Final Fantasy - All Series Fan Fiction / Soul Calibur - Series Fan Fiction / Kingdom Hearts Fan Fiction ❯ Physical Darkness ❯ The Rein Before... ( Chapter 6 )

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“How is everything, Tifa?”

 

“Princess Kairi, everything is going as we've planned. The Heartless are claiming hearts by the dozen—no, by the city block. Soon, the boys of our desires will be—forever—at our sides. It's a shame for you that young Sora's heart couldn't be swain by even our entire sisterhood's magic.”

 

“…Yes, it IS a share; he's no IDEA of what he's missing out on. Alas, he IS the bearer of the legendary Keyblade. Perhaps such a title shields him from Sorority XIII's `FMN-it' Seduction ritual. Needless it is to be said, but our spells of supreme incredibility would've had no effect on him, as the failed ritual had proven.”

 

“Well, you can STILL acquire the heart of that other boy.”

 

“Riku… He shall be my `Hand Upon Descent.'” (A/N: Hand Upon Descent—the title that I give to the gentlemen who stand at the bases of short stairs, ready to take the hand of their descending date. A befitting title, huh?)

 

“I will FINALLY claim Cloud! I can FINALLY stop chasing him down!”

 

“Not only us, Tifa, but our 11 `sisters.' Risa, Meiru and Roll, Larxene, Olette, Yuna, Xhanghua, Fujin, Winry, Kagome, and Shirley have love that couldn't be returned.”

 

“We MUST kill Cloud's lover, Rein, along the boyfriends of Tidus, Senel, and Phantom Thief Dark!”

 

“Calm yourself, Tifa! How hard is it to fight against Rein's chain of linked bubbles? Dark's boyfriend is an immature Seraph, so he probably doesn't have all six wings yet. Boe, so says the darkness, is proficient in fighting with a conch shell flute, and uses a different type of Eres than what Senel and Shirley use. Tidus' boyfriend will pose as a bit of a challenge, as long as they're together, and Tidus' side never gets any greater than 6 inches of personal space. It'll be tough to wipe him out, but that's for YOU three to deal with.”

 

“Yes, gir—! HUH?!?”

 

“YOU must eliminate Rein, your precious Cloud's boyfriend. Likewise, Risa must eliminate Dark's while Yuna eliminates Tidus'. It's only expected that we fight the appropriate foe. Some of us don't have it so easily; WE must think of ways to seduce those guys WITHOUT killing their lovers. Why? Well, some of those boys' LOVERS are the interests of some of our `sisters,' for example, Roxas and Axel. Larxene has her eyes on Axel, while Olette has hers on Roxas. She also has her eyes on Hayner, whose boyfriend, Seifer, is Fujin's focus. Ultimately, having the most dangerous mission, Olette must be sure not to purposely or accidentally harm Seifer or Axel, and while surviving any possible team attacks from the guys. I only hope that that Venus-blessed, rocket-powered skateboard is a good enough weapon for her… YOU are to head for the Station of Calling. There, you will fight Rein; being in that open area offers you a great advantage. You must find a way to lure him AND Cloud there, but be sure that Cloud doesn't get in your way. I've sent Heartless there to help you, but if he jumps in to support Rein, with so many Heartless, you could end up fighting for naught. Understand?”

 

“It's weird to be taking orders from a way-younger girl, but anyway… Yes, Princess Kairi, I shall head for the Station of Calling immediately. I appreciate the reinforcements.”

 

“Now GO! I must begin planning soon-to-be-my Riku's change of heart.”

 

“Yes, Princess.”

 

~~~

 

“DARK, HAVE YOU AND LIGHT FOUND ANY MORE INFO ON THE SORORITY GIRLS?” Cloud radioed to the black-winged angel who was flying stealthily over the city.

 

“Negative,” Dark radioed back, holding his lengthy, black hair away from his face as it waved with the breath of the night sky, “My Light can't even pick up any traces of magical energy, and he's the BEST magic radar in the team.”

 

By Dark's side air-tread his boyfriend, Light, a Seraph. Light was the son of an Archangel and a human. Ever since his mother, Archangel Hikari, had granted permission to live on Earth, Light found the development of his wings and their usage to be extremely difficult. It was right after one of his thefts at the Smithsonian Institute Museum [which is not in New York, where this story takes place, but oh-fuckin'-well] when Dark saw Light for the first time. (We'll just say that Dark fled from Washington D.C. shortly afterward…) As he fled from the museum like an elusive ninja, he noticed Light, who was, at the time, struggling with the use of only his FIRST two golden wings. Dark swooped down and landed on the hotel rooftop that Light was on. After a brief introduction, Dark gave Light a close-contact lesson on flight. With such a good-looking man so close to him, a seductive voice flowing into his ear, and two warm hands comforting him during his first real flight, the blond Seraph couldn't help but fall in love with Dark on that very night. When Dark invited Light to join him on his flight to NYC, Light gave his answer without giving any necessary thought. Shortly after his move with Dark, Light had bodily matured, gaining his second pair of wings.

 

A heavy sigh came through Dark's headphones, followed by the faint sound of the broken pavement being gouged by the Buster Sword. “Those bitches are well-hidden, damnit!” Cloud growled, “We've GOT to infiltrate their base location, then find their leader and take her out!”

 

“That is, to say, if we can FIND their HQ…” Dark added, coming to a landing atop a hospital. Light suddenly froze as he gazed in one direction, and his two pairs of lustrous wings went stiff, no longer flapping, but rapidly vibrating. Seeing this, Dark flew up to his boyfriend and looked him in the face. Not returning Dark's asking look, Light nodded. Dark moved the mouthpiece of his walkie-talkie closer to his mouth and reported to Cloud. “It looks like my Light's picked up something,” he chuckled, playfully messing up his boyfriend's heavily blond hair, bringing smiles to both of their faces.

 

“It's about time that good-for-nothing boyfriend of yours picked up something,” Cloud irritably commented.

 

“HEY, Cloud! I don't—“

 

“WHAT THE FUCK DID YOU JUST CALL ME, PUNK!?! I SWEAR, I GOTTA ASK, `WHO'S THE MUTHA-FUCKER WHO WIELDS A FUCKIN' BUSTER SWORD OUT IN THE FUCKIN' CITY, HUH!?!' DON'T PLAY WITH ME, HUN, CUZ I'LL SWOOP DOWN THERE AND SUFFOCATE YOU WITH A FUCKIN' HALO, YA TWO-FACED PSYCHOPATH!” Dark gently yet firmly pushed his boyfriend away from him, as he was being yelled directly at since the microphone was in the mouthpiece. “What?” Light asked, as if he had no knowledge of what had just happened.

 

“…Anyway, have Light fly around the area where the energy's coming from. Rockman and Ran are ready to search for it on the laptop. After you tell us where it is, you guys go and search from the sky; Rein, Alphonse, Riku, and I will search on foot.”

 

“Got it—wait… Who's `Riku?'”

 

“Explanations later! Where's whatever your boyfriend's picking up?”

 

Dark groaned. Do I know that name? He decided to shrug it out of his mind for the present. “Light, go and encircle the area,” he told the Seraph. Light gave Dark's cheek a little peck, then flew off, crossing the city while creating a trail of white magic to maintain the secrecy of his being. “Alright, I got him circling the Station of Calling area.”

 

“Station of Calling… Got it. Rockman's got it on the map. Let's roll!”

 

“`Let's roll?' What an un-Cloud thing to say.”

 

Twenty minutes later, on the ground, Cloud, Rein, Riku, and Alphonse arrived at the Station of Calling, one of the three abandoned stations in the city. The Station of Calling was the last to fall to the Heartless' darkness. Nothing changed on the surface, but a black aura surrounded the ticket offices, and it seemed as if the darkness was emanating from the awe-inspiring stained glass. Churches, when seen shortly after the station's windows were, struck fear to all Sunday visitors. Even in the daytime, the many hues of the rainbow brought eerie chills to passersby of the abandoned terminal. The men stopped for a break before investigating the area.

 

“Now, to investigate, we're going to split up,” Cloud instructed, hiding and peeking behind every corner, “If those girls ARE here, we shouldn't stick together and then ALL get killed, assuming that they catch us off guard or something.”

 

Riku snapped his fingers, conjuring the bat-wing sword that he'd used earlier. “So we're going alone?” he asked, tapping the flat edge of the sword against his palm.

 

Cloud, scanning the broad and empty parking lot that they had crossed only a minute ago, shook his head. “Pairs,” he said, “Rein's coming with me; you take Alphonse and investigate the west offices and tracks. Remember: these girls are hurting citizens solely for our love, so if you find one, grant her no mercy.”

 

Riku nodded and said, “Got it.” A thought ran though his mind for a second. Why am I, the president of a modeling group, involving myself in this guys-versus-girls battle. The thought then vanished. He took Alphonse' hand and turned to leave.

 

“Riku, wait!” Cloud bid, removing a satchel from his shoulder, “Take these.” He tossed the pouch to Riku and flipped on his flashlight.

 

“What's this?” Riku asked, cutely examining every spot of the satchel while rotating it at eye level.

 

“A bag of potions, ethers, and elixirs,” Cloud answered, “You'll need them in case you get hurt or drain your magical power.”

 

Riku threw a nod at Cloud, then turned and led Alphonse into one of the west alleys. Cloud took his boyfriend's hand and led him into the east alleys. The four steeled themselves with readied weapons and advanced into the station. (A/N: Keep in mind that Alphonse' weapon is a heat-laser pen.)

 

Cloud made sure that Rein was by his side at all times as they walked deeper into the Station of Calling. Somehow, he had the strangest feeling that his lover was a victim-to-be. After running into Dark and Light, regrouping entirely, and then re-splitting up, his and Rein's search for the source of the faint, magical pick-up made no progress.

 

“Cloud, we haven't found a single of those bitches, and my feet are beginning to hurt,” Rein complained irritably.

 

Cloud always hated when Rein complained, but when he turned to yell, Rein's sexy, bad-boy face stopped him. Cloud grinned and pinched his boyfriend's cheek lovingly. “Let's stop for a break,” he suggested. Rein smiled and nodded.

 

The men sought rest by a used-to-be-Harlem-bound train gate. Rein leaned against a stained glass window and sighed. “The others haven't found anything either, Cloud,” he brought up, “I'm beginning to doubt that ANY of the members of Sorority XIII are here.”

 

“Damn that fucking Dark's boyfriend!” Cloud growled, gouging the wooden floor with the Buster Sword, “Like HELL, he's the best magic radar on the team!” (Note: He gouges a lot of floors…) He, too, was beginning to think that it was all a “for-nothing” trip. He stood up and walked over to the train tracks, scanning them carefully. “There's NOTHING out there!” he growled louder than before, gouging the floor thrice more. He sighed heavily. “Come on, Rein, let's head home.” Cloud turned around and almost dropped his huge sword in speechless shock; Rein had disappeared, and in his place was a shrinking, shadowy portal on the stained glass. “They've… got him…” Cloud dropped to his knees, surprised to the ends of the earth that he'd discovered one thing that could make him cry. “Tifa… You're going to DIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIE!!!”