Fan Fiction ❯ Between White and Black ❯ The Distance I Can Run for You ( Chapter 4 )

[ Y - Young Adult: Not suitable for readers under 16 ]

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CHAPTER 4: yawned and gazed up at the overcast gloomy sky. The surf was too rough to swim in, a good rip tide would pull you under before you even realized you were under water. Sora'd been taken by one of those once. A storm was forcast to move onto the Islands by nightfall, but the day provided clear skies and only a slightly turbulent ocean. So Sora went swimming. He was having fun up until the time when a large wave crashed into the shore, tugging his feet out from underneath him and pulling him down into the ocean. For a short eternity until he tasted the sweet flavor of air. When his vision came back into focus, Riku hovered over him, Sora'd never seen Riku looked so pale and terrified in his life. After Riku made sure Sora was ok in every aspect of the word, Sora's ear nearly fell off with the lecture Riku gave him about swimming and storms and to never EVER worry Riku like that.let a smile grace his face, sometime after he'd woken up, his mind crashed back to reality with flashbacks like that, how could his friends hurt him like that, they'd helped Sora and he'd helped them, occasionally saving their lives. Of course, parents were never informed, they'd never be able to return to this island had their parents known all of the fool things they'd pulled. Sora now lay here, trying to figure out how to face them, he was sure their anger was blistering by now. He sighed, "No time like the present." He sat up, only to be forced back down on his back by his shoulders. He hit the ground so hard, a grunt of pain forced its way from his lungs.dan right!" Sora winced when Riku swore at him, that meant he was really upset. "What's going on with you?! Kairi told me all about what you accused her of doing? Let alone me?! How could you think I'd hurt you, let ALONE try and kill you?! Tell me Sora!"was gazing into Riku's aqua colored orbs, they glistened with hurt and anger. "R-Riku, I-"Sora. And who's this Traid?" Riku bristled, the name tasted bad in his mouth and he'd be contented if he never had to say it again in his lifetime.well, he's the guy that needs my help. There's something about him, he's not much older that you-"because of THIS you trust him more than me?" Riku was staring into Sora's eyes, searching for something. Sora struggled not to turn from that intense gaze, he would show Riku whatever he was looking for.Riku I swear! Traid," he winced when Riku scoffed, "h-he told me someone was trying to hurt me." He didn't even try to move out from under Riku's hands, even though he felt like burying himself under the sand and never emerge.shook his head, "I'm trying to understand this Sora. Why didn't you tell us you thought someone was trying to hurt you? I wouldn't put it past him to be this Traid. Sora, you can't just trust him like that!"don't understand Riku! His world's been almost destroyed by darkness and he said my light is the only thing that's saving it! He said you'd try to hurt me because you've given yourself to the darkness!" Sora's chest heaved, he didn't intend to say that much, but may as well, "and when, when the incidents happened, your eyes, the glowed (is it glowed or glew...?) red!"loosened his grip on Sora's shoulders in shock, allowing Sora to sit up, he did so nervously and faced Riku, "I don't know what happened, but it's almost like, I can completely trust him. I wish you could understand. There's no way I could like him more than you." It seemed like it was the millionth time his cheeks colored.suddenly snatched Sora into a warm embrace, "I'm worried about you Sora. I don't trust this Traid." It tasted like acid, that's what it tasted like, "Let HIM deal with his problems, he doesn't need to be hurting you."eyes widened, "Riku I can't do that! How could you say that-" He was cut off by a gloved finger on his lips.not hurting you and niether is Kairi!" Riku spouted that out with a little more animosity than he'd preferred, "If that guy," he'd given up trying to say his name, "tried to convince you otherwise, then he's out to hurt you."scowled, "You don't know him!" It was difficult yelling around a finger on your mouth.I'm gonna get to know him." Riku stood up quickly and flashed Sora a smile, ceasing an protestations that were about to come from Sora's mouth. "And don't think about him!"dropped on Sora's nose, he jumped slightly before looking at his nose, where the offending drop of liquid had fallen. Water, Sora looked to the sky in time to see more rain fall onto his face. Blinking away the drops that fell on his face, he stood up and ran in the direction of shelter.
But before he could see anything, he was thrown against the wall, knocking the air from his lungs, completely winding him for a moment. "What the-" his eyes fluttered open halfway, then violently shot the rest of the way open. Before him, holding him up against the wall a few inches off the ground, was a transparent being, a ghost perhaps. The thing's muscle's on his arms quivered, and it's face was painted with that of anger. It's glistening white, waist-length hair floated lazily on the excess power flowing from the being, red eyes bore hate to Riku's soul. Fear knotted Riku's stomach until something dawned on him, "You're Traid." Once again, barely hidden distaste rolled along with that name off Riku's tounge.the eyes faded to the glistening emerald that seemed to hold everything, "you don't trust anyone Riku. Perhaps it wasn't far from the truth, you have given yourself to the darkness?"quivered with rage, such an accusation, there was no doubt, this, this THING was trying to harm Sora, and whoever got in its way as a casualty. Those eyes, they glittered at him with warmth, like Traid was soothing a child! Riku was no child and was not going to sit by and let him manipulate Sora like this!know, they considered you for the Bearer, but only for a short time. It seems they knew what you'd become, a blithering hypocrite!" Riku struggled, throwing his entire strength against Traid, this would end now, Riku'd find a way!innocent!" He seethed, the thing's nails dug into his skin, yet still he struggled, "what's he got to do with anything?! If you're so concerned about this darkness, kill ME now!"laughed, the sound almost intoxicating, if it were any other occasion, Riku would have been entranced, 'So that's how he manipulated Sora. But with that power, he could have done....anything.' Riku's eyes widened in horror of the prospect. "Sora took something from me, and he will know the torture of having it taken back!"about-it" The nails dug deeper and pain seered through his shoulders, with the pressure put upon him against the wall, he could hardly breathe. Blackness danced across his vision, but he refused to give up just yet.ARE the guardian aren't you?" Traid chuckled, "The Bearer's second opinion. For some, enough reason to keep you alive. But not for me." His eyes blistered red once more before wrapping the excess power around Riku's body and allowing it to tighten itself. Riku gasped, his body going limp. He HAD to focus his mind on something. If he could just find something to focus on, this thing would be off him. He jerked his head toward the door, 'Focus-on-the door.' His body was being crushed, if this didn't work he'd die, then he couldn't help Sora.one more thing, and with you gone, Sora will hand it to me quite willingly. His dearest friend lost his heart to darkness, all the more reason to fight for the light. Especially since his best friend LOVED him." This laugh from Traid was maniacal, nothing about it warm or inviting.Riku's words were hoarse and barely audible, but he wasn't concerned with that, the door, it was closing. Just a bit more.resounding click echoed through the cave and Traid's ghost was gone. Riku fell to the ground ungacefully. He tried to land on his feet, but they collapsed beneath him. It was just as well, he didn't feel like standing anyway. Massaging his throat and running his fingers delicately over the bleeding wounds where Traid's nail had dug deeper than a nail should have, Riku shuddered. He didn't know how he'd closed the door, but right now he didn't know much of anything. "I've gotta get to Sora." His voice was still hoarse and his body ached, he couldn't stand up and the storm still raged outside. 'I wouldn't last a minute.' Riku hated weakness, but it appeared that he'd no other choise but to wait this out, regain his strength. Traid was not finished with Sora and wouldn't kill him until he was done.thought hardly eased him, but at the moment, it was all Riku had to go on.

A/N: Ok, so we got some Sora/Riku fluff goin on, but you were warned! Ha lol, ok, I'm done. Amazing how fast you come off of a sugar high when u've had no sugar recently huh? Fourth chapter, fourth night. Lol, I've never done something like this before. Weee! Bah, I'm tired and some ppl aren't updating their fics very fast. Baka school -bashes school in and goes to jail- 'tupid homework. Well, I think I'm to bed, tis late and my eyelids seem to know this. TTFN.
OH YES and I'm gonna do some role changing here as in kinda different from what happens in the game. Some things are gonna be a little different. If this confuses, or u just think I'm stupid cuz this is an AU and u don't get why I'm saying this, u'll get it later on, I promise but to explain further would spoil things.
And if you're a little confused as to why this is centered on Riku, well, you'll learn that later on too. Hey! I can keep my secrets!!......can't I?