By DestinysSaviour
Warnings: This Fanfiction will contain yaoi/shounen-ai lemon (In later chapters). If the subject matter of male/male relationships offends you do NOT read on any farther.
Disclaimer: I do not own Kingdom Hearts. That is property of Disney and Square.
Summary: Same settings, same characters (and a few added characters), different story outcome/situation. Sora, Riku, and Kairi set out on adventures past Destiny Islands. Disaster strikes and suddenly Riku's life begins to flash before his eyes.
In sense, this is also suggesting that Riku never had his heart taken over.
Note: Anything written in double brackets, like such ((words)), is not part of the story!
Answering Questions: Okay first off I need to say damn my crap computer! I was supposed to update twice yesterday. However, my computer decided not to work! So sorry…
Okay so just to keep everyone on the same track, Riku is still having his flash backs of his life. His flash backs will end when I repeat the scenes from chapter one, then you know the flash back is over. Don't expect that to happen for a while though.
And last thing, yes, Kage and the Land Of Discovery are both made up and added to characters and settings… Therefore are not in the video game and/or real story.
CHAPTER FIVE: Land Of Discovery Part 2
((Picking up from Kage introducing the world's name.))
"You're looking for your friends, no?" Kage swung down from his branch and landed in front of Riku to meet his body square.
"You know where Sora and Kairi are?!"
"You already know that I do. For I wouldn't have questioned you looking for them if I didn't know where they were, right?" Kage smiled a cute little grin. For someone with such a dark appearance he had such a childish behaviour.
"Uh, right. So then, can you take me to them?"
"No."
"What?! Why?! Why not?! I demand you to take me to my friends!" Startled by the simple and plain 'No.' Riku threatened the young mage with his fist.
"Calm down lost one! I cannot take you to them," Kage grabbed Riku's fist and lowered it, "But I can bring them to you."
"What do you mean?" Riku asked puzzled.
"Play with me and I'll tell you."
"Huh? Play…with you?" Riku scratched his head. "What do you mean exactly when you say 'play'?"
"Here." Kage grabbed Riku by the shirt and dragged him in a direction that lead deeper through the dying trees. "Come this way and we can play!" The Young mage was stronger then he looked. But Riku didn't feel like he was being dragged… He felt like he was flying. When he looked down to notice that his feet weren't touching the ground he realized that Kage and him were actually flying just a foot above the ground.
They glided through the forest another minute or so before they landed in a circle of trees. Kage landed on his feet crouching down from the impact of going so fast. Riku, however, landed hard on the dirt ground rolling twice over himself.
"Here!" Riku got up to see that the young mage had thrown him a blade that seemed to be made out of silver and possibly some white gold as well. "You can use The Blade of Discovery! It's my favourite, but that's only because it's the one named after this world. I'm going to use this."
Kage held out his blade of crystals and stood in his ready position. "This is what you mean by 'playing'?" Riku picked up The Blade of Discovery and held it out to meet Kage's sword.
"Uh huh! If you win I'll Bring you your friends, but if I win, you have to promise to stay here with me!" With that Kage swished his blade almost hitting Riku square on as Riku deflected the hit with his blade.
"Why do you want me to-" A few more blocks as Kage was clearly not holding back at all. "-stay here for?!"
"So I…" Kage jumped up a tree and fought hanging from a branch. "So I won't be alone anymore!"
"You mean you're the only one here?" Riku let down his guard as he spoke softly and confused. Doing so he was knocked backwards falling to the ground as Kage rested his blade on his neck while sitting on Riku's middle.
"I win!" Kage smiled happily. "And yes, there is no one else who lives here, just the people who come and go. They're all lost causes that come here. But you're different, I've discovered you."
Riku pushed the young mage off of him. "I can't stay here Kage. I need to find my friends!" To Riku's surprise Kage began to cry. "Please don't cry." Riku patted the mage on the back.
"Nobody ever wants to stay here with me!" Kage sobbed. "You know Riku, I can't leave here because of what I am. No one stays here because I'm nothing to them. Do you know why?"
"… No…" Riku answered truthfully.
"It is because the only ones who end up here come to discover something and leave. I thought that maybe you'd stay because you discovered me. But I was wrong you still only wish to discover what you came to discover. I am not surprised for that is the curse of the bringer of darkness and mage of night."
"I… I'm sorry Kage."
"Don't be… it's sad, but there are sadder things out there. Please leave now… I cannot allow myself to become anymore connected to you." Kage turned around and held himself. It was sad indeed. For this mage was nothing but a little kid who was to be set out in a land of gloominess and be cursed with loneliness. Just a little kid…
"Kage if you show me were my friends are then I promise I'll come back and visit you again." Riku placed a hand on Kage's shoulder.
"What if you can't come back. You will only come here if you need to discover something." Kage began to cry again.
Riku hugged the young mage as he cried into his hold. "I will always have something to discover. I promise."
With that, Kage looked up to Riku and said, "Alright. If you promise then I will bring you your friends. Please wait here. I won't be long."
It wasn't long. Not long at all before Kage appeared again holding both Sora and Kairi's hands and guiding them over to Riku.
They both gasped in excitement. "RIKU!" Both of them ran to Riku and hugged on to him.
"Sora! Kairi! Where were you guys?"
"To be honest I don't know where I was…" Sora looked at Kairi hoping she would know.
"We were in a world called Traverse Town."
"Oh yeah, that's what it was called. Anyway there're these weird creatures there and it seems most of the people who live there are afraid of them… Oh yeah and I got this!" Sora held out a long blade that looked like a key. ((the key blade…))
"We've been using it to fight off most of the creatures." Kairi added. "I think we should go back and help all the people there."
"Um alright… How do we get there?" Riku looked around as if he was expecting to see some sort of pathway.
"I know how." Kage spoke up finally. "But Riku, It could be dangerous there. Take The Blade Of Discovery with you."
"But isn't it the most important-"
"Yes, but I want you to come back one day." Kage pointed his finger at all three of the teens and cast a spell over them as he is a mage…
That was the last Riku saw of Kage and that strange world.
The images began to flash in Riku's mind again. How much of his life would he be seeing?
End Of Chapter Five
Tear poor Kage, so lonely…
Ah I don't feel too well. Break time! I'll update again either later tonight or tomorrow after my exam.
Thanks for reading and for reviews
-DS