(AN: Ok. I just realized the links for the songs were messed up but the wedding dress song link was really important. Ok so go to youtube and type "Taeyang - Wedding Dress (English Lyrics / Version / Subtitles / Subs / Parody)". That's the translation I wanted to describe Riku's feelings. Yah, I'm pretty annoying. But it's all for the cause to get to know my characters ;).)
'I love you. I loved your short red, messy unlady-like hair that you always let down. I love your tanned skin from all the sports you did. I love your golden eyes that shine so brightly. I love your cheeky grin that was always directed to me. I loved your baggy shorts that hid your beautiful figure. Though I loved your short unruly hair, I love your long messy hair more. Though I loved your baggy shorts, I love your long sleeved white dress just as much. I love all of you. No one can compete with my love for you. The tomboy you. The beautiful you. The angry you. The yelling you. The pouting you. The crying you. I accept all of you. I love you the most. I am sure of it. I also love our newborn son, Goku. I see he has your eyes. Your beautiful golden eyes.'
"Hmm…It seems you don't need only me anymore…Riku." Sora comments quietly, his glasses covering his cold, calculating eyes. His eyes were watching Riku and Emi talk and laugh together happily. He then hears a voice calling him, his emotionless lips forming a smile. "It seems you aren't the only one dear Riku." His eyes glance to a teenage girl with short, messy red hair, waving too enthusiastically, having a big grin on her pretty face.
Sora gasps a bit as he returns back to reality, looking at pained Riku remembering too many hurtful things. And all Sora could do was watch. Just like he always has. Sora closes his eyes slowly, clearing his mind. 1…2…3. His eyes snap open, coldness icing over his eyes. His calculating eyes. They dart to Hinata, sending her to shiver a bit. She knows something…something she shouldn't have.
Seina looked confused at the pale Hinata. Hinata began to shake, Sora's entrancing eyes following her every movement. Something about his eyes scared her. I-it's as if he can see right through me. Like I'm transparent! I don't like this feeling…and I don't like the way he looks at me with those eyes…those scary eyes…
I don't get it. Why am I this mad? This angry? Sora's eyes shift to Riku for a split second, his teeth gritted. Oh yes. Riku…You're an idiot. A major idiot. Pain filled his eyes. Indescribable pain. I hate you. You fool. But if you're a fool, so am I. We both loved someone too much. That itself is a big sin.
Sora, around the age of ten, walks forward, a book glued to his face. Laughter echoed all around him as all the children played, including Riku. He was the only one not playing. His eyes cold and distant. Someone bumped into him and his book dropped to the floor. He glares as the red head coldly and begins to pick up the book but a tan arm picks up the book before him. He looks up and locks eyes with golden eyes. Beautiful golden eyes. They were filled with worry but her grin split her face in half.
"Sorry about that Sora. Here you go." She replied holding his book outward to him.
"…." He didn't speak or move, just stared with those cold eyes.
"Um…I'm Mai. Nice to meet you." Silence. Yet she still continued to keep up the one-sided conversation. "I don't think we have ever talked before-"
"Hey Apple! Hurry up and leave that unsociable guy!" Yelled one of the few people waiting for her. He was male.
"Apple…" Sora spoke a bit. Mai seemed surprised then she smiles a bit, scratching the back of her head.
"They call me Apple since my hair color resembles an apple. Don't you think?" Sora stared a bit more than reached for his book.
"No. Because your hair is more beautiful than an apple. See you around, Mai." He smirks a bit, shocking Mai. Her shock turns into a sweet smile. He turns around and knocks shoulders with a boy. The boy glares at him and walks beside Mai. Sora turns emotionless, his eyes tracing Riku's worried figure slowly approaching.
"Watch where you are going So-ra." The black haired boy taunted with cruelty, sending Mai to sense danger. "Did your mother name you that? Man she wasn't that creative now was she? She's a slut now isn't she?-" Sora landed a strong punch to his face, sending him to stagger backward to the floor. Sora's eyes cold and cruel, as if ready to kill.
"What'd you say?" Sora asked with a dangerous tone, Mai tries her best to calm them down but is unsuccessful.
"What did you just do you little anti-social bastard?" The boy yelled, getting up, ignoring Mai completely. Sora stays calm and doesn't take any defense stance. As the punch edges close to Sora's face, a hand stops and grips the boy's hand. Riku stared at the boy, intimidated him, his smile fake but genuine.
"You have something to do with my brother?" The boy scrunches his eyebrows together, irritated.
"Tch. What I said was the truth!" He runs away, seeing the commotion that was stirring. Mai looks at the twins and sees Emi come up to Riku with a worried face. Sora glares at Emi and trudges on without Riku and her. Mai runs to him but halts at the glimpse if his pained expression. She has black, baggy shorts on and a white tanktop hanging loosely on her. She looks down for a while, her eyes covered by her bangs but a couple of kids call for her, she runs to them with a grin.
"Get the fuck out of here you stupid bitch!" A few crashes and bangs echoed throughout the room. A tall woman with long red hair and angry green eyes took a big sip of her sake bottle. She slaps injured Mai around, kicking her, punching her with tears running down her face. "I-if you weren't born he would still be here! If you weren't born!" Pulling on Mai's hair roughly, craziness and anger written in her expression. She pushes Mai to a wall, taking another long sip then smashing the bottom of the bottle near Mai's body, causing Mai to look at her mom with sad eyes. "D-don't look at me with that man's eyes!" grabs her arm and twists it behind Mai's back. Mai lets out a small cry of pain. "Shut it you little bitch! If only I hadn't given birth to you! I wish you never existed! I hate you!" The woman shrieked with hatred and cruelty, her tears continuing to spill. The night has just begun and Mai knows that. She closes her eyes and surrenders herself. Suddenly a calming thought entered her mind. That Sora boy. Funny. Yet fate had already taken its first step. Their long, hard fate. Can they all handle it?
"Sora! Sooooooraaaaa! SORA!" Sora looks up to his pestering older brother with a vein popping on his forehead. He sets down his book and looks at Riku.
"What." Sora asks coldly and Riku grins foolishly.
"Aw, no need to hide it! I know you like that girl!" Riku teases his brother by wiggling his eyebrows.
"What girl?" Sora asked bluntly.
"The red haired one. Mai!" Sora's eyes flickered with annoyance as they rolled in answer.
"Yes, Riku. I like that girl. Since I know SO much about her." Sora raises an eyebrow at Riku.
"I sense a hint of sarcasm in that." Riku answered back protectingly. Sora heaves a long sigh in response and picks up his book again, ignoring Riku's continuous talking. "Sora. Sora are you ignoring me again? Come on! I was totally cool today! I just came in and stopped that guy's punch! Ne eh wasn't I cool! Sora!"
"Riku." Sora stares at him seriously. "You were cool." Riku's eyes formed stars. "Now shut up." Riku has imaginary dog ears, they go down as he whines like a dog, his tail dropping down. Sora sighs and ruffles Riku's hair lovingly and a big grin erupts on his face, his tail going up and down. "You are like a dog."
"ARF." Sora chuckles at Riku's idiocy. Sora smiles a bit as he sets down his book.
"Let's go to sleep." Riku yawns a bit, sleepiness taking over him. Riku rushes to the bed and flumps onto it. Sora chuckles under his breath and goes under the covers. They both turn the opposite way, their backs touching each other. "Good night Riku."
"G'night…Sora…zzzzz" Riku mutters as his breath slows down, signaling he has fallen asleep. Sora takes off his glasses and sighs with a smile.
"Only an idiot like you could sleep in an instant." Sora whispers, laying the glasses in the floor. "Except you're my idiot." Sora couldn't help but mutter. His lips curling up in a smile as his eyes close heavily.
Sora's eyes open slowly, a heavy weight on top of his stomach. His eyebrow scrunch together in annoyance and irritation. His eyes snap open and sees a snoring Riku on top him. "GET. OFF. ME." Sora complains, pushing Riku off the bed. Sora hears a big thud then looks at Riku. He keeps sleeping as if the fall didn't hurt him. "Every single morning." Sora mutters under his breath. He gets up grouchily and grabs a bucket. He comes back to the room and turns the bucket over and water splashes all over Riku. Riku wakes up in alarm, standing up in a defensive position, his eyes still closed sleepily. "Morning."
Riku eyes open and he looks at Sora with a big grin. "G'morning." He looks at himself dripping wet. "Thanks for waking me up every morning. Though the water was a bit cold." Sora eyes glint with seriousness.
"It has to be or else you won't wake up. Either chilling cold or burning hot. Which one?" Riku laughs nervously as Sora's stare never left him. Riku diverts his eyes to the side, still laughing nervously.
"I-I guess depending on the season?" Sora sighs as he shakes his head, Riku slumps forward, depressed.
"And it is close to summer so I chose chilling water. Get dressed or I'll leave without you."
"That threat won't work! You know you'd never leave me! Cause you love your big brother." His big grin sent chills down Sora's back as he looks at him disgustingly.
"You?" Riku nods. "The big brother?" Riku nods eagerly. Sora snorts truimphly and Riku looks shocked. He goes in a corner and mumbles really fast, pouting. "And suck it up you big baby and let's go!" Sora's impatience grew as Riku continued to mumble but got dressed.
"Back to Mai. You like her don't you?" Riku kept pressing on the subject. "Come on! You never showed any emotion to anyone else other than me! Not even Emi, who is basically our childhood friend-."
"Your childhood friend. Not mine." Sora's voice iced over with venom, his eyes slanting into a glare full of hate. "Stop acting like she's close to me."
"Sora. Why are you so mean to Emi?" Riku asked bluntly, sadness spreading in his eyes. His confused eyes. His pained eyes.
"Riku. Why are you so nice to her?" Sora retorted rudely, looking away from his brother's hurt. The hurt he had put upon his beloved brother. "She's just another mom! And you know it. Don't let her hurt you!" Sora realizes his outburst of his hidden feelings. Gritting teeth, he walks out. Leaving Riku alone, his dripping hair falling over his eyes. His empty eyes. He doesn't stare at Sora's disappearing back. He doesn't shift his eyes. He didn't move. For the fear of the seeing the same retreating figure of his loved ones. The loved ones that kept leaving him.
Sora slowed his walk to a small halt, his eyes blazing with anger. His clenched fists tightened as he heard footsteps walking toward him. He looked up, a tint of small hope in him, but it wasn't Riku. It was a smiling Mai. His eyes darkened at the realization. His eyes traced Mai's wounds and bruises, yet she was still smiling. 'Now that I think about it…the people were whispering about her crazy mother beating her. So you're unloved too huh. Then…why can you still smile?' Sora longed for that smile. That strong, unwavering smile. 'She must know everyone talks about her and her mother. Just like me and Riku know everyone talks about us and our mother. '
"Hey Sora! Wanna walk to school together?" Mai stood right infront of him yet she couldn't see his face properly. "Sor-" She bends her face closer to him, surprised to find his face emotionless. She stood awestruck for a few seconds before breaking out in a grin. "Should I take that silence as a yes?"
"Sure." His voice like steel stung her a bit but she nodded at her progress. His response was short but atleast he spoke at all, so she continued on.
"Hey Sora where's-" She looked to her side and didn't see anyone. She looked back quickly and saw the back of his head. 'Where is he looking at? Isn't that…Emi and Riku?' "Sora?" Sora jumped a bit but then he turned his head, his eyes were filled with betrayal.
"Let's go." He says dryly as he walks up to her, they both walk together in silence. The only thing that they heard was laughter and talking. The talking of the two not too far behind them. "Why do you smile like that?" Mai looks surprised at the question.
"Like what?" Mai asked, a hint of nervousness in her heart. He stared straight into her eyes and gave a bitter smirk.
"Like you can overcome anything." Mai's eyes widened in surprise. She looks down, her messy hair falling over her eyes.
"I'm not that strong-"
"I know." She raised her head abruptly, her eyes wanting and desperate. "I know." His head held up high, he walks at a slow pace so she can follow. She gives a small, sweet smile. Her eyes filled with warmth. "But the fact that you are actually trying makes you strong."
"Sora…can we be friends?" Mai glances nervously to Sora.
"Aren't we already?" Sora asked with confusion. Mai's eyes widened and then she grinned bigly. "I mean if I talk to you it means we are friends but then again I don't have any friends so I guess you are my first friend." Sora smirks a bit that was so similar to a smile. So similar yet so different.
A year later
"Come back here you bitch!" Mai's mom staggered toward Mai threateningly, a knife shining in her hand. "I'm going to kill you!" A bruised, bleeding Mai stumbles a bit as she runs, her eyes filled with desperation. Mai reaches out, to grab hold onto something, but there was nothing. So she fell, knowing she wouldn't be able to get up with her wounds and injuries. The pain her mother have been inflicted on her ever since she can remember. The internal pain and scars. Her mom raising her sharp knife, her eyes iced with coldness and anger. Mai closed her eyes slowly.
'I guess this is the end for me….guess I don't have regrets….except for….Sora. I hope he'll understand.' Flashes of Sora and her having fun and smiling enter her mind. 'I guess he won't. I'm sorry.' She smiles a bit. 'I had fun. I honestly did. You're my special person...I guess I fell in love with you. Too bad I noticed this too late. Pity…' Tears sprung from her lost eyes. Her once strong eyes that weren't really strong in the first place. 'I love you…I should have told you this before. ' Mai's mother tear stricken face filled with craziness, swings at Mai. 'Good-bye Sora.' Nothing. Mai opened her eyes slowly, her eyes widening at the sight. Sora crouched down infront of her, his arm with a knife dug in it, bleeding crimson blood.
"What the fuck are you doing you bitch?" Sora threatened, his eyes slanting with seriousness and hatred. It made Mai's mom gulp a bit and continue to cry. She falls to her knees , her shaking hands covering her worn out face.
"Killing that little bitch who drove my love away. It's all her fault." Mai's mom whispers painfully and sadly, "All….her….fault."
Sora turned to Mai with a smirk. Mai instantly felt safe, she cupped his face lovingly and smiled. "I….love….you." Sora's eyes widened, tears forming in his eyes. He hugs her closer, as if he didn't hug her tight enough, she would leave him. Like his mother. "Don't cry." She whispered before surrendering to the tugging darkness. Tears streamed down his face as he squeezed her tighter and almost lovingly.
"Me too, me too." He whispers, his eyes filled with such emotion that you could easily mistake him for Riku. His smile shining so radiantly yet soon fill with worry and fear. Fear of experiencing the same pain of abandonment from the people he loves. He does not want to love yet his heart does not listen to him. It's that smile. The smile she gives him that drives a beat to his heart. His cold, armored heart. He glances over to Mai's mom with hatred. "You know it's not her fault," Mai's mom slowly uncovers her face, her eyes so lonely and broken, "It was no one's fault but his. The man who left you and Mai all alone. You knew all along didn't you. You just wanted to blame someone. And you hurt Mai because of that. I despise people like you." Mai's mom grits her teeth as she sobbed, tears overflowing from her such beautiful green eyes that have so much pain.
'Mai's mom is younger and has a big stomach, she's pregnant. She has such a sweet and cute face, her face shining her true happiness. She has a hand on her stomach, smiling truly. She hears the door creak open and her eyes shot up to the door. Her big happy smile slowly disappeared from her face. Her eyes filling with confusion and pain, as the man she loved so much had his arm around another woman. He smiled sleazily as he threw cash at her face, tears filled her eyes as the door creaked closed. She falls to her knees, crying and wailing. Her cries filled with such pain.'
"H-he….left me so alone. I loved him so much. So much. He abandoned me. I couldn't believe it…I just couldn't take it. I hit my precious daughter. But the thought his blood was running through her made me so angry…she is such a nice daughter…and I hurt her…I am so sorry Mai. So sorry. My poor baby."
'A two year old Mai rushes to her mom with a big smile, holding a handful of flowers. Mai's mom slaps the flowers out of little Mai's hand, causing grief and sadness to fill Mai's wide, confused eyes.'
She inched towards unconscious Mai, Sora grips tighter around Mai protectingly. She looks down at the injured little girl with such bitterness and sadness a tear falls on Mai's face. "I love you. I know you can never forgive me but…I wish you will. I hope you will live a happy life without me…with this boy who loves you so much." She locks eyes with Sora and she gives a weak smile. "I will give her to you. I don't want to hurt her anymore. If one day, she will wish to see me again, I will be waiting here. Until the day I die. Tell her that for me." She bends her face close to Mai's slowly, kissing Mai's forehead lightly. "If you told me to kill myself I will do it. If only you would forgive me…" She wobbly gets up and trudges to her house, not looking back.
"She loves you." She abruptly stops walking. "She always loved you." Sora watched her small, fragile back begin to shake. She continues on without a word, but Sora knew she understood. Tears streamed down Mai's eyes, her eyes flutter open. Sora smiles warmly at the crying Mai as she sat up, Sora hugged her tighter. "The most scariest and complicated thing in this world are humans." He whispers in her ear quietly, causing her to sob with a smile. He hugs her closer and kisses the top of her head. "Your mother, you, and me are humans. But your mother is one complicated human." He chuckles as he felt her smile grow.
"I….love…you." her voice was inaudible as her voice was barely a whisper.
"Hm?"
"I love you." Her ears turned crimson red as she said it louder.
"I love you too." A big grin erupted his face but something lurked behind his dark eyes. "I'll always love you." Mai raised her head, their noses slightly touched each other. Both their eyes widened at how close their faces were. They inched closer and their lips meet together for a brief second. They both blushed and knocked their foreheads together, Mai laughing while Sora smiled. "We knocked teeth." Mai laughs more.
Two years later.
"You two are entering the chunin exam." A man with shaggy brown hair with a mix of yellow and green as eyes. His voice demanding, his face stern, that was the twins hateful father. "And that is final."
Fifteen year old Riku and Sora exchange glances and nod. "We will not disappoint you father." He snorts.
"Let's see about that."
A few days later
"Sora…only four will make it out." Riku comments as they enter the clear battlefield of death.
"And we will be one of those four." Sora replies, smirking. Riku grins and they high five each other. Their expressions fell as they saw who the competitors were. "Mai…"
"Emi…." They both look at each other in horror. "Guess it won't be as easy as we thought." Emi and Mai also looked at the twins with horror.
"Got that right." A bell rang. Let the battle begin. The twins had each other's backs but kept a watchful eye on their girls. Riku threw rock dagger at everyone while Sora dodged them and trapped them. Mai attacked recklessly, killing many in seconds. Emi dodged effortlessly, swiftly killing anyone who stood in her way.
The last four stood together, breathing hard and covered in blood. Dead bodies surrounding them. They survived. They were killers in the making. They looked at each other with such tired cold eyes. The eyes of game pieces. Sora hugged Mai while Riku hugged Emi, both brothers locking eyes filled with pain. Mai's mom looked at them with such bitterness and regret.
"They shouldn't have to do this." Mai's mom growled.
"Calm yourself Akage." Akage grits her teeth as the twins dad spoke bitterly.
"I see your perfectly fine with the pain that your sons have in them Arata."
"You know, you're a very crazy woman. A very stupid one too." Akage turned red with anger. "Now your face is the same color as your filthy hair." Arata sneered.
"You're such a bastard. No wonder Aoi left you." This time it was Arata's turn to turn red from anger.
"Shut up whore! That stupid traveler left your sorry ass after he screwed you!" Akage turned stone cold at his words.
"Atleast I found my way out of the dark. Have you?" Akage asked sharply as she turned to walk away. He grabs her arm roughly, forcing her to face him.
"You bitch!" He growled with hate. Her eyes stayed strong with coldness.
"We are all corrupted. That is why they call us the cursed and corrupted village. Have you ever stopped and wondered? I guess not since you're such a dumbass." She rips her arm back and walks away.
Three years later
"Riku! It's a boy!" Sora yelled with a big smile as he hugged his brother. Riku beamed a smile.
"What's his name?"
"Goku! Come and look!" Sora drags Riku to the room where Mai held a small baby boy with brownish hair, his cries still ringing around the room. Sora goes on one knee next to his wife, both glowing with true happiness. Riku watches with a big smile but something was lurking in his heart. He felt so left out. Sora looks at his brother and grins, "Hurry up and come Riku! You can carry him!" Riku seemed surprised and walked to the baby. He hesitantly held his hands out.
"Come on now Riku, You can do it," Mai commented sweetly, her short hair now long. Riku carried him close, smiling at the baby.
"He's….so small." Riku commented sending Mai to laugh.
"Well, he is a baby." Riku hands it to Sora to hold and Sora kissed his son's head.
"I hope you both will have a happy life filled with luck." Riku comments truthfully.
"We will…we all will Riku." Sora says with a true smile. A smile that he hasn't shown in a while. No one knew their life will soon be everything but happy.
Six years later
"Goku. Be respectful." A six year old boy with spikey brown hair and golden eyes nodded with an idiotic grin. "No screw ups." Goku nods and Sora ruffles his hair lovingly. Sora knocks on the door loudly. The one who opened the door was no other than the Ouja-sama. His jet black hair shining, his ice blue eyes coldly watching Goku. His face covered in burn marks. He stood tall, bending his head to look down at Goku. Goku gave a small, nervous smile at the emotionless, handsome man. "Aku-sama, I brought Goku like you said." Sora bows with respect.
"They are at the training ground behind in the back." The Ouja-sama spoke coldly and closed the door.
"Sora, you will meet his children- Goku?" He looked at his scared stiff son. "Goku, its ok. He won't hurt you. Now come." Goku nodded slowly and they walked around the huge house to see a young girl training with a little boy watching her with his thumb in his mouth. She stops instantly with her leg in a high kick as she turned her head to the intruders. Goku stood speechless at the girl's beauty. "Hime-sama, this is my son Goku. He will play with you for today." Her shining short black hair, her cold ice blue eyes, her red lips, small face, and slim figure shouted beautiful. She was around a year younger than him. The little boy had short spiky blonde hair with innocent sea blue eyes, He gave a big smile to the two strangers.
"I'm Rin. And this is Fai. Nice to meet you." She continues to train, as if that was enough introduction. Her short, dirty white dress not hiding bruises and closed cutes. "Kyo." A brown haired boy with empty black eyes comes instantly, around a year older then Goku. "Play with Goku." Sora bowed then left, his fists clenched. 'I thought you changed Aku…but you're just repeating the same mistakes as your father. I see you in Rin and Hana in Fai. Don't make the same mistakes that your father did to you. The mistakes that caused you so much pain. Wake up and see that you are acting just like the one man you hate with all your might.'
Two years later
"Riku!" Sora called desperately, sweat rolling down his face. He looked like he had searched the whole village for him. He sees a huddled up Riku holding a lifeless Emi tightly, causing grief to fill his eyes. "Riku…" he whispers, seeing his brother's pain overflow. He rushes to him and Riku looks up to him, his eyes still overflowing with tears. He gives a small sad smile and says with a voice that made Sora cringe.
"She said she loved me too." Riku continues to cry and Sora embraces his brother. His other half. He felt his pain and he felt his pain. They are connected. And at that moment Sora didn't want to be connected.
"Riku….what happened?" Riku just smiled with those pained tears streaming down his face. A smile that burned Sora's mind and eyes. Sora's eyes watered as the dead Emi transformed into a dead Mai. "I am so sorry. I can't protect you brother. Only you can." Sora hugs him tighter, his eyebrow scrunching together in pain. "I can say empty words like 'it'll get better.' Or 'with due time you will forget.' Like all those adults said to us when mom left us. But I won't because they are just lies. Did we forget? No. Because it haunts us till this day. And so will this but…don't lose to it. Laugh at the pain and smile even if it is forced. Is what I'm saying wrong?" Sora eyes filled with pain at his suffering brother. "I am so sorry. I am so sorry." 'that I let you get hurt like this. That I was never nice to Emi out of jealously. That I just say useless words and can't share your pain. That this is the one thing I can't feel with you.' "I love you." Tears streamed down his faces as Riku's broken smile slowly diminished with gritted teeth.
"You're right." His voice quivered slightly as the tears continued to pour. "And I love you too." Riku's once cheerful eyes looked so lifeless and dead. It caused Sora's heart to ache. The same kind of ache when their mom left them. All alone.
"Don't leave me Riku. Stay with me." Riku's eyes widened with pain and realization at those words. Riku finally hugged Sora back, digging his nails into his skin, letting out a small sob. "And I will never leave you Riku." Riku let the tears fall with such a blank face yet a hint of the old him in his eyes. But he will never be the same.
Six years later
Sora and Riku, both out of breathe, both look horrified at the scene. They saw the huge puddle of blood and two dead bodies, their glass-like eyes still open. Sora clenched his fists, his eyes blazing with anger at the standing figure between the two bodies. His own twelve year old son dead, vacant lifeless gold eyes wide open with blood splattering his face, one of the dead bodies. The other the very cute young blonde boy with his usual clear lively blue eyes now vacant, staring. Both staring at the sky. The sky that was raining tears.
"You little bitch!" Sora lunges for the standing figure, her whole body covered in crimson blood. Her vacant, lifeless eyes staring at her bloodied hands. Her white dress dyed in red, the rain not washing it away from her dress. She glances at the attacking Sora and gave a smile. A smile that seemed so elastic and creepy that sent shivers down both of their spines. Sora reaches for her neck but lightning flashes, blinding him and missing his target. He stares dumbly at Rin's back. 'Are…those wings?' Sora and Riku both thought as Rin's back had sprouted black wings in a matter of a second. She looks up to the sky and closes her eyes. Her wings go down, sending up to the air like a rocket, sending her out of sight.
No tears streamed down his face as he fell to his knees next to his boy. His son that he would not see grow. He holds him close to his chest and lets out a pained scream. Riku watched from afar, his eyes turning dark at the sight of his pained brother. He does not understand the pain of losing your own flesh of blood like a son. And Sora does not understand the pain of losing the love of your life. They both did not understand the others pain but both comfort the other. Riku walked to Sora and laid a hand on his shoulder. He was there for Sora. Like Sora was there for Riku. Now to tell Mai.
Mai hummed a bit as she clumsily cooked dinner, a small smile on her grown up face. The door slammed open and she let a big smile to her husband. "Sora! Welcome home-" she dropped the plate she was holding with a big crash and wide eyes. A drenched Sora holding a bloody, pale Goku. Tears sprung from her eyes and streamed down her denying eyes. Eyes that denied that gruesome sight. "It…can't be…Tell me this isn't true!" Sora just looked to the side, his eyes closed out of pain. Mai sobbed and fell to her knees, her hands covering her face as she wailed. "Goku!" she continued to wail and Sora couldn't stand to hear it. "What happened?" she spoke after a few minutes, tears still continuing to spill.
"Fai is also dead." Mai's eyes widened even more as she sobbed a bit.
"Little Fai?" She covers her mouth with a shaking hand. "Who-?"
"Rin. She was there. She was drenched in their blood. She also had these weird wings."
"No…Rin couldn't have done it…wouldn't-!"
"Admit! Rin behavior was unusual for a while! She killed her own brother and childhood friend! Our son!"
"STOP IT!" she shrieked. "Stop it! Rin couldn't have done it! And you know it! You just want someone to blame! I know that girl!"
"Well you didn't!" he yelled back. "She killed them Mai!"
"Bullshit and you know it! Fucking bullshit! I love Goku just like you do!" Her eyes blazing with anger, her voice rough with sternness. "And I want to find who killed both of them as much as you do but I cannot blame Rin!"
"The girl's unstable! You see the wounds and bruises she has every day!" Mai snapped and yelled in a loud shriek.
"SO IT'S HER FAULT SHE GETS BEAT?" Sora's eyes widened a bit at the realization of what he had said. "THEN I AM JUST AT FAULT!" Sora seemed regretful as the words he had said finally sunken in.
"I'm so sorry-"
"You should be! You are not the only one in pain! I knew those three! All of them were like children to me, like Goku was. And I refuse to believe that Rin killed them." Mai walked up to him and brushed Goku's bangs from his pale face. "I gave birth to this boy. I love him with all my heart. Why don't you understand that?" Sora just looked down, shaking his head. Refusing to meet those strong willed, soft eyes.
"I…am sorry Mai." A tear lands on Goku's face. Another. And another. He had finally cried. "I…am just in pain and sad. I am so sorry." Mai hugged him and her dead son, the parents crying over the loss of their only child. 'I will never forgive her. That little heartless demon bitch. I will make sure she feels the pain Mai and I feel. I swear on Goku's death.' His eyes blazing with hate and revenge.
A blow to the face brought lifeless Sora back to reality, his eyes searching for the attacker. He lands his eyes on Seina who swings yet another blow, but he dodges this one. "Riku." Riku looks at him like a lost, beaten puppy. "It's time we end this game." Riku sinks into the ground and reappears on the other side of the two girls while Sora stays in his place. Hinata turns to look at Riku while Seina still locks death stares with Sora. "Good-bye." Their different eyes making them even more dangerous and threatening.
(A/N: Ok! I am SO sorry! Problems just kept popping up! Like midterms then my 3 year old computer died 'cause I needed a new battery. So my dad decided to get me a new laptop, my precious baby! And I only got the new computer a few days ago and JUST installed Microsoft yesterday. So forgive me! .! I wrote a super long chapter this time and hope you will forgive! Ok, so I have more theme songs! *claps as everyone boos* Ok, Sora's is 'Have Faith in Me by A Day To Remember' and his feelings for Rin is 'Your Betrayal by Bullet For My Valentine'. Akage, Mai's mom, is 'Settle Down by Kimbra.' Mai's is 'Enchanted by Taylor Swift.' and 'Much like Falling by Flyleaf.' Everyone one in this chapter's them song is, 'For Those Who Wait by Fireflight.' Thanks for those who haven't given up on me!)