Shattered promise
He stepped down from the gummy ship slowly and look around.
Everything was still the same...the endless blue sky, white clouds, the sound of waves clasping the sandy white shore... Destiny Island is still beautiful as ever. Exactly like what he always saw in his dreams...
He took a deep breath and smile. The sun... the sea breeze that he loves so much...
Everything was the same... just like before the heartless attacked...so peaceful...so serene...just like how Destiny Island should be... his Destiny Island...his home...
His soft brown lock waves together with the soft breeze that blew from the sea. He closed his eyes and enjoys the peaceful moment he had.
'Finally...I'm back...After so long, I'm finally home...'
He opened his eyes and gazed out at the sea .The small smile still remains on his lips.
He wanted to shout out loud 'I'm home', jump and run around, but years of travel and fighting has changed him. Maybe not that much...the old cheerful, optimistic and goofy Sora still lays down there somewhere, still... he had matured.
He let out a small sigh as the events of past few years flash through his memory.
After 5 years of searching... he finally found the door to the light... Yet, Riku and King Mickey is nowhere in sight. Shortly after that, they got news from Disney Castle that King Mickey had safely returned a few years ago. It seems that both his majesty and Riku found a way to get out. King Mickey tries to reach them but was somehow having difficulties.
If King Mickey was back, that's means Riku must have come back to Destiny Island... That means his task has ended. His searching is done. He can finally go back to his island, his home... being together with Kairi and fulfill his promise...
However, the way home was not that easy either. It took him 4 years just to get where he is now... home...
'Is everything still the same as it seems? Did Kairi changed? How about Riku? Have Kairi forgotten our promise...?'
There are just too many questions that fly through his head.
He shook his head to get all the thoughts out of his head. He took a deep breath and try to calm himself down.
'Well, I'll know once I find her...'
Having set his mind, he started walking down the beach towards the shack...
'Maybe she will be there...'
Just before he could walk further down the beach, his stopped as he saw a lady walking down the beach. She has waist length red hair, which dances softly around her with the sea breeze. Her beautiful aquatic eyes with a tinge of purple shine happily. She look familiar... just like someone he knew... someone he held dearly in his heart...
Just when he was about to run forward to greet her, a horrible sight stopped him. The sight that he was afraid of seeing when he gets back...The particular thought of that sight gave him nightmares the past few years...
Two kids around the age of 2 and 4 chased after the lady while laughing happily. One of them, the little boy, hugged her legs from behind and the other girl was asking her for a hug. She gave them a motherly smile. She patted the little boy who hugged her legs and bend down to lift the girl up into her arms and gave her a peck on the cheek. It seems like they were very close to each other... In fact, too close...just like what a happy family should be... just like what a loving mother and her children would do...
That mere possibility and thought broke his heart...
He then looked more closely at the children. The young girl has red hair just like the lady and beautiful cerulean eyes. And the boy... he has silvery hair and looked kind of familiar, almost an exact duplicate of someone he knew for a long time...his other childhood friend...
Could it be...
'NO!'
He shook his head violently. He refused to believe it. Yet, a sad smile of acceptance appears on his lips. Deep down inside, he somehow knew that this is going to happen. When they were younger, Kairi always like Riku better, or so he thought. Riku was better than him in many things. He was the one who won almost all the silly competitions they had back then. Riku was the mature one. He even align with darkness just to save Kairi, thus sacrifices his heart and his body in the process...
He couldn't blame Kairi. He never would. Riku is much better for Kairi than him. Besides, he left her alone and made her waited for so many years ...nine years... why would she wait for him that long... why would she waited for someone who abandon her and made her suffer while there was a faithful and loving silver warrior being with her all these hard time...
A sad look formed in his eyes as he let out a quiet bitter laugh...
'Maybe I should just leave...It will be better for all of us...'
'I shouldn't have come back in the first place...My appearance just brings difficulties and uneasiness to both of them...'
Just when he was about to turn toward the gummy ship and leave for good, the lady suddenly shift her gaze towards him and their eyes meet...
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