Kingdom Hearts Fan Fiction ❯ Dirge ❯ Nice Pet ( Chapter 5 )
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By: Koji Inari 
Non Anime: Kingdom Hearts Fan Fiction | Genre(s): Romance / Fantasy / Adventure / Action | Type: Yaoi | Uploaded On: 03.09.2007 | Pages: 2 | Words: 1.4K | Visits: 315 | Status: Work In Progress
Non Anime: Kingdom Hearts Fan Fiction | Genre(s): Romance / Fantasy / Adventure / Action | Type: Yaoi | Uploaded On: 03.09.2007 | Pages: 2 | Words: 1.4K | Visits: 315 | Status: Work In Progress
: Dirge
Pairing: CloudXRiku!
Disclaimer: I don’t own KH, Square Enix does.
Rating: M
Warnings: Yaoi in later chapters, and violence, and bad language.
Music: Tatu - Malchik Gei
Prompt: Sin
“Some merchant I’ve turned out to be.” He found himself muttering.
Cloud finally left the stall of the last vendor on his little tour and angled back into the alleys. Riku had trouble keeping up at first, Cloud took too many twists and turns, but eventually he managed to tail him fairly well.
Riku expected Cloud to walk into one of the better-built structures along their way, but was surprised to see him duck into a broken-down building covered by a blanket. Trash was littered all outside the entrance and the walls were beginning to crack. Any paint that had once covered the structure had long since been peeled off.
He hesitated a moment. Riku was not entirely sure he could trust the big blonde-haired man. After all, it was Cloud’s fault that his father was dead and he was stuck in this situation. But then again, he had paid for Riku’s freedom.
After conflicting with himself for a few moments, Riku ducked under the blanket and looked around inside.
The inside wasn’t much better than the outside. The floor was made of dirt, without even a rug to cover it. The only furnishings in the first room was some sort of busted-up electronic thing and several boxes full of parts. A strange smell wafted up from a few of the boxes, and Riku was afraid to look in them.
Something wet and heavy slammed into the side of Riku’s head, making him jump. It hadn’t hurt, but it had scared him. When he put a hand to his head, he felt it tighten over a wet cloth.
Cloud stood in a doorway a few feet away. He smiled at Riku with a cocky little grin and nodded to the machine parts. “You’re a merchant’s brat right? I know you know how to check for working parts and how to clean them. Get busy; I want these boxes done before nightfall.”
Riku’s eyes widened as he looked back at the huge, stinking pile of boxes. “You want me, to clean and inspect those? You’ve got to be shitting me.”
“Hey, watch your language around here, there are kids. I don’t need them being exposed to your mouth. Squall is bad enough.”
“I’m bad enough what?” Squall ducked under the blanket into the room behind Riku, startling the youth. “Who’s the kid?” he asked suspiciously.
“An Innie. I found him wandering the streets. Rescued him from Ansem.”
“Oh great, how much did he cost?”
Cloud hesitated a moment, unable to look Squall in the eyes. “Squall look, I can make up the money ok?”
“How much?”
“….100 gold.”
“100?!? Damn, Cloud! You burn money faster than Sora does!”
Cloud winced and looked away, shame apparent on his face. He was about to say something back to Squall, but Riku interrupted with his own comment. “I’ll replace the money. Cloud helped me; I might as well show some gratitude.”
“Right, gratitude. And meanwhile, while you’re working to pay off the 100 gold, we have yet another mouth to feed.”
“Oh stop your complaining Squall. We don’t have to feed Axel anymore, and that means we have a spot open.”
“Yeah, but Axel didn’t eat much. This guy’s an Innie, he’s used to big meals.”
Cloud glared up at Squall, his face seemingly set in stone. “Not all Innies have it as well off as you think Squall. Don’t forget I-”
“Cloud? Are you back?”
Cloud paused to look around the room. Riku followed his gaze over to one of the hallways leading into the room. There stood a brown-haired boy, 15 years old. It was the boy Riku had seen on the top of the hill the night of the accident.
“Sora, I haven’t seen you in a while, where did you run off to lately?”
“The House on the East side, I was visiting uh…well you know.” A light blush spread across the boy’s face, and Riku found himself wondering what they were talking about.
“Yeah well, keep your money Sora; it’s going to be a little tight around here for a while. I bought a kid.” At the last statement, Cloud jerked his head in Riku’s direction.
“Really? Can he train with us?” Sora didn’t sound the least bit surprised about the “buying a kid” part of the conversation. Riku imagined that in the uncivilized outside that such things were fairly common.
“He can train.” Squall piped up, “but only if he finishes his work. Now leave him alone Sora and go find your brother. I’ll meet you out back in 10 minutes.”
“Okay!” Sora cheered. He immediately turned around and bounced off down the hall.
“He can stay Cloud, but only if he earns his keep. Otherwise I’ll turn around and sell him right back to Ansem. Got it? He’s your pet, make sure you walk him.” And with that, Squall turned around and left the way he came.
Now it was only Cloud and Riku in the room. The silver-haired youth watched the older male carefully, trying to read his face for any sort of emotion. He found none.
“So I’m some kind of pet?” Riku finally asked.
“I guess…” Cloud sighed and leaned against the wall. “I was hoping Squall would take it a little better.”
“I thought you were the ring leader of this little “gang”. Why do you answer to that guy?”
“I don’t answer to him, and he doesn’t answer to me. This isn’t a gang Riku, it’s a family, or at least as close to one as we can get out here.”
Riku snorted and turned away, heading over to the pile of work he was supposed to be doing. “Family, right.”
“You still don’t think very highly of us do you?” Cloud asked.
“No I don’t, I still see you as a bunch of savages.” Riku replied as he picked up the first piece of equipment. After examining it closely, he set it down in a separate pile.
“Savages. Is that what everyone views us as? Funny, considering we all came from the inner-city a long time ago.”
“Yeah, as criminals. Not one person is out here that doesn’t deserve to be.”
Cloud managed a weak, wry smile before turning away to leave Riku to his work. “Funny,” he said as he walked away. “Because you’re stuck out here.”
The rag that Riku had been moving over one of the parts slowly came to a stop. H didn’t reply, only stared at the piece of machinery. ‘He’s right. I am out here. And I didn’t do anything.’ Tears began to fight their way into the corners of Riku’s eyes.
‘I want to go home.’
Pairing: CloudXRiku!
Disclaimer: I don’t own KH, Square Enix does.
Rating: M
Warnings: Yaoi in later chapters, and violence, and bad language.
Music: Tatu - Malchik Gei
Prompt: Sin
Dirge: Chapter 4
Nice Pet
Riku followed Cloud for nearly an hour. He walked around to various street vendors to talk. During the periods of time when he was chatting, bartering, or doing whatever it was he was doing, Riku would hide out nearby, careful to keep himself concealed lest he draw too much attention to himself. If there was one thing he knew how to do, it was hide. His parents had always taught him how to blend in. “It is one of the most useful tools of the trade for a merchant.” they used to say.Nice Pet
“Some merchant I’ve turned out to be.” He found himself muttering.
Cloud finally left the stall of the last vendor on his little tour and angled back into the alleys. Riku had trouble keeping up at first, Cloud took too many twists and turns, but eventually he managed to tail him fairly well.
Riku expected Cloud to walk into one of the better-built structures along their way, but was surprised to see him duck into a broken-down building covered by a blanket. Trash was littered all outside the entrance and the walls were beginning to crack. Any paint that had once covered the structure had long since been peeled off.
He hesitated a moment. Riku was not entirely sure he could trust the big blonde-haired man. After all, it was Cloud’s fault that his father was dead and he was stuck in this situation. But then again, he had paid for Riku’s freedom.
After conflicting with himself for a few moments, Riku ducked under the blanket and looked around inside.
The inside wasn’t much better than the outside. The floor was made of dirt, without even a rug to cover it. The only furnishings in the first room was some sort of busted-up electronic thing and several boxes full of parts. A strange smell wafted up from a few of the boxes, and Riku was afraid to look in them.
Something wet and heavy slammed into the side of Riku’s head, making him jump. It hadn’t hurt, but it had scared him. When he put a hand to his head, he felt it tighten over a wet cloth.
Cloud stood in a doorway a few feet away. He smiled at Riku with a cocky little grin and nodded to the machine parts. “You’re a merchant’s brat right? I know you know how to check for working parts and how to clean them. Get busy; I want these boxes done before nightfall.”
Riku’s eyes widened as he looked back at the huge, stinking pile of boxes. “You want me, to clean and inspect those? You’ve got to be shitting me.”
“Hey, watch your language around here, there are kids. I don’t need them being exposed to your mouth. Squall is bad enough.”
“I’m bad enough what?” Squall ducked under the blanket into the room behind Riku, startling the youth. “Who’s the kid?” he asked suspiciously.
“An Innie. I found him wandering the streets. Rescued him from Ansem.”
“Oh great, how much did he cost?”
Cloud hesitated a moment, unable to look Squall in the eyes. “Squall look, I can make up the money ok?”
“How much?”
“….100 gold.”
“100?!? Damn, Cloud! You burn money faster than Sora does!”
Cloud winced and looked away, shame apparent on his face. He was about to say something back to Squall, but Riku interrupted with his own comment. “I’ll replace the money. Cloud helped me; I might as well show some gratitude.”
“Right, gratitude. And meanwhile, while you’re working to pay off the 100 gold, we have yet another mouth to feed.”
“Oh stop your complaining Squall. We don’t have to feed Axel anymore, and that means we have a spot open.”
“Yeah, but Axel didn’t eat much. This guy’s an Innie, he’s used to big meals.”
Cloud glared up at Squall, his face seemingly set in stone. “Not all Innies have it as well off as you think Squall. Don’t forget I-”
“Cloud? Are you back?”
Cloud paused to look around the room. Riku followed his gaze over to one of the hallways leading into the room. There stood a brown-haired boy, 15 years old. It was the boy Riku had seen on the top of the hill the night of the accident.
“Sora, I haven’t seen you in a while, where did you run off to lately?”
“The House on the East side, I was visiting uh…well you know.” A light blush spread across the boy’s face, and Riku found himself wondering what they were talking about.
“Yeah well, keep your money Sora; it’s going to be a little tight around here for a while. I bought a kid.” At the last statement, Cloud jerked his head in Riku’s direction.
“Really? Can he train with us?” Sora didn’t sound the least bit surprised about the “buying a kid” part of the conversation. Riku imagined that in the uncivilized outside that such things were fairly common.
“He can train.” Squall piped up, “but only if he finishes his work. Now leave him alone Sora and go find your brother. I’ll meet you out back in 10 minutes.”
“Okay!” Sora cheered. He immediately turned around and bounced off down the hall.
“He can stay Cloud, but only if he earns his keep. Otherwise I’ll turn around and sell him right back to Ansem. Got it? He’s your pet, make sure you walk him.” And with that, Squall turned around and left the way he came.
Now it was only Cloud and Riku in the room. The silver-haired youth watched the older male carefully, trying to read his face for any sort of emotion. He found none.
“So I’m some kind of pet?” Riku finally asked.
“I guess…” Cloud sighed and leaned against the wall. “I was hoping Squall would take it a little better.”
“I thought you were the ring leader of this little “gang”. Why do you answer to that guy?”
“I don’t answer to him, and he doesn’t answer to me. This isn’t a gang Riku, it’s a family, or at least as close to one as we can get out here.”
Riku snorted and turned away, heading over to the pile of work he was supposed to be doing. “Family, right.”
“You still don’t think very highly of us do you?” Cloud asked.
“No I don’t, I still see you as a bunch of savages.” Riku replied as he picked up the first piece of equipment. After examining it closely, he set it down in a separate pile.
“Savages. Is that what everyone views us as? Funny, considering we all came from the inner-city a long time ago.”
“Yeah, as criminals. Not one person is out here that doesn’t deserve to be.”
Cloud managed a weak, wry smile before turning away to leave Riku to his work. “Funny,” he said as he walked away. “Because you’re stuck out here.”
The rag that Riku had been moving over one of the parts slowly came to a stop. H didn’t reply, only stared at the piece of machinery. ‘He’s right. I am out here. And I didn’t do anything.’ Tears began to fight their way into the corners of Riku’s eyes.
‘I want to go home.’