Alright, we're here with the first rewritten chapter of the story 'Game Over'. I know some of you might be a bit confused, but I've stated that I was going to write this story for many reasons. One of them was how I didn't like how it came out. There was too much dialogue, no details, and I thought the thing was just an overall mess.

I'll leave the original story up until I get this one done so you can still read it. Once it is, the original will go down and be replaced with this one.

So here we go!

Chapter One

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I don't know what's real

Life these days seemed pretty repetitive.

I mean, I was walking home from school like I did every four days of the week, and I saw the same people as I did. I would see an old lady tending her garden, a man walking his dog, and a woman taking her baby out for a walk in the stroller. Sadly, nothing seemed to surprise me these days. It was all the same. I got to my house, which seemed pretty plain too—a simple white house with a blue roof attached to it. No flowers, no shrubs…not even a garden gnome...and I actually don't mind those things. It was just green grass all the way.

I entered my home and locked the door, and I didn't hear a sound. My parents were always busy, so I barely got to see them. Sometimes, it felt like I barely knew them…heck, I can barely call out specific details about their looks. Their backs are always turned to me whenever I do see them, but I really don't mind. It's all the same anyways…

I threw my bag on the couch, and saw the video game console on the coffee table. I was never much of a video game person, and I usually ended up forgetting the games I played, but I felt like my parents would get me another one for my birthday…which, by the way, is tomorrow. I walked over to the kitchen and noticed a note pinned to the fridge by a magnet. I walked over to it, and it was a note from my parents.

Marie,

We'll be out for today and tomorrow going to some meetings, we've left behind a birthday gift and we hope you like it.

These notes were never signed; they just got straight to the point like always. I sighed and threw the note in the garbage and looked around in the fridge. There was leftover food from yesterday, but to be honest food these days seemed to bland…I could barely taste anything and I wondered if my taste buds were damaged. I closed the fridge with nothing I liked to eat, and walked back to the living room. I looked around to see where my gift was, and it was on the couch in front of the coffee table. I caught a glimpse of myself in the mirror, and when I looked at it I saw how terrible I looked. My shoulder length light golden blonde hair was messed up a bit, and my sea green eyes seemed way too tired. The fact that I was pale made me look worse, and I had bags underneath my eyes.

I walked over to the couch and picked up my gift, which was wrapped in purple, one of my favorite colors. I tore the wrapping apart and pulled the blue ribbon off it, and I knew what it was already: another video game. I didn't mind, since I've gotten used to it, and I looked at the cover.

"Kingdom Hearts…," this word had always been in my mind, but I never knew there was a video game with the same name. How do I know the word Kingdom Hearts? Well, I'm not sure, but I always saw it or heard people say it, and that was probably the only interesting thing in my dull life. I've always wondered where the word came from, and maybe it was this game…maybe it's a pretty popular game. I kept examining the cover, and I noticed a boy with spikey brunette hair and striking blue eyes. I flipped the cover to read what it was about, but there were no words…except a picture of another boy with silver hair and aqua eyes. Maybe my parents got a botched version of this video game? Eh, who cares.

I sat down on the couch and brought the coffee table close to me. I opened the case of the video game and popped the CD from it and put inside the console. I grabbed the remote control, and waited for the game to turn on. When it did, the living room lights started to flicker. I guess the man who fixed our electricity must have missed something, since I think it went out completely last week. I tried to ignore it as I waited for the screen to show, but they kept distracting me. The screen lit up, and all I saw was the word Kingdom Hearts in simple font. I waited for it to fade away, but the light flickered again. The words were still on the screen, and when I waited for a while more, the T.V turned off.

Yeah, I think my parents got a botched up version of this game. However, the lights started to turn off as well, and I sighed. I don't think my parents are going to like this… the guy fixing our electricity spent a long time fixing it. I got up from the couch, and as I did, I heard the front door creak open. I stopped in my tracks and started to panic—did someone just enter my house? I took a gulp, and tried moving a bit, but I was too scared. The door slammed shut and I screamed as I ran into the hallway.

I was about to have an anxiety attack, and I tried breathing normally to calm myself. When I looked around, though, I noticed everything was stopped. The clock stopped and the fish in the tank weren't moving—they were frozen. I couldn't breathe calmly, so I ran towards the office so I could dial 911, but when I tried to…the buttons wouldn't move! I leaned against the wall, but the fear and shock made me drop to the floor. My breathing was irregular and I couldn't control it. What the heck was happening!? Why was everything still, as if frozen in time? I started to hyperventilate, this wasn't happening, this couldn't be happening!

I heard another door slam shut, and I screamed as I ran towards my room. I tripped over my wires, and fell to the floor. I didn't want to get up, no; I wanted to stay on the floor. I began to breathe even more rapidly and unevenly, my hands started to twitch and my body was shaking.

I was having an anxiety attack.

I rarely get them, but this was really horrible. I felt like crying and wanted to catch my breath but I couldn't. I could only look around my room and try to look for something to help me. Of course nothing helpful was around; I was too worried to even try and calm myself down! As it got harder to breathe I felt like dying…but then I heard a voice.

'There is no light to protect where you will go.

But do not fear.

Your heart is your weapon.

And you, along with him, are the ones who will open the door to the light.'

The lights began to flicker and my T.V suddenly turned on. The word Kingdom Hearts appeared and the colors on the T.V began to distort. I started hearing music from the T.V, but it was from one of the other games…I just couldn't think…

I can't breathe.

My mind's...all hazy.

I'm...getting...sleepy.

What's...going...on?

If you want to see how Marie looks like, please go to my profile and you'll see some links to her in Game Over. If you don't feel like going all the way there, you can see it here:
www.swirl3y.deviantart.com/art/Marie-KH1-Re-do-382486935