Secrets Unmasked
By: Mysterious Unbalanced
Chapter One: Beginning of the End
Everyone was seated at the picnic table under the tree where they met each other in the mornings.
"Hey guys!" Sora called as he walked up to the gang, which consisted of Tidus, Kairi, Sakura, and Selphie.
"Hey Sora," Kairi replied and smiled. "So what are we gonna do after school? Go to the island as usual?"
"We could go to the mall!" Selphie said excitedly. "I wanna get this new dress I saw the last time we were there!"
"No way, the last time we went to the mall we were there for three hours, and that was in one store!" Tidus groaned.
Selphie let out a whine. "Oh come on, please."
"How bout me you and Kairi will go this weekend Selph, that way we won't have to put up with the cry babies," Sakura said.
"Sounds good to me," Kairi added in. "It sounds like a fun girls night out!"
"Alright, thanks guys!" Selphie said with a big smile.
Tidus rolled his eyes. The girls continued talking until the bell rang to start the day. ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
The girls continued talking about their plans for the weekend until the bell rang. The five of them proceeded inside to their classes.
"See you later Sakura." Kairi, Sora, Selphie and Tidus called to Sakura. "Sucks that she, Riku, and Wakka are one year older," Selphie added.
They walked down the hall heading for their first class. Tidus left them to go to his class leaving Kairi, Sora, and Selphie going to theirs. They had reached their classroom, took their seats, and took out a notebook. Their teacher entered the room wearing a long skirt and a nice blouse.
"Hello everyone," Ms. Jinn said as a student walked in. "Lee, why are you late again?"
"Lost track of time," he said sitting into his seat in the back corner behind Kairi.
"Now I'd like you all to take out your notebooks," she continued, "yesterday we left off talking about the world of Neverland. Now who can tell me who is trying to gain power of this world? (Selphie raised her hand) Selphie?"
"Hook," she replied.
"Very good."
Sora sat gazing out the window at the ocean. He just wanted to leave. Then the bell rang once Ms. Jinn had completed her section on Neverland. The four of them rose from their seats to head to their next classes. ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
"I hope you all listened to my lecture yesterday, otherwise these test scores won't be to pleasing." The teacher said as he collected the rest of class's papers. "Maybe now you'll learn to not space out during my lessons. Paying attention is not only respectful; it's in your best interests.
"Doesn't he ever shut up?" Sora whispered to Tidus, who was sitting right next to him.
"Nope I don't think so." Tidus answered laughing slightly.
"You two keep quiet! You don't need to get in trouble." Kairi said. She was sitting behind the two of them, actually paying attention. Sora and Tidus rolled their eyes and continued talking.
"So where was Riku this morning?" Tidus asked. The silver haired youth had not shown up yet, and he practically never missed a day.
"I don't know, but this is the only class we have with him until we see him after school."
"Do you two ever listen?" Sakura asked as she turned around slightly to face them.
"Nope!" Tidus said to the girl in front of them.
"But you know that already." Sora added.
"True, but I was praying there was some hope left." Sakura replied. Sora and Tidus just laughed. Just then the door was swung open. The teacher looked over to see who it was that disturbed his classroom.
"Oh, so you decided to show up today Riku. Where's your pass?"
"I don't have one," Riku mumbled, looking at the ground.
"What do you mean you don't have one? You show up at the end of my class unexcused?! Why even bother coming at all?"
"Gomen Mr. Amedo." Riku said, his head still down.
"That's all you have to say for yourself?!" Mr. Amedo said with anger. "You've earned yourself a detention. Go take your seat."
"Yes sir." Riku said as he went to take his seat in the back of the class. He never once looked up.
Sora glanced of at him; "It seems like he's hiding something from us" the thought ran through Sora's head. He pondered what would have made Riku late, and why he would actually be respectful to the most hated teacher in the school.
"Well since we were so rudely interrupted I will give you the rest of the time to yourselves, and finish my lesson tomorrow. Riku, I expect to see you after class." Mr. Amedo informed his class. He usually tolerated a few things, but being late was one of his biggest pet peeves, and since the class wasn't the greatest the past week there was a lot of tension.
Sora got up and went to Riku's desk and the others followed right behind him.
"Why were you late?" Tidus asked the question burning in everyone's mind.
"Nothing major, just woke up a little late is all."
"Oh yea. . .it's so like you to sleep in," Sora said.
"Yeah it's nothing like you Riku. What happened?" Kairi asked, concern showing in her voice.
"I haven't been feeling the best," Riku replied.
"Well then why did you come at all today? Why didn't your dad just let you stay home?" Tidus asked, wondering why Riku hasn't looked up.
Riku inwardly flinched upon the mention of his father's name, but it easily went unnoticed by the others. "You know my father, he goes through his moods. Apparently he's going through a mood where he just doesn't care."
"Riku look at me." Sora said. "Look at me!" he said with a little more force when Riku didn't look up.
Riku finally did look up, and when he did everyone gasped. He had a black eye, and a bruised lip along with what seemed to be a slap mark.
"What happened?" Kairi asked, but just as she finished her question the bell rang.
"Sorry guys. Gotta go talk to Mr. Amedo," Riku said as he hurriedly got up wincing slightly from the pain from his ribs.
"WAIT RIKU!" Sora yelled but it was a little late. Riku was already talking to the teacher, and if they didn't get going they would be late for their next class. ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
"Why were you late to my class?" Mr. Amedo asked sternly.
"Gomen (sorry) Mr. Amedo but ." Riku tried but was cut off.
"You have the nerve to apologize when you can't even look me in the face?" Mr. Amedo said, losing his patience with the youth long before he had even started talking.
Riku looked up and Mr. Amedo's eyes became somewhat wider.
"What happened to you?" He asked.
"Just some punks." Riku lied.
"How do you expect me to believe that when your one of the punks?"
Riku only shrugged.
"I still expect you here for your detention, and when that time comes you will tell me who did this to you. I'll see you after school." Mr. Amedo finished their conversation.
"Can I have a pass?" Riku asked unsurely.
"Beaten or not you still came to my class late, what makes you think I would give you permission to walk into another teachers class room with a pass when you would need it because you didn't have one in the first place."
"Yes sir." Riku sighed as he began to slightly limp to his next class. With the bell already rung, no one was in the hallways so he didn't have to hide his pain from anyone. ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
"So what do you think happened to him?" Selphie asked Sora, Tidus, and Kairi. They were all at lunch, not including Riku and Wakka because they were a year older.
"I'm not sure, but he didn't look to good," Kairi said.
"Yeah, he didn't look to good at all. I'm worried," Selphie added. "I don't know what were gonna do."
"Me neither, but we have to do something!" Sora said.
"Yea," Tidus added in. "Maybe if we act like nothing wrong, we could ask him later and hit him by surprise."
"I don't think that would work," Selphie said.
"And why not?" Tidus replied as they all got in an argument on what to do about their friend. The lunch bell rang and then they all went to their last classes. At last the bell that signaled the end of the day rung and they all walked outside.
"Should we wait for him?" Selphie asked as they were waiting besides Kairi's Locker.
"Yeah, it shouldn't take that long. Mr. Amedo is a jerk, but after he sees what happened to Riku, he should go, at least, a little easier on him," Tidus explained.
"You should know, you've had enough detentions with him," Sakura said as she walked up to the group. "So what have we decided?"
"We're gonna stay," Kairi said.
"Stay where?" Lee asked the group. He had just gotten out late from his last class.
"Here to wait for Riku," Sora answered.
"How come we need to wait for him?" Lee asked, oblivious to the current situation.
"We'll tell you later, bit maybe only one or two of us should stay," Sakura suggested. "If we all stayed, we may never find out what happened."
"True," Sora said, "so, who stays?"
"I will," Sakura volunteered.
"So will I," Sora came in. "I think only two of us should stay."
"Then where do the rest of us go?" Selphie wondered.
"Well since Wakka wasn't here today, I volunteered to bring him his homework, but since I'm staying, would someone else mind bringing it?" Sakura explained.
"I'll do it," Tidus said. "And then we can all meet on the island." Since it was Friday no one had to be home till late.
"Sounds good," Lee said, "and somewhere in-between there, would someone mind filling me in?"
"Sure, I will," Kairi said with a smile, "but we have to go to my house first."
"Then I guess I'm walking you home. Shall I carry your books?" Lee replied, returning Kairi's smile.
"Alright then," Selphie said. "Would you mind if I tagged along with you, Tidus?"
"Not at all Tidus replied. He had gotten Wakka's homework from Sakura. "We should be going." And with that Selphie and Tidus left. Kairi and Lee followed soon after. ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
"You can go now," Mr. Amedo said. He had kept Riku for an hour. "I expect you to come back on Monday for another detention since you were late to your detention as well."
"I was only late because I was late to third period, and that teacher wanted to see me. And I was only later to that class because you wouldn't give me a pass!" Riku said. Why is this happening to me.
"Do you think I care?" Mr. Amedo asked.
"No." Riku replied.
"Alright then, I'll see you on Monday." ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
"Where is he?" Sora asked. He and Sakura had been waiting a little over an hour.
"Maybe Mr. Amedo was more upset than we originally thought," Sakura replied. Just then Riku walked down the hall.
"What are you guys still doing here?" he asked.
"Waiting for you!" Sora replied.
"You didn't have to wait," Riku sighed as he started to gather things out of his locker.
"We always wait and you know that," Sakura said. It was true. Whenever anyone had to stay after school, someone always waited for them.
"I guess," Riku said as he put the last of his books away.
"No homework?" Sakura asked.
"Nope, that's about the only good thing about today," Riku replied.
"So you up to going to the island tonight?" Sora asked. Both Sakura and him knew that Riku didn't want to talk about what had happened, so they were avoiding the subject. Riku thanked them deeply for that.
"Sure but I gotta stop at home first, so I could meet you guys there?" Riku said, hoping that they would say okay.
"Or we could go with you," Sora replied.
"I guess. . ." Riku said as he got up, "shall we get going then?"
"Sure," Sakura said. The three of them then started on their way to Riku's. ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
Riku had gone inside and Sakura and Sora waited outside.
"So what are we gonna do about this whole thing?" Sora asked.
"Well, I think we will find out what happened tonight, but I guess it depends on what actually happened."
"Yeah," Sora replied. They both stopped talking when they heard screaming inside the house.
----Inside the House----
"WHY WERE YOU LATE?!" Riku's father roared.
"I had to stay after school!" Riku said frantically, slightly backing away from his father.
"What kind of excuse is that?" his father asked, angered because Riku had gotten hour an hour and a half late.
"Gomen (sorry)!" Riku was desperately trying to reason with his father.
"And you bring those children home with you," Noa said as he advanced on his son.
"Get away from me!" Riku practically screamed. He received a slap across the face.
"Did I say you could speak?" Noa asked.
Riku flinched. "No. . ."
"That's what I thought!" Noa said as he kneed Riku in the stomach. He watched his son fall to the ground.
Riku clutched his stomach. "Stop!" he coughed out.
"Get out of my sight," Noa said, "and don't come home." Noa walked away. Riku got up and went to his room to gather some things. ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
"Riku!" Sakura practically screamed when the youth came out of the house. She ran over and hugged him gently. "What happened? We heard yelling."
"My dad was upset I got home late," Riku explained.
"And that's all?" Sora asked.
"Yeah," Riku said, looking at the ground.
"Then how come you wont look at me again?" Sora asked. "Did your dad give you those bruises?"
By: Mysterious Unbalanced
Chapter One: Beginning of the End
Everyone was seated at the picnic table under the tree where they met each other in the mornings.
"Hey guys!" Sora called as he walked up to the gang, which consisted of Tidus, Kairi, Sakura, and Selphie.
"Hey Sora," Kairi replied and smiled. "So what are we gonna do after school? Go to the island as usual?"
"We could go to the mall!" Selphie said excitedly. "I wanna get this new dress I saw the last time we were there!"
"No way, the last time we went to the mall we were there for three hours, and that was in one store!" Tidus groaned.
Selphie let out a whine. "Oh come on, please."
"How bout me you and Kairi will go this weekend Selph, that way we won't have to put up with the cry babies," Sakura said.
"Sounds good to me," Kairi added in. "It sounds like a fun girls night out!"
"Alright, thanks guys!" Selphie said with a big smile.
Tidus rolled his eyes. The girls continued talking until the bell rang to start the day. ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
The girls continued talking about their plans for the weekend until the bell rang. The five of them proceeded inside to their classes.
"See you later Sakura." Kairi, Sora, Selphie and Tidus called to Sakura. "Sucks that she, Riku, and Wakka are one year older," Selphie added.
They walked down the hall heading for their first class. Tidus left them to go to his class leaving Kairi, Sora, and Selphie going to theirs. They had reached their classroom, took their seats, and took out a notebook. Their teacher entered the room wearing a long skirt and a nice blouse.
"Hello everyone," Ms. Jinn said as a student walked in. "Lee, why are you late again?"
"Lost track of time," he said sitting into his seat in the back corner behind Kairi.
"Now I'd like you all to take out your notebooks," she continued, "yesterday we left off talking about the world of Neverland. Now who can tell me who is trying to gain power of this world? (Selphie raised her hand) Selphie?"
"Hook," she replied.
"Very good."
Sora sat gazing out the window at the ocean. He just wanted to leave. Then the bell rang once Ms. Jinn had completed her section on Neverland. The four of them rose from their seats to head to their next classes. ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
"I hope you all listened to my lecture yesterday, otherwise these test scores won't be to pleasing." The teacher said as he collected the rest of class's papers. "Maybe now you'll learn to not space out during my lessons. Paying attention is not only respectful; it's in your best interests.
"Doesn't he ever shut up?" Sora whispered to Tidus, who was sitting right next to him.
"Nope I don't think so." Tidus answered laughing slightly.
"You two keep quiet! You don't need to get in trouble." Kairi said. She was sitting behind the two of them, actually paying attention. Sora and Tidus rolled their eyes and continued talking.
"So where was Riku this morning?" Tidus asked. The silver haired youth had not shown up yet, and he practically never missed a day.
"I don't know, but this is the only class we have with him until we see him after school."
"Do you two ever listen?" Sakura asked as she turned around slightly to face them.
"Nope!" Tidus said to the girl in front of them.
"But you know that already." Sora added.
"True, but I was praying there was some hope left." Sakura replied. Sora and Tidus just laughed. Just then the door was swung open. The teacher looked over to see who it was that disturbed his classroom.
"Oh, so you decided to show up today Riku. Where's your pass?"
"I don't have one," Riku mumbled, looking at the ground.
"What do you mean you don't have one? You show up at the end of my class unexcused?! Why even bother coming at all?"
"Gomen Mr. Amedo." Riku said, his head still down.
"That's all you have to say for yourself?!" Mr. Amedo said with anger. "You've earned yourself a detention. Go take your seat."
"Yes sir." Riku said as he went to take his seat in the back of the class. He never once looked up.
Sora glanced of at him; "It seems like he's hiding something from us" the thought ran through Sora's head. He pondered what would have made Riku late, and why he would actually be respectful to the most hated teacher in the school.
"Well since we were so rudely interrupted I will give you the rest of the time to yourselves, and finish my lesson tomorrow. Riku, I expect to see you after class." Mr. Amedo informed his class. He usually tolerated a few things, but being late was one of his biggest pet peeves, and since the class wasn't the greatest the past week there was a lot of tension.
Sora got up and went to Riku's desk and the others followed right behind him.
"Why were you late?" Tidus asked the question burning in everyone's mind.
"Nothing major, just woke up a little late is all."
"Oh yea. . .it's so like you to sleep in," Sora said.
"Yeah it's nothing like you Riku. What happened?" Kairi asked, concern showing in her voice.
"I haven't been feeling the best," Riku replied.
"Well then why did you come at all today? Why didn't your dad just let you stay home?" Tidus asked, wondering why Riku hasn't looked up.
Riku inwardly flinched upon the mention of his father's name, but it easily went unnoticed by the others. "You know my father, he goes through his moods. Apparently he's going through a mood where he just doesn't care."
"Riku look at me." Sora said. "Look at me!" he said with a little more force when Riku didn't look up.
Riku finally did look up, and when he did everyone gasped. He had a black eye, and a bruised lip along with what seemed to be a slap mark.
"What happened?" Kairi asked, but just as she finished her question the bell rang.
"Sorry guys. Gotta go talk to Mr. Amedo," Riku said as he hurriedly got up wincing slightly from the pain from his ribs.
"WAIT RIKU!" Sora yelled but it was a little late. Riku was already talking to the teacher, and if they didn't get going they would be late for their next class. ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
"Why were you late to my class?" Mr. Amedo asked sternly.
"Gomen (sorry) Mr. Amedo but ." Riku tried but was cut off.
"You have the nerve to apologize when you can't even look me in the face?" Mr. Amedo said, losing his patience with the youth long before he had even started talking.
Riku looked up and Mr. Amedo's eyes became somewhat wider.
"What happened to you?" He asked.
"Just some punks." Riku lied.
"How do you expect me to believe that when your one of the punks?"
Riku only shrugged.
"I still expect you here for your detention, and when that time comes you will tell me who did this to you. I'll see you after school." Mr. Amedo finished their conversation.
"Can I have a pass?" Riku asked unsurely.
"Beaten or not you still came to my class late, what makes you think I would give you permission to walk into another teachers class room with a pass when you would need it because you didn't have one in the first place."
"Yes sir." Riku sighed as he began to slightly limp to his next class. With the bell already rung, no one was in the hallways so he didn't have to hide his pain from anyone. ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
"So what do you think happened to him?" Selphie asked Sora, Tidus, and Kairi. They were all at lunch, not including Riku and Wakka because they were a year older.
"I'm not sure, but he didn't look to good," Kairi said.
"Yeah, he didn't look to good at all. I'm worried," Selphie added. "I don't know what were gonna do."
"Me neither, but we have to do something!" Sora said.
"Yea," Tidus added in. "Maybe if we act like nothing wrong, we could ask him later and hit him by surprise."
"I don't think that would work," Selphie said.
"And why not?" Tidus replied as they all got in an argument on what to do about their friend. The lunch bell rang and then they all went to their last classes. At last the bell that signaled the end of the day rung and they all walked outside.
"Should we wait for him?" Selphie asked as they were waiting besides Kairi's Locker.
"Yeah, it shouldn't take that long. Mr. Amedo is a jerk, but after he sees what happened to Riku, he should go, at least, a little easier on him," Tidus explained.
"You should know, you've had enough detentions with him," Sakura said as she walked up to the group. "So what have we decided?"
"We're gonna stay," Kairi said.
"Stay where?" Lee asked the group. He had just gotten out late from his last class.
"Here to wait for Riku," Sora answered.
"How come we need to wait for him?" Lee asked, oblivious to the current situation.
"We'll tell you later, bit maybe only one or two of us should stay," Sakura suggested. "If we all stayed, we may never find out what happened."
"True," Sora said, "so, who stays?"
"I will," Sakura volunteered.
"So will I," Sora came in. "I think only two of us should stay."
"Then where do the rest of us go?" Selphie wondered.
"Well since Wakka wasn't here today, I volunteered to bring him his homework, but since I'm staying, would someone else mind bringing it?" Sakura explained.
"I'll do it," Tidus said. "And then we can all meet on the island." Since it was Friday no one had to be home till late.
"Sounds good," Lee said, "and somewhere in-between there, would someone mind filling me in?"
"Sure, I will," Kairi said with a smile, "but we have to go to my house first."
"Then I guess I'm walking you home. Shall I carry your books?" Lee replied, returning Kairi's smile.
"Alright then," Selphie said. "Would you mind if I tagged along with you, Tidus?"
"Not at all Tidus replied. He had gotten Wakka's homework from Sakura. "We should be going." And with that Selphie and Tidus left. Kairi and Lee followed soon after. ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
"You can go now," Mr. Amedo said. He had kept Riku for an hour. "I expect you to come back on Monday for another detention since you were late to your detention as well."
"I was only late because I was late to third period, and that teacher wanted to see me. And I was only later to that class because you wouldn't give me a pass!" Riku said. Why is this happening to me.
"Do you think I care?" Mr. Amedo asked.
"No." Riku replied.
"Alright then, I'll see you on Monday." ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
"Where is he?" Sora asked. He and Sakura had been waiting a little over an hour.
"Maybe Mr. Amedo was more upset than we originally thought," Sakura replied. Just then Riku walked down the hall.
"What are you guys still doing here?" he asked.
"Waiting for you!" Sora replied.
"You didn't have to wait," Riku sighed as he started to gather things out of his locker.
"We always wait and you know that," Sakura said. It was true. Whenever anyone had to stay after school, someone always waited for them.
"I guess," Riku said as he put the last of his books away.
"No homework?" Sakura asked.
"Nope, that's about the only good thing about today," Riku replied.
"So you up to going to the island tonight?" Sora asked. Both Sakura and him knew that Riku didn't want to talk about what had happened, so they were avoiding the subject. Riku thanked them deeply for that.
"Sure but I gotta stop at home first, so I could meet you guys there?" Riku said, hoping that they would say okay.
"Or we could go with you," Sora replied.
"I guess. . ." Riku said as he got up, "shall we get going then?"
"Sure," Sakura said. The three of them then started on their way to Riku's. ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
Riku had gone inside and Sakura and Sora waited outside.
"So what are we gonna do about this whole thing?" Sora asked.
"Well, I think we will find out what happened tonight, but I guess it depends on what actually happened."
"Yeah," Sora replied. They both stopped talking when they heard screaming inside the house.
----Inside the House----
"WHY WERE YOU LATE?!" Riku's father roared.
"I had to stay after school!" Riku said frantically, slightly backing away from his father.
"What kind of excuse is that?" his father asked, angered because Riku had gotten hour an hour and a half late.
"Gomen (sorry)!" Riku was desperately trying to reason with his father.
"And you bring those children home with you," Noa said as he advanced on his son.
"Get away from me!" Riku practically screamed. He received a slap across the face.
"Did I say you could speak?" Noa asked.
Riku flinched. "No. . ."
"That's what I thought!" Noa said as he kneed Riku in the stomach. He watched his son fall to the ground.
Riku clutched his stomach. "Stop!" he coughed out.
"Get out of my sight," Noa said, "and don't come home." Noa walked away. Riku got up and went to his room to gather some things. ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
"Riku!" Sakura practically screamed when the youth came out of the house. She ran over and hugged him gently. "What happened? We heard yelling."
"My dad was upset I got home late," Riku explained.
"And that's all?" Sora asked.
"Yeah," Riku said, looking at the ground.
"Then how come you wont look at me again?" Sora asked. "Did your dad give you those bruises?"