My Worst Enemy

Author: lakura

Chapter: Cut and Slash

P.O.V.: Riku

Disclaimer: I do not own Kingdom Hearts.

I could tell the moogles liked her. She laughed at them, and you could tell they didn't appreciate that. She also touched their pom , on the top of their heads, and they absolutely hated that. But when she smiled at them, they softened, and they were overjoyed to see the amount of items that she had. Not many people came in the Accessory shop like her, they were mostly rough-n-toughs who were harsh, and un-friendly. They were afraid of those sort of people, and usually Cid had to come and help them, because they couldn't do anything of fear they would do it wrong, and get squashed. At least these moogles. Most moogles I knew were pretty tough. I knew they were excellent mages.

"Aw, come on!" she cried out in frustration. "I don't have enough thunder shards, but cant you cut me a break??" "Kupo. No, we cant give them up!! Fufu. You have to bring your own!!"She slammed her fist down on the table. "Just give them up!!" "NO KUPO!!" Their loudness must have startled her for a second, because she got a very strange look." Hiaden, moogles do not give up their items." She looked up at me."But wha..." I interrupted." They don't do trades either." "Oh!! I give up!" She threw a fireball at the table, and it burst into flames. The moogles scrambled to put it out.

"At least I got what I came for," she said, sliding down the ladder, instead of climbing the rungs. I jumped through the hole, not even bothering touching the ladder. Cid looked a little unnerved. "Ah..Riku...uh..," He scrambled and the cigarette fell out of his mouth. I stepped on it. "That really is a filthy habit Cid. You should give it up." At that HE was the one to anger. "You ain't no one to talk to me, boy. You can't boss a 40 yr old man around like he was a civilian." I laughed. "So what can I do for ya?"" She's just browsing" He grinned at me. "So you got yourself a girl do you?" "No, that isn't the case. I'm taking her weapon shopping. She is a ....project the 5 are working on.""oh," he said sort of quietly.

She glared at being called a project, but she couldn't deny being one, so she turned away. She lifted up some chains, and a few belts and ability ear-rings, and she picked a few to put on the counter. "Ring me up."To me that was a small amount of accessories. But then again, she didn't have to do my work, at least not yet. She strapped on the belts, 2, and the chains around her wrists and chest. She put in the ear-rings. "What about you Riku? Don't you want to get the few your missing?" "No, thank you." She stared at me. 'You use accessories?' her eyes seemed to say. I nodded slightly to Cid, and walked out into the street.

"I didn't know you used..." "Of course I do. I am only human. As you are. I cannot survive on flesh alone. If you haven't noticed, skin makes a bad shield." She looked down, then she bolted straight up again. "Can you show me some of your stuff? Like your weapon? And your accessories?" I took off my hood, and looked her straight in the eyes. " I can show you little, because I have little. At least that I wear. The Unknowns just but me a lot so I can be their guinea pig. I mostly refuse, but I wear some. I took my finger, and touched 3 places on my forehead. A faint blue, red, and yellow star appeared. They gave off a dull light. I liked this one a lot because f the magic damage it prevented. Though it fit on an odd spot, on my head, like a prince's crown, only not. I pulled up my sleve to reveal my arm, and there were chains hanging from it. There were more I wasn't going to show.

"Don't you think we should head back?" she shook her head, but I could tell she knew she had to."I don't want to. They beat on me. They tell me to do what I can't. I can't over power them, I can only fight back with words, and not much else." " I feel sorry, but I do not. I don't feel anything anymore. At least not where it counts," I said touching my heart. "Can I at least see your weapon before I go?? What did they stick with you??" I sharply turned on her, grabbed her shirt, and he looked scared. "I don't do what they ask. I do what I am paid for. I do it because they saved my life. I do it because I have to. I don't do it because I want to. They don't make my choices in life for me. They make my work decisions for me. I pick my own weapons. You will see it when the time comes and not before.""I'm sorry..." " I believe you, lets go."

Authors Notes: I know it is late. My new fic's going to be on Inuyasha!! Yup! You were right! And it should be up soon. I'm sorry this chapter took a while. I've been really busy, And I've been PMSin' so, I didn't feel like it. See Ya!! Next chappie soon, PLEASE R/R!!!