A/N: My first lovey dovey fic, but of course there's still lots of sharp
pointy objects and blood. And I'm not too in favor of made-up characters in
fan-fics but the kingdom hearts girls are so...girly and... Weak sauce...
Yuffie's alright but I can /not/ write for her correctly, she's a hyper
ninja and Noro's a half hearted mocking girl with a sharp pointy object.
Noro fits me better.
Disclaimer: Don't own it, so there.
Cant You Hear It? ---------------------------
I stood on the sandy shore, the cool water wrapping around my feet, only to pull away again. I watched the sunset before me, a blue haired girl my age standing next to me. Memories flooded my mind, memories of the past three years.
Months alone with a talking mouse in Kingdom Hearts. Mickey was intelligible and all, but I was a fifteen year old former heartless while I was alone with him, and c'mon, he was like something out of a five-year- old's favorite cartoon. But that was only a few months, a few months until I found her. She was struggling to emerge through the pits of heartless, 15 and only having half a heart, desperately holding onto her small light. She looked so helpless, her blue hair gone array and her clothing disfigured. She emerged as I ran towards her. She wore a white cloak, trimmed in red along with a black shirt and brown pants, and black hiking boots. Her dark clothing made her pale face seem a few shades lighter, her violet eyes looked almost black in Kingdom Hearts. I didn't notice until I was right in front of her the two huge black dragon-like wings that protruded from her back. I knew her from my heartless days.
Her name was Noro, the Queen of Spades, or so she was called for the exploding cards she used. She was a puppet for a while, like I was, until she completely surrendered her heart, turning into a dragon-looking heartless. We never had a chance to speak, but who did really? I only knew that she was the destroyer, a pure weapon. She dismembered worlds with the help of the heartless and her own force, seeking the help from heartless forces to regain her own world. And here Noro was, human again, or half human, crawling out of the dark. I can't remember what we said when we first met, what had happened. All I remember is that when I had completed my second year in Kingdom Hearts, she got me and Mickey out without opening the doors. While we were in Kingdom Hearts, I hated her, down right hated her. Noro was arrogant, stubborn and strong. My female twin, really...
Gods I must have been frustrating sometimes...
But out of the goodness of my heart I let her return with me to Destiny Islands. Once we were out of Kingdom Hearts we had a choice of where to go. Her home world was not there, destroyed by the inhabitants the same time the heartless came. I saw her pain, so did Mickey. I remember it clearly, at that time I knew Noro as an emotionless ice statue, and she broke down right there, in front of the doors to Kingdom Hearts. So here she's been living for the past year. I was accepted back with open, forgiving arms, no matter how much I hated what I've done and wished they would have just punched me in the face instead of being so nice. Noro wasn't accepted though. She still had only half a heart, the light of finding her home world gone. Sora and Kairi were understanding, they always were. But the rest of Destiny Islands frowned upon her. They let her stay, she had brought me back and noticeably regretted her past actions, like I did. But besides me, Sora and Kairi, no one was comfortable around her, especially with those wings sticking out of her back.
So here I stand with Noro next to me.
~~~
I stood next to Riku as we watched the sun fall behind the horizon. The water shone in reds oranges and yellows, mirroring the sky above. Alright so this place wasn't so bad. The air was fresh and the water wasn't polluted like so many other places I'd been to. And the trees just seemed to be made for sleeping in, as I never liked the idea of sleeping inside.
But there weren't any forests. No fields, just sand, water, and odd palm trees. Hardly any horses... I loved the horses, in youth I would run alongside the wild herds for as long as I could, usually after training with father... I pushed these memories from my mind. Thinking of things like that made me get emotional, and I would not do that again in front of /him/. I sighed and wrapped my wings about myself. I had come to get used to them, they were helpful sometimes, despite what they meant. True, the gaping hole in my heart ached, but I have come to accept this is the way my life will be.
There's no light for a half heartless in Destiny Islands.
The people here didn't like me at all. They were kind, of course, they hadn't killed me yet. But they secretly wished I wasn't here, too bad it wasn't such a secret. I couldn't blame them though, I hate myself too. I sighed and turned to leave when Riku's voice stopped me.
"Noro?"
"Yes drill sergeant?" I said mockingly. I couldn't help it, annoying him with my witty remarks was so /easy/. He narrowed his eyes slightly.
"Is there a reason why you act the way you do?" He said, still staring out at the sinking sun. His question shocked me. No one had dared... No one had wanted to... No, I refuse to let him know. I didn't answer and walked down the shore to the boats.
~~~
I couldn't believe I had asked her that. Recently we had got on terms where we could have an intelligent conversation without going at each other's throats. I'm sure she really is a wonderful person with her heart. Some of our conversations are unforgettable, and unfortunately unrepeatable. But I believe that I'll have to start all over now, what a stupid question to ask of her...
I groaned and rubbed my eyes, I felt sympathy for her, I couldn't help it, or perhaps I felt something else for her? Hell, I'd go as far as to say I liked her, really she wasn't all that bad to look at. Infact she wasn't bad at all to look at. She is stubborn even with her heart, and with a fiery personality, but the lack of a full heart made it dark. Stubborn, fiery, with a big ass sword... what can I say? She was utterly desirable, so much like me yet so much different. I'm absolutely certain she would never let the heartless take full control.
Maybe that's why Ansem needed me...
I turned and walked after her. She turned to look at me, her violet eyes searing into my green ones. My throat felt as if it was closing and my heart was pounding in my ears just from that look. If Kairi is pretty, Noro was beautiful...as if when she was born she was undecided from being a goddess and the mortal warrioress she now was. I didn't even notice that I was staring.
"Is there something you need?" Noro snapped, crossing her arms. I blinked a few times and shook my head slightly.
"I'm sorry for what I said... But it can't just be having half a heart... You push me away every time I try and get close to you, maybe be your actual friend. There are such things you know." I said firmly, only after years of practice could I stop myself from staring at her /and/ act like a complete jack ass to her. Gods, as if I didn't hate myself enough...
"I had friends at home, my home is gone now and everything went with it." She said coolly and turned, walking away again, her sleek dragon wings flaring out.
Disclaimer: Don't own it, so there.
Cant You Hear It? ---------------------------
I stood on the sandy shore, the cool water wrapping around my feet, only to pull away again. I watched the sunset before me, a blue haired girl my age standing next to me. Memories flooded my mind, memories of the past three years.
Months alone with a talking mouse in Kingdom Hearts. Mickey was intelligible and all, but I was a fifteen year old former heartless while I was alone with him, and c'mon, he was like something out of a five-year- old's favorite cartoon. But that was only a few months, a few months until I found her. She was struggling to emerge through the pits of heartless, 15 and only having half a heart, desperately holding onto her small light. She looked so helpless, her blue hair gone array and her clothing disfigured. She emerged as I ran towards her. She wore a white cloak, trimmed in red along with a black shirt and brown pants, and black hiking boots. Her dark clothing made her pale face seem a few shades lighter, her violet eyes looked almost black in Kingdom Hearts. I didn't notice until I was right in front of her the two huge black dragon-like wings that protruded from her back. I knew her from my heartless days.
Her name was Noro, the Queen of Spades, or so she was called for the exploding cards she used. She was a puppet for a while, like I was, until she completely surrendered her heart, turning into a dragon-looking heartless. We never had a chance to speak, but who did really? I only knew that she was the destroyer, a pure weapon. She dismembered worlds with the help of the heartless and her own force, seeking the help from heartless forces to regain her own world. And here Noro was, human again, or half human, crawling out of the dark. I can't remember what we said when we first met, what had happened. All I remember is that when I had completed my second year in Kingdom Hearts, she got me and Mickey out without opening the doors. While we were in Kingdom Hearts, I hated her, down right hated her. Noro was arrogant, stubborn and strong. My female twin, really...
Gods I must have been frustrating sometimes...
But out of the goodness of my heart I let her return with me to Destiny Islands. Once we were out of Kingdom Hearts we had a choice of where to go. Her home world was not there, destroyed by the inhabitants the same time the heartless came. I saw her pain, so did Mickey. I remember it clearly, at that time I knew Noro as an emotionless ice statue, and she broke down right there, in front of the doors to Kingdom Hearts. So here she's been living for the past year. I was accepted back with open, forgiving arms, no matter how much I hated what I've done and wished they would have just punched me in the face instead of being so nice. Noro wasn't accepted though. She still had only half a heart, the light of finding her home world gone. Sora and Kairi were understanding, they always were. But the rest of Destiny Islands frowned upon her. They let her stay, she had brought me back and noticeably regretted her past actions, like I did. But besides me, Sora and Kairi, no one was comfortable around her, especially with those wings sticking out of her back.
So here I stand with Noro next to me.
~~~
I stood next to Riku as we watched the sun fall behind the horizon. The water shone in reds oranges and yellows, mirroring the sky above. Alright so this place wasn't so bad. The air was fresh and the water wasn't polluted like so many other places I'd been to. And the trees just seemed to be made for sleeping in, as I never liked the idea of sleeping inside.
But there weren't any forests. No fields, just sand, water, and odd palm trees. Hardly any horses... I loved the horses, in youth I would run alongside the wild herds for as long as I could, usually after training with father... I pushed these memories from my mind. Thinking of things like that made me get emotional, and I would not do that again in front of /him/. I sighed and wrapped my wings about myself. I had come to get used to them, they were helpful sometimes, despite what they meant. True, the gaping hole in my heart ached, but I have come to accept this is the way my life will be.
There's no light for a half heartless in Destiny Islands.
The people here didn't like me at all. They were kind, of course, they hadn't killed me yet. But they secretly wished I wasn't here, too bad it wasn't such a secret. I couldn't blame them though, I hate myself too. I sighed and turned to leave when Riku's voice stopped me.
"Noro?"
"Yes drill sergeant?" I said mockingly. I couldn't help it, annoying him with my witty remarks was so /easy/. He narrowed his eyes slightly.
"Is there a reason why you act the way you do?" He said, still staring out at the sinking sun. His question shocked me. No one had dared... No one had wanted to... No, I refuse to let him know. I didn't answer and walked down the shore to the boats.
~~~
I couldn't believe I had asked her that. Recently we had got on terms where we could have an intelligent conversation without going at each other's throats. I'm sure she really is a wonderful person with her heart. Some of our conversations are unforgettable, and unfortunately unrepeatable. But I believe that I'll have to start all over now, what a stupid question to ask of her...
I groaned and rubbed my eyes, I felt sympathy for her, I couldn't help it, or perhaps I felt something else for her? Hell, I'd go as far as to say I liked her, really she wasn't all that bad to look at. Infact she wasn't bad at all to look at. She is stubborn even with her heart, and with a fiery personality, but the lack of a full heart made it dark. Stubborn, fiery, with a big ass sword... what can I say? She was utterly desirable, so much like me yet so much different. I'm absolutely certain she would never let the heartless take full control.
Maybe that's why Ansem needed me...
I turned and walked after her. She turned to look at me, her violet eyes searing into my green ones. My throat felt as if it was closing and my heart was pounding in my ears just from that look. If Kairi is pretty, Noro was beautiful...as if when she was born she was undecided from being a goddess and the mortal warrioress she now was. I didn't even notice that I was staring.
"Is there something you need?" Noro snapped, crossing her arms. I blinked a few times and shook my head slightly.
"I'm sorry for what I said... But it can't just be having half a heart... You push me away every time I try and get close to you, maybe be your actual friend. There are such things you know." I said firmly, only after years of practice could I stop myself from staring at her /and/ act like a complete jack ass to her. Gods, as if I didn't hate myself enough...
"I had friends at home, my home is gone now and everything went with it." She said coolly and turned, walking away again, her sleek dragon wings flaring out.