Summary: On Christmas Eve, Kairi receives a Nutcracker from her godfather Von Drake and one crazy night.
A/N: So, here we are! I find it funny my first fanfiction here is a spin on the Nutcracker Ballet, and for Christmas. Hopefully I'll finish in time. But, either way, I don't have much to say. But please don't be discouraged by the length of the story, I put my heart into it! DISCLAIMING TIME!! 11one!!
Disclaimer: I own neither the Nutcracker nor Kingdom Hearts. Kingdom Hearts and its original characters are copyright to Tetsuya Nomura, and the Nutcracker is copyrighted to E.T.A. Hoffman. He's dead now so no one really cares.
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Kingdom Hearts in The Nutcracker
Chapter I: A Party and a Gift
It was Christmas Eve in the Strife household in Twilight Town, and Kairi and her brother Roxas eagerly awaited the opening of the grand ballroom. They both peeked through the keyhole, hoping to catch a glimpse of the wonderful things their godpapa, Von Drake, had made this year. He was notorious for his elaborate inventions. He would make dancing dolls, walking toy horses, and all sorts of things not even imaginable by the most imaginative child. Von Drake was what one could call an imagineer. The things he created were so wonderful, Cloud and his wife, Tifa, would put them somewhere safe so as the children would not destroy them. To say Kairi and Roxas were excited when the door creaked open would be an understatement.
"Hello, hello you two! Merry Christmas!" Von Drake laughed out, when Kairi and Roxas practically skipped in. Kairi looked around excited, clenching the hem of her pink dress. "Godpapa Von Drake, everything looks so amazing! It's like a dream!" Kairi exclaimed, wanting to touch and feel every little decoration, every little light. Roxas, however, was doing so. Von Drake laughed. "You've grown on the outside, Kairi, but on the inside you still gaze upon this all like the first time you saw such wonders!" Kairi had grown. Her hair was shoulder length now, and getting to be as dark as her mother's. She was taller now, only shorter by the bed-headed Roxas by an inch. Her eyes were getting bluer from their previous violet, but not as blue as Roxas' eyes were. They both had sun-kissed skin however, despite their differences.
" Roxas, cut that out!" Tifa had caught Roxas messing with the decorations. "Do you know how long it took your godfather to do all this? Cloud, tell your son not to mess around with those!" Von Drake had drawn his attention to the scene with Roxas and Tifa. Roxas was scowling, while Tifa was frowning. "Don't worry Tifa, it's quite alright. It's Christmas, he should be enjoying everything!" Tifa sighed, defeated. "Alright, but don't ruin anything." Tifa walked out, slightly tripped over her dress. She mumbled something about, "Damn in-laws and their damn properness…" Roxas snickered at his mother. Kairi shook her head. "Roxas, do you EVER have manners?" Roxas scowled at Kairi. "Do you EVER have fun?" Kairi were having a glaring match, until their grandmother came in. "Kairi, Roxas, your father wants you to get properly dressed for the party," their grandmother croaked. Kairi and Roxas looked towards their grandmother nodded, saying in unison, "Yes Grandmama."
They walked through the glimmering twilight room, past the train, past the little houses, and looking back at the tall fresh green Christmas tree, decorated with all sorts of tinsels, ornaments, lights, and the bright star on top. When they reached the doorway, Roxas went to his room, while their grandmother led Kairi to her room.
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"Now, I have something special for you, instead of that bland old dress you have. Took me all year to make it." There was a brown box on Kairi's bed, with a violet ribbon with a tag. Kairi gazed at it curiously. "Go on, dear, open it," her grandmother urged. Kairi walked slowly over to her bed, and open the box ever so carefully. Kairi's eyes lit up, and she lifted the dress out of the box and held it in front of her. The satin dress itself was a deep, dark pink, reaching just below her knees with long sleeves reaching her wrists. It was a shoulder-less dress, a long line from below the shoulder on one side to the other. There was a V-shaped hemline from hip to hip, with light pink veil hanging from it. From the tight sleeves hangs a similar fabric, slightly longer than the sleeves. The collar had chiffon of the same color, only a few centimeters long. Over all, to Kairi, it had a princess like feel to it. "Grandma I love it! It's amazing!" Her grandma nodded, happy. "Put it on then, and come out. Von Drake has a present for you and your brother." She left the room.
When Kairi arrived back into the grand ballroom, she had the dress her grandmother had given her on, her hair in a bun, and pink shoes that resembled Pointe shoes. Roxas called out from the Christmas tree. "Come on, Kai! Von Drake is showing his newest creations!" Kairi tiptoed and nodded, replying, "Coming!" She walked through the group of guests, curtsying to each one. She had finally made it to Von Drake, and what she saw was amazing. It was a castle, a miniature castle! It even had people dancing. People were oohing and aahing. Kairi was one of them. Though the people seemed to missing someone, Von Drake had named every single girl without a mention of a lover. There was an Arabian dancer (named Jasmine), a Chinese dancer (named Mulan), a French dancer (called Belle), a gypsy (Esmeralda), a princess (Aurora), and in the middle, a mouse (Queen Minnie). Two little children, named Marlene and Jim, shouted out in unison, "Do they have a story!?" Von Drake laughed. "Ho ho, of course they do! But it's up to you to figure it out." Marlene and Jim giggled, and ran off, probably to act it out. Soon, the guests moved on, and Kairi, Roxas, and Von Drake were the only ones left.
"Now then, I have something special for each of you," Von Drake said, as he grabbed two boxes from under the tree. One was short and wide, another slightly tall, but skinny. He handed the tall one to Kairi, and the short one to Roxas. "Now, open them, don't be shy." Roxas torn his open, and found a small set of soldiers. Each of them was different, except perhaps a set of silver haired twins, one with long hair and one with short. There was an Arabian soldier, a French beast, a guard, a prince-like figure, a Chinese soldier, and a mouse, holding a key-like weapon with a gold blade and silver handle. "Wow, this is amazing! Thanks!" Roxas had run off towards a fireplace, seeming to practice battle formations with his new soldiers. Kairi, however, was patient to open hers, and was surprised at what it was. It was a Nutcracker, with frizzy hair, bulging yellow eyes, a red coat with various decorations, white pants and black boots, along with a tall red hat. The most unique thing about him though, was a crown necklace. Kairi hadn't ever seen a Nutcracker with a necklace before, even less one with a necklace like that. Kairi lifted him out of the box admiringly. "He's beautiful, godpapa. I've never seen something so wonderful. Thank you." Kairi was lost in the Nutcracker. She twirled with it, being ever so careful. "He has a story, just like the rest of them." Kairi looked interested. "Really?" Von Drake nodded. "Absolutely. But it's up to you to find it!" Kairi nodded, and walked (danced, really) over to Roxas, holding her nutcracker close.
"Hey Kai, whatcha got there?" Kairi smiled, her eyes closed and hugging the Nutcracker close. "He's a nutcracker, Von Drake gave him to me." Roxas stood up from kneeling, and looked at it. "Nutcracker, huh? Let me see." Kairi shied away from Roxas, holding the nutcracker away. "You'll break him!" Roxas shook his head and scowled. "Nuh uh! Come on, just let me see him! I promise I'll be careful!" Kairi looked down, and hesitantly lent Roxas the nutcracker. "But please be careful!" Roxas nodded, and walked off for a moment. He came back with a bowl of nuts. "He's a NUTcracker, right? So he should be able to crack nuts." Kairi frowned, unsure. "But what if he can't?" Roxas shrugged. "I'm sure he won't break." Roxas grabbed a nut from the bowl, opened the nutcracker's mouth, and placed the nut in. Kairi looked down and covered her eyes. "I can't bear to watch!" "He won't break! I'll count down, and if he does break, then you can slap me." Kairi nodded, her face still covered. "One…Two…Three!" Roxas brought down the lever in the back, and though the nut cracked, the Nutcracker's jaw broke with a loud snap. Roxas looked at the Nutcracker, a little nervous. "'Ho crap." Kairi gasped, and slapped Roxas smartly across the face. "Ow! You didn't have to hit me THAT hard!" Kairi took the nutcracker out of Roxas' hands gently. "Yes, I did! Look at him, the poor thing must be in pain!" "He's a freakin' nutcracker! He can't even move on his own! You know, an INANIMATE OBJECT!?" Kairi frowned. "How do you know?" Roxas sighed. "Geez, Kai, your hopeless. Completely hopeless…" Kairi stuck her tongue out at Roxas, and walked over to a corner with a rocking chair. She picked up some stray tinsel, and used it to tie the Nutcracker's jaw into place.
"Oh, I'm so sorry, dear Nutcracker. Roxas can be so cruel sometimes. Then again, maybe I shouldn't have let him use you in the first place. But all the same, Roxas is wrong. You feel just as much as I do, don't you?" Kairi smiled at the Nutcracker, and for a moment, just a moment, she could swear he smiled back at her. The old grandfather clock chimed, and the guests began leaving. Cloud and Tifa walked in after all the guests had left. "Kairi, Roxas, it's time for bed," Cloud said, gathering the two up. Kairi nodded, while Roxas whined. "Fine, fine." Kairi hugged the Nutcracker close, while Roxas set the soldiers up, like they were going to fight something. Cloud looked Kairi in the eye, seeing her hug the nutcracker. "Kairi, you can't bring that to bed with you." Kairi blinked, while looking up at her father. "What? But why not?" "It might end up lost. Go set it down with Roxas' soldiers." Kairi pouted, but nodded. "Alright…" Kairi walked towards Roxas' soldiers set up in front of the Christmas tree, and looked down at the Nutcracker. She whispered, "I come visit you tonight, so it won't be so lonely." Kairi smiled, and kissed the Nutcracker on the cheek. "Goodnight, Nutcracker." Kairi walked towards her parents, and she swore she heard the Nutcracker say, "Goodnight, Kairi." When Kairi got into bed, she didn't bother taking off her dress. She had to look nice for the Nutcracker, you know.
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It was 11:15 PM, when Roxas and Kairi heard a crash in the ballroom. They met at the closed door, both panicky. "What if it's a thief, and what if he has a gun, Kai? Do you WANT to get killed?" Kairi hushed Roxas. "A good captain never leaves his men, Roxas! Do you want your soldiers to be kidnapped?" Roxas grumbled. "No…But the only reason you want to investigate is for your precious nutcracker." Kairi stuck her tongue out at Roxas. "Oh, shush you." Slowly, Kairi creaked the doors open, and saw the most incredible thing.
"Aladdin, take care of the east flank! Let no Heartless escape!" One of the silver-haired soldiers (the long haired one) was shouting orders out to several, more generic soldiers from last Christmas. The Nutcracker, however, was locked in battle with a tall, skinny, rat. The Nutcracker wielded a most peculiar weapon-a key-like sword, with a silver blade and a golden handle. "Give up Mortimer, you'll never win!" The Nutcracker cried out. "So you think, Nutcracker!" The rat, Mortimer they presumed, used a long staff, and knocked the blade out of the Nutcracker's hand, and lifted the sharp end of the staff to his neck. "It's over for you, Nutcracker!" Kairi took a few steps forward, and shouted out, "No! I won't let you hurt him! Not ever!" Roxas grabbed Kairi by the shoulder, and said, "Kai, are you nuts? What are you-WOAH!" And the brother and sister began to shrink.
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A/N: Sooo, how was it? Pardon if it's long, I didn't want to start the story out short. If you really do like this story, don't worry about it being done in time for Christmas, I'm going to work my but off on this, even if no one likes it! (Because just because no one reviews it, doesn't mean not everyone likes it, me thinks.) So this marks the end of the beginning of "Kingdom Hearts in The Nutcracker!" Oh yes, and a cookie to anyone who can figure out who the silver-haired twins and the Nutcracker are.