Chapter Seven
Now Who's A Liar?
Riku was still practicing, even though he was sure he had enough, when he was at her door. He just knew he was going to choke. Usually he had never been this way around girls, nervous and about to pass out from it. He guess the only reason he was acting this way was because he had never liked anyone this much before.
He took a deep breath and knocked on the door. He waited, hearing shuffling going about in the room. Then Victoria answered the door. She looked like she had been crying.
"Oh, Riku," she said, "I thought you went to bed."
"Um..." his face went hot, "Can I come in?"
She stepped aside, "Sure," she said.
The two of them walked into the room and sat down, Victoria on her bed, and Riku in a chair.
"What's wrong?" she asked.
"I...saw something today with Brandon..." he began, "And you may not like it."
"Well, I saw it too, Maleficent nearly killed him. And, of course that upsets me because I love him."
"Well he doesn't love you."
She was taken aback, "What? You don't have the right to say that. Of course he loves me."
Riku stood up and sat on the bed, next to Victoria so he could look her dead in the eye, "I saw him..." he hesitated, "Kissing another girl at the club."
She became angered, "What?"
"Her name was Randa and he kept talking about how you were just his girl on the side, how he didn't even care for you."
"Why are you telling me this?" she asked him.
"Because..." Oh, great, he thought, Here it goes..."I love you."
She stood up, mad as ever, "You're sick!" she said, "You tell me some fake lie so I could choose you over him? Well that's not going to happen. And I can see right through your lie."
"Victoria, I'm not lying to you," he stood up, trying to grab her so she could calm down but she just backed away from him.
"Get out!" she screamed, "I don't ever want to talk to you again!"
"But--"
"Now!"
Riku felt as if there was a hole in his heart. But he didn't cry. He just calmly walked out of the room. The door was slammed shut behind him. He walked towards his room and found Sora just standing there by the door.
"I'm so sorry, Riku," Sora said, arms outstretched. He embraced Riku, who only stood there, limp, "She'll understand eventually."
Riku held back his tears, "She says she doesn't ever want to talk to me again."
"You know she doesn't mean that. When she realizes what a jerk her boyfriend is, she'll come back to you, you'll see."
Riku headed for the room, "You know what, Sora? Comming here was a waste of time. Like you said it."
"No, it wasn't," Sora said, following him, "It wasn't a waste, I've decided to go find Kairi. I believe if I go, I'll find her. And when I do, I won't ever let her go again."
Riku slumped on the bed, "Well have fun..."
"Riku..." he said, "Don't be that way. Please don't."
Riku didn't respond. He just stood there until he fell asleep.
Maleficent had seen the whole thing from the window. The whole conversation between Victoria and Riku. And she couldn't help but smile. There was love in Victoria's heart, but she was denying it. If Maleficent could get the love out of her, her plans would work even better.
All she had to do was capture the two of them first...