Last-Words:Unfortunately I don't own Kh. If I did Axel would have never died and I would force them all to break dance ) but anyway I hope you all in joy the first part of the story )
-My Only Wish-
Chapter One: Dreams
Here we all are
Always looking down on the world
This is where our hearts lay, down on the ground
So tonight let's look up at the sky
Where our dreams and hopes shine - from "Dreams and Stars" (A poem I wrote)
Darkness. It's all around us. Even as the sun shines upon us there are shadows. Though you can always find light in the greatest of darkness, how rare it maybe. You can also find darkness in the brightest of light. Then there is that one place everyone wants, a place of true darkness. This place is called Kingdom Hearts . Though I don't think this place is bad.
Could you be good and still be of darkness? I've pondered this question for a many years now. Every time the sun would shine on our world of darkness, I would silently plead for an answer to my many questions. Though the sun can never answer me on it annual rise and fall. I'll just have to live with this place, Kingdom Hearts, my home.
The last of the sunset faded in to hues of orange, reds and yellows, chased away by midnight and gleaming pinpricks. The day held so dear to my peoples hearts was over, to come again the following year. Once a year the sun rose and fell upon this land. This land of darkness. Once a year we received new hope, so that darkness could be renewed to the lands. I looked to the sky, missing the Azure that was once painted upon it.
Laughter still floated through the air thickly. Sweet smells wafted behind, playing with the senses. I looked down upon my people as they moved through the streets. Lights were hang as if in midair below. The festival was just starting to die down. I lifted my self from the window and turn back to my room. The walls were stone and seemed cold, though the room wasn't exactly bare. A full length mirror stood by the fall wall, a vanity next to it adored with makeup and hair brushes. My bed was to the far left and was a mass of red silk. On the right was a door leading to the bathroom and by the mirror a door to the hall.
Oh, how a longed to fling that door open and rush out side to play along the beach near the festival. Though I knew I wasn't aloud. I walked to the mirror and examined myself. I didn't even seem like it was me looking out from a curtain of hair. I raised my head a little higher causing my hair to fall to my shoulders. My face was covered in make-up, to make me seem all to perfect. My silver hair as done in ringlets around my face. The only thing that was mine were my eyes. They stared out, a startling red, though they had the tendency to turn blue.
I wore a silken dress of the softest red. White gloves covered my fingers. I stared angrily at this image of me and tried to wiped the make-up from my face. I pulled off the gloves and flung them across the room, still trying to scrub the false perfection from my skin. Soon I gave up as I couldn't get some of it off and walked to my bed. I disregarded my clothing and settled in between the sheets and blanket. I escaped to the only place I could, my dreams.
The light surrounded everything. I stood blinking in the middle of it all. And then, there he was. He's back was towards me. His hair was blonde and spiked. "wait!" I shouted coming a couple steps forward. He turned his Azure eyes on me and he smiled.
"who are you?" I asked. "why will you never answer my questions?"
"Roxas." he said.
"Pardon?" I asked.
"my name." he said.
The light faded from around us and faded to the beach by the castle. The sun was setting once again shining on the surface of the water. I felt my breath catch in my throat.
"I'm Namida." I said.
"Namida, a sad name." Roxas said looking out into the ocean.
I looked away from his form. "why haven't you disappeared yet like you always do?" I asked.
He looked at my once again those eyes of his glittering. "You're the one always disappearing."
I shook my head. "This is such an odd dream, wouldn't you agree Roxas?" I asked
"why do you ask so many questions?" He asked shaking his head.
"Because I never get answers." I say.
I sighed an plopped down on to the sand. Not very princess like I know but what do you expect? Roxas sat down beside me. I put my knees to my chest and wrapped my arms around them as I stared at this odd boy. He had one leg straight on the sand and the other raised with his elbow resting upon it.
"It's Beautiful..." I say looking up at the sky.
"yeah." he replies.
"why do I always dream of you?" I ask.
"I don't know" He stated.
"you seem to dream of me as well." I say.
"yeah..."
"Are we somehow connected?" I asked myself staring at the sky.
"Maybe." He said.
"Roxas?" I asked staring at him once again.
"yeah?" He asked looking at me.
"Can I meet you in real life, instead of a dream?" I asked.
"why would you want to do that?" He asked.
"Because I want to get to know you." I said. " I mean we dream of each other for a reason don't we? I want to know that reason."
"where do you live?" He asked.
"Kingdom Hearts." I say.
"never heard of it." he said.
"Then maybe I can go to your world and get out of this place."
"Yeah maybe."
Then it was over. I felt myself awaken. The dream was over, gone. Was Roxas real? I couldn't help but wonder. It all seemed to good to be true. Was there truly other worlds out there? I guess I just had to be patient and wait for tonight when I could once again talk to him.
A knock on the door made me sit up on the bed. "My lady?" A voice asked.
"You may enter." I said as I stood straighten the dress I wore the other day.
A some what short girl entered the room and bowed. Her hair was pulled back was pulled back into a simple pony tail, A few strands of hair stuck out.
"Heartless are reeking havoc in the garden and the Queen wishes for you to take care of them." she said.
"Thank you for delivering the message." I said giving a fake warm smile.
The girl blushed and bowed again rushing out of the room. I sighed shaking my head. Heartless were popping up everywhere as of late. I went behind the huge mirror ad pushed in a stone. On the opposite wall (where the bathroom was) a little door way opened. Inside was a couple weapons. I took a simple Katana and let the door shut as I walked out of the room.
The Garden was a mess. Rose bushes were up rooted and strew around the stone walls that contained the garden. A couple people were just behind the gates watching, waiting for the heartless to leave. The heartless were mostly by the gate trying to get to the hearts of the people outside. I sighed once again as I noticed the number of heartless.
There was at least a good twenty or thirty in the area. I looked down at the Katana, It was useless to me now. A couple heartless raised their heads. Their yellow beady eyes looked up at me from across the garden. They were simple Shadow heartless, but still there was so many... All at once they wiggled into the ground and came towards me. They moved quickly across the ground as I waited for them.
They rose from the ground in clusters of ten. A group came towards me in a rush.
"Momento!" (Slow) I shouted as I concentrated on all the heartless.
They all slowed moving almost the slugs towards me. "Cyrus!" (Light) I said think again of the heartless. They all burst into light and little hearts floated into the sky from each of them. The crowd behind the gate cheered as they opened the gate. I smiled at them and took the stone steps back into the castle.
Im what some people call a word witch. A person with a power over words. Of course this words arent in any language books. Their ancient words the heart remembers and the mind forgets. As your power grows the more words you remember. Though only word witches can access these words. This of course makes me unique. There was only 10 word witches (in record) through history so Yay for me.
I stopped at the throne room and pulled myself from my thoughts. I knocked lightly. "Enter"
my mothers voice said.
I opened the doors slowly not really wanting to be here. My mother sat on the throne to the left and the other sat empty beside her. Rich red carpet led to twin seats. My father was away on business. Mother was siting upright and looked at me calmly.
"I took care of the heartless." I said lightly.
"Then go to your room and await your teachers." My mother said coldly.
"Yes mother." I say looking anywhere but her.
I turned around and walked out of the room. I shut the door behind me and leaned against it. The wood was freezing. The years of ruling the lands had turned her into a cold person. The lost of my older brother probably didnt help much either. He was more fit to be a ruler then me. His lost is what caused me to fight the heartless. Those creatures are what took him from us. I looked out the widow in front of the door. It was so dark outside, it seemed to be the type of darkness that could just swallow you up. I shivered at the thought and made my way towards my room.
Anticipation grew in my stomach as I lay in bed. I was begging for sleep to come. Slowly it came. We were back on the beach again. This time the night was around us like a thick blanket. A full moon was above and glittered in the ocean. The waves crashed in the shallows and ran toward our feet.
"Hello Roxas." I said politely.
"Hi." he said back with a small smile.
I slipped off my shoes as I sat next to him. He sitting the same way as before, staring into the ocean. The water came out to greet my toes in a cool rush. The wind was weaving in my hair and the scent of salt was everywhere.
"Whats your world like?" I ask suddenly.
Roxas looked to me.
"Who lives where you do?" I asked quickly.
Roxas scratched the back of his neck thinking. "Well there's Hayner, Pence and Olette. Then
there's these jerks named Seifer, Rai, and Fuu." he said lying back in the sand.
I followed his example but turned to face him as I asked the next question. "Whats your towns name?"
"Twilight Town." He said.
I thought for a second then asked: "why is it called that?"
"Because Twilight Town is known for its sunsets." He said.
I looked to the sky and sighed. "Sounds like such a fun place." I looked at the stars darkly wishing I could live there instead of the castle.
"What about you?" Roxas asked.
"Its boring where I live." I stated looking back at the boy.
"Is it now?" He asked His eyes showing he was semi-curious.
"I really don't have any friends, my mom hates me in a way. I never talk to my father. The only people I talk to are you and a servant every once in a while." I say.
"Servant?" He asked.
"Im the Princess." I say nonchalantly.
He stared at me a little weird and I could'nt help but smile at him. I looked back up at the stars in deep thought. I wish I could go with Roxas back to Twilight Town. I thought just as a shooting star flinted across the sky. I looked back at Roxas. In his hand was sky-blue Ice cream bar. He was licking it as he stared off into space.
"Where did that come from?" I inquired.
"Hm?" he asked. "Do you wanna try it?"
I stared at him then the ice cream, then back to him again. I took the ice cream, it wasnt like Id get his germs or anything, a dreams a dream. I put it to my lips carefully and took a small lick. It seemed salty and sweet. I took another lick and handed it back to Roxas.
"Its really good..." I say smiling.
He smiled back. "It's sea-salt ice cream." he said.
Everything suddenly disappeared. I was once again in my room. I sat up quickly. I looked down at me feet. There was a wet spot (she did'nt wet herself -.-) around them. My eyes widened as I pulled the covers off of my body. My slightly damp and covered in sand. I jumped up and ran to the mirror. Sand was mixed in my hair and layered my clothes. I felt my heart pounding against my chest as I stared at myself horrified. Then slowly the shock wore off and I made my way to the bathroom to take a quick bath. I smiled as I ran the water. So it seemed that maybe just maybe my dreams were real...
The Endless Cafe
Namida: (Dressed in a maid outfit) Welcome Everyone to The Endless Cafe!
Last-Words: Yes welcome to the first installment of the Cafe. I Really wanted to do something special for this story. So I decided to do some fun stuff once the chapter is over. Though its up to the readers what kinda of stuffs is going here. Do you guys want some humor? If so funny shorts or bloopers or perhaps both? Its all up to you guys.
Namida: (bows) Your imput means a lot!
Preview of the next chapter:
I laid back on the warm sand of the beach thinking of Roxas's friends. He was looking at me waiting for the next question. I smiled up at him. I just suddenly felt so tired. I turned to face him and put my cheek in to the sand as I closed my eyes.
I snuggled myself closer into my pillow. It seemed so warm. The pillow was rising up and down and was blowing warm air onto my neck. Wait...pillows don't breathe... I let out a scream and flung myself off the bed. I looked at the bed and my heart skipped a beat.
"R-Roxas?"