Glances Into the Heart's Connections - No Way Out
Title: Glances Into the Heart's Connections - No Way Out
Fandom: Kingdom Hearts
Characters/pairings: Ensemble
Rating: PG-13
Summary: A series of oneshots about any and possibly all of the Kingdom Hearts cast.
Warnings: n/a
Notes: Old writing, from way back in the day, in it's mostly original format (very minor corrections may have been made)
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Theme: # 59 No Way Out
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Kairi was terrified.
The man with the red hair and black coat wasn't cruel, but he completely ignored her pleas and frantic struggles as he all but dragged her through dark alley's and neon-lit streets. He kept one hand firmly around her wrist, and a gleaming weapon she couldn't name to save her life swung almost lazily from his other hand. The threat of the weapon wasn't aimed at her, she had realized, but at the numerous heartless that crowded the shadows and stared at them with hungry eyes.
No, not at them, at her. The heartless didn't even look at him.
"You might want to shut up." Axel said, cutting across a her assurance that he'd be sorry, the first thing he'd said since catching her in Twilight Town. At her startled look, he jerked his head towards the icy-white castle that loomed over the city. "Trust me, you don't want them to hear you." He said, almost pleasantly. "They make me look like a kindly uncle."
"What are you going to do to me?" She demanded, trying to sound tough and brave. She didn't feel very tough, in fact, she felt not a little sick, but she wasn't going to let him know that.
"You want to see Sora," He said, leading her further from the castle with every step. "I want to see Sora. He comes after you, we both get what we want."
Kairi bit her lip. She did want to see him, and Riku, and take them both back to Destiny Islands, but not at the whim of this strange man. She looked around desperately, hoping to see something, anything, that could help her. Only heartless looked back. Even that strange yellow dog was gone, her captor had sent him running and howling in pain with a well-placed kick. She was on her own. She wracked her mind, trying to find some way of convincing him to let her go, and found absolutely nothing. Axel was immune to threats and pleas, she'd even tried bribing him with the promise of thousands of munny if he took her home. None of it worked.
Glaring at the back of his head, an idea came to her. It was something she swore she'd never do, after watching Tidus roll on the ground in agony after getting hit with a mis-fired blitzball, but it was probably the only thing that would get her free from his grip. Gathering her courage, she faked a stumble, going down to one knee. When he turned towards her, tugging impatiently at her wrist, she rammed her free arm up between his legs as hard as she could.
For a moment, he seemed frozen, his hand tightening on her wrist until she could feel the bones grinding. Then his face went white and he dropped to the asphalt like a brick, letting go of her arm in the process. Immediately Kairi scrambled up and ran, not knowing where she was going, and not caring.
She turned one way, then another, dodging black claws and yellow eyes as she went. A heartless rose before her, right in her path, and she nearly screamed when a yellow shape pounced on it and tore it to shreds. The dog again, running beside her, and Kairi felt a warm surge of gratitude and promised herself that the creature would never, ever, want for anything in it's life. Side by side, they bolted through the streets.
A hot stitch pulsed in her side, but Kairi didn't want to slow down. For all she knew, Axel was up and after her already, and if she stopped, he might find her. Breathing heavily, she shot a quick look back over her shoulder. Nothing but heartless. Suddenly, the dog barked, and she looked forward in time to stop herself from running face first into a black-clad chest. She tried to turn and run again, but hands grabbed her, one around her wrist, the other around her throat. Denied the air to scream by her running, she had no choice but to look at her new captor.
His eyes were cold, brilliant amber and without the tiniest spark of feeling. He looked at her closely, brows furrowed towards an X-shaped scar on his nose, then he gave her a smile every bit as frozen as his eyes. "So, you're Kairi." He said. "I've wanted to meet you." Suddenly he spun her around, the hand at her throat pulling her against his chest. Axel stood just down the street, his face still pale, two of the strange weapons in hand. "Don't make me kill her, Axel." The scarred man said from somewhere above her head. "I know you don't care about her, but Roxas won't forgive you for it." At the name 'Roxas', Axel blanched again and disappeared into a portal of inky darkness.
At the level of their knees, Pluto was growling at the man, who ignored the dog completely. "You're going to come with me." He commanded, opening a portal before them. "And if you try the same trick on me that you used on Axel, I guarantee you'll suffer for it."
Fandom: Kingdom Hearts
Characters/pairings: Ensemble
Rating: PG-13
Summary: A series of oneshots about any and possibly all of the Kingdom Hearts cast.
Warnings: n/a
Notes: Old writing, from way back in the day, in it's mostly original format (very minor corrections may have been made)
o o o
Theme: # 59 No Way Out
o o o
Kairi was terrified.
The man with the red hair and black coat wasn't cruel, but he completely ignored her pleas and frantic struggles as he all but dragged her through dark alley's and neon-lit streets. He kept one hand firmly around her wrist, and a gleaming weapon she couldn't name to save her life swung almost lazily from his other hand. The threat of the weapon wasn't aimed at her, she had realized, but at the numerous heartless that crowded the shadows and stared at them with hungry eyes.
No, not at them, at her. The heartless didn't even look at him.
"You might want to shut up." Axel said, cutting across a her assurance that he'd be sorry, the first thing he'd said since catching her in Twilight Town. At her startled look, he jerked his head towards the icy-white castle that loomed over the city. "Trust me, you don't want them to hear you." He said, almost pleasantly. "They make me look like a kindly uncle."
"What are you going to do to me?" She demanded, trying to sound tough and brave. She didn't feel very tough, in fact, she felt not a little sick, but she wasn't going to let him know that.
"You want to see Sora," He said, leading her further from the castle with every step. "I want to see Sora. He comes after you, we both get what we want."
Kairi bit her lip. She did want to see him, and Riku, and take them both back to Destiny Islands, but not at the whim of this strange man. She looked around desperately, hoping to see something, anything, that could help her. Only heartless looked back. Even that strange yellow dog was gone, her captor had sent him running and howling in pain with a well-placed kick. She was on her own. She wracked her mind, trying to find some way of convincing him to let her go, and found absolutely nothing. Axel was immune to threats and pleas, she'd even tried bribing him with the promise of thousands of munny if he took her home. None of it worked.
Glaring at the back of his head, an idea came to her. It was something she swore she'd never do, after watching Tidus roll on the ground in agony after getting hit with a mis-fired blitzball, but it was probably the only thing that would get her free from his grip. Gathering her courage, she faked a stumble, going down to one knee. When he turned towards her, tugging impatiently at her wrist, she rammed her free arm up between his legs as hard as she could.
For a moment, he seemed frozen, his hand tightening on her wrist until she could feel the bones grinding. Then his face went white and he dropped to the asphalt like a brick, letting go of her arm in the process. Immediately Kairi scrambled up and ran, not knowing where she was going, and not caring.
She turned one way, then another, dodging black claws and yellow eyes as she went. A heartless rose before her, right in her path, and she nearly screamed when a yellow shape pounced on it and tore it to shreds. The dog again, running beside her, and Kairi felt a warm surge of gratitude and promised herself that the creature would never, ever, want for anything in it's life. Side by side, they bolted through the streets.
A hot stitch pulsed in her side, but Kairi didn't want to slow down. For all she knew, Axel was up and after her already, and if she stopped, he might find her. Breathing heavily, she shot a quick look back over her shoulder. Nothing but heartless. Suddenly, the dog barked, and she looked forward in time to stop herself from running face first into a black-clad chest. She tried to turn and run again, but hands grabbed her, one around her wrist, the other around her throat. Denied the air to scream by her running, she had no choice but to look at her new captor.
His eyes were cold, brilliant amber and without the tiniest spark of feeling. He looked at her closely, brows furrowed towards an X-shaped scar on his nose, then he gave her a smile every bit as frozen as his eyes. "So, you're Kairi." He said. "I've wanted to meet you." Suddenly he spun her around, the hand at her throat pulling her against his chest. Axel stood just down the street, his face still pale, two of the strange weapons in hand. "Don't make me kill her, Axel." The scarred man said from somewhere above her head. "I know you don't care about her, but Roxas won't forgive you for it." At the name 'Roxas', Axel blanched again and disappeared into a portal of inky darkness.
At the level of their knees, Pluto was growling at the man, who ignored the dog completely. "You're going to come with me." He commanded, opening a portal before them. "And if you try the same trick on me that you used on Axel, I guarantee you'll suffer for it."