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All But A Dream
By
x3 Apolla

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Disclaimer:
Okay, I'm getting sick of this..aren't you getting sick of this? I mean..seriously, let's say I owned Kingdom Hearts, do you think I'd be writing fanfiction? I didn't think so...

Still not owning Kingdom Hearts!

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Summary:
Three years after Sora and Kairi have been apart. But when Kairi has a dream one night, is it her turn to do the fighting for her loved one? (SxK) R&R

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Author's Note:
Yes I admit, it's been a while hasn't it? Well school started September 2nd. And since then it's just been drama, drama, DRAMA! And I'm only in 8th grade...but I mean really...It's a lot of work. I'm talking Algebra I which is actually a 9th grade course, then Spanish I, which probably is too. And then I have a lot of other things; emotional problems...and a few fights between my "best friend" and I have been very common.- -' 'Sorry I'm ranting now aren't I? Well just thought I'd let you know...

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Chapter Seven
Decisions and Destinies

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"Sora get back here!" A small girl of the age of seven was running along the beach. Her footprints lingering in the wet sand, before the tide washed them away. Her bright red hair glistened in the sunlight; she had no idea where she was going. Only that the other boy ahead of her was running at a fast speed, to someplace on the opposite side of the island, where most of the bigger kids played. She kept running, as fast as her short legs would allow her, and then she lost him beside the waterfall.

The waterfall.

She had never really seen one that tall, or that beautiful. She watched as the blue water fell from the rocks above, pouring into the small basin next to her. Creating a white foam where it fell, and small gray fish trying to swim away from where the water tumbled into the small basin below.

"Over here Kairi..!" The boy appeared behind a small vine-covered cave. She would have never noticed it if he weren't standing there. The small girl's gaze turned to the boy, he was the same age, maybe a few months older. And she was new to the island, it was one of the two friends she had. He had his arms crossed, impatiently blowing one of his fallen spikes from his face. His blue eyes glancing back to her every few seconds to see if she would react. Then he stopped and walked over to her. She looked at him in the eye, and without her notice he grabbed her hand, then he dragged her into the cave.

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Her gaze continued to the floor, tears had fallen from her face. One, two, three... They fell slowly, and they left wet trails down her face. She didn't bother to wipe them away. She was too busy thinking of the memories, the sweet memories her friends had left on her. It was to this day that she remembered his crystal blue eyes, the way she was caught into them and the way he took her hand and dragged her into the Secret Place.

Because of the waterfall.
And how beautiful she thought it was.

It was then she realized what she had to do. She had to choose a path; because there was no way that she was going to get back to the Hallow Bastion from here. She stared down into the sand below her, just a small amount of light around her, which came from somewhere, but it was no use to figure out where from. The sand around her was the only thing lit, besides her. But there was some feeling of déjà vu that really seemed to confuse her.

She had been here before, she knew it. Or was it just her imagination? A dream she had many years ago? But then it hit her, like a brick wall placed into the middle of her thoughts.

It was Sora.

She kept still in the position she was sitting in, her head hung low, she couldn't dare to move. Whatever led her here, was either turning into a trap, but something deep down inside her soul told her that it wasn't; it was the real thing.

She was stuck in the middle of four paths, four decisions, four destinies, or maybe it was four fates? Her eyes tried to wander around the dim area she was part of, only the smallest glimmer of light formed in the corner of her left eye. Which made her turn so quickly that a chill went down her back, as she followed the small spark to the ground. She looked at is quickly and then turned away, as she processed her thoughts, but then her eyes went wide in shock as she looked back to where it fell.

There was a decent sized "S" traced into the ground, which was hard to see in such light, but she saw it perfectly. She took her left index finger and traced the letter in the cold sand, as she took her opposite hand to hold back tears that she could feel flooding up her eyes, she closed them for a brief moment as more memories seemed to rush back to her.

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"Look! Over there!" He said to her, letting go of her arm and he ran over to a blank space of rock. The caves were filled with so many drawings, and that small spot which he was going to save for a battle picture that he and Riku were going to draw together. But he wanted to save it for something else. The young Kairi walked over to him and sat next to him, and she looked him in the eye, raising an eyebrow.

Sora went over into the corner and took out two pointed rocks, then handed one to her. They didn't have to say a word and knew what each other were thinking, "Okay, we'll see who makes the best drawing!" She said, giggling, as she looked him back in the eye. He nodded and waited for her to start, "One...two...three!" And they both started at the same time, she drawing a picture of Sora, and he drawing a picture of Kairi.

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She stopped thinking of the past, and took her weapon into her hand once again. She still didn't know every way of handling the object, but she figured whatever she knew from her heart was good enough. She struck the blade into the ground, and pulled on it to get her back onto her feet. Her knees were still weak from sitting for too long, but she ignored the sudden pain and looked around her. It was a tough decision but she figured it would get her closer to the one she loved. Before making a final decision, she looked back at the "S" that Sora traced into the ground, she smiled and decided to continue it. She took the tip of her sword out of the ground, and wrote underneath the first letter, a cross, and then below that a second letter, K. Lastly she traced one more object into the ground, a heart, just big enough to fit around the markings.

She looked up and stared at the path in front of her, she really had no idea where it would lead her, but she figured if it were anything like her thoughts, they would go in one big circle. Always leading back to the beginning.

She ran her hand through the bottom layer of her hair and stared down towards the ground. Standing still was making her uncomfortable, and she knew whatever lied ahead had to be ready for her.

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End Note:

Well, the first part of this chapter I wrote in mid-September, and I got a bit busy and then I decided to finish today. I visited my baby cousin Sofia last night, she was born 2:47AM on October 8th. And so I dedicate this to her, because I'm just a sweet cousin I'm doing better personally/emotionally, me and my friendships are becoming greater with more people, even though it is becoming less with others. (Thanks to the one who told me not to talk to this one and that one, I didn't make as many friends, but now that she's friends with someone that I totally dislike, I'm making friends with the people she told me not to, and they're some of the best people I've ever met.)

But anyway! Thanks for reviewing! I'm to lazy to go and reply to everyone's comments/reviews, but don't worry I know who you are! (And yes I realize that Sora/Riku wasn't in this chapter. They'll make an appearance in the next one. )