Okay guys, here's chapter 2! This is the chapter that's going to have some of you guys go "Wtf?" so I'll explain at the end of the chapter. For now, just enjoy.

Kyrie (c) Me

Kingdom Hearts & Its characters (c) Square Enix/Squeenix


Kingdom Hearts Shattered Soul Chapter 2

Kyrie smiled as she walked along the streets of Twilight town. The place was beautiful, and she hoped that she wouldn't have to leave anytime soon. Maybe…she would even live here. She got to the end of the street and the train station was in plain view, making her grin.

"Okay, so Hayner said to get to the top I have to-" she thought but stopped mid-thought when she spotted three figures standing on the edge of the top of the tower. They wore nothing but black, and it was kinda hard to tell from where she stood. She gasped, if they fell-

"Oh no! They might fall...I've gotta stop them!" she thought in alarm. Something told her that she shouldn't worry about them falling, but the point was that they would die if they fell from that height. She sprinted down the road, hoping to get to the tower before anyone fell.

-The Station Tower, Top-

"Man, today's mission was so boring, with a capital `B`. Got it memorized?" a man with outrageous spiky red hair sighed as he and his companions sat on the ledge. A boy with blonde, spiky hair nodded.

"Yeah, but at least now we can relax. Right, Xion?" he spoke as he turned to a girl with short, black hair and bright blue eyes. She nodded.

"Yeah, you're right Roxas." she agreed. A sudden noise startled them and they turned to see a white-haired girl standing a few feet away, panting heavily. They jumped to their feet.

"Crap! Roxas, Xion, let's go!" the red-haired man growled as he opened a black portal. The two nodded as they ran inside, before the girl ran after them.

"Wait! I-" she thought before her foot slipped. Everything was in slow motion and she watched as the expression on the red-haired man's face went from serious to shocked as she fell from the tower. She quickly closed her eyes, this was it. Then she felt something grab her hand.

"Whoa! Hey, hang on. Don't let go!" a voice cried. She opened her eyes to see the man holding onto her hand tightly as he tried to keep her from falling. But then his foot slipped and he fell too.

"Axel!" his two companions cried as they fell from the tower. The man, Axel, held her close as they plummeted, and she closed her eyes before burying her head into his chest.

"No...no! I don't wanna die!" she thought. Then, a voice spoke to her.

"Do not fear, you will not perish. The light will protect and guide you." and with that, the two were consumed by a flash of light and disappeared.

-The Forest-

"Ugh!" Axel grunted as he and the girl landed on the ground. Everything was silent for a few moments before he looked around. Whatever the girl did, she somehow teleported them into the forest outside of the old mansion in Twilight town. Then he looked at the girl in his arms. She was unconscious, her breathing steady. He shook his head, whatever possessed him to attempt to save her, he'll never know. But, she was cute, he had to admit. Her hair covered her right eye as a half-heart shaped clip kept the rest of her hair pulled back so the left eye was visible, and she wore nothing but white with a grey-colored backpack on her back. He stiffened when she stirred.

"..." she was silent as she came to, her brown eyes, or, her visible eye, fluttering open as she looked at her surroundings. She was in a forest, its dark and looming trees blotting out the sky. Then her breath caught, someone was holding her. She looked up to see a man with outrageous red, spiky hair staring down at her. He had bright green eyes and teardrop-shaped markings under each eye. But what made her blush was that he was undeniably handsome. He smirked.

"Hey cutie. You okay?" he asked. She blushed furiously at the word "cutie" and punched his shoulder in anger. He winced.

"Hey, ouch! That hurt, with a capital `H`. Got it memorized?" he growled, letting her go and rubbing the spot where she smacked him. She only glared as she scooted back, her silence puzzling him. He'd at least expected her to scream at him or start yelling at him for holding her, but she had just stayed silent.

"Hey, you gonna at least introduce yourself? Or yell at me?" he asked. She was silent before pulling out her notebook and pencil from her backpack and scribbling something down. He watched, eyebrow raised at her confusing actions. Before he could speak, the notebook was placed on his lap.

I can't talk.

Then she showed him one of her previous sentences. He whistled.

"Damn. So you can't talk, don't know who you are, or anything? Do you even have a name?" he asked. She was silent before writing more.

I'm not sure. I found a sketchbook in my backpack with a name on it, but I'm not sure if it's mine or not. The name was Kyrie.

He was silent as he read the sentence.

"So...it's Kyrie, huh? Weird name, but I guess it sounds cute. My name's Axel. A-X-E-L. Got it memorized?" he spoke as he introduced himself. She smiled and nodded as he looked away. This man didn't seem bad, hell he saved her from falling to her death! Suddenly, he stiffened.

"Uh-oh." he growled. She looked at him in confusion and glanced at what he was looking at. It was a black, bug-like creature with claws and bright yellow eyes. More appeared as he stood up and pulled her up with him. She stared at the creatures, she had no idea what they were or what the wanted, but it seemed Axel knew what they were dealing with.

"Shit. Heartless. Kyrie, get behind me." he ordered. She nodded frantically and did as she was told as his hands were surrounded by flames. She flinched away from the heat for a moment before the fire died out and two chakrams took its place. He glanced at her, for some reason... he wanted to get her out of danger. But nothing could explain why he wanted to protect her from the heartless.

Maybe it was because she had nothing to do with any of this, and simply had been in the wrong place, at the wrong time. Suddenly, a black portal opened behind them and the two people from before ran out, each holding a similar key-looking sword.

"Axel, you need any help?" the blonde boy asked. Axel smirked.

"Hell yeah. Roxas, Xion, keep an eye on the girl. I'll handle these guys." he ordered. Both nodded as they surrounded her and each took a group of heartless. Kyrie watched in awe as the three fought, Axel catching her attention the most as he threw his chakrams and disintegrated the heartless.

"Wait…what am I doing standing around here for? I have to help them!" she looked around before spotting a large stick lying on the ground. She quickly grabbed it and held it in front of her, ready to fight off the black creatures. Then she heard something.

"O' purest light that was lost long ago. Kingdom Hearts, the worlds, and the keyblade bearers, are awaiting you."

"Huh? Who was that?" she thought. Suddenly a sound caught her attention and she turned, to see a group of them right behind her. She quickly brought the stick down on the one closest to her, but the stick went right through it, as if it were a ghost. Her eyes widened.

"Oh no...Axel! Dammit!" she thought as she turned to call for him. Then she remembered, she couldn't talk. She backed up as they surrounded her, swinging the stick back and forth, but none of her blows seemed to affect them. She continued swinging helplessly, her back hitting the tree as she slumped down. Axel finished off the last in his group before looking to where she was, his eyes widening.

"Dammit, Kyrie!" he called as he ran in. In that instant, the heartless leaped, and she quickly brought her stick up to protect herself. Just as they closed in, the voice called to her.

"Princess of Light, do not fear. For you wield the most powerful weapon in all the worlds..." with that, a flash of bright light consumed her. Axel, Roxas, and Xion watched in shock as the heartless were thrown back and vanished as the light faded away. There sat Kyrie, with two keyblades, one in each hand. One was completely white with the hilt silver, while the other had an ivory color with a red heart at where the teeth were, and an angel wing at the handle. She stared at the two swords blankly for a moment, before exhaustion washed over her. Her eyes slanted shut and she fell forward, landing unconscious on the forest floor. Xion immediately ran to her aid as Axel and Roxas finished off the last of the heartless before they joined her.

"She okay?" Axel asked as Xion carefully cradled her head in her arms. She nodded.

"Yeah, I think she just passed out from exhaustion. What happened, how did she get the keyblades?" she asked. Both boys shrugged their shoulders.

"I don't know, but let's get her out of here. It's not safe to leave her here." Roxas suggested. Xion raised her eyebrow as she looked at him.

"But where can we take her?" she asked. Everyone was silent as they stared at the unconscious woman, before Roxas thought of something.

"Back to the castle. That's the only place I can think of." Roxas answered. Xion was silent before Axel groaned.

"Man...the superior's not gonna like this..." he groaned. Xion smiled.

"Oh well. We'll have to take her to see Vexen when we get there, just to make sure she's okay. Can you carry her, Axel?" she spoke. He growled and muttered under his breath as he lifted the small woman gingerly, carrying her bridal-style. He was surprised at how light she felt, he had expected her to weight so much more. Then he looked at his companions.

"Okay, but just so they don't try to hurt her, Roxas, Xion, grab her keyblades. You two are the only ones who can do it." he ordered. Both nodded as she grabbed the keyblades and Roxas quickly opened a portal before the three stepped through.

-The Castle That Never Was-

"Oh man..." Demyx groaned as he looked at the cards in his hand. He, Luxord, Xigbar, and Xaldin were currently in the middle of a card game in the grey area when a portal opened up. Xigbar chuckled as he got to his feet.

"Well, kiddo and poppet are back, and Axel too." he smirked. Demyx sighed as he tossed his cards away, done with their game of poker. "Man Luxord, why do you always get the good cards? I can never win a game with you." he whined. Luxord laughed.

"It's the fate of the cards. They're always on my side." he gloated. Xaldin sighed as he placed a hand on his shoulder.

"This is why I don't play cards with ten." he sighed. Whatever Luxord was going to say next was cut off when the trio came out of the portal, with an unconscious girl in Axel's arms and two keyblades in Xion's. This puzzled them.

"Hey poppet, what's with the keyblades? And Axel, who's the kid?" Xigbar questioned. Xion growled a little at his nickname for her, but was silent as Axel adjusted his hold on her.

"This girl was in trouble and we went to help her out. Only thing, she didn't really need help when she summoned her keyblades." he explained. He left out the events at the station tower, because there wasn't much to be said about it. Roxas nodded as he took a keyblade from Xion.

"Yeah, they just appeared out of nowhere. Then... she passed out. We didn't really know what else to do, so we bought her here to get checked out by Vexen." he explained. Suddenly a loud scoff was heard from behind them.

"What the heck is that thing doing here? Axel, I didn't know you had a thing for somebodies. She looks like a damsel in distress." a female voice mocked. All eyes turned towards Larxene, Marluxia, Zexion, Lexaeus, and Saix as they entered the room. Axel growled, holding the girl tightly as he glared at her.

"Shut up, Larxene. Got it memorized?" he growled. The blonde woman smirked as she glared at the unconscious girl in Axel's arms.

"Aw, you scared eight? Or are you worried that I'll hurt the brat?" she snickered. Marluxia joined her while Zexion sighed and walked over, with Lexaeus in tow. He stared at the girl silently before looking at Axel.

"We'll take her to Vexen and have her checked. Report to the superior about what happened and about the girl." Zexion ordered. Axel was silent before Saix stepped forward.

"No. The girl must be disposed of immediately. She's a threat to the organization." he stated. Larxene smirked.

"We're gonna finish her? Count me in." she laughed sadistically. Axel opened his mouth to retaliate when he felt something grab his jacket and hold it tightly. He looked down to see Kyrie's visible eye wide open as her body trembled in fear, her hand clutching his jacket tightly. He could read what she was thinking in her eyes.

"What's happening?"

"Where am I?"

"Who the hell are these people?" All those messages, and many more, were going through her head, and he knew it. Who wouldn't think those thoughts when they were in an unfamiliar place, surrounded by unfamiliar people? He carefully knelt down and set her on the floor, sitting her up as he did so.

"Hey, you okay?" He asked. She was silent before scooting back, her eyes focused on the sadistic ones of Larxene, Marluxia, and Saix. Roxas and Xion walked to her side and knelt down as well, each placing a hand on her shoulder.

"Don't worry, it's okay. We won't hurt you." Xion soothed as Kyrie inched further away from them. Suddenly, a masculine voice echoed in the air, the voice smooth yet stern. A strange mixture of tones.

"She is right, girl. We won't harm you."


I bet some of you can guess who that was. XD But now for the explanation. When I first started writing this story, I had intended for Kyrie to appear before Xion, and After Roxas. But...after someone looked it over, they said it made it look like I was trying to replace Xion. I didn't want it to look that way, so I did a TON of editing. And Here's the result...

Hopefully it works. If you don't like it, you can always click away from this story. Anyways, read and review, and constructive criticism is fine...just don't be an ass about it. Kapeesh?

'Til next time!