Disclaimer- i own nothing Kingdom Hearts related.
A/N- i think that this chapter is a little shorter than the first.
Chapter 2
The shower eventually regained some hot water, and the shower was much more relaxing after that. Emily stepped out of the shower, wrapped her towel around her, and wiped off the fogged up mirror. She took a hair dryer out of the cupboard and tried to switch it on. Nothing happened. She pressed the reset button and tried again. Still nothing. Better tell dad a fuse went out or something. Emily thought.
She put on her pajamas and walked out into the upstairs hallway.
"Dad!" she called. No answer. "Dad?! I think a fuse is out!" still nothing. I wonder if Sora knows how to fix fuses? She wondered as she made her way to his room. She knocked on his door.
"Sora? You still up?" she asked. She didn't hear anything so she yelled, "Sora! Sora? Are you awake?". After not receiving an answer, she opened his door. He was no where in sight, and his window was open, letting in a strong breeze.
She got closer to the window to close it, when she noticed something strange. Out side it was not the peaceful night it was predicted to be. Dark clouds were covering the sky. She looked toward the island off in the distance, and saw Sora running toward the docks.
"Sora!" she screamed. She had never been so scared in her life. That last scream made her voice horse, and she could not scream out his name again. She ran to the stairs and saw her parents and little brother and sister surrounded by strange creatures she had never seen before.
"Two antenna!" she thought aloud. "Sora said something about those!" Emily ran downstairs.
"Mom! Dad!" she tried to yell, but it came out as a whisper. The little black things surrounded her. She couldn't get a sound out. A dark pool surrounded her. She began to fall.
When she landed, she landed on a strange platform with a picture of what must have been a princess.
"Wha--? Where am I?" she called out. Her voice back. She looked around. Black nothingness filled the space around her. She turned around from the edge of the thing she was on top of and saw a figure in a black cloak that wasn't there before.
"Who---who are you?" she asked.
"That does not matter yet." the figure said, in a deep menacing voice.
"What's going on? Where am I?" Emily demanded. Frustrated that she was not getting the answers she wanted.
"I must tell you something, child." he spoke again, ignoring her questions.
"What is it? I want to know what's going on!" Emily shouted.
"Control your anger. Do not waste your energy just yet. When you awake from this 'slumber' you and everyone around you will begin to forget him. Time will pass quickly while you're 'asleep'. If you are not careful in how you deal with your memories of him, he will simply cease to exist in your life. As he will with the others."
"What are you talking about? Who's this 'he' you're talking about? I want some answers!" Emily shouted, tears of frustration pouring down her face.
"Awe. You are already beginning to forget. Tell me. What are the names of your family members?" the cloaked man asked.
"My mom, dad, the twins, Shelby and Mark, and me, of course. And…and…uhh…Saro. No I mean, Sora. Wait, why am I forgetting about him?"
"Hold tight to your memories. I shall come for you again. At another time. As I speak, he is closing the door to light, or so he thinks. A whole year has gone by, but you have not even realized it. The girl. Kairi. She had been kidnapped. She's the only one to return. Riku and Sora are still there. Hold tight to your memories." The cloaked man stepped backwards, and waved his hand around. A type of dark portal appeared.
"Wait!" Emily cried out. "A whole year? I'm thirteen now?" The man let out an evil chuckle. "Hmm. Yes. It does appear that you are thirteen now." And with that, the man went through the portal. Emily looked around the place. She began to feel very dizzy, and she fell to the ground. She laid down. She was not even able to sit up. She closed her eyes, and began to fall.
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Emily was unable to open her eyes. She could feel herself falling, but she couldn't see. She finally felt her body softly land on a soft surface. She tried to open her eyes. My room! She thought. No, Sora's room. What's going on? Emily puzzled. All her bedroom furniture and wall paper were in this room, but it wasn't hers. It was Sora's room. No, it was her room. Sora? Who? No, he's my brother…I think…
Emily sat up. Clutching her head. She was so confused. Is…s this real? Or is it still the dream? At least I think it was a dream… Emily went over to her computer desk. The pictures she had printed out were lying on top the printer. She picked them up and looked at them. She felt a single tear slip down her face. She saw all the pictures, but there was one that was very faded and fuzzy. She could just make out herself on someone with spiky brown hair, blue eye's shoulders. Some one she knew. Sora? Yes, Sora. Why can't I remember you? She asked herself.
She set the paper down, and looked out her window. She gaped at the sight she saw. It was as if the islands were reassembling their selves. She could see stars going into their proper places. She saw that everything was originating from the island. She flew down stairs, out her front door, and down to the docks. She untied her boat and rowed as fast as she could. About twenty feet away from the shore, she jumped out, and swam the rest of the way.
"Kairi!" she shouted, getting a small mouthful of sea water in her mouth. Kairi looked out towards the call.
"Emily!" Kairi cried out. Then Kairi looked up at the sky. Emily followed suit. She saw what looked like a boy, trapped in the horizon. She knew he was Sora. She felt the hot sting of tears flowing down her face.
"Sora!" she screamed out. The boy stood there, fading away, and before he totally disappeared from sight, he waved.
Emily fell to her knees, saying his name over and over again to herself. She buried her face in her hands. Kairi sat down next to her. She rubbed her back and helped her to her feet.
"Come here. I want to show you something." Kairi said, leading Emily towards the cave. Emily said nothing as she was lead.
When they entered the cave Kairi said, "Look." Emily wiped the tears from her eyes and saw the pictures on the wall. There was one of Kairi and Sora that they had drawn together when they were little. Only it was different. There was a paopu fruit between them. The Sora drawing was giving the Kairi drawing the fruit. Kairi knelt down and began silently crying. She added a paopu fruit from her picture to Sora's.
"There's another one you should see." Kairi said. She pointed to a small drawing in the corner of the cave that Emily had never seen before.
Emily knelt down near the picture and saw what looked like an older boy with spiky hair next to a small girl. Underneath the picture, scribbled in messy hand writing, it said, "I'll come back." Emily touched the picture and said, "I know." After a few minutes Kairi took Emily to the boat that Emily had left in the water. Luckily, the waves pushed the small boat to shore.
Emily told Kairi about her strange encounter with the cloaked figure, and how time had passed as an illusion to the people who lived on the Destiny Islands. Kairi said that she could believe that what with all she had been through lately. Kairi and Emily walked home slow. Kairi told Emily about her adventure, about how Sora fought his way through different worlds, and promised he'd come back.
"So there really are other worlds out there?" Emily asked. Kairi nodded.
"Oh!" Emily said, suddenly remembering. "The man, in the cloak? He said that we would all eventually forget Sora. I mean I can already feel it happening. I can't remember what happened that night. I can remember Riku, but not Sora. I keep forgetting that he's my brother. I just think that you should know, you're probably forgetting him already too." Emily said, her green eyes focused on the ground.
"I thought something was weird." Kairi said.
"What do you mean?" Emily asked.
"Well, from the time that I saw Sora fade out into the sky, I started forgetting. Like the little times we shared together on the island. I didn't want to say anything; I thought I was going crazy or something." Kairi said. Emily nodded. Looking up she realized they were already in front of her house.
"I gatta go. I'll see you in school, right?" Emily asked. Destiny Middle school consisted of the seventh grade through the ninth grade. Emily's first year there, and Kairi's last. Kairi nodded, and waved goodbye. Emily entered the door. She saw her parents sitting in the living room, along with Shelby and Mark. Emily began to sob uncontrollably. It wasn't fair that she got to stay with her family that wouldn't forget about her. Sora had this same family and they were all already forgetting him. His parents unknowing that they have an older son.
Emily's father looked up.
"What's the matter, hun" he asked. Emily just shook her head and stuttered out, "H-have you ever h-heard of, S-s-sora?" Her father gave her a puzzled look, along with strange looks from the rest of the family.
"Who? Sorry dear. Never heard of him. Is he a new friend?" Emily shook her head.
"No." she said, as calmly as she could. "He's an old memory." And with that she walked upstairs to her room.
How am I supposed to remember you? I don't want to forget! No! Emily thought. She lay on her bead, staring at the ceiling. She desperately tried to think of a way to remember this boy who was her brother. I know! An idea finally came to her. She went to her computer and began typing. I'll keep a journal of everything I remember about him, until I can't remember any thing at all! That way I can always read about him. She got out an old three ring binder, scissors, and tape. She cut out the faded picture, and taped it to the inside of the binder.
She began typing and didn't stop until midnight when she heard a knock on her door.
"Hello?" she asked.
"It's Mom. Can I come in?" her mother asked.
"Sure, Mom." Emily said, minimizing her work so her mother wouldn't ask any questions.
"It's midnight you know. You've got school in the morning. I think it's time for bed. I love you." Her mother kissed her on the forehead, and turned off the light on her way out.
Emily saved her work and printed it out. She couldn't believe she had written thirty pages already. She hole punched them, and clipped them into the binder.
"G'night, Sora." Emily said, putting the binder underneath the dresser so no one would find it but her. In her heart it was as if she heard a familiar voice say, "Good night." Emily smiled, and fell into a deep, uneventful sleep.
When she awoke she realized just how quickly she was forgetting this boy. The alarm clock rang and she hit the snooze. Remembering that it was the first day of seventh grade, she jumped out of bed. She had already completely forgotten this boy until she noticed the binder sticking out from the bottom of her dresser.
"What's this?" she wondered aloud. She picked it up and opened it. She couldn't remember a single thing that the papers said.
"Sora." she said slowly. She couldn't place her tongue on it, but she remembered this name from somewhere.
Better not try and remember it now. She said thought to herself. She got dressed in a light blue top, a dark blue sweater vest, and her favorite pair of jeans. She ran downstairs, the only thing on her mind was seeing everyone at school.
"Mmmm. Waffles!" she said to herself when she saw the steaming plate on the kitchen table.
A/N- what did you think? reviews would be nice! ;)