Chapter Sixteen

Riku looked up at Ansem who was smiling down at him, his white teeth shining bright in the darkness. His grin widened as he knelt down in front of Riku, running his hands through his soft hair. Laughing as Riku jerked back away from his cold hands.

"Don't touch me!" Riku hissed, gritting his teeth together.

"Now, now, my pet. That is not the way you should talk to me. You should be more polite." Ansem said softly, his voice oozing with fake concern, "I know you were taught better than that."

Riku just glared at the thing that called himself a man that kneeled in front of him. His eyes were cold, almost dead to anyone who looked into them but he wasn't. His mind was working as he stared at the man who was stronger than him... who controlled him.

He knew he would have to save himself this time.

He knew that he couldn't count on the other's finding him again and surprising Ansem. Ansem wasn't someone who was surprised twice, the first time they were extremely lucky but there would be no second time for him.

How he was going to escape and kill Ansem was beyond him though. His mind couldn't wrap around the idea fully and was ready to fall back into the same role he had held before they rescued him.

Part of him was willing to submit to this man again because that would be easier, the easiest path he could take.

But he could not do that.

"Leave me alone Ansem," he hissed, "I'm not your toy anymore."

His body ached as he sat there, leaning against the dark wall that he now knew by heart. He hadn't left this room in two weeks. Ansem made sure he knew how long he had been here and when they day ended.

Every night he came and took Riku.

The hatred was festering inside of him now; he was done with crying, done with holding onto his stomach and begging for death.

He was done with his pathetic prays for this to end.

It was obvious the end was no where near close for him and now he was more sure than any other time in his life that he was no ready to die.

He was not ready to leave the people he loved behind.

He was sure that if he were to die right now Ansem would use his dead corpse to torture his friends more, to bring them more pain. With a disgusted sneer he realized that Ansem may even take his pleasure in his corpse until he was too far rotten to stand.

No, he would die in the presence of his friends and family. He would be buried the way his mother's would have wished him if she were still alive.

"I'm not done with you yet boy!" Ansem hissed at the naked boy before him, his eyes filling with anger.

"Yes, you are." Riku hissed back at Ansem, pushing his weak body up so he was standing. He may not be as tall as Ansem but he could still stand tall and proud despite the blood dripping from his thighs.

He was done with being broken.

Ansem's fist fell down onto his cheek but he was expecting it and still held his ground. Riku could see the anger in his face as it reddened and he silently cheered for causing the older man to react this way.

He smirked at Ansem, licking his lips before stepping forward slowly, his feet hitting his discarded pants. The top of his head didn't even reach Ansem's chin but he caused Ansem to step back none the less and his strength grew, the adrenaline pumping through his blood causing his heart to beat faster and his fingers to twitch at his side.

"You think your power over me is a one way street? You think you're the only one who has a door into the other minds?" Riky asked, causing the man to step back once more, his mind trying to figure out what Riku was saying but Riku continued, not giving him time to think, "You think you're this only works one way?"

Ansem connected the dots, laughing as Riku said that, shaking his head, "You think you're strong enough to break my barriers, boy?"

Riku's words amused the man greatly, a loud laugh emitting from his lips but the sound instantly stopped as Riku stood back, raising his hand suddenly and Ansem's throat muscles clenched tightly, "I already have." He hissed.

Ansem's eyes were wide.

He didn't let go until Ansem collapsed onto the floor. He didn't let go until he was sure Ansem was knocked out.

He knew he could not kill Ansem without killing himself but he also knew that Ansem would not be able to find him for at least a little bit. He had pushed all of the confusion that filled his young mind in front of the way Ansem got into his mind and he hoped, he prayed that that would last long enough as a barcade until he found a way to permently close the doorway into his mind.

He stepped out of the dark room that he had become familiar with for the past two weeks into the bright sun in search for his friends and a way to end all of their torment.

His chest tightened as he called on the darkness, stepping through it and letting it bring him to the closest place.

After this he would no longer use it's abilities, after this last trip he would force the darkness from his body whether he had to seek spiritual cleansing or just travel all of the worlds for redemption, he would wash it from his hands.

TBC?

First off, I'm sorry for the long wait I've put you all through once again and for nothing but this short chapter and thank you for all your reviews that you have all given me.

I need to get this Author's not out though, because it may explain my lack of updates.

I took a small break from this story a year and a half ago, around the summer time. I thought I was only taking a break from the story for a short time to gather my thoughts and such. Well the break grew and I couldn't see where this story was going anymore and I picked up other projects in other fandoms, one of which I finished not too long ago. I tried reading over this with the last chapter and it didn't seem so bad but now a long time has passed and this story disgust me. Not the story it's self but my writing in it, the typo's the horrible, horrible grammar and it scares me to even try to edit it. I can see how I've grown as a writer after taking a break from this, all I have to do is read on of my stories on my livejournal and then read this one and all of my other ones on

I have not decided if this is the ending or not. I don't know if I will decide anytime soon either. It is a nice place to leave off except it leaves unanswered questions but also could lead to a sequel. If this is not the ending then I will end it in a couple of chapters but I highly doubt there will be a sequel anytime soon.

I thank you all for your time and patience and dealing with me, and I can remember being so proud of this story but now I can't help but want to hit the delete button and forget it ever existed. No worries, I won't do that but thank you all for your kind reviews.

Now, after this I'm going to thank those who reviewed chapter 15 but right now, let's all hope that the writer of Corrupted innocence comes out with the sequel soon because that is a very inspiring story.

My God, I don't think I've signed into since my last update!