Hi everyone! Sorry I've neglected you guys, but now I've got chapter 2 ready for ya! Enjoy!
P.S. please review! oh and i dont own any of these characters(except the few OCs running around),they belong to square enix.
I bolted upright in bed, room dark and freezing There was no sign the brunette was there.
"...Damn dreams..." i muttered coldly.
I hit "off" on my on my clock and flopped back onto my pillows. My ceiling became my focus point, making sure
I didn't drift back into dream mode. When had I fallen asleep? And when did Zexion leave? I tried to ponder about these questions until one of my migranes started. The pain numbed my thoughts when my head suddenly felt it was going to split in two. Groaning with the worsening pain, I crawled out of bed and picked up one of my blankets. What? The sun could be bright and when your head feels like it's going to explode, it burns like hell. I canrefully opened the door and got a face full of morning sun coming from the hall window. A low grumble emitted from my throat as I used the blankety to shield my now burning eyes. I dropped the rest of the blanket over my face and body, but i could still see where i was going. i ended up stumbling down the stairs and into the kitchen. Mom and Fuu were cooking while Zexion and Sephiroth started their argument for the looked up from his book when i settled in a chair at the table. I kept the blanket wrapped around me when he got up and handed me the bottle of aleive and a box of tissues. I looked up at him and removed the blanket from my face sleepily.
"I don't have a cold." I growled.
"That may be, but your nose is a crimson river right now." Xemnas stated.
This is when I noticed the blanket and my shirt had blood collecting in the folds. Damn it all. If there's one thing I hate about being a Karada, its the famous Karada migrane. if they get bad enough, we have extremely horrible nose bleeds that can last up to half an hour. I held wads of tissues to my gushing nose and quickly swallowed someAleive. Sephiroth gave a light chuckle as he picked up the blood drenched tissues and pill bottle.
"Zexion tells me you were talking in your sleep last night. Could that be what caused your 'migrane'?"
I froze in the middle of grabbing more tissues. Talking? In my sleep? I quickly shot Zexion a look that should have killed him as his eyes appeared to grin.
"What was it you said?Ah yes, it was'Don't cry...Everything's okay..." bantered Zexion.
he made it sound breathy and as if it was craving something. I stood up and was prepared to slug him in the jaw when mom and Fuu brought some eggs,bacon,bagels,coffee, and orange juice to the table.
"No fights." Stated Fuu.
Out of the corner of my eye, I noticed Sephiroth sigh and put one of his veloved knifes back in his jacket. Asking about it would more than likely get me killed,so I ignored it- for the most part-. Zexion's eyes still appeared to grin as he nibbled on a bagel covered in jam. I was forced by Fuu and mom to eat a strip of bacon and two bites of egg before leaving to change for work.
"Would you please eat a little more of your eggs before going? You didn't eat much last night." mom worried.
As she said this, Xemnas stood up and headed for the front door. His twin began to snicker as an evil thought crossed his mind.
"Going to meet with your boytoy, brother?" Sephiroth teased.
Xemnas shot his twin a glare of spite as he spat out his words through clentched teeth.
"He's head if the Socialogy Department and my co-worker. Today we have a meeting with the rest of the Phycogical Wellfair Department!"
We then stormed out the door, shaking the house from the force of slaming said door. We quickly turned to look at mom, expecting her to freak out, but were suprised by her calmly drinking her orange juice. I shrugged it off and looked at the clock.
"Crap, Mallory's gonna be here any minute!" I realized.
Mom was trying to protest with me running up the stairs but I just ignored her. i changed into some faded jeans, a worn out black shirt, and my baggy grey hoodie. Mallory's rich voice chimed through the house, alerting me to head back downstairs. Asudden bang came from downstairs followed by mallory screaming, causing me to ruch down holding my spare Guitar Hero guitar like a baseball bat. When I realized it was Marly slaming the door behind him, everyone was staring at me in confusion. I relaxed my posture and desended the rest of the stairs and harshly shoved the controller into Zexion's chest. Everyone continued to watch as I walked into the kitchen, put some bagels in a small paper bag, and walked out the door to Mal's car. Her lilac colored car always sent shivers down my spine, but since mom won't let me get a car, I have to ride in the flower-patterned monster.
"Morning to you too Riku! Did Marly really scare you that much you were gonna beat him with a controller?" Mallory chimed.
"Maybe if he wasn't such a flaming jerk, I wouldn't want to scrape his face across teh ground." I snapped.
I got into the passenger seat as she held a hurt expression on her face. She slammed her door and jammed the key in the ignition. The instant the engine roared to life, she florred it and startled me for a moment. I slumped back and studied the road as Mal started to slow her mad driving. Within 5 minutes she lost her anger and started sniffling as she turned right. I nearly had a stroke when I looked over to she she had make-up running down her cheeks and caking on her skin. I was about to speak up when we passed a red light and almost collided with a series of cars. I threw my arm across my little sister as she slammed the break. I froze in that position from the shock of almost being in a crash and noticing how large mal's stomach was. She suddenly pushed my arm away and nearly shouted at me.
"Don't touch me!"
Everything went silent as we drove on. I started to analyze her closely as she focused on the road. She wore baggy clothing and her abdomen did look slightly larger then normal but her clothes hid it well. Her eyes appeared slightly dilated and her moods were showing more on her features then normal. I tried to process this when the sudden horror clicked in my brain. My fists balled up and caught Mallory's attention.
"Riku, are you okay? I'm sorry I sna-"
"How far along are you." I demanded.
A stillness washed over her as she questioned in a confused tone.
"What are you talking about?"
I looked over to her as we pulled up in front of Dahlia's Diner.I could see her squirm under my icy glare as I growled out my words.
"Don't play dumb damnit, I can clearly tell the fucking pansy knocked you up. Now answer the question, how far along?"
She was as still as glass while I said this. She stared wide-eyed at me for a moment before looking away and sighing. a small, shaky smile crossed her lips while she placed her delicate hands on her swollen stomach. She looked to me with teary eyes and whispered;
"Seven and three quarters."
I slammed my fist onto the dash board in outrage. I was ready to hang Marly y his intestines, cut his arms and tongue off, and castrate him with a spoon all while he's still breathing. mal had to shake me violently to get me out of my thoughts. I began to dig my nails into my palms as i spoke through my teeth.
"He's gonna die a VERY painful death, and if I cant kill him, our brothers will."
panic filled my little sister as her voice chimed with reason and worry.
"You can't tell the family yet. Plus, Marly and I want children. Mom isn't quite ready for this, nor are our brothers. Look, I planned on telling everyone the week I was due so none of you could make me get rid of them."
I sighed in annoyence that I didn't even care that she was having twins. Grabbing the paper bag, I got out the car and grunted.
"You owe me bigtime sis, bigtime."
She squealed in thanks and pulled away as I opened the diner door.
The instant I walked in I could feel Skye walking towards me. I hadn't closed the door and I knew she was right behind me.
"Would you care to explain just wht you're late for the fifth time this month?" She snapped.
Skye was a threat no matter of she looked like a low level waitress. I always had issues not laughing at her red-brown bushy ponytail. She continued to glare at me with hands on her hips as I tied on my apron. I could feel her anger reaching boiling point, so I swiftly removed one of the bagels from the paper bag. I held both bagel and bag before her as she started to rant.
"We run a nice, clean diner around here Riku, and I'm not gonna have any- OHH! janova's home-made bagels!"
Skye's hands moved like lightning as she snatched them away from me and began to eat one. While she acted like an over-grown hamster with a cracker, my real boss Dahlia looked through the kitchen window and rolled her eyes as she spoke.
"You're going to ruin her diet if you keep coming in late."
I gave her a sheepish grin while tying my hair back. I could see people heading for one of my tables when a raven-haired child pulled on my apron. I looked do to see he had creepy crimson eyes taht reminded me of Xemnas' pissed off glare. I put on a kind appearence and got eye level with him.
"Where's your mother little guy?" I asked politely.
"Stop making mama and aunty mad before you lose this job." He stated sternly.
Now that is not something you expect to hear from a 5-year-old. I slightly gaped at his words and was about to snap at him when a panicked Dalhia came rushing over.
"Vincent Valentine, stop bothering Riku! Where on earth is your uncle..." She squeaked.
I was still dumb-struck at the fact that my boss had a kid.
"How come I've never seen your son until now with your house being attached to the diner?" I asked.
Dahlia was fussing over Vincent as she looked up at me then around the diner.
"Even on the days you come in late, normally one of his uncles come and pick him up for the day. Snow is usually on time at 8, but I'm guessing today it's Seifer picking him up." She sighed.
Her son looked up and her with a disappointed look on his face, apperently he really likes his uncle Snow more than his Uncle Seifer. Dahlia quickly picked him up and sat him in an empty booth to wait. Now most parents would give a 5-year-old a simple puzzle or a coloring book with crayons, but Dahlia gave him a stuffed black and white cat with a crown and a thick book filled with Edgar Allan Poe. I quickly looked to her and was about to question when a loud man in a beanie stormed in.
"Vincent, uncle Seifer's here!" He shouted.
The little boy sighed. closed his book, and walked over to his apperent uncle. dahlia came back from behind the counter and started to snap at he brother.
"Would you please come on time on the days you take him? I can't have him running around while your too careless to show up! Maybe you should learn a few things from our older brother."
I backed up as he held his hands up in an"I surrender" pose. He quickly scooped up Vincent that was waving bye to his mom, and walked out the door as he stated;
"Hey, at least I'm not like cousin Axel."
I was utterly confused at all this but thought it would be best to stay out of it unless Dahlia needed me for something. I quickly started to head over to my tables and fill out orders. I had a feeling this is going to be a long day.