Hey guys. I wanted to show that I'm not dead, sorry for the long wait. The reason I haven't updated is because my computer suddenly died on me and I bought a laptop by December. Everything was ready to start writing again but I got hit with the worst case of writer's block. I even had to write another story to get my mind going again. I promise not to keep you long again and I'll try to give you steady updates. This chapter will start with a kind of summary of the important events that have taken place on the story so that you don't have to go back and read if you forgot some of the story, it will be a 'Heartless Corner' short so if you remember the plot then just skip this part and read ahead.


Disclaimer: I don't own Kingdom Hearts


KH: Slave of Love Short

The world was dark, nothing but an endless darkness surrounded a bright pedestal that brought light to the dark abyss. In the pedestal a white desk could be seen with a small mug of coffee resting on it. A small smoke came from the cup and dispersed after a few seconds. It was a truly peaceful place if one was to say.

"Dammit!" exclaimed Heartless Sora from behind the desk. He had a frown on his face, with his fangs sticking out of his lips, and sat on a cushioned chair with his feet on the desk. "I freaking hate how quiet it's been! I've been going insane, me, more insane than I ever was, can you believe that?"

"Who are you talking to?" Riku asked. He sat next to Heartless Sora with his arms crossed and a bored look on his face.

"That's exactly what I'm talking about! I'm talking to the dark, that's how desperate I've been," Heartless Sora snapped with a frown on his face.

Riku sighed and shook his head. "We have new orders. We are to give a summary of what's been going on in our world," he explained in a calm manner.

"Fine," the heartless spat with his arms crossed. "I might as well do it since I have nothing else to do."

"Let's get to it then," Riku stated with a nod.

"I'll tell you all that's been going on, I can see all of Sora's thoughts so I'll be the most suitable to tell you of what's been happening. Also if you didn't know, or if a certain someone got to lazy to explain; slaves in Radiant Garden aren't permanent, it is a kind of legal punishment that lasts as long as the officers claim," the heartless explained, "Let's begin the summary."


Summary

Sora is a teen with very few things. He doesn't have any memories of his parents save for the night where they tossed him aside. Since then he holds resentment for them and will get angry if they are mentioned. At the age of six, Sora arrived to Radiant Garden and met Aqua. The two became friends and later met Terra and Roxas, who he views as family now.

Because of the need for money to buy food, Sora was forced to steal every once in a while and developed the skill to pick any lock with ease. He could be mostly seen with Roxas and the two would get into all sorts of mishaps. One day the two decided on aiding Seifer and his gang, Rai and Fuu, to raid the people called 'Specials' from Radiant Garden. They entered Radiant Garden with ease but were forced to retreat when they were spotted by an officer at his home. Sora urged Roxas the leave, which he reluctantly did, leaving Sora alone. The officer, Leon, knocked Sora out with ease and decided to make him Kairi's slave since she was in need of one.

Kairi's school life was not a good one since many people would laugh at her lack of skills on magic. She was in danger of being spelled from her school since she was required to own a slave. Tifa would make her life hell and she had a few friends like Selphie and Namine.

Kairi was given Sora one morning and the two couldn't stand each other. Kairi would be cold to Sora while he would be rude to her any moment he could. On a typical school day, Sora found a girl being bothered by two men. He faced the men and managed to wound them until a man named Auron arrived and calmed the situation.

The next day a teen named Riku learned that a slave had beaten his own. Not one to be offended with such things, Riku set off to find the slave and make him pay. He found Sora walking towards the school and challenged him to a fight. The fight was one-sided at first since Riku used him magic to push Sora around. It wasn't until Kairi gave Sora a Keyblade that the fight turned and Sora managed to win.

After this Riku began to train while Sora lived his daily life with a growing darkness inside of him. A week passed and his relationship with Kairi grew friendlier. One day he dropped her off at school and was faced by Riku once more. The two agreed to fight once more and moved to the back of the school. Riku proved to have improved and made quick work of Sora and left him in a critical condition. As the silver-haired teen turned to leave a dark chuckle was suddenly heard. He turned around and saw Sora reeking of darkness with half of his face pitch-black. This new Sora made quick work of Riku and prepared to deal the final blow but was stopped by the newly arrived Kairi. She told him to stop and Sora managed to push away the darkness and go back to his normal self but fainted due to exhaustion.

Leon spoke to Cid about Sora and the latter explained that he might have an inner heartless, a being that would grow inside of a person by using their negative emotions. Leon went to see Sora and explained the situation, saying that he had a way to stop the heartless from taking over his body but in order to do so he would need to accompany him. Sora agrees and leaved with Leon to the officer base. There he met Cid and they began to help Sora gain control.

Meanwhile there was a plan going on in Hollow Bastion. Roxas had gotten together a group of friends with the sole purpose of getting Sora back. They planned on looking for him soon since Terra had informed them that Radiant Garden's defenses would be down soon. In Radiant Garden, Kairi prepared a sleepover with her friends since she would be alone. Selphie, Namine and her slave Selphie, Yuna and Xion went to the sleepover.

Back with Sora, his training was rough and his Heartless was unleashed. Leon and Cid pushed back the heartless while Sora was having an internal battle with himself. Time passed and Cid was ready to kill Sora but the latter suddenly became enveloped in a silver aura and broke free of the heartless' control. With no more training to do, Sora decided to go back home but on his way there he met with Roxas, Aqua, Terra, Hayner and Demyx. They told him that they would take him back to Hollow Bastion but Sora told him that he still had to take care of some things before going back.

The group went over to Kairi's and met with the group of girls. They introduced themselves and decided to stay at Namine's for the time being while Sora stayed with Kairi. It was uneventful for a few days until Kairi decided to go on a trip to her summer home. They met a five-year-old girl named Akira and due to some circumstances took her back to Radiant Garden so that she could have a home.

One day Sora and Kairi walked around Radiant Garden and found a poster with information on an upcoming Keyblade Competition. Sora decided to enter this even and looked for someone who could train him. As he and the two girls walked back to Kairi's, he spotted Auron making quick work of a few thugs. Sora praises Auron and asks for training to which he denies. Sora challenged him to a fight and the two engage in combat with Auron coming on top easily. Auron sees talent in Sora and agrees to train him but in order to do so he would need Sora to accompany him on a two week trip.

When the day of leaving arrived Kairi approached Sora and confessed her feeling to him. The two kissed before Sora left with Auron. While Sora was gone; Roxas, Aqua, Terra, Hayner, and Xion decided to enter the Keyblade Competition as well. Two weeks came and went and the competition had finally begun. Sora reunited with Kairi, with them being in an official relationship now, before he went to get ready to fight. The first round ended with Sora, Roxas, Xion, Aqua, Terra and Hayner winning their matches. Riku had been found to have entered the competition as well.

A man named Xehanort had a plan in motion and attended the competition as well but not as a contender. He had trained Riku on how to use darkness and planned on gaining a vessel for his body. He reveals to have first tried to take over Sora when the boy was six but had been unable to since his body rejected him. Xehanort gathered a group of officers and made them get ready to attack Radiant Garden.


"And that's that," Heartless Sora said with a sigh before turning to Riku, "I like the part where I kicked your ass."

"Let's get on with the next chapter," Riku said with a glare.

"Fine you sore loser," the heartless said, ignoring Riku's heated glare, "The chapter begins now!"


Kingdom Hearts: Slave of Love

Keyblade Arc

Ch. 29 End of the First Day

Sora walked through the crowded streets around the stadium with a smile on his face. It was around six in the afternoon and he was on his way to pick Kairi up for their date. Apparently Namine had booked a hotel that everyone would be using for the remainder of the competition, she had said that this was necessary since she didn't want to walk from her home to the stadium every day. He assumed that she was right but didn't understand why Kairi had kicked him out of the hotel and told him to pick her up later so that it was more like a proper date. Since he was a little nervous he assumed this to be the right thing to do. He had been racking his brain on the whole dating Kairi issue and knew that it would be a little awkward at first because of their past unstable relationship.

For now he would try and enjoy the date though he knew that he would be completely nervous. He didn't have to fight until tomorrow so it would be a nice break from the constant fighting since traveling with Auron required fighting. After the day's fights were over, the official had told them that the second round would happen the following day. Sora was glad that his friends had passed to the second round and couldn't wait to see what they could really do. None of the matches had allowed his friends to show their true potential, much like his own.

He dismissed those thoughts when he saw he was approaching the hotel. The building was located near the stadium and was made from the same blue rock the whole town was. Fountains and trees adorned the entrance, making the already impressive building stand out even more. However, what stood out for Sora the most was the beautiful redhead standing on the entrance. Kairi wore a white blouse under a pink dress that had a black hoodie. He had never seen her wear this dress and he couldn't help but let a blush creep into his cheeks.

"I assume that means I dressed well?" Kairi asked with a small smile that grew when she saw his blush deepen.

"Y-you look great," Sora said with a nervous smile. He looked at his own clothes in distaste before scratching the back of his head, "Sorry I couldn't wear anything else."

Kairi smiled, knowing that he was trying his hardest. "You look great Sora," she answered before taking Sora's hand in hers. She gave him a sweet smile before leading him away from the hotel, "Let's go see what the stalls have to offer."

"R-right," Sora agreed as he let Kairi lead the way.


"Anything?"

"No… I can't see anything."

"Come on people, we need eyes out there."

"It's not as easy as it looks like, these branches are stabbing me."

"Man… I knew that I shouldn't have come here. I'm not the right guy for this."

"Shut up you idiot!"

"I bet I know what happened. First they ran out of there and went into a secluded spot before he ripped her clothes off and-"

"Stop!" loud voiced echoed from a large bush that overlooked the many stalls around the stadium.

A small boy turned to the bush and pulled on his mom's hand. "Mommy, that bush just talked," he informed.

"I don't want to know who's in there," the mom muttered as she eyed the bush in disgust before walking away from it with her son in hand, "We're leaving."

"Ha, ha. You scared her," came a voice from the bush.

"Shut up you idiot, it was all your fault for being so loud," came a female voice.

"I'm out of here," said a cool voice as Terra came out of the bush. He was followed by Aqua, Roxas, Namine and Demyx.

"Aww why are you leaving?" Demyx asked with a pout, "Is it because of what happened last time we were spying on someone?"

"No," Terra disagreed with a thoughtful look, "But now that you reminded me, I'm leaving before things get bad."

"Nooo," Demyx said with tears cascading down his face, "Don't leave me here with Aqua."

"What did you say?" Aqua growled as she glared at Demyx.

Terra walked away from the group, knowing that it would be too dangerous to spy with them, he knew for a fact that he didn't want a repeat of last time.

"Enough," Roxas said with a frown. He crossed his arms and looked at the team he had assembled. "We still have a mission to do and I won't rest until it's complete," he declared. The group thought for a moment before nodding in agreement, knowing that he was right, "Now let's go get this over with."

"Roxas you're a natural leader!" Demyx praised with a bright smile on his face.

Roxas smirked and turned to Demyx. "And you, my friend, are weird," he turned back to the stalls in focus, "There they are let's hide."

"Right," the group agreed as they ran back to the bush.

They watched as Sora and Kairi walked around the stalls hand in hand. "Now that's love!" Demyx cheered with a happy smile.

"Did you hear something?" Sora asked as he looked around the area. Kairi shook her head and led him to the nearest stall, "Nothing at all?"

"Nothing," Kairi responded.

Back in the bush Demyx had a bright red mark on his cheek and tears rolling down his cheek. The rest of the group moved away from the furious Aqua, not wanting to be hurt. "That hurt," Demyx whined.

"If you talk again it'll get worse," Aqua threatened with a glare. Demyx simply nodded furiously making Aqua smirk before turning to the rest of the group noticing that they were moving away, "Is anything wrong?"

"N-nothing," Namine assured with a nervous smile on her face.


The rest of the date had been boring in Roxas' opinion. There wasn't anything exiting like a heartless coming out of nowhere, a homicidal ex-boyfriend or a jealous ex-girlfriend. Sora looked happy at the very least so he assumed that it hadn't been a total waste. He looked back at the group and saw that Namine had a dreamy look in her eyes, Demyx had tears rolling down his cheeks and Aqua had a proud smile on her face.

Confused, Roxas looked back to the couple and his eyes widened when he saw that they were in the midst of a kiss. He looked away, it was a little gross to see the person you considered a brother kissing someone. It might have been out of love but he was still grossed out and knew that he would never get used to it.

"That is true love!" Demyx cheered in excitement, "Way to go Sora!"

Sora broke the kiss and looked to the bush that had apparently been following them. "You idiot!" came a scream from the bush.

"I told you I heard something," Sora said with a smug look. Kairi crossed her arms and pouted, knowing that he had been right.

"Who do you think it is?" Kairi asked with a blush on her face, the idea of someone watching her date no the most pleasant.

"I don't know but I'm going to find out," Sora declared as he walked over to the bush and peeked inside. "What the…" he said when all he saw inside of the bush was a heavily beaten Demyx.


"So you guys followed us around all day?" Sora growled at the group in front of him. After seeing Demyx in the bush, he had decided to go back to the hotel with Kairi. There he saw Roxas and his friends talking about spying on their date. Now Roxas, Aqua, Namine and Demyx sat in front of him with looks of shame. "Well?"

"We're sorry," the group chorused in shame.

Sora was a little thrown off by the synchronization but dismissed it. "Leave for now," he ordered.

"Yes sir," the group chorused again, making Sora look at the group oddly.

"What the hell is wrong with them?" Sora asked himself as he watched the group leave. He laid down on his bed and smiled. His date with Kairi had gone great, they had played several games from the booths first, after that they went to eat in a small stall and finally they walked around the street and kissed. A good date on his opinion but he was a little mad that it had ended because of his spying friends. After they went back to the hotel, Kairi went to her room but not before kissing Sora goodnight.

He closed his eyes feeling the strain from the day's events. He would go to sleep now, he had a match tomorrow and knew that he would need his rest. He only hoped that nothing would go wrong.

Ch. 29 End

I know that it was a kind of filler chapter but I really had to update today to show that I hadn't abandoned this story. Again, sorry for taking so long and I promise that the next chapter will come sooner and will be longer. Thank you for reading!