Silver Haired Savior

The Price of Your Love

Disclaimer: I never have and probably never will own Kingdom Hearts. I'm too cheap/poor to pay a lawyer.

Author's Ranting:

Okay, so here's the next chapter! It has a lot of fluff, and stuff in the beginning, and I feel that I should warn you: Enjoy it while you can! After this, things start to get … weird to say the least. I can't tell you anymore, 'cause it might ruin the story for you. Sorry this took so long to come out, because I was really busy! But to make up for it, I made it really, really long! This chapter is dedicated to Tala and Kai Lover, sweatthangpaige, AnimeDutchess, starryskydragon, Jennavive Craindre, Ayeshagirl, F-chan1, Kori Tenshi, Yuna, Inin2046, and MerodiPansa. I wasn't expecting so many reviews! You all are so great, and get cookies and cyber Sora Snacks!

On the gummi ship:

"Riku …" Sora mumbled as he shifted on Riku's lap. Riku woke up at the sound of his name being called by his boyfriend, and looked down at the sleeping brunette. He checked his watch, and saw that they still had half an hour until they arrived in Traverse Town. He sat up a little straighter, and started stroking the brown locks in his lap. They were silky smooth as the strands ran through his fingers. "Riku … I want Riku …" Sora mumbled again.

"Sora," Riku whispered as he started rubbing the boy's back. He smiled lovingly at the brunette and his pouts as he clung to Riku's waist. He bent over and kissed the top of the brunettes head, smelling the rose scented locks. The silver haired boy shifted Sora slightly, making him more comfortable. He watched the sleeping boy, taking in the soft lips, soft hair, and well defined body, and wished that he was in bed again. He hugged Sora, never knowing of the plot unfolding at his destination …

Half an hour later they arrived and Riku woke Sora out of his peaceful slumber. He woke up in a daze, and sat up as the plane landed in the recently added Gummi port in the new 4th district of Traverse Town. They got off of the Gummi ship, and walked outside, revealing a lit up town. Sora looked around in wonderment, taking in all of the sights and sounds. The musky air hung heavy, and he didn't know why, but that wasn't the thing on his mind. He had never seen a city this large, and he wanted to go exploring all of it.

He grasped Riku's hand tightly as they walked the streets, Leon, Cloud, Aerith, and Yuffie behind them. They walked along the streets filled with people shopping and talking, living their own lives. They wandered through the second district, Sora looking in every shop that he passed. Riku chuckled slightly at the brunette's childish behavior, but followed the excited youth anyways. Leon followed them reluctantly while the others went and rented a hotel room. (They drew names from a hat) Sora continued to look, and eventually came upon a shop that seemed different from the rest. He pulled Riku inside, leaving Leon to look at the new leather gloves in the shop next door.

Sora started looking around, and eventually, something caught his eye. It was a small necklace, meant to be shared by two people. It had a golden pendant on a golden chain. He looked closer at it, and he realized that it was a paupu fruit, like the ones that he had eaten back on the island when he couldn't find any food to eat. He didn't like to eat them, because he had always felt weird about not sharing it with anybody else like he was supposed to.

"Hey, Riku! Look at this!" Sora said, gripping his boyfriend tighter. "It's like the fruit back home!"

"Yes, that's our best seller," a little girl at the counter said. She had one blue eye and one green, and layered brown hair. "Hi, my name's Yuna. My mom owns the shop. This is my favorite necklace in the entire shop. They say that when two people share a paupu fruit, their destinies become intertwined. It's so romantic. My boyfriend got me a set of these necklaces. He's living in the mountains for awhile. This necklace is my most prized possession," she said, a dreamy look in her eyes as she gripped a necklace around her neck.

"I love that story," Sora said as he continued looking at the necklace, missing the mischievous glint in Riku's eyes.

"Hey, Yuna, I'll take that set," Riku said, grinning at the confused look Sora gave him. Yuna opened the glass case and took out the necklace and handed it to Riku, who gave her the money.

"Riku?" Sora asked, confused still confused by the boy's strange actions. Riku said nothing, just pocketed the necklaces, a mischievous look still on his face. He took Sora's hand gently and walked outside and found Leon in the next shop over.

"Well, ready to go?" Riku asked Leon, who nodded in agreement. He gave a weird look at Sora's still confused face, but didn't say anything. They walked over to the hotel, where everyone else was waiting for them. After they all reunited, they went over to the rather large 4th district. It had housing and shopping, and Riku had to drag Sora away from the candy store.

"Aww, but Riku, I wanted some!" Sora pouted as they continued down the pathways.

"Aww, Sora, don't pout," he said, and kissed Sora on the lips. "It's too cute!" He watched as little tinges of pink rose in Sora's cheeks as he looked down at his feet, and Riku laughed slightly. He took Sora's hand in his as they continued. They eventually came to a small house, where Aerith pulled out a key and unlocked the front door.

"Well, here it is!" Aerith announced as she entered the small house. Sora and Riku entered the cozy dwelling and were amazed by what they saw.

It was a warm little home, with the living room in the front, with a lit fire illuminating the comfy furniture. There was a kitchen and dining room, and a large T.V. in the living room. She showed them the upstairs, where there was a small bathroom, a bedroom with one bed and a television, and another small room that contained books and a desk.

They put their things in the bedroom, and then went downstairs where everyone was making them selves comfy. "Sorry, there's only one bedroom, but I don't think that will be a problem for you," Aerith said with a small giggle.

Riku just grinned, and went over to the kitchen. Sora went over and sat down in the living room, and grabbed the remote. He flipped through the channels until he found one he liked, and left it on that. Riku searched through the cupboards and looked at what food they had. He finally found what he was looking for, and sat down next to Sora with a big box of cookies. He started watching the show that Sora had picked, and started eating the box of chocolate cookies. After awhile, everyone decided that they should probably go to the hotel and rest, because they had a long ways to go tomorrow.

Leon, Aerith, and Yuffie prepared to go, but Cloud stayed behind for a moment and said, "Hey, Riku, can I have a word with you?"

"Sure," Riku said, and got up, handing the box of cookies to Sora. They went upstairs to the small room, and Cloud shut the door behind them. "So, what'd you want to talk about?"

"You know, Sora's a special kid, Riku," Cloud started as he flipped on a light.

"Yeah, I know he's special," Riku replied, a mischievous grin on his face.

"I knew Sora when he was a little kid. That's because I knew his father. We grew up together. He was a kind man, and it was a very sad day for me and Leon when we found out he died. Had I known that Sora was left to Ansem, I would have done something, but I didn't know. And by the time I found out, it was too late. The damage was done. Even as a little kid Sora was kind, never spoiled; never mean. Always the sweetest little thing, just like his sister," Cloud said, reminiscing about the past.

"Umm, Cloud, not that I don't like hearing about Sora's past, but where are you going with this?" Riku asked, slightly confused.

"Well, what this all boils down to, is I love Sora like an older brother would. So, if you break his heart, I break you," he said, a dark look in his eyes.

"Understood," Riku said.

"Good," Cloud said, and reopened the door. "We'll be back to visit tomorrow before we leave, but you guys had better get some sleep, okay?"

"We will," the silver haired boy replied, as they walked down the stairs. He and Sora said goodbye to them as they left, and Riku went over and sat down next to Sora, who had already gone through half the box of his cookies.

"What did he want to talk to you about?" Sora asked, his mouth full of cookie.

"Nothin'," Riku replied as he pulled Sora onto his lap. Sora smiled happily at him, and set the box down on the small table. "You are so cute," Riku said as he hugged the boy younger boy.

Sora hugged him back, and looked up into his aqua eyes. Riku leaned closer and captured his lips in a fierce kiss, Sora's mouth tasting like cookies. 'Mmmm,' Riku thought as he tasted this, and put his hand on Sora's chin, deepening the kiss. But suddenly, Sora pulled away, and stood up, and pulled Riku up with him. He led him upstairs and into the bedroom. He crawled on top of the bed, and motioned for Riku to follow him. Riku went over to their bags and grabbed their sleeping clothes before he got on top of the bed with Sora.

He told Sora to close his eyes and lay down, which the younger boy did obligingly. Next, he pulled off Sora's shirt, and the young boy shivered slightly at the sudden contact of air on his skin. Riku smiled down at him, and leaned over and started to kiss a trail on Sora's stomach and chest, making the brunette mewl in pleasure. He planted his mouth on Sora's mouth, and kissed him deeply on the lips. Sora moaned deeply at this, and moved his lips apart, letting Riku's tongue into his mouth. Riku let his hands wander down to Sora's waist, and undid the belt, while Sora wrapped his two sweaty arms around his lover.

When Riku finally pulled away, gasping for breath, Sora grinned up at him, his eyes full of love. "I love you Riku," Sora said, as he kissed Riku's chest.

"I know you do," Riku replied lying down next to Sora. "You know I'd never hurt you, right, Sora?" Riku said, nibbling on Sora's ear gently, making Sora purr and arch up against Riku's sweaty body.

"I know," Sora said, sensations tingling through his body. "Don't ever leave me," Sora whispered as he fell asleep.

"I won't," Riku said, as he watched his angel fall asleep. He sat up, and got into his sleeping clothes, then dressed Sora, who didn't wake up the entire time. He didn't want Leon or Cloud coming in, and seeing them sleeping naked together. He heard Sora mumbling something about chocolate and licorice, and laughed quietly at the silly boy. Finally, he lay down next to the slumbering brunette, and went to bed.

The Next Morning:

Riku woke up, and glanced at the clock on the wall, and it read 7:27. Riku got up and went downstairs, then searched through the kitchen until he found some cereal. He sat down on the couch and flipped on the T.V., waiting for Sora to wake up. He watched a few programs, and eventually, he heard the sound of someone walking down the stairs he looked up and saw Sora there, his hair still in the bed head shape. He smiled at the cute little boy as he came and sat down next to Riku.

"Hey, sleepyhead. Sleep well?" Riku asked, fixing Sora's hair. Sora purred at this, and snuggled up closer to Riku. Sora grabbed the box of cereal away from Riku and started eating it. After awhile, they heard somebody knock on the door. "Come in," Riku yelled, not getting up from his comfy position underneath Sora, who by now was sitting in his lap.

"Hey, Riku, Sora, have a nice night?" Leon asked, looking at the two boys. Sora grinned, and continued eating his Fruit Loops. Cloud came in a couple minutes later, and looked at the younger boy in the older boys lap.

"Taking care of Sora?" Cloud asked Riku.

"Yep," Riku answered, and wrapped two arms around Sora.

"So we're going to be leaving soon. You guys gonna be okay until Aerith gets here? She had to go shopping for a little bit," Leon said, stealing a handful of Fruit Loops from Sora's box. Sora just glared at him, and continued eating.

"Yeah, we'll be fine," Riku said, suppressing a small laugh caused by that little scene. Sora could be so cute when pouting. "I think we might go out for a bit later."

"Alright, but I want you to stay away from the third district, and to always stay clear of alleyways," Leon warned the two boys.

"Okay, but why?" Sora asked.

"For one thing they say that third district is haunted, so there aren't many people there to watch you in case something happens. And word on the street says that there's been a gang going around. So I want you to watch your backs, alright?" Cloud answered.

"Don't worry, I'll watch Sora," Riku said, and started kissing Sora, who responded immediately. Clouds eyes darkened as he saw this, obviously being protective of the smaller boy. Leon just gave him the 'don't interfere' look, and gathered up their things.

"Come on, Cloud," the older brunette said, and started heading towards the door. Cloud went to his lover and wrapped an arm around the brunette. "Remember when we did that, our parents didn't approve either." Cloud just grinned and kissed Leon on the lips before walking out the door. Five minutes later, Riku and Sora realized that Leon and Cloud had left, and they stopped kissing after awhile.

"So, Sora, I have a present for you," Riku said, holding his boyfriend in his arms. "Close your eyes, Sora," he said, and the younger one did so without question. A mere month ago, Sora would have hesitated doing anything, but he trusted Riku with his life. Riku fastened the small paupu necklace around Sora's neck, and then said, "Okay, open." Sora opened his sapphire eyes and looked at the necklace that Riku had gotten. Sora squealed in delight, and hugged Riku tightly.

"Thank you, Riku, I love it!" Sora said as he buried his face in the crook of Riku's neck. "Hey, wasn't there a pair of these?" Sora asked after awhile, poking Riku lightly in the chest.

"Yeah," Riku said, taking out the other necklace. "But –," Riku started, but was silenced by Sora's lips. Sora grabbed the necklace from the silver's hand, and undid the clasp, their lips never leaving each others. He did the necklace around Riku's neck, and hugged him tighter. When they finally stopped for breath, Riku murmured, "I love you, Sora. So, are you ready to go out and look around for awhile? I need to go see if there's a decent art store around here. I'm almost out of sketchbooks. I keep drawing you," Riku said holding Sora.

"Okay!" Sora said, and bounced to his feet. "Let's go!" Riku got up and they both went and changed before heading outside. They walked out through the fourth district they went and got a proper breakfast in a small diner. Afterwards, they went shopping for a little while. They stopped at a small bookshop, and Riku bought a couple of sketchbooks there. Next, they went to a candy store, and they bought a bunch of candies. After awhile, they came to a small shop that sold art supplies.

"Hey, Sora, let's go in there," Riku said as they passed by.

"Okay," Sora said, his mouth full of chocolate. They entered the small shop, and Riku looked around. It seemed to have the stuff that Riku needed, and he started going through the different pens and pencils. Sora looked around, and saw that there was no clerk in the shop. This seemed odd to him, but he didn't say anything.

"Hey, Sora, I'm gonna go ask if they have any exacto-knifes, okay? I'll be back in a minute," Riku called, and then went into the backroom. Sora waited outside for awhile, and then decided to go find Riku …

Riku entered the backroom, and what he found surprised him. "Hello, Riku. What are you doing here?" a blonde asked from the corner of the room.

"Uh … Larxene, what are you doing here?" Riku asked as he recognized his ex-girlfriend.

"Well, after you dumped me, I decided to move here," Larxene said, taking a step towards the younger boy. "You know, I really don't like getting dumped."

"Yeah, I kinda figured that out when you tried to kill my best friend," Riku said, taking a step back.

"Oh, that Yuffie girl was trying to hurt you, my dear. I was only trying to protect you, love," Larxene said, a fake look of concern on her face as she stepped even closer to Riku.

"I'm not your boyfriend anymore, and Yuffie was never going to hurt me!" Riku said as the girl pinned him against the wall.

"Oh, but she was. I heard her talking about it," Larxene said as she started to nibble on Riku's ear.

"Get off of me, Larxne. I've moved on," Riku said, trying to push the older girl off of him.

"Oh, but Riku, I've missed you for so long! Who's your new girlfriend?" she asked, licking Riku's jaw line.

"That is none of your business, Larxene! And get off of –," Riku started, but was cut off when she pressed her lips to his. Riku closed his eyes in shock, and was stunned, so he didn't fight back. But then he heard the voice of a shocked little boy, and he opened his eyes and saw Sora standing there, a strange, yet sad look of shock, betrayal, and hurt on his face.

"R – Riku?" Sora asked, wide-eyed, and then dashed out of the store, tears streaming down his face.

'Crap,' Riku thought as he struggled underneath the woman.

"So, Riku, is that your new 'girlfriend'?" Larxene sneered. "Well, if I get rid of 'im, maybe you'll finally realize that you and I are meant to be," she said, taking out her cell phone.

"Don't you dare touch my Sora, you bitch!" Riku screamed, and ran out the door, chasing after Sora, leaving Larxene who had a devilish grin on her face.

She turned on her cell phone, and dialed a number. "Yeah, it's me. Everything is going according to plan. Get him."

R-K-M: You know, I could end it there, and leave it as a cliffy …

Sora: Noo! I must find out what happens between me and Riku!

Riku: Sora! Come back!

R-K-M: Nah, I'll continue! (ahem) And now, back to the story! But you must promise not to come after me with pitchforks and torches, 'kay?

Sora ran. Long and hard. He ran until he couldn't anymore, not realizing that he was running right into the third district. He collapsed in a nearby alley, and lay there, crying his eyes out.

"How could Riku betray me?" Sora sobbed, lying in the dark, cold alley. "I thought he loved me. I was a fool to think that he loved me. How long has he been seeing her? He probably loves her more than me. Why?" Sora cried, wallowing in self pity.

"Well, you are right to call yourself a fool," a voice behind him said. Sora looked up blearily, and saw somebody standing there in a black robe, a hood covering his face.

"Who – Who are you?" Sora asked, trying to wipe his eyes.

"That is none of your business, boy!" the man said, and stepped towards Sora. He picked the younger boy up by his collar and slammed him against the wall as three more robed men came up behind him. "Now come quietly like a good boy."

"No!" Sora yelled, and started striking out at the 4 figures that were trying to tie him up. He kicked one in the family jewels, another in the stomach, and punched another two in the face. He started to run out of the alleyway, when he felt himself being grabbed from behind, a knife against his throat. Sora stopped immediately, as he felt a hot voice whisper near his ear.

"Either come quietly, or we'll hurt your little silver haired friend," he whispered, and Sora's eyes grew wide as he let the big man pull him back further into the alley. He didn't say a word or do anything as the men that he had beaten up earlier roughly tied him up. He was being held by one of them, and carried to a small house further in the third district. They opened the door and threw Sora harshly down on a small bed. The boy just lay there, trembling, fearful of the fact that they might hurt Riku.

'I hope Riku is safe,' Sora thought as he lay there. He reached a hand to feel around his neck, but only felt one of the two necklaces there. He still had the crown necklace on, but his new one was missing. 'It must have fallen off during the fight,' Sora reasoned, and he started to shake. He could feel blood slowly trickling down his neck where the man had held a knife to his throat. He was still laying there, shaking, when one of the robed men threw a blanket over him, blocking out any view or sounds.

Riku ran tirelessly through the streets of Traverse Town, searching for the young boy. He was still trying to get the vulgar taste of that witch out of his mouth, as he ran. 'Damn it! This is my fault!' Riku thought as he searched everywhere he could get to. 'I should have gotten out of there as soon as I saw Larxene! That bitch! I hate her!' Riku thought as he searched all of second, fourth, and first district. Riku finally stopped for breath as he finished searching the first district.

"Sora wouldn't go into the third district, would he?" Riku gasped out as he tried to find his breath. "Well, there's only one way to find out!" he said, and dashed through the door. He ran through the streets of the third district, passing deserted building after deserted building. He continued until an alleyway that he passed had a certain familiar smell to it. He ran into the dark alley, and saw blood on the ground. His heart rate went up as he saw it, but soon realized that it wasn't Sora's. Sora's was purer, and this blood was tainted with darkness.

He continued to look around for clues, and a glint of gold caught his eye. He reached down and found the paupu necklace, and it was covered in Sora's blood. He felt terror grip his heart and a sinking feeling in his stomach as he saw it. This was definitely Sora's blood. Pure and innocent. He collapsed on the ground, lost.

"Sora can't be dead," Riku whined to the darkness. He felt himself start to go empty inside, as this thought crossed his mind. But something in his heart told him that Sora was alive, and Riku had to find him. He got up from the ground and started running, looking around for his love, clutching Sora's necklace to his chest.

Sora lay shaking underneath the blanket as the robed people congregated outside. Because of the thickness of the cloth covering him, he couldn't make out any words, but he could still hear voices. There were two men there, and, from what he could tell, a women. But he obviously didn't know what they were going to do with him … or to him.

He heard the door slam shut, and he waited for a little bit he felt the cover being pulled of him. There was only one person in there now, but he still had his hood up.

But that soon wasn't a problem as the hood came down revealing a man with a pale face, long, black hair, and cold blue eyes. His eyes seemed cold, and there was dried blood on his face. He looked down at Sora, his gaze icy cold. He traced a finger along Sora's face, seeming to be considering something in his mind. Finally he stopped, and pulled out a small blue vial.

At the sight of the vial, Sora's eyes grew wide. He knew that potion; Ansem used to use it on him all the time. It made you paralyzed all over, but you could still feel everything that happened to you. He tried to break the bonds holding his hands and feet, but his efforts were fruitless. "Now, now," the man said, examining the contents of the bottle. "Keep struggling and I might have to hurt your little Riku even more," he said.

"R –Riku's hurt?" Sora cried.

"Oh, yes," the man said, obviously lying, but Sora was too worried and scared to notice. "Pools of blood everywhere." Sora whimpered at the image that was created in his head, and just went limp in defeat. The man forced Sora's mouth open, and dumped the potion down Sora's throat so that he couldn't spit it out. Immediately his entire body went limp, and he couldn't move any part of his body.

The man put the vial away, and started to undo the ropes binding Sora. He took off the ropes, and then proceeded to take off Sora's shirt. He stopped after that, and lay Sora flat against the bed. "W – What are you going to do to me?" Sora asked, finally finding the strength to talk.

"I need to find out if you really are the chosen one. The one who has the purest heart," the man said, reaching into his robe and pulling out a knife. Sora's eyes grew wider, and the man smirked at the boy's reaction. "But just because I have to evaluate you, doesn't mean that I can't have a little 'fun' of my own, first," the man said, a wicked grin coming across his icy features as he took his gloves off. He ran a hand along the numerous scars that covered Sora's soft, creamy flesh, and he chuckled slightly when Sora shivered at the contact. He pressed down on the burn that Sora had gotten, sending pain through his body. After what seemed like an eternity of the man's hands wandering his naked chest and stomach, he finally stopped.

He grinning like a madman, he used the flat side of the blade and ran it against the boy's skin. The metal was cold rough, just like the man's eyes. He ran it along his skin, then turned the flat side to the side with the blade, and reopened one of the longer scars on his skin. Sora bit his lip to keep from screaming as the wound opened, spurting blood on himself and the knife. The blood trickled down his body as the man let the knife get covered in blood. He took the blood covered knife and licked off the red liquid, watching the blood flow down Sora in small little rivers, crimson contrasting with the cream color of the flesh. Sora could feel tears welling up in his eyes.

The man reached down and found another long scar on Sora's body, and reopened that one too, cutting into the skin deeper. Sora gasped at the bolts of pain that went coursing through his body, and bit back a scream of pain. He couldn't hold the tears in any longer, and a single tear leaked from his eye, followed by many more. He couldn't stop himself from crying, and even though he wanted to be strong, he just couldn't. The man opened two more old scars, and Sora started to whimper from the pain unknowingly. Smiling at the reaction, he licked the blood-soaked knife, delighting in the taste of Sora's blood. Although Sora wanted to be strong, he couldn't do anything to prevent himself from passing out from the pain and blood loss.

Riku continued running through the streets, searching for any sign of Sora. He circled third district again, and was starting to consider going back and checking the other districts again, when he smelled a frightful, familiar scent. The scent of Sora's blood. He felt his own blood run cold as he realized that the blood was nearby. And a lot of it. He paused for a second to think, and realized that the scent was coming from a nearby house. It was shabby and old, with a broken window in the upstairs. Riku ran to the house, the scent of pure, innocent blood getting stronger and stronger.

He burst through the door, making a man inside jump at the intrusion. He was standing over something, but Riku couldn't see what it was. Riku saw the knife in the man's hand, the blood that it was covered in, and the malicious grin. He quickly took all this in, and snarled, "Where's that blood from?"

"I was starting to wonder what was taking you so long, Riku Renvulle," the man said, licking the blood off of the knife. "Are you honestly telling me that you don't know what the blood is from? Well, let me help you," he said, and stepped out of the way so that Riku could see. He saw Sora lying in a pool of his own blood, covered in the crimson liquid. His eyes were shut, and his breathing ragged. Riku just stood there, stunned at Sora's appearance, and he started toward the younger boy. But his pathway was blocked by the robed man. "You didn't think that I would just let you take our new pet, did you?"

"Out of my way!" Riku roared, and knocked the man out of his way with a ferocious blow. He hurried to Sora's side, and wiped the sweat and tears away from his face. "Oh, Sora, this is my fault! I'm so sorry, my love, don't leave me! Sora!" Riku cried. He gathered Sora in his arms, and turned to leave, when he saw the robed man blocking his exit. "Move," Riku said simply and deadly. When the man didn't make any motion to move, he raised his arm and said two simple words that he remembered from his fight with Ansem. "Dark Firaga!" Riku yelled, and a ball of blue and black fire emitted from his hand, knocking the man out of the way and unconscious.

Riku walked out of the door, cradling his lover's bloody form in his arms. He was halfway back to the house when Sora started to come to. "R – Riku?" Sora asked, feeling that he was being carried by someone with the scent of roses. "Riku, I'm sorry," Sora muttered, his voice very faint and weak.

"Yes, Sora, it's me. You're safe now. Don't be sorry, this is all my fault, sweetie. Go to sleep. I'll take care of you now," Riku murmured, comforting his angel.

"Thanks, Riku … I love you," he said, and fell asleep in the safety of his lover's arms.

Riku arrived back at the house, and dashed upstairs. He laid Sora gently on the bed, and rushed to the bathroom and got wet rags, towels, and bandages. He hurried back to Sora's side, and started cleaning the reopened cuts on Sora's body, wiping away the blood that covered him. If Riku had had the time he would have killed that bastard, but he was too concerned with Sora's health to do anything else. In his mind, Sora would always come first, no matter what.

He finished cleaning the wounds that had been inflicted upon the brunette's body, and carefully started to bandage them. He had just finished, when Sora started to wake up. "Riku?" the boy asked, still feeling weak and helpless.

"Yes, my love?" Riku asked, lying next to the young boy.

"Did you save me?" Sora asked.

"Yes, darling. They didn't … touch you, did they?" Riku asked worried about his little brunette.

"No, Riku, but they did make me drink a paralyze potion," he told the silver haired boy.

"Well how can I make it go away?" Riku inquired.

"From what I know, it'll just disappear after awhile. But until then, could you just … hold me?" Sora mumbled.

"Anything for you, my love," Riku answered, and pulled Sora into his lap, cradling him in his arms, protecting him from any danger. "Hey, Sora?"

"Hmm?"

"You know that lady? She's my ex-girlfriend. She kissed me. I would never cheat on you. You know that, right?"

"I do now," Sora muttered, and snuggled closer to Riku. "Sorry I ran away, Riku."

"How did they catch you? You could have taken a wimp like that," Riku said.

"Well, I almost got away, but they said that they'd hurt you. I didn't want you to get hurt, so I went with them," Sora replied. "But I guess they were lying, 'cause here you are safe and untouched."

"I don't want you to worry about me, Sora. I just want you to worry about yourself," Riku said, squeezing Sora tighter.

"Riku, I love you more than life itself," Sora answered. Riku didn't know what to say to this, so he just hugged him tightly, and they both fell asleep that way.

That Evening:

Riku woke up later that evening, the younger boy still cradled in his arms. He carefully got up, careful not to wake the sleeping boy. He undid the bandages that covered the boy's chest, because they had been bled through. He put fresh bandages on him, and then went downstairs. He found Aerith down there, making some tea.

"Hey, what happened while I was away?" Aerith asked, concern in her emerald eyes. "I found you and Sora asleep up there, and he was in bandages!"

"Well …," Riku started, and told the whole story of what had happened to him and what he knew of what had happened to Sora.

"Oh, man! I should have been there!" Aerith said, mentally slapping herself. "Well, as long as you guys are okay now. How bad are Sora's wounds?"

"Some of them are pretty nasty, but I think I've got them bandaged up well," Riku answered.

"Here, get Sora to drink this tea. It will make him feel better. I put some special herbs in it. After he drinks it, he needs to rest some more, okay?" Aerith said, handing a mug to Riku.

From upstairs he could hear Sora waking up. "Riku?" came a panicked voice. Riku went upstairs and found the younger boy sitting up. He looked relieved when Riku came in and sat down next to him.

"Here, Sora, drink this. It will help you feel better," he said, handing the mug to Sora.

"Thanks," Sora muttered, and drank the tea. He finished the mug in a matter of minutes, and then handed it back to Riku.

"So, feeling any better?" Riku asked anxiously.

"Yeah, but just a little," Sora answered. Riku took the mug back to Aerith, and then went back upstairs to be with Sora.

"Sora, you should get some more rest," Riku told the boy who was sitting waiting for him. "Come on, sleep," Riku said, gently pushing his lover on to the bed. Sora got comfy, and Riku went over and sat down next to him. "Night, love," he said, and kissed the top of his head.

"Riku, I love you," Sora said, and then went to sleep.

Author's Ranting:
Okay, sorry this is a week late, but I was really busy. I hope you liked it, and don't flame me because Larxene kissed Riku! Or because of what happens to Sora! Enjoy the fluff while it lasts! The story only has a couple chappies left! Review otherwise Riku will mysteriously disappear … Ja Ne!