Another hour of Emo music to make this chapter... and going swimming. WHOOO! And more emo music. Whoo...
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Could you review for this one too… please? -puppy eyes-
I still don't exactly think this chapter came out exactly like it was supposed too, but eh.
Disclaimer: I own KH. Ok… I don't…. waahhh…
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Sora looked around, timidly. He'd never heard of this place before. The only graveyard that was known about in the town was in the south, this was north.
He slowly walked around, eyeing graves. They were kind of run-down, some graves just being marked with wooden crosses. There were only about ten head stones in all.
He walked around, passing the head stones, and stopped at a small one. It read: Namine Sagawa-A budding artist and lovable sister, may her soul rest in peace.
Sora scratched his head. The only two missing things from the grave was the date of birth and the time she died.
He then noticed vines covered the bottom of the head stone.
Pulling them off, he stared blankly at what the bottom words said.
'Body never recovered'
"Since when do graves say that?" He spoke his thoughts out loud, then shrugged.
He walked toward the next grave, squinting at the print.
He leaned down, brushing his fingers against the place where he thought the wording would be. Sora sneezed as dirt and dust floated off.
He cocked his head, still squinting to read the print. It was pretty weathered down.
"R… Ri.. Rik.. No, Riku. Yeah," Sora said, then began wiping off a little of the next line. "Sagawa." He looked back at Namine's grave.
"So.. You two were siblings."
Oddly enough, it read the same thing at the bottom.
'Body never recovered'
He looked at the next two graves, figuring it was Riku's and Namine's parents.
"I wonder what happened to you guys," He said, plopping down on the ground right next to Riku's grave.
The clouds rolled by after a while, giving the graveyard an eerie look. Sora didn't really notice, he was pondering why there'd by a graveyard out here, far from the town, that he'd never heard of.
"Sora"
He blinked, waking up from his thoughts. Looking around, he realized no one was there. Plus, that voice was way different than the ghost that usually followed him.
Sora realized he must've just heard something, and flopped back down on the ground, sighing. He really didn't feel like going back home, especially if his dad was mad at him.
"Don't come any closer"
He jumped up this time, looking all around. That voice defiantly wasn't his imagination. It also scared him because that one sounded really, really, close.
"Please, spare her life!"
"Who…. Who's there?" He asked, now frantic. Maybe coming here wasn't such a good idea.
"Why can't you just go away!"
The wind blew strongly right then, knocking him off his feet into one of the graves.
"Don't hurt me…"
That voice sounded like the regular ghost that followed him everywhere. "Hey-- are you there? This isn't funny!"
Right then, a quiet sobbing started.
He blinked, trying to figure out who was talking. Now he wasn't so sure it was the regular ghost.
A shrill, child sounding scream rang in his ears, and he shifted his gaze to where a small girl stood, dressed in all white. Her hair was blonde, but close to silver in a way.. Almost like the ghost's hair.
Her eyes were a softer blue color, though. She slowly stepped towards Sora, eyes locked on him.
He stepped back.
"Why… why would you let them do that?" She said, tears forming in her eyes.
"Do… what..? Who are you?" Sora asked, holding onto one of the graves in case she lunged at him.
"You said you would protect me.. And you lied. You didn't stop him, you didn't try!" She shrieked, and he fell to the ground, covering his ears with his hands.
Numerous sounds of people screaming, crying, and a few other sounds he didn't recognize filled the graveyard.
People, some looking normal, some shadowy, and some covered in blood walked around Sora, all giving him venomous glares.
He finally screamed. "STOP IT! STAY AWAY FROM ME!" Then fell to the ground, watching the ghosts fade out of his focus.
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"Hey… Wake up."
Sora shifted a little, the darkness still clouding his vision. Had he fainted..?
"Sora, get up."
He wanted to wake up, but his mind made him stay in the blackness.
"I don't have all night, here."
Slowly, his eyes opened. His pupils had expanded, only a small ring of dark blue around them. He looked up to see the usual ghost.
"Why are you at my grave?" The ghost asked annoyed, glaring down at Sora.
Sora said nothing, but moved his head, facing the grave. "Riku…?"
The ghost.. Or Riku, shall I say, said nothing.
Sora sat up, leaning against the grave.
"Hmm… So your name's Riku. Why have you never told me before?" Sora asked, still a little dizzy and confused.
"You never asked."
"Oh… Well…" Sora thought back. The only things Sora had ever said to him was, 'Shut up', or 'go away'.
"You have a point."
"Why are you here?" Riku asked.
"I don't know.. Just sorta, found it I guess."
"I'll bet you did."
"What? Don't use such a jerky tone with me." Sora glared, throwing a rock at Riku, which of course, went straight through him.
"Feel better now?"
"No. Not really. I'm still mad about the.. Oh, I don't know…" Sora said sarcastically.
Riku rolled his eyes. "Well?"
"My father HATES me because of you, and oh, the whole friggin' school!" Sora yelled.
"Are you done yet? I'm getting bored out here." Riku said, looking around.
"Are you kidding me? You get bored? I have no friends because of you, and have no one to hang out with! I'm ALWAYS bored!"
Riku's lip quivered for a second, then he raised his eye brows.
Sora sighed, putting his face in his hands. "Now I'm done."
"Look, I guess I'm… sorry.. For.. Uhh.."
"Ruining my life?" Sora suggested.
"Yeah, that. But, I need you." Riku said, carefully choosing his words.
"Oh really?" Sora said, looking in another direction.
"For starters, you're the only one who can see me. And secondly, somehow it feels like.. I've known you. For a long time."
"Well, it has been about a year since you started stalking me."
"Not that… Fine. You know what? If you want so badly to be all 'normal' and happy, never listening to me again, and getting back your cheap friends, FINE. I'll leave."
"Oh! You finally decide that you need to go? TOO BAD MY FRIENDS DITCHED ME, ALONG WITH THE WHOLE SCHOOL!"
"SHUT UP, WILL YOU? YOUR SO SELFISH! I CAN'T BELIEVE I THOUGHT YOU COULD HELP ME!"
"Excuse me..? I'm selfish? Listen here, ghost boy, you're the one who not only stalks me, but constantly talks about how I can help you? No wonder your dead." Sora said, malice soaking his words.
Sora stood up, walking past Riku angrily.
"Fine! Run off the little bitch you are!"
Sora jumped over the fence, and ran home. Tears dripped down his face, but he didn't realize it until he'd reached his backyard.
Now he would have to face the new ghosts alone, at least with Riku he hadn't been as scared.
What had he done…?
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