Chapter 4 - Chapter 04
Submitted October 22, 2006 Updated October 22, 2006 Status Incomplete | SPOILER WARNING: The premise of this fic is a major spoiler for Kingdom Hearts II. Please wait to read this until you are finished with the game if you don't wish to have a majorly cool scene ruined for you.
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Chapter 4 - Chapter 04
Chapter 4 - Chapter 04
Kingdom Hearts
Aged Youth
by Vash/PrettySephy/RikuDawntreader
-Chapter 04-
Sora was yanked from sleep by a scream of anguish. Getting to his feet,
he ran to see what had happened.
As soon as he saw, his heart shattered. Riku's mother was seated on the
edge of her son's bed, cradling Riku to her and rocking him, gently as
tears of grief ran down her face.
He didn't need to ask what had happened. He knew right away that Riku's
older body had finally given in. That Riku had died in his sleep.
The others arrived shortly after he did. After a moment, King Mickey
put a hand on Sora's shoulder.
"Gee," he said, sadly, "I'm really sorry, Sora. He was a great friend.
I sure will miss him."
"Me, too." Sora said, rubbing his eyes with his fists. "Riku was my
best friend."
"We should go," Kairi suggested quietly.
Riku's mother finally laid her son's body back down onto the mattress
and stood up. "No," she told them. "Stay. I'd really like your company
right now. You were all his friends, right?"
They nodded.
"He would have wanted you here," his mother told them, as she closed
the door and led them into the kitchen. She started getting things out
for cooking, Kairi hurrying to help her "I'll make breakfast, and we'll
try to collect ourselves a bit. Then I'll begin f- ..." the word stuck
in her throat for a moment, finally coming free in a choked sob.
"Funeral arrangements."
"For whom?"
Riku's mother dropped everything she had been holding and whirled
around in shock.
Riku was standing there in the hallway, smiling sleepily at her, his
eyes still hidden under a blindfold.
"Riku!" She forgot the eggs that now lie broken in the middle of the
kitchen as she ran over to her son and threw her arms around him. "How
is this possible. You... died."
"Xehanort's heartless died. It was only an assumed form, to use the
power of Darkness." Riku patted his mother's back, reassuringly.
"I'm glad you're not dead," she told him. "When I thought I'd lost you,
I was so dreadfully upset."
"I'm sorry I worried you," Riku told her. "I'm fine for the moment."
"For the moment?"
"There is still one member of Organization XIII out there," he told
her. "And I intend to fight him alongside Sora. I may not survive the
battle. But if I don't fight, Sora definitely won't. I'm not going to
let Sora die, mom."
"My Riku," his mother sobbed, hugging him as if she had no intention of
letting him go. "Must you go out in the darkness?"
"You needn't fear the darkness while I live," Riku promsised. "As long
as any part of me dwells within it, I shall do my best to make it as
safe as daylight."
He stood back from his mother after a moment, then turned to Sora. "Do
you want to see your mother before we go?" he asked.
Sora thought about it, then shook his head. "Sooner we go, sooner we
get back." He turned to Riku's mother. "Tell my mom..." he couldn't
think of any words.
"I understand," Riku's mother smiled. "Now, make sure you'e snug and
warm. I wouldn't want you catching cold while you're saving the
universe."
"Yes, mom." Riku promsised.
He and Sora stepped out onto the porch, feeling somehow that this was
the proper way to start the last leg of their adventure.
"Ready, Sora?"
Aged Youth
by Vash/PrettySephy/RikuDawntreader
-Chapter 04-
Sora was yanked from sleep by a scream of anguish. Getting to his feet,
he ran to see what had happened.
As soon as he saw, his heart shattered. Riku's mother was seated on the
edge of her son's bed, cradling Riku to her and rocking him, gently as
tears of grief ran down her face.
He didn't need to ask what had happened. He knew right away that Riku's
older body had finally given in. That Riku had died in his sleep.
The others arrived shortly after he did. After a moment, King Mickey
put a hand on Sora's shoulder.
"Gee," he said, sadly, "I'm really sorry, Sora. He was a great friend.
I sure will miss him."
"Me, too." Sora said, rubbing his eyes with his fists. "Riku was my
best friend."
"We should go," Kairi suggested quietly.
Riku's mother finally laid her son's body back down onto the mattress
and stood up. "No," she told them. "Stay. I'd really like your company
right now. You were all his friends, right?"
They nodded.
"He would have wanted you here," his mother told them, as she closed
the door and led them into the kitchen. She started getting things out
for cooking, Kairi hurrying to help her "I'll make breakfast, and we'll
try to collect ourselves a bit. Then I'll begin f- ..." the word stuck
in her throat for a moment, finally coming free in a choked sob.
"Funeral arrangements."
"For whom?"
Riku's mother dropped everything she had been holding and whirled
around in shock.
Riku was standing there in the hallway, smiling sleepily at her, his
eyes still hidden under a blindfold.
"Riku!" She forgot the eggs that now lie broken in the middle of the
kitchen as she ran over to her son and threw her arms around him. "How
is this possible. You... died."
"Xehanort's heartless died. It was only an assumed form, to use the
power of Darkness." Riku patted his mother's back, reassuringly.
"I'm glad you're not dead," she told him. "When I thought I'd lost you,
I was so dreadfully upset."
"I'm sorry I worried you," Riku told her. "I'm fine for the moment."
"For the moment?"
"There is still one member of Organization XIII out there," he told
her. "And I intend to fight him alongside Sora. I may not survive the
battle. But if I don't fight, Sora definitely won't. I'm not going to
let Sora die, mom."
"My Riku," his mother sobbed, hugging him as if she had no intention of
letting him go. "Must you go out in the darkness?"
"You needn't fear the darkness while I live," Riku promsised. "As long
as any part of me dwells within it, I shall do my best to make it as
safe as daylight."
He stood back from his mother after a moment, then turned to Sora. "Do
you want to see your mother before we go?" he asked.
Sora thought about it, then shook his head. "Sooner we go, sooner we
get back." He turned to Riku's mother. "Tell my mom..." he couldn't
think of any words.
"I understand," Riku's mother smiled. "Now, make sure you'e snug and
warm. I wouldn't want you catching cold while you're saving the
universe."
"Yes, mom." Riku promsised.
He and Sora stepped out onto the porch, feeling somehow that this was
the proper way to start the last leg of their adventure.
"Ready, Sora?"
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