The Crystalline Key

Summary: A girl from our world (in other words, Earth) has wanted to get the Kingdom Hearts game since it came out. which hasn't been very long. only a week. When her friends' mom gives her a special copy, she gets something better than the game. What might that be? An adventure she'll never forget and love. Sora/OC (OC = Original Character for you dense peeps)

Disclaimer: "Still dun own it."

Quick A/N: GOMEN NASAI! I AM SOOOOOOOOOOO SORRY! I've had writer's block all week long. Plus I've had company, had to baby-sit my brother and a 1-year-old, and I had to help my mother out! Besides, fanfiction.net wasn't letting me upload stuff. So, it's not just my fault. Anyway, on with Chappie 5, Reunited! For now.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Sora's POV~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

We landed on the planet of Agrabah a few minutes ago. It was morning, and the sun was already hot. The streets were busy. Donald, Goofy, and I got pushed around and knocked over many times. Someone bumped into me, almost knocking me over.

"Gomen nasai!" said a familiar voice. I wondered where I'd heard that voice but couldn't remember since it was so loud.

I heard someone shout, "STOP THIEF!" I turned around and saw a man run out from his booth and point to the person who bumped into me. I ran after the thief.

"Get back here!" I yelled. "It's not right to steal!" The thief flashed a very rude sign at me.

"Yeah, well I'd rather live than starve to death!" I ran faster. The thief looked back at me, but I couldn't see her face because her hair was whipping around it, and she probably couldn't see me, either. She jumped over some crates and I did also. "Why are you so good at keeping up?! The other guards didn't stand a chance!" She jumped over a ledge and stumbled when she landed, giving me time to jump down and tackle her. I turned her over and my eyes widened.

"Raine?" I brushed the hair covering her eyes away so she could look at me.

"Sora?" I nodded and she hugged me. I hugged back. Our reunion was interrupted when a guard picked Raine up by her hair. She squirmed and kicked yelling, "LET ME GO!"

"Good job, young man. She's been taking food and clothing from these booths for only two days, but she's been stealing a lot more than it sounds like." The guard raised his sword and started to bring it down. My Keyblade materialized in my hands and I quickly blocked the attack. The guard gave me a confused look. "Why are you helping her? She's a thief and must be killed!" I slashed at the guard's hand and he dropped her.

"Because she's my friend!" I shouted, picking her up and running off. Raine tugged on my vest and pointed to the left.

"Turn left now." I did so and we reached a pole. "We've gotta climb." I went up first and Raine followed when I'd reached the top. I looked around at my surroundings. We were in an apartment kinda thing. Blankets of food were here and there and folded clothes were stacked in a corner.

"So you really did steal all those things." I said. She nodded.

"The guy that's letting me stay here is really nice, but he has no money. And I have no money. Which means the only way to solve this problem is to steal. So I did. And now I'm alive." She sighed. "I didn't like it at all." I hugged her and she rested her head on my chest.

"Well, we're together again. People have been giving Donald, Goofy and I food and stuff so now you don't hafta worry about it. We can find Riku and Kairi and then go home." She looked up at me and I kissed her. I leaned forward to put more of my feelings into it and she moaned a little. We heard someone cough and quickly parted. I mentally cursed whoever it was.

"Raine, who's this?" asked a boy standing in the entrance.

Raine blushed a little and said, "This is Sora."

"Who's that?" I asked.

"Aladdin, the guy that's letting me stay here." She answered. I nodded.

"Raine's gonna come back with me, is that ok?" I asked Aladdin and he nodded.

"I have to go somewhere anyway. She can't follow me forever. Though, I'm gonna miss her thieving skills." And with that, he climbed down the pole and disappeared. I grabbed Raine's hand and we climbed down the pole. The streets were bare, booths were closed, and all was quiet.

"Wonder what's going on." Raine mumbled. As if on cue, Heartless appeared on puffs of black smoke. Legs of spider-like Heartless sprang from pots all around. Our Keyblades appeared in our hands and we fought. Soon the Heartless had all vanished and we all sighed with relief.

"HEY!" Donald screamed as he ran up to us. "Whadid ya leave us behind for?!" Donald looked at Raine and snorted. "Oh, for your girlfriend. Hmph." He crossed his arms and I blushed.

"Who's there? Hello?" said a feminine voice. We looked around and a girl appeared from behind a booth.

"Who're you?" Raine asked.

"I'm Jasmine. My father is the sultan of Agrabah." Goofy blinked and scratched the back of his head.

"Uh... So that makes you a princess." Jasmine nodded.

"Yes, but he has been deposed by Jafar, who now controls the city." She explained.

Goofy asked in a who-are-you-talking-about kinda tone, "Jafar?" Jasmine blinked.

"You haven't heard of him? He's the royal vizier. He's gained evil powers and seized Agrabah. He's desperately looking for something he calls the "Keyhole." Jafar caught me trying to escape, but he helped me."

"Who helped you?"

"We were hiding nearby, but he left a while ago to take care of something... Oh, I hope Aladdin is all right."

A voice questioned, "Aladdin? Where might I find this street rat?" A man in black and red appeared. He held a golden staff that had the head of a cobra. He was very intimidating. "Jasmine, allow me to find you more suitable company, my dear princess. These little rats won't do, you see."

"Jasmine, run!" I shouted. Jasmine nodded and ran off. Raine glared at Jafar.

"Rats?! You think I look like a friggen rat? Well, YOU DON'T LOOK SO FUCKING GOOD YOURSELF!!" Raine yelled. Jafar blinked.

"That's not how a young lady should be talking." Raine narrowed her eyes.

"DAMN YOU! I'LL TALK HOWEVER I WANT TO SOMEONE WHO PISSES ME OFF!!" Jafar furrowed his brow and disappeared. Raine took a few deep breaths, muttering, "Calm down, Raine. Calm down." A few moments later she said, "Let's go back to Aladdin's. I'm kinda tired from fighting the Heartless and I need to get my backpack." I nodded and we entered Aladdin's house. Raine looked around. "Maybe I'll tidy up just a bit. Starting with that dusty carpet." I helped Raine heave the huge drawer off the carpet and it sprang to life. Raine yelped in surprise and threw her arms around my neck as it flew over us and out of Aladdin's home.

"The carpet flew off toward the desert. Let's follow it, you guys!" We jumped down instead of climbing down the pole and ran after the carpet. It was very difficult to keep up with the carpet but we finally reached the outside gates of Agrabah where the carpet was standing. Donald looked at it and blinked.

"It wants us to come along?"

"All aboard." I said. We climbed onto the carpet. It took off really fast and Raine grabbed onto me. I suppressed a grin since she looked scared. I figured she wouldn't like it much if someone were to smile at her discomfort.

"I-hate-heights-I-hate-heights-I-hate-heights." She muttered over and over. We started to descend quickly and she tightened her hold on me. Raine opened her once eyes that were closed in fear just a few seconds ago and looked down. Aladdin was struggling in some quicksand. We jumped off the carpet and ran to help him, but Heartless blocked our path. We defeated them but more appeared.

"Gawrsh! Not again!" Goofy said in an exasperated tone. Raine ran to help Aladdin and they both joined in the fight after he'd gotten out. Aladdin pulled out a lamp and rubbed it.

"Genie, get rid of these guys!" There was a blue explosion of smoke and a big blue man appeared.

Genie said in a humorous tone, "Wish Number One, coming right up!" Genie eliminated the Heartless instantly. We traveled back to the Desert and I explained to Aladdin what's going on while we were riding on the carpet.

"I see. Thanks, Sora." Aladdin said.

"Aladdin, what're you doing out here?" I asked.

"Same old stuff. Hunting legendary treasure. Just paid a visit to the Cave of Wonders. I found that magic carpet, and this lamp. Legend has it that whoever holds the lamp can summon the-" He was interrupted by Genie.

"Please, kid, leave the intros to a professional. The one and only GENIE OF THE LAMP! Rub-a-dub-dub the lamp and have your dearest wishes granted. Today's winner is...Aladdin! Congratulations!" Raine covered her mouth with her hand to muffle her giggles and I smiled.

Donald looked thoughtful for a moment and asked, "Any wish?"

"Patience, my fine, feathered friend! Any three wishes! A one wish, a two wish, three wish. Then I make like a banana and split! Our lucky winner made his first wish and let me tell you, what a wish that wish was-so he has two left. So, master, what'll you have for Wish Number Two?" A spotlight appeared on Aladdin.

"Hmm, how about making me a fabulously wealthy prince?" Genie clapped his hands together.

"Oooh! Money! Royalty! Fame! Why didn't I think of that? Okay, you asked for it! A hundred servants and a hundred camels loaded with gold! Just say the word and I'll deliver it in 30 minutes or less, or your meal's free. Hey, I'll even throw in a cappuccino! Okay?" Raine broke out in fits of giggles.

"I think I'll put that on hold until we reach Agrabah."

"Uh, why a prince?" Goofy asked.

"You see, there's this girl in Agrabah named Jasmine. But she's a princess, and I'm, aw, she could never fall for a guy like me." Raine stopped giggling and snorted.

"Hmph. Money isn't everything. Girls like nice guys that can protect them yet treat them equally. I sure wouldn't love Sora any less if he was totally broke." We looked at Raine for a moment. "WHAT? It's true."

Donald shrugged and asked, "You said a Princess?"

Goofy added, "Named Jasmine?" I jumped up a little, remembering something.

"Oh, that's right! She's in trouble, Aladdin!"

"What? Well, c'mon, let's get going!" We jumped on the carpet and began flying back to Agrabah.

"Ah, fresh air! The great outdoors!" Genie said, spinning around.

"I guess you don't get out much, huh?" I said and he nodded.

"Comes with the job. Phenomenal cosmic powers, yet an itty-bitty living space. It's always three wishes, then back to my portable prison. I'm lucky to see the light of day every century or two."

"Say, Genie, what if I use my last wish to free you from the lamp? What do you think?" Aladdin asked. Genie looked at him, a smile growing on his face.

Genie asked excitedly, "You'd do that?"

"Genie, it's a promise. After we help Jasmine." We approached the gates of Agrabah and jumped off the carpet once it landed. We entered the market and saw Jafar harassing Jasmine.

"Setting your sights a little high, aren't you, boy? Go back to your hole, street rat. I will not allow you to trouble the princess any more."

"Jasmine!"

"I'm so sorry, Aladdin." Jasmine said. Aladdin rubbed the lamp.

"Genie, help Jasmine. Please!" Genie appeared and picked up Jasmine.

"One wish left! You're making this really easy, you know." Genie said.

"So sorry, boy. I'm afraid your second wish has been denied." Though no one beside Jafar noticed, a red parrot carefully grabbed the lamp and lifted it from its hold in Aladdin's belt. He flew back to Jafar and dropped it in Jafar's hands.

"I'm sorry, Al." Genie disappeared and Jasmine dropped in a spider- like pot.

"And now, I bid you all farewell. Attack!" Jafar said as he left, the pot with Jasmine shouting inside following. We defeated the Heartless with the help of Aladdin.

"Jasmine!" We heard someone cackle evilly, the sound coming from the Desert. "To the desert! Come on, let's move!"

After riding carpet for a few short minutes, we returned to the place we had found Aladdin earlier. A huge tiger head emerged from the sand, as did many Heartless. Raine and I attacked the Head while the others went for the Heartless. Soon, the head settled down and opened its mouth, revealing a staircase into the ground. We entered the mouth and looked around. We started to explore.

Not seeing Jasmine or Jafar after exploring for a long while, Aladdin became frustrated and started hitting a pillar. After calming him down, we proceeded to a room of treasure and made our way to another room. Maleficent and Jafar were talking. Raine paled at the sight of Maleficent.

"That boy again?" Maleficent asked Jafar.

"He's more persistent than I expected. Why not explain the situation to that boy Riku? Doing so may actually prove useful to our-" He stopped as we walked toward them.

"Wait a second. Are you Maleficent?" I asked. Without a word, Maleficent disappeared.

"Jafar, let Jasmine go!" Aladdin snarled.

"Not a chance. You see, she's a princess-one of seven who somehow hold the key to opening the door." Jafar said coolly. Goofy and Donald blinked.

"Open," Goofy started.

"The door?" Donald finished.

"But you fools won't live to see what lies beyond it." He paused to turn to Genie then commanded, "Genie! My second wish. Crush them!"

"Genie, no!"

"Sorry, Al. The one with the lamp calls the shots. I don't have a choice." Genie started towards us and we ran. Raine assisted Donald, Goofy and Aladdin in trying to keep Genie away from me while I went to attack Jafar. Soon, Jafar had been knocked to the side and we approached the unconscious Jasmine. Before we got to check to see if she was alright, Jafar got up and floated in midair.

"Genie! My final wish! I want you to make me an all-powerful genie!" Unable to stand it at all, Genie turned Jafar into a huge, blood red genie. Jafar goes underground in the lava area. We jumped down the pit to the lava area. Then, Aladdin saw Iago carrying Jafar's lamp.

"The lamp! Get Jafar's lamp!" This was easier said than done. Jafar hurled huge fiery boulders at us and Iago flew out of our reach many a time. Raine, Donald, and Aladdin were injured at the end of the battle, but not seriously hurt. I held up the black lamp.

"Okay, Jafar! Back to your lamp!" I commanded. After Jafar disappeared into the lamp, I threw it into the lava and we made our way back to where Jasmine had been. (A/N: I have no memory of Sora throwing the lamp into the lava, it just seemed like the best thing for him to do.) She was nowhere to be found.

"Jasmine? Jasmine!" The Keyhole started to glow and I held up the Keyblade. A ray shot at it and the Keyhole locked. The area started to shake.

"Whoa, we'd better get out of here!" Goofy shouted over the sound of crumbling rock and tumbling pillars.

"Jasmine!" Raine restrained Aladdin so he stayed with us and not get left behind. The Carpet appeared and took us out of the Cave of Wonders and back to Agrabah. Later, we were in Aladdin's house.

"So, Jasmine's no longer in Agrabah. Sora, let's go find her." Aladdin said.

"Sorry. I can't take you with me." I said.

Aladdin looked at me in an alarmed way and asked, "Wh-Why not?"

"I sure wish we could." Goofy said.

"But we can't. If we take him to another world, we would be," Donald looked to Goofy, signaling he wanted Goofy to finish the sentence.

"Muh, mudd-" He started but was interrupted by an annoyed Donald.

"Meddling!"

"Aladdin, we'll find Jasmine. I promise." I said and Raine nodded.

"Yeah, it's the least we could do as a thanks for letting me stay with you." She said. Genie looked at Aladdin.

"Uh, earth to Al. Hello? You still have one wish left. Look, just say the word. Ask me to find Jasmine for you." He suggested.

"I, I wish, for your freedom, Genie." Aladdin said. Genie's legs appeared and the cuffs on his wrists disappeared. "A deal's a deal, Genie. Now, you can go anywhere you want. You're your own master. But if you can, it'd be great if you could go along with them and help Sora find Jasmine." Genie turned his back.

"Hmm. Sorry, Al. I'm done taking orders from others. But," he paused to turn to Aladdin and smile. He continued, "A favor, now that's entirely different. I guess I could give that a try. After all, we're pals, right, Al?"

"Genie," Aladdin began.

Genie interrupted, "Just leave it to me!"

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We were in the Gummi Ship now, and Raine was asleep in my lap. I smiled and held her close. I whispered in her ear. "I love you, Raine." She mumbled, "Love you too" in her sleep and snuggled closer to me. My smile widened and we stayed like this through the night, sitting together in a corner of the Gummi Ship, which was drifting in space so we could get a good night's sleep. 'Wonder what adventure we'll go on next.' I thought before falling asleep at midnight.

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Again, I AM SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO SORRY! I didn't mean to let my writer's block last this long! Plus I've had to do lots of chores since company was over and more is coming! Please don't stop reading, though! I'll do my best to defeat this writer's block beast!

Review Responses:

Meheria - I deleted the Author's Note just in case other readers feel the same way as that one Evil Furbie. I'm sorry about not updating for a while.

InuYasha fan - I've never played FF7 or FF8. If you read the Review Responses in earlier chapters, my cousin is the one who has a Playstation, not me. So he decides what games he gets. And he's never gotten Final Fantasy games.

Uryan - Nice try, Roxy. But no, I can't have ANOTHER person from the real world enter when I've already done 5 LONG chapters. Sorry.

ShadowMistress - Yeah. I know. Uryan is just Nayru backwards and Erofar was s'posed to be Farfore but I got it messed up. As you can probably tell, I like the Zelda games. Thanks for reviewing and I'm glad you like my story!

Silver Rabbit - 0.o;; O-kay. Well, that's your opinion, so, I'm not gonna start an argument. Heh. I just don't like Sora/Riku fics cuz I think both characters a WAY hot. And yes, KAIRI SUCKS! * stabs Kairi with Keyblade * DIE!

Sora-and-Stitchy - * glares at Mashi and sighs * Well, this is JUST a fanfic. I can't claim you in reality, Sora. * sighs depressedly * Darn. I'm glad you like my story though! * huggles you *

Jamiesgirl - You and many others, as you can see. LOL.

All - I'm sorry about the LOOOOOOOOOOOOOOONG wait. I'll be much faster at updating, I hope. Thanks for reviewing and please continue reading! Ja ne! ^.^

~Raine Minamino