Finding You Could Never Seem So...
Disclaimer: I'm not alone in thinking that Kingdom Hearts is my own property...but then again my mind always has me thinking things.
Traverse TownSora had left Hollow Bastion is a matter of minutes. He had to get back to his island to see Kairi. He hadn't thought of it as a choice, but simply a matter that had to be down with. Donald and Goofy had yet to question him on where they were headed, which was quite odd. No matter, they would very soon. They were be taking a very different course than was usual to the other worlds. But then there was a presented problem.
Sora didn't actually know where Destiny Island was. It would probably take him a fair few weeks before he would see the sweeping waves of the ocean, hear the call of a lazy breeze, or feel the fine sand between his callused hands. He bit his lower lip in anticipation, hoping it would be sooner than he thought it would. He supposed he could always ask Cid to install a tracking gummie, which would enable him to find his world much easier. He really didn't want to ask him in front of Donald, however, who would surely object to such a quest. He quickly took hold of the steering wheel and veered it to the left.
"Let's go restock before we head to another world."
"Your crazy Sora...we'll lose atleast two hours of battle if we head back to Traverse Town." Donald said jerking the wheel back to where it was before.
"Oh come on!" Sora cried, "We could do with you getting a new staff, and Goofy' s shield is getting pretty worn out."
"I said 'NO'!" Donald yelled stubbornly.
"You useless bint! We could use with some new upgrades on our ship as well...not to mention that we haven't talked to Leon in a while."
"I don't care!"
Goofy chose to speak up at this moment. "You know Donald, Sora does have a point... we could just stop by real quick." Donald glared at him for a moment and then agreed with an annoyed air to his body language. With a huff he sat down and folded his arms across his chest.
It was atleast a thirty-minute drive to Traverse Town and Sora could see why the persistent duck didn't want to make the trip. He was quite happy with the fact that Donald kept quiet the entire journey, most likely wishing that he hadn't given in to the pair.
When the world came into sight Sora smiled slightly. He was eager to get a tracking block for the ship. He slowed down the rocket a great deal as they came close to contact with the surface and they landed with a gentle 'thud'. He switched the power to off and quickly escaped from the confinement that surrounded him. He hopped down from the doorway and abruptly made his way to the third district. Cid would be in the house that had once stood vacant, but now was occupied mostly for the sake of talking about defeating the heartless. You know, the usual thing that was retaining Sora' s life.
He stepped into the house, with not so much as a knock on the door. As he stepped into the space he caught a glimpse of something most interesting. Cid had Yuffie pinned against a wall and was engrossing her in an animated kiss. Sora wanted to giggle but decided against it.
"Hem-hem..." he started. The couple quickly stopped, Cid backing away from her.
"Oh, hey Sora!" Yuffie said hastily, "umm, we weren't expecting you!"
He shook his head fleetingly for a second before speaking to the girl, "obviously not...umm, Cid I was wondering if I could talk to you?"
"Ya sure kid."
"I'm not a kid! I'm nearly seventeen, only two more weeks." Cid smiled apologetically but continued to stand in the same position. "Actually I was hoping to talk to you in some place more private...like the cave."
"Oh, okay." They both walked out the door Cid waving casually back at Yuffie, who looked somewhat disappointed that he had to leave. It was a quiet walk to the hidden cave and once they arrived Sora wasn't sure of how to ask one of the questions so he held off.
"So what's up Sora?" Cid asked.
"Well, I was wondering if you could install a Tracking gummi on our ship?"
"That's it? Ya, no charge..." he looked at him strangely before speaking again, "Is that all you wanted?"
"Actually no...I need it because I was going to try and find Destiny Island. I was hoping you and Leon could maybe distract Donald and Goofy for me while I take the ship."
"What?! Why?" he asked.
Donald wouldn't want me going. He'd say we need to focus on our mission." Cid said.
"Well, he would have a fair point. You do need to focus on your mission." Cid said.
"But Cid, I need to go back! I need to see my home, my parents, Kairi..." he said the last part particularly quiet. "I could lock the door why I'm there too."
"Sora that's not the point..."
He was cut off by Sora' s loud shout, "Then what is! I can't take this anymore...I need to see Kairi!" He calmed himself before he spoke again, "Please just do this for me Cid."
Cid sighed, letting his shoulders droop. "Sure Sora...we'll do this if it means so much to you. You'll have to help us with a plan to keep them away from you though."
"Fine! Thanks Cid." He nodded obliging the gratefulness.
"I'll put in your upgrade now." He left without even a second look back. Sora sat on the hard stone floor of the cave and looked at the image across the tunnel. The silver crescent moon on the great expanse of blue sky. It was quite beautiful looking at the stars that were scattered across it. He loved looking at the stars but every time he did he was likely to see a celestial light fade from the sky. It was most depressing that he hadn't been able to save some of the worlds.
He was awoken from his thoughts when he heard footsteps behind him, obviously from someone descending the stairs from Merlin's house. He twisted his body around and placed his hand on the floor to keep him balanced, and looked at the form of Leon standing in front of him.
"Oh, hi," he said shortly.
"Cid came to see me," Leon said casually. "He said you needed some help keeping Donald and Goofy out of the way while you go home." Sora nodded his reply and watched Leon attentively for a response. "You can only be gone a week for a week to two weeks at the most."
"Why?" He asked nonchalantly.
"You have to remember your mission Sora," Leon said stiffly. "I know you miss her so I'll give you that much time, then it's back to locking the keyholes."
"No problem," he agreed. "I'm going to seal Destiny Islands' while I'm there. I already know where it is so it should be quite simple."
"Just remember, the heartless are drawn to you because you wield the keyblade. To keep the away from your home, just cover the blade with a cloth and put it somewhere safe, which is hidden.
"Alright! When do I leave?"
"It should only be a few more minutes. Cid will be done soon and then we have to lure those two gits down here...but he'll probably do it by himself" Sora laughed and laid down, spread eagle, across the stone. Leon on the other hand, lifted his blade and began swiping it through the air, practicing his sword wielding skill.
It was then, that Cid came in from the alley entrance, at a bit of a run. "Okay Sora, hurry! They'll be here in just a little bit. Leave from the stairs." Sora leapt up from the floor and practically flew up the stairs to Merlin's House. Once inside he quickly took the teleporter to the ship.
"Thank God!" he heaved as he appeared inside and he sat down buckling his belt. He hit a few buttons and a navigation screen appeared. The screen held hundreds of tiny pinpricks of purple, which indicated all the worlds. He decided to narrow them down a bit first, testing the new equipment. He typed up the word "Islands" and about thirty stars remained as a glowing violet.
"Hmm..." he started as he began to type in something else. "Destiny...Islands," he said putting the data in carefully. He searched the projection for barely two seconds when he saw it, "There!" he yelled in glee. "There it is...right by Atlantica." It wasn't right by it, but it was the closest world in range. He pulled on the lever, which put a shield around the ship and then took off.
"Here I go..."
A/N: Okay 2nd chapter is now complete...All right fine, it is actually the first chapter because the prologue doesn't count. I would like to say thank you to everyone who reviewed my story and if you didn't, I hoped you liked it all the same. So... Thank you One Winged Tenshi huggles tightly, AeRiSdOnO, and FF-Rules... Please Review and I love you all!!