Disclaimer: KH © square Enix. Invader Zim © Nickelodeon
Note: Let me cry now. TT.TT
Chapter 8: Crimson cries
"Ah…! It's so pretty!" Sora grinned. It was a beautiful Wednesday morning. The sun was shining and the day couldn't have been more perfect. What made the day even better for the younger Hikari was the fact that, starting today, he was going to be staying with his boyfriend, Riku, for the next week and a half. He sighed happily, shoving more clothes into his duffel bag. He then glanced at Roxas' cell phone. "Morning Roxas!" With a giggle, he sent a message to his twin.
To: Axel
From: Roxas
Message: Morning guys!
"Ee hee." The chocolate haired teen dropped the phone on the bed while he tossed one last set of clothes in his bag with a grunt. "Well, time to go wait for Riku!" He began to drag his bag down the stairs and out the door. "AH!" He dropped his bag on the porch. "Roxas!" He ran back up the stairs, snatching the phone off the bed. "I almost forgot to take you! Roxas would have been mad…" He pecked a kiss on the phone screen. "I'd never forget you again, Roxas. I promise." He then began skipping down the stairs, stopping suddenly when he saw his father standing in the doorway, arms crossed and not very pleased. "Uh…Yessir?"
"Where the hell do you think you're going, boy?"
Sora blinked slowly. "I was getting ready to go to school."
His father gestured to the bag outside. "And that?"
"Oh. I was going over to Riku's today until Roxas got back-" Sora quickly covered his mouth. He knew he should have made up something like he was carrying props for a play or something, but the words had left his mouth too early.
"Were you now…?" The grin on his face scared the living hell out of Sora, because he knew what was coming next. He felt himself be lifted off the floor and thrown into the kitchen, sliding into the leg of the table. "What the hell were you thinking! You think you can just wander out there on your own! Think again, young man! I'm your father, and everything you do has to go through me, you understand!"
Sora sat up, wincing as he nodded. "I…I understand… But why…?"
"Don't you DARE question my authority, son of a bitch! You will do as your told! You will NOT go to Riku's house. You will STAY in your room. You will NOT come out for ANY reason WHAT SO EVER!"
"But I have to!" The words left Sora's mouth so fast he didn't realize what he had said. All he knew was that he was going to regret it. A foot found itself a perfect little spot in Sora's stomach, causing the boy to wretch.
"You have to! Why the hell do you have to! To get away from me!" He kicked Sora in the stomach again. "You'll never get away, you ungrateful shit! And now there's no one here to stop me!" He bent down, pulling his switchblade from his pocket. "Not your mother…not your brother…not my sanity!" With that, he began slashing at any part of Sora's body the boy left unguarded. After a moment, he grabbed his son's shoulders and slammed his head in the floor a few times, before abandoning his son and home.
It wasn't long after that Riku came wandering up to the Hikari household. But as he walked up to the porch, a bad vibe washed over him. "…Sora…?" He walked up to the door, which was hanging open. "Sora?" He walked in, the negative energy getting worse. He padded down the hall, looking for clues as to his boyfriend's whereabouts. He then heard a soft moan from the kitchen-a moan he could only recognize as Sora's. His aqua colored orbs widened. "Sora!" He ran over, finding Sora in a heap. He was nothing but a heaving pile of flesh and cloth, douse in crimson. "Omigod…" He knelt down, gently pulling Sora onto his lap. "Sora…?"
There was another groan, before the younger boy's sapphire colored orbs fluttered open slightly. "…Ri…ku…?" he muttered uncertainly.
"Yeah…it's me…What happened? Who did this to you?" The boy's mouth opened ever so slightly to respond, but before he could tell him, he slipped into darkness. "Sora? Sora, wake up. Sora!"
Roxas woke up with a start. He and Axel had been taking a nap on the bus after having a huge pillow fight with Demyx the night before. He stared blankly ahead, feeling his heart race.
Axel's emerald irises fluttered open, feeling Roxas' body tense. "Mn? Roxas? You okay…?" He rubbed numbly at his eyes.
Roxas took a deep breath. "Fine…I just got really scared all of the sudden…"
"Nightmare."
"No."
"Huh. Dunno then." Just as Axel was about to nod off again, the sound of Gir singing the Doom song began to fill the back of the bus. Axel reached for his cell phone. "…What the hell does he want? Yo, Riku. Whatta ya see, whatta ya know?"
"Axel?"
"Duh, moron."
"Give the phone to Roxas. NOW."
Axel cringed at the phone before handing it to Roxas. "Who shoved a stick up his ass?"
Roxas shrugged. " 'Lo?" Axel watched as the blonde's face went pale. "…What…?" Blue eyes began to water as a hand came up to cover his mouth and stifle a sob. After a moment, he hung up.
"Rox? What's wrong?"
Roxas was silent for a moment before standing up suddenly and screaming at the top of his lungs.
"STOP THE BUS!"
The bus slid to an immediate stop, and when the doors popped open, Roxas jumped over Axel's lap and ran out. "ROXAS!" Axel, Demyx and Xaldin all jumped up and chased after the blond, who was running as fast as his legs could carry him back the way they had come. Axel growled before picking up the pace and tackling a screaming Roxas. "Roxas! Chill for a second! Talk to me! Damn it!"
"Let go of me!" Roxas screamed, trying to slam his fist in to Axel's shoulder. Tears were leaving footprints down his cheeks.
"What the hell has gotten into you!"
"I have to go home!"
"Why?"
"Sora's in the hospital!"
"!" Axel and Demyx looked at each other, then at Roxas. "…Rox…"
"It's all my fault! If I hadn't come along this wouldn't have happened!" He buried his face in Axel's "I'm with stupid" shirt.
"Were you going to run…" Xaldin muttered as he walked up, "…all the way home…?"
"If I had to I would!"
"Get on the bus." Axel was about to retort, when he noticed an odd smirk on Xaldin's face. "I'll get you home MY way…"