Fans: Finally! Death and destruction!
Corita: I REALLY hate you, Sora53.
Sora53: I know. Plus, Sora sounds kinda mean at the end of the chapter.
Sora FangirlS: WHAT? You made Sora sound MEAN?
Sora53: Uh...of course not...AHH! DON'T THROW LOLLIPOPS AT ME!
Sora Fangirls: For Sora! -starts pelting Sora53 with cherry lollipops-
Fans: Muahahaha!-
Disclaimer: I don't own KH or CoM. But I own Corita. DUN DUN DUN READ AND REVIEW! What?
"Can't take a hint, can you? Leave, Sora." growled Riku.
"I'm not leaving until I rescue you and Naminé." Sora answered simply.
After the group had left Neverland, they'd started to head up the next white hallway. At the end of the hallway, however, was Riku, waiting for them. He was glaring at them angrily, watching their every move.
"What makes you think I need rescuing?" Riku asked coldly.
"Think of Kairi." Sora answered. "She wants you to come home, too. Don't you remember?"
"You're the one forgetting. I told YOU to take care of her." Riku answered. "At Kingdom Hearts...when we closed the door to darkness. Forget it, Sora. I'm not going back to those islands, and you can't make me."
"It's not just Kairi!" Sora cried. "What about our other friends?"
"Spare me. I forgot about them ages ago." Riku answered.
Meanwhile, Goofy was looking around at the two of them with a worried look on his face, and Donald was looking bored with it all. Corita jabbed him with her elbow.
"Donald."
"What?"
"Do you remember my name?"
"Of course I..." Donald whispered back, but he stopped abruptly. "Uh..."
"You honestly don't? You aren't just kidding this time?" During this whispered converation between Donald and Corita, Sora and Riku's continued.
"Listen to what you're saying!" Sora cried.
"Think, Sora. Do you even remember what they all look like?"
"Of course I..." Sora started, but stopped as soon as he'd uttered these words. Selphie, Tidus, Wakka...what did they look like?
"Don't feel bad about it." Riku answered lazily. "That's what this castle does to you. You forget all the useless stuff and remember the important things. Me...I remembered Naminé. That's what's most important to me. I won't leave until I've saved her!"
Riku turned away from them, meaning to leave. Sora spoke up once more, however, before he could.
"Riku...mind if I jog your memory?" Sora asked. He whisked out the Keyblade, and Riku's eyes turned to fury when he looked back at the Keyblade Master.
"Go ahead and try." Riku growled.
"Grrr...Too bad, Sora. Nothing's coming back to me. Maybe you should try hitting a little harder." Riku taunted after their battle. Sora's eyes flashed, but he lowered his Keyblade rather than striking again.
"No, Riku! Stop! We shouldn't be fighting. Let's go help Naminé!"
"What, together?" Riku asked, shocked. It took a few moments to sink in, but then fury came back to his voice. "You're always doing that. Stay out of this."
"Riku..." Sora muttered as Riku ran off once again. "I won't let you push me away."
"Sora?" Goofy asked. Sora turned back to the group.
"Why... I don't get it. We both want the same thing. We both want to help Naminé. So why are we fighting?"
"Well, the more you fight, the closer you must be." Jiminy said.
"Yeah, I know. But Riku doesn't feel that way, apparantly."
"Have a little faith, Sora! You guys used to be inseparable, right?" Donald said cheerfully. "You,
Riku, and Kai...Kai..." Donald stuttered, "...And, um, what's-her-name"
"This is awful." Jiminy chirped after several moments of silence. "Our memories are fading fast. We need to hurry, Sora."
"You're probably right." Sora said happily. "After all, the three of us were never apart! Me, Riku...and Naminé."
Me, Riku...and Naminé.
These words echoed inside Corita's mind as she trudged along ahead of the group, up the stairs and into the next hallway. Behind her, her friend's footsteps could be heard clearly in the wide hall, creating a sort of melody. As she continued to walk, she heard a distinct decrease in the level of noise in the hallway. Her friends had stopped walking.
"What's wrong, guys?" Corita asked from 5 feet in front of them. She turned around to face them, and saw that they had strange expressions on their faces.
"Hello? What's wrong?" She asked nervously, even though she already knew the answer in her heart.
There was a long silence, and Corita took a few steps back, unnerved by their silence and strange looks. Finally, Sora spoke, but they were words that stung Corita more than any other words had.
"Who...are you?" He asked in a strange voice. His tone blended boldness and fear at the same time, a tone unusual to Sora.
"What?" Corita asked softly, staring at Sora. Donald stepped forward, next to Sora. "Popped out of nowhere, eh? She must be with that black-robed bunch!"
"What? Are you kidding?" Corita cried.
"I don't think so, Donald. She ain't wearing one of them creepy robes." Goofy responded. Defeated, Donald hung his head slightly, but still watched Corita closely.
"You guys! You can't forget!" Corita cried as the truth sunk in. "Sora! Donald! Goofy! It's me, Corita!"
Sora turned around to face Goofy and Donald. "Do either of you know a Corita?"
Donald shrugged. "Doesn't ring a bell."
"Sora! I'm your twin sister! Donald! I'm your magic rival! Goofy! We used to get up early and make pancakes together!" Corita yelled.
"Wait...how do you know our names?" Sora asked after he realized that she'd said them.
"I've known you since we were born, Sora! You couldn't have forgotten...you couldn't have..." Corita said, her voice weakening.
"I don't know what's going on here..." Sora said slowly, "But I'm starting to get a feeling that Donald was right."
"What? Oh, I mean, of course I was right." Donald said smugly.
"Sora, no! It's me, Corita! Don't any of you...remember...?"
Sora's eyes flashed angrily, and Corita watched in shocked horror as the Keyblade appeared in his hands.
"I don't know what you're doing in this castle." Sora growled, "But you'd better not get in our way again. I WILL save Naminé, and no one had better get in my way."
Corita looked down at the Keyblade in Sora's hands. She'd seen it many times before, but never before had Sora stood before her with it, ready to strike like he was now.
"Is Naminé really more important?" Corita asked weakly.
"If I remembered Naminé after all this time, she must be important. If you claim to know me and I don't remember you, then Naminé has to be more important. That's all." Sora growled.
Corita felt that her knees could no longer support her; her knees gave way underneath her and she fell to her hands and knees on the ground. For some strange reason, a memory floated to the surface of her mind...Sora, kneeling on the ground as she was know, right after he'd lost the Keyblade in Hollow Bastion. At least then, there had been someone there to comfort him...but there was no one to help her here.
Sora, Donald and Goofy marched past without a backwards glance. However, when they were almost to the next world's door, Sora halted.
"Corita, is it?" Sora asked. Corita's head perked up slightly. "I'd better not see you again. If I do, don't expect me to be very forgiving."
Corita's mind struggled to swallow this statement. They had forgotten her...completely forgotten...then, she remembered what Sora had said only a few minutes ago. Me, Riku...and Naminé.
"Kairi." Corita choked, causing the group ahead of her to swirl around in their usual manner. "The one most important to you...her name is Kairi. You may not believe me..." She said, looking up, "But it's the truth."
Sora looked down at Corita once more, a strange look on his face. Corita knew he didn't believe her, but it didn't matter...
Sora turned to the door and held up another World Card. He, Donald, and Goofy vanished, leaving behind a part of their past that, while forgotten, was more important then they could imagine. This part of their past crawled to the wall and rested against it, leaning her back against the smooth whiteness and burying her face in her knees, shielding her eyes from the brightness of the room. The hall was silent for a few moments, and a few tears began to run down Corita's cheeks. Rarely had she ever cried back on the islands, but Sora's final words had cut deeper than any weapon could've ever hurt her.
She reached into her pocket and gently tugged out her Thalassa Shell. Holding it close to her, she let the tears flow freely from her eyes. What would she do know? She had nowhere to go...and no one to go to.
After several minutes of silence in the hall except for her own soft sobs, Corita heard a voice. The most unwelcoming voice she could imagine. The last thing she wanted to hear right after she'd been abandoned by her brother and friends, and was crying alone in the hall, clutching a small blue seashell.
"Enjoying your stay in Castle Oblivion?"
The voice sent shivers down Corita's back, and she lifted her head slightly, instantly full of caution. Still not looking up at the figure, she hastily wiped the tears away from her cheeks.
"Larxene." Corita growled softly.
Sora53: I belive this calls for a world record amount of dun dun duns.
Joe: I can't believe you're so cruel.
Corita: -breaks out cherry/grape lollipop weilding power- FEEL MY WRATH, SORA53!
Sora53: Oh crud. -runs away screaming like a sissy-
Corita: YOU'LL PAY FOR THIS!
Riku Fangirls: Whawhawhat's happened to Riku? -sob-
Sora Fangirls: whawhawhat? How could Sora forget Corita AND Kairi? YOU'LL PAY, SORA53!
Sora53: Great. Now everyone hates me. -runs away crying- It'll be a good ficcy, I promise! Read the title! RHAPSODY...-runs away-
Joe: -rereads title- Oh, now I get it! -
