This is the premier of the old/new characters (AKA- seen in the last story
but not in KH) enjoy. This story is devoted to the 'spoilers.' Any
questions? Write me a review with your e-mail and I'll take a look-see at
them.
"Find him"
By: Catty Engles
Kairi's eyes began to close. She let the briny air wash over her face and tasted it on her lips. She relished the feeling. A peaceful calm overcame her, and she slipped into unconsciousness.
Kairi was falling, unknowingly, but still falling.
Her hair played carelessly around her creamy face. Tresses drifted gently in the engulfing waters. Precious bubbles of air escaped her lips, and Kairi lurched into agonizing reality. She had no time to marvel at why she was under water or why she couldn't breathe, for she suddenly found herself standing in the exact spot where she was sure she had been sleeping only moments before.
Upon the shores of Destiny Islands, streams of sunlight blazed. Kairi shielded her eyes, and turned her face to the ground. On the beach, a frail object was being frisked by the playful tide. Her lucky charm?
A gloved hand cupped it gently and she followed the fingers to a lanky arm to a familiar shoulder and finally to a face. A face she had longed to see for so long. The clear blue eyes smiled at her. The boy offered Kairi her lucky charm. She reached for him, but before his name could fully form on her lips, he laughed and dispersed into a million tiny embers.
"Sora!" Kairi tried to call after him, but no sound emerged.
She found herself gazing over the ocean, at the horizon line. A figure smudged the eternal edge of the world. As if sensing her gaze he turned. His hair glinted pale steel in the bright light. Riku stood knee deep in the waves. She ran to him, and a pleading expression creased his solemn face. He gestured wildly, trying to make her turn back.
Kairi continued to wade towards Riku. He cast her a mournful glance, and she stopped, horrified by the colossal wave that was speeding towards them both. Riku seemed reluctant, but nevertheless, extended a hand to her.
The water swallowed her up. It vehemently yanked her footing from under her, and she was swirled away. The last sight she beheld was of Riku standing placidly beneath the depths, seemingly unopposed by the intense swells.
Kairi expected to hit the beach at any moment and braced herself for impact. She waited. Her final breath was driven from her lungs, and Kairi was forced to surface, never having felt the shore.
She stood in cool waist deep waters, ripples emanating from her lithe form. The atmosphere was engulfed in rich darkness. It seemed to be almost singing with life. She watched the endlessly flowing ripples and followed them to waves. She could feel no breeze, but languid swells lapped carelessly upon a sandy shore. Kairi gasped at the figure that rent the nothingness.
A pale radiance emanated from two white, shining doors. They towered above her. Kairi was awe-struck.
Not only did light radiate from the gilded doors but also; strength, compassion, and hope, but most of all, love. She lifted a foot to step towards the wondrous apparition, but it in broke into a flurry of feathers. Doves flew at her, and she guarded herself. The force from their wings sent her toppling end over end.
Fragments of visions blazed behind her eyes. An aqua heart fading into darkness, two amethyst eyes flashed followed by dancing green ones, and then a blaze of white light engulfed her senses.
"Find him, Kairi. For he is the one who will open the door."
***
Gentle swirls of color embraced Destiny Island's shores. The crisp night air nipped at Kairi's cheek and she sat up, alarmed. The tide had come in while she was asleep, and it was playing around her feet, soaking her sneakers. 'Probably why I woke up. What was that place? So bizarre.' Kairi rubbed the sleep from her eyes and gazed longingly at the liquid sun. It was melting below the horizon. Its colorful brilliance ran together, forming eddies of blue upon the clouds. Lingering rays tinged the sky gold. The soft radiance reflected itself Kairi's equally dazzling eyes.
Kairi sighed and decided that now was as good a time as any to paddle home. Resignedly, she heaved herself to her feet. Only then did she notice the absence of the heady smells and careless laughter that should have come from the Shore Shack. Kairi warranted herself a glance at the suddenly suspicious island.
As if sensing her misgivings, the once entrancing sky darkened in a twinkling. Kairi's bare skin trembled. Goose pimples formed on it almost instantly. Something was terribly wrong. Kairi stumbled towards the Shore Shack, hoping to find Tidus, Wakka, or Selphie, when something caught her eye.
She halted her charge, momentarily forgetting about her friends. An all too familiar door was blocking the entrance to the Secret Place. Panic welled in her throat, and bile surged through her belly. She tasted it on her tongue. It was a hard, bitter pungency.
Kairi gulped, and against her better judgement, she hesitantly stepped toward the door. Kairi pushed her uncertainty to the back of her mind. She would later wonder what compelled her to that door, fate, destiny, or maybe only chance, whatever it was, its intervention would change her life. Kairi's trek was uninterrupted. She was thankful, for her courage was already threatening to desert her.
As before, the pale rose door opened without her touch. A winding passage extended behind it. Kairi drew a steadying breath. Her feet felt like leaden weights. Was this what she was waiting for, what she knew that she had to be ready for? Kairi steeled herself and stepped forward.
The walk to the interior of the Secret Place was agonizingly long. She cautiously entered the intimidating enclosure.
The same wooden door pierced the childish scrawlings. It peered back at her, as it had for the past, endless month, but a fragile keyhole blazed at its center. Kairi's eyes widened. She gawked at the foreign object.
Her ears began to roar and dirt clods fell from the ceiling. Kairi tried to steady herself, but the ground's shudder threw her forward. Before she could even begin to fall, the door bust open and an unforgiving wind pummeled her from behind, cruelly snapping her head back and throwing her, unconscious, through the door.
***
At most Kairi could make out blurry shapes. Colors were too bright for her eyes. She managed to distinguish her surroundings, an alley. The relentless throbbing in her temples knocked any further attempts of concentration from her mind. She groaned softly and gently rested her pounding skull against the cool stones behind her head.
Her pulse beat overly loud in her ears. 'I wonder how long I've been out.' Kairi rubbed at her eyes. Bursts of color exploded behind them and she groaned even louder. She tightened her grip on the smooth, cool metal in her right hand.
'Wait a sec.' Kairi's aching eyes focused on her hand. Sure enough, clenched tightly in her palm was the hilt of a golden keyblade. Kairi's eyes widened in shock and she tried to scramble away, in doing so she rapped her head smartly against the brick wall and fell into another wave of unconsciousness.
"Nice going, Kairi." She croaked to herself as the darkness overpowered her again. However, this slight noise caught the attention of a form only paces away from the girl. Amethyst eyes flashed in the darkness.
***
Kairi spluttered. Her throat was parchment dry and her lips chapped. Her tongue was a swollen lump in her mouth. Kairi berated herself silently, preparing herself for the moment of truth. She opened her eyes, expecting to see. . . well, anything but what she actually did.
A short dirk was pointed right between her eyes. With a sharp intake of breath, Kairi pushed herself away from the blade and back against her pillow. She groped for anything to use as a weapon, wait a second, pillow?
Kairi's breath came in ragged sobs. Steely amethyst eyes glinted in the room's dim glow. Kairi gulped.
The dirk was tossed in the air, caught deftly, then put through elaborate turns and twists, causing shadows to dance intricately upon the walls, and finally sheathed. Kairi gawked.
The girl smirked. She brushed raven hair from her ivory face. Suddenly, the girl surged forward, and the strong, straight nose almost touched Kairi's. A delicate, but obviously deadly, hand gripped Kairi's wrist. Hot breath whispered on her cheek.
"Why do you have this?" The girl hissed. Kairi stammered, barely able to tear her gaze away from the girl's amethyst eyes. Kairi finally noticed that the other girl was holding something. The keyblade gleamed gold in the failing light.
"I-I don't know." Kairi squeaked. The girl snorted and, if possible, pressed her face even closer to Kairi's, still without making contact. Her next statement was spoken through clenched teeth. She enunciated the words as if Kairi were a small child.
"Then-why-did-we-FIND-it-with-YOU?" 'We?' Kairi pondered.
"Thistle, stop."
***
A/N For anyone that doesn't know, a dirk is a short sword. You could call it a cross between a dagger and a sword.
"Find him"
By: Catty Engles
Kairi's eyes began to close. She let the briny air wash over her face and tasted it on her lips. She relished the feeling. A peaceful calm overcame her, and she slipped into unconsciousness.
Kairi was falling, unknowingly, but still falling.
Her hair played carelessly around her creamy face. Tresses drifted gently in the engulfing waters. Precious bubbles of air escaped her lips, and Kairi lurched into agonizing reality. She had no time to marvel at why she was under water or why she couldn't breathe, for she suddenly found herself standing in the exact spot where she was sure she had been sleeping only moments before.
Upon the shores of Destiny Islands, streams of sunlight blazed. Kairi shielded her eyes, and turned her face to the ground. On the beach, a frail object was being frisked by the playful tide. Her lucky charm?
A gloved hand cupped it gently and she followed the fingers to a lanky arm to a familiar shoulder and finally to a face. A face she had longed to see for so long. The clear blue eyes smiled at her. The boy offered Kairi her lucky charm. She reached for him, but before his name could fully form on her lips, he laughed and dispersed into a million tiny embers.
"Sora!" Kairi tried to call after him, but no sound emerged.
She found herself gazing over the ocean, at the horizon line. A figure smudged the eternal edge of the world. As if sensing her gaze he turned. His hair glinted pale steel in the bright light. Riku stood knee deep in the waves. She ran to him, and a pleading expression creased his solemn face. He gestured wildly, trying to make her turn back.
Kairi continued to wade towards Riku. He cast her a mournful glance, and she stopped, horrified by the colossal wave that was speeding towards them both. Riku seemed reluctant, but nevertheless, extended a hand to her.
The water swallowed her up. It vehemently yanked her footing from under her, and she was swirled away. The last sight she beheld was of Riku standing placidly beneath the depths, seemingly unopposed by the intense swells.
Kairi expected to hit the beach at any moment and braced herself for impact. She waited. Her final breath was driven from her lungs, and Kairi was forced to surface, never having felt the shore.
She stood in cool waist deep waters, ripples emanating from her lithe form. The atmosphere was engulfed in rich darkness. It seemed to be almost singing with life. She watched the endlessly flowing ripples and followed them to waves. She could feel no breeze, but languid swells lapped carelessly upon a sandy shore. Kairi gasped at the figure that rent the nothingness.
A pale radiance emanated from two white, shining doors. They towered above her. Kairi was awe-struck.
Not only did light radiate from the gilded doors but also; strength, compassion, and hope, but most of all, love. She lifted a foot to step towards the wondrous apparition, but it in broke into a flurry of feathers. Doves flew at her, and she guarded herself. The force from their wings sent her toppling end over end.
Fragments of visions blazed behind her eyes. An aqua heart fading into darkness, two amethyst eyes flashed followed by dancing green ones, and then a blaze of white light engulfed her senses.
"Find him, Kairi. For he is the one who will open the door."
***
Gentle swirls of color embraced Destiny Island's shores. The crisp night air nipped at Kairi's cheek and she sat up, alarmed. The tide had come in while she was asleep, and it was playing around her feet, soaking her sneakers. 'Probably why I woke up. What was that place? So bizarre.' Kairi rubbed the sleep from her eyes and gazed longingly at the liquid sun. It was melting below the horizon. Its colorful brilliance ran together, forming eddies of blue upon the clouds. Lingering rays tinged the sky gold. The soft radiance reflected itself Kairi's equally dazzling eyes.
Kairi sighed and decided that now was as good a time as any to paddle home. Resignedly, she heaved herself to her feet. Only then did she notice the absence of the heady smells and careless laughter that should have come from the Shore Shack. Kairi warranted herself a glance at the suddenly suspicious island.
As if sensing her misgivings, the once entrancing sky darkened in a twinkling. Kairi's bare skin trembled. Goose pimples formed on it almost instantly. Something was terribly wrong. Kairi stumbled towards the Shore Shack, hoping to find Tidus, Wakka, or Selphie, when something caught her eye.
She halted her charge, momentarily forgetting about her friends. An all too familiar door was blocking the entrance to the Secret Place. Panic welled in her throat, and bile surged through her belly. She tasted it on her tongue. It was a hard, bitter pungency.
Kairi gulped, and against her better judgement, she hesitantly stepped toward the door. Kairi pushed her uncertainty to the back of her mind. She would later wonder what compelled her to that door, fate, destiny, or maybe only chance, whatever it was, its intervention would change her life. Kairi's trek was uninterrupted. She was thankful, for her courage was already threatening to desert her.
As before, the pale rose door opened without her touch. A winding passage extended behind it. Kairi drew a steadying breath. Her feet felt like leaden weights. Was this what she was waiting for, what she knew that she had to be ready for? Kairi steeled herself and stepped forward.
The walk to the interior of the Secret Place was agonizingly long. She cautiously entered the intimidating enclosure.
The same wooden door pierced the childish scrawlings. It peered back at her, as it had for the past, endless month, but a fragile keyhole blazed at its center. Kairi's eyes widened. She gawked at the foreign object.
Her ears began to roar and dirt clods fell from the ceiling. Kairi tried to steady herself, but the ground's shudder threw her forward. Before she could even begin to fall, the door bust open and an unforgiving wind pummeled her from behind, cruelly snapping her head back and throwing her, unconscious, through the door.
***
At most Kairi could make out blurry shapes. Colors were too bright for her eyes. She managed to distinguish her surroundings, an alley. The relentless throbbing in her temples knocked any further attempts of concentration from her mind. She groaned softly and gently rested her pounding skull against the cool stones behind her head.
Her pulse beat overly loud in her ears. 'I wonder how long I've been out.' Kairi rubbed at her eyes. Bursts of color exploded behind them and she groaned even louder. She tightened her grip on the smooth, cool metal in her right hand.
'Wait a sec.' Kairi's aching eyes focused on her hand. Sure enough, clenched tightly in her palm was the hilt of a golden keyblade. Kairi's eyes widened in shock and she tried to scramble away, in doing so she rapped her head smartly against the brick wall and fell into another wave of unconsciousness.
"Nice going, Kairi." She croaked to herself as the darkness overpowered her again. However, this slight noise caught the attention of a form only paces away from the girl. Amethyst eyes flashed in the darkness.
***
Kairi spluttered. Her throat was parchment dry and her lips chapped. Her tongue was a swollen lump in her mouth. Kairi berated herself silently, preparing herself for the moment of truth. She opened her eyes, expecting to see. . . well, anything but what she actually did.
A short dirk was pointed right between her eyes. With a sharp intake of breath, Kairi pushed herself away from the blade and back against her pillow. She groped for anything to use as a weapon, wait a second, pillow?
Kairi's breath came in ragged sobs. Steely amethyst eyes glinted in the room's dim glow. Kairi gulped.
The dirk was tossed in the air, caught deftly, then put through elaborate turns and twists, causing shadows to dance intricately upon the walls, and finally sheathed. Kairi gawked.
The girl smirked. She brushed raven hair from her ivory face. Suddenly, the girl surged forward, and the strong, straight nose almost touched Kairi's. A delicate, but obviously deadly, hand gripped Kairi's wrist. Hot breath whispered on her cheek.
"Why do you have this?" The girl hissed. Kairi stammered, barely able to tear her gaze away from the girl's amethyst eyes. Kairi finally noticed that the other girl was holding something. The keyblade gleamed gold in the failing light.
"I-I don't know." Kairi squeaked. The girl snorted and, if possible, pressed her face even closer to Kairi's, still without making contact. Her next statement was spoken through clenched teeth. She enunciated the words as if Kairi were a small child.
"Then-why-did-we-FIND-it-with-YOU?" 'We?' Kairi pondered.
"Thistle, stop."
***
A/N For anyone that doesn't know, a dirk is a short sword. You could call it a cross between a dagger and a sword.