I own Laine, Seth, Kads, all the orphan kids. I don't own the flaming eyed dude. I so own that absinthe. If I didn't own itI think I would cry. Har har. Yes I know it doesn't sound like Kingdom Hearts yet. But it will. Its not really Kingdom Hearts. It doesn't have many of the characters, but it does have somethings from Kingdom Hearts. 3 PennilessWriter
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"Laine, will Riley be coming home soon?" One of the orphen girls asked.
Crowded around Laine were the rest of the children wanting and hoping to hear the right answer. Laine's half-open eyes twinkled a dark emerald. She sniffed and put on a fake mask of happiness.
"Oh, you guys. Riley is already here," The expressions on the kids faces changed to a slight look of hope. "She'll always be here. In all of your hearts. Each and every one of your lovely pure hearts."
The older children knew what that meant and kept their mouths shut to not get the younger ones sad.
Kads sighed as he watched the show Laine had put for the children. He turned and with his arms crossed he moved to the tiny kitchen. "Nice place you got here...?"
Seth laughed at Kads's words, "The names Seth and you don't have to lie. Its not a nice place, but it does help us get around."
Kads nodded and sat at the small excuse of a table, "Mmmm..."
"You want something to drink? Dinner will be made soon and your welcome to stay as long as you like," Seth offered. "It would be about time we had another older man in this place."
Kads grinned, "19 isn't much."
"Well it counts to a 21 year old."
Kads nodded, "Well then, I'll be staying."
Seth held up a shot of flaming absinthe in a toast and set a glass on the table for Kads. Both of them touched glasses and blew out the fire from the green wormwood drink. Kicking back the drink they slammed the glasses on the table and swallowed deeply.
"Ah! I haven't had absinthe since the years I actually had money to spend." Kads grinned.
"Well good choice to stay here. I make absinthe everyd-"
"Seth!" A voice came from behind Kads.
Seth's eyes widened. He picked up the glasses and the newly made bottle of absinthe. Kads looked down at his hands and fiddled around. Laine walked to the table and set the blood stained bear down. Anger blinded her as she brought her open palm across Seth's face. Grabbing the newly made absinthe Laine screamed and smashed it against a wall. Splattering absinthe all over the portion of the wall and her hand she looked at Seth with anger filled eyes and a moist face.
"How could you! You spent what little money we had on alcohol and wormwood to make absinthe! At a time like this how could you be thinking about drinking!" Through the anger and sadness that built in her already injured heart she turned and ran out into the crying night. Blinded by her own tears she didn't notice the blood dripping on the floor. The blood that was her very own.
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Running through the stages of adrenaline. She wasn't able to think. Only get away from there. Nothing else mattered anymore. Running away made the difference for her. Nothing! There is nothing to live for!
Riley...
Just that one name.
Laine stopped running and looked ahead with wide eyes.
Riley?
Yes. Riley.
She was worth living for.
Looking to the sky Laine fell to her knees and felt the cold blade of hatred finally proclaim its victory at invading her heart. She hated Seth. He promised! He said he would never drink again! No more broken promises from that bastard!
'I can't help feeling this way about her... She's so vulnerable and small in this state.' Kads thought as he listened to the steady and constant beat of the rain.
With his hands in his pockets he stood some feet away from Laine. She looked so fragile as she kneeled in the rain looking at the sky in what seemed like silent prayer.
At the very instant in time Kads sighed just as a black hole formed inches from him. A figure came with a clock dripping off his shoulders down his body to pool around his feet the same dark deadly color as the void he came from.
Bringing the shadowing hood from his head his silvery hair cascaded down in streaks to mid back. His eyes brought the only red flammed color intothe greyness of this somber day now dark from the blackened blanket over the heavens.
"What has happened since I left you to your mission?" The deep intimidating voice demanded.
Kads told what happened with Laine so far.
"How are their hearts from before you came into their lovely little portrait? Also how do their hearts reside at this very moment?"
"The woman seems to been pure of heart all her short life. The brother though has had his bouts with the darkness. Not enough to pull him in. His heart is stained and tainted. He seems like the likely candidate to be used in this goal of yours," Kads looked to Laine who now had her head down and her hands to the ground. Her back was bobbling up and down showing signs of her breathing being hitched. She was letting out her emotions through inferior tiny droplets of salty tears. "As of now... The brother seems to be growing into the darkness. He'll soon be growing fond of it I assume." Kads shrugged. "The girl has encountered the blade of hatred. Darkness might as well begin its journey through her heart and soul bringing her to us."
The flamming eyed man nodded with a vicious grin playing across his handsom features. "Perfect. See to it that you learn more about this girl and bring the boy to darkness." The man pulled the hood over his head and added, "Have the girl embrace the darkness. Use your charm. Your good with it." With that the dark hole swallowed the man until he was nothing along with the dreadful pit.
"Use my charm... OK. Here we go."
Kads came around Laine and kneeled down infront of her. "Quite a show you put on rebel girl."
Laine blinked as she watched tears and rain fall down at her hands. She couldn't --wouldn't-- look up at him.
"In case you haven't noticed yet my face is higher than that."
She didn't budge.
"Giving me the silent treatment?" Kads sighed, "Fine..." Snaking his fingers under her chin he pulled her face up to have her eyes looking into his.
'Red eyes...' She thought.
With the same gesture as last time Kads brought his other hand to her eyes and slid her hair away, "I would say something heroic and wipe away your tears. But frankly," Kads grinned. "I having nothing to say at the moment and I can't really tell the different between your tears and the rain."
Laine smiled and gave a watery chuckle.
"That's good enough for me though." Kads laughed.
"I don't even know you and you've been here for me twice not mention I made a scene infront of you." Laine said still staring at his red eyes.
"Well I'm just lucky."
"Your eyes... They're red and your hair is pure white." Laine commented as she moved white soaked strands of hair from Kads's spectacular eyes.
"Ever heard of albino, sugar?"
Laine thought about it now. Yeah, that made sense seeing that Kads's skin was also pretty weirded out also. It was so white she thought you might be able to see inside his body. "OK. Yeah, I've heard of albinos and the names Laine. Laine Tavish."
Kads nodded. "OK, Laine. I'll tell you my name if you agree to four minor things."
Laine grinned. "It would depend on how minor your demands are."
"Alright. Is this minor enough for you? Promise me you'll turn that frown upside down and keep smiling, get outta the rain, a nice warm and toasty place to stay, and dinner with me tomorrow night with a little romance on the side." Kads counted off his fingers to each request.
"Alright, yes, maybe, and dinner with very little romance. Then you've got yourself a deal."
"Hmmm. You drive a hard bargin. Why maybe to the place to stay and why little romance?"
"Well our place isn't what you'd call warm and toasty. Then I can't have romance in rags." Laine tugged at her torn clothing.
"I see what you mean. OK, here we go again," Kads took in a breath. "I've got the smile, the place, I get to be outta the rain, and dinner with the little romance your rags allows you."
Laine stood up and laughed. "You've got yourself a deal, a home, and dinner."
Kads stood and shook Laine's outstretched hand. Laine winced and they both noticed the fresh cuts and the bruising beginning to form around the cuts and in her palm.
"Ouch... We better take care of that."
Laine nodded and didn't move when Kads began walking.
"Come on."
"No. Not until you tell me your name," Laine smiled. "Gotta keep your end of the deal."
Kads chuckled. "You win. Kads. Kads Shadix."
Shadix! He was a Shadix! She needed to ask him about that. But not here. Not in this rain.
Kads smiled to himself. He not only had a place to stay and dinner. He had a new friendship and a lost emotion remembering it purpose in Kads's life. To Love.