Here it is! The beginning of the prequel to Truth of the Puppet. I'll probably go back and forth on working this story and the sequel depending on the time I have and the reviews I get. I hope you all enjoy this chapter and the others to come.
Disclaimer for all of the chapters(because I don't want to repeat myself over and over again)-I do not own any of Kingdom Hearts.
On with the story!
It was a dark rainy day in this world. A four-year old raven haired girl was sitting in front of an abandoned building. Today was her birthday and the day her parents decided to kill themselves to get away from her.
In her hand was a dark black blade with a blue gem on the handle, a keyblade. It randomly appeared in her hand when she fled her old house. Then minutes afterwards strange creatures started to attack her.
Two people started walking down the vacant street. One of them was a full-grown man while the other was a boy a few years older than the girl. The two walked past her, but once they got a few feet away from her, the boy turned around and ran back to her.
Then boy crouched down to her height. "What's your name?" he asked.
"Shouldn't you say your name first?" The girl mumbled.
The boy smiled as he helped the younger of them put on his jacket. It was too large for her, but that was good since it covered her up. "My name is Terra," he answered smiling as the girl held the sleeve. "Now what's your name?
The girl finally broke into a smile. "My name is Shion."
"That's a pretty name," Terra complemented.
"I hate it though."
"And why is that?" he asked.
"The spelling," she explained. "It is too traditional. It's spelled that way because my full name is Shiona, but no one calls me that."
"Shiona," Terra repeated. "A beautiful name fit for a beautiful girl."
Shion blushed. "Thank you."
He looked around the abandoned area. "Where's your family?"
"They're dead," she muttered. "They didn't love me so they killed themselves."
"I don't think tha-"
"It's true!" Shion yelled at the elder boy. Tears were spilling from her eyes. "They called me a monster! They said they hated me and then they were dead!"
She wept silently to herself. During that moment, Terra came up with an idea. "How about you come with me? We have a free room you can sleep in."
Shion gave the elder boy a small smile. "I'd love to."
"Terra," a voice called. The two turned to see the man Terra was walking with coming toward them. "It's time to leave."
"Can she stay with us, Master Eraqus?" the younger boy asked.
Eraqus stared at the girl with distaste. "I don't think so Terra."
"Why not?" he asked.
"She has darkness inside her."
"But she can wield a keyblade!" Terra argued. "Please Master Eraqus! I promise you won't regret it."
The master sighed, giving in to the younger boy's antics. "Alright. She can come with but she will not be staying for long."
Turned out "not staying for long" was longer than anyone expected. Shion had stayed at Land of Departure for a little over six years. She had become really close to the other female keyblade wielder, Aqua, but their relationship was nowhere close to hers and Terra's. Over the years Terra had done everything he could to make her happy, even going behind his master's back to teach Shion what him and Aqua learned that day. During that time Shion had gained the ability to summon out a second keyblade, something no wielder has done.
One day the four of them were sitting at the dinner table. On the table there was only three plates; there wasn't one in Shion's spot. "Where's her plate, Master Eraqus?" Terra asked.
Eraqus answered calmly, "She has to find herself something to eat. I told you that she is no longer welcome here."
"But she has done nothing wrong!" Aqua argued her way in the conversation.
"She has darkness inside her Aqua!"
The younger girl shrank deeper into her seat and stared down at the floor, trying to hide her expression from everyone present.
Terra, having enough of his master, gave his food to the silent girl, kissed the top of her head, and muttered. "I'll find me something else to eat."
"Terra! I said she can't eat."
He turned around and yelled, "She has to eat! She can't starve to death!"
The two men glared at each other in a silent argument for a while until the two finally exited the room to continue the fight somewhere else. Aqua sighed and tried to smile happily at the younger girl. "Don't worry, Shion. Everything will be alright."
"But they always fight because of me," she muttered. "Maybe I could find another master who would be willing to teach me. I'll start looking tomorrow!"
"And once you find someone, Terra and I will be waiting for you to return with what you learned." Aqua smiled and ruffled the younger girl's hair. "Come on, lets eat."
A few minutes after finishing her supper, Shion searched the castle for master and student to ease drop on their conversation. Upon hearing their voices, she hid behind the staircase as she watched the two men arguing. "She has darkness inside her!" Eraqus yelled.
"There is darkness is everyone's heart!" Terra countered. "You told me that yourself!"
"She is no longer allowed here and that is final!"
"She hasn't even used any!" Terra yelled.
Eraqus starting walking up the stairs and stopped. Shion moved back even back. He turned around and said, "You are acting like she's your daughter."
The statement made both Shion and Terra shocked. "It's not my fault her real parents killed themselves to get rid of her."
Eraqus raised an eyebrow. "You don't deny it?"
Terra stepped forward and said, "She will always be my daughter, even after I die."
That just made Eraqus more furious. He stalked up the stairs while Shion fled to the mountain passage before Terra or Eraqus could catch her in her act.
Less than an hour later she heard someone walking from behind her. "I knew I would find you here." Terra said as he sat beside Shion whom was now staring up at the sky.
"I was waiting for the meteor shower," she fibbed slightly with a small smile on her face. "There is supposed to be one every two years."
He looked down at the smiling girl. "What are you going to wish for?"
She grinned even bigger when she thought of it. "I'm gonna wish for two wishes! First wish, to have my name someday spelled with a 'x'."
Terra laughed heartily. "You really don't like how your name is spelled."
"It's too traditional!" She exclaimed. "For my second wish I would want to find or create a world where both light and darkness can live in peace. No war raging on, only simple disagreements that can be resolved easily."
"And it have a large clock tower?" Terra suggested jokingly.
"That would be amazing!" Shion said as she looked up at the elder man. "So when someone is sitting on top, they can see the beach! Oh! And when the sunsets, you can see the whole town glow in the light!"
He laughed even more. "I thought it was a world you were talking about!"
"It is!" She said happily. "The town is the world! But, there would be a whole in the large brick wall that acts as it's border. You would be able to crawl through the wall to end up in a forest!"
Terra ruffled the girl's hair. "And what would be in that forest? Perhaps a castle?"
"That's over rated," She said while Terra continued to laugh. "It would be a mansion, but in the inside it would look like a castle."
"What would we call this town?"
Shion smiled and yelled, "Twilight Town!"
Half an hour later the shower was ending and Shion was almost asleep. "There you are." Aqua said as she sat by them. Aqua glanced at Terra to see him staring at the sky with a determine look on his face. "What are going to wish for?"
"I wish I will be the one to change Shiona's name." He said not looking at Aqua.
She smiled. "I hope your wish comes true."
The next day came quicker than Shion had hoped for. As she made it down to the last step someone shouted for her. "Shiona!" She turned around to see Terra running to catch up to her.
He stopped abruptly so he wouldn't knock her down. "I wanted to tell you good luck before you left on your journey."
She smiled at the elder. "Thank you," she said quietly. Before she summoned out her armor, Shion hugged Terra tightly, not wanting to let go. "I love you, Dad," she whispered close to his ear.
Once the man got over his shock, he embraced her back, almost desperately. "I love you too, Shiona." Moments later he pulled away from her and ruffled her hair. "You better come back one day! Or else I'll search every world every day until I find you."
She giggled, her smile growing slightly bigger. "If I don't visit in two and a half years, then you can start searching." Reluctantly, Shion was off on a new adventure.
The first world she landed on was where she stayed at for only two weeks, training on her own. At least that was what she had hoped. The world was a good place to train, with many monsters, unversed she had heard them be called, roaming around. Every where she turned, there would be one ready to fight.
After the first week of fighting, a boy wearing a strange black and red organic-looking bodysuit appeared. Behind his mask, which he had taken off when they met, he had golden eyes and spiky hair that was the same color as Shion's hair. Vanitas, he had called himself. During the second week they would spar against each other in friendly matches all day long.
But on the last day of the week they hanging out, sitting on an enormous cliff, watching the clouds. The female laid her head of the male's shoulder. "Why can't everyday be like this, Vanitas?" She asked.
"There's a war raging, Shion." He answered.
"What if we didn't fight in the war?" Shion shifted to look at the boy beside her. "What if we traveled to a world where it's just the two of us?"
"You know that's impossible," Vanitas reasoned. "Every world out there has their own people and story."
"Can you at least promise me, if we get lost, we will meet each other in Twilight Town?"
Vanitas stared at her. "I never heard of that place."
Shion laughed and smiled at the sky. "My dad and I thought the place up a couple of weeks ago. It's a place where light and darkness can live in peace. Promise we will meet there."
Vanitas smiled and hugged his friend close. "I promise." His smiled dropped suddenly as he felt the presence of a familiar darkness. "You have to leave, now," he demanded as he stood, forcing Shion to stand as well.
"Why?" She asked worriedly while Vanitas put back on his helmet.
"Xehanort is coming."
"Who's Xehanort?"
"He's a very bad man I'm working for," Vanitas confessed with a small sigh. "If he ever finds out about you and how you can wield two keyblades, you won't be safe."
"Or would I be too deep in darkness?" Shion retorted. "Trust me, I can handle the darkness."
The boy turned his back toward her. "Trust me, you don't want to part of the dark." Before Shion could ask for any clarification, Vanitas forced her to summon on her armor, which the design was based off of Terra's, and pushed her into a portal. As the portal was about to close, Shion caught a glimpse of the man named Xehanort.
So! How bad was it? Please review! I want to know your opinions.