"The Other Side"
By: Catty Engles
It was she. Sora's breath caught in his throat and he made a funny noise halfway between a choke and a gasp. Kairi laughed, flicking her auburn hair out of her eyes with a delicate gesture.
"Kairi?" Sora asked when at last he had regained his breath.
The impostor Kairi gave him a smug look that he didn't quite comprehend, but she smiled quickly after, "Of course, Sora." She rushed forward, burying her head into his shoulder and inhaling deeply. 'The real Kairi does have good taste in boys' she thought. Sora's scent was light with the smell of the ocean still clinging to him.
Sora's arms wrapped around Kairi, and he squeezed, struggling against tears of joy. She was back, more importantly, in one piece. Kairi was here.
He gently relaxed his arms and gazed into Kairi's eyes. She smiled at him, coyly cocking her head to one side. "Kairi, I-"Sora began before cutting off abruptly. It had flickered in Kairi's eyes for a moment, a dark shade of black that held a picture. Sora shook himself than began again, "Kairi I'm so glad you're here. I've gotta introduce you to someone."
Sora, a little embarrassed, took Kairi's hand and led her out of the stables, snorting back at a horse that was expecting to be curried. While he led Kairi, he pondered the image he thought he'd seen in Kairi's eyes. It was of her holding something blue that had suddenly gone out. Sora couldn't shake the feeling that the blue light was very important, and he couldn't help thinking that it looked oddly like an aqua heart.
***
"Who're you to say that we go or not?" Thistle adamantly replied. Kairi shrugged, suddenly feeling very insignificant. Thistle still scared her a bit and the prospect of making her even madder than she was wasn't an appealing one.
"We're going to try." Thistle said, shouldering her knapsack and storming out of the hotel, skipping over the railing to wait impatiently by the world's keyhole, the fountain.
Dandin gave her an encouraging little smile, whispering something like, "You'll get used to it." Before readjusting his own pack between his shoulder blades and jumping over the railing himself. Kairi sighed. Even though Mickey's letter had said that she would probably "face destiny alone" Thistle and Dandin still insisted on trying their luck.
Kairi sighed, scooting over the railing herself to land a bit more awkwardly than Thistle or Dandin had managed. She scurried over to the fountain's mosaic that held the keyhole, summoning the keyblade from within her heart.
"See you on the other side." Thistle said assuredly.
Kairi managed a tiny grin before aiming the golden keyblade at the very center of the mosaic and concentrating on that spot. A thin bolt of blue burst from the tip of the keyblade and connected with the fountain, sending ripples through solid stone. Kairi felt a jerk and was plunged into a feeling of complete bliss, passing through the pure heart of Traverse Town.
***
Mulan extended a hand of greeting to Kairi, introducing herself as Ping, her boy name. Sora shot a look of confusion. Mulan did the tiniest of headshakes, motioning that now was not a good time to speak of it. Sora complied sullenly.
Impostor Kairi didn't seem to notice. She got on famously with Mushu, although Khan tried to bite her. While Mushu was regaling Kairi, Mulan flicked her eyes towards the tent entrance, asking silently if she and Sora could talk.
"Kairi, we're going outside for a bit, k?" Sora asked, sidling closer to the furled flaps.
Kairi nodded through fits of giggles brought on by Mushu's outrageous behavior that only encouraged him to greater heights.
Sora slipped out of the tent fast, whirling on Mulan, "What's your problem?" He practically yelled. "She's my friend!" He said just a bit softer.
Mulan did not answer only regarded him through narrowed eyes for a moment, "That thing in there is not human." Mulan stated.
Sora's eyes widened at her gall, but before he could speak, Shang approached. "Strength conditioning, tomorrow." He snapped at Mulan, "And don't you have stable duties?" He pointedly glared at Sora. His temper, near the bursting point, almost got the better of him.
Instead, he stomped off to the stables, calling over his shoulder to Mulan, "You don't mind Kairi staying with you for a while, do you?" He shot, bitterly putting emphasis on Kairi's name.
Mulan's eyes were downcast and she didn't answer. Shang glared after Sora before turning to Mulan. "Who's Kairi." Jokingly putting the same emphasis on Kairi's name that Sora had.
"Somethi...one," Mulan gulped, "who arrived today." She diverted her eyes and waited to be dismissed, wanting badly to just cry at Sora's rejection.
"You say she arrived today?" Shang asked. Mulan nodded. "Strange, I had no reports from sentries that any visitors had arrived." Mulan shuddered unconsciously.
Shang didn't seem to notice, "I'll bet someone's sleeping on the job." He stalked off, intently scanning the makeshift wall tops for idlers. Mulan was left alone in the middle of the training grounds when a shriek of laughter came from the tent behind her. She turned her head slightly, assured. Kairi was not a human girl.
***
The real, human Kairi stumbled for a bit, her senses flooding back to her. Her sight was the first to come then smell and then, with a roaring sound, her hearing. She blinked. Finding herself straddling a table, she nimbly hopped off.
In awe, Kairi glanced around. There was no sight of Thistle and Dandin. She sighed, half in relief and half in regret. A light tune, made by a lyre, flute, and small drum was drifting over the crowds of people who had obviously not noticed her sudden appearance.
Kairi gawked at the gaudy array of people, from priests to peasants. In an out of the way corner where the music was coming from, danced an older girl, a goat and another man whom sat playing the lyre. She stared for a little while, trying to process all this new information when a brazen note broke the hectic air. She glanced up, finally seeing the huge church that dominated the right part of the square where bells were booming out the hour.
***
Okay, which movie is this?
By: Catty Engles
It was she. Sora's breath caught in his throat and he made a funny noise halfway between a choke and a gasp. Kairi laughed, flicking her auburn hair out of her eyes with a delicate gesture.
"Kairi?" Sora asked when at last he had regained his breath.
The impostor Kairi gave him a smug look that he didn't quite comprehend, but she smiled quickly after, "Of course, Sora." She rushed forward, burying her head into his shoulder and inhaling deeply. 'The real Kairi does have good taste in boys' she thought. Sora's scent was light with the smell of the ocean still clinging to him.
Sora's arms wrapped around Kairi, and he squeezed, struggling against tears of joy. She was back, more importantly, in one piece. Kairi was here.
He gently relaxed his arms and gazed into Kairi's eyes. She smiled at him, coyly cocking her head to one side. "Kairi, I-"Sora began before cutting off abruptly. It had flickered in Kairi's eyes for a moment, a dark shade of black that held a picture. Sora shook himself than began again, "Kairi I'm so glad you're here. I've gotta introduce you to someone."
Sora, a little embarrassed, took Kairi's hand and led her out of the stables, snorting back at a horse that was expecting to be curried. While he led Kairi, he pondered the image he thought he'd seen in Kairi's eyes. It was of her holding something blue that had suddenly gone out. Sora couldn't shake the feeling that the blue light was very important, and he couldn't help thinking that it looked oddly like an aqua heart.
***
"Who're you to say that we go or not?" Thistle adamantly replied. Kairi shrugged, suddenly feeling very insignificant. Thistle still scared her a bit and the prospect of making her even madder than she was wasn't an appealing one.
"We're going to try." Thistle said, shouldering her knapsack and storming out of the hotel, skipping over the railing to wait impatiently by the world's keyhole, the fountain.
Dandin gave her an encouraging little smile, whispering something like, "You'll get used to it." Before readjusting his own pack between his shoulder blades and jumping over the railing himself. Kairi sighed. Even though Mickey's letter had said that she would probably "face destiny alone" Thistle and Dandin still insisted on trying their luck.
Kairi sighed, scooting over the railing herself to land a bit more awkwardly than Thistle or Dandin had managed. She scurried over to the fountain's mosaic that held the keyhole, summoning the keyblade from within her heart.
"See you on the other side." Thistle said assuredly.
Kairi managed a tiny grin before aiming the golden keyblade at the very center of the mosaic and concentrating on that spot. A thin bolt of blue burst from the tip of the keyblade and connected with the fountain, sending ripples through solid stone. Kairi felt a jerk and was plunged into a feeling of complete bliss, passing through the pure heart of Traverse Town.
***
Mulan extended a hand of greeting to Kairi, introducing herself as Ping, her boy name. Sora shot a look of confusion. Mulan did the tiniest of headshakes, motioning that now was not a good time to speak of it. Sora complied sullenly.
Impostor Kairi didn't seem to notice. She got on famously with Mushu, although Khan tried to bite her. While Mushu was regaling Kairi, Mulan flicked her eyes towards the tent entrance, asking silently if she and Sora could talk.
"Kairi, we're going outside for a bit, k?" Sora asked, sidling closer to the furled flaps.
Kairi nodded through fits of giggles brought on by Mushu's outrageous behavior that only encouraged him to greater heights.
Sora slipped out of the tent fast, whirling on Mulan, "What's your problem?" He practically yelled. "She's my friend!" He said just a bit softer.
Mulan did not answer only regarded him through narrowed eyes for a moment, "That thing in there is not human." Mulan stated.
Sora's eyes widened at her gall, but before he could speak, Shang approached. "Strength conditioning, tomorrow." He snapped at Mulan, "And don't you have stable duties?" He pointedly glared at Sora. His temper, near the bursting point, almost got the better of him.
Instead, he stomped off to the stables, calling over his shoulder to Mulan, "You don't mind Kairi staying with you for a while, do you?" He shot, bitterly putting emphasis on Kairi's name.
Mulan's eyes were downcast and she didn't answer. Shang glared after Sora before turning to Mulan. "Who's Kairi." Jokingly putting the same emphasis on Kairi's name that Sora had.
"Somethi...one," Mulan gulped, "who arrived today." She diverted her eyes and waited to be dismissed, wanting badly to just cry at Sora's rejection.
"You say she arrived today?" Shang asked. Mulan nodded. "Strange, I had no reports from sentries that any visitors had arrived." Mulan shuddered unconsciously.
Shang didn't seem to notice, "I'll bet someone's sleeping on the job." He stalked off, intently scanning the makeshift wall tops for idlers. Mulan was left alone in the middle of the training grounds when a shriek of laughter came from the tent behind her. She turned her head slightly, assured. Kairi was not a human girl.
***
The real, human Kairi stumbled for a bit, her senses flooding back to her. Her sight was the first to come then smell and then, with a roaring sound, her hearing. She blinked. Finding herself straddling a table, she nimbly hopped off.
In awe, Kairi glanced around. There was no sight of Thistle and Dandin. She sighed, half in relief and half in regret. A light tune, made by a lyre, flute, and small drum was drifting over the crowds of people who had obviously not noticed her sudden appearance.
Kairi gawked at the gaudy array of people, from priests to peasants. In an out of the way corner where the music was coming from, danced an older girl, a goat and another man whom sat playing the lyre. She stared for a little while, trying to process all this new information when a brazen note broke the hectic air. She glanced up, finally seeing the huge church that dominated the right part of the square where bells were booming out the hour.
***
Okay, which movie is this?