Sora53: MUAHAHAHAHAHA...
Fans: I'm being held here against my will.
Sora53: Welcome, one and all, to the sequel to "Twin Hearts", "Memory's Rhapsody"!
Fans: What a corny title.
Joe: Rhapsody. A usually instrumental composition of irregular form that often incorporates improvisation.
Sora53: O.o Joe's brilliant!-
Disclaimer: Oh no, not these again... I don't own Kingdom Hearts OR KH:CoM. I own Corita. HAPPY, YOU LAWYERS?
The midday sun shone high above the sparkling blue water, reflecting off the white sand that covered the seashore. Seagulls flew above the island, calling out to one another. A slight wind caused the palm trees' leaves to shake, and it also ruffled the brown hair of a young girl, sleeping under the Paupu tree. The wind caused her to awaken from her slumber, and she sat up wearily, brushing her hair out of her face. As she rubbed her sky-blue eyes, a young boy who looked remarkably like her ran down the bridge towards the tree, waving his arms.
"Corita! Are you awake yet?" The boy asked as he reached the base of the tree.
"Just woke up. Why, Sora?" She asked as she slid off the tree to stand next to him.
"Remember? Riku and I are going to the Secret Place to defeat the monster!" Sora cheered as he started off along the bridge.
"Oh, yeah. Why am I going, again?" Corita grumbled as she trudged along beside him.
"You need to make sure Riku and I don't get eaten." Sora said solemnly as they turned off onto the beach.
"What if the monster eats me first?"
"Well, then..." Sora stopped, thinking. "We'll kill it and save you!"
"Sora, I highly doubt there's really a monster in there." Corita sighed as she halted next to him.
"She's right." A different voice chimed in from behind them. A young boy with silver hair approached them from the rear, and stopped once he reached them.
"You're no fun, Riku." Sora whined as he started off for the small cave at the base of the trees. Corita and Riku followed him, and they stopped at the front of the cave.
"Shh...can't you hear it growling?" Sora whispered as the trio leaned forward to listen. Sure enough, there was a small sound coming from the back of the cave.
"I'm sure it's nothing." Riku said cooly as he pushed forward and entered the cave. Sora and Corita followed, and the dark tunnel led them into a large cavern. Overhead, the whistling of the wind could be heard as it passed over a small hole plugged with a few large rocks.
"See? It was just the wind making that noise." Corita said, pointing overhead. Sora gave a sigh.
"Aw, man...I wish it was really a monster!"
"What do you expect in a boring place like this?" Riku asked.
"I'm outta here. If there's no monster to beat up, the least I can do is walk up the bridge." Corita mumbled, crawling out of the cave. The bright sunlight caused her to squint as she headed up the bridge to the highest point on the island. She'd always liked it there, as you could here the ocean hitting against the island and stare out at sea for miles and miles...
Miles and miles...
...of a tan path...
Corita jolted up, suprised by her sudden awakening. Rubbing her eyes to help her wake up, she looked over at Donald and Goofy. Donald was using Goofy as a pillow, and Goofy was snoring loudly. Both were sound asleep. Ahead of her lie the all-to familiar path, the same path she and her friends had been following for so long. Donald, Goofy, her, and her brother Sora.
Sora?
"Sora?" Corita called out as panic struck her almost instantly. Looking quickly around her, the familiar brown hair and red outfit were nowhere to be seen.
"DONALD! GOOFY!" Corita cried, stabbing them both with her finger. Donald muttered something about the gummi ship, but both remained asleep.
Corita stood up instantly, staring all around her, though it all looked the same. Grassy fields, a slight wind, and that same path. However, the darkness of the night that covered the land seemed...different, somehow. Different than the other nights they'd spend lying on the ground, trying to sleep and shake off their feelings of foreboding. Without a second thought, she dashed down the ever-winding path, searching for her missing sibling.
Sora stared up at the bright moon, which was set against the dark night sky, twinkling with infinite stars. The tan path he'd been following for so long had always led in one direction, but now...
"Ahead lies what you seek..."
An icy chill crept along Sora's skin as a voice behind him echoed in the darkness. He slowly began to turn around to face the stranger, then decided to whirl around quickly. However, there was no one else on the path...nothing but darkness. Breathing a sigh of relief, Sora turned back to face the fork in the path, but the paths were blocked.
A tall stranger, clothed in a hooded black robe, stood in front of the fork in the rode, staring at Sora. Sora felt the hair on his neck stand on end as he spoke again.
"But to claim it, you must lose something dear."
Without another word, the hooded figure turned away from Sora. Sora ran towards him, but the stranger vanished, absorbed into the darkness of night. Panting, Sora stared in awe as one of the paths faded, and only one remained.
"SORA! SOOOORRRA!" Corita called, staring hard into the darkness of the night. All she saw, however, was the path ahead of her, shrouded in night. She kept running, breathing hard, as she kept moving, wondering where Sora was, and how far she was from Donald and Goofy. She smiled as she wondered what they'd think if they woke up and both she and Sora were missing. Goofy would be worried, but Donald would probably just-
"Oof!" Corita grunted as she ran into something on the path, knocking it and her to the ground. Dizzy, Corita opened her eyes and stared at Sora, recovering from the blow.
"Sora!" Corita cried, leaping up. "Corita, what's wrong with you? You could've killed me!" Sora mumbled, getting off the ground.
"Sora, you left Donald, Goofy, and me to go for a leisurely stroll in the middle of the night when you don't know where we are or where we're going!" Corita roared, causing Sora to wince and cover his ears.
"Calm down, Corita! You know you worry too easily. Besides, I wasn't gone for that long..."
"Oh, really?" She asked. "So, why did you leave camp?"
Sora turned away from his sister, and stared back up at the moon. The words of the mysterious man were still ringing in his ears, and he looked down at the path. The path that was left must lead somewhere...
"Corita." Sora said, his voice suddenly serious. "That path leads to where we're headed. Let's go back and get Donald and Goofy."
"Aren't you Mr. Serious all of the sudden." Corita muttered, turning around and walking back down the path. Sora followed alongside her, lost in his thoughts.
Sora53: Muahaha! The first chapter! It is short!
Corita: Why did you make me freak out so much?
Joe: That's what I love about you, Corita...
Corita: Ugh, Fanboys...
Sora/Riku Fangirls: OOOHHHHH! WE'RE HERE!
Sora53: Oh no, the fangirls have arrived.-
