Chapter 2 - Redd's House

Keiko burst into Redd's house and slammed the door behind her. Miya, Leo, Luke and Redd looking at her stunned, yet not that surprised. They were used to at least one of the girls bursting in with the latest 'hot gossip'.
"You won't fucking believe what you just happened to me. You won't even believe it. Like seriously."
She then told them about her encounter with the heartless, the ribbons and the mysterious man in the hooded black cloak. They looked at her with their eyes wide and exchanged a few sceptical glances with one another., Miya was giving her 'no fucking way' look and the boys were giving their usual fake interested look whenever a girl told a story. The boys always complained that girls can never tell stories right, apparently girls always start at the end, then the beginning, then finish with the middle. Along with adding a few things to spice up the story a little. But this story was sure to bewilder anyone.
"So... You're saying you fought off some heartless with some ribbons?" questioned Redd skeptically.
Redd always questioned Keiko's stories, it was nothing personal it was just he was a really skeptical guy. He didn't believe far-fetched stories, it was also hard to gain his trust. Keiko was one of the very few people who managed to gain his trust. They shared a few kisses together occasionally but it wasn't anything serious, just a bit of fun. This was Keiko's favourite kind of relationship, and apparently his. He looked into her eyes; he could always tell when she was lying by looking into her deep brown eyes. He stood up and grabbed the can of beer on the counter, he took a sip.
"I believe you babes!" reassured Miya. "It's not like we haven't heard things like this before, have we? All the keyblades and stuff."
It was true; everyone had heard the story of Sora the keyblade master. Redd took a final sip from the can. Then without warning, he tossed the can at full speed at Miya who was sat down across the room from him. Keiko went to defend Miya with her arm and that same ribbon appeared in her right hand and sliced the can in half just before it hit Miya square in the face, making the halves of the cans smash into the wall. Miya looked shocked and slightly pissed off.
"What the fuck did you do that for?!" Keiko shouted angrily at Redd.
"I knew you weren't lying" replied Redd with a wink.
A few beers later and everyone was a bit tipsy. Keiko was getting used to her ribbons, she was twirling them around in the air, grabbing more cans with them, slicing cans with them. Her friends were amazed.
"Well I best be getting back, Olli will be worrying about me!" said Miya.
"You mean Olli your pet cat?" chucked Leo, Luke, his twin brother, chuckled also.
"At least I have affection from something, even animals don't like you two!" defended Miya.
Miya got up off the tatty couch, straightened her dress and bid them all goodnight. Then she opened the door which let a cool night breeze in, she looked back and gave a final wave and shut the door.
Luke and Leo were identical twins, they had tanned skin and dark brown hair. Well it was dark brown until Miya got her hands on it, Miya had white hair with bright pink streaks, although she did like to change it often. She liked to practice the technique on the boys before she used it on herself. So their hair currently had green streaks in it, which was meant to be pink. They were both quite tall, just above Keiko's height. Redd was the tallest, and Miya was the shortest of the group, and she always had been ever since school. None of them attended school anymore; they were all in the same year at school and all left last year. Redd worked in an armour store, Keiko worked on a flower stall with Miya, and Luke and Leo were waiters and their parents restaurant. They all lived on their own apart from Luke and Leo, who share a little apartment above their parents restaurant. Since Keiko's brother died it was really lonely in her small house, but it helped with having so many neighbours across the narrow street and next door to her.
Luke and Leo were totally drunk; they were starting to sing crude songs loudly.
"Ahhhh, I think it's time we go home, don't you Luke?"
"Oh yes, Olli will be worrying!" Leo answered.
"We don't have a cat, mate!" Luke laughed.
"Oh. Oh yeah." Leo pondered.
Luke stood up, and his brother held a wobbly arm, gesturing to be helped up off the floor. Leo stumbled when he stood up and leaned on his brother. Redd opened the door for them both and they staggered out, singing a different crude song. Keiko hadn't heard it before, so it was probably made up. She could hear them singing down the street, then eventually it fell silent again. It was just her and Redd in the house, most girls in front of a guy alone turn to mush and get all hot and embarrassed. Keiko didn't. She wasn't the type to be embarrassed, especially not because of a guy. He sat down on the couch next to her, he put his arm around her and she leaned on hos shoulder.
"And how are you today, gorgeous?" he asked, kissing her on her head.
She grabbed his hand and prodded it. She did this when something was on her mind, she played with people's hands and stared into them, like some sort of palm reader.
"Come on, I know something's on your mind..." he asked.
"Just everything, is annoying" she replied, not really paying attention.
"Like what?"
"What if I have to be on a side? I don't wanna be on anybody's side, and what if people kidnap me for my powers? What if I end up like my brother? Not that it'd be a bad thing to happen! I'm proud of him and everything, just I'm not meant to be like that. I just don't know!" she answered, speaking quickly and getting stressed.
"It'll be our secret, don't worry. You've got your friends and we've got your back for life. We won't tell a single soul, if that's what you want"
"Thanks, Redd." she looked at him and smiled.
She stopped prodding and poking his hand, she got up and turned on the radio. Her favourite song was on, she was never very good at singing. But she was gonna sing anyway, she looked at Redd who was slouched lazily on the tattered couch. He looked concerned, probably concerned for his ears and his hearing. He winced as she began to sing and dance like a ballerina across the room, expecting something horrific. But what he heard wasn't bad, it wasn't even average, it was perfect. It made a change from the squawking she usually did when she sung. He watched her in awe as she twirled around the room with her ribbons singing.
I would wait a million years
She stopped twirling and looked at Redd, who was staring at her. She giggled and stared back into his blue eyes. She'd been checked out and stared at by guys before, but never stared at in the same way he was staring. It was like he was in a trance. She continued to sing whilst looking at him.
promise at the end that you'll be mine
She didn't know why, but she felt like it was her singing that was making him this way. Of course she'd noticed a difference in her singing, and she'd always been able to dance, but she never expected it to entice men. Redd sat there, bewildered by her singing and dancing.
Baby I can't sleep through the tears
She continued to sing, she walked over to the window and looked up at the bright night sky. She looked at her reflection in the window, watching her lips move as she sung. She then noticed Redd's reflection appear next to hers, they looked into each other's eyes via the window. He placed his hands on her waist and turned her around; he slid his right hand up her body and slid it round the back of her head. He pulled her in close and kissed her. She rolled her eyes and pushed him off. It wasn't that she hadn't kissed him before
"What are you doing?" She laughed, putting her hands on his chest gently pushing him away.
Before she could ask anything else he kissed her again, she closed her eyes and accepted the kiss. When she opened her eyes she looked at him, he opened his eyes soon after her staring at him for a few minutes. He looked dazed and sort of in a trance, staring into her eyes and smiling as their lips parted. Could it be? Could she have the power to seduce men?! She laughed to herself at this thought, being too drunk she didn't think anything of it. Well, Redd was a good looking guy… why not?! She grabbed him and pulled him into a fiery kiss…