Official first chapter is up! I usually don't update this quickly, but I'm on Spring Break and my family is stuck at home, so I needed something to do. Hope y'all like this chappie! :)
You can see all the characters' outfits on the Polyvore account I created specifically for this story (kingdom-anubis-outfits).
DISCLAIMER: I don't own House of Anubis or Kingdom Hearts. All the bolded italic words are from the game (minus the House of Anubis names).
The boy wakes on the beach of his island home. Squinting his eyes, he looks out toward the ocean, only to fall back onto the sand again.
"Fabian. Fabian, get up!" A voice shouts from above him. Opening his eyes, he sees a girl looking down at him; her face mere inches from his.
"Woah!" He gasps, "Jeez Nina! You close enough?"
"How did I know I'd find you down here, snoozing away as usual?" Nina muses as she sits next to him.
"Hush up," He says as he nudges her shoulder with his, "I had the most bizarre dream. There was this huge black thing and it attacked me! I was suffocating, and I-" Nina whacked him upside the head, "Ow!"
"You're still dreaming aren't you?"
"It felt so real though! As if it wasn't really a dream... but was it? It was just all so weird, especially where I was! It wasn't like any place I'd seen before."
"Uh huh, I'm sure it was really weird," Nina rolled her eyes and walked over to the ocean, removing her blue Converse and stepping into the water. Fabian watched her as she did so, taking in her appearance. Her green and blue shirt rustled in the breeze and her denim shorts showed off her tanned legs. Her curly, dirty blonde flew in all directions, and Fabian found himself in awe at the way it moved.
Despite being best friends for years, Fabian had always had a crush on Nina. She was just so kind and beautiful. Fabian, however, had never gathered the courage to tell her how he felt.
"So Nina, what was your old home like? The one you had before you came here?" Fabian asked, suddenly remembering how they met on the first place.
"How many times have we gone over this, Fabian? I don't remember anything." Several years ago, Nina had washed up on the beach of their island out of nowhere. Sora had found her and brought her back to the mainland where a family took her in. Nina had no memory whatsoever of her previous home, but it never really bothered her.
"Do you ever want to go back?"
"I don't know. I'm happy here, but it wouldn't hurt to just go and see it. To see how I grew up..." Nina smiled sadly as Fabian joined her in the water, taking off his red Converse before joining her. His red shirt and red plaid shorts were quickly dampened by the sea spray, but he didn't really care.
"I wouldn't mind seeing it either. Along with any other worlds out there. I want to see them all!" Fabian exclaimed, gesturing out towards the sea in a grand motion.
"So what're we waiting for?" She giggled.
"Hey! Forgetting someone?" A voice called from behind them. They turned to see their other best friend, Jerome, holding a large log in his arms. His blue and white shirt and tan shorts were covered with dirt and his Rockport shoes had mud all over them. Sweat poured from his skin, dampening his sandy blonde hair.
"So I guess I'm the only one working on the raft?" Jerome sneers as he makes his way over to Nina, "And you're just as lazy as he is!"
"So you noticed," Nina smiles. Fabian scowls at Jerome, knowing that he was flirting with her. He hadn't been the only one to take a liking to Nina. Unfortunately, Jerome had been a bit more confident (and competitive) with his romantic approaches, "Alright. We'll all finish it together!"
"What? Really Nina?" Fabian asks as both he and Jerome flop back into the sand.
"I'll race ya!" Nina cried as she took off down the beach. Looking at each other, both boys jumped up and quickly passed Nina.
"No fair guys!" Nina whines after they all end up at their hangout. Jerome smiles and passes through the tunnel that leads to the other beach where the raft is. Fabian went to follow him, but was stopped by Nina.
"Not so fast mister! I need you to gather the rest of the supplies!"
"What? Why can't Jerome do it?"
"Jerome's building the raft! Besides, I just need you to get two logs, one cloth, one piece of rope, one seagull egg, three mushrooms, two coconuts, three fish, and some drinking water."
"Just? That's a lot of stuff!"
"Then I suggest you get your butt moving! And no slacking!" Nina shoved him toward the beach and laughed.
A few hours later, Fabian only had one last mushroom to find, so he went to their secret hideout to look for one. Upon entering the small cavern, he immediately saw the small brown plant and picked it.
Fabian stood and looked around the cave that he and his friends had drawn all over. A small picture that he had drawn with Nina when they were little grabbed his attention. He had drawn a good portrait of her (well, as good as a six year old could) and Nina had come and drawn a portrait of him as well. That was really the day that they became not only friends, but best friends. Feeling the need to express his feelings for Nina, he grabbed a rock and drew him giving her a Paopu fruit. Suddenly, a cold chill spread throughout the cavern.
"Who's there?"
I've come to see the door to this world. This world has been connected.
"Wh-who are you? What are you talking about?"
Tied to the darkness... soon to be completely eclipsed.
"Whoever you are stop freaking me out!"
You do not yet know what lies beyond the door.
"You're from another world, aren't you!"
There is so very much to learn. You understand so little.
"Oh really? Well you're wrong! I'm gonna go out and learn what's out there!" Fabian yelled, getting mad at the myterious voice now.
A meaningless effort. One who knows nothing can understand nothing.
Fabian looked over at the door that had always been in the cavern, but had never been opened before. He reached for the handle, but stopped as another cold chill passed through the cave.
"Hello?" Fabian called, but the mysterious voice didn't answer.
"Okay, I got what you needed!" Fabian cried as he dropped everything near the raft. When he received no answer, he looked up to see Nina crafting something.
"What'chya making?"
"Huh? Oh it's a shell necklace. In the old days, sailors would always wear them. They promised a safe journey. Anyways, thanks for getting everything!" Nina smiled.
"It's my pleasure."
"Hey Fabian? What would you name the raft?" Jerome asked as he walked up to a smiling Fabian and Nina.
"Uh... the Horus probably. Why?"
"The raft needs a name. I'd name it the Osiris."
"Wanna race for it?"
"You're on!"
"You guys are at it again? Fine, same rules apply: first one to the Paopu tree wins." Nina sighed as she stood beside the duo.
"If I win, I'm the captain. And if you win-"
"I get to share a Paopu fruit with Nina."
"W-what?" Fabian blushed.
"Winner gets to share a Paopu fruit with Nina. Deal?"
"Wait a minute!"
"Ready, set, go!" Nina yelled as the pair sprinted off towards the Paopu tree. It was a close race, but Jerome pulled ahead after Fabian tripped on the beach. Sulking in defeat, Fabian shuffled up to the tree just as Nina arrived.
"Alright, the raft will be called the Osiris," Jerome boasted as he leaned against the bent tree trunk. Kairi hopped onto the trunk above him, and Fabian took the spot next to her.
"Nina's home is out there, right?" Fabian asks his friends as they watch the sunset.
"I guess so, but we'll never know if we stay here," Jerome says as he leans against the tree trunk.
"But will the raft work well enough to take us there?" Nina pondered.
"Who knows? If it doesn't work, we'll just think of something else."
"What if we do get to another world? What would we do?"
"I dunno. It's just I've always wondered why we ended up on this island. Out of all the other worlds, why did we end up on this one? If there are other worlds, then ours is just a tiny piece of a greater puzzle. We could've ended up somewhere else just as easily."
"I guess," Fabian sighed as he layed down on the tree trunk.
"Exactly, so we gotta go and find out. There's nothing but the same old things here, so we should just go."
"You've been thinking a lot, haven't you?" Nina murmered to Jerome. He turned to her and smiled.
"All thanks to you. If you hadn't washed up here, I'd have never thought of this stuff. Thanks Nina."
"Your welcome," Nina blushed as Fabian frowned. There goes Jerome, being all suave and charming.
Walking back towards the boat dock, Jerome called Fabian back and tossed him a star-shaped fruit. Fabian immediately recognized the Paopu fruit, and looked at Jerome in confusion.
"You wanted one, didn't you? Legends say that if you share one with a special person, your destinies will become intertwined. They'll always be together, no matter what."
"What are you-" Fabian started as he realized what the boy said sunk in. He tossed the fruit aside and lunged towards the lanky boy.
"Jerome, you git!" Fabian yelled as he chased him to the boats.
Fabian and Nina sat on the dock after Jerome had gone home. They were watching the sunset together as their feet hung in the water.
"Jerome sure has changed."
"How so?" Fabian asked looking over at her.
"Well..."
"You okay?"
"Why don't we take the raft and go? Just the two of us, Fabian!" Nina smiled as Fabian blushed.
"I... Well... Uh..." He stuttered as Nina laughed.
"Just kidding!" Fabian felt a little disappointed, but laughed with her.
"What's gotten into you? I think you're the one that's changed, Neens!" Fabian nudged her shoulder as she giggled.
"Maybe. You wanna know a secret?"
"Shoot."
"I was scared to go at first, but now... I'm ready. Because I know that wherever I go or whatever I see, I can always come back here."
"Absolutely."
"Good. Fabian?"
"Yeah?"
"Don't ever change," Nina smiled and looked down as Fabian smiled at her. Nina stood and looked out to sea, "I can't wait. It'll be amazing once we set sail."
Meanwhile, in another world, a young man was walking down the corridor to the King's chamber. The man had dirty blonde hair, deep brown eyes, and was wearing a blue wizard's robe.
"Good morning King Jasper! We've got lots-" The young man started, but stopped as he realized his king was nowhere in sight. Looking at the king's throne, he saw a letter adressed to him and read it.
Eddie,
Sorry to rush off without saying goodbye, but there's big trouble brewing. Not sure why, but the stars have been blinking out, one by one. And that means disaster can't be far behind. I hate to leave you all, but I've got to check into it. There's someone with a "key" - the key to our survival. So I need you and Alfie to find him, and stick with him. Got it? We need that key or we're doomed! So go to Traverse Town and find Leon. He'll point you in the right direction.
P.S. Would you apologize to Trudy for me? Thanks, pal.
~ King Jasper
Panic immediately set in and the young man ran through the halls, yelling, "Alfie! Alfie!"
The young man found Alfie in the courtyard, napping under a tree.
"Alfie, wake up! We've got a serious problem!" The young brunette kept sleeping, however, and the young man summoned a lightening bolt to strike the sleeping knight.
"Good morning Eddie. What's up?" Alfie asked as he rubbed the sleep out of his eyes. The shock seemed to have no effect on the man, but Eddie wasn't all that surprised.
"You can't tell anyone, but we have a problem!"
"Queen Trudy?"
"Not even the queen!"
"Patricia?" Alfie asked, referencing the wizard's girlfriend.
"No! It's top secret!"
"Good morning ladies!" Alfie waved behind Eddie as the wizard froze. He turned to see not only Queen Trudy, but his angry girlfriend Patricia, also the queen's lady-in-waiting.
He laughed nervously and prepared himself to explain what he'd discovered this morning.
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