Kingdom Hearts Rebirth

Chapter Three: It begins, Part One

By: Karma's Slave

Warning: Birth by Sleep Spoilers, as well as Kingdom Hearts 1 one spoilers, for those who haven't played (though I can't imagine who hasn't played it)

Note to FlightFoot, That stabbed was supposed to be when the apprentices released their hearts.

P.O.V.'s will be changing from this point on.

Sora watched in awe as his master summoned her key-blade right before his blue eyes, he watched the bright light that surrounded the blade as it appeared before the fourteen year old boy. In the ten years Sora has been learning under Master Aqua, she had never really had shown the boys her key-blade unless it was for magic.

"Sora, a Key-blade is more than what it seems to be" She said, as the shining light, now dimming as it slowly dissipated.

Sora nodded his head, at Aqua's words. "It's not just a weapon for light or even darkness, its balance Sora." Aqua added on; Sora nodding at Aqua again.

"And it's our goal as key-blade wielders, to maintain that balance" Aqua finished, as held the key-blade right in her face staring at it with a proud expression on her face. Which then Sora noticed how softly her expression changed into a sad one. "I'm not going to lie to you, Sora, because I feel that you and Riku need to learn this now, then to find out later, where it can be too late." Said Aqua with regret in her tone of voice as well as her pitch going lower

'Well then shouldn't Riku be here as well then," Sora questioning his teacher.

"Riku has been well informed of this and I've given him and you the rest of today and tomorrow off, well after you complete this lesson." Aqua, said to the boy, with tiny smirk forming in one of the corners of her mouth.

"Oh alright, thanks Master Aqua!" said the spiky haired brunette as his arms went behind his head and a smile on his face.

"Sora, Focus!" Aqua said sternly.

Sora jumped at the tone of her voice, and randomly fixing his posture. Aqua took a sharp breath from her nose, closing her eyes, "I can't let them follow the same path as us," as Aqua's own words from ten years ago, flashed through her mind. "Something is coming, something big; I can feel it in my heart." Aqua thought to herself, opening her eyes, making direct eye contact with Sora.

"It goes against what I would have wanted for these boys," thought Aqua as her eyes drifted from Sora, over to Riku and Kairi, where it looked like they were building the raft she heard them talking about one day. "Did Riku have a choice when Terra had chosen him?" "But I feel like, we're running out of time" Aqua kept thinking to herself, bringing her attention back towards Sora.

Aqua turned the Key-blade around, the handle facing Sora, "Sora, take hold of the key-blade" he did as told.

Aqua, could feel a light coming from Sora, and as well the key-blade. Her thoughts drifting as Aqua finally taking into account, she performed the ceremony.

"Sora, Riku, I'm sorry to have involving you at such young ages."

"Ven, I'm sorry for not stopping Vanitas and or Braig in time,"

"Master Eraqus, I'm sorry, if I have failed you in anyway"

"Terra, for whatever has happened to you, I'm truly sorry" it was at random times like these Aqua hated, it's where the guilt she felt from her heart would truly eat at her. She hated that feeling so much and today was the ten year mark of her residency on Destiny Island.

"Very good, Sora, you can let go now." said Aqua, pulling the key-blade back towards her. Sora he took his hand away, he was tempted to ask his teacher, what the point of that was but he didn't take the chance just in case he insulted the key-blade master with that question.

"Sora"

"Yes, Master Aqua"

"Do you remember when we had first met; did you remember what I told you?" Aqua asked from pure curiosity of her own intentions. "Uhh, I'm sorry I don't remember Master Aqua" replied a nervous Sora; he placed his hand on the back of his head, scratching his head out of his lucid nervousness.

"Its okay, Sora, I'm not going to scold you for it...this time" Aqua replied as she headed down to the coast line. Sora followed her. She sat down in the sand, making a gesture for Sora to sit down next to her, " you can sit next to me Sora." Again he did as she asked.

"Why did you ask me that question before, Master Aqua?"

"When I'm not teaching you two, you can call me Aqua, and as for your question, did you know or even realize that it's been ten years since I came to your world and in those ten years, I've gained some form of peace in my life, mind you there's nothing wrong for anyone wanting a bit peace in their lives however Sora, when you're a key-blade wielder, a luxury like a peaceful life is a bit hard to imagine especially when you have insights on danger, that no one but another wielder could possibly understand." She answered as she watched the ocean waves from her kept distance.

"I do remember, what I told you, I asked to watch over Riku, to make sure he didn't stray from his path." Said Aqua, Sora didn't say anything as he tried to think back towards that day,

"Sora, Riku was chosen to be a wielder, at five years old. And I as well had chosen you back then, the difference between you and Riku being, I prepared you to be a wielder before I performed the key-blade ceremony on you. Riku was chosen by another, who at this time couldn't fulfill his duties to train him, so I took the initiative to train you both."

"Did something happen bad to this other wielder?" Sora asked with uncertainness if he was crossing a line. Aqua didn't use words, she simply nodded 'yes'. Sora didn't want to pry, however before he could ask anything else. "Sora, I need you to get back to you lesson now," she said with her stern teaching voice, a tone Sora was all too familiar with.

Choosing not arguing with someone who practically just bore their soul to pre-teen, "Sora, just close your eyes and don't think, just simply breathe, block out the outer sounds of the outside, sounding you." She said as she watched Sora do as he was told.

"This is going to take a long time" thought the bluenette and within a fast motion and with luck none of the island kids not seeing this as Aqua had hit Sora on the base of his neck knocking him out cold.

Sora fell back on the sand.

"Sweet dreams, Sora' Aqua said as she got up.

End Chapter Three.