The Heart's Balance

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I do not own Kingdom Hearts or any other copyrighted material or characters in here. Copyrights belong to Square Enix, Disney, and their other respectable owners.

I do own any original characters, keyblades, stories, items, ect. They are copyright me, Adrianne Masling.

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Chapter 12: Glimpse to Past: Part I

(written in Midori's 1st Person POV)

I had lost a lot memory from my life previous to when the Heartless appeared. What I remembered was what I was told. . .by Ansem. Of course there was those times where'd I'd dream as well.

I dreamed of what may have been my life. I dreamed of two people in my life. I dreamed of a man, who was anthro like me, and a woman who seemed to be human. They had also smiled in my dream, and I had always saw them from a perspective as if I was looking up at them.

In time, I had concluded that these fragments may have been my parents. May have been. . .

I did not worry to much about it. It was a past lost. I did not bother searching for things that were lost in my mind, or lost in my Heart. I only searched for the ones that were present in my Heart; present in my life.

What I remember clearly though, was how I forgot. It was Darkness. Darkness had channeled through my Heart and Mind and Soul. I had forgotten what had caused so much Darkness to take control of me. It must've been something horrible.

Some how along my line of Darkness I came to this world known as Hallow Bastion. It was there I had first encountered the Heartless. Once they had tried to steal my Heart but they couldn't. They just couldn't. Even I was too dark for the Heartless.

This had intrigued a man that lived there and studied the Heartless. His name was Ansem. Ansem took me in. I never knew he had, it's what I was told. He had used my body, my Darkness to study the Heartless, to dig into the Heartless, and at one point multiply the Heartless.

Even as I hung there in Darkness there was a piece of my soul that was always crying. It knew something was wrong. I knew this couldn't be right. And, I would cry.

Then one day I had opened my eyes. It was the first time I could remember using my eyes. I was looking at the back of someone, a boy. It was a boy not much older than I was. I had an age? I had an age.

He stood between me and Ansem. Ansem? Ansem? Yes I heard him call himself that in my dark sleep. He stood there, though I could not see the boy's face, I could see the unhappy look on Ansem's face.

"Who are you boy?" he questioned. "And why are you near my container?"

"Container?" the boy questioned. "How can you say that, she's a living being!"

"She has dead to the world as a Heartless is," Ansem said. "Her only meaning of existence is to aid me and my new discoveries on the Heartless. The Heartless fear her Darkness. I've learned to harness her Darkness, and use it to control the Heartless."

"If you plan on having her in any more of your experiments you'll have to go through me."

Ansem narrowed his eyes at the boy. It was obvious to anyone watching that this wasn't going to be pretty. Could this young boy honestly think he could stand a chance against one such as Ansem?

"Who are you boy?"

"I am Evan," the boy said.

.......God is good. . . . .

"I've been sent here to bring some light into this dark world," he said. "He as beseeched me with the finest and most powerful of gifts. Ones like you and these demons you call Heartless cannot ever hope in winning. He, with his love, faith, and hope, conquers all. You cannot defeat me."

Ansem narrowed his eyes.

Then there was a sudden flash of light and I closed my eyes to shield myself from it. I believed I had passed out after that. Because, the next thing I remember was someone picking me up and carrying me out of there.

When I had awoke I saw a camp fire blazing in front of me. I was laying down on the ground with blankets wrapped around me. I looked around at my surrounding area. I was in a wooded area.

"You're finally awake I see," a voice said. I knew this voice. "How are you feeling?"

I turned to where I heard the voice. My eyes met with the eyes of the silver haired young boy who had saved me from before. His eyes, they were a pale blue. He wasn't blind, I could tell that, because his eyes were dilating just fine. There was something about the paleness of his eyes that was interesting though. It reminded me of me.

"I. . .I'm fine. ." I said. I didn't know I could speak. I didn't know I knew any type of language. I rubbed my head.

"What's your name?" he questioned. "My name is Evan."

"I. . I don't know," I replied. "I don't know anything."

"Well, they may have something to do with the Darkness," he said. "Your Heart was drowned in it. It was still there, so you weren't a Heartless or anything. But, still you just assumed have been. If Ansem kept you like you were any longer you would've died from the Darkness."

"Ansem. . . ." I looked down. "I know that name. I don't remember anything before I fell into Darkness," I said.

"It's ok," he said patting my shoulders. "I don't want you strain yourself. You've had it rough."

"Evan?"

"Yes?"

"How did you save my Heart for the Darkness?" I looked up at him with begging eyes.

He smiled and gave me a wink. He then put his finger to his lips. "That's a secret," he said. "If I told you, I wouldn't be able to use it again for people like you."

I looked over his shoulder. "What is that?"

"Hmm?" he followed my gaze. "Oh that, that's a Keyblade," he said. "It's just a prototype right now. But, I'm going get my new one in a little while. Say, have you ever heard of someone named Aslan?"

"Aslan?" I questioned. Then I shook my head.

"Well, I'm going see him," he said. "Maybe he can help you with your memory."

I looked up at Evan. His smile was so sweet and so sincere. I knew. . I knew I could.

"Evan, I trust you."

Midori opened her eyes. It was still dark. The camp fire had gone down. She sat up and looked at her companions. The two of them were still sleeping. They were so funny looking. Even as an anthro she didn't attract the unwanted attention they had given them. She was going to have to take them to an old friend to take care of that.

She looked over at her Keyblade. She had already merged Jungle King with Kingdom Key. The last Keyblade of this world she need to get was Oath Keeper. That one was on Destiny Island. Once I have them all, the blade will be Love. She softened her eyes. She remembered the day that Crucifix split into three blades. Faith and Hope were up to Sora and Riku to find. She hope they were doing as well as she was.

She rubbed her head. Why did she dream of the day she met Evan? In the years she's searched for him, she never dreamed of him on that day. It was always when he left. She looked around. Could something be happening? Here ears twitched. Something was coming.

"So you're that excuse for a Keyblade Heroine that everyone is talking about?" Midori got to her feet as fast as she could and snatched Jungle King.

"Donald, Goofy!" she hissed. "Wake up!"

The two animals groggily risen. "Midori, what's up?" Goofy questioned.

"Someone it here," she said. She stared at the direction she heard the voice. It was a female voice.

She then stepped out with her chestnut hair, green eyes and pink dress.

"Aerith?" Donald questioned. "What are you doing here? Were you sent to help?"

She looked at him with an emotionless gaze. "No," she replied. "I was scent here to kill you."

Midori gripped onto her Key Blade ready for the girl to try anything. Aerith held out her hands with the palms facing each other and closed her eyes. A red line formed in the empty space between them.

The others gasped when they noticed the fire starting to dance. She opened her eyes again and the fire shot up into the sky. It began to take shape and form.

"What's is that?" Donald questioned.

Midori narrowed her eyes to watch the form come clear. "She's summoning!" she warned, stepping back. "It's. . . Pheonix!"

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Yea I know short chapter. I'm really just setting up stuff. And I really don't want to put nothing else in this chapter. I'm going to continue it in the next chapter where Midori and Pheonix actually get a fight going on. Wee! The first battle with an Aeon / Edilion / Summon/ Guardian Force/ Vesper! Wee!

I know I'm insane. Actually the next chapter is gonna have some First person from our Evan. Hopes for ya'll to enjoy it.