Disclaimer: I do not own Kingdom Hearts
Author's note: This is my first kingdom hearts fanfic that i started a few years ago and could never bring myself to continue it... I would like to thank all of the authors on for inspiring me once more to continue a story that I thought had been long forgotten. Anyway, enjoy!
It was near midnight, no stars could be seen due to the dark clouds that filled the skies, threatening rain. A fourteen year old girl with long sleek teal hair and eyes that were the darkest shade of green anyone could think of, laid unconscious on a small island where she landed when she fell off of a dragon named Aquatis, or Aqua for short. She was wearing a casual t-top, jean shorts, and bare foot? A few minor cuts and bruises could be seen in various places on her fragile body. By late afternoon, three friends were racing across the sand while laughing. There was a spiky brunette haired boy, a silver haired boy, and a red haired girl. The brunette noticed the girl lying on the sand and rushed over to her, first making sure she was living. When he saw that she was indeed breathing, he looked around.
"Aw man..." He groaned under his breath quietly.
"Is she dead?" Kairi asked, as she slowly approached the brunette. He shakes his head.
"No, she's alive. She's breathing." Sora replied quietly. Kairi thought a moment.
"Well, she can't stay out here... She can be my roommate until she wakes up, I'm sure mom won't mind." She said cheerfully. The brunette nodded and gently pick up the strange girl bridal style, then followed his friends. When they got there, she told him to lay her on the bed. She'd talk to her mom a little later, since she wasn't home right now. After he does so, the brunette sat next to the red haired girl.
"I'll get her cleaned up, bandaged, and everything..then come back outside with you and Riku so we can go back to the Island." She spoke softly, offering a kind smile. The brunette nods and walks back outside. The red head sighed and looked at the mysterious girl before getting her cleaned up and bandaged like she said she would. She even went out of her way to change the girl's clothes. After that, she carefully draped a damp washcloth over her forehead. Kairi moved some hair from the stranger's face. 'How can she look so peaceful...?' She thought to herself, concerned. Shaking her head of the many negative thoughts, Kairi cleaned up her area then went outside to meet with her friends. The three of the them spent the remainder of the day on the Island like they had promised. Riku however, mostly stayed to himself as the other two joked around about the new girl. He didn't know why, but it irritated him to no end.
Nightfall came rather quickly tonight and by the time that she stranger began to awaken, Sora and Kairi were fast asleep. The girl slowly sat up and quickly caught the washcloth that fell from her forehead. 'Where did this come from...?' She thought curiously, blinking a few times when she noticed the bandages. She then realized that the clothes just dressed her, were not her own... There was also a girl, younger than her by at least a year or two, sleeping soundly on the edge of the bed. 'This must be her room... Wonder if she's the one who cleaned me up...' The girl thought to herself with a small smile. Flickering her dark green eyes around the moon-lit room. She slowly slipped out of the twin sized bed, without waking the red head, and went outside to try and figure out where she was.
After walking until feeling like she was going to drop, she came to the ocean. She could see a small island in the distance and smiled brightly. Before she knew it, she was gliding across the water, in the direction of the island. Once she reached a small dock, she notice that there was a single raft floating ashore. She tilted her head in curiousness, but soon shook it off and began to the walk the beach. She liked it here. Her eyes found the sky, and a small smile formed across her lips. This night was different then last night... Stars filled the sky lit by the brightly shinning moon. She stood where the waves just where the waves of the ocean crashed into her feet while the light breeze danced in her long teal hair. The girl closed her eyes and began to softly sing a song she wrote for her dragon, Aqua, when she was young and scared.
Riku stood on a small cliff with the legendary Paopu tree, not too far from where the girl was singing her soft tune. He could hear the melody, but not enough to make out the words. Not that it mattered, they were definitely in a strange tongue that the boy hadn't heard of. He flickered his bright turquoise colored eyes to look at her, but she only looked like a blurry shadow, because it was so dark out. The distance wasn't helping either... So he walked to the middle of the bridge and jumped down onto the sand, and slowly approached the girl. As soon as she felt his presence, she silenced her song.
"Who are you?" She asked curiously without looking at the boy. He blinked and arched an eyebrow.
"Riku." He answered with a light smirk. The girl turned to look at him, his image being replaced by a boy with brown hair and golden eyes, due to similar aura levels between this boy and that one. She failed to the return the favor of introducing herself and quickly looked back out into the distance. What felt like hours of silence passed between the two. One was gazing out into the black abyss with several unanswered questions buzzing around in her head, while the other was mindlessly listening to the song the girl had sang before he came along over, and over again in his head, like he couldn't get rid of it. Not that he wanted to though... He would admit that the girl had a nice voice.
"Where'd you learn a song like that?" Riku asked, breaking the thick silence that lingered between the two. She lifts her head, refusing to look at the boy.
"I made it for a friend when she was young, but I doubt I'll ever get to sing it to her again..." She answers in a soft voice, her saddened gaze moving to the waves that washed over her feet. Riku stared at the girl for a moment before walking over to her and placing a firm hand on her shoulder.
"Don't worry, I'm sure you'll see her again." He said to her, smirking lightly. The girl blinked and raised her head, glancing at him from the corner of her eye. This boy reminded her more and more of her lost brother. His build... His aura.. He even sounded like him! And her brother was two years older than the both of them! Riku might not have known where she came from, but now he was sure there were other worlds out there, undiscovered by scientists. The girl slowly turned to face the teen, her eyes brimming with tears. This caught Riku by surprise, and he had to fight himself to stay calm.
"Wh-what's wrong?" He asked, continuing to fight himself to keep from embracing the girl. Shaking her head as she wiped the tears away, she soon looked at him with a sweet smile.
"Nothing... You just remind me alot of my big brother..." She answers quietly in a saddened voice, since she was so far from home, or what was left of it... Riku looked at the lost duckling who was looking at the star lit sky, once again her back turned towards him.
"Is that a bad thing?" He asked curiously. She shakes her head, but doesn't turn to look at him.
"No..." She answers softly, looking down at the water. "I just miss him..." She answers softly.
"Hey, how'd you get here in the first place?" He asked, totally just blurting it out without even thinking. The girl's eyes swiftly changed to a bright golden color and she turned to quickly face him, her eyes narrow.
"You ask too many questions... If you're looking for a way off this island, it ain't me!" She said before biting her lip and running off towards the Tree House.
Who is this mysterious girl?
Where did she come from?
And why does she give Riku mixed feelings?
Stay tuned for the next chapter! :D