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Who: Riku, Roxas and Sora
What: Fixing Sora
Where: The basement, Balamb Garden
When: After the events at the Centra Ruins
Rating: PG-13


Roxas was sat on the floor, staring through the glass of the cell Sora was locked in. He watched Sora's lifeless form. Maybe his punch had done more damage than he expected. He was a fair distance from the little room, leaning against the wall, his arms folded on his knees.

Sora was untied and laying on the floor of the cell, curled up in a little ball. He was breathing and a few spontaneous spasms would occasionally twitch his whole form but Sora didn't blink even one of his yellow eyes open.

Riku came down to the basement, carrying a tray of food for Roxas - a buger, some fries and a milkshake. He set the tray down beside him. "Here, you gotta eat." He murmured, kneeling beside the glass cell, resting a hand on it. "Any change?" He asked, hopefully.

Roxas shook his head, grunting at the tray of food. "A few muscle spasms and a grunt, that's it really. Any word on Leon?" He blinked up at Riku and watched him kneel by the cell, sighing softly.

Sora's ears pricked up at Riku's voice but he didn't make even the slightest move to get to him or even get up.

Riku shook his head. "No change last time I heard. The atmosphere upstairs is pretty gloomy..." He sighed and rested his forehead against the glass. "I should've been there to protect Sora..."

"Neither of us saw it coming, Riku. It's stupid to get upset about it when you can't do anything to change the facts." He murmured, taking a few fries and biting them.

Sora gave an involuntary twitch and his whole body jerked before he settled to be lifeless again.

A stray tear rolled down Riku's cheek as he sighed. "Easy for you to say, Rox. I guess not having a heart has it's benefits at times like this..."

"I... I suppose it does..." Shifting to his knees and crawling across the room, with steady hands, Roxas pulled Riku into a hug, nuzzling his hair.

However, the instant Roxas' hands contacted with Riku, Sora sprang to life, running down his cell and slamming his hands hard on the glass, snarling at them.

Riku squeaked at the sound of the glass rattling at Sora's pounding, jumping back from both Roxas and the cell. "What the Hell?!?" He managed to say despite his pounding heart.

Roxas jerked back as well, eyes wide. "Jeez... I don't think he wants you being touched... by me..." he mumbled, blinking a few times.

As they backed off, Sora patted at the glass, purring and cooing, his yellow eyes fixed on Riku and a smile on his lips. He even wiggled in enthusiasm.

Riku blinked a little at Roxas' statement. As Sora patted at the glass, he took a step closer, resting his hand over the outline of Sora's, once more resting his forehead against the glass, as he smiled at Sora. "Hey."

Roxas shifted to stand, dusting off his pants. "I'll give you some time alone. You might wanna give that food to him." He murmured, flicking the keycard to Riku and heading up the stairs.

Sora's eyes followed Roxas as he left before he set them on Riku again, cooing at him, tapping his blackened claws on the glass where Riku's hand was.

Riku caught the keycard, twirling it in his fingers for a moment. He watched Roxas leave before picking the tray up, swiping the keycard through the slot to unlock the cell, opening the door to push the tray inside.

Sora blinked at the food before pouncing over the tray and nudging the door more open, scrambling his way to Riku and clinging to him pouting up at him with coal black lips.

Riku gave a squeak, nudging Sora back lightly. "Sora! No!! You gotta stay in the glass box until we find a way to fix you!" He mewled, flailing slightly.

Sora's lower lip trembled and he scooted back, fumbling at his black clothing, tugging at one of his black spikes before sitting back on his butt and pouting at Riku, looking at him in confusion.

Riku closed the door again, sighng heavily. "I'm sorry Sora. I want nothing more than to cuddle you all up and look after you, but I'm afraid you'll eat my heart at the first chance you get..."

Shaking his head hard, Sora pressed his palms and forehead to the glass, his lower lip wibbling as he blinked a few times, cooing at Riku.

Riku sighed, toying with that keycard for a long moment before unlocking the cell door once more, stepping inside to let it close and lock behind him.

Sora cooed and purred, winding himself around Riku's legs like a cat before taking a fry between his teeth and offering it up to Riku with a coo.

Riku reached out a nervous hand to take the fry from Sora, munching on it, keeping his eyes fixed on those yellow ones, feeling a little uneasy being inside the glass box with Sora.

Sora's mentality pretty much mimicked that of a puppy or a kitten and he did a little forward roll on the floor before flopping on his back and wiggling his legs. A moment later, Sora hopped onto his feet and stood in front of Riku, slouched and purring as he nuzzled the older teen's chest, right over his heart.

Riku jumped back a little shaken as Sora nuzzled his chest in that way. "Um... how about you keep your head on my shoulder, okay?" He murmured, shifting to sit on the floor.

Sora purred and curled up into Riku's side, resting his chin on Riku's shoulder, his eyes fixed, unblinking, on Riku's face as his clawed fingers curled into the older boy's hand.

Riku winced a little, taking that clawed hand in both of his own hands, kissing those clawed fingers gently in turn, beofre nuzzling it to his cheek.

A slight snarl escaped and Sora's brow furrowed but he soothed himself, keeping his eyes fixed on Riku, his breathing a low growl.

Riku swallowed hard, shivering nervously. He shuffled away slightly, beginning to regret entering.

Sora pouted and scooted closer, spotting a light fleck and letting his eyes become distracted for a moment before he pounced on Riku, trying to pin him to the floor as he straddled him, cooing cutely.

Riku's heart pounded against his chest as Sora straddled him. He blinked up at him, fear dancing in those seagreen eyes.

His eyes lingered over that heart. He could hear it so clearly. Opening his mouth to reveal salivating fangs, Sora leaned down, hissing before blinking a few time, his eyes fading into green and then blue as he looked at Riku's face. "Nh... Riku... r-run..." he mumbled, climbing off him. A split second later, his eyes were yellow again.

Riku pushed himself to his feet, hand fumbling in his pocket to fish that keycard out, trying to slide it through the slot.

Sora snarled and readied into a pounce position running towards Riku with his teeth bared and his eyes sharp on his lover.

Riku finally got the door open, slipping out, before slamming it shut, panting hard as he slid down it to sit, burying his head in his knees.

Sora threw himself at the door as it slammed shut, hissing before panting and nuzzling at the glass, pressing his palms to it, whimpering at Riku.

The silver haired teen pushed himself to his feet again, pressing his hands to the glass over Sora's. "Sora... Come back to me. I love you."

Almost like TV static, Sora's eyes flickered between yellow and blue, his hands remaining against the glass as he looked up at Riku.

Riku pressed his lips to the glass for a second. "Sora... Come back to me. I need you. Leon needs you. Roxas needs you. We miss you. We love you."

A sob escaped as he kissed the glass where Riku's lips had been. "Ri..." his eyes fuzzed blue and yellow, his hands pressing harder to the glass, feeling it almost creak and crack under the force.

Riku pressed his hands hard over the outline of Sora's again, once more leaning in to kiss the glass, a tear rolling down his cheek.

Another soft sob escaped and he kissed at the glass, trembling and sobbing. "Riku..." his eyes were shining aqua, though everything else remained black.

Riku kept his lips pressed to the glass, watching Sora intently. "I love you." He whispered.

Those blue eyes watched Riku's lips and a split second later, Sora dropped down to his knees, his skin fading to a milky grey as he lay there.

Riku knelt on the floor, keeping his hands against the glass. "Sora?" He asked, not daring to enter the damned box again. "Sora? Look at me?"

A shiver went down his spine and Sora looked at Riku with bright blue eyes, pressing a hand to the glass. A hand without claws. "Ri... ku..."

The older teen was instantly on his feet, unlocking that door, before rushing inside, scooping Sora up in his arms. "Sora."

Sora's skin was gradually regaining colour and his breathing shook as he lay limp in Riku's grasp, his eyes closing. "Riku..." he exhaled, twitching a little.

Riku held Sora tight against his chest, leaning down to kiss him getnly, over and over again, rocking him a little.

"I love you..." he breathed into Riku's kisses, his hands grasping loosely at his t-shirt and his hair. "I'm... sorry..."

"Shh. Shh. Don't apologise. You're here now. You came back to me. That's all that matters." Riku murmured, holding Sora tighter.

Sora trembled. "N-no... I'm... sorry..." he wheezed as his skin began to darken again, his eyes fading into a greenish yellow.

Riku blinked at Sora, shaking him hard. "No... No don't you dare go away again!!"

Sora's eyes glowed yellow as his skin turned to a dirty grey and his hand grasped at Riku's shirt, his mouth opening to reveal black, dripping fangs.

"Sora?! Fight this!! I know you're in there, so stop hiding your scrawny little ass in there and come back to me! Don't make me beat up! You know I will!!" Riku mewled, pushing Sora away slightly.

Sora scrambled to his knees, hissing at Riku for all of two seconds before he sat there, black all over save for his eyes, wailing and cooing, black tears streaming from those yellow eyes.

Riku sighed and wiped at those black tears, even though he knew he should be getting the Hell out of that damned glass box. "Don't cry."

Sora curled his clawed hands around Riku's wrist and sniffled, nuzzling at his friend's hand, cooing like a small animal, his brow furrowed.

"It's just me, Sora. It's me. It's Riku." He murmured, watching that Heartless form of his lover, his fingers tensing slightly.

Sora blinked up at his face before suddenly pouncing on him and sinking his teeth into Riku's t-shirt, tugging at it where his heart was.

Riku flailed, kicking at pushing at Sora. "Stop it!! Sora! Stop!!!" He hissed, punching him in the face.

As he was punched, Sora scurried back, his eyes flashing bright blue and his skin turning grey and then bronzing fast. He took a harsh breath in and shook as he held himself up on all fours. "Nghh... hnngh..."

Riku sat up, panting hard, his eyes watching Sora. "Sora?" He asked, moving closer.

Sora panted and wheezed, his eyes closing tight before he swung his fist and hit Riku in the jaw. "Stupid! Don't punch me in the face!!" He snapped, huffing with a pout as he flopped back on his butt.

Riku hissed, holding his face. "Ow! Dumbass! Don't try eating my heart then!!" He huffed, sitting down on his butt.

Sora rubbed at his eyes as a trickle of blood ran out of his nose. "...did I? I... don't remember anything..." he mumbled.

Riku shuffled closer, reaching out a hand to brush that blood away with his thumb. "I'm sorry I punched you."

"It's okay... I think you must've shaken me from my... haze." He rubbed his eyes a moment longer before brushing his fingers over the damp, ripped patch on Riku's t-shirt. "Sorry about... this..."

Riku shook his head. "Don't worry about it." He murmured, pulling Sora into a hug.

Sora curled his arms around Riku's neck and nuzzled at him. "...how bad was I?" He asked quietly.

"Pretty bad..." Riku murmured, holding Sora close, rocking him gently in his arms.

Sora sighed softly. "I'm sorry..." He nuzzled at Riku's neck. "I wanna get out of this basement..."

Riku held him tighter. "Are um... are you sure you're over... it?" He asked, kissing Sora's head over and over.

Sora nodded slightly. "Your punch knocked me out of it. I'm... I'm not hungry anymore." He mumbled, clinging to Riku.

Riku cuddled Sora all up, kissing him on the lips, as he stroked Sora's back gently.

Sora smiled lightly, nuzzling at Riku's nose when the quick kiss ended, his hands threading in that silver hair. "I love you..."

"I love you too, Sora. Don't leave me like that again." Riku replied, kissing Sora's nose, before taking hold of his hand, walking towards the door.

Sora trembled as he walked, his whole body feeling heavy and lazy. "I didn't exactly plan it..." He mumbled, sighing softly as he leaned against Riku.

Riku gave Sora's hand a gentle squeeze as he unlocked the door with the keycard, slipping it back into his pocket. "Want me to give you a piggyback?"

"...could you? I kinda feel sluggish and tired..." he mumbled, rubbing his eye as he blinked up at Riku with the other one.

Riku crouched down a little. "Jump on." He murmured, hoisting Sora onto his back. "Hey... Probably not the best time to tell you... but Leon is in the hospital..."

Sora pounced up onto Riku's back, curling his arms around his neck and resting his head against the older teen's. "Did he get hurt on our mission?"

Riku nodded, holding Sora's legs. "Mmhmm. He got impaled on a pole or something. When we got back to the sirship with you, that Balthier guy was there looking after him."

"I-impaled?! Is he okay?!" He swallowed hard, closing his eyes tightly. "I... want to see him but I don't think it'd help him if he sees me as... weak as I am..."

"No one really knows. They know he was badly injured and that he's in the Infirmary now... but no one will say how he is..." Riku replied, carrying Sora back towards the dorms. "Maybe once you've rested they'll let you see him."

"Yeah... I hope he's okay..." he mumbled, resting more on Riku, drifting to sleep on his back. The way Riku moved was soothing him.

Riku carried Sora back to his and Roxas' dorm, kicking the door lightly with his foot, unable to reach the master keycard from his pocket.

Sora blinked a little, rubbing his eye, almost falling from Riku's back. "Wha...?" He slid down carefully and leaned against the door, nuzzling it a little, his eyes almost closed.

Riku pulled the keycard from his pocket, swiping it to unlock the door. "Home sweet home, Sora. Go get some sleep, okay?"

Sora nodded and grabbed a handful of Riku's shirt, dragging him inside as he shuffled to his bed, pouting before a big yawn escaped him.

Riku laughed softly as he was dragged. He moved over towards the bed and pulled back the covers for Sora, patting the mattress.

Sora pulled off his top, unfastening his pants as he kicked off his shoes. Totally unaware of anything, considering how tired he was, Sora stripped naked and wriggled into bed, looking up at Riku with bleary eyes. "Stay...?"

Riku gave a nod and kicked off his shoes before he wriggled into bed with Sora. "Sleep now."

Sora scrambled into Riku, yawning loudly before his eyes just gave up on him and he fell asleep.