Disclaimer: I do not own Kingdom Hearts, if I did then life would be beautiful
Key:
- Dream State -, Flashback, ' thoughts ', " Dialogue "
----------------------------------------------------------------------------- A change in writing style/time/place/whatever (will notate in () which one)
Author's Note: This is the sequel to An Alternate Ending
Rating: M - for language and graphic images in later chapters
Warning: This is still a Sora/Riku fic… yeah. XD. Deal with it.
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(Chapter 9: A heart in danger)
"Back again?"
Kai nearly jumped a mile out of his skin and spun around to the voice that had broken his thoughts. His next reaction was to double take and stare involuntarily at the strange man who'd snuck up on him as he jumped up to his usual seat on the Paopu tree.
"Don't stare, it's rude." Said the man who could have been a mirror image of Kai... with the exception of the black streaks running through his long hair.
Kai coughed and shook his head a little, "Right, sorry. Um..." He stammered trying to put the scrambled pieces of his brain back in order.
"Look, I've been watching you for a while, and you seem like a nice-enough guy to me. But I have something very important to tell you. It's imperative that you listen very closely and believe in every thing I tell you." The man said in a hushed and urgent tone of voice.
"W-what is it?" Kai asked nervously, wondering why this stranger had been apparently stalking him, and what he could possibly have to say.
"That boy that you've been hanging around with, Sora, he's my best friend from childhood." The man began.
"Your... best friend?" Kai asked in surprise, slightly unnerved.
"Yes... you see, I have come to you to ask you a favor. My name is Riku and five years ago he nearly killed me, but it wasn't his fault, a heartless had captured his mind and forced him to fight me. I used all of my love for him in order to win him free of the heartless, but unfortunately in doing so I lost my very heart." 'Riku' looked downcast. "I've been roaming in the shadows for such a long time... trying to figure out what I can do to get my life back and be with him again. And as I've been watching you I've discovered the answer. Sora has my heart inside of him... and I need to urge it out of him by reminding him how much he loves me."
Kai felt like something had shattered inside of his body. A lone phrase repeating in his mind '...he's my best friend from childhood'. Helplessly he offered his counterpart as sympathetic a smile as he could muster. "So... what do you want from me?" He asked, without breaking his voice.
"I need you to stay away from Sora for a while, with you hogging all of his attention it's been really hard for me to find some time alone. I'm not saying you can't be friends with him anymore! Just... let me have him for a little while. You understand don't you?" 'Riku' asked quietly.
"Sure... good luck." Kai replied quietly and promptly began walking home.
'Riku' watched Kai disappear across the sand and smirked to himself. "Perfect... with that idiot out of the way, his heart will be mine! Or my name isn't Xukir..."
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Kai kicked up sand as he walked along the beach. "All that work for nothing." He grumbled in annoyance. Inside he felt like he was dying. Sora had been someone else's all along... not his. No wonder his past wasn't coming back to him like Naminé had predicted. Kai paused a moment.
Still, he had started to remember some things... and for a reason he could not explain he felt he had fallen hard for the longhaired brunette. He sighed and shook his head. He couldn't think like that anymore... he would have to start from scratch. "Fuck." He muttered.
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"So who started this fight?" The beefy police officer asked the blonde point blank.
"I did sir." Replied the blonde without missing a beat. The policeman regarded him, trying to decide what kind of a mischief-maker he was.
"So why did you start the fight then?" The officer asked, having already taken numerous tests on the blonde only to discover that the young man had been entirely sober at the time.
"Well officer, I thought I saw a knife in his hand. I was merely trying to protect the innocent person. But I see now that what I saw was merely a trick of the light. I'm very sorry for disturbing the peace." The blonde replied easily, looking regretful and apologetic.
"Oh... alright then. You're free to go, just be more careful next time ok? And if you really think you see something, call the cops first next time." The man grunted in response.
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Bright blue eyes watched the forlorn silver figure stomp his way childishly back to an apartment overlooking the placid ocean. A slow frown etched its way onto the features of the mystery man as he sensed the brewings of shadows.
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Sorry that this chapter is so short... it was actually longer, but I had to chop it in two.
rozukitsune
