Guess who's back...It's me! XD sorry for taking so incredibly long with this chapter but now that school's back in I've been mega busy and am having trouble finding the time to write this stuff up! Don't worry though-I'm definitely not getting bored with the story! Oh and for all you action lovers there's some fighting coming up soon! Along with a little tragedy! Alright now that I've given my little hint away go read the chapter!
*Lauren*
Come on body, time to wake up…eyes that means open…why is this not working?
Ok so honestly- I just didn't feel like waking up. The past few days had contained me pouring out just about every fact of knowledge I contained along with the unpleasantness of my childhood, and I had also caused everyone to remember that I had been saving their asses for much longer than they thought.
I swear if we don't get an appreciation cake I'm killing them all.
You don't even eat so why would you care?
Hell I just want an excuse to kill Silver Haired Bastard. Especially after what happened last night…
What happened last night?
You don't remember?
Wait you don't mean…?!
NO! Ugh definitely not!
Oh thank god. But really-what happened last night? I remember kissing Riku and him picking me up but after that it's just a fog.
Ask. Your damn. Boyfriend.
Did you just call him my boyfriend?! I must be dreaming.
Well Ms. Smarty Pants 'Silver Haired Bastard' wouldn't really make sense in that sentence.
I have a 6th grade level education leave me alone!
So. Do. I.
Shit that's true…well I'm suffering from memory loss! Wait now why aren't you?
I didn't forget because its horribleness is permanently seared into my brain. And you don't even remember it. I hate you.
That's nice.
Upon receiving silence from my ever moody opposite half I finally summoned all my strength and determination and…opened my eyes and yawned. Then I noticed the muscular arm draped over my stomach and the soft tickle of breath hitting my neck. Not wanting to disturb You-Know-Who (And just so we are clear on this I do NOT mean Voldemort) I reached my right hand out away from my face and discovered silky smooth hair which was resting against the smooth cheek of a peacefully sleeping teenage boy. I smiled in spite of my overall confusion. I had stumbled across the guy when he was asleep and I was able to paint a fairly accurate picture in my mind of how adorable he was looking right then. One word for you-Awww
I rolled over, careful not to disturb the arm that was resting on my figure, so I could look at Riku face to unconscious face. He looked so peaceful and carefree. I probably could've stayed there all day if the stalkerishness of my staring at my sleeping boyfriend wasn't echoing through my mind.
I pondered for a moment about the appropriate way to wake him up, my ideas including fire, duct tape, swords, and scissors. Finally I decided on the perfect idea, considering the calm and quiet environment.
I gently pressed my lips against his and weaved my right hand into his gorgeous silver hair (hey-the mood was just too peaceful to destroy). His lips were warm and soft against mine, and I had to admit I enjoyed it, even if someone was still asleep.
That certain someone pulled away with a small intake of breath after a moment, his aquamarine orbs blinking at me and his lips slightly parted in surprise. I smiled
"Morning Boyfriend" Riku smiled and the arm that was wrapped around me pulled me closer to his figure and I felt his hand place itself in between my shoulder blades.
"You need to wake me up like that more often" Riku whispered to me, our faces being only inches apart whispering was all that was really needed. I gave him a small smile and winked
"I'll see what I can do" And then the distance between our faces vanished as Riku pulled me in for my second kiss that morning. I was beginning to notice how familiar he was becoming to me, the shape of his body and the feel of his lips against mine. It made me feel safe and I automatically moved in closer, tilting my head to the side slightly so I could kiss him better. In return he tightened his hold on me, preventing me from being able to move back. Like I cared. I smiled against his lips and moved my hand to the back of his neck, massaging it while he kissed me. Riku moved his lips against mine, deepening our kiss. For the briefest of moments our tongues brushed against each others and I jumped back in surprise, my eyes wide as they gazed into his.
Riku smirked and brushed my cheek with his thumb.
"You're really cute you know that?" He asked me before kissing my forehead and sliding out of the bed.
"H-hey Riku!" My shirtless boyfriend turned.
"Yes?"
"How did you end up in my bed?" Well that was an…interesting question. Riku laughed at my question before coming back to sit on the edge of my bed.
"This is my bed silly, and don't you remember?" Ummmm… Riku raised an eyebrow at me
"You don't, do you?" I shook my head and he sighed "That's a shame. Last night was…" He smiled dreamily.
"Are you going to wipe that high look off your face long enough to tell me what happened or not?!" I snapped, immediately wanting to punch myself in the face when I saw hurt flash through Riku's eyes. Riku was definitely a sensitive guy, believe it or not.
"I'm sorry Riku. I didn't mean that. It's just that I'm confused and Fury's giving me a hard time about what happened and I can't even remember." I explained. Alarm manifested Riku's face…then he blushed…badly.
"F-Fury remembers?!" He backed away from me; like he was afraid I might bite. Which I wouldn't! Not Riku at least…
"Riku what happened?" I repeated, waiting for an answer. Eventually Riku pulled himself together.
"We made out" We WHAT?!
"Oh…" Riku smiled
"Relax it's nothing to be embarrassed about. Last night when I kissed you I picked you up and we made out on my bed…which is how you ended up here." I responded by falling backwards into Riku's sheets and burying myself in them, vowing to never come out.
Yeah yeah yeah I know-I was sixteen. This shouldn't be a big deal, Riku really does seem to care about me, and I can trust him, blah blah blah. But really- I had about…zero guy experience. I didn't flirt with guys in elementary school because they had cooties. In 6th grade guys were afraid of me because I weighed air and saw hundreds of pounds of fat leaking off my body in the mirror. Maybe I would've gotten better if my life had gone on normally, without the Heartless destroying it. The problem with being a kid is that you don't think about the future. What would've happened in college? Would I have pulled myself together? Probably not.
Erika and I made a blood pact to help each other be strong, because outlasting the pain made us the best. We killed each other, slowly. We were the best of friends but if the other tried to run away we would drag them back down into the pit because we were afraid to be alone.
"Lauren? Lauren!"
"Huh?" I snapped back to reality and came face to face with a concerned Riku.
"Are you alright?" then I noticed I was had my back in the sheets and Riku…was hovering over me… Riku bent down so that are faces were inches apart, something that would've been difficult to hold steady during, but Riku was above average in the strength area, so he managed fine.
"Are you alright?" he repeated, looking at me with concern.
"I'm fine" I breathed, images of the past flooding back into my mind. Once I had died a lot of memories from before had vanished. I didn't know for sure my age, or even my birthday. I couldn't remember my middle or last name, or my old address. I didn't even remember my parent's names. Now stuff was flooding back to me. Erika and I, 4th grade, in Hawaii posing for the camera in lame two pieces that we used to think were cool, us with our faces smeared with mud, pretending to track down a tiger in her backyard, us with our mouths overflowing with sour skittles at one of our Friday Night sleepovers, because we wanting to see who could eat the most at once without making a face. Erika was in every one of my newly returned memories, because she was the only one who was actually around. I replayed the memories, never wanting to let them go.
"Lauren" Riku's voice was tight with distress and it pulled me from my thoughts. My eyes focused back on his and I lifted up a hand to brush his silver bangs from his face.
"I'm ok Riku. I just got some of my old memories back." Suddenly overcome with happiness, I wrapped my arms around Riku's neck and pulled him down until our lips touched, wanting his closeness. Riku obliged almost immediately, wrapping his arms around me and pulling me deeper into the kiss.
After a minute he drew back, his breathing slightly more desperate than before, which was probably true for me too.
"What do you mean you got some of your old memories back?" He asked me, tilting his head to the side just barely, an adorable habit he did when he was confused. I explained to him how my death had caused some of my memories to disappear and how some of them had suddenly just come back.
"Well if my kissing you helps you get some of your lost memories back I should probably…" He trailed off and moved his mouth closer to mine. I shook my head and pressed my index finger to his lips, pushing his face back gently.
"Riku it's…" I glanced over his shoulder "almost twelve o' clock! We should head down to where everyone else is. We need to figure out what we are going to do about…the whole Demon thing." Riku nodded seriously before getting off of me and pulling a random shirt on over his head.
I ran into the bathroom and got ready before heading back into our room where Riku was waiting. I grabbed his hand and we headed down the hallway to the control room.
*Fury*
Riku and I…err Lauren, sat down next to each other, their hands still intertwined. Ok yuck! This was torturing me- her and Silver Haired Bastard being all romantic and shit.
I pulled myself out of Lauren's body, spinning on the deadly sharp heel of my left Goth boot and placed my hands on my hips, glaring at the two of them. Riku had just called everyone down to the control room via the intercom so for the time being the three of us had the room to ourselves.
"Am I ever going to be able to combine with my opposite half and not be felt up by Mr. Pervert over here?!"
"He does not do that!" Lauren said angrily, standing up and crossing her arms over her chest. I waved my hand dismissively
"You know what I mean. Either way he your boyfriend, not mine!"
"Thank god for that" Riku remarked and I glared down at him.
"Look Lover Boy, you can harass my other half as much as you want. Just. Don't. Do. It. When. I'm. Around." I said, punctuating each word by pushing my index finger further into his chest. Once I was done I used the Dark Being's super human strength and pushed my index finger into him so hard he fell out of his chair. I smirked
"My work here is done" I said before taking my unofficial seat on the control panel, careful not to sit on anything important. Riku glared at me, still lying on the ground with his head tilted back in order to see me. I smiled and waved at him, enjoying seeing him shudder. Yes, creatures like me aren't meant to smile, yes it was creepy, and yes- I enjoyed doing it just to give other people goose bumps.
Just a minute after taking my seat the rest of the Light Crew, as I had named them, poured into the room, all taking seats at the table that was placed in the center of the control room. If there was an emergency though the table would meld into the ground and seven chairs would come out of the ship's floor.
As Kairi and Selphie passed Riku and Lauren I saw them give each other these 'Awww that's so cute!' looks, making me want to barf.
"Alright everyone, we all know why we are here" Sora said as he took his spot at the front of the table, deepening his voice and trying to act all professional. Selphie raised her hand questioningly, earning the gaze of everyone. She blushed slightly
"Uhm I 'm not sure why we are here…" She trailed off. Sora opened his mouth…paused…and got that confused look he expressed so well. Sigh, must I do everything?
"We are here to decide on whether or not all of you want to risk your lives along with me and Lauren when we face the Demons." I said pleasantly, well as pleasantly as a being such as I could manage.
"I'm still a little unclear on why the Demons are even after you and Lauren actually." Tidus said to me, while a few other members of the table nodded their agreement.
"Ok so I am the most powerful Dark Being in existence. The Demon Lord or whatever you want to call him recognized this immediately. If a Dark Being's other half, or Light Being, loses their heart it is given to the Dark Being, giving them the powers that, well, come with a heart. The Demon Lord wanted to use me to help him take over this realm. But part of the plan meant giving me a heart. I don't want a heart, and I definitely don't bow down to someone else. So I left. I found Lauren and when she died, instead of taking her heart I sort of, held onto it until she came back to life."
"Which happened how?" Riku asked me. I shrugged
"Beats me. So the Demon Lord is pissed at me for betraying him and now he wants to kill me and Lauren. So anyone coming with us is going to be risking their lives as well"
"Soooo I guess now we…?" The Ultimate Leader Sora trailed off uncertainly. Riku stood up
"Now we vote I guess. It's all of us or none of us right?" He got cheers from five of the people, him and Lauren being the only one not cheering. Riku waved his hand at Sora
"Take it away Oh Glorious Captain" he said sarcastically. Sora nodded at him and before looking at everyone.
"I think we should help her. We came with her to help with the Heartless, and know we are going to take care of the Demons too!" Sora declared before sitting down. Smart choice 0, stupid choice 1.
Kairi, who was on his right, voted yes too. Wakka and Tidus both said no, while Selphie gave an energetic yes. Riku voted yes, duh, keeping his arm around Lauren while he declared it. Lauren was the last to vote, and since we were both in agreement there was no reason for us both to vote.
"I vote no." Lauren said, her voice unwavering. Everyone at the table gasped in unison, which made even Lauren roll her eyes.
"I'm not talking about facing two or three Demons like we saw at Beast's Castle! I'm talking hundreds of blood thirsty monsters bent on revenge, lead by an awful leader who wanted to kill me before he even knew my name. He ripped a hole in the very universe just to get here, and will stop at nothing to kill me and anyone who defends me. I'm going to die. I don't fear death and approach it willingly. But I'm not going to let all of you sacrifice your lives as well." Immediately people stood up and started yelling. Lauren tried to clam them down, but let's face it, she just didn't have what I had. AKA fangs, wings, red eyes, and a nasty attitude.
"Shut the fuck up or I'm going to kill every last one of you!" I shouted, my voice echoing through the whole freaking ship. Everyone became silent immediately and sat down, all except Lauren and I.
"You guys have all been very good friends, but I don't want to be responsible for your deaths." Lauren said sadly
"Who ever said we were gonna die?! I don't know about anyone else but I don't remember agreeing to die before I got my driver's license!" Riku said, half joking and half serious.
"And plus I'm the Keyblade Master…err one of the Keyblade Masters. I'm coming and you can't stop me!" Sora declared.
"Ok listen! You three can come because you have experience with fighting the dark" Lauren said, pointing to Sora, Riku, and Kairi. "You three need to go home" Lauren pointed to Selphie, Wakka, and Tidus. Right away the three of them jumped up and began yelling and screaming.
"Ok enough!" I shouted, leaping up from my spot on the control panel once again. "If you guys want to kill yourselves fine! Come along! But you are definitely not facing the Demons with retarded weapons like that! Jump ropes and kick balls belong on a playground for a reason! And Tidus giving that thing a hilt doesn't make that stupid stick a sword. Now we are going to Radiant Garden, you three will be getting actual weapons, and then we will all go die!" I yelled before storming down the hallway. God those people are all such idiots.
*Sora*
"Lauren is your other half PMSing?" Riku asked, being completely serious
"I have no clue when it comes to her." Lauren said, shaking her head. While the two of them discussed different possibilities for Fury's horrible rage I went up to the control panel and entered in the coordinates for Radiant Garden.
"We should be there in the morning! I suggest we all take it easy the rest of today" I told everyone. They all nodded and went their separate ways. I stood by what I had said before; agreeing to help Lauren and all, but the repeated promises of death were making me nervous.
"Sora what have we gotten ourselves into?" Riku asked me quietly. I shook my head
"I have no idea. I do know one thing though."
"And what's that?"
"Your girlfriend is almost as psycho as you are Riku."
"Yeah she…HEY!"
I love ending the chapter with a bit of humor. Ok so this chapter wasn't all that long- only seven pages. But the next one is going to be very long! Which means it could take a bit longer to write. I won't do a filler chapter though! They will just show up at Radiant Garden. If there is anyone you want to see more of in the chapters or something you would like me to add don't hesitate to put it in a review or PM me! As always I will request reviews, but this week the number of reviews may just speed up my typing of the next chapter! You guys are the best and I'll seeya next time!