Ta-dah! My second fanfiction! And sooo much better than my first! Okay, please read, because this is a good story and I'm really proud of it (does a happy dance). Eeee! I can't believe the first chapter is finished!
*Disclaimer
Roxas: Oh god, please don't tell me that you're one of those idiots that uses characters from their stories to do the disclaimers.
Me: Excuse me? I am not an idiot! I am a crazy, homicidal, moron! Get your derogatory terms straight!
Roxas:...
Me: Oh, just do the stupid disclaimer.
Roxas:.....Natcat5 does not own Kingdom Hearts, Square Enix, or Disney. She doesn't own Mickey Mouse, Donald Duck, Goofy, Kairi, Sora, or Riku. She doesn't own Destiny Islands either, or the keyblade, or Kairi's good luck charm. Do I have to keep going?
Me: Actually, I think you were good with just saying that I didn't own Kingdom Hearts.
Roxas:....(leaves)
Me: Haha! He's such a grump! Oh well, enjoy!
Kingdom Hearts: Peace and Quiet?
Sora looked up into Kairi's face, uncontainable feelings of joy rising up within him as he stared into her pale blue eyes. Sora grinned at her, and reached down for her good luck charm, bringing it up for her to see. Kairi's figure wavered for a moment, and Sora had the feeling of looking at her through someone else's eyes, her red hair turning blonde momentarily and her features changing slightly. Then, the moment was over, and with a relieved chuckle, Sora wiped water out of his eye and stared at the girl he had crossed multiple universes for.
"W-we're back," he stammered, barely able to digest the wonder of the words. Kairi smiled and offered him her hand. "You're home."
Grinning widely, Sora took her hand, pressing the good luck charm into her palm. Kairi smiled and clasped his hand tighter, pulling him upwards.
"Aw," chuckled Donald from behind them, nudging Goofy with not so subtle winks. The gentle knight hyucked and blushed for Sora's sake.
"Now guys, be nice," scolded King Mickey, wading onto the beach with Riku. The silver-haired warrior shook water out of his silky locks and smiled at his friends, giving Sora thumbs up. Kairi and Sora blushed, and let go of each other, Kairi now holding the lucky charm. Riku smirked, folding his muscled arms across his chest. "Oh no, don't you two stop on our account," he said with a suggestive raise of his eyebrows. Sora blushed profusely and looked at the ground, while Kairi just laughed.
Donald and Goofy stepped out of the shallows, and the six of them stood there, silenced by the awe of it all.
Donald and Goofy walked towards the King that they had tried so hard to find, standing on his left and right respectively. They had followed his orders and traipsed across many worlds on his quest. Now it was over, and their duty was done. The knight and the magician exchanged smiles over the large ears of their leader.
Riku walked over to where Kairi and Sora stood, and the three friends stood in a circle. The last time they had all been together, they had been fighting for their lives. Before that, Kairi had been without a heart and Riku had been possessed by the evil Ansem. Now Kairi was whole and Riku had found the way to the light, with the help of their good friend, Sora.
The spiky haired teenager stared at his friends in overjoyed wonder. He'd searched everywhere for them, undergone countless trials and tribulations, given up his heart, and left behind the only home he'd ever known for the two people standing in front of him. Now, they were together. It was almost surreal, and Sora found himself fearing that it would all disappear in a moment. Suddenly, he grabbed hold of Riku and Kairi's hands. The two of them stared at their friend, puzzled.
"We're together again," whispered Sora, "We're finally together."
Riku looked down at the ground, knowing that they would have been together a lot sooner if it wasn't for him, but then looked up again as he felt Sora tighten his grip. "Friends forever, no matter what," whispered the brunette, staring Riku in the eyes. Riku smiled and nodded. "Forever, no matter what."
Kairi let out a little gasp and let go of Sora's hand, only to tackle him into the fiercest hug he'd ever received. "Oof!" he exclaimed as he was thrown backwards into the sand, pulling Riku down with him. The dark warrior collapsed beside his friends, and Kairi wrapped her arms around both of them, crying into Sora's chest.
"You guys can't ever leave me again, okay? If anything else happens, I'm coming with you, no matter what," she sobbed. Riku hesitated. He didn't like the thought of Kairi coming with them on any adventures, but he couldn't bear to see her so distraught. "Okay," he whispered.
"Wmph!" mumbled Sora, trying to breath through Kairi's hair, which was covering his face. King Mickey chuckled. "Princess Kairi? I believe you are suffocating the Keyblade Master," he said with a smile. Kairi gasped and sat up, looking down at Sora with worry.
"Sora? Sora are you alright? I'm sorry!" she said, wiping the tears from her face. After taking a grateful breath, Sora smiled. "It's okay Kairi...erm, you wanna...maybe...," Sora blushed as Riku sat up beside them, saw the position they were in, and burst out laughing. Colour rose in Kairi's cheeks as she realized she was straddling Sora, and she jumped off him hurriedly. Sora slowly got up, his face burning. Donald and Goofy were killing themselves laughing, and King Mickey couldn't help but chuckle merrily.
There was an embarrassed silence from Sora and Kairi as their companions laughed joyfully over the events that had transpired. Suddenly, Kairi gasped again as she remembered something, and she turned to Sora.
"Come on, we've got to get back to the main island!" she exclaimed, grabbing his hand again and tugging him towards the docks. Sora raised an eyebrow questioningly. "Why, are they being attacked by heartless or something?" he asked summoning the Kingdom Key. Kairi rolled her eyes and punched him on the shoulder. "Ow!" cried the Keyblade wielder, dropping his weapon onto the sand, "What was that for!"
Kairi shook her head at Sora. "Oh, you stupid hero, didn't you ever wonder what was going on back home? You've been missing for a year; your parents think you're dead! You too, Riku," said the red-haired girl, looking at the two boys disapprovingly.
Riku stopped laughing and frowned. His parents? His father had left years ago, leaving him, his five younger siblings, and his mother....
Riku's eyes widened as he remembered the silver-haired, green-eyed woman who had cared for him the first fifteen-years of his life. The teenaged boy mentally slapped himself.
"Mom...," he whispered, shame filling him as he realized that he hadn't given his mother a thought the entire time that he had been away, nor had he thought of his siblings.
Sora gasped and jerked back as if Kairi had slapped him. Memories of his mother flooded him, her light brown hair, soft brown eyes and delicious cooking. Not to mention her tendency to worry about the littlest things... Sora winced as he realized what she must have gone through the past year, and his dad... Sora's dad had short, dark brown hair, and the same bright blue eyes as him. He was strict, and no-nonsense, the exact opposite of his son, and they had often butted heads. There had been plenty of times that Sora wished his father would just jump off a cliff, but now, all he wanted to do was see him again.
"Wait, Kairi, you came back to the islands! Didn't you tell them what happened?" asked Goofy, scratching his head. Sora turned to look at his red-haired friend, frowning slightly. "Yeah, how come you didn't tell our parents what happened to us?" he asked with narrowed eyes. Riku stayed silent, clenching his fists. He wasn't so sure he wanted his family to know what happened.
Kairi blushed and tucked wayward strands of hair behind her ears. "Well, for starters, I was kind of mostly unconscious for the duration of the first adventure, and when I got back...I was really sad. I didn't really talk to anyone...I didn't want to talk to anyone, and when they asked me what happened I'd just say, 'I don't remember.' It stuck for a little while, then of course," Kairi let out a little laugh, "I really did forget what happened, so did everyone else, and they stopped pressing me...,"
Sora shook his head in disbelief. "I still don't understand how everyone forgot me. How in the world could you forget this face?" he asked, making an adorable puppy dog pout and widening his vibrant blue eyes. Kairi giggled. "I don't know Sora, but just be thankful that they remember you now. Everyone had begun to realize that I wasn't crazy, talking about some other guy that used to hang out with Riku, and we're beginning to question me again when I left. They should remember you completely now," she said with an encouraging smile.
Sora sweatdropped and swallowed nervously. "Should?" he asked, his voice cracking in fear.
While his friends had been conversing, Riku had been thinking. The entire island...the entire universe had forgotten Sora, had they remembered him?
"Hey," began Riku hesitantly, pushing a hand through his silvery hair, "They didn't....did they...," Kairi smiled at her friend, realizing what he was wondering. "Well Riku, they remembered who you were, but they didn't really remember you. You were always with Sora, so I guess the memories didn't make sense without him in it. People didn't deny you existed like they did with Spike over here-," Sora raised an eyebrow and touched his hair with an annoyed pout, "-but they'd get confused if someone would bring you up. Usually, people would just not talk about you guys," said Kairi, a solemn look on her face. "It was really sad."
Sora stopped touching his hair and raised an eyebrow at the girl. "They didn't remember us...and yet, they think we're dead...," he said, smoke practically coming out of his ears as he tried to figure out how in the world that could happen. "Don't hurt yourself Sora," cautioned Riku with a mocking smirk. Sora rubbed his forehead with his hand and glared at his friend.
Kairi laughed at the boys' antics and smiled at them fondly. "They thought you were dead before they forgot about you. Now that they remember you, they probably think you're dead again," she explained. Sora let out a sigh and sat down with a thump. "My brain hurts, I think everyone needs to stop talking for a minute while my head stops spinning," he mumbled.
Donald, Goofy, the King, Kairi, and Riku laughed heartily at their easily confused and somewhat simple minded friend.
I'm so glad they're back, thought Kairi, staring at her brown and silver-haired friends with affection. I've been so lost without them, I never want to be separated from Sora and Riku again...especially Sora. Kairi blushed as Sora looked up at her, the childish pout back on his face. Sora, you don't know how horrible it was for me, not being able to remember you, she thought to herself, recalling how she always felt like something was missing, like there was a major part of her life that she had forgotten, and the sadness that had filled her as a result.
I'm so sorry Kairi.
Kairi looked up in surprise. "Huh?" she said aloud, turning her head to look for the owner of the voice. Sora stood up, moving closer to his friend worriedly. "What's wrong Kairi?" he asked, hand at ready to summon the Keyblade if need be. Riku stopped laughing and turned to his friends, raising an eyebrow questioningly. Donald and Goofy, having not heard or seen Kairi's distress, continued to chortle gaily, while King Mickey paused in his merriment to observe the Keyblade wielders.
"Kairi?" pressed Sora, putting his hand on her shoulder, "are you okay?" Kairi turned to look at her wild-haired friend, her eyes narrowed in confusion. "What? Uh, yeah, I'm okay..." Kairi turned her head to once again look behind her. "...let's get back to the main island,"
Sora looked at her, an incredulous look on his face, but then, shrugging, he turned away and, placing his hands behind his head, began walking towards the docks. Riku lingered a few moments, staring at Kairi, before following his friend. The King watched them go, then turned to Kairi.
"Princess," he began, looking at the fifteen-year-old girl, "I have something to tell you, and you should tell Riku and Sora as well...I don't think that you guys should tell anybody about where you've been. Keep pretending that you've lost your memory, and the boys should do the same."
Kairi looked down at the mouse king in surprise, as did Donald and Goofy. "What?!" quacked Donald in surprise. Goofy scratched his head. "Gawrsh your Majesty, now why do they gotta go and do that?" inquired the silly knight.
"Kairi!" Kairi turned her head to see Sora waving at her from where he stood beside Riku, next to a boat tied up at the docks. Ignoring him for the moment, she turned back to the King.
"King Mickey, I don't understand, why do we have to lie?" she asked, puzzled. Mickey sighed. "You see Kairi, Sora, well; he's been to a lot of worlds this past year. I'd be lying if I said he hadn't made countless enemies, and I'd also be lying if I said some of them won't come after him. I'm also sure that there are people out there who would fight him, just to see if they could beat the Keyblade Master. It's better if no one know where he is, and there's a better chance of that happening if no one here knows who he is," the mouse king said, looking at the teenaged boy with worry. Kairi's face mirrored that look, fear filling her for her friend.
Goofy frowned. "Your Highness, does that mean that people might come after Riku and Kairi as well? I mean, they both have keyblades, and Riku has knocked out a lot of people," he hyucked. Mickey nodded in agreement.
"Yes. Kairi, you and Riku should be careful as well. Just remember, don't tell anyone, it'll be safer for you and the boys that way," said the King seriously. Kairi nodded.
"Goodbye, King Mickey," she said softly, bowing. Mickey smiled. "Goodbye Princess, say bye to Riku and Sora from me will you?"
"And us to!" quacked Donald. Kairi smiled and nodded again, before turning and running to meet the boys at the boats.
I understand where King Mickey is coming from, thought the Princess, but will it be enough to stop our enemies from coming here and disturbing the peace? Are we a threat to our home?
Duh, Duh, DUH!!!! Bwahahaha!! Just when we all thought they were safe and sound on Destiny Islands....we thought wrong! Seriously people, Sora is an annoying little bugger, if he had creamed me in my home world, I would totally go after him!
But, as we will find out in oncoming chapters, it is not the old enemies, that our spiky-haired friend should worry about....(smiles evilly)
Bwahahaha!!!!
Okay, this is my first serious fanfic, the other one was kind of to test the waters, or more specifically, to see if I could actually upload a story without causing my computer to spontaneously combust.
Reviews people! Tell me what you think! Oh, and I'd welcome LOTS of constructive criticism, but be gentle, I bruise easily.
XOXO, Natcat5 ;P
