A/N Well, I'm still writing anyways. So I'm going to do the Background info then I'll get started with the story. Calling Cloud and Zack 'Retired' makes them sound waaay too old. And writing them as parents are just WEIRD. I'm used to seeing them as teens. I'll be continuing in Sora's POV (Did I mention I do the Author's note before actually starting a chapter then I add stuff in as I write it.)
Background Info [Important characters, places, people (I will update on things if needed)]:
Sora Hikari Strife: The twin brother of Roxas and the longtime boyfriend of Kairi Lovelock. He, along with his brothers, strongly believes that the government is making the wrong decisions ever since Master Xehanort mentored the presidents'. A talented musician and artist, he has a Youtube account along with Roxas and make songs anonymously online about the wrong doing of the government and makes most of the paintings they release outside in the city. Good at almost everything except… cooking. Childish but serious when needed. Age: 17
Roxas Hikari Strife: One of Cloud Strife's sons and Namine Lovelock's boyfriend. He is about as fun-loving as his brother Sora and cares deeply for Namine. He sings vocals with his brother on their Youtube account and plays various instruments along with Sora. His best friend Axel knows all about this and supports them. The cook of the family because Sora is just plain as bad at it as Xion. Age: 17
Ventus Hikari Strife: Second eldest son of the Strife family. He likes to hang out with Aqua and Terra who are his childhood friends because Aqua knows their secret art life along with Namine, Kairi, and Xion. Recently he's been hacking the mainframe of the Destiny Island's network with the help of Roxas's and Sora's friend, Pence, causing fury to Master Xehanort because he can't track who it is down. He also does street art with Sora and the others. Age: 18.
Vanitas Hikari Strife: The eldest and the least fun in the family. He writes books for the cause and also an artist. Everything he does is anonymous unless his brothers are there, they're the only ones that know its him. He's very secretive and mischievous often coming up with the most devious plans. He's very much like Riku in a sense but he is very good friends with everyone even though he has a grudge on his twin brother Ventus. Age: 18
Riku Fairview: He is not so much an open person unless speaking to the Strife brothers and his secret crush even if he won't admit it Xion. He pretty much has a dark aura around people but sometimes it changes depending on who's around him and his mood. Apart from being an artist with the Strife's, he is very much into music and lives in an orphanage downtown. Age: 18
Xion Gainsborough Fair: First daughter of Aerith Gainsborough and Zack Fair. She has a charming personality with the same basic looks of her sisters, Namine and Kairi, sharing the same blue eyes but she does have shorter hair then them. She's good friends with Riku Fairview and seems to have taken a liking to him. She does martial arts and excels at swimming along with Kairi but Xion herself can't cook that well and that also includes Sora. Age: 17.
Kairi Gainsborough Fair: Oldest twin of Namine by two minutes. She is that girl who is caring, kind, considerate, and is modest in her singing skills even though she's popular. She is Sora Strife's girlfriend and has been said to be one of the hearts in the group, which are Xion, Aqua, Namine, and Kairi, nicknamed the princesses of heart. She loves music and has a passion for it. She loves Disney, Other Worlds and stuff like that but is still as serious gamer. She plays with the boys every once in awhile also doing martial arts at the same time. Recently she suffered from a fire and is now currently temporarily blind. Age: 16 going on 17.
Namine Gainsborough Fair: The girlfriend of Roxas Strife and the greatest artist alive. She loves to sketch things from cartoony to the upmost detailed. Kind and caring just as her sisters but she has minor claustrophobia. Supporting to the cause she helps Roxas with the paintings but never puts them up herself because Roxas is way too overprotective of his girlfriend even though she knows martial arts. Age: 16 going on 17.
Aqua Lovelock: A person who is courageous, swift on her feet, almost great at everything, and still do it in a lady-like manor. Long-time best friends with Terra and Ventus and has a secret crush on Terra. Aqua has a great sense of direction with a strong bond with Terra and Ventus even though Terra and her's age difference from Ventus and often the serious one in there. Age: 22
Terra Lightfire: A good-looking boy with a kind personality but something about him was off ever since he became president of Destiny Island. He still has a deep friendship with Aqua and Terra but hasn't seen them since his election. Age: 22
Cloud Strife: The son of Master Eraqus and is the father of Ventus, Vanitas, Sora, and Roxas. Retired military soldier who is good friends with Zack Fair. Married to Tifa Lockhart.
Tifa Lockhart Strife: Her looks might fool you because she's still as good-looking as she was in high school. But don't underestimate her. She can do many things with her fists so try not to get too close and is the mother of 4. Married to Cloud Strife.
Zack Fair: A retired military soldier who had to take a leave because of sickness. Father of 3 and married to Aerith Gainsborough.
Aerith Gainsborough Fair: A famous musician and artist widely known throughout Destiny Island. Married to Zack Fair and mother of Namine, Kairi, and Xion.
Master Eraqus: The Grandfather of Sora, Roxas, Vanitas, and Ventus. He is a long-time friend of Master Xehanort but no one knows what happened to their relationship. He often tells Sora, Roxas, Ventus, and Vanitas stories of Keyblade's and fairytales of Disney.
Master Xehanort: An old man that has been mentoring the Presidents of Destiny Island for years. His friendship with Master Eraqus is currently unknown to be still there or not.
Destiny Island: A country that was formed by a small group of people which eventually evolved into something really big. It is having problems with it's government with unnoticed scandals and such. Master Xehanort has been the president's mentor for many years.
Chapter 2: The Second Offense
"Mom? Dad?" Roxas asked them dumbfounded. They weren't supposed to be back for hours. I guess the word spread already. I closed my eyes waiting for the lecture I was going to get about this but my mom and dad just stood there staring at me. Mom was just close to tears and Dad looked furious. It was weird seeing them like this when they were always so carefree but they were strict when they needed to. Xion came in after them. While Riku eased his way back out the door.
"Sora, honey are you okay?" mom asked touching my wounds making me wince.
"Sephiroth did it didn't he?" My dad said angrily. He had been blaming stuff on his bigger brother or my uncle, Sephiroth, ever since I could remember. They hadn't told me what the feud was about. But I always assumed it was really bad since it ticked my dad off like hell.
"No dad it wasn't Sephiroth," Vanitas sighed as he put his palm on his forehead as if to say 'not again.' "Kairi was trapped in the building so Sora over here went in and saved her but ended up getting badly hurt." Roxas explained to his dad.
"Well, did you call Aerith and Zack?" Tifa asked worriedly, "They would freak out to find that happen to two of their girls."
"But Auntie Tifa," Xion started. Xion had always called her Aunt since it was a habit for the family to call their parents friends' 'aunt' or 'uncle' even if they aren't blood related. And of course Tifa didn't like to be called Mrs. Strife since it made her sound older then she wanted to be. Xion was staring at them nervously, "It's worse than that…"
XoXoXo- Threats, Art, and Kingdom Hearts –OxOxOx
After the whole incident with my mom and dad Uncle Zack and Aunt Aerith came running in Kairi's and Namine's rooms as soon as Xion finished explaining. I had to rest up a bit before I could walk but that only took a couple of days. Everyone always called me a fast healer.
Mom and Dad visited every other day while Roxas came to visit Namine and me every day. Well, he mostly went to visit Namine. She seems to have sprained her ankle possibly even broken it and her arm is sprained badly. Everyone else came to visit once in awhile giving me homework wondering how I was feeling. There was this one time when Hope, Lightning, Vanille and our other friends came in such a rush that they nearly trampled over me and tripped over each other. Unfortunately for them Pence was filming the whole thing.
When I was good enough to walk I visited Kairi's room just across the hall from me. I breathed in as I opened the door revealing a crimson-haired girl in a hospital gown her eyes open in a sitting position. "Hey Kai."
"Sora, is that you?" she said putting her hand out to touch my face. I saw her features soften as she felt my face. I brought her close to me hugging her with my eyes closed. I knew she was fine but… but he needed to see her. I needed to touch and see her. And to know.
"I'm so glad your okay," I said breathing in that sweet scent of hers.
"Hey, Sora." Kairi started, hugging me back her head resting on the crook of my neck, "Remember… remember that time when we went to that cave?"
"Heh yeah," I replied rejoicing the memory, "You and I drew each other on the wall when your hair was still short which in my opinion was a little cuter that your look now."
Kairi laughed a little, "And that time you accidently shared a paopu fruit with Riku." I began to grow red with embarrassment as they shared laughter.
"Remember that song you sang to me at my birthday when I was all sad," Kairi asked me as I sat down on her bed. She sat on my lap looking distant. I remembered immediately what she was talking about.
"You are more than flesh and bone. Can't you see you're something beautiful? Yeah you gotta believe. You gotta believe. I want you to see. I want you to see that you're not just some wandering soul, that can't be seen and can't be known. Yeah you gotta believe, You gotta believe that you're… someone worth dying for."
She caressed my cheek smiling at me even though she couldn't see me she knew where I was, "The best part." She said softly.
"Do you know how much I love you?" I asked her.
"Infinity." She replied back.
"Close, infinity times infinity," I replied with a kiss on her lips. It was nothing special just a sweet innocent kiss but it meant the world to the both of us. I had said that to her when she turned 16. It was the year that she carved that infinity sign on our tree and I made another one intersecting the sideways eight.
"Sora do you think I'll be okay again?" Kairi asked softly. By this time I began stroking her crimson hair.
"Of course it'll be okay, Kai." I whispered into her ear, "Remember what you said?"
"And what's that?" Kairi asked really not knowing what she said.
"You said 'Everything will surely be alright because whenever I'm feeling down I still have my friends with me to take care of me especially you'" I smiled remembering when she first said that to me. I leaned down for a kiss but before that I whispered, "Now if that's true then everything will certainly be alright."
XoXoXo- T h Reats, Ar t, and Kin g Dom Heart s- OxOxOx
Namine POV
I was sitting on the hospital bed with my sketchpad in hand. I had about a dozen papers scrunched up in trash bin. I tore this page out and threw it over there too sighing in disbelief. Why can't I draw it? I've been trying to recreate that picture of me and Roxas I drew just a day before the fire. I can't get those unnatural spiky spikes of his again. I laughed a little at my thought. Maybe I should get my picture. I heard a knock on the door and it opened to reveal a certain blonde. Maybe not.
"Hello Namine," Roxas said in a smooth voice, "Whatcha drawing?"
"You and me," I answered in a higher tone, "Can you be my model?"
"Of course I will, love." He replied in a seductive but sweet tone, "Anything for you."
He posed making him look very arrogant. I laughed at his childish ways, "You don't have to do that."
"What?" Roxas says in a fake surprised tone, "You already have a picture of me like this?"
I slapped his arm laughing a little, "Come one I was just trying to lighten the mood," He said after I slapped him.
"Well you did a very good job," I said leaning in for a quick kiss, "So how's Kairi?"
"Well, I think she's fine now I saw Sora sneak in her room," He said nudging me a smirk playing on our faces.
"She'll be fine now," I said thinking of those two together. Then an idea played in my mind, "Hey Roxie did you bring your guitar? I think your singing will be the only way to clear my thoughts."
"Sure," Roxas smiled one more time before he went and got his guitar. Roxas, along with Sora, were both waysian, both white and Asian. Roxas and Sora were part Italian and part Japanese. Both of them learned to sing and speak in Italian and Japanese. And I must say they have the most gorgeous accents when they're singing. (A/N Yup, got the idea from .)
I sat there on the hospital bed starting to draw Roxas even though he wasn't here. I had to try to keep my hand steady. It took a few strokes with the hands and managed to do it. I was concentrating so hard on my paper that I didn't even notice Roxas come in from the door. He didn't sing in his Italian accent but he couldn't have picked a better song.
" I opened my eyes last night and saw you in the low light
Walking down by the bay, on the shore, staring up at the planes that aren't there anymore."
This sort of depicts how exactly we met one cold night out on the beach just a day before the first day of school. And he sang this to me right before he asked me to be his girlfriend. Plus this was my favorite song from Owl City. I smiled as my part was beginning.
"Timetogether is justneverquiteenough."
"When you and I are alone, I've never felt so at home."
"What will it take to make or break this hint of love?"
"We need time, only time."
"When we're apart whatever are you thinking of?"
"If this is what I call home why does it feel so alone?"
"So tell me darling do you wish we'd fall in love?" I smiled as he answered.
"All the time, All the time."
We finished the song and I kissed him lightly. I repeated, "So tell me darling do you wish we'd fall in love?"
"All the time, all the time." He said leaning in to close the gap making all my problems disappear. How does he do it?
XoXoXo- Threats, aRt, and KiNgDoM HeArTs – OxOxOx
Third Person POV
"Ugh! Give me those binoculars!" A girl yelled at the man whose mouth was in a smirk.
"Fine here," The man replied calmly before he gave the binoculars to the impatient girl.
"Aww!" she exclaimed all giddy, "They're both having their moments."
"Well, they should enjoy this while it lasts." The man smiled deviously.
"But they're so good together." The girl complained with a pout on her lips.
"Clearly you don't know a thing about being the bad guy," The older man said face palming himself.
"Hey!" The girl said smacking his head and walking away.
"Wait little girl! Your Aunt's not gonna be happy about this!" He exclaimed while trying to catch up to her leaving their binoculars perfectly untouched on the rocks.
4 weeks later-Sora POV
It's been a few since they sent me off outside the hospital. School was just around the corner and Kairi was going to be released today. That was good news but isn't there always bad news? The bad news is that she's still blind. The guys and I have decided to do at least one more poster as a 'present' to that wretched government. Once I got released we started working on it pronto. Today was the big revealing and also the day where I was going to pick up Kairi.
Namine couldn't do it since she was out at her families' vacation house not too far away since that's where all their other things are. She'd already gone to the fire and collected the things she found in the debris.
I walked aimlessly around the fire site until something familiar came into view. It was the star-shaped charm that Kairi gave me when we were kids. I'd left it there the last time I came. I face palmed myself. Why had I forgotten about this? At least I found it.
I smiled putting it in my pocket. Now I have a welcome back gift to Kairi. She'd be so happy I bet, but there's only one way to find out. I headed back to the car and started the engine. I drove off to the hospital where Kairi was probably waiting for me. I wonder if the guys got everything ready. I parked the car in the parking lot and went inside to find Kairi waiting for me sitting on one of the chairs. I went behind her and covered her eyes knowing it wouldn't do much since she couldn't see anyway.
I whispered in her ear. "Guess who?"
"Hmm… Is it Sora?" she asked me as she stood up shaking off my hands from her eyes. She opened her eyes even though she couldn't see and you could see the blankness in her eyes. Whoever said the eyes were a window to your soul?
I took her hand and led her to the car. I helped her get seated and started the engine again already knowing where we'll be going.
"So where are we going?" Kairi asked nonchalantly.
"Oh since you're apartment's uh… gone Namine and your parents are over where your vacation house is." I replied trying to hide the excitement in my voice. She didn't seem to notice and I didn't want her to. She just nodded and snuggled in the car seat falling asleep. I stopped in the traffic knowing that it'll take about 3 minutes before it goes green again. I felt my phone vibrate and I took it out. It was Hope.
We got everything ready. U can take her now.
I laughed at my cousin's pathetic try on texting. He always spelled everything correctly when texting unlike some of us. I was in between but eh. I smiled anyway and texted back knowing how much time I had left.
K on d wy ryt now. N dude u btr lern h2 txt btr or IL buy u a texting dictionary 4 xmas.
XoXoXo- Threats, Art, and KiNgDoM HeArTs –OxOxOx
"We're here," I said kissing Kairi on the forehead to wake her up. (The audience: :P or O.O or J or L) She woke up and stretched her arms out, "You'd think doing nothing but rest in a hospital that you'd be energetic outside right now."
"Well, I just feel tired. You know kind of like jet-lag." Kairi said as I helped her get down from the car. I led her to the front door with anticipation. I knocked three times on the door waited 2 seconds then knocked a special tune.
"What was that abo-" The door opened and she heard everyone scream her name and say 'Welcome Back!'. Even though she didn't see any of this she covered her mouth and was smiling like crazily as people welcomed her. I caught Ven and Roxas' eyes and I nodded. It was just about time for the big revealing.
"Okay all finished you done over there?" I said as I tugged the rope to let myself get pulled up. I saw Roxas give a thumbs up. I nodded and started climbing up from the building. A couple minutes later I was speeding down the road with Riku driving while the others and I went in the back. As we went up the highway we saw our masterpiece. This'll be on the news tonight. I gave high five's to Ven, Roxas, and Van. I touched my pocket; I had unfinished business to do.
When we reached the house I gulped. I wonder if anyone noticed we were gone. Then I saw Kairi outside looking outside by the front door. Now was the right time. I felt someone pat me on the back and saw Riku give me a thumbs up before leaving to go back to the party; probably to try to find his own date.
I walked up to the porch just when Far Away by Nickelback came on. I almost laughed at the irony of it all. I went toward Kairi and touched her shoulder. She almost screamed but I stopped her with my other hand and whispered in her ear, "It's me." I saw her relax and I sighed.
"Hey, Kai. I have something to give you." I reached for her hand and gave her the charm closing it with my hand. She gasped.
"Oh I almost forgot about this. Sora, where did you find it?"
"I went back to the uh… apartment building and found it in the debris." I said in a playful tone ruffling my hair behind my back. She reached out and was about kiss me when Ventus came and ruined it, but it was for a good reason.
"Uh… Sora, I think you should see this." Judging by his tone it wasn't a good thing. I nodded and followed him inside with Kairi following closely behind holding my hand. Everyone was crowded by the television and I couldn't see until a hand pulled me closer. It was Twilight News Central and it was showing off our artwork but the bad news was what was interrupting the whole showing.
"… I've warned you brothers already. Now you better get ready for another disaster." It was a raspy low voice and I couldn't put my finger on it but I'd heard that voice before.
"Whoa, who do you think that was, Marluxia?" asked the co-anchor of the news channel. I forgot her name but I think her brother was Marluxia.
"I don't know. Sorry for the interruption guys. Well, all I have to say for those art thieving brothers is you better watch out. I don't think you know who you're dealing with."
A/N: 9/20/11- 9/26/11: Okay I know I know I'm not good at sappy scenes especially at the end there. I just kind of didn't know how to put it so I sorta winged it but I'll redo it after I'm done with the whole story.
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