A/N: Awww thank you so much guys! :D Special thanks to hishikawa for adding this story to her alerts! :D
Mirei-chan: Thank you so much! I might follow the story line. They probably might be in the good side. XD Axel!
In my version of KH, Hikari is Sora's little sister. Roxas and Xion aren't Sora's Nobody. Namine isn't a Nobody (But still has her abilities to manipulate one's memories), she is from Destiny Islands and is the brunettes' cousin. Kairi and Namine is one of the Princesses of Light. Kairi is the 7th and Namine is the 8th. Any questions?
K Project © GoRa and GoHands
Kingdom Hearts © Square Enix
Hikari © me
Day 2
First Encounter
Riku suppressed a chuckle when Hikari kept on rambling childishly about him leaving her in the bar to take care of the bill. It wasn't his fault, she was the one who wanted to drink, not him. The silver-haired teen kept on smiling to himself with his eyes closed as Hikari was continuing her rant. They both received odd looks from the bystanders, but they didn't care.
The brunette exhaled a loud sigh from her mouth, her eyebrows furrowed down. "How could you leave me with the bill? I thought guys were supposed to pay for girls! Not the other way around! What kind of man are you?!" She crossed her arms over her chest, puffing out her cheeks childishly. It was impossible to yell at Riku when he wouldn't even take her seriously. "At least stop smiling to yourself… It's creepy." She said, her eyes averted to the silver-haired teen.
The older teen let out a soft sigh from his nose and reached his hand out, ruffling Hikari's brown hair. "Sorry, sorry… It's been awhile since I hear your stupid rants… Kind of reminds me of Sora's stupid rants too." He chuckled into his fist. The shorter girl growled playfully at him with a pout. He patted her head and flashed a kind smile. "Don't worry, I mean that in a good thing." He added before he got scolded again.
The youngest keyblade wielder sighed before crossing her hands behind her head, looking away from her partner. "Fine, fine… whatever." She waved him off and her eyes watched the citizens of Shizume City walked pass by them. "The Organization XIII is really back, huh?" she asked after the silence.
Riku lowered his head slightly, a frown appearing. "Apparently so… What are they really up to this time?"
Hikari shrugged her shoulders. "If they want Sora then they could just open up a portal and get him… but I think they want something else." Her voice filled with worries, afraid that her brother might be the target. Her lips were set in a thin line as her eyes were narrowed into slits. "Axel…Roxas… Xion… I hope they're not in the revived Organization." She said, glancing up to the cloudless sky.
"I hope so too," Riku replied, not taking his eyes off the ground. Dealing with the Nobodies was hard, but dealing the Nobodies when the Nobodies are your friends is a lot tougher than it looks. He suddenly snapped his gaze up and turned around on his heels, eyes wide open. His blue-green orbs stared at Hikari as he pursed his lips. "…if the Organization is somehow revived… does that mean you'll be too?" he asked with a worried look.
"Ha?" Hikari dropped her hands to her sides and cocked an eyebrow up confusedly.
Riku balled up his hands into tight fist, "Think of it… if the Organization is revived, then you—number XV—must be revived as well." he pointed out with his eyebrows furrowed down. "You and Xion weren't actually their official member…" he trailed off. "Perhaps Totsuka and the others haven't seen the whole gang yet."
Hikari's eyes widened for a second before they went back into normal size. She flashed him a sad grin. "I wouldn't worry about that, Riku. I mean, I am here right? So that means the Nobody me isn't here." She said, walking pass the silver-haired teen, who stood still. She paused on her tracks, glancing back up to the sky with a smile on her face. "Even if she is here… then you can leave her to me. I can handle myself!" She said encouragingly.
Riku inhaled a deep breath before turning to face the brunette. "…then leave the one whoever revived the Organization to me…" he said, walking beside the brunette once again.
Hikari grinned and nodded her head, agreeing with his term.
~[K]~
Mikoto took a long drag of his cigarette, inhaling the nicotine for a moment before blowing it out. The Red King was currently out for a midday stroll with his fellow clansmen—minus Kusanagi of course. The people around him began to give way, afraid that messing with HOMRA will cost them their lives. The King paid no attention to the people around him as his hands were tucked deep inside his jeans' pockets.
A small tug on the hem of his jacket made him look down at the little girl, walking beside him. Although her crimson-colored eyes were staring forward, the King knows well that she wanted to find the brunette as soon as possible for reasons unknown. As the King, he too doesn't know what Anna sees in the teenager. He took another long drag and blew out the puff of smoke, running his fingers through his fiery red hair.
His amber eyes kept on a look out for certain peoples that he couldn't wait to invite them for a barbeque, them being the meat. His other clansmen seemed to get his thought as they kept their eyes open. Although some of them don't show it, they deeply care for Anna. Organization XIII has to go through them first if they want their little princess.
With her free hand, Anna pulled out her red marble when they stopped at the sidewalk, waiting for the light to turn green. She brought the marble up to her eye level and peered through it, seeing the black and white world she once know, but now with colors. She looked at the colorful world with awe.
Mikoto's amber eyes were narrowed into slits when he spotted a hooded figure, right across from where he was standing. The hooded man was standing in between two tall business men, hiding from HOMRA's sight.
He furrowed his eyebrows as he exhaled a puff of smoke. He took the cigarette from his mouth and held it between his fingers. His hands fall to his sides when he looked up, sighing out the smoke. He lowered his head, amber eyes narrowed and sharp looking. On the other side of the road was one of the men he truly despised, a member of Organization XIII.
"Totsuka," Mikoto began, gently pushing Anna to the man beside him.
"What's the matter, Mikoto?" Anna asked, looking up to the King.
Mikoto averted his eyes and Totsuka gave a nod. He grabbed Anna's hand, backing away from the crowd. The two members of HOMRA began to run from the soon-to-be-bloody-scene. Fire engulfed Mikoto's arm, but it didn't burn him or any of his members. The people around them began to scream and fled when the King unleashed his powers.
A sword began to reform above the King's head. The Sword of Damocles. The huge sword hovers above the Red King's head, threatening to fall down if he lost control of his powers. The HOMRA Clansmen began to let their auras out as well, following their King.
"Organization XIII…" Mikoto sighed out, glaring at the cloaked man. He threw the cigarette to the asphalt road and flames began to consume the whole intersection.
~[K]~
"C'mon Anna-chan! Just a little bit longer!" Totsuka huffed out as he held Anna's little hand while they passed through the busy streets. The young man quickly turned to a sharp corner, running towards an alley. He slightly glanced over his shoulder, just to check if anyone was following him. He stopped for a moment, taking in deep breaths. "Hah… Are you okay, Anna-chan?" he asked between breaths.
Anna panted quietly as she placed her hands on her knees to support herself. She glanced up to the taller man and nodded her head, blinking her crimson eyes once.
"Well, well… what do we have here?" a deep voice echoed throughout the alley.
Totsuka stiffened and stood in a protective stance in front of Anna as the girl hid behind him. He might not be the strongest in HOMRA, but he has a few tricks on his sleeves.
"Totsuka Tatara and Kushina Anna," the same voice said and the sound of clicking boots echoed in the alleyway. Totsuka and Anna stiffened when they both saw a tall and buff figure of a man walking towards them in a mockingly slow pace. His face was shadowed by his hood, but a tinge of pink was seen. The man chuckled and Totsuka saw him smirking. He extended his hand out to them both, specifically to Anna. "Come with me, Kushina Anna."
Totsuka gulped and stood in a fighting stance. "Anna-chan," He whispered the girl's name quietly and she perked her head up at his voice. The young man gave a soft smile. "When I give you the signal, you'll run straight to the bar okay? Don't look back, just keep running until you find Izumo, okay?" he instructed.
"Tatara…" Anna whispered, gripping on Totsuka's jacket tighter. She doesn't want Totsuka to battle this man alone. She sensed this man was far more stronger that her friend. The quiet strain kept her eyes on the mysterious man, glaring at him with her crimson eyes.
The Organization XIII member chuckled before summoning his weapon of choice, a giant scythe. Totsuka's eyes widened at the weapon that was in the member's hand. The mysterious member twirled the scythe around in his hands, threatening to lunge at Totsuka at any time.
"How adorable," The Organization member commented bitterly. The scythe was pointed to the ground as red glowing rose petals flew around them. The sudden gush of wind blew the rose petals to Totsuka and Anna, making the two HOMRA members covered their eyes with their hands. "But sadly, playing knight in shining armor isn't in my schedule." He continued.
"But sadly, it's in mine," Another voice echoed through the alley, but it was much lighter and feminine. The three looked up only to see a blur of silver and brown as the two blurs jumped down.
The silver one quickly charged at the Organization member after he landed on the ground. The Organization member jumped back, avoiding getting slashed by the new mysterious figure.
"Tch!" The Organization member clicked his tongue as his scythe clashes with the silver-haired teen's weird looking sword.
"Hikari! Get them both out of here!" The silver-haired teen ordered, his sword slightly shaking as he tried to hold back the scythe from slashing him.
"Okay!" The girl named Hikari saluted, swinging the sword to her shoulder. She turned to face both Totsuka and Anna, a smile on her face. "C'mon! Let's get moving! Follow me!" She shouted, running pass the two HOMRA members.
Totsuka stared at Hikari with wide eyes and glanced back to see the silver-haired teen, Riku—who he met earlier. The young man gulped before picking Anna up into his arms. He quickly followed Hikari who was waiting for him and Anna at the end of the alley. He held Anna protectively in his arms as he panted. He wasn't used to running with a little girl in his arms. The man slowed down a little, but still kept his eyes on the brunette leading him and Anna to safety.
"Hi-Hikari-san… what about Riku-san? Doesn't he need your help to take care of that man?" Totsuka asked between pants. He finally caught up with the energetic brunette.
Hikari turned her head slightly to Totsuka giving a grin, "Nah. I wouldn't worry too much about Riku… he's the tough guy." She joked, the keyblade still gripped tightly in her hand as the shaft rested on her shoulder. She kept on leading the two clansmen around the alley, avoiding crowds.
Two white creatures suddenly showed up, blocking their way.
"Wha—!" Totsuka yelled at the sight. He halted in his tracks and slightly turned away when Anna stared at the white creatures.
Hikari swung her keyblade at the two white creatures, hitting them and it disappeared. "Go! Keep running!" She ordered, slashing a couple more. Totsuka nodded his head hesitantly before running again with Hikari tailing behind him. The keyblade wielder used Flow Motion in order to get in front of Totsuka and thrust her keyblade at another Nobody. "This way! Quickly!" She motioned her hand for Totsuka to hurry up.
~[K]~
"Ceh… What are you doing here?" Riku asked between gritted teeth, his eyes glaring daggers at the Organization member. He kept his stance, holding back the scythe with his keyblade.
The Organization member smirked and pushed Riku away. The two jumped back, landing in a distance from each other. Quickly, the keyblade wielder positioned himself in his battle stance, keyblade up high above his cheek.
"Oh my… The keyblade… What a wonderful weapon…" The Organization member said, snapping his fingers and a rose appeared in his hand. He held the rose up to his nose, smelling the scent before sending Riku a smirk. "If only it was in the right hands… The Darkness would be your wonderful friend, my dear boy."
Riku's lips twitched up in a scowl. "Marluxia, number XI, the Graceful Assassin… I'm surprised you're even still alive… I thought we killed you and your friends." He said, lowering his head slightly, flashing the Organization member a smirk.
Marluxia lowered his hood and rose petals began to flow around him. "Ah… that's when you're wrong, boy." He chuckled shortly before throwing the rose to the silver-haired teen. "You never were chosen to wield the keyblade because of your dark heart."
The keyblade wielder sliced the rose, making the rose into a flock of many petals. "Don't joke with me." Riku said lowly, his blue-green eyes glowing in the dark alley. "I've had enough of you Nobodies. I don't care if the whole bunch is revived. I'm going to end this. Once and for all."
Marluxia smirked as he closed his eyes. He reopened his eyes a few seconds after with the same smirk plastered on his face. He stood in a fighting stance and his scythe lowered a little. He brought his scythe up to block Riku's attack. The teen had charged at him in a surprise attack. The Nobody showed signs of struggle against Riku's strength.
Riku quickly pulled back and thrust his keyblade on Marluxia's stomach, but the pink-haired Nobody dodged his attack, moving aside. Riku clicked his tongue and jumped back as Marluxia swung his scythe at him. The keyblade wielder landed on top of a closed dumpster and jumped away again when a strong gush of wind mixed with flower petals headed towards him. The strong wind sliced the dark-green dumpster to pieces, the clanging noise echoed through the alley, but people walking pass by paid no attention to it too afraid to be involved.
Riku stared at the now useless dumpster as he jumped to the wall using Flow Motion. His keen eyes observed Marluxia's techniques. The weird pink-haired Nobody seems to be getting better—keyword 'seems'. Blue-green eyes narrowed. He was sure that Marluxia didn't fight. He was more like the manipulative type. The silver-haired teen kept jumping from wall to wall, avoiding the winds.
The keyblade wielder lunged at Marluxia, keyblade ready to stab the Nobody. The eleventh Organization member quickly placed his scythe in a defense stance. The Nobody swung his scythe at Riku. His eyes widened in pure shock when Riku smirked and disappeared from his sight. He narrowed his eyes as he felt presence behind him. He averted his eyes to the right, catching the sight of the keyblade's end.
"Finally getting serious?" Marluxia asked with a smirk.
Riku clicked his tongue. "Not with you. It's not worth my time being serious with a member like you." He said bitterly. He had a grudge against the Organization—Axel, Roxas, and Xion not included. Mostly, he hates the pink-haired man for forcing Namine to manipulate Sora's and Hikari's memories. "Before I send you to Oblivion, I want answers. The truth. Who revived you? Why are you after Anna? Are you after Sora?"
The smirk never did left Marluxia's lips. He brought his hand up and flipped his long pink hair. "Ah… curious now, eh?" He said and Riku twitched, his patience running thin. "We were only told to capture a girl by the name of Kushina Anna."
Riku scrunched his nose up in disgust. "Cih. This is just like the time you used Namine. How low can you get? You're just as sick and twisted as Ansem."
Marluxia chuckled. "Don't compare us to that Heartless." He said.
"And like you're not heartless?" Riku retorted. He was caught off guard when Marluxia jabbed the end of his scythe to Riku's stomach. The teen coughed and shielded himself with this arms when he saw a foot coming towards his face. He flew back, landing on the ground with a thud. The keyblade was thrown out of his grasps. It bounced off the wall and made clanging noises when it landed on the ground, a few feet away from the keyblade wielder.
"My dear boy, there's a difference between a Heartless and a Nobody. We're more intelligent." Marluxia said, flipping his hair as he narrowed his scythe to Riku's neck.
Riku spat, "But you don't have a heart, a creature shunned by both Light and Darkness. You're not supposed to exist." He said, pushing himself up with his elbow. He stayed on the ground, his neck a few inches away from the blade.
Marluxia laughed. "You're mocking your friends too. They used to be one, right?" His eyes glinted darkly.
"At least they have the right mind to betray you." Riku said calmly. His blue-green eyes averted to his keyblade. He opened his right hand and summoned back his keyblade into hand. Marluxia, surprised, took a few steps back at the sudden appearance of the one weapon he truly hate, yet want. Riku quickly lunged at the man from bellow, hitting the scythe from Marluxia's hand.
Riku slashed Marluxia by his shoulder to his torso. The keyblade wielder sent the man to the ground, writhing in pain. The teen glared at the man as there was a huge rip on his cloak and black smoke began to rose up to the air. He knew well that every Nobody don't feel anything, they can only relay their emotions and feelings on their memories.
For a few seconds, Riku towered over Marluxia, his keyblade pointed to the Nobody's head. His blue-green eyes were set on a glare and his lips were set in a thin line, showing the hatred he has for the Organization. The keyblade wielder watched the Organization member with weary eyes, his guard still up to the max.
"Answer. My. Questions." Riku repeated his questions, tightening his grip on the keyblade.
"My dear boy, we no longer are after your friend, not yet anyway." Marluxia said, his eyes staring at the ground. Riku clicked his tongue, glaring daggers at the man before him. "Not until our new goal is achieved." He finished.
Riku's eyes widened for a split second, "Oh? And what's this new goal?"
Marluxia suddenly let a smirk curled up to his lips when he placed his free hand behind him. A dark aura engulfed his hand and it expanded to his whole body.
Riku let out a small gasp and took a step back when Marluxia opened a portal. "Coward—!"
"We'll meet again, Riku." Marluxia said, disappearing into the dark portal.
The keyblade wielder stared as the portal disappeared soon after the cowardly Nobody went in. He ran his fingers through his hair, scowling as he gripped his keyblade tighter his knuckles turning white. The Organization has another goal and he didn't like it one bit! Who knows what they're really up to…
"Ceh…" Riku sighed out loudly, placing his free hand in his pocket and swung the keyblade to his shoulder. He started to walk deeper into the alley, his footsteps echoed through the quiet alley. He and Hikari have agreed—whenever they were separated, they would always meet up with each other in front of the HOMRA bar. "Troublesome Nobodies…" He mumbled out loud.
~[K]~
"I… think… we lost… them…" Totsuka panted as he rested himself on the bench, his arms and legs sprawled out.
Hikari copied his position placing the keyblade on her lap. She sat beside Anna—who was sitting between the exhausted brunettes. The keyblade wielder doesn't want to admit it, but she was beyond tired! She has been running through the whole alley, finding a way to lead Totsuka and Anna to a safer location. They eventually got out of the alley and went inside a local park to rest.
"Haaah… that was tiring," Totsuka sighed out, wiping the sweat off his forehead. He turned to look at Anna. The girl was calm as ever. She had her eyes glued on the fountain in front of them, staring as the water flows from the highest to the large basin. "Are you alright, Anna-chan?" He asked worriedly.
Anna gave a silent nod.
Hikari turned her head to her left, staring at the little girl and the man. "She's a bit shaken up, but I'm sure a couple scoops of ice cream will calm her down." She said, waving her hand at Totsuka who gave a confused look.
The keyblade wielder inhaled a deep breath before pushing herself up from the bench. Her blue eyes scanned the park as if she was looking for something. She brought her hand up, ruffling her hair. "I'll be back in a flash. Stay here, okay? And when some creeps come to you and asked you to come with them, just scream my name and I'll be right here on the double, got it?" she said to the two HOMRA members as she placed her key looking sword on her back.
"Eh?" Totsuka blinked his eyes at the younger brunette. He watched the young girl walking away from his view, disappearing into the crowd. Totsuka let out a sigh before turning to look at Anna, who has a red marble held between her index finger and her thumb. The girl looked through the marble with her right eye, her mouth slightly parted open. "Anna-chan? What's wrong?"
"…that girl…" Anna began slowly, still holding the marble. A small smile graced her lips as she sets her marble down, shoving it back into her dress pocket. "…has a warm heart." She whispered.
Totsuka smiled, patting Anna's heart. "How about Riku-san?"
"He…also have a warm heart…and a dark past..." Anna said, barely in a whisper making the brunette sitting beside her raise his eyebrows. "…both are so sad."
"Hmmm," Totsuka hummed, placing a hand on his chin. The Shibuya partners both have—as Anna declared—warm hearts, even though they both seemed to have a troubled past. He trusts Anna's judgments, since she was never wrong on reading people. The brunette thought to himself, lost in his thoughts.
Totsuka blinked his brown eyes when something blurry appeared right in front of his eyes. His eyes soon adjusted to the close distance. It was ice cream. He followed the hand holding the ice cream in a cone to the arm and then stared at the person's face with his lips slightly parted.
"Here," Hikari said with an ice cream on a stick between her teeth. The brunette slightly tilted her head down to stare at Totsuka. She began to lose her patience when he didn't take the frozen dairy from her hand. "Oi, take it, it's melting." She continued with a little irritated tone.
"A-Ah… um… thanks." Totsuka reached his hand out and grabbed the cone from Hikari's hand, a smile on his lips.
The keyblade wielder grinned, the ice cream stick still between her teeth. "Hey, Anna-san," She called out, smiling softly at the white-haired girl. The young girl tilted her head up only to see the two scoops of frozen dairy in a cone. She blinked her crimson red eyes before staring up at Hikari, who only gave a bright grin. "Go on, take it! I bought it for you~!"
Hesitantly, Anna reached both her hand out to take the dessert. "…thank you." she mumbled, loud enough for the two brunettes to hear. The young Strain stuck her tongue out to link the cold ice cream, only to flinch at the sudden change of temperature on her tongue. "…cold."
Hikari laughed sheepishly, scratching the back of her neck. "I'm sorry if it's not your favorite flavor… All they have left was vanilla chocolate-chips and strawberry…" She apologized, taking the stick out of her mouth and held it between her fingers. "Riku would've scolded me for eating ice cream on the job…" she said to herself, taking a seat on the bench.
Totsuka gazed at Hikari, giving her a concerned look. "Hikari-san?" The girl hummed in reply, waiting for Totsuka to continue. "Shouldn't you help Riku-san other than protecting us? I-I mean, I don't mind your company, but shouldn't you be with him? Organization XIII is not a gang you should mess with…"
Hikari turned to look at Totsuka, her right hand placed on the keyblade's handle. "Like I said Totsuka-san… Riku's the toughest silver-headed teen I've ever known. He was the strongest back at the islands." A small smile appeared on her lips as she gazed down at the keyblade on her lap.
"Islands? I thought you're from Shibuya?" Totsuka asked, confused.
Anna stayed quiet, listening to the conversation with a blank look.
The keyblade wielder wanted to slap herself for blabbering out about another world. "A-Ah… yeah… we used to live on a tropical island, but moved away to Shibuya for a better education." She gave a sheepish laugh. "The island was great and all. Beautiful beaches, outstanding views, and awesome town folks, but our parents wanted us to be more educated… so yeah…we moved to Shibuya."
"Oh! Really? Your parents must be really caring!" Totsuka chirped, giving Hikari a smile.
"…yeah." Hikari forced a smile. Lying was horrible! She felt guilty for lying to Totsuka and Anna. They both seemed like nice peoples and she hates lying to nice and innocent. "They were quiet frantic when me, Sora, and Riku wanted to spend our summer vacation over at Shizume City…"
Anna stared up at Hikari, her crimson eyes staring into Hikari's own very soul. "Sora?" she echoed.
Hikari gulped. "Y-Yeah… Sora… he's my older brother. We came here with him about a week ago." Another lie…
Totsuka's eyes widened. "What happened to him? Why isn't he with you and Riku-san?"
The keyblade wielder's left eye began to twitch. Lying was a VERY bad idea! "Long short story… We came across Organization XIII and they kidnapped Sora. So now that explains why we're after that no good Organization." she punched her right fist to her left palm.
"I see… I'm sorry…" Totsuka bowed his head, showing sympathy.
Hikari nervously laughed, waving her hand at him. It almost feels like she was stabbed through the heart by the lying arrow. Riku isn't going to like any of this…
"…Sora," Anna mumbled, staring at the melting ice cream.
Hikari let a small smile curled up her lips. "You know… Sora would've loved to meet you. He's a carefree brother who loves almost everything." She let a short chuckle out. "Now eat up, Anna-san… your ice cream is melting."
The white-haired girl nodded her head and began to eat, her crimson eyes brightened at the sweet taste. "…it's sweet." She smiled.
"My friend always says that ice cream would always make everyone feel better—especially Sea Salt Ice Cream~!" Hikari sighed dreamily, remembering the sweet and salty taste. "Apparently, you people don't know how delicious it is…" She slump her shoulders, remembering when the ice cream seller told her that the sea salt ice cream wasn't favored by his customers.
Totsuka chuckled, "Ah, so that was the flavor you were eating." He said, earning a grin from the brunette.
"Yup! It's my absolute favorite! Everyone love that flavor! Or so I thought..." Hikari gave a loud disappointed sigh.
"…I want to try it next time." Anna whispered, loud enough for Totsuka and Hikari to hear.
Totsuka smiled, patting Anna's head. "Well then, next time let's buy sea salt ice cream! My treat!" he exclaimed happily.
Both Hikari and Anna exchanged looks before smiling. "Will Mikoto get one too?" Anna asked quietly, grabbing Totsuka's sleeve cuff.
"Of course! Everyone over at HOMRA gets one, Anna-chan~!" Totsuka said in a sing-song tone.
"Mi…koto? You mean the red-haired smoking dude?" Hikari asked, tilting her head slightly to the side. If it was the smoking dude, then Axel do have a lot of look-alikes.
"Suoh Mikoto, our King." Totsuka answered and reached his hand out for Anna to take. The white-haired girl took his offering hand with her left as she still has the ice cream in her right hand. "How about we head over to the bar? Izumo is probably waiting for our return, right Anna-chan?"
Anna nodded her head, eating her ice cream silently.
Totsuka and Anna started to walk away, leaving the keyblade wielder behind. She gave a small sigh with a smile before turning away, walking to the opposite direction. She threw the ice cream stick to the nearest trash bin as she shoved her left hand into her jacket's pocket.
"Hikari-san? Where are you going?" Hikari heard someone asked. Said keyblade wielder turned around, finding Totsuka and Anna staring at her. "Aren't you coming with us?"
Hikari blinked. "I'm invited?" she pointed to herself, a dumbfound look on her face. "Riku only told me to get you two out of that alley safely… he didn't told me to do anything after that…" she scratched the back of her neck.
Totsuka claps his hands together, a bright smile on his face. "That settles it! You'll come back with us to the bar! Izumo would be delighted to see you again~! He has something to give you anyway, Hikari-chan." He said happily.
'Hikari-chan? Hmmm my name sounds weird with honorifics…' The keyblade wielder chuckled and walked to the young man and the little girl. As soon as she was standing beside Anna, they began to continue their walk to HOMRA bar.
~[K]~
Mikoto lighted up the cigarette between his lips, his eyes closed. He took a long drag and blew out the smoke from his mouth. HOMRA has yet again failed to capture Organization XIII. It was one versus nine and the Organization member still managed to escape them through a portal. It's not that they wanted to go after the man, they wanted to! But there was one problem, the portal.
Apparently, Shouhei went after one of the member and ended up unconscious after his foot stepped the dark aura, followed by waking up at midnight with a terrible nightmare. They don't stand a chance against the Organization when the portal is brought up.
"Bah! That f*cking coward!" Yata cursed loudly, punching a traffic light with all his might. The traffic light bended at his punch and the light flickered on and off before blackening out. He 'tsk'ed and tucked his skateboard under his arm, scowling.
"Ya-Yata-san, calm down." Kamamoto said nervously, placing a hand on Yata's shoulder. The chubbier blonde flinched when he moved his arm. The single Organization member did a number on them all, especially Yata—since the boy attacked the most. Kamamoto's eyes traveled to the wound on Yata's shoulder his white shirt was tinted with blood. "You'll lose more blood if you kept punching things…" he said, trying to calm his friend down.
"Cih," Yata looked away, tucking his head deeper in his beanie.
Mikoto took out the cigarette and glanced over to each and ever of his clansmen. They were beaten up pretty badly, himself included. He threw the cigarette away and crushed it under his feet. Sluggishly, he passed his clansmen with a bored look, tucking his hands inside his pockets. He let out a loud sigh.
The walk back to the bar was quiet, aside from Yata's complaints. Mikoto pushed the door open and the bell chimed. The Red King paused, standing in the doorway. Kamamoto stepped aside to enter the bar, but froze when he saw Totsuka and Anna, sitting beside a brunette.
Yata bumped into Kamamoto. "OI! Fatty! Get out of the way! What the f*ck are you staring at anyway?" he asked angrily. His hazel-colored eyes traveled to the brunette sitting on the barstool with his head buried in his arms and his back side facing him. The chestnut-haired teen clicked his tongue as he swung his bat to his shoulder, eyebrows furrowed down. "Ceh, it's just a drunk customer. No big deal." He said, walking inside the bar.
Kusanagi perked his head up and smiled, placing the wineglass down. "Ah! King! Yata-chan! Welcome back! How did it go?" he asked, pushing his sunglasses up.
Anna jumped down from the barstool and ran towards Mikoto, hugging him around his waist.
A visible vein popped on Yata's forehead. "Ceh! What do YOU think?" he asked, completely pissed out.
The bartended gave a nervous laugh and took out the first-aid kit. "Maaa… Don't worry about it okay? Anna-chan came back here safely with Totsuka and the girl Anna-chan's looking for is right here~!" He said, placing the box on the counter top.
"Hah? What are you talking about?! That damned girl was the cause of all this! We can't even find that girl!" Yata yelled loudly, stomping his foot on the wooden floor.
Totsuka patted the barstool next to him, telling Yata to sit down so he could treat his injuries. "Yata-san… Don't talk too loudly." The young man whispered with a small smile as he cleaned the cut. "Hikari-chan's a sleep."
Chitose blinked his eyes as he took a seat. "Hikari-chan? Who's that?" he asked curiously.
"Me." Hikari answered with a yawn. She lifted her head a little to look at the man who questioned her identity. "Nice to meet you." she continued, her eyes still sleepy. Her blue eyes snapped open when she saw red liquid on his skin. That fully woke her up. "…what happened to you guys?" she asked, pointing her finger.
The womanizer grinned and draped an arm around Hikari's shoulder, who only gave a confused look.
The keyblade wielder observed the injuries. "Which member did it?" she asked.
"Eh?" Chitose blinked his eyes.
Hikari sighed, standing up from the barstool as she grabbed her keyblade. "Which member did it?" She repeated, turning around to look at the red-haired King. She gave a stern look, trying to be serious as her hand gripped the keyblade's handle tighter. Everyone has their eyes staring at her and her weapon, their lips slightly parted open. "Well? If you guys don't know the name…then describe him for me."
Kusanagi raised an eyebrow. "What do you mean, Hikari-san?"
Hikari ignored the bartender. "What's his weapon?"
"Cih! What's it to you, she-male?!" Yata spat, grimacing when Totsuka applied the antiseptic.
"Everything, small-fry." Hikari answered, side-glancing over to Yata with a smirk across her lips. Yata stood up, his hands balled up into tight fist. He began to fuss as Totsuka tried to pull his back to sit down. Hikari completely ignored his insults and raised her hand to wave him off. The one named Kamamoto and Shouhei restrained him from killing the girl. "Oh just shut up, small-fry… I can't talk while you're yelling." She sticks her pinkies in her ear, blocking Yata's yells.
"Why you little—!" A hand suddenly covers his mouth. It was Kusanagi with a wry smile.
"Lances." Mikoto spoke, his voice was enough to make Yata quiet.
"Xaldin…" Hikari muttered with a frown.
"What was that Hikari-chan?" Totsuka tilted his head to the side, staring at the keyblade wielder.
Hikari blinked. "Ah… nothing, Totsuka-san."
Sensing the tension the girl was giving, Kusanagi sighed. He released Yata's mouth and lighted the cancer stick in his mouth. "Hikari-san… Why are you so interested in Organization XIII?" He asked with a fake smile, his eyes closed and his sunglasses slightly slide down. "Normally… sixteen year old girls would be interested in making friends, clothes, and boys… not hunting down gangs."
The keyblade wielder let out a loud sigh. "We have unsettled business…Ah don't worry, me and Riku will take care of them. In fact, I bet Riku has already taken out Marlu—I mean one of them! Hahahaha!" she laughed awkwardly, beads of sweat rolling down her face.
"This chick's crazy…" Bandou whispered, staring at Hikari behind his shades.
Shouhei slightly nodded his head in agreement as he watched Hikari laughing maniacally.
Totsuka finished tying the bandage around Yata's shoulder and turned his seat to look at Hikari with a small smile. "It's about Sora, isn't it? Don't worry, Hikari-chan… I'm sure he's alright." He said.
Hikari quieted down as HOMRA stared at her. Stupid lie… "It's not only Sora, Totsuka-san… My other friends were kidnapped too… I only have Riku left." she said sadly, staring at the floor sniffling a little. It was true—keyword was.
"Hikari-san…" Kamamoto began to tear up, wiping the tears from the corner of his eyes. "We're sorry!" he, Bandou, Shouhei, Fujishima, and Chitose bowed their heads.
Hikari almost jumped at the men bowing their head in unison. She backed away with a nervous laugh, waving her hands in front of them, telling them that it was okay. "A-Ah… It's fine… as long as me and Riku are together. We can bring Organization XIII down and rescue our friends." She gave a thumbs up, grinning brightly.
"We'll help, right Mikoto?" Totsuka asked, placing a comforting hand on Hikari's shoulder.
Mikoto only stared at the brunette with a droll look. "Hmm," he hummed in respond as he sat on the couch, resting his head back. His eyes averted downwards when he heard marbles rolling against the fine cheery wooden table. The four marbles rolled around in a circle above the map of Shizume City. "What are you doing, Anna?" he asked with a sigh.
The four marbles suddenly stick together in once exact location. "Riku…" Anna whispered, looking at Hikari with a small smile.
Hikari approached the young strain, kneeling down so she could take a better look at the map. "Riku's there? Where is that anyway, Anna-san?" she glanced up.
Mikoto sighed. "Scepter 4's headquarters."
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