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Kaname and Rimi Mae.
The Flowers Fade
Ansem the Wise sat in his laboratory, going over reports when the door opened. Before he could react a little child had already come over and leapt into his lap. "Morning Uncle Ansem!"
"Good morning, Kairi." He smiled down at his crimson-haired great niece.
"Good morning, Uncle." He looked up and saw Kairi's mother, Rimi Mae standing nearby. Her indigo eyes glittered as she watched her daughter's happy antics.
Ansem smiled, "Is there anything you need, dear?"
"I have to do something this morning I was wondering if you could get her friend to keep an eye on her." Rimi smiled sheepishly.
"Of course my dear, I'm glad to be of help."
The woman smiled, "Thank you, Uncle!" She kissed her daughter on the forehead and left.
"Uncle Ansem, if Fire Boy coming?"
"Yes he is!" Ansem looked at the clock, "He should be here in a few minutes."
Kairi sat in his lap, staring at the door. In a few minutes, it opened and a boy came inside. "Fire Boy!"
The boy smiled at the girl, his green eyes shining! "Hey there, Flower Girl!" He went over and ruffled her hair. "Master Ansem, you want me to watch her, don't you?"
"Of course, Lea! You are her best friend, after all."
Kairi jumped down and hugged Lea's legs. "Yea, best friend, let's go play!"
"Ok then!" Lea picked the girl up and set her on his shoulders. "Later, Master Ansem!" He left, carrying the little girl on his shoulders. As he walked, the child fiddled with his fiery red hair.
"Can we get ice cream, Lea?"
"Sure…" the boy bumped into someone. He looked up and saw a man with silver hair. "Uh, hi Xehanort…"
The man didn't answer but stared at the little girl on the boy's shoulders. Kairi wilted under his stare; something about him just didn't register properly. He walked around them, heading for Ansem's study. "I don't like him…"
"He's just a little stern, that's all." He went outside with the girl and towards town.
"Lea!" A strong voice called. The boy turned around.
Kairi smiled, "Daddy!"
Approaching was a man in a Radiant Garden captain uniform, Kaname Mae. "Hello, you two heading into town?"
"Yes, sir," Lea gave him a smile.
"I'm sorry you had to give up your Saturday, but my Mother had a doctor's appointment."
"It's fine! I like hanging with Kairi. She's a lot of fun! Sometimes even Miss. Sakura lets me come over and play with her."
Kairi smiled, "Grandma Sakura likes Lea!"
"I'm sure she does," Kaname handed Lea some munny, "this is for the ice cream I know ya'll will get."
"Thank you sir!" Kaname gave them one last smile before returning to his duties.
The two friends went into the town Mr. Scrooge McDuck gave them a warm welcome. "Well, if it isn't my two favorite customers. Don't you both look hail and hearty!"
"Can we have some ice cream Mr. Scrooge?"
"Why of course lassie!" He smiled happily at them, "What kind would you like?"
Lea didn't even hesitate, "Sea salt please!"
"Of course lad," the duck reached down and pulled up a light blue ice cream bar. "Here you are. And what for you, ya wee lass?"
"Flower-berry!"
He reached down again and pulled up a pink ice cream bar with a yellow flower with a blue center on it. "Here ya are lassie!"
"Thank you!" The duo walked into the gardens laughing and joking. It was a normal sight to see the two red-heads hanging out together.
(That Evening)
Rimi and Kaname sat across from Ansem talking when the door opened. Lea walked inside with Kairi riding piggyback; the little girl was sound asleep. "Hi everybody."
"What'd ya do to tire her out so much?"
"Not my fault," he smiled, "she insisted on playing hide-and-seek, dragon fighter, and her favorite, tag. After ten rounds of hide-and-seek, four rounds of dragon fighter, and seven rounds of tag she tired herself out."
Kaname took the girl from Lea and smoothed her crimson hair. "Lea, thank you for watching her."
"No problem!" He turned and walked out of the lab.
The father looked at his wife, "Rimi, I'll put her to bed." He walked out of the lab and up some stairs to where the apartment for the Mae family. The girl's room was softly lit as he laid her in the bed. "Goodnight, sweetheart." He kissed her forehead and left.
(Later that Night)
Kairi tossed and turned restlessly in her sleep. Darkness clouded her dream and seemed to surround her; when it closed in all the more, she woke up. She panted, her eyes full of fear. The feeling of darkness had not left even though she was now awake.
Her bedroom door slammed open and Rimi ran in. "Mommy?" The woman scooped the child up in her arms. "What's wrong?"
"It's gonna be alright…" Suddenly a black creature with glowing golden eyes rose up out of the floor. "KANAME!" Her husband burst into the room, brandishing his long Katana, Dawn's Might. He slashed the creature to ribbons.
"Come on," He grabbed his wife's hand and pulled her after him. The hallway was filled with the same black creatures. "Stay close!" He attacked the creatures while his wife carried their daughter behind him.
As they continued, the creatures changed; they grew bigger and got stronger. A black monster that stood about three feet up dodged Kaname's strike and caught his head. "Kaname!" As blood trickled down his face, he turned and smiled slightly, "I'm alright…"
He continued to lead them down through the castle. One of the monsters appeared behind the father. It slashed with its claws and caught Rimi on her side. "Ahh!" She screamed in pain and fell to her knees. Her husband destroyed the monster and helped Rimi to her feet.
"Mommy, are you ok?"
Rimi forced a smile but her hand clasped the wound as blood poured out. "I'm fine sweetie…"
The trio ran into an open area with only one exit. Rimi's wound bled profusely as she set her child down. Kairi's eyes stared up into her mother's and father's. "Are we gonna be ok?"
"You'll be fine…"
"That's not what I asked…" The little girl was smarter than expected.
Her father put a hand on her chin, "Kairi… I need you to be very brave." He locked eyes with his wife and the two shared a silent understanding. "Go on and run ahead, we'll be right behind you." The girl didn't move. "Kairi, please do this for us. We don't want you to get hurt."
"Yes Daddy…" the child took a few steps away and went into the only exit from the room.
Rimi held up her hand and cast a barrier spell; sealing her daughter in the corridor away from them. "I'm sorry, darling."
"Mommy! Daddy!" The girl pressed her hands against the barrier. "Don't leave me!"
"I'm sorry…" her mother turned back towards her husband. As she turned, one of the monsters launched an attack that caught her on the top of her forehead; blood poured down her face, blinding her.
"MOMMY! DADDY!" Suddenly a hand grabbed her arm. "AHH!" She struggled against her assailant.
The person tried to calm her down. "Hey, hey, it's alright! Flower Girl!" At those words she stopped and looked up; it was Lea. He looked up and saw her injured mother and her father battling the creatures. "Mrs. Mae!" Rimi wiped the blood from her eyes and looked back, smiling when she saw the boy. "I'll get your daughter outta here. Don't worry…"
"Lea," Kaname called back, "you better keep her safe."
"I will." He picked her up, "I'll keep you safe, Kairi." The child screamed for her parents as Lea carried her to safety.
He ran along, the girl weeping in his arms. "I want to go back… I want my Mommy and Daddy!"
"They'll be fine…" he lied, knowing her parents probably wouldn't survive… unless he possibly helped. At the end of the hall was an elderly woman. "Miss. Sakura!"
"Grandma!"
The woman gasped, "Lea! You have Kairi!"
"Yes, but her parents are possibly in danger." He handed the child to her, "I'm going to go back and try and help them."
"No! Fire Boy, don't go! Please don't leave… I'm scared… my parents will be coming soon, so you don't have to go… please stay." Kairi began to cry.
"Miss. Sakura," Lea hated to do this, "I'll try and get her parents back." With that he ran off and was gone.
"FIRE BOY! LEA!"
"It'll be alright, darling." The older woman set the girl down and took her hand, "We just need to get out of here." The two ran down the hallway, considering the ages of the two, one really old and the other really young, they could not run very fast.
Surprisingly, the two reached the bottom floor of the castle. Kairi saw the exit ahead, "Grandma! We're almost there!" She let go of her grandmother's hand and ran ahead. A scream of pain behind her, caused her to stop in her tracks and turn around. "GRANDMA!"
Her grandmother was on the ground, a dark sword sticking out of her back. The person wielding the sword stood over the woman. His golden eyes looked up from his kill to the small child nearby. "Princess… it is an honor."
"GRANDMA!" Kairi cried as she looked upon her dead grandmother. Her eyes, full of sheer terror, looked up at the man. "Xe… Xehanort… why?"
He gave an evil smirk and threw some objects at the child's feet. The little girl screamed. One was the gem from her mother's dress and the other was her father's katana, both were covered in blood. "They fought bravely but alas, they are no more. As for you, Princess, I am still wondering what exactly to do with you."
"Mommy… Daddy…" she whispered, tears falling from her indigo eyes. "Why?"
"Perhaps I should freeze you in time or lock you away until the time is right." This caught her attention. Kairi stood and stumbled towards the exit but some of the dark creatures blocked her path. The little girl stopped and turned around, staring up at the man. "No matter…" he reached down to grab the child.
"NO!" She fell back, trying to keep away. The man continued to reach for her.
As soon as his hand touched her, the pendant around her neck lit up. "What!" The little girl was surrounded with light; in a flash, she was gone.
The girl's eyes opened to see darkness. Her feet stood on a stained glass platform. It was colored pink, purple, yellow, and red. There were pictures of flowers and pink and blue ice cream bars. There were circles with pictures of people in them; there was her mom, dad, grandmother, Ansem, Lea, and the blue-haired girl who had saved her a year or two ago, Aqua. "Where am I?" Kairi looked down and saw her pendant glowing.
The voice of Aqua penetrated the darkness, "One day when you're in trouble, the light within you will lead you to the light of another; someone to keep you safe." A door appeared before the little girl.
Kairi felt drawn to it; she approached and pushed it open. A light shown out from within, blinding the girl.
"Hey! Are you ok?" The girl's eyes fluttered open. She could remember nothing, nothing except her own name… Kairi. Above her, two boys looked down in concern. "Are you ok?"
She stared at them; one boy had shining blue eyes and spikey brown hair, and the other had bright aqua eyes and short silver hair. The brown-haired boy smiled widely, "Hey! You're awake!"
"I'm gonna go get our parents." The other boy stood up and ran off.
The boy who was left looked at her kindly, "I'm glad you're ok. My name's Sora, what's yours?"
Kairi opened her mouth to answer, but a searing pain filled her head. She screamed and fell over; the last thing she saw was the silver-haired boy running towards her with four adults following behind…
I know it's sad, I don't like being evil but… yea. So this is Kairi's story and how she got to the islands. If you read my KH3 story, you can see the relationship between Lea and Kairi here.
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Next time… Angel Heart (Riku's story)