Wolf's Cry Chapter 6:
Disclaimer: Axel and Riku would be together so much more if I did own them
Ok quicky AN before I start the chapter! A quick one I promise! So I will thank my awsome reviewers at the end but I would like to dedicate this chap to MissTuffcy because she is such an awsome person and her reviews put a smile on my face. Now on with the story!
Axel's POV:
As I twirled the flaming chakrams in my hands I smirked, looking down at the enraged werewolf before me. Riku sure is a feisty little thing.
The wolf quickly jumped at my throat with bared teeth and claws extended. Not expecting such a quick attack I jumped and did a small flip over the canine's back, landing in a croaching position.
Riku did not like that at all. He lunged again at me, but as I made a move to the right Riku snagged my leg in his powerful jaws. With a small grunt of surprise I gave a swift kick to the wolf's face with my other foot.
Riku gave a pained yelp as the boot made heavy contact with his nose. Falling on his back once again Riku writhed in pain as I sent another swift kick to his ribs effectively cracking two of them.
I backed off as the wolf howled in agonizing pain. But I was even more surprised when I felt warm droplets running down my cheeks. Wiping the offending substance off my skin I looked down to see blood. Tears. I couldn't believe I was crying! The first time I ever cried was after I found out I was changed into a vampire. I quickly figured out that vampires didn't cry stinging salt water, but warm blood.
Falling to my knees I looked at the wolf that was whimpering and twitching helpless on the ground.
"I'm just as much of a monster as the rest of this wretched race of bloodsuckers!" I screamed in my head.
The tears were falling heavier than ever now, staining the elegant rug beneath the two. Finally the werewolf lay limp. Cautiously climbing over I gave a brief check of the canine's injuries. About three broken ribs and a small bump on his head was all the my eyes could see so far.
When Riku woke up he would be in a lot of pain. Luckily I didn't kick his nose hard enough to break it, but that would still be pretty sore too. Hoisting the large dog over my shoulder I carried him over to the bed.
Tending to his wounds wasn't very hard, all I had to do was set the ribs back in place to heal.
As soon as dawn hit Riku would be back in human form. Glancing at a nearby digital clock I read that it wouldn't be too long before that would happen. Quickly using a dog collar and chain I got for the captive, just in case he wasn't too happy, I secured the wolf to the bedposts.
With a final check to make sure everything was in place for the upcoming plan I nodded in satisfaction.
"The pack won't even know what hit them." I thought with an evil smirk.
Riku's POV:
This time when Riku lost consciousness he didn't enter any weird rooms or realms. No one was there. Not Namine or Kairi.
"Is my time up?" he thought. It was weird. Would my sentence already be over with? Every immortal creature was assigned a demom at birth that would eventually move on. But wait, didn't Namine say something about Marluxia? But he's not a pup. This doesn't make any sense at all! I thought wildly. Maybe it was just to get me angry?
Why did my life have to change all because of my stupid bloodline! It's not fair! Maybe if I was just human I could have a normal happy life?
Riku battled with his thoughts in his dream-like state. He couldn't see anything but white. Just white.
Why can't I just wake up? He felt like crying for help. But the white light seemed to smother him. Is this the end? Willing himself to get up he finally broke through.
Gasping as he woke up in a cold feverish sweat Riku wished he really hadn't woken up. He felt ill and achy all over. He put cold shaking hands on his face trying to calm down.
Why do I feel like I got hit by a freight train? Curling into himself Riku let out a choked sob. He just wanted to go home and stop all this running and pain. He wanted to just go back to Destiny Islands. Just go back in time to where Sora was still alive and not even think about telling him what he really was.
He was shaking hard now. Our kind doesn't do well if we break-out into the cold sweats. Our body tempature drops drastically and most end up dying from just a simple little flu.
We have to stay warm or else it will kill us. Suddenly I felt strong warm arms
envelop me from behind. I didn't look up to see the source of the comforting heat, just drifted and let it be. I suddenly had a memory of Zack doing this to me when I first joined the pack when I turned 13.
I had cried not wanting to be part beast for the rest of my life. Zack was like my older brother, he was always there for me. He had known all along that on the full moon of my 13th birthday that I would finally shift into my true form.
Zack had found me in the fetal position in our favorite field we always played in as kids. He immediately came over and hugged me tight to his chest until I stopped crying. We were closer than ever after that.
But a few weeks after my 15th birthday was when I got news that Zack had died in a battle against Sephiroth's clan. I should have went to that battle and died right there next to him. But I was there in Destiny Islands getting the education my parent's had always wanted me to have. That night I cried alone in our field without his strong arms around me.
I was always angry at everyone and everything after Zack's death. I eventually dropped out of school around senior year.
Nobody questioned my actions because they knew all they would get was a cold glare and a turned back. I still came around Destiny High to see Sora though. The only reason why I didn't just go live with the pack in the thick forest at the edge of town was because of the emo-ish brunette.
He became my small glimmer of hope in the darkness. I devoted my life to him. Maybe if I had died in that battle I wouldn't have been so fucked up and depressed now.
I hadn't realized I fell asleep until I groggily opened my eyes to a candle glaring in my face. It must be night already. The sweats were gone but I still felt cold enough that my body felt numb.
Maybe I should be glad for that because my body was aching terribly earlier. Shivering I slowly tried to sit up, but something pulled at my neck as I shifted, almost making me collapse. Why was I so weak? Inspecting the offending piece around my neck my eyes widened as I realized it was a dog collar and a bit of steel chain.
There was no need to tie me up in the state I was in. Looking around I tried to look for anybody that might have been quietly standing in the room while I was lost in thought.
Where did those warm and secure arms that held me so tenderly go? I felt like crying again but bit my lip instead. Crying wouldn't do anything for me now.
Well whoever was in bed with me earlier certainly couldn't be Axel. He's a vampire and they're cold because the need for a heartbeat and blood pumping through veins is not needed. A shiver ran through me as I thought of Zack. It felt just like him. If only my nose wasn't clogged with dried blood earlier I might have been able to verify a scent.
Thinking of that Riku realized that he had been cleaned, bandaged, and had been changed into a new pair of clothes. This time into a sweatshirt and pajama bottoms. He was surprised that he was wearing something from his time and nothing Victorian.
But the clothes were still big and baggy on his smaller thinner form. Riku couldn't remember the last time he had eaten a decent meal. Giving up on trying to roll the sleeves up on the giant black sweatshirt he just let them hang over his hands as he shifted, getting as comfortable as he could with the
collar on his neck.
He wouldn't dare take it off in fear of a more sever punishment from the vampire. Accepting his fate as a mere dungeon dog Riku slumped against the bed's headboard. He was sore everywhere but it was really hard to breath and move around. He suspected that a few of his ribs were broken after looking at the bandage wrapped tightly around his chest.
Still feeling achy Riku was trying to decide on just falling back into a dreamless sleep or staying awake in hopes of Axel coming back to tell him just what the hell was going on. Feeling his body protest against the latter Riku fell unconscious with his head tilted to the side.
But to his surprise when Riku drifted off he found himself back in the field he had loved to play in so much as a child. Sitting up he looked around. Everything was so peaceful, the sun was shining bright and there was the hum of insects everywhere.
Riku admired the soft, lush, green grass under his palms and bare feet. He was in complete awe at the beauty of his childhood getaway. Looking around for someone at all he heard a soft voice singing.
He couldn't make out what the person was singing but it was definantly female. Finally seeing a small girl maybe at the age of 14 slowly walking out of the thicket of trees in a pure white dress, Riku slowly got to his feet not wanting to disturb the bare-footed girl as she busied herself with twirling a daisy in her hand whilst singing.
As she stopped about three paces in front of the silverette the girl finished the song and looked up. She smiled kindly at him.
"Hello there, my name is Olette." she said handing him the flower she was holding.
"My name is Riku." he said gingerly taking the daisy from her.
"Oh I know that silly! Do you not know where you are?" she giggled.
The boy shook his head no.
"Well Riky you are in the realm of the dead. This is where your most fond memories recede so your conscious dropped you off here to finish whatever business was unfinished." she said cheerfully.
"Wait so I'm not dead then? What business is unfinished? By the way please don't call me Riky." so many questiones were swirling around in his head at that point.
"Nope! Your are very much alive Riky! Pretty soon your other questions will be answered I'm sure!" she said bouncing slightly in place, completely ignoring Riku's request on the no-nicknames idea.
Without any warning Olette grabbed Riku's arm and was skipping to the thick forest once again. Tripping over his own feet while trying to keep up, Riku was getting worried as an anxious feeling settled over him.
"Dear lord please help me through this dream." he silently prayed in his head.
"Oh! Silly me I almost forgot to tell you! Your thoughts are never safe in the realm of the dead! So be careful what you think of! Because everyone can read your mind!" Olette chimed over her shoulder with a smile to happy to not be almost evil.
Riku almost groaned in exasperation at this bit of news. Letting himself be dragged away to God knows where, Riku couldn't help the anxious feeling that was getting stronger with every step they took towards the forest.
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Now this is the shortest AN I will probably make so I'm skipping right to the thank you's of my reviewers.
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