NYMPHETAMINE

dirtyd488: I try to keep the number of reviews that I want down to a low number, because some people won't review no matter how much you beg and plead. I agree, I hate Sephiroth in the story, but he shows how gullible Sora really is. Sephiroth's lies begin to catch up to him soon, but Sora just doesn't realize how much he really loves Riku until the end.

dark sorceress of egypt: XD Poor Sephy! He may be getting hit even more considering he takes his asshole-ness to new levels here. In one of my first plans, I had Sephiroth as the good guy, but in the final product, he turned into the main villan. I feel sorry for Kadaj and Yazoo though, because part of the real reason they obey Sephiroth is out of fear, but that's not really touched upon until the end chapter. I mean, if you look at Sephiroth and how much power he has physically and mentally, you'd be scared too.

ArkofPathos: Thanks a bunch! When I was breaking the whole story into chapters, I thought it was kind of cool, not only how I think I brought out the character's inner personality, but the idea that love lasts forever.

SoraSakura: Thanks! All of my good ideas seem to start when I'm bored, for some reason. This whole fanfic was typed in under a month, but I had a little planning sheet of what was going to happen and when, so I didn't have to think of what would happen next. I would just to go the sheet, say, "Oh, blahblahblah happens next," and I'd start writing.

Thanks for the reviews everyone! And without anymore interruption, here's chapter 4.

Disclaimer: The phrase, "You know our sacred dream won't fail the sanctuary tender and so frail. The sacrament of love, the sacrament of warmth, is true. The sacrament is you," is from the song "The Sacrament" from the band H.I.M. I do not own the song or the band. The German sentences, ""Seid bereit für den Coup des Jahrhunderts. Seid bereit für den teuflichsten Pakt. Ich plan' es seit Jahren Jetzt gibt's Fraß Trotz allen Gefahren So ein Spaß Gerissen verbissen So viel Fraß Ganz ohne Gewissen So ein Spaß Als König gebohren zum Herrscher erkoren Erglänz' ich in all meiner Pracht," are from the German version of "The Lion King." I do not own "The Lion King" in any language. I do not own Riku, Sora, Roxas, Axel, Demyx or Zexion from Kingdom Hearts. I do not own Sephiroth, Cloud, Aerith, Kadaj, Yazoo, or Loz from Final Fantasy VII. I do not own Squall Leonhart from Final Fantasy VIII. I do not own Kingdom Hearts, Final Fantasy VII or Final Fantasy VIII.

Warnings (Entire Story): Blood drinking, yaoi, implied sex, implied yaoi, implied incest (Kadaj/Yazoo), implied nudity (humor purposes), death, blood

Pairings (Entire Story): RikuxSora, CloudxSquall(Leon), AxelxDemyx, implied KadajxYazoo

Summary: Sora is your normal everyday kid. Riku is the only true goth at school. Force them into a debate about what is right and is wrong, and loves blossoms. But there's always someone that wants to destroy love...

Chapter 4: Your Love Kills Me

Sora closed the door as silently as he could. He shifted his heavy backpack full of clothing and food. He whispered, "Sorry," and broke off in a run.

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Cloud tossed and turned in his sleep. It was almost as if something was wrong, and it was coming through him in his dreams. He jolted up, panting. Flashes of what happened in the dream played in his mind - a sword, pools of blood, and an upside down cross. He shuddered, wrapping the blankets tighter around himself. "Just a dream...a dream..." he muttered, looking at the clock. It was currently past midnight.

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Riku sat in his bed, staring at the carpet. "Wonder how Sora's doing...I hate sudden trips like that. And with Loz, no less."

He picked up his cell phone and tried to call Sora. They used to talk for hours and hours...Sora wouldn't mind if he called in the middle of the night.

"Why...isn't he picking up?"

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"There he is. Go," Sephiroth commanded, pointing to a small figure on the street. Kadaj and Yazoo, whose eyes gleamed evilly, didn't hesitate. From the roofs of the buildings, they tracked Sora's progress, constantly texting Sephiroth their location. Sephiroth watched as the messages rolled in. Sora was moving at a fast pace, but nothing he wouldn't be able to handle.

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Riku looked out the window, seeing a small figure walk down the street. He instantly recognized the figure as Sora. "Must be going for a walk," he figured. He opened the window and shouted, "Sora!"

Sora stopped in his tracks for a second. Kadaj texted Sephiroth and said that Riku has a lead to be onto them.

At that moment, Sora ran. Riku ran out of the house, following him. "Sora! Wait!" He tripped, face falling into the snow.

"Wait..." he held out a hand, but Sora didn't even turn around. He kept on running and running and running. Sora was slipping away from him, and there was nothing he could do. He squinted his eyes at the sign in the distance; the tiny text made harder to read due to the snow and fog. "Valentino..."

Riku's eyes widened as the realization happened. Sora was running away from him, and therefore was running away from his city and home. He was headed to Valentino, a dangerous place. Satanists and evil goths ran amok, causing hell in their wake. Sora would be killed if he went there...He texted Loz, saying that he was going on a trip with his friends and wouldn't be back for a while. In his mind, he knew that there was a chance that he wouldn't be able to come back at all. Not bothering to go back and pack clothes or food, he followed Sora's path.

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Sephiroth's face paled slightly as he realized what was happening. Sora was running away, as planned, but Riku was hot on his tail. Shaking his head, he texted the other members of Unstable saying that he would be out of town for a few days and that Zexion was to be their König until he returned.

He sprinted back to his house and hopped on his motorcycle, Fenrir. He sped out of the city on the path to Valentino.

By this time, Kadaj and Yazoo had turned back to get their own motorcycles. Riku was still trying to get to Sora, who was far into the distance. The snow had been picking up and his vision decreased. Nonetheless, he wouldn't stop. He couldn't stop. If he stopped now and Sora died, it would be all his fault. And he wouldn't let that happen.

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Kadaj and Yazoo pulled alongside Sephiroth as the sun rose. Sora had strayed off the path at some point, and he didn't know where. He was at a crossroad that broke off into 3 directions. Sephiroth sped down the middle, Kadaj and Yazoo taking the left and right, respectively.

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Cloud was told to wake up Sora, and obeying Aerith's orders, he walked into his little brother's room. He was confused upon finding no one there. His confusion esculated when he saw that Sora's clothes were gone. Reality hit him - Sora left. He bolted to his room and dialed Squall's number.

"Hello?" Squall answered.

"Squall," Cloud said between pants, "We need to leave. Now."

"What's going on?" the slightest hint of panic was in Squall's voice.

"Sora left. He's probably at that goth city..."

"I'll be at your house as soon as I can."

Cloud hung up and grabbed his jacket, walking down the stairs.

"Where's Sora?" Aerith asked, looking up from washing the dishes.

Cloud took a deep breath, unable to decide whether or not to tell Aerith about the problem. "Mom. Sora ran away. And I think I know where he is."

Aerith gasped, dropping the plate back into the sink. "Tell me where he is! I need to go there!"

"I can't let you, Mom. It's too dangerous. You'd be killed."

"And you wouldn't?" Aerith yelled, tears streaking down her face.

"...It's something I have to do, Mom. Squall's coming to pick me up any minute now. Love you."

Aerith watched, stunned, as Cloud walked out of the house and the car sped away.

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Roxas, Zexion, Riku, Axel and Demyx were sitting at their usual table in their usual hangout. Riku, after realizing tracking Sora on foot was useless, decided to turn around.

"Where's Sora?" Roxas asked.

Riku sighed. "He ran away."

Everyone in the room seemed to be instantly saddened. Roxas' and Zexion's hearts seemed to skip multiple beats.

"Where is he?" Zexion demanded, fist slamming the table.

"I don't know. I think he went to Valentino."

Roxas and Zexion exchanged looks before nodding. "Come on. We need to go. Now," Zexion said, panicking.

Getting onto their motorcycles, Unstable's favorite form of transportation, Riku's heart seemed to break. Something was wrong, and he couldn't shake the feeling.

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Sora didn't know what time it was, but he knew it was in the afternoon. He was sitting on a rock, shivering. "I think I went down the wrong road..." Sora muttered to himself.

"Such a wonderful observation, Sora," a deep voice announced, causing Sora to gasp and look up. "S-Sephiroth?"

Sephiroth approached Sora with such grace and precision that Sora would've sworn that he was an angel. "Do you realize the danger that you're in?"

Sora got up and began backing away, not saying a word.

"I'm sure that Riku is worrying so much about you..."

Sora hung his head. "Riku doesn't like me, you know that. You're the person that told me."

Sephiroth laughed evilly. "You haven't figured out that it was just a giant lie? I knew that your intelligence was rather low, but I never imagined it would be this low!"

Sora locked eyes with Sephiroth. So Riku really loved him all this time?

Sora's racing mind began to calm. He knew what he had to do. He knew he made a mistake by running away. So he was going to the best he could to correct it. He was going back home. He wanted the truth.

Sephiroth watched with amusement as Sora turned around and ran as fast as his legs could carry him. Kadaj and Yazoo burst onto the scene, effectively managing to corner Sora into a rock wall. Kadaj whipped out a katana and announced, "Make any move against us, and this will go into your throat."

Sora gave up. He didn't know what else to do. His knees became weak and he fell down. The darkness began to overtake his vision, and he did nothing to stop it.

Slinging Sora onto the back of his motorcycle, Sephiroth announced, "Onwards to Valentino."

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Sephiroth got somewhat out of character here, but that's because he thinks that he's getting closer to his ultimate goal, and that power is somewhat intoxicating him. If you're curious about how Kadaj and Yazoo managed to get there so fast, Sephiroth had found Sora earlier, but just merely tracked him. He used his cell phone to give their location to Kadaj and Yazoo, who rode their motorcycles to the location to assist Sephiroth.

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