Yay For Chapter 3! I really want to get this story done this weekend since there are only 4 chapters. So pray with me! Lol! Happy Holidays!
MERRY CHRISTMAS TO EVERYONE!
Thanks To:
Inu-KagomeFan: lol yeah, my beta readers name is Jessica and she's like IN LOVE with Riku. So I decided to let her get a character in my fic since she almost always edits my chapters for me. So nice of me eh? But yeah, The real Jessica isn't anywhere near as dumb as the one in this story. But all story's need a comic relief character so I thought she was perfect. Don't you think so? Thanks for the review!
Iridaceae: Yeah, it was cute wasn't it? I should of had dancing fairies to make it cuter... ah well, but I just love The Nutcracker so much! But I didn't want to exactly steal the story line (I cant stand when people write fanfics word to word that's based on something. It's annoying) so I added my own twist. but yeah, thanks for the review! Very much appreciated!
Absh: I know! Poor Sora! Gosh, how can you not feel sorry for that guy! He's just so dang cute! He shouldn't have troubles! Everyone go kill Riku for what he has planned! Argh! Thanks for the review!
thesrazrbladekisses: I see something in the future for you too... what about a Chapter Dedication? Cool eh? Well yeah I do enjoy cliffhangers! I just don't enjoy them when im the one reading the fic! Ah! But I understand that you need to keep your readers alert and waiting. So yeah, let's hope sora will save Kairi! I mean, It's basically his job! Stupid mouse king. Thanks for the review!
CrzyChcLuvzMnkyz: Nope! No more Leon! HAHAHAHAHAHAHA! Ashley can't read about Leon! Leon! Leon! Hahahaha. I'm so evil. Well It's mice because you know how Riku is the MOUSE KING not the RAT KING. But I guess a rat and a mouse are basically the same thing, just a rat is more...ew. Yeah! So glad you liked the chapter! Thanks for the review!
Blacksoul Andy: Yay! I updated again! Lol! Yeah, it is funny to see Riku frustrated. He doesn't to be seem to be so angry in this one. At least, I think so. Well yeah! I wish Sora could carry me too! In his strong, sexy, tan arms! dreamy sigh. Thanks for the review!
Savage Cupid: Well Im glad you liked the chapter! Lol Riku is cool every moment! Playing the bad guy is so much fun! To bad they always have to lose at the end. So let's hope they don't destroy Sora! SORA IS WAY TO HOT TO BE DESTROYED! Thanks for the Review!
Princess Padfoot xo: Awww! No, You NEED to read this fic called "Yes, I believe in Santa." That is the best freaking christmas fic I ever read! It is sooooo hilarious! It's on my favorites if you want to check it out! Man, I admire that writer's humorous writing style. Lmao. Yeah, I like Harry Potter too! I think Draco is so hot. Lmao! But yeah anyways, thank for the review!
Lol! And Oh! If you ever want to change your screen name it can be Unforgetten Devil. LMAO, just put the opposites up there.
Heartsoblivion: Haha! Yeah I get it. Reminds me of my "hunk of wood" joke. Lmao. Well I'm glad you think my story is cool! Thanks for the review!
Jess: Haha! Thank you! I hope you're enjoying being part of the story and Riku's sexy servant! Lmao! Who wouldnt love that? Anyways, Thanks for the review! Hope you like the chapter!
Chapter 3 Dedication to: Inu-KagomeFan , because she was the first one who reviewed my story! So give it up to her! She's awesome!
Disclaimer: No, I don't own Kingdom Hearts.
The Nutcracker
By: Chibi Neko-Chan
Beta Reader: Crzychcluvzmnkyz
"Talking"
Thoughts
(Author Talking)
emphasis
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Last Chapter:
"I have one more task for you to do for me."
Jessica gave Riku a seductive smirk, "Anything for you."
Riku looked at Kairi one last time.
"Destroy the nutcracker for good."
This Chapter:
"Destroy the nutcracker? How do you want me to do that?" Jessica blinked as a dumb expression crossed her face. Riku bit his tongue so nothing sarcastic would flow out of his mouth and hit Jessica like a brick wall. Instead he let out an aggravated grunt.
"Like this..." Riku walked over to the redheaded female, who was in too much shock to let a single word of protest escape her lips. He twisted his finger around one of her red locks and pulled with a force. Kairi yelped in pain as the single hair detached itself from its root.
"WHAT WAS THAT FOR!" Kairi yelled as her hand rubbed her head tenderly, "And how can a piece of my hair hurt Sora?"
"Oh, first name basis are we?" Jessica's voice came out in a sing-song tone. She walked over to Kairi's cage and leaned against the cold metal, "Hate to break it to you doll, but you and wooden boy aren't hooking up anytime soon. Not only is poptart about to blast him into a million tiny pieces, but he hates you. Do you really think he would talk to you after that argument?"
That hurt. Kairi knew Sora was mad at her but she didn't think he hated her. She felt her lip quiver and she bit down on it. Even though the words stung, she wouldn't let Jessica or anyone have the honor of seeing that.
"H- He doesn't hate me," Kairi denied as she uncomfortably shifted her weight. Jessica laughed bitterly as she purposely brushed her blonde hair in Kairi's face.
"And he doesn't have that good of aim either," Jessica said as she turned her head and winked at Kairi. Kairi felt her face start to glow red in anger.
"What do you mean?"
"What I mean is," Jessica laughed as she gathered a ball of snow together, "I was the one that hit you."
"...You were...You made me... HOW COULD YOU!" Kairi yelled.
"Hey! It's not my problem that you blew up on the boy! See where assuming gets you?" Jessica asked. Kairi glared at the blonde and was about to let out a stinging comeback, but stopped when Riku interrupted her.
"Why are you girls making such a big deal out of hollow head? You're mine," Riku said as he tapped the piece of red hair with his golden baton, "And what I'm about to make will bring the ending of the nutcracker."
Kairi locked her cerulean eyes on the single hair and watched as it started to duplicate. Then there was a sudden bright white flash that made Kairi shield her eyes with her arm. When the light was gone, Kairi slowly brought down her arm and gapped at the thing before her.
"This calls for an introduction doesn't it? Well Kairi meet..." Riku let out an evil chuckle as he stared at the figure before him, "Kairi."
"...Poptart! That looks exactly like Kairi!" Jessica said as happy grin flicked upon her face. Riku just rolled his eyes as Kairi stood baffled.
"So, why did you make her again?" Jessica asked as she brought her index finger to her chin in a thinking manner.
"For the last time! TO DESTROY THE NUTCRACKER!" Riku yelled at his servant. Jessica's slate eyes grew wide.
"Oh...Why would you want to do that?" Jessica asked innocently as she fluttered her eyelashes toward Riku. Kairi let out a giggle at the scenario.
"Maybe you should have made her a brain instead," Kairi suggested playfully but only earned a glare from Riku.
"Full of giggles now are you? You won't be for to long," Riku said coldly. He then turned towards the fake Kairi. The redhead just stared blankly at its master.
"You are to find the nutcracker, convince him that you're the real Kairi, and when he's convinced, you destroy him. Got it?"
The fake Kairi just nodded as she took in the information. A confused expression crossed her face as her hand roamed inside her nightgown's pocket. She pulled out a white piece of paper and handed it to Riku. Riku's aqua eyes scanned the paper and he let out a low growl as he finished.
"What's wrong poptart?" Jessica asked sweetly as she tenderly took one of his arms.
"This thing can only say five things. It's going to be hard to convince that wretched nutcracker. So what should the first phrase be..."
"What about "the mouse king is an ass?'" Kairi interrupted. Riku simply just pointed his golden baton at her and made a piece of duck tape cover her mouth. Jessica let out a loud laugh.
"Okay, I 've chosen my five phrases! The first thing you say is 'hey!', the second will be 'yes', the third will be 'ok', the fourth will be 'excuse me?', and the fifth will be-"
"COCONUTS!" Jessica interrupted happily, excited about the whole ordeal.
"Wait No!" Riku yelled but his creation only shook his head at him.
"Registration complete. Must go find nutcracker," the fake kairi said as she sharply turned and started walking away.
"Thanks Jessica," Riku mumbled, sarcasm flowing out of his mouth.
"Oh! You're welcome!"
"Let's just go now..."
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Meanwhile, Kairi wasn't the only one having a bad time. After cooling down a bit, Sora felt bad for yelling at Kairi and wanted to apologize to her. The only problem was that he couldn't find her at all.
"Kairi!" Sora shouted. He paused for a response, but he heard nothing in return, "Kairi!"
"Hey!" a cheerful voice called out. Sora quickly spun around and saw Kairi walking up a hill. A smile lit his face as he dashed over to her and hugged her.
"I'm really really really really really sorry about what I said! I didn't mean any of it! Will you please forgive me?" Sora said in such a rush that it seemed he only said it in one word. 'Kairi' blinked up at him.
"Yes," she said without much emotion. Sora beamed down at her and squeezed her tighter.
"Thank you," he whispered in her hair. He planted a soft kiss on her cheek before he pulled away, "So we better get back on track if we want to find the princess before the mouse king destroys everything."
"Ok."
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The Nutcracker and the redhead girl really didn't talk much as they ventured through the soft snow. Sora still assumed Kairi was still mad at him since she seemed to be only answering his questions with a short answer. He understood that she had a right to be mad at him but really, how long could a girl hold a grudge?
The couple had long gone left the forest and where now walking through the town's village. It saddened Sora that the once busy village was now deserted and nearly destroyed. All because of that hideous rat. Sora made note that not only would the mouse king come to a nasty end the next encounter they had but he would die in Sora's hands.
"It's sad, isn't it?" Sora whispered softly as he brushed some snow off a window.
"Excuse me?" Kairi asked, turning her head to look up at him.
"I said, it's sad isn't it."
"COCONUTS!" Kairi screamed happily. Sora stumbled back a bit at the cerulean eyed girl's sudden outburst.
"Whoa!"
"Hey!"
"Kairi, are you okay?"
"Yes," Kairi sent him a smile making Sora's eyes narrow. That smile seemed rather forced and faked. Sora let the negative emotion pass though as he pushed open the bar's door. He waited for Kairi to walk in the dark room before he entered.
In the bar were only two people. There was a barmaid, who was to preoccupied wiping off a counter to notice their entrance, and a person who was sitting at the bar. It was hard to distinguish the person's gender since a black cloak covered its whole body, except for its tan hands that gripped a glass of wine. Sora raised an eyebrow as he took a seat next to the figure. He kept Kairi at his other side for safety.
"Hi," Sora greeted as he watched the barmaid leave.
"Hello," a feminine voice whispered from inside the black hood.
"Cold day isn't it?" Sora asked, turning his head to glance at Kairi. He shrugged and turned back around when he saw that she was busy staring at a picture.
"Very," the voice answered. Sora watched the hood move up and down as she nodded her head.
"What's your name?"
"I don't think that's really important," The figure pulled back her black hood as she turned to face him. His cobalt eyes landed on striking emerald green ones that had wisps of blonde hair covering them, "I think you should find out her," she paused as she sent Kairi a slight nod, "name first."
"But I already know her name. Her name is Kairi."
"That isn't Kairi."
"Wh-What do you mean? Of course it's Kairi," Sora assured the blonde as a confused expression crossed his face.
"She's fake. The mouse king has the real Kairi, or should I say, the sugar plum princess," The girl started getting up from her chair but Sora quickly got in front of her so she couldn't.
"Fake? Kairi is fa- sugar plum princess?" Sora asked as he stared disbelieving at the blonde girl.
"Yes, the real Kairi is the sugar plum princess! And that thing," the emerald eyed girl pointed at the fake kairi, "is fake! It can only say five things! The mouse king made her to fool you!"
"How do you know all this?" Sora asked as he turned to look at 'Kairi.' Maybe that had been why she was acting all funny.
"Do you need an example? Here, watch this," the blonde called as she walked over to the redhead and tapped her on the shoulder. Kairi turned around to face her.
"Hi."
"Ok," Kairi said as she neatly placed her hands on her lap.
"You're not the real Kairi are you?"
"Excuse me?" Kairi voice held an aggravated tone.
"You aren't the real Kairi are you?" the blonde repeated. She raised an eyebrow when she saw Kairi's face turn all red.
"Coconuts," Kairi growled under her breath as she sent a threatening glare towards the girl. Kairi stood up and turned to face Sora. Sora was in too much shock at the realization to say anything.
"Must destroy..." a robotic voice came out of Kairi. Sora snapped out of his thoughts as he looked down at the redhead.
"Huh?"
"Must destroy nutcracker!" Kairi yelled as she started to run after Sora. Sora quickly took out his sword and then took a step forward so he could slice the girl in half. Sora paused though when his eyes locked onto Kairi's.
"What are you doing! Kill her!" The blonde girl shouted as she watched the exchange. Had he lost it?
"I...I can't," Sora whispered. He received a glare from the girl.
"Fine. I'll get the job done. I be damned if she even thought about attacking me!" The blonde hollered as she ran over and grabbed Sora's sword. Sora tightly closed his eyes when he heard a piercing scream.
Complete silence followed afterwards which made Sora open his eyes.
"Ta da," the blonde smirked as she rested her foot on top of the dead girl's stomach. Sora grimaced at the sight before him, which made her roll her eyes.
"Can't stand a little blood?" She teased mockingly as she snapped her thin fingers. The body disappeared in a matter of seconds, "Better?"
"Whoa! How did you do that?"
"Magic. What else?" The girl answered as she crossed her arms over her chest. Her emerald eyes scanned the nutcracker's body.
"So is that how you know all about Kairi being the sugar plum princess?"
"Yes. I have the magic ability to see in the future and make things disappear but only that. My magic isn't strong enough yet. I don't really care for any more magic tricks either since I already have enough drama about his whole magic ordeal already," the blonde answered as she tucked a piece of blonde hair behind her ear.
"What do you mean?"
"It's sort of a long story. You see, my sister became insanely jealous of me when I found out I had magic and she did not. So to make a long story short, she turned against our family and went to go work with the mouse king. My sister, Jessica, helped the mouse king capture the girl your missing."
"What do you mean by that?" Sora asked as he felt a blush run across his face.
"Well you're missing her are you not?" the emerald eyed girl asked as she ambled over to the door.
"Y-y-yes but that's besides th-the point!" Sora stuttered out as he followed her suit.
"Oh really?" she asked as she pulled the door open.
"Yes...no...ye- What is your name?" Sora asked, feeling the cold air brush against his skin.
"Kylie," the girl answered as she pulled the black hood over her face. She ran away before Sora could say anything more. He watched her as he took a step outside.
"Thank you...?" Sora called out before walking away from the bar himself. As soon as Sora was gone, a figure stepped out from behind the corner and leaned against the cold brick wall.
"Poptart isn't going to be a very happy camper when he finds this out," Jessica said to herself as she started to run towards the castle. A smile swept her face though as an idea struck her, "I can't wait to see what he does to Kairi!"
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The sound of hurried footsteps echoed off the dull gray castle walls as Jessica ran through the hallway. She couldn't believe that it took her two days to reach it here! Anyway, the reason everything in the castle was dull and boring was because all the decorations around the castle reminded the mouse king of the nutcracker prince some way or another. So he ordered for all of his things to be locked away and out of his sight for eternity.
"Poptart! Poptart!" Jessica screamed as she flung open the living room's door. Riku was busy cheating at a chess game with one of his subjects when she entered. Kairi was nowhere to be seen. Riku finished the game with a 'checkmate' before he turned to face his hyper servant.
"What now?" Riku barked as he got up and walked over to her.
"You are not going to believe this. I think... you need to sit down," Jessica said calmly as she pointed over to a couch. Riku lifted an eyebrow as he took a seat.
"Okay cough it up. What happened? Did they break my china?" Riku yelled, jumping to conclusions.
"No. They didn't break your china but I have a feeling you're going to break your own china when I tell you this..."
"Uh. Just tell me already," Riku begged and frowned when he saw Jessica take a few steps back.
"Well you know Kairi right..."
"No, I don't know Kairi," Riku said sarcastically. He then let out a sigh, "YES I KNOW KAIRI!"
"Well you see Kairi is..."
"I'm waiting," Riku said as he leaned on the chair's arm.
"Kairi is the sugar plum princess."
"...WHAT!"
"Kairi is the sugar plum princess!" Jessica yelled excitedly as she watched Riku's hands form into fist.
"You!" The mouse king shouted as he sharply spun around, "Go down to the kitchens before dinner tonight and pour the liquid labeled "death" into Kairi's wine."
"Oh. What's the liquid going to do?" Jessica asked making Riku let out an evil chuckle.
"She'll be poisoned and killed..."
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While the mouse crept his way down to the kitchens, Kairi was getting her hair done by one of the girl mice. She straitened her white glittery halter top styled dress as her crimson hair was put up into fancy looking bun with curls hanging loosely in front of it. She looked pretty spectacular for her dying day.
I wonder if I'll ever see nutcracker again. Kairi sighed as she kept in the tears that wanted to spill onto her face, I want to apologize and just see him again.
"All done Miss Kairi," the mouse said in a country accent as she took a step back. Kairi got up and didn't even bother looking at herself in the mirror as she murmured a soft 'thank you.'
"Dinner is ready, He'll want you down soon dearie," The mouse spoke before she closed the door behind her. Kairi looked down at her makeup bureau and made a disgusted face when she saw a picture of Riku. She took the frame in her hand and threw it at the wall. She left with a satisfied grin when she saw a crack in Riku's perfect face.
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The mouse finally reached the cabinet he had been searching for. He swung open the cabinet door and quickly grabbed the bottle. He stuffed it into his pocket and ran for the dining room. The king would be after his head if he arrived after Kairi had.
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Riku was pacing back and forth in front of the extremely large wooden dining wood table as he waited for his subject to arrive. He was starting to get nervous. Kairi would be done any minute and if that mouse didn't hurry up she would have a better chance of destroying him! Riku put aside the urge of biting his nails when he heard gasped breaths.
"I-I'm he-here ma-master!" The mouse called as he ran over to the glass. He pulled out the bottle and started twisting the knob off of it.
"Hurry! Hurry you stupid being! Before Kairi comes!" The mouse king ordered as he turned his head back and forth from the door to the glass of wine.
"Hurrying sire!" The mouse squeaked as he emptied the bottle's powder in the bowl and swirled the glass around so the powder wouldn't be noticeable. He ran out of the backdoor as Kairi walked in from the front. Kairi placed her hands on her hips and tilted her head to the side when she caught him staring at her.
"What?" Kairi asked with annoyance as she took her seat at the dining table. Riku took his seat from across of her and glared.
"Nothing," He answered coldly, "It's just a pleasant feeling to know that splinter boy is out there turning into an icicle."
"You're one sick minded bastard, you know that?" Kairi growled as she filled her plate up with food. Riku smirked at her.
"Yes, will you marry a 'sick minded bastard?'" Riku asked, eyeing the wine that she didn't even bother to touch yet. Well damn. That was one hell of a proposal. But his proposal or her answer didn't matter, since she would be dead in a matter of minutes. The thought made Riku smirk.
"I will never marry you, you hideous being!" Kairi spat at him.
"Yes you are! And the Nutcracker will be furniture by the time I'm done with him!" Riku yelled. He gasped when he heard the front doors swing open again.
"Not if your rat stew first!"
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End of Chapter 3! Well I know it's sort of blah! But I promise the last chapter will be the best! Which is the next! I'm really trying to get this done before Christmas! Please Review! Happy Holidays!