Another chance, Another heart

CH.2 An old friend.

The next three days were filled to the brim with cleaning the mansion and taking care of riku, I completed cleaning the mansion in the middle of the third day but riku still hadn't woken up, I was starting to wonder if he was even alive.

I was by riku's bedside just reading one of my favorite books when he finally started to wake up,

Are you all right? I asked him.

Wha…what? He groaned.

Don't worry you just had a bad accident and you're in good hands.

Riku opened his eyes, blinking them until they had adjusted to the light, riku's eyes were also a unnatural color a very light green-blue… like a fresh lake in an early summer morning, his hair was silver… a light silver.

Where… where am I? riku asked.

You're in the old mansion in Twilight Town, my name is xena, and do you remember anything that happened before you got here?

No… I… can't… why can't I remember? What's wrong with me!?

Don't worry you'll remember soon, you just got a big bump on your head that's all.

Riku started to panic.

This… this can't be happening! I remember that I looking for someone, who was I looking for?!

Calm down this isn't good for…

Calm down! You want me to calm down at a time like this! How can you even say that!

Listen! This isn't for you! It will be better…

How can it be better for me! This just can't be happening! I want you to get out!

No, I've been assigned to…

Get out!!! He screamed.

I couldn't stand the screaming any longer so I left his room and closed the door so he could calm down and think things through, and also he must have been hungry not having anything for three days so I made him some lunch. After a few minutes I went back up and knocked on his door.

Come in. he said in a strained and tired voice.

I slowly went in praying that the yelling and screaming part was over.

So… how are you today? I asked him.

Miserable beyond belief, (sigh) who was I looking for?

I don't know. I replied.

Riku just stared at the ceiling for a few moments, but it didn't take him 2.3 seconds to notice that I had food with me.

Whoa! Food! Great I'm starving!

Men. I muttered under my breath.

Riku quickly ate the sandwich I made… ok he quickly ate the ten sandwiches' I made, but what can I say he's a boy; riku seemed to have a very strong character, he had very nice upper muscles and a very sharp mind, he noticed more dust and cobwebs than I did; we spent hours just talking to get to know each other after a while we had become good friends, but riku's eyes were full of sadness… like his heart could burst into a cool flame that could extinguish what fire that was left in his soul forever.

I've just got to remember. He said in a sad voice.

Don't worry you… riku what's wrong?!

Riku had suddenly clutched his head and looked like he was in great pain, then his body started to shake terribly; I tried not to panic as I forced riku to lay down… that was a mistake, his pupils had become very wide… there was no iris in either of his eyes, his breathing became very labored until he stopped breathing completely he looked as if he had fallen into one of his worst nightmares… and as quickly as the seizure came… it left.

Riku… are you ok? I said in a shaky voice.

I…I…I…

What's wrong riku?

His pupils were back to normal, but he was still pale… very pale.

Sora… I betrayed sora. His voice was shaky.

Who's sora? I asked him.

My friend… I was looking for him, then I met diz… and then…

Then what? Then what!?

I… I have to find…

With a sudden burst of energy riku shoved me out of the way and weakly ran down the stairs.

Riku come back! I shouted.

Riku clung to the stairwell and the moment he reached the bottom of the stairs he ran out the door, axel came running up to me his face full of fear.

What happened!? He shouted.

I… I think he remembered… whose sora?

Axel's face went white as his fears were realized.

Good mother of Kingdomhearts save us! He yelled as he ran out the door after riku.

Go, don't go, go.

I finally decided that I would go help axel; I ran out the door and saw axel was about one block away from me; riku was nowhere to be seen, I finally caught up with axel.

Where did he go? I asked him.

I don't know! Check down that way! He shouted.

We ran our separate directions, my direction was very ironic because it led to the alley way that I had spent five months of my life in, this is where I found riku.

Axel over here! I shouted.

Riku had probably passed out from loss of blood and exhaustion considering that his mind, heart, and body were still healing, I helped him sit up as best as I could before axel got to us.

How is he? He asked me.

I think he'll be fine he just needs to rest, so… whose sora?

You will have to ask diz that, let's just get him back to the mansion for now.

Axel picked riku up with some effort and half-way dragged him back to the mansion, when we got there we found out the joyous news that no one else was home and that the door was locked.

Well this just makes things a whole lot easier doesn't it? Axel said in a very annoyed tone.

Well just use your brain over brawn and will be fine. I replied.

What is that supposed to mean? Just because I'm male doesn't mean I think brawn over brain.

Ok, ok… jheesh sorry, so how are we…

I never got to finish my sentence, axel set riku down and got out these fire rings and blew down the door.

I thought you said you used brain over brawn! I shouted.

I do, but not always. He picked riku up and carried him calmly through the door.

I'm not asking…

By the time I had the door fixed and went up to riku's room he was sitting up and talking to axel, I decided it was best not to disturb them. After a few minutes axel came down the stairs, he looked tired and drained.

Are you all right? I asked him.

Fine… just tired.

I was about to say something else when something came crashing through the window next to me, it landed in a black heap a few feet away from me, glass was everywhere… the smell of blood was present.

Roxas! Axel screamed.

Roxas…? That was roxas?

My head was screaming at me to get off the floor and move… I noticed that my hand was bleeding from a deep cut but I was still trying to get over the shock, axel ran over to roxas.

Roxas! Roxas… come on don't fade away on me… roxas!

I slowly got up off the floor, my ankle screaming with pain as I did, but I still limped over to axel and roxas.

Help him! Xena help him! Please help him! Axel begged.

Axel was begging mw to help roxas… a grown man begging me to save this boy, what was there connection? I decide that I would find out the answers later, I kneeled down and started working on roxas.

And I thought riku's wound was bad! This wound is ten times worse.

There was a terrible gash in roxas's side; blood was flowing from him like a waterfall.

Roxas groaned and tried to move.

Stop moving roxas, you'll make it worse. I tried to explain.

I… I… have to keep moving. He said.

You're not going anywhere! Axel shouted.

Axel… please, let me go for a day.

No! Axel shouted. No I won't let you!

Goodbye axel. Roxas whispered softly.

In the terrifying moment of axel's scream a black portal opened up underneath roxas and swallowed him in its depths, axel just sat there in shock as the portal disappeared… my hand bled more severely… then diz came into the room.

I guess… it's time to tell you xena. He said in a calm voice.

Tell me what? I asked as I bandaged up my hand.

Tell me xena, have you ever heard of the heartless?