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This chapter is going to give a little bit more info on Chika and what happened when Riku was with the dark side and such, just to fill in any gaps I may have left before in the previous chapters.
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Chapter 5
Sora pushed back the curtains and settled himself down on the large windowsill. The moon had disappeared and a bleak sky loomed above of foreboding clouds black and heavy with rain. He hugged his knees close to his chest and rested his chin upon them, peering out over the castle grounds and wondering how it must have looked when Kairi once lived there. Most probably beautiful, with it's many gardens of lush green grass all bordered with thick beds of brightly coloured flowers and inside the castle, Sora imagined the large rooms all bestowed with the richest furnishings. It was a shame that Kairi could never remember anything about it; Sora was guessing that the stories would be fantastic. Tales of evening meals and grand parties that led on through the night, everyone so happy and untroubled, as they celebrated nothing in particular. He smiled warmly at these thoughts, and even more so as he dwelled upon his life he had spent living on the island. Each and every day used to be brimmed with happiness. When there was no school, Riku and himself had mostly spent their time play fighting or exploring the Island, that's how they found their secret area.
The silver-haired one slowly opened his eyes and rolled onto his back, slightly disappointed that Sora was no longer beside him. He sat up to find his brunette huddled on the window shelf, legs tucked close to his chest and his head rested upon his knees. A weak smile worked it's way to his lips as he simply watched, his eyes wandering over the boy's body and silently wondered how he kept the tan over the past three years…although, the amount of time Sora had spent on Destiny beach it was enough to turn him permanently golden. He glanced down at the bedclothes ashamedly as he remembered the scar crossing Sora's stomach. He had caused that, he had harmed Sora in a way he would never have dreamed of doing, and he hated himself for it. Cursing quietly, Riku closed his eyes and gritted his teeth.
"Morning Riku." Sora smiled, glancing over his shoulder at his friend, who was now holding his forehead within one hand and staring at the duvet. "You okay?" This just earned a feeble nod. The thought of the previous night warmed his cheeks, still surprised that he had made the first move on Riku. He turned back to face the window to hide his crimson cheeks. "Did you sleep well?" He asked, voice barely audible.
One eyebrow raised, Riku slipped from the bed and made his way over to his best friend, before seating himself beside him. "Yeah." He watched the low-lying clouds roll by and the trees bend slightly from the wind, groaning and sighing through the many branches. Another storm was approaching them; no doubt it will be raining soon as well. It was hardly a surprise that another dreary day lay ahead of them. "I'm really sorry for…that, Sora." Riku abruptly nodded at the scar on Sora's stomach and turned his head away to avoid having to look at it. It hurt so much to see damage that he had caused to his childhood friend.
Sora shook his head, turning so he was facing him. "I told you don't worry about it, Riku, please." He swallowed hard and moved forwards, wrapping his arms around the silver haired one's neck and closed his eyes, pressing himself close to the other and eager for a reaction. "Riku?"
It took a while for Riku to respond. After all, a hug was the very least he could give right now. Slipping his arms around the boy's small waist, he guided him onto his lap and buried his face into his warm neck. "What's wrong Sora?" He asked softly, before pressing his lips gently to the soft skin.
"Who is that woman, the one who you said not to talk to me, and why has she joined the group?"
The sliver-haired boy's jaw squared with anger and he glared out of the window. "You mean Chika." He spoke low, his voice tinged with bitterness, which made Sora release him and sit back. He sighed and softened. "She's a…well, she was a girl until she met Ansem. Now, she's more like a demon."
"A demon?!" Sora's eyes had widened considerably and he shuddered. "But, she's so pretty."
Riku scowled at these words and sighed deeply before continuing. It was true, Chika was pretty, but she was also evil and could warp just about anyone, even Sora could fall into her arms so easily, wooed by her false comeliness. "Like a demon." He corrected. Leaning back against the window frame he chewed on his bottom lip and thought back. "She was brought in by Oogie Boogie and given to Ansem like some sort of gift; dragged all the way from Halloween Town, into the depths of Hollow Bastion, where we were. I remember she always used to talk of how this disabled professor and someone called Jack never gave her any privileges, so she visited Oogie and he set her free."
"Oogie boogie, set someone free. That's crazy." The brunette cut in as he shifted uneasily and crossed his legs. "Jack Skellington actually saved Donald, Goofy and I from being massacred in his fun house of horrors." The thought of that night sent icy shivers down his spine. "I'd rather someone just run at me with a sword than go in there again."
Riku watched him understandably. He had suffered mental and physical torture from the manservant himself as he tried to resist the darkness. "He wasn't nice at all." His emerald eyes were distant as he gave a nod, painfully thinking over the events. "He was rewarded nicely with a second and more powerful life due to such a good find, which I believe you fought a little while after the first Oogie was destroyed." Riku turned his head to Sora to find him nodding in agreement. There was a long pause before he continued. "Chika was given the seat next to Ansem, like his…toy or something, fed with the finest and treated with the utmost care. She was so privileged that she got to share his chamber with him. You can imagine…" The expression plastered to his face was one of utter disgust. "She was so easily fooled. Instead of being kept by this Jack and professor, she was being imprisoned by Ansem, although she never saw it that way."
"What happened to you then?" Sora cocked his head to one side and awaited a reply.
Riku swallowed hard, as if trying to swallow the pain and when he spoke, his voice was barely detectable. "I didn't give in fully, but far enough to be dragged under and controlled by the darkness, just like Cloud, whereas Chika had seen what she classed as paradise and opened her heart instantly, directly to Ansem…the Dark Lord himself." He paused and focused his gaze once again to the scene outside. The wind had died down slightly, but the clouds had broken and large drops of rain thudded against the window, causing a resonating boom to echo throughout the entire room. For a moment he sat there in silence, watching the drops slide over the pane, merging with small vertical rivers flowing down the glass. It seemed like an age before he spoke again. "She was the one given the job to create all the heartless in the end, even the ones to protect the Lord in his last moments, when you fought him. But I…my body was used."
Sora watched Riku anxiously, seeing the hurt in his far-away gaze. "Ansem used your body, I know." The brunette placed a comforting hand upon Riku's and smiled supportively, not truly realizing how he felt about the recent past until now. He could read the anguish in the other's dull green eyes, and see his face pale even more so as he recalled these events, he didn't need to be told directly.
"She's here with us, because we can't trust her to make her own way back to Halloween Town where she truly belongs. She's still powerful Sora, just needs the right people around her for that power to be renewed and released."
The brunette frowned, pushing his hair from his eyes. "We killed all the evil though, I didn't think there were any more left." His eyes widened as Riku shook his head, jaw squaring as he gritted his teeth and a scowl forming upon his face.
"There are more, Sora, and she will find them if she gets away."
Riku ran a hand through his silver locks and snatched up his sword, which had been propped up against the bedroom wall. Pulling the door open, he turned to see Sora zipping up his jacket and replacing his boots. "Sora, when you are ready, come down to the library, okay." He smiled warmly at his best friend and begun to make his way through the hallway and towards the library.
"Riku, there you are! Where the heck is Sora?" Yuffie immediately blocked his entry, a gas lap raised to his face. She placed her free hand to her hip and frowned, looking fairly angry. "Anyway, I thought you said you were going to sleep in here when Sora arrived, and you most certainly did not sleep here."
Squinting from the bright glow, he pushed the lamp away and ducked beneath her thin arm, not really up for an argument against her. "Don't worry, Sora will be down in a minute." There was no way he was going to confess he and Sora had spent the night together, regardless of what they had done. He gazed lazily around the dimly lit room, just to make sure every one else was present before he slipped into the familiar armchair.
Sora pushed open the door and stepped inside, eyes constantly searching the dull room for Riku. He spotted Cloud first, who was seated on the long crème sofa against the spare wall, Aeris and Chika either side of him. A shudder crawled through his body as his eyes met with Chika's blood red oculars, a sly smile tugging at her full ebony lips. It took him a while to tear his gaze away and continue to search for his best friend. Leon stood against the wall alone, arms folded across his chest, head lowered and looking pretty much asleep. However he raised his hand and pointed directly over Sora's shoulder. The brunette arched his eyebrows and turned, gazing past King Mickey, Donald and Goofy to spot Riku in an old armchair, smirking.
"Come sit here, Sora." The platinum haired one patted the small space beside him and shifted over to allow more room.
The boy blushed slightly, but nevertheless sat himself beside his childhood friend. He was surprised, finding it was large enough to seat the both of them quite easily, although he was pressed against the elder's side. Sora was sure that his face was aflame and thanked the darkness for concealing it.
Riku smiled inwardly, his body tingling with indescribable warmth as Sora shifted timidly, skin brushing against his own. Clearing his throat, everyone's attention turned to him. "Change of plan…" He paused watching all eight faces eye him skeptically, all waiting for him to continue. Sora didn't seem bothered at all; in fact, he didn't even appear to be listening. Fidgeting like crazy, he felt uncomfortable and Riku could sense that. "Uh…well, I've decided that we are going to leave tonight. Staying here would be a waste of all our time, and I think you'd all agree with me on that.."
Yuffie nodded thoughtfully, smiling for the first time this morning. "That's great news!" She leant forwards and winked, punching a fist into the air.
"Is this the old Riku back…our true leader?!" Aeris titled her head to one side and clasped her hands together joyfully. She like the old Riku, not the quiet, hurt one that had existed for too long.
The silver haired boy sighed and shrugged as Sora shifted some more. Secretively he slipped his arm around the other, who froze.
Sora swallowed eyes wide, feeling Riku's warm hand glide beneath his t-shirt and gently caress his bared skin. He took a sharp in take of breath and closed his eyes as fingers danced over his spine, sending waves of delight surging through his being to be matched with the sparks of elation rising from deep within. "Riku…" His voice was barely a whisper and his lips hardly moved, tilting his head back slightly he leant into the hand. Now unable to control himself, he was lost in his own world of pleasure from this simple touch, wanting more…needing more from this boy beside him.
"Are you okay Sora?"
The young brunette gasped snapping out of his trance like state as he felt Riku's hand slip between his skin and his belt, and heard the perky voice of Yuffie. "Oh god!" Without thinking he moved to stand up, but instead was pulled backwards, clumsily falling into Riku's arms. Blood rushed through his head so violently that it pounded in his ears and his face turned a deep shade of crimson.
"Sh, Sora." Riku whispered softly into his friend's ear as he gently eased his from his lap to the space beside him. "I'm sorry. You kept fidgeting and I thought you might like to relax a bit."
"Relax!" The boy almost screamed turning towards his friend. "Riku!" Sora desperately wanted to hide his embarrassment, but instead fell back against the sofa and crossed his arms over his chest, eyes scanning desperately for at least one face that wasn't staring at him. Groaning he placed his hands over his face, making a feeble attempt to hide.
Riku smiled, a chuckle escaping his lips as he continued to whisper to the boy. "Same old Sora. That's what I love about you."
The younger one remained still, scowling into his palms. "Hmph."
"Don't be mad at me. I thought you needed to relax."
"…."
"Sora." Riku paused and glanced down momentarily before continuing, thinking of something to say that would give a positve reaction. "Please, come on. Look, I'll…I wont do it any more."
The brunette lowered his head and dropped his hands to his sides, just watching the silver-haired one from the corner of his eye.
"Don't you want me to do that, because you came on to me last night remember?"
Sora's eyes had widened and his heartbeat increased another notch. "I don't know what made me do it! I don't know why! Why did I do it?! I have no…fucking idea why I did it!" Now he was yelling, desperately trying to cover his embarrassment.
Riku's heart plummeted. "What?" He paused and sat back, hurt filling his large emerald eyes he spoke aloud this time. "You didn't mean it? Did you mean anything last night?!"
All eyebrows had raised, and the room fell still, waiting for either teen to speak. They were all curious, and their ears were pricked against the silence, breaths drawn in. What were they talking about…what happened last night? Even Leon and Cloud had cocked their heads to one side, eyes watching the scene before them with much curiosity.
It took a while for Sora to realize that Riku had got the wrong idea. He slowly glanced up and shook his head. "No, I didn't mean that! I didn't mean…" He trailed off and sighed, searching the palms of his hands as if hoping they held all the answers. "I…lo…" Noticing Riku's face hardening at what he was about to say, he turned his head only slightly to realizing for the first time, that they were being observed, his face turning yet another shade of pink. Sora made sure his voice was lowered to such a level that only the both of them could hear before he continued. "I meant everything last night. What I meant a second ago was that I don't know why I did it because I don't have that…courage usually. It just happened, you know. I don't know if it happened too fast, or…or if it's what you wanted, but it's what I wanted. I wanted that and I guess I just did it, because of…what I feel. You do understand don't you?"
The silver haired one just about caught the boy's speedy explanation and nodded. "Are you sure? I wanted it too and I'm glad you did have that courage, but screaming at me is a funny way to show it you know." He saw a shy nod and sighed, pushing on his arms to get up and give the younger one some more space…he obviously needed it.
"Riku…" The brunette wined. He scowled, mostly at himself and gripped the other's hand, roughly pulling him back down. With a shaky sigh, he felt the massive surge of fortitude once again and bravely wrapped his arms about Riku's strong neck, pressing their cheeks together so he could whisper in the other's ear. "I didn't mean anything bad, Riku. I really do love you. I love you, I love you, I love you."
"I love you too." Riku whispered back, his lips brushing the others lobe just enough to feel him tremble in his arms. A smile of satisfaction curled his lips as Sora's fingers gripped the back of his neck and a small breath of pleasure glided over his lips.
"Aww, cute!" Yuffie grinned, placing her hands to her cheeks and not fully aware of the situation. "You two must have been best friends for a looong time!"
Aeris just smiled having a fair idea of what had happened last night, and no one else thought much about the hug, except that it was slightly odd. Curiosity still racked their brains, eager to know what happened last night between the two teens and what had made Sora so irate only seconds ago.
The brunette rubbed the back of his neck nervously with one hand as he sat back. "Um, yeah. We've been…friends for as long…as long as I can remember…really." He glanced at the boy beside him and smiled weakly. "I'm sorry for shouting, Riku."
Riku smiled dismissing the apology. "Ah, don't worry, Sora. I deserve a lot more than just an earful."
The scar. Sora sighed and shook his head. "That's not true." He desperately wanted to lean forwards and kiss his love, but forced himself not to, due to the audience avidly watching their every move.
After a heavy silence, all eyes continuously upon them, the youngest teen sighed and opened his mouth. Time to change the subject. "Um, so what were you saying about tonight, Riku?"
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This was just a 'catch-up' chapter, if you like…hopefully I've managed to fill in any gaps I may have left and made it all clearer. I know this one wasn't great, but I'm looking forward to writing chappie 6, which is going to be based in…Halloween Town! ( I'll try and make up for any crappiness in this chapter.) It has to be my favorite world!!!!! Anyways, please continue to send in those nice reviews…tata for now!
