Wis
Disclaimer: I don't own Kingdom Hearts. If I did it would seriously have turned into a weird hentai yaoi game.
Joh: Yay! I'm happy that I wrote this so fast!
Jessie: I'm happy that you're happy!
Joh: Aww… -Hugs-
Warnings: Yaoi, confusing stuff, language, angst
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'-gone.' She tossed the crayon away from her and dropped the drawing. She wrapped her thin arms around herself and sobbed.
The man grabbed her by the shoulders and shook her. Her head lolled to the side. 'Where?' he demanded. 'Gone where?'
Her lips trembled and she flinched as though he had punched her. 'I don't know. I don't know. I DON'T KNOW! HE-'
0o0
MREOW!
Sora's eyes snapped open, a single bead of sweat tickling down his face. His cat, Lily, leapt onto the bed and meowed loudly again.
He reached out to scratch her ears, mind still fuzzy from sleep. The tabby purred and knocked her head against his hand affectionately before jumping off the bed.
Sora sat up, looking around. His head was throbbing, the scream from his dream still echoing in his ears.
Riku was sitting with his legs crossed on the floor. He was playing Call of Duty 4, eyes narrowed as he focused on the game. He glanced up, sensing Sora's gaze. "Wanna play me?" he waved the ps3 controller as invitation.
He shook his head, trying to forget the painfully clear images from his nightmare. That's what it was, wasn't it? A nightmare?
Sora rubbed his eyes and groaned. He hadn't had any nightmares since he was a child. He turned to stare out his window. He had had a strange dream the night before as well. Maybe it was something he had eaten. He did recall that he had once had a sequence of very bizarre dreams after eating one of Selphie's 'Mystery Cakes'.
But this was different somehow. Sora's brows furrowed together but he quickly shook away the troubled thoughts. He shouldn't be worrying about weird dreams on a Saturday morning. He reached out to unlock the window and push it open, breathing in deeply as a gentle breeze blew in.
From his window he could see the red rooftops of the houses spotting the islands as well as the tall green palm trees that carried yellow paopu fruits. In the distance the ocean glimmered, calm and blue as ever.
"Wanna go swimming?" Sora asked suddenly, turning to look at Riku. Riku looked back up at him, the hand that had been stroking his cat frozen in place. Lily rubbed herself against his hand, tail twitching in lazy swishes.
"Outside?"
"No Riku, I meant in the sink."
He ignored Sora's sarcasm as he continued petting the cat. " You want to go swimming with me? Isn't that something you do with your friends?"
Sora blinked. "We're friends though, right?"
Riku jumped, looking up at Sora with wide eyes. "Friends? Us?"
The boy shrugged, slipping out of bed and padding his way over to the dresser. "You don't think so?" he asked, rummaging through the drawers for a pair of swimming trunks. There was a trace of hurt in his voice.
"No, I mean yes…I mean no I don't don't think that…" Riku trailed off, confused.
Sora spun around, grinning. "So you'll swim with me?"
"If you want me too."
Sora bounced happily, motioning for Riku to turn around as he started to change into his swimming trunks.
"Do you need to uh borrow…?"
Riku stood up and turned back around, eyes lingering on Sora's chest as the boy hastily pulled a shirt on. "No. I can make one."
"Oh." Now that Riku mentioned it, it was true that each morning when Sora woke up Riku would be wearing a different outfit.
Sora stood there, watching him expectantly. He wondered just how Riku made clothes. Did they appear out of thin air, like the ps3 had? Or did it work differently?
But the silver-haired genie smirked and spun a finger around, motioning for him to turn away. Sora pouted, knowing that he was being made fun of.
With a sigh he turned around, crossing his arms. He had only just turned back to face the dresser when Riku told him it was 'okay to look'.
Sora turned back to face him and flushed, wishing he hadn't.
Riku stood before him clad only in a baggy pair of gray swim trunks. Sora's flush deepened as he eyed Riku's toned body.
His genie coughed, looking amused when Sora jumped and looked away. "Should we get going then?"
"Y-yeah! Let's go!"
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"Where do you think you're going, buster?"
Sora froze in the doorway, turning to grin sheepishly at his mom.
His mom faced him with her hands placed sternly on her hips, her long brown hair pulled back in a low ponytail. "And who's this friend you've got here?" she demanded, studying Riku.
"Just going to the beach moooom." Sora beamed.
"And I'm Riku." The genie informed her, smiling graciously as he stepped forward to shake her hand. "Nice to meet you."
"Are you new around here?" she asked him, looking pleased.
"Sure am." Riku grinned, brushing his hair back.
"Well, I'm Nami Strife, Sora's mom." She offered him a wide smile before rounding on Sora. "Do you have any homework?"
Her son groaned as he slipped on a pair of flip-flops. "Not a lot. And I'll have plenty of time to do it when I get back later today."
"Okay. Just remember that finals are coming up. This is not time to be slacking off." She reminded him before turning around and heading back to the kitchen. "Be back by five!"
"Yeah okay bye!" Sora called, slipping outside with Riku right behind him.
Once the door was shut behind them Sora turned to Riku, grinning sheepishly. "Sorry, my mom's weird."
Riku shook his head, a wistful smile in place. "She seemed really mom-ish. My mom was like that."
Sora glanced at him curiously but didn't press the subject.
0o0
"So-ra!" Selphie waved her arms wildly when she saw the brown-haired boy approaching. "Over here!"
Sora jogged over to his group of friends, kicking off his flip-flops so that he could bury his bare feet into the hot sand. "Hey guys!" he greeted them cheerfully.
"Who's your friend?" Selphie asked, peering over Sora's shoulder at the silver-haired boy behind him.
"This is Riku. He's uh, new here." Sora turned to Riku and grinned. "Riku, these are my friends. The hyper one here is Selphie, Tidus is the blonde, and Wakka is the funny looking redhead."
Wakka threw the blitzball he had been holding at Sora. "Who ya calling funny looking, man?" he spoke with a thick accent, drawling his deep voice.
Sora laughed and tossed the ball back. "Who else?" He pulled off his shirt and made his way towards the water. "Wanna see who can swim out the farthest?"
Tidus perked up at the mention of a competition. "I'm in!" he yelled, bounding into the waves.
Selphie fixed her yellow bikini and shook her head. "I'll sit this one out." She said, taking a seat on the blanket they had laid out on the sand.
"Riku, you're gonna lose if you hesitate now!" Sora called out to him, already waist deep.
The older teen paused before running into the ocean after them.
The water was cold, despite the hot sun bearing down on them. The water tugged at Riku as he swam. His pale arms cut through the blue water as he caught up to the two boys racing each other.
How long had it been since he had hung out so casually with humans? How many years had passed since he had been treated like any other kid?
Riku smiled and ducked underwater, the sound of laughter and waves fading away.
0o0
"Loser. Loooooser!" Tidus sang, kicking up sand as he danced around a sopping wet Sora.
"Screw you." Sora said as he stuck out a foot, tripping Tidus so that the blonde fell face first into the sand.
The group of friends erupted into laughter when Tidus got up, sand sticking to his wet skin. "You're gonna pay for that Strife." He faked a glare, narrowing his blue eyes.
Riku pushed his long bangs out of his face as he watched the 'fight' with amused eyes. He had ended up going farther than both Sora and Tidus (although Tidus insisted that he was just having an off day.).
Sora had been the first to head back, although Tidus hadn't been far behind in heading back.
Tidus grabbed the blitzball and held it over his head threateningly as he advanced on Sora. The spiky haired boy cast a searching look around the beach for anything he could use as a weapon. He reached out to grab Selphie's jump rope but she snatched it before he could take it. She held it to her tightly, pouting at him. "This is mine. No way will I let you mistreat it." she huffed.
Sora rolled his eyes, not bothering to point out that she herself often used it to attack Tidus when he messed up her magazines.
With nothing else to defend himself he quickly grabbed Riku and--!
Hid behind him.
"Sora! What are you…" Riku exclaimed when the smaller boy darted behind him.
"Riku, you're my shield!" he proclaimed, maneuvering Riku so that they both edged closer to Tidus. "Hah! You can't defeat me now!" Sora cackled, peering from behind Riku's arm to smirk at him.
"Foiled once again." Tidus said as he threw the blitzball to the sand and snapped his fingers in defeat.
Sora laughed, stepping back from Riku. "I win!" He cheered, dancing around.
"Is that Kairi?" Wakka asked suddenly, lifting a hand to shade his eyes.
Sora hastily composed himself, brushing the sand off his swim trunks and looking around.
Selphie nudged Riku and grinned. "Sora's liked Kairi since forever." She whispered loudly, causing Sora to spin around and glare at her.
"Did not!" he protested.
Riku turned to look at the girl who Sora supposedly had a crush on. She was walking over to them, carrying her pink sandals in one hand. She had long red hair that was tied back into a messy bun and big blue eyes.
When she approached them she hugged Selphie tightly and beamed at everyone else. "Sorry I'm late. I wanted to get my homework out of the way." She explained, grinning apologetically.
"Who does their homework first thing on a Saturday?" Tidus groaned, flopping down on the towel.
"All the cool kids are doing it." she teased, dropping her sandals by the pile of shoes they had all made. She smiled at Sora before her eyes turned to Riku curiously. "I haven't seen you before."
"Riku. I'm uh… Sora's friend."
She sat down next to Tidus and looked up at them. "Kairi. I'm Sora's friend too."
The group fell into a silence until Tidus spoke up. "Is anyone other than me starving?"
"We should go find some paopu fruit." Sora mused; reaching his arms up to cup the back of his neck with his laced hands.
"Yeah! We can see who collects the most!" Tidus said, jumping up from his seat.
Wakka sighed, shaking his head, "Everything has to be a competition with you, ya?"
Tidus chuckled. "It's more fun this way. Okay, I'll go with Wakka!"
"We're partners!" Selphie, yelled, pulling Kairi to her feet and hooking arms.
"Guess that leaves us." Sora turned to Riku and smiled. "Don't worry, I know the perfect place." He whispered, leading Riku down the strip of beach. Riku followed him, wondering what a paopu fruit tasted like.
Sora took his arm and led him to what looked like a small wooden shack. He glanced at Sora with raised eyebrows. "In here?" he asked dubiously.
"Just wait!" Sora shushed him, opening the creaky door and stepping inside. Riku followed him, eyes narrowing in the dark of the shed.
He felt Sora tug his arm, pulling him gently forward. He heard another door creak open and Sora laughing softly. "Don't trip." Sora told him, guiding him through the second door and up what appeared to be stairs.
Riku nearly stumbled at the first step but he quickly caught himself. The stairs groaned with each step, making Riku wonder if they would collapse under their weight.
That would be tragic. Riku thought as he made his way through the dark, following the dark form of his master.
Finally light spilled over him when they reached a third door.
Riku held a hand over his eyes, momentarily blinded by the sudden appearance of light. Sora stood in the doorway, looking strangely angelic silhouetted against the vivid blue of the sky.
"Come on."
Riku followed him back outside, looking around. Apparently the shack had led them to a bridge that connected to a circular patch of land. Sora ran ahead, bare feet slapping against the wooden planks of the bridge. Riku stood there; feeling like everything about this island was surreal.
The sky was an impossibly bright blue with pearly white clouds scattered about. The ocean was a clear turquoise sheet, stretching out for miles and miles. The tall palm trees swayed lazily in the breeze, rustling their green ferns.
Sora stood in the center of the circle, waving his arms. The sun shone down on him, illuminating his skin so that it seemed like he was glowing. "Riku! Hurry up!" he called, cupping his hands around his mouth.
With a smile Riku ran over to him, enjoying the soft sand under his feet. Sora pointed to a tree on the side of the circle. "There's ton of paupo fruits on that one. No one ever picks them because they can't get to them." He glanced at Riku and grinned. "But we will."
"You'll wish for them?"
"Of course not. I wouldn't waste a wish on that. We'll get it using pure skill!"
"Huh…"
The tree was bent at the middle, swinging out so that it hung over the water. Riku wondered how if it had grown that way or if it had been altered by a storm or something. But just as Sora had said several yellow star-shaped fruits hung in the branches.
Sora approached the tree and set his hands on the twisted trunk. "Okay Riku, you hold the tree with one hand so that it won't shake and hold my ankle with your other hand so that I don't fall. So don't let go. Got it?"
Riku nodded, stepping forward to press one hand against the tree. Sora climbed onto the bent paopu tree, crawling forward slowly. Riku reached out to wrap his fingers around Sora's thin ankle while he held the shaking tree with his other.
The tree shuddered under Sora's weight as the boy inched forward. Riku started to wonder if this was such a good plan. Sora wobbled for a second but caught himself, Riku let out a sigh of relief.
Brows furrowed in concentration, Sora reached forward, fingers twitching as they brushed against the smooth surface of the paopu fruit. "I almost got it!" Sora called, leaning forward.
A bird swooped, making Riku jump and lose his grip on both Sora and the tree. The tree swayed threateningly as Sora turned his head to see why Riku had let go. The tree shook again and right when Sora had finally managed to pluck a fruit free he slipped.
Riku hastily leaned forward with his arm outstretch, reaching to catch his master.
But he was a second too late and Sora fell with a loud splash into the ocean, emerging a moment later to glare at Riku.
Riku peered over the edge of the circle, a dull pain echoing in his head. "Sora?"
The brunette looked up at him, spitting out a mouthful of water as he pushed back his bangs. "Why did you let go of me? I told you not to let go!"
A sharp pain flashed, causing Riku to wince. "Sorry." He said, narrowing his eyes, as the pain got sharper.
Riku groaned, falling forward as lights exploded before his vision. Wind was hissing through his ears, drums were beating in his head, and a pair of blue eyes, as blue as the water, were rushing towards him.
Then water closed over him, silencing everything with its heavy blanket.
0o0
"Hey, Sora! How many paopu—oh my god! Is he ok?!" Kairi gasped upon seeing Sora half carrying, half dragging Riku up the pathway. She dropped her armful of paopu fruit as she hurried over to him. "What happened?"
"I dunno he just blacked out or something!" Sora said, grunting under his weight. "I'm taking him home."
"Do you need help?"
"No, I've got him." Sora wrapped an arm around Riku's waist and shifted the unconscious boy's weight against him. "I'll see you tomorrow maybe."
"Okay, when he wakes up tell him I hope he gets better." Kairi waved, bending down to pick her fruits up again. "Bye Sora!"
"Bye!"
The walk back to his house was a long, tiring walk. Riku weighed a lot more than he looked and Sora soon found himself panting as he struggled up the driveway of his house. Sweat beaded down his bare back as he made his way to the front door.
"Shit." Sora cursed when he found the door locked. If the door was locked than his mother must have gone out somewhere. Probably grocery shopping since the refrigerator had been looking rather empty lately.
He carefully set Riku down, propping him up against the side of the house. Sora took a moment to catch his breath before he kicked the mat over, looking for the spare house key his mom kept there just in case.
Sora picked it up, dusting the dirt off of it before unlocking the door and kicking it open. Once he had made sure the key and the mat were back in place he turned to pick Riku up again.
Anxiety washed over the small teen as he struggled to pick Riku up. He wasn't sure what had happened but it definitely scared him. Riku had been leaning over the edge looking down at him before he got a pained expression and simply fell off into the water. Sora had at first thought the boy had been joking but then found that wasn't the case when Riku didn't surface the water.
Maybe it was the heat. Riku did say he hated the heat. Sora thought as he carried Riku into the house. He shouldered the door shut before dragging Riku into the living room and laying him down on the couch.
"Riku?" Sora asked tentatively, watching for any sign of movement.
He pressed a hand to Riku's pale chest to feel the reassuring thump of his heartbeat.
Sora sighed and pulled a chair up to the couch so he could sit. Blue eyes fluttered shut. Riku was breathing. Riku was okay.
0o0
When Riku woke up everything was surprisingly cold. He reached up to run his fingers through his hair, taken aback when he felt that his hair was wet. Why was it wet?
Oh yeah, he went to the beach with Sora and had met his friends. How did he get back to Sora's house though?
"Master?" He turned his head and found Sora fast asleep in a chair next to him. Sora had his head tilted to the side, lips parted as he breathed softly.
Riku started to smile until he remembered just what had happened. Sora had gotten mad at him. He flinched. That was bad. And Riku had disobeyed Sora's command. He had let go. That was even worse.
Of course, disobeying a master was against the rules. His body would rebel against him if he ever disobeyed a direct order. Headaches, migraines, nausea, and pain were all side effects if he should ever disregard an order.
He was forgetting who he was.
He wasn't one of Sora's friends. He wasn't even human.
It was silly of him to think even for a moment that he was Sora's equal.
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Joh: Yay! Ten pages! All right!
J-twins: -High five-
Joh: I basically wrote this all during school so please excuse any mistakes…or bad writing in general.
Jessie: You should be taking notes.
Joh: I should. Oh, I'm not sure if I spelled paopu right...so yeah...