Chapter 13: A huge surprise
Disclaimer: I don't own KH or the song "At the beginning". I forgot the two who sang it though.
"It's a damn cold night. Where is Riku?" Alex was walking throughout the entire island at night. It was morning when the others found her, sitting restlessly at the Paupo tree. "Alex, you look tired. You should get some rest." Sora suggested. Jason nodded. "I agree. Sora's right."
"What's wrong?" Caitlin asked. "It's Riku obviously." Kairi groaned. "He's been gone all night. I'm really worried about him." Alex cried.
"Why'd he have to go missing today. I mean, today you and Riku's five year anniversary." Sora muttered, slapping his forehead. "Hey! Sorry, I was...." Everyone turned their heads and saw Riku, running across the bridge.
"Riku, Alex was worried about you!" Caitlin snapped. "Where the hell have you been?" Alex cried. "That," Jason pointed at Alex, "Was how worried your girlfriend was."
"Alex, can I talk to you alone?" Riku pulled Alex away from the group to the secret place. "Riku, what is with you today? You seem eager to tell me something." Alex said softly.
"Alexia," Riku began and paused. Alex flinched at the sound of her first name. 'He hasn't used my real name since we first met.' "Yes, Riku?" Alex asked.
"I... you know I love you with my whole heart. You and I both know you love me the same way too. Now, I want us to go to the next level of a relationship." Riku kneeled down on his right knee in front of his girlfriend and pulled out a velvet blue box.
"Oh my God! Riku, you...." Alex found herself speechless when he opened the box.
Inside was a three-carat diamond platinum band ring."Alexia, will you marry me?" Riku asked.
"Yes, Riku. I will." Alex answered. Tears of joy ran down her face as he slipped the engagement ring on his fianc's left ring finger. "So, that's why you were out all night." Alex giggled.
"Yeah. I love you." Riku planted kisses down Alex's cheek. Then, their lips met and the kiss deepened each second.
"Awright! Riku finally proposed to Alex like I predicted!" Sora's loud voice could be heard even when inside the cave. They broke the kiss and Alex said, "I love you too."
They ran out of the cave, hand in hand.
"Sora! I told you they could still hear you!" Kairi snapped.
"Anyone can hear him with his loud voice." Jason sneered. "I'm sorry, okay." Sora said. "Uh-oh. Run!" Caitlin advised. "Why?" Kairi and Sora asked in unison.
"Because of this. Waves arise!" Alex commanded, raising her hand.
Waves sprung up and attacked them. "ALEX!!!!" All four yelled. Alex flicked her wrist and the waves calmed down. "Are you happy now?" She asked.
"Hey! How's the happy couple?" Hades appeared. He now was a former master of darkness and good guy.
"Hello Hades. What are you doing here?" Sora asked coldly.
"Yo! Keyblade master. Lighten up. I'm here to congratulate the engaged couple over there, whom I used to work with." Hades jerked his thumb at Alex and Riku's direction.
"Yeah, whatever." Riku replied.
"Wind." Alex blew a little at Hades' direction and a strong breeze blew out Hades' fire hair out. "Whoa, Is my hair out?" He questioned. Everyone fell on their knees, laughing so hard that they could die by suffocation.
"Not funny, Alexia," Hades snorted, "Oh. I have to go. More souls to judge. Invite me to the wedding." He disappeared in a blue flame.
Everyone sweatdropped. "Why would the Lord of the Underworld want to go do the ex-General of Darkness and ex-Dark Mage's wedding?" Sora asked. Riku shrugged. "I think we owe him for something. But, I can't remember what."
-At the Beginning-
(A/N: They sing the song and they have flashbacks, which I might add are not in order.)
Alex- We were strangers, starting out on a journey
Never dreaming, what we'd have to go through
Now here we are, I'm suddenly standing
At the beginning with you
Riku- No one told me, I was going to find you
Unexpected, what you did to my heart
"That's the princess?!" Jafar yelled. "She's mute!!"
"That's because Alex casted a silence spell on her." Riku shook his head. At the corner of Alex's eyes, she saw Riku looked at her strangely a second later.
"Anyway, why did you cast the spell, Alexia?" Maleficent asked.
"Because it was too risky. The keyblade master was in that world." From Alex's palm, an image of the keyblade master and his new friends projected in front of them. Riku backed away. "Sora! That bastard."
The image disappeared as Alex's hand curled into a fist. "To think, he used to be your friend."
"Shut up, Alex!" Riku snapped. Then, he noticed she had a burn scar on her left arm. It was a circle with three symbols. The first symbol was a tear, the second was a flame and the third was a thunderbolt. The three symbols seemed to be connected to each other. Alex backed away about a few feet.
Then, she pulled out the same magic wand. "Don't make me jinx you for no reason." She pointed it at Riku's chest. Riku pulled out his sword. Both stood in their fighting positions. "Fine, then. Bring it on!"
"Now, children. Don't fight. We've got more things to discuss." Jafar said, breaking up the fight.
They both hated it when Jafar called them children. They were both fifteen for crying outloud.
"Jafar, they are not children." Hook corrected. "They're fifteen. Anyway, I want to see them fight."
"We all have things to do." Maleficent looked at both Riku and Alex. "You two go find the next princess."
"All right."
"Jafar will go with you." Maleficent said. But, Jafar had gone ahead.
Together- When I lost hope
You were there to remind me
This is the start
And life is a road and I wanna keep goin'
Love is a river I wanna keep flowin'
Life is a road now and forever wonderful journey
I'll be there when the world stops turning
I'll be there when the storm is through
In the end I want to be standing
At the beginning with you
Riku said nothing as he followed to the portal. The next thing they knew they were in countryside, near a village. "OK. Belle's gotta close by." Riku stated. "Alex, you stay here and I'll..."
"I hate it when you call the shots." She whined.
Riku rolled his eyes. "Huh? What's going on over there?"
A man stood outside a cottage with so many people and a woman seemed to be defending her father.
"No, my father isn't crazy!" She screamed.
"Belle, if you only marry me, I promise he will not go." The man said.
"No way, Gaston! I won't marry you!" Belle screamed.
"Belle! Belle! Help me!" Her father yelled. "Please!"
"Louise, tell us again what you saw at the castle." The people demanded.
"I saw a beast. He was about seven, no, eight feet tall!" Louise said.
"Take him away." Gaston ordered.
"BELLE!!!" Louise yelled.
Belle rushed into the cottage and came out with a mirror.
"My father isn't crazy! There's the proof!" She held the mirror up. "Show me the beast!"
An image appeared of the beast.
All the woman became frightened. "He will take our children and eat them."
"This is boring. That beast is harmless when he's around Belle." Alex said as she put an arrow on her bow.
"Who are you aiming at?" Riku asked.
"Which one's the jerk of all the men there?" Alex was getting ready to shot the arrow.
"Gaston."
Finally, she let go of the string and the arrow flew. No one there noticed that it was flying toward Gaston.
He yelled in pain when it pierced through his heart. Then, he fell and died.
"Lucky shot." Riku snorted. Then, the heartless appeared everywhere. Everyone began to run for their lives.
Belle got on her horse and rode back to the Beast's castle.
"There goes Belle! Come on!" Alex and Riku ran through another portal and got into the Beast's castle.
"Beast! Beast!" They heard Belle's voice from one of the hallways.
"Riku, get Belle! Now!" Alex screamed. "I'll take care of the Beast!"
Riku dashed and found Belle on the floor, lifeless. "The heartless did this." He put her on his back and ran.
Alex- We were strangers, on a crazy adventure
Riku- Never dreaming, how our dreams would come true
In the grand hall of Hollow Bastion, someone was talking to the witch. Maleficent smirked. "Alexia, you wish your freedom, is that right?"
A fifteen-year-old girl kneed in front of her. She had short, black hair with icy blue highlights and emerald eyes that were always looking to the floor. She wore a white revealing tank top and blue jeans.
"Yes, Maleficent." Alexia answered in an obedient tone.
"Very well, dear. Go find the girl named Alice and capture her." Maleficent ordered. "She will be in a world called Wonderland."
"As you wish, Maleficent." Alexia stood up and disappeared in a flash of black smoke.
"Do you think she can get Alice?" Someone taunted. Maleficent glared to that person, who was hiding in the shadows of the room. "Wait and see, my dear boy."
A boy about Alexia's age stepped forward. "My name's Riku, not boy."
"Very well, Riku. Follow her in case something happens."
Together- Now here we stand, unafraid of the future
At the beginning with you
And life is a road and I wanna keep goin'
Love is a river I wanna keep flowin'
Life is a road now and forever wonderful journey
I'll be there when the world stops turning
I'll be there when the storm is through
In the end I want to be standing
At the beginning with you
'Am I dead?' She thought, 'No, I'm falling. To where?'
Alex landed on her feet on a stained glass pillar. "Where am I?"
"Your heart. You just dove into it." A voice so familiar announced. A woman that shared a resemblance to Alex appeared.
"Who are you?" Alex asked.
"Alexia, my dear. Don't you remember your own mother?" She asked.
Then, tears blinded Alex. "Mom!" She ran and embraced her.
"Alex, listen carefully. You must stop Riku before the last keyhole is unsealed."
"Why me?"
"Because he might believe you. I also know how you've been feeling toward him. You..."
"I don't love him!" Alex screamed.
"Yes, you do love him. You have feelings for him. But, you didn't even know it at first. You know that and won't admit it. You're the same daughter I had left behind when I died." Her mother shook her head.
The younger girl glared at her mother. 'She got me there. I'm busted, aren't I?'
"Maybe. Here's another thing. You have a part of his heart as he has a part of yours." The older woman waved her finger.
"Look, mom! I don't know if he loves me the way I love him!" Alex shrieked.
"He will in time." 'I don't really like that tone.'
Together- Knew there was somebody somewhere,
Like me alone in the dark
Now I know my dream will live on
I've been waiting so long
Nothing is going to tear us apart
"Who's there?" Alex asked. She had a firaga spell, ready to fire. "I can hear you have lit a fire spell." A male voice said. "Who's there? Answer my question." Alex demanded. The voice's keeper hid in the shadows of the room. He chuckled. "I'm invulnerable to magic." The flame Alex's hand dispersed at her will. "You still didn't answer my question." Alex snapped.
The figure stepped away from the shadows, revealing his shoulder length silver hair. 'It's...' Alex took a step forward. "Riku, is that you?" Her voice wasn't harsh like before, but gentle. Riku nodded. She walked toward him and slapped him, leaving a red mark on his cheek. "What the hell was that for?!" He yelled.
"That was for not coming back to me for four years. And this is also for that same reason." She said. Their lips met and kissed like there would be no tomorrow.
'I never want to leave you again, Alex.' His arms dropping down to his girlfriend's waist.
He felt her tears of joy against her cheeks and his. Her tears cured his eyesight. He looked through the blindfold and saw her beautiful face. They broke the kiss and Riku took off his blindfold.
Together- And life is a road and I wanna keep goin'
Love is a river I wanna keep flowin'
Life is a road now and forever wonderful journey
I'll be there when the world stops turning
I'll be there when the storm is through
In the end I want to be standing
At the beginning with you
"Alex!" Riku's voice yelled. "I told you I stay where you were." He walked out from the darkness the door led to.
"But I wanted to see you again." She cried. Tears streaked down her face. "Alex, don't. I'm not worth crying over." Riku told her.
Sora started to walk toward them. But, a white-gloved hand stopped them.
"Wait, Sora. Let them be." The person was a mouse.
"King Mickey, why?" Donald asked.
"If Riku decides to be sealed in Kingdom Hearts, he may not see the girl he loves again." The mouse answered.
"I guess he's right." Sora nodded.
"Yes, you are worth crying over. I don't want to lose you like my parents." She continued to cry.
Riku embraced her. "I know that. But, I have to go."
"Aww. How cute." Goofy said, whom Donald hit with his Dreamrod.
"Hold a sec. 'Kay." She pointed at the other, watching them, "Blind!"
They had become blinded for a short period of time, so they couldn't see.
When Alex turned to face Riku again, her lips met his. To her surprise, she kissed him back.
"Errr. I can't see! What's going on?!" Sora yelled.
"We all can't see, you idiot!" Donald snapped at the keyblade master.
Alex closed her eyes as Riku's arms left her shoulders and went down to her waist.
To feel her lips against his, Riku felt like he couldn't move at all.
"Sorry to interrupt. But, someone has to go with King Mickey." Sora snapped. Upon that, they broke the kiss.
"I thought the spell would last longer than that." Alex muttered.
"You coming, Riku?" Mickey started for the door. Riku looked at Alex one last time. His face had told her that he loved her and that he promised to come back to her. Alex looked at him with her sad eyes and nodded. That told him she would wait for him, even if he couldn't come back.
Together- Life is a road and I wanna keep goin'
Love is a river I wanna keep goin' on
Starting out on a journey
Life is a road and I wanna keep goin'
Love is a river I wanna keep flowin'
In the end I wanna be standing
At the beginning with you
That's it for Chapter 13. Hope you like it. Please r&r.