Chapter 2 Of Riku's Light.
Namine leant her head on his chest tears falling down her face, she suddenly felt so cold so extremely lost. As if she had lost the most precious thing in her life.
"I'm sorry Riku, if only I had sad it. Maybe you wouldn't have left" She looked down on him and moved the strands of hair from her face and gasped.
"You didn't want to die, did you?" She wiped away the tear and placed her trembling hands against the side of his face. To her the touch was still warm
"This isn't fair …" She looked across at him like Riku, I don't want you too die…
Now it's a year later …
Namine sat on her bed drawing a picture of Donald Sora and Goofy. She sighed deeply…
Sora walked in, with a massive grin across his face as if he owned the world.
"Was sup Namine" He was so cheery in his voice.
"Go away Sora, I don't want to look at you" She looked away from Sora
"Why? Oh yeah, I know why" He walked up to her, making her look at him.
Namine looked at Sora and a white light flashed and Riku was stood in front of her.
"Geez Namine you were always so kind"
"Riku?"
"I'm not Riku for the 50th time" He changed back to being Sora. "Why were you always so kind to that scum bag?"
"Didn't you say that a minute ago?" She looked puzzled at him
"I didn't say anything…" He looked her like your crazy, then he looked down and sighed deeply. "You want him back so badly don't you?"
She didn't look at him … she didn't even say anything to him. But it was in her eyes, they saddened and deepened there was always a secret part to her. That no one knew or understood she was open with only her.
"You loved him didn't you?" Sora asked with a sharp tone in his voice, almost as if he didn't want her to love him. Sora imagined Riku as a loner, and that's how Sora wanted it to be.
She looked at him sharply, eyes narrowing she glared at him.
"I was only asking, you look like you could use some company" He sat down next to her
Namine closed her notepad, she didn't look comfortable with Sora there so at first she said nothing
"Me and Kairi are doing well, Goofy says we should kiss. I'm just look whoa! Hold the phone since when was it your business. Donald blew up the Papou fruit tree yesterday. So least Donald's still himself" That was Sora alright, careless in his words yet just trying to make Namine happy. He was the joker alright, smiling when there's nothing to smile at.
"Well I'm glad you and Kairi are doing okay, I mean she was the whole purpose of your life after all." She looked at him slightly better now the silence was broken, but not entirely happy.
"Well, I can tell your probably ticked off at me so I'll be seeing you later" He got up looked back at her while walking and walked straight into the table "OW my … parts" he limped out the room
She sniggered and then her smile faded and she lie down, she was looking at the ceiling.
The Sora came back …
"You do realise there is a way to bring him back" He said a little smug
She turned and looked at him sharply, and had an expression of disbelief and hope all in one. She wanted him back ever so badly.
"What do I have to do?" She said; with out any regard for her safety
"Well let's see, erm … I don't really know for sure" he said as he put his hands behind his head and starched the back of his neck and said nervously "eheh sorry Namine but I know there is a way"
She looked down and then realised what she must do.
"I might be gone a while" she got up ran off like a doe caught in headlights.
"SHE DIDN'T EVEN SAY GOODBYE! Gosh people these days" He left the room
Namine picked up her backpack and swung it over her shoulder in a hurried way, as if it depended on her life to get to where she was going, no … not her life Riku's.
So she set out, she had no idea what she was in for, all she knew is her heart would guide her. So she walked, and walked she walked like nothing else mattered. Until she got there … her destination and what maybe her final resting place.
"There it is, the doors to the underworld …" She looked down like I can't do this "I have to do this!" She took a step closer to the doors
"No … you don't have to Namine" A voice in her head rang out, a warning… But she did not heed it … after hesitation she moved forward into the biggest struggle so far.
"This is creepy" She walked down the step… hearing the moans and cries of the souls. White mist around her feet. She felt cold going down those first flew steps. Edgar to turn back, back to warm sunlight.
"No this is too important to me" She walked along the ground
"What's a pretty little thing like you doing here? I mean this place is only for dead people" Hades stood behind her appearing from thin air.
"Who are you?" She looked scared and worried
"I'm the lord of the underworld, and I don't like trespassers and you are on my ground. So if I were you'd I'd leave"
She looked down …
"I'm here because …" he had already gone. She was once again alone and by this time shivering, the atmosphere felt so heavy to her. And as she turned the corner
"You shouldn't of come here Namine, don't worry about me. Return to the light … after all you don't belong here I do" His spirit vanished from site.
"RIKU!" She looked mad and angry at him, and she ran off down into the maze of hell itself
"You don't belong here! Your not full of darkness anymore … your light!" She shouted running down the otherwise silent passages. And before she knew it she ran right into death capital … in other words Hades.
"I thought I told you to get out of my realm! Your alive, you don't belong here" He knocked her back
Namine fell to the ground and looked up at Hades with the spirit of fire in her eyes. She set out on a mission, and nothing was going to get in the way of that. Not Hades not anyone
"Your wasting my time! I need to get Riku" she covered her mouth
"Is that what you're after?" He summoned Riku in spirit. "Kill her!" Hades tried forcing him to attack, Riku's will power was winning but for how long?
"You … can't … make … me" He was gritting his teeth and his fists were clenched and his tightly shut. "I'd rather rot in hell then hurt her"
"Riku! Hades let him go!" She looked extremely angry and was trembling slightly
a tear from Riku's eye fell down. He didn't want to hurt Namine and he was fighting with all his will.
"Shall I do it myself!" He jumped forward and tried to use fire on Namine
she jumped to the side, with her fists tight her anger was building inside her. The fire in her fires flickered a spark was lit and a time bomb before it became a roaring flame.
"Namine!" He tried to run to her … Hades appeared in front of him and grabbed him
"YOUR TIME'S UP!" He threw Riku down into the pit of souls.
"RIKU NOO!" she ran to the edge off the pit and looked down, at first a little hesitant. But then she threw her backpack off and dived in after him, she knew this could be as far as she goes.
At first Riku had his arm stretched out, but as he went deeper he lost all sense and his eyes closed. She swam down the never ending stream deeper into places the living shouldn't go, for it drains there life.
"I will get you" She had almost got to Riku, and was extremely weak.
Hades looked down …
"ah she's screwed" He had not a single care for her.
Sora Donald and Goofy burst through the doors
"not now … it's all happening today folks" Hades looked extremely annoyed at Sora
"Let Namine go!" Sora demanding holding the keyblade and his eyes a blaze… there was so much anger inside him
"She's not a prisoner and she jumped down there" He signalled to the soul pit.
"She'll die … she can't be down here this long!" Donald looked worried
Sora ran to Namine's backpack and looked in and found some rope
"this should do it" He threw the rope down. This was Namine's last hope
she looked around, she had reached Riku and had him in her arms but how was she to get out? Then she saw the rope and got over to it still holding Riku
"Guys help me, she and Riku are heavy!" Sora pulled with all his might on the rope and Donald helped, Goofy was trying his best to keep Hades occupied. She and Riku's spirit eventually are heaved to the surface
"Riku … look at me!" Namine's eyes watered but the tears didn't come … had she got there to late? Was he already belonging to darkness again?
"Take the spirit to its body… well take care off Hades" Sora winked at Namine and smiled, yet again he was gonna play hero. He was so heart full sometimes.
"Right" She got up and ran for it
"this is the 5th time this week" Hades groaned and looked down like I'm slipping, I'm really slipping
Meanwhile Namine was running to Riku's body, up the path, It was beautifully preserved in a glass case she shakily moved the top of the glass off nearly dropping it.
"I hope this works" She sighed and carefully lied his spirit on top of the body and it sank into him.
At first there was nothing … She lied on him
"Riku, I don't want it to be over … I …" She was to shy to finish the sentence then her head moved, because what she was leaning on had moved … ever so slightly but it had moved none the less.
"Riku?" She looked at him, his chest was moving. She leant over in front of his face and felt warm breathe …
"RIKU!" Her eyes lit up, a sparkle reappeared and her smile wide as ever if not more so she was over the moon
He twitched and rubbed his eyes and slowly but surely the opened … at first a crack then wide when he saw it was Namine and he smiled. He sat up
"Long time no see" he was happy, and for the first time in a long while… he was thinking of the future.
She hugged him tight and didn't want to let go. She wanted to hold him forever … he was so incredibly warm
"Yeah, I missed you too" He hugged her back, and didn't hesitate one bit and, he closes his eyes. She made making him feeling so special, and his heart was glowing all over.
She closed her eyes and didn't want to let go of him.
The sun was shiny brightly and the flowers were there normal shades of pink and purple moving gently in the breeze. It made Riku feel now that this home was permanent.
"Never leave again okay?" She let go and looked at him seriously "Promise me!"
"I'm not going anywhere Namine I promise" He looked at her like, you do trust me right?
Later that evening they were both sitting on the lawn outside watching the sun set.
"It was weird … dieing I could see everything you were doing though, I could watch over you." He looked at her in a way which is hard to say in words … but it's like watching a kitten lying with another kitten. Like romance yet not passion just sweetly.
She turned and looked at him and as she did he looked away.
"It must have been, I wouldn't know I've never been silly enough to kill myself" She laughed slightly a smile across her face that didn't seem to fade
He looked at her again,
"Did you mean it when you said you cared? I just wondered"
" Yes I did mean it Riku, and I can see the way your looking at me" she blushed slightly not facing him
"eheh" He went completely red
Sora and co hiding in a blush play kiss the girl
"oh man" He smacks his like guys!
"It's okay, I don't mind" She turned and smiled at him
"Thank you, Namine" He turned and smiled at her, and his hand slowly moved to hers
Namine, took Riku's hand and tightened her grip on it
"Well if that isn't proof what is?" "Mhm" she moved closer to Riku and leaned on his shoulder.
"Namine, I couldn't say this before but I think I love you" He leaned his head on hers lovingly
She smiled and closed her eyes.
"It's okay … I already know"
