People, I have decided to make Treasured Memories into a story. This basically goes by the game and the poem at the same time. Yes, I am keeping the idea of Riku and Sora. I'm stubborn... I would like to take this time to thank Kairi099 for giving me the idea to continue this. I had originally thought of another idea, but as I thought about it, I knew I could put the two together. I would also like to thank my cousin, Lucas. He has been support for a long time. He has also played Kingdom Hearts and unfortunately, I haven't. But I did get the guide and searched the Internet to find as much data as possible so I could type this story and be close to the story line. Also, I have found a script and might have to compare it to others. That will explain if you notice the words are exactly from the game. So please do not flame me or send bad things telling me I have it wrong. IF I have it wrong, please send the real scene, and I will change it. I have, hopefully, figured out how to work the computer to make it where you see the original document. The last two stories I put up did not show italics and '...'
I am thinking about putting a fan-made character in, but I am debating heavily against it.
I do not own Kingdom Hearts, or the characters, or anything else having to do with it. I also do not own any song put into this story and I do not own the title. Squaresoft, Disney, and owners of any song on here are copyrighted. I will put the song title and the people who sang the song up when these songs are used.
Beware, this is a warning as there will be Riku/Sora. Maybe some light S/K and R/K, since the story of Kingdom Hearts is so based on these three.
Don't say I didn't warn you.
'italic'- thoughts
"italic"- Distant voice
"word italic word"- meaningful emotion
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Treasured Memories
Chapter One- Take My Hand
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"Take my hand..."
Blue eyes fluttered open lazily as the brunette shuddered. The first thing he saw was dark blue liquid. He could only ponder silently as his shock over taken by curiosity. He didn't know where he was. 'Water...? Where am I?'
He reached out slowly to see if he could grab onto anything to stop himself. To his avail, he found himself floating downward and unable to stop. Slight fear stuck him. However, he did not flail or panic, but only drifted slower and slower to the bottom. A thought sliced through the situation slyly and took his attention.
'I've been having these weird thoughts lately...'
"Take it... Take it... Take my hand to come forth to the Darkness-!" The haunting voice that sounded eerily familiar to the youth called out to him again. It's echoes ringed in his ear and then hummed softly. He let his sapphire irises dart around the crystal-hued ocean for the speaker and found nothing. No one was going to help him. No one could help him.
'Like... is any of this for real?'
He shut his eyes slowly, hovering down to the ocean floor. The world became nothing more to the destined child as it went black. As he drifted, the echo became more frequent, filled with anticipation and yet... worry. Worry and fear for the boy falling deeper and deeper into the abyss. He could not guess how many fathomless feet he would fall until he hit the bottom of the pitch-black façade.
'... Or not?'
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He awoke finding cold eyes looking at him. They softened slightly before a smile graced the person's lips. It wasn't cocky grin the boy thought he would see, but an evil smirk that shadowed the features of the face. It chilled the younger to the bone. Never had he seen something so... sadistic...
"Take my hand... Let us forget about destiny..."
"No..." The brunette eyed the rising arm to welcome him. So tempting... he let his hand rise to take the hand as he stepped forward, but then he snapped from his trance. "I can't...please don't tempt me!" He let his head hang before he brought his hands up to clutch painfully at his hair.
"Do not be afraid of the Darkness, Sora..." The fingers of the gloved hand stretched out. A horrible pang shot through the heart of the onlooker, who wanted to run, and yet take the hand that he was being offered. He wanted to fall into the embrace of the cold, unfeeling arms. "Come to me... Sora..."
"Sooorraaa..."
Sora finally shook his head vigorously. This wasn't real! The older boy wasn't standing before him. ...Was he? "No... Stop using him... I won't believe you're him! You're not Riku...!"
Out of nowhere, a large wave, like none he had ever seen, rose above the two figures. Sora looked towards it in fear of both his and 'Riku's' life. He was about to run and take the silver-haired boy away from the danger of the massive threat, but something in the voice's new speech stopped him was the voice that seemed to be coming from 'Riku'.
"Have it your way..."
"Riku! RIKU!"
His screams were then effortless as he was swallowed by the high water. He tried to shield himself by throwing his arms crossed over his face as he was taken back into the water. He felt that the wave would take him to his demise. But he was more terrified for the sake of his friend who still stood above him, as if he was walking upon the water's surface...
'Riku...'
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A vision of a young girl now met Sora as he drifted downward again. She looked surprised at first then she waved and smiled at him, her dark pink/red hair blowing in the wind that didn't seem to exist. Sora knew this girl for he had known her for years. She had an aura of wisdom and kindness that surrounded her and affected all around her, and it had always surprised Sora by the way she was able to calm him down when he was at his worst.
"Hello, Sora!" A young, feminine voice now met his ears. It was not like the deep, raspy voice he had recently heard, but this voice brought a sense of tranquillity and hope. He knew that things would be all right now, and that things might go to normal. However, another image played itself over and over again in his mind as he drifted within a shallow water level, for the light of the surface bled through the blue darkness. The image of an out-stretched hand beckoning him to the Darkness chorused in his ear and mind. "Take my hand... come to the Darkness... Forget about Destiny..."
"When are you coming to the Light?"
'Light?' Sora just shook his head unknowing of what to say to the voice. 'I don't know what you're talking about...' He telekinetically told her. He thought that he would see a frown of sadness, and it always pained him to see her hurt, But the thought was pierced through by a larger smile that beamed at him nonetheless.
"You'll know in time... But hear me...Don't take the Darkness' hand..."
Sora gasped as he saw the blue fade in a bright light as he fell faster and faster towards an endless bottom. He tried to reach out for her but he fell with more speed. He began to scream until the voice of the girl calmed his troubled mind.
"No matter how it uses him..."
"Sora? Sora... wake up!"
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"Sora? Sora!?"
Sora groaned as he was being gently shook awake. The shaking began to become more with strength and speed and Sora groaned again in annoyance. "Five more minutes..." He turned away from the evil person who would dare destroy his sleep. It wasn't bad enough that he was haunted by visions of a reoccurring dream, but he had to be disturbed while trying to get the sleep he always longed for. "Sora!"
Sora gave a sigh before sitting up with slow, lazy movement. His head glanced over his shoulder to find Goofy and Donald beside him. The boy saw a glint of fear in the guardian's eyes and a tad bit of fury in the magician's. "Did I do something wrong?" Sora asked innocently as he flung his legs over to stand.
"You were talking in your sleep..." Goofy replied. "Sora... Was the Riku boy you talk about in your dream? You were saying his name." Sora eyed Goofy confusingly. He knew that the Captain was kind and friendly. But what surprised him was the fact that probably one of the first times ever since they teamed up that Goofy wasn't smiling, but his face, in every crevice, there as sadness for the youth. "I was having a dream I've had for a long time. It's nothing. You don't have to worry about me, okay?" Sora smiled at his companions gently. It seemed to have helped Goofy, for his face lighted back at Sora. However, Donald was another story...
"Woke us up! Never in my life have I heard such... Bickering in a dream like he does. Sheesh!" With that said, Donald stomped away from Sora's bed, clutching and unclenching his feathered hands repetitively. The angry mumbles of Donald faded as he walked on, which left Sora and Goofy alone. "He was offering me again..." Sora began as he flopped on the bed with a sagged thump. "To come to the Darkness?" Goofy inquired. "Yes..."
Sora had only told Goofy about the dreams of him drifting in the sea, to Riku's offer, to Kairi's encouragement. Goofy was strangely curious and Sora knew he would keep it to himself. Goofy had his ways of keeping secrets and had proved his loyalty to those secrets countless times.
But the conversation of the dream was silenced into nothing, until Goofy gasped as if realization struck him. He then chuckled and turned his head to look at Sora. His face had an 'it's so obvious' smile upon his face. "You love him... don't you, Sora? "
"I- What!?" Sora exclaimed as his irises widened at the Captain's question and his amazing intuition. "You think that I.... I couldn't... I mean... I-I... umm," Sora bit his lower lip with dread as it dawned upon him... His friend had found out.
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What do you think? I worked all day on this. I'll try to update as much as I can, but I have to leave Monday and I might not be able to upload another chapter. I also fixed some typos in the poem 'Treasured Memories' so it'll look better.