Darkness Chapter 1: The Grave, a kingdom hearts fanfic

OK, let me say this before I go on here.

OMG, thank-you, thank-you, thank-you, thank-you, thank-you, Tihmm. Without her help, this story won't be going on. She help me so much OO The grammer is 10 no 100 times better. I hope you enjoy this story of mine. I already have the other two chapters done. I would like to see how you guys like it before I start pasting them up.

Once again, every please bow down to Tihmm. She is my HERO!

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"This can't be happening... It can't be! It can't! It can't!" Yelled out a young boy-one who seemed no older then 18-running through the dark forest. His body was covered in gashes that were bleeding heavily, so much that he could hardly keep standing.

Behind him were the darkened figures that had been chasing him down. The hurt boy stopped, turning to face them-his white hair blowing in the wind. Grabbing at his keyblade and thrusting it forward, he began to attack the oncoming heartless.

"I don't have time for you!" He yelled to them after a few strikes and once again started running.

Suddenly, a loud scream filled the air.

Riku halted once again, his whole body frozen.

He looked through the trees and saw an older man in a dark coat walking towards him. His face was covered in horrible scars, disgusting cuts, and other marks that didn't seem to resemble either but still marred his pale skin all the same. The wretched looking man's eyes were red and cold as he stood infront of Riku with a twisted smile.

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Riku woke up in a panic. He could hardly breath, much less move. His head was racing so fast he couldn't put his thoughts together right away.

"It was only a dream," he breathed as he finally removed himself from under the bedsheets and over to his window, looking outside.

The air was calm as he opened the glass pane, bringing in the smell of the ocean. It was a calming kind of scent.

Riku was now twenty years of age. He had grown a bit in the last few years and was now a good five foot-nine inches tall. His looks in general hadn't changed much beyond a few more inches of hair.

After a moment, Riku decided to get dressed and start heading over to his usual spot down by the beach.

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He jumped onto the familiar tree and laid himself down casually. The water was clear and the sun was shining brightly off of it.

"You're out here too, eh?"

Riku turned his head to see Kairi as she spoke, still eyeing her as she sat down right beside him and looked out to the water. Silence befell them as they stayed like that for what seemed like forever.

"Its been two years now on this day." Kairi continued looking toward the sea as the quiet was interrupted, not even looking Riku's way.

Riku looked at her, though. He knew right away what she was thinking. How could he not?

"Yeah, two years..." Riku said hesitantly, not really wanting to talk about it.

Kairi knew that the silver-haired young man was taking it harder then anyone. Who wouldn't? What happened that day changed the worlds. A battle was coming and there was no way to stop it. Nothing to do but wait...

Riku was the only one who saw it. He didn't give any details beyond a pair of words. Nothing more, nothing less. Those words are what was hurting the two now.

"Did you know how scared I was when I found you?" Kairi said, glancing at Riku. "You guys were gone for weeks. I didn't know what to believe… I was so scared... And when I found you all ripped-up and bloody… It looked like you were about to di-"
Riku got up from the tree just then and began to walk away. He didn't even look at Kairi as he moved.

He hated it when she brought up this subject. Why couldn't she just leave it be?

"Riku!" Kairi shouted, but he was already through the rock doors, gone. She fell to the ground soon after and started crying.

"Two years already…" he thought to himself, walking down a path that lead to the out-skirts of town. From there, Riku traveled through an old farm and eventually to a small opening.

Riku was at the end of the opening. Here he decided to settle himself down, a grave sitting before him. It was a very different tombstone, much diferent from the others around him.

Riku touched upon the lettering, which said The one who let the light shine through when there was only darkness. A hero and good friend. Finally, Riku's finger-tips grazed over the name. Sora.

"It all happened so fast, didn't it, Sora?" Riku said sadly. "That night, we were sucked up into a hole and ended up landing in a place we've never seen before… It was worse then the darkness that had once consumed me... Even though I was with you at the time, I still felt as if everything good in me was leaving and that I was all alone. And when I looked at you, I could see it happening in you too…"

"In what seemed liked no time at all, we were attacked by heartless…But they… they were different then any we've fought before… They looked so…human… Blending right into the darkness around us. We were there for five nights, fighting to no end in the forest..."

Riku laid down again, his left arm under his head and his right arm over his eyes to shield from the sun that had begun to beat down harder then it had all day.

"On that sixth day, two years ago… We were seperated... Two heartless, larger then the rest, came and attacked us. One was after me while the other went for you. I defeated it, but only after did I realize what was going on… The creature I was fighting was a distraction. The heartless you were battling was meant to lead you away from me..."

"I ran and ran looking for you… I called out, but you gave me no answer… The heartless we had first encountered were back and I knew they were just trying to slow me down… that's when I heard it. I heard your yell… I knew that you were in trouble and yet I couldn't find you…"

The tree beside Riku was now giving him shade, but Riku didn't move one bit. His hand still blocking his eyes.

"I ran towards your scream, but before I got to you… I met up with a stranger. He was a odd looking one... And his eyes... He gave me the smile of accomplishment and I could see in his hand your keyblade... I yelled at him, asking where you were and to give back the key! All he said to me was 'With this, I can do as I please! I can finally put all worlds into total darkness! The true darkness!' Then he vanished... I could hardly move… Those nights were full of non-stop battles-just as he had wanted... He was trying to make us weaker and we were with no sleep, no food, and no rest..."

"I ran in the direction he had come from and easily found where a battle had taken place. Around it were torn-down trees and lots of holes. I remember the scene so well...I saw something lying in the middle of it all... I knew it was you. I couldn't believe what happened to you… "

"Your clothing was… covered in blood. In your chest… a big hole…Your face was all cut up and I could also see that you had broken bones. Whatever had happened to you, I knew it was... "

"I called your name to see if you were still alive. You opened your eyes and looked at me and I almost felt relieved... Your eyes were filled with saddness, anger… but also I could tell that you were scared. The battles you were in before were never that bad… You've taken hits before, but you never got hit like this… Then you spoke…so softly I could hardly hear you... "

'I'm Sorry.'

"The words have echoed through my head everyday since."

"You closed your eyes, and then your body started disappearing. I yelled out, but you wouldn't wake up…you were gone... I was alone in the darkness then, until I remembered what you said to me before. On how there is always light in the darkness and how I can always find it. "

"But I couldn't anymore…"

Riku stood up, now overlooking Sora's grave. "Sora, you were my light. You were the one who saved me everytime, over and over again... Our friendship is what kept me from being over-taken by the darkness... I wanted to give up right there and then. What point was there for going on now that you were…?"

"But then I started remembering when we were kids and Kairi came to our island. We started acting different towards each other, trying to impress her all the time. One day, after you almost got hurt because of that, we made a promise. That promise was to stay friends forever, no matter what happens we would stay together…and if something happened at least we would still have each other in our hearts."

"Then I saw the light… Once again Sora, you were my light… I walked into it and the last thing I remember is waking up in the hospitial with Kairi beside me. I told her only one thing-that you had died. Since then, I have never talked about it before… Not to Donald, Goofy, or even King Mickey. Sora, since that day... There hasn't been an attack by a heartless or anything out of the normal, but that doesn't mean that there's nothing to worry about. I know something bad will happen... I can feel it."

Riku looked up at the sky. The sun was going down and the air was growing colder. " Good bye Sora." Riku began to walk away, but stopped before he went too far.

He turned around and went back to Sora's grave, reaching into his pocket and pulling out a chain with the symbol of the King.

"Remember this, Sora? We found it on the shore one day. We fought and fought for it, with me winning in the end. You were always slow at racing…" He put the chain down before the tombstone.

"Happy Birthday, Sora". then walked away.

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Riku: Sora O.O
Me: ;; sorry about that
Riku evil glare
Me: Don't worry it gets better and a bit crazy & bad

I have five chapters done so far. I'm going through them and seeing if any things need to be changed. So I should have then up and ready soon. ;;