Eyes
Disclaimer: Nope, I don't own Kingdom Hearts, otherwise we'd see lots of RikuxSora goodness!
Warning: May contain shounen ai (boy/boy love) in the chapter. Please ignore if you are offended. Thank you!
"You have no right to come here!" Kairi proclaimed, standing in front of the two cloaked strangers with an air of authority. One of them chuckled.
"Sorry, princess. Ansem's orders." His eyes pierced through Kairi's soul, glowing a striking yellow.
"You," She faltered in her artificial supremacy for a moment, "I know you."
"Ah, she remembers me!" He mused, although the Princess found no humor in it. He lowered his hood and gave her a feral grin, as Kairi gasped.
"But I'm a bit different from the last time we've met. Come now, don't look so shocked!"
"Must you do this?" The one behind him questioned. "Why don't we just do what we're here for and stop wasting our time?"
The Sora look-a-like smirked and scoffed while summoning the Anti-key. He swung it, which made Kairi fall back a step.
"Don't worry, Axel. If I'm right, Sora has a connection to the princess as well. We'll be wrecking the place and have a little fun as well."
Kairi assumed a fighting stance. Ever since Sora and Riku left, she practiced with the others. Although she improved greatly, she wasn't the greatest…
She had to try.
"I'm assuming you don't go by your old name. So, may I ask what it is now?" She inquired.
"I'm glad you asked! My name is Raos; Hello again Kairi."
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This has got to be the stupidest thing he ever thought of…
"Belle?" He meekly called, peeking out from the library door. Belle glanced up from her book and smiled, motioning Sora to come in.
"What can I do for you, Sora?" She asked, shutting the book as he snaked his way in. Sora gazed down at the smooth floor and blushed.
"I need some advice." He said with an unsure tone. The princess raised an eyebrow with a curious grin on her face. Sora had the feeling she knew something he didn't…
"Oh really? And what would you need advice for?" Belle moved over a bit so Sora could sit by her. She patted the couch, and the teen did as he was told. He fidgeted and continued his mental conversation to the floor.
"I-I think I like someone." He admitted, though Belle had to strain to hear the confession. Silence reigned for a full thirty seconds and the boy still observed the ground.
"You know, the floor isn't enchanted." She joked, and Sora finally looked at her. He blinked and the shade of his face went a little deeper. Sometimes watching Sora react was just so cute, like a little kitten.
"It's just that I don't know how they'll react." He mumbled, this time wringing his hands.
"Are you intimidated by this person?"
"No! He's really nice if you get to know him-"
"Him?" She repeated and the blushing one slapped his hands over his mouth. He squirmed under Belle's gaze and backed up to the end of the couch. He didn't mean to slip up! Now everything is messed up-
"Riku?" She guessed, interrupting his thoughts.
Sora nodded.
"Ha! I thought so!"
Funny, Belle sounded cheerful about that. Sora looked up at the lady as she reached for the hand mirror beside her. A smile adorned her face instead of the frown he expected.
"You're not disgusted?"
"Of course not." She comforted, moving the book onto the table in place of the mirror. "It would be horrible of me to not accept you as you are. I mean, I fell in love with the beast, regardless of how he looked. This really isn't any different."
That was painfully obvious! Sora smiled, now able to talk freely. His face returned to a normal looking color and all his thoughts poured out of him instantly.
"I don't know how to feel! I'm always worried that I won't see him again. And it's weird, since I lost my memories. I could actually feel that I loved him, even before I knew who he was. Isn't that weird?"
"So, what are you so afraid about? He already kissed you."
Sora's eyes widened in shock.
"How do you know that?"
She took the mirror and handed it to Sora. There was nothing strange about it he noted, looking back at his reflection. The teen looked back at Belle.
"Tell it to show you something." She said, leaning over to see the image. He mentally shrugged.
"Show me Riku." And with a flash of light, the smooth glass changed its reflection to the bed ridden Unknown. Riku laid there with a bored look on his face.
"I've been watching you guys for a week now. It's my guardian item. Cinderella has a magic fan, Alice as a Croquet Mallet, and the others have some sort of item as well. I'm not quite sure what Kairi has."
Sora blinked.
"Who's Kairi?"
Belle paused, looking upon Sora's face. He wasn't joking at all when he mentioned his amnesia? Something about this bothered her, but the princess smiled and patted his head.
"Never mind. Come on, let's go talk to Riku."
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Kairi blocked the fatal weapon as well as she could, considering the strange mass it composed of. Whenever she dodged, something else would have touched the substance, and any living thing would freeze and collapse. There was no telling what could happen if she struck…
Raos wasn't kidding about killing two birds with one stone.
He swiped too close for comfort, and she fell to the ground. The broken sword she possessed was knocked out of her hands, now hollow from the inside. She glared at her attacker. This was it…
"What do you think the darkness will accomplish? Death and destruction cannot create a world alone!"
Raos twitched in annoyance, knowing fully that it was true. It was better to say nothing than to just blurt it all out, so instead he posed for the final blow. The kneeling girl tightly closed her eyes and gripped the sand in her fingers. There was no one to save her now, and she knew it.
I'm sorry I failed, Sora.
But something unusual happened. Little glimmers of lights started to appear on the beach, traveling from where the princess knelt out into the ocean. Like stars in the night sky, the little balls of light glowed and lit up the whole island.
Raos stumbled back and cursed profusely, covering his eyes with the sleeve of his coat. To that the princess opened her eyes. She picked up the orb of light next to her, looking curiously at the origin.
"Thalassa shells?"
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Lumiere posed in front of the door, courtesy of Donald and Cogsworth's orders. Why did he have to play guard all the time? In fact, this whole ordeal was bogus. Couldn't everybody just get along?
The candle yawned. He'll get back at Cogsworth somehow.
"Lumiere?" Belle bent over a little to address him.
"Oui, Madame?"
"Mademoiselle Dustier peux vous."
"I'm right on it!" He cheered and rushed off instantly. The princess waved at Sora and headed off as well.
He stared at the door for a bit, thinking of what he could say. Nervousness seeped through every stand of his body. What if Riku didn't like him? He'd push away the only one who really knew what he was going through. But why did Riku kiss him then? Taking a deep breath, the boy pushed open the door and walked to his fate.
"I had to sneak past the guards, so I can't stay long." Sora winked at the bedridden boy and sat in the chair next to the bed. Riku pouted as he sat up.
"You can only stay for a little bit? I've been bored for the whole day."
Sora fidgeted, which was something Riku picked up instantly.
"What's up?"
"Uhh…" His spiky haired light blushed and turned his head. Well, that made him curious. Riku caught his gaze and they held it, secretly drowning in each other's eyes.
"The other day, err, when you kissed me, I…"
"You don't have to worry about it if you didn't like it."
Sora shook his head and took Riku's hand. Their fingers intertwined by instinct and suddenly Riku was so close that he could feel the other's breath against his skin. Sora's breath hitched and all thoughts were driven out of his mind. Sora cupped Riku's cheek with his free hand and willed himself to speak.
"I think I love you." He breathed.
Their lips collided.
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Her mind continued to ponder over Sora's confessions, as the book she read no longer seemed important. Belle sat in the library, blank mirror in hand, with only the books to accompany her.
If what he said was true, then Kairi must have felt it as well. Why haven't any of the other princesses notice this?
"Show me Kairi, please." She commanded while taking a mug of hot chocolate in hand. The mirror flashed and portrayed the familiar Destiny Islands the small princess inhabited.
The mug in Belle's hand dropped instantly.
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"Ansem!" Sora growled in sheer anger. His wrecked island, his loss of friends, this whole stupid journey was his fault! It took all his willpower not to lunge at him then and there.
"Tell me," He smirked. The bastard knew it positively drove him crazy whenever he taunted. 'You've seen your island destroyed twice now. How does it feel to be homeless?"
"You don't understand! The darkness will destroy everything if it were to take over! Look at yourself…"
And the taunting ceased. Ansem summoned his own twisted creation, Darkside. But the creature wasn't the same as Sora remembered it.
Messy, bloody vines wrapped around Ansem and pulled its master into the recess of it's body.
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A/N: This chapter didn't turn out as well as I wanted it to. I'm sorry!! I tried my best and it still doesn't seem as good as I want it. I guess lack of experience is the fault there. On another note, I just realized that I misspelled Kairi's name on more than a few occasions. I find that odd because I have never ever done that before. Again, sorry!