Kingdom Hearts: Intertwined Souls
By AnimeDutchess
Chapter 5: Rainy Day Secrets
A/N: Oh, MAN is that a lame chapter title! Oh well!
Talk Back:
jeffiswrongC: Ak! Sorry, I really don't wanna cut the list in half! The characters won't even go to all the worlds! And, you laughed? Damn, I must really suck as sad stuff! I just hope you liked it. Cookie for you!
SuPaNiNjA4EvAh: I write with feeling? You wish you could write like I can? Wow, thanks! Cookie for you!
BLACKSHEEP: Heck yeah, yay for Riku! Nah, you didn't bash me. I'm glad you know of some of the things I'm crossing this over with, and I agree slightly about how Lilith was too forward and how Riku should have been ashamed, but I will think up a good excuse for them! Cookie for you, too!
Lady Sonora The Black-Rose: Yeah, it is a lot of stuff, but I like a lot of stuff! And hey, Kingdom Hearts is great for crossovers because it's kind of a crossover game, anyway! I thought your story was awesome and I hope you get more reviews!
Well, on with the fic! Enjoy, but be warned: This chapter is partly a song fic!
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It had been a week since Riku had found Lilith sprawled out on the beach, and things had gone pretty smoothly. He, Sora, and Kairi had introduced her to Tidus, Selphie, and Wakka. She and Selphie immediately became good friends, and Tidus and Wakka made it clear what they thought of her (from the cat-calls to embarrassing each other in front of her, it pissed Riku off. A LOT). They really seemed to like her skirt, which was what she was wearing today, along with the other clothes she had arrived in, and her hair was back up in pigtails. Today, though, all of the teens were lounging around on the beach, trying to stay cool. The multitude of clouds gave a hint to the weather coming later that afternoon: rain. And lots of it. Everyone was doing their own thing: Kairi and Selphie were swapping gossip, Tidus and Wakka were talking about a show they watched last night, Sora and Riku were randomly doodling in the sand, and Lilith was looking at a long piece of driftwood in her hands. It had rained the other day, and she had picked it up and started to examine it.
"Hey," Lilith said, "Does anyone have a pocket knife or something?" Without thinking, Riku took his pocket knife out of his pocket and handed it to Lilith. She thanked him, and flipped the blade open. No one else but she noticed the small, hard-to-see stains on the blade. She narrowed her eyes and looked closer at the blade. They were red, and part of it was fresh. She sniffed the blade inconspicuously, and her eyes widened.
Is this…blood? She thought, glancing over to Riku. He was calmly doodling in the sand with his right hand, keeping his left hand laying carefully on his knee. Sora, on his left, accidentally bumped into his left hand. Riku winced in pain and made a small hissing noise as he carefully cradled his left hand. Sora raised an eyebrow.
"Riku, what's wrong?" Sora asked. Riku's eyes flashed worry that only Lilith noticed as he tried to explain himself.
"Uh, I, uhm, banged my wrist this morning. Its okay, just a little sore, I guess. Not like it's broken, I can still use it. No reason to worry." Riku said, smiling. Sora looked slightly skeptical, but nodded and went back to doodling in the sand. Lilith stared at Riku for a minute before using the pocketknife to start peeling off the bark. I'll ask him later She thought. After twenty-five minutes of whittling, Lilith had all the bark off the driftwood, made it thinner, and rounded out the tips. She casually tossed it to Riku, who caught it with his right hand and slid it back into his pocket. Sora looked at the wooden pole in Lilith's hands in curiosity.
"I've never seen a weapon like that before. What's it called?" Sora asked. Lilith showed no sign of amazement; she was expecting someone to say that phrase from her dream. She stood up and walked over to Sora showing him the wooden pole that was only a head shorter than she was.
"It's a quarter-staff," She said, "I fight the best when using these, and I really wanna practice with this." The other teens had surrounded her when they heard 'fight', and everyone's (except Kairi's) face lit up when she said she wanted to practice.
"Hey!" Sora exclaimed, "I have an idea! Let's have a fighting tournament!" The other teens cheered in agreement. Kairi, though, plopped down back into the sand.
"You guys do that," She said, "I'll watch."
"Okay, Kairi," Sora said, "You can be the referee, too!" Kairi grinned and nodded in agreement. The six teens who wanted to fight quickly drew up a fighting plan in the sand. The match-ups were:
Selphie vs. Lilith
Sora vs. Tidus
Wakka vs. Riku
The rules were that if your opponent was down and you put your weapon near their face, you won.
Round 1, Match 1: Selphie vs. Lilith
Selphie held her jump rope in both hands, spinning one end. Lilith held her quarter-staff in front of her in a defensive position. All was silent. Then…
Selphie ran towards Lilith and tossed one end of her jump rope at Lilith's staff. Lilith dodged quickly, kneeled down, and swung her staff towards Selphie's calf. Selphie squealed as she ended up falling sideways in the sand. Lilith moved the end of her staff mere inches close to Selphie's face. The yellow-clad girl sighed.
"I give," She said, "I just wish I hadn't gone down so easily."
End Round 1, Match 1
Winner: Lilith
Lilith reached her hand out to Selphie and helped her up. The girls then started giggling and went over to the place where the others were watching. As Sora and Tidus got up to get ready to fight, Lilith sat next to Riku and Selphie sat next to Kairi, who started to chat with Selphie. Riku turned towards Lilith and smiled. She had been better than he expected.
"Nice," He said, "You took Selphie down in ten seconds." Lilith blushed in embarrassment and stared at her shoes. Riku smirked. Not only was he looking forward to facing Lilith, but he had figured out her fighting style: get the opponent down quickly for less hassle later on. As Sora and Tidus started their match, Riku couldn't help but notice Lilith watching them with undivided attention. It was as if SHE was studying their fighting styles. After a good five minutes, Sora had been victorious. He did his little jump-in-the-air victory-dance while Tidus sighed and went over to sit with Selphie. As Riku picked his sword up out of the sand, he felt something on his shoulder; Lilith had rested her hand there. Riku turned around and gave her a questioning look.
"Good Luck," She said, smiling. Riku blushed slightly and nodded. He quickly walked over to where Wakka was waiting.
Lilith watched the two boys fight carefully. Wakka mostly threw his ball to hit his opponents, but he didn't seem to be hitting Riku; the silver-haired boy seemed to predict his every move as he swung the wooden sword in his hands. In a minute, Wakka was down and Riku smirked in triumph. Kairi got up from her seat.
"Okay then!" she said, "That ends Round One! Since Riku is the best fighter on the island (Lilith looked intrigued at that statement), Sora will face Lilith in the Semi-Finals, which starts in five minutes!" Everyone cheered to humor her.
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Semi-Finals, Match 1
Sora vs. Lilith
Sora's voice rang out in a battle-cry as he ran towards Lilith, wooden sword raised. As he swung the sword down, Lilith did nothing. He was sure he'd hit.
Boy, was he wrong.
Lilith quickly brought up her staff to block Sora's attempt. Both tried to push the other way; Sora pushing with all his might, Lilith not even breaking a sweat but gritting her teeth. They immediately backed away and unlocked their weapons, both with determined looks on their faces.
This time Lilith charged towards Sora, holding the staff in the center as she swung it towards him. Sora quickly put his sword sideways and blocked her attack, but did stumble a bit since Lilith had swung her staff with a bit of her strength. Lilith smirked at Sora's reaction. Perfect, she thought. Sora gave her a bewildered look.
Lilith quickly swung the other half of her staff diagonally at Sora's calves, and he quickly fell sideways into the sand. Lilith put the end of her staff an inch away from Sora's nose. He sweat-dropped and sighed.
"Damn, didn't know you were that good," he said, "I've gotta train more."
End Semi-Finals, Match 1
Winner: Lilith
Lilith smiled and helped Sora up. "If you want," Lilith said, "I can help you train." She then giggled. "You're tougher than you look, Sora. I really should have expected as much." Sora laughed.
"Alright, you can help me train. Same to you about the 'Tougher-Than-You-Look' thing." Lilith laughed. The two teens sat back down with the others, Sora with Kairi and Lilith with Riku.
"He's right, you know," Riku said, "You are tougher than you look." He then looked around to see if anyone was listening. "Is it the demon in ya?" he whispered. Lilith giggled.
"Nope," she said, "Natural talent, I swear." Riku smiled and tuned Kairi out as she announced about the finals, between him and Lilith. He was exited, sure, but he was also slightly concerned. Lilith had adapted her fighting style. Sure, it had still been to bring the enemy down quickly, but she had made it so it worked against Sora. Riku's eyes then widened.
She watched me fight, he thought, She could have figured out a strategy to take me down! Riku then shook those thoughts out of his head. What am I worried about? She may be good, but I can probably take her. Yeah…
He didn't notice that it was time for the final match until Kairi started shaking him. He quickly snapped out of his thoughts and reassured the others he was alright when they asked him.
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Final Match
Riku vs. Lilith
Lilith and Riku circled each other, watching the other's movement with extreme precision. They circled like this for a minute. Then, at the exact same time, they charged at each other. Once they got close enough, Riku raised his sword and Lilith pushed her staff up. They clashed with a loud thunk. They pushed against each other; Riku using only a small amount of his strength so he wouldn't be worn out easily, Lilith being surprised at how strong he was but only using about a quarter of her strength. Their weapons quickly unlocked and they tried to hit each other again.
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It had been thirty minutes since the Final Match started, and Riku and Lilith were still fighting. The strain was finally showing; Lilith was panting heavily and Riku's clothes were soaked from sweat. They had been fighting harder than they ever had, and everyone was so enthralled by the fight that they didn't notice the dark storm clouds above their heads, or the thunder either.
Lilith and Riku were at least three yards apart, both looking exhausted. They then charged at each other, both sounding a battle cry. Just as they were a few inches apart and their weapons were just about to come in contact with each wielder's opponent…
It started to rain. Very, VERY heavily.
"EVERYBODY HOOOME!" Selphie shouted. She, Tidus, and Wakka ran for their boats and paddled home. Sora and Kairi ran over to Riku and Lilith, who looked as if they'd frozen in place with their weapons raised and shocked, dumbfounded looks on their faces.
"Let's get home!" Kairi shouted over the rain. Riku and Lilith quickly snapped out of their surprised trance and nodded.
"Let's go to my house," Riku said as loudly as he could over the constant pound of the rain, "Its closer, and you guys can call your parents!" Sora and Kairi nodded. Lilith really didn't do anything as they ran for their boats. She had been staying at Kairi's house the whole time she was here, so Kairi could answer for her.
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Riku's house was empty as usual. Mom and Dad are probably working late again Riku thought, considering that if his parents WERE home, they'd go crazy to try and get all four of the teens dry and would make sure Sora and Kairi called their parents, while talking to Lilith, since Riku had told them about her appearance the day she arrived. He flipped the living room fan on. The fan/light whirled to life. He, Lilith, and Sora put their weapons near the door, and Kairi went to the bathroom to find some towels. Once she came back, she handed everyone a towel and they all sat on the floor in silence, listening to the storm and the fan whirling. A good five minutes past before Sora broke the silence.
"Hey," he said, "Why don't we do something, like, play a board game?" Kairi nodded. "That sounds like a great idea, Sora!"
Riku nodded, too. "The board games are in the hallway closet. I'll get them," he said. He got up and walked towards the hall. When he came back, he was holding three long boxes. He set them down on the floor, and Sora and Kairi immediately pounced on them to pick a game to play. Lilith, meanwhile, got up and put her hand on Riku's shoulder.
"Hey," She said, "Can I talk to you in private?" Riku nodded. After telling Sora and Kairi that he and Lilith would be in his room, (and shrugging off their perverted comments) he led Lilith upstairs to his bedroom. As he opened the door, he looked around to notice that his mom had put a note on his pillow (We won't be home till tomorrow night, sweetie. Don't throw a wild party like last time! Love ya!). He quickly put it in his desk drawer. Lilith closed the door to his room and walked towards Riku. She spun him around…and then shoved him onto his bed and stood in front of him in a scolding manner.
"Take your gloves off. NOW," She said in a serious tone Riku had never heard before. He shook his head, fear starting to rise.
"N-no," He said, "Why, anyway? What's the deal with-"
"I saw the blood. I'm not stupid, Riku. Take. Them. Off. NOW!"
Riku was scared of Lilith's tone, but he refused to take his gloves off. He crossed his arms and glared at Lilith. "Make me."
"I'll do something better," She said in a low voice, "I'll do it myself." She grabbed the ends of the gloves and pulled. Riku pulled the other way. This went on until Lilith fell backwards onto the ground with the gloves in her hands. Riku quickly pinned his arms by his sides, wrist-down. Lilith put the gloves onto the desk, stood up, and grabbed Riku arms.
"I really don't want to hurt you," she said, "so show me your wrists right now. Please…" Riku sighed. He could now see that Lilith was only being harsh and pushy because she cared. How she figured it out didn't matter.
"…Fine. But please…keep this a secret."
"I promise."
Riku sighed and unpinned his arms and showed Lilith his wrists. She didn't gasp at the sight of his many scars on his left hand, but instead grabbed his left wrist with her left hand and took her right forefinger and traced a line from the top of his wrist to his palm. He hand glowed a soft white, and all the scars faded to pink lines, and all pain left his hand. Riku gasped in surprise.
"How did you do that?"
"I have healing powers. Anything injured with a non-magical item can be healed if I want it to be. It's a rare demon power. My mother had it."
She then looked at Riku's right hand. There was only one scar, and even though it looked a few months old, it hadn't faded. Lilith tried to heal it, but it wouldn't disappear.
"What's the story with this one?" She said, pointing at the scar. Riku lowered his head to avoid Lilith's gaze.
"I don't want to talk about it," He said, but already nasty memories flooded in…
…Flashback…
Riku silently wept on the cold, stone floor. He could barely move; last night had drained him of all energy, and it hurt to breathe. It had been a horrible experience, and he hadn't liked one bit of it. I wish I never chose this… He thought. He then thought something worse.
But if I didn't chose this…would Sora be here instead? The poor kid wouldn't be able to handle this!
…I'll just have to put up with this and make sure it happens to no one else…
Riku heard the dungeon door squeak open. Lo and Behold, Ansem came into the room, holding a crystal vial and a small, glowing dagger. The evil man smiled as Riku tried to hide his fear.
"Hello again," Ansem said in a sickeningly sweet voice. Riku shivered.
"What, not happy to see me?" Ansem asked, stooping down near Riku. He picked the silver-haired boy up by his shirt collar and dragged him over to the wall. He then put Riku in a sitting position and grabbed his right arm wrist-up. Riku gasped; all movement caused him pain. He then put two and two together (dagger and vial) and closed his eyes. He could barely breathe as pain shot up his arm and made everything feel numb…
…End Flashback…
Lilith looked at Riku with a questioning look. What happened to you, Riku? She thought. She then sat on the bed next to Riku and put a reassuring hand on his shoulder.
"Hey," she said, "Its okay. You telling me about this is good for today; just don't do it anymore. It's not safe. If you wanna tell me about whatever it was you did or what happened to you during your past, I'm willing to listen. I'm sure Sora and Kairi would want to know this, though. Tell then when you're ready, kay?" Riku nodded and met Lilith's gaze. Her eyes were full of concern.
"Now…since you trust me…I want to trust you. Can I tell you something I've told no one outside my family?"
Riku nodded again. He wouldn't mind keeping a secret for Lilith. She sighed and took her hand off of Riku's shoulder. She quickly rolled up her sleeves and showed him her arms, wrist-up. Riku gasped at what he saw.
From the tip of her wrist to her elbow joint, there was a long scar. It looked a few days old. Riku stared at Lilith, speechless.
"…How?" He asked. Lilith sighed and unrolled her sleeves.
"Remember when I told you guys that my sister killed my mother?"
"Yeah…"
"Well, she tried to kill me, too."
"What?"
"Yeah, messed up, huh? After my mother died, she was lying in wait for me. She used magic to hold my arms in place and sliced both of them with crosses that had blades at the end. Luckily my father burst in right after, and he was able to restrain my sister and save me."
Riku was stunned. "You're…really lucky to be alive…"
"Yeah," she said, "I'm glad I'm alive. If I wasn't, I wouldn't have met you guys." She then smiled.
"Hey, Lilith?"
"Mmm?"
"Is it okay if we just…stay here and, uh, I dunno…listen to music, maybe?"
"Sure, that's cool. But, what about Sora and Kairi?"
"Don't worry. They're probably making out so much they forgot we were gone."
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On the contrary, Sora and Kairi had started to play Monopoly because Riku and Lilith were taking so long. Kairi was the dog (she whined so Sora would give it to her) and Sora was the car. So far, Kairi was winning, but Sora didn't seem to mind. He was more preoccupied with wondering how much longer until Riku and Lilith came back.
"They've been in there for twenty minutes. What are they doing, getting married?" Sora complained. Kairi laughed a bit at Sora's impatient ness.
"They better be," Kairi said, rolling the dice, "Those two are perfect for each other. They both like to think about stuff."
"How would you know if Lilith likes to think?"
"Hey, after living with her for a week, I've come to know that she and Riku are really alike. She really liked listening to all that Emo and J-Pop stuff on the radio the other day. Also, that day I showed her the internet and I told her that you can find anything on it, guess what I found her looking at ten minutes later?"
"What?"
"Xangas. And not just any Xanga. She had no idea it was Riku's she had found, and she started to read all the entries and stuff. She then made her own Xanga. Her name: Fallen-Angel44."
"Cool."
"Yeah, it is really cool…Hey, have you noticed that Riku has changed?"
"Huh?"
"You haven't noticed? He talks more now. He's acting normal again."
"So? That's a good thing, isn't it?"
"Yeah, but…he's only been acting normal since Lilith came."
"…And your point is?"
"Hmm…I'll get back to you on that. Oh, look, you've landed on my two hotel property. Pay up."
"Gah! Why are girls so good at these games?"
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Riku and Lilith sat on Riku's bed listening to one of Riku's CDs. He had burned it from all his other CDs and had made one disc full of his favorite songs. He had also slipped his gloves back on.As one of the songs ended, he looked toward Lilith. She seemed to be almost meditating, as if she was absorbing the song to fully understand its meaning. Riku blushed and was glad that Lilith's eyes were closed so she couldn't see his red face. He was so preoccupied with looking at her that he didn't notice that one of his favorite songs was coming on (Simple and Clean by Utada Hikaru) until he heard the first few lines:
You're giving me too many things
Lately you're all I need
You smiled at me and said
Riku closed his eyes and lay back on his bed. Oh yeah, this was his all time favorite song, especially the slow version that was playing.
Don't get me wrong I love you
But does that mean I have to meet your father
When we are older you'll understand
What I meant when I said "No,
I don't think life is quite that simple"
He immediately felt tired all of a sudden. It really wasn't a big deal, since sometimes he fell asleep during this song.
When you walk away
You don't hear me say please
Oh baby, don't go
Simple and clean is the way that you're making me feel tonight
It's hard to let it go
He felt something lay next to him; it felt warm and human-shaped as it laid it's head on his chest.
The daily things that keep us all busy
Are confusing me
That's when you came to me and said
In his haziness, Riku wondered what Lilith was doing…probably still meditating.
Wish I could prove I love you
But does that mean I have to walk on water?
When we are older you'll understand
It's enough when I say so
And maybe some things are that simple
Riku opened one eye a bit to see who (or what) was next to him. He was slightly surprised to find Lilith sleeping next to him.
When you walk away
You don't hear me say please
Oh baby, don't go
Simple and clean is the way that you're making me feel tonight
It's hard to let it go
He thought of waking Lilith up, but the angelic look on her sleeping face convinced him otherwise.
Hold me
Whatever lies beyond this morning
Is a little later on
Regardless of warnings the future doesn't scare me at all
Nothing's like before
Riku sighed and closed his eyes. He, too, decided to succumb to the temptation of sleep, and nothing but sleep…maybe some dreams, but sleep nonetheless.
When you walk away
You don't hear me say please
Oh baby, don't go
Simple and clean is the way that you're making me feel tonight
It's hard to let it go
Hold me
Whatever lies beyond this morning
Is a little later on
Regardless of warnings the future doesn't scare me at all
Nothing's like before
Hold me
Whatever lies beyond this morning
Is a little later on
Regardless of warnings the future doesn't scare me at all
Nothing's like before…
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Sora and Kairi quietly crept towards Riku's room. Their friends had been up there for and hour and a half, and they had become concerned. Were they fighting? Were they hurt? Were they making out? Or…
Sora shook that rather perverted thought out of his mind, slightly surprised he could think about that kind of stuff without blushing. It must be all those make-out sessions with Kairi, he thought. Once they reached Riku's room, they could hear the muffled sound of music coming from the room.
"Hmm…sounds like Emo stuff," Kairi said. Sora nodded. He went to the door, quietly turned the doorknob, pushed the door open, and he and Kairi tiptoed inside. They both had different reactions: Sora was slightly surprised, while Kairi made a soft 'Aww' sound.
Riku was laying on his bed. Lilith, laying right next to him, had her head on his chest and an arm around his waist. Riku's arm was protectively around Lilith's waist. They both looked so serene that the two matchmakers didn't want to wake them up. They quickly tiptoed out of Riku's room and got Riku's mom's digital camera. They took a few pictures from different angles, and then put the camera back where it belonged. They then called their parents to tell them that they were sleeping over Riku's house. After all, they had to see the two lovebirds once they woke up.
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A/N: Awesome! I thought that was good, didn't you? I tried to put some fluff in there; did I do a good job? Please tell me!
Oh, and the list posted on chapter four? Forget it. I've finalized the list and, well, here it is:
Teen Titans
Buffy the Vampire Slayer
The Legend of Zelda
Avatar: Last Airbender
Winx Club
Jak and Daxter
South Park
Sailor Moon
InuYasha
Chrono Crusade
Final Fantasy (you know, all the FF characters in KH1)
Disney (Donald, Goofy, Minnie, Daisy, maybe Mickey)
Tell me what you think! Review! Get a digital cookie! Oh, and the offer in chapter four still stands. Check the ending author's note if you don't remember what the offer is (it's in the last paragraph-thingy!). Ja Ne! -AnimeDutchess
P.S: That meditation-like state Lilith does? I do that! I seriously just zone out when I listen to music! And I made up the Xanga name…I hope!