Broken Chapter 9: Outside of the Library, a kingdom hearts fanfic

Disclaimer: I, Sora's Sacrifice, do not own Kingdom Hearts (none of em'!), or any of the characters or creatures in it. This is just a fanfic! That is all.

A/N: Okeydokey! Guess what! I wrote this whole chapter in ONE day! That's amazing for me! Ok, I am soooo sorry! I promised you guys a new chapter really soon, and I didn't post it! I did write it, actually, and I sent it to my beta fish but she still hasn't beta'd it (I talked to her about it today and she said that she never got it, so I dunno...). SO, I did try. But today I was thinking 'Ok, she still hasn't beta'd it and it sucks anyway. So why don't I just re-do it and then send it to her?' and so I did. And trust me, this is much better than the original thing. The original thing sucked and was very boring. So now you have a fairly good chapter! Or at least, I think so....I really hope you guys like it...sorry if there are any weird errors or anything.

P.S. I hate Kairi. And as for the teacher, I didn't want to choose who it was, so use your imagination and make it whoever you want!

Warning: Uhh....Riku cusses a little, but its nothing life-threatening, I assure you. And...something else happens, but you'll just have to wait and see what it is. :)

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Broken

Chapter 9: Outside of the Library

"Ugh, school's a drag," Riku moaned, flopping down into the seat at his desk. Sora sighed disapprovingly and sat down at his own desk, which was in front of Riku's.

"You know, it's really not that bad. You just never pay attention so it's harder for you," Sora pointed out in a scolding tone, turning around so that he was facing Riku. Riku stared at him flatly for a second, and then opened his mouth, about to say something, when they entered. Kairi, Selphie and Naminé. Kairi and Selphie were blabbering about something, while Naminé walked behind them quietly, looking awkward and out-of-place. Selphie, who was walking on the right side, the side further from Riku and Sora, seemed to notice them. Since she was ignoring Kairi, said girl, with a huff, turned to see what Selphie was staring at. Then she smirked.

"Well, well, well," she sneered in a mocking-tone, walking over to where Sora and Riku were sitting, "look who's back. Enjoy your vacation, boys?" she asked, crossing her arms over her chest. Selphie followed suit and gave them a nasty, stuck-up expression.

"Get lost," Riku demanded in a dangerously dark voice.

"Aw, Riku doesn't want us around anymore. Too bad. Looks like his little boyfriend has taken our place," Kairi whined sinisterly.

"He's not my boyfriend," Riku replied, in the same dark voice he had been using before.

"Oh really? Did you get married recently? Or have you broken up?" the ultramarine-eyed girl asked mockingly, flicking back some of her maroon-brown hair.

"Cut it out, Kairi," Riku spat, obviously not taking kindly to her teasing.

"So, how does it feel, Sora?" Selphie asked, the same sinister tone in her voice that Kairi had. Sora loooked confused, but tried to remain looking as dangerous as Riku, though he could never pull it off.

"How does what feel?" Sora asked, furrowing his brows more.

"To be used and then thrown away?" Kairi answered for Selphie, smirking evilly.

"That's enough, Kairi!" Riku barked through gritted teeth, standing up now. He towered over Kairi like he was going to crush her at any second. No other students were in the room yet (they were early), so no one was there to witness what happened.

"Well, someone's aweful protective of his little toy," Kairi spat, glaring at Riku. Before Riku could say anything back, their teacher entered the class room. Kairi's expression suddenly turned helpless and scared, and Sora could have sworn he saw tears in her eyes. What was she doing...? "Don't hurt me, Riku!" Kairi pled, her voice little and weak. Riku looked as equally confused as Sora did. The teacher looked up at them and gasped.

"What is going on here?" the teacher demanded, a harsh expression on her face as she looked at Riku expectantly. So that's what Kairi was doing. It was an act, to fool the teacher and get Riku in trouble, no doubt. Riku and Kairi both looked at the teacher at the same time, and that's when Kairi let the tears flow. The teacher went over and seperated the two, giving Kairi a half-hug as Riku's angry expression was replaced slightly with a confused one. "What is going on here?" the teacher asked again, glaring at Riku.

"What? What do you--"

"Don't think I'm stupid, Riku," the teacher interrupted. "What were you doing to this poor girl?"

"I didn't do anythi--"

"Don't lie to me, Riku."

"But I--"

"What's wrong, sweetie?" the teacher asked Kairi, and Kairi wiped away the fake tears as more kept coming.

"I-I'm sorry....!" Kairi replied, cowering away from Riku. The teacher gave a quick glare to Riku and then looked at Kairi sympathetically.

"It's okay. What happened, dear?"

"I--I broke up with R-Riku a-and he got r-really m-mad...." Kairi stuttered, casting a scared glance at Riku, who now looked like he was gonna kill Kairi. The teacher was falling for the whole thing.

"Riku," the teacher started, glaring daggers at him.

"You believe her?" Riku asked in disbelief, balling his hands into fists.

"Yes, I do. What, you have a different story?" the teacher asked and waited.

"Yeah, I do. Kairi never broke up with me--we were never together--and I only got mad because she was being a bitch." 'As usual' Sora heard Riku add when the teacher gasped. When the teacher wasn't looking Kairi glared at Riku, but quickly put back on her acting face. Riku balled his hands into fists so tightly that his knuckles were turning white.

"Riku! I will have no such language in my classroom!" the teacher scolded, overreacting, as usual. Riku rolled his eyes, not helping the cause. "Kairi, is that really what happened?" the teacher asked. Kairi shook her head.

"N-no," Kairi answered, shrinking into the teacher as Riku gave her a death-glance.

"Riku, go to the principle's office, now," the teacher demanded.

"But--"

"Now." Riku huffed, roughly grabbed his bag, and harshly pushed past Kairi and the teacher.

"Hey!" Sora protested, standing up. The teacher, Kairi, and Riku all looked at him. "That's not what happened! Riku's telling the truth!" Sora said, putting on his best serious face. The teacher looked at him for a moment, and then looked at Kairi.

"Sora, sit down. Don't get involved with this," the teacher ordered, frustrated.

"But it wasn't Riku's fault! He didn't do anything!" Sora tried to explain.

"ENOUGH!" the teacher shouted, and with a huff Sora sat back down, looking at Riku sorrowfully. Riku continued out the door and to the principle's office. The teacher finished comforting Kairi and went over to her desk while Kairi and Selphie sat down at their desks. Naminé sat down, too, and mouthed 'sorry' to Sora. The other students gradually entered the room, confused as to why there was such tension in the air. It must have bugged them all through the whole class, because no one could pay attention (except for Kairi, Selphie and the teacher).

After class Sora couldn't find Riku until about ten minutes later when he, Kairi, the teacher, and Selphie came out of the principle's office. Riku grumpily headed over to his locker, where Sora was waiting for him, and slammed it open. Sora waited a few moments and then spoke.

"So...what happened?" he asked cautiously. Riku slammed his locker shut, huffed and turned to fully face Sora.

"I got detention."

"What? You got detention?" Sora asked disbelievingly, raising both of his eyebrows. Riku nodded. "Oh, sorry."

"It's not your fault. Besides, I'm used to getting detention. What really pisses me off is that stupid Kairi always gets away with everything and always tries to act all innocent!!" Riku spat, throwing his arms in the air for emphasis. He sighed and then smoothed out his face so it showed no expression, closed his eyes, took in a deep breath and let it out. Sora decided to change the subject.

"Wanna go eat lunch?" he asked. Riku nodded, eyes still closed, and once they began walking to the cafeteria he opened them. They tried to steer clear from Kairi and Selphie (and the teacher, as well...) and succeeded. Looked like Kairi and Selphie had had their share of causing trouble that day.

And so it was that school ended and Riku had to stay in detention. Sora offered to wait for him, but Riku rolled his eyes and told him to go home. Sora complied and left the school, headed for his temporary home.

Sora wasn't really sure what to do when he got back. So, he decided to see what was on TV. He watched for a little while, and then got bored and decided he was hungry, so he headed to the kitchen to make himself a sandwich. While he ate, he wondered when Riku was going to get back, and then, figuring that he would be hungry when he got back, prepared him a sandwich. When he was done, he went up to his room and started to read his favorite book, Beauty and the Beast. As he read, he realized that the Beast and Riku had some likenesses. His mind started to wander and he pictured Riku as the Beast and himself as Belle. He stopped reading about half an hour later, deciding that he should get some homework done. He put down his book and headed back down the stairs and into the living room where he had left his book bag. That's when he realized he need some books from the library to do his homework. He sighed, picked up his bag, and then headed out the door; to the library.

Riku stood up out of his seat as the teacher announced that detention was over and let all of the 'rotten' kids go back to their homes (or wherever it was they were going...). He swung his bag over his shoulder and exited the room, in a hurry to get out of the school. Detention had been extra long that day for some reason, and he hated staying at school longer than usual. It sucked.

On his way out, he remembered that he had to pick up some books from the library for school. Sighing, he turned and headed for the library, the one closest to his house. He didn't like going to the library, either. School and library: the most horrible places ever, in his opinion.

He was nearing the library when he saw a familiar head of chocolate brown spikes a few yards away, entering the library. He smiled, and just as he picked up his pace to get there quicker, some bummy looking guy with a gun came running down the sidewalk, shooting wildly at everyone he saw. Police cars were chasing him, telling him to stop and some running after him on the sidewalk, as well. He looked kind of familiar, but Riku couldn't quite put his finger on it.

Woman and children were screaming, dogs were barking, police were shouting and cars were crashing. And, of course, that one other thing: people were dying. There wasn't much time to react.

Riku saw one or two people who had been shot. Then, suddenly, he felt stinging pain in his right arm, then his left leg, and then three repetitive sharp pains in his chest. He fell to the ground, blood pouring out of his wounds.

Was this it? Was he going to die here? Right now? He sure the heck felt like it! Pain pierced him in his right arm, his left leg and especially in his chest like daggers. No, different from daggers, but still pain. He could feel warm liquid running out from his wounds, staining his clothes. He felt dizzy, like he could be pulled into unconsiousness at any second. Into eternal slumber. His heart felt weak, almost like it had been shot. Yes, shot, of course. Riku knew he had been shot, there was no other explanation. His heart beat slowed, and he could feel the blood draining out of his body. He could still hear screams of women and children around him, he could still hear the sirens, and he could hear people talking about him, asking each other if he was still alive or not. He could also see them, and wondered if they would help him or not. Then suddenly all the images he saw mixed together, all the sounds, all the voices. They all mixed so that he could not understand what was being said or done. He felt more dizzy by this time, and could have sworn he heard even more sirens than before.

As everything was mixing together, and he felt himself being pulled into everlasting darkness, a certain person popped into his head. He had a cheery smile on his tanned face, and chocolate-brown locks that were so spiky they looked like they could hurt you, but were really soft and unharmful. Nothing about this boy was harmful. No, he was in fact the nicest, sweetest, funniest, clumsiest, most sensative, skinniest, good-hearted, kindest, cutest little guy he had ever met. He wondered, as he slowly lost conciousness, if he would ever see him again. Then, everything was black, and there was only silence.

Sora whistled happily as he entered the library, backpack in hand (or rather...well, on his back). He knew which books he had to get for school, so he searched the library and after finding about three of the ones he needed, he heard screams coming from outside and the sounds of a gunshot. He, and everyone else in the library, zoomed over to the library windows to witness what was happening. There was some laughing maniac running down the sidewalk--away from the several police who were chasing him-- shooting at people and...well, at everything, really. People screamed, fled, bled...quickly several people were calling an ambulance, and now they were waiting for them to come. More police came before the ambulance did, keeping people back from the bodies on the ground. That's when Sora noticed some familiar silver hair...no, it couldn't be...or could it? Sora rushed out of the library, down the stairs, and over to the body on the ground.

His eyes widened in realizational1 horror. It was him. Riku. Sora couldn't move for a few moments, his body wouldn't let him as it witnessed the scene before him. He wanted to rush over to Riku, to push through the crowd and police surrounding him, to be close to him. He knew it wouldn't do any good, but still.

He finally got control over his body and slowly started to walk forward, and then began running, pushing through the crowd, ignoring the police man when he said he couldn't go near him. He knelt down beside Riku, staring at him with disbelief. How could this have happened? Sora only then took real notice of the tears streaming down his face, wondering when he had started crying, but quickly pushing that thought away. The police either realized he knew Riku or something because they didn't try to get him away. Sora thought he might be shouting something, perhaps Riku's name, but he couldn't tell, and couldn't hear it. He couldn't hear anything. For the next few moments everything was completely silent in his ears.

Another thing Sora hadn't realized was that he was holding Riku's hand. He wasn't sure when he had done that, but he was glad he did. He never wanted to let go. Not ever again. If he had been with Riku, he could have--no, he probably couldn't have done much of anything. Although he might have been able to block the bullets so that they hit himself instead of Riku, but Riku might have been shot anyway.

The emotion that ran through Sora was unexplainable. He felt like part of him had been ripped out. Like what had filled up that empty space that he had felt for so long, living with his father, had been demolished. Like his heart had been broken, torn, destroyed all over again. Like all hope, all happiness, all meaning of life had been destroyed. Like his angel was gone, his savior had left him for the crows. Almost like it was his fault somehow, like he could have saved him. Riku didn't deserve to die, especially not after all he had done for Sora.

Ambulance sirens flashed and as Sora looked up, forcing his gaze away from Riku, he could see the ambulance trucks coming quickly. Out of the corner of his eyes, a few yards away, he saw the police catching the criminal. As they tried roughly to force him into the police car, almost as if he knew someone was looking at him, the fiend turned his head and looked at Sora. Sora's eyes widened to the point that he thought they were going to pop out. More tears ran down his cheeks, and another great wave of disbelief, dispair and anguish washed over him. It was his father. It was his cruel, hell-sent father.

He and Sora locked gazes, and his father smiled wickedly and crazily, as though he had lost his mind (Sora was pretty sure he had), and mouthed the words 'just for you, my son'. Sora could read his lips clearly. He could almost hear his father's dark, sinister voice saying those words to him in the cold, unwelcoming silence.

Sound came back to Sora's ears. Before he knew what was going on, he could feel Riku's hand being pulled away from his own. He looked up and saw the ambulance peoples2 lifting Riku's limp body onto a stretcher and into the ambulance truck. Sora hesitantly let go of Riku's hand so that they could get him into the truck and to a hospital quickly. Sora stood slowly, horror continuing to drown him in its dark depths. He watched as the ambulance trucks drove off quickly--but safely--down the street and to the hospital. The crowds slowly seperated, but Sora stood still. It was hard for him to move again, he was still slowly taking in what was happening.

Sora blinked for the first time in minutes and surfaced back to full conciousness. It was only then that he realized how late it was now. The sky was dark, there were no stars, no moon. Just black. There were some dark gray clouds here and there, as well. Sora could hear people sobbing, comforting, talking, whispering, gossiping. He could even hear Riku's name said a few times. How did they know Riku's name? Perhaps he really had been calling out his name before....

Sora focused and ran after the trucks that were some ways away now and followed them far behind to the hospital.

A/N: ....Please don't kill me. I feel bad about making this happen...but it's interesting, right? I mean, I know when I read a story I like it when my favorite characters get hurt or something (sometimes) because...well, you guys can understand that, can't you? Well...anyway. Isn't Kairi just wonderful? Making Riku get detention like that? If only she died first, then Riku wouldn't have had to suffer. Oh, and just to let you all know, Naminé never really joined in with Kairi and Selphie, she just stayed quiet and was never really brave enough to stand up for anyone or leave their little 'group' or anything. So don't be mean to her.

Oh, I was originally going to make Sora's favorite book The Phantom of the Opera, buuut...then I asked my beta fish what she thought his favorite book should be, and at first she agreed with me, but then she said Beauty and the Beast, so...yeah. Personally I think both of them are good choices. Oh, and whenever you get the chance, watch Beauty and the Beast, Walt Disney version, and imagine Riku as the beast and Sora as Belle. It's funny :)

Yeah...I know I made Riku cuss. But it was just a little...so, sue me (beta fish says yay for quoting movie-Misa!).

Ok, I think this is a long enough Author's Note, so I'll stop talking. I hope you liked it! Thanks for reading, and now please review! I'll give you any kind of KH plushie you want of any character! Oh, and many thanks to my beta fish and readers!

Anon. Review Replies:

inem: You're welcome! Thanks a lot, I'm really glad you liked it.

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For some reason I got two reviews from you on the same chapter so...yeah. I really hope I get one for this chapter! I really appreciate them!

(beta fish has something to say. 1,2 - i allow such things and use them in my stories as well so plahahaha.)