Some things belonging to shadows

By: Sissy

Chapter 11

"Riku!"

"Riku!"

"Riiiiikuuu!"

Riku heard a soft childish voice in his head and wondered whose it was. Subconsciously, he was having a dream.

"Riku! Guess what?" the child spoke eagerly.

"What is it?" Riku heard his own voice speak.

"My parents said that we're going to the shrine for my birthday. I'm finally getting my baptism!(1)" the child said cheerfully.

"Really? That's good! That means nothing bad will happen to you in the future." he told the unknown, yet familiar, child.

"You already had yours, right Riku?" the child sweetly asked.

"Yeah. So, you'd better be good in the future, 'kay?" Riku asked and the child nodded.

"Does that mean you'll take care of me?" the child asked, curiously. Just like a child would.

"Of course. Forever if need be." Riku smiled and time froze.

"I know this. But from where?" adult Riku watched them both, but still couldn't identify the strange child.

"I like you Riku." the child snuggled against child Riku as time flowed normal again, in his dream anyway.

"Me too Kagesora.(2)" Riku smiled and everything went black.

… …

"…" Riku huffed as he woke up with a start.

Riku was sweating all over as he got out of bed. He glanced over to his clock on the wall. 2:23 am. Great. He just had to wake up in the middle of the night.

"Might as well take a bath." Riku muttered and headed to the bathroom with a new pair of clothes.

A half hour later, Riku emerged from the bathroom completely refreshed.

"You know, Sora is changing back." Riku jumped when he heard the unfamiliar, yet strangely recognizable voice.

"Who?" Riku turned around but didn't see anyone.

"Over here stupid." Riku turned to look back in front of him to see a hooded creature.

"Who are you?" Riku asked, glaring at him.

"Now, now. Don't tell me you've forgotten?" he smirked, from what Riku could tell.

"Shadow." Riku realized.

"Good boy." Shadow bent forward and brushed his lips with Riku, scaring the boy.

"Damn you!" Riku yelled, backing away and trying to hide a blush that crept over almost all his face.

"What's the matter? Feel flustered?" Shadow laughed wickedly.

"Asshole." Riku muttered.

"Sora is changing back." Shadow then repeated.

"You said that earlier. What did you mean?" Riku asked curiously.

"You don't need to know right now. Just remember this: don't trust your girlfriend." Shadow told Riku and disappeared.

"What the fuck was that about?" Riku asked himself before he headed back to his room.

… …

"Is Sora better now?" Shadow appeared in front of Tidus, asking.

"Yeah, but he's going to become you sooner or later." Tidus answered him.

"I know that. But I didn't want to hear it from you." Shadow told him.

"Then who do you want to hear it from?!" Tidus glared, trying to restraint himself from trying (note: trying) to kill Shadow.

"No one." Shadow only said.

"…" Tidus ignored him as Auron arrived into the room.

"Oh? I didn't notice Shadow came back." Auron said amazed then asked, "Worried about Sora?"

"…" Shadow didn't answer and kept quiet. Auron smiled at this.

"So, what are we going to do from now on? Our strategy needs to change you know." Auron asked Tidus and Cloud, who arrived during Shadow's silent reply.

"Yes, we know." Cloud told him, "Let's just act normal and try to ignore Sora's feelings, alright?" Cloud asked and both males nodded.

Shadow just scoffed, "That's your strategy?" he asked.

"Unless you have something better to give us." Cloud glared and Shadow just kept quiet. It was better to just not get into an argument with the man.

"Thought so." Tidus and Auron said for Cloud. They were annoying too, if out of control.

"So, what now?" Shadow stupidly asked.

"Now, I go back to sleep." Tidus answered and dragged Auron away from the living room.

"G'night." Cloud said and fell asleep.

"Well, this was productive." Shadow said and disappeared.

… …

The next morning Sora woke up tired. Yet, he didn't know why. After all, he did have a good night's sleep.

"Shadow?" Sora softly called.

"What is it?" Shadow appeared and asked.

"Why are you no longer in my body?" Sora asked him.

"Because he broke the seal." Shadow answered Sora.

"Then, why are you still here close to me? I would've thought you were already rampaging around since you're free." Sora said curiously.

"I would've been doing that if not for the fact that I still got some stuff to do." Shadow told him.

"Oh." Sora said.

"Is that all?" Shadow asked, boredly, wanting to get some sleep.

"Ah, no. There's something else." Sora told him before Shadow could get a chance to leave.

"What?" Shadow asked.

"Who's Kagesora?" Sora bluntly asked.

… …

"So, what should I tell him then?" Cloud stood in front of the elders.

"You needn't tell them anything. Just find the escaped one." one elder told him.

"Maybe I can help then." Squall came into the elder's room.

"Squall Leonhart. Or is it perhaps just Leon again? What do you want?" Cloud taunted him then quickly asked with a glare.

"The same thing you do, just want to see Sora live a normal happy life." Squall smirked.

"Wrong. You know as well as I do that because of the sealed one, Sora and Shadow can't live normally like they should." Cloud said, still glaring at him.

"Oh, come of it. They can live a normal life. But only if Ansem lets them become Kagesora again." Squall said and received a punch in the face in return.

TBC…

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Sissy: So this one took me a little longer than necessary.

Kody: Hey, you're legs are okay now right?

Sissy: Of course! Than was just one day!

Aoi: Can DDR take out so much out of a person?

Sissy: It can if you're playing 'End of the Century' in light mode! Too much jumping. And the fact that I didn't use the pole thingy.

Amy: Anyways, while those three talk it out, here are the replies:

DieChan; yup! I continued! I will continue!

Sai-ryo Aura Feana; don't worry, I still have lots to do with this fic.

Name1; they do, don't they? Don't worry, all mysteries will be revealed sooner or later, like always.

Sorceress Sakura; yes I did update, I have to. Just for the sake of making the readers happy! I will write more, don't worry people. I hope.

Freak'net; 1st, you're welcome, 2nd, I did plan on updating but the net stopped at the last minute, sorry!

Sissy: Okay! Now some stuff I have to explain!

(1) As you all probably know, baptisms are supposed to help protect you from all evil, or something of the sort. Anyways, this is a very important thing in Destiny Islands, and that's why Kagesora is very happy about it.

(2) Kagesora, if I'm not mistaken, means 'shadow sky' or 'sky's shadow'. Someone correct me if I'm wrong. It's a very important name and it's one of the keys to solving all the mysteries involving Shadow and Sora.

Kody: Don't you think she's blabbing again?

Ryu: Strangely, yes.

Aoi: I can give her the Pokémon Puzzle Challenge if you want.

Kody: For God's sake no!!!!

Amy: It's too addictive Aoi.

Aoi: Oh.