After Love
Chapter 2:
Key of Memories and Pain
Riku and Sora were walking down the street outside of the popular ice cream shop with the only sea-salt ice cream. There were cars constantly rushing by, but the two boys were oblivious to that, they were concentrating on their newly bought ice creams. But Riku noticed that the brunette beside him was thinking about something that was bothering him.
"What's wrong, Sora?" said the silver-haired boy.
Sora seemed to hesitate, "Nothing's wrong, why do you ask?"
"Oh, no reason, just checking," said Riku, knowing that Sora would eventually tell him.
And Riku was correct, after a few more minutes in silence, Sora seemed to decide something, and turned to Riku. "Well there is something actually…"
"So what is it?" Riku said, eager to find out what was happening to his friend.
"Well, I'm-"
"Hello, boys!" cut in a new voice.
Both of the boys turned their heads to see the source of the new voice. It was their favorite teacher at Twilight Middle School, Mrs. Hinds. (She and her husband soon after split up.)
"Hey, Mrs. Hinds!!" said the two friends, surprised to see their teacher outside of school.
"Are you two enjoying your ice creams?"
"Very much!" smiled Sora and Riku.
"Well I've been looking for an opportunity to go get one recently. So I think- Wait! I forgot my purse on that bench across the street! And it has all my money!" said Mrs. Hinds.
"I'll go get it!" said Riku, eager for the chance to become favorite. And before anybody could say anything else, he rushed into the street without looking for traffic.
But Sora and Mrs. Hinds did look, and both saw the black SUV that was being driven by a lady trying to do her makeup in her rearview and drive at the same time. Both knew that she hadn't seen Riku rush into the street. And both knew that Riku was right in the path of the SUV.
"RIKU, RIKU, RIKU STOP!!" yelled Sora, himself rushing towards the street. But Riku obviously thought that Sora was trying to be the favorite. Mrs. Hinds didn't do anything, she just stood and stared.
"RIKU, STOP, STOP RIK-" Sora suddenly stopped yelling. The SUV had connected with Riku's body.
CRACK
The sound of the bones in Rikus body filled the air. Sora stopped running, and collapsed on the ground, tears running down his face. He knew that Riku was dead. And he also knew who's fault it was.
"YOU!" yelled Sora, turning, still in tears, to Mrs. Hinds, "THIS IS YOUR FAULT!"
"Sora, I know that it may seem that w-" Mrs. Hinds blubbered out through her tears, but was cut off by Sora.
"I KNOW WHAT IT IS, AND I KNOW THAT IT'S YOUR FAULT!" cried Sora, turning away and running the rest of the way to Riku's body. When he reached the body, he knelt down besides it.
"Please come back Riku, please. I need you Riku, Riku, I was going to tell you today. Riku, I love you. Please come back," cried Sora. But he didn't come back.
Sora came back to the present, to discover that he was in his room and crying into his pillow. He slowly sat up, wiping the tears off of his face. He tried to get up his ice, but it kept getting dissolved by the waves of sadness.
He got up, to go wash his face off in the bathroom, but he tripped on his foot, causing him to fall over. While he was falling, he flailed out his arms, and his left hand connected with the mirror.
"OW!" yelled out Sora, clutching his hand to him as he feel to the floor. He felt the pain throb, and saw the blood leaking out of a fresh wound. As he cradled his hand, he realized something. The sadness was less now, farther away, tamable. He could build the ice again, but he didn't need it for now.
He slowly got up, and pushed on the wound, a sharper wave of pain came, tearing down the sadness even more. He applied more pressure, causing an even sharper, clearer wave of pain, and started to get rid of even more of the sadness.
What is this? Thought Sora, am I emo or something? Sora strongly tried to deign this, depressed he could understand, but he couldn't be emo!
But the pain…the pain felt so good, and it gave a relief from the sadness. So… I am emo?
Sora's emo, Riku's dead, and Roxas's on the way:) Review, favorite, and enjoy!! And I promise, Roxas will be here soon.
~Bulletmeds
