The Rising of the Sun.
Chapter 1.
"The Journey Home."
Hi Everyone!
Sorry for the other discontinued fanfic! I really hated it, so I'm reposting it here, but it's going to look a little different!
I've been in hospital, but the trip over to there have cleared my mind.
I want you to all check out how my writing has improved. Also I didn't post for so long was because I had a MAJOR writer's block and I needed to figure it out, also I think I got some readers muddled up to…And from now on, this would NOT be rated M. I'm very sorry, but it's too much for poor Sora and Kairi's innocent minds! Also, my aim is to get over at least 2000 words per chapter.
But the beginnings of chapters are really hard to reach that far! So bear with me for short chapters at first, I swear they'll get longer!
And great thanks to Shire Folk for his views on the last version. Your help will not be forgotten.
Also acknowledgement to all the reviewers! I hope you'd stick with me this time! Although updating would be once per two weeks, bear with me!
Sorry to all of you waiting!
So here we go. Back to chapter one.
Disclaimer: Look. I'll say this for the whole story. I really don't own kingdom hearts! But I wouldn't mind it though!
Thinking / Flashback
Talking
Nobodies talking.
"Sora…"
This was all could be heard in the dark twilight night in Destiny Islands. The moon seemed to be covered by the thick hazes of clouds, but the rays still shone on one girl, the princess of Radiant Garden, Kairi Utada.
Where are you Sora…? Are you safe, Is Riku okay? The auburn haired girl thought desperately in her mind, she laughed bitterly to herself, because history was repeating itself, if anyone saw her, they might've thought she was insane.
This is happening again…You've left me…but please don't make me wait again…I cant bear it any longer… as soon as she cried again in her mind, another voice, not hers had opened up to her.
Kairi.
Huh? Who's that? Kairi spun her head around, barely able to keep her keyblade at bay, No. She can't use that here.
Kairi, it's me.
The voice spoke again, it sounded strangely familiar though.Thought a few seconds later, it clicked in her mind as her eyes widened, but her tensed body relaxed, Namine? She spoke out in her mind. She swore she could hear a faint giggle.
Yeah, should've seen the look on your face though.
C'mon Nam. That wasn't nice! Although her thought was betrayed with her stifled giggle too.
I know Kairi…But at least it made you laugh. She heard her nobody slyly, but sympathetically replied. Kairi's face changed from a small smile to depression again.
Namine…Will they come back? She asked, not really expecting an answer but to her surprise, she got one.
Yeah. They will…They better!Namine thought angrily, her spunky and fiery attitude had been adopted by her 'twin'. The nobody's owner giggled.
Yeah…He'll come back...
Please Sora…
Unknown to the two girls, a shooting star had appeared.
A certain brunette was hauling a silver haired teen on his shoulders, trudging slower, his muscles aching after the big finale with Xemnas (Mansex, sorry just had to put that in!)
He was starting to believe that there were no exit to this place too, but he shook his head, one Riku thinking like that was enough, he didn't want another, he had to think positive…but was there one…?
"Hey Sora." Riku's deep voice suddenly spoke up, and Sora hummed in his throat to acknowledge that he was listening, but he kept his head looking ahead, just incase a trail of hope to get out of this…nothingness could be seen.
"You know…I always thought I was better than you." The other boy replied, Sora had lightly chuckled to himself in his mind, but hummed again, this time more amused, but Riku still kept his head down, half from weariness, half from shame.
"Are you mad?" Riku asked, but Sora shook his head negative.
"No, because I kinda always thought you were better at everything too." The brunette answered. He smiled mentally from a flashback.
Flashback.
"Hey Sora, who ever wins gets to name the raft okay?" The younger version of Riku had asked, before he turned for the darkness.
"Just like old times?" The other younger version of Sora had asked back. Riku nodded.
"You two at it again?" Kairi her version of 14 yelled out to them.
They both waved and nodded back.
"Hey Sora," Riku whispered before the race started, "Who ever wins gets to share the paopu with Kairi."
Sora's eyes widened before the match started. Later knowing it was a joke.
End of Flashback.
Kairi.
He smiled gently at her name to himself. The name echoed in his mind. Twice.
That is, before a flash of light awakened his senses more.
"Riku---Look!" He half exclaimed as the light blared in their eyes. They continued to trudge into it, letting the warmth of the light seep into their bodies, before the chill of the ever lasting darkness arrived, along with the sound of crashing waves.
"End of the road?" Riku stated, more than a question.
"Yep." Was the reply he heard from the boy supporting him.
Trudging further to the shore line, Riku shoved Sora gently. The brunette snapped his head towards him.
"Put me down, I can walk." The silver haired teen noticed his statement was a little harsh, he noted in his mind to work a little on his manners.
Sora quickly and lightly lifted Riku's arm off himself and made sure his friend was okay to walk. In return Riku shrugged lightly to let Sora know he was okay, as his brunette friend nodded and walked down to the water.
Sora looked around, and a light frown creased his face, "You know…Maybe the darkness
Has gotten into me too." He voiced out his thoughts, a negative one, not rarely to be heard from Sora for a long time.
But there was no reply, Sora craned his neck to look behind him to notice Riku was face flat on the ground, he quickly ran back halting to a stop to help his friend, the other teen lifted himself up with a bit effort.
Still looking at the sand where he just 'kissed', he voiced his thoughts too, "This world is perfect for me…If this is what the world really is, just this…Then maybe I should fade back in the darkness."
"Riku…" Sora's voice trailed off as his friend slowly got up.
"If the world is made of light and darkness…we'll be the darkness." Riku continued.
The brunette frowned for a bit, the turned and sat, "Yeah…the realm of light IS safe now…Kairi…the King, and the others are there."
Riku had a tiny smirk on his face at the mention of Kairi, then he spoke again, "That's what I mean…Hey, Sora. Could you help me? I want to get down to the water."
Sora nodded and hauled Riku to his feet, and supported themselves to the shore line again.
They both sat down, not speaking, until Riku broke the silence, "At least the waves sound the same." He mentally sighed, as Sora looked towards the moon, he followed the brunette's actions, then continued again.
"What I said back there…About thinking I was better at stuff than you."
"Hmm…?" Sora hummed back again, his throat was dry and perched to say anything more.
"I was…Jealous of you." Riku finished, the other teen widened his eyes in surprise and slowly turned his head towards his friend, who just confessed his deepest secret, he couldn't stop his mouth from asking, "What for?"
Riku closed his eyes, then opened them back again to stare at the waves at his feet, "I wished…I could live the way you do, just following my heart."
Sora mentally chuckled, "Yeah well, I got my share of problems too…" Like trying to figure out what's theses feelings towards Kairi.
"Like what?" Riku asked. Sora swallowed, well at least tried to, and pushed his last mental comment away.
"Like…wanting to be like you." He confessed.
Riku chuckled, "Well…there is one advantage to being me, something you can never imitate."
Sora lifted his eyebrows, amused, but he still faced the ocean, "Really now, what's that?"
The silver haired teen had a small smirk on his face, "Having you for a friend."
Sora smiled, "Then I guess, I'm okay the way I am, I've got something you can never imitate too then." He knew Riku would get the catch.
Then the silence came, but it was welcomed and comfortable, as they looked at the dark sky, it was a bit unnerving, but they continued to watch, that is, until a certain glass bottle with a letter contained had bumped Riku's shoe.
The silver haired teen looked down in surprise to and gently grasped the bottle, and opened it to let the letter slide down in his hands, he opened it delicately and quickly scanned it.
Finishing, he let a bigger smirk on his face, and shoved it to Sora, "It looks like it's for you."
Sora twitched his neck to stare at the letter in surprise, and reached out to grasp the letter.
His eyes scanned it too, but his voice read it aloud.
"Thinking of you where ever you are…"
Kairi meanwhile had the urge to say the poem out loud again, as day broke out and the sun light the tips of the ocean. Kairi thought she heard Sora's voice as she welcomed the wind rushing gently at her face, while she tucked a few strands of hair behind her ear.
"We pray for our sorrows to end
And hope that our hearts will blend…"
Unknown to them they were reading it together.
Sora continued, but somehow he swore he could hear Kairi's voice.
"Now I will step forward to realize this wish…
And who knows:
Starting a new journey may not be so hard,
Or maybe it has already begun…"
Kairi smiled as the sun had now shone its rays lighting the dim sky and lighting her face, painting the sky crimson.
"There are many worlds...
But they share the same sky-
One Sky,
One destiny."
"One destiny."
Sora's voice trailed off, as he looked down to see Kairi's signature.
Kairi.
His heart yelled out for her name, but he still didn't know why, although he still smiled.
But as his heart had soared, another bright light had shined, lighting the darkness.
"Light." Riku commented.
Sora's eyes widened, "The door to light…" He quickly jumped up, ignoring the agonizing screams in his tendons and muscles, "We'll go together!" Sora added as he offered his hand to his best friend.
Riku let a rare small smile instead of a smirk adorn his lips, "Yeah…" He replied and grasped Sora's hand to lift himself up, as they both walked confidently into the bright door.
Kairi sighed as she looked up at the sky, but widened as she saw two blue dots appear, then raced down against each other to the ocean, she shook her head and rubbed her eyes again, and stared at the sky, the dots were still continuing to race down, and closer to her too.
She screamed in happiness as they crashed into the water, and a few seconds later two heads broke through the surface, gasping for breath.
One was a silky long silver haired boy…The other was a spiky haired brunette, and both was soaked to the toe.
Sora shook his head wildly, spraying water everywhere, as his hair returned to their normal spike again, but it was COLD, but one, just one voice had had warmed his whole soul in just an instance.
"Sora! Riku!"
He slowly turned his head towards where the sound was, to find a certain, and may he add BEAUTIFUL princess waving to them, he yelled in happiness, looking back to check if Riku saw, his friend smirked and nodded.
They both swam back to the shore line, but Sora being Sora, had no patience and stood up to run, but…he wasn't exactly as tall as Riku and tripped, but soon regained his footing and continued to run.
Kairi grinned at this, as her whole body relaxed from all the tension of waiting for him, three more voices yelled out to her surprise, as her eyes widened and looked around, just in time to see Goofy, Donald and Mickey jump up and punch their fists in the air, their faces filled with joy.
She giggled as Donald and Goofy attacked Sora with their bone crushing hugs, and saw Riku swing Mickey around.
The brunette in the water looked at Riku as well, then finally stared up at Kairi, and her smile, just made all his insides melt, What is this feeling…? His brain asked itself, but he shook his head to clear all thoughts, and grinned at Kairi.
Kairi smiled at Sora, but instead saw a certain blonde boy who so much resembled Sora, then she remembered, it was Roxas, she grinned again to open herself up to show Namine, both nobodies smiled sweetly at each other then separated as they returned back to their respective selves.
"We're…We're Back." Sora stuttered, wiping some salt water from his eye.
Kairi offered him a hand while continuing smiling, "You're home."
Sora grinned the biggest cheesy smile and grasped her hand.
Welcome home Sora…
"One destiny…"
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