Fan Fiction ❯ Riku's Story ❯ Riku’s New Life (Only for the Time Being) ( Chapter 2 )

Chapter 2

Riku's New Life (Only for the Time Being)

 

 

 

Riku and Rachel entered the brick house just almost outside of the town. A woman with black hair sat in a red chair. She was reading a magazine and a dog laying next to her chair; sleeping. But woke up when the two entered the house. The woman looked up.

 

“Rachel welcome home. I was starting to worry with it getting late and all.” The woman laid the magazine on the coffee table that lay in the middle of the living room with a light stand next to her chair, a sofa, love seat, a carpet that was under the table and pictures hanging on the walls.

 

“Mother, I told you that I maybe home a little late.” The woman smiled but then turned to see Riku.

 

“And who is this young man, Rachel?” Her mother looked at her childishly.

 

“Mother, this young man is Riku. Alex and I…or should I say the Garden found his lying on the beach.”

 

“Riku…that is a nice name for a young man such as you. You are not from here now are you?”

 

“No Ma'am I am from Destiny Island. I think that that is far from here.”

 

“Such manners, your parents raised you well. Well for the time being I do wish that you would stay here until we find you a way to get home.”

 

“Thank you Ma'am. But I hope that it will not bother you?”

 

“No don't worry about it. Oh where are my manners. I am Rinoa Leonhart; you know already, I am Rachel's mother.” They shook hands and then the dog came up to Rachel and she started to pet him.

 

“And this is our dog, Angel. He is very friendly, he will not bite.” Riku got to his knees and petted Angel. Then Angel pushed Riku to his back and licked him.

 

“Angel, leave Riku alone. You know better than to do that.” Rachel said looking at her dog. Then Angel got off of Riku and walked back to the chair.

 

“Sorry sometimes Angel gets to excited. Now I bet you two are hungry, right. I will start making dinner. Riku if you want to take a shower. Rachel will show you to the bathroom and I think that you could wear my son's old clothes. Tomorrow we will go into town and get you some clothes that you can wear for the time that you are here. Rachel go get your brother's old uniform. I think that is the only outfit your brother left.” Rachel nodded.

 

“Follow me Riku.” Riku followed her up the dark blue carpeted stairs. He looked at the pictures that hung on the wall. One had a young girl that looked like Rachel, she was sitting on the ground smiling and a boy was standing behind her. Rachel turned and saw that he was looking at a picture. “That's my older brother Leon and me. That picture is about six years old. My brother moved out about six months ago, around the same time my father left.”

 

“Oh so you and your mother are the only ones that are living here.” Rachel nodded.

 

“Yeah, my mother gets lonely easy. I was thinking about going to search for my father but I can't leave her here.”

 

“I think that she could take care of herself.”

 

“You don't see it now do you? My mother is ill, most people can't tell because of her free-spirited self. Everyone thinks that is in great health. But she will die in about four years.”

 

“Isn't there anyway to help her?”

 

“Yeah, but the herb she needs is a very rare. It only is seen every four hundred years. I don't even think that it exists anymore. But we can talk later about that.” They entered a room. It had a rather large bed, posters of monsters hung on the walls, a punching bag hung in the corner, and a blue dresser with a mirror was against the wall. “This is your room for the time being. While you are in the shower I will try to clean up my brother's messy room. Oh and here is his uniform.” Rachel ran to the closet and took out a what seemed to be old Seed uniform (If you don't what it looks like then you could play Final Fantasy VIII or look at pictures or wallpaper from FF VIII).

 

“Thanks where is your bathroom?” Rachel nodded for him to follow, they walked through the hallway and Rachel opened the door.

 

“This is the bathroom the towels are in the closet or under the sink. After you are done go to the dinning room. It is the left room from the living room. See you then.” Rachel ran into her brother's old room. Riku walked into the bathroom and closed the door.

 

Rachel ran about Leon's old room cleaning and organizing. After she was done she was running to help her mother. But she ran into Riku, who still had a towel on his head, they both fell backwards. Riku was the first one to get up.

 

“I am sorry Riku. I wasn't paying any attention.” Rachel said getting up and dusty herself off.

 

“It's OK. SO where were you going in such hurry?” Rachel smiled.

 

“I was going to go help my mother with the table. I cleaned your room. If you don't want some of the stuff that's there then tell me and I will pack all the stuff in a box.”

 

“I don't know how to thank you and your mother for everything.”

 

“Well we understand what you are going through. And plus we are kind to everyone. So it is not a problem.”

 

“But I still want to repay you and your mother.”

 

“Rachel, Riku, time for dinner!” Rinoa yelled from the staircase.

 

“We're coming mom. Come on Riku.” Rachel and Riku ran down the stairs. They all sat around a round wood table. They were eating were eating chicken with corn and salad. They were eating quietly for several minutes.

 

“So Riku do the clothes fit?” Rinoa said looking at him. He nodded.

 

“Yeah they fit but I am not use to these kind of pants.” Rachel laughed, Riku looked at her.

 

“Sorry, I only laughed because you may want to get use to those pants.” Riku looked at her with a questioning face. “I meant that people around here are going to think that you are weird.”

 

“I really don't care what people think about me.”

 

“Well that's nice Riku but in my world there are people that are looking for people that are not from my world. You don't want to know what they do to them. And they might have already seen you.”

 

“Rachel; what do they do to people like me?” Rachel took a deep breath and looked at her mother. Rinoa looked away sadly.

 

“They do experience on them, torturer them, and sometimes even kill them.” Riku then looked away.

 

“Oh, then I will have to blend in with your people until I find a way to get off this planet or world.”

 

“I will help you but to get off that case. Tomorrow we are going to take you shopping. My mother thought that it was a good idea so you could get things that you need and probably a weapon.” Riku smiled but he felt uneasy.

 

“That's kind of you two but…”

 

“No buts while you are here it wouldn't hurt that you attended the Garden. I know that Headmaster Elone wouldn't mind. But if you don't want to then you could sit in the house all day.” Rachel interrupted him and smiled. “Oh and if you are worry about my mother and I being there when you get your clothes. don't worry because while you are doing that. We are going to go shopping and get your weapon. It is always good to keep a weapon with the monsters and all.”

 

“OK, do you think that I could get a gunblade? Or is it expensive.”

 

“Of course Riku, it is your weapon. My husband's father is a really good friend of a weapons smith. So we get our weapons for free. Just tell Rachel your design for your gunblade and Rachel will call her grandfather.” Rinoa said smiling.

 

“Thank you, could I ask why you two are doing this for me.” Rachel looked away to hide her blushing.

 

“It is just how we are. We can't help it that we like to help other that is in need.” Rinoa said looking at her blushing daughter and then at Riku. Riku was trying to see Rachel face but her long jet black hair covered his view. But then Rachel got to her feet and started picking up the dishes. Rinoa started to help but her daughter stopped her.

 

“Mother, just go sit down and relax. I got the dishes.” Rinoa nodded and then walked out of the dinning room.

 

“Let me help sense it is the least that I can do, for everything that your mother and you have done for my so far.” Rinoa heard them then smiled to herself. Rachel nodded then Riku and she started walking to the kitchen.

 

“So Riku do you miss your parents? I meant…”

 

“I know what you meant and I do a little. I really only miss my mother because she was always there when I needed her.”

 

“And your father if it is not so much to ask.”

 

“My father…”

 

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Flashback

 

 

“I didn't mean to kill him.” A little boy said crying as his mother held him. As they sat in the pouring rain outside a house.

 

“Riku no one is blaming you, but we do want to know what happened.” A tall man said kneeling toward Riku.

 

“He started to attack my mother and she was screaming. He already had beaten me and my mother tried to stop him but then he started to beat her. I grabbed anything to hit him with. I didn't mean to kill him.” Then the tall guy turned to a woman.

 

“Say that the man was beating the child and the child hit him in only self-defense.” The woman nodded, and then he turned back to Riku who was still staring at his father's motionless body. “Riku he will not bother you or your mother any more. Crystalla get some rest and I will send a nurse in the morning to treat those cuts.”

 

“Thank you Rick, Come on Riku, let's go home.” Riku and his mother got up and walked away.

 

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“My father is dead. I killed him only to protect my mother. I wasn't charged with his murder. No one blames me.”

 

“Did he use to beat you and your mother? You don't have to answer the question if it is to painful.” Riku walked over to a chair and sat in it.

 

“Yes, almost every night. I was usually the first one to get his full wraith so I really couldn't help my mother. My mother tried to help me but he always push her away. I hated him.”

 

“Riku, I am sorry that you had to go through something that horrible. That bastard I hope that he is burning in hell right now.” Rachel walked over and wrapped her arms around him.

 

“I don't know why you are apologizing, what's past is past. I still don't understand why he did that. My mother was a loving wife and to others they thought that we were all happy.” Riku said turning into her embrace.

 

“Then I am sorry for bringing of a bad subject then. I should watch what I say the next time. I don't get how kids have to suffer so much. I have it easy so I don't know how you feel. But I want to…” Rachel stopped and let go.

 

“You want to what? Rachel what is it?” Riku looked at her. She shook her head and started to walk away.

 

“It's nothing Riku, I promise. It was nothing of importance. Now if I were you I would go to bed because we have a busy day tomorrow.” Rachel then turned to Riku and smiled. “Well good night Riku, I will see you in the morning.” Rachel ran off.

 

“I wonder what she was about to say.” Then Riku ran off into his room.

 

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