Silver Haired Savior
Pain and Torture
Date Started: 9/18/05
Date Finished: 10/1/05
Authoress' Note:
Wow! I was not expecting so much feedback! I feel so loved here! Unfortunately, this is one of the last chapters, but fear not! I have something to make up for it! After this story, there will be a little mini story until the sequel. More information on this in the last chapter. This chapter is dedicated to tokie44, starryskydragon, Emma, Ayeshagirl, Tala and Kai Lover, SingerOfPeace, AnimeDutchess, Pippy99999, LadyRhio, sweetthang21, imisseduhaku, xmiso, losthimagain, and Draco's Worst Nightmare. Thank you all sooooo much!
WARNING: Heavy T Rating on this chapter!
Sora felt the wind being knocked out of him as the man on top of him punched him in the stomach, punishing him for screaming a moment earlier. Sora had put all of his energy into that high pitched yell, hoping that someone might have heard him and would save him and his poor trapped sister. Neither one was able to do anything to stop the torture that this man was putting them through.
"You little monster!" the white haired man yelled, outraged at the boy's pathetic attempt.
"Leave him alone!" Kairi screamed, tears streaming down her face as she tried to break free of the bonds holding her tightly to the chair.
"Shut up," he yelled, slapping her curtly on the cheek.
"Someone, help us …" Sora gasped out as the cruel tyrant turned his attention back to the terrorized brunette.
"Nobody's coming for you. Not even that little brat Riku can save you. Now, where was I?" he asked, scooting closer to Sora's face.
"You're wrong! Riku is gonna save me!" Sora yelled.
"Be quiet," he growled, getting annoyed at the twins. As he moved closer to his face, Sora could see just how excited Sephiroth really was. "Open your mouth," he ordered the younger boy, whose eyes widened in fear and shock.
"St – STOP IT!" Kairi screamed ands sobbed, stuttering over her words as she realized what he wanted her brother to do. Sora frantically shook his head no, scared to open his mouth even the slightest. He struggled hysterically against the ropes, trying to save himself from this fate.
With a small growl, he grabbed a fist full of Sora's hair, bringing his face closer to Sephiroth's growing need, and glared down at him. "I said, OPEN YOUR MOUTH!" he yelled angrily, trying to force himself into the boy.
"Mmmnhhh!" Sora moaned, doing his best to keep his mouth shut. Sephiroth let out an angry snarl and reached behind his back to Sora's stomach. He punched him hard, making the boy gasp and open his mouth in order to catch his breath. The man shoved himself into Sora's mouth as far as it would go, and the tortured boy gagged at the awful taste and at the feeling in his throat.
"Don't you dare," he warned, holding the boy's head up to his body as he tried to spit the man out of his mouth. "Suck it," he ordered, and the boy started to cry harder.
"LEAVE HIM ALONE!" a voice roared at the man from the doorway. Covered in sweat and blood was Riku, holding up a sword towards the man. Sora's eyes lit up as he saw this, but only to wince in pain as Sephiroth pulled out of his mouth and slapped him for his optimism. "Why you dirty –" Riku started.
"I'd watch my temper if I were you, punk," Sephiroth warned, grabbing a fistful of Sora's hair and watching him wince in pain as he held his head up.
"Oww," Sora yelled, feeling his hair being tugged on unmercifully. The white haired man was grinning maliciously as he whimpered at the pain. "Help me …" he whined towards his lover.
"Sora!" Riku yelled back, taking in the position of things as he saw Kairi tied to a chair and Sora tied to the bed, Sephiroth on top of him. Without warning, Riku sprinted towards the man, catching him off guard and ramming him into the ground. While he was disoriented, Riku cut the ropes off of Sora's wrists, and then quickly aimed his sword to Sephiroth's neck. "You sick bastard," he snarled dangerously low as he pressed the metal towards the man's skin.
"Big brother!" Kairi yelled as he got himself untied and pulled on what was left of his boxers. He went over to Kairi and untied her too, holding her close to his chest as went to stand next to Riku.
"Well, got anything to say for yourself," Riku spat, using all of his restraint to not kill the man.
"Just … this!" he yelled, suddenly kicking up and knocking Riku to the ground. He stood up and grabbed Sora by the arm, pulling him away from Kairi. He struggled in vain against the grip around him, and finally ended up kicking the man in a sensitive part of his body, making him double over in pain. Riku quickly got off the ground and put himself in between Sora and Sephiroth so that he couldn't hurt him again. He aimed his sword angrily at the man's heart, and dropped the sword down, but the man simply rolled out of the way.
"Bastard!" Riku yelled, trying to slice the man in two. Just then, they heard an anguished cry and Sora turned around to see Larxene holding Kairi.
"Let her go!" Sora yelled angrily.
"Come and get her, fool!" she yelled back and disappeared down the corridor and into another room. Now Sora was faced with a difficult decision. He wanted to help his sister, but he didn't want to leave Riku alone with this evil man. Riku answered his question for him.
"Go save her, Sora," he told the boy, trying to concentrate on not getting hit by Sephiroth. "I'll be fine for awhile."
"Okay!" Sora yelled and took off down the corridor. He turned quickly into the room, and froze as he saw Larxene holding Kairi. He dashed forward, determined to grab Kairi, and managed to knock Larxene down, but unfortunately taking Kairi with her. He bent over to grab Kairi and grabbed her hand, pulling her behind him as he backed off towards the door. 'That was too easy,' Sora thought as he eyed the woman that was standing up and brushing herself off.
"W- What are you planning?" Kairi stuttered out, realizing that that was too easy as well.
"This," she replied, and she raised her arm to the air and muttered an inaudible spell that caused the door behind them to shut with a resounding slam. "Now I have you trapped in here. This may be against his orders, but I don't care anymore. Riku is mine and mine alone!"
"Is not!" Sora yelled defiantly back, realizing a second too late that this was probably a bad idea.
"Perish!" she screamed, aiming a spell towards Sora. He pushed Kairi in to a corner as he dodged it, taking care to make sure Kairi was out of danger of the spell hitting her instead. He dashed around the room with ease, dodging spells much to the blonde's anger. He found a sword within the hilt of an old suit of armor in the room, and pulled it out. He charged at the woman, and cut her on the leg while she was off guard, and with a loud yell of pain and frustration, she aimed another huge lightning spell at him.
"Thundaga!" she shrieked, and a large flash of light illuminated the room, sending everyone blind as the light overpowered their eyes. When the light cleared, there was a scorch mark where the lightning had landed, just inches away from where Sora lay on the ground. He quickly jumped back up, and charged again, stabbing the woman in the arm.
"Take that!" he yelled, happy at the small triumph. He tried another slash, but it was blocked with a magical shield that she out up at the last second.
Suddenly, a devilish idea came to her. She instead turned her attention to the trembling Kairi in the corner and aimed a spell at her, knowing that Sora would do anything to save his sister. The brunette immediately saw this, and he ran towards his sister, getting in front of the spell seconds before it contacted, leaving him barely conscious on the ground. Larxene used a summoning spell and brought the brunette closer to her, and took out a knife. Sora tried using all of the power he had left to save himself, but by now all his energy was spent.
He felt himself being pulled closer and closer, and started give out soft whimpers at the fact that he couldn't do anything about it. He continued to struggle, but in his heart he knew it was worthless. As he arrived at Larxene's side, he started trembling in fear at the very sharp edged knife that the woman held in her hands.
She leaned in close to him, and whispered in a low voice, "I'd be afraid if I were you." She grabbed his floating figure with one hand behind his back, and brought the knife down by his tender neck. "You're so scrawny and weak," she muttered. "I don't know why he chose you, when he could have the beautiful, strong me. Die, brat," she whispered, before plunging the knife into Sora's stomach. Metal sunk into flesh as the knife sunk deep into his naval. The brunette let out an ear piercing scream as he felt rivers of his crimson life's essence flowing down his abdomen. This pain was nothing like he had ever felt before.
"W-why?" he managed to gasp out before he started coughing up blood.
"Because Riku is straight! You corrupted him, and I'll never forgive you!"
There was a pounding at the door before it was broken down by a very ruffled Leon and Riku, everyone else following closely behind. They all froze at the bloody sight … that is, all except Riku.
"Larxene! You bitch! What did you do to Sora? Give him back!" he screamed, pain and anguish quite clearly laced in his words.
"Oh, this? Fine," she said in a bored voice, like it was no big deal that she had just impaled Sora. She tossed the bloody mess towards Riku, which slid along the ground until resting at Riku's feet. He immediately sunk to his knees, shock and sadness written all over his face. He let a couple of choked sobs out as he saw the boy's crimson body, before he slowly stood up. The grip on his sword was dangerously tight, and a murderous glint was evident in his eyes.
"You …" he said in a low, raspy voice. He suddenly charged at her, intent on ramming her through the chest. Larxene quickly teleported away, an evil smirk on her face as she seemed to melt away into the darkness. "Damn you!" he screamed loudly at the place where the woman once was, before he dropped his sword and collapsed to his knees next to Sora. Kairi had crawled over to her bleeding brother, and was weeping silently at the sight. "Sora," he whispered in a barely audible voice as he gathered his lover into his arms.
"Ri … ku …" Sora managed to gasp out as he felt himself being gently picked up. He could feel the pool of blood that was forming on the silver haired boy's lap. He was thrown into another coughing fit as blood gushed out of his mouth. "Help … me … Everything … looks … hazy …" he whispered, before passing out in his boyfriend's arms.
"Lulu! Aerith! Do something! Please!" Riku begged tears in his eyes and on his face. "Help him!"
"Okay, lay him on the ground," the raven haired woman instructed, and Riku did so hastily, making sure that he was being delicate with his little angel. He stepped back a little bit, and watched as the two women used a couple of magic spells. It was their most powerful magic, and it started to heal the younger boy. But still, it wasn't quite enough.
"We have to get him to the hospital, and fast!" Aerith quickly said, looking at the boy's health. "If we hurry, he has a good chance of surviving!"
"Well, let's hurry!" Riku replied immediately after, gathering the brunette into his arms bridal style. They rushed out the building and headed to the closest hospital.
The next thing Sora knew when he next woke up was the sound of loud voices and beeping.
"Huh?" he asked, opening his eyes gently.
"Sora!" he heard a panicked voice yell.
"Riku? Where am I?" he asked, seeing people above him with masks on.
"You're in the hospital. There's no time to explain now. You're going into surgery. As soon as you wake up, I'll explain everything!" Riku said in a rush.
"I'm scared!" he yelled.
"Don't worry, everything will be okay!" he heard Riku say as one of the people above him put a mask over his mouth. "Everything will be okay …"
"Riku …" was his last word as everything went hazy again, and then black.
Riku was pacing impatiently back and forth across the waiting room, anxious about his lover. He had already been told twice by Cloud to sit down, but he was just too anxious and worried to sit still for longer than a couple minutes. He decided he needed a drink, so he went over to the coffee machine and ordered a latte. He chugged it in a few sips, and sat back down. He noticed Kairi watching him closely, and he decided to try to give his mind something to think about while he waited.
"So, you're Sora's sister, right?" Riku asked, trying to make conversation.
"Oh … uh … yeah," she answered nervously.
"Funny. You guys don't really look alike. Well, you have his eyes. They're almost exactly the same," Riku observed, making himself more comfortable on the small couch.
"Thanks," she said, giving off a small little smile. "So … are you Riku?"
"Yeah, I am," he said, wearing his trademark smirk.
"Really? I thought the Riku he was talking about was a girl … I didn't know Sora was gay …" she said, her eyes averted to the floor.
"That's okay, I don't think he even knew until he started hanging out with me," Riku replied with a slight chuckle. He pulled out a sketch book, obtained after going back by the house, and started drawing a little. Drawing always calmed his nerves.
"Wow, that's really good," Kairi muttered, looking over his shoulder. "You aren't by any chance Riku Renvulle, are you?"
"Yep, that's me!" he said, finishing the picture.
"Wow! Are you sure? My stepmother absolutely loves your artwork! She already has a couple hung up in our house. She would absolutely flip if she knew that you were my brother's boyfriend!"
"Heh, thanks," he said, laughing a little at the girls enthusiasm. "Here," he said, tearing out the sketch that he had been working on a moment a go. He quickly signed it, and gave it to the amazed girl. She gave a small squeal of delight as she clutched the drawing to her chest. "You act almost as hyper as he does."
"I know," she said with a giggle.
"Come on, Kairi, you probably want some rest," Yuffie said, standing up from her chair. "I'll take you to the hotel a couple blocks away. You've had a rough time."
"But I want to stay here and wait for Sora!" she whined, pouting exactly like Sora does. Riku laughed, amused as she sunk lower in her chair.
"Well, Riku can call us when he wakes up," Aerith offered, standing up next to Yuffie. "Is that okay?"
"I guess," she replied with a sigh. "But you'll call us as soon as you here something, right?" she asked, looking at the silver haired boy.
"Of course," he answered.
"Alright. See you later," she said as Yuffie led her off into the other lobby. Cloud and Leon soon followed, leaving Riku all alone in the small room. He sighed gently, and lay down on the couch to take a nap.
Riku awoke to an urgent shaking on his shoulder. He sat up with a bolt, looking around tensely. He recognized the doctor that was taking care of Sora, he relaxed a little. But the worried look in the doctor's eyes scared him a little.
"W-what's wrong? I-is there s-something wrong with Sora?" he asked, finding it difficult to keep his voice strong.
"Well, we have some bad news," the doctor replied, casting his gaze to the ground, not daring to look the younger boy in the eyes.
"W-what?" Riku asked, tears rushing to his eyes as fright shot through his entire body faster than a lightning bolt.
"Well, he's not waking up from the anesthesia, you see," he said, trailing off …
"And is that bad?" Riku asked, not quite understanding.
"It means that if he doesn't wake up soon, he could die," the doctor replied forlorn.
"N-no! Sora!" the silver haired boy cried, crystal tears splashing down his face. "There has to be something that I can do! I'm not ready to let him go, I won't! Sora," he cried his voice shaking as he said his lover's name.
"Well, he's in the intensive care room. I don't normally do this for people, but for you I'll make an exception. Maybe your voice can reach him. Because nothing else will," he said, rubbing his eyes underneath his glasses.
"Can I try? Please?" Riku begged, prepared to do anything to save Sora.
"Yes, right this way," he said, leading the boy out of the waiting room and into a back portion of the hospital. He led him into the intensive care unit, and to a small room that led off of the corridor. Inside, Sora was lying on the bed, connected to many monitors. Riku rushed to his side, and pulled one of the chairs close to the side of the bed. "I'll leave you two alone for a little bit. If he doesn't wake up in half an hour, there is only a slim chance that he'll recover."
"Understood," Riku said as the doctor shut the door. He looked down at his lover's face, and in between chocked sobs, he started talking gently to his little angel, hoping with his entire being that he could hear him. "Sora, please wake up, please," he begged, grasping Sora's hand gently and giving it a little squeeze. "I – I don't know what I'll do if I loose you. Please, you have to wake up! Sora, do this for me. I love you so much. I need to hear your sweet voice. I – I need to feel your lips against mine, your warmth against my skin. I don't know how I ever survived without you. Wake up, wake up, wake up! Please! I need my muse … please … I love you – those three words have my entire life in them. You – you feel me with a light that no amount of darkness could extinguish. Please, wake up, or I'll die. I need you. I want to hear your precious words echo through my ears forever. You'll never know how much you mean to me. I need you by my side. Wake up … please, wake up. Come back to me, please," Riku whimpered, diamond like tears flowing down his cheeks and splattering the sheets. "Sora …"
(Sora's POV)
I'm . . . floating. It feels like I'm drifting in darkness. Where am I? I don't know this place. I – I don't like it here. It creeps me out. I want somebody to comfort me. No, not just somebody. I want Riku. I need him here to comfort me, to tell me everything is all right. But . . . is everything all right? Am I . . . dead?
Now I remember: Larxene stuck a knife through me. That bitch. It was like something I had never felt before. It was worse than any torture that I had ever been through. But, what I think hurt the most wasn't my stomach, but my heart. It was the reason why she tried to kill me. She said it was because Riku loved me . . . is it so wrong to fall love in? Is it such a crime to want to love someone who loves me for who I am? She doesn't deserve him. He's too nice and sweet to love someone like her.
The other thing that hurt my heart, and the reason that I hurt the most, was the look on Riku's face when he saw me. It must have hurt him so much. He says I mean the world to him. He says that I'm worth something . . . but is that really true? If my life is so worthless that people will just end it over some pointless jealousy, am I really more than just some worthless orphan? Why do people always hurt me? It's just not fair! Is it so much to ask to just live peacefully and happily with the person that you love? Life is not fair!
I keep drifting into the darkness. Is it really worth it to wake up? Will it only mean more heartache? Maybe it's just better to stay like this – adrift. But . . . I hear someone calling out to me. What are they saying? Or better yet, who is it?
"You'll never know how much you mean to me. I need you by my side. Wake up. . .please, wake up. Come back to me, please. Sora . . ."
Riku? He's – he's crying! Crying for me. I'm hurting even more. It makes my heartache. But . . . I don't know how to get out. I don't see anything but darkness here. Wait. Is that a light? If I follow the light, I might be able to reach him. . .the light of my life. Riku. . .just hold on a little longer. I'm coming.
(End Sora's POV)
Riku had collapsed on the sheets, crying in little sobs and whimpers, clutching Sora's hand. It had been twenty-five minutes, and he was starting to lose hope.
"Please, Sora, wake up," he whined to his boyfriend.
"Is this … heaven?" the brunette asked, while opening his eyes cutely as Riku slowly raised his head to look around.
"Sora? You're alive?" Riku asked, hysterical. A wave of relief washed over him as he saw Sora blink a couple of times. He reached forward and grabbed the boy in a tight hug, careful of the IV attached to his arms and heart monitors. "Sora, Sora, Sora," he murmured as hugged him, his face buried in his lover's shoulder. He let go of the boy a little and gently kissed him on the lips as the doctor came in.
"He – he actually woke up? That's a miracle! I didn't think he would actually wake up!"
"What's that supposed to mean?" Riku growled at the doctor, holding Sora as tight to him as was possible giving his current condition.
"Well, it's just that in cases like that, the patient doesn't usually wake up after that long. I was just kind of humoring you a little, you know, because you just looked so sad and needy," the doctor said. Riku just glared at him a little before he finally said, "I'll get some nurses to move Sora into the recover rooms."
"Okay," Sora replied. The doctor left, and soon afterwards a small group of nurses came to move Sora to the recovery rooms. They moved him efficiently and quickly, and he was soon settled into a recovery room. Once they had finished, they tried to kick Riku out.
"Visiting hours are over," one of the nurses growled at Riku when he refused to leave.
"I'm staying! Sora needs me!" he replied protectively and stubbornly.
"Come back tomorrow!"
"Please let him stay," Sora pleaded, putting on his cutest pout. "Please? At least for tonight?"
"Fine," the nurse said with a sigh. Sora inwardly smirked. Nobody could resist the pout. Riku went over next to Sora, and pulled a chair close to Sora's bedside.
"I'm so sorry I let you down," Riku said sadly as he clutched Sora's hand in his.
"But you kept your promise. You didn't let him hurt me," Sora replied, smiling at his lover.
"I guess that's true," he said.
"Speaking of him, whatever happened?"
"Well, when I woke up, you weren't there. Then I found the note, and I got everyone from the hotel. Then, when I got to the Gizmo Shop, I heard a loud scream from the roof. We climbed to the roof, and when I got there, I heard a bunch of whimpers and pleading. But when I went to go get you, a group of those robed freaks came out and attacked us. That delayed me a little, but Leon and Cloud helped me cut a pathway through them until we could reach the door."
"And after that?" Sora asked, truly interested.
"Well, I finally got the door open and I heard a gasp come from a room down the hall. When I got there, I saw that freak of nature using you to pleasure himself. When he tried to make you suck off of him, I lost it. I wanted to strangle him until he turned blue. And you know the rest after that."
"Yeah, but what happened after Larxene took Kairi?"
"Oh, after that, I had almost gotten him, but the coward got away before I could kill him. Right after he left, everyone came in, and then we heard that loud scream. We rushed over broke the door open, and then found you there, all bloody. It hurt me so much, words can't describe it," Riku said, his voice breaking in the last sentence.
"I'm sorry," Sora said, putting a hand on Riku's cheek as a tear rolled down his cheek. "I caused you so much pain. I – I'm really sorry, Riku. I love you," he said.
Riku looked up at him and leaned forward to give him a kiss on the lips. As their lips contacted, Sora reached forward and grabbed him and pulled him closer, making Riku tumble onto the bed, never breaking the kiss. Sora scooted over and Riku clambered on top, holding Sora into his embrace. Riku licked Sora's lips, asking for access, which the younger boy gave him gratefully. He explored Sora's familiar mouth for awhile, enjoying the taste of it. They finally broke away, each one taking deep breaths.
"I love you, too, Sora," Riku whispered to his lover, before starting to get off the bed. "I should probably get going," he said.
"Wait! Don't leave me," Sora cried, clutching onto Riku's shirt.
"But won't the nurses get mad?" Riku asked, smiling down sweetly at the boy.
"I don't care! I don't want you to go! Don't leave me," Sora whined, shaking his head furiously as tears came to his eyes.
"Alright, I'll stay," he said, lying back next to Sora. He hugged Sora tightly, and gave him a chaste kiss on the lips as the younger boy got settled. "I love you, Sora."
"I love you too. I'm so happy to be with you."
The Next Morning:
Riku awoke as the sunlight shown through the window, waking him with the early dawns light. He shifted slightly, and felt someone clutch tighter to his side. He opened his eyes and looked down at the sleeping brunette. He gave a gentle smile at how innocent the boy looked when he was like that. Purely innocent.
"Riku …" the boy muttered, clutching tighter. Riku untangled himself from the boy's grip and slowly stood up, and then quietly left. He went down to the waiting room and found the phone. The silver haired boy pulled a piece of paper out of his pocket and dialed the number written on it, then listened to it ring for a minute before someone picked it up.
"Hello?" a female voice asked on the other end.
"Hey, Yuffie," Riku said, as he recognized the voice.
"Riku? Is that you? How's Sora? Is he okay?"
"Yeah, yeah, he's fine," Riku said, much to the older girl's relief. "Last night he gave me a real scare when he wouldn't wake up from the anesthesia, but he's doing all right now. He's sleeping."
"That's a relief," she replied. "Kairi is still sleeping. When she wakes up we'll come by and see him. Poor things. I'd never want to go through what they did."
"I know what you mean. I should probably go see Sora now. He might be waking up soon."
"Okay. See you later."
"You too," he answered, hanging up the phone. He made his way back up to Sora's room, and sat down next to him. "Sora … Why do people always do this to you? I just don't understand … Why? It's not fair, to you and me. You never did anything to anyone. You're always so kind and sweet. I … just don't understand," he said, shaking his head. He leaned forward and started stroking the boy's cinnamon locks. He started purring in his sleep, enjoying the feel of Riku's fingers running through his hair.
"Riku, is that you?" he asked, slowly waking up. He rubbed his eyes and purred again at Riku's touch.
"Sorry, did I wake you?" Riku asked still petting his lover.
"Mmmm … no …" he managed out, relaxing against the pillows. "This feels good."
"I'm glad. I'll take care of you now, Sora. I want you to be happy," he said.
"But I am happy," the younger replied. "As long as you're here, I'm happy. This is just a bonus," he added, leaning into the silver's touch.
"Well, I'll make sure that you get as many bonuses as you can," he replied.
"Thanks, Riku. I – I love you."
Later that day, Kairi, Yuffie, Aerith, and Cloud came and visited Sora in the hospital. Earlier that morning, Lulu had received an urgent call from Auron saying that she was needed back in the mountains. Lately there had been more and more Heartless surrounding the mountain, making it harder and harder to protect the dojo and its students. Leon had gone down to the Gummiport with her. Later that evening, he came to visit, if only for a little while.
With each visitor, Sora seemed happier, and was disappointed when they had to leave. He felt his stomach growl, and he whined when he realized that he hadn't eaten anything all day, protesting that the hospital food tasted like dirt.
"All right, all right, Sora," Riku said with a chuckle as he reached into his back pocket to check to make sure he had his wallet. "I'll go get you a sandwich from the supermarket down the street."
"Really? Thanks Riku!" Sora exclaimed.
"Don't get to excited, you'll hurt yourself," Riku said with a smirk on his face. "I know visiting hours are going to be over soon, but Yuffie, will you stay and watch over him?"
"Sure," Yuffie said, kicking back in the chair with a book that she had been reading. Riku quickly left the hospital, and then headed down to the grocery store down the street. He hadn't been gone for more than 5 minutes, when a dark portal started to form in the room, making Yuffie jump from her seat and Sora huddle up in a ball. "Who are you, and what do you want?" Yuffie demanded.
"Guess who," a strong male voice said, and a man stepped through the portal. His long, white hair trailed down his body as he surveyed the crouching boy.
"Not you!" Yuffie whined, preparing herself to attack. "If you take him now, he'll die within the week! He's not recovered yet!"
"Do you think I care? Besides, he won't last a week anyways, not with what I'm planning for him," Sephiroth said, an evil glint to his eyes.
"Leave me alone!" Sora cried, feeling weak and frail while just laying there without any possible way to fight.
"Yeah, right," Sephiroth snorted, making a move to go towards Sora. But as he extended his arm, he soon found a shuriken in his arm.
"Leave, now," Yuffie growled, with a dangerous look in her eyes. She flung two more at lightning speed, and they landed on his back. Sephiroth looked shocked. This had never happened before. With a snarl of rage, he grabbed the small knives and flung them back at Yuffie, who narrowly avoided them. "Hey!" she yelled angrily.
"Give up. You shall not win," he said in a dark voice as he started towards Sora once again. The now panicking brunette was frantically looking for a way to save himself, and he spotted one of Yuffie's knives on the edge of the table. He leapt out of the bed, landing on the floor, and grabbed the knife as Sephiroth came near, and stabbed it into the man's leg. He yelped in pain and leaped back, before looking at the knife that was wedged into his leg. He yanked it out and through it away, before he started running towards Sora, bent on hurting the little boy. But before he could reach him, Yuffie threw a shuriken at him, hitting him in the chest.
Sephiroth, now bleeding profusely, yelled in frustration, and decided to teleport away, but first he had to make sure that they were punished. Since he was in no condition to try and take Sora now, he sent a spell and knocked Yuffie and Sora out, and then, set Sora's bed on fire, making the room ablaze. He grinned evilly and teleported out of the room, a small sense of satisfaction with his work. The fire was getting hotter and hotter; the hospital was now alight and could be seen for many miles. People were starting to rush around to get out of the building, but forgot about the two trapped people in Sora's room. The smoke was reaching new heights, as everyone in the hospital got out … that is, all except for two …
Riku had just gotten out of the store when he heard the sirens going off in the distance, and he new something was wrong. He looked over and saw the bright light given off from the flames, and he dropped the bag he was holding and rushed over to the building.
"Sora!" he screamed, trembling as he said this. He ran over to where everyone was gathered on the small yard, and frantically searched for Sora. But he was nowhere to be seen. "Sora! Where's Sora?" he yelled, running blindly through the gathered crowd, only to run into someone. He looked up and was surprised to see Sora's doctor. "Where's Sora?" he asked, clinging to the doctor's coat.
"We still don't have an inventory of who's made it out. He might be around here, but there's no way to know for sure."
"How did this start?"
"As far as we can tell, someone set a fire in their rooms that the sprinkler system was unable to put out. I just don't understand how it could have happened! The flames just won't go out at all!" the doctor said, before someone who was badly burned called his attention away. But as he said this, Riku knew for sure who had done it. And, even though he didn't know for sure, he had a bad feeling that Sora hadn't been saved from the fire. It was feeling of dread that was overpowering, and he burst through the crowd, running towards the burning building. He ran inside, much to the firefighters protests, and frantically climbed the stairs to Sora's room.
He was only two floors away when the flames had finally trapped him, leaving him no chance of escape as the flames crept closer. He already had a few burns on his arms and legs, leaving his skin marked and his clothes singed. He held out his hands to protect his face from the heat, and without thinking, said, "Cold!" Strange blue crystals came from his hand, making the fire die down. Riku stood there in shock, before remembering that he still had to save Sora. Resolving to think about it later, he hurried up to his lover's room.
The sweaty boy burst into the room, and his eyes widened in shock at the sight. There were flames everywhere, engulfing the small, frail boy and his ninja companion. Blood was evident on the floor, but whose, Riku could not tell. Fear was evident in his eyes as he carefully made his way over to the boy, and gently picked him up, slinging him onto his back with practiced ease. He carefully picked up Yuffie, and started out of the room, managing to carry both. Halfway down, Yuffie started to stir, and woke up quickly, and was able to carry herself as the group picked their way down.
Finally, they made it out, and, gasping for clean air, the two conscious people collapsed a good ways away from the burning building. Riku was only faintly conscious as he noticed the firemen picking up the already passed out Yuffie and his still unconscious lover. He finally collapsed into darkness as they gathered him up as well, only one person on his mind.
Sora …
Riku awoke the next morning, set up in a makeshift hospital set up in the local park. There were tents everywhere, all holding patients that had luckily escaped the fire. Riku was surprised to learn that only two people had died in that fire, and amazingly, everyone else had survived, although not without injuries. Some people were severly burned, and many other problems wrong with them.
"Where's Sora?" was the first thing Riku had asked when he had regained conscious the next morning, and after a few demands on both parts, Riku had been moved next to Sora. He had bad burns on his body, but thankfully, none were too serious. Sora would be just fine.
"Sora … are you okay? What happened?" Riku asked, holding the younger boy's hand, much to the disapproval of a few nurses and patients. He just glared at them and ignored them; nothing was more important then his angel.
"Well, Sephiroth came, and when he couldn't win, he got angry, and knocked me out. I don't remember anything else. Sorry," Sora said, a sheepish grin on his face.
"That's my Sora. No matter what you always have a grin," Riku said, before the doctor came around to tell everyone that it was lights out.
"I love you, Riku," Sora murmured as he fell asleep.
"I love you, too, Sora. I'm just glad that you're alive."
The next morning as the light shown through the tents, Riku awoke to find the bed next to him empty. He asked around, and the more answers he got, the less uneasy he felt. Nobody knew where he was. Growing alarmed, he started panicking, until he found one old lady that said she saw what had happened last night after he had fallen asleep.
"You see, there was this hooded man here, and I thought he might just be a relative … why do you look so pale?" she asked, noticing that Riku's face had paled at the words "hooded man." Sora, was gone.
Authoress' Sugar High-ness:
Yes, me and my cliffies. Like I said, almost to the last chapter. If you guys have any questions or anything, I tell you when to ask them, so I can answer them in the epilogue. But thank you all sooo much for reading this story! I look forward to reading your reviews! Review, and ja ne!