All right guys, just as a side note, the song I'm thinking of in this chapter is Destati. It's the same song that plays when Sora's in the dream in the beginning of the game, with kind of an opera feel. Just wanted to let you know.
Disclaimer: I do not own Kingdom Hearts, or anything in it. I'm too lazy to write a funny one right now guys, sorry.
Sora woke up the next morning, smiling. He kept his eyes closed and sniffed the foreign, yet familiar scent. He knew he wasn't home, and he rolled out of bed, slipping on his shorts. He looked at the bed, smiling as Kairi rolled over and opened her eyes. She smiled lightly and yawned, stretching out her arms.
"Good morning, beautiful." Sora said cheerily, obviously happy with last night's events. She smiled at the compliment and got out of bed, dressing herself. She looked at Sora with a serious look, which frightened him a little. She spoke in a soft, hard tone.
"Listen, I know last night was great, and I enjoyed myself just as much as you did, but we have to set our minds on the journey. We can't let this get in the way of finding Riku, are you sure that the door has the answers?" She frowned a little bit, unsure, but Sora simply shrugged and walked to the door of the room.
"You can never truly be sure, until it has been done." Was his simple reply. Kairi's face screwed up a little more, unable to comprehend these words. "You need a weapon. Come with me." Sora told Kairi as he led her out of her house. She got even more confused, thinking that he would lead her to their boats, and to the other island. Instead, he walked around her house, out to a cliff, where an old abandoned house stood, watching over the waters.
"Sora, what are we doing here? It's just an old house." She closed the front door behind her, and followed him through the dusty gray house, down a set of stairs, and into the cement basement.
"It is more than just a house, you will see." Sora's voice sounded more mysterious than usual, and this was making Kairi very uneasy. He walked back to a wall where a wooden shelf was standing, and slid it out of the way, revealing a large rock with a picture of a crescent mood, and a star inside it.
"This is where we are going, stay behind me, and close, to make sure you don't get lost. It's pretty dark in there." His voice was very light, as if not disturb the silence. He pushed the rock aside, once again behind the bench, and walked into the tunnel, Kairi right on his heels. It was an eerie feeling, and it was pitch black. There were little lights floating around, a dim green color, just floating this way and that way. They kind of showed the limits of the tunnel, and as Kairi reached out to grab one, it moved, and she touched the slimy wall instead. She could tell it was covered in mold and other disgusting plants, and she made a little sobbing noise as she quickly pulled her hand away from the wall.
"Keep walking, we're almost there." Sora's voice called out, not far ahead. Suddenly the wave of light spheres stopped, and it was pitch black. For reasons unknown to even herself, Kairi's heart began to beat faster, and she began to get very nervous.
"Sora? Where are you? I'm scared, grab my hand." Her chill voice echoed through the cave, and she kept walking, until she ran into him. He wrapped his arms around her and she felt his breath on her cheek.
"I'm right here with you, and I always will be." Her face began to heat up, and she was sure she was blushing. He backed up a step, and grabbed a hold of her hand. She followed him up to the end of the cave, where the same crescent shape was glowing on the wall. She saw a glint of light and felt Sora push her back a little bit.
"Stand back a little, this will only take a second." She saw a beam of light come from in front of her, the same that he used with his Keyblade to lock up Kingdom Hearts. The wall then shifted, she could feel the rocks moving, and a bright light shone through, widening every centimeter that the wall moved. Kairi closed her eyes and blocked them with her arms, and she could still see the brightness, until the rocks calmed and the light dimmed a little. She heard a faint tune coming from inside the rocks, as if an orchestra were playing, but none was to be seen. There was only brightness and what seemed to be a path made out of stained glass.
Kairi walked past Sora, who was standing to the side. It was as if she was being hypnotized, being drawn into the light and across the path, just wanting to get to the lovely music. It was eerie in a way, just the feel of it was somewhat evil, but it had a tone that proved that it was not. With every step she took, the music got a little louder, engulfing her deeper into it's spell. She followed the path all the way up to a giant pillar, coming up from the nothingness that surrounded her, and stepped onto the top. The moment she set foot on the pillar, the pace of the music speeded up and it got heavier, the melody changed a little. Fear shot through Kairi as she awoke from the spell, and turned back to find the pathway had disappeared. She was alone on this huge pillar, and the music was echoing all around her.
Suddenly a shadow fell over the pillar, and dimmed the light greatly. Kairi looked around, getting very nervous, and suddenly A beam of light was falling from above, and something could be seen glimmering in it. It slowed and hovered right above the pillar, in front of Kairi, and she stared at it with awe. A magnificent rapier hovered in front of her. The glimmering gold blade had the heartless symbol on it, with two dashes crossing through it, as though it were saying 'no Heartless'. The hilt was a brilliant shade of silver, and the hand guard covering the front of it was a deep pink color, with a red rose engraved into it, blending perfectly with the shades all around it.
Kairi walked up to it gaping, unaware of the music growing ever louder. She grabbed the sword and the beam of light instantly vanished, causing her to jump back. She warily swung the blade, getting a feel of it, and noticed her shadow growing bigger. She heard a voice, a man's voice, echo in her head.
"The closer you get to the light, the bigger your shadow becomes. But don't be afraid." She turned as her shadow grew larger, and seemed to raise itself from the floor, as a heartless would. It then grew into a giant figure, with a hole in the shape of a heart in it's chest. It looked as though it had a mustache, a little way beneath it's bright yellow eyes. She gasped and ducked as it swung it's giant fist, going over her head so fast that it ruffled her hair. She took a couple steps back, and her heel was unsupported. She turned to find that she was at the edge of the pillar, and looked back at the shadow just in time to see it's fist close in on her once more, pushing her off the pillar, falling into what was now darkness.
"Kairi? Kairi, are you okay?" She heard Sora's voice asking quietly and opened her eyes, he head pounding. She looked around to find she was in the abandoned house, and the sword she found was sitting in the corner.
"What happened Sora?" She asked him lightly, it took a great deal of energy just to speak.
"Well you went into the light, and I tried to follow you in, but it instantly turned to darkness, and I stopped, because there was nothing to walk on. I just sat there and waited for about fifteen minutes, and then you shot out of the hole, as if you were thrown or you were falling sideways. I caught you just before you hit the ground, and I carried you out of the cave, you were unconscious, so I had no idea what was wrong. I tried healing you a couple times, but it didn't work, I was really worried, Kairi. I think we should go back to your house and wait another day before we go to the Secret Place." She nodded weakly, and he picked her up, walking the short distance to her house.
"I didn't know you were so strong, Sora." She said, giggling as much as she could without it hurting. It was nice being in his arms, even if she didn't like being so weak he had to carry her. He just smiled and stood her up, leaning on him for support. He opened her door and picked her back up, carrying her up the stairs and into her bedroom. He placed her on the bed gently, putting her sword in the corner closest to her.
"Have a good sleep, my love. We've got a hell of a ride ahead of us tomorrow." Sora said lightly, tucking her in. He sat there and watched her fall asleep, before laying down next to her and doing the same.