Chapter 2- Remembering Sora
A Memory of My Life
As told by Kairi
By Chi21
Disclaimer: I do not own Kingdom Hearts.
Chapter 2: Remembering Sora.
I ran out into the hall, bumping right into Riku. I blushed, probably more than I should've, and grabbed his hand.
"Come on, we have to go," I rushed urgently.
"What- I thought we were going to find Sora-" he stammered, as I dragged him down the stairs.
"We don't have to look. He's outside on the street," I informed Riku. He stopped me and put one of his hands on each of my shoulders. He stared at my face.
"You mean, you saw him?" I nodded. "And you recognized him?"
"Yeah. Look, I'll talk later. He's in trouble."
"How can you tell?" I pulled Riku out into the street, where Sora was still struggling with the black thing. Only now, there were more of them. Riku dashed out to where Sora was swinging the large key. Wait- I knew what it was called! If only I could remember. Something... sharp? Swords, maybe?
"Sora!" Riku called, and Sora turned around to face him. The little black thing (which I recalled a few minutes later was called a shadow) took advantage of his momentary distraction to grab a death grip on Sora. Riku pulled out his own.... um, sword-key-thingy, and did this powerful looking spin that slashed three uh er, shadows. The rest of them closed in, and Sora finally managed to rip off the little guy that was almost permently stuck to his face. Sora did some incredible moves of his own, ending with a beautiful spiraling leap. The last shadow made a puddle of black on the ground. Riku and Sora looked at the black puddles in victory.
Sora twirled his... (keyblade!)... oh, yes. Keyblade. He twirled his keyblade and then sheathed it.
I got my first look at him since the storm. His clothes were dark, but his eyes... They were so calm, like the ocean. He looked at me, and at that moment he stared at me like he could see right inside me, like he could feel my pain and frustration, all my feelings.
My eyes filled with tears, for some reason. Maybe it was because I knew... I knew somehow I wouldn't be the Kairi he remembered because I didn't know who I was or how I acted.
My fears and worries vanished in the next moments, although they did return. Sora strided my way and put his arms around me. I felt so calm there, like I wanted to stay there forever. With a wave of emotion came another sweet memory...
"Sora... why didn't you come back to me?" I ran through the waters, remembering Sora when he was 14 and missing him. It had been so long since I had seen him... I couldn't live without him. I needed him, but I began to realize the truth- Sora wasn't coming back. He and Riku had been gone for four years... But I still missed them so. If I could only see them for a moment-
"Kairi!" Sora's voice called. I knew it was his voice. But... I didn't believe it. I thought I had heard him call my name so many times, only to turn around to an empty ocean scene and to sleep on the sands of the moonlit horizon, alone.
"Kairi!" I couldn't take it anymore- that voice!
"Stop it! Stop tormenting me! Why can't I..." I could not finish my words, for they were replaced by a flow of tears. Until someone.. touched my shoulder. I only dared to hope-
"Kairi, it's alright. I'm here for you. And I always will be." I turned, and there was Sora- before my very eyes. I touched his face... just to see... if he was...
He held my hand in his.
...real?
"I'm here, Kairi. I came back." I knew it now, he wasn't a dream!
"Sora! You came back, just like you promised." I was still crying. But now my tears were happy ones.
"Of course, I told you I would." Sora hugged me. I hugged him back. I stared out at the rippling waters, overjoyed to have him back. "Kairi?" he asked. His voice was still the same, but deeper.
"Hmm?" I replied, still wondering if this was a dream. When Sora said nothing, I looked up, as if to make sure he was still there. His eyes were bright and sparkling, and they reflected the moon that was trembling on the water.
"I love you," he whispered softly, just before he kissed me.
"Sora, I'll remember you. Always, Sora. Always." My voice was hushed by the romantic wind that swept over the sands, brushing my pale skin as Sora held me in his arms as he never had before...
"I'm so... sorry. Do I know you?" I asked, puzzled.
"What, what are you talking about? Kairi, this is not the time to joke around. We have to find a-" I cut off Sora's words.
"Wait a minute. I think I do know you. Your name is... Sora, right?" I looked into his eyes with all seriousness. His expression changed, the short-lived glimmer of hope mixed with urgency changed. He'd seemed so calmed and relieved to see Riku and I again, but now a new fear arose in his heart. I knew it.
"Kairi, you're- you're not joking, are you? You really don't..." his voice trailed off, as if it did not allow or want him to finish his sentence. His eyes fell to his hands, his hands that held mine so gently and passionately with a shimmer of care. "...remember me." His last words were so depressing and sad, like all life was lost from him. Like every beaming ray of hope was shattered.
"Sora, there are things you must understand," Riku chimed in. I was grateful he had spoken, as I did not have any words to speak. Although my heart went out to Sora, I could do nothing to comfort him. I felt another pain strike my heart as I realized I was the cause of Sora's grief. I prayed that he would not be too upset, since there was nothing I could do about the situation. My eyes thanked Riku silently, due to the fact that I could not do so out loud in front of Sora.
"Kairi, I- I heard what happened. I didn't know what to do. All this time, on my way to shore- which I do not know how I got there, for I was left unconcious- I thought of you and, and what could have happened. I figured Riku could get by okay, but even so, I was concerned about him. I woke up in the middle of the night, after having many dreams about my friends, friends I feared... I would never see again."
I couldn't help myself. I ran over to Sora, who had stepped over in his shock of my trauma, and wrapped my arms around his neck. I was on the verge of tears again.
"Oh, Sora! Please, we must do something... to remember- er, for me to remember everything. I want to. I want to think of all of us as little kids, of younger teens... which reminds me, how old am I?" I asked him curiously.
"You're nineteen. Just like me. Riku is-"
"Twenty," Riku finished for him. "Look, we were going to go out to find you, but since Kairi found you and led me to you, well..." Riku's voice trailed off, leaving the obvious unsaid. There was nothing to be said. But of course, Sora didn't think so.
"You mean, you saw me and recognized me?" Sora asked me. I nodded, smiling. He smiled back. I noticed Riku's eyes shift a little, so I told my friends I would be looking around the town for some good stores to shop in.
Sora looked alarmed, and stopped me, quickly arguing, "You can't leave. I- I lost you once, and.. There are more heartless, those shadowy things, out there. It won't be safe. You can't-"
"I'll go with her." Riku's eyes played with the golden sun reflecting off of them. Was it just me, or...
I began to wonder if, just maybe, there was something going on here? That I might not want to know about?
* * * * * * * * Ok, so this chappie had a really stupid end. Oh, well... Please Review, my readers!
A Memory of My Life
As told by Kairi
By Chi21
Disclaimer: I do not own Kingdom Hearts.
Chapter 2: Remembering Sora.
I ran out into the hall, bumping right into Riku. I blushed, probably more than I should've, and grabbed his hand.
"Come on, we have to go," I rushed urgently.
"What- I thought we were going to find Sora-" he stammered, as I dragged him down the stairs.
"We don't have to look. He's outside on the street," I informed Riku. He stopped me and put one of his hands on each of my shoulders. He stared at my face.
"You mean, you saw him?" I nodded. "And you recognized him?"
"Yeah. Look, I'll talk later. He's in trouble."
"How can you tell?" I pulled Riku out into the street, where Sora was still struggling with the black thing. Only now, there were more of them. Riku dashed out to where Sora was swinging the large key. Wait- I knew what it was called! If only I could remember. Something... sharp? Swords, maybe?
"Sora!" Riku called, and Sora turned around to face him. The little black thing (which I recalled a few minutes later was called a shadow) took advantage of his momentary distraction to grab a death grip on Sora. Riku pulled out his own.... um, sword-key-thingy, and did this powerful looking spin that slashed three uh er, shadows. The rest of them closed in, and Sora finally managed to rip off the little guy that was almost permently stuck to his face. Sora did some incredible moves of his own, ending with a beautiful spiraling leap. The last shadow made a puddle of black on the ground. Riku and Sora looked at the black puddles in victory.
Sora twirled his... (keyblade!)... oh, yes. Keyblade. He twirled his keyblade and then sheathed it.
I got my first look at him since the storm. His clothes were dark, but his eyes... They were so calm, like the ocean. He looked at me, and at that moment he stared at me like he could see right inside me, like he could feel my pain and frustration, all my feelings.
My eyes filled with tears, for some reason. Maybe it was because I knew... I knew somehow I wouldn't be the Kairi he remembered because I didn't know who I was or how I acted.
My fears and worries vanished in the next moments, although they did return. Sora strided my way and put his arms around me. I felt so calm there, like I wanted to stay there forever. With a wave of emotion came another sweet memory...
"Sora... why didn't you come back to me?" I ran through the waters, remembering Sora when he was 14 and missing him. It had been so long since I had seen him... I couldn't live without him. I needed him, but I began to realize the truth- Sora wasn't coming back. He and Riku had been gone for four years... But I still missed them so. If I could only see them for a moment-
"Kairi!" Sora's voice called. I knew it was his voice. But... I didn't believe it. I thought I had heard him call my name so many times, only to turn around to an empty ocean scene and to sleep on the sands of the moonlit horizon, alone.
"Kairi!" I couldn't take it anymore- that voice!
"Stop it! Stop tormenting me! Why can't I..." I could not finish my words, for they were replaced by a flow of tears. Until someone.. touched my shoulder. I only dared to hope-
"Kairi, it's alright. I'm here for you. And I always will be." I turned, and there was Sora- before my very eyes. I touched his face... just to see... if he was...
He held my hand in his.
...real?
"I'm here, Kairi. I came back." I knew it now, he wasn't a dream!
"Sora! You came back, just like you promised." I was still crying. But now my tears were happy ones.
"Of course, I told you I would." Sora hugged me. I hugged him back. I stared out at the rippling waters, overjoyed to have him back. "Kairi?" he asked. His voice was still the same, but deeper.
"Hmm?" I replied, still wondering if this was a dream. When Sora said nothing, I looked up, as if to make sure he was still there. His eyes were bright and sparkling, and they reflected the moon that was trembling on the water.
"I love you," he whispered softly, just before he kissed me.
"Sora, I'll remember you. Always, Sora. Always." My voice was hushed by the romantic wind that swept over the sands, brushing my pale skin as Sora held me in his arms as he never had before...
"I'm so... sorry. Do I know you?" I asked, puzzled.
"What, what are you talking about? Kairi, this is not the time to joke around. We have to find a-" I cut off Sora's words.
"Wait a minute. I think I do know you. Your name is... Sora, right?" I looked into his eyes with all seriousness. His expression changed, the short-lived glimmer of hope mixed with urgency changed. He'd seemed so calmed and relieved to see Riku and I again, but now a new fear arose in his heart. I knew it.
"Kairi, you're- you're not joking, are you? You really don't..." his voice trailed off, as if it did not allow or want him to finish his sentence. His eyes fell to his hands, his hands that held mine so gently and passionately with a shimmer of care. "...remember me." His last words were so depressing and sad, like all life was lost from him. Like every beaming ray of hope was shattered.
"Sora, there are things you must understand," Riku chimed in. I was grateful he had spoken, as I did not have any words to speak. Although my heart went out to Sora, I could do nothing to comfort him. I felt another pain strike my heart as I realized I was the cause of Sora's grief. I prayed that he would not be too upset, since there was nothing I could do about the situation. My eyes thanked Riku silently, due to the fact that I could not do so out loud in front of Sora.
"Kairi, I- I heard what happened. I didn't know what to do. All this time, on my way to shore- which I do not know how I got there, for I was left unconcious- I thought of you and, and what could have happened. I figured Riku could get by okay, but even so, I was concerned about him. I woke up in the middle of the night, after having many dreams about my friends, friends I feared... I would never see again."
I couldn't help myself. I ran over to Sora, who had stepped over in his shock of my trauma, and wrapped my arms around his neck. I was on the verge of tears again.
"Oh, Sora! Please, we must do something... to remember- er, for me to remember everything. I want to. I want to think of all of us as little kids, of younger teens... which reminds me, how old am I?" I asked him curiously.
"You're nineteen. Just like me. Riku is-"
"Twenty," Riku finished for him. "Look, we were going to go out to find you, but since Kairi found you and led me to you, well..." Riku's voice trailed off, leaving the obvious unsaid. There was nothing to be said. But of course, Sora didn't think so.
"You mean, you saw me and recognized me?" Sora asked me. I nodded, smiling. He smiled back. I noticed Riku's eyes shift a little, so I told my friends I would be looking around the town for some good stores to shop in.
Sora looked alarmed, and stopped me, quickly arguing, "You can't leave. I- I lost you once, and.. There are more heartless, those shadowy things, out there. It won't be safe. You can't-"
"I'll go with her." Riku's eyes played with the golden sun reflecting off of them. Was it just me, or...
I began to wonder if, just maybe, there was something going on here? That I might not want to know about?
* * * * * * * * Ok, so this chappie had a really stupid end. Oh, well... Please Review, my readers!