Kingdom Hearts Fan Fiction ❯ Dirge ❯ Begining of the End ( Chapter 25 )

[ X - Adult: No readers under 18. Contains Graphic Adult Themes/Extreme violence. ]

: Dirge

Pairing: CloudXRiku!

Rating: M

Warnings: Yaoi , and violence, and bad language, lots of language. And Rape, which will not be included in the fanfiction version. You must read the media miner one to read the rape scene.

Music: Malchik Gei [English version] -Tatu

Prompt: Sin


Two weeks had passed since Riku had been found on the bank of the river. The bruises that had marred his body were nearly healed, and most of the cuts were closed up. The only serous injury still unhealed on his body was the large gash in his side. Wakka had stitched it up, but he warned that any sudden movements could re-open the wound. Because of it’s placement on the torso, it was in serious danger of breaking open.

But other than that, Riku’s physical condition was better than ever. On the steady diet of nuts, berries, and fresh meat he received from the tribe, he began to look healthier, and the sun was slowly tanning his skin and making it lose a bit of the unhealthy paleness he’d acquired.

As for his mental condition though, Riku couldn’t have been worse. He thought he had felt bad when his father had died and he’d been stranded on the Outside, but the cloud that hung over his head during his stay at the tribe made him feel many times worse. Despite Wakka’s and Demyx’s attempts to befriend him and make him stay, Riku always found himself staring South down the river and back to the city. The Outside might have been worse, but it was still his home.

To ease his mind of the loneliness that was nipping at the edge o his mind, Riku helped out with the village chores. At first he only did small things, like help sharpen the knives or help with the cooking, but as his body began to heal, he gradually began helping with other chores such as gathering berries and nuts or going fishing.

The girls of the village fond this amusing, especially when Riku cooked. He got a small entourage fallowing him around every minute of the day. He only found peace from it when he managed to sneak away with Demyx. All together life was good for him, but he still felt the longing to head back to Cloud and the others.

The surprise came when Demyx invited him on yet another fishing expedition. The blonde seemed to like heading down to the river and doing nothing. Rarely did he ever actually catch a fish, but Riku didn’t mind. He liked going down to the river and sitting atop the rocks there.

“You want to go back don’tcha?” Demyx asked. Riku looked down and fiddled with a tuft of grass, slowly ripping it up by the roots.

“Yeah…” he conceded. “I do. Cloud and the other’s must think I’m dead by now…”

Demyx smiled and reached behind him to pull out a small pack. He handed it to Riku. “Here…” he said. “You can’t make it back without some food… and there’s a knife in there, in case you need it.”

Riku simply stared, not really believing what Demyx was telling him. Slowly he took the pack and opened it. Sure enough, inside was a loaf of bread, some dried meat, and a small canteen of water. A dagger-like knife was nestled between the food, wrapped in it’s leather sheath.

“Y…you mean it?” Riku asked, looking up at Demyx. “I can leave?”

Demyx shrugged and smiled. “Sure. Wakka’s going to kill me, but you can leave. I don’t like you looking so miserable. You should e happy, and if going back to the Outside will make you happy, then go ahead and go.”

Overcome with happiness, Riku leaned forward and hugged Demyx tightly, almost spilling the contents of the pack in the process. “Thank you!” he cried. “You don’t know how much this means to me.”

“Yeah I do.” Demyx smiled. “Now get out of here. It’ll take you till night to reach the Outside, and you don’t want to get caught on the Plains at night. Hyenas and lions won’t care if you’re human if you’re stumbling around in the dark.”

Riku nodded and stood up, shouldering the pack and sliding the dagger into his belt. “Thank you so much.” he said softly. “I’m going to miss you guys.”

“Yeah yeah, get out of here before I change my mind.” Demyx replied with a smile. “Just follow the river, it’ll take you back to the East docks.”

Riku looked out across the river and the expanse of plains that followed it. He was going back. ‘Cloud’ he thought. ‘I’m coming.’

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Cloud had his own agenda though. His blood had been boiling ever since he had found out about Riku’s death. After his little run in with Seifer, a fight would be inevitable.

It was two weeks since Riku Roxas and Sora had journeyed to the East side, two weeks since Cloud had seen the silver-haired teen. Two weeks for anger and hatred to grow in the pit of Cloud’s stomach.

And it was all coming out tonight.

Six people stood in the main room of Cloud’s house, some sitting on the ground, and some leaning on the wall. Two of these people were Squall and Cloud. The rest were familiar faces to both of them, Zexion, and Vincent, as well as others that had known Cloud since he had been bought from the House by Zack. They were friends, but most importantly, they were sword arms.

“Tonight…” Squall started. “We’re going into the East side, and we’re going to finally exterminate that pest Tidus, who thinks that he controls the whole territory.”

Several people nodded, Zexion included. They knew what a pest Tidus was, it wasn’t uncommon for people to run into him on their visits to the East side. It would be easy to get them to agree to a conflict.

Squall’s lips curved upwards into a small smile. “Good, I’m glad we all agree. We head out tonight, we’ll back them up to the wharf, then toss them into the river once they’re good and dead. Any questions?”

Cloud, who had been staring at the floor the whole time, lifted his head slowly. “Tidus is mine,” he said simply, malice dripping from his voice. “If anyone touches him, I’ll kill them.”

The whole room was silent, everyone’s attention focused on Cloud. Some people wore an expression of shock at the change in his attitude, others were smiling. In any event, there was one thing that was for certain.

Tidus wouldn’t survive this upcoming battle.

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Owwwwww……
My wrist hurts from typing too much…and I need more music. Seriously, listening to the same music over and over is getting boring…..

Anywho, you don’t want to listen to me complain. SO, WITHOUT FURTHER ADO……

I give you, the last chapter of Dirge. Please continue on and enjoy.

-Koji