Hello again. I just wanted to add the second half of Zutto Futari De! I hope you all had fun reading the first half. (I know I worked really hard on it... I mean, it was 6,000+ words... and it took me a long time, too...) But, regardless, we shall begin shortly after a few announcements!

As of now, Kingdom Hearts: Conflict is in progress. The first chapter is written up and most of the notes also. I have decided that I am waiting for my partner in collaboration to finish what she has on the second chapter then post the three up.

As of now, is in progress. The first chapter is written up and most of the notes also. I have decided that I am waiting for my partner in collaboration to finish what she has on the second chapter then post the three up.

Reviews came in as I had hoped and I wish to thank everyone who did.

SKaddicted- Thanks a lot! I didn't think I'd get a PLUS out of Portrayal of Us, but I can die happy now.

Kiharu-sama- I would like to apologize for the deletion of the original Zutto Futari De. You sent me a wonderful review that I am happy to receive. But, I decided to go on with my original plan and put ZFD along with Servants, Obey Thy Masters. Thank you and I would like to say sorry again.

I would like to apologize for the deletion of the original . You sent me a wonderful review that I am happy to receive. But, I decided to go on with my original plan and put ZFD along with . Thank you and I would like to say sorry again.

Chibi- ... sorry that it brought you to tears. But, is the sequel to . And, I promise, it might be sad, but it has that happy ending to it also. Thanks!

Promise- I'm sorry that I'm so dark, but I do better at dark criteria. However, I'll try not to give you another heartbreak, if I can help it. Thanks for the review.

ShadowedDarkness- :blinks: You're very enthusiastic. But, I like that. I didn't mean to take an hour out of your time, but thank you nonetheless!Ilurvestrawberries- I'm glad to see someone is passing up homework just to read my stories. Not that I'm encouraging you... :looks around for collab., partner and doesn't see her: But it's nice to know! Thankee!

Grecia- First off, thank you. Second... um, thank you.

March 27- cherryblossomcherub- I got your review a while back after I did Memory Sketches. I've heard of 'Deep River,' yes. I think my cousin has it. I'm not as lucky as getting things from Japan off the Internet. I wanted this Rockman plushie for Christmas and I didn't get it... But, I'm not giving up! Thanks for the review and I hope you got your stuff!

Lyphe- Yeah, Memory Sketches is probably the first of its kind. I, personally, dislike Kairi. A lot. So, I was hoping to find a girl that I liked that had a special bond with Sora. When I first came to know about Naminé, I was really convinced she was someone from Sora's past. But, after I finished it, I figured it out. I was saddened, but I changed the story to meet the game better. I'm glad you agree with me on her theme. Thanks for the review!Review lord- Yeah, I finished the game and changed the story after you reviewed. I felt sorry for Naminé when I finished. I wouldn't have any sanity left under those circumstances. Thanks for your review!

Crie Saiohshin- I'm pretty sure it was on that floor. It plays several more times after that. At least, I think so... :blinks: Thanks for the review!

Tsukishiku- I get that a lot from the Treasured Memories review. But, at least they like it! Thanks!

Mariks-Gurl21- Thanks for the review for Portrayal of Us.

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Note- I'm really sorry I decided to be so late on starting the story again. I've had a lot on my mind lately right when I was going to begin it again. I... kind of fainted at school about a month ago and had to stay at the hospital and go to tests. I was e-x-h-a-u-s-t-e-d. And now, I'm getting over a crick in my neck. Also, do you know that this Sunday's my birthday? Can you believe it was about a year ago that I was working on Servants, Obey Thy Masters? I was just realizing that. Well, this is my gift to ya'll! The last part of Zutto Futari De and the last part of the Servants story. This is it, basically. Then, I want to get started on another Rockman story and hopefully finish KH: Conflict.

I'm sorry I decided to be so late on starting the story again. I've had a lot on my mind lately right when I was going to begin it again. I... kind of fainted at school about a month ago and had to stay at the hospital and go to tests. I was e-x-h-a-u-s-t-e-d. And now, I'm getting over a crick in my neck. Also, do you know that this Sunday's my birthday? Can you believe it was about a year ago that I was working on ? I was just realizing that. Well, this is my gift to ya'll! The last part of and the last part of the story. This is it, basically. Then, I want to get started on another Rockman story and hopefully finish .

April 3- Yay! I'm a year older today! I meant to get this thing posted today, but it isn't quite ready. I'm finishing up and rushing as fast as I can, leaving much detail out of it. I should have it done at least tomorrow. If not, it'll definitely be done on the 5th. For my birthday, I'm getting the Final Fantasy X Soundtrack. And, with the money I'm getting, if another Rockman.EXE plushie comes up, I'll get that.

Well, there you have it!

Okie-day, it's now time for the copyright:dully: Whoo-pee...

Sora, Riku, Kairi, and any other characters, items, places, etc., used in this story are copyrighted by Square Enix and Disney.

Warnings: Yaoi, an evil tyrant queen, angst, language (?), etc...

All right, have fun.


Servants, Obey Thy Masters Sequel

Zutto Futari De

"We'll Always Be Together"

Part II


A soft ruffle of sheets and arms shifted in the wake of dawn and a small yawn emitting from a brunet's mouth as he stretched out the kinks in his body. He hissed in pain at this attempt and stopped all movement. He silently laid there, unaware of the smiling, aqua orbs that were lazily staring at him in admiration. He couldn't help but wonder, however, whether or not the heir was mad at him at the moment. From the hiss he woke up to, he could perceive that a slight tinge of discomfort was felt. He hadn't meant to hurt him last night... but, that burning need that coiled itself so vibrantly begged, and since Sora told him that he trusted him... he didn't truly understand, but hopefully, Riku would someday.

Sora looked at Riku with an intent to throw himself in the assassin's arms, but the ache that shot up his spine even when he shifted his weight around just a bit caused him to rethink the action. He smiled chastely before blinking at the other male. Riku just sighed at the affection and turned to lay on his back, his arms moving to bend behind his head. His mind overflowed with memories and lost thoughts that never seemed to go away. Sora was with him again... so why was he so unsatisfied? He pondered over and over again why he had this large gap in the middle of his chest that just screamed for revenge. He realized, with sluggish distaste, that the deaths of Leon, Sephiroth, and Cloud were still in vain. He had promised them... though not verbally, that he would destroy the empire that took their lives... that took Sora away from him... and that made him kill... He was saddened by how his life had summed up to, and in a way, he found it both intriguing and, unsurprisingly, loathsome. He had fought countless victims to his blade, fallen down into an abyss of torment self-spite, watched his lover crushed, and, above all... he hadn't seen his mother and home for so long. He was forced to stay in a land he never wanted to know. All that he desired was to go home to Destiny Islands with Sora in hand so that they could live leisurely and happily for the rest of their lives. But, as always, Fate loved to deal him a stack of cards that wasn't to his liking, tainted and mutilated so ardently that it seemed that each card was rotten and smoldered at certain areas... each spot resembling both his past, present, and future...

Sora stared at Riku with a precision that seemed definite as he searched his lover's body for anything out of place. He couldn't truly tell, since he had been 'asleep' for so long and since Riku had so many scars from the whippings he had received before Kairi had come along and destroy their joyful time together. They had been through several occurrences that would have wrecked the lives of others, but they journeyed through them as though they were nothing but little marks on their lives. However, when Kairi had came to Kingdom Hearts in order to marry Sora, her power-hungry desire overthrew the kingdom and Sora, Riku, and Leon had fled at the last minute. Then, Sora could remember pushing Riku out of the way when he saw a pile of debris falling...

Then, his world went black.

It was strange waking up from the state of coma. Daylight seemed more vibrant and the nighttime more beautiful than ever than it was before the overthrowing of his home. But, in the backward reaches of his mind, he wanted to experience the dark abyss of the dream-like world coma brought¹. It was like floating on a cloud, or swimming in the depths of a moonlit ocean... much like a reverie that you never wanted to end. Riku was even there with him... and he loved him until he was abruptly awoken suddenly. He didn't know what disturbed his sleep, but whatever it was, it was no where to be found when he accustomed his eyes to the bedroom he was in. At first, he thought he had been kidnapped and that Riku had been killed along with Leon. However, when he had heard the door downstairs creak open, he could've sworn that he knew it was Riku. He recalled yelling the assassin's name through his sobs and hiding under the bed in case it wasn't Riku. But when Riku had entered the room, he felt safe, much like he had back at the castle.

Now... Riku just sat there, staring of into an oblivion of thought.

Sora felt guilty for putting his lover through a Hell's worth of worry and pain. Before Kairi's reign, Riku already had a life full of it. It baffled Sora at how much Riku was able to endure, especially when he was the only one standing against the waves of life's demanding trials that threatened the sanity of most. Riku bypassed everything in plain sight and had made a habit of doing so.

"Where's Leon sleeping...?"

Riku cringed. He hadn't explained anything to Sora yet. He had forgotten about everything else when he found Sora under the bed sobbing. How was he going to explain to Sora how many deaths that took place before him? How was he going to stay stable as he did so? It swirled in his head hypnotically and Riku took a deep breath to stop its dizzying affects. "Leon... Leon is sleeping in the ground, I guess..." Riku whispered, not feeling up to elaborating. Sora figured out Riku's discomfort towards the subject of what had happened to Leon and left the further inquiries about it out in his mind, but not out verbally. "I'm sorry. I didn't get the chance to tell him thank you. He did so much for us."

'He really has no idea how many people have helped us out...'

The silver-haired teen was fumbling with one of the creases in the white sheets when he felt a light weight of hair and skin rest on his chest. He twisted his head to meet oceanic irises, causing him to smile sadly. Sora shifted slightly, despite pain. "I missed you... do you know that...?" Riku asked with a voice heavy with bittersweet happiness. The brunet seemed understanding of this, but said something that chilled Riku.

"I... can't say that I missed you... because I thought we were in Heaven together..."


Kairi was a very unhappy queen...

She tapped the armrest of her throne impatiently as she was told the stupid report of the stupid soldiers who forgot where they were going and ended up on the other side of the continent! It completely astounded her that after she had hand-picked those who were to go and burn the mansion that Riku was residing in, they were dumb enough to have taken a wrong turn. In fact, they bypassed the town and the mansion! When she had heard about this... casualty, as the general had called it, she was so furious that she sent them down to the lowest level of the castle to be punished by her own self. She hated it when her army couldn't even find a bloody house...

"So, Your Majesty, that is why our... more able soldiers have been sent to do the job right."

"I have one question, General..."

The general squirmed slightly as he bowed low in order to show his respect to the tyrant queen sitting before him. He hoped with all he had that it was not a question about anything that could endanger his life. If he was fortunate enough, she would just ask about the protocol or something like that. "It has come to my attention that there was a... oh, how can I put this... remark that you made about the troops you sent out," she began, a fake sweetness in her voice that could have poisoned the hardest of hearts. Her eyes had a glint that basked in maliciousness and her smile could make the dead roll in their graves. He could nothing but shiver and bow lower so that he could not stare at her position much longer. "What... remark w-was-"

"You know very damn well which remark I speak of! Or, has your pea-sized brain made you believe that the troops I personally picked out for the responsibility of burning that... th-that... murderer in that filthy dump of a house was not good enough to find the house and burn it!" she screamed so loud and high that the windows rattled in fear along with the general. However, when they stopped, his body could not even think about calming down anytime soon... "Queen Kairi, I did not mean to insult your judgment! I only meant that the ones I sent out knew more about the land than those that were originally sent out!" She scoffed angrily, rising from her chair to stomp frustratingly towards the once proud man. She glowered at his almost fetal position. "Please... rise," she said softly, as if forgiving him of his 'crime.' He sighed, relieved as he straightened himself, only to be knocked off his feet with her fist causing such. He brought a hand to the cheek she had attacked with such fury that it seemed like a miracle that nothing was broken. She stepped forward, her breath held in her breast as she glared knives into his eyes. "If you ever make up a lie like that again, General... I will make sure that my fist not only injures your head, but takes it off also."


Sora sighed as he watched Riku bite into a piece of fruit, his eye twitching slightly in discomfiture. He wanted to ask him, but it didn't seem right. Sora was going to tread on personal problems if he asked Riku why he had changed from the old, upbeat Riku to this dark, mysterious one, and why his body smelled of war and sanguine, which hung on him like a putrid aroma. He shuffled his weight from one foot to another uncomfortably as Riku's eyes had moved to stare at him. They were searching him, as if he had the evidence to solve a murder case that was as old as dirt. Sora smiled nervously, his eyes squinting slightly at the fake relaxation he was showing. Riku shrugged carelessly, disregarding it. He wondered if Sora noticed how ill he was thanks to the life of homicide he had to turn to when they ran from the burning castle so long ago. He pondered if the heir knew how sad he was that Sora had to see him the way he was now... or how much he wanted to go back to the old life of being a slave for the brunet... or even see his mother...

"Um... Riku..."

Riku perked slightly, raising his head to meet the wavering gaze of the heir. Sora fidgeted with his fruit apprehensively as he searched the room for a better topic than the one on his mind. Much to his dislike, he found none. He searched again, but the search was in vain yet again. His upper body sagged in defeat before straightening his back and lining his shoulders before taking a deep breath to give him his courage back before he lost it again in the back of his mind. "How did... Leon die...?" he asked, voice small and quiet.

Riku didn't move.


Sora fingered the decayed shelf of books in the bedroom he and Riku shared, humming a out-of-nowhere song he had recently come up with. The pages were tearing, the titles were faded away with time's dust, but the words mostly seemed intact to the pages that had blended a sickly yellow tint. There were several rows of books that had collected dust and age over the many years and Sora, by just looking at the expanse of books, felt their wisdom, but also their age. It seemed strange how something inanimate could create such a feeling in his soul, but sure enough, it did.

Riku was still downstairs, probably going over the possibilities of Sora asking about Leon's death. The brunet hadn't meant to hit a nerve that caused the assassin's body to hitch together so tensely, but he also expected that Riku would've just answered the question and got things over with. Sora regretted ever bringing up the emotional eruption that was the death of the bodyguard... but his curiosity never failed to get him in predicaments that he couldn't understand or cope with. So, he had gone upstairs after Riku hadn't even made a sign of moving and began to look through the books in the bedroom. To pass the time, at least...

'I wonder... how he did die...'

Sora pulled a random book from the shelf and flopped lazily onto the bed to read his selection. After flipping the to the first page, the air became quiet and relaxed as his eyes moved back and forth, reading the words that unfolded into a plot. Within the book lied romance, comedy, and a bit of violence, but all were something Sora could understand and agree with, having experienced most of it. It seemed like hours passed and he was so lost in the story, he slightly believed he was back in a comatose state again. However, after several chapters, he finally heard heavy footsteps coming up the stairs that jolted his imagination back to reality. The heir briskly finished his page before he heard the doorknob being turned sluggishly. When the dark door creaked open, he abruptly shut the book and laid it down on the bedside table, where it sat to collect more dust until he picked it back up, whenever that would be. Sora straightened himself to 'look presentable' and stoically waited for Riku, who was taking his precious time to get inside the room.

"Sora... I..."

Riku came in as if he had killed a thousand men before the innocent heir's countenance. Sora could tell he had mentally beaten himself into a bloody defeat, in which he was taking horribly. Riku, once again, just stood there, staring emotionally at Sora as tears began to brim his eyes in a helpless fashion. Sora felt his heart twist at the melancholy his lover was displaying in those aquamarine orbs and the brunet bit his lip, succumbing his own wave of tears. The heir had barely seen Riku cry, but he wasn't about to hold it against him in any way or form. Hoping he was fortunate enough to get a reaction this time, Sora opened up his arms in invitation, all the while begging in his mind that Riku accepted it.

Riku trudged over to the bed before throwing himself into Sora's comforting arms, sobbing pathetically into the affection and sympathy he was receiving from the heir. He kept mumbling some various words in his fit and Sora made no note in his mind to remember, perceiving that this was a private matter that would never be brought up again. The brunet cooed gently as the assassin cried out to aid his lover's sorrow, his wails echoing throughout the mansion like a screaming cradlesong of death, love, and pain. The heir let a few of his own tears slip down his cheeks, but kept them hidden for the sake of the convulsing lover in his embrace, whose breath was in short pants now. They stayed that way for several minutes before they heard a faint noise outside the mansion. Sora stopped all motion to listen over Riku. The silver-haired teen immediately stopped his sobbing, tilting his head upward to hear the noise better. When he realized what the sound was just a second later, his eyes widened in fear. Sora, on the other hand, was slightly confused and glanced downward in his stupor.

"Riku... what's-"

But before he could finish, Riku had already dashed out of the room.


'They found me! After all this time, they finally found me!'

Riku skidded to a halt when he came to the large windows right outside the hallway to the bedrooms and found a most fearful sight of a small army approaching the mansion with the emblem of Queen Kairi's empire. Their weapons were drawn, gleaming in the saffron light and the sunset in the horizon made the blaze of their torches more feral. The drums were being banged loudly, which, to Riku, was a sign of an upcoming battle that would occur when the army would reach its destination... which was the mansion, to his knowledge. There was nothing else around to lure them away from the ancient house... so, of course, they wouldn't trek out so far to do nothing... they had to be on to him.

... To his misfortune, Sora couldn't fight... and he himself could barely do so in his mental and physical state... Riku searched his brain for any other options that there was available to him, but everytime he came up with something, a new factor popped into his mind, making it all seem hopeless. It seemed impossible for them to come out alive... but Riku would see that Sora at least was able to get out of this mess in one piece. The heir proved to be no real threat to Queen Kairi, so she probably wouldn't kill him on the spot, and that would give the brunet ample time to escape... Then he thought of the different passages that the mansion contained when his mind suddenly exhibited the catacombs... and he shuddered in its wake. But, as much as Riku despised the catacombs, that seemed to be their only available option other than running out of the mansion and hoping that none of the army saw them. He felt Sora's presence behind him as he glared his fiery gaze at the army. Sora was baffled immensely at the sight of soldiers with an unknown flag marching up towards the mansion, but by the looks of Riku's countenance; this was one of the causes of the assassin's problems.

Night had fallen when the army finally stopped marching. Nighttime made the mansion loom with mischievous shadows and dark corners that seemed formidable to the brunet, who began to cling to Riku's arm ebony-clad arm. In return, the silver-haired teen wrapped the captured arm around the back of the heir's waist, comfortingly caressing the hip his hand fell on. His slits of aquamarine pondered the catacombs still as he listened to the orders of the commanders outside the door, their voices bellowed and low with victory not yet claimed, but they spoke as though someone had predicted their triumph just hours before. Riku guessed that the torches could have been for light when night came or... they were planning on burning the mansion. It made little sense to storm into a mansion that the army knew nothing of while Riku could easily wipe them out with the field advantage. So, he suspected that they would burn the house in order to get rid of him and the brunet once and for all. His grasp around Sora's waist constricted slightly as he let go to move back towards the bedroom. The heir followed suit, having no desire to stay out in the dark alone.

When he reached the bedroom, Riku was pushing open a large, hidden stone door opposite their bed. When the door touched the wall that held it, a long flight a wooden stairs in a spiral formation was shown to them. The well-like walls were inky with death and ebony shadows and Sora felt a coldness rise from the newly-opened 'room.' Riku had left and returned with a lantern in hand, his own eyes showing the same emotion that Sora's had. "The catacombs go deep into the ground, so even if they burn the house, we'll be safe... oh, I hate this place..." Riku whispered absent-mindedly before starting down the stairs. Sora began also, shuddering at the icy chill the staircase room had.

When they finally reached the door to the catacombs, Riku stopped. Sora stood right beside him, waiting for the assassin to open the door. The silver-haired teen's breath was shuddery, sweat forming on his brow as he remembered the deathly sights he had seen the last time he had been in the catacombs. He gulped, knowing how he would react, but how Sora would react also. The brunet had never killed... or, to Riku's knowledge, seen anything like what he was about to see. Riku, wanting nothing more than to preserve Sora's mind from the maliciousness this mansion kept secret from those above. He placed a hand over Sora's eyes, holding the heir close to his chest as he did so. He kicked open the door with all his might, making Sora jump slightly, and the door snapped of its hinges and flew back into the black hallway.

"Don't try to look... please..."

With that said, they walked down the catacombs' hallways in order to find safety.


Aerith, with a heavy load of dirty water, stumbled outside clumsily the pub. She poured out the bucket's contents into the flowerbed the street and wiped her forehead with the back of her pale, lithe hand. She sighed, about to go inside when she saw a cloud of thick, black smoke rise in the distance. Her eyes went wide in shock as her body refused to move at the realization of what could be burning. Her chest rose with her hastening breaths and right there in the street, she screamed at the top of her lungs a name that was known by all the townspeople. From the trauma of the cognizance alone, she fell to her knees, sobbing into her hands, the same name slipping off her tongue in repetition. When the townspeople heard his name being shrieked by the young woman, they gathered around her to see the startling sight of smoke in the direction the mansion their martyr lived in. Tifa, who had heard the scream from inside, had rushed outside to see the meaning of the shrieks. Her brown irises watered in disbelief as she saw the signal of Riku's death. The townspeople were mumbling among themselves, wondering what would happen now that the last warrior of the 'resistance' was dead. Some, however, cried along with the two women.

Tifa kneeled down beside Aerith, as so many others had, to make sure that she wasn't hyperventilating. Tifa's chocolate eyes met Aerith's sky blue ones and the flower-girl just convulsed with sobs as they wracked her body. Tifa laid a hand to rub her back, trying to quell the sorrow that Aerith was feeling. After a moment or two, she finally calmed down enough to catch her breath, though tears still cascaded down her reddened cheeks and she still was an emotional wreck.

"We've... l-lost all of th-them... Tifa..."

Tifa nodded mournfully, unsure of the future for those under Queen Kairi's reign and how Riku's hiding place was found out. She had to turn her head away from the smoky sky to keep herself under control for Aerith's sake. They both didn't need to be in a state of endless sobbing. "...At least... they're all... together now..." Tifa whispered under her breath, tears falling despite her best efforts to stop them. Aerith nodded, breath choking her slightly, making her cough. Tifa patted her upper back lightly to help her through the fit.

"We'll go... take some flowers over there tomorrow... how does that sound?"

Aerith nodded mildly, wanting nothing more than to go inside and lock herself in a room and weep it all out. She felt the urge to run out to the burning mansion and rush in to figure out if Riku and the heir was safe or had at least gotten out of the house. She even was compelled to grab the nearest sharp object and stab herself in the breast to join her fallen friends... But, she had to be strong... no matter what happened tomorrow or the next day, she had to hold her head high and keep a stiff upper lip. That's what Sephiroth... Cloud... and Riku would have wanted. "That... s-sounds nice..." Aerith sniffed, rubbing her eyes to wipe away the tears. She smiled shakily at Tifa before standing up to walk back inside the pub.

'I won't cry and... be helpless... not anymore...'


Kairi was now a very happy queen...

She had just heard the news that the mansion was burned to the ground and that they had even seen movement inside the house. There was no way that Riku and Prince Sora could have escaped when all the doors had been so heavily guarded... so she finally had her victory. After all this time... blood and sweat that it took to finally be rid of the last two of the 'resistance,' she had finally won. Now, she sat alone in her throne room, sitting upon her throne in a lady-like fashion, far from getting over the giddy feeling of accomplishment. She had a ridiculous thought that she would never get over this high she had, and in a way, she hoped it was permanent. Queen Kairi could care less whether it did or not, as long as the heir and the assassin were dead... 'At least they're together... in Hell...' she thought to herself maliciously, sneering evilly. The sneer eventually turned to a boastful laughter and it echoed throughout the halls like a horror story. "I'm finally rid of those two! And it was done in the very same way I destroyed precious Prince Sora's kingdom! With fire!"

"I wouldn't be too sure of that... that is, getting rid of us so easily..."

The queen was stunned to hear a shockingly familiar voice behind her and as she turned to gaze upon the person who was behind her, a calloused hand grabbed her pink hair and pulled her from her sitting position and off her feet. She hung in her air as if she was a noose was dangling her from the ceiling above. Her face was scrunched up in pain and she opened her azure eyes enough to see Riku holding her in his grasp with Sora standing behind him, hiding like a scared child. The heir's oceanic orbs were slanted in a hostile glare towards her powerless status as his fists gripped Riku's leather coat tighter in spiteful rendition. Riku, on the other hand, was glowering menacingly at her, as if ready to snap her neck in a flash of his free hand. He grinned almost psychotically as he walked with her hair still holding her up towards the large window.

"Do you remember what you said right in front of this window...? No?" Riku asked, raising her higher off the floor when she made no move or sound to answer him. Anger coursed through him like a curse she had inflicted upon him... a curse that would last until she was nothing more than a lifeless body. He chuckled as he decided to amuse her for a few more minutes before he finally accomplished what he had set out to do after he had run from the burning castle long ago. What irony it was that they would even be in the precise room that they all were in when Kairi had proclaimed her treason... "Do you know how we got in here without any trouble...?" he inquired playfully. She grunted in pain, her head feeling as if it were about to split apart from her hair being pulled heavenward and her weight was pulling her downward.

"I killed every single one of your guards... can't you tell by the blood on me? The blood that has to be spilled to ensure your death?"

Queen Kairi grimaced when her eyes caught sight of the sickening glimpse of crimson all over Riku. Sora, however, seemed unfazed by the proclamation. It perplexed her how someone as naïve and innocent as Prince Sora could even stand being around someone who was guilty of so much... but Sora had proven to be elusive about certain factors that showed his character... maybe... the heir was more that what she had originally proposed. She pondered this for a moment before Riku intervened.

"If I recall..."

Once more, he walked closer towards the large window. Outside was a dismal land that had once been happy and free, unlike the enslaved one now. The fields were ashened and sterile... cold and lifeless... it was almost hard to believe that it once was full of rich colors, hues, and tints and plant life... it even seemed that the animals had left because of the fall of Kingdom Hearts. Sora's heart wrenched at the façade before him and Riku caught a glance of the expression on his lover's face. "It'll be over soon," Riku whispered sweetly, kissing the soft cheek of the brunet before turning his attention to the witch he had at his mercy. Now, he held her outside the window, her feet suspended above the towers and lower-level roofs below. She screamed in dread, comprehending how he meant to do away with her. She begged for his forgiveness, claiming she was sorry for all the acts she had done against him and the prince. He spit on her face when she began to bargain with him, promising him treasures and a life of luxury if he spared her life.

"You showed us no mercy... so now..."

Her eyes averted one last time to the couple in order to ask once more for redemption, but before she could utter a word, and much to Riku's surprise, Sora spoke the exact words Kairi herself had spoken the day she destroyed his people's life.

"Prepare yourself for Hell..."

With that said, all that was heard was Kairi's screams as she fell on the point of a spire, her body impaled by the structure.


"Riku...?"

Riku turned to his lover, smiling gently at the heir, who beamed at them back with the same affection. Sora stepped forward to embrace the assassin with as much passion as he did back when they lived in the castle, doing nothing more than falling in love and dealing with power-obssessed guards. He nuzzled his cheeks into Riku's leather-clad chest when he felt a pale hand stroking his spiked hair adoringly.

"I love you..."

"Love you, too..."


The End


April 4- After a long rush, it's finally over. Servants, Obey Thy Masters and Zutto Futari De is finally completed. This part is a bit sloppy, but it'll suffice. I even gave you all a happy ending! Yay!

After a long rush, it's finally over. and is finally completed. This part is a bit sloppy, but it'll suffice. I even gave you all a happy ending! Yay!

I hope I can get a new idea soon to entertain you all with soon, but until then, I think ya'll will find me in the Rockman/Megaman section. That, or KH: Conflict's first chapter will be up soon. I hope ya'll enjoyed this story as much as I enjoyed writing it, despite its many errors... and, if there is any, improper word usage. I have a bit of a bad habit, but I try to stick with what I know. I love reviews, as you all know, and I'll even take some constructive criticism. That is, if it is helpful. If you send me a flame, it's going in the stove so I can cook Treble.EXE a good meal. Treble my doggie! I'm more of a kitty-cat person, but I like dogs, too... sometimes...

Well, see you next time! Bai Bai!