Hiya guys, there is something I forgot to mention. This story is not set on
the destiny islands. That is a major thing for you to know before reading
this chapter. I know that the characterisations are weird, but all will be
cleared up in the next few chapters (hopefully). And Silver Hair Angel,
I'll try to make the chapters longer, although not my writing style. Hope
you all enjoy.
Sora picked up his bag and walked to his front door. Just as he got to it he heard a knock. Pulling it open he dropped his bag in shock.
"Kairi?!?"
Pushing past Sora and walking into the house, Kairi said, "We need to talk."
Sora watched as Kairi, dressed in a short black body-hugging dress, walked into the living room and sat down. "Why did you say those hurtful things to me?" she demanded. "I know you didn't mean it."
"Do we have to do this now?" Sora sighed, as he sat down on the other side of the big red couch Kairi had sat on. "I did mean it actually Kairi, you used me. I may not have started out to use you, but ever since valentine's at Vinny's I've known I was gay, not bisexual as I first thought."
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That Valentines Day Sora had taken Kairi out to Vinny's the best, most expensive restaurant in town. They had a romantic, candle light meal and then they had gone back to Kairi's house in a white limousine Sora had hired for the night. They had sat in the garden, gazing up at the stars.
"Isn't it a wonderful night?" Kairi asked.
"Well, I think this will make it better." Kairi turned to face Sora and her eyes widened as Sora handed her a long thin box. "Go ahead, open it." Kairi did so and cried out in surprise as she picked out the slender gold necklace.
"Oh, it's beautiful. Here, fasten it around my neck, please?" Kairi pulled her hair up off her neck as Sora fastened the clip. "I'll never take it off! Well, since we're exchanging presents, here's mine." Kairi said as she leaned forward and kissed Sora on the lips.
"What, that's it?" Sora asked with a smile as they broke apart.
"No, silly, your present is me."
"What- OH!!" Sora exclaimed. Sora smiled and leaned over and claimed Kairi's mouth. He gently parted her lips with his tongue and tilted her chin slightly upwards for better access. She moaned into the kiss as Sora ran his left hand up her body and cupped her breast. Kairi lay back on the grass, pulling Sora onto her. Sora suddenly panicked. He broke the kiss and ran into the house, a surprised Kairi a few feet behind him. He ran into the bathroom and locked the door.
"What is wrong with me?" Sora asked himself, whispering so Kairi wouldn't hear. "Why hasn't it come up?" Sora was referring to his manhood. When he thought of a boy in his arms, passionately kissing, moving his hands slowly over his ass- there is was. Hard as a rock, so why wasn't it like that with Kairi? He realised that he had been in denial. How was he going to explain this to Kairi? How could he tell her she was deeply in love with a gay guy?
Sighing to himself, he pulled open the door.
"What's wrong Sora? Is it something I did?" Kairi asked.
"No it isn't you, it's me." Sora said, a brilliant idea forming in his head. "I'm... I'm just not ready. I'm sorry Kairi; I've probably ruined your night. I can just go home now, if you want me to."
"Are you sure you're not ready? Your trousers seem to say otherwise." Kairi said with a smile, looking at Sora still hard member slightly visible. "But seriously, if you're not ready then it's ok, we'll just wait until you are. And don't be silly, you haven't ruined my night. In fact, I want you to sleep over." Kairi looked at him, smiled and then leaned in and kissed Sora on the cheek. Then she laughed. "Silly." Was all she said, before making the bed in the spare room for Sora.
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Kairi stared at Sora. "KNEW you were gay and DIDN'T TELL ME???" Kairi exclaimed.
"Yeah," said Sora, "but if I had told you I could have avoided all the pain you put me through." Sora got up and retrieved his bag from the hall. "Get out, Kairi, there is somewhere I need to be." He said in a level tone.
"So, you've finished your malicious attack, I presume? You have been perfectly civil the whole time I've been here." Kairi said, watching Sora for any reactions.
"Well, you presume wrong, Kairi dear. I tolerated you the whole time you were here, I was not civil. There is a subtle, yet significant difference. Now go." Sora watched as Kairi's eyes watered, and she ran out of the house and down the street. 'I hope you hurt as much as I did.' Sora thought to himself as he locked the door and headed towards Riku's house.
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Riku silently stared out the window. The full moon was shining brightly. There was a soft knock at his door.
"Go away dad, I don't want to talk to you." Riku called quietly.
The door opened and a familiar voice said softly, "It's not your father."
"Sora?" Riku turned, surprised to see him standing there. "What are you doing here?"
Sora walked over to the window, and looked up at Riku. "I wanted to... no, I had to answer the question you asked me this afternoon. The picture was yours." Then Sora pulled Riku down into a passionate kiss, gently parting Riku's lips with his tongue. When they broke apart, Sora gently pulled the silver haired boy towards the bed. He then pushed Riku onto the single bed and then clambered on top of him.
"What are you doing?" Riku asked, trying to get up but being pushed down.
"Something we both want." Sora replied before leaning in for another kiss. Riku closed his eyes and prepared, but the kiss never came. He opened his eyes to see Sora poised above him, and he heard laughter in the corner of the room.
"Having fun?" She asked, her voice enticingly evil. Her ruby red lips locked in a malicious smile.
"Who the hell are you and what are you doing in my room?" Riku asked, struggling out from underneath the frozen Sora.
"I have come to talk to you, to tell you about your future." The strange woman replied, walking towards the window. Her long sceptre clicked on the wooden floor.
"What are you talking about?" Riku was confused, and slightly scared.
"I am giving you a chance. A chance to live. Your actions tomorrow will determine your destiny. And his." She pointed at Sora, still leaning in to give the bed a passionate kiss.
"Determine my destiny? Look lady, I don't know how you got in or why you're here-"
"Silence, you fool!" She exclaimed, pointing a sceptre at him dangerously. Riku wisely bit his tongue. "I have come to try and help you. I plan to devour this world in darkness, and I am warning you so you can escape. Tell anyone you want. Not many will believe you though." Her tone became low and menacing.
Her voice became sibilant. "Listen carefully, for I shall only say this once. There is a certain person causing you great heartache. I am feeling very generous, so I shall remove that person from your life. Don't try to stop me. You will only lose. Tomorrow, I will take this world, and all those in it. And I will remove the person causing you the most heartache. You will have no more lonely, cold nights depressed. Fare well, dear Riku, keyblade master. And protect your little lover. You never know how long you'll be separated for. Ha ha ha ha!!!!" she walked through the window and disappeared.
Riku woke up drenched in a cold sweat. The sun was rising from the east, its light still reddy-pink. He looked at his alarm clock. 7:45 am. Her cruel laughter rung in his ears. Slowly her words came to him.
"Person causing you the most heartache. I will remove this person. Don't try to stop me. No more cold lonely nights depressed. Protect your little lover."
'Oh No' Riku gasped, 'that woman is trying to kidnap Sora. But how? She is only a dream, a figment of my imagination, isn't she?' Riku sat up with a start, but he flopped back, his ribs screaming in protest. Staring at the ceiling of his bedroom, he remembered the events of last night.
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"Why didn't you tell me you were gay?" Riku's father growled.
Bent down and picked up his diary. "You read my diary," he said, almost inaudibly in shock.
"Answer me!!" his father shouted." The burly, 6 foot muscular man approached Riku menacingly.
"You read my diary!!! How dare you!!!" Riku turned the black leather book over in his hands. "You broke the lock and read my diary!!" that was all Riku could shout, in too much shock. The hard slap Riku received on his right cheek caused him to come swiftly to his senses.
"Answer my question, boy, or you'll regret it." His father's voice was frightening. "Why didn't you tell me you are gay?" He said each word clearly and concisely.
"Why?" Riku mimicked, almost laughing hysterically, "Because I knew you'd react this way. Did you want to know your only chance of grandchildren batted for the other team? I've only ever been beaten up every time I confided in you, so why would I tell you something so life-changing that I'd get the beating of my life?" Riku fixed his father with a calm, even stare.
Another blow from his father had enough force to knock him to the ground. Riku just sat there, blood flowing freely from his nose. He sat up and smiled.
"Whatever you do to me won't change the fact that I like men." Riku laughed, which only proved to aggravate his father further. 'Oh, well, in for a penny, in for a pound.' "And, father dear, I'm totally in love. With a guy, of course."
"What?" his father's face twisted in malice. His foot flew into Riku's stomach. Then, as Riku lay on the floor, in foetal position, his father vented his anger, kicking Riku anywhere he could.
When his father's anger left him, he stared down at his bruised and battered son. "I want you out of this house tomorrow." And with that, he spat on Riku and walked out of the house to go to work.
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Riku managed to haul himself out of bed and into his walk-in closet. He had managed to sort his clothes into two different types. One on each side of the mirror opposite the entrance. The clothes on the left he wore when his father beat him up badly, the ones on the right when he didn't have any bruises.
He looked at his reflection in the mirror. He was badly beaten; he had bruises all over his abdomen, arms and legs. He walked over to the left side of his closet. He walked out in a loose, dark purple, silk long- sleeved shirt with a ruffled collar and cuffs. It looked slightly feminine but suited him perfectly. With that he wore black silk trousers and black shoes.
He walked out to meet Sora and the first thing that Sora said was; "Another bad time huh? What was it about this time?" he asked, genuine concern in his voice.
"I don't want to talk about it." Riku said in a calm, even tone, and immediately regretted the tone. He saw the brief flicker of hurt in Sora's eyes.
But the emotion had passed in an instant. "Okay, but if you do, I'm here." Sora said in the same calm, even tone.
"Sora, would it be possible for me to stay with you for a few days?" Riku looked away, scared of what the answer might be.
"Of course you can. My mom will be happy to have you round again. You're the only person who complements her on everything. Has he thrown you out? Don't worry, I don't want you to talk about anything you don't want to." He hastily added, seeing the look Riku gave him. Sora walked a few paces in front and Riku found his eyes drifting downwards, down Sora's back, to admire his slim, feminine hips, the way his cute ass wiggled as he walked.
Riku was so busy he almost walked into a lamp post. Shaking his head, he walked past Sora. Sora walked up to and past Riku, who hurried past Sora. Soon the boys were running, racing to school.
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The auditorium was silent. The whole school had gathered to see the performances to find the person to represent the school in the 'Pent-Annual Schools Sing-off', a competition where one person from every school entered a huge competition to try to win their school £10,000. Of the 100 people that entered, only three people had made it through to the finals. Sora, Riku and Marty, a short, buck-toothed 13 year old with black hair and dark brown eyes.
First up was Sora. He walked up to the microphone that was placed in the centre of the stage. He adjusted it so that it was position perfectly for him to sing into. He then looked into the audience, and, seeing Kairi, he smiled.
"This one's for Kairi." He stated into the microphone, before starting the song. Kairi's jaw dropped and her eyes widened in shock. She, and everyone else had realised what song it was and all were watching Kairi to see her reaction.
"At first I was afraid, I was petrified, Kept thinking I could never live without you by my side, But I spent so many nights just thinking how you did me wrong, And I grew strong...
"And now you're back, From outer space, I just came home to find you here with that sad look upon your face..."
Sora's high, sweet melodious voice filled the auditorium. The song, 'I Will Survive', was powerful, yet full of emotion. Everyone was still, no one fidgeted for fear of missing any action of change of facial expression. As he finished the song, everyone applauded. He took a bow and as turned away to walk back to his seat at the back of the stage, Riku saw him brush away a tear, as he struggled to overcome with emotion. As Sora sat down, he turned to look at Kairi, and as he stared at her, she stood up and ran out of the auditorium, crying profusely.
"I think I've finally made her feel as much pain as I did." He whispered. Riku heard it, but chose not to ask. The headmaster was at the microphone introducing him. He announced Riku and the audience applauded politely.
"This one's for you, Sora." He whispered to the younger boy. Sora looked at him quizzically but said nothing as he stood up, walked over to the microphone and waited for the music to start.
The pianist stood up and walked over to the head and whispered something. Riku walked over to them to see what the problem was.
"I can't find the music." The pianist was saying.
Before the head could speak Riku said, "Don't worry, I'll sing a cappella. That's how I practiced, so I'll just sing like it now." Riku walked back to the microphone and spoke to his peers.
"Sorry for the delay, but there's a problem. The music for my song is missing, but don't worry, I'll just have to sing without it." Riku turned away from the audience and pitched his voice, and then he turned and began singing.
"If I could stand inside his shoes I'd say, How can I compare thee to a summer's day? I'd take a page in all the papers; I'd announce it on the news, If I was the guy if I was in his shoes..."
Riku's voice was deep and harmonious, totally opposite to Sora's. Where Sora's voice was full of power, demanding attention, Riku's was soft, requesting it, and getting twice as much. Both boys filled their voices with emotion. Riku's emotions were yearning (for Sora), disappointment (at Sora's mystery man) and acceptance (that he might not be 'the one' for Sora). The audience was captivated.
"I'm not saying a word, I'm not saying I care Though I would like you to know."
Riku finished the song and the auditorium was so quiet the proverbial pin could be heard dropping. Then there was riotous applause. The auditorium rose to its feet and applauded Riku. Some though, began to scream.
'Give in to the darkness.'
"What, who said that?" Riku asked as more people joined in the screaming.
'Give in to temptation, the dark will give you power.'
Suddenly hordes of creatures, all black, rose from the floor and surrounded Riku. He looked over and saw more creatures around Sora, with their hands on his chest, above his heart. The silver haired boy looked frantically for a way out of his circle when he felt something materialise in his right hand. He didn't have to look down at it, from the weight of the object he could tell that it was what he needed. He swung at the nearest creature. The massive blade went straight through it and it just vanished. Riku quickly disposed of the creatures around him and ran to Sora's aid. He whacked the creature with its hand on Sora's heart. He then pulled the younger boy behind him and drove his blade, shaped strangely like a key, into the other creatures.
The scene froze. In she strode, tugging a struggling Kairi with her.
"My, my, my. I give you a clue and you misinterpret it. Were you going to protect him all day, or would you have looked for this fine young woman.
"Kairi?!?" was all Riku could say.
"Riku, what is she talking about?" asked Sora, stepping out from behind Riku.
"So you are real." Riku was utterly amazed.
"Of course I'm real, you fool." She snarled.
"So," the silver haired boy went on, "you were intending to take Kairi all along."
"Yes, I did."
"But-" Then it dawned on him. "The person causing me the most heartache? Kairi?"
"Yes, indirectly!!" she laughed. "While she is in his (she pointed to Sora at this point) life, he is unhappy. If I remove her, he will be happy, so you will be happy, plus he would be available." She laughed again, showing off a dazzling set of sparkling white teeth.
'Don't try to stop me, because you'll lose'. Riku thought. Then he said, "You knew I'd think that you would try to harm Sora. Very clever ploy."
"Thank you." She said.
"Riku, please tell me what's going on?" Sora was looking scared.
"Well, that woman came into my dream last night and told me this was going to happen, well she really gave me some cryptic clues." The silver haired boy explained, before turning once more to the figure in black. "What are you going to do with Kairi?" he asked.
"She is a princess of heart. You will come across more of those in the future. I need all seven of them to open a door to the darkness."
"What the hell are you talking about? I'm not a princess." Kairi suddenly said, finding her voice.
"I will answer your questions in Hollow Bastion. I have no need for your presence here." She pushed Kairi in front of her, but before Kairi could move she pointed her sceptre at Kairi and a black shroud rose around her.
"Help, PLEASE!!!" Kairi's scream was agonising.
"Riku, help her!!!" Sora yelled, pushing him forward. Riku turned, puzzled. "What are you waiting for? GO!" He didn't need to be told a third time. He ran for Kairi, but the mysterious woman blocked his path. One last heart breaking scream and Kairi was gone.
"Let me give you some information." The figure in black said, smiling evilly, "I have decided not to engulf this world. There is a keyhole, a large one. You need to seal this to stop my little darlings from attacking. You will find the keyhole in the last place you would ever want to go. And if I were you, I'd give in to the darkness." She looked down at the weapon in Riku's hand and her eyes widened in mock surprise. "But look, isn't that the blade of light." She laughed. "You have just sealed your fate, and your lover's." she then turned to Sora. Give in to the darkness the first time it calls. It's much easier that way. For everyone." She swept herself up in her cloak and was gone.
"Riku, I'm scared." Sora looked at Riku, and Riku just pulled the boy into a hug.
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AN: This was quite a hard chapter, because I knew what I wanted in it but I think this may be a little boring. Sorry it took so long. I have just been working and re working this story. There may be a few errors, or bits that are confusing. If there is, please tell me. And the off-characterisations will be explained in due time. The other chapters won't be this long. And lastly, if anyone wants to be a BETA feel free to review and apply, as I need one very badly. Review, NOW!!
Sora picked up his bag and walked to his front door. Just as he got to it he heard a knock. Pulling it open he dropped his bag in shock.
"Kairi?!?"
Pushing past Sora and walking into the house, Kairi said, "We need to talk."
Sora watched as Kairi, dressed in a short black body-hugging dress, walked into the living room and sat down. "Why did you say those hurtful things to me?" she demanded. "I know you didn't mean it."
"Do we have to do this now?" Sora sighed, as he sat down on the other side of the big red couch Kairi had sat on. "I did mean it actually Kairi, you used me. I may not have started out to use you, but ever since valentine's at Vinny's I've known I was gay, not bisexual as I first thought."
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That Valentines Day Sora had taken Kairi out to Vinny's the best, most expensive restaurant in town. They had a romantic, candle light meal and then they had gone back to Kairi's house in a white limousine Sora had hired for the night. They had sat in the garden, gazing up at the stars.
"Isn't it a wonderful night?" Kairi asked.
"Well, I think this will make it better." Kairi turned to face Sora and her eyes widened as Sora handed her a long thin box. "Go ahead, open it." Kairi did so and cried out in surprise as she picked out the slender gold necklace.
"Oh, it's beautiful. Here, fasten it around my neck, please?" Kairi pulled her hair up off her neck as Sora fastened the clip. "I'll never take it off! Well, since we're exchanging presents, here's mine." Kairi said as she leaned forward and kissed Sora on the lips.
"What, that's it?" Sora asked with a smile as they broke apart.
"No, silly, your present is me."
"What- OH!!" Sora exclaimed. Sora smiled and leaned over and claimed Kairi's mouth. He gently parted her lips with his tongue and tilted her chin slightly upwards for better access. She moaned into the kiss as Sora ran his left hand up her body and cupped her breast. Kairi lay back on the grass, pulling Sora onto her. Sora suddenly panicked. He broke the kiss and ran into the house, a surprised Kairi a few feet behind him. He ran into the bathroom and locked the door.
"What is wrong with me?" Sora asked himself, whispering so Kairi wouldn't hear. "Why hasn't it come up?" Sora was referring to his manhood. When he thought of a boy in his arms, passionately kissing, moving his hands slowly over his ass- there is was. Hard as a rock, so why wasn't it like that with Kairi? He realised that he had been in denial. How was he going to explain this to Kairi? How could he tell her she was deeply in love with a gay guy?
Sighing to himself, he pulled open the door.
"What's wrong Sora? Is it something I did?" Kairi asked.
"No it isn't you, it's me." Sora said, a brilliant idea forming in his head. "I'm... I'm just not ready. I'm sorry Kairi; I've probably ruined your night. I can just go home now, if you want me to."
"Are you sure you're not ready? Your trousers seem to say otherwise." Kairi said with a smile, looking at Sora still hard member slightly visible. "But seriously, if you're not ready then it's ok, we'll just wait until you are. And don't be silly, you haven't ruined my night. In fact, I want you to sleep over." Kairi looked at him, smiled and then leaned in and kissed Sora on the cheek. Then she laughed. "Silly." Was all she said, before making the bed in the spare room for Sora.
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Kairi stared at Sora. "KNEW you were gay and DIDN'T TELL ME???" Kairi exclaimed.
"Yeah," said Sora, "but if I had told you I could have avoided all the pain you put me through." Sora got up and retrieved his bag from the hall. "Get out, Kairi, there is somewhere I need to be." He said in a level tone.
"So, you've finished your malicious attack, I presume? You have been perfectly civil the whole time I've been here." Kairi said, watching Sora for any reactions.
"Well, you presume wrong, Kairi dear. I tolerated you the whole time you were here, I was not civil. There is a subtle, yet significant difference. Now go." Sora watched as Kairi's eyes watered, and she ran out of the house and down the street. 'I hope you hurt as much as I did.' Sora thought to himself as he locked the door and headed towards Riku's house.
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Riku silently stared out the window. The full moon was shining brightly. There was a soft knock at his door.
"Go away dad, I don't want to talk to you." Riku called quietly.
The door opened and a familiar voice said softly, "It's not your father."
"Sora?" Riku turned, surprised to see him standing there. "What are you doing here?"
Sora walked over to the window, and looked up at Riku. "I wanted to... no, I had to answer the question you asked me this afternoon. The picture was yours." Then Sora pulled Riku down into a passionate kiss, gently parting Riku's lips with his tongue. When they broke apart, Sora gently pulled the silver haired boy towards the bed. He then pushed Riku onto the single bed and then clambered on top of him.
"What are you doing?" Riku asked, trying to get up but being pushed down.
"Something we both want." Sora replied before leaning in for another kiss. Riku closed his eyes and prepared, but the kiss never came. He opened his eyes to see Sora poised above him, and he heard laughter in the corner of the room.
"Having fun?" She asked, her voice enticingly evil. Her ruby red lips locked in a malicious smile.
"Who the hell are you and what are you doing in my room?" Riku asked, struggling out from underneath the frozen Sora.
"I have come to talk to you, to tell you about your future." The strange woman replied, walking towards the window. Her long sceptre clicked on the wooden floor.
"What are you talking about?" Riku was confused, and slightly scared.
"I am giving you a chance. A chance to live. Your actions tomorrow will determine your destiny. And his." She pointed at Sora, still leaning in to give the bed a passionate kiss.
"Determine my destiny? Look lady, I don't know how you got in or why you're here-"
"Silence, you fool!" She exclaimed, pointing a sceptre at him dangerously. Riku wisely bit his tongue. "I have come to try and help you. I plan to devour this world in darkness, and I am warning you so you can escape. Tell anyone you want. Not many will believe you though." Her tone became low and menacing.
Her voice became sibilant. "Listen carefully, for I shall only say this once. There is a certain person causing you great heartache. I am feeling very generous, so I shall remove that person from your life. Don't try to stop me. You will only lose. Tomorrow, I will take this world, and all those in it. And I will remove the person causing you the most heartache. You will have no more lonely, cold nights depressed. Fare well, dear Riku, keyblade master. And protect your little lover. You never know how long you'll be separated for. Ha ha ha ha!!!!" she walked through the window and disappeared.
Riku woke up drenched in a cold sweat. The sun was rising from the east, its light still reddy-pink. He looked at his alarm clock. 7:45 am. Her cruel laughter rung in his ears. Slowly her words came to him.
"Person causing you the most heartache. I will remove this person. Don't try to stop me. No more cold lonely nights depressed. Protect your little lover."
'Oh No' Riku gasped, 'that woman is trying to kidnap Sora. But how? She is only a dream, a figment of my imagination, isn't she?' Riku sat up with a start, but he flopped back, his ribs screaming in protest. Staring at the ceiling of his bedroom, he remembered the events of last night.
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"Why didn't you tell me you were gay?" Riku's father growled.
Bent down and picked up his diary. "You read my diary," he said, almost inaudibly in shock.
"Answer me!!" his father shouted." The burly, 6 foot muscular man approached Riku menacingly.
"You read my diary!!! How dare you!!!" Riku turned the black leather book over in his hands. "You broke the lock and read my diary!!" that was all Riku could shout, in too much shock. The hard slap Riku received on his right cheek caused him to come swiftly to his senses.
"Answer my question, boy, or you'll regret it." His father's voice was frightening. "Why didn't you tell me you are gay?" He said each word clearly and concisely.
"Why?" Riku mimicked, almost laughing hysterically, "Because I knew you'd react this way. Did you want to know your only chance of grandchildren batted for the other team? I've only ever been beaten up every time I confided in you, so why would I tell you something so life-changing that I'd get the beating of my life?" Riku fixed his father with a calm, even stare.
Another blow from his father had enough force to knock him to the ground. Riku just sat there, blood flowing freely from his nose. He sat up and smiled.
"Whatever you do to me won't change the fact that I like men." Riku laughed, which only proved to aggravate his father further. 'Oh, well, in for a penny, in for a pound.' "And, father dear, I'm totally in love. With a guy, of course."
"What?" his father's face twisted in malice. His foot flew into Riku's stomach. Then, as Riku lay on the floor, in foetal position, his father vented his anger, kicking Riku anywhere he could.
When his father's anger left him, he stared down at his bruised and battered son. "I want you out of this house tomorrow." And with that, he spat on Riku and walked out of the house to go to work.
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Riku managed to haul himself out of bed and into his walk-in closet. He had managed to sort his clothes into two different types. One on each side of the mirror opposite the entrance. The clothes on the left he wore when his father beat him up badly, the ones on the right when he didn't have any bruises.
He looked at his reflection in the mirror. He was badly beaten; he had bruises all over his abdomen, arms and legs. He walked over to the left side of his closet. He walked out in a loose, dark purple, silk long- sleeved shirt with a ruffled collar and cuffs. It looked slightly feminine but suited him perfectly. With that he wore black silk trousers and black shoes.
He walked out to meet Sora and the first thing that Sora said was; "Another bad time huh? What was it about this time?" he asked, genuine concern in his voice.
"I don't want to talk about it." Riku said in a calm, even tone, and immediately regretted the tone. He saw the brief flicker of hurt in Sora's eyes.
But the emotion had passed in an instant. "Okay, but if you do, I'm here." Sora said in the same calm, even tone.
"Sora, would it be possible for me to stay with you for a few days?" Riku looked away, scared of what the answer might be.
"Of course you can. My mom will be happy to have you round again. You're the only person who complements her on everything. Has he thrown you out? Don't worry, I don't want you to talk about anything you don't want to." He hastily added, seeing the look Riku gave him. Sora walked a few paces in front and Riku found his eyes drifting downwards, down Sora's back, to admire his slim, feminine hips, the way his cute ass wiggled as he walked.
Riku was so busy he almost walked into a lamp post. Shaking his head, he walked past Sora. Sora walked up to and past Riku, who hurried past Sora. Soon the boys were running, racing to school.
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The auditorium was silent. The whole school had gathered to see the performances to find the person to represent the school in the 'Pent-Annual Schools Sing-off', a competition where one person from every school entered a huge competition to try to win their school £10,000. Of the 100 people that entered, only three people had made it through to the finals. Sora, Riku and Marty, a short, buck-toothed 13 year old with black hair and dark brown eyes.
First up was Sora. He walked up to the microphone that was placed in the centre of the stage. He adjusted it so that it was position perfectly for him to sing into. He then looked into the audience, and, seeing Kairi, he smiled.
"This one's for Kairi." He stated into the microphone, before starting the song. Kairi's jaw dropped and her eyes widened in shock. She, and everyone else had realised what song it was and all were watching Kairi to see her reaction.
"At first I was afraid, I was petrified, Kept thinking I could never live without you by my side, But I spent so many nights just thinking how you did me wrong, And I grew strong...
"And now you're back, From outer space, I just came home to find you here with that sad look upon your face..."
Sora's high, sweet melodious voice filled the auditorium. The song, 'I Will Survive', was powerful, yet full of emotion. Everyone was still, no one fidgeted for fear of missing any action of change of facial expression. As he finished the song, everyone applauded. He took a bow and as turned away to walk back to his seat at the back of the stage, Riku saw him brush away a tear, as he struggled to overcome with emotion. As Sora sat down, he turned to look at Kairi, and as he stared at her, she stood up and ran out of the auditorium, crying profusely.
"I think I've finally made her feel as much pain as I did." He whispered. Riku heard it, but chose not to ask. The headmaster was at the microphone introducing him. He announced Riku and the audience applauded politely.
"This one's for you, Sora." He whispered to the younger boy. Sora looked at him quizzically but said nothing as he stood up, walked over to the microphone and waited for the music to start.
The pianist stood up and walked over to the head and whispered something. Riku walked over to them to see what the problem was.
"I can't find the music." The pianist was saying.
Before the head could speak Riku said, "Don't worry, I'll sing a cappella. That's how I practiced, so I'll just sing like it now." Riku walked back to the microphone and spoke to his peers.
"Sorry for the delay, but there's a problem. The music for my song is missing, but don't worry, I'll just have to sing without it." Riku turned away from the audience and pitched his voice, and then he turned and began singing.
"If I could stand inside his shoes I'd say, How can I compare thee to a summer's day? I'd take a page in all the papers; I'd announce it on the news, If I was the guy if I was in his shoes..."
Riku's voice was deep and harmonious, totally opposite to Sora's. Where Sora's voice was full of power, demanding attention, Riku's was soft, requesting it, and getting twice as much. Both boys filled their voices with emotion. Riku's emotions were yearning (for Sora), disappointment (at Sora's mystery man) and acceptance (that he might not be 'the one' for Sora). The audience was captivated.
"I'm not saying a word, I'm not saying I care Though I would like you to know."
Riku finished the song and the auditorium was so quiet the proverbial pin could be heard dropping. Then there was riotous applause. The auditorium rose to its feet and applauded Riku. Some though, began to scream.
'Give in to the darkness.'
"What, who said that?" Riku asked as more people joined in the screaming.
'Give in to temptation, the dark will give you power.'
Suddenly hordes of creatures, all black, rose from the floor and surrounded Riku. He looked over and saw more creatures around Sora, with their hands on his chest, above his heart. The silver haired boy looked frantically for a way out of his circle when he felt something materialise in his right hand. He didn't have to look down at it, from the weight of the object he could tell that it was what he needed. He swung at the nearest creature. The massive blade went straight through it and it just vanished. Riku quickly disposed of the creatures around him and ran to Sora's aid. He whacked the creature with its hand on Sora's heart. He then pulled the younger boy behind him and drove his blade, shaped strangely like a key, into the other creatures.
The scene froze. In she strode, tugging a struggling Kairi with her.
"My, my, my. I give you a clue and you misinterpret it. Were you going to protect him all day, or would you have looked for this fine young woman.
"Kairi?!?" was all Riku could say.
"Riku, what is she talking about?" asked Sora, stepping out from behind Riku.
"So you are real." Riku was utterly amazed.
"Of course I'm real, you fool." She snarled.
"So," the silver haired boy went on, "you were intending to take Kairi all along."
"Yes, I did."
"But-" Then it dawned on him. "The person causing me the most heartache? Kairi?"
"Yes, indirectly!!" she laughed. "While she is in his (she pointed to Sora at this point) life, he is unhappy. If I remove her, he will be happy, so you will be happy, plus he would be available." She laughed again, showing off a dazzling set of sparkling white teeth.
'Don't try to stop me, because you'll lose'. Riku thought. Then he said, "You knew I'd think that you would try to harm Sora. Very clever ploy."
"Thank you." She said.
"Riku, please tell me what's going on?" Sora was looking scared.
"Well, that woman came into my dream last night and told me this was going to happen, well she really gave me some cryptic clues." The silver haired boy explained, before turning once more to the figure in black. "What are you going to do with Kairi?" he asked.
"She is a princess of heart. You will come across more of those in the future. I need all seven of them to open a door to the darkness."
"What the hell are you talking about? I'm not a princess." Kairi suddenly said, finding her voice.
"I will answer your questions in Hollow Bastion. I have no need for your presence here." She pushed Kairi in front of her, but before Kairi could move she pointed her sceptre at Kairi and a black shroud rose around her.
"Help, PLEASE!!!" Kairi's scream was agonising.
"Riku, help her!!!" Sora yelled, pushing him forward. Riku turned, puzzled. "What are you waiting for? GO!" He didn't need to be told a third time. He ran for Kairi, but the mysterious woman blocked his path. One last heart breaking scream and Kairi was gone.
"Let me give you some information." The figure in black said, smiling evilly, "I have decided not to engulf this world. There is a keyhole, a large one. You need to seal this to stop my little darlings from attacking. You will find the keyhole in the last place you would ever want to go. And if I were you, I'd give in to the darkness." She looked down at the weapon in Riku's hand and her eyes widened in mock surprise. "But look, isn't that the blade of light." She laughed. "You have just sealed your fate, and your lover's." she then turned to Sora. Give in to the darkness the first time it calls. It's much easier that way. For everyone." She swept herself up in her cloak and was gone.
"Riku, I'm scared." Sora looked at Riku, and Riku just pulled the boy into a hug.
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AN: This was quite a hard chapter, because I knew what I wanted in it but I think this may be a little boring. Sorry it took so long. I have just been working and re working this story. There may be a few errors, or bits that are confusing. If there is, please tell me. And the off-characterisations will be explained in due time. The other chapters won't be this long. And lastly, if anyone wants to be a BETA feel free to review and apply, as I need one very badly. Review, NOW!!