Premonitions

In Hallow Bastion, there was a school. It was almost as if this school came right out of an X-Men comic book. It was a school for the gifted, those who weren’t like everyone else. The world has lots of those kinds of people, though most people like to pretend that they don’t exist, or some government tries to “hide the truth”. The people who came to this particular school though weren’t people with any outer physical alterations, all of the students who attended Shizuoka High all dealt in powers of the mind.

The school was large and grandiose with high pillars accented by gothic arches. The school was decorated with intricate designs, large stone angels jutted out over the edge, their stone eyes gazing up almost spitefully at the heavens. The inside of the large building was covered with ornate and decorative furnishings, the walls painted a muted blood red that was further accented with a trim of gold. It was by no means a normal High School, the students only added to the strange air around it.

Inside the school a ringing bell sounded and the doors opened as a flood of students poured out, many talking amongst each other. Several laughed and joked, while others cut through the crowd and made their way to their next class. Up ahead of the groups though a tall man was heading for them, accompanied by the headmaster of the school, Professor Shinra. The crowd parted, near all of the students stopping and watching as the man walked by, almost as if they were mesmerized. The man had long flowing silver hair that came to the backs of his calves; he wore a suit, though oddly it was made of leather, accented with silver stitching. His sharp jade green eyes swept over the mass of teenagers before he looked away and continued to walk with long strides no seeming to care that the professor was struggling to keep up.

“Tell me Sephiroth-sama, what finally convinced you to allow your boy Riku to attend?” Professor Shinra asked glancing up at the alumni. “After previously sending an invitation you responded rather…strongly…that you didn’t wish for him to attend.”

Sephiroth was silent as he walked down the familiar hallways occasionally glancing at the teenagers that passed him or the photographs that covered the walls. “You’re not your father” he answered simply.

The professor smiled a bit before he halted in his steps and opened up a door, he extended his arm out to the silver haired man before he smirked “after your Sephiroth-sama”

With a faint snort the tall man walked in, the professor followed shutting the door behind them. He nodded his head to two men who stood guard out side of his office door. One was rather bulky and bald with a pair of sunglasses on despite the fact that there was hardly any sunlight spilling in from the large stain glass windows. The other was shorter, though he looked far more laid back than his partner; he had spiky flaming red hair with add scars on the sides of his face. The suit that he wore was hardly professional, the shirt untucked and the jacket unbuttoned. “Welcome back boss” he said with a smirk as he opened up the door, he seen Sephiroth and his smirk broadened “see you finally came to your senses”

“ Reno!”

The red head glanced at his partner before rolling his eyes and nodding “alright , alright I’ll shut up”

“That’s the most intelligent thing I’ve ever heard out of that mouth” Sephiroth said with a smirk before he walked into the headmaster’s office. Reno glared a bit before he crossed his arms and did not reply. The professor shook his head and followed the taller man before shutting the door behind him. He took his place behind a large oak desk littered with piles of paper work, a few manila folders, and several odd shaped paper weights.

“Now then, care to explain why you want to enroll Riku in the middle of the school year and with out any prior notice to now?” The professor asked, he flicked at his dark blond hair before he sat back crossing his arms over the white jacket he wore.

“The other methods are not working, and its creating problems for me.” Sephiroth answered as he seated himself in a large black leather chair crossing his long legs a bit before he rested his chin on his hand. “He’s hardly stupid; I know he will be able to keep up with what ever studies you may have here. I want him enrolled and starting by tomorrow. I’ll be dropping him off tonight”

The professor raised an eyebrow “I didn’t even know he was coming; we still need to set up a dorm room, properly set up his schedule, as well as the monumental amount of paper work that needs to be done.”

The only answer the professor received was the loud ‘thunk’ as a thick folder of papers were tossed to him. “I took the liberty of doing the paper work, its all in order, I picked out his schedule and I’ve already made a payment for the rest of this school year and the summer holidays” Sephiroth answered calmly. “ I know my way around here Rufus, now the only thing you have to worry about is finding him a room by the time I return tonight, which I’m sure isn’t that difficult for you”

“still taking charge as usual” Rufus said with a bit of a smirk, he looked over the paper work before he nodded and looked up “very well…bring him tonight and we’ll have everything ready” he replied.

Sephiroth nodded before he stood, his long hair sweeping over his shoulder before he turned and walked away, however he did pause his hand hovering over the door knob “All I ask…is you not let him near that laboratory…and if I find out he’s been there even once...I’ll be paying you another visit” he said his voice promising a painful death. With that he opened the door and left.

Rufus sat at his chair his finger tips touching as he laughed a bit, he opened up his book writing Riku’s name along side another before he shut it with a deep chuckle.

Riku made his way out of the office easily, his hand slid along the wooden banister as he walked toward the general direction of his room. The house was silent, meaning his father was gone, with a sigh he reached out feeling for the door knob and he turned it before stepping in.

“A life bound by a stupid piece of leather, what a life I live” Riku muttered to himself. He fell onto his bed and stretched out. Riku’s room wasn’t like most teenagers, who had something there to characterize their room, to make it their own. His room was plain, ivory white walls, a sturdy oak desk with a black lamp. A small closet with clothing that was mostly black, but still simple. “I still wonder who the hell that kid was”

Riku hardly had time to muse any further before his cell phone began to vibrate and a melancholic melody played. He reached around his jacket pocket before he pulled it out and opened it up, “yes?”

“Have someone pack your things, your leaving as soon as I get home” said Sephiroth briskly

Riku frowned and stared at his phone “What? What do you mean I’m leaving? Where am I going?” he asked.

“Do as I told you, I’ll answer your questions once we’re driving there” his father replied in a clipped tone. The line went dead and Riku glared at his phone before he set it down and got up. He pulled a bag out from under his bed and made his way to his closet and began to pull the clothing off from the racks. He packed silently while his mind buzzed with wonder, trying to figure out what his father was going to do with him this time. He was sure it had to do with the little stunt that he had pulled that day.

He couldn’t explain it; all he knew was that he was starting to get better control over his powers. Riku had been trying for a long while to get that control, the sooner he was able to control his powers, the sooner he could take off the god forsaken blindfold and the sooner he could start to live a more normal life…as normal as his life could get.

Several hours later Riku was sprawled out on his bed again listening to music coming from a small stereo on his desk, Sephiroth walked in and looked at his son before he glanced at the stereo. The music stopped and the stereo shut off, Riku sat up and looked in Sephiroth’s direction.

“I take it you’re packed?” Sephiroth asked as he eyed the small suitcase at the foot of Riku’s bed.

Riku nodded before he got up, picking the bag up and facing his father “…are you going to tell me now where you’re sending me?”

Sephiroth said nothing as he walked out of the room expecting Riku to follow him. Riku sighed and trailed after him. The two made there way out to the luxurious car that his father owned, they got in while the driver took Riku’s bags and placed them in the back. After everything was situated the car started and drove out of the large manor and into the night.

After several moments of silence Sephiroth looked at his son “ You’re going to a school that specializes in handling people with unique abilities”

“in other words, a school for freaks” Riku muttered

Sephiroth looked out side staring at the night encased scenery as they drove “ I attended that school. It’s not like the schools you’ve already been to, they’re not nearly as nice”

That made Riku raise an eyebrow, Sephiroth was just like he was. But he never knew his dad had to go to some freak show school to learn to control it. “…how long will I be there?”

“If you keep up with your studies and master control you could be out of that place in a matter of months…its up to you how long you stay there” Sephiroth replied. He flexed his leather clad hands before he leaned his head back and closed his eyes “I’ll be stopping by to check on you”

Riku scoffed “trying to be a part of my life now is not going to change anything” he snapped .

“Don’t flatter yourself” Sephiroth said with a bit of a sneer “…I just want to make sure that a certain professor there doesn’t get his slimy hands on you” he muttered quietly.

That shut Riku up, he looked in Sephiroth’s direction and had his eyes been uncovered, his look of confusion would have been apparent. For as long as Riku could remember his father never seemed to care that much about him, he was always gone on some military excursion or he was simply too busy.

The rest of the ride was silent, both males lost in their own thoughts.

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Riku felt the car begin to slow and he figured that they must have arrived. A man opened up the door before he stood back saluting to Sephiroth as the tall man got out. Riku followed after him ignoring the hand he knew was probably being offered.

Rufus stood in front of large wooden doors, slightly illuminated by the lamps that adorned each side. He looked at Sephiroth with a bit of a smirk before he looked over at the boy; he scanned him from head to toe before his smirk grew wider “the resemblance is almost impossible to miss.” He said softly.

Sephiroth simply stared coldly at the other man before he tilted his head slightly. “I trust you were able to secure him a room?” he said in a clipped tone.

Rufus simply nodded before he opened the doors motioning for the two silver haired males to follow him. “You may remove that suppressant Riku, you won’t need it here” Rufus commented over his shoulder.

Riku nearly stopped in his tracks, he frowned before he looked in the direction of Rufus’s voice “What are you talking about?”

“Just remove it boy” Sephiroth muttered, Riku still frowned before he reached up and untied the blindfold, and he slowly lowered it and blinked a bit his vision blurry. He could feel the same pressure though, as if he had never removed the blind fold, though he was able to see now. He reached up and rubbed at his eyes trying to clear his vision, but after years of no use, his eyes were weak.

“I suppose it will take him some time to adjust to being able to use his eyes” Rufus commented as he walked up a set of stairs. Riku hardly had time to savor his visual freedom before his father was shoving him ahead. The headmaster lead them down a set of corridors, the walls were very cold and upon closer inspection Riku saw that they were made from stone. The only thing lighting the long halls were several lamps placed strategically on the walls.

After a few more minutes of walking Rufus stopped before a door, he lightly knocked before he opened the door and walked in. It was apparent by the mess on one half of the room that someone was already occupying it. The room though was large, Riku guessed about 18 feet in length and 20 feet in width, the ceilings were high and large windows covered one wall creating sort of division lines between the two beds. The beds themselves were low to the ground, king sized and covered with plush comforters and pillows. There were desks which Riku guessed was for them to do their studies on, computers were there as well along with a lamp. Riku scanned around the room, mainly looking on the side of the chaotic mess, pictures, magazine clip outs and other odd things were pinned on a corkscrew board. A few framed pictures covered a messy desk, slightly buried by a large mass of papers. Rufus looked at the mess and snorted softly. “Your roommate isn’t here right now; I imagine he’s visiting with his friends. This is where you will be staying, everything on this side” he motioned to the right, mainly to everything that was still neat “is yours, your clothing can be put into the closet there. I apologize for the limited space, but it will do”

Riku couldn’t imagine having a bigger room than what he was given. “Thanks, but this is more than enough” he walked over to his side and set his luggage down before he looked over at his father “I guess I’ll see you when ever you have the time” he said quietly.

The taller male smirked slightly before he waved a bit and walked out of the room. Rufus looked between the two before he bowed just slightly “Have a good night, I’ll have your schedule sent to you in the morning and your roommate will be showing you around” he said before he turned and walked out the door shutting after him.

Riku let out a long sigh before he began to unpack his things he opened up his closet and found three sets of what looked like a school uniform. He looked it over, rubbing at his eyes to clear up his vision before he snorted. “god this is tacky” he muttered. After he finished his clothing he pulled out a tiny little mp3 player which he plugged into his new computer. Music began to drift out though he kept it low so as to not wake anyone else up. After neatly organizing his desk he threw himself onto his bed and sighed.

“What…a …day” he said softly, he laid in silence for a while, his arm covering his eyes , before he heard the door open. Riku sat up a bit and looked and his eyes widened. “I know you…”

The boy who just walked in stopped and stared before he grinned a bit “heh heh, ya about that, I’m really sorry…I hope I didn’t hurt you or anything” he said as he walked in, he shut the door behind him and leaned against it. Riku took the time to carefully look the boy over. He appeared to be shorter than Riku himself wearing black pants with a white shirt that was slightly unbuttoned at the collar and a black blazer with the letters SFA, on a patch. He had a head of messy spiky chocolate brown hair, lightly tanned skin, a sweet cherub face with large beautiful blue eyes. There were his most striking feature Riku concluded, they were soo…blue. Riku realized he was staring and not saying anything, he looked away before he stood up and held his hand out.

“My name is Riku Tasumari” Riku said with a slight smirk.

The other teen looked at the offered hand before he took it and shook it lightly “my name is Sora Strife”

Sora moved away and flopped down on his bed and moaned softly “god I’m tired, I’ve been running around all day” he muttered as he cuddled into the soft welcoming comfort of his bed. Riku looked at him and laughed a bit at the boy’s actions before he sat at the foot of his own bed looking at him. Sora glanced over at Riku before he mumbled “you got really pretty eyes, it’s a shame you had to hide them all the time”

Riku blinked a bit before he frowned “how did you know that?” he asked.

“Professor Shinra told me, he’s the guy that showed you in. He’s the headmaster of the school basically” Sora answered as he rolled onto his back. He toed off his shoes before he pulled off the jacket he was wearing tossing it only for it to stop mid air and silently glide over to his closet and hang itself.

“So…what are classes like here?” Riku asked curiously.

Sora moaned a bit before he lifted his head looking at him “…its too late at night to be talking about school….even though we live here...”he flopped back again before sighing a little “I’ll tell you all about it in the morning”

Riku shook his head before he rubbed at his eyes again, it was bothering him with how blurry everything was. Sora was watching though and he got up silently before he came up close to Riku’s face. The silver haired boy backed up a bit not expecting Sora to be so close, but the other boy simply looked into Riku’s eyes before he leaned in and for a moment Riku though that he was going to be kissed. His heart beat quickened and his blinked unsure what to do, but Sora only smiled a bit before he kissed Riku’s eyes lightly.

When he moved away Riku opened his eyes and blinked a bit before his eyes widened a bit , he could see perfectly clear. “how did…”

Sora laughed as he pushed Riku down onto his bed pinning him “I’ll tell you in the morning…now go to sleep…” He moved away and threw himself onto his own bed with a happy sigh. The lights dimmed before going out encasing both boys in darkness.

Riku relaxed a bit but his mind was buzzing with questions about his roommate and his powers.