Serenity Angel: Hi peoples! (Waves) My second story up on fanfiction! I decided that it was time for a new story to go up! I didn't want to do straight Naruto chapters or stories which there will be plenty more of.
Yukina: Why don't you tell them the truth and say you have writers' block? (S.A looks to find Yukina lying on nearby couch)
Serenity Angel: What are you doing here? This isn't your story!
Yukina: Oh I know. I just wanted to see why you were neglecting us back in Naruto's world.
Serenity Angel: I'm not neglecting!
Yukina: So you do have writer's block. (S.A. is at lost for words then just glares at Yukina)
Serenity Angel: Why don't you make yourself useful and do the disclaimer, while I find a way to kill you off. (Goes and stalks off in a corner and begins to write down ideas)
Yukina: You can't I'm already dead! (Textbook flies outta nowhere and just misses Yukina) You missed! (Gets the bird) That's nice! Show your readers you need anger management! (S.A starts saying the seven words you can't say on TV in Japanese. Yukina looks to the readers) Sorry I like to bring the worst out in people when I'm bored. Okay then. Let's do this! (Clears throat) Serenity Angel does not own Kingdom Hearts or any of the characters, except for Akimi and the people in her world of Japan. And knowing Serenity over there (points to corner where S.A. is writing something) any other character that might come up in the story. Don't worry she or the other characters will warn you. (S.A. looks up then at Yukina)
Serenity Angel: Where are the other characters? They were supposed to come in today! What did you do?
Yukina: And know we begin our story! (Pulls up story before S.A. goes on rant)
Sora's P.O.V
It always starts with the same dream. Or at least, something similar to it, because she's always in it. It's been like that for a while now. I'm sitting hugging my knees, which are drawled up to my chest, my forehead resting on my knees. I look up only to see darkness. No floor, no ceiling, no rooms, no hallways, no path what so ever. There's no light either, but I can always see. It's just always empty and dark. I stand up listening to my surroundings: not a sound, yet something calls me. I begin to walk and each step I take sends ripples outward, like throwing a rock into the smooth and untouched surface of a lake. Thing is the "ground" beneath my feet isn't water, it's nothing I can feel but I know I can walk on it. I never looked down however, at least not in this dream. I keep walking until I come to the only thing besides me in this place: a mirror in the shape of a heart with a crown on it.
I walk up to it and see me, but someone different: her. She's dressed just like me: shoeless and gloveless and she has a skirt on and her blouse doesn't have red pockets. Instead of having a chain she has a choker with the crown emblem. Then they're the obvious reasons why she's different. Her long hair and well… you know. I don't think I have to explain that. She kind of smaller in body too, but she's me. I look into her eyes and she looks into mine with no emotion, just like mine at this point but our eyes share the same train thought, same mission of finding out who the other is, and why we share the same face.
Then a scene appears behind her. Behind me I know the beach of my home Destiny Island appears, but behind her a metropolis of buildings and skyscrapers, yet the place is completely empty. Then like mirror images I raise my right hand she raises her left. We both look at the hand we pick up and on my palm appears the right half of a heart with the right half of a crown. I look at the back of my hand and it appears there too. I look at her and find she's looking at me too. At the same moment we both reach out to touch the mirror and with the first lightest touch the mirror ripples like water and everything goes white and disappears.
The next thing I see is my ceiling. I wake with a start, panting a little. It's been like that for months now. I haven't had a regular dream in what seems like forever. This time around I really don't know what to make of these dreams. I look at the clock to see that it will soon be the afternoon. It's great to be on summer vacation. Believe me, having these dreams during a school week wasn't the best way to start the morning. Especially since these dreams leave me in a fog and make me ponder their meaning.
"Sora! Sora, are you still asleep?"
Out of no where my best friend Riku appeared at my window. Sure he's a year older than me, but he's the coolest guy you'll ever meet. And believe me on my previous journeys I met a lot of people and none can compare. I barely noticed he was there.
"Earth to Sora." He said waving a hand in front of my face.
"What, dreaming of Kairi again?" He said with a smirk. That snaps me out of it. I shake my head blushing slightly.
"If you must know I was dreaming of onigiri. " I lie.
Even though he's my best friend I can't necessarily tell him I'm dreaming of another girl. Even though she looks exactly like me, that would be considered a form of cheating on my girlfriend, wouldn't it? Maybe they'll just think I'm conceded.
"Jeez you think of your stomach so much that you're dreaming of food now?" he said with a raised eyebrow and I give him a sheepish grin. He sighed and shook his head.
"Well hurry up and get dressed. We were supposed to meet up at the beach before noon. We'll pick up some real food for you and your one track mind on the way." He said walking away from my window and leaving me to get ready.
Riku's P.O.V.
I can tell he's lying again. He's been over sleeping for months now. We've all noticed and we're beginning to worry. At first I just thought it was late night, last minute study sessions knowing him. When he began sleeping in class I'll admit me and Kairi began to worry, but sleeping late on summer vacation isn't a normal thing for Sora. Usually waking us up bright and early then slacking off and sleeping on the job is more his style. I sigh again and walk over to the front of his house and wait by the door.
Normal P.O.V
Riku sat on Sora's stoop waiting for the younger boy to hurry up and get dressed. He looked out in to the ocean. Perfect day for surfing and just hanging out. Clear blue skies and crystal blue ocean as far as the eye could see. Yet he sensed that something was going to happen today. Good or bad was what he couldn't tell. In less than two minutes, Sora came running out with a bag with clothes stuffed with clothes and surfboard in hand.
"You ready? Kairi is waiting for us on the beach." Riku said getting up.
"Yeah! Come on let's go!" Sora said breaking out into a run.
The boys raced each other to the shore where Kairi was waiting with her and Riku's boards. She looked up when she heard them coming and smiled waving them over.
"Took you long enough." Kairi said standing up.
"Well you know captain snores-a-lot over here. Found him when he just woke up." Riku said smiling, but Kairi couldn't help the look of worry that crossed her face.
"Come on let's hit the waves! Who ever wipes out the most buys lunch!" He said quickly changing the subject and grabbing his board.
The three best friends got ready to head out into the water, Kairi beating them to it. The wadded out into the open sea and waited for a good wave to roll by. They filled time with small talk and what they would plan for summer vacation.
"By the way, are Tidus, Selphie, and Wakka coming by?" Sora said, suddenly remembering something his other childhood friends had mentioned.
"They said they would. We're all going to hang out in town later, remember?" Riku said looking over to Sora.
"Of course I did. I just wanted to see if you remembered." Sora said, trying to cover up for the fact that he did forget.
"Uh huh. Sure." Riku said sarcastically giving his friend a skeptic look.
"Incoming." Kairi said. They looked back to see a wave coming, and a big one at that.
"See ya at the shore!" Riku said, paddling out for the wave.
"Just another heartless and school free day in paradise… Then why does today feel so different?" Sora thought, not being able to stop it from crossing his mind.
He shook the feeling off and rode the wave out without crashing and burning. While our Destiny Island trio are riding the waves, we travel to another world to where the time is slightly different than that of Destiny Islands and where one person is waking…
When you walk away,
You don't here me say,
Pleeeease, Oh baby don't go.
Simple and clean is the way that you're making me feel tonight,
It's hard to let it go.
I open my eyes, and shoot up, breathing heavily.
"These dreams are getting more intense." I think to myself.
I lie back down and cover my eyes with my left arm and listen to the radio on my alarm clock. These dreams have been happening for months now and I don't know why. But for a while now they've been just getting more and more intense, and it scares me. It usually takes a lot more that that to scare me too. I can't even begin to understand what they mean. Not to mention they're totally not helping me when it comes to school. Why am I having these dreams in the first place?
"All these questions and no answers." I think sighing. After a while I look at the clock and had to do a double take when I saw the time. It read 7:40.
Oh crap, not again! I hopped out of bed and headed to the bathroom and took a quick shower. I brush my teeth but when I look into my own eyes, his face stares back and I look away. That's been happening for a while too. I can't look at my own reflection because I see him every time. I quickly brush my teeth without looking in the mirror and then go and put on my uniform: white blouse, black skirt with burgundy trim, burgundy vest with the school emblem on the left side and black trim, burgundy and white striped tie with the school emblem at the tip and black knee high socks.
Seeing as how I couldn't find my school shoes and didn't want detention anytime soon, I put on my red converse I got from New York, since I couldn't find the black pair, and grab my skateboard, messenger bookbag and schoolbag and head out the door just as the song ended and the radio cut off on itself. I locked my door and hit the ground rolling (literally).
I headed toward school at full speed, trying hard not to bump into any pedestrians. I had actually made it record time considering that the distance between the school and my apartment where pretty far. Gotta love Tokyo traffic when it bends to your will; at least when it's ready. I made it into my seat a split second before the bell had rang for class and the teacher came in. My friends looked me trying to catch my breath and I only smirked at them. The teacher was beginning class and I motioned that I'd speak to them during lunch…
Back at Destiny Island
Sora's P.O.V.
It was a couple hours after noon and we were hitting the waves with full force. Tidus, Selphie, and Wakka had found us and joined in making it pretty fun. After a while though we all got pretty hungry and decided to get something to eat. After our last ride we headed back to shore and headed to town; boards and all. It was decided that I pay for lunch since I kind of wiped out the most today. We ate at our usual spot and joked and kidded around a lot.
"Thank you for the lunch Sora. Thought for a second I was gonna have to pay for it today." Tidus said.
"If you showed off a little more today, you would be in Sora's shoes." Selphie answered while everyone laughed.
"Yeah Sora. You were off your game more than usual today. What's up?" Riku asked taking a bite out of his food.
"Nothing." I lie again.
"Just have some stuff on my mind." I say trying to shrug it off.
"Oh really?" Wakka starts.
"Like what? But mind you, she's right over there." Wakka said pointing over to Kairi. She and I blushed while the rest of our friends started laughing.
"But seriously Sora. You've been acting kind of weird lately. Anything wrong?" Riku asked after he stopped laughing a bit.
At this point I'm wondering how long they've noticed. Then the previous argument I had with myself comes up again: Should I tell them? Next thing you know the sky falls or something and were back to square one trying to find everyone or worse: The impending keyblade war starts. Yeah I kind of get paranoid when I have weird dreams now. Bet you kinda would be too, if you've been in my shoes a couple of years back. Thoughts and dreams usually start it all…
I realized at that moment that I've been quiet a little too long, with my face looking a little to dark and in thought.
"Sora…" Kairi's voice breaks me out of my thoughts.
I shake it off again and smile at them, probably freaking them out a bit.
"No it's nothing really." I say hoping what I was saying was true. I get up from the table, their eyes all on me.
"I'm going to get some ice cream, anyone else want some?" I keep smiling.
"Uh… sure." Riku said, being the first to speak.
They gave me their orders and I headed off.
"Oh and Sora." I turn around to find Kairi grinning at me.
"Try not to get us all a sandy topping this time." I grinned at her and put my hands behind my head.
"Come on, I'm not always that clumsy." I told her. She smiled and shook her head, and when she looked back her face was filled with concern.
"Sora, watch out for that-" too late. Whatever I tripped on sent me plummeting to the ground with a small thud. Even though it was sand breaking my fall, it still stings. I close my eyes since my head hit something hard and it hurt. In fact I think my head is still on where it landed because I don't feel sand in my hair.
"Garsh Sora, it didn't take as long to find you as I thought it would."
That voice. Only one person I knew had that voice and he isn't even human. I open my eyes to find Goofy the Captain of the guards staring right back at me with a grin.
"Goofy?" I asked as he helped me up to my feet and when I dusted my self off completely he grabbed me in a bear hug.
"It's been too long Sora!" Goofy exclaimed happily.
"It's good to see ya too buddy!" I say, barely able to breathe.
"Let him go Goofy, he's turning blue!" Said another voice which was also very familiar. He let me go and the next person I see is Donald Duck the Court Magician.
"Donald!" I said when I see him.
No sooner that Goofy let me go did Donald attack me saying basically the same thing Goofy did. Then Goofy with tears in his eyes hugged the both of us. I bet you can guess it was an extremely happy reunion. After a while of not being able to breathe they both let go and began greeting the others who had come over to join us.
"What are you guys doing here?" I asked after they where done hugging everybody.
"We came looking for you." Donald said looking at me.
"Me?" I half asked half said.
"And Riku and Kairi." Goofy finished.
"The king needs to see all three of you…Now!" Donald exclaimed.
I look at Donald and Goofy then look back and Riku and Kairi. They shared the same look I did: confused and worried.
In the Other Dimension
Lunch
"And the award for breaking the record of making it into the class just in time goes to…" I laugh at my friend Haruki while she did a drum roll on her desk.
"Akimi! Please! Don't be shy! Take a bow!" She said looking at me. I did it just to amuse the rest of our friends, Kimiyo, Kosuke, Seiji, and Ichiri as they set up the desks for lunch.
"Thank you, thank you. "Please, hold your applause!" I said jokingly as I take a seat near Haruki.
"Aki that was cutting it a little close this morning." Seiji said.
"A little? She came in a half a millisecond before the teacher! Which I applaud you for by the way." Kosuke said before digging into his lunch.
"Yeah Aki, what's up?" Haruki said opening up her bento.
"Nothing I just overslept." I said.
"Were you cramming again? Jeez Don't tell me you were late night cramming!" Kimiyo said looking at me worried.
"No, no. No late night cramming I swear." I said holding my hands up in defense.
"Good, cause you're already the smartest in the whole entire school, so you really don't need it anyway. " Ichiri said looking at her.
"I promise you I'm not over studying… Just got some stuff on my mind." I say trying with a smile, knowing that what I said was just an understatment.
"Anything you wanna talk about?" Haruki asked.
They all happened to lean in a little closer after she did. And then an argument I've been having with myself comes up again: Should I tell them? I mean they're my best friends, but even your best friends won't be able to understand your worst of problems sometimes. I totally trust them, but something tells me that they won't understand this, at least not this time. Probably say that it's something I eat before I go to sleep and believe me nothing you eat can make dreams that vivid or real, like your looking into the other person's head, whoever he is.
I mean this was worst than before. I used to have these weird dreams when I was fourteen about little black shadows and places completely different from what I normally know of. I saw people I never knew yet had a feeling I should. I saw a mouse that people would call king and princesses with the people they loved and helped. Back then I just thought it was the kid in me trying to hang on and keep me from growing up, which I knew I had already done a long time ago. They stopped for a while, but came back and they came back with full force.
I realize that I had been quiet a little too long at this point and I look up to see all of them staring at me with worry. I shake it off and smiled at them, knowingly making them nervous.
" It's nothing really." I say.
"You sure about that Aki?" Kimiyo said.
But before I could answer a kid from another class came in the room looking for me, saying that one of the teachers wanted help with something related to the end of the semester festival the school was having. I excuse myself from the group and before I head out the door Haruki called to me.
"Hey Aki!" she said and I turned around.
"Try not to trip over anyone again ok?" she said smirking at me. I look at her mock angry, but smile anyways.
"Are you ever gonna let that one go? It was one time!" I say starting to walk backwards towards the door.
"And plus there's nothing to-" I was almost out the door when I tripped over something.
Expecting to hit the floor I was surprised to feel someone's strong arms grab me and keep me from falling. I had my eyes close, a habit I picked up so if I fall it isn't as bad or embarrassing on the way down. When I open them, I look up to find Takashi a senior at the school, as my savior.
"Takashi-kun." Was all I could say. I was surprised he was here.
He's usually practicing kendo in the gym in his spare time. Immediately the girls who where in class began swoon and go into full fangirl mode. You see Takashi is not only a senior but he's like the prince of the school. Kind of like a real life Yuki Sohma except with light black hair and hazel eyes. And a slightly more muscular build. He helped me up to a standing position and I immediately turn and start bowing.
"Ah senpai! I'm sorry. Thank you for catching me!" I said talking quickly.
"It's ok." he says chuckling.
"I was just looking for you." He said with a smile. I stop bowing and apologizing and look at him.
"Huh? Me?" I said and tilt my head to the side. I could feel the heat of the death glares from the fangirls. Kimiyo and Haruki sent them back with more intensity and they backed off somewhat.
"Yeah, Coach wants to speak to you." He said.
You see, Takashi is the co-coach for the girls soccer team and I'm the captain. So we all think up strategies together.
"Oh really? I was just on my way to Matsumoto-sensei because he wanted to speak to me." I say.
"Well, mind if I go with you? We can swing back and talk to coach." I smile at him and agree. I told my friends I'd be back later then we head to the teacher's lounge.
Normal P.O.V.
They watched as Akimi and Takashi walked out the door. The fangirls went back to whatever they were doing, grumbling and cursing Akimi's name. The group of friends let out an audible sigh in unison and Kimiyo and Haruki sent out more death glares to them. They both mentally dared the girls to try anything. They turned back to the group to see Seiji with a troubled look on his face.
"She's hiding something again." Seiji said.
"Oh we're skipping boy problems? Then I'm all ears." Kosuke said putting his bento down momentarily. Haruki smacked him on the back of the head for the comment.
"On a serious note, I agree with Seiji, She's hiding something again." Kimiyo said in a serious tone.
"Well you know how Aki can be, she won't tell us anything until she's ready, or we beat it out of her. Or if we just find out." Ichiri said, taking a bite of his lunch.
"Maybe she's dating someone and doesn't want Kimi or Haruki to know so they won't go obsessing." He said waving over to the girls. The both turned to him giving him a perfect evil glare.
"Bite your tongue." They said in the most demonic tone Kosuke had ever heard, making him back away from the girls little by little.
"In any case, all we can do is wait." Ichiri said leaning back in his chair.
They all nodded in agreement, truly worried for their friend. At that moment they didn't know that waiting was the wrong thing to do…
After School
Akimi stretched as she walked out of the school yard gate. It had been a long day. The had been little incidents that led to a big problem with the festival and took hours to fix, and since the soccer team had a game coming up the coach made her stay there a good hour to come up with strategies, not to mention the test the teacher gave them.
Yes, it had been a long day. Seiji, Kimiyo, Kosuke, Ichiri, and Haruki had all come out a little while after her. She stood waiting on her skateboard for them, doing small tricks every now and then. After the last person was with the group they all headed down the block and away from the school.
"Wanna go and hang out at the arcade? I'm looking forward to beating one of you at D.D.R. Again." Haruki said looking towards her friends.
"And who says I won't beat you this time? I'm in the zone today Haruki!" Kosuke said in cocky manner.
"That's what you said the last time… Before you slipped on your own shoe lace while getting onto the stand." Haruki said and everyone laughed.
"How many times do I have to tell you that someone tripped me?" Kosuke said looking toward Haruki and everyone else laughed harder.
"As fun as that all sounds, I have to skip out. I have work today. Akimi said still giggling and with that everyone groaned.
"You know Akimi you need a life." Kimiyo said looking at Akimi who looked back at her.
"I have a life." Akimi protested.
"I mean one outside of school and soccer. You need a boyfriend of something life changing. Have you ever thought there was more to who you are and what you're doing with your life right now? That someone out there is waiting for you?" Kimiyo said looking over at her.
A strange wind blew at that moment and something ominous blew with it. A new change had come with the wind. At least that is what Akimi felt. She realized she was quiet and stopped rolling on her board.
"I'm happy the way I am. And plus the more I work the more I put toward my future. I've got to go. Come by the store later, I'll save you a piece of strawberry shortcake each." Akimi said rolling away from the group on her skateboard. When she got to the end of the block however, she stopped and looked at Kimiyo.
"Hey Kimi, there's truth in what you say. Who knows what the future can bring?" Akimi said and then looked up at the sky.
"Maybe there's more truth in your words than you think. And who knows how close that future can be? But for now I choose to let it come to me when it's ready." She said looking back at Kimiyo smiling, who also smiled along with her.
"Ja-ne!" Akimi said with a wave and then started off on her board again, going down the block and rolling out of sight, leaving behind Kimiyo who was smiling and the rest of her friends who where just confused.
"What was all that about?" Kosuke said, voicing the question everyone wanted to ask.
"Since you're cynical you won't get it." Kimiyo said smiling at the path Akimi had disappeared down.
As Akimi was skating down the streets toward her job, two dark robed figures watched her from the rooftops, unnoticed by the civilians below.
"So that's her? Heh he was right. They do look a lot alike." The first figure, a female, said as she watched the girl. The second figure, a male, looked at her like she was stupid.
"That's about the stupidest thing you've said since I've known you. You know the circumstances Larxene. Of course they look alike. I'd kind of expect something like that from Demyx." He said in a tone that matched the look on his face. Larxene looked back at her companion, anger rising.
"Well it's not everyday Vexen comes in with a psychotic sounding yet accurate report Axel. Wanna make something of it?" Larxene said in a voice that matched her emotion, ready to discharge her weapon.
"No. Unfortunately we can't cause a scene." Axel said sighing and looking at the girl. Larxene just rolled her eyes and turned her gaze on the girl again.
"So should we move now? It's too easy for my taste but she's easy pickings." She said keeping her gaze on their target. Axel didn't answer, but thought of what they should do for their next move.
"No not yet. I think we can wait this one out a bit. They don't know, so why rush? And plus I find this place… interesting." He said after a while.
"You wanna take a peek into her life don't you?" She said looking at her companion with eyebrow raised.
"Well there's that too…" Axel admitted after a while which caused Larxene to roll her eyes at him.
"So we wait." She said as her eyes went back to the girl.
"Only for a little while." Axel assured.
After this was said, they disappeared from the rooftop and from sight, making the ominous wind blow again. Akimi felt it and stopped before she opened the door to her job. The feeling she had before had come back. And somewhere far away unknown to her, he was looking in the distance like her and he was thinking the same thing too: Something's going to happen and it's going to happen soon.
To Be Continued
Serenity Angel: Well here's the first chapter. This story was a long time in coming. I just didn't feel the hype to write it until I started reading some Kingdom Hearts stories on the site. Sorry about the randomness earlier. Apparently someone likes to act up when they're bored and get people intentionally lost! (Looks over to Yukina whose reading something. She looks up and flashes readers with a smile) Anyway please Review! Tell me what you think! And you! (Looks over to Yukina) Back to the Naruto story. I'm writing another chapter soon so stop breathing down my neck.
Yukina: What? Is it too cold?
Serenity Angel: Just go back to the story. If you're good I'll make a story for you! (Yukina thinks about it and grins liking the idea.)
Yukina: Ok. See ya Kingdom Hearts Readers! Come visit the Naruto story sometime! (Disappears into thin air)
Serenity Angel: Ok readers. It's bye bye for now! See ya next chapter! (Waves)