Chp 3: Black Hearts
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Disclaimer: I don't own KH or Flying Without Wings by Ruben Studdard (Go Ruben!!) or Hold On by Good Charlotte as seen in the last chapter
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*Hollow Bastion*
"It's time now...the Princess of Heartless as finally awakened!"
Ansem was sitting down in a chair in the throne room of the Hallow Bastion castle smirking to himself. The room was dark and gloomy and dimly lit with black flame candles. The black drapes covered the bright sun from creeping in through the large windows so the only lights in the room were those black candles. The room was like a Gothic Wonderland and Ansem was the king.
The all-powerful darkness that had been sleeping within Mya was awakened and raised Ansem from his eternal slumber in darkness. Everything was falling out exactly as he had planned.
"Malificent.." he called out into the darkness softly. Malificent then rose out of the ashes of her slumber and stepped out into the blackness of the throne room. She looked around, confused of her surroundings for only Ansem knew of his grand plan.
"You have been brought back from your slumber due to my plan," he said softly. Malificent turned her head and saw Ansem sitting in the throne.
"However," he continued, "if you do not serve me in my plan and you are not faithful then I will leave you to rot in the eternal darkness from whence you came." Malificent stepped toward the throne softly.
"I will agree once you tell me of this plan of which you are scheming," she replied. Ansem smirked evilly.
"I am delighted you asked," he said. He raised his arm up and then a mirror appeared into the air.
"First of all, did you really think I, the great Ansem, would not have a back up plan for a case in which a little wretch like Sora would come and spoil all my plans? I was well prepared for this. And this plan I have WILL NOT FAIL!" His voice boomed throughout the castle causing birds that were nestled in the corners of the wall to fly out into the horizon.
"While you and Riku were gathering our Princesses of Heart I began to place my back up plan into action..I created a Door to Darkness with the same powers as the Door to Light except it has the power to generate all darkness back to the world. But I didn't want to create a key to open the door for that would be too simple to find for those who may stand in our way. Instead we need to gather those with black hearts and bring them here so they can open the door."
"And where is this door?" Malificent asked.
"A very intelligent question..." Ansem said with an evil smile, "..the door is not in any location in any place in these worlds. The door only comes when it is called. And that is why I bestowed within someone the blackest of all hearts. I have created an ultimate Princess of Heartless who will summon the Door to Darkness and bring an end to all things light in this world...the plan will fail without her..the ones with black hearts are useless without her to summon the door."
"And whom is this Princess of Heartless of which you speak?"
"I planned my choice for our Princess of Heartless very carefully..I couldn't choose someone of great importance to Sora because he would only go after her and therefore stand in our way.." He snapped his fingers and an image of Mya collapsed onto her kitchen floor appeared into the mirror.
"I've chosen her," Ansem said as he smiled at his choice.
"Her?" Malificent said in disbelief as she was excepting to see someone older and more capable looking.
"Don't be too quick to judge her by her looks for I couldn't have picked a more perfect person..this girl is named Mya and not only is she perfect in the sense that she is smart and has a perfect amount of darkness already in her heart but she is also the younger sister of our very own Prince of Darkness, Riku!"
"Truly?"
"Yes, which is why she's the perfect choice. Before I was obliterated I placed all darkness left in the world in her and it is finally releasing. She even summoned a Heartless to attack her father a few moments ago. Soon all that were sent to darkness will awaken and the worlds will separate and when that happens THAT'S when we will go and claim her."
"A very ingenious plan Ansem."
"Yes it is," he replied with a smile of satisfaction, "However, I have made a discovery about her awesome power that may not damper things as much as I thought."
"What is this discovery?"
"Mya will not unleash her powers on her own...the only person that could make her unleash her powers is Riku..he has to either be around her or tell her to do so in order for her to set free any dark power within her. But now that I think about it this may not be as big of a problem as I had thought. We could get Riku to help us in the search for those with black hearts."
"But Ansem, do you think he'd be willing to help us after his ordeal with us those years ago?"
"Darkness swarms throughout his heart..it always has and it always will..he can not be taught to ignore it. We will have no problem persuading him to join us."
"But what about the girl?"
"She will go wherever her brother goes..we just need to concentrate on Riku for now....That is my plan, do you agree to it or not?"
"I agree," Malificent replied without hesitation.
"Good, I will give you a special gummi ship I built and you will first gather Riku and Mya and then you and Riku will gather the ones with black hearts while I wait and then you will bring them here and then we'll make some magic."
"But Ansem, what shall I do with Mya while we are gathering the black hearted ones?"
"Do with her as you wish...just get her here...."
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~*Riku and Mya's House..Riku's POV*~
"Mya wake up...WAKE UP!" I shouted at my coconscious sister as I shook her with tears in my eyes in hopes to wake her up.
"Mya please wake up!"
I couldn't stand any of this. I was more scared now then I ever had been in my entire life. My own flesh and blood had just done the unthinkable and I was left to sit here and wait....would she wake up? Had she died? Had what I'd just seen been for real? I didn't even want to think about the thought of my beautiful sister left to rot in a box underground for the rest of her life. I took her in my arms in the mist of all my panicked tears and lifted my head toward the heavens.
"NOT LIKE THIS!..NOT LIKE THIS!" I shouted. Then I felt Mya moved in my arms.
"Mya.." I said as I held my breath. Then she opened her eyes that were no longer glowing with that eerie yellow tint. I let out a great sigh of relief.
"Hey Mya." Jeez, I couldn't come up with anything better to say.
"Hey Riku," she replied. She sounded exhausted. She looked around at her surroundings.
"What just happened?"
"You mean you don't remember?"
"No." This was going to bad. I figured I might as well cut through the bull shit and tell her straight out. But it was easier said than done.
"Ummmm....well you kinda killed dad."
"WHAT?!" she shrieked at the top of her lungs. She hopped out of my lap and ran over to my father's dead body lying on the ground.
"How did I do that?" she shouted as she grew white.
"Well you somehow summoned a creature called a 'Heartless' to attack him." She grew even whiter.
"Where did it go?"
"Don't worry I got him." Mya turned her attention back toward my father's body lying on the ground.
"Oh daddy!" she cried out as she threw herself onto our dad's dead body and cried her eyes out. I got up off the ground abruptly.
"What are you so sorry about? He didn't give a shit about you..the old bastard had it coming!" But then she just cried louder. It was then I realized who am I to say whom she can or cannot cry over? My sister isn't like most people. She doesn't hold any anger against anybody. All she can do is love. So it doesn't matter how awful my father treated her because she loved him anyway. Sometimes she's so perfect it sickens me. How could she not even hold the slightest grudge against my father? Nobody is that perfect! What is wrong with her?
If I had a professional boxer always at hand I would've gotten him to slug me one right there for thinking those thoughts. The question is what is wrong with me? Why am I thinking these things all of a sudden? For a few seconds there I was actually scorning Mya. My sister whom I love more than anything. What has come over me? Why should I be angry at the fact that she can love even the worst person? Mya doesn't feel regular human emotions and that's what's so spectacular about her.
I walked over to her softly and put my arm around her.
"Don't cry Mya..he really did have it coming you know."
"Riku how could you tell me not to cry! I JUST KILLED OUR OWN FATHER! I'm a monster..."
"Mya..I don't ever want to hear you say that again! You are nothing less than an angel and I know that for a fact!" But she still continued to cry. I didn't know what to do now. I mean, how could I tell a person who had never even said 'shut up' once before in her life that it was ok that she murdered someone? I put her hair softly behind her ear and sang to her.
"Hold on if you feel like letting go
Hold on it gets better than you'll know
Don't stop looking, you're one step closer
Don't stop searching, it's not over
Hold on"
Mya smiled as her last tear fell and hugged me tightly.
"Mya remember what I told you....everything happens for a reason and we can't be afraid."
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I had just tucked Mya in and then I went outside for a walk. I had taken in a lot of bizarre stuff in the past few minutes. My father being killed didn't really tear me apart and I felt bad for not feeling the slightest bit sad but then again why should I? What bothered me was the cause of his death. Mya and the Heartless were so different they should've been on opposite ends of the globe, and yet I witnessed a Heartless being born out of Mya's very being. What does this all mean?
I decided I needed a break from all these haunting thoughts and I took a walk along the shoreline. I stuck my hands in my pockets as I kicked my feet through the sand and tried my best to clear my head of everything. I heard laughing and I raised my head. As expected, I saw all of my ex- friends sitting around together playing and having a good time. It was just oh so comforting to know that while my father was being killed by a Heartless that my sister had summoned they were out here having just a grand old time. I didn't give a crap about Tidus, Selphie, and Wakka. The only people I was concerned about were Sora and my past flame whose name I will not say. They were both sitting together and holding hands and giggling and chatting together, and acting completely stuck on each other while I was left to watch my sister go mental and kill my father with a Heartless. I dug my nails into my fists.
I knew everything was over between me and..ok I'll say her name...Kairi. All things that could have been had gone away. All the joy she used to bring, the silly songs we used to sing, and our favorite TV shows have all gone out the window. But where would all of those things go? There was so much there and it had all disappeared right in front of my eyes. I don't know whether to blame myself or Sora.
In the end I know no matter how hard I try..it all still hurts. Even though Mya had replaced Kairi and I love Mya more than I can possibly say..it's still not the same. Well I guess what they say is true...first loves are never over. I guess no matter what I do and no matter how hard I try I will never simply pick up and move on from Kairi. I'm not saying I still love her...hell I don't even like her..It's just that in the midst of things I know that I'll never be able to get over her. I may never be able to open up to another girl besides Mya ever again..and it's all her fault. I hate her.
As I was in the middle of all these negative thoughts towards Kairi, she turned her head from her little moment with Sora for a few seconds but then she turned her head around and then stared right at me. I was about 50 feet away from them but somehow she had noticed me....and she was the only one. She didn't tap on Sora's shoulder or try to tell everyone else that I was there..she just stared into my eyes. I was about to walk away from this but when I was ready to lift my feet up they wouldn't budge. Kairi and I stayed in our exact position....quiet..motionless..and staring into each other's eyes. Kairi then lifted her hand up and waved at me softly with a smile parted in her lips. After she did that I shook my head at her and stormed off. This is great..NOW she decides she wants me around. What the hell is the matter with her? Does she want what she can't have...is that it? Or maybe I'm just going crazy...who knows?
I stepped toward my house with a heart full of pain and a head full of stress. I could tell it would take me a very long time to get used to the fact that my life would suck from here on out thanks to Kairi. I opened the door and walked over my father's body that neither Mya nor I had even cared enough to bury. I'm sure Mya would have if she wasn't so preoccupied with other things but I really wouldn't care less if my father rotted right in the soil she was killed in. He wouldn't bury me and that's for damn sure.
I walked up to the door of my room but I stopped as I was about to put my hand on the door. I sensed something was wrong in the house. I looked around but everything fine. Then I felt an ice-cold sensation brush softly past my feet. I looked down and blackness was fuming out from under the door.
"What the hell?...." I swung open the door only to be find that our room had been flooded in darkness and it was so cold it stung everywhere on my body. I waved my hands in the hair trying to clear out the black fog layering our room.
"What's going on? Who's in here? Mya! Where are you?" Just then two green eyes shone out from the darkness staring directly into mine.
"Hello there boy," the figure said. Wait a second...that voice..
"Malificent?!" I shouted. Half astonished, half confused. She laughed evilly.
"Yes my dear Riku," she replied. I frowned.
"Don't call me 'dear'. What do you want?"
"So glad you asked," she said with a smirk. She snapped her fingers and a dim navy light lit up the room just enough to see amongst the darkness surrounding me. And my skin crawled to see me and Mya's room was CARPETED with Heartless. They were all over the place..and these Heartless were huge..they were friken titans compared to the ones I had previously fought when I was fifteen.
"What the hell is up?" I shouted at her, "WHAT DO YOU WANT FROM ME? Haven't you fucked with my mind enough for one lifetime?" Malificent simply laughed softly. That really made my skin boil.
"STOP LAUGHING!" I demanded. I took out my own Keyblade in means to attack both her and the Heartless surrounding me.
"Wait..." she raised her hand and stopped me.
"Haven't you noticed something?"
"What? You mean how much you screwed me? Yah, I've noticed that."
"No you imbecile..," she said growing impatient, "The Heartless have not attacked you..." I looked around and I realized that she was right. They were swaying ghostly from side to side but none of them were really moving. Ok..and I'm confused.
"...Why aren't they," I inquired. She snapped her fingers again. All I could see were two glowing red eyes.
"Because they won't attack unless she tells them to.." Then I could see who the owner of the mysterious glowing eyes was.
"Mya!" I shouted. I took one step but then I was surrounded with the Heartless's swords being thrust at my neck. Malificent smiled in satisfaction.
"Take one step and you'll be obliterated." I wanted to kill her right there. I hate being trapped in any kind of way.
"What do you want you psycho bitch?" I spat out at her.
"What do I want? I want you to do what you can't..to say what you long to say..and to remove those in your way." I raised an eyebrow...this, I have to admit, this sparked my interest.
"What do you mean?" I asked curiously.
"I can give you what you've always wished for..and that is I life with both Kairi and your sister without interference from anyone."
"Malificent..you can't pull that shit on me now...I'm not naïve and weak and willing to risk everything for Kairi like I was back then!"
"Ok....well this time I'll go ahead and say it...there is a catch...but isn't anything worth it to have what you've always wanted?" I remained silent.
"Riku my boy....I have an intriguing proposition for you...I'm in a dilemma similar to the one I asked for your help in the last time we met..except this time I need you to help me find those with black hearts. And I need both you and Mya to join us because we need Mya to get what we want."
"Oh no! I will not get involved with any of your crazy and dark schemes! Damn Malificent, do you think I'm stupid?" She sighed.
"Riku....if you don't come with me and help us then you will have signed the death certificate of every being on this island. Your sister is the most evil being in all the worlds...she is the very Princess of Heartless. She cannot be taught to ignore her dark and destructive ways. She'll destroy everyone and everything...unintentionally of course..but I can guarantee you that she'll be the only one who survives if you stay here..is that what you want?" I smiled as I got a pleasant image of a killer Heartless ripping Sora's head off but I quickly banished that thought and beat myself up on the inside for thinking such awful things.
"And besides...," Malificent continued, "What do have to live for here? What is there besides Mya? A life where you stand aside and watch those you hate live in harmony? If you joined us you and Mya could live together without the petty distractions of these fools. And when it is all over and Mya has done what she was destined to do...then you to can come back here and live the life you've always wanted..." I remained silent.
"I'll give you one hour to think about it....Meet me at your little island and give me your answer...and bring Mya with you." Then she disappeared into the darkness of our room. All the Heartless surrounding us had vanished and Mya dropped softly onto the floor as if she had been sleeping peacefully the whole time. I began to ponder on what all had just happened. It all felt so strange. When I was surrounded by the sinister Heartless it felt like I was more at home than I had ever been. In this past mere hour, it seemed as if everything was going wrong but as soon as I stepped into the darkness of our room everything felt so right. I felt empowered. It was as if I had been stranded in the desert for so long and the first drop of water I drank touched my tongue. It was an adrenaline rush. I felt so high and excited. I had tasted the first in vigorous injection of adventure that I had yet to feel, and oh how I had been longing to feel that. Now it wasn't so much as I wanted to go with Malificent for Mya's sake..I wanted to go because I wanted to.
~*Flashback*~
"Do you think its true Riku..do you think what mommy told us is true? Do you think there are other worlds out there?" The young Mya asked her brother as they gazed out into the sparkling ocean.
"Maybe...we'll never know until we try to reach them," he replied with a smile.
"Wow...." Mya said breathlessly. "Riku..promise me something.."
"Anything Mya..."
"When we get older will you take me to see the other worlds?" He smiled down at his sister.
"Of course.."
~*End Flashback*~
"Wake up Mya...wake up," I said as I shook my sister up as she was lying on the ground. She opened her eyes slowly.
"What is it Riku?" she said in a tired voice.
"You know how I said I would take you to other see the other worlds?"
"Yah," she responded happily.
"Well come on, I'm gonna take you."
"REALLY?" she said ecstatically.
"Yes," I responded with a smile.
"Oh Riku!" She cried out as she threw her arms around me.
"Come on now...we don't want to be late."
"Ok!" she said cheerfully.
~*Mya's POV*~
This is great! I knew my brother wouldn't break his promise! He's the greatest...I love him so much! And now we're going to be traveling to other worlds together! It'll just be me and him...together forever...exploring all the worlds together in peace with no one to stand in our way! I can tell this is going to be the best time of my life! I just can't wait to see what adventures are in store for us!
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Hey ya'll! I hope you liked this chapter..I didn't think it was all that great but what can I say...I'm my own Simon..I hope ya'll like Mya because she is going to play a MAJOR part in the rest of the story...in fact I think the rest is going to be in her point of view..Oh, and by the way...if you would like a picture of Mya then let me know in your reviews...You'll get it after I write my 4th chapter because you'll be able to understand her more while looking at that picture while reading the events that happen in that chapter. Well, that's all..Pleaz R/R ^_^
Peace Out,
Kia Saphia
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Disclaimer: I don't own KH or Flying Without Wings by Ruben Studdard (Go Ruben!!) or Hold On by Good Charlotte as seen in the last chapter
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*Hollow Bastion*
"It's time now...the Princess of Heartless as finally awakened!"
Ansem was sitting down in a chair in the throne room of the Hallow Bastion castle smirking to himself. The room was dark and gloomy and dimly lit with black flame candles. The black drapes covered the bright sun from creeping in through the large windows so the only lights in the room were those black candles. The room was like a Gothic Wonderland and Ansem was the king.
The all-powerful darkness that had been sleeping within Mya was awakened and raised Ansem from his eternal slumber in darkness. Everything was falling out exactly as he had planned.
"Malificent.." he called out into the darkness softly. Malificent then rose out of the ashes of her slumber and stepped out into the blackness of the throne room. She looked around, confused of her surroundings for only Ansem knew of his grand plan.
"You have been brought back from your slumber due to my plan," he said softly. Malificent turned her head and saw Ansem sitting in the throne.
"However," he continued, "if you do not serve me in my plan and you are not faithful then I will leave you to rot in the eternal darkness from whence you came." Malificent stepped toward the throne softly.
"I will agree once you tell me of this plan of which you are scheming," she replied. Ansem smirked evilly.
"I am delighted you asked," he said. He raised his arm up and then a mirror appeared into the air.
"First of all, did you really think I, the great Ansem, would not have a back up plan for a case in which a little wretch like Sora would come and spoil all my plans? I was well prepared for this. And this plan I have WILL NOT FAIL!" His voice boomed throughout the castle causing birds that were nestled in the corners of the wall to fly out into the horizon.
"While you and Riku were gathering our Princesses of Heart I began to place my back up plan into action..I created a Door to Darkness with the same powers as the Door to Light except it has the power to generate all darkness back to the world. But I didn't want to create a key to open the door for that would be too simple to find for those who may stand in our way. Instead we need to gather those with black hearts and bring them here so they can open the door."
"And where is this door?" Malificent asked.
"A very intelligent question..." Ansem said with an evil smile, "..the door is not in any location in any place in these worlds. The door only comes when it is called. And that is why I bestowed within someone the blackest of all hearts. I have created an ultimate Princess of Heartless who will summon the Door to Darkness and bring an end to all things light in this world...the plan will fail without her..the ones with black hearts are useless without her to summon the door."
"And whom is this Princess of Heartless of which you speak?"
"I planned my choice for our Princess of Heartless very carefully..I couldn't choose someone of great importance to Sora because he would only go after her and therefore stand in our way.." He snapped his fingers and an image of Mya collapsed onto her kitchen floor appeared into the mirror.
"I've chosen her," Ansem said as he smiled at his choice.
"Her?" Malificent said in disbelief as she was excepting to see someone older and more capable looking.
"Don't be too quick to judge her by her looks for I couldn't have picked a more perfect person..this girl is named Mya and not only is she perfect in the sense that she is smart and has a perfect amount of darkness already in her heart but she is also the younger sister of our very own Prince of Darkness, Riku!"
"Truly?"
"Yes, which is why she's the perfect choice. Before I was obliterated I placed all darkness left in the world in her and it is finally releasing. She even summoned a Heartless to attack her father a few moments ago. Soon all that were sent to darkness will awaken and the worlds will separate and when that happens THAT'S when we will go and claim her."
"A very ingenious plan Ansem."
"Yes it is," he replied with a smile of satisfaction, "However, I have made a discovery about her awesome power that may not damper things as much as I thought."
"What is this discovery?"
"Mya will not unleash her powers on her own...the only person that could make her unleash her powers is Riku..he has to either be around her or tell her to do so in order for her to set free any dark power within her. But now that I think about it this may not be as big of a problem as I had thought. We could get Riku to help us in the search for those with black hearts."
"But Ansem, do you think he'd be willing to help us after his ordeal with us those years ago?"
"Darkness swarms throughout his heart..it always has and it always will..he can not be taught to ignore it. We will have no problem persuading him to join us."
"But what about the girl?"
"She will go wherever her brother goes..we just need to concentrate on Riku for now....That is my plan, do you agree to it or not?"
"I agree," Malificent replied without hesitation.
"Good, I will give you a special gummi ship I built and you will first gather Riku and Mya and then you and Riku will gather the ones with black hearts while I wait and then you will bring them here and then we'll make some magic."
"But Ansem, what shall I do with Mya while we are gathering the black hearted ones?"
"Do with her as you wish...just get her here...."
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~*Riku and Mya's House..Riku's POV*~
"Mya wake up...WAKE UP!" I shouted at my coconscious sister as I shook her with tears in my eyes in hopes to wake her up.
"Mya please wake up!"
I couldn't stand any of this. I was more scared now then I ever had been in my entire life. My own flesh and blood had just done the unthinkable and I was left to sit here and wait....would she wake up? Had she died? Had what I'd just seen been for real? I didn't even want to think about the thought of my beautiful sister left to rot in a box underground for the rest of her life. I took her in my arms in the mist of all my panicked tears and lifted my head toward the heavens.
"NOT LIKE THIS!..NOT LIKE THIS!" I shouted. Then I felt Mya moved in my arms.
"Mya.." I said as I held my breath. Then she opened her eyes that were no longer glowing with that eerie yellow tint. I let out a great sigh of relief.
"Hey Mya." Jeez, I couldn't come up with anything better to say.
"Hey Riku," she replied. She sounded exhausted. She looked around at her surroundings.
"What just happened?"
"You mean you don't remember?"
"No." This was going to bad. I figured I might as well cut through the bull shit and tell her straight out. But it was easier said than done.
"Ummmm....well you kinda killed dad."
"WHAT?!" she shrieked at the top of her lungs. She hopped out of my lap and ran over to my father's dead body lying on the ground.
"How did I do that?" she shouted as she grew white.
"Well you somehow summoned a creature called a 'Heartless' to attack him." She grew even whiter.
"Where did it go?"
"Don't worry I got him." Mya turned her attention back toward my father's body lying on the ground.
"Oh daddy!" she cried out as she threw herself onto our dad's dead body and cried her eyes out. I got up off the ground abruptly.
"What are you so sorry about? He didn't give a shit about you..the old bastard had it coming!" But then she just cried louder. It was then I realized who am I to say whom she can or cannot cry over? My sister isn't like most people. She doesn't hold any anger against anybody. All she can do is love. So it doesn't matter how awful my father treated her because she loved him anyway. Sometimes she's so perfect it sickens me. How could she not even hold the slightest grudge against my father? Nobody is that perfect! What is wrong with her?
If I had a professional boxer always at hand I would've gotten him to slug me one right there for thinking those thoughts. The question is what is wrong with me? Why am I thinking these things all of a sudden? For a few seconds there I was actually scorning Mya. My sister whom I love more than anything. What has come over me? Why should I be angry at the fact that she can love even the worst person? Mya doesn't feel regular human emotions and that's what's so spectacular about her.
I walked over to her softly and put my arm around her.
"Don't cry Mya..he really did have it coming you know."
"Riku how could you tell me not to cry! I JUST KILLED OUR OWN FATHER! I'm a monster..."
"Mya..I don't ever want to hear you say that again! You are nothing less than an angel and I know that for a fact!" But she still continued to cry. I didn't know what to do now. I mean, how could I tell a person who had never even said 'shut up' once before in her life that it was ok that she murdered someone? I put her hair softly behind her ear and sang to her.
"Hold on if you feel like letting go
Hold on it gets better than you'll know
Don't stop looking, you're one step closer
Don't stop searching, it's not over
Hold on"
Mya smiled as her last tear fell and hugged me tightly.
"Mya remember what I told you....everything happens for a reason and we can't be afraid."
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I had just tucked Mya in and then I went outside for a walk. I had taken in a lot of bizarre stuff in the past few minutes. My father being killed didn't really tear me apart and I felt bad for not feeling the slightest bit sad but then again why should I? What bothered me was the cause of his death. Mya and the Heartless were so different they should've been on opposite ends of the globe, and yet I witnessed a Heartless being born out of Mya's very being. What does this all mean?
I decided I needed a break from all these haunting thoughts and I took a walk along the shoreline. I stuck my hands in my pockets as I kicked my feet through the sand and tried my best to clear my head of everything. I heard laughing and I raised my head. As expected, I saw all of my ex- friends sitting around together playing and having a good time. It was just oh so comforting to know that while my father was being killed by a Heartless that my sister had summoned they were out here having just a grand old time. I didn't give a crap about Tidus, Selphie, and Wakka. The only people I was concerned about were Sora and my past flame whose name I will not say. They were both sitting together and holding hands and giggling and chatting together, and acting completely stuck on each other while I was left to watch my sister go mental and kill my father with a Heartless. I dug my nails into my fists.
I knew everything was over between me and..ok I'll say her name...Kairi. All things that could have been had gone away. All the joy she used to bring, the silly songs we used to sing, and our favorite TV shows have all gone out the window. But where would all of those things go? There was so much there and it had all disappeared right in front of my eyes. I don't know whether to blame myself or Sora.
In the end I know no matter how hard I try..it all still hurts. Even though Mya had replaced Kairi and I love Mya more than I can possibly say..it's still not the same. Well I guess what they say is true...first loves are never over. I guess no matter what I do and no matter how hard I try I will never simply pick up and move on from Kairi. I'm not saying I still love her...hell I don't even like her..It's just that in the midst of things I know that I'll never be able to get over her. I may never be able to open up to another girl besides Mya ever again..and it's all her fault. I hate her.
As I was in the middle of all these negative thoughts towards Kairi, she turned her head from her little moment with Sora for a few seconds but then she turned her head around and then stared right at me. I was about 50 feet away from them but somehow she had noticed me....and she was the only one. She didn't tap on Sora's shoulder or try to tell everyone else that I was there..she just stared into my eyes. I was about to walk away from this but when I was ready to lift my feet up they wouldn't budge. Kairi and I stayed in our exact position....quiet..motionless..and staring into each other's eyes. Kairi then lifted her hand up and waved at me softly with a smile parted in her lips. After she did that I shook my head at her and stormed off. This is great..NOW she decides she wants me around. What the hell is the matter with her? Does she want what she can't have...is that it? Or maybe I'm just going crazy...who knows?
I stepped toward my house with a heart full of pain and a head full of stress. I could tell it would take me a very long time to get used to the fact that my life would suck from here on out thanks to Kairi. I opened the door and walked over my father's body that neither Mya nor I had even cared enough to bury. I'm sure Mya would have if she wasn't so preoccupied with other things but I really wouldn't care less if my father rotted right in the soil she was killed in. He wouldn't bury me and that's for damn sure.
I walked up to the door of my room but I stopped as I was about to put my hand on the door. I sensed something was wrong in the house. I looked around but everything fine. Then I felt an ice-cold sensation brush softly past my feet. I looked down and blackness was fuming out from under the door.
"What the hell?...." I swung open the door only to be find that our room had been flooded in darkness and it was so cold it stung everywhere on my body. I waved my hands in the hair trying to clear out the black fog layering our room.
"What's going on? Who's in here? Mya! Where are you?" Just then two green eyes shone out from the darkness staring directly into mine.
"Hello there boy," the figure said. Wait a second...that voice..
"Malificent?!" I shouted. Half astonished, half confused. She laughed evilly.
"Yes my dear Riku," she replied. I frowned.
"Don't call me 'dear'. What do you want?"
"So glad you asked," she said with a smirk. She snapped her fingers and a dim navy light lit up the room just enough to see amongst the darkness surrounding me. And my skin crawled to see me and Mya's room was CARPETED with Heartless. They were all over the place..and these Heartless were huge..they were friken titans compared to the ones I had previously fought when I was fifteen.
"What the hell is up?" I shouted at her, "WHAT DO YOU WANT FROM ME? Haven't you fucked with my mind enough for one lifetime?" Malificent simply laughed softly. That really made my skin boil.
"STOP LAUGHING!" I demanded. I took out my own Keyblade in means to attack both her and the Heartless surrounding me.
"Wait..." she raised her hand and stopped me.
"Haven't you noticed something?"
"What? You mean how much you screwed me? Yah, I've noticed that."
"No you imbecile..," she said growing impatient, "The Heartless have not attacked you..." I looked around and I realized that she was right. They were swaying ghostly from side to side but none of them were really moving. Ok..and I'm confused.
"...Why aren't they," I inquired. She snapped her fingers again. All I could see were two glowing red eyes.
"Because they won't attack unless she tells them to.." Then I could see who the owner of the mysterious glowing eyes was.
"Mya!" I shouted. I took one step but then I was surrounded with the Heartless's swords being thrust at my neck. Malificent smiled in satisfaction.
"Take one step and you'll be obliterated." I wanted to kill her right there. I hate being trapped in any kind of way.
"What do you want you psycho bitch?" I spat out at her.
"What do I want? I want you to do what you can't..to say what you long to say..and to remove those in your way." I raised an eyebrow...this, I have to admit, this sparked my interest.
"What do you mean?" I asked curiously.
"I can give you what you've always wished for..and that is I life with both Kairi and your sister without interference from anyone."
"Malificent..you can't pull that shit on me now...I'm not naïve and weak and willing to risk everything for Kairi like I was back then!"
"Ok....well this time I'll go ahead and say it...there is a catch...but isn't anything worth it to have what you've always wanted?" I remained silent.
"Riku my boy....I have an intriguing proposition for you...I'm in a dilemma similar to the one I asked for your help in the last time we met..except this time I need you to help me find those with black hearts. And I need both you and Mya to join us because we need Mya to get what we want."
"Oh no! I will not get involved with any of your crazy and dark schemes! Damn Malificent, do you think I'm stupid?" She sighed.
"Riku....if you don't come with me and help us then you will have signed the death certificate of every being on this island. Your sister is the most evil being in all the worlds...she is the very Princess of Heartless. She cannot be taught to ignore her dark and destructive ways. She'll destroy everyone and everything...unintentionally of course..but I can guarantee you that she'll be the only one who survives if you stay here..is that what you want?" I smiled as I got a pleasant image of a killer Heartless ripping Sora's head off but I quickly banished that thought and beat myself up on the inside for thinking such awful things.
"And besides...," Malificent continued, "What do have to live for here? What is there besides Mya? A life where you stand aside and watch those you hate live in harmony? If you joined us you and Mya could live together without the petty distractions of these fools. And when it is all over and Mya has done what she was destined to do...then you to can come back here and live the life you've always wanted..." I remained silent.
"I'll give you one hour to think about it....Meet me at your little island and give me your answer...and bring Mya with you." Then she disappeared into the darkness of our room. All the Heartless surrounding us had vanished and Mya dropped softly onto the floor as if she had been sleeping peacefully the whole time. I began to ponder on what all had just happened. It all felt so strange. When I was surrounded by the sinister Heartless it felt like I was more at home than I had ever been. In this past mere hour, it seemed as if everything was going wrong but as soon as I stepped into the darkness of our room everything felt so right. I felt empowered. It was as if I had been stranded in the desert for so long and the first drop of water I drank touched my tongue. It was an adrenaline rush. I felt so high and excited. I had tasted the first in vigorous injection of adventure that I had yet to feel, and oh how I had been longing to feel that. Now it wasn't so much as I wanted to go with Malificent for Mya's sake..I wanted to go because I wanted to.
~*Flashback*~
"Do you think its true Riku..do you think what mommy told us is true? Do you think there are other worlds out there?" The young Mya asked her brother as they gazed out into the sparkling ocean.
"Maybe...we'll never know until we try to reach them," he replied with a smile.
"Wow...." Mya said breathlessly. "Riku..promise me something.."
"Anything Mya..."
"When we get older will you take me to see the other worlds?" He smiled down at his sister.
"Of course.."
~*End Flashback*~
"Wake up Mya...wake up," I said as I shook my sister up as she was lying on the ground. She opened her eyes slowly.
"What is it Riku?" she said in a tired voice.
"You know how I said I would take you to other see the other worlds?"
"Yah," she responded happily.
"Well come on, I'm gonna take you."
"REALLY?" she said ecstatically.
"Yes," I responded with a smile.
"Oh Riku!" She cried out as she threw her arms around me.
"Come on now...we don't want to be late."
"Ok!" she said cheerfully.
~*Mya's POV*~
This is great! I knew my brother wouldn't break his promise! He's the greatest...I love him so much! And now we're going to be traveling to other worlds together! It'll just be me and him...together forever...exploring all the worlds together in peace with no one to stand in our way! I can tell this is going to be the best time of my life! I just can't wait to see what adventures are in store for us!
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Hey ya'll! I hope you liked this chapter..I didn't think it was all that great but what can I say...I'm my own Simon..I hope ya'll like Mya because she is going to play a MAJOR part in the rest of the story...in fact I think the rest is going to be in her point of view..Oh, and by the way...if you would like a picture of Mya then let me know in your reviews...You'll get it after I write my 4th chapter because you'll be able to understand her more while looking at that picture while reading the events that happen in that chapter. Well, that's all..Pleaz R/R ^_^
Peace Out,
Kia Saphia