Dive to Oblivion
-Squirrel Tamer
Disclaimer: I do not own Kingdom Hearts.
Chapter 5
Riku
Two figures could be seen in the distance, it was hard to tell, but one was male and the other female. Both were dressed oddly, one wore an outfit that one would expect a pirate to wear, the other's was just strange. Just a long, long, black coat over a red shirt, black pants and black boots, but he had the bluest eyes, and when you looked directly into them, it felt as though you were soaring through the sky.
Even though these two were definitely odd looking, no one paid them any extra attention at all. There was a time when strange people were everywhere. Most had tried to forget that time four years ago. The people's logic was that, if no one spoke of it, then it must have never really happened.
There was one that stared long and hard at them, though. Even through the black blindfold that covered his eyes, he saw them. He smiled slightly to himself, then he disappeared into the shadows.
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I'm so hungry! Laleah yelled
Geese, she really gets grumpy when she's hungry, Sora thought to himself, and then spoke aloud, Well so am I, but I don't keep complaining every five minutes.
I don't care! I'm hungry and if I want the world to know it, then dang it they're going to know!
Sora sighed and glanced at the rows of shops. He couldn't see even one restaurant, and he was becoming very annoyed with the girl's tantrums. He was about to tell her to shut up, when she nudged him and pointed.
Pete's Italian Restaurant- good food, cheap prices.
Laleah practically dragged Sora to the restaurant, but he held her back for a moment, she gave him a look that made Sora quvier with fear, but he managed to hold himself together.
We eat on one condition.
While we eat, you tell me exactly who you are and what you're doing her, like you promised you would. Deal? Then he held out his hand for her to shake.
She looked down at his hand, then gently slipped her own into his.
Then they shook.
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Where...where am I?
Kairi sat up and glanced around. She had no idea where she was, but she realized that she must have been in a different world. It was bright and sunny, and the grass seemed greener than any other grass she had ever seen. She seemed to be sitting right in the middle of a road that seemed to go on for miles.
I guess I'm lost, She sighed.
Suddenly she heard voices off in the distance, she whirled around and then she grinned. Those figures were unmistakable.
Donald! Goofy! she yelled, then she ran down the road to greet them.
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Sora had never seen anybody wolf down a whole plate of lasagna as fast as the girl did. She ate as though she hadn't eaten in an incredibly long amount of time. It was kind of disgusting to watch.
Okay, now that you have your food, tell me exactly who you are.
She glared at him for interrupting her feast. She took a few more bites, swallowed and then put down her fork.
Alright, I'll answer any questions you have. First off, my name is Laleah, Even as she said her own name, somehow she found that it didn't seem to fit her anymore so she added, but you can call me Lee.
So you're Lee. But how did you get here? And how do you know about Maleficent?
Well, actually, I'm not really sure how I got here...and about Maleficent, she closed her eyes and sighed, That's a big question. I guess I should tell you plainly though, Maleficent is...was...my mother...
Sora seemed to be unable to think of what to say to her. He was the one that had killed Lee's mother, no wonder she had tried to kill him.
He would have killed him too if it had been his mother.
Lee had never seen Sora look so helpless, it scared her. He wouldn't even look at her. She thought maybe it was because he thought that she was just like her mother. But she wasn't, how could he not see that she was nothing like her mother.
Sora, don't worry, I'm nothing like her. I would never try to control the Heartless and I would never give in to the darkness.
What are you talking about Lee?
It's just that... He trailed off, then whispered, Its all my fault that she's dead, I'm sorry for it. Will you ever be able to forgive me?
Of course, silly, She smiled at him, then grew serious and focused her attention to something beyond the window, I know what my mother did, it was her own fault. You shouldn't blame yourself, her heart was too weak.
Still...it seems that everything is partially my fault, but I'm the Keyblade Master and its my responsibility...Just like the responsibility to save King Mickey and Riku.
Lee spoke the name aloud, feeling the familiarness of it on her tongue.
Sora looked at her.
Do you know Riku?
She closed her eyes, as if trying hard to remember something important. She seemed to be searching very deep inside of herself.
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She knows me...and...I think I may know her...Please...let her remember me...
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I didn't know him well, I had heard of him often, but I only ever saw him once.
When? Tell me.
It was when mother was alive. You see, mother always thought that I should have been exactly like her, you know, incredibly strong but filled with darkness. I never bothered to tell her, that I was nothing like her, I may have looked like her...well I used to look like her, but I was completely different. You see I have known for my whole life, that my heart is made of light, but is surrounded by darkness. Every time I feel the darkness begin to overcome the light, something in me refuses and pushes it back down.
Anyway, mother had been controlling the heartless since I was really young and she had already planned the destruction of the worlds. She would always tell me about meetings she had with others who wanted the worlds destroyed, but I was never allowed to go to one. She told me I wasn't ready. The meetings were always held at Hollow Bastion, where me and mother were staying at the time. Since I knew they were held in the castle, I used to run around trying to find where they were meeting, for something fun to do. Sometimes I even imagined that I was a famous explorer, in search of a lost treasure.
Then one day, when I was 13 and a half, I found a door that led to the Castle Chapel. I heard voices from behind it and knew that I had finally found the meeting place. I pressed my ear up to the door to hear better, then I heard him. It was a young boy's voice. I pushed the door open a crack, and peered in. I got really angry when I saw that the boy was only a little older than I was.
I listened in and found out that the boy was looking for a girl named Kairi, who had seemed to have lost her heart. They called the boy Riku, and talked about how well he had done his job. I knew what that meant, he had probably done something terrible. I was so wrapped up in my thoughts that I didn't hear him coming out until the last second, so I had no time to hide. I remember that he came storming out looking a little upset. Then he looked at me...and..I guess I stared back at him. We stood there staring at each other for a couple of minutes before, he turned to walk away. I never saw him again.
Lee looked down at the floor, refusing to meet Sora's bewildered stare.
I see...
I suppose that wasn't exactly what you wanted to hear.
I guess I was just kind of hoping that...
That I had told you I had just seen him recently?
Lee closed her eyes for a moment, then shook her head.
So he's Raku?
Yeah...he's Raku.
Like I said: I know that Saro will find both Kaira and Raku again and I don't lie.
He looked at her and smiled and Lee couldn't help but smile back, but in the back of her mind she couldn't stop thinking about Riku. He confused her, every time she thought of him, she felt weird.
Probably just the lasagna, she muttered under her breath.
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Why?...Why must I be able to see them...but not be able to feel them...Why am I so distant now...so...lost...and in a place where no one will ever find me...
Hello Riku...
Its you...but...who are you...I've been floating here with you for the past four years...and I still don't know you...
You are fortunate...your body still lives, as does mine...but...it still needs it's heart...
But how do I...
Hush...listen to me....fall into my tale
When one falls into darkness, but their heart still remains they cast off a shell of their body. The shell exists, and functions like a normal person would, but it is missing something, a heart. And the shell will search for the heart, doing whatever it can to find it and destroy it. Even if somehow the person is revived, like Sora was, the shell will search. Because it is tormented night and day, by the absence of its heart and it believes that the only way to stop the torment is by destroying the source.
You mean?...
Yes, by destroying the heart.
So I have a shell?
Yes, but your shell won't be able to hurt you.
Why not?...
Because your heart is here, but it won't be for long.
What?
You're leaving soon, just wait...
But I don't understand...I'm inside my body...this part of me is inside my original body...but it...doesn't listen...it doesn't do what my heart tells it to do...
Because your heart is still in darkness, your heart isn't really inside your body. You just think it is because you can see what it sees.
If I'm not inside it than...why can I see through its eyes?
Because its you...or a part of you
Part of me?
Yes, the part that gave in
Gave in to what?
The darkness...
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A/N: Sorry if the end was confusing, I don't know if I understand it myself, but it should be explained in later chapters. Well here's Riku, not much but he's there. He'll be in more later. Thanks for all the reviews. Until Chapter 6: Heartless!
