Rebirth of Obsession
Chapter Three
Author: Ember
Pairings: Riku/Sora, Tidus/Yuna, implied Ansem/Kairi, Yuffie/ Kairi, Paine/Rikku
Category: Drama/Angst/Romance/Horror/Alternate Universe
Summary: It started out as a simple obsession - and turned into something much darker, much deeper, and much stronger than either thought possible. Vampire!Riku/Sora - AU - Various other pairings.
Disclaimer: I do not own Kingdom Hearts or the Final Fantasy franchise. It's owned by Disney, and Square Enix, and other rich, power entertainment industry figureheads that I am clearly not apart of. If Riku and Sora were mine, believe me, them going at it like bunnies would not be a fangirl's dream, let me tell ya. :D The idea comes from a combination of Buffy the Vampire Slayer, the Anita Blake series by Laurell K. Hamilton, and The Vampire Chronicles by Anne Rice. Annnnnnnd, my new discovered vampire series by MaryJanice Davidson. They're HYSTERICAL.
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"Does it hurt much, master?"
"Don't touch me."
"I…I'm sorry."
"As you should be."
Tidus gave his bare feet a dejected look. Riku, who was propped up on some pillows, surrounded by silken sheets and looking, despite his condition, like some porn star out of a cheesy B-flick, didn't care in the least that he'd hurt the other's feelings.
It was his own fault. He'd made it painfully obvious that Tidus was never allowed to touch him, let alone comfort him, and he just kept coming back for more rejection.
Ansem had once described it as devotion.
Riku just called it annoying.
He scratched at the IV in his arm. "I hate this."
"Mm…I know. I'm sorry."
"It is your fault."
Tidus flinched. "I know. I'm sorry."
Riku sighed. "If you're going to act like that, kindly leave."
Tidus turned, intending to do as he was told. But Ansem's hand on his arm stayed him. "You should know better." He frowned.
"I don't WANT him, can't you see that you old goat? He's USELESS."
The vampire's frown hardened. "I did not make you to be so frivolous, Riku."
"Pity. You kept all frivolousness for yourself, eh?"
"Watch what you say to me. You have gotten cocky in your time away. I still can and will bring you to your senses." Ansem snapped.
Riku cocked his jaw to the side stubbornly. "I'm not afraid."
Ansem was across the room in an instant, hand wrapped about Riku's throat, fingers digging into the younger vampire's neck, just aching to rip the offense appendage away in an attempt to ease his annoyance.
"Do not tempt me, child. Do you understand? DO NOT TEMPT ME."
Riku coughed, trying to hold a straight face of fearlessness, but failing.
"I do."
"Good." Ansem released him and he fell back against the pillows once more, rubbing at the angry red marks about his throat. He struggled with the urge to cough.
Tidus was be his side, worry written in his deep blue eyes, but this time he kept his distance. Riku failed to be impressed.
"You forget yourself, Riku. You forget your duty to me." Ansem said, from his place by the door. He turned a weary face toward his protégé.
"You have Tidus, be content with that." He said softly, and left. Riku watched him go, a sadness resonating in his chest that wasn't his own.
Ansem was projecting his feelings in an attempt to make Riku understand. And as Tidus laid a fearful hand on his thigh, eyes full of longing, Riku found himself quite sick of the situation. With a hasty yank to the IV inserted into his arm, he pushed Tidus aside and strode from the room.
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He could feel it.
He could feel the eyes that lingered on him, and he didn't have to turn to know who was watching him.
It was that guy from the graveyard.
That Riku.
The one that Paine had said was obsessed with him.
"Stupid boy! The trouble you're in!"
"It's not like I ASKED for it! I didn't ask to be born into this life! Trust me, if I could be non-existent right now, I would be."
"You don't know what you're saying." Yuna pleaded, shooting Paine a look that just begged her to stop. The silver haired woman turned away with a snort.
"Listen, Sora, you…you don't understand the situation. It's VERY serious."
"Or you two are very crazy."
"Watch it!" Paine snapped.
"You saw them in the graveyard…you saw what he's capable of."
"He was…he HELPED me, though."
"You wanna hear a story, boy?"
"Paine, PLEASE."
"The other vampire…the one that saved Riku? His name is Tidus. And he's from our country. He and Yuna…they were in love."
"STOP IT!" Yuna yelled, covering ears. Huge, fat tears rolled down her cheeks, and she curled into herself, sobbing silently. Sora hadn't thought it was possible; for someone to be so easy-going one minute and so down trodden the next. Whatever had happened to Tidus, it must have been eating at her terribly.
"Riku came to our town, seemingly an innocent traveler. No one thought it weird that he took such an earnest interest in Tidus. He was so bright…out going…friendly…we just thought…" Paine broke off, swallowing thickly.
Sora waited with baited breath. Had Riku…had he done this before…?
"We didn't notice until it was too late. Tidus…went missing…and when he came back he'd said he was going with Riku. Leaving. To be at his master's side."
Yuna hiccuped brokenly, and Sora laid a hand on her arm in an effort to comfort her.
"Our elder started researching Riku after that. He's been on a rampage for the past two hundred and fifty years; looking for someone…seducing young men and killing them when they weren't the one he was looking for. The only reason we can fathom that he didn't kill Tidus is because he…FELT…like you."
"Felt like me?"
"Yes. A person's soul gives off a radiance that demons like Riku can feel. Your soul in particular is very bright, as was Tidus'."
"But…why ME? Why now?" Sora asked, feeling bitterly confused. Paine sighed, her anger seemingly gone.
"We aren't sure." Was her feeble answer, "But, what we do know, is that you're his next target. And as such, it'd be wise for you to stay on your toes."
Sora gave his head a shake. Stay on my toes? That's all you can say? Shouldn't you be guarding me night and day, never letting me out of your sight? If you really want to catch this freak…
The brunette paused.
If you really wanted to catch him…you'd use me as bait…
"Wonderful," he muttered. Not only was a weird vampire trying to seduce and turn him, but now three very obsessed, very DANGEROUS hot girls were sticking him out in the dead of night so as to lure said vampire into a trap.
"My life went from mildly fucked up to SERIOUSLY screwed in a matter of days. Could it get any worse?" He whined, burying one hand in his hair and scratching at his scalp in frustration.
He let out a squeak when he bumped into a very hard something and went stumbling backwards.
A hand caught his wrist, and he looked up into a dazzling pair of teal eyes.
He frowned unhappily.
"I just had to ask didn't I?" he muttered darkly, trying to jerk free from Riku's grip. The vampire merely stared at him, eyes never leaving his face, as he knelt to retrieve the bag that had fallen from Sora's grasp.
He handed it over politely.
Sora snatched it back and jerked at his wrist again; horribly affronted when he found that Riku's grip was like a vice. And that, most likely, he wouldn't be letting go any time soon.
"I've had a really rotten night, alright? I don't need this right now."
"I just wish to speak with you," he looked to his right and left, before leaning foreword slightly, "privately."
"Listen here, JERKOFF, I've heard about you! And there's no way in hell that I'm going to let you munch on me. So let me go and go molest some other young guy who gives a damn."
"You're very irritable tonight."
"That's right! And after what you did to Yuna I want nothing more to do with you!"
"Yuna?" Riku blinked, confused. Had…? Those WHORES. Had they ruined his last chance to be with his Sora?
With renewed relish, Riku gripped at Sora's forearms. "You WILL listen!"
"The hell I will!"
"Damn them!" the silver haired vampire swore. He scooped Sora into his arms, ignoring Sora's loud protest of, "HEY!" and disappeared off down the street.
A moment passed.
And then another.
Rikku appeared from the shadows of an alley across the street, her arms crossed over her chest.
"Ladies," she said into her ear piece, "we've got a problem."
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"Put me down, damnit! PUT ME DOWN!"
"As you wish." Riku said, dropping the squirming Sora promptly on the sidewalk. The boy let out an 'umph!' when his back made contact with the concrete.
"Jerk," he muttered, setting up and rubbing at his backside.
Riku merely grinned. "I apologize."
"THAT'S RIGHT YOU'D BE-…oh. Okay then."
Sora got to his feet with a groan. "I think something's dislocated."
"Shall I check?"
"Uhh…no? Keep your hands to yourself, grabby."
Again, Riku just grinned. "Very well."
"Stop grinning like that!"
"Like what?"
"Like I'm incredibly cute or something!"
"Ahh…but you are. It's very charming."
"Charming, huh? You're full of it."
The silence that descended was deafening. Sora felt confused at the lack of a comeback. "What?" he asked.
Riku hauled him into his arms, crushing the other to him, tears tinged red slipping from the corners of his eyes and falling, landing on Sora's white T-shirt and leaving soft pink stains in their wake. "Oh Sora…Sora, Sora, Sora…I've missed you so…"
"Eh…?"
The brunette wasn't quiet sure what to make of this turn of events. One minute Riku was being annoying, cocking, horribly frustrating, and then the next…he was being gentle and loving, caressing his hair and raining kisses on his face liked he couldn't get enough of how he tasted.
"Please listen to me…it's all I ask…just…hear me out?"
"And…if I don't want to? If I say, 'LEAVE ME ALONE. FOREVER.' Would you do it?"
Riku gave him a fond look; reaching forward and brushing stray strands of Sora's errant locks away from the boy's face. "I dare say I'd have trouble doing it…but…I'd certainly try. For you, I'd try."
"I guess that's as good a promise as any."
"Then will you listen?"
"Yeah. I guess I will. But let's get inside somewhere first. Don't want the girls interrupting us, right?"
Riku let out a relieved sigh. "Certainly not."
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Sora kicked open the door to his house as soon as he'd unlocked the door. Riku followed after him, barely pausing at the threshold, as Sora had already invited him in with a wave of his hand.
"It's not much," he mumbled as he went, turning on lights here and there, "But it gets the job done."
"You pay for it yourself?" Riku questioned, taking in the small little house. It smelled of disinfectant and, of all things, cinnamon. It was sparsely furnished and could probably use a coat of paint and a few more lights, but for Sora, it was perfect.
"Yep! You've been following me everywhere, haven't you?"
Riku decided not to answer. He HAD, but…really…Sora seemed so flinchy about their current circumstances. He had no intention of ruining his sudden lightened mood.
"You can't drink anything, huh?" Sora called from the kitchen, the telltale sound of the refrigerator opening reaching his ears.
"Well –"
"Besides THAT."
Riku smirked. "I can drink wine. And water."
"How about fruit punch?"
"I could choke it down."
"Okay."
A minuet passed before Sora reappeared, a cup of something red clutched in each hand. He gave one to Riku.
"Drink up." he said, clinking their glasses together. He all but chugged it down, smacking his lips together in satisfaction when he was finished.
Riku took a more reserved sip, before crinkling his nose in distaste and placing it on a nearby table.
"It's not THAT bad."
"For you? No. For me? Yes."
"Oh fine." Sora sighed, taking the glass and drinking it in a few gulps. Riku watched him, a smile, an honest to God SMILE settling on his lips. His Sora…he'd found his Sora.
"Soooo," the brunette drawled when he was finished, "you wanted to talk. Talk."
"What would you like to know?"
"You mean I get to ASK?"
Again, Riku smiled, reaching out to caress the side of Sora's face with one hand.
"Yes. Anything you want to know, I will try my best to answer."
"Awesome. Okay, first question: How old are you?"
"I am three hundred and twenty three years old."
"Wow. Talk about robbin' the cradle. I'm only seventeen."
The vampire shrugged, uncaring.
"Umm…how about, who was Sora? YOUR Sora?"
"Hmm…he was a servant boy in the boarding house of which I lived. And he was quiet the nasty little imp; somehow he'd gotten the duty of cleaning my room, and it was more often than not that I'd find something horrible in my bed. Like a dead rat, or a urine soaked sock."
Sora pulled a face. "Lovely."
"Quite. Next?"
"How'd he die?"
"He was…stoned to death."
"What for?"
"I'd rather not speak of it."
"Oh. Alright then."
Quiet passed between them while Sora racked his brain, trying to think of something else ask the vampire. Riku was merely content to watch him.
"Alright! How about this one – what's up with you and Tidus?"
"What do you mean?"
"I mean, if I'm supposedly the guy you're looking for, why'd you turn him?"
Riku considered the boy for a moment, wondering if he should tell the truth or not. In the end, he decided that honesty was the best policy.
"I was trying to forget you."
"Huh?"
Riku ran a hand through his silver locks. "When I encountered Tidus, his youthful exuberance entranced me. I was feeling quite wretched because my search for you was going as horrible as it was, and he was there. Comforting me. Helping me. I thought…with his gentle guidance I could forget. But I couldn't."
"So you screwed up his and life AND Yuna's for no good reason? That's really selfish."
Riku spread his hands out before him, at a loss as to how to explain himself. "I spoke the truth. It's what you wanted, right?"
"Yeah…I guess…"
"Then…the next question?"
"Hmm." Sora tapped his chin in thought.
Riku tucked a strand of his hair behind his ear. "Maybe I could ask you a question or two, love?"
"Huh? Oh hehee…sure?"
He called me love; Sora relished, feeling a blush tinge his cheeks.
"Why were those men chasing you in the grave yard?"
The brunette frowned, frustrated. The one question he didn't want to answer.
"Comfortable? Good. It's a looong story." He took a deep breath, and let it out slowly. "When I was three, my mom up and left. No note. No explanation. She just booked. And took most of our money with her. So that left my dad with the nasty little job of trying to raise me. You know, it's expensive raising a kid like me; when I was little I was sick all the time, and my dad never had the money to take care of me. So…he started dealing drugs. Making them, selling them, being a mule for other people; everything. It was all to take care of me. And believe me, when I got older and realized what he was doing, I felt like such a burden, such a problem. When I turned fifteen I begged him to stop. I could get a job, help with the bills, whatever. But…he was in too deep. He had too many connections…too many nasty people that wanted his money and needed his business. And…I think…in the end? He was pretty strung out on crack."
Sora gave Riku a halfhearted shrug at this point; trying to seem like it wasn't that big of a deal, but the vampire merely shook his head and nodded for him to continue.
"Well…eventually my dad was using more of the drugs than he was selling, and the big time dealers where getting tired of being swindled out of their money. So…uh…one night they came and killed him. After that…they sort of expected me to pay back all my dad's debt, but I won't. So…yeah…that's it."
"And…?"
"And what? That's what happened."
"I fail believe that is the end of your story."
"It IS, fart-face, what more do you want?"
Riku decided not to rise to the name-calling. Besides, fart-face? Really. He was more mature than that.
"FART-FACE? Dear child, we must work on your comebacks."
Or…maybe not.
"Hey! Shut up!" Sora shoved at his shoulder half-heartedly with a hand, and Riku reached out to grab it, gripping it to him and yanking Sora along with it. The boy settled against his chest.
"Please Sora, for me, finish the story."
"Let me go, Riku, I mean it!" Sora's voice had reached a hysterical level.
"Sora, please."
"No! It's over! There's…nothing else happened!"
"SORA."
Riku's voice left no room for argument, and the brunette fell silent, tears falling from his lashes like broken stars.
"Sora…love?" Riku petted his hair. "What happened?"
"They…"
"What? What did they do?"
Sora whirled out of the vampire's embrace so suddenly that Riku hadn't the time to reach out and drag him back. He was across the room and heading for the kitchen, the two cups clutched in each hand.
Riku was after him in an instant.
"Finish your story, Sora."
The boy slammed the glasses in the sink.
"Can't you just let it go! Can't you see that I really, really don't want to talk about it?"
"I can. And I also see that you need to."
"WHERE DO YOU GET OFF! You know SHIT about me! Just…just get the hell out!"
"No."
"I'm telling you to LEAVE asshole, get it?"
"I'm not leaving until you finish-"
"YOU WANT ME TO FINISH THE STORY! FINE!"
Sora turned around and jerked his shirt over head, exposing long, angry red gashes on his back.
"I was ASLEEP for Christ's sake. And then I hear screaming and gun shots…and some fuck off with a huge gun came into my room and flipped me over, stripped off my boxers and decided to fuck me stupid while I screamed myself hoarse, begging him to stop."
He turned back to Riku, angry tears flowing down his cheeks. "And when he got too excited, he decided to leave me with those, less I forget what he'd done."
"Sora…I'm-"
"What? SORRY? Hah…that's a laugh…a fucking LAUGH. You're so high and mighty but you're not any better! Look at Tidus! You used him, like that jerk used me…"
"Sora, no…I did love Tidus…at the time I did…"
"SO WHAT? WHAT…WHAT THE HELL DO YOU KNOW! You're just as bad! Just…JUST AS BAD!" Sora yelled, furious with himself for being so helpless, and Riku for being so calm, and his life for being so screwed up.
Beyond himself, and lost in incomprehensible grief, he crumbled to the floor and sobbed brokenly, feeling dirty and stupid. Riku was there in an instant, hauling him into his arms and brushing his wild brown hair away from his face as he whispered gently into his ear.
"I love you," he said, "I love you so much, Sora, remember it. REMEMBER IT."
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AN: Well. I lied about the Riku/Tidus part. But there was Riku/Sora angst! 8D That makes up for it right? RIGHT? Cripes I hope so. Don't stone me, eh? I still need to finish this. X3 Sorry about the slow update. I keep bouncing from one fandom to the next and writing all sorts of things. But this one's here now, and I'll try and have the next one up a bit sooner.
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