More Than A Story
-Squirrel Tamer

Disclaimer: I do not own Kingdom Hearts.

Chapter 5: Are you ready?



What are you? How can you talk?! He cried out in fear.

That is not important. I'm more concerned about you. They told me something was wrong, but I didn't think it was this bad...why are you afraid of me?...something is not right...Aren't you the Keyblade master?

Me? The Keyblade master? B-but that's just a story! He cried, trembling slightly. The fox shook her head and looked at him her eyes filled with sorrow.

No...It is so much more than a story...

I'm dreaming...This has to be a dream...Foxes don't talk!... He murmured closing his eyes believing that if he couldn't see it it wasn't there. He slowly opened his eyes but the fox had disappeared. He sighed to himself, relieved. But the relief was only momentarily.

But they do...The voice whispered in his head. And he knew that it would whisper in his head for all eternity. Yes, indeed, they do...



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Why they had taken an airplane to the beach instead of driving Kairi would never understand. It wasn't like they were going halfway around the country or anything like that. It was was just to Maryland. But that was her mother for you, she needed to have everything done fast. She thought that fast food must have been thought up by a genius.

So instead of taking a little more time for less money, she bought incredibly expensive airline tickets.

Of course Kairi was like her mother on the soccer field. She couldn't stand still she always needed to run.

Kairi sighed and then resumed the fighting stance she had been in a moment before. She couldn't go home in a week without practicing anything. She had a gymnastics tournament coming up.

Gymnastics was her grandmother's idea, just like it was her grandmother's idea to force her to wear skirts the whole week. She thought it would help Kairi's balance and poise. Instead it helped her when she would get into fights at school.

Kairi smirked and then cartwheeled into a lamp.

Her mother ran into the room, screamed in rage and pointed to the door. Signaling that it was time for Kairi to get some fresh air.

Kairi fled from the room.



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Riku nailed his solo. He could sense his parents looking up at him with pride. Everything was going his way.

At least for another two hours.



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What the Hell?... Kairi muttered under her breath. She stood on the beach looking up at the stars, which were falling one by one. The ocean breeze whipped around her bare legs. Something was wrong, she could sense it.

She whispered and then sped off back to her beach house.



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Stop this! I can't take this anymore! Who are you? Sora screamed covering his ears with his hands. His head pounded and he felt himself begin to cry. He glanced at the clock, minutes seemed to go by almost like seconds. He cried out again.

This is your fate.

 He cried. He couldn't hear, words were pouring in and out of his head, flashes of Riku, Kairi and his mom swam around in his mind.

You cannot change your fate. No matter what you want, you cannot change what is meant to be. Although...you can change the outcome.



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Hello Riku, a voice whispered from the shadows.

Riku whirled around, but saw no one. He looked down at the box of Bibles in front of him that he was supposed to be putting into the closets. He set down the one in his hand and began walking towards the source of the voice.

Is someone there? He called out.

How could you forget about me? The voice asked. Weren't we joined as one once?

What are you talking about? Riku asked his voice beginning to tremble. The mysterious voice, who had hidden themselve so well, was beginning to scare him. He grabbed a long candlestick that was almost as tall as he was. He blew the candles out and then began creeping forward, towards the voice.

Are you afraid of me? You shouldn't be. I brought something that might be of use to you, And with that a cloaked man stepped out from behind a pillar. He walked toward Riku who gripped the candlestick.

What do you want with me? Riku asked.

I simply want you to have this. It will do more for you than it ever could for me. I can only carry it in its lowest of forms, a keychain. Not much of a weapon. The figure told him. Riku strained to see his face but it was well covered. The figure held his hand out, something glinted inside of it. Riku felt himself lift his own hand to grab the item.

What can I do with a keychain? He asked slightly confused.

I'm not sure...let's see! And with that the figure threw Riku backward and pulled out two red swords of light. He lunged towards Riku who rolled away and quickly picked himself up.

Aren't you going to fight me? The cloaked man mocked.

First, we're in a church and second, I have no weapon! He yelled at the figure.

Well you'll just have to get over that! He cried and then struck a blow at Riku who put his hand with the kaychain up to block his head. He braced himself, knowing that his hand was about to be split in two. But instead all he felt was a slight vibrating in his hand. He looked up and saw that the figure's sword had connected with what looked like:

A Keyblade?! Riku cried.


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Kairi urged the taxi on. She had almost made it back to the apartments. She knew that Sora needed her and she was ready to help as soon as she could.

She only hoped that she wasn't too late.


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Can you make it real?! Sora cried, barely able to hear his own voice. Can you actually make it more than a story?!

If you want...

I do!

Are you ready?

Sora bit his lip. He knew in his heart that there was no turning back after he made up his mind. It was now or never.

Are you ready? The voice repeated.

Are you ready?

you ready?....

ready?.......

 He whispered. I'm ready.

Suddenly he was blinded by a flash of light.


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A/N: Sorry it took so long, but here it is! Hope you like it.