Kingdom Hearts II: A Journey's End

Chapter 56: Remember him

They ran through the Ship Graveyard and there were more off those zombie pirates which freaked Haruka out. Then there were those strange creatures around too and the red haired girl knew they were bad.

"Look!" Donald exclaimed and they saw a Nobody with a medallion in his hand.

"A medallion!" Haruka and Jack said in unison and got their weapons ready. They defeated the Dusk and the pirate picked up the medallion.

"Three more to go." He said.

"How do you know?" Sora asked.

"Princess, you know the answer." Jack stated and she nodded with a smile.

"O' course, Sparrow. A pirate must have a keen eye. Else he won't be sailin' free for long. Savvy?" She muttered.

"Huh?! What's that?!" Donald shouted and they looked into the distance to see a ship sailing. They ran up and saw Elizabeth waving.

"Ahoy, mateys!" She shouted.

"Ridiculous imitation…and yet, I'm flattered." Jack mumbled.

"Ahoy!" Haruka grinned.

They boarded the ship and it set sail.

"Your Highness!" Will and Elizabeth bowed and she smiled with a wave.

"Hello." He stood up and she raised an eyebrow. "But who are you two?" She asked.

"What?" The man asked.

"You don't remember us?" She shook her head.

"It's me Will and this is Elizabeth. Remember, we saved her from Barbossa!" Will said trying to jog her memory. She tapped her finger on her chin and tilted her head to the side.

"Who's Barbossa?" They gasped and when William looked at Sora who shook his head with sadness. Jack walked into the moonlight and turned into a zombie pirate.

"Jack, what happened?! This is horrible." Elizabeth exclaimed.

"Ah, but who's to blame, eh?" Jack asked sarcastically.

"Well, it certainly isn't Elizabeth." Will declared.

"It's Organisation XIII." Sora answered. "They're the ones behind this.

"Wonder where they went?" Goofy thought out loud.

"The hooded man took the pirates and his creatures with him into some strange hole." Will explained. "We saw them leave from inside the Captain's Stateroom."

"Didn't occur to you to fight them, mate?" The Captain asked.

"I'm no fool. I knew I was no match for them." Will stated.

"That I believe." Jack mumbled.

"Sora, Princess Haruka. I think we'll need your help." Will said.

"Got it." Sora and Haruka said in unison.

"But first, let's find all the Medallions. Otherwise… the curse can't be broken…and the creatures will remain invincible." Will made a valid point.

They split up and Haruka sat next to Sora.

"Sora, what's Organisation XIII?" She asked and he looked at her.

"They're a bunch of very bad people who want to make Kingdom Hearts theirs. They are Nobodies, who don't have any hearts." He explained. She frowned at this.

"I feel sorry for them for not having hearts. But that doesn't mean they can have Kingdom Hearts! Kingdom Hearts is for everyone and no one owns it!" She said with might.

"You're right, Haruka." Sora agreed.

"But how can you tell who's from the Organisation XIII or not?" She asked curiously.

"They wear black coats and sometimes cover their faces with their hoods." Her mouth formed an 'O' and she nodded.

"Okay! So they're our enemy. I got it!" She smiled.

They started fighting the Dusks to retrieve the medallions and fought pirates too.


"That's four medallions. We got 'em all!" Sora said as he held out the medallions in his hand.

"But where's the chest?" Jack asked.

"If we find the hooded man, we'll find the chest." Will stated.

"Probably in Port Royal." Sora suggested.

"Why's that?" Elizabeth asked.

"Organisation XIII are after people's hearts. So they're gonna go where there's a lot of people." The brown haired boy said.

"That makes sense." Haruka pointed out. "So that guy must be there."

"So, they'll hurt the townsfolk?" Will asked.

"No, they're bringin' 'em flowers, mate. I don't know who these organisers are, but I will say they're makin' we pirates look like proper gents!" Jack growled.

"And I completely agree. We need to stop these Nobodies! They're giving pirates a good impression, which isn't right." Haruka said.

"Then let's do this!" The Captain of the Black Pearl shouted.


They got to Port Royal and saw that Nobody with the Anchor and there was the chest.

"You go, he's mine." Jack Sparrow muttered. They placed the medallions back into the chest.

"The curse, it's gone!" Donald exclaimed.

"Then what's this?" Jack asked as he looked at his hands.

"Jack must have been cursed by that monster, not for stealing the gold." Goofy said.

"Oh, I have no worries then." Jack mumbled and Haruka giggled at this.

"Don't worry Jack! We'll just defeat the monster that's all!" Haruka said and he stared at the red haired girl; she was becoming like her old self.

The Nobody swung his anchor and Haruka stood in front of her friends. She summoned her Keyblade and the anchor hit against it. She was strong enough to hold the anchor off and even swing it away. Sora, Donald, Goofy, Jack and Will were shocked.

"You're not going to hurt them! They're my friends and I'll do anything for them!" She screamed and Sora felt a tear fall down his cheek.

The Nobody swung his anchor on the chest and many medallions flew out.

"Get the gold!" Jack shouted.

"I'll fight with you, Cap'n." She said and he stared at her. She smiled at him with a giggled. "Let's do what pirates do best." She said and they took on the Nobody as Sora, Donald and Goofy got all the medallions and placed them back into the chest.

When the Nobody was defeated, a heart was release and that hooded man collected it.

"Bravo Sora and Haruka." He said and disappeared.

The red haired girl clutched onto her chest and panted. That monster took a lot of energy and stamina out of her. She was about to fall until someone called out her name.

"Haruka!" They heard Kiru yell and Sora, Donald, Goofy and the other turned to him; except for Haruka.

The silver haired boy ran up to her and caught her in his strong arms. He shook her and she opened her eyes only slightly. The red haired girl looked up at him and her eyes widened.

Suddenly she pushed him off her and summoned her Keyblade.

"WHO ARE YOU?!" She yelled and Kiru gasped.

"Haruka, it's me; Kiru." He placed his hands onto his chest and she growled.

"I don't know who the hell you are, but what gives you the right to touch me you heartless Nobody?!" Haruka growled.

"You don't remember me?" He asked as his heart broke.

"Haruka, it's not what you think?! That's Kiru, the guy who saves you all the time!" Sora shouted out. "You need to remember."

"I don't need to remember anything. My memory is perfectly fine. Now, shut up and let me finish this guy off!" Haruka screamed and ran up to him whilst swinging her Keyblade towards him. He summoned his Keyblade too and defended himself from her attack.

They started fighting and Kiru tried to make her stop but she didn't. Her saviour didn't want to hurt her but she was trying her upmost best to defeat him which were making things worse. Kiru reached a decision; he had to be tough on her, so that she would give up, then he could make her remember.

Even when Kiru was fighting his best, Haruka was still as strong as he was. Sora tried to tell the Princess to stop but it still didn't work.

"Haruka!" He shouted and something flashed again behind her eyelids.

Silver hair, cocky smirk, muscular build, harmonious voice, pale skin and…mesmerising cyan eyes.

Her Keyblade fell out of her hand and onto the ground. She placed her hand onto her forehead, fluttered her eyelashes and was about to fall and Kiru caught her again.

"Get away from me!" She said and he shook his head.

"No." He placed his hands onto her shoulders and shook her. "Haruka, remember me!"

"Why should I? I don't know who you are." She said and he sighed.

"Alright fine, it doesn't matter if you don't remember. But what's worse is that you've even forgotten the times when I saved your life. I've saved you from falling unconscious, I've saved from being raped by numerous pirates and I've even saved you from falling from an avalanche and dying!" She looked up at him with sparkling eyes.

"But…" She trailed off but he shook his head at this.

"But you don't know me. Fine, I guess it doesn't matter if you don't remember me. But do you remember him?" He asked and she furrowed her eyebrows.

"Who?" She asked curiously.

"Riku." He said and her eyes widened.

"Riku…?" She whispered.

"You don't know who he is, don't you?" She looked down. "Haruka, look at me." She looked up at him.

"How can you forget him? Isn't he special to you?" In her mind she kept on seeing the boy, Riku. "Don't you know him or have you just forgotten him?" Tears were brimming in his eyes and she gulped.

"I…" She mumbled.

"Haruka! You need to remember him." He said louder. "Close your eyes and open your heart." Haruka closed her green eyes. He hugged her and leaned closer to her ear.

"I know your memories are still in there. Please remember, for my sake, Haru…" He whispered and she gasped.


"Hey Haru, you okay?"

"Thank you Haruka."

"Haruka, I'm sorry that I hurt you in any way, please forgive me."

"No, you don't deserve any pain Haru."

"Why do you suffer on your own? You're not alone Haruka. Mom and Dad are always with you and I'm with you to be your shoulder to cry on. So cry and let it all out."

"I Riku will take on oath to always be your best friend no matter what. I will promise to never slap you and comfort you. I will always save you whenever you're in trouble. I will be there to wipe away those tears."

"I promise that I will always be with you no matter what. You don't have to be alone anymore; I've been with you then, now and I will be with you in the future. Even if I'm not I'll be in your heart."


The tears fell down her cheeks and she opened her emerald green eyes to see Kiru gone. She turned to Sora with a great, big, goofy grin on her face.

"SORA!" She shouted and ran over to him. She pounced onto him with a bear hug and he laughed at this.

"Woah, Haruka!" He stepped back and she pulled away from him with her hands on his shoulders.

"I remember!" She exclaimed happily and he smiled with tears of joy in his eyes.

"You remember?" He asked. "What do you remember tell me?"

"I remember you, Donald, Goofy, Cap'n Jack, Will, Elizabeth, Organisation XIII and Kiru. But most importantly, I remember him!" She said.

"Who?" Donald asked and she looked around with a big smile on her face.

"I remember Riku!" Haruka shouted and felt like she was over the moon. Tears fell down her cheeks and Sora wiped them whilst shaking his head.

"You shouldn't be crying." She smiled at him and nodded. Sora started explaining what happened whilst she lost her memory and she quickly understood everything.


They boarded the Black Pearl again and Haruka was relieved that she didn't have seasickness again.

"It's certain that we don't need the likes of the Heartless or that hooded fellow about. They'll ruin the market of us true pirates. " Captain Jack said.

"So that's why you went to Port Royal. And we thought that you actually wanted to save everyone." Elizabeth growled.

"A pirate always looks to profit Miss Swann." The Captain stated but looked at Haruka with a smile. "Well, all but one. Princess Haruka isn't like any other pirate I know. She's a Princess, her heart's full of gold, she cares about others but she swears like a pirate and is quite scary like her great grandfather." He explained and she giggled at this.

"Thanks Cap'n." She said.

"Why are you so afraid of Haruka anyway?" Sora asked.

"Yeah, the Princess isn't the scary!" Donald exclaimed.

"You haven't seen her scary side." Jack said. "Go on Haruka; show them you're scary side."

"Pfft, Haruka and scary that doesn't exist!" Sora said with crossed arms and Haruka turned to them. Her eyes were completely cold and her glare was scarier than death itself. At that exact moment, she mirrored her great grandfather. She took Jack's gun and walked up to Sora.

She aimed the gun at Sora's forehead. She then aimed the gun at Donald and placed a knife under Sora's neck pressing it against his skin.

"Not scary, ya say?" She asked darkly. Donald's legs were wobbling like jelly and Sora gulped. She gave the weapons back to Jack. She kicked the chest into the water and it sank.

"So, this is fair winds then Cap'n." She said.

"Yes, but we'll meet each other again, lassie." He mumbled and Haruka smiled.

"Fair winds, Will and Elizabeth!" She waved.

"Goodbye." They said in unison.

"Godspeed on yer journey and finding yer love, Riki." She turned to Jack.

"It's Riku!" She said and he shrugged. She shook her head whilst rolling her eyes. Then something caught Haruka's eye. She turned to see Sora all red.

"Hey Sora, c'mon! Let's go." She said as he walked past him with Goofy and Donald behind him.

Sora gulped with his face completely bright red like Haruka's hair. He needed a new pair of pants, since Haruka's great grandfather Blackbeard side made him piss himself.

'Note to self; do NOT piss Haruka off!' Sora said to himself.


Woah Sora! Please review and thanks for reading!

~Parisa01