Some things belonging to shadows
By: Sissy
Chapter 6
After they got dressed they left the house and went sight seeing around all the islands.
"Wooooww!" Sora said like a little boy, as he looked out side the window of the boat.
"Sora, don't lean out to much or you'll fall." Tidus told the boy.
"Don't worry!!" Sora said happily.
"Why again are we going first to the oldest island?" Riku asked.
"Like it says, it's the oldest." Tidus told him.
"There's a reason to this isn't there?" Riku asked.
"But it's none of your business." Tidus said and Riku sighed, "Anyway, Sora hasn't gone there in more than three years."
"Huh? I thought no one but the locals live there." Riku went in thought.
"True. It's limited to certain people. But that's where Shadow and Sora were born." Tidus smiled, looking at the cheerful kid.
"Really?" Riku asked.
"Yup. Still, that house should be long gone by now." Tidus looked nostalgically out the window.
"What house?" Riku asked, drawing Sora's attention to them.
"Are you two talking about home?" Sora asked.
"Sora!" Tidus was surprised, but sighed, "Yes. Yes, we are." he admitted.
"Oh. Shadow says he wants to go see it." Sora told him.
"Alright. You go with Riku while I go look for something." Tidus told the boy, who nodded.
"See? I knew there was a reason why we were going there." Riku said to Tidus who slightly laughed.
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"I'll meet you two in you-know-where Sora, okay?" Tidus said and Sora nodded.
"Don't worry. We'll be there." Sora said and they separated.
Tidus headed over towards a very secluded part of the village, where a clinic/pharmacy was.
"Good morning." a man behind a counter said.
"Hello." Tidus walked up to him.
"Is there anything you need? Most people don't come here to often since the area's restricted, so if you gained access, it must be something important." the man said to Tidus.
"Actually…" Tidus showed the man a piece of paper and an id card.
"Oh! You guys are back!" the man said surprised and went to the back with the paper and the id, "I hadn't seen you guys since you left." he said from afar.
"Yeah, well… It's been really busy." Tidus said.
"How did you manage to get the elders approval to come back?" the man asked.
"Well, my friend Wakka was the one who did it actually." Tidus admitted.
"Wakka? How is he?" the man asked as he returned with a small box.
"You know him?" Tidus asked and the man nodded, "Well, he's good. Stayed in the city with his girlfriend, but good."
"He has a girlfriend? Lucky devil!" the man laughed and handed Tidus the box with the paper and his id.
"When did you meet Wakka?" Tidus asked.
"When we were kids. The guy was an ok dude so we hung out from time to time." The guy said, "Oh, yeah. I haven't asked. What's your name?"
"It's Tidus. And you?"
"Name's Seifer. Anything you need in the future, just ask." Seifer introduced himself with a grin then bent down to Tidus's ear, "I also sell…" he murmured into Tidus ear something that made shonen blush.
"I…I-I…" Tidus stammered.
"Don't worry. Your secret's safe here. By the by, if you happen to meet a guy named Squall could you tell him to get his ass back here?" Seifer asked.
"Uh, sure…" Tidus picked up his stuff and left.
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"How much longer till we get there?" Riku asked, already tired.
After leaving Tidus, Sora was mobbed by the elderly women who found him and Riku adorable. After they managed to escape the women, they headed up the mountain up some long stairs that Riku thought belonged to some temple.
"Just a little farther. By the way, Shadow doesn't like people who tire easily." Sora told him.
"Do I look like I care what Shadow thinks?" Riku asked.
"Yes." Sora bluntly answered.
"Beautiful." Riku said sarcastically.
After a few more minutes of sheer torture, or walking, they arrived at the top.
"Finally!" Riku said, but thought it a bit to simple.
"Not quite." Sora told him, "Home is still that way." Sora pointed in front of the to the next long walk they'd have to do.
"Great." Riku said and they began to walk again.
A few minutes later of big silence, Riku broke the ice.
"So, what's it like to live here?" he asked.
"Don't remember. My life before I got Shadow is a blur." Sora answered.
"If you don't mind me asking, when did you get Shadow?" Riku asked.
"After the incident. Although, my mother did say once that he's been with me since I was born." Sora told him.
"I see." Riku simply said.
"You know, I have no idea why I'm telling you this. 'Cause I hate you." Sora smiled at Riku, putting the boy in an awkward position.
"…Likewise." Riku managed to say.
Another while later they arrived.
"…" Sora didn't say anything as Riku watched in awe at the place.
They stood in front of the remains of a large house that had been burnt, probably more than 5 years ago.
"This is…?" Riku began.
"Home." Sora answered with a slight smile, "From so long ago."
"…" Riku looked at it a bit sadly.
"This is why I can't stop making you cry Sora." a soft murmur was heard, but Riku didn't know where it came from.
"Should we go now? You got to see Home, now let's go meet up with Tidus." Sora said and began to leave, followed by Riku, who had like a million questions to ask, but couldn't for some reason.
After walking all the way down again, Sora headed this time to another remote place of the island. Where the cemetery was.
"Why are we here?" Riku asked.
"Why else would one go to a cemetery idiot?" Sora asked him, almost making fun of Riku.
"Very funny." Riku said, discarding the insult.
"Sora!" they both heard Tidus and looked at they way he was coming from.
"Hey Tidus! You sure are quick!" Sora said happily.
"Yeah, well finding the flower wasn't easy." Tidus said, showing them a bouquet of flowers in a strange star shape.
"Paopu flowers?" Riku said amazed, "Aren't they like, really rare?"
"They only grow here for certain reasons." Tidus told him.
"They were my mom's favorite. She used to have a whole garden of them." Sora said, looking at the flowers a bit nostalgically.
"Come on Sora." Tidus said and they began to walk around.
"So, who are we visiting?" Riku asked but none of them answered.
After a few minutes they arrived in front a grave that was covered in the Paopu flowers.
Tidus put down the Paopu flowers and began to pray. Sora mimicked him.
"…" Riku looked a bit out of place, but said nothing.
"Hey ya mom, dad." Sora said as he put down his hands, "I'm back. Sorry I couldn't come sooner, but you know how it is." Sora talked to the grave.
"Introduce yourself." Tidus told Riku, still praying.
"Oh! Uh, hi Mr. and Mrs. Sora's mom." Riku said, a bit nervous but silenced himself and prayed with the rest.
TBC…
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Sissy: Yay! Finished!
Kody: At last.
Aoi: By the by, something we meant to tell the readers was that Sissy originally put Auron in this fic to do something different. And about a week later she found an article about Auron being in the KH2 game. Freaky ain't it?
Ryu: It's a true story, we swear.
Amy: On with the replies:
udonluvr7; don't know yet. But he may be a key character in the future, who knows? Hehe.
wingzero0406; thanks. Yeah, Shadow has issues, but hey, what do you except from a demon? Riku? Dumb? Hmm, hadn't thought about that. I guess he may be a little, but I don't want him to be that way. Thanks for pointing it out.
greyspark; thanks. (realizes that greyspark is too long gone to hear her) Oops. Um… ladeda!
Sissy: Hope you guys keep reviewing us! We love you all!
Amy: And remember KH and FF ain't ours. If it was, we would have left Aeris dead, killed Rinoa and Kairi and left the boys mingle with themselves.
Sissy & Aoi: Go AMY!
Ryu: Weee…
