Sorry that this will be a little short compared to my other chapters, oh well. I'm finding myself rushing a bit, wanting to get this one over with. Yes, I am still into this. I just happen to be a bit of a procrastinator when it comes to these things and I happen to want to finish this very badly--my first ever multi-chapter story that I'll have completed.
Keep your fingers crossed! I am determined to get the next chapter up soon (though it will be hard). Enjoy and please pity Sora (you'll see why at the end of this chapter)!
Sora's nose twitched as a surprisingly familiar scent came to his nostrils. He furrowed his brows and bent low to the ground, trying to pinpoint where he had smelt it before. He was at the edge of the graveyard, just before the forest. He had taken to having daily walks where he would spend most of his time lounging about where he and Kairi used to meet. He inhaled deeply.
Pine and vanilla eggnog …
Yes, that is exactly what he smelt at the moment! But where on earth could it have come from? These sorts of scents were only common in Christmas Town. He had learned that on his last visit when he had mistakenly gone to visit Kairi… His eyes widened.
Kairi!
This was Kairi's scent! He flushed darkly, immediately aroused. He shook his head, inwardly cursing Riku for putting perverted thoughts into his head.
Why was this here anyways? Another thought came to mind. This is fresh! But that couldn't be … could it? Why would Kairi's scent be here if she is not present, since obviously they aren't allowed to see one another any more, so how could she possibly-- a grin spread across his face.
"KAIRI!" He cupped his hands over his mouth and flew up into the air to get a better view. "YOU CAN COME OUT NOW!!!!" He happily perched on a high branch of a tree, imagining the little red head to come out, hugging him tightly, with her adorable squeal telling him just how much she missed him. Sadly, no one came. He continued to sit, puzzled for a moment. Why wasn't she coming?
Slightly suspicious, he bent down to where he had smelt her before, to double check. No doubt, it was her. He inhaled deeper. His eyes widened. There were others present as well! What would Kairi be doing with a bunch of people? Was she leading some sort of field trip? What on Earth for? He found himself fully alert. That was very unKairiish. Sora stood up fully, pupils narrowing into slits that transformed into an aggressive worry. His wings flapped hard against the air and lifted him off the ground to go scouting for the girl he had mixed emotions for. All of his senses were directed to the semi recent smell of Kairi that was not alone. Surely the Pumpkin King had done nothing to harm her.
His suspicions grew as the trail led him through town. He ignored the friendly hellos from the citizens, even though one of them was Riku. The silver werewolf huffed, strong arms folded over one another crossly. "What's his problem?" His tail swished in agitation and he stalked off.
Sora continued his way through the air, a new found determination as the trail led him outside of Halloween Town. Why would Kairi be all the way over here? It didn't add up. Was it possible that someone had gotten to her? He sped up his pace at that horrifying thought. His eyes narrowed as the old castle that he had been warned as a child not to enter; that's where an old grouchy man, called Oogie Boogie used to live until the Pumpkin King had gotten to him. He flew over the gate and landed softly on the rocky pathway that led to a rickety old bridge.
With raised brows he walked rather hurriedly over where a small, cage-like elevator sat in the open. Should he go in it? He curiously stuck his head inside. He saw no leverage … He furrowed his brows and took his head out. He investigate on his o-
"Please stop it!" His eyes widened. He whirled around, expecting somebody to be telling him off for entering private property (despite the fact that he technically had some power because of his current status). No one was around. There were not voices in his head. Someone had screamed. "Let me go!" He turned back toward the house. Yes, it was definitely coming from inside there!
A very strong scent suddenly came into his consciousness. "Kairi!" He whispered hoarsely. A small, barred window below the bridge caught his eye. He squinted his eyes and lowered himself so he could get a good look inside. His eyes widened at what he saw.
There was a strange, checkered figure that he had never seen before in his life, cackling in a deep voice at the young girl's antics. Kairi was bound to a wall by a leverage which was fastened around her arms that were tied behind her back. Her lip and teeth had a small amount of blood dripping onto her chin which explained to Sora why her scent had suddenly increased for him to notice her. Why had she bitten herself like that? The baggy figure then rounded up to her and grabbed one of her legs. She squirmed and flailed both of her legs. The figure pulled out a remote control and typed in a code. Another bar flipped out from the metal floor and wrapped itself around her ankles.
He then bent low to get a good look at her leg like he intended to. "Now as I was saying before I was interrupted." He draped his hand up her leg from her shin to her thigh. "These are some nice legs, doll face," he then reached to cup her chin, then pulled away, not wanting to touch her blood. He redirected himself to her leg, pretending that he was never ruffled. "Let's say we find some things we can do with them, eh?" Kairi paled visibly, even from the distance that Sora sat at. The figure then leaned toward her foot and lightly grazed across it. She wriggled where she sat.
He turned back toward her, pleased. "Does that tickle, doll face?" She shook her head no. Sora gripped the bars in anger, trying to stay calm and analyze the situation. This was beginning to turn into something lecherous. But he needed to think up a plan.
Not liking her answer, he then rubbed his hand against the bottom of her shin. "How about here, doll face?" She had less of a squirm than before but her wide eyes gave away her growing panic. His hand moved up a little above her knee. He squeezed and she jerked slightly, he having touched a pressure point. He then moved to her thigh her eyes widened even farther. Sora paid no heed to the bars bending beneath his grasp. The baggy man then began to reach under her skirt. "How about-?"
Sora was well aware of the fact that he probably should have thought out his actions before deciding to barge in, but watching that there, made his blood boil! Wings opened to their fullest, he blew open the bars so they went flying to the ground. Claws curled into a fist as he rammed himself right into the offender who dared to attack his precious Kairi. The old goat bag went flying. Sora hissed loudly as a violent aura surrounded him. Yes, a new possessiveness overcame him.This girl was definitely his forever, and there was absolutely no way he was about to let this guy get it on with her. None. He heaved loudly and bent down, claws ripped through his gloves and he slashed open the bars that contained the girl as if they were nothing. His eyes glowed crimson.
Kairi whimpered, frightened by this new side of her friend. He turned to face her and their eyes locked. His eyes flickered between their normal blue color and back to his current state. His eyes hardened as they fell to her bloodied lip. They remained red. He reached behind her and tore her away from the bindings that held her arms together. He pulled her close to him. "Hold on," he rasped. Kairi nodded and flung her arms around his neck.
The baggy man, stood up from where he had landed and faced the two teens. "You dare to attack Oogie Boogie?!" He roared, puffing up his chest. Sora faltered.
"Oogie Boogie? He's dead!" He argued, doubt laced in his voice. The description that was given to him of the criminal was much different. For starters, he was a pale green color, and this guy looked like a picnic table! Not to mention this guy was incredibly thin, too thin.
"Hah! That's what they told you, eh?" He laughed. "I'm sure once you two are quieted little doll face here can explain it all to you." Kairi's grip tightened on Sora. "After all, I'm not in the habit of repeating myself." Yes you are! Kairi thought. "Too bad you came," he snickered. "Me and doll face over there were about to-!" Sora rushed at him again, Kairi hanging onto him for her own sake. His claws extended in front of him, this time, Oogie Boogie was ready.
The monster jumped away, onto a platform and pulled a lever. The ground that Sora stood on pulled sucked into the walls, revealing lava. Sora leapt into the air, wings flapping wildly. Oogie Boogie cursed. "Dang, I ain't used to workin' with fliers." He cursed to himself. Oogie Boogie then puffed himself up like a toad. Sora flew toward him at high speeds, intending to punch him again. Oogie Boogie blew them away with a roar. Sora and Kairi tumbled through the air, clinging to one another. Sora shielded the two as they crashed into a wall.
"Sora, I really think we shouldn't be …" Kairi trailed off as Sora roared and lunged at her previous captor once again, feet propelled, planning to kick him away. "Getting out of here should be our main priority …" Sora paid no heed to her reasoning, blinded by his rage, slashing at the sack of bugs. Oogie Boogie laughed again, pulling another lever where skeletal bionics popped out from the wall, each holding an actual gun. Kairi screamed.
"Music to my ears!" Oogie Boogie cackled. He waved down to the robots. "Fire!" A chorus of gun shots sounded as Sora desperately tried to avoid them all. He twisted and jerked awkwardly through the air to avoid the bullets that pelted at him from odd angles. He hissed as one grazed his left wing when he attempted to get near Oogie Boogie. Kairi wailed for Sora's sake as an alarming large amount of blood jetted out from the wound. Sora flapped his wings desperately, panting hard as another bullet soared through his wing. His flight pattern became uneven and he could feel his weight tilt to one side.
He failed to hear Kairi's screams. Nor did he notice that the ammo ran out or that the floor reappeared.
"Sora! Stay awake! SORA!!!"
He shook his head furiously, now able to think straight, despite the agonizing pain in his one wing. He folded the useless one up, then wrapped his second around Kairi to envelope her. His sharp eyes noted the now present ground. He needed to rest, but he had no time…
Oogie Boogie then puffed out his chest again, Sora and Kairi braced themselves, expecting him to attacking them with air currents once again. Instead, a giant shout emitted from his throat. "Lock! Shock! Get down here!!!"
At once, two of the figures that had originally taken Kairi away appeared, each grinning broadly, happy to be of service. The female of the two immediately took note of the situation and raised her arms. Sora could no longer feel his body as paralysis came over him. His body levitated in the air, unable to resist. The same thing apparently was happening to Kairi. She is a witch! Sora realized in alarm. Oogie Boogie stalked over to the older woman. "What can I say, having a witch on the team is the only way to go when dealing with anybody with demon blood."
The three lackeys cackled at his comment. Oogie Boogie then walked over to Sora, eyeing him teasingly. "You think you can pull one over on ol' Boogie? Think again! I have this place wired and more brains than you'll ever have! Scrawny punk!" He then punched the demon/vampire mix and sent him flying. Kairi tried to call out to him, but was unable to work her jaw to get any sound out. "Oh don't blame me!" He laughed. "Blame your elders-hah! That's who you can thank for this! It's their fault!" He turned to Lock and Shock. "Tie them up, but drain them--don't want another escape plan."
He then sniffed and turned, disgusted where Sora lay unmoving. "And clean up that mess he's making," he shook his hand at the puddle of blood collecting around him. "It's goin' to stain!" They nodded together as he stalked off. Sora and Kairi both felt feeling come back into their bodies, except having barely enough energy to life themselves off of the ground.
Sora clenched his teeth together. The feeling of pain had come back to his wing. "Eergh …!" He moaned in pain. This sucks! Kairi attempted to sit up, bending at her elbows, but collapsed back on to the ground in a heap. She glared at the witch.
Lock bent down and picked up the girl under his arm and tied her up once again, this time having her tied to a table top with her arms and legs spread apart. Kairi wriggled in his grasp but did not prevail in any sort of escape. Shock levitated the adolescent boy above herself then tied him down to another metallic table next to Kairi, tying him up in the same manner. She applied an ointment as well. When he eyed her suspiciously she added;
"Boss does not want any stains from dirty blood." She sneered. She whipped away when Sora lashed out with bared fangs. Lock smirked at his reaction, turning back to his own duties of cleaning up the mess created by Sora, mop and bucket in hand. He sloppily draped it over, and knocked over the water and soap bucket. Shock rolled her eyes. "Ergh … let me do it!" She elbowed him aside and with a wave of her hand, it was like the mess was never there. The older man shrugged. "You can start on dinner." He scowled, and took off through the window that Sora ever so kindly had decided to break through earlier. Shock scoffed. "I'm going to have to fix that up, too." She glared at Sora. "This is all your fault."
Kairi jumped in for Sora's defense. "N … no it's not." Her voice was loud, but weak. The older woman laughed, her footsteps heavy as she stared down at the younger red head.
"Not his fault? Dare I ask why do you think you are here?" Kairi stayed silent. She really did not know--from Oogie Boogie's earlier comment, she had assumed it had something to do with her grandfather. That made the most sense to her! "That little brat," she gestured to Sora's leering expression, "is the reason as to why you are here." Kairi was not buying it.
"No! That deranged moron already explained to me what happened many years ago with my grandfather! I fail to see what any of this has to do with Sora and it being his fault--he certainly was not around at the time!" Kairi argued.
"The brat fancies you, see?" Kairi blinked, unfazed, whereas Sora turned bright pink, avoiding either female's gaze.
"'Fancies'?" Kairi turned to get an explanation out of Sora, only receiving view of the back of his spiky hair. She turned back to the bounds of stringy hair. She had never heard of the term before. "O…kay."
The witch rolled her eyes, unhappy with not receiving the reaction she wanted. She tried again. "He digs you! He has the hots for you! What are you daft?!" Kairi continued to stare blankly, but the wheels were turning. "He likes you." Shock rasped in disbelief at how naïve and oblivious this girl was. Wasn't this role supposed to go to the boy?
"And I like him, too. What's the big deal?" Shock blinked several times, turned to Sora with an almost pitying expression and disappeared behind a purple cloud of smoke. Silence over took the room. "Geez you'd think she could come up with something better to talk about than our relationship status." Kairi muttered.
Sora, with an immensely bruised ego found it best not to respond.
