Disclaimer: KH characters not mine, Dragonelf or the beast is Denoyelle's from deviant art, and fashion by neonGenesisEVARei also from deviant art.
"It's beautiful," Sora muttered as he stared, shocked beyond belief, at the torn and tattered room. To his far right Sora could make out an old vine covered balcony, which was divided by three very beautiful and fragile stain glass doors. The multi colored doors painted pale colors on the gray and bleak stone flooring. Depicted was a strange set of captions that Sora could only guess told a story? On the farthest left hand door was a group of men all on there knees, as if begging for something, facing the center most door panel. The same went for the far right except in this case instead of men there were beast in their place, each on more horrific and ghastly then the one before it. In the very center of it all stood, or more like floated, a beautiful young woman. With locks of the color of the most sepal of leathers that flowed from her clean face like a river of brown. Her pale perfectly shaped body was draped in a plane dress of white silk, that white which only the moon could produce, forming a halo around her whole figure. She wore not jewelry, she had no need to, for any jewel upon her body would look pale and lack luster of any kind. She could truly be that of the gods and goddesses. The only thing she carried on her was that of a ruby red rose that challenged that of the purest gem. These doors were the one of the few thing of the room that was still in one piece. The walls surrounding Sora were dark and haunting with a shade of gray that made his spin tingly in foreboding dread. Upon many of the walls were torn painting and tapestries, many beyond any realization of what stories they once held. The cold floor twinkled in the moon light, most likely due to the shattered glass that littered the ground; Sora would have to be carful to not cut his floor. The one thing that stood out to Sora was the smallest and most unimportant thing I the room, but was the belle of the room. In the center of this small pitiful room was a brass framed pedestal, with a marble top. It was clean and polished and let out a bewitching twinkle. Atop this well kept table was a single rose, red as fresh drawn blood, and glisten with that of water droplets placed upon its velvet soft petals. From where Sora stood the enchanting rose look to be floating, with no vase of water to be found, yet there were no signs of wilting and thirst in its leaves. Yet lay upon the table top were four red petals, as perfect as the rose itself.
"What a magnificent rose… I must see it." Sora muttered to himself as he inched closer to the glass case, in the shape of a bell, covered rose. As Sora got closer Sora could feel the air in the room constrict him more and more, his mind was over run with emotions. That of pride, humility, fear, happiness, love, and loathing, it was all confusing to Sora yet he couldn't stop his feet from moving. He found himself right up against the glass staring at the enchanting flower.
"Oh if I could only touch it…" Sora begged as if the single touch of the rose would solve all his problems and give him that life he always dreamed of, yet never achieved. Careful as ever, as to not disturb the rose's peaceful state, he lifted the bell shaped glass cover that protected the delicate object from the cruel harshness of the world. He delicately reached out one hand just too…
"What the hell do you think you are doing?!" An enraged voice burst through Sora's thoughts, shaking his very being to the core. Gasping Sora lost grip of the fragile casing and it fell to the floor shattering into hundreds of shards and made a sickening crash noise. A large hand shot out of the shadows of the tattered room gripping Sora's wrist in a bone crushing strength. In rage the hand flung Sora against the stone wall, knocking the air out of his lunges. Sora shook in fear as he tried his hardest to wriggle his way out of the inevitable verbal lashing he would receive from an angered beast. Sora quacked in horror as he stared start in to the turquoise eyes of his captor, the turquoise had almost seemed to turn red in rage.
"Answer me!" Riku yelled shaking Sora for emphasis. When the boy gave him no answer Riku felt his body boil even more. Everything he saw took on an animalistic red glow, and his heart beat pounded harder then it had in years.
"You little bitch! I give you one rule and you can't even follow that. You worthless piece of shit!" His mind was racing try to figure out what to do; hit him, tell him, run away, or kick him out? That was a thought Riku hopped was an option he never had to make. Seething from confusion and anger Riku brought up his right hand and brought it bow as fast as he could. A sickening sound rang out in the room, one that was grouped with a gasp so innocent that no one could tell the victim did anything wrong. Riku reeled slightly at the noise only to look down, caught in the claws of his right hands were tight bits of blood and skin. Riku's eyes froze on the small trickles of the young boy blood that ran down his fingers. In the back of his mind Riku could here the soft muffled sobs. They were so broken and destroyed, just like everything else Riku touched. No matter what it was it would always end up broken, because Riku was a monster.
"leave." He mumbled slumping over, removing his left hand from Sora wrist. How could he? before him stood perfection, before this lowly beast, yet Riku felt he had the right to rip and destroy that? What a vile being he had become, he was just as ugly on the inside as he was on the outside. Gloomily sliding his feet across the floor Riku picked up pieces of glass. In his reflection all he could see was a monster, with a repulsive body and hear t. his own sight made him want to rip apart every fiber of his being until nothing was left. In the background he could see a sea of fear bathed in blue eyes, as Sora starred, tear leaking from his eyes and blood leaking from his cheek, at the once angered 'master'. This only seemed to anger riku more as he gripped the glass harder; what is he doing? Get out before you get hurt again?
"I said go home." Riku stated, sounding hasher then he even intended to, making Sora wince as it Riku's voice burned him. In anger Riku flung the shard of glass against the wall, Sora let out a gasp and rushed out the room as fast as he could cutting his foot on a tiny piece of glass. Disgusted by his own behavior Riku slumped to the floor as the dams in his eyes let forth stream upon stream of glossy tears.
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The tears blocked Sora's sight as he ran, every color and object blended into the next. He tried franticly to race through that labyrinth of halls, As he found his way into the many entrance he jumped three stairs at a time. From the dim light a quit whispers he could tell that cloud was up and talking to another object. the closer he got he started to make out the fainting ticking that only Leon's gears would produce. As he dropped down to the bottom step he ripped off his once forgotten cloak from the banister's edge, finally making his presence known.
"Sora, What's wrong!?" Cloud franticly asked as Sora desperately tried to tie the tiny drawstring of his cloak closed. Scrubbing his eyes, only to produce more tear, Sora used all the strength he had to open the grand door. As is started to nudge open the fierce snow storm trashed its way into the stone covered entry way
"I'm sorry, I really am. But I can't do this any more. Deal or no deal, I just can't take it." Sora shouted as he ran bare foot out into the thick sheet of white snow and gray fog.
"No Sora wait!" Leon shouted as the brunette raced out the door.
"Shit Leon did you see what he was wearing? He's going to freeze!" Cloud shouted as he caught a glimpse of bright orange slick slide past the brunette's bare ankle as he fled.
"We need to see Riku." Leon said, subdued anger dripping from ever word, as he and cloud ascended the large stair as fast a possible.
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"Philippe come on boy we have to go!" Sora almost yelled as he pulled his reluctant horse out into the snow storm. The horse whined concerned. Not only about the storm, and his master's attire, but also the spine tingling howls that rang out. Finally getting his yellow bell of a horse out of the stable, Sora jumped on his bare back and kick Philippe into a run. The woods seemed even darker then before, as Philippe picked up speed. Sora tugged the open flaps of his cloak to his freezing body. The wind whip and groan as a flurry of snow was kicked up in Philippe and Sora's eyes. Ignoring his gut Sora forced Philippe to go up the hill, instead of around, in an attempt to put as much space between him and the castle.
"come on Philippe, please just go up for me." Sora begged steering his quickly anxious horse up the steep slope. Philippe kicked and whined, desperate to protect himself and his master from what ever could be up there. Sadly Sora was able to force the horse up the hill.
"jeez Philippe why are you so anise?" Sora asked patting his horse's side, only to stop mid pat.
"HOOOOOWWWWWOOOOOOO" Sora eyes widened looking around franticly, the trees and the dark of night obscuring his view of anything. Sora turned back and forced Philippe to go even fast.
"HOOOOOWWWWWOOOOOOO. GRRRRRRR." Sora screamed as he say a body low down run past, behind the trees. What was that? It's too small to be riku. Sora pressed his body close to Philippe's as he climbed the mount as fast as possible. A howl ripped through the noises of the wind, Sora looking over his left shoulder. Another howl rang out this time to his right, Sora whipped around, only to see a glimpse of golden eyes and white teeth.
"Philippe go faster!" Sora yelled, his heart racing, as he looked around for anything. As Philippe came to the top of the hill the wind and snow got thicker, Sora straining to see anything. Suddenly Philippe stopped, scared stiff, and whined out loud and long, almost like a scream. Sora looked in front of them to see what could have stopped his horse so suddenly. What he saw made his bloody run cold but his heart to pick up speed.
"WOLVES!"
well guys thats it for now. I have to say though I am VERY sorry it took me so long to up-load. I now its not fair to you guys and for that i ask that you forgive me. i'll try my best to do better next time. - to all my faithful reader(you make this fun for me) THANKIES