Title: "The Boy who Destroyed the World" (Title has no connection w/ the story…it's just the song I'm using)

Author: CrimsonRose327

Genre: Angst

Summary: Second Story: After four years Sora returns to Destiny Islands but not everything is how he expected it to be…and some promises just weren't made to be kept.

Disclaimer: Kingdom Hearts and all it's characters belong to Square Enix. and the song "The Boy Who Destroyed the World" belongs to A.F.I.

A/N: This is not a continuation of "Now the World"…basically this is gonna be a series of one-shots showing what happened to the characters after Kingdom Hearts while ignoring the fact that there is a Kingdom Hearts 1.5 out and a Kingdom Hearts 2 coming out. Uh…I guess…in a strange way, "Now the World" represents hope and this story represents dissapointment, their will be another story…I'm not sure what that will suggest though…suggestions are welcome…I'm talking to much aren't I?

"The Boy Who Destroyed the World" (

Sora smiled as his barefeet touched the hot sand. It seeped inbetween his toes and stuck to his moist feet. It had been four years since he had last been on Destiny Island. As the keyblade master he had a lot to take care of before he could finally return home. He remembered the promise that he made to Kairi...he only hoped that she didn't forget. He noticed that everything was the same as he made his way to the docks, not bothered at all by the burning heat eminating from the sand, he was just so happy to be home. He frowned as he saw no boats. "Everyone must be in town," he thought dissapointed. No one had come here so there were no boats to get back either.

A fter awhile of waiting on the sand the heat began to get to him. He stood up, heading over to the secret place.

He ran his hand along the dull outline of what used to be the door to the world. He had defeated the heartless but it had come at a price. No longer did his eyes shine with the innocence he once had, and his smiles weren't as sincere as they used to be. He only hoped that Kairi could learn to love him as he was now. In four years he'd never doubted her. She'd said she'd wait…and he believed her. But there was something about the desertedness of the island that discouraged him. He expected, when he came falling out of the sky, to see Kairi sitting on the beach, waiting patiently for him…he had predicted her reaction…looked forward to her smile…but here there was nothing awaiting him but hot sand and salty water.

Once there was boy who had vibrant glow, but as it goes, someone took it from him.
One day through the rain I heard him meekly moan, he said
"Will you wrap your arms around me as I'm falling?"
Remember when Remember when Remember when we were all so beautiful? Never
Again Never Again But since then we've lost our glow.

His eyes glimpsed a small flicker in the corner of the cave, behind a bush that he never remembered being there. He recognized that as the place where he had drawn himself giving Kairi the Paupou. Slowly he made his way over there, moving apart the bush so that the picture was visible. There was a new addition to the picture…something he had never seen before, another hand was drawn, this one outstretched from Kairi, holding a paupou out to Sora. His face lit up with delight at this. She was waiting for him, just like she promised. New found hope crept into Sora's heart as the sunset that day. He entered one of the old wooden cabins deciding to get a good nights rest there so he could greet his friends in the morning.

They said it hurt their eyes but he would never know that they were filled with

regret as their own dissipated.

He said, "I now feel more desperately alone, even though they wrapped their

arms around me as I'd fallen."

Sora's eyes slowly opened as the sun poured in through the cracks in the rotting plywood…he was amazed that in the last four years this thing hadn't been knocked down by a hurricane or something, or maybe it did…but Kairi rebuilt it so everything would be just as it was when he last saw it. His heart lept at the thought as, running a hand through his spiky hair he left the cabin to go sit on the dock.

He saw three boats in the distance, they appeared to be racing, well two seemed to be racing, the third seemed to be following slowly, making sure no one got hurt. Sora laughed "Just like old times," he thought as the boats got closer and he could see the owners faces. In the lead was Selphie…she had barely changed in four years. Her hair had grown longer but her eyes were still bright and playful. She was determined to win rowing with all her might. In the second boat was Tidus, he had grown taller and stronger but his blonde spiky hair was still the wild unmanageable mess it always was, and he still held back, so Selphie could think she was winning. In the last boat was Wakka, in four years he had become almost an adult but he automatically knew it was the same old Wakka as soon as he heard him yell,

"Slow down, ya!"

Remember when Remember when Remember when we were all so beautiful? Never
Again Never Again But since then we've lost our glow.
Remember when Remember when Remember when we were all so beautiful? Never
Again Never Again But since then we've lost our glow.

The boats docked and Selphie did her victory dance as the other boys tied down their boats. Sora scanned the water but their was no auburn hair beauty rowing toward the island…not even a boat. Sighing he got up jumping off the side of dock so he was standing in back of his friends.

"Hey guys, remember me?" He asked playfully laughing at the awestruck looks he got from his friends.

"Sora…is that you?" Tidus asked taking a step forward. Before he could answer Selphie lurchered forward in a bear hug that would crush even the mightiest of men. Sora hugged and greeted each of them, not worrying about manliness as he openly hugged his best friends, male or female.

He spent the day catching up on changes that had happened, people who had moved away and people that had moved to the town, what had become of their other friends and other things like that.

As the sunset he climbed into Selphies boat with her, beginning for the long row home.

"Say Selphie," Sora mumbled curiously. "Why didn't Kairi come to the island with you guys? Is she sick?"

Selphie looked at him sadly before exchanging looks with Wakka and Tidus in the boats next to her. "He doesn't know," Selphie sad sadly as the towns dock came into view.

"Doesn't know what?" Sora asked "What don't I know?"

Tidus sighed, "Two years ago, after the news of Riku's death…Kairi couldn't take it anymore Sora…she jumped into the ocean…she killed herself,"

They said it hurt their eyes, but he would never know that they were claiming

regret as their own...

their own dissipated…

A/N:…heh heh…yes…I know this sucked…don't hurt me…but go ahead and flame me… uh…just…don't forget to review ok?Thanks!