Even If You're In the Deepest Darkness, I'll Be Your Light

Truth & Lies

My Pov

I caught a quick glimpse of Riku. He was talking to Maleficent. I hid so she won't see me.

Maleficent: "Why do you still care about that boy? He has all but deserted you for the Keyblade and his new companions, after all."

Me: 'Riku, don't believe her! She's lying!'

Riku: "I don't care about him. I was just messing with him a little." I felt my heart break a little. How could Riku say that about someone who's been his best friend and like a little brother to him for basically his whole life?

Maleficent: "Oh, really? Of course you were. Beware the darkness in your heart. The Heartless prey upon it."

Riku: "Mind your own business."

Maleficent: "Also, why do you still care for that girl? She's obviously infatuated with your former friend." Lying bitch! I've only seen Sora has a treasured friend and brother! Nothing along the lines of having a crush on him.

Riku: "Not a chance. Hikari's always been there with me and she's never lied to me once." At least he wasn't buying all her lies.

Maleficent: "Oh really? She tells you everything? You may want to reconsider that thought." Maleficent disappeared. I came out of hiding.

Me: "Riku." He turned his attention to me and he smiled. It was his real smile. He walked over to me and hugged me. I gripped on to his vest, afraid he'd leave me if I let go. "Riku. Please listen to the next thing I say to you." He locked eye-contact with me. "Maleficent is lying to you. Sora and me would never replace you and Kairi. You should know that. Why are you siding her?" I wanted to know.

Riku: "They have Kairi. And... she's lost her heart." I felt mine come to a complete stop. Kairi's heart was lost? But how?

Me: "What?"

Riku: "You heard me. This is the only way. If Kairi's heart has been taken by the Heartless, siding with Maleficent is the only way." I felt my heart break even more. That's when Pinocchio ran past both of us and Sora, Donald and Goofy showed up.

Sora: "Riku! What's the matter with you? What are you thinking? Don't you realize what your doing?"

Riku: "I was about to ask you the same thing, Sora. You only seem interested in running around and showing off that Keyblade these days. Do you even want to save Kairi?"

Sora: "I do." A scream cut through the moment of silence and I realized that scream came from...

Me: "Pinocchio!" I ran past Riku and into the bowels chamber. That's where I saw a boss Heartless. It's main body was a large, magenta blob with glowing yellow eyes and thin, rounded teeth that resemble prison bars. This body rests on a flower-like base that was violet and aquamarine. A much smaller pink head rests on top of the main one. This second head sported a jagged mouth, glowing yellow eyes, two short, dark purple spikes under its mouth, and a curled, magenta antenna on its head. Two long, aquamarine tentacles sprout from either side of the second head and end in violet "hands" with three fingers, each with a dark purple spike on it. Its Heartless emblem was between its eyes. I saw Pinocchio was inside the main body. "Hold on, Pinocchio! I'll get you out." I charged at the Heartless and manage to hit it a couple of times. I didn't pay attention and one of its tentacles wrapped around me and one of the spikes pierced my stomach. I screamed in pain.

Sora & Riku: "Hikari!" I felt blood dripping down the lower half of my body. My vision went black soon after.

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