Hope is a Light in the Darkness
By: Baka-Chibi-Puffs
Chapter 2: SAY WHAT?!?!?!
As Sora grabbed her hand Nazomi had another flash of memory. *A face came into view. Bright blue eyes, brown spiky hair, and a kind smile swam into view. "Nazomi," memory Sora said "are you alright?"*
"Are you alright?" the real Sora said. It took Nazomi a moment to comprehend what he had said.
"Umm...I-I'm fine..." she said.
Sora flashed a bright smile. "Then lets get going." Sora then helped Nazomi to her feet and with a sideways glance they ran out of the school gates. Three blocks later Nazomi was winded.
"Sora!" she yelled, "can we stop, please?" Sora began to turn around when out of the shadows came a dog-sized black bug.
"GROSS!" though Nazomi. Before she could say a word that strange shield materialized into her hand once again. Without stopping to think she sprang in front of Sora, whacked the bug to oblivion, and yelled out "die you evil insect!!!" She heard a chuckle behind her and turned to see a highly amused Sora clutching his sides in laughter. Nazomi was mad. Well, she was more scared and nervous than mad, and she intended to let Sora know.
"Excuse me if I think that big—no, no HUGE black bugs emerging from the shadows was anything to be upset about. Lets be like Sora and laugh about it!" she said sarcastically. Sora sobered up right away. With a sigh he began to explain.
"Those, what did you call them, bugs?" Nazomi nodded as Sora continued. "They are called the Heartless. They are created from the darkness in people's hearts. If you let the darkness consume you entirely, you become a heartless. Yet, strong hearts with deep ties to the light can overcome and fight the darkness. You and I have these unique hearts. I go from world to world stopping the heartless and sealing the keyholes that—when opened—lead to the heart of the world. The weapon I carry is the Keyblade—it holds the power to lock the doors to the heart of the worlds. I must stop Ansem, a man bent on making the darkness the stronger. The heartless help him in his cause to overthrow the light. My friends, Donald and Goofy, were helping me fight. Sadly, Goofy was called away. I need your help, Nazomi. Will you, can you do this for me?" Nazomi was shocked. She blinked and shook her head. Sora's face fell. "I guess that's a no then, right?" "N-no! I-I mean, I need to think, okay?" "Okay." Sora shrugged "I guess I can deal with that. For now, we need to train you on fighting and hand-to-hand combat." Nazomi smirked. This was her greatest aspect. In life she was quite and unassuming, but when sparing she was an expert. They did some basic kicking and punching drills and Sora was constantly amazed at just how good she was. Then the sparred, Nazomi had volunteered the idea and Sora had just silently agreed. They did a few kicks and punches, testing each other's guard and strength. Then Nazomi got bored and did a crescent kick that knocked Sora three feet away. "Oops." She muttered as she gave Sora a hand up. "Sorry 'bout that." Sora smiled "no hard feelings" he said. Then he flipped her over onto her back. "But please keep your guard up." Nazomi detected his microscopic smirk and hopped up, eager for a good fight. Soon they were both in separate corners of a small field panting and catching their breath. Then Sora whipped out his Keyblade and gave Nazomi a look that said 'can you take the heat?' Nazomi shot him a glance that screamed 'if you play with fire you're going to get burned.' Sora charged and went in for a left cut but Nazomi parried and spun into Sora's direct range. Sora jabbed and Nazomi ducked, then she took her shield and pulled his feet out from under him. Sora landed with an 'oof!' Nazomi smirked, stood up, and took the pointed edge of her shield and pressed it to his throat. "Check mate!" she said triumphantly. Sora smirked and grabbed her food and pulled her down next to him. "I thought I told you never to let your guard down." He said with a malicious and mischievous glint in his eye. Nazomi gave a small pout. "But...but, I won!" she wined. Sora smiled "aw, don't cry Nazomi-chan, I'm just more skilled than you." "More skilled my butt!" she replied with an exaggerated anger. "You know you lost." Sora just shook his head as if to say 'you poor deranged girl', got up, and walked off. "Hey!" Nazomi cried, "w-wait for me!" and she took off running after the boy she was convinced she would beat undoubtedly one day.
As Sora grabbed her hand Nazomi had another flash of memory. *A face came into view. Bright blue eyes, brown spiky hair, and a kind smile swam into view. "Nazomi," memory Sora said "are you alright?"*
"Are you alright?" the real Sora said. It took Nazomi a moment to comprehend what he had said.
"Umm...I-I'm fine..." she said.
Sora flashed a bright smile. "Then lets get going." Sora then helped Nazomi to her feet and with a sideways glance they ran out of the school gates. Three blocks later Nazomi was winded.
"Sora!" she yelled, "can we stop, please?" Sora began to turn around when out of the shadows came a dog-sized black bug.
"GROSS!" though Nazomi. Before she could say a word that strange shield materialized into her hand once again. Without stopping to think she sprang in front of Sora, whacked the bug to oblivion, and yelled out "die you evil insect!!!" She heard a chuckle behind her and turned to see a highly amused Sora clutching his sides in laughter. Nazomi was mad. Well, she was more scared and nervous than mad, and she intended to let Sora know.
"Excuse me if I think that big—no, no HUGE black bugs emerging from the shadows was anything to be upset about. Lets be like Sora and laugh about it!" she said sarcastically. Sora sobered up right away. With a sigh he began to explain.
"Those, what did you call them, bugs?" Nazomi nodded as Sora continued. "They are called the Heartless. They are created from the darkness in people's hearts. If you let the darkness consume you entirely, you become a heartless. Yet, strong hearts with deep ties to the light can overcome and fight the darkness. You and I have these unique hearts. I go from world to world stopping the heartless and sealing the keyholes that—when opened—lead to the heart of the world. The weapon I carry is the Keyblade—it holds the power to lock the doors to the heart of the worlds. I must stop Ansem, a man bent on making the darkness the stronger. The heartless help him in his cause to overthrow the light. My friends, Donald and Goofy, were helping me fight. Sadly, Goofy was called away. I need your help, Nazomi. Will you, can you do this for me?" Nazomi was shocked. She blinked and shook her head. Sora's face fell. "I guess that's a no then, right?" "N-no! I-I mean, I need to think, okay?" "Okay." Sora shrugged "I guess I can deal with that. For now, we need to train you on fighting and hand-to-hand combat." Nazomi smirked. This was her greatest aspect. In life she was quite and unassuming, but when sparing she was an expert. They did some basic kicking and punching drills and Sora was constantly amazed at just how good she was. Then the sparred, Nazomi had volunteered the idea and Sora had just silently agreed. They did a few kicks and punches, testing each other's guard and strength. Then Nazomi got bored and did a crescent kick that knocked Sora three feet away. "Oops." She muttered as she gave Sora a hand up. "Sorry 'bout that." Sora smiled "no hard feelings" he said. Then he flipped her over onto her back. "But please keep your guard up." Nazomi detected his microscopic smirk and hopped up, eager for a good fight. Soon they were both in separate corners of a small field panting and catching their breath. Then Sora whipped out his Keyblade and gave Nazomi a look that said 'can you take the heat?' Nazomi shot him a glance that screamed 'if you play with fire you're going to get burned.' Sora charged and went in for a left cut but Nazomi parried and spun into Sora's direct range. Sora jabbed and Nazomi ducked, then she took her shield and pulled his feet out from under him. Sora landed with an 'oof!' Nazomi smirked, stood up, and took the pointed edge of her shield and pressed it to his throat. "Check mate!" she said triumphantly. Sora smirked and grabbed her food and pulled her down next to him. "I thought I told you never to let your guard down." He said with a malicious and mischievous glint in his eye. Nazomi gave a small pout. "But...but, I won!" she wined. Sora smiled "aw, don't cry Nazomi-chan, I'm just more skilled than you." "More skilled my butt!" she replied with an exaggerated anger. "You know you lost." Sora just shook his head as if to say 'you poor deranged girl', got up, and walked off. "Hey!" Nazomi cried, "w-wait for me!" and she took off running after the boy she was convinced she would beat undoubtedly one day.