♥You Don't Know Me Anymore ♥
By: Lakija X
Author's Notes: Well, I hope that this will cure any ailments. This is where the romance comes in at. After all the little brushes Kairi and Riku have had, it's time for the love to play its role. You're going to be blown away…! And the surprise for my male readers is here! Boy, I hope you like it. But where in the world is it! I can't find it. Can you?
Also, there's a special guest in this chapter! Who could it be? It's not one of Sora's friends…
Oh! And Riku no Kage? I must put you in the disclaimer! Why? Well, you already know why-
Also, one of the reviewers was a bit puzzled as to why Riku punched that guy's lights out! Well, it's simple: if some guy slashed up your stomach, gave you an epilepsy-like spasm, and then had the nerve to stay on YOUR island, wouldn't you feel like punchin' somebody's lights out too? Lol Well that's all. There's no special meaning whatsoever. Haha! Just silly, if violent, randomness!
Disclaimer: Unfortunately, I do not own Kingdom Hearts, or the characters… though I wish I owned Riku, of course. I can do without the other guys… just Riku… he's… well, you know! Fa sho-
Also, I do not own the character, Kage. Riku no Kage owns her. I also do not own the phrase "Coolness" as Riku no Kage owns that too. And there is a CD mentioned in the story. I think that belongs to her too. And a tree, a coconut, a penny, a shoelace… I think I stole those from her too…(JK… about the coconut and the shoelace and stuff…hee hee-)
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After my out burst, we went for a walk on the beach. Kairi told me that swimming would take my mind off of things. I agreed.
When Kairi came back to the beach, I was like… Whoa…… speechless. Only for a few seconds though. She was alone, so I "complimented" her.
"Man Kairi. You look sexy in that bikini!" I pointed out. Kairi's eyes popped out of her head when I said that, putting my fingers on my chin. Well hey, it was true.
She had on a cute lime green bikini with little ties keeping it all together. (Author's Notes: How do you know RIKU?) My eyes wondered up to her face. Her hair was cute too. I mean, yeah. Mostly I was looking at her, you know? Her hair was a plus. It had grown much longer over the years. Our hair was almost to same length.
Then my eyes wandered back down to her long, tan, slender legs. She had a little purple anklet on, and her toenails were painted green.
Then I went back up, but not exactly to her head. Just a little below that… you guys know what I'm talking about, where the money is…
All I could think of, and God forbid, was if one of those bows came undone… (A/N: GASP!)
Kairi recovered from shock. I'm not very subtle am I?
"Well… Riku, I can't believe you'd say that…" she stammered. I forced my head to look back at Kairi's face.
I threw her a look of disbelief. "Come on. You must think that about yourself right?"
"Of course. I just didn't think you'd come out and say it like that," Kairi folded her arms, smiling.
I was back on her good side. Score!
"You know me. I never beat around the bush," I grinned at Kairi.
"Here I brought you trunks."
"That's okay, I'll skip them." I walked toward Kairi. She came toward me.
"Hey Riku, guess what?" she whispered playfully. She placed a hand on my arm, caressing my impressive muscles. The other hand twisted a lock of my hair teasingly
(Riku's Notes: Eat that Sora! You have neither muscles nor beautiful hair! Bwahaha! JK! Sort of anyways…)
"What is it Kairi?" I asked. Oh, you know what's next…
This is not suitable for people under the age of thirteen. Reader discretion is advised. Aww man! I always wanted to say that! Actually I always wanted to say "viewer" discretion advised, but hey! I'll take this too!
Kairi grabbed both sides of my face and kissed me like there was no tomorrow. Or today… or yesterday… Sora appeared next to us with Selphie. He burst into tears, crying his eyes out. Selphie gawked at us, her eyes large. She seemed to be watching a romantic film… She cried too. Except she was smiling.
Sora cried for almost five minutes.
"Why Kairi, why!"
"Because Riku's sexy and you're not!" Kairi said. Her fingers wagged back and forth at Sora when he attempted to go toward her. Sora yelled at the sky crazily. "Noooooooooooooooooo!"
Selphie laughed, and walked away.
"Where, hic! are you going?" Sora asked Selphie. She turned to him and smirked.
"To Tidus's house, of course. He's kind of cute now that he's seventeen."
Sora went nuts. "Noooooooooooooooooo!"
Hahaha! I'll just stop there. Sora is gonna be so frickin' mad…
Riku: Whoa… (Bonus!) If I weren't blind, then this is what would have happened… Trust me, it is very interesting. If you would like to continue without this bonus, press and then answer the questions after the beep. Thank you for your cooperation.
This is not suitable for people under the age of thirteen. Well, you've been warned…
Oh! Is it too late! I'm so sorry! (Riku's Notes: Heh heh heh heh… -)
Kairi: Please… Oh Riku… Don't Go…
Riku is a total nutcase! I can't believe him! (lol)
Riku continued to attack the double of him. He did not let up. Wakka and his father had to grab both his arms, and even that did not stop him. Sora had to step in front of Riku and place both his hands on Riku's chest to keep him back.
"Let me GO!" Riku yelled. His teeth were clenched together.
"Riku stop! You'll kill him!" I shouted. I don't know if that was true, but it sure looked like it. The boy's face was swollen and bloody.
He was still cute, mind you, but he also looked terrible.
We all, meaning Sora, Wakka, his dad, and Serenity, succeeded in pulling Riku away from that guy. He got angry, and pushed us all away. What an attitude!
We could not let Riku stay in the room, so I and Serenity dragged him outside. Sora banished that guy from the island with his keyblade. The whole Riku/Riku incident went by way too quickly for me, you know? I wanted to see what would happen after that.
Outside, Serenity and I talked to Riku. He would not sit down. He kept pacing angrily, wearing a moat-like figure in the sand.
"Riku? Who was that guy? What happened. This all blew way over all of our heads!" I exclaimed.
Riku kept pacing. He was so angry that he swore a few times.
"That guy is the one who slashed me up! He gave me a seizure! He's been causing me grief for a damn long time! I can't even begin to tell you how much I hate him. Usually I don't even hate him this much, but after those little stunts he's pulled… dammit!"
I gasped slightly. I don't swear at all, but Riku was really angry, so I let him slide. Still… what had happened between them?
"Riku… are you okay?" I asked. Well, of course he wasn't!
"Yeah… yeah… let's just forget about it. Okay. I'll tell you one day or something. Dammit…" Riku whispered. I worked up some nerve, and did something unthinkable.
I walked over to Riku, and placed my hands on his chest. Through his shirt I could feel his firm, tightened muscles He stopped moving. I couldn't do anything else but look into his sea-like liquid eyes, his expression slowing melting. I noticed his face turning a delightful shade of peach at my touch. I could feel the heat coming from his face. His head quickly turned away from me. A natural instinct when embarrassed!
Yes, I know what you are thinking: Starting the romance already, huh Kairi? Well, not so…
My hands slowly fell to my sides. Since the morning had gone by so fast, I felt like slowing things down. That wasn't the best solution, but it was a good one no doubt. Riku's sharp jaw caught the sun, I saw. His previously ashen completion had recovered after a day in the Destiny Island sun, turning a brilliant shade of tan.
Riku turned back toward me. His head tilted downward. I was glad that he couldn't see me blushing. And all the while Serenity was sitting back, taking all of this in.
Then…
Sora came out of the house.
Riku must have heard the door, because then, he snapped back to reality.
Riku ran his fingers through his hair in exasperation. He seemed bummed out.
I blinked fogginess out of my eyes. What happened? I watched sadly as Sora came toward me and Riku went off somewhere, muttering "Sh-t" all the way.
Two days passed. Riku never had a chance to talk with me. He seemed to be avoiding me too. Sora was always with me. I just couldn't work up the nerve to break it off with him. He was so sweet, but I didn't love him anymore. During those few days, Riku had been excluded from our planning for his party. That made out separation even more painful.
He spent that time with Serenity, who has so much in common with him. So we went on with the planning.
"Hey! Wakka. What are you doing?" I asked. Wakka was dialing a few numbers on the phone in Riku's house. I felt weir being in RIKU'S house. Just so you know, he does have parents. They were just out when all of the excitement took place. I had to blaze through the whole story speedy-quick so that they could see Riku again. They were so happy.
Wakka turned to me. "Eh? Oh yah! I'm just callin' a few friends, ya? Sora told me to invite em for him. Cloud, Leon, Aerith, and that babe Yuffie…" Wakka trailed off. "Hey, hey! What's happenin' Cloud!"
I left Wakka to his conversation. I went into the kitchen. How do you imagine Riku's parents?
"Kairi? Hey, give me a hand why dontcha?" Riku's dad asked, politely in his deep masculine voice. That's polite for him, anyway… Riku's dad looks cool! He's got the same platinum hair, though his is short and spiky. He's very muscular. He reminds me of one of those heroes you can find on the cover of an RPG. You know , the ones with the broad swords and the big white smiles?
"Now Ryoku! Behave yourself!" his wife scolded comically. She laughed. She had short hair, cropped almost like mines was when I was 15. Her hair is reddish brown, and her face is velvety and childish. She has chubby cheeks! Her skin tone perfectly matched Riku's.
"I'll help you out Ryoku. What do you need for me to do?" I asked.
Ryoku scratched his head, grinning at me. "I just you to go and spend some time with Rico for me, kay? He can't get suspicious…" Rico happens to be Riku's nickname. Hee hee!
"Yessir!" I replied, adding a salute. Ryoku laughed, clutching his stomach. Now he's goofy! "Get outta here Kai!" He waved me out of the house.
I giggled as I went through the back door.
Don't you want to hear what happened during our little meeting? Well, all that happened was that Selphie got there first. I was so upset that I don't really remember that part.
I'll make it up to you. So don't worry about a thing.
At the party that night, things got a little hectic…
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"Hey you! Yuffie!" Wakka called. He was by her side as soon as she entered the house. Everyone we'd invited to the party was there. Since we all agreed on a midnight party so that Riku could see, we decided that we'd have it under a thick canopy of tropical trees. Sora was designating hiding places for each guest. I was getting ready to go and get Riku. Riku's very smart, and so there was no doubt in my mind that he knew about the little surprise.
Everyone hid. I looked at Sora. "Hey. Do you have Riku's favorite CD? He loves Simple and Clean."
Sora frowned. "I couldn't find my copy… "
"I have one…"
Sora and I turned toward the entrance to the canopy. There was a young girl standing at the door. She had rather long hair. It was sun-bleached and blonde. She was slender and looked pleasant enough. I noticed a pendant around her neck. It was so cute!
"Hi! I'm Kage," she exclaimed.
I walked over to her. She seemed excited to see me.
"Are you one of Sora's friends?" I asked.
"Well, no. But I am one of Riku's friends. I believe a boy named Wakka called me here. He said we were celebrating the return of Riku."
I looked a bit puzzled I suppose, because then Kage said, "We knew each other in Kingdom Hearts. However, he found a way for me to escape… He wasn't so lucky though. I'm curious to see what he looks like now."
I could understand that.
Kage and I decided to go to Riku's house together. I didn't mind her coming with me. If she and Riku had had a relationship back then, Riku didn't show it now. I saw her as just one of Riku's close friends, and I could respect that, you know?
Sora promised to play Simple and Clean for Riku when we entered the party again.
Kage and I left the canopy to go to Riku's house. I felt kind of nervous, going to Riku's house at midnight! But Kage's presence made me feel surprisingly better. On my way there, Kage began to talk to me.
"I bet you like Riku too then? I mean… are you two…?" she asked. I frowned, looking at her. What did she mean by too?
"Huh?" I asked.
Kage smacked her forehead in mock exasperation. "Sorry. I don't know what I was thinking, asking that! Forget about that!"
I didn't give up so easily.
"No way! What is it?" I pressed.
Kage bit her lip. She looked rather regretful.
"It was just something that I was thinking about in KH… Riku and I discussed things. A lot of things."
"Like?" I asked.
Kage sighed, defeated. "Alright! But swear that you won't make me tell you something that I can't?" she pleaded.
I nodded. If I couldn't get all the details, the small amount I learned about Riku would be just fine. '"Okay, shoot for it."
Even though we were at Riku's house, Kage pulled my arm to a stone bench beneath a moonlit area in Riku's yard.
I sat there, silent so that I could hear everything.
Kage took a breath.
(Central-ChapterKAGE: A Dark Rose Blooms… Let it grow.)
"Riku and I met when we both found Ansem half-dead. He seemed to be normal, so Riku pushed aside his unwavering hate for him and helped him. We took Ansem to a dark town which is the opposite of Traverse Town. It was Quiescent Town, or something like that. In that town, the people who lived there never left the place.
So Riku and I left Ansem in the care of a doctor called Kinjan-Sakae. He was an avid herbalist. He was a very sad lone wolf. I kept his hopes up by telling him how nice and handsome and young he was. After all, we were the same age. Sakae was very nice to me all of the time. He loved when I came to se him. We grew on each other, and slowly, he began to feel wanted.
Riku and I settled into a hotel.
That night, Riku expressed his sadness to me. He was on the brink of insanity when I found him. I had to calm his misery….
'Riku? Please talk to me. Why are you so depressed?' I asked. Riku was about on the brink of tears! He was about cry. At the time, I was unaware that Riku does not cry. Now I know that if I'd wasted another minute, he would have turned into a psychopathic recluse!
Upon my question, Riku poured out a long story about his past. About how the only thing he loved was a total waste of his time. A waste of his whole entire life. Even though he felt that way, I told him that the only way to be happy was to find love once again.
I regretted those words of encouragement as they flowed from my lips. I ruined something that could have bloomed into something greater than our friendship.
I loved Riku. I loved him from that moment that I told him to be happy, but I knew that deep down that Riku's only chance to continue living was to find that love again. The one that had ignored him, shoved him aside. If only Riku could express his love, he would be able to live peacefully.
Riku calmed down, and told me the rest of his story. He agreed to find love again… and…I guess that… well, he would feel better once he did so. I wouldn't feel better after that. No… Never again would I be the same girl I was before.
I cried that night.
I cried… because… (Kairi: At that moment, Kage started to cry. I held her in my arms. She loved Riku just as much as I did. Poor Kage.)
Well, that's not important. Anyway, all I can tell you is that Riku loved you with all of his heart. What happened to him after that is up to him to tell you. I bet that no one told you about what happened to Riku. About what he went through. I expected this. Everyone kept Riku's efforts under wraps. Sora acted as the big hero!
Even though Riku! RIKU is the one who SUFFERED! Even though he suffered, no one even cared! Everyone acted so nice and concerned, but who helped Riku? No one! While Sora pranced around making friends, Riku joined up with the dark for one person! No one noticed that it was he who first jumped to save… to save…"
Kage couldn't finish. I watched her with a pained expression.
I listened to Kage as her voice fell into quiet sobs. She kept her head on my shoulder. I knew that everyone at the party would be wondering where I was. I didn't care. I knew things now. Some things that no one had bothered to even tell me about. I felt like a fool.
No one had told me that Riku loved me. Now I understood a little better. Riku had joined the dark. That's why that guy had told me that Riku submitted to the darkness. He did it to save… me? I didn't know… No one ever bothered to tell me what happened.
Kage had screamed about how no one bothered to help Riku. What had happened? Why had he suffered? Why would no one tell me? I felt so many questions shouting within my head. My heart ached for Riku. He loved me. I loved him. But why could we not join? Why!
I stood up, bringing Kage up with me. She hiccupped a few times, but she stopped as we approached Riku's house. Kage made me tell her whether her eyes were red and puffy. Luckily, I carry makeup in my purse. We were about the same shade, so I worked a little magic.
We entered Riku's house, ready to talk to him.
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Author's Notes: Final Chapter? Of course not! I lied…
Okay, seriously. There will be a part two, okay? So technically, this is all ONE BIG CHAPPIE!
In the next half, there will be MORE!
More LIES REVEALED!
More ROMANCE!
More RIKU!
MORE KAGE!
More KAIRI!
MORE, MORE STUFF!
So, once again…
Final Chapter… There's No Avoiding It
After "That Guy" is punched into space, the gang, excluding Riku, prepares for a party out of this world! Sora even invites a couple of his old friends: like Leon, Cloud, Yuffie and Aerith. Everything is going along fine, until a heated argument between Riku, Sora, and Kairi fires up. It soon drives the platinum-haired teen right out into the rain. Will Kairi be mad at him and stay with Sora? Or will she follow him, her heart telling her that it's now or never?