All right people who read my story. Here is the third chapter of "Music and Love is one Path" and I hope you like it. It is all in Riku's P.O.V. So Dannyrockwell you get what you want. This chapter tells Riku's back-story in this Fanfiction. As well as other things, if you want to know what those things are you just have to read the chapter to find out. Hope you like it :)
Night of no sleeping Chapter 3:
"Your mother is dead; the funeral will be in two days"
"Look, he's the boy whose mother has committed suicide."
"I'm sorry for your lost."
"Do you know why she killed herself?"
"I can't make it to the funeral. You will have to speak for your mother."
All those people who are want to know something that doesn't concern them and my father. A man who didn't even come to his own wife's funeral because of work. I hate the man; I hate the women who die as well. She was supposed to be my mother but she didn't act like it. She always left to places and I would never see her for a long time. The longest time I remember her being gone was almost a whole year. I was eight years old when she passed away. Adding all the time we actually spend together is a year at most. I hate both my parents with a passion.
So when it came down to when I have to say a few words about my mother. While pointing to her all I said was "I hate this Bitch." After those words I just left the funeral and started walking around town. I really didn't have anywhere to go I just wanted to get away from all those idiots. Those people only wanted to be in good with my father. They didn't care about my mother. I mean, I don't care either but at least I'm honest about it. I was walking for hours and found myself in a dark ally. I was never one to be scared of the dark. My feet are killing me so I decided to rest for a bit. As I was sitting down and resting, I heard footsteps coming closer to me. I looked up to see who it is. No doubt it's one of the people from the funeral. As the person got closer, all I saw was a silhouette. I wasn't surprise since it was dark. When the silhouette got closer I notice that it was a kid. I couldn't see the child's face. But I could see one thing, the child's eyes. "What do you want?" I asked in a mad tone.
"Eekkk," scream the silhouette child. "I lo-lost my da-daddy and mo-mommy! I can't find them," said the boy or girl. I can't tell what gender it is. "Can't you help me find them please!? I'm really scared, what if something bad happens to them?"
"You're stupid, aren't you? You need to worry about yourself, not your parents. Besides parents are idiots," I said.
"You can't say that word! Your daddy will scold you if he heard you say that," said the kid. I then looked back at him/her.
"Ha! He's the one that teaches me words like that. So the man doesn't care at all," I said
"But my daddy will never teach me that kind of-," the silhouette cut itself. Then point at me with a small finger. "I know you must have lost your daddy and mommy. Because of that you're mad at them right?"
"NO DUMB-ASS! I ALWAYS HATED MY PARENTS. DON'T YOU GET THAT," I yelled in a really loud tone. The silhouette takes a few steps back then stops a bit before the silhouette stretch its hand towards me.
"Come on, let's go find our parents together," said the silhouette. I was taking back of the offer that this child was giving me. "Come on, let's go."
"Are you telling what to do? How old are anyway?" I asked. I think it's really stupid that an obviously younger kid than I is ordering me around.
"I'm… 10," said the kid.
"You're lying because," I said while getting up. "See I'm bigger and taller then you. So you can't be older than me."
"That doesn't matter. My daddy's friend is younger than my daddy and he's bigger too," shouted the lying kid.
"Ha! If you were 10, you would have grown out of calling them 'daddy and mommy.' That just proves it too. You are lying," I replied.
"I'm not lying! I'm ten," said the kid.
"I don't believe you," I repealed. This kid is the definition of annoying. Why must I deal with these types of people all the time? First, it was that bitch and bastard. Then, it was all those idiots at the funeral and now this.
"Yes I am! Now let's go find your parents," said the silhouette while grabbing my hand. This kid that I don't know just touches me.
"LET GO," I screamed. The silhouette looked back but at that moment I threw a punch at the kid. I threw a hard punch, so hard that the kid fell to the ground.
"EAH," was the sound that I made, awaking from my vivid dream or memory. "That dream again?" I asked to myself. I sat up on my bed and took a glance at my clock. "2:23 A.M. I woke up earlier then the other times. Why do I have that stupid dream every night?" I have been having that exact dream every night in the last month. Why? I just can't stop having that dream. The dream of the day of that bitch's funeral and the shitty brat. It haunts my nights every single time, and I can't stop it.
I looked out of my balcony and decided to go toward it. Stepping out on the balcony with only pajama bottoms - as well being barefoot, but it wasn't cold outside, in fact there was a bit of a nice breeze. That's the thing about living in a place that is mostly made of islands. It hardly gets really cool here. It starts getting cold in mid November but even then you don't need to wear thick jackets, only in December.
Looking out at the entire island at night is really great view. Since my house is on the very edge of the town. I can see the whole town. I can see the lights of the buildings and the far away house of other families. I have been staring at the town for a bit so I turn around to see what time it is on my clock. "It's just been 10 min's and I'm still fully awake. What can I do to go back to sleep," I said to myself. I look back outside to see if there is nothing that will catch my interest. I saw the drive way and then an idea hit me. "Maybe driving my car will tire me out?" I put on some sandals and went out of my room. My house is actually a six floor mansion. My room is located at the fifth floor.
When getting to the bottom floor, I grab my keys from where I left them. Went to the garage and saw my four cars. A gray Mazda MX-5 Miata, a red Scion FR-S, a white Cadillac CTS-V Sedan, and lastly a black Mercedes-Benz S350 Bluetec 4 Matic. If you haven't realized it yet, I'm rich. My dad gives me 700,000 munny each week. That has been my allowance since I was ten. I'm not stupid, I have my munny put in a bank account. So most of my own munny is save up when I turn eighteen and leave.
I decide to take my Scion for my late night drive. I got in, turn the engine of my car, and open the garage door. I drove to the front gate, where the night gate grader is post. "Young sir, what are you doing? It's very late," he said. I glared at him. "I se-see I-I'll let go." He opens the gate and I step on the pelt. I wanted to go as fast as I can. Not soon after I left the mansion I was already down town. There were not that many people walking down the streets. Then again it is past three in the morning, so I really thought that not many people will be out walking. I pass many different building and malls and other things you find in a town. I just hope this ride make me tired enough that I can sleep.
But it didn't work, I went in circles for almost an hour and I'm not a bit sleepy. "What do I have to do to get a good night sleep? I swear that each night it's getting harder to fall asleep. All thanks to that fucking dream," I said in an annoyed tone. As I got to the mansion I see the gate grade sitting in the same place I left. He looks up to me and without a word he lets me in. I don't say a word to him and just enter my home. In the garage I notice that one of my father's cars isn't here. "Don't tell me that man is still at work. I swear that man is going to die in his office. I doubt he's with a woman, as far as I see he only cares about himself," I said to myself while walking into the main house. I looked over the big clock we have over the fire place in the living room. It reads four in the morning. What am I going to do to fall asleep again? I went the main living room and turn on the wide screen plasma TV. The first channel I turn it on into was showing Kairi's song.
"This song is really annoying. Why must it get played all the time anyway?" I asked. I find the song annoying, even from the beginning. I wanted to tell Kairi but that will be even more annoying. Since I'm dating her, I see her every day. So she will act like all hurt and shit like that. Sometimes I wonder why I wanted to go out with her. I still remember the whole ordeal when we started to dating.
-*Flash Back*-
The first week of freshmen year and I already have a fan-club that worships the ground that I step on. Everywhere I go, there's girls wanting me to give them the time of day. I really don't want to; none of them are my type. To tell you the truth, I don't even know what my type is exactly. All I know is that they are not it. It just gets annoying up to this point. Then to add salt to injury, all the guys in the school are all jealous of me. But I didn't care; they can all act jealous if they want. I really never have been the type to be worry of what people think of me.
Of the entire time I was in school, I have only made two friends. Well the only ones I concerned friends are Roxas and Ventus. They're the only one I can really talk to. Seifer, Rai, and Fuu, I don't concern friends at all. They just wanted to hang out with me. Sometimes if one of them makes a joke and I laugh, they think am laughing at the joke but the truth is I'm laughing at them. Their jokes are idiotic, so I just laugh at them. They don't even realize it, such idiots. You might think that I'm being an asshole but these guys are even worse. They pick on everyone they can. I sometimes join in but only to an extent. I usually just sit back and watch with the twins.
One day when I was walking to class, a girl with auburn color hair and blue eyes came up to me. For once in a whole month I thought, 'Wow this girl is pretty cute.'
"Hi, my name is Kairi Suki. Your name is Riku Star right," she asked me. I nodded my head to yes. "Oh good you see, I was wondering that you might want to go out after school and grab a bite," she said in shy tone, but for some reason I can tell that was fake. I didn't care. I looked her over and I notice that she has a cute face and a hot body. I looked behind her and notice a lot of guys looking at us. Some of them were having a mad and jealous look.
"Sure, I have no plans so yeah we can go grab a bite. Meet me at the east gate after school alright," I reply.
"Yes the east gate, I can't wait," she said with a wink. As she passes the guys in the hallway they all look at her. Then they look at me but I didn't look at them, I just went to my class. Until lunch something else happen. I was eating outside (like I always do) with the twins and Seifer and the rest. Those guys were talking among themselves, while I was in my whole little world. As I finish my lunch I notice bright red hair coming my way really fast. It was Axel Emblem, I know about him since middle school. He was given the nick name of pyro since he always talks about fire. When he got close he looked at me like he was trying to set me up in fire.
"You can't go out with her," said Axel period, point, blank.
"What are you talking about" I asked?
"I'm talking about Kairi! You can pick up any girl but her, you got that asshole," said Axel. Up to this point I'm getting pissed. I never like or hated Axel but now I decide that I hate him. I got up and right in his face.
"I don't listen to anyone, so don't you tell me what to do," I said in a mad tone.
"You don't scare me Star. I'm not like the rest of wimps in this school. So go on a date with another girl. NOT KAIRI," shouted the red head and then walked away. 'Who is he talking about, who's Kairi?' I thought. Then I recalled, Kairi is the name of that girl that asked me out. 'I see now, pyro has a crush on that chick. Hmmm… well that's bad luck for you then. She asked me out in the first place,' I thought.
"Hey Riku what was that about, I never saw Axel like that before," said Roxas. He saying that snapped me out of my thoughts.
"He's pissed at a girl that he has a crush on asked me out and I said yes," I replied.
"Wow, you said yes to a girl that asked you out," said Seifer in a shocked tone. I then turned to him and gave him a glare.
"That's shocking, I thought that you didn't like anyone ya'know," said Rai.
"No one," said Fuu.
"What made you say yes to this girl?" asked Ventus.
"I don't know, this Kairi chick just asked me out and I said yes," I said.
"Wait Kairi, Axel told me that he had an eye on her for some time now," said Roxas. I knew that Roxas and Axel were close in middle school. So they must still talk to each other. "He said she's pretty cute."
"Yeah, she is pretty cute. I don't know why I just said yes to her," I said in I-don't-give-a-shit tone.
"I notice that in middle school you dated other girls too but not for long. The girls were different from each other. I just can't figure out your type," said Ventus. I looked at him and he gave me a stupid look. Then I took what he said and thought about. 'He's right, all girls that I dated were different,' I thought
"Well who cares, I'm interested in her and that pyro freak can suck it," I said walking away. After school I meet Kairi at the gate, she was talking to another girl with blonde hair. I walked up to them. "Hey, ready to go."
"Oh Riku, hi. Yes I'm ready! Larxene beat it," said Kairi. The girl with her looked at her in a mad look and walked away. We left the school grounds and went to a close by café. I wasn't feeling that hungry so I just order water. While Kairi order a piece of cake. We talk for a while; well she did all the talk. I just stayed quiet and somewhat listen. I wasn't really paying attention to her. She would just say the most annoying things ever. I started to think all girls are like this one. Actually no, this one is the worse one. But for some odd reason, I still find her attractive. I don't know why. After the café, we went walking around town and she's still talking. This girl will not shut up. After walking a bit more we ran into the pyro.
"Kairi what are you doing here with him," said Axel with a happy and mad tone.
"I'm on a date Axel, Now leave me alone. I don't even like you," said Kairi in a bitchy way. When she said that, I gave Axel a smirk and we left him there. We walked a bit longer and then Kairi stop right in front a hotel called 'Crystal World.' This place is known for being a secret love hotel among high schoolers. I, myself have been here once so I know all about it. Since Kairi stop right in front of it that mean she knows too. "I heard this place has a nice open pool, want to go?" she asks in a fake innocent tone and looked at me. I don't care to tell you the truth, so we went in.
"So tell me have you booked a room here all ready," I said.
"How do you… I see you have been here before. Well yeah, come on then let's go up stairs now," she said in a seductive way. The moment that we got to the room she started right away. The way she did this just proves she has done this before. As she was trying to turn me on, I thought to myself, 'Why not? She has a nice body.' Then I took the lead for the rest of the time we spend there.
Once we were done I looked at the clock from the bed and it read 8 p.m. We've been here for hours now, I looked over at Kairi and she was looking at me with a strange look. "What," I said.
"So what does this make us? Because I don't care if we hooked up for fun or that we're an item," she said. I really could care less if I date her or not. So this decision will be hers.
"It's your call," I said in a not caring voice.
"REALLY!? Well I guess we are dating then. Hehe," she said. I looked at the ceiling and close my eyes to sleep.
-*End of Flash Back*-
Flipping through the channels and there is still nothing else to watch. As I quit trying to find something to watch, I heard a door open and closing. I turn off the television and went to check on what it was. I went to the front door and saw that it was my father walking in. He put his suitcase down and undid his tie and then he notice me standing right in front of him. "What are you doing up this hour? Don't you have school in the morning," he asked.
"Couldn't sleep, what about you? It's really late for you to just be getting back from work at this hour," I said.
"I have a lot of things to do at work and it's not your business to know anyway," he said. He said in an annoyed tone. It seems that whatever I say to that man, he gets mad. I never care since I don't see the mad man as a father. I sometimes think I was adopted but I looked too much similar to the man. As well as why have a kid if you act like this. I either way, I stop caring about him long ago. So whatever he says goes in one ear and out the other. As I was walking up the stairs I was stopped by my so called father. "The gate grader said you went driving at this late hour. What if the police stop you? I don't want my name being ruined because of you." That is another thing about my father. He makes sure that I don't do anything that will ruin the Star name. He believes that mother killing herself was so damaging that it will takes a whole lot of years to fix it. "Your mother was a disgrace and I don't need you to be one too. I will not have it. Do you understand!?"
"Yes," I said in an I-don't-care tone. Then I walked up stairs to my room to see if I can fall asleep. As I was walking into my room, I looked at the clock and it reads 4:50 a.m. I can't believe that I have to start getting ready for school in one hour. I haven't even slept for hours. Soon, school will start and I have to deal with that. All the teachers, work, annoying fan club and… him.
"Sora… what are you doing? Just sleeping I bet. While I'm awake you're sound asleep huh? Another reason to hate you," I said to myself. Sora is the only kid that I actually bully ever; I never picked on anyone else until him. When it comes to bully, Seifer and the rest of them do all that. But since Sora got into Destiny, I just can't stand him at all. To tell you the truth I think he is just a helpless kid. But I want to pick on the kid to no end.
"But I think I might have crossed the line when I hit him in the head with the ball at lunch yesterday. I didn't aim at him just the table," I said. My plan was to scare the shit out of him by shooting the ball at the table. But I miss and hit him. The moment that Sora was hit and lost consciousness, I felt guilt for the first time in my life. I really didn't know what to think about what I did. I just froze when his friends picked him up and left to the nurse's office. "I never done anything like that to anyone before," I said. I looked out my window and I notice that sun has started to rise. I can see the horizon turned purple.
Realizing that I just won't be able to sleep now, I got out of bed and walked out on my balcony again to watch the sunrise. Stepping outside I feel the morning breezes already. It actually feels really good on my exposed upper body. But I really can't enjoy it and all because of this guilt I feel towards Sora. I hate this feeling. "Why do I care about hurting that kid? I have done other things to him and I never felt like this," I said in a loud tone. I had this feel since lunch yesterday and it still wouldn't go away.
When I was in school I even ditch my class after lunch and just walk around in circles. Every time I realized where I was it was in front the nurse's office. I don't know why I'm doing this but I had an idea why.
"I must have wanted to see if Sora was okay," I said. I looked at the time on my phone and notice that class well end soon so I decide to go. But then I saw Sora coming towards me. 'He hasn't even noticed me' I thought. When we bump into each other (I on purposes and Sora did it accidentally), he looked at me with fear in his eyes. I looked at him and I felt anger and guilt at the same time. Both those emotion in me, I soon lost control of my actions. When Sora tried to run away I took hold of his wrist a bit too tightly. He was crying for me to let him go but I just couldn't. I knew what I wanted to say but I couldn't. "I wanted to apologies to him for hitting him in the head," But why did I wanted to do it. I hate the brat. Why did I want to do that? It makes no sense to me.
Then, he looked at me with his eyes full with fear and my grip on him got even tighter. He cries once again for me to let him go. I wasn't going to until the bell started to ring and everyone was coming out of their classes. I took control of my hand again and let go. Sora ran right away from me. What I was thinking back then, I would never know. Right then, the sound of car turning on snapped me out of my thoughts. I looked down and saw my father's car heading towards the front gate.
"Are you kidding me? That man just got home not even two hours ago and he's already going to work. Why is that man a real work-fuck-holic," I said about my father. Why can he just take a day off; seriously that won't kill. But then again what do I care, he is never in my business so I shouldn't be in his. The car was at the main gate and it opened. Right away the man drove away the moment that gate was fully open. "I will never get why that man is obsesses with his work."
Soon my fathers' vehicle was out of sight and my thoughts went back to the twerp. Why must I think about that little kid? He is not even worth all this thinking. But yet he is stuck in my mind. 'Everything that kid does annoy me. When he was talking to his fat friend at gym he was smiling and that pissed me off so much. Him laughing is also really annoying,' I said in my mind. Right then I heard my cell phone ringing. I went inside and located my phone on the night stain. I picked it up and answered the phone. "Riku sweet are you awake now," said my girlfriend, Kairi. Every morning at 5:30 she calls me as a wakeup call. I took a deep breath to answer her
"Yeah, I'm awake. Did you have a good night sleep Kairi?" I asked. I always have to ask her something sweet to her every morning. Yesterday I asked if she got prettier or cutesier. If I don't do this she will be in a mad mood and she will get more annoying then she in a good mood.
"Yes baby. I had beautiful night of sleeping in my bed," she said.
"That's good," I said in an I-don't-care voice I always do. Surprising no one has ever realized I do that.
"Riku baby, guess what I dreamed of last night," she told me to do.
"I don't know. What did you dream of," I asked.
"I dreamed of the two of us walking the streets of Radiant Garden, holding hands. See all the sights, enjoying time together and we make love all night long," she said. I swear this girl is super horny. I thought girls were supposed to be less horny then guys.
"I see," I said.
"Hey what are you going to do to the twerp today? Because I think he got away too easy yesterday," asked Kairi. When I told her that I hate Sora she hated him right away. She didn't even know who he was at first but she didn't care at all.
"I don't know," I said.
"You hitting him with that ball was really funny and all. But I think when we get to school we should do something better," she said.
"Okay bye," I said while hanging up. I didn't even wait for her reply. Seriously, this Kairi is a bad girl. Just like her music video says she is. "I was the first one that hated Sora and then they all jump in. I really don't get why those idiots act like that. Do they really just follow anyone? The day that I saw Sora I hated him from the start. It was on the first day of school of this year. In fact it started before the first class even started.
-*Flash Back*-
"I don't give a shit on what you have to say Torch head," I said in an annoyed tone to Axel. The first day of the new school year and he has already started.
"Yeah Axel, I know that you like me and all. But really now you are acting pretty sad right about now," said Kairi.
"Listen baby. You can do a lot better than being with this jackass," mocked Axel. Now he really pissed me off.
"Oh I'm a jackass now, am I? Then what does that make you? Shitty mother-fucker," I said in a mad tone. If there was anything that I learn from my father, it is how to insult others.
"Ha! I don't care what you say about me dump ass. I just want Kairi to know that you aren't the great guy everyone thinks you are. The truth is that you are just a punk," said Axel. I'm really am getting tired of Axel running his mouth all the time. "He is just a punk like I said Kairi. Come on, are you really tell me you want him,"
"Yes Axel-pyro! Now will you leave me the fuck alone!? You are so creepy following me around, you stalker," yelled Kairi.
"Kairi sweetie, I'm just trying to convince you that he is just-," Axel was cut off right there. The reason is because I punched him square in the face. He fell right on the ground. He rubbed his soon to be bruised face with his hand, a hand that turn into a fist. Axel got up and threw a punch at me. But I moved away, so he missed me completely. Soon we just started throwing punches to each other. He kept missing and I couldn't hit him anymore either. "You really try to act like the tough guy? Right in front Kairi."
"All this time you had been saying that I was a punk but what about you huh," I said. I didn't care if Axel was fighting for Kairi. I wasn't, I'm fighting him because of all the insults he was giving me.
"What am I, well I'm the right man for her. Not you," said Axel while throwing another punch at me. It still missed.
"When will it set in that fire head of yours," shouted Kairi. Axel looked at her. "I will never look at you the way I look at Riku, you know why? Because I hate you Axel. To me you are just a creepy freak that needs a life." Kairi said all that in a bitchy way. Axel looked crushed and he wasn't paying any attention to me. This was good for me because I finally got another hit on him. I threw a punch so hard that his ass hit the floor. He was rubbing his face again.
"That will teach you. If you still want to fight, just know that I will always win," I said. Today was the first day of school and I already got in a fight. If you can call it that? When I turn around I notice a crowd of students all around. I failed to notice them before.
"Wow Riku, you really teach Axel a lesson! My hero," said Kairi in a happy tone. The school bell started to ring and everyone started to leave to their own classes. "I have to go sweetie, bye." Kairi place a kiss on my lips and ran to class. I still had to grab my books from my locker. I opened it and grab them. I looked over to my right and notice that Axel was still sitting there. He looked completely broken. He then put himself back together. He then places his hand on his upper chest.
"Where is it!? Oh no… I couldn't have lost it? It has to be here somewhere," said Axel in a freaked out tone. Then a short boy, who can't be any taller than five feet and four inches, with chocolate brown hair which was really spiky. His hair seems to go in every direction. He came stopping right in front of Axel.
"Um… excuse me but are you looking for this?" he asked. His voice sound like one of a boy who hasn't started going through puberty yet. He was holding a necklace with a spiky wheel on it. Axel looked up and saw the necklace.
"Yeah that's what I was looking for," said Axel in a happy tone. He grabs it and put it on. "Thank you so much-," Axel stops himself and got up. I took a step to the side and got a better look at the kid. His face was that of a little kid with sun-kissed skin. But the one thing I notice first was the boy's sky blue eyes.
"My name is Sora," said the boy called Sora. He said his name a shy tone. "I like the chakram on your necklace. It's really cool."
"Y-yo-you kn-know wh-what a chakram i-i-is," asked Axel in stuttered voice. I never heard him talked like that. The look that this Sora kid giving to Axel was sweet and innocent.
"Yeah, I do a lot of reading and I learn a few things. I should be getting off to class now. Bye," said Sora.
"B-b-bye," said Axel still in a stuttered voice. The whole thing I just saw was really pissing me off. That kid just helped Axel while he was down. I hate Axel and who ever helps him, I hate them too.
-*End of Flash Back*-
The first day and he annoyed me by helping the pyro loser. He just had to walk away like the rest of the nobodies that the school is chock-full of. But no he had to be a good boy and help Axel. 'Really Sora you asked for it, you did this to yourself,' I said in my head. I went out on the balcony again and saw the sun rise. "It is the start of a new day. I just spend the whole night of thinking how to fall asleep and Sora. Looking at the kid gets me mad, but now I get mad and feel guilt. Why?" I asked to no one. I just looked at the sun shine on the islands.
There you have readers the third chapter. Riku's back-story, his family life, how he started dating Kairi, and why he hates Sora. Well that's all that I wanted to say, until next time, Bye :)
