Namine stayed silent, still in shock. Hearing that something happened to Riku was the last thing she had expected. Riku was the strongest out of any of them; how could he have been caught? And for what reason was he still...alive? She didn't like thinking like that, but she needed to make sense of this. Sora clasped his hands together in front of him, his eyes gazing blankly at them. "I believe this man really does have Riku because of two things," he said, knowing that Roxas would especially want to know what the proof was for the accuracy of the threat. "One is that he even knew about Riku at all. He's been gone for a while, so it seemed unrealistic that anyone in New York would know about him."
Namine's eyes were wide in surprise. Riku!? She hated hearing that he was in trouble; he had been a good friend to her at several points in the past. She swallowed hard and washed Kairi, waiting for more to be said. "The first thing he told me to do was break up with you, Kairi," Sora told her, closing his eyes at the painful thoughts of what he had said to her. "I had no choice but to believe the threat was real, and he emphasized that I do it quickly. Probably just to see if he had my attention or not."
I'm sure we will. =) I'm guessing around 3:00 my time; I'll let you know when I know for sure.
Namine nodded in agreement to Roxas; She really wanted to know what was going on, since it wasn't every day Kairi came to them late in the evening with a frightened expression on her face. Sora leaned forward on the couch, elbows resting on his knees as he tried to compile his thoughts. "I got a call earlier," he started. "Right before I called you. It was a man...saying that he had Riku hostage and unless I did whatever he wanted, he would kill him."
I might have some plans other than my group thing on Monday, but it shouldn't take all day.
Namine shot Kairi a confused, worried look. Her friend looked really upset...The blond's eyes wandered around the house a little bit, noticing that all the shades were shut and the windows closed due to it being night-time out. Good; her friend could have some privacy. If she needed it, of course. Not only did he have to convince them that the threat was real, but Sora also had to try and figure out what was going on. And how he could somehow break out of the position he was in and save Riku before it was too late. What did this man want from him, anyway...?
You have any plans for that day?
Namine felt confused when she heard Roxas' voice from the area near the front door. Kairi? What was she doing here? The blond girl moved away from her place at the counter and headed over to where Roxas was, standing two steps behind him. Sora closed his eyes in concentration. How was he supposed to explain this to his friends? He hardly knew what was going on himself. The first thing he had to do, though, was convince them that this was a real threat.
We might be getting together again on Monday; I'm not sure.
Sora fought the urge to nod at Kairi's words, in fear that somehow the action would be misinterpreted by watching eyes. Honestly, he had no clue what to expect from whoever was holding Riku. For now, he just had to play along with him and be a pawn...The thought disgusted him, making his eyebrows furrow over his blue orbs. "Okay," he responded simply.
In some ways, but some of it was discussion about what we should do and stuff. So it wasn't a total waste. xD
"Goodybe," Sora said suddenly, snapping his cell phone shut. However, the communication with him and Kairi was far from over."I will; I promise," he said to her, feeling a pang of warmth inside him. "Everything's going to be alright." At least, he hoped they would, anyway.
We didn't get much done. xD But oh well, it's not due for a little while, anyway.
Sora opened his eyes and leaned back into the couch, feeling weak from the emotional stress he was putting himself and Kairi through. "Maybe someday, you'll understand," he said verbally. "Don't worry, I'm pretty sure I'm not in a huge amount of danger. Some, but not a lot," he told her honestly, trying to sooth her fears.
I bet it was. x3
"Why do you keep asking me that? I told you it's me, not you," Sora said, making himself sound overly frustrated. "Please forgive me," his heart whispered. "I love you...so much." He was hardly able to keep up this charade because he was so upset. He hated putting Kairi in this position, and he hated that he had been forced into this situation all together. But for Riku's sake, he'd keep up this charade.
AWWW! x3 That's adorable.
"You have to believe it, because that's how this is," Sora forced himself to say, his teeth gritted slightly. He was having a very hard time doing this; he hoped that none of his verbal words were hurting her in anyway. But there was no way to tell. Not now, anyway. "Keep your eyes open," he warned her. "But don't look suspicious. Hide your face if you can, like you've been crying."
Have a good time? =)
"I just can't be with you right now," Sora said softly, bringing up his free hand to his face. He rubbed his fingers over his temple in anger and sadness, his eyes closing once more. "Yes," he responded.
