whee whee, more more! I don't really have much to say again. O.o okay, please enjoy chapter 26 of "Kokoro"!
Kokoro took her hand back and started for the door. Sora stopped her by grabbing her wrist, which made her turn around to him. "Hey, do you-"
She took her hand back and backed up to the door, her hands now over her heart. She wanted to fiddle with her necklace, feeling lost in the situation, but she left it in her room. "Sora I-"
"Hey..." Sora took a step forward but Kokoro just turned her head away. He stopped and stood straight, no later turning away from her. Kokoro looked up and noticed the scars. She then turned to the door. "I have... a question too."
Kokoro put her hand on the doorknob but didn't open it. She just stayed silent and waited for him.
"You have them too, that's why you came here. And my scar... it's the same size isn't it?" Sora turned halfway, examining at Kokoro in the light of the room. Her shadow was on the door and she was looking down at her hand on the knob. "Kokoro."
"No." Kokoro turned to him, shaking her head in disapproval. "I think... you should call me by my real name."
Sora smiled at this but fully faced to her and shook his head as well. "No, not until this is all over. Who knows, maybe we can live in each others worlds or something."
"Maybe." Kokoro shrugged her shoulders, giving a giggle. Sora smiled as well, looking down to the floor. Again both became silent, the situation was strange. She looked up at him and Sora looked at her. "I...um..."
He went up to her and put his hands on her shoulders, making her look up. "Momo told me what you did in Merlin's house." Kokoro shook her head, she was going to say that she was sorry but didn't have time. Sora kissed her, making her shocked. The moment seemed to last forever but also felt like it was over in no time. Kokoro pushed herself away and out of instinct slapped Sora across the face. He put his hand on his right cheek, she slapped him with her left hand. He also looked at her, Kokoro wasn't upset about the slapping out of instinct. "I-"
"Yeah, big mistake." Kokoro turned to the door and opened it but was again stopped by Sora. "Hey! Dude if you don't let go I'll scream abuse and-"
"Shh..." Sora covered her mouth. Kokoro kept fighting but Sora just turned her around and put his index finger over his mouth. She finally stopped struggling and let him take his hand down. "You'll wake everyone up."
"If was your fault!" Kokoro spoke quietly but with force. If the sound of the slap didn't wake people up then they really did sleep like logs. "Never make a move like that again! Got that!"
Sora nodded quickly, like a child that was being scolded by his mother. Kokoro walked out the door but Sora followed her into the hallway. She stopped and held her hands in fists, Sora started his plea right away. "I'm really sorry. I don't know what came over me it's just-"
"Hey, I know what it is." Kokoro turned to him, tears now brimming her eyes. He stared in anguish and sorrow. "You want to make me hurt you jerk! There is no way in hell we can be together, you know that!" She started to yell. Sora took a step forward but she stomped her foot. "Stop it! Just stop it now!" Kokoro closed her eyes, the first tears falling. Sora took a step back to where he was and looked at her face. "Our worlds will never come together. Hell, we might not both make it before the end of the mission! So just stop it, okay! Just leave me alone! You don't exist remember? You were just... just..." She was chocking her her own words. The lights of the other rooms went on. Momo and Daniel opened their doors, having separate rooms, and looked out. The rooms were opposite each other, so they were on the sidelines of the argument. "You were just a damn game! Someone I wanted, but knew I'ld never get!" She yelled, looking at him cold and hard. Sora felt as if his world were shattered, just a game? That's all he was to anyone from her world? "You aren't suppose to be here, I shouldn't... this is just a crush for someone that doesn't exist! A character from someone's imagination, a figment of nothing!" Kokoro ran to her room, closing and locking the door behind her.
Sora just watched Kokoro run away and finally noticed Momo and Daniel witnessing the entire scene. "What do you want?" He stomped back to his green room and slammed the door, making Daniel and Momo look at each other in confusion.
The next morning was stranger then normal. Mark, Momo and Daniel sat at the moogle candle tables while Laura came over to join them, a pack of something on her belt side. When she was about to talk of it Kokoro came over to the group, happy as usual. "Boo!" She said out loud, interrupting Laura. The chef gave Kokoro a cold look, so the girl sat in the last chair and covered her mouth. "Sorry, continue." Laura was about to continue when Sora walked by. He still had a little bruise on his face but nothing much. Kokoro saw him and stood up, leaving the group. Everyone was dumbfounded as Sora came and took the now vacant seat.
Momo remembered seeing them the night before... and the stress level then. "Sora-"
"Not now." Sora lay his head on the table, on his arms, hiding his face. "I'm really tired... didn't sleep well last night."
Momo started to fiddle with her fingers, in which Daniel had to put his hand on hers to make her stop. Momo looked up at him, then back at Sora. "Did you and Kokoro-"
"No." Sora answered quickly.
"You sure because-" Momo started again.
"No." Sora said again, still hiding his head. Mark stood up and started to search for Kokoro, she would probably talk more then Sora was. Laura followed him while Skarwind came over to the group. He watched at the two newest members, other then himself, left.
Skarwind sat down at a seat, where Mark was sitting, and looked at Sora in depression. "You and Kokoro-"
"No..." Sora was starting to get annoyed, the questions never seemed to stop.
Momo turned her attention to Skarwind, who took up the conversation. "Well, I just met her. She seemed pretty pissed off and she said that if we have any questions to ask you so-"
Sora looked up at him, angry and the persistence of everyone. "No!" He yelled out. Momo flinched at this but no later stood and started to yell at him.
Daniel tried to stop her but Momo was like a broken dam that the water just started to rush out. "If you hurt Kokoro in any way you'll have to pay to me! You know how great she is? Kokoro is one of the greatest friends I know! She trusts everyone even if they don't trust her and she's great to talk to! She understands so many people's problems and helps out the best she can, and even more then that!" Sora was about to object something, but Momo just raised her voice. "None of that! She has helped me when I thought things were going to go real bad. And when I mean bad I mean bad. Kokoro helped me with my relationships, grades, life, even with my dad! It didn't help much with my dad but..." She started to stray off but got right back on. "All I'm saying is that you get Kokoro pissed off it's on your own head."
"You don't know what happened." Sora jumped in while she took a breath.
Momo got red with anger, started to yell her worse. "Oh no you don't! It is VERY hard to get Kokoro pissed off like this, she doesn't even want to look at you anymore! I mean, she yelled at you like that. She YELLED at YOU. If she gets that bad it's for a damn good reason."
Sora looked down at his hands, specifically at his right. Under the glove was the cut that proved she shortened her life span to help him.
"So think it over. Kokoro is not one to get pissed off at simple things, and to this level! You must have done something really bad." Momo started away from the table, leaving Reiki behind in her anger rage. Daniel looked down at it and tried to pick it up. He finally got it to his back and tried to catch up to Momo.
Sora kept staring down at his hand, thinking over everything she said. Skarwind just leaned forward on the table and tried to look Sora in the eyes. The roles were reversed, Sora was the one now lost in all of the confusion. "Hey." Skarwind started, making Sora look up at him. It was a new look to the blonde dragoon, one of desperation and need of assistance. "Talk to her. Kaguya would want that."
Skarwind got up and left Sora alone to think it out. The boy looked down at his hand again, outlining the scar he saw in his mind. He thought it over carefully. Sora then got up and tried to find Kokoro as soon as he could.
Aki slipped on her cloak over her other clothing, Riku did the same. "You sure about this?" Riku asked her. She shook her head without hesitation. "Okay then, soon we'll have the Keyblades in our possession."
"Right. Kokoro would never let anyone get injured... not even for herself." Aki thought it over. It would be a tough mission emotionally but with Albel's gem she felt like she could do anything. Aki slipped on her grip gloves and started for the door out of the dim library of Hallow Bastion "Let's get going."
Riku shook his head and followed. Both were on their way of getting the device that would make gaining Royalties easier.
Kokoro stomped into Third District, going down to the bottom floor and finally stopping. She looked up at the star filled sky and took in a deep breath. Kokoro just kept looking up there, her world used to be up there until the Heartless got to it. She thought of the other worlds out there, what could be there, when a cold chill came to her back. She quickly drew her Keyblades and scanned the area. "Hello Kokoro." She turned around to find Aki, sword already out and hood down. "Nice to see you again, and remembering just the same."
"Shut up Aki." Kokoro put her Keyblades down, letting them vanish, and started to walk away. "I'm not in the mood for a fight now."
Aki put her sword away as well, she was in agreement. "Okay then. A fight isn't what I wanted." The girl in black snapped her fingers, creating a darkness portal under Kokoro. The girl tried to get out, but it slowly dragged her in like quicksand. Aki walked right to the edge of the portal, Kokoro was already knee deep. She fought to get out but it only took her deeper. "Be a good girl and just come with me."
"Aki, what are you doing!" Kokoro yelled at her. She was now waist deep and trying to escape.
The blonde girl smirked but turned around when Mark and Laura ran in to help. Laura opened the pack on her belt side, cards. She pulled out one and let the picture glow, soon the image of the Dark Magician formed in from of her. "Stop Aki!" Laura ordered. The mage then went off to try and stop her. Mark took out some metal powder and formed his favorite weapon, the long spear, and ran at Aki. The girl pulled out her sword again and tried to hold them off.
Kokoro was torso deep and falling in, she tried to find something to hold on to but couldn't, she was surrounded by ground. When all hope was los someone grabbed her hand, she looked up to find Sora. Kokoro smiled but quickly let it fade away. "Not now okay?" Sora took her hand with both of his, trying to pull her out. Kokoro looked up at his and agreed, then took his hands with her free one. She still kept going deeper, he couldn't stop her. Kokoro's grip started to loosen, she was now shoulder deep. "Hey, hang on Kokoro! I'll get you out." Sora was now on his knees, trying to pull her out.
"Don't let go." Kokoro begged. He stared at her in amazement but she just tightened her grip. "Don't let me go Sora!"
He nodded and tried to pull her out but she was now neck deep. Aki had successfully gotten rid of the dark magician and was holding off Mark. Laura pulled out another card, Marie the Fallen One, and summoned it to the field. Aki just glanced at Sora trying to get Kokoro out. The girl looked up at Sora, then lost her grip. "Kokoro!" Sora yelled out to her as she fell in. The portal vanished as soon as her hand fell under. Sora started to pound on the ground, calling out her name. "Kokoro, Kokoro!"
"You want her that badly?" Aki asked. Sora turned around to the girl. She parried Mark and easily got rid of Marie the Fallen One, then turned to Sora. "Come to Hallow Bastion." A darkness portal formed behind Aki, Riku waiting there with a grin. "If you want her alive that is." Both walked out of the portal and leaving them to think.
Sora looked at where they vanished, then at Laura and Mark. He quickly stood up and started to run to First District. "We're going to Hallow Bastion, now! Get the others if they want to help, we're going to save her."
Fun Fact #4 - This was supposed to only be a little story for my friends and I to have some fun but it turned out to a fanfiction of over 200 pages! Not only that, but this is also the first part of the "Kokoro trilogy"! There are still two more stories to go before her adventures with Sora are over. That's a pretty fun fun fact isn't it?