Key:
"..." = Talking
'...' = Thinking
... = Wierd voice in Sora's head
~...~ = Flashback
4
Returned Hearts
Dodge. Attack. Run like hell.
It was a monotonous cycle, and they had been going on like that for quite some time. Sora was amazed that he and Peter had made any progress at all. The Heartless were quite persistant, no doubt Riku had ordered them to keep him away from Kairi. Of course, even as slow as he was moving, all they were managing to do was delay him.
His green clad companion proved more useful than he had expected. His ability to fly making him a good distraction for Sora's attacks to strike true. Even though he had only a dagger, he was a decent fighter. And as he had said, he knew his way around the ship rather well. Perhaps bringing him along was not such a bad idea after all...
One of the Heartless that held his appearance recieved a hard blow th the head, and it vanished in a blast of purple fog like all of the shadows did. Sora ran again, his comrade close at his back. They came to another locked door, which the Keyblade master promptly opened. The two entered and closed it behind them without hesitation.
"Too close..." Peter muttered, a bit out of breath.
"Peter? Peter Pan?"
The boy in question flipped around.
"Wendy?"
Had he cared in the least, Sora might have smiled at their happy reunion. Maybe. He examined their surroundings, then his eyes rested upon the docile form of...
"Kairi!"
Both of the room's other occupants turned to see what the comotion was about, as Sora rushed over to Kairi, shaking her.
"Kairi! Wake up! Kairi!"
~ Within you...lies you friend's heart. ~
He placed his hand over his own heart, or, rather, where his heart _would_ have been, did he still have one. Yes, that was right. Kairi's heart was within him. But...how would he give it back?
~ Your Keyblade... ~
~ It holds the power now not only to seal Keyholes, but to open them. And to unlock people's hearts. ~
Sora looked down at the dark Keyblade he held.
'A Keyblade that unlocks people's hearts...'
At that moment, he realized what it was that he would have to do. Yes, it was the only way. Probably shocking the others, he leaned down and kissed Kairi on the lips. After a moment, he pulled away, smiling at her with all the warmth he could muster, which wasn't much.
"Goodbye, Kairi," he murmured.
He held the corrupted Key up before him for a moment, just gazing at it, then plunged the now sharp tip deeply into his chest. A small beam of light shot from him to Kairi, who awoke with a start. She looked in his direction, watching as he began to fade. She was on her feet in less than a second.
"S-Sora!"
The girl rushed towards him, trying to catch him, but the moment her arms were around him, Sora vanished in a flash of dark energy. The only thing she had managed tho keep was the Keyblade.
Kairi clutched the object to her, now sobbing uncontrolably, disregarding the blood that dripped on her shoulder from the tip. Peter and Wendy could only look on in shock.
And this was how Riku found them.
(Please note that this is NOT A SORA/KAIRI FIC!!! Ahem, 'scuse the outburst. Anyhoo, please review, 'kay? Pretty please?)
"..." = Talking
'...' = Thinking
... = Wierd voice in Sora's head
~...~ = Flashback
4
Returned Hearts
Dodge. Attack. Run like hell.
It was a monotonous cycle, and they had been going on like that for quite some time. Sora was amazed that he and Peter had made any progress at all. The Heartless were quite persistant, no doubt Riku had ordered them to keep him away from Kairi. Of course, even as slow as he was moving, all they were managing to do was delay him.
His green clad companion proved more useful than he had expected. His ability to fly making him a good distraction for Sora's attacks to strike true. Even though he had only a dagger, he was a decent fighter. And as he had said, he knew his way around the ship rather well. Perhaps bringing him along was not such a bad idea after all...
One of the Heartless that held his appearance recieved a hard blow th the head, and it vanished in a blast of purple fog like all of the shadows did. Sora ran again, his comrade close at his back. They came to another locked door, which the Keyblade master promptly opened. The two entered and closed it behind them without hesitation.
"Too close..." Peter muttered, a bit out of breath.
"Peter? Peter Pan?"
The boy in question flipped around.
"Wendy?"
Had he cared in the least, Sora might have smiled at their happy reunion. Maybe. He examined their surroundings, then his eyes rested upon the docile form of...
"Kairi!"
Both of the room's other occupants turned to see what the comotion was about, as Sora rushed over to Kairi, shaking her.
"Kairi! Wake up! Kairi!"
~ Within you...lies you friend's heart. ~
He placed his hand over his own heart, or, rather, where his heart _would_ have been, did he still have one. Yes, that was right. Kairi's heart was within him. But...how would he give it back?
~ Your Keyblade... ~
~ It holds the power now not only to seal Keyholes, but to open them. And to unlock people's hearts. ~
Sora looked down at the dark Keyblade he held.
'A Keyblade that unlocks people's hearts...'
At that moment, he realized what it was that he would have to do. Yes, it was the only way. Probably shocking the others, he leaned down and kissed Kairi on the lips. After a moment, he pulled away, smiling at her with all the warmth he could muster, which wasn't much.
"Goodbye, Kairi," he murmured.
He held the corrupted Key up before him for a moment, just gazing at it, then plunged the now sharp tip deeply into his chest. A small beam of light shot from him to Kairi, who awoke with a start. She looked in his direction, watching as he began to fade. She was on her feet in less than a second.
"S-Sora!"
The girl rushed towards him, trying to catch him, but the moment her arms were around him, Sora vanished in a flash of dark energy. The only thing she had managed tho keep was the Keyblade.
Kairi clutched the object to her, now sobbing uncontrolably, disregarding the blood that dripped on her shoulder from the tip. Peter and Wendy could only look on in shock.
And this was how Riku found them.
(Please note that this is NOT A SORA/KAIRI FIC!!! Ahem, 'scuse the outburst. Anyhoo, please review, 'kay? Pretty please?)