Parisa: An emotional chapter for Selene!

Kingdom Hearts: The Beginning of a Journey

Chapter 3

"Mom, I'm home and I brought a friend for dinner!" Riku said as he opened the front of his house. Selene followed him as he entered his house and closed the door behind her.

"Oh, is it Selene?" A woman's voice high pitched voice came from the kitchen.

The said girl ran into the kitchen and saw Riku's mother, Emma placing some food on the table. The woman looked up at grinned at the girl.

Emma was a woman in her 30's with silver waist length hair, fair skin and blue eyes. She was the same height as Selene and was skinny. Sadly, when Riku was born, his father died at sea because of a storm. Because of this, Emma was extremely protective over her son. She was a kind and hard working woman who did anything for her son. She also loved Selene very much and secretly wanted her son to be with her as lovers. The mother thought they would be perfect together.

"Selene!" She exclaimed and hugged the girl tightly. Selene returned the hug and shortly after, pulled away. Emma kissed her forehead and had a grin on her face. "How have you been, my darling?"

"I've been okay, how are you?" She asked.

"I'm well. Sit, sit!" Emma pulled up a chair and her son's best friend sat down.

The silver haired woman began taking out a large slice of fish pie for her son and then another for their guest. All 3 of them began eating and Emma looked up at the girl.

"Have you told your parents you're eating at ours?" She asked.

"They don't know because they aren't even home. I woke up in the morning to find a note saying they've gone on holiday for like 2 weeks!" Selene exclaimed and Emma hand curled up into a fist.

"What? How can they do that? That's against the law!" She growled.

"That's what I'm saying. It's so irresponsible." The girl said with a mouth full of food.

"See, I said I wanted to adopt you when you arrived here because I wanted a daughter. But no, Taro and Miko stated they have no children." The mother complained. "If they wanted a kid so bad, why couldn't they have their own?"

"I don't think they deserve to be my guardians anyway. They're never at home." She stated.

"That's it, tomorrow I'm going to the Mayor and telling him what's going on. That way you can live with us." Emma said with motivation.

"Oh, I don't wanna be a burden." Selene laughed nervously.

"Nonsense, Selene you are a lovely girl and I absolutely love you. I wanna take care of you. Plus I know Riku would love for you to stay with us, wouldn't you sweetie?" Emma smiled.

Riku stopped eating and looked up at his best friend. His face became paler and gulped his food without chewing it properly. Selene grinned but it was if though the apparent innocent grin he saw an evil smirk. He then started to nod vigorously.

"Besides, us girls have to stick together, right Miss Emma?!" The girl exclaimed.

"Of course!" Emma stated. "Oh Selene, please stay the night. It isn't safe for a girl your age to stay at home alone, especially at night."

"I would love to stay." She answered. "But what about clothes?"

"You can use one of Riku's old t-shirts." The mother said.

They all finished eating and Selene helped Riku's mother clear up and Riku started washing the dishes. The girl went upstairs and Emma gave her a white t-shirt which she wore.

They all sat in Emma's bedroom. Riku was reading a book sitting on floor whilst his mother brushed Selene's short blonde hair.

"You've got such lovely hair, Selene. Don't you ever think of growing it?" She asked curiously.

"You like my hair?" She questioned and the silver haired woman smiled.

"Of course, it's like gold." The woman stated and the teenager blushed at this, clearly flattered.

"Mama, I'm gonna go to sleep. I'm feeling really tired." Riku stated as he closed his book. He walked up to his mother who nodded.

"Alright sweetie." She said sweetly and stood up. The loving mother kissed her son's forehead and he smiled.

Selene watched this; this beautiful affection between mother and son. She only had Riku and treasured him like a precious jewel. It was so perfect. She smiled as she saw them both hug. Inside her heart was tingly feeling followed by a squeezed. Oddly, her brown eyes watered and she gulped. Secretly, she wished for a relationship like this with someone, ideally her family. Then she imagined what it would have been like with her own mother. This saddened her as she frowned and sighed.

The boy looked at his best friend smirking at her. The girl however just smiled and waved at him as he walked out of the room. The smile slowly disappeared as she looked down.

Emma turned around to the young woman and her smile dropped when she saw the girl sad.

"Selene, what's wrong?" Riku heard this and walked briskly towards the room. He watched in from a little gap through the door.

"It's nothing." The girl shook her head and the mother sat next to her.

"Keeping it in will only make it worse, sweetheart. Now tell me what's wrong." Emma stated and Selene sighed with defeat.

"Sometimes I think about my own family and it makes me sad because I can't even remember. I never get the affection I need from my adoptive parents and from time to time, I try to imagine what being with my real parents are like. But I can't because I don't remember." Tears slowly fell down her cheeks. "I don't know what's worse, being emotionally neglected or not being able to remember what it was like to have people who loved you."

Emma watched this girl pour her emotions out and let them free and felt her heart break a little listening to her. A tears of sadness fell down her own cheek and she placed her hand on the girl's shoulder. Riku looked down at the ground; he had never seen that emotional side of her and never knew the pain she went through.

"Someday, you'll meet your parents and family again and you'll be showered with affection. You'll become strong enough to go to the outside worlds and find your loved ones. But for now, I'll take care of you…" Emma wrapped around the girl and hugged her. "I know no one can replace your mother, but you can look at me as a mother figure. From now on, I will take care of you."

Selene hugged her back and buried her face into her shoulder as she cried. Emma patted her back softly and hushed her quietly.

Riku stood there and made him want to go to the outside worlds even more. He wanted to help Selene find her parents and her family to make her happy. Anything that would make her happy would make him happy. He decided to walk back into his room to sleep.

Emma continued to hold the girl whilst patting her back and hushing soothingly as she sat back. Shortly after, the woman fell asleep.

Selene heard the sound of snoring and pulled away to see her best friend's mother asleep. The girl wiped her tears and covered the woman with a blanket. The teenager lied down on the bed and stared at the ceiling. She took off her necklace and took out the good luck charm from her pocket.

"Someday…I'll return home and find my family…" She mumbled with a tear falling down her cheek.

Realm of Darkness

A blue eyed woman was walking down a very dark road and sighed. She was trapped in this realm for so long that she felt like it had been years. The woman sighed and took out a blue shaped good luck charm made out of stainless glass; one she made so long ago. She looked down at it whilst gripping onto the charm and a tear fell down her cheek.

"I promised the Master that you'd be safe. But I lost you. I hope you're safe, baby girl." She mumbled to herself. "We love you and miss you and I know someday you'll become strong enough to bring us all back."