Tainted Eyes

Kingdom Hearts, Final Fantasy, and its characters are owned by Square Enix.
Warning: Contains Yaoi (M/M), and other sexual situations.

Tainted Eyes: part IX: Lovers

Sora woke up and stretched out his tight muscles. He was so used to running around outside that it was really killing him to stay indoors without sunlight. He ran his hand through his brown-hair, which wasn't spiking up just they way he liked it today. It was getting too long. He sat there for a moment, still half-asleep without the sunlight to wake him up, and he pondered with a grin on his face about how Riku would look with his hair all spiked out.

After a few minutes the silence around him started to burn his ears. He turned on a few lanterns and walked over to the door that led to Wakka's room. It was locked. Sora frowned and stared at the floor. They couldn't be dead, could they? Why was he still alive then? It didn't make any sense. He turned slowly and walked over to the door that led to Riku's room. It was unlocked, just as he left it, and he walked in. He switched on a few lanterns and sighed deeply. Being alone was also something he wasn't used to. He walked over to Riku's bed and flopped down on it, burying his face in the pillow for a moment to see if he could catch that familiar scent of sand and the sea and windblown silver hair. But when he rolled over on the large bed, he bumped into something. There was something under all of the puffy covers and blankets... something... or maybe someone! Sora pulled the blankets back to reveal the peaceful face of his sleeping friend.

"Riku!" Sora cried out happily, but he quickly covered his own mouth with his hand. He'd let Riku sleep for now.

Sora pulled the covers down to reveal Riku's arms and chest. No cuts, no bruises, nothing. Perhaps Livion had just healed him after hurting him again, but Sora was glad that his friend looked unharmed. He pulled some of the sheets back up and stared at Riku's sleeping face. He looked so calm and serene... and just so happy to be asleep. Sora didn't have the heart to wake him up. Instead, he slid closer to his friend and rested on his stomach, so that he could drape an arm over Riku's body. He kept his head close to Riku's and closed his eyes.

But Sora's eyes snapped open once more when he breathed in the scent of blood and sweat. Riku's hair was still damp. What did they do to him?! Sora pulled back the sheets once more to look at his friend's fingernails. There was blood beneath them. Livion had done something, then he healed him and probably cleaned him off so he wouldn't track blood all over the precious things in the castle. Livion didn't want the people he captured to ever know what was coming.

"Riku?" Sora called gently to his sleeping friend. "Riku, wake up."

He didn't move from his slumber, so Sora gently shook him.

"Riku? Wake up. Come on. Please... please wake up. Riku!"

The silver-haired teen suddenly drew in a deep breath, then let it go slowly. Sora smiled to hear that familiar sound of Riku relaxing his body.

The silver-haired teen whispered something softly, his eyes still closed.

"Huh? What was that, Riku?"

"Just kill me...."

"Riku...?"

"Kill me...."

"Open your eyes! Are you still asleep? It's me, Sora!"

"Sora..." Riku said softly, his essiossion changing, as if he were trying to remember where he had heard the name before. "Sora.... Sora!"

Suddenly Riku's eyes snapped open and he threw himself at Sora, grabbing him by the throat and sitting on top of him.

"IF YOU LAY A HAND ON SORA I'LL KILL YOU!" Riku yelled, tightening his grip with both hands around Sora's neck. "NEVER EVEN THINK OF TOUCHING HIM!"

"Riku..." Sora choked softly, as he raised a hand to gently caress his friends cheek. "Riku, please...."

Riku eyes blinked a couple times as he stared down at Sora. His hands stopped squeezing and fell away immediately. The angry sea-green eyes softened and met Sora's gaze.

"Sora?" Riku whispered. His hands touched the soft brown hair and moved down to the gentle, smiling face of his friend.

"Yes, it's me," Sora said, not caring that he was just attacked. "I'm so glad to see you, Riku!"

"I can't die yet. I have to protect Sora...." Riku muttered softly, his fingertips still brushing Sora's face.

"What? You aren't going to die, Riku," Sora said, gazing into his friends eyes.

He could see that Riku wasn't all e. e. Otherwise he wouldn't be sitting on top of Sora... naked. Sora blushed, and smiled up at his friend.

"Ummm, Riku... not that I mind... but maybe you should lie down."

Sora sat up, but Riku didn't budge. Instead he continued to stare into the blue gaze. So Sora took advantage of the situation and wrapped his arms around his friend tightly. But Riku's body jolted suddenly, and he started to tremble in Sora's arms. His breathing grew hard and heavy. Sora slowly and gently pushed Riku off of him and helped him lie down on the bed. He pulled the sheets and blankets over his friend.

"Riku," he began, sliding his hand under the silver bangs and resting it on Riku's forehead. But Riku shut his eyes and tensed up.

"What did he do to you...?" Sora whispered.

Riku slowly opened his eyes and stared at the ceiling. Occasionally they would dart this way or that, showing complete fear. Fear. Riku was afraid. If Sora didn't know that Riku was having such a tough time, he wouldn't have believed it was really his normally calm and collected friend lying there. Sora watched curiously as Riku lifted an arm, staring at the wrist as though it were amazing that he could move it.

"Riku, what's wrong?"

Riku didn't seem to know that Sora was there with him. Sora felt that his heart would rip in half, especially after remembering that Riku had taken his place. He slid under the sheets and wrapped his arms around the frightened teen.

"Don't fight me, Riku," he whispered into his friend ear.

And Riku tensed up and closed his eyes, not moving a muscle.

Shit, thought Sora, Did Livion say that to him?

"Relax. It's me, Sora. You know I'd never hurt you."

Sora's arm slid down Riku's chest as he reached for his hand. He held the trembling hand in his, occasionally caressing the skin of Riku's hand with his thumb. Sora was far from a good singer, but he softly sang a tune the island children sang back home. When he was done, he found that his exhausted friend had fallen asleep.

After a while, Riku turned in his sleep, his back facing Sora. It took a few moments of thought, but Sora moved in closer, fitting his body to Riku's, resting his chest against Riku's back, and wrapping his arm around his friend and resting it on his stomach. He felt it when Riku woke up in fear, tensing up once more. But rather than pulling away, Sora held him close, his clothed crotch gently pressing against Riku's naked backside.

"Sleep," Sora whispered. "Relax Riku. My body is your shield right now. You're safe."

Sora sang softly again, and Riku's body relaxed as he fell into a serene sleep with dreams of the island back home.

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Livion stood in the center of the courtyard in the black rose garden. He stared at the tall crystal door for a long moment. He was in his dark, wickedly graceful, human form once more.

"I can't believe he didn't give in," Kairi said as she walked up behind him. "He didn't give you the power that you wanted, did he?"

"No," Livion said, not taking his eyes from the door.

"I am not surprised," said the red-haired man, who was standing with the other two men who had aided with Riku's rape. "It will probably take more torture than that to make him turn his power over to us. The keyblade master is supposed to have one of the strongest hearts in the universe."

"I cannot open this door anymore," Livion stated calmly. "He sealed it partially. I need his power to open it and get to other worlds again. It will be mine."

"How can the door be 'partially' sealed?" asked the brown-haired man.

"His power had not reached it's peak," replied Livion. “A partial sealing is almost never seen. The door is locked, but the seal has not been made tight enough to hide the door from the view of darkness or anyone else. A partial sealing is an accident at best. And he did it while the keyblade was still inside his body."

The other men looked utterly surprised and muttered to each other.

"To be able to seal a door with the keyblade still locked inside his heart...." began the white-haired man. "He must be more powerful than the ones before him. Yet here is a partial sealing. So perhaps the boy is not aware that he has the keyblade."

"He never said anything about any keyblade," Kairi said.

Livion looked away from the door and turned to Kairi.

"What would crush him and weaken him enough for me to take the blade?" he asked, his void-like eyes narrowing. "How do I hurt him and weaken his heart?"

"That's easy," smiled Kairi. "There is one person you haven't been paying much attention to since he came. Riku would die for his friends... especially Sora."

Livion's eyes shifted towards the direction of the castle. The other men followed his gaze.

"To think," growled Livion, "That the great Livion made such an oversight. I placed little importance on that boy until now. Like the other three we fed to the darkness, he seemed so plain and boring."

"Then... we should make things more amusing for the two boys," smirked Kairi. "Kill Sora in front of Riku, and your keyblade master will have nothing more to be strong about."

Livion smirked, then laughed darkly as he walked to the other men to speak of dark plans.

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Sora slept peacefully until the body in his arms shifted and the warmth pulled away from him. His dreams faded and then broke apart as his body began to feel the cooler air, and he opened his eyes to catch a glimpse of Riku headed to the bathroom.

He wants to wash it all away, thought Sora as he slid out of the bed and followed Riku slowly.

He heard the water as it started to spray, and he made his way to that shower. Riku hadn't bothered to close the glass door or shut the curtain. He only wanted to wash the taint away. Sora stood in the doorway of the huge marble shower room, watching from behind as Riku tried to remove the blood from under his nails. When the blood was gone, the silver-haired teen sunk down to his knees, letting the water run from the top of his head to the rest of his body.

Sora could only watch, not knowing what to do or say. He saw Riku's back move up and down with deep breaths. He was trying so hard to regain himself. Sora was afraid that no words could soothe the silver-haired boy.

"They're dead..." Riku said after a while, not moving or turning to look at Sora. "Tidus... Wakka... Selphie.... All of them dead. And Kairi helped to kill them."

"What?" Sora asked softly. "What? They.... It's true then...?" He shook his head. "No.... Riku, they can't...."

"They died, and I couldn't do a thing to stop it. They fell into--"

"NO!"

Riku got up slowly and turned to see Sora looking down at the tiles of the shower floor, as if he were searching his mind for some way to bring them back. But no tears came to him now.

"It hasn't really sunk in for me either," Riku said gently. "And as for Kairi, we have to try to get her away from Livion. Maybe then we can free her mind from--"

"Stop.... Just ." ."

"This isn't her fault. We have to--"

"Enough about them. We already know we aren't leaving Kairi behind. I want to know how you are doing. What did he do to you?"

Riku's gaze shifted away and his eyes fell to the floor. He turned back to the running water. "It's not important."

"Not important? Of course it's important! Do you have any idea how worried I've been just sitting here and waiting?!! I didn't know if I wanted to see you again or if I wanted word that you'd escaped!"

"I wouldn't leave you. And I'm here now. Isn't that good enough?"

"NO! I want to know what happened!" Sora walked into the shower, fully clothed in his blood red shirt and jeans. He stood directly behind Riku.

"Why is it so important what happened Sora?! I don't want to talk about it!"

"It's important because I want to know what I'm in store for!"

Riku whirled around and looked Sora in the eye. "What are you talking about? Are they coming for you now?! I told them I wouldn't let them--"

"This is just what I'm talking about! No! They aren't coming! But I won't let you take my fucking place again!"

Riku watched in shock as Sora turned and punched the tiled wall, his fists clenched so tightly that he threatened to make his own hands bleed.

"Never again..." Sora said with more grief thaku hku had ever heard in his voi "I "I'll bare whatever they want to do to me, but I won't let them hurt you again. I deserve to die after just watching you go in my place!"

"It was my choice. You're blameless for all of this."

"And it's my choice not to let you do it again! I'll hate you if you go again!"

"Then hate me..." Riku said sadly as he turned to the spray of the water once more. "Hate me all you want, just as long as you're safe."

Sora approached the calmer teen angrily, the rage rising up in him. But he stopped himself from saying more or taking anything out on the one friend he had who would ever do this much to protect him.

"You want to hit me," muttered Riku with his eyes closed.

"Hell yes."

"Would it make you feel better?"

Sora didn't respond. The steam was thick now in the shower room, and his clothes and hair were soaking wet. He walked over to the silver-haired teen and placed a hand on his shoulder.

"I have to tell you something," Sora sighed.

Riku nodded and stepped out of the spray of the water. His calm sea-green eyes searched the aching blue of Sora's, and they met each other's gaze even through the steam around them. Sora stared into that calm gaze and rose a hand to brush the wet silver-hair away from Riku's eyes.

"Thank you for... you know... looking out for me this morning," Riku said, suddenly remembering why Sora's touch felt so familiar.

Sora only nodded slightly as he cupped a hand against Riku's cheek. He only left it there for a moment before letting it slip away. He lowered his head, not knowing what he meant to do. He wondered how he could even think twice about changing his friendship with Riku. There was no way he could tell him how he felt.

He lifted his head slowly to make up some excuse for his behavior, but then he couldn't bring himself to lie either.

But neither decision mattered. Sora felt the strong arms wrap around him and draw him close.

"How naive do you think I am?" Riku whispered into his ear.

Shock ran through Sora’s entire body. He tilted his head against his friend's. "How long have you known?" he whispered back.

Riku lowered his head and kissed the spot where Sora's neck met his shoulder. "Since the night you kissed me there."

"Then you're very naive," Sora grinned.

He met his friend's eyes again and flashed his cheesy grin, causing Riku to smile. Seeing him at ease, Sora slid a hand behind Riku's neck, his other hand sliding around his friend's body. Riku closed his eyes as Sora kissed him gently. It was a new sensation. Sora's warm lips and tender care where heavenly after the frozen touches of the other men. Sora broke the gentle kiss.

"Are you okay?" he asked gently.

Riku nodded, slowly opening his eyes.

"Let's go somewhere you can relax," Sora said, turning the shower off.

The two left the shower and grabbed towels from the wall outside. Sora stripped off his wet clothes and tossed them aside. He winked at Riku when he caught him staring, then laughed when he saw his skin flush slightly. After drying himself off, Sora walked over to Riku and started to dry his silver hair.

"So..." Sora smiled. "Your hair IS silver in other places besides your head. I was wondering...."

His lips caught Riku's in a deep kiss before the silver-haired teen had time to protest. Moments later Sora pulled away and started off for his room as though nothing had happened.

"My room. Let's go," he called back. "You're not off the hook for not telling me what's been happening to you."

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Livion stayed in the black rose garden even after the other three men had returned to the castle. Kairi went with them, probably to rest in her new room next to Livion's. She was Livion's plaything in the darkness. He used her whenever he grew hot from thinking about the silver-haired teen. He could always take Riku at any time, but he wanted to make sure that he planned it out so tit wit was especially torturous for the pure-hearted boy. The boy must never think that Livion would go easy or use him for a short time. The boy had to suffer under his touch for what seemed like an eternity. So when Livion wanted to dive into his lust for a brief moment, he used the girl. She was just one more person he could use, and she enjoyed it. She would also be useful when it came to luring in any more unfortunate people he managed to come across. That is... if he ever got the door open again.

He walked up and placed his hand on the door, his black eyes studying it. It was still warm from Riku's light. For a brief instant something flickered inside Livion. It was like a forgotten memory. But the harder he tried to retrieve it, the darker and more forgotten it became.

How long have I been using this door to bring others into the darkness?" thought Livion. I have seen many keyblade heroes and wielders of the past, but a keyblade master is rare.

He looked back towards the castle, remembering the sea-green eyes that refused to fall into darkness.

What memory of mine could possibly be clinging to the light?

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"Four of them...?" Sora muttered, as he sat on his bed next to his resting friend. Both boys were still nude after the shower.

"Yes."

"And they all... did that to you?"

"Yes."

"And right after the other three were killed...."

"Right after...."

"And he turned into..."

"...a demon."

"And Kairi just..."

"...Stood there. Laughed."

"You went through all of that.... How are you being so strong about all of this?!"

"I don't know. Something deep inside tells me that... I don't know. Something tells me that maybe our friends didn't suffer that much behind the door. They probably would have gone through a lifetime of agony here. My heart just doesn't feel the sadness yet."

"But... what about you? They raped you for goodness sakes!"

Sora's eyes held guilt and grief, and he shook his head slowly. He didn't even want to imagine Riku being hurt by Livion and the three other men just like him. It hurt him to picture Kairi laughing and getting off on watching Riku suffer.

Sora slid under the sheets and rested his body on top of Riku's protectively.

"Sleep here tonight," he said softly as he caressed Riku's side. "They won't take you from me again."

Riku nodded and wrapped his arms around Sora. Sora realized that Riku was almost being timid about everything, which made him smile. The all powerful Riku was showing a new side, and he was glad that he was the one to see it. Sora moved in and kissed Riku's neck gently. Soon he found himself planting a trail of kisses from Riku's neck to his shoulder. He slid his arms beneath his friend as he did so, kissing back up to Riku's throat and sucking gently. He heard a faint gasp from the silver-haired teen and felt his heartbeat quicken. Sora sucked harder, feeling the passion overtake him, and he left his mark on the other boy's neck. Riku would never be Livion's... not as long as Sora was alive.

Sora's passion grew when Riku pulled him close, urging him on. The brown-haired boy moved up Riku's body slightly, kissing him passionately on the lips. He slid one hand from under Riku and slid it over his thigh. Riku's eyes opened in surprise for a brief moment as Sora's tongue slid into his mouth.

Has he done this before?! Riku wondered for a brief moment.

Sora kissed Riku deeply, their tongues moving against each other in a demanding rhythm. The brown-haired teen slid to the side just a bit, even though Riku held him tightly. He slid his fingertips against the inside of Riku's thigh, moving higher... and higher... until Riku's length was in his grasp. He broke the kiss when he felt Riku's body jolt slightly beneath him.

"Ssshhh..." Sora said softly.

Riku closed his eyes as Sora's hand stroked him gently. His hands were warm and careful, which eased Riku greatly. Sora could feel his lover grow harder under his hand, and it excited him to think that the person who normally bested him at everything was responding to everything he did. He slid off of Riku's body, careful not to break the rhythm. Suddenly Riku felt the tickle of Sora's hair on his skin, and he gasped loudly as Sora licked the head of his penis. Sora's hand continued to stroke as he licked Riku from head to base, his tongue carefully massaging the underside. Riku groaned softly, and soon Sora's mouth was wrapped around the head. Sora felt his lover push up slightly, wanting Sora to take him all the way in, and Sora gladly did so. Riku watched as Sora's head moved up and down, his lips holding on to him tightly. Sora's hand followed his mouth as he sucked, until he could take the entire length down his throat to the base.

Much to Riku's frustration, Sora pulled away, but he had no intention of stopping there. Sora moved up to kiss Riku again, and this time his hand moved between Riku's legs, down to the spot where Riku and been entered and abused again and again. Riku immediately grabbed his wrist, not even thinking of his actions as he did so.

Sora stared down into his lover's sea-green eyes. "I'm sorry...."

"N... no... it was just...."

"I understand," Sora whispered, wondering if Riku wanted to stop.

But Riku sat up, and kissed Sora again, crushing the brown-haired boy against his own body. His hands moved over Sora's arms and back, and he felt the way the muscles had grown. Sora felt Riku's strong hands move over his backside, and this time it was Riku's finger that moved over Sora's entrance. But Sora wasn't afraid. In fact, he had wanted this. Riku slowly inserted a finger into Sora's anus, and much to his surprise, Sora took it in fairly easily. Sora groaned deeply in Riku's ear, his relaxed state combined with his desire allowing him to take his friend's curious finger without effort. Sora felt the strong arms turning him around, and he followed the lead he was given. Soon he found himself on his stomach, with Riku positioned over him.

"What if it hurts you?" Riku asked softly.

"Keep going...."

The head of Riku's penis slowly pressed to Sora's entrance. Riku was hesitating, and Sora guessed that he was afraid of giving the Sora the same pain he had felt. The few seconds that passed seemed like an eternity, but Sora felt Riku ease forward again. Sora winced as Riku entered, but he didn't let the pain stop him. He pushed up slightly, letting more of Riku's length slide into his body. The silver-haired teen groaned with pleasure as he entered the tight, warm entrance, and he pushed in inch by inch. One he was fully buried inside of Sora he gently rested his weight on his lover, letting the brown-haired teen get used to the feeling of being taken. After a few moments he started to move his hips slowly, his length sliding in and out of his friends tight entrance. Sora groaned and pushed himself against Riku, his body wanting more of the person it had craved for so long. It hurt Sora a bit, but that only added to the pleasure. He had always imagined that it would hurt with Riku, but then most people expected Riku to be rougher than he was.

Before long Riku's thrusts became more intense. He kissed Sora's shoulder and gently bit his neck. Sora groaned with pleasure at the attention, and whispered Riku's name adoringly. Riku groaned and thrust deeply a final time, pushing himself as far as he could go inside of Sora, his breath rushing out of him in a deep exhalation. His full weight rested on Sora now. A couple minutes past before he pulled out, causing Sora to gasp a final time. Sora had already cum as well, and it streaked across the red bedsheets. The brown-haired teen turned to face Riku, who was now lying on his side facing him. Riku just stared into his eyes, as his expression usually said more than his words.

Sora brushed his fingertips against Riku's cheek. "Are you alright?"

Riku nodded, a serene look taking over his features.

"It doesn't bother you after... you know...."

"No. This was much different."

"Yea, I know. I'm a lot sexier than that Livion guy."

Riku smirked, then burst into a laugh.

"What? You saying I'm not?"

"I'm not saying that. But... I've never heard you talk like this."

"Of course not. You didn't know how I felt. What if you didn't feel the same?"

"I do."

"Now I know."

"Have you ever... done that before?"

"Of course not!"

"You just seemed so..."

"I'm a fast learner."

Riku smiled and shook his head. "Too bad you don't learn anything else that fast."

"Hey! Shut up!"

Riku laughed and pulled Sora close. "That was for the comment about my hair."

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Kairi walked down the halls, exploring the dark castle. She needed to move around and stretch after seeing to Livion again. He always used her so roughly, and he especially liked filling her ass with his large cock, but it didn't matter to her. The lust and darkness fed her... she needed it.

She thought she heard footsteps, and decided to follow them. The workmen were always so rushed here, making sure they did everything Livion wanted. But Livion knew how to keep them loyal. They were all well fed with luxurious rooms and a large, willing harem of women.

I wonder what the surrounding areas are like, thought Kairi. This seems to be a world willed with desire and darkness.

She turned down a hall only to see a group of large guards running at her.

"Where did they go?!" one of the men yelled to the group. "Don't let them escape to the courtyard!"

Kairi looked around immediately. She looked further down the hall to catch a glimpse of a small group of people running at top speed. They were trying to escape, but they didn't make it far, for another group of Livion's guards blocked them from going further down the hall. And soon, all of the halls were blocked, and they stood between the masses of guards.

"We won't return to our prison!" Kairi heard a deep voice yell out.

"Shut up and move!" yelled a guard, and Kairi saw a couple men advancing on the one who had yelled.

"Squall, no!" cried a feminine voice.

Another man from the group of surrounded people moved in front of the one called Squall. "Take us to Livion! We'd rather die than sit in those rooms any longer!" he yelled.

rhaprhaps that can be arranged!" yelled another guard. "I'm sure Livion would want to see you again. He has a thing for blondes!"

The other guards burst into laughter, and soon the group was being hauled off, probably back to their rooms. Kairi only smiled, admiring the build of the men in the group as they passed. When they were gone she headed back from where she came, planning to ask Livion if she could watch the delightful torture of this group as well.

~*~*~To be continued~*~*~

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