Silver Haired Savior
The Time He Failed
Date Started: 7/31/05
Date Finished: 8/7/05
Disclaimer: I don't own Kingdom Hearts or the song. They belong to other people, and I probably never will own them. So don't sue me! Besides, I'm poor, so yeah.
Author's Insane Sugar High Ramblings:
Okay, so here's the next chapter! Wow, longest one yet! I know that it's really late, but I've been soooooo busy! This will probably be the last update for a little while, because I have other stuff going on. If you really want to know, find out on my deviantArt journal, or see the note at the end. This chapter is dedicated to F-chan 1, DieChan, Azneyez, Tala and Kai Lover, AnimeDutchess, grimr06, thekeybladegirl, starryskydragon, and Black Hikari. You guys are all the greatest! ((sobs)) If you haven't been reviewing, could you please just so I know who's reading? Annonymous reviews are accepted! I spent a lot of time on this chapter, and it would be nice to have it appreciated. Thanks. Read and REVIEW. Ja Ne!
Sora got up and walked downstairs, carefully taking each step by step. It had been two days since he had been captured and rescued. His wounds still hurt, but not as badly as they had before. He gingerly entered the dark room, went over to the couch, and lay down, careful to mind his injuries. He could tell that it was midnight in Traverse Town as he heard the bell in second district ringing. He felt weak and tired, but he couldn't sleep. He missed Riku. Riku had gone out for a while, searching for the man that had hurt his Sora. Sora hadn't been alone ever since that had happened, and now he was always close to Aerith or Riku. Aerith was upstairs in the study, looking for an old spell that would help Sora recover.
Sora closed his eyes, and just sat there, enjoying the silence. His thoughts were with Riku, wherever he had gone to. Sora lay like that for almost half an hour, and then he heard some sounds from outside. He gently let his eyes flutter open, and expected the door to open and show him Riku. But what he saw instead was a swirling mass of black and blue, eerily standing out in the darkness of the room. And as he watched the swirling mass, a man in a black robe the same as the men he saw earlier stepped through.
He scrunched up into a little ball as the man stepped completely out into the little living room. Sora wanted to scream, but he couldn't find the strength to do it. His throat was dry and he was scared. He tried to say something, but as he opened his mouth, no sound came out. The man faced him, and Sora couldn't see the man's face because his hood was up. His eyes filled with fear as the man approached him. Sora lashed out at the man, kicking him with his feet, but his wounds were still hurting him. One of the wounds on his side reopened, making Sora wince in pain.
The man in black was caught off guard momentarily, and stumbled. But he quickly regained his senses, and used a freeze spell on Sora. Sora was frozen in place, and he struggled to move as the man grew closer. Sora started to panic, and struggled violently against the spell, but it didn't work. He tried to call for help, but to no avail. Suddenly, he saw the light turn on, and he heard Aerith's voice. She came down, but didn't look alarmed at all.
"Sora? Where are you?" she asked, looking around. Sora looked confused, and the man looked down at his prize.
"Wondering why she can't see or hear us? I put a shield charm over us, so she can't. But I can't summon the portal with the charm still up," the hooded man said in a low, husky voice, making Sora shudder.
"Maybe he's upstairs," she said, and she went up the stairs.
"Now, you're all mine," he said after he sent a flash of light after Aerith, and started to grab Sora. He had just lifted Sora off of the couch, when the door to the small house burst open. There stood an angry Riku, and he seemed to be looking for someone. The man in the black robe dropped Sora, and looked slightly alarmed.
"I could have sworn I smelled Sora's blood! Where is he?" Riku said, and he ran upstairs.
"Come along now, Sora," the man said, and started to grab Sora once again. Sora let out a whimper, and Riku came running down the stairs again just as the man was about to summon the portal. Riku looked alarmed, and he started to frantically look around. Sora felt a sharp twinge of pain in his heart, knowing that he was causing Riku pain. Riku used his nose to smell the air, and he started walking over to the place where Sora and the man in black were being hidden by the charm. He steadily grew closer and closer, a determined look on his face, and Sora started to feel more hopeful as his love sought him out. The man in the robe started to panic, and he seemed as if he was trying to figure out what to do.
Sora struggled against the spell put on him, and he eventually managed to get out a very faint and choked out "Ri … ku." Riku seemed to be surprised by this, and he ran towards the place where he heard Sora. He ran forward, and reached out, and managed to grab Sora's shirt. Immediately the shield charm broke, and Riku saw the man in the black holding Sora. He immediately pulled Sora to his own body, and held him protectively. The man started to panic, and started to summon the portal, but Riku dropped Sora on the couch, and grabbed him, and then held him down.
The man's hood fell down, revealing a man with long blonde hair and a pale face. He looked terrified of the look in Riku's eyes, and he tried to wriggle free of his grasp. Riku looked coldly at him, and said, "Why are you jerks after Sora?" he demanded, and the man didn't look like he would answer. He wouldn't face Riku, and he seemed to be glancing around nervously. Riku shook him roughly, and said, "Answer me, damn it!"
"I … um … I," the man started to stutter. "I – I was sent t-to find the … the ch-chosen one!" he stuttered out, and Riku released him.
"Tell your superiors to either leave Sora alone, or I will hurt them so bad, they'll wish that they hadn't been born!" Riku yelled, and the man summoned a portal and left through it.
"Ri … ku …," Sora choked out, and Riku rushed over to Sora.
"Oh, Sora! He didn't hurt you, did he?" he asked frantically, looking Sora all over. He noticed Sora's reopened cut, and he pulled a roll of bandages out from his pocket. "I was coming back, when I smelled your blood, and I came as fast as I could. But when I came in, I couldn't see anything. I went upstairs, and I found Aerith collapsed rather unceremoniously on our bed, and then I heard your whimper from downstairs. Sora, are you okay?" Riku finished, tying the final knot on the bandage. He leaned forward and gave Sora a quick kiss before sitting on the couch next to him. He hugged Sora to his chest, and Sora just leaned into him, feeling safe as long as Riku was with him.
"I'm fine, Riku," Sora started, and he wrapped his arms around Riku's waist. "I'm just so … so confused!" he screamed into Riku's chest. He jumped on top of Riku, making them both topple onto the couch cushions. "Why is everybody after me? I just wanna live with you and be happy for once, without worrying if something bad will happen to me!" Sora cried, and Riku was rubbing his back. "I just want them to leave us alone," Sora sobbed, making Riku's orange t-shirt soaked. "Just when I thought that things were looking up, this happens!"
"Shhh, Sora, relax, shhh," Riku said, trying to comfort the young boy. "I will do everything I can to make you safe," Riku said. "One day, you will be happy, and we'll go off together, away from all of our troubles. One day we'll be together," he said, and the brunette looked up at him happily.
"Really?" he whimpered.
No matter what the time
I'm just alone
Destiny forgotten,
Even though I kept going.
Inside of the sudden light I awaken
In the middle of the night
Quietly,
Stand in the exit way,
And, in the pitch-black, take the light
"Yes," he answered, and pulled Sora on top of his chest, and wrapped his arms around Sora's shaking body. "I promise you," he said, and kissed Sora on the lips. He played around Sora's lips, asking for entrance, and the younger boy gave it to him. He let his tongue slip in to the hot mouth, and Sora enjoyed every minute of it. Sora moaned in pleasure, and his tongue danced with Riku's. It felt so right, like this was how things were meant to be. For a moment they forgot all about their troubles, and let their minds go blank, feeling nothing but pure bliss.
It felt as if everything would be right if they just stayed like that. All of their worries melted away, and they lost themselves in their emotions. Eventually they had to pull away, because even the most in love people need breath. They let go of each others mouths, each liking their bruised, chapped lips.
And about the recent promises,
Is it just that I'm so anxious?
A wish that's wanting to be said, but shall be repressed
I'll introduce my family,
You'll surely get along well
No matter what the time
We'll always be together
No matter what the time
Because you're by my side
The light known as "you" finds me,
In the middle of the night
Sora looked into Riku's beautiful aqua eyes, as he looked back into his own sapphire ones. They stared, looking deep into their eyes, into their very souls. They caught their breath, and Riku put a hand on Sora's cheek. He pushed his lips on to the brunettes, and they kissed passionately again. Lust was taking them over, and they didn't have a care in the world.
Enter a noisy street
And put on the mask of destiny.
Thinking too much about the future.
Stopping things that have no meaning.
Today I'll eat delicious things.
The future is always before us,
Even I don't know it.
It's not necessary to go right to the end,
Just keep going.
Its okay if the scenes
Go on one by one.
The light known as "you"
reflects my scenario
The future didn't bother them, and they didn't listen to the voice of premonition ringing all around them. All they knew was that they were together, and safe for the time being. They pulled away once again for air, and they were breathing heavily. Riku moved his hands into Sora's chocolate locks, feeling the softness of it slip through his fingers. "You are my light, Sora," Riku mumbled as he caressed his head and back. Although he wanted to go further, he knew that he couldn't, because he would hurt Sora.
Let's talk more,
And about the tomorrow that's before your very eyes.
Turn off the television,
And look only at me.
No matter how well we're doing,
I don't believe in us completely.
But at those sort of times,
Because you're by my side,
The light known as "you" finds me,
In the middle of the night.
Sora laid his head on Riku's heaving chest, feeling Riku's fingers caress his back and hair. It felt like heaven to him, being here in his lovers arms. He wouldn't trade these feelings for anything. "I love you, Riku. So very much," Sora murmured, loving the feeling of Riku's hands holding him; protecting him. "Riku, say you love me," Sora sweetly and softly ordered.
"I love you with every fiber of my being," he said sweetly to Sora, who was gently purring at his strokes. He hugged Sora tighter, and kissed the top of his brown head of locks. "You are so sweet and innocent, my little angel," Riku whispered to the boy in his arms.
Let's talk more,
And about the tomorrow that's before your very eyes.
Turn off the television,
And look only at me.
"Riku, never leave me. I don't think I could stand it. I love you so much it hurts," Sora told his lover.
"Don't worry, Sora. I couldn't leave you if I tried. I love you too much. When I see other people hurting you it makes my blood boil. I've never felt that way about anyone else before. Sora, you bring out the best in me," Riku said, and Sora had a tinge of pink on his cheek.
"You always make me feel special, Riku. Before I met all of our friends, I didn't feel special at all. I didn't even feel like I deserved to live. But then I met Yuffie, and Aerith, and Cloud and everyone, and I felt something that I haven't felt since I was with Kairi so long ago. I felt like I had a family. I met you, suddenly the world felt … right. Thanks, Riku," Sora said, and shifted a little on top of Riku.
"Anything for you, my angel," Riku said as he fell asleep, the brunette angel asleep on top of him.
Riku awoke later to the sound of Aerith trying to shake them awake.
"Sora, Riku, wake up!" she called to them. "Come on, wake up!"
"We're up, we're up," Riku said, drowsily opening his eyes. He looked at the boy asleep on top of him, and started shaking the boy gently. "Come on, Sora, you need to get up now," he gently cooed.
"Huh?" Sora asked as his eyes fluttered open, revealing his sapphire eyes.
"Come on, guys, I think I found something," Aerith said, her emerald eyes gleaming with excitement. The two boys got up and went with Aerith upstairs and into the study. There were books strewn all across the small room, and on the desk there were mountains of them. But there was one that stood out from the others. It seemed to glow compared to the others, and it seemed very old. The pages were worn with wear, and the binding was thick leather. "I finally found the spell that we needed. It took me awhile, because the knife that the man used was magic. That meant that the wounds wouldn't have healed very well. I think their plan was to make Sora look so bad that Riku wouldn't want him anymore," Aerith said, flipping through the pages in the book.
"Well then they obviously don't know me very well, do they?" Riku commented, nuzzling the top of Sora's head.
"Right. But Sora? Is this the knife that the man used?" Aerith asked, showing them a picture of a knife. The young boy glanced at the page.
"Yes," Sora said, looking at the ground. He hugged Riku tighter, and Riku put his arm around Sora's slim waist.
"I thought so. This is a magical blade. It took me forever to find the spell that was put on it. But I finally found it. That's why your wounds wouldn't heal when I tried a potion or cure magic on them. You need a special spell for it," she said, flipping to another page. "I finally found one, but the details are kind of … interesting …," she said, and showed them the page.
Riku looked down at the page, and his eyes grew wide as he read it. He looked at Sora, who had his head buried in Riku's chest. Sora looked up at the long silence, and saw everyone looking at him. "What?" he asked, a little confused.
"Ummm, Sora, look at the spell," Riku said, and Sora looked at the page. "In order for the spell to work, the user and the receiver must be in the same room together alone, with the user giving a blood offering and the receiver lying naked … I have to do this!" Sora yelled.
"Unfortunately, that's the only way to do the spell," Aerith said, as she marked the page with a piece of paper. They stood in silence for awhile, until Riku finally decided something.
"I'll do it!" he said bravely, earning him a smile from Sora. "Anything for my Sora," he said.
"Are you sure? There is a blood offering involved," Aerith asked concerned, picking up the book.
"Anything for Sora," Riku said. "We'll do the spell soon," he said, taking the book from Aerith. He looked at his watch, and it read 10:24 p.m.
If you're sure," she said, and hesitantly left the room. A couple minutes later, she came back with a knife, a towel, some bandages, and a small pendant. She motioned for them to follow her and she led them to the bedroom. She drew the blinds to the window, and turned off all of the lights in the room. She lit a small candle, and placed it on the bedside table.
"Alright, you can do it in here, I guess," Aerith said, and she left the room and locked the door.
"Okay, Sora," Riku said, and he helped Sora get undressed. He lay flat on the bed, and Riku sat next to him. He opened the book to the saved page, and started to read the directions on the page. He undid all of the bandages on Sora's torso, gave him a quick kiss on the lips, and took off his shirt that was drenched with sweat before he read the rest of the spell.
Riku took the knife, and cut a small a slash in his hand. He let the blood drip onto Sora's stomach. He winced in pain, but nonetheless continued. The contact of the blood made Sora shiver, because he knew that it was Riku's. After a few thick drops of blood had landed, he wrapped up the wound in the bandage. He told Sora to close his eyes, and the younger boy did so, trusting Riku completely.
Riku took a deep breath, and used the pendant to get some of the blood that he had spilt on Sora's stomach. Next, he took the knife, and said, "I'm sorry, Sora," and he made a small cut on Sora's chest. His breath hitched in surprise, and his hand clenched in pain, but didn't do anything else. Riku caught that blood too, and he started to say the spell in the book. Soon the blood started to glow, and soon afterwards, Sora began to glow with a beautiful blue light that was the same color as Sora's eyes.
Riku ran the pendant over every cut and scar on Sora's body. The marks healed instantly, and Riku healed every marking on the creamy flesh. Soon, Sora's skin was completely unmarred, and even the older scars were healed. When Riku stopped concentrating on the small pendant, it stopped glowing, and suddenly, Riku felt exhausted. He collapsed on top of Sora, and the younger boy didn't wake up.
They woke up an hour later, Sora still slightly tired. Riku realized that he was still on top of Sora. He sat up and looked at Sora, who was sleepily trying to wake up. "Riku?" he asked.
"Hey, there," Riku said, looking down at the still naked boy. Suddenly, Riku got a seductive grin on his face. "You know, I do have you in a very compromising position, Sora," he said, putting a hand on Sora's waist.
"Riku …," Sora said, grinning a little at the silver haired boy. "I love you," he said, and pulled Riku's face to his. They kissed for a full five minutes, before they pulled away for breath.
"I love you, too," Riku said, nibbling on Sora's ear, making Sora mewl in pleasure. "I'll never let those men hurt you again, Sora. Not if I can help it," he said, now sucking on Sora's soft neck, and Sora was moaning in pleasure. He licked Sora's ear, and Sora just seemed to melt in Riku's arms. Smirking that he had found the way to make Sora bend to his will whenever he wanted, he started to kiss down Sora's body, growing closer and closer to his creamy waist …
Twenty minutes later, Riku wrapped two sweaty arms around his newly healed lover. "I love you so much," Riku said, feeling the brunette snuggle against his body. Their sweat became one as they lay in each others arms, expressing their love in ways that words would never be able to do. "I don't know what I'd do if I lost you, Sora," he murmured to the younger boy.
"Me neither," Sora answered, loving the feeling of Riku's fast beating heart against his skin. He shifted a little, making himself more comfortable as Riku hugged him tighter to his chest. "Riku, you've done so much for me, I don't know how to thank you," Sora said, his voice sounding dreamy and far off.
"You don't need to thank me at all. Just knowing that you're safe and happy is all the reward I need, Sora. As long as you're alive, I'm happy," Riku said, nuzzling the top of the young boy's head.
"Okay, Riku," Sora replied, pulling the blanket over their sweaty bodies. Riku held Sora as the younger boy fell asleep in his arms. Riku lay awake for a little bit after that, admiring the angel in his arms. He tucked a lock of hair behind Sora's hair, moving the damp brown hair that was obscuring the boy's face.
'He's so beautiful,' Riku thought, thinking highly of his lover. 'He doesn't look like he belongs in this world. I don't know how anyone could hurt him like they do. How could anybody cause him pain? Anybody who would is just sick and they deserve to die,' Riku thought. Eventually, he went to sleep, thoughts of Sora floating in his mind.
Sora found himself in a large, dark room, completely devoid of all light and sounds. He felt alone, and afraid, and he didn't know what to do. He started running, searching for an exit to this seclusion. He kept running and running, never stopping, just continuing down what seemed like an endless tunnel. "Riku? Riku, where are you?" Sora called out to the endless darkness.
He continued running, never once stopping. He had to find Riku; he had to have his silver haired savior. "Sora … Sora … Chosen one … He who has the heart of light … Your capture is inevitable. Stop resisting capture, Chosen one. You will be caught," a mysterious voice said, making Sora stop in his tracks. The voice sent shivers up his back, and he looked around for the source. Seeing no one and nothing, Sora just slumped onto the ground.
"Riku!" Sora yelled again, not expecting an answer. When he didn't receive one, he felt tears well up in his eyes. A lone tear escaped, and slid down Sora's creamy face, and landed on the ground. Suddenly Sora could see a woman in a black robe, holding something that seemed to be struggling against her. Sora couldn't see who or what it was, but he had a feeling that he new. "Riku!" Sora yelled, and sprinted towards the struggling figure. But he had almost reached, when suddenly two large dark creatures rose out of the ground and held him just short of his destination.
He saw the struggling figure finally break free, and he saw Riku emerge from the shadows that seemed to surround the woman. Riku sprinted towards Sora, and Sora started struggling to get towards his lover. He kicked and punched and screamed, trying anything to get to Riku. Riku had almost reached him, when two more creatures like the ones holding Sora rose out of the shadows and grabbed Riku, then started to pull him under. "Riku! Riku!" Sora screamed, trying harder than ever to reach Riku. He struggled and struggled as he watched the shadows disappear over the silver hair. "Riku!"
Suddenly, he heard a soothing, familiar voice telling him to calm down, and that none of this was real …
The Next Morning:
Riku awoke to the screams and thrashings of his little brunette, and he opened his eyes and looked at the younger boy who was screaming the silver haired boy's name over and over. Riku grabbed Sora, trying to get him to stop kicking and smacking, and hugged him tightly. He started murmuring words of comfort to the boy who was screaming his name in fear and distraught. "Sora, Sora, calm down, sweetie! Shh, it's okay, I'm here, I won't let anything hurt you," Riku told the sleeping boy.
Sora started to calm down, and he eventually stopped thrashing. "Riku," Sora whimpered very sadly, making Riku feel sad inside.
"Shh, Sora, wake up. Come on, wake up, it isn't real," Riku said, making his voice as sweet and welcoming as he could. Sora finally started to open his eyes, gently whimpering Riku's name. "Sora?" Riku asked, concerned about his angel.
"Riku?" Sora asked in return, and jumped on top of Riku. "I was so scared! I thought that I had lost you! I saw that – that woman, and she had you, then when you came for me, you disappeared into the shadows!" Sora started rambling, tears spilling from his delicate eyes.
"Shh, its okay, it's okay," Riku soothed, rubbing the boy's still naked back. He pulled Sora onto his lap, the sobbing boy clutching to Riku's chest. After awhile, the younger boy had calmed down, and he turned around in Riku's lap, straddling the older boy. Riku wiped a tear off of Sora's red and swollen face, smiling softly at the younger boy. Sora leaned forward and gave Riku a quick, chaste kiss on the lips. Riku hugged the boy close, and they sat like that for a long time, until they finally had to pull away for breath.
"Sora! Riku! Breakfast's ready!" Aerith called from downstairs, and sure enough, they smelled bacon and eggs coming from downstairs. They got up and got dressed, Sora wearing a green t-shirt and jeans, Riku wearing a white t-shirt and blue jeans. They sat at the dining room, and ate the breakfast that Aerith put in front of them. "So, how did the spell work?" she asked, sitting down and eating.
"It worked perfectly!" Sora said, grinning widely. He lifted up the sleeves on his t-shirt, revealing perfectly healed skin. There wasn't a sign that there used to be a scar there before.
"Wow! I've never seen anything like that before. That must have been some powerful healing magic," Aerith said in amazement, examining the skin closer.
"Hey, Aerith, do you mind if I borrow that spell book for a little bit? I want to look at the spells inside of it," Riku asked, finishing off the breakfast.
"Umm, sure, Riku. But be careful. That's a black magic spell book. Lulu gave it to me for safe keeping, once. Good thing she did, otherwise poor little Sora would still be hurt," she replied, rubbing Sora's mass of brown locks.
"Hey! I'm not little!" Sora said, pouting. "What spells did you wanna look at, Riku?" he asked, acting as if nothing had just happened.
"Oh, nothing in particular," Riku replied, giving Sora a quick peck on the cheek. He stood up and took everyone's empty plates to the kitchen. He started to rinse them off, scrubbing with soap and water. Aerith went upstairs toclean the study. Meanwhile, Sora sat there looking slightly confused and flustered.
"Okay," he said, getting up and helping Riku dry off the dishes. "So, are you gonna go out today?" Sora asked, putting a plate in the cupboard.
"No, I thought I'd stay here today and be with you and Aerith," Riku replied, putting the last plate on the shelf in the cupboard. He went upstairs and got the book from their room, and came back downstairs. By that time, Sora had already found the remote to the TV and was watching The Kids Next Door. Riku took a spot in one of the two small armchairs, and started reading the book. He flipped through the pages, absent mindedly ignoring the concerned looks that Sora was shooting him. Sora looked at him in concern half watching the show that he had chosen.
Two hours later, Riku looked up from the book, and saw that Sora had fallen asleep on the couch. He bookmarked the page that he was looking at, and set it aside. The silver haired boy got up and went over to the sleeping brunette, careful not to wake the sleeping angel. He got on his knees next to Sora, and started to stroke his hair. Sora liked this, and started to mumble in his sleep. Riku smiled down at him, and kissed the top of his head before Aerith came down. She motioned for Riku to come, and he did. She led him upstairs and into the bedroom.
"So, Riku, enjoying that book?" she asked, after she closed the door so that Sora wouldn't wake up.
"Good," Riku replied, slightly suspicious of why Aerith had led him up here.
"Good. Well, what I really wanted to talk about was that Sora's birthday is tomorrow. Leon, Yuffie, and Cloud are coming back tomorrow for it," Aerith said.
"Well, I need to get Sora a present!" Riku said, knowing exactly what he would get Sora.
"That's just the thing. We can't let you out of the house for awhile," she said, not meeting his eyes.
"What? Why?" Riku asked, surprised. He had been out of the house before, why not now?
"We've heard of an increase of kidnapping activity in this area."
"I can handle those wimps," Riku said arrogantly.
"That's not the point! From what we've heard, they wear black robes just like the people who keep trying to get at Sora."
"Fine, fine," Riku said, defeated. Suddenly, the room that they were in turned black, and a bunch of men in black robes seemed to come out of thin air. There were at least five of them, and Riku immediately took a defensive stance, as well did Aerith. "If you're after Sora, then you are in for a world of hurt!" Riku bellowed at the man. They said nothing, just started to attack. Aerith fired a blizzaga spell, stunning many of the attackers. Riku kicked down two more, but there was just too many of them.
Aerith sent out a large thunder attack, sending three of the robed figures flying. There were feathers all around, because one of Aerith's attacks had blown up one of the pillows. They sent out a large, dark attack, barely missing Riku, but hitting Aerith, and she lay sprawled out across the floor. Riku, determined on winning, kept fighting, trying to take on all of them.
"Firaga!" a woman with fire red hair called out, her hood seemingly to have been burnt by one of Aerith's fire spells. The ball of fire hit Riku in the chest, sending him flying into the wall. Weakly, he stood up, never surrendering.
"Why are you after Sora?" he demanded, leaning against the wall for support.
"Oh, we aren't after Sora this time. We're after you," the lady with red hair said, and knocked a stunned Riku out.
Sora woke up at the sound of complete and total silence in the house. It wasn't normal. It was an eerie silence, and it Sora shivered slightly at the feeling of it. He stood up quietly and crept upstairs. 'Where are Aerith and Riku?' Sora asked himself as he walked past the empty study. He crept over to the bedroom door, which was shut. It seemed to have a lot of feathers coming from underneath it. He listened at the door, and didn't hear anything. Carefully, he opened the door, and looked inside. He was prepared for anything … or so he thought.
Inside there was feathers everywhere, some of them covered in a sticky red substance that Sora wasn't sure he wanted to know what it was, even though he already knew. Blood. Aerith was sprawled across the floor very close to the door. There were two robed figures left, one of them holding something that had been covered in a blanket. The one holding the blanket had frizzy red hair, orange eyes, and pale white skin. The other one still had their hood up, but Sora was sure he saw a lock of blonde hair. They looked to be woman, judging by the way that the robes fit them.
The two seemed to be surprised by Sora's intrusion, and jumped when he opened the door. Sora walked into the mess of it all, careful not to step on Aerith. The thing underneath the blanket seemed to be limp. The blanket started to slip off of whatever she was holding. Sora's eyes widened as he saw locks of silver hanging down from it.
"Riku!" Sora cried, never once seeing Riku this way. He dashed forward running straight at the woman holding his best friend and lover. He jumped at the older boy, grabbing him before the lady could summon the portal. They fell to the floor, Sora on top of Riku. He hugged tight to Riku, afraid that if he let go, the lady would take him.
"Looks like we can get two for one," the lady with red hair said. "Alright, let go of him so we can take him, and nobody will get hurt," she said, waiting for Sora to comply. When the younger boy didn't move, she started to get angry. "I said, get off!" she yelled at him, but Sora didn't do anything of the sort.
"NO!" he yelled, hugging closer to Riku.
"Fine, have it your way," she said, and used a lightning attack on Sora. It struck him on the back, opening a large gash on Sora's back. He bit his lip and refused to cry out. He had already been humiliated once by these people, and he would not let it happen again. "Now, let go!" she screamed. "I need to get him back to head quarters!" she said. Then she turned to her companion, and said, go get the decoy."
"Aww, but I wanted to have a little bit of fun, first," the other replied in a girly voice.
"Don't worry, you can have plenty of fun with the boy when we get him back," the first said, turning back to Sora and Riku.
"Fine, but you owe me, Arida," she said, and summoned the portal.
"Now, you, boy, let go of my target," she said, ordering Sora off.
"Let me think … does never in a million years sound good to you, you jerk!" he yelled defiantly, holding Riku. Sora was freaked. He had never seen Riku like this, and he didn't know if he was okay for sure. He was at least breathing, and that was good enough for Sora. At least he would survive. But Sora wasn't sure how long he himself would hold out. The gash on his back really hurt and it was bleeding ferociously. The blood was starting to run down his sides and was staining Riku's clothes.
"You insolent little brat! I'll teach you to insult me," she snarled, and used a fire spell on Sora. The heat was intense and Sora had to do everything not to scream. The fire left burn marks on his back, but Sora still wouldn't let go. He protected Riku with his body, and the only thing that was singed was his jeans. "Now, LET GO!" she roared.
"Never," Sorareplied right before she used an aero attack to send Sora and Riku flying in different directions. He was slammed into the wall, opening a cut on the side of his head. He immediately started crawling towards Riku, who was on the other side of the room, but before he could get there, the lady stepped in the way.
"Nuh uh uh, little boy," she said mockingly, and zapped him with another lightning spell, opening another deep gash and sending Sora barely conscious. "Hmm. Well, while you're here and in my power, I suppose that I should bring you in," she said to a barely conscious Sora, and reached down to grab him. But just as she was about to grab him, he started to glow a bright white, and when she touched him, it seemed to burn her hands. She gave a blood curdling scream, and pulled back immediately.
"Riku …" Sora muttered before falling unconscious.
The Next Day:
When Sora awoke, he was surprised to find himself warm and comfortable. He slowly opened his eyes, and looked around. He was in a newly clean bedroom, which was now without any feathers or blood stains. He tried to sit up, but found he just didn't have the strength to do it. "Riku?" he called. "Aerith?"
He heard some foot steps outside, and the door opened to reveal Leon wearing a pair of black leather pants and awhite t-shirt underneath a gray/black jacket. "So, you're awake, huh? Hey, Aerith, Cloud, Yuffie, Sora's awake!" he called downstairs, and Sora heard a pounding before all three of the before mentioned people filed into the room.
"Sora!" cried Aerith and Yuffie at the same time, and they both ran over to Sora's side.
"Oh, I was so worried!" Yuffie said, and hugged Sora tightly. "When Aerith told me what happened, I came straight here," she said.
"Uuuuh," Sora groaned, and tried to sit up.
"Here, let me help you," Cloud said, and lifted the younger boy into a sitting position.
"Thanks. Uuuuhh … they took Riku," Sora said sadly. "They took Riku!"
"Huh? Riku's here, Sora," Leon said, looking confused.
"Yeah, I moved him to a cot in the study," Aerith added. "What do you mean?"
"But – but I that lady took him! I saw it!" Sora exclaimed, surprised. "So, you're saying that he's here? Can I see him?" Sora asked.
"Umm, well, you see …" Yuffie started but trailed off.
"What?" Sora asked.
"Riku still hasn't woken up," Cloud said. "In fact, he hasn't done anything since that day."
"Then there must be something wrong with him," Sora said, trying to get up.
"No, you shouldn't get up, you need your rest," said a voice from behind all of them. Startled, they looked around and saw that it was Riku, up and walking.
"Riku!" everyone exclaimed.
"Riku, you're okay!" Sora exclaimed.
"Yes, I'm fine," he said, slightly monotonously, but Sora didn't pay that any mind. He leaned back against the pillows again, and watched as Riku walked over and sat on the end of the bed. "Are you okay?"
"I'm fine," Sora replied, feeling for the cuts on his back.
"Oh, I healed those," Aerith said, watching the younger boy.
"Oh," Sora said, a slight blush coming to his cheeks.
"Well, since everybody is awake, it's time for the party!" Yuffie said, putting on a cheery face.
"What party?" Riku and Sora asked in unison.
"Well, Sora, today's your birthday!" Yuffie said, bouncing up and down.
"Happy birthday, Sora," Cloud said, leaning against the wall next to Leon.
"Your 15, now," Aerith said.
"Wait. Huh? Today's my birthday?" Sora asked, confused.
"Yep! Now I'll go get the cake!" Yuffie said, and bounced out the open door.
"I'll go get some drinks," Aerith said, following the hyper girl out of the room. Sora looked at Riku, who was just sitting on the edge of the bed. He looked over at Cloud and Leon, who was currently occupied. The brunette was attacking the blonde's neck, and Cloud was moaning in pleasure.
"Hey, guys? We're still here," Sora said, laughing at how his friends didn't care for privacy.
"Fine. We'll be back in fifteen minutes," Leon growled, dragging Cloud out of the room.
"Leon, not so rough!" Cloud yelled as he was dragged out into the hallway. Sora laughed at their abruptness, and looked back over at Riku who was still just sitting there. Sora looked at him confusedly. Riku usually would have been all snuggly by now, especially since they had both been rather badly hurt. Riku moved closer to Sora, and with great effort, the brunette snuggled up closer to Riku. He wrapped his arms around the silver haired boy and buried his face in his chest. He inhaled Riku's scent, and something smelled … wrong.
"Riku? You don't smell like roses anymore," Sora said, slightly flustered.
"Oh, it's a new soap that I'm using," he said in return. Sora closed his eyes and waited for Riku to wrap his arms around him, except he never did. He heard Aerith and Yuffie coming up the stairs, so he let go and lay back on the pillows. The two girls came in, one holding a cake and many plates and forks, and the other carrying a pitcher of juice and cups.
"Hey, where'd Leon and Cloud go?" Yuffie asked after looking around the room.
"Oh, they said they'd be back in about ten minutes," Sora said, forcing cheerfulness into his voice. The oblivious Yuffie didn't seem to notice, but Aerith did.
"Hey, Riku, could you get some napkins and go find Leon and Cloud for us?" she asked, and the boy went off to do as he was told. After they were alone, Aerith asked, "Sora, are you sure your okay?"
"I'm fine, it's just … Is Riku mad at me?" he asked, on the verge of crying. "He won't kiss me or hold me, and he didn't seem to really want to be here," he said, trying to keep the tears from falling.
"I don't see why he would be mad at you," Yuffie said, giving Sora a hug.
"Yeah, you risked your life to save him," Aerith said, also giving him a quick hug. "I bet he's just feeling moody right now. He'll be back to his old self in no time."
"Okay," Sora said, holding back tears. He used his hand to wipe them up, and decided that he wanted to go downstairs. With a little help from Leon and Cloud – who had turned up a few minutes after they sent Riku out all sweaty and hot – they made their way downstairs. Sora collapsed on the couch, and Riku sat in the arm chair a little ways away from him.
Sora watched him sadly, as Cloud and Leon sat in a small couch over to the side while Aerith sat in the other armchair. Yuffie plopped down next to Sora, and turned on the TV. She found some movie that she liked, and started cutting the cake that she had brought. She handed a piece to everybody, and then took one for herself. Aerith poured drinks for everyone, and sat back down.
They ate the food and drinks, and watched the movie that Yuffie had chosen. Sora was looking sadly at Riku, who didn't seem to even notice how Sora was feeling. Leon did, and shot an angry glare towards the silver haired boy, who didn't notice either.
Cloud looked like he was about ready to murder him, but otherwise didn't do or say anything.
After awhile, Riku suddenly looked like he was taking an interest in Sora. "Hey, Sora," he said, "Can I talk to you upstairs?"
Sora was caught off guard, looked up in surprise and said, "Oh, umm, sure, Riku!" He let Riku help him get up and start to climb the stairs. Cloud stiffened in his seat, but Leon pinned him down to the couch with his arm. Cloud, Leon, Aerith, and Yuffie were left downstairs, sitting in silence. Aerith checked her watch, and realized that it was almost 3:00.
"Yuffie! We said we'd pick up Lulu at the airport at 3:00," Aerith said, standing up.
"Oh, yeah!" Yuffie replied, springing up next to her. "Leon, Cloud, could you guys watch the house while we're out?"
"Sure," Leon answered nonchalantly.
"Alright, we'll be back in twenty minutes! Bye!" Aerith said as she walked outside, Yuffie right behind her.
"So, we're all alone down here, right?" Cloud asked, scooting closer to Leon.
"Sure are," he replied, pinning the blonde to the couch. The leather clad Leon started to lightly suck on Cloud's neck, making the blonde grasp the brunette's locks in pleasure. They had only been alone for five minutes, when they heard some very disturbing noises from upstairs.
"Stop it, Riku!" they heard Sora yell in a choked voice, and then a loud, anguished scream.
Leon and Cloud just looked at each other. "Sora!" they yelled, then clambered up the stairs to the younger boy's room.
Author's Sugar High Ramblings:
Meh heh! I'm so mean for leaving a cliffie. Especially because this will probably be my last update for a little while. School is starting soon! ((groans)) So, now I need to figure out the best routes from my classes, and the best times to stop at my locker. I also need to figure out when my friend's and crush's classes are … So yeah. I'll try to update as soon as possible, but that may be a while. If you're really curious about how many pages I've written, check my bio page. I update that about everyday. I stillhave toread my summer reading books! Great. Just, don't flame me for the cliffie! Oh, and if you look closely, I've added a few hints as to why Riku is acting all strange. In the next chapter, you'll find out why, and a few other problems will be revealed … So anyways, please review if you're reading this story! It's driving me nuts! Plus, there's a good chance that I'll get the chapter out faster if you review. I review every story that I read, so you should too! Oh, and I figured out how to make the story a little bit longer. Well, review and Ja Ne!
P.S.: If you're wondering, the song belongs to Utada Hikaru! You can't sue me now!