Ambrosine took a deep breath then looked down and noticed that her clothes were torn. She quickly covered herself realizing that she hugged him in her bra and that he saw her in it. Riku's eyes showed confusion to Ambrosine's sudden blushing then noticed that she was covering herself up. He walked over to his closet and grabbed a grey shirt as well as black pants then handed them to Ambrosine. She took the clothes then motioned for him to turn around so she could dress and he did so. Not long after turning around did he feel a hand on his shoulder letting him know that she was done dressing. He slowly turned around and saw that she had her torn up clothes still in her hand. He noticed that his clothes were baggy on her and it seemed better then the tight stuff she usually wore or the clothes in her hand. She placed her clothes on his bed then sat down at the foot of his bed waiting for him to sit down as well. Once he sat down and she felt ready, Ambrosine took a deep breath then told Riku everything...All she left out was that she saw who the rapist was...
Riku's POV
It's hard to understand why someone would hurt a person like Yuffie or Ambrosine. They both are good people who don't have any enemies or so I thought... After Ambrosine told me about the rapes she broke down crying which I know she hates to do since she hates showing emotion. I thought I'd comfort her by holding her but she didn't want that. She pushed me away and shocked me when she spoke. I wasn't shocked that she actually spoke though, it was her words that shocked me.
"Don't try to comfort me out of pity. I don't need pity, especially your pity?"
She said the last part quietly as if to whisper it but I heard it.
"What do you mean especially not mine?!"
I knew I shouldn't have raised my voice but I was mad one two accounts. The one I loved was raped and now she's pushing me away.
"I don't deserve it... Why would you even want to touched me after I've been tainted? I'm not even close to pure anymore so why touch me?"
"Why touch you? You wanna know why I'm even looking at you? Huh? I love you that's why. Nothing and I mean nothing will make me change my mind about my feelings for you."
She looked at the ground letting her head droop then looked up at me with her silver eyes baring into my aquamarine eyes. A strand of hair fell upon her face and with my left hand; I moved the strand behind her right ear then let my hand move to her cheek letting it stay there as I caressed it with my thumb. She gently took my hand from her cheek and held it in hers as she continued to stare into my eyes as if looking for something in them. I rubbed the back of her hand with my thumb and spoke.
"Don't you ever think that I don't love you ok? Remember, you are my silver-eyed angel and always will be."
She managed a weak smile then pulled her hand from mine. She looked as though she was about to say something when she was stopped by a knock at the front door downstairs. She turned away from me to walk to my closet and I walked to the bedroom entrance to see who was at the door when I heard my mom's voice. I looked back at Ambrosine to see that she moved toward my window and was staring out at the water.
"HEY RIKU! SORA'S HERE TO SEE YOU!" my mom yelled from the bottom of the stairs.
Ambrosine turned her head a bit but then turned it back to look out the window.
"Can you send him up here mom?!" I yelled as I looked back out the bedroom entrance.
In an instant, I could hear Sora's rapid footsteps running up the stairs then slow down as the came closer to my room. When he was finally in my doorway, Sora gave me a worried look before looking down.
"Tidus, Wakka and I want to help you look for Ambrosine...so where do you want us all to look?"
This was one of the very few times in which Sora wasn't his silly goofball self. I looked behind myself toward the bedroom window and standing there still was Ambrosine. She turned her whole body around so that she was now facing us and Sora looked her from head to toe.
"Hey you...how's my favourite goofball doing?" Ambrosine said trying to break the silence that seemed to appear.
Sora shook his head then walked over to Ambrosine and hugged her waist which unfortunately was where her wounds were. She yelped which made Sora jump back and look at her with wide eyes. She still wasn't used to being touched by people... I mentally kicked myself for the hundredth time since I found her. I really should have been there for her but no... I had to visit home even though I know I don't fit in anymore... I swear I will hurt those guilty of hurting her...even if it is the last thing I do...
Normal POV
Ambrosine glanced at Riku and shook her head. He seemed to be in is own little world right now and by the look on his face, it wasn't a happy place. She knew she shouldn' have gone there but NO she wanted to see Riku and feel all safe like a weakling.
"Am, what happened to you? Wakka, Tidus and I were looking for you and obviously Riku, but what happened?" Sora asked taking Ambrosine from her thoughts.
"Something happened that I wouldn't wish upon anyone...I...was . . . raped..."
She spoke in such a low voice that he almost didn't get what she said but he did hear it. It rang loud and clear in his head as though she yelled it to the whole world. There was silence among the three for a few moments until Riku's mother appeared in the door way giving Ambrosine a questionable look. Though it seemed as though Ambrosine didn't notice... On the contrary, it seemed as though no one knew she was here. She moved her silver bangs from her face and cleared her throat to get their attention only succeeding to get Ambrosine's attention.
"Oh, hello Mrs. Amuro..."
"Don't take this wrong Ambrosine, but what the hell are you doing in my son's clothes? Other then that, when' you get in?"
That seemed to knock Riku back into reality since he glanced at his mother with a bit of surprise but shook it off as he ran his hand through his silver hair.
"Don't worry mom…Nothing happened. She's wearing my clothes because I didn't want her going to her Gummi alone… She arrived yesterday afternoon…"
"And you didn't come over for dinner?"
"I was a bit delayed… I'm sorry if it looks wrong but Riku brought me here. Last night I didn't even know where I was and I don't want to feel that again, Riku…"
Tears formed in her eyes and Riku rushed over to her pulling her into a warm embrace as she broke down again. Riku looked at his mom seeing the confused look on her face and nodded to Sora telling him to take his place as Ambrosine's comfort while he told his mother the news. Sora nodded back and placed his arms around Ambrosine who started rocking back and fourth mumbling something about hooded figures. Riku walked over to his mom, taking her out of his room and told her a summarized version of Ambrosine's story. As he told her, she covered her mouth with her hand gasping at what happened and soon tears were falling from her eyes.
"So you see, I brought her here and put some bandages on her wounds... Mom, I don't know why this happened...I mean Yuffie and her are sweet girls so why would anyone want to hurt them?"
"Maybe power...you say that they fight pretty well and maybe they were raped to show that they could beat the powerful women of Hollow Bastion?"
"I dunno... All I know is that I can't stand seeing her this way. I can't even hug her without her tensing up...I've made up my mind...I'm going back to Hollow Bastion to see if Squall knows anything?"
His mom nodded and looked back in her son's room to see Sora and Ambrosine on Riku's bed. Ambrosine had stopped rocking back and fourth, and was now hugging her knees to her chest letting her head rest on her knees as Sora sat beside her stroking her hair. Riku walked back into his room while his mom walked back downstairs. Ambrosine looked up at Riku with bloodstained eyes then looked back down at her knees and held them tighter.
"Am? Are you up for a trip? I was thinking of going back to Hollow Bastion to see if Squall came up with anything about those figures? Or maybe Ansem knows something...So do you want to go back?"
Ambrosine was quiet for a few moments before nodding. Sora looked at Riku then stood up. He walked over to Sora and whispered something to him that Ambrosine couldn't hear then walked out of the room heading downstairs. Riku looked back at Ambrosine who was now standing by his window again.
"So, you are ok with going to Hollow Bastion?" he asked as he walked towards her.
"Yea..."
"I'm going to pack... You want something to eat?"
"No, I'm alright..."
She hugged herself and stared outside at the water watching as the smooth water flowed freely. Riku just sighed and walked over to his closet grabbing some clothes and a suitcase then started to pack. Occasionally, he would look at Ambrosine only to see her still staring at the water. He wanted so much just to hold her in his arms but he knew she'd push him away. Once when he glanced at her, she glanced back with her silver eyes bearing into his aqua blue eyes.
"Riku... Please stop looking at me... I know those glances you are giving me and I want them to stop. I told you, I don't want your pity so don't give it to me..."
Did his room just become cold? It seemed that her voice was full of ice and froze anything that moved. He glanced back at his packing looking at her from the corner of his eye as she turned her head again to look out the window.
Yuffie sat on her bed looking at the sleeping man in her chair. Squall had been with her ever since Ambrosine was kidnapped by the figures. Then when she returned, he still stayed with her and even slept in her room in case anything happened. Thankfully, nothing did happen and she was glad that Squall still wanted to watch her. A smile crept on her lips as she saw him move around in his chair. This was one of the times that she couldn't sleep so when she was wide awake, she'll look at Squall just admiring him. His bangs fell in his face making him seem innocent or maybe even angelic... She was so busy staring at his face that she didn't even notice that his eyes had opened and that he was looking at her with a questioning glance. Was something on his face? He moved his hand to check his face when Yuffie shook her head taking herself from the thoughts she had and smiled.
"Sleep well Squall?"
"Yea? do I have something on my face?"
"No, I was just smiling at how you looked sleeping? Are you feeling ok?"
Squall nodded and stood up stretching. He saw Yuffie's eyes wander to his eyes and stared at them smiling slightly. He was about to speak to her when there was a knock at Yuffie's door. Squall raised an eyebrow then walked over to the door, cautiously opening it only to see Cloud in night pants half asleep.
"Cloud?"
"Mm...I just got word from Sora... Ambrosine IS with Riku and they are coming back here. By they, I mean Sora, Riku and Ambrosine. Sora also said that Riku wanted to talk to you about something very important. They were just leaving when Sora told me... They should be here within maybe two or more hours... Depends on the Gummi I guess. Hello Yuffie... If any of you need me, I'll be in the Grand Hall."
With that, Cloud walked off towards the Grand Hall. Squall turned around to face Yuffie and raised an eyebrow.
"What do you think Riku wants to talk about?" Yuffie asked as Squall closed the door then walked over to her.
"Maybe Ambrosine told him about you guys? rapes? I guess we better get ready for them to get here huh?"
Yuffie nodded and walked over to her closet and grabbed some clothes. Squall walked over to his overnight bag and pulled out his own clothes. Yuffie walked over to her changing room and changed her clothes while Squall changed into his usual attire of black leather pants, jacket, black boots and white shirt.
"So, you want some breakfast Yuffie?"
Ambrosine stared at the ceiling of the Gummi as Riku drove at Warp Speed to Hollow Bastion. Sora sat in the passenger seat looking a bit upset. Kairi had totally refused going back with him just because Ambrosine was going. Kairi had never wanted to do anything that involved including Ambrosine since they didn't get along at all. He wanted to tell her about what Ambrosine had gone through and decided it was best not to since Ambrosine wouldn't want Kairi feeling sorry for her. The only reason Kairi and Ambrosine would even tolerate each other was for Riku and himself. He sighed as he looked back at Ambrosine seeing that she had fallen asleep. Sora saw this as a moment to know what happened to Ambrosine.
"Riku... What all happened to her? Was she just raped? I mean, she seems like she's in a void. I thought people who were raped, were just scared of touch but she seems totally out of it."
Riku took a quick glance at his sleeping girlfriend before looking at his friend and sighed.
"She wasn't raped once. Those bastards got her twice. One in Hollow Bastion then at Destiny Islands... You called them to tell them we were coming right?"
Sora nodded then unbuckled his belt. He walked over to a cupboard and pulled out a blanket then walked over to Ambrosine making sure to place it on her. She slightly moved but didn't wake up which made Sora smile slightly. He walked back over to his seat and buckled up just in time to see Hollow Bastion up ahead. Riku put his foot on the gas and made the Gummi move even faster if it was possible. Once they saw the Gummi Garage, Riku drove into it and parked the Gummi. He unbuckled himself then walked over to Ambrosine and tapped her shoulder lightly. She didn't wake up so he tapped her again only to get the same response. He glanced at Sora who opened the Gummi door then looked at Ambrosine and unbuckled her. He picked her up carefully with ease then walked out of the Gummi to see the gang there. There was a gasp from Aeris which made him look down. The way he was carrying her, made her seem lifeless...dead even. He shook his head and walked over to the gang just as Ambrosine opened her eyes. Her silver orbs looked at everyone as if she didn't recognize them but soon changed she had a weak smile on her face. She looked at Riku who put her on her feet carefully then walked over to Cloud and Squall making sure to hug them. She then hugged Morrigan, Aeris and Yuffie then looked at Riku again.
"Let's go inside and you can tell me what you possibly know." Riku said as he put an arm around Ambrosine's waist and walked with her to the castle.
This is my longest chapter ever I think. I hope you enjoyed this and that it made up for my lack of updating. But what'd ya think eh? Review to let me know ok? Later all and I hope to update soon. OH, and before I forget? TWO MORE WEEKS UNTIL CHAIN OF MEMORIES COMES OUT! Go buy it and make everyone crazy with your Riku, or Sora obsession! LATER DAYS!
