Fan Fiction ❯ Take me all the way... ❯ The Dark Master ( Chapter 2 )

No one reviewed… *sigh* Ah well… I'll update anyways, simply because I updated on fanfiction.net. However, if I don't get at least one review here I will not update again… I don't think anyone really cares here, but ah well. Thought I'd just tell you all. Now, here's the second chapter.

 

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Chapter 2; The Dark Master

 

Through out the entire walk Riku found that Sora was not an individual who liked silence. In fact, he seemed to prefer carrying on an entire conversation by himself. When he asked Riku a question, he would go ahead and answer it himself. Riku's first reaction to this was something akin to "What the fuck!? This guy's way too hyper for my taste..." But then, after awhile, he began to get used to it. It was almost natural, really. Even though Riku had been alone for almost his entire life and he was used to silence, it just seemed natural for the bright eyed youth to blabber on and on about the weather or other such unimportant topics.

 

The rest of the people in the boy's little group just seemed to ignore it completely, like it was natural for Sora to talk to no one in particular. Which, it most likely was. All but Kairi, who was hanging on his every word. The girl was obviously smitten with him. Riku could see why. When Sora smiled, he would simply melt. He didn't know why, but he felt very drawn to the boy. Probably because he was the first person that was ever really nice to him, without expecting anything in return.

 

"We're here~!" Sora announced, cheerfully.

 

Riku blinked. He was so lost in his thoughts that he hadn't even noticed as they approached a large building. The school was huge. At least, compared to his old one. "Wow..." He found himself muttering, almost breathlessly. "I didn't know it was so... so big!"

 

"It's nothing compared to the other schools." Wakka replied. "It's actually one of the smallest in Tokyo."

 

Nevertheless, it was gigantic in Riku's eyes. He supposed everything was big when it came to Tokyo. Except for the apartments.*

 

Sora chuckled and grabbed Riku's hand, causing the other to blush a soft pink. "Come on! I hope you're in all my classes, Riku!" The boy then proceeded to drag him towards the building.

 

Riku flinched slightly as his arm was almost pulled out of its socket, due to the boy's enthusiasm. Sora was stronger then he looked. "Hey, slow down, will ya?"

 

But Sora didn't slow down. Riku had a sinking suspicion that he'd never even stop. Not unless he ran into a wall or something. But what were the chances of that happening!?

Bam!

Well, it wasn't a wall, but it was close. “Ugh… Ouchy… did any one get the license plate number on that truck?” Sora murmured, rubbing his head and laying flat on the ground.

 

Riku, unfortunately, had been pulled down as well by Sora. Coincidently, he had also fallen on top of Sora. So now, he was draped across Sora's lap, face down. He groaned. He knew this couldn't look very good.

 

“Watch it, Hideaki!” A voice mumbled above them. Riku didn't even dare to look up. He was too embarrassed.

 

“Sorry, Squall… I wasn't looking where I was going…” Sora laughed good-naturedly. Well, at least someone wasn't distressed by this little situation.

 

“That goes without saying…”

 

Riku finally removed himself from on top of Sora, and looked up to see a tall boy with long brown hair and a scar across his face. He wondered where he could have gotten such a scar.

 

“Who's the new guy?” The older boy asked.

 

It took Riku a bit to realize that he was talking about him. “Oh, uhh… I'm Riku… Riku Tachibana…”

 

He stood up, and looked away in embarrassment. Damn. That was twice today that he ended up embarrassing himself. He really needed to stop this.

 

The other nodded. “Right. I'm Squall. Squall Leonhart. I'm a senior here. Have you reported to the main office yet?”

 

Riku shook his head. “No, I haven't.”

”Well, if you want I can take you there. You can pick up your schedule and stuff.” Squall replied, distantly. Riku figured he was more the strong, silent type.

 

“Sure. That would be nice.” He looked back at Sora. “You don't mind if I go with him, do you?”

Sora just smiled, as usual. “Of course not! See you in class!” He got up as well and brushed himself off before waving goodbye.

 

“Sora can be quite a handful at times… but he's a good kid…”

 

Riku nodded in response to Squall's statement. Yes. Sora was quite hard to handle. But he was nice. Really nice. He liked him. Sort of.

 

Squall led him through the vast halls of the school, silently. Riku didn't mind. He liked silence. He liked to be able to think. He liked it when he was in his own little world. He was so used to being alone. To being silent.

 

“Here it is. Just go in and tell them your name and they'll give you your schedule. You shouldn't have any problems.” Squall opened the door to the main office, and stepped back to allow Riku to pass.

 

Riku nodded his thanks and stepped inside the office. There was only one person and that was a woman secretary typing rapidly at a computer. He stepped over towards her and waited for her to acknowledge him. When she didn't, he cleared his throat. “Uhmm… excuse me?”

 

“What?” The woman looked up in slight alarm, blinking. When she saw him, she smiled. Though it was a tired smile, it was kind. “Oh, are you Riku Tachibana? I take it that you're here to pick up your schedule.” When he nodded, she swiveled around in her chair to pick up a paper, and then swiveled again to hand it to him. “We have six periods in a day, each one hour long. I do believe that you confirmed all of your classes over the phone, so there shouldn't be any problems with your schedule. If there is, then just talk to me. I'm sure I could fix it.”

Riku smiled. “Thank you.” He looked it over. Really, his mother had chosen all of his classes for him, but he didn't mind. He looked at the top row to discover that his first class was English/Com Arts. He had that class for two periods in the same room with the same teacher. Lovely. He thanked the woman once more before exiting the office and going off to find his first class for the day.

 

If Riku didn't think that the school was big before, then sure as heck knew it was now. It didn't take much for him to get lost within the twisting hallways. Each door looked the same; only numbers showing that they were even different class rooms. He was about to completely give up and head back to the office to ask for help, when someone came from behind him and covered his eyes with his/her hands.

 

“Guess who!” Sang a familiar voice.

 

Riku sighed. “Sora, what are you doing!?”

 

“I was worried about you!” Sora let go of him and Riku spun around to face him. Again, Sora was smiling. He wondered if the boy's face was stuck like that or something. “So I went to look for you. Also, that's my class over there.” He pointed over to a door across the hallway. “What's your first period?”

 

“English/Com Arts, room A16, why?”

Sora's smile grew even wider, if that was even possible. “Cool! So's mine!” He exclaimed, happily.

 

Riku groaned. Great. There was only so much of this guy that he could take, and he was starting to reach the end of his rope. “Come on, let's get going before we're…” The bell signaling the start of first period rang, interrupting his sentence. “Late… damnit, let's go!” This time, it was Riku who grabbed the other and ran. Luckily, the classroom wasn't very far away. But that didn't mean that they were off the hook.

 

“35.4 seconds late… lunch detention, Mr. Hideaki…” Murmured the teacher as the two boys burst into the class. The man was sitting casually at his desk, reading glasses on the tip of his nose as he wrote upon a yellow slip. When he finished he stood up gracefully and strode over to the boy, handing the slip to him. Sora groaned, and went over to his desk, leaving Riku with the teacher.

 

“Uhmm… sir… I'm Ri-“

 

“Riku Tachibana, I know.” The teacher cut him off, smiling.

 

That smile sent shivers up the young boy's spine. He didn't know why, but this man unnerved him. Perhaps it was because he was so strange looking. Not in a bad way, mind you… just… peculiar… long white hair contrasted sharply with his dark skin. Amber eyes seemed to look right through him as the man surveyed him casually. “I am professor Ansem Kurosama, but you may call me Ansem if you like. I simply abhor such propriety, don't you?” Again, that charming smile. That smile that made Riku shiver with anxiety and distress. Something about this man disturbed him greatly. Or perhaps he was simply over reacting. But no matter how much he tried to tell himself that he was being foolish, he just couldn't shake off the feeling of uneasiness whenever the teacher came near to him, looked at him, or even spoke to him. Even as he asked Riku a question pertaining to the text that they were studying, the boy found himself frozen in unexplainable fear. It was only after class was over and everyone else had already left that he realized why he was so uncomfortable around the man.

 

“Riku, can I speak with you for a moment?” Mr. Kurosama asked, shuffling through the papers on his desk.

 

Riku shivered when he heard his name come from the man's thin lips. He nodded, however, and walked over to him. “Yes? What is it?”

 

Ansem looked up at him, and smiled. “I would like to see you after school, please. You've transferred into this school in a very inopportune time and I'm afraid that you won't be able to catch up without added studying. You do wish to pass, do you not?”

 

Riku was about to answer him with a sharp “no”. Truthfully, he didn't give a damn whether he passed his classes or not. But something made him say yes. He cursed himself after the word left his mouth. He really did not want to be in a room alone with this man. So then why had he agreed?

 

Ansem's smile grew broader. “Splendid. I'll see you in this room after sixth period, then. I look forward to it.” The man's eyes glinted briefly with a mischievousness that Riku was unlucky enough to catch. Riku nodded, and quickly left the room, finding himself unable to be within the man's presence any longer.

 

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I'm considering making Ansem remember his previous life as big, bad evil dude and Riku as well. I'll hold a survey. Should Ansem remember, or not? It'll be held over reviews. ^-^

 

Also, as you probably guessed, most of these last names were made up. *Sigh* I know they're crappy, but I was in a hurry. They'll hardly be mentioned at all, anyways.

 

If you're wondering why I chose them….

 

Kurosama: Is dark and lord combined. Dark Lord. Muaha. I'm such an idiot. -_-

Hideaki: Something about brightness or happy child, I think… I dunno… I found it and I thought, oi! Happy child! Sora!

Tachibana: Just a name that I found from Fatal Frame II. I have no idea what-so-ever what it means. ^^;