Disclaimor: I do not own Kingdom Hearts and/or any of it's
characters. The only thing I do own, in fact, is the Kingdom Hearts game
and it's guidebook and a cardboard box. Hehe, enjoy.
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As Sora sat alone beneath the moon's luminescant gaze he wondered what it would have been like if he hadn't gone out to the island in the storm...If he hadn't helped seal the Great Doors of Kingdom Hearts...If he hadn't...If he hadn't gone to save Kairi. He knew he should be angry with himself for thinking about these things but it was so hard not to wish all of this had never happened.
His thoughts were like a whirligig zooming about the skies...Or like the silver scaled fish of back home, darting through the water like steel torpedos or harpoons thrown forth. He lay back with his hands tucked behind his head staring up at the midnight stretch of sky that he knew went on forever, like a rubber band wrapped around the world...The world? What was he talking about? There were many worlds besides this one but were their skies all the same? He was surprised that he couldn't remember if they were at all and this...Bothered him for some reason.
He felt a brush of warmth against his cheek and searched the skies for what had touched him and his gaze caught upon a small sliver of the sun trying to spread it's rays across the earth and clasp it's hand firm upon the planet that he and his comrades were walking on. He heard a muffled thump that began to repeat over and over again. Turning around he locked eyes with Pluto who looked a bit woeful; Sora guessed that he had seen what had happened to him. He smiled reassuringly and scratched behind his ears making the dog's warm eyes glint with happiness.
Knowing Donald and Goofy would be up soon he returned to the camp site and started a fire. Taking a few apples from a nearby tree he watched as his companions slowly roused themselves from their slumber.
"I don't know why we have to start out so early..." Donald grouched; rubbing the sleep from his eyes.
It took them both to wake up Goofy who was such a heavy sleeper they doubted that if someone dropped a boulder on his head he would even stir a limb. Sora would have laughed but the look on Donald's face warned him against such an action as they both cast a Thundaga spell upon their friend. Instantly awake he yawned and grinned sleepily.
"Where's the fire?" He felt something very hot upon his stomach and realized his shirt was on fire. Yelping and attempting to put it out he cried, "Couldn't ya have tried a more subtler way o' waking me up!?"
Sora grinned and shook his head, pointing to Donald who glared at him and crossed his arms. "NOT EVERYTHING IS MY FAULT!" He yelled explosively.
Sora smiled innocently, "Yes it is?"
Bolting away at the exact second Donald blew a fire spell at him he only just felt the heat graze against his shirt and pants. He turned around and stuck out his tongue and made a face at Donald,
"Na na na na na!"
Before Donald could fire again Goofy interfered and held up his hands,
"Alright you two, we've got us some searchin' t'do." His thumbs in his suspenders he tried to look business-like which only made him look more comical than ever.
After Sora and Donald had stopped laughing they ate the apples he had found for them and looked to the north; the direction in which Pluto had been heading. While all of the arguing and laughing had been going on Pluto had been oddly silent. Sora looked down at the King's canine and found him to be wearing a look of seriousness upon his happy features.
"I think we'd better get going," Sora said without looking away from the dog.
Both Goofy and Donald recognized the tone in his voice and looked to the object in his gaze. They silently nodded and rose from their talks and dreams of yesterday. They started out on the road; heading away from the rising sun.
Later upon travelling without stopping for four hours with the path becoming quickly obscured by weeds and small shrubs with only Pluto and his nose to guide them Donald sat down abruptly and crossed his arms.
"I'm not moving another step!" He declared eyeing his two friends, seeing if they would protest but instead they sat down beside him.
"We'll start going again in another hour," Sora said; massaging his aching legs.
Silence settled down upon the companions as they fell into their thoughts sometimes quickly ceased by one of them trying to make conversation. While Goofy and Donald stirred up a conversation betwixt them Sora thought of the night with Kairi...She had felt so soft in his arms...It felt so completely right...Having her arms wrapped around him. His azure eyes became glazed as he day dreamed about the two of them.
"Maybe someday there will be a time when we can be together..." He murmured drawing questioning gazes from his friends. He shook his head and smiled slightly at them.
"Sorry...I was just thinking aloud I guess."
They nodded though they now watched him out of the corner of their eye.
Too busy thinking of Riku, Selphie, Wakka, Tidus, and Kairi he didn't notice the stygian clouds rolling in overhead with the promise of rain rumbling in their thunder. He wasn't aware that it was raining until Goofy gently cuffed him over the head.
"C'mon Sora! It's raining doncha know!"
Sora shook his dampened bangs from his eyes and looked around, he suddenly felt the cold rain pelting down upon him.
"O-Oh..." He stood up quickly and ran under a pine tree that had been conjured to accomodate them.
"Thanks Donald, Goofy," He said embarassment set upon his face.
"No problem, Sora...What were you thinking about so hard you didn't notice it was raining?"
"I was only thinking about...About Kairi and the others..."
He caught the concered look traded betwixt his two comrades and he smiled reassuringly, "It's really okay..."
But was Sora okay? Was he really up to this job? We'll find out in the next installment... _____________________________________ So...Do you all hate me yet? -watches Roco die on Cowboy Bebop and bursts into tears- WAAAA!!! I bet you all hate me don't you!?!?! Evil pinheads!
As Sora sat alone beneath the moon's luminescant gaze he wondered what it would have been like if he hadn't gone out to the island in the storm...If he hadn't helped seal the Great Doors of Kingdom Hearts...If he hadn't...If he hadn't gone to save Kairi. He knew he should be angry with himself for thinking about these things but it was so hard not to wish all of this had never happened.
His thoughts were like a whirligig zooming about the skies...Or like the silver scaled fish of back home, darting through the water like steel torpedos or harpoons thrown forth. He lay back with his hands tucked behind his head staring up at the midnight stretch of sky that he knew went on forever, like a rubber band wrapped around the world...The world? What was he talking about? There were many worlds besides this one but were their skies all the same? He was surprised that he couldn't remember if they were at all and this...Bothered him for some reason.
He felt a brush of warmth against his cheek and searched the skies for what had touched him and his gaze caught upon a small sliver of the sun trying to spread it's rays across the earth and clasp it's hand firm upon the planet that he and his comrades were walking on. He heard a muffled thump that began to repeat over and over again. Turning around he locked eyes with Pluto who looked a bit woeful; Sora guessed that he had seen what had happened to him. He smiled reassuringly and scratched behind his ears making the dog's warm eyes glint with happiness.
Knowing Donald and Goofy would be up soon he returned to the camp site and started a fire. Taking a few apples from a nearby tree he watched as his companions slowly roused themselves from their slumber.
"I don't know why we have to start out so early..." Donald grouched; rubbing the sleep from his eyes.
It took them both to wake up Goofy who was such a heavy sleeper they doubted that if someone dropped a boulder on his head he would even stir a limb. Sora would have laughed but the look on Donald's face warned him against such an action as they both cast a Thundaga spell upon their friend. Instantly awake he yawned and grinned sleepily.
"Where's the fire?" He felt something very hot upon his stomach and realized his shirt was on fire. Yelping and attempting to put it out he cried, "Couldn't ya have tried a more subtler way o' waking me up!?"
Sora grinned and shook his head, pointing to Donald who glared at him and crossed his arms. "NOT EVERYTHING IS MY FAULT!" He yelled explosively.
Sora smiled innocently, "Yes it is?"
Bolting away at the exact second Donald blew a fire spell at him he only just felt the heat graze against his shirt and pants. He turned around and stuck out his tongue and made a face at Donald,
"Na na na na na!"
Before Donald could fire again Goofy interfered and held up his hands,
"Alright you two, we've got us some searchin' t'do." His thumbs in his suspenders he tried to look business-like which only made him look more comical than ever.
After Sora and Donald had stopped laughing they ate the apples he had found for them and looked to the north; the direction in which Pluto had been heading. While all of the arguing and laughing had been going on Pluto had been oddly silent. Sora looked down at the King's canine and found him to be wearing a look of seriousness upon his happy features.
"I think we'd better get going," Sora said without looking away from the dog.
Both Goofy and Donald recognized the tone in his voice and looked to the object in his gaze. They silently nodded and rose from their talks and dreams of yesterday. They started out on the road; heading away from the rising sun.
Later upon travelling without stopping for four hours with the path becoming quickly obscured by weeds and small shrubs with only Pluto and his nose to guide them Donald sat down abruptly and crossed his arms.
"I'm not moving another step!" He declared eyeing his two friends, seeing if they would protest but instead they sat down beside him.
"We'll start going again in another hour," Sora said; massaging his aching legs.
Silence settled down upon the companions as they fell into their thoughts sometimes quickly ceased by one of them trying to make conversation. While Goofy and Donald stirred up a conversation betwixt them Sora thought of the night with Kairi...She had felt so soft in his arms...It felt so completely right...Having her arms wrapped around him. His azure eyes became glazed as he day dreamed about the two of them.
"Maybe someday there will be a time when we can be together..." He murmured drawing questioning gazes from his friends. He shook his head and smiled slightly at them.
"Sorry...I was just thinking aloud I guess."
They nodded though they now watched him out of the corner of their eye.
Too busy thinking of Riku, Selphie, Wakka, Tidus, and Kairi he didn't notice the stygian clouds rolling in overhead with the promise of rain rumbling in their thunder. He wasn't aware that it was raining until Goofy gently cuffed him over the head.
"C'mon Sora! It's raining doncha know!"
Sora shook his dampened bangs from his eyes and looked around, he suddenly felt the cold rain pelting down upon him.
"O-Oh..." He stood up quickly and ran under a pine tree that had been conjured to accomodate them.
"Thanks Donald, Goofy," He said embarassment set upon his face.
"No problem, Sora...What were you thinking about so hard you didn't notice it was raining?"
"I was only thinking about...About Kairi and the others..."
He caught the concered look traded betwixt his two comrades and he smiled reassuringly, "It's really okay..."
But was Sora okay? Was he really up to this job? We'll find out in the next installment... _____________________________________ So...Do you all hate me yet? -watches Roco die on Cowboy Bebop and bursts into tears- WAAAA!!! I bet you all hate me don't you!?!?! Evil pinheads!