Bait, Chapter 28
Hang in there, Sora. Riku thought desperately as he raced through the streets of Twilight Town with Kairi, Lea, and Mickey behind him, all looking and listening intently for any suspicious activities. The streets were quiet and deserted, the only sounds were crickets chirping and the occasional meow from a stray cat.
They were in the Station Plaza when the awful sound rent the air. It was a boy's scream, and it sounded horribly familiar.
"SORA!" Riku shouted out and ran toward the source of the noise, where he found Sora lying on the street in a growing puddle of blood. Lifting Sora into a sitting position, he cast cure over all the wounds, stopping the bleeding.
"Sora, come on, wake up! Who did this to you? Sora!" The boy stirred softly then looked at Riku with wide, terrified eyes.
"Riku, behind you!"
"The kid must have quite a mouth on him to be capable of alerting you three to his side!"
That voice. Riku's stomach began to churn from simply hearing that voice. Turning around, he saw him. Riku began to back away, eyes wide with recognition.
"No, not you! Anyone but you!"
Xigbar casually walked past Riku, more intent on his current prey. He roughly grabbed Sora by the arm and opened a dark corridor behind them.
"Let go of me! Riku! Help!" Xigbar slipped a hand over the struggling boy's mouth and began to drag him to the portal.
"Shut up! I'm taking you to a place where nobody will be able to hear your wretched cries for help. You can scream and plead to your heart's content. Nobody will listen!" Xigbar grinned evilly and disappeared into the portal with Sora in tow.
Riku, still frozen by fear, watched helplessly as his best friend was dragged away from them, when a new, strong resolve washed over him. He had precious few seconds before the portal closed and separated the two of them again. He would not let that happen. Standing up and running at a brisk pace, Riku ran straight into the portal, where he could hear his other comrades scream for him to come back before the portal closed and hid them from view.
He reappeared in a small, dark room that looked like it had not been inhabited for years. Sora was tied up in a corner, wide-eyed and frightened, with Xigbar leaning over him preparing to inflict more pain on him.
"Let him go!" Riku snarled at him. Xigbar jumped up and stared coldly at Riku.
"You... You're going to regret choosing to meddle..." Apparating behind him, Xigbar struck quickly and savagely at his head with one of his weapons. He heard Sora screaming desperately at Xigbar "Leave him alone! Don't hurt him!" before he blacked out.
End of Chapter 28.
A.N. Short chapter, I know, but the story will progress back to it's longer, more detailed chapters soon.