Warnings/Disclaimer:
Kingdom Hearts does not belong to me, I make absolutely nothing off the fiction. They belong to squaresoft and Disney.

Journey for two

Chapter 2

Sora woke late a couple days later. Riku was beside his bed, dozing.

"Uh…" Sora said with a painful groan.

"Sora! You're up!" Riku exclaimed as he hugged his friend tightly.

"Ow…" Sora whimpered.

"Oh! Sorry." Riku withdrew from his hug.

"What happened..?" Sora rasped.

"You fainted and were out for a couple days." Riku said.

"I mean… To… To… Kairi." Sora said with great difficulty.

"Well, she left for the islands yesterday." Riku said triumphantly.

Sora merely blinked and sighed.

"What's wrong?" Riku asked in a worried voice.

"I'm glad you listened to me. She was and is a worker for maleficent." Sora said hoarsely. Sora tried to sit up and talk.

"Don't sit up! You'll get hurt again." Riku said.

Sora felt his chest and there was bandages and padding.

"Wh—What happened!" Sora said nervously.

Riku pushed Sora down onto the bed. Sora fought for a good long time before Leon entered and pushed him down.

"You can't get up doctors orders." Leon said firmly.

Sora looked like he was going to die when he heard this.

"What happened to me..?" Sora said painfully.

"We took you to the hospital and they found that one of your lungs collapsed, but they reinflated it." Riku said soothingly.

"I- How?" Sora said still very scared.

"Well, they said that you were lucky you were alive because it was from being hit, hard." Leon said.

"I don't remember being hit though…" Sora said miserably.

"Think Sora, what hit you?" Riku said.

"OH! I got hit in a battle. When I was looking for the King." Sora said hiding something.

Riku and Leon looked at each other then at the walls. Sora noticed this and got nervous and tried to sit up. Riku pushed him flat again.

"What's going on! Why did you guys glance at one another!" Sora said frightened.

"It's just that, Sora, you also said something while you were sleeping… about… um…" Riku mumbled.

"About your mom, you said that she, well.." Leon trailed off.

"How embarrassing!" Sora moaned as he covered his face with his hands.

"Is it true?" Riku asked.

"No… I've been doing that a lot lately though." Sora said still covered but becoming an even redder color.

"Oh good." Riku sighed.

"I feel so stupid right now. Everyone's focusing on my health…" Sora said.

"That's because we want to." Riku said gingerly.

"Well don't!" Sora snapped bitterly, "I'm fine on my own!"

"Sora…" Riku murmured.

Leon reached over to the silver haired boys shoulder and put a firm hand on it. He then proceeded to guide him out of the room. Leon stayed behind and closed the door.

"Why did you do that Sora?" Leon asked coolly.

"I wanted him out… I didn't want him to see me like this. So… So… Helpless." Sora said.

"He's not going to make fun of you." Leon said.

"But I can't stand it if he would!" Sora snapped angrily.

Leon was a bit taken aback at this comment. Tears started streaming down Sora's cheeks. Leon opened the door to leave and Riku toppled in face first. Sora looked at him in surprise.

"Sora I would ne--" Riku started but Sora cut him short.

"Why would you do that!" Sora asked. Sora pushed off the covers and ran down stairs and out the door of the shop. Cid paid him no attention. Riku and Leon ran down after him.

"SORA!" Riku screamed.

Sora ran, in his pajamas, until he could run no more. He sat down in a back alley and cried. Sora fainted shortly after sitting down. Riku and Leon split up and started their search for Sora.

"Sora! Where are you?" Riku cried. He heard a pain-filled moan. "Sora?" Riku questioned.

"Uhhhh… Ow…" He heard again.

"Sora!" Riku cried as he saw the blue sweat coated pajamas. Riku drew closer and Sora opened his eyes a little (he was lying on the ground).

"Go away." Sora said plainly.

"Why did I hurt you somehow?" Riku asked.

"Why'd you listen to my conversation with Leon?" Sora asked.

"I wanted to know what I did wrong." Riku said.

"Nothing…" Sora whispered he averted Riku's gaze. Sora got up and whimpered in pain.

"Sora don't move! I'll get Leon." Riku said.

"NO!" Sora proceeded to scream, "I'm fine!"

Riku leaned forward and touched Sora's forehead. "Sora you're burning up!" Riku Said.

"I don't care." Sora snapped.

"What's going on?" Leon asked.

"He's being irrational." Riku said.

"I'm not being irrational. I'm preserving my dignity." Sora said.

"I don't care Sora! You've been too bad for 11 days to be standing!" Riku screamed at him causing Sora to fall backwards.

"Sora… I'm so sorry…" Riku said getting to his knees (after realizing what he did).

Sora leaned close to Riku and cried into his shoulder.

Riku picked him up and carried him to the shop. Sora felt tired and fell asleep. Upon reaching the shop Leon and Riku were greeted by several of Sora's Family members.

"What's wrong with my baby boy!" Sora's Mom asked.

Riku ran to their room and locked the door.

Riku laid Sora down and no less than 20 minutes later did Leon come pounding relentlessly on the door.

"RIKU! RIKU OPEN UP NOW!" Leon bellowed.

"NO!" Was all Riku replied.

"Wh—What's going on?" Sora said sleepily.

"Sora you're up!" Riku said as Leon rammed the door open.

"GET OUT! I WON'T LET HIM GO HOME WITH YOU!" Riku screamed.

"SORA DESERVES TO KNOW HIS PARENTS ARE HERE!" Leon said forcefully as Riku decided to give up.

"Oh crap…My parents are here?" Sora asked disappointedly.

"Yes why?" Leon asked.

"NO… Not good. I don't want them here." Sora said blandly.

"Ha! See I was the one who was right!" Riku said sticking out his tongue.

"Riku, shut up." Leon said "Why don't you want them here Sora?"

"Because they abuse me. Everything nice they say in front of people is just an act. When I get home it's all slaps and punches. Maybe some kicks and occasionally a beating with an object." Sora plainly sounded frightened.

"Sora I had no idea…" Riku said.

"Why do you think I slept over a lot and went to sleep on the islands so much!" Sora replied angrily.

"Sora! That was unneeded!" a voice came from behind them.

"Mom…" Sora said getting quieter.

"DO YOU WANT A BEATING IN FRONT OF YOUR FRIENDS!" Sora's mom said.

"N- No… I'm sorry…"

Sora's mother walked up to him and slapped his face.

"STAY IN LINE! OR I'LL HAVE YOUR FATHER COME CRACK YOUR ASS HARD YOUNG MAN!" Sora's mother screamed.

Sora started crying. "I'm sorry mom…" He said softly.

"Get out!" Came a firm voice.

"OUT!" It came again.

"FINE!" Sora's mother said to an angry Riku.

Riku then turned to his crying friend and hug him. Leon turned and locked the door behind the woman.

Sora sobbed, "I'm sorry…" he said, "Please don't hurt me anymore." He spoke the softest that Riku had ever heard.

"Don't let her scare you Sora! Don't let her make you think for one moment you're mean or alone in this world. Never!" Riku said firmly.

"Thanks…" Sora said as he fell asleep again.

Riku and Leon left the room locking Sora in. Sora woke shortly after they left and sat up. Sora screamed. Riku, Leon, and Cid came racing to the room.

"NOOOOO!" Sora screamed, "Please STOP!"

"SORA!" Riku yelled.

They got in the room and realized he was hallucinating. He continued to scream. Riku ran over and cradled his friend. Jogging slightly, Riku went to the hospital. Leon and Cid followed suit. When Riku got to the Hospital Sora was burning up and was still screaming and had started to flail his arms. The medics took him quickly and left Riku to wait for his friend to return. He dozed a few times, but only slept well and sound for 2 hours. Leon was leaning against the wall. Cid just merely watched Riku who after a while was starting to rock back and forth.

"What are you doing?" Cid said.

"I'm… I don't know. I thought it would calm me, but it didn't." Riku said shakily.

"He'll pull through Riku." Leon said firmly.

"I know, but when…" Riku replied

Their conversation was ended by the nurse interrupting.

"You may see him now." The nurse said kindly.

"Thanks." Leon said but Riku was already through the door and at Sora's side.

"SORA!" Riku said.

"H—Hey Riku…" He said obviously in pain, "Thanks for bringing me."

Leon and Cid entered the room.

"If it weren't for you I'd be dead. They told me that I have to stay on I.V. and have to stay for observations." Sora said.

"Oh…" Riku said with great pain in his voice.

"So what was wrong Sora?" Leon said.

"I had a really bad fever and well my lung collapsed again." Sora said.

At that time Sora's parents walked through the door. Sora panicked and whimpered quietly.

"What do YOU want!" Riku asked angrily.

"He's our son." The father said.

"Riku stop…" Sora said as he reached up and grabbed Riku's arm lightly.

"NO! Sora… They have to learn how it feels for kids to be abused." Riku said.

"Are you trying to pick a fight pip-squeak?" Sora's father said.

"Yeah! I'm tired of seeing Sora in pain. It's your fault his lung collapsed!" Riku said angered now more than ever.

"You told them I hit you with the table leg!" He screamed at Sora.

"N—No sir…" Sora said starting to get quieter again.

"It's not like it's that hard to put two and two together!" Riku said.

"You just got the wrong guy mad!" he said pulling his coat off.

"Bring it." Leon said.

Riku looked surprised that Leon was helping him. Just then the doctor came in and started examinations.

"Doctor how's our son?" Sora's father said coolly.

"He's going to be fine. I just want to know why your son is breathing so hard." The doctor said.

"I don't know. Maybe these hooligans are doing something to scare him." His father said.

Sora looked up desperately at Riku. Riku looked down at Sora and then winked. Sora was confused about what he meant.

"Yeah, well maybe we should go, Leon, Cid." Riku said.

"What?" Sora said in a frightened tone of voice.

"Sora what's wrong with being alone with your parents?" The doctor said in surprise to his tone.

"N—Nothing… it's just that… I don't know." Sora said.

Everyone but Sora's parents left. Riku caught the doctor in the hall and said, "Doctor call security and come with me." The doctor did so. When they got to Sora's room there was screaming and Sora crying.

"WHAT'S GOING ON IN HERE!" The doctor screamed as he entered the room while the father fist was mid-air.

"Sora! Are you alright!" Riku asked panicked.

"Why'd you leave? You knew it would happen…" Sora said quietly.

"I didn't expect them to start beating you right after we left." Riku said.

"WHY WOULDN'T THEY! I thought you were trying to protect me." Sora said.

Security took his parents to jail and Leon went to settle Sora's guardian situation.

"Riku… I'm sorry. I didn't mean to hurt you…" Sora said softly.

"I know, but you did." Riku said leaving the room.

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So I've soooo tried to make it a better story! It's a cliffy (cliffhanger)! lol! Anyway please R&R! I'm soooo excited to see other people's reviews! Yay!

Riku: Wow... She's a scary hyper right now...

Sora: Tell me about it!Vanilla: Hey! Don't be mad at me because I'm coooool! -giggles-

Riku: Oooooooookkkkkkk... RUN!

Vanilla: GET BACK HERE! Fine I'll use Axel and Roxas!

Roxas and Axel: WHAT?

TTYL Until next time!