Hello! Thanx to all my reviewers. This is a long overdue chapter, I'm sorry
it took so long! Anyway here's the second chapter, hope it lives up your
expectations!
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Chapter 2- Riku and Kairi
Riku could feel the darkness pull at him, tightening it's hold around his heart. But he wouldn't let go; he had to see Kairi and Sora again, though he didn't know how he could escape from Kingdom Hearts.
He had given up fighting the darkness long ago, it was never ending and not fixed, just a swirling blue-black fog that closed in.
Riku couldn't give in.
Sora had got the right idea from the beginning and had tried to help him, show him reason, but Maleficent had found him first and planted the seeds of doubt against his friend.
Riku tried to remember Sora's words.
*Flashback*
"Quit while you can." His own voice sounded thin and corrupted.
"No, not without Kairi!" Sora had answered. Oh how Riku had hated him when he'd said that. Talking like he was putting Kairi in danger, but at that time he hadn't realised he had been.
"The darkness will destroy you"
"You're wrong Riku! The darkness may destroy my body but it can't touch my heart. My heart will stay with my friends, it'll never die!"
"Oh really? Well we'll just see about THAT!"
*End Flashback*
Riku hated himself then. How could he have been so blind? Though he now remembered the truth and power of Sora's words.
"You can't touch my HEART! My heart will always stay with my friends! IT'LL NEVER DIE!" Riku screamed at the entwining darkness. But it seemed it was already too late. {A.N.: Mickey isn't there for a reason, you'll find out later.}
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Kairi sat quietly in the Secret place on Destiny Islands, staring at the drawing on the wall she so often visited.
She fingered the outline of the drawing and wished things were different.
She had changed. Her normally chic hairstyle that had once reached just below her ears had grown long to her waist and become tinged with brown. Her skirt was brown with jagged edges and her head was bowed.
She was alone. None of the islanders came here, they thought it was haunted, but that was how she liked it.
Since she had last seen Sora, she had distanced herself from Tidus, Wakka and Selphie. Not that they even knew who Sora or Riku were. She remembered her conversation with Selphie.
*Flashback*
"Hey, whatcha doing?" Selphie's light voice asked.
"Just.thinking," she had answered.
"What about?"
"Do you think he'll ever come back? He said he would, he promised,"
"Who?"
"You know.Sora. But what about Riku? And there haven't been any heartless attacks. Maybe we beat them! That means he'll come back!"
"Huh? What are you talking about? Who's Sora? Who's Riku? And what's a heartless?"
".You know. Sora.Riku.they were here.living here, with us.but then.and now.they aren't here any more. But they'll come.right?"
"You're really freaking me out! I have no idea what you're talking about. Are you sure you're okay?"
"Uh.not really."
*End flashback*
Kairi felt tears pool in her eyes. Why didn't they know? Had it all been a dream? Had Riku and Sora never even existed?
No. They had lived her. The drawing was proof of that and it was the only connection she had left between them.
She touched the picture she had drawn of Sora when she was young, perhaps six or seven. She thought of him. His goofy smile, his words, his willingness to sacrifice himself for her and she closed her eyes.
Suddenly all she could see was white. But how? Her eyes were still closed.
The light faded to reveal a hazy image. Then she saw Sora battling a concealed figure. He was fighting strongly but she could see he wouldn't last. She saw the figure withdraw a second weapon and strike Sora across the chest.
She screamed as he fell, but then the scene faded and she could see Riku fighting a swirling dark mass. She heard him speak, but it sounded small and thin to her ears though he was clearly screaming at the top of his lungs:
"IT WILL NEVER DIE!"
The mass coiled around his throat.then she screamed.again and again. Then suddenly pain pierced her senses and her eyes flew open and met Selphie's brown, concerned ones.
Kairi could still feel her hand against the drawing of Sora. Her hand was tingling. She withdrew it and clenched both her fists in her lap.
"Are.are you okay?" Selphie asked tentatively.
Kairi breathed deeply and replayed the images in her mind.
"W-what just happened?" she stuttered.
Selphie took a deep breath. "Well.I was looking for you to referee a match between me and Tidus against Wakka, when we heard you scream. We followed the sound, but then it stopped. We had heard it coming from the Secret Place and thought the ghosts had gotten you. We ran inside and saw you sitting down with your hand against that rock drawing and you were.you were glowing."
"Worse than that! She was like brighter than the sun ya?" Wakka added shakily, at Selphie's side.
"We couldn't see a thing! But then when you screamed again, Wakka nipped you with the edge of my sword to get your attention." Continued Tidus, who pointed to a shallow cut on her arm.
Kairi rubbed it, not entirely listening.
"What about you? What did you do? And what's that drawing?" Selphie demanded, her worry turning to suspicion. But Kairi only answered her last question for she was not entirely sure herself.
"This is a drawing I did when I was young.this is me.and this.this is Sora."
"Who!?" asked three voices in unison.
"Wait a minute," Selphie said before Kairi opened her mouth. "I've heard you mention that name before! You said he lived here but something happened to him and you asked me if I thought he would come back."
Tidus and Wakka frowned. They used to know Kairi was different, maybe even a little weird, but now they thought she was plain mad. Then again, after what they had just witnessed, almost anything could have been possible!
"It's true," Kairi spoke calmly. "And just now I saw them, Sora and Riku. They were in trouble and they were in pain. I couldn't help them. I was stuck here.so I screamed."
"How? How could you see them?" Tidus said, his voice taking on a peculiar high-pitched tone.
"I think it's because.I'm a Princess of Heart," Kairi answered.
"A Princess of Heart?" they echoed.
"One of seven who holds the power to open the final door."
"You mean the kind of power that could make you use magic or.See people who never existed!?" Selphie said hysterically.
"That's the first time I've ever Seen anything. I have no idea what I can do or how I do it. But I do know one thing. I only Saw it when I thought of Sora. Do you think it could be coincidental?"
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The two Unknowns entered a dark musty place. It smelled of salt and was covered with sand, but the mood was dark and foreboding.
"We have come for you my Liege," the second Unknown rasped.
"Yes. I summoned you. What kept you?" a husky, commanding voice asked.
"I was going to fetch the keyblade your Highness. I would have succeeded had HE not intervened." The first Unknown said eagerly.
"You were summoned! NOW HE WILL PREPARE HIMSELF FOR YOUR RETURN, YOU FOOL!" The master of the two yelled. "YOU COULD HAVE KILLED HIM!"
"Forgive me master, I thought I would do you good by disposing of him, after all he is the only one who could stop us. Forgive me, oh wise and ancient one. You are the one who will lead us to greatness. We serve you. You are the source of Darkness. You are the source of all the Heartless," apologised the first Unknown pitifully.
"Indeed. It was lucky he intervened, otherwise you would have killed the boy we will soon need, as well as his key of course." The master said calmly.
"Your Highness! But why!" the first Unknown asked.
"You will soon see! And when we have his key, we will get the other key from the six and use the boy to get to the seventh and use her!" the master finished triumphantly.
"Is this the answer you've been looking for?" asked the second Unknown eagerly.
"Yes! We are so close to succeeding and finally conquering light!"
"What should we do now your Highness?"
"Do what you will! You are not my concern! But do nothing to ruin my carefully laid plans!"
The Unknowns backed away and left.
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Whatcha think? Plz review and tell me! Chapter 3 is going to be up really soon, {as Jupiter Green says: *Pinky Promise*}. Sorry this one took so long!!!
Oh and if you didn't make the connection {I'm sure you did!}, some of the lines in the Unknown~Master scene, were in Sora's "dream". The rest will be throughout the story.
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Chapter 2- Riku and Kairi
Riku could feel the darkness pull at him, tightening it's hold around his heart. But he wouldn't let go; he had to see Kairi and Sora again, though he didn't know how he could escape from Kingdom Hearts.
He had given up fighting the darkness long ago, it was never ending and not fixed, just a swirling blue-black fog that closed in.
Riku couldn't give in.
Sora had got the right idea from the beginning and had tried to help him, show him reason, but Maleficent had found him first and planted the seeds of doubt against his friend.
Riku tried to remember Sora's words.
*Flashback*
"Quit while you can." His own voice sounded thin and corrupted.
"No, not without Kairi!" Sora had answered. Oh how Riku had hated him when he'd said that. Talking like he was putting Kairi in danger, but at that time he hadn't realised he had been.
"The darkness will destroy you"
"You're wrong Riku! The darkness may destroy my body but it can't touch my heart. My heart will stay with my friends, it'll never die!"
"Oh really? Well we'll just see about THAT!"
*End Flashback*
Riku hated himself then. How could he have been so blind? Though he now remembered the truth and power of Sora's words.
"You can't touch my HEART! My heart will always stay with my friends! IT'LL NEVER DIE!" Riku screamed at the entwining darkness. But it seemed it was already too late. {A.N.: Mickey isn't there for a reason, you'll find out later.}
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Kairi sat quietly in the Secret place on Destiny Islands, staring at the drawing on the wall she so often visited.
She fingered the outline of the drawing and wished things were different.
She had changed. Her normally chic hairstyle that had once reached just below her ears had grown long to her waist and become tinged with brown. Her skirt was brown with jagged edges and her head was bowed.
She was alone. None of the islanders came here, they thought it was haunted, but that was how she liked it.
Since she had last seen Sora, she had distanced herself from Tidus, Wakka and Selphie. Not that they even knew who Sora or Riku were. She remembered her conversation with Selphie.
*Flashback*
"Hey, whatcha doing?" Selphie's light voice asked.
"Just.thinking," she had answered.
"What about?"
"Do you think he'll ever come back? He said he would, he promised,"
"Who?"
"You know.Sora. But what about Riku? And there haven't been any heartless attacks. Maybe we beat them! That means he'll come back!"
"Huh? What are you talking about? Who's Sora? Who's Riku? And what's a heartless?"
".You know. Sora.Riku.they were here.living here, with us.but then.and now.they aren't here any more. But they'll come.right?"
"You're really freaking me out! I have no idea what you're talking about. Are you sure you're okay?"
"Uh.not really."
*End flashback*
Kairi felt tears pool in her eyes. Why didn't they know? Had it all been a dream? Had Riku and Sora never even existed?
No. They had lived her. The drawing was proof of that and it was the only connection she had left between them.
She touched the picture she had drawn of Sora when she was young, perhaps six or seven. She thought of him. His goofy smile, his words, his willingness to sacrifice himself for her and she closed her eyes.
Suddenly all she could see was white. But how? Her eyes were still closed.
The light faded to reveal a hazy image. Then she saw Sora battling a concealed figure. He was fighting strongly but she could see he wouldn't last. She saw the figure withdraw a second weapon and strike Sora across the chest.
She screamed as he fell, but then the scene faded and she could see Riku fighting a swirling dark mass. She heard him speak, but it sounded small and thin to her ears though he was clearly screaming at the top of his lungs:
"IT WILL NEVER DIE!"
The mass coiled around his throat.then she screamed.again and again. Then suddenly pain pierced her senses and her eyes flew open and met Selphie's brown, concerned ones.
Kairi could still feel her hand against the drawing of Sora. Her hand was tingling. She withdrew it and clenched both her fists in her lap.
"Are.are you okay?" Selphie asked tentatively.
Kairi breathed deeply and replayed the images in her mind.
"W-what just happened?" she stuttered.
Selphie took a deep breath. "Well.I was looking for you to referee a match between me and Tidus against Wakka, when we heard you scream. We followed the sound, but then it stopped. We had heard it coming from the Secret Place and thought the ghosts had gotten you. We ran inside and saw you sitting down with your hand against that rock drawing and you were.you were glowing."
"Worse than that! She was like brighter than the sun ya?" Wakka added shakily, at Selphie's side.
"We couldn't see a thing! But then when you screamed again, Wakka nipped you with the edge of my sword to get your attention." Continued Tidus, who pointed to a shallow cut on her arm.
Kairi rubbed it, not entirely listening.
"What about you? What did you do? And what's that drawing?" Selphie demanded, her worry turning to suspicion. But Kairi only answered her last question for she was not entirely sure herself.
"This is a drawing I did when I was young.this is me.and this.this is Sora."
"Who!?" asked three voices in unison.
"Wait a minute," Selphie said before Kairi opened her mouth. "I've heard you mention that name before! You said he lived here but something happened to him and you asked me if I thought he would come back."
Tidus and Wakka frowned. They used to know Kairi was different, maybe even a little weird, but now they thought she was plain mad. Then again, after what they had just witnessed, almost anything could have been possible!
"It's true," Kairi spoke calmly. "And just now I saw them, Sora and Riku. They were in trouble and they were in pain. I couldn't help them. I was stuck here.so I screamed."
"How? How could you see them?" Tidus said, his voice taking on a peculiar high-pitched tone.
"I think it's because.I'm a Princess of Heart," Kairi answered.
"A Princess of Heart?" they echoed.
"One of seven who holds the power to open the final door."
"You mean the kind of power that could make you use magic or.See people who never existed!?" Selphie said hysterically.
"That's the first time I've ever Seen anything. I have no idea what I can do or how I do it. But I do know one thing. I only Saw it when I thought of Sora. Do you think it could be coincidental?"
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The two Unknowns entered a dark musty place. It smelled of salt and was covered with sand, but the mood was dark and foreboding.
"We have come for you my Liege," the second Unknown rasped.
"Yes. I summoned you. What kept you?" a husky, commanding voice asked.
"I was going to fetch the keyblade your Highness. I would have succeeded had HE not intervened." The first Unknown said eagerly.
"You were summoned! NOW HE WILL PREPARE HIMSELF FOR YOUR RETURN, YOU FOOL!" The master of the two yelled. "YOU COULD HAVE KILLED HIM!"
"Forgive me master, I thought I would do you good by disposing of him, after all he is the only one who could stop us. Forgive me, oh wise and ancient one. You are the one who will lead us to greatness. We serve you. You are the source of Darkness. You are the source of all the Heartless," apologised the first Unknown pitifully.
"Indeed. It was lucky he intervened, otherwise you would have killed the boy we will soon need, as well as his key of course." The master said calmly.
"Your Highness! But why!" the first Unknown asked.
"You will soon see! And when we have his key, we will get the other key from the six and use the boy to get to the seventh and use her!" the master finished triumphantly.
"Is this the answer you've been looking for?" asked the second Unknown eagerly.
"Yes! We are so close to succeeding and finally conquering light!"
"What should we do now your Highness?"
"Do what you will! You are not my concern! But do nothing to ruin my carefully laid plans!"
The Unknowns backed away and left.
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Whatcha think? Plz review and tell me! Chapter 3 is going to be up really soon, {as Jupiter Green says: *Pinky Promise*}. Sorry this one took so long!!!
Oh and if you didn't make the connection {I'm sure you did!}, some of the lines in the Unknown~Master scene, were in Sora's "dream". The rest will be throughout the story.
