Author's Note- I've been reading a couple things about KINGDOM HEARTS II!!
It was going to come out in late June, but now they've changed it to
December 30! Doesn't that suck?? Ok, anyways, I've found out a lot new
information, and now I'm even more confused and anxious. I CAN'T WAIT!!!
Whelps, here we go!
Maybe Then: The Adventure Continues
Chapter: 3
By: Cobalt-eyedAngel
"Let go of her!" A voice called through the cave. Kairi's teary eyes looked up to find Sora. Thank god!
"The Keyblade master I presume?" The figure released his gasp on Kairi and noticed the Oathkeeper in Sora's hand.
"Who wants to know?" Sora said, now in hero mode. Kairi had never seen Sora like this. So strong, and determined. She felt his presence warp around her like a security blanket and she let out a breath she didn't know she was holding.
"I am..." The figure dropped his hood. "Tai, Commander of ALL Heartless. Brother to Ansem. And I've known Kairi since she was in her mother's womb, I knew her mother too." His eyes were black and it made him seem possessed. Maybe he was...
He had jet black hair and he was half a foot taller than Sora. Tai had one scar from his right eye to the bottom of his jaw and a smirk upon his face. "Keyblade master, correct?"
"Kairi get out of here, hurry!" Sora quickly glanced at Kairi, concern etched in his face and then turned back to Tai. Kairi nodded and started to turn around when Tai spoke out again.
"I'm taking her, by the way, so just keep her in here, so after I beat you I can leave without any hide-and-seek." He said still looking at Sora with a small smile on his face.
"You're not going to win, so she can leave." Sora said through gritted teeth. Kairi started to head for the entrance again when Tai suddenly appeared right before her, blocking the entrance.
Kairi took a step back and Sora suddenly appeared in front of her blocking Tai from her. Whoa, he had gotten fast. And all I did was blink...
"Be careful Kairi." Sora gave her a warning and then took a cautious step toward Tai.
And then they both disappeared, and then reappeared with a clang of blades, behind her. Tai had two golden poles that glowed an eerie green and had decorative engraving several places across the yard length of the sticks.
Kairi first took a step backwards but they appeared behind her, so she took a step forward. But after a while of doing an awkward dance, she just decided to stay still. The unusual music of their weapons and grunts filled the cave and her fast heart rate kept the rhythm.
Her eyes scanned the cave, seeing flashes of Sora and Tai in various places before they disappeared and then reappeared some place else. Please be careful Sora...Her mind pleaded the same phrase that had moments ago been said by Sora's lips.
Finally, both men found them self in a sword lock and staring into the other's eyes. They seemed to be equally matched in strength and their weapons were directly between them both.
"How do you know Kairi and her mother?" Sora said through clenched teeth. Kairi listened intently as they conversed.
"I was close to her mother and I...knew Kairi's father." Tai said.
"How?!" Sora asked as he gave an extra surge of energy that seemed to tilt the weapon lock slightly to his favor.
"She lived at the Hollow Bastion, as did I and Kairi." Tai answered. "Time for a question of my own. "Do you care for Kairi?"
"W-What?" Sora was distracted by his question and Tai seized the chance. Keeping one pole steady with the off-guard Sora, he raised the other stick and struck Sora's left side sending him flying backwards.
"Sora!" Kairi was about to rush to his side when Tai took hold off her arm in a firm grip.
"Let her go, you damn son of a bitch!" (A/N- hehe Sora's REALLY mad) Sora got to his feet, ignoring his painful side and swung at Tai, which made Tai let go of Kairi.
"Heh, you're mad now, huh? I guess that answers my question. Okay, next question. Do you think you can really defeat me?" Tai smirked.
"No." Sora said and landed a swift hit on Tai's shoulder. "I KNOW I can beat you."
"My time is up." Tai said all of a sudden and stopped fighting. Sora was about to go in for a final blow and then Tai disappeared.
Sora cautiously lowered his Keyblade before sighing and then plopping down on his behind. (-)
"Are you okay?" Both Kairi and Sora asked at the same time. Both of them lightly blushed.
"You shouldn't be asking me, I'm not the one who was fighting a psycho." Kairi smiled slowly at him. Sora returned the smile, he couldn't help it.
"I'm fine." Another sigh escaped his lips, causing his diaphragm to move, which brought a sharp pain to his side, and he involuntarily gasped.
"No you're not." Kairi said concerned and walked closer to him. "It's in your side? Take off your shirt." She said without thinking. They both blushed and Kairi was about to take back her embarrassing words, but Sora took off his black and white jacket.
He then zipped the red shirt down until it reached his belt and let it hang. Both were blushing furiously and Kairi took another step closer.
"Ouch." Kairi muttered looking at Sora's side, where a black pit seemed to live. It wasn't a hole, but it was pretty deep and blood was practically pouring out of it.
Sora's jacket was already soaked with blood, so Kairi took off her purple- lined white spaghetti strapped tank top. The black tank underneath it had a low cleavage line and Sora tried not to stare.
"Here." She said handing him her shirt.
"It's going to get stained." Sora warned but took it anyway. He furrowed his brow and lightly pressed the cloth to his wound. Damn that hurt.
"You okay?" Kairi's eyes accidentally wandered to the right of his wound and found his abs. Oh, great. They were toned to a six-pack and extremely sexy. That wasn't there before when they were younger. Kairi swallowed. Don't stare, don't stare, don't stare, don't stare...she repeated in her mind till finally her gaze obediently returned to his covered-up wound.
"I'll be fine." Sora looked up and noticed her arm. "Kairi! Your arm!"
"Huh? What?" Kairi looked down to her right arm. Right above the elbow was an imprint of a man's hand; Tai's handprint. She didn't even feel it; she was too worried about Sora. "Oh. I can't really feel it."
Kairi looked up to find Sora standing right in front of her, concern present in his features. "You sure, I think it's going to bruise."
"I'm fine. We should go see if Madame Paine is awake. She'll bandage your wound and give you some healing herbs." Kairi said and helped Sora to the Entrance. (Madame Paine is Paine in FFX-2)
"Yeah, she'll give you something for your arm." Sora said still looking at it with a scowl on his face. The red handprint was a great contrast to Kairi's soft complexion, which would make even moonlight jealous. That bastard Tai would pay, after he got some answers.
Kairi felt more relaxed than she had in a long time. It wasn't as awkward between Sora and her, and she was very thankful. For now, she'd take being his friend, until maybe someday he would forgive her. It was something to hope for. Something to continue to the next day, and the day after that. Maybe when all of this confusion was settled they could be together.
Yeah...Maybe Then...
Author's Note- Now THAT was a good chapter if I do say so myself! That was my very first battle scene, so go easy. Thanks R&R!
Maybe Then: The Adventure Continues
Chapter: 3
By: Cobalt-eyedAngel
"Let go of her!" A voice called through the cave. Kairi's teary eyes looked up to find Sora. Thank god!
"The Keyblade master I presume?" The figure released his gasp on Kairi and noticed the Oathkeeper in Sora's hand.
"Who wants to know?" Sora said, now in hero mode. Kairi had never seen Sora like this. So strong, and determined. She felt his presence warp around her like a security blanket and she let out a breath she didn't know she was holding.
"I am..." The figure dropped his hood. "Tai, Commander of ALL Heartless. Brother to Ansem. And I've known Kairi since she was in her mother's womb, I knew her mother too." His eyes were black and it made him seem possessed. Maybe he was...
He had jet black hair and he was half a foot taller than Sora. Tai had one scar from his right eye to the bottom of his jaw and a smirk upon his face. "Keyblade master, correct?"
"Kairi get out of here, hurry!" Sora quickly glanced at Kairi, concern etched in his face and then turned back to Tai. Kairi nodded and started to turn around when Tai spoke out again.
"I'm taking her, by the way, so just keep her in here, so after I beat you I can leave without any hide-and-seek." He said still looking at Sora with a small smile on his face.
"You're not going to win, so she can leave." Sora said through gritted teeth. Kairi started to head for the entrance again when Tai suddenly appeared right before her, blocking the entrance.
Kairi took a step back and Sora suddenly appeared in front of her blocking Tai from her. Whoa, he had gotten fast. And all I did was blink...
"Be careful Kairi." Sora gave her a warning and then took a cautious step toward Tai.
And then they both disappeared, and then reappeared with a clang of blades, behind her. Tai had two golden poles that glowed an eerie green and had decorative engraving several places across the yard length of the sticks.
Kairi first took a step backwards but they appeared behind her, so she took a step forward. But after a while of doing an awkward dance, she just decided to stay still. The unusual music of their weapons and grunts filled the cave and her fast heart rate kept the rhythm.
Her eyes scanned the cave, seeing flashes of Sora and Tai in various places before they disappeared and then reappeared some place else. Please be careful Sora...Her mind pleaded the same phrase that had moments ago been said by Sora's lips.
Finally, both men found them self in a sword lock and staring into the other's eyes. They seemed to be equally matched in strength and their weapons were directly between them both.
"How do you know Kairi and her mother?" Sora said through clenched teeth. Kairi listened intently as they conversed.
"I was close to her mother and I...knew Kairi's father." Tai said.
"How?!" Sora asked as he gave an extra surge of energy that seemed to tilt the weapon lock slightly to his favor.
"She lived at the Hollow Bastion, as did I and Kairi." Tai answered. "Time for a question of my own. "Do you care for Kairi?"
"W-What?" Sora was distracted by his question and Tai seized the chance. Keeping one pole steady with the off-guard Sora, he raised the other stick and struck Sora's left side sending him flying backwards.
"Sora!" Kairi was about to rush to his side when Tai took hold off her arm in a firm grip.
"Let her go, you damn son of a bitch!" (A/N- hehe Sora's REALLY mad) Sora got to his feet, ignoring his painful side and swung at Tai, which made Tai let go of Kairi.
"Heh, you're mad now, huh? I guess that answers my question. Okay, next question. Do you think you can really defeat me?" Tai smirked.
"No." Sora said and landed a swift hit on Tai's shoulder. "I KNOW I can beat you."
"My time is up." Tai said all of a sudden and stopped fighting. Sora was about to go in for a final blow and then Tai disappeared.
Sora cautiously lowered his Keyblade before sighing and then plopping down on his behind. (-)
"Are you okay?" Both Kairi and Sora asked at the same time. Both of them lightly blushed.
"You shouldn't be asking me, I'm not the one who was fighting a psycho." Kairi smiled slowly at him. Sora returned the smile, he couldn't help it.
"I'm fine." Another sigh escaped his lips, causing his diaphragm to move, which brought a sharp pain to his side, and he involuntarily gasped.
"No you're not." Kairi said concerned and walked closer to him. "It's in your side? Take off your shirt." She said without thinking. They both blushed and Kairi was about to take back her embarrassing words, but Sora took off his black and white jacket.
He then zipped the red shirt down until it reached his belt and let it hang. Both were blushing furiously and Kairi took another step closer.
"Ouch." Kairi muttered looking at Sora's side, where a black pit seemed to live. It wasn't a hole, but it was pretty deep and blood was practically pouring out of it.
Sora's jacket was already soaked with blood, so Kairi took off her purple- lined white spaghetti strapped tank top. The black tank underneath it had a low cleavage line and Sora tried not to stare.
"Here." She said handing him her shirt.
"It's going to get stained." Sora warned but took it anyway. He furrowed his brow and lightly pressed the cloth to his wound. Damn that hurt.
"You okay?" Kairi's eyes accidentally wandered to the right of his wound and found his abs. Oh, great. They were toned to a six-pack and extremely sexy. That wasn't there before when they were younger. Kairi swallowed. Don't stare, don't stare, don't stare, don't stare...she repeated in her mind till finally her gaze obediently returned to his covered-up wound.
"I'll be fine." Sora looked up and noticed her arm. "Kairi! Your arm!"
"Huh? What?" Kairi looked down to her right arm. Right above the elbow was an imprint of a man's hand; Tai's handprint. She didn't even feel it; she was too worried about Sora. "Oh. I can't really feel it."
Kairi looked up to find Sora standing right in front of her, concern present in his features. "You sure, I think it's going to bruise."
"I'm fine. We should go see if Madame Paine is awake. She'll bandage your wound and give you some healing herbs." Kairi said and helped Sora to the Entrance. (Madame Paine is Paine in FFX-2)
"Yeah, she'll give you something for your arm." Sora said still looking at it with a scowl on his face. The red handprint was a great contrast to Kairi's soft complexion, which would make even moonlight jealous. That bastard Tai would pay, after he got some answers.
Kairi felt more relaxed than she had in a long time. It wasn't as awkward between Sora and her, and she was very thankful. For now, she'd take being his friend, until maybe someday he would forgive her. It was something to hope for. Something to continue to the next day, and the day after that. Maybe when all of this confusion was settled they could be together.
Yeah...Maybe Then...
Author's Note- Now THAT was a good chapter if I do say so myself! That was my very first battle scene, so go easy. Thanks R&R!