Hello everyone. Alright this is my first Kingdom Hearts fanfic so please don't eat me if it doesn't sound alright. I was writing one of my own stories and then I thought, hey this would be a good thing to use in a Kingdom Hearts fanfic. Yay. : ) : ) I just hope that you all like it. : ) : ) Sorry for any spelling mistakes that I may have made which I most likely did. : ) : ) Please enjoy my first Kingdom Hearts fic. : ) : )
In Darkness
Unknown Destination
There was something after me, something white that seemed to move like the wind. It had a huge mouth with what looked like a zipper for a teeth but another set of teeth on the inside. 'What the heck is this thing?' Running like nothing else mattered, I ran until I ran into what seemed to be a person.
"You can't keep running Demi. The Organization is after your powers," the guy laughed.
Looking up, I saw a guy with spiky red hair and bluish green eyes. He was smiling until his eyes looked at the white thing behind me.
"Who are you?"
"The name's Axel, got it memorized?" he asked as he pointed to his temple.
He pushed me to the side and walked to be in front of me. There was a weird sound from the left and it drew my attention. Another person came out of a black pathway wearing a black coat. There was a hood over their head so I couldn't see their face. 'This is just getting weird. First I wake up and don't remember anything, then that white thing chases after me, and now people are coming out of doors of darkness.'
"Give in to the darkness Demi. Join the Organization and help up complete Kingdom Hearts so we may fully exist," the man in the black coat said, holding a hand out to me.
'If we didn't exist then we wouldn't be here right now. What the heck is this guy talking about?' Axel took hold of my arm and pulled me into a doorway of darkness, making the world disappear for a moment before we appeared in a place with a huge castle in a rock valley.
"Stay here until I come back. I don't want to have to chase all over the place for you again. Oh, and if a guy comes here with short blond hair, tell him he's slow," he said with a laugh as he let me go.
"Blond hair," I whispered, feeling a small pain in my stomach.
"His name's Demyx. Got it memorized? D E M, Y X," Axel mocked, spelling it out for me.
With that, Axel opened another door of darkness and walked into it. 'Well this sucks. I wonder why he told me to stay here. It's not like something can really hurt me.'
My name is Demi from what those guys were calling me. I have short light blue hair that almost looks silver and dark blue eyes. I wear baggy navy pants that have red straps that cross in the front and back of my legs. The red straps wrap all the way around at my shins. My shirt is like a vest that's navy with a hood but doesn't have a zipper down the front. There are two red belt like straps at the sides that cross each other at the back of the shirt. There are two metal chain bracelets around my wrists that have something that looks like a key attached to them. As far as I remember, I'm a fifteen year old girl that ran away from somewhere. After that there was nothing. I had woken up and looked at strange surroundings before having this weird white thing chase me.
'What was that thing? Who was that guy in the black coat? How do these guys know my name?' The questions kept coming to mind as I thought about it. Looking over the cliff, I stared at the strange castle. It seemed to be old and abandoned. All around it was nothing but rocks and mountains. At the top of the castle there was a strange mark on it that kind of looked like a heart.
"Aw man, that was crazy," a young guy's voice came from behind me.
Turning around, I saw a blond haired guy with his back to me, staring at a pathway. 'I don't think this guy knows I'm here yet.'
"Now to get back to business," he said to himself, turning around.
'He's crazy. I think he's lost it.'
"It's you!"
At his excitement I was surprised and jumped slightly.
"Are you Demyx?" I asked with a confused look.
"Why? Was Axel already here? Did he beat me again?"
"He said to say that you were slow," I replied, scratching my head.
'Wow, he is crazy.'
"Aw man, I told him he was sending the wrong guy," Demyx whined as he sat down.
I too sat down and crossed my arms with boredom. 'Why am I sitting around here? I should be going somewhere, finding out what happened before.'
"What took you so long Demyx?" Axel asked as he came out of a door of darkness.
"The traitor found me. Roxas isn't there anymore," Demyx replied as he looked at Axel.
"Demi, go after a boy named Sora."
"Why should I listen to you? Why the heck am I even here?" I cried, rolling backwards onto my feet.
Taking a step backwards, I gave Axel an unsure look.
"You're here because Xemnas is after your ability to wield two Keyblades," Axel started.
"What's a Keyblade?" I whispered.
"Man you're slow. Those bracelets you're wearing, they're Keyblades," he explained, pointing at my wrists at the mention of the bracelets.
"Only you and that traitor can wield the Keyblade," Demyx finished as he got to his feet.
'I still don't understand what a Keyblade is. Is it these key things on my bracelets?'
"Who's Sora?" I asked, still confused.
"He's the Keyblade wielder. He's a boy about your age with brown spiky hair," Demyx said as he looked at Axel.
"Find Sora and defeat him. We'll keep the Organization off you trail," Axel explained, as he pointed towards a town on the other side of a mountain.
"That guy in the black coat, was he from the Organization?" I asked as my gaze fell onto the town.
"Wow, you ARE slow. That guy that told you to give into the darkness, Saix, he is after you. Demyx is part of it but…"
"It's fun and all, but they always send the wrong guy!" Demyx cut Axel off.
'Find a boy named Sora and defeat him. It can't be all that hard to fight against him. Then again, I don't even know how to use a Keyblade.'
"If you get into trouble, call one of us by shouting our name. If you see anyone in a black coat besides us, stay away from them," Axel said to me as he opened a door of darkness.
"Yeah, I'm coming," Demyx groaned as he walked to the doorway.
With that, the two of them left and I looked around. 'Sora… Why do I feel that I somehow know that name?' Looking at my black shoes, I ran to the cliff and jumped onto the mountain side. I slid down the rock hill with a smile on my face until I reached the bottom and tripped. 'Well that was just perfect.' I thought with a laugh.
"Let's see. Shall we go search that castle or go to the town?" I asked myself.
'That castle doesn't look all the welcoming. Then again that town doesn't look too great either.' My gaze fell onto this weird blue soldier thing that was heading towards the town.
"Alright, town it is. Those guys never said anything about little soldier guys," I laughed.
Running after the blue thing, I slowed my run to a fast tip toe right behind it. I closed my eyes for a moment and when I opened them, the soldier thing was gone.
"What the," I whispered with confusion.
"Were you trying to invade Hollow Bastian with more Heartless?" a man's voice said from behind me.
Upon turning, I saw a sword pointed at me and a brown haired man holding it.
"What's a Heartless?"
"Never mind. How could you be a threat if you don't even know what a Heartless is?" the guy laughed.
He was wearing a black jacket and black pants. There were chains on his pants and jacket, His eyes were blue and his hair was rather long.
"Exactly. So uh, who are you?" I laughed, crossing my arms.
"Leon. If you're going to town then you were better off taking the way from the Dark Depths," he said as he turned around to walk away.
'Maybe he knows something about Sora…'
"Hey, do you know a boy named Sora?"
"You a friend of his?" Leon asked, about to walk away.
"I'm just looking for him," I replied.
"He left this world not too long ago to search for his friend Riku," he explained before walking away towards the town.
'Well that sucks. How the heck am I supposed to leave this place? It's not like there are a whole bunch of roads to take to another place.' Sitting down, I sighed with annoyance.
"I need to remember something. Maybe if I go look for this Riku person, then I'll be able to find Sora at some point. It only makes the journey a little more difficult," I pondered to myself.
'Stupid lousy no good guy I don't know. How can my luck be that horrible as to miss him right a way too?'
"Giving up already?" Demyx laughed from somewhere.
The strange sound that I heard before came from in front of me and then the door of darkness appeared.
"I'll meet you in the Underworld. If I'm right then that's where Sora is going next," he said almost happily.
"Sounds good to me," I whispered, getting to me feet and walking into the darkness.
At first things were dark and then strange surroundings appeared. It gave me a dead feeling in the pit of my stomach and it made me feel weak. 'Is this the Underworld?'
"What are you doing here? You're not dead!" a rather annoying voice said from ahead of me.
I looked down and saw a fat red demon thing with hair and a tail.
"Looking for someone," I replied, kneeling down in front of the red thing.
"If they're dead then good luck. As you can tell, this is the Underworld and it is filled with dead people."
My eyes wandered around at the surroundings and saw that there were three rock platforms between two doorways above a green lake of something. A small trail led to each platform.
"I'm pretty sure he's not dead. If this is the Underworld, the who rules over it?" I asked curiously.
"Hi I'm Hades, Lord of Dead. What can I do for you?" a voice said from a pile of smoke before forming a blue guy with fire for hair.
"I'm looking for someone," I replied, standing up straight.
"Ah, ah, ah, name first and then tell me who you're looking for," Hades scolded.
"Demi. I'm looking for a boy named Sora."
"Keyblade boy… Now why would a fine young girl like you be looking for him?"
"Why should I answer? You obviously know who he is, so can you tell me where he is?" I asked with annoyance.
'Why should I answer every question someone asks me? I think it's time I got some answers for once.'
"I don't know were the brat goes when he's not here," Hades replied plainly, "You, a Heartless, should be able to find him on your own."
'Heartless! I'm not a Heartless!'
"Go back to watching the dead," I grumbled, walking away towards the lower door.
"Excuse me! Did you just tell ME what to do!" Hades shouted with anger.
"No, I suggested it."
Walking through the door, I came to a place that had a river flowing beside the walkway. The strange sound was heard again and Demyx appeared from the wall.
"As a Nobody, you should really consider learning how to use the darkness," he laughed at me.
"A Nobody? But I was just called a Heartless!"
"Weird. Come on, we have to get to the Lock!" Demyx cried as he ran up to me and grabbed my arm.
He pulled me to the door of darkness that was still there and we arrived at another part of the Underworld with a huge door blocking the way in. Black orbs appeared from a few places in the area and ghosts with candles appeared. 'Hey, those things have that same symbol as the castle in Hollow Bastian. It looks like a broken up black heart.'
"You only brought me here to fight, didn't you?" I asked with a suspicious glare.
Demyx started to laugh nervously.
"I told them they were sending the wrong guy," he said too innocently to believe.
"I don't even know how to use these Keyblade things let alone fight. And what do you mean 'they'?"
"The Organization sent me here. I'm still part of it you know," he replied as he lifted his left hand into the air.
Water started to gather in an orb and it formed into a weird guitar.
"Believe you can wield them," Demyx said with a smile on his face.
'Believe I can wield them… I do believe that I can, I just don't know how to make them appear…' With the though, the two bracelets started to glow and two keys formed in my hands. One was black with what looked like a gate at the end, and the other was red with the same design. On the bottom under the handles hung two feathers from a small chain on both.
"This I could get used to," I whispered with a smirk.
"Dance water dance!" Demyx cried as he started to play his guitar.
Water illusions of him self started to appear and I ran straight at a ghost. Swinging both Keyblades swiftly at each enemy that crossed my path, I watched as small hearts descended to the air. 'That' weird.' I watched as Demyx kept playing and his illusions turned into guitars, attacking the ghosts. My breathing started to become heavy and my body started to become weaker. 'This can't be good.'
"Here!"
Demyx threw a medallion to me with a cloud and a lightning bolt on it. I put the red Keyblade in my right hand and caught it. I watched as a light surrounded me and my strength returned.
"Water!" Demyx cried, putting his hand up.
Large bubbles formed and started to fall upon the remaining ghosts. When all of them were gone, no more appeared and Demyx dropped his guitar only for it to turn back into water. Both Keyblades turned to nothing in my hands and I ran to Demyx's side to see if he was alright.
"Sora should be coming soon. After al, he needs that thing to have strength here. Man, were they ever sending the wrong guy. At least you're lively," he laughed with a smile.
I didn't notice that Demyx had long strands of hair in a few places on his forehead until I got a closer look at him.
I had to admit that I liked Demyx and Axel. Even though I didn't know who they were, I still felt like I could trust them.
"I admit it was fun, but it's not fun if you're not alright. What do you have to do here anyway?" I asked, giving him a confused look.
'I thought he was keeping the Organization away.'
"Aw, they want me to fight the traitor and bring Roxas back," Demyx groaned with annoyance.
"Who's Roxas?"
"A traitor to the Organization. He left and then Sora came back. Roxas was a Nobody, like us." He explained.
'Nobody… What's a Nobody?'
"Darn it, someone else is here from the Organization. Go through those doors and call for Axel," Demyx said as pointed to the large doors behind him.
"Thank you Demyx," I whispered, giving him a small hug before running through the doors.
'I shouldn't just leave him there, but what else can I do? They're keeping those white things away from me and all I have to do is beat Sora.'
"Axel! Can you help me Axel?" I cried, looking around the room I was in.
There was a strange lock in front of a white orb thing in the center of the room and burning torches all the way around. The strange sound of the darkness was heard behind me and I turned with a smile of appreciation.
"Why are you smiling Demi?"
'That's not Axel.' I thought when I saw a guy with a hood over his head and a black coat. I slowly backed away when I realized that it was the same guy as before.
"If I restore your memories, will you give into the darkness? Will you join the Organization," he asked, once again holding a hand out to me.
"I do want to remember… but not if someone just tells me something so I'll become some team member. You can eat me Saix!" I yelled at him.
Saix started to laugh and then pulled down his hood to show his face, He had long light blue hair that showed his pointed ears that were pierced. His golden eyes were cold but they still seemed to have some emotion left in them.
"So you do remember my name. Do you remember anything else than that?" Saix asked as he smirked.
"Axel told me your name, I didn't remember it. Besides, why would I want to remember someone who keeps sending creepy white things after me?" I asked, summoning the two Keyblades.
"Still trying to hurt people with your words. If I had a heart, this would be where it died of laughter. A Nobody doesn't have a heart. Which means you don't either," he mocked me, daring to take a step closer to me.
"Axel!" I cried again, becoming worried.
'I don't like Saix. Axel should have been here by now, He said that if I called for him then he would come save me.'
"You should not put your faith in that renegade. Once he's caught, he will receive maximum punishment," Saix said as he once again came closer.
"Guess I'm a little late," Axel said as he took hold of my arm.
"Do you really desire to be used for the purpose of bringing back a traitor? Or would you rather complete Kingdom Hearts and truly exist?" Saix asked before darkness covered everything.
My heart was pounding because I was afraid that Axel wouldn't have come to save me. I knew that Demyx was busy and that he couldn't come to save me without losing his trust with the Organization. A new world appeared from behind the darkness and I pretty much stuck myself to Axel. My arms were wrapped around his sides ad my face was buried in his coat because I was crying.
Axel was confused but didn't try to push me away from him.
"What are you doing?" he asked as if I was crazy.
"Freaking out! You didn't come right a way and Demyx was busy. Saix… He really scares me," I cried, feeling like crying.
"I'm… sorry. He was chasing after me, but I guess he gave up when he found you in the Underworld. I guess you can't really take that to heart, neither of us has one," Axel said quietly, laughing at the heart part.
'If there wasn't a heart there, then why does it hurt right now?' I let Axel go and then blushed slightly at my selfishness.
"I'm sorry for that," I laughed nervously.
The Keyblades had vanished once again and it was the new world that had drawn my attention. It seemed like it was almost sunset and we were in a back alley. There was a fence with an open door and tunnel that seemed to be closed at the moment.
"Where are we now?" I asked, looking at the tunnel intently.
"Twilight Town. You should be safe here for a while until someone from the Organization discovers this place too. Sora will come here at some point," Axel explained as he too looked around.
"What's a Nobody?" I asked out of nowhere.
"A person turned into a Heartless. A person with a strong will, will become both a Heartless and a Nobody. A Nobody is without a heart and is the brink of nothingness."
'If I am a Nobody, then why did Hades call me a Heartless?'
"Do you think you're strong enough to defeat come Dusks if they come around?" Axel wondered with a small smile.
"If I can take care of those ghost things then I think I can handle some Nobodies," I laughed proudly.
Axel turned to the alley wall and opened a door of darkness.
"I guess you're not as slow as I thought," he said before disappearing in the darkness.
'Great, now I feel stupid for crying on him like that. Why the heck was I so scared of Saix? He looks cool and all but he just creeps me out a lot.' I walked to the stairs that led somewhere else in the town and looked around. There was a large square with benches all around it and three pathways to take.
"Well if it isn't a new lamer in town," a guy's voice said from the left.
"Seifer will teach you, y'know."
"Torment," a girl said after.
'Seifer… What?' I looked at who was talking and saw a blond haired guy wearing a black hat. He had a white jacket on that was really long.
"Yeah, I think I can teach you who the best is in my town. Do you think a lamer like you can beat me?" the guy in the hat said with a smirk.
"I don't fight blonds," I replied plainly, about to walk away.
"You can't diss Seifer like that y'know!"
"Embarrassment!"
"I trust that you are the best at whatever. I just don't feel like fighting you because my friend is blond," I laughed, shrugging before walking away.
'He was cool. Why is it that all the new people I meet are guys? That's just weird. Then again, if they were mostly princesses, I'd probably freak out…'
With a new curiosity on what else would be in Twilight Town, I went up another hill and saw a few shops. There was a girl with a ball standing beside another hill.
"Is this place all hills?" I whispered to myself.
I walked up the hill to a train station and saw the sunset hanging over the town. 'Oh wow!' I thought with a smile. Running to the edge of a balcony thing, I jumped onto the ledge and sat down. There was a small breeze and it blew my hair playfully. 'This is such a nice sunset. I don't think I've ever seen one so beautiful before. Then again, what do I remember?' The sky was pink mixed with a warm orange near the sun and as the sky got further away, it became a dark blue. Everything was peaceful and seemed calm enough to feel right. I suddenly got a small chill and it caused me to look behind me. Someone was standing there, wearing the same black coat as Saix and staring straight at me.
"That didn't last very long," I whispered with disappointment.
The person didn't do or say anything, just stood there. 'Maybe he's not a threat to me.' They fell onto their knees and then stomach for no reason.
"Are you alright?" I asked with some worry.
'If he's with the Organization, then why should I care? Then again, what if he's not with them and is really hurt?' The person didn't answer so I jumped off the ledge to him.
"If you're just faking then I'll fight you or something," I threatened, just to make sure.
I bent down at his side and pulled the hood off his head. Long silver hair showed itself and the guy was wearing a black blindfold. 'I guess he's not alright. It looks like he's asleep or unconscious.' His mouth was open slightly so he could breathe which made his sleep seem peaceful. 'What's with the blindfold?' I took hold of the black cloth and went to pull it from his face when his hand took hold of mine.
End of Chapter 1
Hello again. So how was it? I really, really hope that you all enjoyed it. I did try my hardest and I'm really sorry if it seemed kind of rushed in the beginning. : ) : ) Once again, please don't eat me and don't not like the story because of the beginning because I know it more or less stunk. Lol. Ah well, at least I tried right. : ) : ) Please R&R and wait for the next chapter. : ) : )
