Chibi-Requiem: Well hello there ladies and gentlemen. It seems that you've stumbled upon my Kingdom Hearts fanfiction. Well, I guess I hope you like the opening chapter, the story does pick up eventually, if in your opinion its slow, pretty much just like in the beginning of the game. Umm…so yeah that's basically it, um just enjoy the fanfic and such, and you'll hear more from me in the end. Hopefully, this story will be as appealing as a freshly baked taco to you, my fair readers. (nods solemly for no reason) Or a piece of chocolate…(shifty eyes) Whatever suits you.
Disclaimer: I don't own anything but my character. Because apparently its not my true calling to own KH and become rich, right?
Chapter 1- Shiloh
As she ran, the wind blew softly upon her face, causing her to inhale the fresh, salty aroma of the ocean before her. Running across the sand at full speed, obviously eager to reach her destination, she tried hardest not to get an abundant amount of thick, gritty sand in her shoes, while running as fast as her legs would allow her to go.
Hoisting her petite, trivial body on top of the small shack near the reservoir and secret place with her hands, she sighed from overwhelming exhaustion and stepped onto the higher level of her home; Destiny Islands.
Her name was Shiloh, and apparently she was running somewhere eagerly, to do something crucial and important. Well, at least to her it was. Being 14, similar to three of her friends on the island, she wasn't exactly the star athlete of the island, and tended to get tired quickly, but that was normal right?
Taking a few minutes to admire the giant egg that now sat perched on top of the multi-colored tree beside her, she stopped to attempt to knock the little bit of sand that had now found its place in her short, black boots.
She also didn't exactly have an immense flirtatious side, but it revealed itself when it wanted too. She didn't usually let tough situations, or problems get to her, and she always dealt with things in a defensive way. Like any other girl, she also had a sensitive side, which was rarely exposed in public anyway, and was kept confidentially to herself. Last but not least, she was indeed lazy, laid-back, and idle at times. Usually though, when something interesting or arousing came about, she was always the one wanting to do it first.
Alluring things didn't usually happen on the island, but it had its fill of things to do. Shiloh had discovered that when she was four, and had arrived on the island unannounced. She definitely proved to be strange to the kids around the island, having alarmingly bright pink hair, mixed in with a dash of magenta, It almost equivalently went along with her obscure eyes; a light gold with swirling brown and gray in them, decorated with lime-colored specks. The easy way to say her eye color though, would be to just call them hazel. She didn't usually pay too much attention to hair, accessories, and appearance, but her hair style was usually just parting the center, causing her bangs to fall just beneath her chin.
She adjusted her red bikini, evenly matched with a blue halter bikini top. Content that all traces of sand had been exterminated from her footwear, she ran across the stable wooden bridge that connected the higher levels of the island to each other. To this day, it amazed her that not a single person had never unknowingly put too much weight on the bridge, making it collapse instantly.
To Shiloh, that would be exciting. Nevertheless, she continued across the bridge, jogging lightly, and finally reached the other part of the plateau-decorated area of the island. Her eyes fell on the most obscure palm tree there, even though most of the trees were already odd, consisting of purple and green colors.
It was bent over, providing easy access to the start-shaped fruit of the island. Its succulent and sweet taste was enough to leave a young child clamoring for more, although there was a certain legend to it. Shiloh didn't bother to believe in this legend, besides, it was a legend, and there were no proven facts about them.
Eyeing the start fruit hungrily, she made a note to snatch one of the little morsels up when it was time depart from the island, and looked to the form that sat on top of the tree. She wasn't surprised to see a young girl about her age there, happily laughing as her short crimson hair swayed in the breeze. She remained just as unfazed as her eyes trailed off to the scene that was presently taking place in front of her.
It was simply a wooden sword fight. Of course, the fight being performed by two teenage boys, it consisted mostly of wild blows and cheap shots at the time. At least to Shiloh that's what it looked like, even though at times she would take the time to take part herself. Al though, she wasn't really that great at fighting with it, so it just remained in the category of 'engagements of boredom'.
She casually strolled up the back of the tree, leaning an arm on it lazily; her eyes fixed on the engagement between the two boys. One had almost metallic looking silver hair that dipped low just beneath his neck. Aquamarine eyes rested beneath his evenly cut bangs on his forehead, which was now wrinkled in thought as he paused to assume his opponent's next move. Riku was his name.
The other boy was almost the exact opposite. Spiky brown hair that made him look like he'd been electrocuted about 6 times, and yet gave off a bubbly and optimistic vibe. People also had a tendency to get lost in his large, sky blue eyes, which brightened every time at the sound of a challenge, and sparkled when he spoke of something arousing. This boy was Sora. Last but not least, the young girl sitting on the tree, cackling happily at the two boys scene, had eyes almost the same as Sora, but not quite as unique. Her name was Kairi. Shiloh decided to rest her chin in the palm of her hand, still exhaling lightly from her jog over here, and become a spectator in yet another one of the boys' wooden sword fights.
Sora backed up slightly, to try to put some distance between himself and Riku. His sword offensively poised upward, he gripped the sword tightly, searching for an opening to attack. Riku looked simply content, standing there, not moving an inch and casting one of his contagious smirks at Sora. That was Riku for you, always confident. He looked as if he was about to hit Sora with an overly confident punch line, but didn't have much time as Sora lunged forward to strike him.
He jumped, high above Sora, landing behind him. Sora twisted his body around, slashing the air behind him as Riku dodged and moved left swiftly, kicking up the sand in the process. Sora, grabbing his mouth as to not breathe in the rising sand, pressed the back of his hand against his nose, lowering his sword for a moment. Here was his blunder; he let his guard down. To Sora, it seemed as if Riku had appeared out of thin air, striking Sora powerfully in his chest and instantly knocking him down. Sora grimaced as the sand traveled through his hair as he hit the floor, raising yet another cloud of sand. He could hear Riku's low chuckle over the pounding in his head.
"I told you you weren't any match for me Sora," teased Riku, tossing his sword a little ways into the air triumphantly, and catching it.
"Poor Sora," said Kairi, grinning at the sight of Riku pestering him with his victory.
"Happens every time," Shilod added, sighing afterward.
Sora shot Riku an annoyed glare, and sighed turning his head to the side a little to try and stop the throbbing. Shiloh let out a small chuckle, causing Riku and Sora to turn to where she stood, leaning on the paopu tree.
"Aww, Riku you really tired him out," she said, a hint of sympathy in her voice, and walked over to where Sora lay. He offered a bit of a sad smile at her from the ground as she shook her head extending her hand to him.
"Need a hand?"
"Thanks Shiloh," he said, taking her hand and allowing himself to be hoisted up. Riku, arms crossed against his chest, shook his head at Shiloh. She turned to face him, noticing his whole new attitude, and raised an eyebrow.
"C'mon Shiloh, you know the loser can't get the girl," he said, attempting to sound elderly wise. Shiloh rolled her eyes in response, followed by a small smirk.
"Oh please, don't be jealous Riku," she replied, twirling a strand of Sora's spiky brown hair around her finger teasingly.
Riku had always seemed to have it out for her ever since she met him. Although, he did have the tendency to flirt openly with Kairi and she, she simply kept answering him with her usual sarcastic puns, just to keep him at ease.
Sora, flexing his arms and hands briefly to try and immerse his back and head pain with a good stretch, grinned immensely at Kairi, wondering if she'd enjoyed the show as well. Riku tossed his sword beside one of the palm tree trunks, and began a swift pace to the tree where Kairi sat, continuing on. She turned and playfully rolled her eyes at Riku's attempt to reveal his jealousy, and slowly backed up so that she had her back against the tree trunk.
In a sort of running leap, Sora hoisted himself onto the tree as well, relaxing his head at the middle of the curve pf it, and closing his eyes for a split second. Shiloh, still staring at Sora, for he had almost knocked her down with his energetic leap, cast a content look towards him, then averted her eyes to the paopu that hung a few inches away from his head. Stretching out her hand and reaching upward, she quickly grabbed a hold of one of the star- shaped fruits. Running her slender fingers over the smooth surface of the golden fruit, she gave it a small tug, than a harder yank, and pried the fruit from its place on the tree.
The others watched her with a sudden interest, as if they'd never seen someone actually pluck one before. She placed it in her other hand, staring at it contently for a good minute. Riku looked away and snorted. "You can't eat that,"
"You wanna bet?" she replied, slowly lifting it up to her lips.
Riku grabbed her wrist, firmly, but gently, and spoke as if he were a security guard. "You have to abide by the legend,"
"Screw the legend, I'm hungry," she whined, giving one last look of disapproval at Riku, then dropping her hand to the side, the paopu still in it.
"C'mon Shiloh, its island tradition," protested Riku, withdrawing his hand from her wrist.
"Who says?"
"I do,"
"Well nobody's ever tried it before, so how do we even know whether its true or not?" Kairi cut in calmly, thrusting her point out to try and squelch their babbling.
Riku paused for a moment, placing his thumb on his chin in thought, while Shiloh smirked, pretty sure that the legend wasn't even true at all. The Paopu legend, as they called it, was simply an unproved legend that stated if a person shared the paopu fruit with another person, they would be bonded together for life. Shiloh rolled her eyes.
"How can someone be bonded to another with a fruit?" Shiloh questioned, emphasizing the word fruit greatly.
Riku sighed, defeated, and shrugged, dropping the subject in his mind. Sora suddenly broke the conversation at last with a random question, as usual.
"So, Shiloh, you got all that wood ready for us tomorrow?"
"Yeah," Shiloh answered tiredly. "That's why I was gone pretty much all day. I was helping chop it up,"
Shiloh, her guardian having an axe at hand, had helped chop about two dozen pieces of wood, to build for the raft. The raft the four young teens planned on using to drift into the sea. In search of the other worlds…
She nervously rubbed a swollen spot on her arm, its muscle pulled from chopping wood all day, and wondered what exactly they would find when they ventured off the island at last.
"Thanks a lot Shi," said Riku, nuzzling her hair with the palm of his hand. Shiloh scowled at Riku's new attempt to annoy her, and slightly nodded.
"Well," Sora started, climbing off of the tree, suddenly looking drained of all energy. "I think I'll call it a day,"
"Me too, agreed Kairi, slowly sliding off the trunk of the tree, her lavender skirt trailing behind her.
Riku averted his gaze toward Shiloh, who'd only given them a short wave and turned her attention back to the horizon that loomed in front of her.
"You coming?" Riku asked.
"I think I'll stay a little while longer," she answered softly.
She'd been away cutting lumber all day, and it felt kind of good to breathe in the salty air near the ocean again. She was also too mesmerized in the breathtaking sunset before her, the swirling colors of orange and yellow colliding in unison, like a paint artist's masterpiece.
"All right," replied Riku, silently slipping away. "See you,"
Shiloh nodded slowly, sighing afterward knowing she was alone. She closed her eyes, feeling the breeze gently brush her cheeks and drive away the heat that resided in them. Her relaxed state made her think back. Back to when she had lived before she had came to the island.
She'd always remembered certain things before, but it seemed like the memories just came and went, which could prove to be a bit frustrating at times. But now she was grasping something, taking hold of a memory; remembering. It came in the form of a song, a small melody that played in her head.
It urged her lips to join along in the chorus, and she slowly began to mouth the words, then sing them slowly. Oddly, it was in a different language, probably from her other world, she thought. It was so soothing though, she didn't care whether she knew what it meant or not.
She continued on for about a half hour or so, until she felt her throat go dry, and was forced to stop. Clearing her throat loudly, she opened her eyes, blinking absentmindedly. How long had she even stayed here, singing to herself anyway? She was just about to turn around, to take her leave, when she heard a mocking voice from behind her. "Oooh nice singing, er, humming, Shi. Encore,"
She spun around to see Riku, his eyes flickered with playfulness, grinning straight at her. Her voice immediately caught in her throat as she started to reply, wondering how much of it he had actually heard.
"Y-you heard?" she croaked, her voice suddenly protesting and struggling to emerge from her throat.
"Yup," he replied with a jolly tone of voice. "Was it from your world?"
"What do you think? Humph. And hey, what gave you the idea of staying behind to spy on me?" she shot back, smirking, and turned around to face the tranquility of the horizon once more. Riku walked over to her, his expression looking quite carefree and happy, staring ahead of them, as well.
"No need to be snippy," he replied, completely disregarding the second question in her previous statement. Shiloh sighed, turning a little to look at him.
"Aww, I'm sorry Riku," she said, tugging a strand of his silver hair in her fingers, and the fake innocence pouring from the small statement.
He snorted a little with newfound amusement, turning his head to the side so that she couldn't pull on it anymore. After a couple of minutes of random silence, he turned to look at her. "So, you excited?"
"Yeah I guess," she said, shrugging.
The thought of leaving the island seemed so exciting and so just at the start, but now it just gave her an eerie feeling that left her feeling like there where spiders scurrying up her back. It was worry. There was no telling what could happen when they went on the trip, and doubt that they would even find one world, much less hers and Kairi's.
"It's okay. If you're scared both Sora and I are here for you," he said in a soothing tone of voice.
"Thanks, but I'm not really scared. I'm just…" she trailed off, looking to the side of her in thought, searching for a word she could say.
"It's the dreams isn't it?" he asked, his voice suddenly sounding wise for once. Shiloh's eyes widened a bit at the mention of them and nodded slowly. These dreams he was referring to were the frequent catastrophic dreams Shiloh had that seemed more like warnings than dreams. Some were even occasionally flashbacks.
She'd tried to learn to deal with them, but they freaked her out. The thing that shocked her the most though, was that it seemed so real, and that realization was what brought her waking up in a cold sweat while she dreamt every other night. The very thought of the dreams made her shudder, and place her hands on her arms in fright.
"I'm sorry Shiloh, I didn't meant to upset you," Riku said, suddenly appearing in front of her. Shiloh tried to cover it up, shrugging like it was nothing.
"Oh, its okay, its nothing really,"
"No its something," Riku corrected.
Shiloh sighed, staring at him blankly. "All right fine,"
She crossed her arms in a little pouty motion, feeling a little embarrassed, like a child that had just been scolded by their mother.
"Exactly," said Riku, with confidence in his voice. When he saw Shiloh's frown out of the corner of his eye, he averted his gaze to behind him, to the horizon one more time.
"Please smile Shiloh, a girl's smile is her prettiest feature y'know," he said.
Shiloh raised a brow at his random little pun, but it was enough to cause her to start giggling.
Suddenly, out nowhere, Sora popped out of the bushes in some form of a bunny leap, startling both of them. They quickly regained their composure, however, realizing that it was only Sora. Also at the fact that afterwards, he'd almost tripped and fell flat on his face due to his jump being too high.
"Hey Riku, we on for a fight tomorrow?" he asked randomly, and with a little amusement in his voice upon startling them.
Riku opened his mouth to reply, but closed it shut when Kairi made her appearance on the bridge.
"Sora! I've been waiting for you down here! I thought I told you to leave those two alone!" she shouted, almost acting like an army commander barking orders to their lower squadron. Sora blinked, rubbing his head in a confused manner, as he saw Kairi walking swiftly towards him. Kairi seized the collar of his shirt gently, and quickly turned her head to flash Riku and Shiloh a smile.
"Sorry guys, gotta keep a leash on this kid,"
Sora opened his mouth in protest, but Kairi began to drag him away as if he were her lost puppy. Riku and Shiloh were now immobile from laughing too hard, their hands at their sides, and their laughter expanding with every next funny move.
"That's okay," said Shiloh, wiping a tear from her eye, partially giggling. "We were going to go too, right Riku?"
Riku replied with a smile, his aquamarine eyes reflecting off the sunset from behind them, and playfully tapped her shoulder. "You're it,"
With that, he sprinted off running, with Shiloh swiftly gaining speed and bounding after him.
Chibi- Requiem: Well, wasn't that nice? Please leave reviews. Good, bad, random, stupid, I don't care. I shall read them and smother you with glomps, tight hugs, and other painful ways to show affection (evil snicker) Also, readers beware. In my next chapter's, my authoress notes will become pretty random. There will be my sane Authoress notes, and then, my insane ones. Strange I know, but that's just how I roll…Yes. Well, see you in the next chapter. (tiny wave)
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