IMPORTANT NOTICE!!!
I just had to put this up and get some thought on what all of you think.
I've been seriously thinking about rewriting my first story KH: Hearts of Pure.
I mean after I got used to writing with the second one and now the third I'd guess that the first one has to make a good impression as well.
So I'll put this little story about Hollie and Riku. Supposedly I'm thinking of them having some sort of connection before anything happened. I'm guessing that my first one wasn't as popular because of the whole plot-writing (rewriting the game) I did. So I'm trying to come up with something that won't do any unnecessary plot-writing like my second KH. Since I just got this I would very much gladly accept any suggestions you peoples have and will gladly reply to every single one that you send.
For now this is a pre story and it all happens ten years before the first game which means that Sora would be four years old and Riku would be five. I would be guessing that Kairi comes barely after Sora turns five or six.
RENEWED IMPORTANT NOTICED!! 4-01-10
I'm going to make a change on this prologue so I can rewrite the 6th chapter and let go of my main computer. If it comes back to life then I'll simply put an alternative chapter 6 but still with this new prologue. Thanks for reading this too!!
"C'mon Sora! Is that all you got?" a small five year old Riku called holding a wooden toy sword as he stood in a stance while facing Sora.
"That's no fair Riku!" a barely four year old Sora whined as he lowered his own wooden toy sword.
"You're bigger than me!"
"How does that change that you're losing?" Riku asked as he lowered his sword himself.
Sora pouted making Riku laugh out loud. Then a set of footsteps came across the white sand of Destiny Islands. The two then saw the three other children, Tidus, Selphie, and Wakka, coming towards them two.
"Guys our parents have the snacks ready!" Tidus announced as the two began to run their way there.
"You're to slow Sora!" Riku called as he ran side by side with Sora.
"You're mean!" Sora exclaimed again as he tried his hardest to
keep up with his friend. Once in the house they went to the backyard where they began to eat the simple mid-day snacks from their parents.
While Riku was careful not to dirty himself with the juice, Sora would just go all down with it. Tidus and the others would often have parties that their parents would make and invite the two of them. This was pretty fun having friends over and going to parties.
As dusk began to fall Sora quickly yawned loudly. "I'm sleepy," he said robbing his eye.
"I think we should leave our parents told us to go back home before six," Riku suggested.
"Do I tell my parents?" Tidus suggested to them while swallowing a big piece of meat.
Riku shook his head, "Sora's sleeping over with me and since my house's close we'll go walking."
"See ya later then," he said waving as they walked to the streets.
"Bye guys," Selphie called.
As soon they said goodbye they started to walk to Riku's home as Sora would dose off now and then. Once reaching his house Riku opened the door.
"We're home," he called as they entered the house.
"Welcome both of you," Riku's mom called from the kitchen. "Did you have fun at Tidus' party?"
Riku and Sora reached the kitchen with the sweet smell of chocolate.
"Yeah," Riku said seating in a high chair for him to reach the counter that came in between the kitchen.
"The food was good," Sora added coming to sit next to Riku in another high chair.
"That's good to hear," she called as she placed a bowl of steaming melted chocolate.
"Whoa! That looks good," Sora said as his face form a smile.
"Its mom's special chocolate icing for cupcakes," Riku explained putting his hand upon his chin.
"And they'll be as good as ready tomorrow," she said happily.
"Really?" Sora said turning to her.
"Yes, and once you two eat lunch you'll be able to have one each."
"That's so cool!" Sora exclaimed again.
"Thanks mom," Riku called.
"Oh your very much welcome," she answered.
Suddenly Sora yawned again like he did when he was a Tidus' house but this time more tired.
"Seems you're tired Sora," she said obviously.
"Yeah a lil'," he said as he rubbed his eye and smiled.
"Well," she looked over to her kitchen clock. "It is almost seven you two should be going to sleep now."
"Yeah," Riku yawned a little himself. "I guess we're tired from today."
"Then go ahead," she said with a smile. "I'll see both of you in the morning."
"Good night," Sora said as hee jumped down off the chair and headed upstairs.
"Good night mom," Riku whispered as he followed Sora up.
Soon enough the dusk began to fall and the black blanket of night fell upon the islands. Sora and Riku were already upstairs as the moonlight shone through Riku's balcony door. Both of them were already trying to sleep in Riku's large bed. Sora kept on moving around as Riku tried his best to not be bothered by Sora's undergoing movement.
Riku finally sighed and turned around to face his balcony door. As he opened his eyes they suddenly widened as he saw the breeze go through the white curtains.
Seating up he watches some more as the wind goes in and out his room making it colder. Sighing again he stood up and went to his balcony door. As he grabbed the double doors he stopped right in his tracks as his half way closed eyes opened widely looking down. His gaze rose with his face as he looked directly to the islands where all the kids would play.
Strangely he could smell something. A faintly sweet but relaxing fragrance that came from the islands' direction.
"Apples…?" he asked to himself whispering. "No it's sweeter…more like…"
He stepped outside to his balcony as he stood as the edge of the railing. He sniffed a bit before looking directly at the islands.
"Blue Flowers?" he said to himself in disbelief. "What would flowers as unusual as those be here in these islands?" he asked himself.
Hearing Sora turn once again he faced him and simply closed the doors just a bit so that the scent would travel through his room.
"It smells…good…" he whispered as he went back to sleep.
The next morning Sora woke to find Riku still asleep. He stood from his place and went to the other side and shook Riku up.
"Hey it's morning," Sora called as he shook him getting only groans from his friend. "Wake up I'm hungry."
Riku turned over a couple of times before opening his eyes and finding his friend right in front of him.
"What do you want?" he said still tired.
"I'm hungry and I want to go to play over at the islands," Sora pouted.
"Islands?" Riku repeated remembering the strange scent from the
other night. He sighed as he stood up himself, "Fine. I think I'm a little hungry too."
As they got dressed and went downstairs Riku's mother had already made breakfast for the two.
"Seems you two slept well," she said getting them both a plate of food.
"Yeah," Sora smiled getting a spoonful of his food.
"Mom, can we go sleep over at the islands today?" Riku asked gently.
"If Sora's parents are okay with it sure," she agreed with a smile.
"My mom and dad said it was fine as long as someone was with me," Sora answered.
"So we can go?" Riku asked her again.
"Sure I'll get your things ready and when you come back from playing with Tidus and the others," she said.
"Okay," he answered getting off the high chair. "C'mon Sora we gotta hurry!"
"Sure," he said as he took another spoonful and got off his own chair. They both ran out the house as they headed to Tidus' house at full speed. Ringing the doorbell they waited for Tidus to open the door.
"Tidus are you coming with us tonight?" Sora asked.
Tidus shook his head, "Sorry guys, my mom said I can't because of the other accident with the boat."
"Oh," Sora called looking down.
"Do you know if Wakka or Selphie are coming with us?" Riku asked him.
He shook his head again, "Wakka has to practice for his game and Selphie had some plan changes at the last minute."
"Great so we're going exploring alone," Sora said sarcastically.
"Thanks for letting us know," Riku called.
"Sorry guys maybe next time," Tidus then waved at them goodbye as they left walking towards Riku's house once more.
"So we're alone now?" Sora asked scratching the back of his head.
"Seems so. We'll have to go exploring at night the two of us," Riku called.
"B-But at night the island's scary and dark and-."
"You're seriously scared of the islands at night?" Riku asked in disbelief.
"Well what if something pops out of nowhere and takes you, then what do I do?" Sora said spreading his arms wide.
"You're just plain sacred of being alone," Riku smirked.
"Am not!" Sora complained.
Soon enough they got back to Riku's place as his mother had already put everything together for them two. Staying at his house for the time being the two of them waited for the day to turn to almost dusk. Finally it was time to go.
"See you tomorrow mom," Riku called waving and carrying a rucksack with him just like Sora.
"You two be careful," she said as they took off to the islands.
At arriving at the islands they soon came to see that dusk had to turn to become the nightfall. As Sora tied the boat at the port Riku got the two rucksacks out of the boat.
Suddenly Riku's eyes widened as he inhaled deeply a couple of times. Turning to their secret cave he snatched his nose a bit.
"This smell…blue flowers again…" he said in a matter of a fact tone.
"Riku!" Sora called as Sora was already next to the water spring with his rucksack. "Come on! Let's put the blankets before anything else!"
Putting aside the faint smell of the flower, Riku went ahead and followed Sora up to the shack next to the water spring. Once the sleeping garments were put down, Sora yawned deeply.
"I don't think we should go explore this late at night already," Sora called lying down on his side.
"What're you talking about?" Riku said totally awake. "This would be the perfect time to go out and see what's outside at night."
At turning to face Sora, Riku found him already drooling over his pillow. Smiling at the carelessness of his friend he simply covered him with the sheets and went outside.
As he stretched himself and took a deep breath in he noticed that the sweet smell was still there. Looking over to secret cave he began there. As he crouched to get inside the cave he noticed that somehow the scent began to come towards him stronger as he went inside the cave. Once he reached the end he saw the weird door that Sora had found some days ago and the strange scent emanating from there.
Going closer he went to the door and put his hand on it. he took another big breath in as he tried to detect to what extent the fragrance had gone. Now up close he noticed that the fragrance even though strong was not exaggeratedly strong but more mild and fragile.
"I can't be wrong. This smell…it has to be. It's… a Blue Flower," Riku whispered.
"Who's there?" a soft girl's voice called echoing in the cave.
Riku gasped in shock. He stepped back in fear. No, it can't be. How could someone be on the other side? He though to himself and ran out of the cave.
Going back to that morning, in the town of Radiant Garden a small dark red haired girl was playing around the streets near her house. Soon she noticed an old man coming towards her house with a small brunette girl by his hand.
Once reaching there the girl noticed who the old man was and gave him a big smile. "Grandpa Ansem!" she greeted.
"So you got used to calling me that, little Kairi," the man said smiling back at the girl.
"Yeah."
"Tell me," he said going back to the point of why he was there.
"Are your parents present?"
"Yeah, I'll call mommy," she said going inside the house.
After she was gone the man kneeled in front of the little brunette.
"Listen, okay, the little girl just now is Kairi. She's a really nice girl and I would like you to have fun with her the times I bring you here and the times she comes to the castle."
Though the little girl could not understand half the speech he gave her, she nodded with her dull expression going down. He sighed, knowing that it would be hard for her to make friends considering she had been bullied for who she was and for living alone with im for four long years.
"Will you…" she whispered with her head low. "Will you tell Ienzo and the others to not look down on me even if I do manage to make a friend?"
"I'll make sure of that," he reassured her and stood back up. Right then was when the little red came back followed by a grown
woman.
"Is this perhaps another 'gift' from you, Mister Ansem?" the woman asked with a smile.
"I apologize for any inconveniences so far," he called. "But this child seems to be isolating herself more now that the children's parents know who she is."
"I understand and rest assured I'm sure Kairi might break that wall she made between herself," she replied holding onto Kairi's shoulder.
"Thank you," he said.
"Kairi won't you like to have a new friend," she commented to Kairi.
"A new friend!" she said happily. She went up close to her as the girl hid behind the man. Kairi kept chasing her around when she finally caught her. "My name's Kairi. What's yours?"
"It's Hollie…" the girl whispered hardly audible.
"What is it?" Kairi said motioning her ear.
"I'm Hollie!" Hollie snapped at her as she covered her mouth and blushed.
"That's better," she said smiling. "C'mon I wanna show you something before night falls." She called as she got Hollie's wrist as she dragged her to the outskirts of Radiant Garden.
"Again I apologize for any problems I may be causing you and your husband," he said again.
"Kairi was something wonderful to our lives, thanks to you she came to this world and Hollie will be no different, I'm sure her icy self will melt with Kairi's kindness" she reassured.
"I'm grateful to you," he said as he got something from his pockets. I'll give it to her he thought grasping tightly the diamond keychain in his pocket. Tonight for her birthday.
As night fell Kairi kept dragging Hollie though the outskirts of Radiant Garden.
"Kairi, where are we going?" Hollie asked getting dragged rapidly.
"You'll see," Kairi said as they kept running.
Soon Hollie's ears began to hear something smooth and flowing.
"Is that…" she whispered as they reached the spot and her eyes widened. "A waterfall?" she replied as she saw a waterfall falling to a spring and fireflies everywhere.
"This place is called Life Spring," Kairi explained as she began to climb up the slippery rocks by the road behind the waterfall.
"Are we sure that we're supposed to be here?" Hollie asked following her sister closely behind.
"Don't worry we'll be fine. Now come!" Kairi said with enthusiasm.
As they got closer to reaching the top Hollie strangely felt some king of pressure down on her chest. Grabbing tightly her chest she went on following her.
"And the best part is," Kairi called as she helped Hollie climb up to
the top of the rocks and into a cave behind the waterfalls. "That door on the far end," Kairi pointed at the wooden door as she went towards it and touched softly the surface of the door. "Come here Hollie. Feel the door." Hollie went to Kairi's side as she put her hand upon the door. "Doesn't it feel so warm?"
"I don't feel anything," Hollie said in her cold tone of voice.
"Oh," Kairi said disappointed as she started leaving the cave. "We better leave before mom starts worrying." As Kairi left the cave and Hollie tracked down on her there was a sudden sound.
"I can't be wrong. This smell…it has to be. It's… a Blue Flower," Hollie turn at the sound of a boy's voice. Turning back to touch the door again she called, "Who's there?"
And then silence.
No one answered and then Hollie was snapped out by her sister calling, "Hollie c'mon on!"
"Coming!" Hollie shouted as it echoed throughout the cave walls. As she ran to the entrance she turned around to see the door for one last time and smiled warmly. "I like Blue Flowers," she whispered and left.
Long but explanatory!!!so I will start Hearts of Pure again but will keep the same story about Hollie.
Hope I can get ideas from all of you guys!!!