A/N's:
:looks at clock: it's...3 A.M...
I was determined to get this chapter out. The reason it took so long is because THIS was one of the things that was on my flash drive, you know, the one that got STOLEN. I hope you guys like this, cause trust me, it's been reworked about 8 times.
I have to brag: I got my grades from my finals and my semester! 3 B's and 2 A's! YAY ME!
SO, let's get this chapter on the way and hope that you guys like this!
Again: IF YOU HAVEN'T READ 'A light to show the way' THEN TURN BACK AND READ IT FIRST!
I don't own Kingdom Hearts. There would have been a beach make out scene if I did.
I also don't own Tron and Mickey. That's all Disney. Totally Disney.
Chapter One- Windows to the Future
"Riku!"
Sora Misonai was straddling his silver haired boyfriend, who tossed and turned in his once peaceful sleep. Sora, having been woken up by receiving a fist in the small of his back, growled as the sixteen year old fought against him, yelling his name.
"Sora! SORA!"
"RIKU!" Sora yelled, grabbing Riku's arms and forcing them down to the pillow, above his head, "Riku! Wake up!"
The guard opened his eyes, aqua depths wild and afraid. Sora finally relaxed, pushing himself back as Riku sat up. The brunette was between his legs, looking up at him with worried blue eyes. Riku held up a hand to his face to get rid of the cold sweat drenching his long bangs.
"Was it the dream again?" Sora asked quietly, his voice still echoing in the king's quarters. Riku only nodded, swallowing hard. He seemed to be afraid to even speak. Sora just sighed, his hand on his earlobe, rubbing it.
"I'm really getting worried…"
Riku turned his eyes up to the boy, who was looking anxious. His thoughts were interrupted by the memories of one year ago, when Ansem tried to take Sora and use him to destroy all the worlds. It was even only six months ago that Sora was officially made king. It was strange to think that they had grown up so much since then, and so had their relationship.
Riku had been made Sora's top guard and advisor the week after the coronation, which somehow everyone knew was going to happen. Despite the assumptions, Sora had put a lot of thought into it, and didn't choose Riku because of their relationship. He was fair to all of them, but Riku knew Sora best, and Sora felt that Riku was the best man for the job.
It pained Riku to see Sora so worried, because he wasn't supposed to be worried about things like dreams. He did have a kingdom to rule, after all.
"Sora...don't worry…" Riku said, firmly, even though he still felt shaky, "It's only a dream…"
Sora turned his head quickly towards him, his hand leaving his ear. The young king had a smart look on his face, his finger poking Riku in the chest.
"Dreams are sometimes windows into the future!" He fussed. Across the room, sunlight poured from the open curtains, beginning a new day at Hallow Bastion.
"Is that all the sleep we are going to get?" Sora moaned. Riku smiled at him and yanked the boy to lie back down with him. The brunette's face was turning red as Riku held him.
"I think that kings should be allowed to stay in bed all day with their boyfriends…" Riku placed a light kiss on Sora's tanned nose, watching it wrinkle up with Sora's grin.
"Oh really? Let me tell my guards and subjects…." Sora adopted his 'king' tone as they liked to call it, "Attention people of Hallow Bastion! I'm going to stay in bed all day with my boyfriend so please, handle your own problems. I don't want to be interrupted while I'm making out with him!"
Riku laughed out loud, as Sora went on like that, saying everything, in great detail, that they had ever done. Whether it was the mental image of the people's faces or just the fact that Cloud and Leon might kill them if that were to ever happen, the antics made both boys dissolve into laughter. The laughter only lasted a few minutes, Riku feeling Sora's arms wrap around him.
"We will….be okay…right?" Sora said, nuzzling Riku's chest, his voice soft. The older boy placed his chin on Sora's head, his arms wrapping around him. Riku knew that he was referring back to the reason they were up so early…The dream.
They had only begun a few weeks ago, and they didn't even happen every night. Still, ever since Riku told the younger boy, he had done nothing but worry about it, even though he tried to play it off as him just thinking. Riku didn't ever think about the dream, only when Sora mentioned it, because he knew very well that it didn't bode well to dwell on dreams. Reality was reality, and dreams were dreams, simple as that.
Riku lifted Sora's chin up to look into his eyes. Sora closed his eyes as their lips softly connected. They kissed slowly at first, through Sora's small giggles between their kisses. Riku smiled as the boy allowed his tongue into his mouth, moving their mouths faster.
Unfortunately, breathing is something both boys found that they needed, so they parted, warm smiles on their faces. Riku looked directly into Sora's eyes.
"We'll be okay…We always well be…" Riku kissed Sora again on the nose, while Sora twirled some of his long strands of sliver hair around his fingers.
"Love you…" The king whispered, "Fix me breakfast?"
"Love you too," Riku whispered back, "Even if you use me for my cooking skills…"
Sora grinned and went back to kissing his boyfriend, and spent the rest of thesunrise doing so.
"King Sora!"
"Your Majesty!"
"Sir, you need to sign for this!"
"Sir, the children's school needs to be rebuilt!"
"Your Majesty!"
Riku observed the situation from his station beside the throne, Sora walking up with a thicket of people behind him. The king's face was less than happy as he stomped up the stairs and flopped down onto the chair. Riku glanced only once at him, returning forward again to his silent guardian appearance. Everyone's voices rose to a dangerous level, Sora rubbing his temple. Sora glanced up to Riku, who wasn't looking at him, but had a smirk on his face.
Sora smiled and held up a hand, the noise immediately being silenced. He pointed at the first lady to his left.
"You, state your problem." Sora said, leaning his chin on his hand as he listened.
"The new shop is having trouble with electricity…"
"A man outside the door, tall guy with long brown hair, can help you…Tell him I am sending him down there. His name is Leon." Sora pointed to a dark man with black hair, "Now, you…"
"It's the defense system, sir. Tron told me to inform you that it's glitching a lot, something about a possible virus…"
Sora bit his lip before answering. "Go down there and figure out what's wrong. Tell Tron that I will be there in a moment…"
The process continued like that until the last person was left standing, a little girl holding a small orb.
"And you miss?"
The girl held out the orb, her face turning very red.
"S-sir, I'm just here to tell you that His M-majesty, King Mickey, is on the communication link…"
Sora let out a string of words that a king wouldn't normally say before getting up and taking the orb from the girl. He thanked and dismissed her, the color of her face rivaling that of a tomato.
"I forgot about the King!" Sora said, running up to the throne and placing the orb on a small pedestal. It glowed and revealed the face of the King of the close by Disney Castle. Sora apologized after greeting him properly.
"It's alright, Sora! King's got a lot of work to do!" Sora nodded, smiling greatly.
"Is everything alright, sir?" Sora's voice was laced with worry; Riku could tell he was trying very hard not to pull at his ear by the tapping of his fingers on the arm of the chair.
"I'm sorry to say, Sora, that there have been some strange things going on lately," said the mouse, shaking his head, "It seems the heartless are growin' strong again."
Sora bit his lip and glanced back at Riku, who flinched, but remained standing in his position. Mickey continued.
"It seems that Ansem's followers have decided to go through with his plans, the ones he was going to use you for…But I'm not sure who is leading them…" He trailed off, slowly.
Sora continued to look at Riku, who said nothing. Mickey seemed to be waiting for Riku to say something as well, because his eyes were fixed onto the boy.
"I…" Riku began quietly, "I only remember meeting Axel and some guy named Zexion…I was trying to fight off that spell most of the time…I didn't really meet many of the others…"
Sora sighed heavily and leaned back onto the throne, thinking. Now, the two were looking at him, waiting for him to make a decision.
"We'll need to check, but there is only communication links between us and you, Your Majesty…also, with Traverse Town…" Sora stated, slowly, "If heartless are invading worlds, I'll need to go…"
Mickey nodded to him, his eyes determined. "Your father said that the heartless go after the heart of the worlds….the hearts are through the keyholes…"
Sora rubbed his temple again, looking tired. "I'll have to use the Keyblade to seal them….even if nothing has happened to them, it's better to be safe than sorry, right?"
"Right."
Riku turned all the way to Sora, standing at attention slightly. "Your Majesty, would you like me to go tell Cloud…"
Sora looked at him and smiled wearily. "No, I'll tell him. I need to go check on Tron anyway. Thank you, Riku."
Mickey looked at him with great sympathy. "I'm sorry, Sora, but...you…"
Sora waved it off. "It's not a problem, sir. I'm the Keyblade Master, right? I've got to protect the worlds! Would you like us to come and see you first, so we can talk about what we should do?"
Mickey nodded. "That would be best. When will we be expecting you?"
Sora smiled, "Tomorrow evening at the earliest. I'll send a message before we leave. Thank you for your time." Before the King disappeared, he smiled at Sora.
"No, Sora, Thank you."
When the orb returned to its original state, Sora leaned forward and placed his head in his hands, his elbows resting on his knees. Riku kneeled in front of him, only to jump slightly when Sora took off his crown and threw it across the room, the object landing to the floor with a loud 'clang'.
Sora let out a frustrated cry, burying his head in his hands again, Riku placing his hands on the boy's shoulders.
"Sora…"
"I'm tired…Riku….so very tired…."
For it being only a year, Sora felt like things hadn't gotten much better. Riku's dreams were troubling them both, he was feeling pressure to be the king his father was, everyone always looking up to him, and now this.
The weight of everything seemed too much for just a 15 year old to handle, but he still stood up, his eyes defiant. He walked across the room and picked up the previously thrown object; looking at the hilt of his Keyblade, which was attached firmly at his side. Riku stood beside him, worried for his friend.
"That doesn't matter, though…I'll beat them this time….for good."
Riku grabbed Sora's hand and took the crown from him. The guard placed it back on his king's head, smiling down at him.
"No, Sora, we'll beat them this time…"
A/N: Dun Dun DUMMM..
Oh, for future reference, the organization members used in this story ARE NOT nobody's. They are actual people. Only one of them is a nobody...XDD
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I will try very hard to type up as much as I can this week, but I am going on vacation next week. Riku the laptop is going with me, but I don't know about internet service. There might be a massive update when I get back though depending on how much a get typed up.
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