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KH: In A Box
Title: In A Box
Fandom: Kingdom Hearts
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ladylore
Theme: #5 ~ Hidden Treasure
Characters: Riku, Sora
Rating: G
Notes: This spoiler-free fic will make so much more sense if you've seen Snake in a Box from Metal Gear Solid 3. Aside from addressing the theme of hidden treasure,ladylore promised me she would finish her Advent Children AMV if I included the whole box thing... So I did. ^_^ The AMV is amazing, so I'm really happy about the whole deal, really. I've been bribed into writing a different fic to get her to post the video, but it'll be up soon. ^________^
Anyways, without further delay...
In A Box
“Riku!” Sora shouted, wandering around the island. He’d been running late that morning, and Riku had already been gone from his usual spot on the far island when Sora arrived. As he wandered back down the stairs onto the main part of the island, he called, “Riku, where are you?”
“I’m in here!” A familiar voice replied.
Sora headed into the seaside shack, expecting a familiar silver haired boy to greet him. Instead, Sora saw nothing that was out of the ordinary, and no sign of his friend. The room was exactly as he had left it the night before, save for the addition of a large cardboard box. Sora blinked, glancing around.
“Riku?”
“I’m in here!” Riku’s voice said. The cardboard box shook a little at the declaration.
“AH!” Sora shouted, jumping backwards. He could hear Riku’s laughter. It seemed to be coming from inside the box. Sora stared at it from his position, now leaning against the entrance to the shack. The box finally stopped shaking just as Riku stopped chuckling. Cautiously, Sora approached the box, poking at it experimentally as he said, “Riku, what are you doing?”
“I’m in a box.” The voice replied.
“Well, yeah, I can see that, Riku.” Sora retorted, placing a hand on top of the box. “What I want to know is why you’re in a box.”
“I don’t know, Sora.” Riku’s voice sounded a bit odd, and Sora’s eyebrows raised a bit. “Do you believe in destiny?”
“Ummm, Riku –“
“No, really!” The box shook for emphasis here, and Sora jumped backwards. He sat cross-legged on the ground some small distance away from his friend as Riku continued, “I was just looking at it when I got this sudden urge to go inside – that it was my destiny to be here; in the box!”
“You forgot to wear sunscreen again, didn’t you Riku?” Sora asked, shaking his head. Riku’s numerous encounters with sunstroke when they were little had taught Sora the value of making sure they both had sunscreen on, but missing his friend earlier meant that he hadn’t been there to remind him.
“NO!” The older boy denied vehemently. Sora used his knees to brace his elbows as he put his face in his hands and stared at the cardboard. “I can’t describe it – I’ve got this incredible feeling of inner peace. I feel… safe. Like this is where I was meant to be, Sora! Like I’d found the key to true happiness!”
“Uh-huh.” Sora replied.
“You know what I think, Sora?” The box started edging towards him. “You should come inside the box. Then you’ll know what I mean.”
“Okay!” Sora said.
The edge of the box nearest him lifted into the air, and Sora moved forward until he was under it, too. The box fell to the ground, encompassing the two friends in darkness. Sora sat for a moment, leaning back against the edge of the box, noticing the contrast between its cool surface and the warmth emanating from Riku’s body beside him. He could hear the quiet roar of the ocean in the distance, and the soft sound of their breathing. Sora closed his eyes, savouring the moment.
“Do you see, Sora?” Riku asked, his voice clearer and calmer than before.
“Yeah.” Sora replied. “I think I do.”
How long they sat enclosed in that box neither could have said. Perhaps they would have stayed forever, if they had been left alone. Destiny, though, did not intend for them to remain in the box.
“Riku, Sora!” Kairi’s voice called from the outside. “Where are you?”
In the darkness, Sora’s grin knowingly answered Riku’s as they shouted together, “We’re in a box!”
Fandom: Kingdom Hearts
For:
30_friends, ladyloreTheme: #5 ~ Hidden Treasure
Characters: Riku, Sora
Rating: G
Notes: This spoiler-free fic will make so much more sense if you've seen Snake in a Box from Metal Gear Solid 3. Aside from addressing the theme of hidden treasure,
ladylore promised me she would finish her Advent Children AMV if I included the whole box thing... So I did. ^_^ The AMV is amazing, so I'm really happy about the whole deal, really. I've been bribed into writing a different fic to get her to post the video, but it'll be up soon. ^________^Anyways, without further delay...
“Riku!” Sora shouted, wandering around the island. He’d been running late that morning, and Riku had already been gone from his usual spot on the far island when Sora arrived. As he wandered back down the stairs onto the main part of the island, he called, “Riku, where are you?”
“I’m in here!” A familiar voice replied.
Sora headed into the seaside shack, expecting a familiar silver haired boy to greet him. Instead, Sora saw nothing that was out of the ordinary, and no sign of his friend. The room was exactly as he had left it the night before, save for the addition of a large cardboard box. Sora blinked, glancing around.
“Riku?”
“I’m in here!” Riku’s voice said. The cardboard box shook a little at the declaration.
“AH!” Sora shouted, jumping backwards. He could hear Riku’s laughter. It seemed to be coming from inside the box. Sora stared at it from his position, now leaning against the entrance to the shack. The box finally stopped shaking just as Riku stopped chuckling. Cautiously, Sora approached the box, poking at it experimentally as he said, “Riku, what are you doing?”
“I’m in a box.” The voice replied.
“Well, yeah, I can see that, Riku.” Sora retorted, placing a hand on top of the box. “What I want to know is why you’re in a box.”
“I don’t know, Sora.” Riku’s voice sounded a bit odd, and Sora’s eyebrows raised a bit. “Do you believe in destiny?”
“Ummm, Riku –“
“No, really!” The box shook for emphasis here, and Sora jumped backwards. He sat cross-legged on the ground some small distance away from his friend as Riku continued, “I was just looking at it when I got this sudden urge to go inside – that it was my destiny to be here; in the box!”
“You forgot to wear sunscreen again, didn’t you Riku?” Sora asked, shaking his head. Riku’s numerous encounters with sunstroke when they were little had taught Sora the value of making sure they both had sunscreen on, but missing his friend earlier meant that he hadn’t been there to remind him.
“NO!” The older boy denied vehemently. Sora used his knees to brace his elbows as he put his face in his hands and stared at the cardboard. “I can’t describe it – I’ve got this incredible feeling of inner peace. I feel… safe. Like this is where I was meant to be, Sora! Like I’d found the key to true happiness!”
“Uh-huh.” Sora replied.
“You know what I think, Sora?” The box started edging towards him. “You should come inside the box. Then you’ll know what I mean.”
“Okay!” Sora said.
The edge of the box nearest him lifted into the air, and Sora moved forward until he was under it, too. The box fell to the ground, encompassing the two friends in darkness. Sora sat for a moment, leaning back against the edge of the box, noticing the contrast between its cool surface and the warmth emanating from Riku’s body beside him. He could hear the quiet roar of the ocean in the distance, and the soft sound of their breathing. Sora closed his eyes, savouring the moment.
“Do you see, Sora?” Riku asked, his voice clearer and calmer than before.
“Yeah.” Sora replied. “I think I do.”
How long they sat enclosed in that box neither could have said. Perhaps they would have stayed forever, if they had been left alone. Destiny, though, did not intend for them to remain in the box.
“Riku, Sora!” Kairi’s voice called from the outside. “Where are you?”
In the darkness, Sora’s grin knowingly answered Riku’s as they shouted together, “We’re in a box!”
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That Snake in a Box thing, that's really in MGS3? Cos I might have to rethink my decision to play that... XD
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And yeah. ::snickers:: It doesn't sound like the kind of game I'd be interested in, either, but some friends insisted I watch that video. ::shrugs:: I hear it beats Naked Raidon, which is apparently in one of the other MGSs. ^.^;;
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