Got cha!
T-T I'm sowwy. Most of you were mad at me, but...it needed to be done.
Welp, sequel time.
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Another turning point a fork stuck in the road
Time grabs you by the wrist directs you where to go
So make the best of this test and don't ask why
It's not a question but a lesson learned in time
The mysterious person plucked the strings of the unfamiliar guitar. Smoke filtered through the air, floating to the rafters and staying there. There were many people in this place, most men, few women. They were all smoking, most drinking, all listening. The place had been packed since the new arrival of the singer. Only few used to come here, and now it was full to the brim, some having to actually sit at the bar for once.
It's something unpredictable
But in the end is right
I hope you had the time of your life
If you listened to the news, or read the paper, you'd know whom the singer was. But there was a rare few in here who actually listened. They were listening now to the oddly captivating voice, and some even hated music, and were here solely to look at the singer.
So take the photographs and still frames in your mind
Hang it on a shelf in good health and good time
Tattoos of memories and dead skin on trial
For what it's worth it was worth all the while
His face held no emotion, and it almost looked like it were a zombie singing. But with the right stuff added to his hair, the right lightings, most people took him for a frowning angel. They wouldn't even think that he was dying inside, and that every time he had to sing for these people, they'd be the farthest things from his mind.
It's something unpredictable
But in the end is right
I hope you had the time of your life
No one noticed the growing welts on his arms and legs, no one noticed the bruises on his fingers, no one noticed the rings under his eyes, no one notices the growing scars on his finger tips, and no one noticed the death in his eyes.
It's something unpredictable
But in the end is right
I hope you had the time of your life
His fingers started to bleed again, but the customers were used to this now, and no one caught the small wince. And even when the person sang, his beautiful voice wrung out and filled the halls with magic. His eyes not looking up at any one of the people, although at the beginning of every showing, he'd look around the whole audience to make sure that no one he knew was in the audience.
It's something unpredictable
But in the end is right
I hope you had the time of your life
The man stood slowly after, listening to the many applause, then turned, and limped off the stage. He was finally done for tonight, and he was so glad.
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Riku limped terribly, his thigh aching and throbbing. It'd been two weeks. Two whole weeks, and that man still hadn't let Riku out. And there was only one reason that Riku didn't run away on his own accord.
"Riku!" The hooded figure that had kidnaped him that stormy night, who turned out to be a man named Kadaj, and actually had two lackeys, Yazoo and Loz. They were the meanest people you could ever find in the whole world times two! But they did have a rather nice back-up band for Riku, a bass guitarist named Vincent and a drummer named Reno. They were cool, and there was even another guitarist named Zack.
It was Yazoo, oh thank god. Riku sighed in relief, thanking whoever it was that sent Yazoo instead of Kadaj. Kadaj would punish Riku badly for his performance tonight. That meant no pain-killers.
"That was a good performance, I guess," Yazoo yawned, then tossed a bottle of pills, "I counted them, If I find more than two missing, I'm sending you to Kadaj,"
Riku nodded, then went over and slumped on the couch, seeing a sneaking figure immerse from the shadows, and RIku looked up, breathing heavily, "Hey, Vincent,"
Vincent just nodded in response, then there was a terrible scrabbling sound coming from the back room.
"Riku's back!" The voice yelled, the clumping and scrabbling continuing, "Everyone, false alarm! Riku's back!"
There was even more sounds, and then three people emerged, breathing heavily and pushing each other. Wait, make that four people, Donald was rather short, short enough for Riku to look over.
There was Goofy, the tallest man Riku had ever seen. Donald, the shortest man Riku had ever seen. Reno, the weirdest man Riku had ever seen. And lastly, Zack, the...most normal man Riku had ever seen.
"Riku!" Reno ran forward, not forgetting to do a twirl and curtsey, "You were good out there, that a new song?"
"Yeah," Riku sighed, dry-swallowing two of the pills, "I was just winging it,"
Zack piped up, successfully kicking Donald off him, "Kadaj says you shouldn't do that anymore,"
"yeah, well Kadaj can just go-!" Riku was about to say, but a door opened and he kept his mouth shut.
"You have to be quiet Riku," Zack said quietly, sighing, "We'll get you out of here soon, along with the rest of us. You have to think of Sora,"
Riku sighed, then looked away and covered his face with his hand.
"We're all in the same situation," Zack said, patting Riku on the shoulder.
"I know," Riku mumbled.
Zack started counting off on his fingers, "You have Sora to watch over. I have Cloud to watch over. Goofy has Pluto to watch over. Donald has Daisy to watch over. Vincent has...himself to watch over,"
"I know," Riku grumbled, as that night came back to him. He didn't want it to.
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Kadaj threw Riku on the ground, in front of the others, "I've made you guys a new friend. This time, he's famous,"
Riku stirred, and his leg was aching and burning. He opened his eyes wearily, and shook his head, "My leg..."
"Holy, shit!" This voice was so foreign. But the calm face that looked oddly like Cloud's loomed over his face.
Riku grumbled, "Cloud?"
The man gasped and griped Riku's shoulders, "You know Cloud!"
"Yeah, you're not him?" Riku said, then felt that his leg was actually nicely wrapped up. He rubbed his head, then looked around, "Where's Sora?"
"Sora?" The man asked, then shook his head, "He's not here. You were taken by Kadaj, and he's probably using him against you like he is me with Cloud,"
"But Cloud with Leon," Riku murmured, his head reeling.
Zack nodded sadly, "So I've heard,"
Riku didn't get this at all.
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Axel Held his gun up, slinking around the corner and looking every which way with his eyes. He looked back at his partner and gestured, "Clear,"
Roxas ran forward ahead of him and rounded the corner, pointing his silver weapon ahead, looking around. He ran forward, Axel following him. he kicked open the door to his right and checked around it, seeing it was empty and running to get the one ahead of Axel. It was clear too. He sighed, and put his gun back into it's holster, "Shit!"
He heard Axel mimic his curse, with a few added.
"When are we going to get this damn thing right!" Axel exclaimed, slamming his fist on the wall and putting his back to it, sliding down to a sitting position, "when can we get it right? When can we find him?"
Roxas walked up to his partner and sat next to him, putting an arm around the other, "We'll find him...I know we will..."
"Why didn't we go with them on the last day!" Axel yelled, his voice echoing through the halls, "Why didn't I go with him? I could have stopped it!"
Roxas took Axel's hand and squeezed it, "Never tell yourself that it's your fault,"
Axel looked up at him, then leaned his head on the blonde's shoulder, "I. . . I. . . This is the fifth house we've checked this week. I keep thinking that the next one will be the one."
Roxas sighed and gently squeezed his hand again, smiling warmly, "With how hard you're looking, we'll find him in no time,"
Axel turned and faced Roxas's chest, "I don't want to see that look on Sora's face again. I don't want to see all of them at the shelter look at me like that again."
Roxas kissed him on the temple, resting his cheek against it, "I'll be here to brave it with you,"
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Sora stood against the building, holding the umbrella against the rain. He was looking down at the wet cement. He was waiting for the two officers to get back, he always waited for them to get back. Even though they always came back with no Riku, but they always came back with a little bit more information.
Sora would have to get back to the Nori's house, because he needed to make dinner for them all.
...Riku's parents were having a hard time with this, but every day they thanked him for his kindness, and they always asked the officers on the situation.
Sora knew that Roxas and Axel weren't the only one's looking for his koi, but he always waited for Axel and Roxas. He needed to hear it from them...for some odd reason.
He sighed, looking up at the murky and grey sky. Ever since Riku left, it hadn't stopped raining. It's as if the sky were crying.
Sora felt his own tears like the sky's, "Please...let Riku be okay,"
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Cloud sighed and leaned back in Leon's grasp. He was seated between the other legs, and they were just sitting there, listening to the rain pounding against the roof. They were sitting in the Lounge, with everyone sitting and listening as well.
Things just...weren't normal anymore without Sora and Riku here. Sora was spending his time with the Nori's...and Riku...
Cloud leaned back and tilted his head so that it was facing Leon, "Leon...has anyone returned yet?"
"No," Leon kissed Cloud on the forehead and laced his fingers with the others hand, "They'll be here soon,"
"Be sure to tell me...okay?"
Leon smiled, resting his head on Cloud's shoulder.
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Jack missed him. Jack never thought he'd miss anything, other than opera or Mozart. But now...he couldn't concentrate on the book, the words were jumbled up, and he couldn't concentrate without the sound of Sora or Riku speaking in the background. He couldn't remember ever having a time where he missed something more, or had such a confusing state of mind. He must be going crazy.
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Ansem sighed and laid back on his brother's thighs, thinking about everything. He felt his brother let out a great sigh, and he looked up at him, his hands clenching, "Hey, Seph?"
"Hm?" Simple answer, as always.
Ansem gulped, "You think they found him?"
"No,"
"That's encouraging," Ansem pouted, but then his brother flicked him on the forehead. Ansem whined and swiped at the other's hand.
Sephiroth smiled warmly, "Now that's the brother I want to see,"
Ansem smiled, then flicked his brother back, "They'll get him back, wont they?"
"Yeah," Seph smiled, "They will..."
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Yuffie was pulling her knees to her chest, every once in a while punching the air.
"Yuffie, you'll punch somebody, one of these times," Namine said in her calm voice, sitting next to Yuffie. Aerith sat at their feet, Tifa next to her.
Yuffie pouted large enough to set a dinner plate on, "But he still needed to beat the last guy for me..."
He voice cracked, and Namine patted her on the back, "Yuffie, don't think about it,"
Tifa looked away, then punched the air above her head, "don't let this get you down!"
Aerith smiled, "Yeah, he'll just laugh at you when he get's back,"
"Stupid Riki-kiki," Yuffie murmured.
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Cid placed the next piece down, "Check,"
Auron moved his king, "Check,"
Cid scowled and moved one of his pawns. Auron moved his queen two spaces. Cid moved his Bishop.
"Check mate,"
Auron cleared the Table, "Riku's comin' back, huh?"
"Bet yer' ass,"
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Mickey sighed and tossed the ball to Saix. Saix dribbled, passed to Seifer, and stood. Seifer growled and slammed the ball down on the ground, "Stop passing to me, dammit!"
Seifer reached up, grabbed his beanie in a great handful, and threw it to the ground, "Shit! Dammit all to hell!"
Saix just stood there, still feeling the rain on his head. Seifer still couldn't get over this, could he? But...Seifer didn't know Riku all that well. Why was Seifer taking it so hard?
"Damn all this rain! Damn everything!" Seifer growled and kicked at his hand, his hands shaking. Mickey just looked down at the cement.
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Loki sighed, typing something in. He was chatting with Hayner, Pence, and Kouga. Koda was off, and Loki had picked Hayner and Pence as a last chance to talk to. At least Kouga was there.
CoolerthanU: Yo, Loki, Cheer up, 'kay dude?
MYTHLoki: You cheer up, Hayner! My friend just got kidnapped!
PencePeace: Loki, he was our friend too, you know.
MYTHLoki: Shut it!
--Kogigi has just signed in–
WolfKouga: 'vite Koda.
MYTHLoki: Just who I wanted to talk to!
CoolerthanU: Coming from the person who was just yelling?
PencePeace: Shut up, Hayner!
CoolerthanU????????
MYTHLoki: I was just trying to get my mind off the inevitable.
–Kogigi has been invited to the conversation–
Kogigi: Alright, I already know your fighting, so stop it.
MYTHLoki: Look who became the sensible one...
Kogigi: Oh, lol. Very funny. XD LMAS
PencePeace: LMAS?
Kogigi: Laugh My Ass Off
CoolerthanU: That's nice.
MYTH: POS. GTG.
CoolerthanU: Cya.
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Riku sighed, wishing he could see Sora again. He picked up his guitar, and started to strum.
"Your fingers," Vincent murmured more to himself, "You're fingers are covered in blood,"
Riku sighed, but continued, "I need to write something, just in case they come..."
Vincent nodded, then sat next to him, "Teach me..."
Riku looked up at him, then nodded.
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Don't waste your time on me
You're already the voice inside my head
(I miss you)
You're already the voice inside my head
(I miss you)
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What did you think? The last little lyric is from 'I miss you' my Blink 182. And in the last Chapter, it was 'Take a picture' by Filter.