his shoulder and he turned.

Piercing, golden eyes met his vision.

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No, no, no. This wasn't right! No, no, no, no, no!

Koro wrapped his arms around himself in a poor attempt to calm down. His eyes glazed over with panic and confusion as thoughts rushed through his head. This wasn't good

Sora wasn't supposed to regain his memories so soon!

The whole point of his existence purely held on the known fact that Sora couldn't remember anything. It was hard enough to keep his memories suppressed around Donald and Goofy, but now Riku as well? King Mickey will not be happy. And Sora won't trust him so willingly now.

He called for his Keyblades, pleasantly surprised that both came to him. So Sora didn't know everything about Riku yet?

Feeling Riku's presence, he dismissed the Keyblades and turned around. Sure enough, Riku stood, arms crossed, in front of him.

"What's it like?" He blurted without thinking. The blind Unknown cocked his head to the side in question.

"What do you mean?"

"You know, not being able to see your friends."

The only response was a dark chuckle, filled with a kind of sorrow only few could manage.

"If you're referring to my being blind, it's not as bad as you think. Sometimes it can save me."

"How?"

Riku looked to the sunset sky, giving Kokoro the fleeting impression that maybe Riku could see after all.

"According to Mizu, both you and Raos look like Sora quite a bit. And things like that...tend to bother me.

"But you can't even look at the real Sora, not to mention other things. And doesn't looking in the light hurt?

"Who said I couldn't see Sora?" He replied mystically, "And yes, the light does burn. It's quite painful, actually."

"Then, why-"

"There are some things you can't repent for easily." He cut off, ripping his pretend gaze from the sky to glance back at Kokoro.

"Now, tell me why Sora has to stay away from me."

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Sora came to the definite conclusion that Raos was demonic. Absolutely demonic. His whole being screamed it. And that's what scared him the most.

And he thought Koro was his splitting image...

He quickly ducked from the curious weapon his evil counterpart thrusted towards him and flipped backwards. He twisted his body away from the threat as Raos' attack continued.

He swiped at Raos once, and the Keyblade phased through the black key as if nothing were there. It missed Raos by a few inches.

How was he supposed to fight something like this?! His defense was practically useless, which meant he could only attack. And that was pretty much shot, since he was too afraid of what would happen to his own body if the Keyblade could pass through it.

Speaking of the weapon, it was moving, like it had a heartbeat.

Raos swung again, and Sora slipped off the arena. Falling a good 12 feet, he hit the carpeted floor with a sickening, muffled thud. That certainly didn't feel good.

Crawling from the pain, he leaned himself against the wall. Maybe Raos wouldn't see him

Too late. His evil doppelganger dropped to the floor with a cat's grace and cornered him.

"Now, give me that damned Keyblade of yours, and maybe I'll feel generous and end your pitiful life quickly."

He placed the black key towards his neck, and slowly brushed it against Sora's skin. He felt numb, as the key seemed to suck the very life out of him. It sickenly thumped just as it left his skin. His whole throat ached in a dull pain and he couldn't breathe normally.

"Who are you, really?" He managed to croak out, struggling to keep Raos' gaze. The Unknown glared pointedly, jerking the key back to his neck so suddenly that Sora thought he was going to do it.

"Not you. But don't think that this," He pressed the weapon against his neck harder, "Isn't just a useless copy of your Keyblade. I can kill you whenever I want. My key has the ability to feed off my emotions at times."

It was clear that Raos meant it. The anti-key, as Sora dubbed it, pulsed strongly since the Key-bearer appeared, and the golden-eyed Unknown had taken a turn for the worse.

"You still don't have all of your memories. You're practically screaming it out. Now, how about we cut the crap and get to the slaughtering?"

And Raos would've made it, if it hadn't been for the sword blocking his path.

Riku stood in front of Sora, poised to make a strike at any moment.

"There will be no slaughtering today, Raos."

"Are you so sure?" Raos maliciously laughed, "Your little pet dog here might just have received the final blow. Not that you could see it."

It was too late to attack Raos, as he was already gone. But the message he mockingly hissed at Riku disturbed him.

"Sora, are you okay?" He called, dismissing the sword in his hands. A faint whisper caught his attention.

"I can't breathe..." Sora murmured, giving away his position. Riku immediately crouched near the injured boy. Taking his gloves off, he gingerly felt the odd wound on Sora's neck. Raos' Keyblade had the ability to cut flesh from the inside without ever breaking through the skin, and usually it led to large bruising and internal bleeding. That, and making the general area numb for hours. And it seemed Raos cut just deep enough...

"I'm really sorry about this, Sora, but open your mouth." Riku breathed against his skin. The brunette was just about to ask what for, until something he never imagined happened.

Riku quickly pressed his lips against his own, wrapping his arms around Sora's waist to support them. Sora's eyes widened from shock, and his body went tense. There was something oddly comforting about Riku's hold, something comforting and complete about his kiss that it confused him endlessly. Wasn't this wrong somehow?

But right then, it didn't matter. He closed his eyes and enjoyed the wonderfully sinful sensation that Riku gave him.

Riku finally let him go, sitting him against the wall again. It was good that Riku couldn't see him, since his cheeks were redder than the crimson carpet on the floor.

"Feeling better?" He asked, still leaning in front of him. Sora unconsciously licked his swollen lips.

"I can breathe again!" He realized, but the pain was still there. "But my throat hurts."

"I needed make sure the air reached your lungs, since the numbness would prevent you from doing it."

Riku suddenly looked nervous. Smiling kindly, Sora stood up and hugged his friend.

"Thanks Riku."

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"I don't get it!  Why would he try to save the half twerp's life?" Raos hissed, swiping the water with his key. Only Mizu was around, sitting cross-legged on the ground near the underground pond.

"It's interesting, isn't it?" He grinned, cupping the water in his hand, blatantly uncaring about the gloves.

"Everything's interesting to you!" The cinnamon haired one growled, running his fingers through his messy locks. Mizu chuckled, splattering the water back into the pond. However, the droplets sat on top of the tranquil pond, as if a glass covering separated it.

"That's true." Mizu had his hood down, so Raos could see the mischievous look in his eyes. The water obsessed Unknown stood, cupping Raos' face and staring intently in the other's golden eyes. "But you are the most interesting to me, Raos."

And with that, Mizu was gone. It took Raos a full minute to comprehend that.

"What the hell?"

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He knew where he was, but it was something he didn't want to see. Only his nightmares held what Destiny Islands looked like after leaving. It was not comforting at all.

Needless to say, it was much less comforting when he saw Sora.

He was propped up against the rock wall where the waterfall was, pinned with the dark vines entangling his torso and legs. Thorns pricked at his pale skin, scratching and tearing his clothes. Blood red shackles, also pinned by the vicious plant, chained his arms.  Sora himself was unconscious, which was something Riku wasn't sure was a good thing.

"Riku?" Sora tiredly questioned, when Riku begun to hack the vines. He looked up, capturing Sora's pain-filled eyes with his own.

"Don't worry. I'll get you out of here!" He cried, reaching up towards Sora's face. The chained one only closed his eyes, allowing one crystal tear to escape. Only one word softly uttered from his mouth as the tear splattered onto Riku's cheek.

"Run."

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A/N: I know it's been a while, but my friend left me stuck with her mother's friend's children to baby-sit for three weeks, and this is the last one! Sorry!

Anyway, I'm not quite sure if I should put any Raos/Mizu in, but I thought it might be cute. Nyu, I couldn't resist! Well, tell me if it's a good idea or not.