Kingdom Hearts 2 : Origins
Welcome to Kingdom Hearts 2: Origins. Many of you may have read the last installment up to Chapter 4, but after evaluating a lot of my story, I decided it would be best to start over with the writing. I feel that many parts of the story were rushed, so now I'm taking the time to go back and put more time into each section. Now I know a lot may be thinking, "This isn't going to be a whole new story is it?" No it is not going to be, and will be the same concept as the first "Origins" was. The story will be the same, the characters will be the same with minor improvements, but the writing will not be.
I would like to take the time right now to clear up a few things in the story. Many of you have probably seen such videos like "Deep Dive", "Another Side, Another Story [US Secret Ending]" and maybe even "Showdown of Fate." I would just like to clarify that none of these videos will affect the story in any way. After watching each, I feel that most were made as a teaser for a Kingdom Hearts 2 that is, or will be, in production. So while reading this story, don't be asking why it doesn't start off in a town like NEO Traverse Town or where the blindfolded unknown that showed up in those videos is, because this is my story, and it will not follow these videos. Don't get me wrong, I am taking some bits and pieces out of the videos, for instance the shells, but it won't be something that will totally follow this. The story is following Kingdom Hearts 1 completely however.
Now I would briefly like to explain how I am going to be releasing this story. I plan on releasing two chapters a week, some weeks will have one chapter, and some weeks will have no chapters. I designated Wednesdays and Sundays to be the days that a new chapter will be released, but this could be changed some weeks. At the end of each chapter, I will give a date for the next chapter, the name of that chapter being released, and a short description of the chapter. I find using this way will be the best way for me to have enough time to put the effort into each chapter and also give me time in between to do normal stuff in my life.
There is also a website I have made for this fan fic, which I plan on having always a chapter ahead than any other site this fic is on. The website is www.kingdomheartsorigins.com. The site itself does not open until May 7, 2003 so I will continue posting chapters here until the site opens, then the site will be a chapter ahead from the opening date.
Finally, for the legal issues, I do not own any Kingdom Heart, Disney, or Square-Enix characters. I wish I would, because I would be rich and probably making this story into the actually Kingdom Hearts 2, but I don't so let's not get into that.
Alright so I guess it's time, introducing the very first chapter of Kingdom Hearts Origins, here is "Alone"....
Chapter I: Alone
It was a dark, miserable, cloudy day, a day that hasn't been unusual on Destiny Island in the past weeks. A girl was sitting alone on a rock peering out at the ocean. The ocean waves crashed along some rocks, as bigger waves began to form as the wind began to blow harder. The girl's long dark brown hair began to blow around in the wind as a sudden chill crept down her back. She began to shiver as she rubbed her hands together for warmth.
It's been three years since you went away
Left without a word and nothing to say
When I was the one who gave you my heart and soul
But it wasn't good enough for you, no
So I asked God
The girl got up and began walking along the beach. There was no one in sight. The beach wasn't too big, the only features being a little shack and a few small docks. A mountain side rested behind the docks, along with a small oasis like lake in the back which a waterfall ran into. Some would say the girl looked oddly familiar, some would say she doesn't. She was dressed up in a black skirt and a white sleeveless top, certainly not suited for the weather she was experiencing first hand. She didn't stop walking however, she was determined, she was going somewhere.
God send me an angel
From the heavens above
Send me an angel to heal my broken heart
From being in love
'Cause all I do is cry
God send me an angel
To wipe the tears from my eyes
She got off the beach and onto a stone walkway under what looked like a tree house, flooded with luscious green trees behind it. The girl began walking along the walkway until she got to a section covered with grown in brown dead vines. She began pulling out the vines one by one, using nothing but the sheer strength she had. With each vine being removed, a door was becoming more visible. Finally, all the vines were gone, the door was clear. It was a bright blue door, with a heartless symbol on it. The girl put her hand over the symbol touching it, feeling it. She quickly pulled her hand away after a few seconds, then pushing open the door.
And I know it might sound crazy
But after all that I still love you
You wanna come back in my life
But now there is something I have to do
I have to tell the one that I once adored
That they can't have my love no more
Cause my heart can't take no more lies
And my eyes are all out of cries
The girl on the beach was Kairi, but not the same Kairi we all once knew and loved. Kairi changed, not only older, but stronger and wiser too. Kairi entered the secret childhood place of her and her friends, passing by a few drawings along the way. These weren't what she came here for though, what she came here for was at the very back of the cave. She pushed her way through the small walkways clouded in darkness, then finally reached a small circular room where only the tiniest ounce of sunlight appeared from a crack in the rocks above. Kairi looked at the wall, she saw the reason she was here.
God send me an angel
From the heavens above
Send me an angel to heal my broken heart
From being in love
'Cause all I do is cry
God send me an angel
To wipe the tears from my eyes
She came for the drawings of her and Sora, the one with the paopu fruit. It was told that if two individuals shared a paopu fruit, their destinies would become intertwined forever. "Silly tales" Kairi whispered to herself bending down to reach a piece of chalk that was left here over the years. Kairi dropped down to her knees in front of the drawings. She raised the piece of chalk to the drawings of the two, prepared to rid them of the wall for once, but she stopped. Something just didn't feel right.
Now you had me on my knees
Begging God please to send you back to me
I couldn't eat, I couldn't sleep
You made me feel like I could not breathe
Now all I wanted to do was to feel your touch
And give you all my love
But you took my love for granted
Want my lovin' now
But you can't have it
God
Kairi's eyes became filled with tears. Was she really ready to forget about Sora after so long? Was she ready to forget about Riku as well? To some, three years is just too long to wait, but others will wait forever. "You were supposed to come back.." Kairi cried. "Why didn't you come back!"
In pain and agony, Kairi decided it was finally time. She picked up the chalk in her hand raising it to the pictures, this time not stopping. Little by little, the pictures on the wall began to get overrun by the darkness from Kairi's heart, the darkness of a broken promise.
God send me an angel
From the heavens above
Send me an angel to heal my broken heart
From being in love
'Cause all I do is cry
God send me an angel
To wipe the tears from my eyes
Kairi stood up and looked at what she just done. Was it really right? Was it really worth it? She didn't know these answers, she only knew she wanted to put the past behind her. Kairi turned around and saw the door, the same door that was said to lead to the heart of this world. Shortly after Sora left, Kairi would come here day after day, wishing that he would walk through that door, back into Kairi's heart, a place that he was always in anyway. That was the past though, and after a few months of waiting everyday, she stopped coming to the place for good.
Oh God, send me (God send me an angel)
An angel (wipe the tears from my eyes) Oh baby
Send me an angel from the heavens above
Send me an angel (God send me an angel)
From being in love (send me an angel)
Oh God, send me an angel
Send me an angel (send me an angel)
Ooohhhh..
Kairi threw the piece of chalk down to the ground, turning back to the dark path leading out of the place. She turned her head around one last time, looking around the place with so many memories still left in her mind. "Goodbye...." she said aloud, walking out of the cave and back onto the beach. Rain began to pour down onto the beach, palm trees blew in the wind, the waves were now bigger, and lightning appeared in the sky. "This is no weather for me to be out in" she thought to herself. She walked to the dock and boarded a small wooden rowboat. It wasn't much, but it was her only transportation back to the main island where her home was.
The trip back didn't take so long, considering the storm she was rowing in, it was a short time taken. The wind began getting worse, a storm was approaching from the distance. Kairi tied the boat up on the dock and started walking off, but a voice called out to her.
"So it just ends like that, you're going to throw away your destiny, our destiny?" said a voice seemingly coming out of nowhere. Kairi stopped in her tracks. She knew the voice, she knew it all too well. It's the voice that was with her for years, the voice that has been calling out from her heart.
"No" Kairi said stomping her foot. "You can't do this, you can't taunt me like this. You don't know..." The voice could only belong to one person, Sora. Kairi turned around and saw a young Sora sitting along the edge of the dock, looking off at the approaching storm clouds. Kairi stood still, it couldn't be, it just couldn't. How could he just show up like that, after three long years, how could he just show up, looking like he never aged, and think he could come back into her heart.
"Sit down Kairi" the young Sora said. "I have such a story to tell you." The only thing Kairi could do is stare in amazement. Nothing seemed real to her, it just couldn't be real, could it? Kairi slowly took steps on the docks towards Sora, she was still uncertain whether or not to sit down next to him. After all, it could be just a trick.
"Kairi, come on! What's taking so long?" Sora asked. Kairi got to the edge and looked down at Sora, she sat down next to him staring him in the eyes. "Still as young and beautiful as always.." he said.
Kairi looked at herself, what had happened? Sora ran his fingers through what just was long dark hair, but now was short and red again, like she was young. She looked at her outfit, it was wrong, all wrong. She was wearing her blue skirt and white top, but wasn't she just in different clothes a minute ago?
"I'd like to see it too, along with any other worlds out there! I want to see 'em all!" Sora said with joy.
Kairi was at a loss for words. She didn't know what to say, she didn't even know where she was, but then something seemed to take over. "So, suppose you get to another world. What would you do there?" she asked.
"Well, I haven't really thought about it. It's just... I've always wondered why we're here on this island. If there are any other worlds out there, why did we end up on this one? And suppose there are other worlds... Then ours is just a little piece of something much greater. So we could have just as easily ended up somewhere else, right?" blabbed Sora.
Kairi looked up at Sora, he had a smile on his face just like old times. Something didn't seem right though. Sora never said that Kairi thought to herself trying to remember some of the old conversations they had before the journey that almost took Kairi's life, and changed it.
Sora looked ahead at the thunder clouds. "Been a while hasn't it?"
Kairi looked at him. "A while for what?" she asked.
"You know, getting caught in one of these storms like this. It's been almost too long. I guess we're making up for lost time now huh?" said Sora.
"It's been three years..." Kairi said. Kairi turned her head to Sora, he was gone. Kairi stood up confused at what just happened. She turned around to walk home and Sora was standing there once again.
"You can't deny it" he said with an evil twist. "It's too late now, everything is intertwined. It is now your destiny."
"Leave me alone!" Kairi screamed. "This isn't real, you aren't real."
The dock began breaking away from under Kairi's feet. The water in the ocean suddenly turned black leaving a cold chill in the air. More of the dock began breaking, as Kairi's weight overpowered it, forcing her through the boards. She grabbed onto the ledge of the dock. The storm in the sky began to grow and grow, covering the entire sky in sight with pure darkness. The leaves of the trees around began to shrivel and die, falling down to the now dark ground. Kairi extended her hand to Sora, but Sora turned his back.
"Kairi, it's real, it's destiny. No matter how hard you try, you can't beat the path that is set ahead of you. Believe me, it is a bumpy path that is ahead too" Sora joked as he turned back around grabbing Kairi's arm pulling her up. "You have to be prepared. You have to be strong Kairi, for me, you have to be strong. You have some pretty tough decisions laid ahead of you Kairi, you know? You'd be surprised how much you are going to learn about yourself. Kairi, are you ready for it? Are you ready for your destiny?" With that said, Sora slowly let go of Kairi's arm as she fell into the deep black ocean. She let out a scream, but no one was there to save her this time. "Kairi, it's destiny.." Sora said as Kairi hit the water. Kairi closed her eyes, the darkness was too strong.
*****
That's it for the first chapter folks, not too long, but I strictly wanted the first chapter just to be this one scene and this one scene only. I hope you guys enjoyed this so far, maybe some of you even felt Kairi's pain throughout the beginning of the chapter. The song in italics that was used in this chapter is Amanda Perez's "Angel", so the song is copyrighted her, and I don't own it, although it really is a great song and so is her CD. Anyway, here is the preview for the next chapter and make sure to drop me a review to tell me how you like the story or even dislike it...
Chapter 2: Darkness Before Dawn
Release Date: April 18, 2003
Preview: NO PREVIEW AVAILABLE