Journey to a New World
EDIT: This is a rewrite! This is a REWRITE!
MizuHikari (8/19/09): Hello and welcome. I would like everyone to know that I am finally returning to rewrite/publish stories that I have neglected for so long. Due to certain circumstances, I did not go on for quite a while but that has passed. This story is the first one I will be rewriting since I loved the original. I would like to thank everyone for keeping this story in their story alerts, favorites or just dropping by to see if this story had progressed. You all give me a reason to continue writing. Those who are new to the story I would like to extend a big welcome and thank you for taking your time to read it. So, I hope you all enjoy the new and improved version of Journey to a New World.
Original Notes: Okay; so I came up with this story when I was about to go to sleep... I don't know.
Disclaimer: I don't own Kingdom Hearts or any of its characters created by Disney and SquareSoft/Enix. However I do own a bunch of KH merchandise which I spend lots of my hard earned money on. I also own all the characters you've never heard of (sort of).
This story is about my OC Mizu finding herself in an unknown but familiar world.
Enjoy!
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Chapter 1: Birthday Gift
Mizu was always a girl who loved fantasy. Ever since she was a small child, her head was always filled with images of magical creatures and never before seen worlds. Every year, her parents would always notice that she still believed in childish things. However, they decided it'd be best she taught herself that not everything was as it seemed in her head.
"Happy Birthday Mizu!" her cousin exclaimed happily. His brown eyes fell upon the birthday girl who stood there smiling brightly. She returned the smile, thanking everyone for coming to her party.
"Hey, it's no problem," Jay pulled her hair up in a loose ponytail, as everyone agreed.
"You're finally sixteen!" Megumi cheered, pumping her fist into the air. "It's like you've just become a new person, isn't it?"
"I know, but I don't feel any different," she laughed, looking at everyone. "I'm just...me."
"Well, of course you don't," Enti ruffled Mizu's hair. "You are still the same person, right?"
"Yeah," Mizu said, as she patted down her hair. "But, I don't know. I thought this birthday would be… different."
No one said anything else. Mizu noticed it too and blushed, feeling bad for creating an awkward silence.
"It will be!" Krysta grinned, linking arms with Mizu.
"Yeah?" Mizu glanced up at Kysta, who smiled evilly.
"Well, here's the first part!" Jay grabbed her shoulders from behind. Mizu had only but a moment to look behind her until she fell into the water below.
"HEY! That wasn't fair!" Mizu pouted, spitting out water. She crossed her arms over her chest as she reached the shore.
"Maybe, but it was hilarious!" Van and Jay laughed, clutching their sides.
"You okay?" Amber tilted her head, handing her a towel.
"I'm fine, Amber," Mizu suddenly smirked, looking over at her other friends. "Because I'm gonna get them back!"
"Ahh! Run! Mizu has that evil look in her eye!" Serena screeched, running in a circle before falling in herself.
"So, who's the first one to face their doom?" Mizu asked as everyone scattered to opposite sides of the yard.
"Oh! I like doom!" Raven raised her hand up, happily. Everyone looks at her oddly. "What? I do."
"Then you shall be the first one to face your DOOM!" Mizu chased Raven to the edge of the dock and smiled as Raven splashed into the water. "I win!"
Then Kevin went in.
"Aww, man!"
After it was Megumi's turn.
"Wee!"
Soon Enti went down followed by Kris and Max.
"I blame you Enti," Max says flatly.
"It's your turn, Jay!" Mizu chased her around the lone tree that had grown in the middle of the lawn.
"You can't get me!" Jay yelped as she darted from one side of the yard to the other. With luck, Mizu managed to corner her at the edge of the dock and shoved her in.
"Take that," Mizu grinned as Jay reached the surface.
"Ah! Jay has fallen; all hope is lost!" Krysta yelled as she jumped in without Mizu chasing her.
"Go, go Mizu!" Amber cheered as Mizu chased Van around. Van ran fast but Mizu was able to cut him off from most of the yard. Mizu suddenly remembered there was one more person to be caught as Van fell in. Jamie.
"You ready to fall like your teammates?" Mizu asked him, getting into a running position.
"I can outrun you any day," he taunted, putting his hands behind his head. He yawned, making Mizu pout for his lack of caring.
"You'll be surprised," she took off, sprinting towards him. As the chase continued, Mizu heard her friends cheering for either Jamie or her. She quickened her pace, wanting to be the victor. Jamie could run pretty well, but he ran to the edge of the dock.
"Big mistake Jamie!" Mizu smiled happily. "Too bad this is the end."
"You should think twice before claiming victory," he said as he edged closer to the end of the dock.
"Your loss!" Mizu ran straight for him. "Victory is mine!"
She ran towards Jamie at full speed, not even realizing that it was his plan all along. Jamie stepped out of the way and let Mizu run off the dock. She looked over at Jamie who smiled devilishly but then grabbed his shirt to pull him down with her. She giggled as Jamie's expression went from triumphant to disbelief. SPLASH!
"Haha, no one wins!" Mizu said as she floated above the surface. Her (girl) friends shouted in glee as her (guy) friends groaned in defeat.
"Oi, Jamie!" Enti playfully whacked Jamie in the head.
"She cheated!" he pouted. Everyone looked at him and laughed hysterically.
"What now?" Jamie sighed.
"You look like a girl when you pout!" Jay and Krysta pointed at his face.
"Dude, they're right," Kris patted Jamie on the back sympathetically.
"Can you do it again? I wanna get a picture!" Serena said in a sing-song voice. Raven made the same face Jamie did but crossed her eyes. Everyone giggled at her imitation.
"What are you guys laughing about?" Amber ran over to everyone, towels in her hand.
"Thanks Amber," Van took his towel along with a couple of the other guys. Amber nodded happily, wanting to hear about the story.
"Jamie made the most hysterical face!" Max laughed, throwing Jamie's towel to him. "C'mon! Do it again for Amber!"
"No!" he pouted again, pulling the towel down from his face.
"Hahaha!" everyone laughed at his pout again.
"Okay you guys! Let's go eat pizza!" Mizu linked arms with Amber and Jamie.
"Yeah!"
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Later that night:
"Bye you guys, thanks for coming over!" Mizu waved to Krysta, Jay, and Van as they left.
"Geez what a day!" Mizu stretched out on the couch. "But it sure was fun."
"Yeah," Kris smiled, looking up as his cousin from the floor. "It's going to be a good summer. I can tell."
"Summer vacation is the best," Mizu sighed as she picked up her plush toy of Sora from Kingdom Hearts. "No school, no homework, no worries! So, what do you want to do know? Watch something?"
"First I want to give you something," Kris took a box out from his pocket. "I know how much you love Kingdom Hearts and all so I got you this."
"Don't tell me you got another poster of Sora and Riku like everyone else did," Mizu stuck out her tongue. "Not that I didn't like them!"
"Oh my god, oh my god!" she repeated over and over as she hugged him. "Thank you so much!"
"You're…welcome!" he managed to speak. "Mi-zu…can't…breathe!"
"Oh sorry!" Mizu let go of him and looked at the box. "I can't believe you got me this crown necklace."
"Well, I wanted to give you the perfect gift, though I must say Jamie's gift was impressive," Kris smirked. Mizu blushed remembering Jamie had kissed her cheek as he gave her the Kingdom Hearts charm bracelet.
"Well, now they'll match!" she smiled as she put the necklace on.
"So, about that movie…what do you want to watch?" Kris asked as he searched through the DVD library.
"The Kingdom Hearts video I just bought!" Mizu happily bounced up and down on the couch.
"I know you have definitely watched that movie at least 100 times," Kris rolled his eyes. "How about a scary movie?"
"I don't want to watch a scary movie, they're scary!" Mizu shook her head in disapproval. "Kingdom Hearts Movie! Kingdom Hearts!"
"Oh, fine," Kris continued his search until he found the movie. He placed it into the DVD Player before he sat down next to Mizu.
"Yes!" Mizu jumped up to make a bag of popcorn. "KH II all the way!"
"Hey Mizu?" Kris asked as Mizu opened the microwave. "How much candy have you eaten, today?"
"Um, about 50 pieces, why?" Mizu tilted her head in confusion. Kris merely rolled his eyes, seeing Mizu hop up each time the popcorn went "pop".
"No wonder you're so hyper."
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Movie Ended
"That video really made me want to play Kingdom Hearts, right Mi-" Kris looked over at her and found her sleeping on his shoulder. "What goes up must eventually come down."
He picked her up carefully and brought her to her bedroom. As he entered, he saw millions of posters of Sora, Riku and a new boy called Roxas. None of Kairi or Naminé though; Mizu said she didn't like either of them very much.
"Jealous, much?" Kris had said one day.
"I am not!" Mizu blushed, turning away from her cousin. "I just don't like the fact that they…well, mostly Kairi is portrayed as the damsel in distress. She should be strong willed and fight instead of waiting for Sora to come and save her. Namine; I still don't know a lot about her but still—"
"Alright," Kris shrugged his shoulder only to have Mizu throw a pillow at him. "Hey!"
"Plushie Island" was what he called her bed. Hundred of Disney characters from Goofy to Chicken Little laid on her bed. Some fell off her bed as he set her down. Two special plush dolls sat on her shelf right above her bed. None other than Riku and Sora. He smiled at his cousin admiring her childishness. How she could sleep with all those plush toys under and around her, he would never know. He shrugged and laid down on the floor below her bed. Sleep caste its darkness upon the two.
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~A deep burning sensation on her chest made her cry out in pain.~
~The chain glowed brightly illuminating the room.~
~A voice was heard. "It's okay. You'll be fine."~
~Her head shot back and her eyes widened as the pain reached its peak.~
~Her vision grew blurry and she lost consciousness.~
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Mizu awoke to find herself facing a sea blue colored wall. She felt another presence next to her and smiled a little. I love my plushies. She wrapped her arms around a bunch of toys and nuzzled into the covers.
"Hm," she sighed, closing her eyes. They shifted a little under her hug, making her a little confused.
"Kairi," someone whispered.
"Kairi?" Mizu repeated, not understanding what exactly was going on. She opened her eyes and came face to face with a pair of two cerulean eyes.
"AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!"
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Author's Notes
Fixed up and ready to go. I hope it's a little better than before. Chapter two is gonna be a toughie. .:cracks knuckles:. Here we go! :]