Leon waved to his friend as he left for vacation for the summer. Riku went somewhere for vacation every now and then during summer and it just happened to be this summer. The fifteen year old Riku (yes, two years before he met Sora if you read the first story because this is the sequel as said in the first chapter and description) slumped down in his seat in the car. He hated these family trips mostly because he could never enjoy them. His parents never cared for him that much and it made him wonder why they ever took him on their occasional trips during summer. Probably because they thought that he would do something they didn't want him to do while they were away. He wasn't afraid to show them how irritated his was that they were taking him along. But they just ignored him most of the time and talked between themselves, mostly about stupid things like which cheese would make them look more sophisticated at the coming party they were throwing when they got back. He sighed in irritation at how stupid they sounded talking about fucking cheese! His father passed him an angry glance before continuing their conversation. When they finally arrived at the town they were heading for, Riku wasted no time getting out of the car so he was able to get away from his parents as soon as possible. He soon settled for hanging around the local arcade while his parents did whatever they did. He didn't play any of the games but only stood and watched. One person in particular caught his eye. He had orange eyes that seemed to follow him around no matter where he was. He finally left out of boredom and a bit creped out by the orange eyed guy.
As he turned down a alley heading towards his hotel, he sensed someone following him. He glanced back just enough so he could see the person but so he couldn't see him glancing back. He spotted the orange eyed boy behind him a ways. He began to hurry his pace a little as he journeyed closer to his destination. The boy behind him did the same only making Riku more annoyed than his parents had made him. Well, almost as annoyed. He made a move into the next alley and hid in the shadows as the orange eyed boy rounded the corner. He smirked as the boy paused before heading further down the alleyway. As the boy passed, Riku jumped on top of him, pinning him to the ground. The orange eyed boy, still confused by what was happening, only let out a small grunt as he was pinned to the ground. "Ok, why are you following me?' Riku asked as he pushed down on the boy's windpipe. The boy's hands flew up to Riku's arm and tried to pull it away. His attempts failed but only made Riku press harder. "Tell me or I'll keep pressing down." He said. The orange eyed boy smirked at him. "If you keep pressing for a long enough time, then you'll kill me. Is that what you want?" the boy answered with a sly tone. Riku narrowed his eyes before he slightly let up but still had his hand on the boy's throat. "Why were you following me?" he asked again with furious eyes. "You really want to know?" the boy asked. Riku began to press harder letting the boy know his answer. "Fine! I'll tell you if you stop doing this!" he said as he gasped for breath. Riku got off of the boy and stood there; ready to keep him from running. The boy laughed at Riku's actions but didn't try anything.
Riku stared at the boy. "So you're saying that your name is Menas and you can unlock the darkness in my heart? Freak." Riku said as he leaned against the wall. Menas nodded his head. "I resent that last comment. Also, there is something else that I want to tell you if you're willing to hear it." He said as he gave a sly look to Riku. Riku sighed before nodding. "I got nothing better to do and I don't want to talk to my parent so why not? It'll kill some time anyway." Riku said as he looked at Menas. Menas smirked at this answer and began to speak. "Have you ever heard of heartless? They're creatures whose hearts have given into the darkness. You, Riku are a child born of the darkness. You were meant to control the darkness. You should accept your fate." Menas said as he watched Riku's reaction. "Asshole! Who are you to go talking about such fucking things? Like I believe a damn thing you said! You fucking retard!" Riku said as he began to walk away. Somehow, Menas appeared in front of Riku and blocked his path. "You have to accept your fate Riku. You know it." He said as his eyes began to glow red. Riku started to back up from the strange boy who was telling him something he wouldn't believe. "Leave me the fuck around! Bastard!" Riku said as he turned on his heel and began to run. Menas followed after him and soon had him trapped in a dead end. He smirked as he began to chant something that Riku couldn't understand. Suddenly, a weird heart shaped sign appeared around Riku and began to glow red. Riku didn't know what to do. But before Menas could get halfway through his chant, yells were heard close by causing him to lose concentration and look back at the source. Riku took this moment to tackle Menas to the ground. Menas, surprised by this attack, didn't have time to react before Riku punched him in the face causing him to black out. Riku ran off leaving the strange boy in the alley by himself. Riku felt no pity for him as he left. When Riku finally slowed down, he realized the major headache that had settled on his mind. Suddenly, he couldn't remember anything he had done that summer. Amnesia? He didn't know. But all he knew was that there was something important that he shouldn't have forgotten.
Okay, you have learned something about Riku! Whoot! But I want you to think really hard about Menas. Just think for a minute.