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The water is crystal clear. Sora can see the stones that line the pond's bottom. Able to see the fish that populate the chilled waters - specially bred carp. There are water lilies breaking the surface and a old tree grows on the far end - it's roots growing out into the water and creating safe areas for the fish. When Sora dips his fingers into the water the fish come up and investigate - sometimes nibble.

"That's a good way to loose a finger," A voice warns teasingly from behind.

"They have no teeth," Sora replies and turns to confirm the voice's identity. Riku - dressed casually but still carrying a sword on his hip. Sora sits back on his calves, knees sinking into the soft ground slightly. "Why'd you bring me here?"

"I figured it would remind you of home," Riku says.

"Do you want me to be happy or saddened by that?" Sora prompts.

"Whatever you want to feel is fine with me," Riku replies and takes a seat on a large rock that sits half in the water.

"It's a man made pond," Sora states. "You're either confident or foolish." Riku shrugs.

"There's no one around," Riku says. "I checked, I'm no fool." Sora lets his gaze linger on Riku for another second before turning it back to the water and fish. Sora didn't understand Riku, they could have been in Hollow Bastion by now but yet they were not. Instead they have lingered in places, taken the long way around. It made no sense but then again if Riku wished to delay their arrival in Hollow Bastion Sora wasn't going to complain. Sora looked down and could see his dirty covered hands and clothes - he looked like a street urchin, but then again that might be what Riku wants.

"May I bathe or do you wish me to remain covered in dirt?" Sora asks - not exactly sure why he's asking, he could just strip and go into the water, Riku would stop him if he wanted.

"You want to bathe with fish?" Riku questions, with a smirk.

"Fish live in rivers and lakes," Sora replies.

"If you want to bathe go ahead," Riku says with a dismissive wave. Sora sighs - once again he's not sure why, did he want Riku to forbid him? Maybe he wanted an excuse to argue or yell at Riku, wanted a reason to hate him - because for some reason taking him from his home wasn't enough of a reason. Maybe that's due to the fact that Sora didn't like home much, felt trapped there and Riku had freed him. So what is Riku, a captor or a savior?


This is an idea that i really personally like and would like to expand upon it's just if i did i would set it in modern times, i can't write period pieces...i think that's why i never wrote a LOZ fic.