Disclamer: Sadly, I do not own any part of Kingdom Hearts. If I did,
Donald and Goofy would both die of drug overdoses (is it as clear to you as
it is to me?), Riku would stop dropping hints about his sexual preferances
and just admit he's gay, and Cloud and Leon would go around shirtless.
Yummy ^^......Righty then, on to the story and don't forget to review!
~*~*~*~*~ ~Chapter 1: Prologue~
Darkness. For four years that's all there's been. Complete and utter darkness. Not the kind of darkness you feel when you turn off the light or shut the door to the darkened closet. This is full, deep, consuming darkness. Infact the dark is blinding. I suppose that sounds strange to one who's never felt it. But if you open your eyes here nothing changes. After a while your mind doesn't even register you're opening your eyes. And so it blinds you; slowly and dementedly so that you don't even realize it. So I wear a blindfold to keep my sight from being taken from me. Taken. So many things I've lost to the Dark. My life, my friends, him...and worst of all I know it's my fault. I know that if I hadn't been such an egotistical fool I might have noticed the Dark eating away at my heart. It tears at me every time I wake up and wish I was still in a nightmare;lost in sleep, my only refuge.
But it's done. I can only try to find my way back to the Light and keep my frail hope tucked away in my soul. Sora. That stupid laugh of his. Replaying in my mind, reminding me of what an idiot I was. Oh how I miss it. I miss him. He's all that's keeping me going now. The hope that I can somehow make it back and yell at him, tell him how I hate him for being right, cry on him and tell him how much I'm sorry and that I was wrong. That I was wrong. Heh. It's funny what four years of living in the Dark can do to a guy's pride.
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Sora brushed a strand of sweat-matted hair off his forhead and squinted up at the sun.
"Man, is it hot. How long have we been walking?" He glanced over at his two companions. The first looked exhausted, but somehow still upbeat. The second was shedding sweat-soaked feathers as he walked and cursing, probably the ship, under his breath.
"Hey Donald. How long have we been walking?"
"I don't know. I don't even know what part of this craphole of a world we're on. The gummy ship broke down at least three hours ago on this piece of hell and the man at the post said it was only an hours walk to the nearest town. And here we are."
"Well I don't think we can walk much longer without some food. I'm starving."
"Yeah, I could use some grub too Donald."
"We'll stop and rest at the next bunch of rocks. They should give us some shelter from the sun."
"Hn. Not much more than we're getting now" grumbled Donald.
As they continued to walk Sora let his mind wander to Riku and the events of four years ago. He could still see the fear and determination in Riku's eyes as the door closed and locked him inside Kingdom Hearts. Those bright aquamarine eyes. Usually so full of pride suddenly filled with fear and...something else. He still couldn't figure out what it was that those eyes held.
//"Don't give up! Come on Sora! Together, we can do it!"//
//"Do it now! they're coming!// He could see Riku's last unspoken plea as the door to Kingdom Hearts slammed shut. 'I will find him. I will.'
Sora snapped out of his thoughts at the sound of Donald's irritated voice.
"Sora! Sora stop daydreaming we've found a spot to rest."
"Oh. Okay." He sat down under the outcropping of rocks and pulled out a couple of sandwiches and some water from his bag. He then proceeded to split it between the three of them. As they ate in silence Sora started taking note of their surroundings. It was by far the largest of the rock piles they'd stumbled across so far and appeared to be of some sort of red stone. His eyes travelled along the swirled patterns in the rock and caught something shiny. 'What's that? It looks like some sort of silvery disk.' He touched it and the 'disk' sank into the stone.
"Sora what are you looking aaaaah!" Almost immediatly a blinding light burst from the indentation and spread in intricate patterns across the rock. The surface of the rock that they were leaning against slid to the side and they tumbled backwards into the opening.
~*~*~*~*~
'I've heard so many rumors about a door to the Light during the time I've been here I'm surprised I even pay attention to them any more. This one probably won't hold any more truth than the others have.' Riku walked with a slow fluid grace towards the Rotunda. He felt the familiar feel of adrenaline course through his veins as the anticipation of possible freedom grew in his mind. Inspite of his excitment, 'probably over nothing' he reminded himself, he continued to keep a slow, steady pace.
The Rotunda is a round open area in the center of Kingdom Hearts, said to be a breeding ground for the Heartless.' But here everywhere is a breeding ground so I don't see that much more of a risk here than any other place.' As he entered the Rotunda he could feel the oppressive darkness surround him. 'Hn. I can feel them coming.' He'd fought the Heartless many times before and it still gave him chills when they aproached. Before he'd sought to use the darkness for his own purposes but now he just hates it. He loathes the Dark with his very being. Riku stopped at the center of the Rotunda and drew his two Keyblades.
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Author's Note: Hey I hope you guys liked chapter one. I'm not entirely sure where this things going, but I have a pretty good idea. PLEASE REVIEW. Im open to criticism. After all, everyone is entitled to there own opinion (including me). So don't go ballistic on me if I violated some unspoken KH rule that I was unaware of. Do however let me know if I have any spelling errors or anything like that. I know it bothers me when I read a fic and the author has a ton of grammar errors. But maybe I'm just a freaky perfectionist. Also if you have any ideas on how you would like the story to go I will gladly consider them. If any of you review then I will post the next chapter. If not then you won't see jack! Mwahahah! So review! I command you!
~*~*~*~*~ ~Chapter 1: Prologue~
Darkness. For four years that's all there's been. Complete and utter darkness. Not the kind of darkness you feel when you turn off the light or shut the door to the darkened closet. This is full, deep, consuming darkness. Infact the dark is blinding. I suppose that sounds strange to one who's never felt it. But if you open your eyes here nothing changes. After a while your mind doesn't even register you're opening your eyes. And so it blinds you; slowly and dementedly so that you don't even realize it. So I wear a blindfold to keep my sight from being taken from me. Taken. So many things I've lost to the Dark. My life, my friends, him...and worst of all I know it's my fault. I know that if I hadn't been such an egotistical fool I might have noticed the Dark eating away at my heart. It tears at me every time I wake up and wish I was still in a nightmare;lost in sleep, my only refuge.
But it's done. I can only try to find my way back to the Light and keep my frail hope tucked away in my soul. Sora. That stupid laugh of his. Replaying in my mind, reminding me of what an idiot I was. Oh how I miss it. I miss him. He's all that's keeping me going now. The hope that I can somehow make it back and yell at him, tell him how I hate him for being right, cry on him and tell him how much I'm sorry and that I was wrong. That I was wrong. Heh. It's funny what four years of living in the Dark can do to a guy's pride.
~*~*~*~*~
Sora brushed a strand of sweat-matted hair off his forhead and squinted up at the sun.
"Man, is it hot. How long have we been walking?" He glanced over at his two companions. The first looked exhausted, but somehow still upbeat. The second was shedding sweat-soaked feathers as he walked and cursing, probably the ship, under his breath.
"Hey Donald. How long have we been walking?"
"I don't know. I don't even know what part of this craphole of a world we're on. The gummy ship broke down at least three hours ago on this piece of hell and the man at the post said it was only an hours walk to the nearest town. And here we are."
"Well I don't think we can walk much longer without some food. I'm starving."
"Yeah, I could use some grub too Donald."
"We'll stop and rest at the next bunch of rocks. They should give us some shelter from the sun."
"Hn. Not much more than we're getting now" grumbled Donald.
As they continued to walk Sora let his mind wander to Riku and the events of four years ago. He could still see the fear and determination in Riku's eyes as the door closed and locked him inside Kingdom Hearts. Those bright aquamarine eyes. Usually so full of pride suddenly filled with fear and...something else. He still couldn't figure out what it was that those eyes held.
//"Don't give up! Come on Sora! Together, we can do it!"//
//"Do it now! they're coming!// He could see Riku's last unspoken plea as the door to Kingdom Hearts slammed shut. 'I will find him. I will.'
Sora snapped out of his thoughts at the sound of Donald's irritated voice.
"Sora! Sora stop daydreaming we've found a spot to rest."
"Oh. Okay." He sat down under the outcropping of rocks and pulled out a couple of sandwiches and some water from his bag. He then proceeded to split it between the three of them. As they ate in silence Sora started taking note of their surroundings. It was by far the largest of the rock piles they'd stumbled across so far and appeared to be of some sort of red stone. His eyes travelled along the swirled patterns in the rock and caught something shiny. 'What's that? It looks like some sort of silvery disk.' He touched it and the 'disk' sank into the stone.
"Sora what are you looking aaaaah!" Almost immediatly a blinding light burst from the indentation and spread in intricate patterns across the rock. The surface of the rock that they were leaning against slid to the side and they tumbled backwards into the opening.
~*~*~*~*~
'I've heard so many rumors about a door to the Light during the time I've been here I'm surprised I even pay attention to them any more. This one probably won't hold any more truth than the others have.' Riku walked with a slow fluid grace towards the Rotunda. He felt the familiar feel of adrenaline course through his veins as the anticipation of possible freedom grew in his mind. Inspite of his excitment, 'probably over nothing' he reminded himself, he continued to keep a slow, steady pace.
The Rotunda is a round open area in the center of Kingdom Hearts, said to be a breeding ground for the Heartless.' But here everywhere is a breeding ground so I don't see that much more of a risk here than any other place.' As he entered the Rotunda he could feel the oppressive darkness surround him. 'Hn. I can feel them coming.' He'd fought the Heartless many times before and it still gave him chills when they aproached. Before he'd sought to use the darkness for his own purposes but now he just hates it. He loathes the Dark with his very being. Riku stopped at the center of the Rotunda and drew his two Keyblades.
~*~*~*~*~
Author's Note: Hey I hope you guys liked chapter one. I'm not entirely sure where this things going, but I have a pretty good idea. PLEASE REVIEW. Im open to criticism. After all, everyone is entitled to there own opinion (including me). So don't go ballistic on me if I violated some unspoken KH rule that I was unaware of. Do however let me know if I have any spelling errors or anything like that. I know it bothers me when I read a fic and the author has a ton of grammar errors. But maybe I'm just a freaky perfectionist. Also if you have any ideas on how you would like the story to go I will gladly consider them. If any of you review then I will post the next chapter. If not then you won't see jack! Mwahahah! So review! I command you!