Kingdom Hearts Fan Fiction ❯ Hanshou ❯ Iwaku ( Chapter 3 )

 

Riku took a step towards the body, that one small step was all it took to cause Riku's whole world to shift. Riku was no longer in his beloved bathroom; instead he was back in the past, in that old church. The same place where he had spoke to Kadaj for the last time. Everything was the same, exactly the same as it had been on that final night. The walls were chipped away from the struggle that had taken place, small pieces of silver hair lay draped over pew's and chucks of stained glass were laid before his feet. The sent of blood drove his senses wild as he gazed at the body which lay atop the high altar.

 

Riku moved toward the body at a snails pace, before long he began to speed to a jog which soon broke into an all-out sprint. As he stood over the body of his beloved, Riku's mind became jumbled. The voices in his head as began to talk at once, accusing, cursing, and rejoicing until Riku couldn't hear anything but them. Riku stared down at the body he had known better than his known, right into the eye's that still haunted him to this day. This couldn't be real, this had happened before there was no way it could be happening again!

 

“Not again!” Riku screamed, silencing the voices in his head in an instant. “This can't be real; it's not happening again, you can't leave me!!” Riku yelled as he fell to his knees never taking his eyes off Kadaj.

 

Just as Riku was about to shut down Kadaj moved, his body shifting to watch Riku, and then he spoke in a voice that did not belong to him. “I could never leave you Riku; after all I have made a promise.”

 

With those words azure turned to crimson and Riku remember who it was who really needed his help. Kadaj was dead, he had left Riku. But Vincent had stayed and promised to stay with Riku and never leave him like Kadaj had. Riku flung himself onto Vincent without thought of the man's injuries.

 

“As glad as I am to have you on top of me, I am afraid I can not take full advantage of the situation in my current condition.” Vincent groaned with a smirk on his face. Riku gasped when he remembered how battered Vincent really was and jumped off him without hesitation. Behind them Cloud stood, watching the scene with mild amusement, the worried look in his eye was gone and had been replaced he relief and reverence. But as much as he would like to continue to watch, Vincent needed to get to Ansem.

 

“Now that we know Vincent is okay we have to get him some help. He's going to be fine but I need your help Riku, I can't carry him on my own without hurting him.” Cloud said as he placed a hand on Riku's shoulder.

 

“I'm not a kid Cloud, so don't talk to me like I am, I'm older than you!” Riku fake scolded. In reality he wasn't sure if he could handle carrying Vincent in his arms when he was like this. But he would have to, because Vincent needed him.

 

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Riku lay atop his car playing over this morning's events in his head. The dream with the strange mist and eyes was puzzling him. Not to mention what `Kadaj' had said…he had mentioned a promise. But what promise he was referring to Riku was not able to remember.

 

With an angry sigh Riku sat up and scanned the class. Everyone was busy working on their cars, of course when everyone was said, Sora was most definitely included. The cute little brunet was working on something under the hood of his car, which caused his upper body to be hidden; meaning his rump was left wiggling in the air. It's not like Riku was enjoying the sight, it was that Sora's ass just happened to be in his point of view. Moreover it wasn't like Riku found it amusing that Sora was to short to reach whatever it was he was trying to get at, causing the smaller boy to stand on his toes, which lead to his butt flying even high in the air in attempt to reach the object of his attention. Taking note that Sora wasn't the most poised of people, Riku watched as Sora wobbled from side to side as he struggled to keep his balance on his toes. Riku assumed Sora reached his objection, for he began to retreat from under the hood only to smack his head into said hood. With a small mewl of pain Sora rubbed the spot with his semi-clean hand and read the dip stick in his hands. From where Riku sat he could read that the engine needed more oil, this meant that Sora would have to walk past Riku's car, and knowing Sora like he did, Riku knew he could play this to his advantage.

 

Riku jumped off the roof of his car and pretended to look busy under his own hood as Sora past. Watching Sora from his haven Riku waited for Sora to make his way back. As Riku had guessed, Sora was walking with his head down. Now all Riku had to do was step out at the right time and….

 

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Sora cursed his height, he really hated being short. All he wanted to do was reach the stupid dip stick so he could see how the engine's oil was. But could he even do that, of course he couldn't! With a small curse Sora tried getting on his toes, he didn't do this often because he was so clumsy that he would fall right over whenever he tried, but he was desperate!

 

The extra few inches his toes gave him was just enough and Sora let out a cry of joy as he grabbed the rod and began to stand upright, when he hit his head on the hood, just his luck. With a tiny whimper Sora rubbed the spot with the hand that was…covered in oil…heaven must really have it out for him today.

 

With a groan Sora pulled his hand out of his hair and placed the dip stick back where it belonged. The engine needed oil and that was easy enough to get the hard part would be making it there and back without doing anything stupid.

 

Sora made his way to the cabinet he knew held the oil for his car, and thank the heavens; he had been able to make it this far without doing anything stupid. Sora carefully reached the can of oil, making sure he wouldn't spill any on himself if the top just happened to be loose. With a small smile Sora closed the cabinet and began to make his way back to his car, making sure to watch the can of oil in case it tried to jump out of his hands. Sora was just about in the clear when he past the car that belonged to the stunning silver haired senior Sora had a small crush on. He had been minding his own business making sure the oil can didn't run away when it happened….

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With flawless timing Riku stepped out from in front of his car just as Sora was passing. The poor boy never saw him coming and ran straight into Riku, can of oil spilling all down Riku's white tank top.

 

“Ah!! Gomennasai!!” Sora squealed in Japanese as his hands flailed around his reddening face “Daijoubu desu ka?!”

 

Riku let a small smirk make its way onto his face; he boy was so embarrassed he was speaking Japanese. Riku placed his hand on the smaller boy's head, causing the boy to freeze. “Ah. Daijoubu.” Riku responded in flawless Japanese, causing the younger boy to flush a deeper shade of red.

 

“But I've ruin your shirt, I'm very sorry!” Sora rambled before giving Riku a deep bow. Riku snorted and placing his hand under the boy's chin and lifting it so Sora was looking him in the eye.

 

“Look it's no big deal; there's need to bow to me. Besides I didn't even like this shirt.” Riku said as he moved his face towards Sora's. The brunet let out a small squeak before straitening himself, his eyes downcast and face beat red. Riku didn't understand why the boy was making such a big deal, but after mulling it over in his head Riku came across a nice plan. “Look, if you still feel bad, I know how you can make it up to me.” Riku said in a slightly husky voice, while his eyes stayed completely serious. The tone of Riku's voice caught Sora's attention and he looked up to find a very serious looking Riku stepping towards him.

 

Sora took a step back as Riku began to close in on him, his face going ashen. “W-what do you mean?” He stammered, not liking the look in Riku's eye.

 

Riku smirked and pulled the dirty shirt off of his body, his taunt abdominal muscle's rippling with the movement. Riku didn't miss Sora's wondering eyes or the way Sora's face paled as he looked back at Riku's face. “It's simple really; if you do this one, teeny, tiny, little thing for me I'll forget this ever happened.” The silver haired hellion explained as he stalked his prey. With every step Riku took towards Sora, the other boy took a step back; until his back was pressed flush against a car. Riku loomed over the brunet angel; bringing his face down the shorter boy's level before speaking. “Could you do that for me, Sora?”

 

Sora shivered and turned his face from Riku. “That depends on what you want me to do…” The coffee haired adolescent whispered as his face returned to the shade of red Riku was beginning to love. Riku placed a hand on one side of Sora's face, and brought his mouth down to Sora's ear, his breathing making the hairs on Sora's neck stand erect.

 

“Well, its Friday; do you have any plans for tonight?” Riku whispered as he loomed the smaller boy; it was as if he was sharing a secret with Sora that no one else could know.

 

“Nani? A-ano….” Sora stammered; his own voice matching Riku's in volume as he cast his eyes to the floor. Sora had never had another body so close to his before, the heat from Riku's body, Riku's scent; it was all so new to him, so overwhelming.

 

Riku smirked as Sora began to stutter under him, the boy looked far to cute when he was flustered and it took all the power Riku had not to claim Sora right then. “Look, don't get the wrong idea, I'm not asking you out.” Riku explained, bring his face closer to Sora's. The younger boy's eyes widened, weather it was from the proximity of Riku's face or from the new information, Riku didn't know. “I just wanted you to show up at a club I'll be playing at. It's battle of the bands tonight and it never hurts to have a lot of fans in the crowd.”

 

If Riku's face wasn't so close you Sora's the younger boy would have let out a sigh of relief as Riku explained the situation. “So you just want me to watch you play?” Sora asked, his voice becoming steadier with each second. “I could do that; I would just need to know how to get there. I'm far too new to this town to know where anything is.”

 

Riku smiled, Sora had played right into his hand and Riku loved it. “Well were do you live?” Riku asked his voice calm and collected. “I can tell you how the quickest way to get there if I know where you'll be starting at.”

 

Sora seemed to think his question over as Riku took a few steps back, returning to Sora his personal space. Sora seemed to think this new question over in his head, his furrowed brows showing that he must have been in deep thought. Then with a sudden laugh Sora responded. “To tell you the truth I'm not sure where I live. Tidus is my host family, and I know how to get home from here I'm just not sure of street names or address just yet.” Sora laughed as he rubbed the back of his neck nervously.

 

Riku's eyes widened, he hadn't known Sora was living with Tidus. The strange thing was that Zell was Tidus' room mate and Zell told Riku everything, this was why Riku was suddenly so surprised. Riku had expected Sora to not know his address as the boy had only been in the town for 2 days, and because of this Riku's plan worked perfectly. Riku knew where Tidus' house was to an exact only because of Zell, but Sora didn't need to know this. So with a snort Riku began to dig threw the large pockets of his dark blue pants. “…give me your hand.” Riku ordered in a smooth voice as he pulled a pen out of his unique pants. Sora nodded and held out his hand obediently and watched as Riku wrote a phone number on the back of his hand.

“There, you give me a call when you get home and find out your address; then I'll be able to tell you how to get to the club.” Riku shrugged as he placed a fist on his hip while returning his pen to his pocket.

 

Sora looked down at the number on the back of his hand, his face full of surprise. Sora knew what Riku's question was before he had even opened his mouth to ask it. “You're writing reminds me of calligraphy; it came as a surprise to me, that's all.” Sora muttered as he tore his gaze from the numbers on his hand.

 

Riku let out a whole hearted laugh. “You really are something, do you know that?” Riku teased as he ran a hand threw his hair before glancing at Sora. “I've had a lot of time to work on my penmanship.” With those words Riku turned to leave but he only took a few steps before turning back to Sora. “Oh, I forgot one thing. If anyone other than Vince, Leon, Cloud or I answer the phone you might want to hang up and call back later.”

 

A look of confusion crossed Sora's features, “Why would I want to do that?” Sora queried in a befuddled voice. Riku laughed to himself, if either Ansem or Sephiroth answered the phone they would not only punish Riku for giving out their number, they would most certainly scare the boy off with their harsh, and sometimes malicious, comments. So Riku decided to play it safe and give Sora the best answer he could.

 

“Let's just say my guardians are rather…” Riku paused to search for the right word before turning back to Sora with an eerie smile “…creepy” Sora swallowed at Riku's word of choice and let out a nervous laugh. Riku turned with a small smirk and made his way over to the sink, intending to wash the spilled oil off his hands.

 

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Sora watched Riku turn and walk to the sink. He couldn't help but feel a small tinge of disappointment when Riku left without a word of farewell, but it was to be expected. Sora and Riku weren't friends; Sora had just been clumsy and spilt oil on Riku, there was no other bond that held them together.

 

With a small sigh Sora turned back to his car and prepared himself to get back to work when he caught a glimpse of something white out of the corner of his eye. With furrowed brows Sora watched Riku's dirty tank top float to the ground. Riku must have slipped it into his hands when he wasn't paying attention. Sora shrugged lightly to himself and bent to pick up the shirt.

 

Suddenly he was hit with a wave of jumbled emotions and images. Sora stood up with a gasp, his hand over his neck as he remembered strange images. A pair of powerful hips molding behind him, a hand cupping his groin, flashes of silver, hot breath on his neck and a familiar voice whispering a promise that made Sora's stomach somersault before the person bit down on his neck harshly.

 

Silver…when Sora thought silver the first thing that came to mind was…
Sora turned to look at Riku from across the room. Riku was washing the oil off his hands. There was no way he could have made it all the way across the room to...Sora shook his head. Whatever vision's he had in his head where just that, visions. They weren't memories because they hadn't really happened. No matter how real Sora thought they felt, Sora would bet his life they hadn't really happened.

 

How unfortunate it was a bet he would lose.

 

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Riku turned away from his angel and walked towards the sink with full intention to simply wash his hands and get back to his car. He had played with the boy enough for now; anything else might scare the boy away. Riku turned on the sink and began to wash his hands, his mind wandering to a chocolate haired youth.

 

Without thought, Riku turned to look back at Sora. The boy had dropped the shirt Riku had placed into his hands without the younger boy noticing and was bending down to pick it up. Once again, instinct overpowered thought and Riku's eyes flashed with a strange power that caused everything around him to freeze.

 

Riku glanced around the room with a smirk, as soon as his eyes fell on Sora's figure they clouded over with lust. Soon Riku was sauntering over to the boy who was frozen in a most promising position. Riku licked his lips as he positioned himself behind Sora, molding his hips to the youth's and wrapping his arms around Sora's waist. Riku brought his mouth down to Sora's neck, breathing in the sent that was Sora. The boy smelt like nothing Riku could explain, and it drove the silver haired teen crazy. With a smirk on his face Riku brought a hand down to cup Sora's groin as he lowered his mouth to Sora's ear. “You're mine.” Riku groaned into Sora's ear as he thrust his hips into Sora's before biting the cherub's neck; only hard enough to leave a mark.

 

It took everything Riku had to pull himself off of Sora and walk back to the sink. With an angry sigh Riku placed his hands under the faucet whose water was seemingly frozen in time. As soon as Riku touched the water everything around him began to move once again, the students had no idea that anything out of the ordinary had happened. Well, all the students save for Riku.

 

At least, that's what Riku thought.

 

Riku didn't need to watch Sora to know that the boy wore a confused look on his face and was touching his neck. Riku knew that the boy must have held onto small parts of what Riku had done to him. But Riku wasn't worried about Sora figuring out that what Sora experienced was indeed reality and not a strange day-dream. After all there was no way a mortal could explain such a strange event, people couldn't slow down time.

 

Riku waited until he felt Sora's gaze fall upon something other than his back before he began to walk back to his car, wiping his wet hands on his pants. Knowing that class would be ending soon, Riku gave up on working on his car and began to put away his tools. Just as Riku finished the bell rang, signaling the end of first hour. Riku gazed over at Sora to find that the smaller boy was cursing up a storm; the sight caused Riku to chuckle lightly.

 

 

“What's so funny?” Asked a voice from behind Riku, Riku turned his head but kept his eyes on Sora as he replied to the figure behind him.

 

“Someone's not very happy about class being over.” Riku smirked as Sora rushed to clean up his things.

 

“So you want us to go ahead without you?” Cloud asked as he stepped forward to stand next to Vincent, Leon and Zell behind him. Zell was busy talking to Leon about something, he looked very excited and was bouncing higher with each passing second. Leon wore a smirk on his face as he watched Zell bounce with excitement and nodded when it seemed appropriate.

 

“I'm glad you understand.” Riku snorted as he began to walk towards Sora, raising a hand in the air as a goodbye. Riku didn't feel Vincent's glare upon his back, nor did he hear the raven's sigh of anger. He didn't notice Cloud lay a hand upon Vincent's shoulder or the sad smile Cloud sent Vincent. Riku was wholly concentrated on Sora, the small boy who made his whole being ache. This feeling was something Riku had never experienced before, it was like something was forcing Riku to Sora.

 

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Sora sighed, he wasn't able to get much work done on his car and he had spent a good amount of energy cleaning up his station faster than most would believe possible. But class was over and there was no use crying over spilt milk. So with another sigh Sora knelt to gather his things from the floor.

 

“Yo,” said a familiar voice into his ear. Sora jumped in surprise, if it weren't for Riku's reflexes, Sora's shoulder would have hit Riku square under his chin. With wide eyes Sora quickly spun to face the other teen.

 

“Oh, Riku…I didn't hear you there.” Sora gasped as he placed a hand over his rapidly beating heart.

 

Riku hummed happily in his head as Sora gasped out his name and he had to stop himself from licking his lips as he thought of all the other sounds Sora could make. “Sorry, I didn't mean to scare you, I was just wondering if you wanted some company on your way to seminar.” Riku said in a sincere voice while his eyes glinted with amusement and wicked thoughts danced threw his head.

 

“You didn't scare me!” Sora huffed as he threw his backpack over one shoulder, pouting slightly.

 

“Oh, my mistake.” Riku laughed as he held his hands in the air, shaking his head from side to side. “I just wanted to know if you would like some company on your way to seminar. It must be awfully lonely walking to classes alone.”

 

Sora turned his head from Riku with a pout on his face and crossed his arms, intending to ignore Riku's question until the senior apologized for laughing at him. His plan was working until some movement caught his attention.

 

Sora turned his head and watched Riku's group of friends making their way to leave the class. Sora noticed that none of them looked very happy, (save for Zell, who was always happy.) But one person out of the group seemed to stick out, his sorrow hitting Sora in large waves. The small brunet's eyes met with the tall raven, his sad crimson eyes piercing Sora's very core. The pain causing his chest to tighten and the boy couldn't stop his hand from clenching his chest. Sora watched the way the emotion in the raven's eyes go from sorrow to immense irritation, jealously and scorn. Sora couldn't help but feel that all the emotions in the raven's eyes were somehow his fault and the guilt didn't stop even after the raven had left the room.

 

“Don't let Vincent scare you, he may look scary but he's a big softy.” Riku said as he draped an arm over Sora's shoulders, his intense gaze locked on Sora's profile. He had expected the boy to blush and sputter at the sudden touch, but the boy seemed lost in thought, his eyes shimmering with pain.

 

Sora turned to look up at Riku with wide, questioning eyes. ”Wont your friends be angry that you left them to…walk with me?” The boy asked in a small voice, his innocent eyes seemed to be peering deep into Riku's soul.

 

It was too bad Riku didn't have a soul…

 

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