(A/N): Hey guys! I'm really happy I finally got around to writing this story. I didn't revise it as much as my other one so there will probably be some bugs here and there (I'm not usually a writer, I'm a musician lol), but I tried. Just let me know if you find any and I'll fix it! Also the main pairings are RoxasxNamine and RoxasxKairi, but there's also some KairixSora and I'm thinking of putting in some hints of AxelxSaix so tell me if you guys want me to emphasize that pairing more!
P.S. The dialogue at the beginning is actual dialogue from Chain of Memories. I OWN NOTHING. Kingdom Hearts is owned by Square-Enix. If I owned it, I'd be chilling at my million dollar condo in Tokyo right now.
BUT ANYWAYS,
ENJOY.
Chapter Zero: "Prologue"
"Goodbye." A teenage girl with blonde hair said, with a look of regret on her face. She and another boy, who looked to be around the same age as her, stood together in a completely white room that almost looked as if it was devoid of walls. Behind the boy she was talking to, there was a large egg shaped cocoon.
"No, not goodbye!" The boy began. "When I wake up, I'll find you. And then there will be no lies. We're gonna be friends for real! Promise me, Namine."
"You're going to forget making that promise." Namine says looking towards the blank floors.
"If the chain of memories comes apart, the links will still be there right? So the memory of our promise will always be inside of me somewhere. I'm sure of it." He says cheerfully.
"Yeah, you're right. Okay, it's a promise." She replies.
"Good. Until later." He then walks into the cocoon, and signals goodbye to the small girl while a glass surface begins to in-case him from behind into the structure. After the structure completely encloses him, she begins.
"I'm so sorry, Sora." Footsteps begin to approach behind her. "But, I'm afraid I won't be able to hold up that promise, to you." A tear slides down her face, while a tall man in a black coat walks up behind her, placing a hand on top of her shoulder.
"You've done well, Namine."
o-o-o-o-o-o-o
The reflection of the sun bounced off of the glistening ocean's water, as its mixed hues set into the horizon. On the beach, a young girl with reddish brown hair stared off into the sunset with a dazed look in her eyes. The island she was standing on was small and infested with all sorts of tropical greenery, which contrasted beautifully with the sunset's mixed colors. Out of the greenery appeared a small mouse-like creature, who seemed to be holding a letter in his hand and a nervous expression on his face.
The being took in a deep breath and continued walking towards the girl. Once he was close enough behind her, he cleared his throat to catch her attention. She turned around, "Your Majesty!" the girl bows. "What do I owe the pleasure of your visit? Do you have any news about Sora or Riku?" she asks.
"Kairi," He begins, but looks away as if to distract himself from what he's about to say. "There's no news on what's happened to Riku." The girl's face falls. "But, we do have some news on what has happened to Sora." He then motions towards the card in his hand, and passes it to her. She hesitantly begins to open the card, knowing whatever it said couldn't be good.
Dear Kairi,
It is of our deepest apologies to inform you that Sora, Donald, and Goofy are no long with us. We have been informed that the three fought bravely against a dark organization, that we have yet to gain much more information on, at a place called 'Castle Oblivion'. Although, they managed to take out a majority of the members located at the castle, they did inevitably end up sacrificing their own lives to ensure the safety of the other worlds, and those who inhabit them. We will forever be grateful of their sacrifice.
Sincerely,
The Kingdom.
The girl, dropped the note in shock. "But… How?" She managed to squeak out, before a stream of tears began to slide down her face.
"…There was someone who betrayed him. We don't have all of the details but-,"
"Well, when you get the details I wanna know!" She yells, anger rising throughout her whole body.
"Kairi, please calm down."
"No! I want to know! I want to know somebody could possibly look Sora in the eyes and lie to him!" She lowers her voice slightly. "He was the most loyal and honest person, I've ever known... I just don't understand." She allows her body to fall to the sand while her anger transforms into sadness.
"What kind of person, could possibly betray him like that?"
o-o-o-o-o-o-o
The room was completely devoid of color. Colorless Victorian decorations covered the room, white paint across the ceilings, borders, and walls, and white columns framing the edges of the room. The only spot of color, in the room was coming from the two people who inhabited it. One was a male who looked to be in his late teens, he had red spiky hair, a black coat on, and stunning bright green eyes. He leaned against one of the columns, with a bored expression on his face.
The other person, was a small teenage girl, with light blonde hair and a plain white dress that almost camouflaged her into the walls of the room. The girl was sitting down on the opposite side from the boy, and was drawing feverously down in her notepad.
Just then, a speck of black dust rises up, and a black corridor emerges in the center of the room. Both the boy and the girl flinch in response to the corridor's sudden arrival, the girl in fear and the boy in shock. Out of the darkness steps out a tall man wearing the same coat as the red-head. This man has long silver hair, incredibly tan skin, and bright yellow eyes that could tear straight into the soul of anyone who stared directly into them.
"Mater Xemnas! What are you doing here?" The boy asked.
"Axel, you sound surprised." He comments. "But don't worry nobody's in trouble here. I just came by to have a small chat with Namine." The girl filched again in response to this. "Axel, would you mind leaving us alone for a moment."
"As you wish." Axel replies, while exiting out of the room.
"I know you're secret, Namine." He states, moving beside her. She shifts uncomfortably away from him and replies, "I have no idea what you're talking about." The man crouches down beside her and laughs darkly. "You have to know by now Namine that I'm much too smart to believe that lie." He begins to whisper. "I know that you're planning on betraying me." She shifts her head sharply, a look of horror on her face. "Now, now, calm down. I'm not mad. That's exactly what I intended for you to do in the first place."
"I-I, don't-"
He shushes her, "Let me explain. You see there are some traitors among the members that I sent to Castle Oblivion, some real traitors. And by you helping Sora defeat the members here, I'm relinquished of the blood stains I'd get on my hands, by doing it myself. But there is one problem. I need to get rid of Sora, too."
"And you think I'll help you?" She asks.
He laughs once more. "I know you'll help me, because me and you aren't much different Namine. We both have a problem. And if you help me with my problem, I'll help you with yours."
"And what is my problem?" she asks, beginning to sound slightly interested.
"Your problem my dear, is what you desire. And I know that all you've ever desired in your young life was to be important to somebody, for somebody to love you, someone to put you first. You desire for that person to be, Sora."
"That's a lie!"
"Don't try to deny it. It's written all over your face." She looks down her face completely red.
"What you want most of all out of your life, is the prince charming character to come sweep you off of your feet, to make you feel loved, and cherished. But the problem is, you don't have your own heart. You share a heart with Kairi." He steps back. "Tragic really, because this means that you have no control over who you love." He trails off. "And deep down inside of you, you know that Sora will always choose her over you. And now you're controlling his memories, making him forget about her and fall for you. And you use us as your excuse; you say that we're forcing you to do this, and that you'll change his memories back later because it's the moral thing to do. But deep down inside, I think we both know that you want to keep his memories like this, for good."
"Stop."
"Because you know otherwise, he will never love you,"
"Please, stop."
"He'll always put Kairi first,"
"Stop!"
"And you'll be left alone to deteriorate into darkness, all by yourself."
"STOP!" She yells with her hands over her ears. "… Please, stop." He places his hands on top of hers, moves them down to her side, and then guides her up from the chair to stand.
"I'm here to help Namine. I know the perfect person to give you the happy ending you desire. The only other person, actually."
"Pl-Please, I'll help you. Tell me, who is it?" She asks desperately.
He smiles. "I'll tell you. His name is-"
o-o-o-o-o-o-o
"ROXAS!" Axel yells, at a young blonde boy, almost causing him to fall off of the clock tower they were sitting on. "What's up, man? You keep zoning out. I was trying to tell a story here!"
"Sorry, Axel." Roxas begins, scratching the back of his head. "I just-, I feel like I'm remembering something. Something really important, that I forgot."
"Something from your past life?"
"No, it's not that." He pauses for a brief moment. "Hey Axel, do you remember that girl we use to hangout with?"
"What? You mean Larxene?"
Roxas laughs. "No, definitely not Larxene… I meant that other girl. You know, she use to eat ice cream with us on the clock tower, and she went on missions with us."
"Hmm. Another girl, that's in the organization that we use to hang out with, besides Larxene…" He pauses. "Now that I think about it, maybe there was someone else we use to hang out with." He leans back, placing his arms behind his head. "But, what was her name? Shyanne, maybe? No, it needs an 'x' in it… Shyax? Ugh, that's not it." He pulls himself back up, and places a hand on Roxas' shoulder. "Sorry, man. I don't think there was anyone else."
"No, wait… I remember now." He says, shaking off Axel's hand.
"You do?"
"Yeah." He replies, staring off into the sunset with a glazed over expression.
"Well tell me, what was her name?" Axel asks.
"Her name's… Namine."
(A/N): Just in case you're wondering. Yes, Namine DID just replace Roxas' memories of Xion with herself. Ain't she a stinker? And OK, I know this chapter is probably really confusing because it does a lot of time jumping, but I really couldn't think of a better way to transition these scenes otherwise, since they all happen at pretty separate times. ANYWAYS, I hope you guys enjoyed! This is more of just a chapter to set the story up, so please give the next chapter a chance, I promise it'll be better, and less confusing! :D
P.S. I already have the next chapter on my computer and just need to revise it some. Believe me the next chapter is LONG. But I should have it up in a day or so.
ALSO,
I LIVE FOR YOUR FEEDBACK.
TILL' NEXT TIME. PEACE OUT.
