Fragmented Illusions

Chapter One: Separated By Destiny

By Efra

I must hide you.

"C'mon Sora your slow!" A young boy about sixteen with messy platinum blonde hair and catching Aquamarine eyes teased knocking another boy, a little younger then him with spiky, wild, dirty blonde to brown hair and Azure eyes, onto the sand roughly his wooden sword flying up into the air and landing next to him half stuck in the sand. Sora lay there on the sand staring at the blue sky with a blank expression.

"What? You're giving up already?" Riku teased again nudging Sora in the ribs with his foot. Sora gave him a look of annoyance and jumped to his feet picking up his wooden sword again. Riku smirked backing away a little. "You think you can beat me?" Sora instigated resting the wooded sword on his shoulder and motioning for Riku to come closer, "Don't make me use my Keyblade on you."

Riku took the invitation and leapt at Sora clashing the swords again, but this time Sora was smart and kneeled downward just fast enough to trip his friend off his feet. Riku landed on his back with Sora's blade at his throat. Sora smiled widely. "Give up." He demanded in a superior tone. Riku glared at him and grabbed Sora's ankles taking him face first into the sand.

"That's just dirty!" Sora cried jumping to his feet and tackling his best friend onto the sand yet again. They did not notice another guest among them with long red hair and, can you guess, blue eyes. Another girl, about twelve wearing a dark purple coat similar to Organization XIII that was defiantly to big for her with her with long straight black hair with blue bangs that fell down the sides of her face to about her mid neck and cold emotionless bright golden eyes was standing silently behind Kairi.

"What are you boys up to?" the red head asked giggling slightly.

The boys both looked to the girls with smiles and said at the exact same time "Hey Kairi!" Before returning to wrestling again. Of course, they were a little to close to the water thus impacted with a slightly bigger then normal wave. They both cried out jumping to their feet dripping with the cold seawater. Kairi fell into laughter pointing at them. They both looked at each other blankly then back to Kairi with devious smirks before strolling towards her. Kairi seemed to sense their intentions and ran behind the other girl peeking around her shoulder playfully.

Riku approached them first while Sora waited to sneak around Kairi's barrier without her noticing. Kairi giggling and disappeared behind the girl again, who in turn remained silent, watching Riku. Riku took a step to the side, Kairi backed away in the opposite direction, Riku stepped back to the right again, Kairi went the to left, Sora, taking his chance, ducked around the black haired girl and grabbed Kairi from behind.

Kairi screamed and struggled with Sora who was carrying her to the water over his shoulder. Riku turned around watching them before scooping up the silent one, easily flopping her over his shoulder and ascending to the water. The girl smacked Riku on the back roughly with an ominous sneer. He caught up with Sora who was already in the water waiting to toss Kairi in. Riku stood next to him giving each other glances they both threw the girls in simultaneously.

Several fits of laughter rang out behind them. Riku looked over his shoulder while Sora turned completely around. There stood Selphie, Tidus, and Wakka. Sora smiled and held his arms behind his head at least until Kairi splashed him. "Sora!" She giggled. Riku felt someone grab him from behind and then something rough and alive in his pants. "Wha—hey, what is that?" Riku cried out falling into the water again. The girl stood over him with a satisfied look while Sora fell onto the sand in a fit of laughter.

After a long while Riku finally managed to pulled the creature from his pants which turned out to be a very upset crab, that blew various bubbles at him, and returned it to the water before glaring at the girl, who was looking down at Sora blankly who was pounding the sand on his knees unable to control his laughter. "You'll pay Ahlyraa!" Riku warned. Ahlyraa raised her head slowly looking over her shoulder to Riku for a moment before Selphie pulled her aside to show her a starfish.

"Your face…was…priceless." Sora breathed as Riku plopped down next to him. "I still wonder where she came from." Riku muttered resting his chin on his knee letting the warmth of the sun wash over him. Sora lay still staring at the sky. "She said "another world" when we found her." Sora replied. Riku looked back to Ahlyraa who was backing away from Selphie and Kairi slowly looking more interested in the shade of a tree. "What world do you think she's from?" Riku asked blankly unaware of what he was saying. "A dark and gloomy one, but the looks of her." Sora replied smiling playfully.

Riku looked down sadly. "Is it over?" He asked calmly. Sora remained silent staring at the sky "Not as long as there is still darkness in the world. However, I don't think there will be anyone causing trouble for a while. " He replied. Kairi came running over to them with a smile on her face. "Look seashells." She held out a hand full of small white and pinkish shells. Sora examined them and picked up two identical pieces. "Look twins. We should make two necklaces one for you and one for me." Sora smiled handing Kairi the shells.

"At least they are more inviting then that crab." Riku muttered sounding bummed. Sora repressed his laughter. "Hey why don't we look for more shells like this then we can make necklaces for everybody." Kairi suggested sitting down next to Sora. "As a sign of friendship." She added.

Friendship? Riku thought staring at the ocean. What is the meaning of friendship? He thought again then looked back to the palm tree, Ahlyraa was missing; "She's gone again…" He muttered slowly he stood up "Better find her before she hurts herself again" Sora smiled. Riku nodded and walked toward the tree leaving Sora and Kairi behind to talk amongst each other.

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Ahlyraa stood in the damp cold darkness of the Secret Place, staring at the oval like wooden door examining the golden trim around it.

Words of an unknown man echoed throughout her mind. She had heard them many times before in this place almost if they were etched into the very spirit of the cave. Ahlyraa closed her eyes for a moment and slowly opened them again and turned away. She walked toward the tunnel leading to the small cave but something else caught her eye, she stopped and turned around slowly facing the door again. A crack had formed vertically down the door.

We will find each other again, I promise.

"Ahlyraa?"

She blinked, the door had returned to its normal state. Riku rested his hand on her shoulder "Hey squirt. What are you up to?" He tilted his head to the side curiously. He asked. Ahlyraa blinked again and replied "Nothing."

Riku continued to stare at her obviously unconvinced. "You're lying." He smirked. Ahlyraa glared at him.

"That's what you always think." She muttered pushing past him. Riku turned around and followed her.

"And most of the time I'm right."

"So you think."

Ahlyraa stopped and Riku made his way past her again and looked to the door again, the ominous crack had appeared again. "Hey don't tell me you're afraid of the dark." Riku had appeared in front of her again with a cocky smile written all over his face "Why are you so fixated on that door anyway?" He added. Ahlyraa narrowed her eyes "It's in the middle of a cave, what person wouldn't be fascinated by it?" She replied.

"Alright don't need to be angry." Riku replied taking her hand and leading her out of the cave.

You will soon understand my child…

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Sora lounged on his bed thinking weird things in the darkness of his room while humming to himself. It had been a clear night for weeks now giving a warm feeling to the air. However, it was still good to be home, something was bothering him.

I wonder where she did come from…

He thought looking out to the stars a sense of evil washing over him with its cold breath.

Xehanort came to mind. Sora blinked remembering the perilous battle against his Nobody Xemnas along side Riku. Sighing to himself, putting the thought out of his head, and turned over falling asleep.

Your true destiny…

Sora found himself running along Destiny Islands beach towards the tree house where Tidus usually was to be found. It was darker then usually. Sora stopped suddenly and blinked a few times. "Huh? What the?" He muttered putting his hand to his forehead.

"Sora!"

Sora turned around to see Riku running up to him. "Riku? Why are you in my dream?" Sora asked groggily. "Why are you in mine?" Riku countered. "Something's not right…" Sora muttered staring around the unusually silent Island. There were no stars in the sky, no wind, nor any sounds of the ocean. "Well this is a dream…" Riku muttered. Sora looked at him strangely. Riku took a step back "What?"

"Riku…" Sora muttered, "I don't think this is a dream…" He replied. Riku gave him an unconvinced look.

I did not expect you to catch on so quickly Master Of Keyblade…You're smarter then you look.

A tall man wearing a red coat said appearing in front of the boys. Riku and Sora both jumped back pulling their Keyblades. "I'm glad you made it in one piece…most humans die merely from being in such a trance." The man muttered softly. Sora glared and remained completely alert. "Who are you some Organization XIII copycat!?" Sora snapped.

The man shook his head slowly. "Why would I want to be part of that sick mob?" The man replied in a disturbingly hatful tone, laughed amusingly anyway, and then grabbed his chest in pain for a few seconds. "What do you want?" Riku asked calmly. "I want the girl."

"Forget it your not getting Kairi!" Sora snapped again and leapt towards the man. "Sora!" Riku yelled trying to grab the Keyblade Master but Sora eluded his grasp by a few inches. The man stood completely still until Sora was inches away from giving him a head injury before stepping to the side and ramming his knee into Sora's torso.

"Foolish boy the Princess of Heart is of no use to me."

Sora gasped for breath and fell onto his knees. "Sora!" Riku cried sliding to the ground next to him.

The man stood straight and dusted some sand off his coat. "Now that we've all settled down… the one I seek." The man began but stopped noticing the boys were not paying any attention to him. He sighed and walked up next to Sora and leaned down his eyes making contact with Riku's. "Listen to Demi." He demanded in a soft tone and stood straight again.

Sora watched him with his eyes along with Riku. Demi took a breath "The one I seek is currently going by the name of Ahlyraa." He finished. Riku jumped up his Keyblade in hand again. Sora lifted himself onto one foot slowly his Keyblade also appearing. "She's just a kid." Sora snapped. Demi held his head down slowly an orange glow appearing from the darkness of his hood. "Oh? Is that what she has lead you to believe is it? Well then I guess…." He replied turning his back the boys and holding his arms out to the sky in a wide gesture.

"I'm going to have to use force." He finished as the wind picked up fiercely a pinkish black orb appearing in the sky. "No you don't!" Riku and Sora yelled charging towards the man "Eternal Session!" The Keyblade master yelled sending a flurry of attacks at the man along side his friend. Demi sighed and turned around again to face them.

When Sora and Riku finished their limit attack there was no sign of the man anywhere but the orb remained in the sky. "Riku…" Sora breathed staring at it. "We've got to stop it…" Riku replied holding his Keyblade towards it.

This fight is not over…just yet…

Riku looked over his shoulder as a sort of laser sword smacked into his back knocking him into the air. Sora ran forward to try to catch his friend but another sword exactly as the first nailed him in the chest knocking him onto his back as Riku fell into the raging waters. "Riku…" Sora muttered weakly crawling towards the water.

"Sora!"

Sora stopped hearing a familiar voice. He looked over his shoulder quickly. Three men now stood on the beach behind him, one was holding Kairi's arms behind her, the other was holding the so familiar laser swords, and the last just stood with his arms crossed. Sora was not sure if the man they had been talking to was amongst them.

"Kairi!" Sora yelled jumping to his feet. "Oh? Is this girl more important then your drowned friend?" The man with the swords asked in a low tone. Sora froze up and looked to the water. Riku was nowhere in sight. "We're keeping her for now kay?" The man that held Kairi said happily and pulled her towards a darkness portal. "Sora! Riku!" Kairi yelled.

"That's enough out of you." The man said in a warning tone. "Well which will it be? Your woman? Or your best friend?" The man with his arms crossed asked, it was defiantly the man that first appeared. Sora remained silent staring at Kairi with an apologetic stare.

"…Riku!" Sora yelled charging towards the water. Demi nodded to the man with the swords. "Heh your mine." The man with the swords said jumping forward to interject Sora.

The Keyblader ran as hard he could toward the rolling waves breathing heavily. His heart was wrenching with thoughts of losing his friend. The man with the laser swords pounced the Keybearer. Slamming him face first into the sand. Sora cried out and twisted around underneath the mans weight grabbing both his wrists to protect his throat from being slit open.

The man holding Kairi suddenly stopped and looked to Demi. "Um what was I doing?" He asked with a blank tone. Demi sighed and walked over to him. "Let me go or you'll be in trouble!" Kairi yelled struggling to no avail. Demi leaned down his eyes meeting with hers. "My dear Princess. You should know that if you refuse to cooperate, I will force you into submission. This includes the death of the Keyblade bearers." He whispered then shoved her into the portal.

"Should she be going in alone?" The other man asked rubbing his head. Demi sighed again "Oh for Heaven's sake…" He muttered and smacked the man over the head and pushed him through the portal as well.

Demi stood for a moment as the portal disappeared before another figure caught his eyes, Ahlyraa stood farther down the beach lying Riku gently on the sand. "Leave the Keybearer." Demi called looking to the struggling pair. The other man ignored him staring spitefully down at Sora. Demi narrowed his eyes, "Logan! You will obey me! Or I will turn you over to Silence!" Demi hissed. Logan froze and jumped unwillingly off Sora and turned to Demi, who pointed to Ahlyraa now kneeling next to Riku on the sand.

"Well it's about time…" Logan muttered walking towards the silent one. Ahlyraa stood up slowly watching him with her cold eyes. Sora glared and charged him but smacked into a barrier and fell onto the sand unconscious.

Ahlyraa stepped over Riku still watching them. Logan held his hand out to her slowly "Make it easy sweetheart." He muttered coldly. Ahlyraa glanced up at the orb, darkness appearing underneath both Riku and Sora swallowing them. Demi glanced up at the orb then back to his comrade "Hurry up."

"I know just shut up will you?" Logan snapped his swords appearing in his hands. Demi muttered under his breath and stepped into another portal. Ahlyraa hissed softly. "Ohh mad are we?" The man asked sounding intrigued. Ahlyraa leaped at him clawing him across the chest and was slashed across the stomach due to her reckless behavior.

She fell onto the sand and stood up again. Logan turned around obviously not hurt much. "Used all your power to save that boy hm?" He asked running towards her again. The Island suddenly shook and parts of it began to crumble off into the orb causing the pair to fall into the sand again.

Ahlyraa stood up a black portal forming behind her and bowed back into it showing a strange resemblance to Saix. Logan looked up just as she disappeared with a glared "Damn it!" He yelled hitting the ground with his fist

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…hey… wake up…

Riku heard a voice call softly to him. Slowly he opened his eyes his vision blurred. Several drops of rain were falling onto his already wet face. He looked around slowly at where he was. It was dark, and defiantly unfamiliar. Riku continued to look around his whole body numb until he found the source of the voice.

Another boy a little older then he with wet blue hair pulled back into a low ponytail and exotic pink eyes with dark blue flakes in them and long pointed ears stared down at him curiously. "Hey you alright?" He asked softly. Riku opened his mouth to say something but his throat was dry. The boy continued to stare at him with worry.

Riku felt his consciousness slip away from him, pulling him down into the darkness again.

Hiya everyone Now I know what you all are thinking: Oh great here's a sappy girl that's gonna be hogging the story and probably is a love interest for Riku or Sora, Oh great it's another Organization XIII. But that's just what I'm thinking of it's no offense you all I would think the same thing if I wasn't the one writing this.

But it's my first KH story… please don't let stuff like that stop you from reading T.T I assure you none of it is true in the least. But I would like some reviews to keep me on track so I'll update but by all means type your opinions but be nice about it. I'm open to suggestions on what to do next I'm gonna have a little trouble getting from point A to point B anyway . anyway next chapter will be up depending on what unfolds.

EDIT: I fixed a few things because I was bored. In addition, I don't know what the deal was with all my stories suddenly becoming complete. That's been fixed to.

Efra