Kingdom Hearts: Birth by Sleep.
1st in the Fem!Sora saga, because I can.
A/N 1: I do not own Kingdom Hearts, Square Enix (formerly Squaresoft) or Disney.
A/N 2: This was inspired by a picture I saw on Twitter depicting a female Sora. Who shall be called Sora in this fic as Sora is a sexually-unbiased name.
A/N 3: Like my other KH fics, this will have a word count, a 'Current Party' and my thoughts on the chapter. Be careful, this is going to be a tough one.
A/N 4: Hopefully you enjoy this, and if you do, in the words of Skyward Wing, don't forget to comment, like, subscribe and stay awesome!
Pairing(s): Aqua/fem!Ventus, Sora/Kairi (future sequels), Riku/Lightning (Future sequels). Fem!Roxas/Xion (Future sequels)
Chapter 1: Introduction.
~Play Simple and Clean from KH BBS~
On a small Islet, surrounded by a constant beach, various wood structures, including a hut, a bridge and even a small tree house, a figure with white hair, a long, fitting coat and mid-shin boots stands facing the sea, hands by his side as he says in a deep, intimidating voice. "This world is just… too small." As the sun sets over the horizon.
Many years later, the same man, now much older, now with no hair and a goatee, stands exactly where he did as a young man, holding a white blanket; inside lay a comatose girl whose origins are a mystery, much like the man himself.
The man turned slowly to his left and headed towards a small shack, when he entered he closed the door behind him and slowly walked up the wooded stairs, a wall of wood on either side of him as he walked up the creaky staircase, moss at random points of the walls. When the man reached the top of the spiralling staircase, he opened the door in front of him, the door creaking loudly as he did so.
Once outside, the man walked slowly forwards, crossing a wooden bridge, leading to an even smaller islet, one where only a few trees grew, one of which holding mystical star-shaped fruit. It was on this tree that the old man placed the bundle, the girl inside now lying on her back.
The man walked away slightly before speaking in an old and croaky voice, not unlike Leonard Nimoy's. "There, you see? An empty world, like a prison. I imagine you will feel right at home."
The person in the blanket, a girl with long, blonde hair, moderate sized breasts, and the most beautiful face in the worlds. Her name? Her name is Karen (found by personality quiz), she is a lesbian with a fondness for those with blue eyes and kind, loving personalities.
~Dive to the Heart~
In her comatose state, Karen started falling in her mind that is, as she fell, the blanket covering her body faded away to reveal Karen to be wearing a simple, white bra, white and black pants and armoured sneakers. As Karen's feet landed on a hard surface, she opened her eyes. Looking down, Karen saw that her heart was fractured, a quarter had been broken, leaving her heart incomplete and unstable. "I'm a brand new heart." Karen heard a small girl's voice whisper.
"But this is-." Karen started, still looking at her fractured heart. "Why are you in my heart?" Karen asked after a few seconds of wondering what #to say.
"The light brought me." The voice replied softly. "I saw it shining in the distance..." The voice explained soothingly to the troubled mind of Karen's succeeding in calming the girls' thoughts. "...and followed it here."
"Yeah. That was my light." Karen replied in an almost whisper, her hand placed above the point in her chest where her heart lay. "But my heart is fractured. And now, the little I have left is slipping away."
"Then you should join your heart with mine." The girl's voice replied simply, as is it solved every problem ever.
"Huh?" Karen asked, clearly having not thought of that. Suddenly, a warm feeling enveloped Karen as she witnessed a truly tremendous sight: As her heart joined with the little girl's, Karen's heart started recompleting itself, light spreading from the jagged edge of her broken heart, it spread towards the usual edge of her heart until a bright light appeared, covering her heart.
"Now our hearts have touched." The voice explained. "Nothing else will slip away. And one day... you'll be strong enough to win back the part that already did."
"Right." Karen stated. "Thanks."
"It's time to wake up now." The voice stated regretfully. "All we need to do now is..."
"Open the door." Karen and the Voice announced at the same time, causing the light to disappear and reveal a complete heart. Karen looked down to see herself as a stained-class picture, lying down in a feeble position. In her right hand lay her Keyblade: Wayward Wind, beneath her feet was a vast desert with tall columns of rock in the background.
~The Islet~
The old man was walking away until he noticed Karen's hand rise into the air causing him to gasp in raspy shock "AH!" In Karen's hand appeared Wayward Wind. The old man shouted out to no one. "A Keyblade!" A bright light emanated from the Keyblade as it let loose a curving beam of light, before the beam hit the sky and shot down like a cannon.
On the main island, a newborn girl looked outside the Hospital window and squealed with glee at the sight of the white light, despite being a newborn, Sora, as she had been called, felt a strange feeling in her heart.
Karen opened her eyes, the old man smirking evilly.
~5 years later~
Karen lay in her bed, in a room filled with things one would find in the 70s, the 1870s, looking out of her window, unable to get to sleep, she had finally asked the one person she had had a crush on for years on a date, finally she and Aqua were dating.
~Flashback~
Master Eraqus had decided to take his students on a little vacation, he had decided to visit a world he hadn't been to in years, it was simply known as Coulsdon, it was home to his student's friends Jenna, her girlfriend Phillipa, Mark and Mark's cousin Craig, all were Keyblade wielders under the tutelage of Master Hostey, they would be taking their Mark of Mastery exams when they were older, seeing as how they're only 13, 12 and 10 respectively. But they weren't there to see the students; they were there for the scenery and the forest.
Inside the beautiful, green forest, the three griends and their "father" sat down on a rare plateau of land and set up their picnic, Master Eraqus staring at his students with high fatherly pride, early on he had sensed the bond between Karen and Aqua, of course he had been worried when Xehanort bought the girl to him, but, when he sensed the bond between the two girls, he and Terra had immediately started to indirectly nourish it, in fact today was the day that Eraqus and Terra would give Aqua and Karen a chance to start dating. At first, when Terra heard about Aqua and Karen sharing a connection that deep, he was slightly upset, but then he realised something: they would be happy, and that's what matters the most.
Discreetly, so that the girl's wouldn't see Eraqus nodded to Terra who nodded back before looking as if he had finally realised something. "Master, I've been wondering, could you teach me more about the darkness?"
"Certainly Terra, come with me for a while, I'll talk as we walk." He turned to the girls before clearing his throat and remarking. "We'll be back soon; you don't mind waiting here do you?"
"No master." They both replied.
As Eraqus and Terra walked off, Aqua and Karen lay next to each other, hands unconsciously attaching, as they lay down, Karen started leaning into Aqua's breasts. "Aqua?" Karen whispered, looking up into said girl's eyes.
"Yeah?" Aqua replied, looking into the 15 year old's shining blue eyes, wondering what the person of whom she'd felt a connection with since she met her.
"Will you be my girlfriend?" Karen asked, a cute puppy dog look on her face.
Aqua started stroking Karen's beautiful face before pulling the girl up next to her before placing a lingering kiss on her face, pulling back Aqua replied softly. "Of course Karen." Before pulling the girl into a deep, hungry kiss, tongues and all.
It was to this position that a smirking Eraqus and Terra found the girls in when they returned. Behind their backs, Terra and Eraqus fist bumped, with Terra giving Eraqus 100 Munny, before announcing that it was time to return home, very happy that their plan had worked, even if Terra doubted it would.
~End Flashback~
Back in her room, Karen looked up at the stars, only to see a few streaks of light rush past. Eyes widening in excitement, Karen shouted to herself. "A meteor shower!" Before putting on her usual day wear, it was given to her by Terra when she first arrived at the Land of Departure. It was designed for a guy in mind, but she found it comfortable. The jacket was chequered black and white which she placed over her ever-present chest plate armour; it gave her a boost in defence. However, her bottom half was covered by a skirt that went down to her knees, leaving her legs bare. On her feet she put her armoured sneakers on before she grabbed a blue blanket and running outside. Unknowingly waking up Terra and Aqua as she did so.
Once outside the giant castle, Karen looked up, mumbling. "I can't see much from here." Before running through a golden arch in front of her, down the mountain to the next one.
After a spiralling climb up the mountain, Karen breathed deeply to catch her breath, before looking up and seeing a single hanging ring. Grinning, Karen summoned her Keyblade back-handed saying. "I've got time to spare." Karen approached the ring before giving it a three hit mid-air combo causing it to swing backwards and to release green orbs.
Completely procrastinating now, Karen approached four hanging rings shouting. "What, you wanna piece of me too?" Gathering her strength, Karen released a quick sharp downwards hit on the ring in front of her known as quick blitz. Karen watched as the ring circled, changing after a few seconds to the ring behind it until the rotating rings stopped rotating.
Behind Karen, on a risen piece of land, a treasure chest appeared in a light portal.
Running through some low water, Karen jumped, grabbed onto the edge of the platform and pulled herself up, flipped her Keyblade around in her hand and tapped the top of the chest to open it, in the chest, Karen found an orb, known as Materia, called Sliding Dash, filing it away for later, a sudden thought struck Karen. "Shit, what am I messing around her for? I'm gonna miss the meteor shower!"
Karen grabbed onto the platform in front of her, pulled herself up and ran to the summit.
Once at the Summit, Karen approached a bench overlooking the scenery, laid on it, put the blanket over her, and looked up to see the meteor shower, something in her mind sparked. "Why does this seem so familiar?" Karen asked herself before closing her eyes drifting off to sleep.
Meanwhile, at the training yard, Aqua, Karen's girlfriend, looked at the rings and smiled, Karen was really getting better at fighting. Aqua finished looking around and headed towards the summit, Terra about a minute behind her.
Once at the Summit, Aqua smiled at the peaceful look on Karen's face as she slept under her favourite blanket. Aqua smiled to herself as she approached her girlfriend, went around the bench until she was upside down compared to Karen's face and watched as the girl slowly opened her eyes.
Karen woke up from her dream of Aqua, however, she wasn't sure she had woken up as, in front of her stood Aqua herself. "WOAH!" Karen shouted, sitting up in shock causing Aqua to laugh slightly. "Give me a break Aqua." Karen moaned as she rubbed her eyes.
"Karen, you hopeless sleepy-head, at least you brought a blanket." Aqua replied humorously as she sat next to her girlfriend as she placed the blanket over both of them.
"But, did I dream that place up. It really felt like I'd been there before... looking up at the stars..."
Aqua put her hand on Karen's head before messing up her hair, Aqua replied kindly. "'Cept you've always been here with us." Aqua hated lying to Karen, but it needed to be done until tomorrow when herself, Terra and Karen took their Mark of Mastery exams.
"Yeah, I know." Karen replied as the couple sat in silence, watching the meteor shower together.
Karen cuddled up to Aqua's shoulder before asking. "Hey, Aqua?"
"Hmm?" Aqua replied inquisitorially.
"Do you ever wonder what stars are? Where light comes from?" Karen asked as she stared out towards the castle she called home.
"Well they say..." Aqua began, only to be cut off by a deep, male voice coming from behind them.
"...that every star up there is another world." A tall man with spiky brown hair, chiselled body and kind, blue eyes replied. His name was Terra, he was Aqua and Karen's best friend.
"Terra." Aqua exclaimed happily.
"Yeah, it's hard to believe that there are so many worlds out there besides our own. The light is their hearts, and it's shining down on us like a million lanterns." Terra explained as her approached the couple and sat on Aqua's other side.
Completely lost Karen replied confused. "What, I don't get it."
"In other words, they're just like you Karen." Terra replied, earning a warning glare from Aqua.
"What does that mean?" Karen inquired yawning slightly.
"We'll tell you tomorrow after we become masters." Terra replied earning a grin to appear on Karen's face.
"I can't wait." Karen replied excitedly.
Unexpectedly, Aqua started giggling. "What's so funny?" Terra demanded as he placed his hands on his hips.
"I can't help it. You two would make the weirdest siblings." Aqua laughed, clutching onto her sides.
"Yep, Terra's my big brother!" Karen proclaimed, punching Terra slightly in the chest causing everyone to laugh.
Aqua reached into her pockets and pulled out three five-pointed star-shaped pendants. "Since tomorrow's the exam, I made us all good luck charms." Aqua told her friends. "Here you go," Aqua under-handed Terra's charm to him, Terra catching it with ease as it flew through the air, Karen nearly dropped hers however, but she caught it by the string. "Somewhere out there, there's this tree with star-shaped fruit, and the fruit is supposed to represent an unbreakable connection. Technically, I think you're supposed to make Wayfinders with Sea-shells, but I did the best with what I had." Aqua explained as she looked at her blue metal Wayfinder.
"So, this isn't a real good luck charm?" Karen asked, looking at her green Wayfinder.
"Well, that's yet to be seen, but I did work a little magic on it." Aqua explained motioning to the Wayfinders, her friends just noticing the pink, fast moving lines moving over them.
"Really, what?" Karen replied, looking at her charm with awe.
Aqua lifted her Wayfinder in the air, causing the three to glow as she announced. "An unbreakable connection."
After the meteor shower ended, Terra walked into the middle of the area announcing. "Well, tomorrow's the exam. Anyone wanna spar?"
"I can take ya!" Karen shouted as she summoned her Keyblade, ready to give Terra the hands!
Terra smiled at Karen's enthusiasm as he too summoned his Keyblade.
As Karen was all ready to give Terra the hands, she ran a Terra and swung, hard, causing him to block.
"Quit going easy on me, you're not gonna win unless you stay on the offensive!" Karen shouted before she ran at Terra again, soon she found herself being attacked repeatedly until Terra unleashed his finisher.
Karen gave Terra the thumbs up as Aqua cast Cure on both of them as she replaced Terra in the arena. "Well." Aqua began, getting into position. "That works fine if you're fighting one-on-one. But you need to know how to handle a crowd too."
Karen nodded in understanding as she got ready to fight. Karen rushed at Aqua as usual, however, this time, her girlfriend shot a single bubble of water at her, halting Karen in her tracks.
"Okay, let's wrap this up." Terra announced as he summoned his Keyblade and walked back into the arena, ready for a free for all battle.
Standing at equidistant intervals around the arena, the friends prepared to fight for seemingly no reason.
To start the fight, Aqua shot two fires towards Terra and Karen who simply blocked them, causing the fires to hit Aqua instead. Soon Keyblades were flying, spells were being thrown and moves were being used. However, the most unexpected thing of all happened. At once, the three friends released their individual Shotlocks, causing a massive explosion, knocking them all out.
After about half a minute the friends started stirring, Aqua using Cures to heal herself and her friends. "I think that's enough for one night." Aqua announced.
"Well, I think we're ready." Karen announced as she stretched her limbs. "We're gonna wreck the exam tomorrow!"
"Yeah, it's gonna be easy." Terra stated confidently.
"It's like the Master says. 'Power is born inside the heart, you just have to look inside yourself, and you'll find it there.'" Aqua explained as she banished her Keyblade, her friends following suit.
Suddenly, at the edge of the area a swirling light appeared. "Oh." Karen stated. "We don't wanna lose track of stuff that's happened." Before running into the light and saving a copy of herself, in case she got herself killed.
"Well, we'd better head back." Terra announced, after he and Aqua too saved a copy of themselves.
"Yeah, come on." Karen announced as she caught up with Terra before heading off to bed.
Aqua, still looking out to the sky mumbled. "Together, always." Before running to catch up with her friends.
Unfortunately, that would be the last night in so many years that they would spend beneath the same stars, remember though. Destiny is never left to chance.
End chapter.
Word count: 3,107.
Welcome to my new fanfiction starring a female Sora, welcome to Birth by Sleep. As it is Birth by Sleep it will be split into three parts in the following order: Karen, Terra and then Aqua, because that's the order I've decided. This is only 6 chapters. Chapter 2 will be Karen's complete story, 3 will be Terra's, 4 will Aqua's, 5 will be the Final Episode and 6 will be the Secret Episode. So expect sub chapters, I've even had to split this on my Word document using the contents page technique so I am not confused.
This is gonna be so fun to write!
OK, this is a little taster as to what this series will be like.
Whichever fic, Skyrim or this, gets the most views by the end of the month, that's the one I'm taking priority in.