'Still don't know what you think of me. You still don't know what to make
of me. You still don't know what you mean to me. Still don't know what you
think of me.'
Disclaimer: Kingdom Hearts and all of its characters are property and copyright Disney Interactive and Square. Any and all song lyrics are copyright their respective owners. I do not claim them to be my own. Yep.
Apparently, people liked Ch. 1 enough to give me another go. Yay! Thanks for your reviews! It's so nice to get feedback. ^^ You get Ch. 2 now! Woohoo! Sorry if this is a bit shite. I just came back from trick-or- treating. Yeah, I'm 16. So? ^^ Free candy. I was Harry Potter. Well, Harriet, LOL.
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Kairi stood on the beach of the Destiny Islands.
'I'll wait for you forever...'
It had become habit for her to stand there for an hour everyday. Maybe if she waited.
Kairi was now 21 years old. Her auburn hair had grown down to her elbows. The little outfit she'd worn seven years ago hadn't changed much. She was glad to find something remarkably similar to the old mini-skirt and tank top.
The warm breeze ruffled her skirt as she drew lines in the sand with her toes. She sighed and looked up at the clouds lazily wafting by. 'I wish you'd come home to me. I love you.'
Kairi missed Sora more than anything; even Riku. Sure, she liked Riku, but Sora... She loved Sora. Sora had saved her. She was still unsure of Riku's intentions seven years ago. She knew deep down that he was still her friend. But he had looked so... soulless. She wondered if she should still trust him. What if he came back first?
...And why was Sora so intent on finding him? Why couldn't he have just searched for a year or two and then come back to her? He couldn't be dead, could he? No... she could still feel him somehow. He was out there. but where?
She took an old photo out of her pocket. It was torn around the edges and part of it had been ripped off. She hadn't meant to rip Riku out of the picture. Hers and Sora's faces smiled up at her. His goofy grin made her laugh. But she couldn't help wondering.
Kairi knew Sora loved her. He had to. But he had always been closer to Riku. She usually brushed it off as two boys who had known each other forever. She studied the picture. Even though Riku's face wasn't there, his presence couldn't be denied. He had a hand on Sora's shoulder. Kairi looked closer. It looked almost. possessive. But...Why? What didn't she know? Though Riku showed signs of interest in her, he always seemed so relaxed around Sora. Kairi furrowed her brow and shoved the photo back in her pocket.
When she looked up, something blue was falling from the sky. She walked quickly down the beach to see what it was. It drifted further and further downward. It was going to land about fifty feet out in the water...
Kairi squinted through the sun's rays to see that it was a Gummi Ship. 'Huh? Why is a Gummi Ship...? Sora?' Her heart raced. The ship landed with a splash in the ocean. She jumped into the water, swimming straight for it. Her heart pounded with anticipation. Had he finally returned to her?
'So fragile. Our hearts are so fragile. Too much hope and they burst.'
Kairi kept her head above water about five feet away from the ship's cockpit. She couldn't see a thing through the glass. Suddenly, she heard a clicking sound and the dome began to open.
She watched with bated breath as the glass revealed two black shoes, a pair of black pants, a red shirt with a blue and white jacket, and a head full of spiky, brown hair.
"SORA!" Kairi screamed. She was about to try and climb the side of the ship when he dove in after her. He surfaced and grabbed her shoulders gently in an embrace. "Sora..." she leaned her head on his shoulder, "is it really you?"
"Yes." he replied. "Oh, Kairi... I've missed you so much." She pulled away from him and kissed his lips. He reacted quickly and returned the kiss.
"Seven years..." she said with half-lidded eyes. "You've come back to me, my love." She smiled softly and leaned her head on his shoulder again. "What made you come back?"
"You," he crooned in her ears, "and Riku."
Kairi lifted her head. "Riku? But... he's not here. What do you mean?"
"He's gotten away from Kingdom Hearts. I figured he'd come here first... what's wrong, Kairi?" Sora tilted his head, studying Kairi's sudden change of expression.
"Hm? Oh, nothing... Where have you been for so long? What kept you from me?" She searched desperately for something to say. Were her suspicions being confirmed?
"I was looking," he said off-handedly. "For Riku... And King Mickey." He added quickly.
"For seven years? You couldn't come once? Sora...!"
"What does it matter? We're together now!" he said, a bit more harshly than intended. "Kairi, I..."
"No." she cut him off. "No, you're right. It doesn't matter. We're together, and that's all that matters." She smiled at him. Sora's muscles relaxed and he smiled too. "C'mon, let's pull this thing to shore." She jerked a thumb at the Gummi Ship.
They each grabbed a bit of it and pulled it easily through the water. It seemed to glide along the surface. When they had reached the shore, the sun was beginning to set. They grabbed themselves a seat on the sand and gazed wonderingly and the menagerie of colors.
Kairi leaned her head on his shoulder. "Sora...?" she began lazily.
"Yes?"
"Do you still love me?"
Sora looked at his feet, then stroked Kairi's hair. "Of course I do."
"I missed you so much." She nuzzled his neck with her nose.
"And I you." He moved his hand to her shoulder.
Kairi looked back to the purples and reds merging in the sky. "Why didn't you come for me? Why couldn't you take a break, if only for a day? At least to let me know you were alive..."
"I told you..." he said quietly, looking down. "I was busy... searching."
"Does Riku mean more to you than I do?" She lifted her head and looked into his eyes.
"No!" he replied automatically. "I mean, well, Kairi, he's my best friend. You both mean different things in different ways-"
"Do you love him?" She demanded, her eyes unmoving.
"WHAT!" Sora jumped away from her slightly. "What the hell are you talking about?!"
Kairi stood, still staring him down. "Tell me, Sora."
"Of course I do! He's my best friend! Of course I love him!" Sora looked at her wide-eyed.
"I don't mean like that." Her voice was breaking. "Do you think of him as something... more than a friend?"
"Kairi." he reached out a hand for her, but she pulled away. "Kairi, what do you want me to say?"
"The truth!" A tear rolled down her cheek. "I want to stop deluding myself with thinking that you love me. If you love him..."
"Kairi, I do love you. I just..."
This was all she needed to hear. She began sobbing and ran down the beach to her home. "KAIRI!" Sora stood and started after her, but thought better of it. 'She's just stressed. she hasn't seen me in seven years, after all.' He reassured himself. "And yet... why was she asking me about Riku like that? How could she know...? I haven't seen her, she has no reason to think that...'
Sora stood in the moonlight, gazing out at the water. 'What happened to me out there? Have I changed so much?' His search for Riku was what he had lived for. But how did he know Riku had escaped?
"We have been connected."
Sora thought back to his own words of friendship before Ansem. Friends and people with deep emotional bonds were connected somehow. They could feel one another through their hearts. That's why Sora still searched. That's why Kairi still waited for him.
'Kairi...' Sora thought back to the way he had treated her. She was right. Why didn't he keep any contact with her? His search consumed him so that he lost all feeling of anything (or anyone) else.
Sora's fresh tears glinted in the soft moonlight. 'So fragile. Our hearts are so fragile. Too much pain and they die.' He heard something moving inside the Gummi Ship.
It was Goofy. "Sora?" he called out. Sora tried to move away but the dog's steps were so long that he was at Sora's side in no time. "Sora... why are you crying?"
"It's nothing." He lied, turning his head away.
"It's okay, Sora. You can tell me anything." Goofy smiled at him warmly.
Sora's tears welled up again as he looked into the large, black eyes. Something about him made Sora feel safe. "Oh, Goofy," Sora hugged him. "I miss him so much."
"Don't you mean 'her'? You've finally found her, though, haven't you?" He was confused by the young man's response.
Sora wiped his eyes with the back of his glove. "No, him. Riku. I can feel him, in my heart. I know he's alive. I know he's escaped from Kingdom Hearts... but he's not here. Goofy, I think he's in pain."
Goofy rubbed Sora's back reassuringly. "It's okay. We'll find him. If you know he's alive, well, that's proof enough. Everything will be all right."
Sora's tears subsided. Goofy always knew what to say. Even if he was a bumbling idiot at times, he knew how to offer comfort.
Suddenly, Sora began to feel strange. His breathing became shallow, and his heartbeat was erratic. He began to sink to his knees.
"Sora?" Goofy tried to hold him up, but he was slipping.
"I... I... Riku... don't... give up..." and he was out cold.
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Ch. 2 Fin
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Once again, sorry if this is bad, but I'm tired. Stupid Florida with its 80- degree weather even after the sun goes down... Well, Peace, love and Woodstock! Have a good weekend! And remember, don't drink and ride your bike, and if you don't like the weather, move.
Ch. 3: Will Riku find the keyhole? If he does, will Cloud keep his end of the bargain, or leave Riku in the cold? Find out next time!
Disclaimer: Kingdom Hearts and all of its characters are property and copyright Disney Interactive and Square. Any and all song lyrics are copyright their respective owners. I do not claim them to be my own. Yep.
Apparently, people liked Ch. 1 enough to give me another go. Yay! Thanks for your reviews! It's so nice to get feedback. ^^ You get Ch. 2 now! Woohoo! Sorry if this is a bit shite. I just came back from trick-or- treating. Yeah, I'm 16. So? ^^ Free candy. I was Harry Potter. Well, Harriet, LOL.
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Kairi stood on the beach of the Destiny Islands.
'I'll wait for you forever...'
It had become habit for her to stand there for an hour everyday. Maybe if she waited.
Kairi was now 21 years old. Her auburn hair had grown down to her elbows. The little outfit she'd worn seven years ago hadn't changed much. She was glad to find something remarkably similar to the old mini-skirt and tank top.
The warm breeze ruffled her skirt as she drew lines in the sand with her toes. She sighed and looked up at the clouds lazily wafting by. 'I wish you'd come home to me. I love you.'
Kairi missed Sora more than anything; even Riku. Sure, she liked Riku, but Sora... She loved Sora. Sora had saved her. She was still unsure of Riku's intentions seven years ago. She knew deep down that he was still her friend. But he had looked so... soulless. She wondered if she should still trust him. What if he came back first?
...And why was Sora so intent on finding him? Why couldn't he have just searched for a year or two and then come back to her? He couldn't be dead, could he? No... she could still feel him somehow. He was out there. but where?
She took an old photo out of her pocket. It was torn around the edges and part of it had been ripped off. She hadn't meant to rip Riku out of the picture. Hers and Sora's faces smiled up at her. His goofy grin made her laugh. But she couldn't help wondering.
Kairi knew Sora loved her. He had to. But he had always been closer to Riku. She usually brushed it off as two boys who had known each other forever. She studied the picture. Even though Riku's face wasn't there, his presence couldn't be denied. He had a hand on Sora's shoulder. Kairi looked closer. It looked almost. possessive. But...Why? What didn't she know? Though Riku showed signs of interest in her, he always seemed so relaxed around Sora. Kairi furrowed her brow and shoved the photo back in her pocket.
When she looked up, something blue was falling from the sky. She walked quickly down the beach to see what it was. It drifted further and further downward. It was going to land about fifty feet out in the water...
Kairi squinted through the sun's rays to see that it was a Gummi Ship. 'Huh? Why is a Gummi Ship...? Sora?' Her heart raced. The ship landed with a splash in the ocean. She jumped into the water, swimming straight for it. Her heart pounded with anticipation. Had he finally returned to her?
'So fragile. Our hearts are so fragile. Too much hope and they burst.'
Kairi kept her head above water about five feet away from the ship's cockpit. She couldn't see a thing through the glass. Suddenly, she heard a clicking sound and the dome began to open.
She watched with bated breath as the glass revealed two black shoes, a pair of black pants, a red shirt with a blue and white jacket, and a head full of spiky, brown hair.
"SORA!" Kairi screamed. She was about to try and climb the side of the ship when he dove in after her. He surfaced and grabbed her shoulders gently in an embrace. "Sora..." she leaned her head on his shoulder, "is it really you?"
"Yes." he replied. "Oh, Kairi... I've missed you so much." She pulled away from him and kissed his lips. He reacted quickly and returned the kiss.
"Seven years..." she said with half-lidded eyes. "You've come back to me, my love." She smiled softly and leaned her head on his shoulder again. "What made you come back?"
"You," he crooned in her ears, "and Riku."
Kairi lifted her head. "Riku? But... he's not here. What do you mean?"
"He's gotten away from Kingdom Hearts. I figured he'd come here first... what's wrong, Kairi?" Sora tilted his head, studying Kairi's sudden change of expression.
"Hm? Oh, nothing... Where have you been for so long? What kept you from me?" She searched desperately for something to say. Were her suspicions being confirmed?
"I was looking," he said off-handedly. "For Riku... And King Mickey." He added quickly.
"For seven years? You couldn't come once? Sora...!"
"What does it matter? We're together now!" he said, a bit more harshly than intended. "Kairi, I..."
"No." she cut him off. "No, you're right. It doesn't matter. We're together, and that's all that matters." She smiled at him. Sora's muscles relaxed and he smiled too. "C'mon, let's pull this thing to shore." She jerked a thumb at the Gummi Ship.
They each grabbed a bit of it and pulled it easily through the water. It seemed to glide along the surface. When they had reached the shore, the sun was beginning to set. They grabbed themselves a seat on the sand and gazed wonderingly and the menagerie of colors.
Kairi leaned her head on his shoulder. "Sora...?" she began lazily.
"Yes?"
"Do you still love me?"
Sora looked at his feet, then stroked Kairi's hair. "Of course I do."
"I missed you so much." She nuzzled his neck with her nose.
"And I you." He moved his hand to her shoulder.
Kairi looked back to the purples and reds merging in the sky. "Why didn't you come for me? Why couldn't you take a break, if only for a day? At least to let me know you were alive..."
"I told you..." he said quietly, looking down. "I was busy... searching."
"Does Riku mean more to you than I do?" She lifted her head and looked into his eyes.
"No!" he replied automatically. "I mean, well, Kairi, he's my best friend. You both mean different things in different ways-"
"Do you love him?" She demanded, her eyes unmoving.
"WHAT!" Sora jumped away from her slightly. "What the hell are you talking about?!"
Kairi stood, still staring him down. "Tell me, Sora."
"Of course I do! He's my best friend! Of course I love him!" Sora looked at her wide-eyed.
"I don't mean like that." Her voice was breaking. "Do you think of him as something... more than a friend?"
"Kairi." he reached out a hand for her, but she pulled away. "Kairi, what do you want me to say?"
"The truth!" A tear rolled down her cheek. "I want to stop deluding myself with thinking that you love me. If you love him..."
"Kairi, I do love you. I just..."
This was all she needed to hear. She began sobbing and ran down the beach to her home. "KAIRI!" Sora stood and started after her, but thought better of it. 'She's just stressed. she hasn't seen me in seven years, after all.' He reassured himself. "And yet... why was she asking me about Riku like that? How could she know...? I haven't seen her, she has no reason to think that...'
Sora stood in the moonlight, gazing out at the water. 'What happened to me out there? Have I changed so much?' His search for Riku was what he had lived for. But how did he know Riku had escaped?
"We have been connected."
Sora thought back to his own words of friendship before Ansem. Friends and people with deep emotional bonds were connected somehow. They could feel one another through their hearts. That's why Sora still searched. That's why Kairi still waited for him.
'Kairi...' Sora thought back to the way he had treated her. She was right. Why didn't he keep any contact with her? His search consumed him so that he lost all feeling of anything (or anyone) else.
Sora's fresh tears glinted in the soft moonlight. 'So fragile. Our hearts are so fragile. Too much pain and they die.' He heard something moving inside the Gummi Ship.
It was Goofy. "Sora?" he called out. Sora tried to move away but the dog's steps were so long that he was at Sora's side in no time. "Sora... why are you crying?"
"It's nothing." He lied, turning his head away.
"It's okay, Sora. You can tell me anything." Goofy smiled at him warmly.
Sora's tears welled up again as he looked into the large, black eyes. Something about him made Sora feel safe. "Oh, Goofy," Sora hugged him. "I miss him so much."
"Don't you mean 'her'? You've finally found her, though, haven't you?" He was confused by the young man's response.
Sora wiped his eyes with the back of his glove. "No, him. Riku. I can feel him, in my heart. I know he's alive. I know he's escaped from Kingdom Hearts... but he's not here. Goofy, I think he's in pain."
Goofy rubbed Sora's back reassuringly. "It's okay. We'll find him. If you know he's alive, well, that's proof enough. Everything will be all right."
Sora's tears subsided. Goofy always knew what to say. Even if he was a bumbling idiot at times, he knew how to offer comfort.
Suddenly, Sora began to feel strange. His breathing became shallow, and his heartbeat was erratic. He began to sink to his knees.
"Sora?" Goofy tried to hold him up, but he was slipping.
"I... I... Riku... don't... give up..." and he was out cold.
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Ch. 2 Fin
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Once again, sorry if this is bad, but I'm tired. Stupid Florida with its 80- degree weather even after the sun goes down... Well, Peace, love and Woodstock! Have a good weekend! And remember, don't drink and ride your bike, and if you don't like the weather, move.
Ch. 3: Will Riku find the keyhole? If he does, will Cloud keep his end of the bargain, or leave Riku in the cold? Find out next time!