Okay, everybody, this chapter gets a little strange so bare with me. I worked hard to piece this together.
Chapter 7
Enemy of the Unknown
"Someone went to bed happy," Riku said, laying next to Sora in a bed he could not see.
"Why are you here now? I don't need you. I have the 'real' Riku now," Sora said with pride.
"Well, you say that now-" the fake said.
"I say it now and for the future," Sora interrupted.
"Will Riku agree with you when he finds out how you told everyone about you two?" the fake spoke with a smile of confidence.
"Of course. He even told his parents, and he didn't care that I told my mother," Sora argued.
"Yeah, because that is what helped bring him home. Do you think he wanted the world to know-"
"He loves me. He will be fine," Sora said, turning away from him.
"Maybe. I guess you will find out the hard way."
"Sora? You awake?" Riku asked, running his hands through his hair.
"Huh? Oh Riku," Sora said strangely. He stared him in the eyes as though trying to see through him.
"What?" Riku asked.
"You will love me no matter what, right?" Sora asked as he clutched his hand.
"Sora, of course I will. You know that," he told him. Riku kissed him. Sora and released his nervous energy into his lips.
"I need to take a shower," Sora said.
"Me too," Riku said with a seductive stare that made Sora laugh.
"Okay, I suppose you can join me," Sora said. They walked to the bathroom together and hopped in as Sora adjusted the water to a comfortable warm temperature.
Riku slid his hands down Sora's sides and when he reached his hips he wrapped around and grabbed his ass.
"I still feel dirty," Sora told Riku. Riku playfully sucked at Sora's neck as Sora let the older boy touch him everywhere. Riku was massaging Sora's butt, beginning to go farther than Sora was expecting. Riku pushed one of his fingers in Sora's entrance causing him to gasp.
"Did I hurt you?" Riku asked.
"No, I mean, it kinda hurts, but I think I like it," Sora said looking at Riku. Riku pulled out his finger and kissed Sora, brushing their tongues together again.
"I think we should wait for that," Riku said. Sora smiled, loving Riku's care for him. As soon as they turned off the water, a knock came at the door, causing Sora's heart to begin beating at an extremely fast pace as he pictured his mom coming in on them.
"Sora! You two awake?" his mom yelled. They quickly dressed. Sora finished first and ran to the door.
"Yes. What?" Sora asked unlocking and opening the door.
"Sora we are leaving in a bit of a hurry. I have convinced his parents. His mother more than his father. I would rather leave before he can say anything to Riku. He is not happy," his mother said quickly. Sora did not like the way that sounded. He wondered how much Riku's dad hated him right now.
"Okay. We will be out in five minutes," Sora told her.
"Meet me at the airport," she said. Sora shut the door. It worked. His mom's perfect plan worked. Sora and Riku would be back home together.
"Riku, we need to..." Sora stopped as he saw Riku carrying a suitcase already towards him.
"I heard. Let's go," he said.
They exited the hotel room and quickly rode the elevator down to the lobby. They walked through the lobby and went outside.
"I can't wait to get back. To see all my friends and everything. I know I have not been gone that long, but it seems like awhile, doesn't it?" Riku asked, making Sora uncomfortable as he spoke of his friends that quite possibly might hate him now. Sora wanted to tell him about it, but he was not sure if it was a good idea. Maybe if he did not say anything, when Riku got back and found out people knew, he would think they caught them holding hands on the way back through the woods that night. Sora wished it was possible, but he doubted it.
As Sora entered the airport he tried to spot his mom. It was difficult to see over the people so he resorted to standing on a chair to look.
"I can't see her anywhere. I hate when she does this to me. More than likely she got caught up in some clothes shop," Sora said angrily. Riku started to carefully glance across the area.
"I think I see her," Riku said pointing.
"Where?" Sora asked. "Wait. Is that her talking to...Oh shit!" Sora yelled. His mother was having a heated argument with Riku's father. He must of followed her here.
"Should we wait? I don't think walking up to her is going to work. My dad will freak out on me and probably drag me home," Riku said.
"Wait! I think she saw us," Sora said. She was making an odd, look towards him, then a quick glance to a potted plant near a store as though trying to show them something.
"I think she is trying to direct our attention to that plant," Riku said.
"Why?" he asked. They cautiously walked to the plant. Riku eyed it carefully as Sora looked inside.
"Oh. Look," Sora said, pulling something from the inside of the pot. His mother had put two tickets inside it.
"She must have expected him to come after her," Riku said.
"She probably wants us to go ahead and get on," Sora said, beginning to walk to the gates.
"You sure?" Riku asked.
"Yep," Sora said with confidence in his mothers plan. They avoided coming within eyesight of Riku's father and boarded the plane.
"I think this thing leaves in about five minutes," Riku said.
"She'll be here," Sora told him as he ran his hands through his damp hair he never dried.
"I owe your mom a lot," Riku said.
"No. She wanted to do it. In a way, I think she had to. It will help her feel better about her past," Sora said.
"Past?" Riku asked with a puzzled expression. Sora explained about his mom's situation in high school.
"So, like I said, she really wanted to do it. She doesn't want that to happen to us," Sora said.
"You are lucky to have her. There she is," Riku said, sitting up straighter to see her board.
"Mom," Sora called. She looked like she had been running.
"Hi," she said taking a deep breath of relief. She must have been afraid they might not have boarded. The plane was now ready to take off. His mother sat in front of them.
"What happened?" Sora asked.
"I stalled him the best I could. He was refusing to let Riku come. I waited as long as possible, then ran into the crowd to loose him and boarded as quick as I could. I hope he doesn't call the police," she said, exhausted.
"He won't. My mom will talk him out of anything drastic," Riku said.
"I hope so. Now if you excuse me, I need to sleep. I was up all night," she said as she relaxed back in her seat. Sora actually felt a little tired too.
"I think I will take a nap too," Sora told Riku. Riku nodded and caressed his cheek before giving him a small kiss. Sora smiled and laid back in his seat. It did not take him long to fall asleep.
"Still smirking, are we?" the similar voice came. It was much colder than usual, much darker.
"What now? Huh?" Sora said, noticing the figure was not Riku any longer, but a dark figure with no face or human detail.
"What?" it asked.
"You aren't Riku," Sora said.
"No. I never was, remember. I am merely what you want me to be, sometimes. I am from the back of your mind. The thoughts that can't come out as often. I am a guide," it explained.
"I don't want you, though. I want you to disappear," Sora said.
"You created me," it said.
"So I can get rid of you," Sora said.
"No. I will leave when I want to. I was created from midst of sadness and anger from your heart. I was created to help you survive though the pain of loving alone," it spoke.
"But I don't need you-"
"Precisely the problem. You have me, you must deal with me. You have forgotten completely who has helped you obtain that happiness. You forgot who helped push you to save Riku. You have forgotten and you don't care any longer because now that you have what you want, you simply want to toss me out like a child tosses out an old toy for a new one!" it yelled.
"What do want from me," Sora said.
"Do you remember the times we had together? When I was Riku. When I helped you get through all of your problems without so much as a complaint," it asked.
"Yes, but I did not know what to think of you. I was lost and I needed some way to release my feelings. I did not want to live like that forever," Sora cried.
"No? Well, insulted again. You see, this is what I mean. You don't even acknowledge the work I have done for you. You are pathetic," it said.
"What do you want? What do want me to do to thank you and have you leave me alone?" Sora asked.
"Hmm. Well, that is up to me, isn't it. What to have you give me? Let me start by saying you have crossed that line. I am not accepting thank you gifts now, Sora. I now want to take away what I have given you. I will start with Riku," it said darkly.
"I won't let you," Sora said.
"You won't have a choice. You see, I can become you," it said as Sora felt a sharp pain in his chest, like a knife was slowly making it's way into his heart.
"Ahh!" Soar yelled, startling everyone around him. He held his chest, trying to feel what was causing his heart the discomfort.
"Sora? What's wrong," Riku said quickly.
"I don't know! Let me out!" Sora panicked. He stood up and pushed his way out into the aisle.
"Sora!" his mom screamed. Sora ran to the bathroom and collapsed inside after shutting the door.
"AHH!" he screamed. The pain became worse. Suddenly he felt like something was oozing out of his heart. It was now paining him to breath. People were knocking on the door now. Sora could barely move. He began to cough. Then, from his mouth expelled a dark fog that gathered in the room to form into a human. It started to obtain color until it matched a human's skin. Then, it quickly took shape of Sora.
"Now, Sora. Let me take back what you don't deserve. But I guess I could have a little fun first. Get Riku alone somewhere were no one will find us," it sounded identical to Sora.
"Fuck you! I will kill you. I will find a way to get rid of you. Riku is mine!" Sora yelled. The fake Sora looked into the mirror to adjust his hair. Sora took advantage of the moment to create a plan. The fake Sora was not wearing his necklace yet. Sora quickly took it of and hid it in his pocket. Sora never took off the necklace for anything. It was his most prized possession. As the creature glanced at Sora to make sure it looked exactly like Sora, he never noticed Sora took off the necklace.
Second, when the creature looked away, Sora slid the underside of his arm across a piece of metal jutting from the sink. He wiped away the blood quickly and spoke before more blood erupted out.
"What about this cut I got awhile back," Sora lied."People will notice the scar is gone." The creature smiled and waved his hand across his own arm, causing a scar similar to Sora's cut to appear.
"You see, everything you have, I have. No one will know," it said with a laugh. Sora acted as though he was coughing. "What are you doing?"
"I have a cold," Sora lied again. "Can you fake that? I bet not."
"Ha! I can easily obtain the symptoms," the creature said, doing so. He now coughed realistically.
"Can I ask one thing?" Sora inquired. "Please do not go near Tidus. He has been depressed about what I said to him and I don't want you making him any sadder."
"What did you say to him?" the creature asked, intending to do the opposite of what Sora requested.
"No, you can't do anything. You said you were only going to go after Riku-"
"Tell me now!"
"I told him to never go near the lake in the forest. I told him that I did not love him as much as I loved Riku and that the lake was for Riku and I to be together. He hated me for it," Sora told the creature. Sora had never came up with so many lies at once before. Nor did he have someone believe them one after the other. He hoped these lies would help people figure out he was not the real Sora.
"Okay," the creature said, satisfied. "Now for you, you can take my position."
"What?" Sora said. The creature extended his hand and Sora suddenly felt light. Then he found himself engulfed in darkness.
"Where am I?" Sora asked. His voice echoed.
"Inside me," he heard his fake say. Then, Sora suddenly had a picture ahead of him. It was what the creature was seeing. He could see everything he was about to do and say. Sora prayed his plan would come together, and everyone would find a way to stop the creature before the damage it was about to cause harmed Riku.