It's my birthday, not really.
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Sora woke to the sound of someone playing a song. It was already very pretty, and there seemed to be background music, so there must be more than one person. He blinked at the sun filtering through the curtains, and it really sounded like this music WASN'T coming from a radio or CD player. It sounded so...here.
He sat up strait in the bed, wondering where the heck he was. He ran a hand through his messy chocolate hair, and rubbed under his eyes to get the sleepiness out. He couldn't remember anything. He looked down next to him, and saw that the bed was ruffled on the other side. He remembered something happening...like someone taking a picture. Then someone yelling. Then a begging sound. He then fell back asleep for a few more minutes.
Oh yeah! Sora blinked and stared in realization at the blank white wall in front of his eyes.
He spent the night with Riku at his house last night! He remembered!
Sora blushed furiously, then he heard the words of that oddly calming song.
Awake on my airplane
Awake on my airplane
My skin is bear
My skin is theirs
It sounded like Riku! Well, Riku using a different tone of voice, that is. He stood slowly and walked to where he heard the song. Riku had such a large house! Gees! Sora could barely find his way to the door that led to the garden out back. He didn't know why he heard the music from out back, but he had a feeling.
Awake on my airplane
Awake on my airplane
My skin is bear
My skin is theirs
Sora looked in shock as he saw many stereo sound system speakers littered around the garden, they were huge too, and playing that melodic sound. He looked around and saw that no more than a hundred feet away was a stage in the middle of the garden. There were three people standing on it, and many people standing around it. He didn't want to count them all, he was too enthraled by the lead singer and guitarist.
I feel like a newborn
And I feel like a newborn
Awake on my airplane
Awake on my airplane
I feel so real
His voice was perfect, holding out the words and the perfect pitch and beauty. Sora was just floating with the music, listening and watching to this...cliche as it may sound...magic.
Could you take my picture
'Cuz I won't remember
Could you take my picture
'Cuz I won't remember
Could you take my picture
'Cuz I won't remember
Yeah
The lead singer was playing calmly, with the drummer and other guitarist. He was just staring at Sora, this small smile on his face. The wind caught his hair and blew it in front of his face, and made him look like an angel against the rising sun. And with all the flowing loose flower petals from the garden, this was too close to a dream for Sora, and he didn't want to wake up.
I don't believe in
I don't believe in
In your sanctity
Your privacy
I don't believe in
I don't believe in
Sanctity
A hypocrisy
Riku looked down a little, embarrassed by the way that Sora was looking at him. He looked at his hands, so afraid that he'd mess up. He couldn't mess this up for Hayner or Pence. He couldn't do this...he closed his eyes.
Could everyone agree that
No one should be left alone
Could everyone agree that
They should not be left alone yeah
And I feel like a newborn
And I feel like a newborn
Kicking and screaming
He was still closing his eyes, then he heard a
Snap!...whirrrrr
He almost growled right into the mike, and he couldn't pummel his mother for ruin his concentration, because she was taking a picture, and this song WAS called 'take a picture'. He took a deep breath.
Could you take my picture
'Cuz I won't remember
Could you take my picture
'Cuz I won't remember
Could you take my picture
'Cuz I won't remember
Yeah
Riku was shining. To Sora, Riku was so perfect at that moment, and he didn't even try to be perfect. Sora smiled, and didn't even feel his feet moving forward. They were moving on their own accord.
Hey dad what do you think about your son now
Ah hey dad what do you think about your son now
Sora was smiling, and he could finally make out the faces of the people standing at the foot of the stage. They were all the people from the shelter, all of Riku's family (including a man that Sora had never seen before) and all of Riku's friends. They were all cheering happily, watching the pride and joy on the stage. But all of the silver man's attention was on the brunette.
Could you take my picture
'Cuz I won't remember
Could you take my picture
'Cuz I won't remember
Could you take my picture
'Cuz I won't remember
Snap!...whirrrrr
Riku almost laughed, but then looked down at Sora. He couldn't seem to take his eyes off him. But if he did, he's see his mother firing pictures right away, reloading her film, and taking more pictures. Riku's father was smiling warmly, and the man that Sora had never seen before was just shaking his head and laughing. Loki, Kouga, and Koda were smiling wide, Loki swinging his hips to the music, clapping, and smiling warmly. Kouga and Koda were cheering like mad men, looking like they were having the times of their lives.
Could you take my picture
'Cuz I won't remember
Could you take my picture
'Cuz I won't remember
Could you take my picture
'Cuz I won't remember
Riku smiled wide, his eyes sparkling as he cut off right before the end and jumped off the stage, grabbing Sora around the waist and spinning him around, "Sora! What did you think of it?"
Sora grabbed a handful of Riku's hair and pulled lightly, "Why did you not tell me you had a song like that!"
"That should be your guys's song!" Sam exclaimed happily, watching her son hug and kiss his new boyfriend, "We'll play it at your wedding!"
"Wedding!" But it wasn't Riku or Sora that screamed this, it was the man that Sora had never seen before. The man looked at Riku with a small pout and those puppy dog eyes, "Ri-chan! Why are you doing this to your dearest big brother!"
Riku groaned and tightened his hold on Sora, "This, sadly, is my brother, Solstice," (AN: Solstice is in my other story too, 'Neighbors'. But, of course, he has a completely different personality in this)
"Like winter and summer Solstice?" Sora asked, and he saw the glare from the man, who was still clutching his hands at his chest.
The new brother huffed, "Ri-chan! Ri-chan! Why are you doing this to your Onii-san?"
Sora looked up at Riku, confused, "What's with the -chan and onii-san? I thought his name was Solstice,"
Riku laughed, "We recently moved from Japan. In there, they have different ways of showing affection, but my brother is the only one that still talks like that,"
"Urusai!" Solstice yelled, closing his eyes tight.
Riku glared back at him, getting annoyed, "iiya, TEMAE urusai!"
"Nani!" Solstice exclaimed, then turned to their mother, "kaa-san! Ri-chan seizon iyashii!"
"Urusai!" Riku exclaimed, then stormed away, taking his dear Sora with him, "chikushou! sore . . . .sore! Aaugh! Terekusai ware! Chikushou!"
"Honey..." Sora said in a sugar-sweet voice, "I have no Idea what you're saying, but please don't sure your brother in another language,"
Riku looked at him, then sighed when their eyes met. He smiled and cupped Sora's cheek, "suki dayo..."
Sora tilted his head and looked at him with raised eyebrows, "What?"
Riku chuckled, "suki dayo,"
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Sora walked into the homeless building, followed closely by Riku. After Riku had actually done that beautiful song again, and actually finished it, Sora was taking Riku back so he could do his last day of community service. Sora was so happy, this meant that there couldn't possibly be a stupid guard running around, any more police men, and Riku was even a better person! That made Sora proud!
"Nee! Ri-chan! Don't leave your dear Onii-san out in the cold!" Solstice exclaimed, wiggling after Riku, chasing the couple down and wondering why they were here.
Sora nudged Riku, "Your brother seems so clingy, why haven't I ever seen him before?"
"He just returned from Japan," Riku said, then glared at his brother following behind them, "Urusai!"
Sora raised an eyebrow, "What does 'urusai' mean?"
"Shut up," Riku said calmly, then saw the shock on Sora's face. He waved his arms about as he started to sweat with nerves, "No! I didn't mean you! 'Urusai' means shut up,"
Sora breathed out his breath and took Riku's hand again, "So what does Onii-san mean?"
"It's a respectful term for 'big brother'," Riku said, then dragged Sora faster away from his supposed 'onii-san'. "But I never use that. I've never called him that in my life,"
"What would I call you?" Sora asked, tilting his head to the side, looking up at Riku as they walked down the hall toward the cafeteria. The others would be arriving soon as well, if they expected lunch.
Riku looked up in wonder, "Well, maybe Riku-chan. Or something along those lines,"
"How do you say 'love' in Japanese?" Sora asked, looking up at him in wonder.
"Erm...uh...koi," Riku said, blushing terribly at what Sora just asked, "It's 'koi',"
Sora smiled, then blushed, "Alright...koi,"
Riku almost stopped, but continued walking. He was blushing, and he almost didn't see or hear the...
Snap!...Whirrrrr
"MOM!" It was actually Solstice this time, whining at his mother, "Don't take pictures of my Ri-chan!"
"Urusai! Zannen nagara chigaimasu! Bleh!" Riku stuck his tongue out at his brother and huffed. He stormed toward the doors, and then burst through them, grumbling all the way toward the kitchen counter, "baka! Baka! Baka! Baka! Baka! Baka! Baka! Baka! Baka! Baka!"
Sora looked at him, following after like a little dog sort of, "Umm, koi, I've seen enough anime to know that 'baka' means stupid."
Riku looked at him, then his eyes softened and he sighed, pulling his hair back into a rubber-band. He tied the apron across his stomach, and then rolled up his sleeves, putting on some gloves, looking at the menu today. He really needed to do something to get his mind off his brother, then he saw that they were making pancakes. For lunch! Well, at least there was something to get his mind off it.
"What's wrong between you and your brother?" Sora asked, helping Riku with getting all the ingredients ready.
Riku looked at him, then went back to get the flower, "He used to always pick on me when we were back in Japan. He'd always say stuff like: 'Konnani terebi bakari miteru to baka ni nacchau!' or when I was watching my favorite anime, he'd say: 'Konna kudaranai bangumi nai to omou yo.' and..."
"I don't know what those things mean, Riku-chan," Sora said, making Riku look down at him. Riku sighed,
"He always used to pick on me, rude things, and now he wants to relent and be the best big brother a guy can be! But I can't forgive him so easily," Riku said, then went back to grumbling to himself in Japanese.
Sora smiled, then nudged Riku with his elbow, "You miss Japan, don't you?"
"W-wh-what!" Riku stood back, shocked, "What gives you that Idea? I was glad to get away!"
Sora smirked, then went back to mixing whatever he was mixing, "Don't deny, koi. Why else would you mumble to yourself in Japanese?"
"Kuso..." Riku looked away blushing, and he barely mumbled out, "urusai..."
"See?" Sora asked, his voice sing-song-ish. He was laughing to himself, "Please, any time you wish to speak Japanese, please do,"
"Bakana mane wa shinaide ne," Riku mumbled to himself, well more to himself then Sora. He looked over and saw that Sora was mixing and humming. Riku stood still, not moving.
"Aishiteru..." Riku mumbled, staring with a light blush and then smiled lightly, "...so much,"
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"Odorimasen ka? Odorimasen ka!" Solstice exclaimed, dancing around in the lounge room listening to one of Riku's many songs from their first album, "ya! Ya! Ya!
Riku stormed into the lounge, having just finished cleaning up the kitchen and went running to his brother, completely forgetting that everyone else was in the room.
"Urusai!" Riku exclaimed loudly, glaring and fuming at his brother.
Solstice whined and twisted around, "Nani! Ri-chan!"
"Urusai!" Riku exclaimed, poking his brother in the chest, "choudai auto! Baka!"
Solstice stared at his brother, his voice not moving, not speaking for once. He smiled warmly, "If that's what you want, Riku,"
Riku stared in wonder, wanting to take back what he just said. If anyone made Solstice sad enough to actually speak in English for a whole sentence, that person must be a REALLY heartbreaker.
"No, Solstice," Riku said, watching as his brother walked out of the room. Riku saw Sora next to himself, and knew that Sora knew what he said. Solstice looked back at Riku.
He smiled warmly, "I'm sorry, Riku,"
Riku watched after him, then dipped his head and covered his eyes with his bangs, "I'm so stupid,"
Sora put his hand on Riku's shoulder.
Everyone was startled from their stupor when they heard a scream. And...a gunshot.
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Riku stared in wonder, seeing a hooded man standing there, holding a gun. Solstice was standing off to the side, holding his arm, back against the wall. Blood was seeping through Solstice's fingers, and he was wincing in pain as he watched the man hold Demyx by the neck.
"Stay back!" The hooded figure exclaimed, pointing at the others entering the front room, "Have everyone get back into the room! Now!"
"What's going on!" Cloud whispered harshly to Leon. They were standing in the front, next to Solstice, having been just entering the room. Leon was clutching Cloud close to himself, holding and stroking his hair calmly.
Leon shushed him and clutched him closer.
"Shut up!" The man exclaimed, pointing the gun toward Cloud, "I said shut up!"
Leon froze, and Cloud felt this.
"Stop!" Cloud yelled, not wanting anyone to make Leon this scared. His Leon never got scared. Never.
Bang!
"Cloud!"
Leon pulled Cloud back just in time and the bullet went whizzing past the man's head. Cloud clutched to Leon, his ears ringing and his fear growing. He had no idea what was going to happen next, it was just like a haunted house with your eyes closed.
"Next time I wont miss!" The hooded figure exclaimed, then pointed the gun back at Demyx, "Now get me what I asked for!"
Riku silently told everyone to get back into the lounge, and they complied. They backed up, and they were all in until just Sora, Cloud, Leon, Solstice, and the figure holding Demyx were left.
"Shut up!" The figure exclaimed, having heard Sora tell everyone to stay put, "Shut your mouth now!"
Riku stood there, then dared to speak up, "What do you want?"
The man looked toward him and smirked. He then pointed the gun at Sora, "I want Riku Nori, that's all, and if you don't come willingly, I'll blow this little's mouses head off,"
Sora squeaked and Riku scowled deeply.
"Don't give me that look," The figure mocked, then cocked the gun, "Now,"
Riku started walking forward, and he could just see the smirk growing on the man's face.
"Riku..." Sora said, watching his koi walk forward, toward this man currently holding up a homeless shelter.
Riku looked back at him and shook his head, then turned back and continued to walk. He went strait up to the man and stood before him, "You have me right here,"
"You're Riku Nori?" The man smirked, then laughed a stale and brittle laugh, "You look exactly like you do in the pictures,"
Riku just continued to stare at him with that hard look in his eyes. His normally aqua and pur gaze was now a deep and dark blue with his eyes swarming with anger. His mouth was in a tight line and his brows were slightly downward. The rain that had started momentarily after everyone had entered the building was starting to reflect from the light in the room off Riku's eyes, and the dark setting was making him have a gloomy weird aura around him.
The man smirked, then pushed Demyx away, still pointing the gun at Sora. He switched the position toward Riku, and his gun was set strait on for Riku's heart.
"You must wonder why I did this,"
Riku just continued to stare. Even this long of a stare was starting to unnerve the man.
"I wanted to wait until you were just about to leave this place, and then I decided to take you." The man smirked, then tilted his head to the side, "I've been watching you endlessly, believe it or not. Everything so far has been my plan. I'm the one who called the cops when you were spray painting the Mayor's house. I'm the one who suggested you to go to the Destiny Isles Corps instead of jail. I'm the one who put that odd police officer on you when Axel and Roxas were gone, heck, I'm the one who caused their injuries!"
Riku's eyes widened and his brow furrowed even more. No one had seen him angry, but no one wanted to.
"I'm the one...who caused your parent's accident...do you know that?"
Riku's fists started to shake, as he looked at the man with wide eyes. He pleaded that he didn't hear what he thought he heard.
"I'm the one who started it. It was simple. Just screw with the street lights a bit, make them think it was a green light..." He tilted his head, then smirked, "I can do it again..."
"Don't...you...dare..." Riku murmured out, and his anger was rising, and you could actually see his clenching teeth behind his lips.
The man just scowled, "What are you going to do about it?"
Riku just shook more.
The man growled, not liked being ignored, then pointed his gun further down.
Bang!
Riku screamed out and fell on one knee. The man just shot him in the thigh, and blood was already seeping down to his knees and pooling.
"Riku!"
The hooded man bent over, jerking Riku back up by his arms and throwing Riku over his shoulder like a sack of potatoes. Riku was in too much pain and shock to do much of anything. The man smirked, then turned around and went running.
"Riku!" Solstice exclaimed, having just been watching this whole thing from against the wall. He started to run forward, but crumpled over to his knees from blood loss.
Sora just stared, that man was too fast. He was too fast.
"RIKU!"
The end...
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Dun worry, I'm probably going to make a sequel. It matters on how much people want me to make a sequel. I wanted to stop the story here, because the whole story line was only supposed to span out to a week. And this is the seventh day. So...