Chapter 3?! Already? Wow, time flies when you're not in Chemistry! Anyway, thanks to the reviews ! I love all three of you! (ha ha ha) Maybe I'll get more this chapter? I dunno. But we can hope, ne?
Okay, so I'm thinking we've established who does and doesn't own Kingdom Hearts and Final Fantasy. If not then.. well… then I guess you live under a rock or something.
NOTICE! I revamped the format! I will not choose a song and smear it out over the chapter anymore. It worked with the first one, but the second one was HARD! SO I'm gonna make it like a movie! Songs pop up in random places. Song credits (if any) will be listed at the ends of the chapters.
Uh oh…what's that smell? It smells like… Original Characters! Ha ha! But don't worry, I start throwing them in for a couple chapters, so that'll give you some time to think of rants. (Things along the line of OMFGWTFBBQ OCS IN KH UR NOT ORIGIONAL! Are not acceptable)
Anyway, ONWARD!
Sora sat in the pilot's seat of the gummi ship. He drummed his fingers on the steering wheel and clicked his tongue on the back of his teeth.
"C'mon! C'mon!!!"
"Hold your horses!" Donald squawked, feathers puffing. "The ship was damaged when the borders closed, and if we don't fix it right then we could all be killed!"
Sora rolled his bright blue eyes. "Puh-leeze!" he sighed. Sure, a broken gummi ship could hurt them, but kill them? He gulped. After that, he no longer attempted to rush the verbally, but the finger tapping and tongue-clicking continued.
There was a great amount of noise coming from where Donald and Goofy worked on the ship. Sora had no knowledge in the anatomy of their ship, and him trying to help only hindered. But really, how was he supposed to know what a Sprackle was?!
He sat back in the plush seat to think.
The Destiny Islands… how long had it been since he had last seen his home? Over a year.. a year in a half, maybe? He gave a low whistle. He wondered how much everyone had changed. Selphie, Tidus, Wakka…
Kairi. His mind slid placidly from thoughts of an uncertain future to memories of a happy past.
Watching Tidus and Wakka practice blitzball. How they could do it, he never knew. They'll be famous someday..
Playing practical jokes on Selphie. She was too gullible for her own good. She walked right into all of them.. Only now did it occur to him that maybe she did it just to humor them.. Maybe.
Kairi and Riku… he smiled to himself. They'd been so close up until a few years ago. Then Riku had been so… distant? That wasn't the word. He and Kairi had grow closer, and Riku had been left behind.
Sora winced painfully as a heavy blow landed on the back of his head. He jerked around to face Donald, who has wielding his wizard's staff like a battle hammer. "Get out of my chair!"
Sora glared, but crawled out of the chair as Donald raised the wand for another beating. Goofy smiled apologetically to Sora, and the Keyblade master smirked in response. He slid into the backseat of the ship and pressed his face against the window. He loved takeoffs. The ground seemed to shrink away slowly, then suddenly lunge into the distance as the ship warped away. Space and time slipped past them and he felt as though he was dreaming.
Sora leaned back against the seat and felt suddenly very sleepy. His eyes closed slowly and soon he was dreaming.
"Sora!"
He turns. A small group of people stand a few meters behind him. They all wave cheerily and call his
name.
"Sora!"
"Sora-kun!"
"Hey! Sora!"
He smiles. He wants to be among them, to be swallowed by their warmth and friendship. He feels like he's known them his whole life. He takes a step towards them, but feels held back by something.
A hand on his arm.
He turned.
Riku and Kairi stood there. Both smiling warmly. Kairi's hand lay gently on his arm, her fingers curl lovingly around it. He has known them his whole life.
Now he's torn.
Riku and Kairi, the very souls he'd been chasing after for almost two years, right here with him.
"Sora!"
The others who would wait for him forever.
"Sora!"
"So-raa!"
His eyes flew open and he inhaled sharply. Beads of sweat pearled on his forehead.
"Uh…Sora?" Goofy's voice was as foolish as usual, but hinted with concern.
"Yeah?"
"I think we're , uh, getting closer."
"Oh.. Okay." He nodded. "Thanks."
Goofy nodded and turned back to the controls.
Sora shifted his gaze to the stars. Why had it been so hard for him to choose? He should have chosen Riku
and Kairi without batting an eye! But… he didn't. I'm such a terrible person. he scolded angrily.
"Incoming!"
The turbulence shook the hull of the ship violently, like a giant puppy had gotten a hold of it. Sora braced himself against the sides of the ship as Donald and Goofy fought to regain control.
"We're gonna crash!"
The gummi ship spiraled downward.
Down…
down…
down…
And Sora's world was engulfed by black nothingness.
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"requiem" - yoko kanno
Riku's pale eyes fluttered open. Something was different. He hoisted himself up off the ground and looked around. The usual ink pool of Kingdom Hearts's core seemed less violent, less.. less bloodthirsty. A slight breeze flittered his hair.
He turned, icy fear gripping his heart.
The ivory doors of Kingdom Hearts were wide open., like the gaping jaws of a mythical beast.
"I'm dreaming." he spoke aloud. His voice cracked from lack of use.
He advanced onto the pale purplish ground that squished beneath his feet.
Freedom.
Light.
He smiled, the expression becoming less-alien to his sullen face.
Freedom.
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She was awake before she opened her eyes. The crash noise… had an old building fallen in? She wouldn't
have been surprised. She lived in an older part of town where houses were big, but mostly uninhabited. Lately several of these sad, empty homes had echoed with the crack of hammers as the words CONDEMNED hung like ugly scars on the doors.
Her cerulean eyes opened slowly, long lashes sweeping upwards dramatically. She groaned quietly as she sat up to look out her window. To her surprise, there was no dust cloud sweeping down the street. Her eyes swept the horizon several times before she saw it. A slight cloud rising from the neighboring island.
"Odd.." she said. The overwhelming curiosity of a young girl's heart overwhelmed her. She was going to investigate.
She cleaned and dressed quickly, grabbed a slice of toast, and ran out the door.
"Good morning, Kairi!" called Mrs. Leigh, an elderly woman who lived next door.
She waved cheerily. "G'mornin'!". She locked her house behind her , and raced down the road to the docks.
She gazed out at the island. The smoke had faded, but she knew approximately where she was headed.
"Kairi!"
Images of a charismatic young man with wild chocolate hair filled her mind.
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Sora glanced around the wreckage. He ripped the glove off his right hand, put the back of his bleeding hand to his mouth, sucked, and spat.
"Donald? Goofy?"
He looked around again. They weren't in the ship. The window was shattered.
"Crap."
He braced his feet against the door and shoved. The door creaked and popped off it's hinges. He pulled himself out of the heap of gummi-metal and gummi-glass and sat on top of the mess. He sucked on his hand a bit more, the bitter taste of blood making him feel ill. He took the glove off of his other hand and switched them, not too keen on the idea of an infection.
Sora lay back on the broad side of the ship and stared up at the sky.
I'm home.
He could hear the ocean crashing down just beyond the trees. The air was a decent amount of warmth, though there was more humidity than he remembered. Cool ocean breezes blew in. His eyelids felt heavy…
"No." he said firmly, forcing himself into a sitting position once more. He didn't want to sleep. He didn't want any more dreams, especially the ones he'd been having lately. He hugged his knees to his chest and stared off into space. He could just make out the fruits of the paopu trees at the edge of the jungle.
"Sora."
Riku tossed a small, yellow thing to Sora..
"You wanted one, didn't you?"
"A Paopu fruit?""If two people share one, their destinies become intertwined. They'll remain a part of each other's lives, no matter what."
He smirked grimly to himself. We should have all shared one. Maybe then I wouldn't be so worried about them all the time…
A crashing arose from his left, accompanied by loud squabbling.
"What could possibly make you think he'd still be by the ship?"
"Well, uh, when a group gets separated, someone's suppose'ta stay in one spot!"
"He won't still be there! This is that island, right? He prolly ran off…"
Sora raised an eyebrow. "Hello there."
"Uh, Hello there, Sora!" called Goofy, waving.
Donald said nothing, but if ducks could blush, he would have right then.
Sora lowered himself off the ship. "So, let's go!"
"Now, wait just a minute!"
He scowled slightly. "What?"
"We can't just go running off in any direction! We'll get lost!"
Sora rolled his eyes. "I think I'd know my way around the island, thank you very much."
"You big palooka! How do you even know this is your island anyway!?"
"Because!" Sora replied, feeling very annoyed. He marched off into the trees for a moment, snatched a paopu from a tree, and stomped back. "This is how I know!" He shoved the star fruit into Donald's face. "This is my proof! These things only grow on the Destiny Islands! Nowhere else!" Sora wheeled around and went towards the beach. "I'm going to find the others." he announced and disappeared.
Oh, the angst! Ha ha ha. Wow, this ended up being longer than I expected! XD neat-o-rific!
