AN: My second chapter. A HUGE thanks to those that reviewed my first. I feel special! I hope to get more reviews, but again, it would b great if you just read. I decided to make the childhood chapters last a bit before giving a twist to the plot, eh? Oh, and the corvette thing in the disclaimer is a joke with my sister's Kingdom Hearts fanfic.
Disclaimer: And if I were rich and owned Kingdom Hearts, which I don't own Kingdom Hearts, Squaresoft, or any of the characters, I would buy my sister a corvette, and make a big bet on the Superbowl, not that I'm in to that.
Corrupted Sea
The sunrise on Destiny Island must be one of the most fantastic sights to see. All of us kids met between the two trees on the far most end of the Island. (It's the place you find the rope at the beginning) We all gathered and talked while watching the sun come up.
"Today is going to be very unusual." Riku said.
"Why is that?" Tidus asked, confused.
"The waves are bigger then usual. I think something may come..." He explained.
"Yeah," I said, "A storm." I shuddered.
He shook his head, causing his silver hair to fall back in front of his ears.
"Not this time, Sora." He said, taking a deep breath in
"We should be care-" Wakka started just as a mighty wind blew in from behind, causing his beloved ball to be thrown into the water. Kairi lost her balance, but luckily, was caught by Riku and all our hair swished about wildly.
Everyone looked at everyone else and I looked out to the water. Yes, the waves were growing. I saw this as the perfect opportunity to prove to Riku how brave I could be. I gulped and looked at them all.
"I'll save your ball, Wakka." I announced, and quickly jumped down the ladder before anyone could imagine to disagree.
"Sora no you'll get hurt!" Riku warned, chasing after me.
I ran to my legs extent and out into the cold water.
"It's okay Riku! I'll be fine!" I exclaimed as I was carried out by the waves.
"SORA! Please come back!" I heard Kairi's soft, faint voice.
I could swim fine and looked up and saw her standing with the others so far away now, as the waves as carried me off a ways. I couldn't see her expression but she sounded worried.
"I'm fine Kairi!" I said and looked around to see if Wakka's ball was in sight.
I caught a glimpse of it being tossed about by the waves further away. I took a deep breath and began swimming in its direction.
"Just...a little...farther..." I whispered as I neared the area, but the waters just got rougher as I swam, and my arms begin to ache. I reached out and grabbed onto the ball and held it tightly. Just as I turned to swim back, I gasped. Land was so far away...I couldn't even see the others, but I could see Riku swimming towards me yelling something.
"Riku I can't hear you!" I said in a panic, trying to swim to him with only my feet to move, as both my hands were wrapped around Wakka's ball. For some reason, it was much harder to swim back then it was to swim out.
"Sora! It's behind you!" I heard Riku's voice at last, as he came into hearing distance.
I turned around and my young body trembled. I saw a giant whirlpool raging, spinning, before me and I was drifting right towards it.
"Riku! Riku help me!" I screamed, kicking and holding on to the ball for my life.
I felt him grab onto my sleeve.
"Sora." He said, out of breath.
"What do we do?" I asked, crying.
I thought we were going to die.
"Whatever you do, don't get separated from me or we could be lost forever." He warned, taking out his stick sword and trying to use it as a paddle. It was useless, the waves were too strong.
"Riku we're gonna die!" I cried.
"No we won't." He said, in a confusingly confident voice.
Just then, as if the whirlpool had heard his argument, it increased in size and, with a gigantic force, I was thrown down into the water.
...
* * *
"Sora! Sora please wake up!"
I felt nothing, and saw nothing. My life seemed to be nothing, and wanted to slip away like sand sifting and seeming to melt through your fingers.
"Come on, please Sora! Wake up! Please don't be dead!"
Another voice.
My body began to ache all over suddenly, and I simply coughed up buckets of water onto the ground and forced my eyes open.
"Sora you're okay!" Kairi shouted, hugging me tightly.
I had a sudden urge to be home with my mom. Safe, at least.
I shook my head.
"R-Riku...is he?" I asked.
Kairi moved and I saw Riku and the others all looking at me anxiously.
"I got out with some scratches and bruises." Riku explained.
I felt that familiar competitive feeling, like Riku was always one step ahead of me...and I had still not proven myself. In fact, I was sure now I only seemed stupid and Riku was a hero for saving me. This feeling caused me to frown.
"Thanks for helping Riku..." I said in a disappointed tone.
He helped me up.
"If I were you..." He said, "I would think before just jumping in the water." He advised.
I nodded, and I felt upset in my stomach and angry towards Riku. All I wanted was, for once, to feel brave...but I guess I was meant to be a pushover. I stared at the sand a moment and everyone was quiet, thankful, but quiet.
"I'm gonna go home you guys." I said finally. "Oh, Wakka?" I added.
Wakka looked at me and nodded. I threw his ball to him and turned to go.
and trudged off to my house.
"Mommy? If anyone comes over, will you say that I'm sick and can't play?" I asked when I stepped through the door.
"Alright, are you okay?" She asked.
"Yeah." I said, pouring a glass of orange juice and spilling a large portion of it on the counter.
She hugged me from behind and told me I should get rest if I was sick. As soon as I walked in my room I heard the doorbell ringing and listened through my bedroom door.
"Hi Kairi! Sora's not feeling well right now, I'm sorry..."
"Will you tell him everyone says thanks, and give him this?" She asked my mom.
"Of course I will. See you later, Kairi."
I heard the door close and ran to get into bed before my mom came in.
"Your friend Kairi asked me to give this to you, and tell you everyone says thanks." She repeated and handed me a folded up piece of paper.
After she left, I unfolded it and a smile came over me. It was a picture, colored by Kairi, of me standing on the raging waves holding up Wakka's ball high in the air with a big smile, and in the background all my friends cheering, even Riku. The picture would be considered a 'five year old drawing' by most people, but, it was simply beautiful to my eyes. I taped it up on my wall.
I examined my cuts and bruises and silently declared them nothing too big to worry about, but I was still a bit damp from the journey. I wondered why the waves had suddenly gone so chaotic in the first place...and touched the necklace Kairi had given me around my neck. I wanted to give her a present in return, but decided to think upon that later.
"Kairi..." I said, sighing happily and looking out my window on tippy-toes to watch the sunset, which, to me, was even better then the sunrise. As it's golden rays dropped low in the sky and it projected many pink, and orange colors amongst the blue, and on the other side the moon was only beginning to awaken.
Disclaimer: And if I were rich and owned Kingdom Hearts, which I don't own Kingdom Hearts, Squaresoft, or any of the characters, I would buy my sister a corvette, and make a big bet on the Superbowl, not that I'm in to that.
Corrupted Sea
The sunrise on Destiny Island must be one of the most fantastic sights to see. All of us kids met between the two trees on the far most end of the Island. (It's the place you find the rope at the beginning) We all gathered and talked while watching the sun come up.
"Today is going to be very unusual." Riku said.
"Why is that?" Tidus asked, confused.
"The waves are bigger then usual. I think something may come..." He explained.
"Yeah," I said, "A storm." I shuddered.
He shook his head, causing his silver hair to fall back in front of his ears.
"Not this time, Sora." He said, taking a deep breath in
"We should be care-" Wakka started just as a mighty wind blew in from behind, causing his beloved ball to be thrown into the water. Kairi lost her balance, but luckily, was caught by Riku and all our hair swished about wildly.
Everyone looked at everyone else and I looked out to the water. Yes, the waves were growing. I saw this as the perfect opportunity to prove to Riku how brave I could be. I gulped and looked at them all.
"I'll save your ball, Wakka." I announced, and quickly jumped down the ladder before anyone could imagine to disagree.
"Sora no you'll get hurt!" Riku warned, chasing after me.
I ran to my legs extent and out into the cold water.
"It's okay Riku! I'll be fine!" I exclaimed as I was carried out by the waves.
"SORA! Please come back!" I heard Kairi's soft, faint voice.
I could swim fine and looked up and saw her standing with the others so far away now, as the waves as carried me off a ways. I couldn't see her expression but she sounded worried.
"I'm fine Kairi!" I said and looked around to see if Wakka's ball was in sight.
I caught a glimpse of it being tossed about by the waves further away. I took a deep breath and began swimming in its direction.
"Just...a little...farther..." I whispered as I neared the area, but the waters just got rougher as I swam, and my arms begin to ache. I reached out and grabbed onto the ball and held it tightly. Just as I turned to swim back, I gasped. Land was so far away...I couldn't even see the others, but I could see Riku swimming towards me yelling something.
"Riku I can't hear you!" I said in a panic, trying to swim to him with only my feet to move, as both my hands were wrapped around Wakka's ball. For some reason, it was much harder to swim back then it was to swim out.
"Sora! It's behind you!" I heard Riku's voice at last, as he came into hearing distance.
I turned around and my young body trembled. I saw a giant whirlpool raging, spinning, before me and I was drifting right towards it.
"Riku! Riku help me!" I screamed, kicking and holding on to the ball for my life.
I felt him grab onto my sleeve.
"Sora." He said, out of breath.
"What do we do?" I asked, crying.
I thought we were going to die.
"Whatever you do, don't get separated from me or we could be lost forever." He warned, taking out his stick sword and trying to use it as a paddle. It was useless, the waves were too strong.
"Riku we're gonna die!" I cried.
"No we won't." He said, in a confusingly confident voice.
Just then, as if the whirlpool had heard his argument, it increased in size and, with a gigantic force, I was thrown down into the water.
...
* * *
"Sora! Sora please wake up!"
I felt nothing, and saw nothing. My life seemed to be nothing, and wanted to slip away like sand sifting and seeming to melt through your fingers.
"Come on, please Sora! Wake up! Please don't be dead!"
Another voice.
My body began to ache all over suddenly, and I simply coughed up buckets of water onto the ground and forced my eyes open.
"Sora you're okay!" Kairi shouted, hugging me tightly.
I had a sudden urge to be home with my mom. Safe, at least.
I shook my head.
"R-Riku...is he?" I asked.
Kairi moved and I saw Riku and the others all looking at me anxiously.
"I got out with some scratches and bruises." Riku explained.
I felt that familiar competitive feeling, like Riku was always one step ahead of me...and I had still not proven myself. In fact, I was sure now I only seemed stupid and Riku was a hero for saving me. This feeling caused me to frown.
"Thanks for helping Riku..." I said in a disappointed tone.
He helped me up.
"If I were you..." He said, "I would think before just jumping in the water." He advised.
I nodded, and I felt upset in my stomach and angry towards Riku. All I wanted was, for once, to feel brave...but I guess I was meant to be a pushover. I stared at the sand a moment and everyone was quiet, thankful, but quiet.
"I'm gonna go home you guys." I said finally. "Oh, Wakka?" I added.
Wakka looked at me and nodded. I threw his ball to him and turned to go.
and trudged off to my house.
"Mommy? If anyone comes over, will you say that I'm sick and can't play?" I asked when I stepped through the door.
"Alright, are you okay?" She asked.
"Yeah." I said, pouring a glass of orange juice and spilling a large portion of it on the counter.
She hugged me from behind and told me I should get rest if I was sick. As soon as I walked in my room I heard the doorbell ringing and listened through my bedroom door.
"Hi Kairi! Sora's not feeling well right now, I'm sorry..."
"Will you tell him everyone says thanks, and give him this?" She asked my mom.
"Of course I will. See you later, Kairi."
I heard the door close and ran to get into bed before my mom came in.
"Your friend Kairi asked me to give this to you, and tell you everyone says thanks." She repeated and handed me a folded up piece of paper.
After she left, I unfolded it and a smile came over me. It was a picture, colored by Kairi, of me standing on the raging waves holding up Wakka's ball high in the air with a big smile, and in the background all my friends cheering, even Riku. The picture would be considered a 'five year old drawing' by most people, but, it was simply beautiful to my eyes. I taped it up on my wall.
I examined my cuts and bruises and silently declared them nothing too big to worry about, but I was still a bit damp from the journey. I wondered why the waves had suddenly gone so chaotic in the first place...and touched the necklace Kairi had given me around my neck. I wanted to give her a present in return, but decided to think upon that later.
"Kairi..." I said, sighing happily and looking out my window on tippy-toes to watch the sunset, which, to me, was even better then the sunrise. As it's golden rays dropped low in the sky and it projected many pink, and orange colors amongst the blue, and on the other side the moon was only beginning to awaken.