disclaimer: I do not own KH. Why would I be writing fanfiction if I owned
it? I wouldn't have to!
A/N: Ok, this is that last chapter! I swear it is!! The epilogue, actually, but who's really reading this authors note anyway? NO ONE, that's who!! Ah, I'll get on with the fic now..... XP
Poopie-sickles...
Darkness Within by Uzumaki Inari
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Even after I'm dead and buried, I still remember I still remember Even after I'm dead and buried, I still remember I still remember - -- - Billy Talent - Voices of Violence
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Pain. Pain. Pain.
Oh it burned. The excruciating pain that had been sprouting from his back was nearly overpowering. He was on his hands and knees, eyes wide and dilated. He had the biggest erge to sit up and rub his ribs till they felt better, but couldn't. He couldn't move, couldn't hear, couldn't see anything, except seductive dancing dots in front of his eyes. He wanted so much to lie down and rest somewhere, quiet and peaceful.
But he couldn't. He had to beat this son of a bitch to get Sora out of here.
Cloud could feel the freshly drawn blood slowly make its way down his side and drip onto the floor. Vaguely, Cloud could remember hearing Aerith call out to him moments before. Vaguely.
Behind him, the silver haired teen was smirking with an unbidden glee that simply radiated from his face. His cruel aqua eyes clouded with a slight amber color for a glimpse of a second before he once again moved around to another side of the wounded warrior. He dragged his dark sword on the floor behind him as he walked. The sword left a trail of blood in its wake.
Only meters away, four sets of eyes watched in horror as Riku circled their friend. Sora had by now managed to stand on his own, with only a minimal amount of help from Leon. He could barely stand to watch as Cloud was beaten and mutilated. The others tried very hard not to rush in a rip Riku to shreds.
Suddenly Riku's dark blade was raised off the ground and above his head. He used his other hand to steady his grip and prepared to swing back down to the ground in which Cloud kneeled.
As if like lightning, a dark haired blur had raced out in time to block this blow. With wide eyes, Riku had tried to stop his blade from lodging into any flesh, but it still did.
Gasps were heard throughout the room. The sword was pulled back almost too quickly, and Riku stepped backwards, astounded. Why would he do such a foolish thing? Did he want to die?! He found that he couldn't speak.
Sora clenched his teeth in an attempt not to scream. How he had managed to get out in time was beyond him. All he knew was that he had to protect his precious person from harm. And that instinct alone had been enough to spark that reaction of moving from him. But he didn't enjoy the feeling of blood slowly making its way to the floor over his shoulder. Which was where the blade had struck.
The wound wasn't very deep, since Riku had tried to stop it with all his strength, but still it bled like a river. It joined Cloud's blood on the floor. The brunette let out a grunt.
This caused the blonde to look up. The sight of Sora in front of him, guarding him from Riku's view slightly surprised him. The slight of his little one's bloody shoulder caused him anger and shock.
Riku finally found the will to speak. "What the hell are you doing?!" he demanded. "Are you trying to kill yourself!?!"
"No," Sora replied, smiling sadly. "Just trying to live."
The silver haired teen was confused by those words. Riku didn't like to be confused, so he got angry.
"You stupid, stupid boy!!" he cried. "You're going to kill yourself one day, and what use will I have for you then?!" He rushed forward and shoved the smaller boy out off to the side. Sora fell to his side and cried out. He landed on his bad shoulder.
This angered Cloud. With willpower that he didn't know he came to possess, he stood up, grasping his sword as he did. He gritted his teeth. His sword seemed a lot heavier then it usually was. Regardless of this, he hauled it up off the floor.
Riku eyed him strangely. "What in all the hells are you doing?"
The battered blonde didn't speak, only raised his sword and swung it around to try and hit Riku. Surprised that he could actually lift his sword, Riku didn't bother to try and dodge. His aqua eyes widened as he caught sight of the large gash across his stomach. He snarled as he looked down at it. Blood seeped from it and stained his pale skin. He clenched his teeth and raised his own sword.
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"There! All finished!!" The dog-like creature clapped his hands together and smiled at his work. He put it on right this time!
The duck beside him scowled. "It took you long enough!!" he quacked. "The others could have gotten back and we still wouldn't have had the ship fixed!" He scowled some more.
"Oh, don't worry so much Donald." A giant chipmunk had walked out of the ship and to where the other two were. "They're not here yet, are they?"
"No, but....."
"Then don't worry about it," the chipmunk squeaked. "The ship's fixed now, so all we have to do is wait."
Donald scowled again. Goofy laughed at him, as did Chip.
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Somehow, Sora had managed to sit up. He used his one good arm. The other was rendered completely useless for the time being. It had a large gash in it, and being thrown halfway across the room and landing on it hadn't helped it. The blood was flowing freely from beneath his hand of his good arm.
He picked himself up, managing to stand without aid. His hand had made a bloody smear on the black marble floor. He made his way over to the others, all the time keeping his eyes on the dueling pair.
Both of the fighters were tattered and covered in minor cuts and bruises. Cloud was the worse looking of the two. The bandages on his sword had all but fallen off, as with his cloak. The armor on his hip had fallen off sometime during the brawl and his purple shirt had a large tear in it, directly below right his arm.
Riku was a bit better, but not by much. His black ensemble had rips here and there, and there was that ever present gash across his stomach. The Heartless symbol on his chest was about the only piece that was in tact.
The two warriors were throwing their swords around almost blindly, in hopes that they could hit the other. Both were exhausted and keeping their weapons up was like a great burden. But neither would give up, as they both wanted to take Sora from the other.
A rather heavy blow to his side sent Cloud sprawling. He caught himself, although barely, and used his sword to keep himself up. Riku came at him, blade raised to deliver the final blow. Everyone held their breath as they watched it unfold.....
But Riku never managed to touch Cloud. Everyone gasped as Riku stopped dead in his tracks. His pupils had shrunk to tiny dots in the white of his eyes. His sword fell from his hands and clattered to the floor.
Cloud had lunged forward and swung his sword at the silver-haired boy's exposed middle.
And he hit; dead on.
The gash was deep, cutting through to hit some vital points in his lower side. Almost instantly, his eyes became lifeless and he fell to the floor. His eyes remained open and blood trickled to the floor from the corner of his mouth.
A few feet away, Sora turned his head away, so as not to look at his former best friend.
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It was some time later, two years to be exact, that the same brunette boy sat upon the golden sand of his home world, arms behind him to keep himself balanced. A small grin was spread across his face; life was pretty good, when all you had to do was sit on the sand and watch the sunset.
A moment later a taller blonde male walked over and plopped down beside Sora. He lay his head on the shorter's shoulder and closed his eyes.
"What are you thinking about, Sora?" the blonde asked.
Sora took a breath before answering. "About things...."
Cloud nuzzled his head into the crook of the brunette's neck. "What kind of things?" Cloud breathed in Sora's scent; he smelled of the ocean and sunshine, if that is a scent that can be described.
"Things that I'll never forget." Sora rested his head on Cloud's. "Even after I die as an old man, all crippled and wrinkly."
Cloud chuckled. "Sora, you will never get old. You'll stay young forever."
Sora smiled; ever since Kingdom Hearts was sealed, and all the worlds were safe, Cloud had been there. By his side. He had never stayed in Traverse Town, as Yuffie, Leon and Aerith did. He had followed his own path, which happened to be to the Destiny Islands.
Irony has a funny way of biting you in the ass sometimes.
Sora giggled as feather-like kisses were placed upon his neck. Cloud had become so playful in the past two years! It had seemed like only yesterday that Cloud was as stoic and coldhearted as Leon.
Although, living with Yuffie has taught Leon to let himself relax once in a while.
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It was many hours later, when the sun had long since gone down over the horizon, that Sora and Cloud still lay on the sand. Cloud had long ago fallen asleep with his head in Sora's lap, the brunette gently stroking his wild hair.
His thoughts still trailed onto his old best friend, but he focused more on Cloud now. The two had an ever going relationship that shocked a few folks; Kairi for one had been astonished. She eventually got over it. She had to though; with the two frequently kissing and snuggling, it was something that you had to get used to.
Cloud stirred suddenly, and drew Sora's attention to him. Sora smiled and lay a peck onto his forehead.
The blonde smiled in his sleep.
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DA END!
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A/N: Holy fudging shit, this took ages to finish! XP But I did it though! And I am quite proud of myself! Although I didn't get all that many reviews on the chapter before this one (or maybe I did, I should have a look-see one of these days and count em....), I'm extremely happy that I have this done and over with so that it won't bug me anymore in the back of my mind with a little voice that screams,
"GET YOUR ASS IN GEAR AND WORK ON THE DAMN THING!!!".
Anywhoddle, please review! I got it done, what more do you want??? Help boost my ego, and click that little button down there. The one that says "review"... Go on, you know you want to....
Well, bye peeps!! I had fun with this! BYE!!!! sniff I will miss you all.... snivel, hic
waves like a retard, then gets hit by a bus
A/N: Ok, this is that last chapter! I swear it is!! The epilogue, actually, but who's really reading this authors note anyway? NO ONE, that's who!! Ah, I'll get on with the fic now..... XP
Poopie-sickles...
Darkness Within by Uzumaki Inari
!!!!!!
Even after I'm dead and buried, I still remember I still remember Even after I'm dead and buried, I still remember I still remember - -- - Billy Talent - Voices of Violence
!!!!!!
Pain. Pain. Pain.
Oh it burned. The excruciating pain that had been sprouting from his back was nearly overpowering. He was on his hands and knees, eyes wide and dilated. He had the biggest erge to sit up and rub his ribs till they felt better, but couldn't. He couldn't move, couldn't hear, couldn't see anything, except seductive dancing dots in front of his eyes. He wanted so much to lie down and rest somewhere, quiet and peaceful.
But he couldn't. He had to beat this son of a bitch to get Sora out of here.
Cloud could feel the freshly drawn blood slowly make its way down his side and drip onto the floor. Vaguely, Cloud could remember hearing Aerith call out to him moments before. Vaguely.
Behind him, the silver haired teen was smirking with an unbidden glee that simply radiated from his face. His cruel aqua eyes clouded with a slight amber color for a glimpse of a second before he once again moved around to another side of the wounded warrior. He dragged his dark sword on the floor behind him as he walked. The sword left a trail of blood in its wake.
Only meters away, four sets of eyes watched in horror as Riku circled their friend. Sora had by now managed to stand on his own, with only a minimal amount of help from Leon. He could barely stand to watch as Cloud was beaten and mutilated. The others tried very hard not to rush in a rip Riku to shreds.
Suddenly Riku's dark blade was raised off the ground and above his head. He used his other hand to steady his grip and prepared to swing back down to the ground in which Cloud kneeled.
As if like lightning, a dark haired blur had raced out in time to block this blow. With wide eyes, Riku had tried to stop his blade from lodging into any flesh, but it still did.
Gasps were heard throughout the room. The sword was pulled back almost too quickly, and Riku stepped backwards, astounded. Why would he do such a foolish thing? Did he want to die?! He found that he couldn't speak.
Sora clenched his teeth in an attempt not to scream. How he had managed to get out in time was beyond him. All he knew was that he had to protect his precious person from harm. And that instinct alone had been enough to spark that reaction of moving from him. But he didn't enjoy the feeling of blood slowly making its way to the floor over his shoulder. Which was where the blade had struck.
The wound wasn't very deep, since Riku had tried to stop it with all his strength, but still it bled like a river. It joined Cloud's blood on the floor. The brunette let out a grunt.
This caused the blonde to look up. The sight of Sora in front of him, guarding him from Riku's view slightly surprised him. The slight of his little one's bloody shoulder caused him anger and shock.
Riku finally found the will to speak. "What the hell are you doing?!" he demanded. "Are you trying to kill yourself!?!"
"No," Sora replied, smiling sadly. "Just trying to live."
The silver haired teen was confused by those words. Riku didn't like to be confused, so he got angry.
"You stupid, stupid boy!!" he cried. "You're going to kill yourself one day, and what use will I have for you then?!" He rushed forward and shoved the smaller boy out off to the side. Sora fell to his side and cried out. He landed on his bad shoulder.
This angered Cloud. With willpower that he didn't know he came to possess, he stood up, grasping his sword as he did. He gritted his teeth. His sword seemed a lot heavier then it usually was. Regardless of this, he hauled it up off the floor.
Riku eyed him strangely. "What in all the hells are you doing?"
The battered blonde didn't speak, only raised his sword and swung it around to try and hit Riku. Surprised that he could actually lift his sword, Riku didn't bother to try and dodge. His aqua eyes widened as he caught sight of the large gash across his stomach. He snarled as he looked down at it. Blood seeped from it and stained his pale skin. He clenched his teeth and raised his own sword.
!!!!!!
"There! All finished!!" The dog-like creature clapped his hands together and smiled at his work. He put it on right this time!
The duck beside him scowled. "It took you long enough!!" he quacked. "The others could have gotten back and we still wouldn't have had the ship fixed!" He scowled some more.
"Oh, don't worry so much Donald." A giant chipmunk had walked out of the ship and to where the other two were. "They're not here yet, are they?"
"No, but....."
"Then don't worry about it," the chipmunk squeaked. "The ship's fixed now, so all we have to do is wait."
Donald scowled again. Goofy laughed at him, as did Chip.
!!!!!!
Somehow, Sora had managed to sit up. He used his one good arm. The other was rendered completely useless for the time being. It had a large gash in it, and being thrown halfway across the room and landing on it hadn't helped it. The blood was flowing freely from beneath his hand of his good arm.
He picked himself up, managing to stand without aid. His hand had made a bloody smear on the black marble floor. He made his way over to the others, all the time keeping his eyes on the dueling pair.
Both of the fighters were tattered and covered in minor cuts and bruises. Cloud was the worse looking of the two. The bandages on his sword had all but fallen off, as with his cloak. The armor on his hip had fallen off sometime during the brawl and his purple shirt had a large tear in it, directly below right his arm.
Riku was a bit better, but not by much. His black ensemble had rips here and there, and there was that ever present gash across his stomach. The Heartless symbol on his chest was about the only piece that was in tact.
The two warriors were throwing their swords around almost blindly, in hopes that they could hit the other. Both were exhausted and keeping their weapons up was like a great burden. But neither would give up, as they both wanted to take Sora from the other.
A rather heavy blow to his side sent Cloud sprawling. He caught himself, although barely, and used his sword to keep himself up. Riku came at him, blade raised to deliver the final blow. Everyone held their breath as they watched it unfold.....
But Riku never managed to touch Cloud. Everyone gasped as Riku stopped dead in his tracks. His pupils had shrunk to tiny dots in the white of his eyes. His sword fell from his hands and clattered to the floor.
Cloud had lunged forward and swung his sword at the silver-haired boy's exposed middle.
And he hit; dead on.
The gash was deep, cutting through to hit some vital points in his lower side. Almost instantly, his eyes became lifeless and he fell to the floor. His eyes remained open and blood trickled to the floor from the corner of his mouth.
A few feet away, Sora turned his head away, so as not to look at his former best friend.
!!!!!!
It was some time later, two years to be exact, that the same brunette boy sat upon the golden sand of his home world, arms behind him to keep himself balanced. A small grin was spread across his face; life was pretty good, when all you had to do was sit on the sand and watch the sunset.
A moment later a taller blonde male walked over and plopped down beside Sora. He lay his head on the shorter's shoulder and closed his eyes.
"What are you thinking about, Sora?" the blonde asked.
Sora took a breath before answering. "About things...."
Cloud nuzzled his head into the crook of the brunette's neck. "What kind of things?" Cloud breathed in Sora's scent; he smelled of the ocean and sunshine, if that is a scent that can be described.
"Things that I'll never forget." Sora rested his head on Cloud's. "Even after I die as an old man, all crippled and wrinkly."
Cloud chuckled. "Sora, you will never get old. You'll stay young forever."
Sora smiled; ever since Kingdom Hearts was sealed, and all the worlds were safe, Cloud had been there. By his side. He had never stayed in Traverse Town, as Yuffie, Leon and Aerith did. He had followed his own path, which happened to be to the Destiny Islands.
Irony has a funny way of biting you in the ass sometimes.
Sora giggled as feather-like kisses were placed upon his neck. Cloud had become so playful in the past two years! It had seemed like only yesterday that Cloud was as stoic and coldhearted as Leon.
Although, living with Yuffie has taught Leon to let himself relax once in a while.
!!!!!!
It was many hours later, when the sun had long since gone down over the horizon, that Sora and Cloud still lay on the sand. Cloud had long ago fallen asleep with his head in Sora's lap, the brunette gently stroking his wild hair.
His thoughts still trailed onto his old best friend, but he focused more on Cloud now. The two had an ever going relationship that shocked a few folks; Kairi for one had been astonished. She eventually got over it. She had to though; with the two frequently kissing and snuggling, it was something that you had to get used to.
Cloud stirred suddenly, and drew Sora's attention to him. Sora smiled and lay a peck onto his forehead.
The blonde smiled in his sleep.
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DA END!
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A/N: Holy fudging shit, this took ages to finish! XP But I did it though! And I am quite proud of myself! Although I didn't get all that many reviews on the chapter before this one (or maybe I did, I should have a look-see one of these days and count em....), I'm extremely happy that I have this done and over with so that it won't bug me anymore in the back of my mind with a little voice that screams,
"GET YOUR ASS IN GEAR AND WORK ON THE DAMN THING!!!".
Anywhoddle, please review! I got it done, what more do you want??? Help boost my ego, and click that little button down there. The one that says "review"... Go on, you know you want to....
Well, bye peeps!! I had fun with this! BYE!!!! sniff I will miss you all.... snivel, hic
waves like a retard, then gets hit by a bus