Moon Glow
Separation
Summary: (multiple pairings) What would have happened if Kairi hadn't recognized Sora as a heartless? Would Riku have been able to break free from Ansem's grasp in time to save Sora's heart from being completely destroyed by The Darkness? Let's find out, shall we?
Disclaimer: man…haven't written one of these in a looooong time…. But yeah, as much as I love Kingdom Hearts and all the charries involved in the game, Alas, it's not mine. I wish I had enough money to change that though.
/ Everytime we say goodbye
I die a little
Everytime we say goodbye
I wonder why a little
Why the gods above me
Who must be in the know
Think so little of me
They allow you to go
When you're near
There's such an air
Of spring about it
I can hear a lark somewhere
Begin to sing about it
There's no love song finer
But how strange the change
From major to minor
Everytime we say goodbye
There's no love song finer
But how strange the change
From major to minor
Everytime we say goodbye /
Rod Stewart "Everytime We Say Goodbye"
The tears had stopped flowing as a sudden sensation of dread worked its thorny way down his spine. "We need to move..." He said, pulling out of the embrace.
The anti-Sora looked at him quizzically. "But why? They aren't attacking us." He said, gesturing at the peering eyes surrounding them. "They're afraid."
Riku took his hand and laced his fingers in it. "Hold still and listen…ignore the voices around us and listen off into the distance…Can you hear all the voices joining together to form one single cry?"
Closing his eyes, he listened for the noise that Riku was hearing…there! He could hear it…"Yes… They're basically saying: 'capture the boys…get the boy who's lost his way…. Get the boy who's like us…'" His yellow eyes snapped open. "That must be you!" He tugged on Riku's arm. "You're right, let's run for it! I don't want them to take you from me!"
The silver haired boy still felt nauseous from the running earlier but he refused to fall back into Ansem's clutches! He pressed on; finding strength in the thought that Sora didn't want him to go. A small smile graced his lips as he ran before he realized that the Heartless were following them. "I don't think we'll be able to make it Sora!"
The Anti-Sora looked back over his shoulder and smiled reassuringly. "You doubt me…but I'll prove you wrong! You won't fall into their claws!"
Steadily, the roar grew louder and now even Riku, who wasn't so versed in the Heartless' tongue, could understand their cry.
Get him…
Capture the boy…
The one out of place…
Get the boy who is lost…
The one with the key…One just like us…
Get him…
Their cry reached out and ran its jagged claws through his hair and down his back, causing him to shudder as it grew louder.The one with the key
We just want him
The other can die
His heart stopped for a moment before it began pounding furiously in order for him to run alongside the Anti-Sora who never seemed to run out of energy. They weren't after him…they were after Sora, the one with the Keyblade. "Sora! You have to get out of here!"
"No! I won't let them have you!"
"They don't want me! They want you!" He shouted, but was drowned out by their hissing screams. He tightened his grip on Sora's hand and was looked at by two confused, yet warmly glowing yellow eyes. Riku looked back over his shoulder and saw a huge swarm of Heartless towering over them, all with claws extended and jaws opened wide.
Kill the other one
We want the one with the key
An idea struck Riku over the head like a bag of bricks…. Running through the shadows wasn't going to get them anywhere when the Heartless were shadows themselves! However, he could still conjure up a portal to the nearest place to there: Hallow Bastion. The only problem was that using up the last of his magic reserves would take an immense toll on his strength and there was a huge possibility he wouldn't make it out alive….
He looked at Sora and then behind him…there was about 25 feet separating them from the swarm of Shadow. He stopped and was jerked forward by the still running Sora. The heartless-boy stopped and looked at Riku again.
"Don't stop! We have to keep going!"
"I don't have enough strength to keep going." He said breathlessly and pulled on Sora's hand, bringing him closer. "Look, I want to save you to make up for what I've done! They'll bring you to Ansem if I don't get you out of here!" He pulled the boy into a rough hug and then pulled back, releasing his hand before opening up a portal to Hollow Bastion behind the Anti-Sora. "GET OUT OF HERE!" He shouted as he fell on his knees, concentrating to keep the portal open.
His yellow eyes searched his friend's pallid face and then looked at the heartless behind him noting how close they were now. "No!" He pulled Riku off the ground and pushed him forward, holding his hand so they wouldn't get torn apart again going through the portal.
The heartless grabbed hold of Sora's free hand and tore into his arm, jerking him back.
"SORA!" Riku shouted, fighting to keep his grip on the boy.
The anti-Sora knew that if he held onto Riku's hand any longer, that the heartless would get him. "Riku… I won't ever forget you… And that it was you who gave me the Paopu fruit that sunset…instead of that girl…"
Riku's heart was torn in half as Sora smiled the way he used to before completely letting go of his hand and was yanked back into the darkness as Riku was shoved forward through the portal. That was all he could take…upon feeling the marble floor beneath him, he collapsed and fell into a deep, dreamless slumber.
Donald growled, as he is prone to do when irritated, as a bunch of Heartless ships grouped up and heading straight for them.
Leon sighed in irritation, massaging his temples at Donald's fifteenth outburst since they left Traverse town before picking him up by the back of his shirt and dropping him onto the floor next to the pilot's seat before he plopped down in it. "Watch and learn, Duck." He said with a smirk as he easily dodged the onslaught of enemies and managed to take a few down as well without even getting a scratch on the Gummi Ship. "I think I'll be taking over since I want to get us there as soon as possible and in one piece."
The mage's face went red and steam began pouring out of his ears. "WHY YOU-" Then he proceeded to flail about madly, screaming a bunch of obscenities that are too disgusting to be listed here. Once that stage of his tirade was over, he grabbed his staff and charged at Leon and would have beaten him senseless had Goofy not have grabbed the back of his shirt.
"Now, now Donald…be reasonable…Leon's only tryin' ta help! That's no reason to go a beatin' his head in!"
"Nonsense!!! It's a perfectly good reason!!!"
"You know, I am sitting right here." The Gunblade wielder said in an annoyed voice. "And shut up before I pluck you and roast you for dinner, understood?"
And that, managed to send Donald flying into berserk mode. Luckily, Goofy was used to Donald like that and merely conked him over the head with his shield to knock him out. "Gawrsh…Sorry 'bout that Leon…But ya shouldn't try to set Donald off like that!"
"Whatever…"He swept his hand back through his hair, deciding it was best not to piss off someone bigger than him with a huge shield,and continued flying the Gummi Ship with ease through random heartless groups. About thirty minutes later, they arrived at Hallow Bastion.
Goofy prodded Donald and then lifted an eyelid. "Uh Donald? Are ya in there?"
An angry eye focused on him before he was conked over the head with the mage's staff. "Idiot…" the duck grumbled, hopping up and dusting himself off. "Well? What are we waiting for!? Let's get going!" Donald huffed with indigence before exiting the Gummi Ship.
Leon helped Goofy up. "How can you stand him?! I'd have accidentally shoved him off a cliff by now!"
Goofy chuckled and scratched the top of his head. "Well… him an' I are friends! You tend ta forgive people you've known all your life." He grinned and left the ship.
"Well whatever works I suppose." Leon shrugged and followed after them to the lift-stop. Upon entering the castle, the group discovered a boy lying face down on the floor, his yellow and black clothing torn up and patches of skin cut and bruised.
"Heya Donald…That looks like…" The dog frowned and then his suspicions were confirmed. "It's Riku!"
The Mage looked at the boy in distaste. "That's good and all…but if he's here….then where's Sora?"
TBC
A/N: Yay! I updated! I had to pry myself away from CoM but I updated! Whee! It's not a particularly long chapter but it's longer than I was originally planning to have it. I'm getting close to fulfilling my promise of Ansem x Sora! (cause I'm curious to see how that'll end up ; ) ) SO yes….
R/R TIME!:
Will's Girl: Hope you liked this chapter!
DieChan: Yeah kairi's stupid because she DIDN'T FRICKEN JUMP OFF OF THE SAND! ARGH! (stabs her repeatedly) I'm going to try to figure out a way to kill her off or something… I don't heart kairi!!! Thanks for reviewing!!!
Kat: Yes it does! The last chapter was kinda too fluffy for me but whatever (shrugs) Glad you liked it!
diamondprincess2006: I'm in Twilight Town at the moment and I hope you've beaten whoever you were fighting : ) Thanks for teh reviewness!
LiLsTuBbOrNgRl: (blinks) thank you? (sweatdrop)
Kaleena55: No worries! Ramblingness is fun! That awesome that your uncle was a singer!!! Yeah, I like Rod Stewart! He has lyrics to fit nearly every chapter of this fic! X3 Anyway! Keep reading!
XxX Chains XxX : I'm pretty sure they will in the end but I make no promises! Lol
clueless97: That's exactly what it is! Lmao thanks for reviewing : )
Evil Pancake: (attacked for writing a good story) AIIIE! Don't kill me cause then I can't write anymore! Thanks for reviewing!
don't have one yet: things are only starting to go downhill for the poor boys (sigh) poor poor riku and sora
Xeora: wish granted! (peace sign)
So! Will Sora ever get his body back? Will Riku find a way to Stop Ansem from opening Kingdom hearts? What is the point of Kairi still being in this story!? Will the Sora x Ansem I promised turn out to be yaoi-licious or blechy? Will I stop writing these weirdass announcer thingys?! (prolly not cause they're fun) Until next time!
Stay tuned!
DB
