The one disclaimer to rule them all~! I take no credit for characters, settings and other things related to Kingdom Hearts and they all belong to Nomura Tatsuya, square enix and Disney. This work is based off a Roleplay done with Google+ user Dexalin. Thanks dude, this one goes out to you.
He wandered the busy streets of twilight town unnoticed by anyone, the perpetual twilight of the sun casting an eerie shadow on the buildings and it's inhabitants. His face is shrouded in darkness, and the back of his long black cloak bears a weird symbol. Surprisingly, a young girl sees him as he brushes her shoulder lightly and...
The young girl stopped abruptly, aggravated by her past adventures that had just happened that very day. Personally, the girl had just wanted to go home, but so far, she was met by busy streets and no clear path to abide by. At least others had murmured a quick, but audible "excuse me" and went on with their day. She had just about had it, and this man had the nerve to push her buttons.
She turned to look at him, her face aggravated "Oh my gosh, could you at least say excuse me?!" she said angrily. This girl did not know what she had just gotten herself into.
The man gave her side look from under his hood, stopping in his tracks. His silence peeved the young girl every single second. "Heyyyyy, could you at least look at me… Or just say SOMETHING."
She tapped her foot impatiently on the ground, and crossed her arms over her purple tank top, her long brown hair swaying in the wind. Her deep brown eyes sparkled, but had a certain natural anger to them, as though this sort of behaviour was normal for her.
The man just smirked from under his hood and walked on through the busy crowd. "HEY WERE NOT DONE TALKING!" the girl yelled angrily. She raced after him, weaving her way through the crowd. The man had stopped in the shadows beside a tall bakery, and raised his hand, a plume of dark misty swirls creating a dark corridor.
Just as he stepped inside, the girl jumped in through after him, barely making it as it closed behind her. She face planted onto the ground, rolling into a stop. "That hurt more than expected…" she thought, looking around her at the dark corridor swirling around her.
The man stopped walking and turned towards her, bending over and picking her up by the arm. "You were stupid to follow." he said angrily to the young girl. Somehow, she seemed unshaken by the event, and more or less had a curious look on her face, not frightened.
"I know that now," she said sighing, rolling her eyes "my mother told me never to go with a rapist." The man glared at her, questioning how sane this person was. "You know, my mother and those school classes…!" Suddenly the girl felt a pain in her chest and clenched her top with her other hand that was free from the man's grasp. "Gahhh…!" she said in pain.
The man was unfazed by her pained expression and opened an exit with his free hand. He through the girl through the portal door and she rolled across the grass. The girl quickly balanced herself and looked up at him. "Don't follow me again." He said bluntly, closing the corridor of darkness.
The girl sat up and looked off into the distance where the door once was, the ocean waves crashing onto the sandy beach. The girls sat there irritated, and looked on her upper arm, his hand leaving a red mark on it. "Oh god." she said sighing, trying to rub the mark off vigorously.
"Now how am I supposed to tell my mother about almost being raped? Better yet, how do I get home? Well, at the least the pain is go-" Suddenly, she her chest writhed with pain and she rolled over in agony. "Gahh! Holy mac, holy mac, holy mac!" she cried rolling around, a light starting to glimmer. With the small light starting to grow, the young girl fainted.
Elsewhere, the man walked down the dark corridor in silence, shrugging off the young girl. He would have continued on his way, if not that he promptly sensed a shift in the balance, causing him to feel pain in his chest. Not that he had a heart anyway, but for a brief moment he felt like there was one there all along. "What is… this feeling." he thought. "Is it that girl?"
Quickly, he opened a exit to her and passed through it, and picks up the girl. "Oh God, what did I do?" he said quietly to her. The girl tries to lightly swat off his arm and then lets it fall back down, mumbling in her sleep. The man smiles but then winces as the light in their two chests fades and the pain subsides. "What kind of magic is this?" He said confused.
Abruptly, the young girl opened her eyes. For a moment, she just sat there silently, dazed. "whaa… AAAHHH MR. RAPE GUY!" The girl yelled, surprised by his sudden appearance. That name… I didn't even try to rape her! The man thought irritated, dropping her to the grass. "Call me that again and you'll wish I was just a simple rapist."
"Ouch!" the girl said, landing hard on the hard grassy ground. She sat up on the ground and dusted the dirt off her jeans, hoping she wasn't bruised. "Well then? Who are you? And more importantly, what are you? Is that a symbol from a symbol from a religion or secret cult?" The girl said pointing to the sigil on the guy's back.
The guy pulled his hood back, revealing a curly headed hair in a tangled mess and bright red eyes. "No, it's not something you'd believe if I told you." he said, avoiding her eye contact and looking up at the sky. "Sweetie, I just went through a magical portal to another city… I think suspension of disbelief only goes so far." She said, raising an eyebrow at him.
The man closed his eyes and sighed, collecting his thoughts. How was he going to explain this? "It's a dream eater symbol. Dream eaters are beings with control over the dreams lying dormant in a person's heart." He explained. The girl's eyes looked at him in confusion as she clapped her hands together. "Okie dokie, so does that mean your name is 'dream eater', or should I just keep calling you Mr. Rape Guy, dream eater dude?" she asked.
"Dexalin." He said bending over and poking her on the forehead. For a minute it sizzled, leaving a red dot on her. "What 'bout you stalker chick?"
"Owie!" The girl said, rubbing her forehead "That hurts, i'm not a child you know, I just turned 15, despite my small stature! My name is Libra and I'm not a stalker chi-! OWWW!" Suddenly, she clenched her head between her hands and yelled out in pain. Dexalin looked at her, tilting his head in confusion as the red dot faded. "That's… new." he stated, raising an eyebrow and inspecting his index finger.
"Not, helping!" Libra said, yelling out in torture as her head felt like it was being ripped apart from the inside. Tears started rolling down her cheeks, Libra choking on her breath and gasping, as a light started to bloom in her chest.
Dexalin, still stunned, snapped back into reality, picking the pained girl up in his arms. "Where do i take you?" He said frantically. The girl shook her head and had her eyes closed, wincing, the tears flying every time she shook her head. "HOW THE HELL SHOULD I KNOW?!" she screamed desperately as the light grew brighter "Please just help me Dexalin!" Suddenly her voice grew silent for a minute. "Please…"
Dexalin nodded, opening up another dark corridor. The portal lead them to Master Yen Sid's tower. Making their way to the top of the tower, Dexalin quickly rushed in Yen Sid's room, laying her down on the bed. "What's wrong with her?" Yen Sid said, rushing over to Libra on the bed. "I don't know…" Dexalin said confused. They talked for a while,Yen Sid left the room to try and find a cure.
The pain for Libra had lessened a bit as she opened her eyes to a blurry ceiling, as she tried to refocus her view. She relaxed a bit on the comfy bed and thought for a bit in the bitter silence. "Hey, what made you come back for me, Dexalin?" She said softly.
Dexalin was quiet for a moment, then shrugged. "Something pulled me back… my chest ached and i felt… different…" He said quietly, putting his hand on his chest
"How so, Mr. Dream eater? Different from a dream?" she said smirking weakly and standing up off the bed. "Dream Eaters are stronger forms of nobodies… Beings that were never meant to exist. We have no hearts, but at that time… it almost felt as if i had one." He replied.
"Um okay. You weren't kidding about not being normal, Mr. No Heart…!" Libra was cut off, as the world around the pair grew darker, and dark clouds started to blacken the once happy room, making Libra experience worse pain than before and her snarky smile faded Murky clouds crowded the room, red lightning clashing in the mini storm. "Who's there?!" Dexalin said cautiously, pulling Libra towards him.
"Are you the cause of her suffering?!" He said yelling out into the darkness. "Answer me, Why are you doing this? This is most unorthodox!" He got no reply as the dark mist made it's way closer towards the duo, a shark descending onto it's prey.
Libra felt herself slipping from reality, as she held onto her comrade tightly in fear, quickly starting to faint. Somehow, the pain was fading from chest as she lost herself to the slumber. Dexalin was faring far worse however, his eyes glowing and his palms glowing with a dark red aura. "You have nerve to mess with me!" he shouted into the emptiness of the chaotic storm.
"Not normal at all…" Libra mumbled, resting her eyes closed and falling asleep on his chest, her light growing brighter. Dexalin calmed himself - not that he had any emotions to begin with - and brushed Libra's dark brown hair out of her face. She looked cute when she wasn't throwing herself into danger constantly.
He put his forehead to hers, as the two slowly descended into Libra's dreams.
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The scene around them changed, the world being paved over with yellow-orange mist, creating the outscape of twilight town. The sky was like a painting, a shade of yellows and pinks, a beautiful perpetual twilight, casting shadows on the town. The train rain circled around the town, like a protective barrier to the city.
Libra looked around the dreamscape, confused and bewildered. "What the-? I'm back in Twilight Town? Dexalin? DEXALIN?!" She asked, yelling across the empty town, her voice echoing off the brick walls. Suddenly, plumes of dark clouds rose up from the ground, forming into weird creatures. Libra was puzzled, but then soon quickly saw the sigil on the monsters' chests.
The small bizarre creatures slowly crawled towards her, Libra backing up. "I'm guessing you aren't the good guys." She said like a scared mouse with an awkward smile.
Out of nowhere, Dexalin appeared in front of her and put his hand up in front her protectively. "Stay back, close your ears~" he demanded. "Where'd you-" She asked, cutting herself off "You know what? Never mind." She said shaking her head and putting her hands over her ears to plug them.
Dexalin reached out his hand, there appeared a weapon, a long silver scythe with purple dream eater sigils wrapping along the pole. He grabbed it tightly and drew it backwards. "SONIC BOOM!" He yelled, swinging down his scythe and causing a big vibration in the shape of waves to be sent out, the blasts colliding with the unholy creatures and obliterating them into darkness.
Libra was frozen in shock, her jaw dropping. She blinked quickly, unsure of what she had just seen. "Wow, I don't know how you did that, but that was amazing!" she said in a sing song voice as Dexalin turned to face her.
Libra looked around. "Where are we? Most importantly, what were those weird things?" She asked. Dexalin sighed. "Think of them as the Dream Eater's competition… They implant nightmares in people's hearts, and we are in your heart. It's a Dream Eater's job to stop them from doing so." He explained, resting a finger on Libra's chest. Puzzled, Dexalin wondered why it didn't burn her or leave a mark.
"Hmm… Wait, does that mean you can access my memories and innermost thoughts?!" She said, blushing and stepping back, embarrassed. Dexalin shrugged. "Probably. I never thought about it… I wanna try…" He said with a mischievous evil grin on his face. "Wait. What? NOOOO." Libra said flailing her arms. "I-I don't have anything to hide. No secrets, nope!"
"We'll see." Dexalin said, summoning a small white ball in his palm. The ball of light was fairly small, but it somehow floated right above his hand, "What's that? I'm not impressed, Mr. Dream Eater." Libra said, disappointed.
"Hold this please." He stated, not waiting for a reply and tossing her the ball. "Whoa." She said trying to catch it, tossing it between her two hands before it stopped in her palms. The man then summoned a pearl white door with light blue creases.
"Um, wait a minute... Because it's my dream, does that mean I can manipulate the reality? Like create a unicorn?" Libra asked excitedly, jumping up and down. This made Dexalin smile a bit as he replied, "No, only I can do that. Though, not against your will where safety is concerned."
"Seems legit. Still sad about the unicorn thing though." Libra said sadly, staring at the ground in despair. Dexalin rolled his eyes and sighed as he waved his hand over the ball in her hands. Immediately, the ball shot up and started to bulge in areas growing bigger and changing shape, until it was unicorn with a rainbow mane.
Libra's eyes widened and sparkled with childish wonder as she squealed, probably blasting out Dexalin's ear drums. "OMG OMG OMG OMG OMGEEEEEEEE." She yelled. She quickly jumped on top of the unicorn, and hugged its mane. "I was being sarcastic, but okay." She said smiling as she leaned in and whispered into the unicorns ear, "I will love you for, like, ever."
"Fine then." Dexalin said with his eyes narrowed and waved his hand again. The majestic creature popped back into the ball and Libra fell to the ground. "Ow!" She said, brushing the dirt off her skirt and jeans, standing back up. "A warning would be nice." She whined.
"Well, somethings hiding in your dreams or memories. Yen sid isn't specific enough.
We need to find it before it finds us." Dexalin explained. "Where does that door lead then?" Libra asked. " Its a door to your memories." Dexalin said calmly.
"um, you know that's, super personal? WHAT IF I WENT THROUGH YOUR MEMORIES?!" Libra complained, waving her hands frantically in panic. This was a whole new level of invasion of personal privacy, and yet he seem pretty ok with it, no problem at all.
"This is my job. I cant afford to be courteous to everyone." he said sternly. "If we don't you could die." Libra gulped and pulled at her collar. "Okay, then where to? You know, i always loved going after the monster, because that's totally what a sane person would do." She said nervously with a bit of sarcasm.
Dexalin opened the door to reveal a white light. "Your memories. You decide where we should look, wherever your heart pulls you is where he more likely is." Dexalin said.
"How do you know it's a he?" Libra said skeptically, raising an eyebrow and crossing her arms at the sexisim. "I don't. It makes me feel better." he said, shrugging. "I thought you didn't have a heart." She said smirking.
Dexalin looked at her, dazed and put his hand on top of his chest. "Sometimes I wonder what it feels like…" He said quietly. Libra looked at the ground, uncomfortable. This was too sad for her taste. Quickly, she looked up and smiled. "WELL YOU ARE ABOUT TO FIND OUT!" She said excitedly, grabbing his hand and racing into the doorway, jumping into a sea of memories.
**author's note: Wow, this was really fun to write, but kinda sad because I had a fight with my role play buddy, nuuuuu :( . well, I hope your enjoying reading so far! :) And since you don't know what Libra looks like I'll describe her: She is 5'1 and has long straight brown hair, which has a big purple bow in the back. She wears a purple, short sleeves top, with a big jeaned skirt that starts at her waist and is held up with buttons with purple bows on them, and behind the waist, there's a big purple bow. The skirt goes down to knees, and under her skirt she wears bell-bottom like jeans. She wears boots with a purple bow on each of them. She also has big brown eyes that shine with wonder and earrings of bows. Libra really likes wearing bows, lol.