( I saw a star beneath the stairs
glowing through the melting walls
who will be the first to begin their fall?
or will we become one? )
Riku couldn't believe it. Did his ears decieve? "You...whaaat?"
"I don't know what to do, Riku!" Sora flung himself at the older boy and Riku hesitantly wrapped his arms around him, trying to be comforting. He suddenly felt very possesive of the smaller boy, and that scared him. /Do I still have feelings for Sora, even after all of this/
"I came here because...because..." he sobbed, "You're my friend and..." the rest of his speach was unintelligable. Riku lead him inside and they sat together on the couch. The silver-haired youth summoned the courage to ask, "But...why? Why would you..."
Sora sniffled, "He's just not acting like himself anymore. At first I didn't think much of it, but now it's gotten so much worse..."
"What's gotten worse?"
"His attitude. The way he treats people. The way he treats me..." Riku pulled him into another embrace so he wouldn't burst into tears again, "He's become violent, and terribly jealous..."
Riku was quiet, "...jealous? Of what?"
"Well...you." At Riku's startled look, he added, "You're the new kid, he's always jealous of the new kid- saying they're always checking me out and stuff. Usually he dismisses it soon after but..." a sigh, "He doesn't like you."
Riku sweatdropped/Great, I've made an enemy already. I didn't even do anything/
"I just couldn't stand it anymore. He rarely made complaints out loud, but his hateful jestures were anything but subtle."
He sweatdropped some more/R-really? I didn't even notice.../
"So...that's my story," he concluded. He seemed to have calmed a bit, which was good. Riku was at a total loss for words though. How do you console a little boy who just had his heart broken? One that you have a crush on, mind you. /I really do still have feelings for him.../ he frowned. This wasn't good.
Of course Sora misunderstood, "...I'm sorry, did I upset you? It was rude to come over and rant about my problems, crying all over you...I should go..."
Riku grabbed the brunette's wrist as he stood to leave, "N-no! I don't mind- really!"
"You sure?"
"Yeah! Just- sit, okay? You can vent here, that's fine."
Sora sat back down. "Thanks Riku. You don't know how much this means to me."
"I-I'm happy to do it..." he stuttered, a light blush appearing on his face. /Cut.It.Out/
"Riku? Are you okay?" In his worry, Sora leaned closer to Riku without realizing it. But Riku did.
/OMFG! WhatdoIdowhatdoIdowhatdoIdo/
"Riku?"
The older boy couldn't make up his mind so his body took over. He closed the space suddenly and...they kissed. Now Riku's mind was all !.
Sora didn't move at first, shocked, but he enjoyed it, and was soon kissing back. They were like that for a short while, and the younger boy thought that, maybe, he wouldn't have to be sad anymore. Maybe...
"Riku? You there? Riku, I-"
The two stopped their...activity...when they heard the voice. Sora stared, and Riku whipped his head around just in time to see a silver blur. "A-Ansem...!" Leaving an embarrassed Sora behind, the older boy stumbled to his feet and took off after his lover. /But for what/ he asked himself as he dashed into the street/What would I say? How could I explain it/
Unfortunately for the aquamarine-eyed boy, he was still new to the neighborhood and his pursuee knew this place very well. It would be near impossible for Riku to find him if he didn't want to be found.
"Damnit," he shouted, kicking a can that just happened to be lying there at the side of the road for his kicking pleasure, "DAMNIT!"
He wouldn't give up though. He had to find Ansem, and then they'd talk. He might break up with him, Riku realized, but he should've seen it coming. As long as the amber-eyed didn't do anything stupid, like, suicidal...he didn't know why but Ansem just gave him that sort of vibe.
"Ansem!" he cried out, "Please answer me!"
By this time he'd made it to the forest. He assumed it to be the best place to look. /The woods would be the first place I'd want to go to cry if I'd found my boyfriend making out with some other guy./ Riku winced as he imagined it. /Ouch. Now I know how he must feel. Ugh, and it'll all my fault! I should just jump off a waterfall somewhere/ He blinked and paused in mid-step/Now why did I think waterfall? Isn't usually 'cliff' or 'bridge'.../
Riku slapped himself. Not mentally, actually slapped himself. "Stay focused! ANSEM!"
( I saw a star beneath the stairs
glowing bright before descent
and in the morning there is nothing left
but what's inside of me )
Sora fidgetted nervously on Riku's couch. Should he go home? Should he stay put? He didn't really want to leave but staying might be inapproriate. He wished Riku hadn't left in such a hurry, though he totally understood why.
Sighing, he leaned back. Maybe he should go looking too? He could apologize and explain to Ansem that it was all his fault. Maybe then everything would be okay, Ansem and Riku would stay together, and Sora could always find someone else. Tidus was always saying how everyone drooled over him, it should be easy to find someone else. /Yeah. But first I'll find them and apologize./ He stood up and headed towards the door, which had once again been left open in haste.
( am I the star beneath the stairs?
am I the ghost upon the stage?
am I your anything? )
"...Ansem?" Riku asked timidly, approaching a faint sobbing noise. The sobbing quiets for a short moment and continues. He came around a large oak tree and found the boy he sought sitting under it, crying just like he'd thought.
"Look, I'm sorry. I didn't mean to, he just..."
"I don't care anymore," the amber-eyed said somberly, choking back tears, "I tried to pull you away but you just wouldn't go...didn't want to go..."
"Ansem...! That's not true!" Riku fell to his knees in front of him, reaching out for a pale hand, "You pulled me away, I love you!"
"No you don't," he replied bitterly, "You just feel sorry for me. Because I had to fall in love with you!"
"Ansem-"
The younger stood, "I can't believe I ever slept with you!"
"Ansem!"
Ansem took off running again and Riku scrambled to his feet after him. /Augh, what have I done? I can't blame him for hating me. Maybe we should never have moved here. Then I wouldn't have messed up these peoples lives so bad. Sora and Tidus would still be together and Ansem wouldn't have his heart broken.../ A tear slid down his cheek as he pushed himself to go faster.
( am I the star beneath the stairs?
am I the ghost upon the stage?
am I your anything? )
Sora hurried after them, down the trail he thought they'd taken. He hoped he'd make it in time. Ansem always struck him as the one that was easy to crack. He was a nice kid- maybe too nice. There was something about him that gave Sora the feeling he'd turn sadistic/masochistic under the right conditions.
He was probably being stupid letting his mind wander, but nevertheless he picked up the pace.
( and I don't want to die tonight
will you believe in me?
and I don't want to fall into the light
will you wish upon?
will you walk upon me?
I don't want to die tonight )
Riku was OMG DYING he was so tired from running! Thankfully Ansem stopped running too so he caught up with him before the aqua-eyed bishie OMG DIED.
The quiet amber-eyed boy stopped running by the time he reached the other side of the highway, with his ex-lover close behind. "Ansem! Wait!"
"I don't want to talk to you," he said in a low voice.
"Please wait. I-it was an accident. I didn't mean-"
"Accident!" he cried out, spinning around to face him, "How do you accidently kiss someone! What, you accidently fell on his face!"
Riku cringed at the harsh tone and looked away, not willing to meet that burning gaze.
"But I don't blame you," Ansem continued bitterly, "It's my fault. I was foolish to think you loved me. I know now I shouldn't have trusted you. I can't trust anyone," he picked up a hefty-sized rock and hurled it into the sky, "Just you watch. One day I will plunge this world into darkness." He watched with a twisted smile on his face as the rock hit a bird.
Riku: OO;
"Eh...Ansem...I really think we should talk about this..."
Ansem focused his attention to his love again with a sad smile, a strange softness to his eyes, "No, Riku. There's nothing to talk about." He was about to start walking away again, off to nowhere, when they both heard something.
"Riku!"
Both boys turned to see Sora in the distance. "Ansem!"
Riku got a bad feeling in the pit of his stomache as Ansem scowled at Sora's appearance. Not because Ansem was upset enough and Sora there would only make it worse, it was more that factor of Sora weaving through highway traffic to get to them.
"Uh, S-Sora..." Riku said nervously. He was surprised to see Ansem's angry look replaced with one of fright as he screamed, "SORA, LOOK OUT!"
Riku snapped his head back just in time to see a speeding semi slam into the small body of an eleven-year-old boy.
"SORA!"
( will you believe in me tonight?
am I the star beneath the stairs?
am I the ghost upon the stage?
am I your anything? )
( am I the star beneath the stairs?
am I the ghost upon the stage?
am I your anything? )
-OWARI-
A/N: The END! Was that sad? Did anyone see that coming? I was actually planning on having a sappy-happy ending but then at the last minute I decided I wanted something dramatic. Bwaha, I'm evil.
BTW, song is Morningstar by AFI.
But I do know this is a sucky way to end something! I might do something maybe epilogue-ish if I get enough demand for it! Honestly, I really hated this story at the beginning. But now, I rather like it. That happens alot with my finished works. Because of this, I don't mind writing a little more if I think of something.
BTW, I had to have Ansem a little evil-ish at the end because, hey, he was way OOC, am I right? Needs a little something to explain the evilness of his future self.