This is my first story on my new fanfiction account and I have to say this was inspired mostly by Jumanji. I absolutely love that movie. So here's the Kingdom Hearts version of it! Of course, there will be some stuff I will be changing. This story will contain boyxboy love mainly focusing on the pairing Riku/Sora. That will probably be the only one. And well I'll just let you continue the story now. Leave me a review and tell me what you think! Whether it be flames, criticism, etc. I do like it when people analyze my stories and maybe a few critiques here and there. Anyway, read on readers!
Track 01:
Let Go- Frou Frou
drink up baby doll
mmm, are you in or are you out?
The seagulls flying about in the air squawked above loudly. The fresh water breeze flew at curtains, the ocean waves lapping upon the shore. Destiny Islands was one of the most beautiful places in the world where people loved sunbathing on the beaches and breathing in that refreshing ocean air. The sun shone brightly through the clear windows and seeping onto the bed of a teenage boy. Said boy covered his face with more of his blanket, groaning loudly, at the bright orange light that heated up his face.
Some of the birds flew right onto the windowsill and screeched loudly repeatedly. The boy groaned in frustration.
"Nngh, will you shut up!"
Well, there were many who didn't exactly favor the tropical islands. Brown spiky hair peeked through the blankets as one hand opened the window. The young sixteen year old teen sat up and shooed the birds away from his window, obviously irritated at the unwanted alarm clock.
"Bothersome birds…"
He didn't exactly recall having fond memories of the bird inhabitants of Destiny Islands. The aggravated teenage boy quickly dove under the covers and resumed his much needed rest. Summer had made the brunet lazy beyond belief. It was even hotter outside than before and really now all he wanted to do was sleep the whole summer away. Of course, that's how he would've liked to spend it would've went if not for a few minor disturbances in his plans. A few knocks made the brunet peek an eye out but he quickly dove under the covers as the door opened and a pretty brunette woman peeked in.
"Sora? Are you still asleep? Get up already, it's already noontime!" she chastised.
Sora didn't move and even proceeded to snore obnoxiously loud.
"Young man, if you don't get up right this instant…"
Sora rolled over and groaned in response. The woman placed her hands on her hips and stopped to think about what to give as punishment.
"I'll make you paint the fence!"
"I'll mess it up," Sora said back, nestling further into the soft bed.
"I'll...take away your...key collection?"
"You can try. I always know where you hide them."
"Um...I'll take away your stash of sweets!"
"Eh, I needed to cut back anyway."
"No seeing Riku or Kairi this whole week!"
Silence.
That must've done it. Sora's mom grinned in triumph as her son finally sat up and threw the covers off his body in aggravation and defeat. She knew how much of a sore loser her son was and laughed to herself as she went back downstairs to fix breakfast. Sora knew Riku and Kairi would find some crazy way to hang out with him anyway, but he was never quite sure with his mom. She would go to pretty extreme measures to make sure he learnt his lesson.
Such as the one time she locked him out of the house after coming home early to see Sora had snuck out to go to a party. And that one time she took away his bed because he didn't fix it up every time she asked. Sora didn't tend to disobey his mom often but seriously, who makes their bed anymore? It wasn't like anybody was going to complain about it.
Sora yawned and stretched his tired limbs. He didn't want to tell his mom that he had been waking up late only because he had slept at 4 in the morning reading storybooks. Sora couldn't help it. He loved the idea of the knights fighting dragons to save the princess or the idea of going underwater to sing with the mermaids. The stories seem a lot more interesting than the boring old islands where you do the same thing every day.
Sora made his bed quickly and was about to take his shower but stopped before he walked into the bathroom. He noticed something odd about this particular morning.
Such as a certain someone coming to wake him up before his mom did. That person would always come in before he took his shower and then would quietly wait for him in the living room so that they could both head down to the beach.
Sora frowned.
Where was Riku?
Sora took off his undershirt and threw it somewhere in the corner of the room as he searched his closet for something to wear. He grabbed a navy blue loose shirt and beige shorts and quickly put them on as he ran down the stairs for breakfast.
"Did Riku come here by any chance?" Sora asked, stuffing a piece of toast in his mouth and grabbed the plate with the rest of his breakfast. His mom turned around and smiled.
"He did actually. Around nine I believe but he left because he wanted you to rest up more. Such a sweet boy. Though I think you need a little bit less rest..."
Sora chose to ignore that last part, instead choosing to frown and look down at his plate of breakfast, picking it idly in embarrassment.
Riku had been treating him nicer and nicer these days.
Sure there was still the initial teasing but it was a bit off.
Before they could go on for hours but Riku let Sora win most of their arguments and jests. And the older male would always offer his ice cream cone when Sora finished his and wanted more. Riku never let him eat his ice cream before. He wasn't complaining or anything but it was strange and different.
"You should be more like him. Good manners, charming, hardworking, has a great sense of humor..."
"I'fe goft pwenty ovr those," Sora attempted to say around a mouthful of food. The mother was about to scold him for talking with his mouth open but Sora already finished and quickly placed his plate in the sink and started on his way to Riku's house with a 'bye mom!' His mom shook her head and smiled, amused, and started on the dishes.
leave your things behind
'cause it's all going off without you
Jumping up on the porch step, Sora rang the doorbell and waited patiently.
The door opened to a short silver haired woman with bright green eyes.
"Oh Sora, how good to see you! Come in, come in. My, how much you've grown! Riku was just about to head over to your place. He's upstairs dressing up. Please, please, come in," she said, almost all in one sentence. Sora didn't bother telling her in saying he only just saw her earlier this week. Instead he just smiled politely and nodded, following her inside and waited for his friend on the couch.
The T.V. was on with some kid show about how to count numbers and some random celebrity guest starring in them. Sora was too lazy to reach for the remote so he just sat there laughing from time to time as he waited for Riku. What was taking him so long?
...
"You could change the channel you know but judging by your random fits of laughter, I think you're enjoying this far too much."
"..!" Sora nearly jumped three feet in the air. He looked up and saw Riku leaning over him on the couch.
"Damn it, Riku. You nearly gave me a heart attack," Sora said, standing up and facing his friend.
"Didn't know you scared that easily," Riku said, smiling. Sora picked up on something else now too. Riku smiled a lot more. Before, his friend usually just smirked at him in a mocking way.
"Well, I was paying attention to Bob and his numbers. Counting is so much fun, don't you think?" Sora said smiling back. "You wanna just go back to my place? It's too hot to do anything on the main island."
"Yeah sure."
As they were walking, Riku noticed Sora was oddly quiet this particular morning.
"You're awfully quiet. Usually you can't keep your mouth shut," Riku joked, flicking Sora's nose and snapping him out of his thoughts.
"Just thinking, that's all. You think we should've asked Kairi to come?" Sora asked, rubbing his nose.
"She's probably still asleep. You both are the laziest people I know," he joked.
"Hey, I work out way more than she does!" the brunet said defensively, lifting up his shirt with both hands to show off his barely noticeable abs. "Well they're not as nice as yours yet but I bet by the end of the summer…uh Riku?"
Sora dropped his shirt when he noticed his friend looking really red. Why was he staring so intently at the place where he lifted his shirt?
"Aw it didn't look that pathetic did it?" Sora joked, trying to ease the awkwardness that unknowingly crept upon the two. Riku didn't answer and Sora was feeling even more uncomfortable under his gaze. "Riku?"
"Um…sorry. I'm a bit tired so my brain isn't functioning well," Riku said, turning away.
"Oh." Sora paused and looked at his friend worriedly but decided to let it go. "Anyway...what I was thinking about earlier..." This perked Riku's interest. "After senior year, I want to leave the islands."
It was quiet after that. Sora was about to ask what was wrong but Riku spoke up.
"Leave the islands? Why would you want to do that?" Sora was taken aback by Riku's angry tone. He glanced at his friend and noticed his companion had a scowl on his face, marring his pretty features.
"I mean this place is so boring. Didn't you ever wonder what could possibly be out there?"
"You're serious about leaving?" Riku asked, halting to a complete stop.
"This place is too small for me. I need to extend my roots, spread my wings. All that jazz," Sora continued, not realizing Riku had stopped walking alongside him. When he didn't hear footsteps beside him, he turned around and tilted his head in confusion as to why his friend was staring so intently at the sand beneath him. "Riku?"
His friend looked up at him with such a sad expression, Sora almost felt compelled to say sorry. For what reason, he didn't even know. He just wanted Riku to stop looking at him like that. Was he upset with what he said?
"You're going to leave? Is that it? You're going to be leaving your family! Your home! What about the university we were planning on going to?" Sora winced at how loud Riku was speaking. "Is that what you really want?"
"Riku! Calm down. It was just a thought," Sora said, raising his voice back, wanting to drop the subject after seeing Riku getting so worked up over it. He thought his friend would be happy for him, being independent like this. Riku had always said he was too dependent on him and that he should learn to do his own thing. Shouldn't Riku be glad to be rid of him? Riku noticed the scowl on Sora's face and sighed.
"I'm sorry. It's just...this place is all you've ever known. You don't know what to expect out there. I was just being paranoid." Sora offered a weak smile but knew this was bothering Riku a lot more than he led on.
"It's fine." He didn't say anything else and continued to walk, looking over his shoulder to see if Riku would follow. His friend was by his side in an instant. They got to their boat and Riku immediately held out a hand.
"You want to row again?" Riku just nodded. Sora handed him the paddle and they rowed slowly back to Sora's home island. Sora didn't know why Riku always wanted to row the boat. His friend always said it was for the exercise but seeing as Riku already had muscles, he was sure that wasn't it. Sora forgot about it as he laid back onto the boat and crossed his fingers behind his head, completely relaxed.
He was about to ask Riku what he wanted to do back at his place but was surprised to see Riku looking straight at him. No, more like at his shirt. Sora looked down to see when he laid back, his shirt has risen up. He sat up swiftly and pulled it down, red evident on his cheeks. Riku turned away quickly and coughed awkwardly. They both sat there, not sure what to say until Sora turned to Riku with a big smile.
"So what do you want to do back at my place?" he asked as if that embarrassing moment hadn't happened. Riku's shoulders loosened up a bit and Sora had to be proud at that. That was probably the only thing Sora liked about himself. It was that he had the ability to lift any stress or tension in the air with something random.
"I don't know. You have any food back at your house?"
"You didn't eat breakfast yet?"
"Nah. You know my mom's cooking is horrid."
"Why do you think you're always the one that comes over my house for dinner? This has led me to believe you only come over for my mom's cooking."
"Of course, why else would I come over?" Sora laughed and bumped Riku lightly with his foot. They got back to the Sora's island and both fell into a comfortable silence. Silence usually led to Sora going off to his own world. This time he thought about Riku and his conversation earlier. He would've said argument but he wasn't even sure why Riku was angry in the first place. He had explained it was because he was worried but even then, he didn't have to yell about it. Which then led to Sora being curious and breaking the silence.
"Say Riku, what are you going to do after Senior year?"
Unfortunately, Sora didn't get an answer as he felt sudden pain run through his body from his foot and he let out an unmanly yowl.
Riku whipped around quickly and in less than one second was beside the smaller male. Who seemed a lot smaller now that he was in fetal position, holding his foot and letting out a string of curses. Riku would've laughed and teased him if Sora didn't look that much in pain.
"Sora, what happened?" Riku asked, almost frantically.
"Aw man, I hit my foot on something. What was that?" Sora pushed himself up with one hand and glanced at the thing that hit his foot.
Riku saw the edge of a box sticking up and reached over to dig it up.
"Kingdom Hearts," they simultaneously said out loud.
"It looks…ancient," Riku said after getting it free and examining it. Sora leaned over and looked at it curiously.
"What do you think it is? Should we open it?" his friend asked, blue eyes looking at it from every corner. The box was metal and was colored dark green, almost black. It was rusty on the edges, and if you looked closer it had intricate designs carved onto it.
"Let's bring this back and then decide," Riku said."How's your foot?"
"It still stings a bit but it's fine now."
"You need me to carry you?" Riku asked, smirking at Sora who flushed red. "I wouldn't mind."
"Stop joking around, Riku. C'mon! We have to go see what's inside!" The exuberant teen grabbed the box and ran ahead to his house, or more like limped, with his amused friend following behind.
excuse me
too busy
oh, writing your tragedy
these mishaps you bubble wrap
when you've no idea what you're like
They made it back to their house where Sora's mom had already left for work. Sora immediately turned on the A.C., his body sweaty from all that running in the heat. Riku was a little bit better off but not by much.
"Ugh, sometimes I wish the island wasn't so hot all the time," Sora groaned as he took off his shirt. Riku quickly averted his eyes and tried concentrating on the box. Sora quickly ran into his room and came out in a new red shirt and ice for his foot. He plopped down next to Riku, belly down, on the carpet and put the box in the middle.
"Alright, let's see…" Just as he was about to unlock the box, Riku held a hand on his wrist. Sora looked at his friend questioningly.
"Do you think it's safe? We just find this random box in the sand after you tripped over it, it's dirty and old, it must have been washed up from the shore from who knows where, and now you're just going to open it?"
Sora just stared at his friend for a moment.
"Um…yeah," he answered back as if it was the most obvious thing in the world. He quickly clicked the clasp open before Riku could say anything else. They unfolded the box and both awed in surprise.
"A board game," Sora whispered.
It was old, as the art was chipping but it was still beautiful artwork. Sora's hands trailed all over it, looking over it in wonder. Riku was stunned quiet. He was really worried about opening it because really, the box could've held anything, but he relaxed when he saw it was just an old board game.
"Can we play it?" Sora asked.
The worry set in Riku's stomach again. What if it had weird magic and you had to sacrifice a goat to play or something?
"I don't think so," he responded, inspecting the game for any weird black magic.
"Well I'm going to start!" Sora said, grabbing two game board pieces. They looked a bit like humans. Sora set them onto the starting place.
"W-what? I just said I wasn't going to play!"
"Too bad, you're playing and that's final!"
Riku sighed as Sora leaned over to read the instructions on the side in big red and black letters.
"A game for those who seek to find
a way to leave their world behind."
"So you roll the dice to move the token and first player to reach the end wins."
"Sora, this sounds weird. Don't do this."
"What Riku? It's just a game," Sora said. "So all you have to do is make your little token reach the end by each roll of the dice. Sounds easy enough."
"No, you're not playing and that's final!"
Sora acted as if he didn't hear his friend and continued reading the instructions.
"When the first player reaches the end, you must say 'Kingdom Hearts' out loud. Alright, I got it."
"Sora. Stop. We're putting this away and not going to touch it again," Riku said firmly. Sora ignored him yet again and was about to roll the dice. "Sora no!"
Riku did the first thing that came to mind. He tackled him. Sora would've hit the back of his head against the floor hard but Riku quickly placed his hand behind his head to cushion the fall.
"Oof! Why'd you do that Riku?"
"How could you be this naive!" He didn't trust this board game at all and he was pretty sure there was something off about it. His act of stopping Sora was futile however, as the impact had caused Sora to drop the dice in suprise. A token moved from the starting place to five steps.
"Hey look. It moved on it's own," Sora said in wonder as he raised himself up on his elbows. Riku's body was still covering his as if the game was going to explode. When they saw nothing happened, Riku sat up slowly. Words started floating around in the center of the board, forming a sentence. Sora and Riku both gave a wary glance at each other before leaning forward and reading what it says.
"Shadows from sight they hide, in a strange world where the mad reside," Sora read out loud as he looked back up at Riku.
"I don't…" Riku started, shaking his head but then noticed something at the corner of his eye, "...hey…look!" he whispered. Sora glanced at the board and widened his blue eyes. The board was shaking and suddenly the whole board started glowing.
"What's happening?"
Riku grabbed Sora out of reflex and both teens suddenly found themselves being sucked into the board game and spiraling in a tunnel down to darkness.
(so let go) so let go
jump in
oh well whatcha waiting for
it's alright
cause there's beauty in the breakdown
"W-wait! What is this place?" The doorknob gave, what Sora felt, was a disbelieving look. It made Sora feel a bit out of place in this strange place.
"Why, this is Wonderland of course."
Wonderland? Strange world where the mad reside...
An uncertain feeling settled at the bottom of Sora's stomach.
