Allright then! Chapter 9. Wow, and I haven't gotten all blah on this story yet. I think I'm actually going to stick with this one til the end! ;

So, allow me to say, before we begin (:3) ' I donot own Kingdom Hearts, nor any of the 'Insert-Huge-Ass-Company trademark- characters used. It's just for me to abuse their reputations for (maybe yours? hope ) enjoyment. Ah, this one...I hope so. It was a bit hard for me to stumble through all right.

I like when I try to be consistent and cool by capitalizing the letters of the beginning of chapters, but then I realize that 3 odd-some chapters I totally cracked out on that. Oh well, I'm not changing it.

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WHEN I WOKE UP,….'awoke,' heh heh, I was a bit confused. Meaning, I was groggy and in mind-screaming pain.

" Wake up. I am...I am NOT going to carry you."

"..nn…"

" Wake. Up."

He took my injured hand and placed it on the table. I moaned a bit, starting to come to . Unfortunately, I still couldn't analyze the situation. All I knew was that his hand was still nice and cold against mine.

" Who's hand?" you ask.

Icepack. Icepack's hand.

...uhhhh..

I mean, ...Riku's hand. Yeah. He placed it ontop of mine, on the table.

And then he pressed on it, hard, with the flat of his palm.

And that woke me up.

I jolted up, but didn't even have time to curse, because he grabbed my wrist and pulled me towards the front of the building, then half pulled, half dragged me (because I stumbled over my shoes) towards the row of hedges lining the front of the school. Whoever maintained the school yard did a nice job, I think I said before. And then he threw me behind the greenery so I landed on my shoulder, and crouched down next to me.

Pretty cliche' , hiding in a bush.

" Riku, what are we do-"

" Shh. Shut up. And don't move."

One of the school security guards and the nurse and another man came around the corner. The security guard was running slightly, while the woman was in high heels and couldn't do so. I guess the other guy was just lazy. The guard stopped and looked around, and then panted, ' where did they go?

The school nurse was wearing a baby blue t-shirt and white khakis with pink lining. They were kinda too small for her. I'd been to her several times, mostly against my will. Whenever I'm sick, I still go to school. It beats staying home and having my mom yell for me not doing anything while she works all day, and I can't stand make up work. My school is too disorganized for that sort of thing, they always forget to give you things and then blame you 3 weeks later when you get your report card. I don't even care about getting other people sick. But usually after you hack and sneeze and be annoying in the bacterial way like that, the teacher gets sick of the distraction and sends you to Mrs. Carter. Miss. Carter. Fuck, I don't know if she's married. Probably not. She doesn't look it.

She said, 'I don't know."

I don't think I mentioned that I don't really like her, because it's embarrassing how she always asks to call my mom, or why I went to school sick. But she's better than a lot of prior school nurses. Not because she actually knows anything about medical help or sick children, or can link together an intelligent sounding coherent sentence, but because she's just not a bitch. In fact, a lot of people walk over her. She just doesn't say anything. I feel a bit bad for her.

Maybe if she reads a few books, she can be one of me, Riku- er..Tidus, Riku, and I's honorary staff friends. You know, how sometimes there will be the cool school staff member who usually are a relation or friend of the family, who helps you with things and sort of takes your side, and isn't really formal, 'I'M A BIG OL' ADULT THAT TEACHES', -y on you? ...Uh, yeah..anyway.

Like in the pictures.

The security guard walked over to the school's front gate, and rattled the lock. " He couldn't have slipped out. And we would have seen them if they jumped the fence, unless whoever he is'n Olympics winner for the 10-yard-dash. Kid probably went back inside to brag to his buds. A dare, or something."

I think for a moment that I like his way of talking, his accent I guess, but then I feel really sick. I felt like I was going to puke all over my shoes. Ew, huh?

Janitor man made a move like he was going to turn toward us, and I held my breath. I would've tried to sneak a glance at Riku, but I would've had to turn my head, and it was too suspencful for that. Instead, he turned towards the nurse. " It'll be okay, Mrs. Carter. I'll keep an eye out and bring the kid to the principal if I see him." Mrs.Carter looked distraught, hmm, thats a good word for it, but then she turned away and started walking back to the side of the school.

The janitor drifted off after her, and the security guard turned and started towards the front of the school. He paused at the doorway, and looked around sharply, double-checking. My breath hitched in the back of my throat. No, seriously, I felt like I was gonna gag on it. If looked right and then down, he'd probably see us. Our school has a few steps that lead to the door, and on either side is the rows of bushes. Too look pretty or something. But the point is, he was going to see us. I really wanted to turn my head and look at Riku. I don't know, to see if he was going to bolt. See if he's fainted. ...What inspired that idea? Weirdo.

But after a second or so,( literally felt more like, five minutes, ) he went inside.

I let out a big sigh of releif, and whispered, " Tense." I glanced over at Riku, wondering if he was rolling his eyes behind my back, but he was standing up already. Wow, and he had these really straight legs. I swear, I was like, looking at his knee, and it was like just a...a ruler. I've never seen someone with such straight legs. Even mine are a little curvy. Geez!

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"...and then I noticed that Riku had these really straight legs, like, straighter than ANYONE elses...Er...um. Anyway..." Sora paused, looking uncomfortable. (1)

You raised your eyebrows, but then coughed and furrowed them, lowering your head back to your clipboard, hiding a small grin.

" So...then, we left. We went over to the fence, and Riku was holding this box, I just noticed. Well, I didn't so much notice it as get the shit scared out of me when he threw it over the gate. Fuck, it sounded like a gun shot. For a minute, I actually thought that security guard did a double take, and started shooting at us. I wonder if the security guard would have actually done that. Do you think he would? "

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" Whatthhefuck-!"

Riku looked back at me with one eyebrow raised, all svelte-like.

" You really do space out alot, don't you? "

This of course, made me blush. Idiot, Sora, idiot...grumble. Plus, I had a hand on my chest, over my heart, which I have to admit must've looked stupid. What was I, an old lady? Oh great, now I'm thinking about Mrs. Canfield or something again.

I looked at the ground, and my eyes pricked alittle. Oh no, don't you fucking dare, eyes, no.

The sound of rattling metal made me look up, and I did this thing- I don't know exactly, but my eyes sank back abit and stopped watering. Suddenly, a fucking parade for Sora started, because I had stopped starting to cry. Hurray me! Hurray Me! Hurray, hurrah, for Sorah! I had to fight back a cackle in my throat, because whenever something sad happens, and I start to get watery-eyed , and try to fight it, I can't and hadto run to the bathroom or something like a fucking heroine addict. I'm such a wuss. And now, when it matters most, since I don't want to look like the wuss I am infront of Riky, I am able to, because...I kick ass.

Riku boosted himself on top of the gate, and suddenly, my face got all red. I..don't know, he just looked so pretty there. I tried to shut my head up about it, but I just kept thinking, him sitting on the gate top, this unreadable look, like he was somewhere, like on another plane of the world that only he was worthy of accessing. I don't know but it made my throat all dry, and my face felt all hot. I bet it was red, like I already said, but I didn't have a mirror. So I closed my eyes and told myself to stop on it. He was just climbing on a gate, why are you being such a drama queen? It's nothing special. You're nothing special. Just...shut up! Geez, Sora, I bet you look like an ugly, ugly tamato!

Then he hopped the gate, and I started up. Or, er, tried. My legs weren't long enough to reach the top, or something. So I tried pulling myself up with my arms- to get my legs on something to rebound of off. But the bars were flat, so they didn't work. And, oh yeah- the pulling thing? It really hurts. I actually managed to get my face levelled with the gate top, but the point dug into my cheek and my foot slipped of the bar. I ended up clinging to the bars, my feet stretched back away from me, barely touching the ground, and my face and chest smooshed against the metal. Basically, like an idiot. I peeked open an eye, and Riku was staring at me, this twisted look on his face. It...it looked like he wanted to kill me.

"..R...Riku?" I said quietly, sort of scared. What was wrong?

Geez, I make an idiot of myself. So he probably doesn't want to hang aroundme anymore. Is that so hard to figure out, Sora?

He didn't say anything, so I waited and then said it louder. He probably didn't hear me. " Riku?"

He's probably going to say something nasty, and then walk off. You'll see

He's really scaring me now, I don't know why. Even if he is wondering why I'm so stupid, why won't he say anything?

He's thinking what the hell is wrong with you. Why don't you straighten up?

" Riku!"

Just watch. He'll flip you off and call you an idiot, Sora. Geez, you are.

"...hff..."

You can't climb a gate forcrying out loud!

"..fphh..."

What the hell is wrong with you, anyway? You should pay more attention.

" ..."

Shh, I think he's saying something.

"...ssssph..hhahhhahhhhahaahaahahHAHAHAHHAHAHHAHA."

...He's...Hes...S-Shut up!

" Hahahahwhat..the...hell Sora...haha!"

He's LAUGHING.

" What the hell, Riku! Y-You're laughing at me!" I scream, sounding more outraged than I am. And I was so worked up. Stupid head.

" S-Shut up! It's hard!" I wiggle to try to imply I can't climb.

" Hahaheha..." Shut up! It's not that funny! But I'm laughing too, for some reason. I can't climb a bloody gate, but I made Riku laugh.

That counts for something, right?

It has to.

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(1) - This here is sorta mostly to point out, that the parts where he says 'I' are usually 90 present day things, or er...flashbacks. Or actually, that the parts of him in the asylum are the...flashfutures. Um, what I'm trying to get across is that most of the things in the story, due to his inability to relay exactly what he was thinking at every moment, he's probably saying something different or slightly altered to the You in the story, summing it up if you will. Therefor, you're actually getting a SNEEK PEEK, by reading what was 100 happening, omigawd! Cool, huh? Eheh...;;

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I sort of like this chapter. It's so...short though. I'll try to reason with you guys. I tried to continue, but for some reason, I couldn't think of a way to write what happens next in context with the rest of this chapter. So I guess this is it...I'm going to post it. Anyway, I'm going to continute onwards in the next chapter ( get writer's block on one chapter start a NEW ONE! ), and post it ASAP. I hate anycromns.

Oh, and I don't know how many people who read this read HAW, but the next chapter for that is a little over halfway done. I'll be working on that too. If you don't read it though, don't feel obligated! I like to keep you guys in neat, seperate, organized groups. Yes, nothing can be out of place.

I don't know if I've said this before (bad memory) but I should really revise the first 2(3?) chapters. It feels like when I started this, it was just some cheap attempt at humor. But ( I don't know how many of you agree with this) it seems like it's developed into something more serious, and actually resembles an actual STORY. I don't know. You guys make the call. Rewrite 1 and 2? ( Maybe 3? I'm not checking...)

Bet you guys know the drill. Read and reveiw!