Love is a Battleground
Disclaimer: I don't own Kingdom Hearts 2, Kingdom Hearts: Final Mix+, or RE: Chain of Memories. Just my own plot thought out in my now crowded head
AUTHORS NOTE: THIS CHAPTER CONTAINES MILD SPOILERS FROM KINGDOM HEARTS: FINAL MIX+ AND RE: CHAIN OF MEMORIES
yes... notice the authors note...MILD SPOILERS. Nothing huge. I think there are only 2 or 3 in here but exersize caution if you dont wanna know... in other words, skip the italicied part at the bottom. But then you can't read my ending authors note at the bottom either... grrrrrr...
"Great..."
"Uhhh...What do we do!?" Marluxia just stood there.
"What do you think we do!? Ask them for tea!? You fight them." Axel got into his battle stance.
"Axel! Are you insane!? You got two Keyblade weilders there! One can use the power of Darkness and the other..."
"Kicked your ass last time? No kidding." Axel finished for Marluxia. Axel was just trying to find a way to fight them both. He was practically friends with Sora, and he always tried to avoid Riku.
"They aren't that tough." Laraxene said flatly.
"Hah!"
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They weren't that far off.
You could see their battle stances.
Two of them weren't in them, just standing there.
The one that Sora thought wouldn't do this, was. Axel was going to fight them.
Sora, Riku, Donald, and Goofy stopped before the Orginization Members. With the Heartless and the Nobodies behind them they looked prepared for war.
"Not good." Riku said.
Marluxia finally had his weapon materialize and was in his battle stance. Laraxene had gotten into her battle stance as well, her Kunai knives showing from in between her fingers.
Sora lunged forward at Axel. Swinging his Keyblade around, Sora hit one of Axels chakrams and knocked one out of his hand. In response, Axel held out his hand and yelled "Burn Baby!" A flurry of dancing flames shot out, aimed at Sora. Sora did a dodge roll, barley escaping the flames. When he was standing again, he ran up to Axel and swung at his stomache, hoping to knock the wind out of him. Axel blocked the blow by putting up the Chakram he still had in front of the Keyblade. The sound of two metals bashing together rang through the air.
Riku charged Marluxia. Riku ran faster and faster until he got closer and jumped. Riku flipped in mid air and brought down his Keyblade. Marluxia held up his sythe, blocking a deadly blow to his head. Landing behind Marluxia, Riku stood up and whipped around, expertly hitting Marluxia across the stomache, knocking the wind out of him. Riku looked down on Marluxia, smirking slightly.
"Never was the greatest fighter..." he said and turned his attention to Laraxene, who had just flipped down in front of him. Spinning around, Laraxene took attempts of scratching Riku with her Kunai knives. Still spinning, Laraxene kicked out her leg, knocking Riku down.
"Riku!" Donald shouted and healed him. Riku looked up just in time to Laraxene and Marluxia above him.
"NOW!" Laraxene yelled and Marluxia brought down his sythe. Riku's eyes widened and he used Dark Sheild to reflect the blow. Riku stood up, weapon materilalizing. He jumped back, standing back to back with Sora.
"What do we do!?" Sora asked.
"I have an idea... Sora! Switch!" Riku shouted and flipped up over Sora who spun around to face Marluxia and Laraxene.
"Sora! Use a form!"
"Uhhm.. Okay! Give Me STRENGTH!" Sora hovered slightly above the ground, his silver and black clad body made him look like one of the Dusks. His Oblivion and Oathkeeper Keyblades floating independently, inches away from Sora's hands. He faced Laraxene and Marluxia, who looked shocked.
"R-r-roxas...!" Marluxia whispered.
"That got really old last time!" Sora said, jumped up and brought his Keyblades down onto Marluxia, knocking his Sythe out of his hands. He spun around, hitting Laraxene who had came running to help Marluxia, knocking her down to the ground. She jumped up and threw a few punches and swipes at Sora, who dodge them all. She kicked him in the stomache knocking him into the air and he came crashing down to the ground.
"Well, well, doesn't this look farmiliar?"
"No!" Sora jumped up, swinging his Keyblades up vertically into Larxene. She let out a cry of pain and fell to the ground, dissapereing into a black portal.
"One down..."
"BURN!"
"SORA!"
"Huh!?"
Sora whipped around and saw flames. He put both Keyblades up in the air and yelled "Relfect!"
"Uh-oh!" Axel gasped when he saw his own attack coming back at him. He spun out of the way, and sent more flurrys of flames burning towards Sora.
"Sora!"
"Leon!" Sora yelled back.
Leon appered behind Axel, swinging his Gunblade downwards onto Axel. Axel had spun around just in time to see Leon and jump back. Setting his Chakrams on fire, Axel tossed both like a frisbee at Leon. Leon positioned his Gunblade, blocking the Chakrams. Sora ran towards Axel from behind, Leon from the front, and they swung their weapons down on Axel. Axel smirked and dissapered into a portal before the three weapons reached him. Sora came out of his Final Form, and turned towards Riku who was some what struggling with Marluxia.
"Leon, I think if we get rid of that guy, the Heartless and the Nobodies will dissapeer with him."
"Right, so... What are we waiting for?"
Sora smiled and Leon smirked. They charged forward towards Marluxia
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"Why are you taking me to the Castle if the Heartless and Nobodies are at the Great Maw?" Kairi asked Aerith.
"We enhanced the security here, just incase something like this happened. And you havent seen Ansem's Study yet." Aerith said in her light voice.
"Yeah! And I'll keep away any dumb ol' Heartless who decide to show!" Yuffie said with a huge grin on her face.
"Oh, sure. The Great Ninja Yuffie will protect ya." Cid said sarcastically, situating his toothpick in his mouth so he could speak. Kairi giggled lightly and looked up at the Castle. "Wow..." Her voice was light and airy, traced with hints of envy and awe. "Do you guys... live here...?" She asked.
"Most of the time. We redid some of the rooms in there. We even made rooms for you, Sora, and Riku." Aerith answered.
"Really?"
Yuffie nodded excitedly. "Yup. And I think you'll like your room!"
Kairi laughed as Aerith pushed open the doors to the castle and walked inside. Kairi gasped at the sight inside. Eveything looked redone and new. Ivory and gold wallpaper covered the walls inside. A giant fireplace roared on one of the spacious parts of the hallway. Gold framed furniture with ivory cushions sat along the walls. The oak floors shined and acted somewhat as a mirror.
"Wow" Kairi's voice was a breathy whisper. "This... Is amazing!"
"Yeah! We had a fundraiser to get it restored. It was Cid's idea, but he was being sarcastic, and we were out in the Market place and someone heard and said they'd chip in to get it restored. We're still working on the outside, but the back half is compltely renewed." Yuffie said. Aerith smiled.
"Kairi, your room is the first one on the left if you go up three stories and go down the first hall on the left." Kairi nodded and started her trek to her room, going up the three flights of stairs and down the left hall. She paused before her room. On the door, a stuffed Paopu fruit was hanging on the doorknob, backwards slanting cursive said on the side facing her "Waiting for you."She turned it over and read the otherside "Sorry for not being here with you..." She smiled and felt a small tear fall down her cheek. She looked up and saw, written in the same backwards slanting cursive, her name. It looks really pretty like that... Kairi thought as she pushed open the door to her room. "Oh..." Her room looked like something meant for a princess, not for a simple girl from an island. But she remembered, she wasn't just a simple girl anymore. So much had changed her in the past year, and the fact that she really was a princess astonished herself and everyone back home on the islands. She walked into the room, walking over to the fireplace. The walls and carpet in the room were a dark violet color. Her canopy bed was the same color, only the velvet curtains had a shining gold filigree design, swirling to make intricate desings. Her comforter on the bed had the same design, and her gold pillow shams and sheets had intricate violet hearts sewn on them. Her bed sat on a gold frame, and the poles that held the curtains ran in small, delicate, hills, sending the curtain cascading down to the carpet. She looked over at the wall across from her bed. A huge fireplace sat in the middle of the wall, an equally large mirror hung over it, framed with swirling gold. On the wall to the right of her bed, was a large glass window with curtains like the ones on her bed. Outside, she saw a balcony that looked over the Great Maw. Kairi gasped slightly and made a beeline for the glass ceiling-to-floor windows and pushed them open, running to the edge of the balcony. She saw, in plain sight, Sora, Riku, Donald, Goofy, Leon, and Cloud. The swarm of Heartless and Nobodies had cleared out quiet reasonably and just one Organization member was left. She saw Sora and Leon charge the Organization member and they both swung their weapons down on his back, sending him down to the ground. She saw Riku grap the collar of his jacket and say something to him, then thrusting him to the ground, when he then dissapered into a portal. She saw the party walking back towards the Castle. Sora, Leon, and Cloud had their weapons resting on thier shoulders, Riku just holding his Way to the Dawn, letting it slant towards the ground. Donal and Goofy had dismissed their weapons. When Sora and the others had gotten closer, Kairi waved from her spot on the balcony. Riku tapped Sora on the shoulder and pointed up to her. He looked up and smiled, waving back. Kairi ran back into her room, closing the windows behind her. She walked over to the door and ran down three flights of stairs and then running down the hall until she found Yuffie, Aerith, Merlin, and Cid sitting by the fire place.
"They cleared out the Great Maw! Everything is gone!" Kairi said, breathless from running three stories down stairs.
"Thats wonderful!" Aerith exclaimed, eyes shining brightly.
"Hmph... Leon said it woulda taken ahwile. It's been a half hour tops." Cid said, toothpick moving with his tounge as he talked.
"Yeah! I guess thats what happens when Sora's on the job! Every thing takes less time." Yuffie stood, putting her hands on her hips.
Kairi smiled and felt the heat rushing up to her face. Yuffie noticed and grined so much that her eyes squinted. Kairi started to laugh, but stopped when she heard the doors open from down the hall.
"Anyone home!?" She heard Sora call.
"In here!" She called back.
Walking down the hall towards Kairi, Sora felt Riku punch him in the arm. Sora gave him a questioning look, and Riku replied with a smirk. They emerged in a opening where Sora saw Kairi. She ran towards him, but stopped in front of him.
"Are you guys okay?" She asked.
"Yeah, other than the fact Sora almost got burned to a crisp..." Riku said, smirking. Sora blushed and pushed him.
"Did not!" He protested. Riku just laughed. Sora faced Kairi again and smiled. She giggled some. Sora wrapped his arms around her, and Kairi did the same, burying her face in his shoulder.
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"Well, well. Look's like you took a pretty good beating." Demyx teased, strumming at his Sitar aimlessly
"You'd be wise to shut up, otherwise you'll be next!" Marluxia hissed.
"Easy boy. I was just teasing..." Demyx countered, standing up. "By the way, you might wanna leave Xemnas alone. He went to the Room of Sleep, to talk to his 'friend'..." Demyx said, spit polishing a spot on his Sitar. Marluxia winced.
"Do you have to do that in front of somebody?" Marluxia asked, disgusted.
"You're not a somebody, you're a Nobody!" Demyx cracked up.
"Very funny, water boy." Demyx wiced at the weak nickname. Marluxia continued. "Anyways, Xemnas's 'friend' is a pile of armor. Some friend huh?" Marluxia crossed his arms and Demyx looked up.
"What do you mean?"
"Saix didn't tell you? I think he's the only one that knew before we all played poker with Luxord the other night."
"I wasn't there... Xigbar told me it was STRIP poker."
"Hah! Not everyone's as perverted as Xigbar, Demyx."
"Well anyways. Why did he tell you guys?"
"We made bets, secrets that we know about Xemnas. Which turns out, all of us knew everything, except for the secret Saix told us."
"How do you know he wasn't making it up? Ya'know, just so he didn't lose or something."
"Becasue Xigbar threatened to sniper him half way to the Underworld if he lied."
"Thats just stupid. Saix knows Xigbar makes empty threats."
"And you're telling me you wouldn't have told?" Marluxia's voice was thick with skeptisim.
"No, I probably would of..."
"Exactly."
"But I'm no Saix." Demyx thrusted a thumb to his chest.
"Doesn't matter. Everyone is at least a little afraid of Xigbar." Marluxia shook his head. "Anyways. I think it's just Xemnas excuse to be locked in a room like he did when he was Ansem the Wise's apprentice. Same with Zexion."
"Wait... Zexion was Ansem's apprentice!?" Demyx eyes widened
"Yeah, Ienzo."
"Whoa, learn something new everyday. Who else?"
"I dunno."
"Huh... Intresting..." Demyx rubbed his chin.
Marluxia raised both of his hands. "You didn't hear it from me."
"Right. Of course not." Demyx smiled wickedly.
WOOT! Finally I got a decent chapter that I liked! I would go one day writing, the next day earsing half of what I wrote the day before, because I didn't like it, then a few days of not writing, and then repeating the whole thing again. BTW, Laraxene saying to Sora after she kicked him down to the ground "Doesn't this look familiar." it's familiar because she does it in RE: CoM. That comes out with KH2FM+! Which comes out in the US in October! I'm so excited! And double excited that CoM is going to be on PS2. And the "Room of Sleep" and Xemnas "friend" is from KH2FM+. The second interlude in this chapter was a bit spoiler-ish.. and I'm sorry. Anyways, press the purple-ish button and review!
