A.N. Forgive me for what is going to happen here. I'm purposefully shooting for fanservice by including a little dream erotica centered around the full trio in this chapter. Not to mention I'm not entirely sure what teenage boys dream about under the influence of delirium but forcing Riku to relive the rape scene in chapter 5 nonstop seems too- well cruel. To avoid confusion, the dream sequence will be in italics. So, you have been warned. Those of you who like this stuff, enjoy ;)
Bait, Chapter 13
The next two days found everyone faced with grim reminders of the ordeal that awaited Riku. Lea had been traveling back and forth between worlds, using his dark corridor, to learn as much as he could about the origin of the dagger, while Yen Sid himself had returned to the tower briefly to retrieve whatever medicines and supplies he wasn't already equipped with at the castle.
A cold thrill of terror ran down Sora's spine as he saw what one of the things the old wizard had retrieved was. He had walked into Yen Sid's study to find him opening a small wooden case containing several sharp silver knives, examining them for any flaws or dulling. It was at that moment that he realized exactly how Yen Sid had intended to retrieve the shard from Riku's body- excision, meaning he'd have to cut the fragment out along with any tissue that got affected by the magic in the shard. The idea bothered Sora, since he knew if there were complications, it could leave Riku disfigured, or worse, dead. He knew since he had learned of the procedure while learning medicine and healing magic from Yen Sid himself. He wondered if Riku would be strong enough to endure it.
He wouldn't know of that for awhile, as Yen Sid wanted to wait until Riku's condition was stable before he attempted anything, but keeping him stable was proving to be difficult. There would be moments where he would seem to improve, only to worsen again in a span of a few hours as the injuries took their toll. He was slowly getting weaker, yet the only ones who seemed to notice this were Sora and Kairi, who spent every available moment at Riku's side. They had learned to gauge Riku's condition by the timing of older boy's reactions, but could not figure out what was making him weaken like this.
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"Come on, Riku, you'll never get your strength up if you don't eat..." Kairi said in a gentle but encouraging voice, holding a mug of thin broth to Riku's lips, trying to coax him to drink. Riku however was in one of his bad moments and would not respond, only letting out moans of protest every time Kairi managed to get the rim of the mug past his lips, forcing the broth into his mouth. It proved to be a trial, but she did manage to get him to take the entire mug.
Kairi looked wholly defeated as she saw Riku pass out afterwards, exhausted after the fight he just put up. Sora caught her as she nearly passed out herself. The strain of caring for Riku was taking it's toll on them as well, and Kairi was beginning to break. She buried herself in Sora's shoulder and began to cry quietly.
"It's almost unbearable..." She whispered. "Knowing those creeps in the Organization could reduce someone as strong as Riku to... to this!"
"Shhh..." Sora quietly soothed the girl. "I know it's hard. But we gotta stay strong. Riku stayed strong for both of us before, and now it's time for us to be strong for him. He needs us."
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Riku dozed quietly in his room, coming slowly back to awareness. The pain in his chest had lessened to a dull but constant throb, But he still felt like he was choking, every breath a struggle. His body still felt like it was on fire. Whatever sickness was coursing through his body had yet to subside. He tried to roll himself into a more comfortable position, instead falling back over with an involuntary cry, the movement had aggravated the still open wound, which flared with a stabbing pain.
"Hey, you alright?" a concerned voice asked.
Riku opened his eyes slightly, spying a figure with dark red hair leaning over him, examining the bandages on his chest.
"Kairi?" He asked. She turned to face him with a gentle smile on her face.
"You're not in any pain right now, are you?" She cupped his cheek with her hand. It felt soft and cool against his fevered skin.
"No, I just- AAH!" Riku had attempted to sit upright to see Kairi at a better angle, forgetting about the wound until it flared with pain a second time.
"That didn't look like nothing..." Kairi said in a strangely seductive voice, lowering her lips to his and taking him in a slow, lingering kiss. Riku's eyes widened at the action.
"Kairi, what are you..."
"Shhh..." She held two fingers to his lips to silence him. "Just let me help the pain go away..." Her hands had found their way under his shirt, her fingers tracing every detail of his form.
He shuddered as her fingers met sensitive nipples, she seized one between two fingers and, lifting his shirt, lowered her head and took the other one in her mouth. He stifled a moan as her tongue worked on him.
It didn't feel good like this when that awful man from the organization did the same thing to him weeks ago, though he wasn't gentle with him like Kairi was.
He still wanted it to stop. He knew she was doing this out of kindness, not vengeful lust, but it still felt wrong. Kairi was Sora's girlfriend after all, and letting her pleasure him like this felt like a breach of trust.
"Kairi, you shouldn't -AHH- be doing this! What about Sora? How would -UGH- he feel about this?"
"It's okay, Riku." He had not noticed the other boy enter the room. "I understand. She's only trying to make you feel better."
"But this isn't... normal! I..." He was silenced by Sora coming to him and planting another kiss on his lips. The smaller boy released him and climbed in the bed behind him, gently lifting him into a sitting position so his head rested right over Sora's heart. The sound of the boys heartbeat comforted Riku, and he settled down enough to let the two do whatever they had planned.
"I can take over from here, Kairi." Sora said, lifting the girl so the two were looking into each others eyes. Some sort of silent resolution seemed to pass between them, as Sora had started working where Kairi left off.
Kairi meanwhile had turned her focus elsewhere. Try as he might to deny it, the activity had left Riku very aroused, and Kairi had spotted the proof of it beginning to emerge from under the sheets. She took her hand to the bulge and pressed down gently but firmly on it, earning a pleasured gasp from Riku. She smirked, hoping to get this kind of response from him.
"See, have you forgotten about the pain yet?" Kairi asked coyly, pressing on his arousal yet again. Sora meanwhile continued his ministrations on his upper body, occasionally nipping the other boy's neck and ear. The input assaulting him from all directions was proving to be torture to Riku, who wanted it to end but at the same time wanted more. But she was right, he had completely forgotten about the pain.
"AHHH! PLEASE!" He cried in desperation. Kairi reached under the waistband of his pajama bottoms in response, tauntingly stroking the length of his arousal with the tip of her finger, every subtle stroke making the boy squirm and whimper in anticipation. She made every effort to have the boy begging for release before finally lowering his pants and taking him in her mouth.
"K-KAIRI, DON'T!" Lights danced behind Riku's eyes and he held back several cries as she worked on him, her tongue working around his entire length and managing to find every sweet spot. He shuddered every time she grazed another sensitive area. How was she so good at this?
He didn't know if she intended to bring him to full climax or not, but he knew he wouldn't last much longer if this assault on his senses kept up. He could already feel the heat building up behind his navel, and he was entering a pleasured frenzy so intense that Kairi had to hold him down by the waist to keep him from thrusting so hard. The restraint only served to heighten his climax however, causing him to throw back his head and shriek in pleasure as he released right in the girls mouth. Kairi didn't gag however, but kept herself latched onto him until he fully rode out his release.
Kairi released him and he lay there, wide-eyed and twitching as the last dregs of his orgasm coursed through his body. Kairi smiled at him and kissed him gently on his forehead.
"There, the pain shouldn't return for quite awhile. Sleep, get your strength up, I'll help make the pain go away again if it does come back..."
Fatigue set in quickly after that, as Riku found himself falling into a deep and dreamless sleep, his last recollection was of Sora asking Kairi if she had enough energy for a round with him.
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"How is he?" Kairi asked. Sora had stayed at Riku's side for the past hour so Kairi could get some rest.
"Seems to be getting a bit better..." Sora replied. "He was calling your name a lot too..." He blushed. "Kinda makes me wonder what he was dreaming about..."
"You might want to let Yen Sid know if you think he's improving. Could be that all this scare over the shard in his body is in fact a false alarm."
"Hold onto that hope, but we wont know for sure until I can get a better look at him." Yen Sid had entered the room to check up on Riku's condition, and had overheard them talking.
"I will say the odds truly are less likely now. Lea had been back to the organization stronghold to investigate. Word was going around that one of them had murdered the Riku replica. He had examined it's body himself. The shape and depth of the wound on the replica's body was the same as the one on Riku's."
"Another...replica?" a shocked Sora asked.
"Seems they were willing to try anything to get that 13th vessel. The replica had turned out to be a failure though."
"But what about Riku? How do you intend to see if that blade shard is in fact in HIS body or not?"
"All I can say is it would be a lot simpler than trying to go about removing it. It involves casting a simple magnetic spell and keeping a close watch out for any resistance. I should warn you however, the spell could cause the shard to move and cause him an intense amount of pain- if it IS in his body. You shouldn't have to witness this..."
End of chapter 13.