~*Broken Rainbow*~
By:Digitaldreamer
Chapter Eight:If only tears could bring you back
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Me: *stares at reveiw number*.......Oh..............My.....GAWD!*Runs to cast* WE HIT THE 100 REVEIW MARK!!!!!!!!!!!!!w00t!!!!!!
Cast: O________O WE DID???!?
Me:*nods and points to the pretty-ful number beneath the story*
Riku: Whoa o_O I didn't even think we'd get to ten, seeing how horribly you write...
Me:......*pionts to the Various Riku-fangirl reviewers who are being held back by an extremely big fence* You want me to turn them lose?
Riku Fangirls: RIIIIIKKKKKKKKKKUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU!!!!!!!!!!!!
Riku: O_O uh...no....thats okay......
Me: That's right......now...where were we?Oh yeah, reveiwers!
~Crystalia~
Hiya^^ Nice ta see ya again, of course I remember you. M'kay, heres da chapter, and here's some popcorn, enjoy^^
~Lara~
Holy crap! Four reveiws! Sweeeet! Okay, as for Jou...what do you expect? This is an angst fic...and Hikari means light in japanese, Yami means dark just so you know, so Yami basically refers to Yugi as his light. And why did I kill Mokuba? Cause I felt like it. And here's some chocolate.
~PrincessSwifty~
O_O DON'T KILL YAMI BAKURA! I NEED HIM FOR THE FIC!
Oh..and I'm sorry to say, there shall be no Yami killing people this chapter...*coughs* Here's a wonderball...*runs*
~Ari Powwel~
That has to be the shortest review you've ever written. XPP You're welcome for the Ryou and Bakura plushies, but because you're review wasn't as long, you'll just have to settle for a Riku plushie this time...
Oi, and I haven't gotten ANY submissions for my contest *sighs*
Anyways, on with the chappie, eh?
~ElegantArrow 64~
I have a fan? AWESOME! Sweet, you're making your own keyblade? MAKE ME ONE TOO! LUCKY! Here, a Sora plushie for you^^
~Kako2~
Oh shush you
~crystal-chan~
Oh jeez...can't believe people like the Ryou-kun so much..*sweatdrops* Eh, here...*gives you a Ryou plushie*
~star's dreams~
....What does vivid mean? *blinks* Erm...thanks.....here, a wonderball for you^^
~windflame~
Yami won't kill em this chapter, so sorry^^;; here, chocolate for you
~Jade Star~
Meh, NEVER SAY SUCH THINGS ABOUT SORA-KUN AGAIN, YOU HEAR!? *Hands you another tootsie roll*
~Orodruin~
Ah, Bakura's not overly cruel, he's just a frikken jerk. Here, rock candy for you.
~Tsukishiku~
hmmm...now how could I just leave Ryou like that? Oh...I know...cause Bakura's a jerk. Riku doesn't know where Sora is...because he doesn't. Of COURSE this Riku isn't Destiny Islands Riku...he is RIKU, however. He is, but he isn't.
Sora:..................why would I want a Riku keychain? *munches on wonderballs*
Riku: *munches on Sugar and tosses Sora keychain to Kairi*
Yami: *Puts Dark Magicain on table*...*growls* Don't think just because of this it's okay...
Yugi: Oh Yami stop being so stubborn *huggles his Dark Magician*
Yami: *growls*
Ryou: *blinks at the do it yourself voodoo kit* Why would I want something like this?
Yami: *munches on frozen pizza, which is still frozen* To kill your Yami...
Ryou: But that's mean!
Cast: *sweatdrops*
Me: Okay, here, a Sora plushie for you^^
~soraoathkeeper~
Well...that sucks. Anyways, here's a cookie.
~Flikfreak~
*Whaps Skailer as well* Here's a cookie, get reading!
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Disclaimer: .............*coughIdon'townyugiohorkhCough*
Me: Okay, chapter time.
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Sora flapped his wings, hovering for a moment to whip some sweat from his brow. "How long have I been flying?" He wondered aloud, looking up at the sun, now high in the sky.
Sora groaned a little. "I started just when the sun is rising, and three fourth's of the day is over and all I've seen for miles is ocean, ocean, and more ocean except for that one tiny island I started at." He muttered, flapping up high to gain a bit of altitude, then diving at a sort of foreword slant to go faster.
"And it just HAD to be the ocean.........no updrafts, no nothing, just dead air..." He continued, muttering things you probably don't understand unless you're a freak and you spend your time learning about flying or you actually have wings. He sighed a little. "Though I guess I can't complain, the army lady might hit me with lightning or something."
He flew for moment while in silence. Something slowly came into view on the horizon and he squinted to see better.
"It's an island! Awesome!!!!" He started beating his wings faster in hopes of getting to the green island faster.
About an hour later he flew towards the sandy beach and landed, folding his wings across his back.
"Might as well see if anyone lives here." He said to himself as he made his way across the sandy beach and into the forest near it. "Oh...perfect, there's a path here, that's good." He followed the cleared trail as he made his way past many trees, flowers, and over a small river using a bridge.
Eventually he came to a small town, actual real houses, made of wood or bricks, with glass windows and normal doors, several stores near the various houses, a temple at the far end of the "street". Sora blinked slowly, then shrugged. "Maybe they'll give me something to eat!" He said to himself with a grin. Yes, food sounded very good at the moment.
He walked through the town, noting people walking here and there, talking about regular things and wearing regular modern clothes. "Weird...you'd think this being an island in the middle of nowhere this place wouldn't be so.. well....modern." He said to himself. ".....Why do I keep on talking to myself!?" He wondered aloud. "Argh! Stop doing that Sora! Stop talking to yourself!"
People stopped to stare at the odd brunette with wings who was apparently having an argument with himself, before quickly walking by.
Finally Sora got a hold of himself after noticing the bug eyed look various people were giving him. He grinned sheepishly. "Uh...hi...." He said to the current people who were staring at him, a women and her child.
"Hi!" The child said back, but the mother quickly pulled him away.
"Don't converse with strangers honey...especially that one..."She said as she pulled him towards the nearest shop.
Sora sweatdropped. "That's right, Sora, scare the locals..." He said sarcastically, seeming to forget he had just been yelling at himself not to talk to himself.
It was then that a small little girl walked up to the keyblade master. She was about three feet tall, with short blonde hair and blue eyes. She wore a blue hoodie and blue jeans. She tugged on Sora's pant leg.
"Mister..." She said softly, aquamarine eyes brimming with tears.
Sora looked down at the girl, and instantly knelt to his knees so he was eye level with her. "What's wrong?" He asked.
"I've lost my mommy and daddy." She whimpered, and then the tears began to flow. "I just stopped for a minute, and...and....then they were gone..."
Sora smiled and he put his arm around the girl. "Hey...it's okay.. don't cry. " He said, bringing up a gloved hand to brush away the girls tears. "You'll find your parents, I'm sure they're around here somewhere...you'll find them."
The girl looked up at the boy who had comforted her, sniffling. Then she smiled shyly. "Will you help me find my mommy and daddy?" She asked.
Sora blinked. "I..I.." He looked up at the sky, where the sun was slowly beginning the set, casting an orange glow over the town, rays of shimmering light casting over the town. 'You have until sunset, and you have many miles to cross...' Kimmu's voice whispered in his mind. Sora bit his lip. 'Time stops for no one'
Sora looked down at the little girl, who looked about ready to cry again. He smiled softly, that smile soon turning into his signature grin. 'Well....regardless, this girl needs my help now. And I can't just leave her here to cry. It...wouldn't be right.' "C'mon, lets go find your parents." He said, taking her hand in his.
The girl smiled. "Thank you mister.."
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(Erm...just a suggestion....the lyrics in this part are from a song called "If only tears could bring you back" by Midnight Sons....yes, I did get it off of the poke'mon the first movie sound track, so sue me.....anyways, if you can find it on kazaa or something and play it while reading this part...heck...it might seem..I dunno..prettier..and if you can't find the song, try finding the FFX piano song, which is also...sad sounding,or FFX's Suteki De Ne, orcastra version...also sad..)
Kairi bit her lip, holding Sora's limp hand in her own, staring down at his closed eyes, his beaten face. Tears continued to stream down her face, silent sobs coming from her throat.
/How will I start tomorrow without you here?/
Yuffie sighed, not really enjoying the uncomfortable silence that had settled itself over the cabin, only broken every once and awhile by Kairi's sobs. She lay back in her Laz-E-boy chair, really starting to wish this was all just a really bad dream and if she pinched herself she would wake up in her bed with Leon, and go through her usual morning stuff, and go outside to find everything was at it should be. She pinched herself.
"Ow!"
Yup...she was awake.. and the room fell into silence once more.
/Who's heart will guide me while the answers disappear?/
Leon leaned against the wall, staring out the window at the rain, watching as it pelted against the glass, never letting up, as if the world itself were crying.
/Is it too late, are you too far gone to stay?/
Donald and Goofy were still playing cards....sort of...Goofy was bawling behind his cards and Donald was muttering to himself...and neither of them had really done anything in the last hour.
/Best friends forever should never have to go away../
Riku was currently occupying a corner, black wings wrapped around himself, aquamarine eyes set upon the prone figure of the keyblade master, glimmering tears trailing down his cheeks, tinted with silver light. 'Why...why did I have to...I should have done something...should have found a different way...why do I have to go cause him such pain all the time?'
/What will I do? You know I'm only half without you/
/How will I make it through?/
/If only tears could bring you back to me/
/If only love could find a way (find a way)/
/What I would do, what I would give if you'd/
/Return to me, (you'd return) someday, some how, some way/
/If my tears could bring you back to me/
Kairi only continued to cry, sobs racking her shoulders as she shook. 'You promised you'd always be with me...you promised you'd always come back..'
/I'd cry you an ocean, if you'd sail on home again/
/Wings of emotion will carry you and all they can/
'If I had just held back....just asked him not take an attack head on.....'
/Just like love guides you and your heart will chart the course/
/Soon you'll be drifting into the arms of your true north/
'You promised you'd stay with me forever...you promised....we were going to share a paopu on my sixteenth birthday...you were going to take me to other worlds......you promised.....'
/Look in my eyes, (look in my eyes) you'll see a million tears have gone by/
/And still they're not dry/
'If it weren't for me he'd still be here...laughing....playing...happy...still the Sora we knew...'
/If only tears could bring you back to me/
/If only love could find a way (find a way)/
/What I would do, what I would give if you'd/
/Return to me, (you'd return) someday, some how, some way/
/If my tears could bring you back to me/
Kairi suddenly threw herself upon Sora's body and held him too her, sobbing.
/I'd hold you close, and shout the words I've only whispered before../
"Why did you have to die!!?" She cried, practically choking on her own tears. "Why!? You promised you'd always be with me! You promised!"
/For one more chance, (one more chance) for one last dance, there's not a thing That I would not endure/
Kairi continued to cry, hugging her love's lifeless body to her. "Why aren't my tears working this time..." She whispered after awhile. "Aren't you coming back? Or...have you faded away?" More tears slipped from her cheeks.
/If only tears could bring you back to me/
/If only love could find a way (find a way)/
/What I would do, what I would give if you'd/
/Return to me, (you'd return) someday, some how, some way/
/If my tears could bring you back to me/
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Sora sighed as he looked up once more at the sky, then back at the girl whom he was leading through the streets. They'd been searching for an hour and had found no one.
What was really irritating was that Sora being the Essence, finding this girls parents should have hardly taken a minute. He should have been able to merely close his eyes and concentrate and be able to pick out which two of the many lifelines weaved round this town that were connected to this girl in a snap. But that was what troubled him, there were no lines of light, no sign of any life here, as if the people weren't real. The only life he could sense came from himself and the girl.
But...it had to be real. How else could he be touching the water of the fountain he was sitting next to, feeling the cold liquid run over his fingers, how could he see the sun slowly fading into the night, how could have come up to those people and tapped them lightly on the shoulder, asking if they knew this girl. How could they not be real if they all answered no?
Sora shook his head, standing to his feet and beckoning the small girl back over to him. "I promised to find her parents, and I will." He told himself.
The girl shivered and buried her face into one of the keyblade master's wings. "We-we've been searching forever, and we haven't found them." She said sadly.
Sora nodded. "Yeah..I know. Lets keep looking."
The girl looked up at him. "Mister, you don't have to stay anymore. I can tell you need to be somewhere else. Y-You can leave." She said, another tear slipping down her cheek.
Sora looked down at the girl and knelt down so he was at her level. "Don't cry.." He said, wiping away her tears once more. "It doesn't matter what I want at the moment, you need help now. We're gonna find your parents...okay?"
"B-but.."
"We WILL find them okay? I promise we will." Sora said, a grin coming across his face.
The girl smiled as well. "T-thank you..."
"Airen! There you are!" A female voice cried.
Both Sora and the girl looked up to spot a middle-aged women with waist length blonde hair running up to them, aquamarine eyes glittering. She ran over to the girl, whom Sora now assumed was 'Airen' and pulled her into a hug.
"Mommy!!" Airen cried happily, practically latching onto her mothers waist in a death grip.
Sora smiled at their reunion.
"Oh! Airen! Are you okay!? Did you get hurt!? Who's that guy!?" The women babbled.
Airen giggled, looking up at her mother and back at Sora. "It's okay mommy...this mister over here helped me." She smiled. "He helped me look for you..even when he has to go somewhere."
The women smiled and stood. "Thank you very much."
Sora grinned. "You're welcome."
"Oh..um...I don't suppose you've seen my husband anywhere?"
Sora blinked, then shook his head.
The women groaned. "He was supposed to be here..." She said sadly.
Sora blinked again. "What does he look like?"
"Um..he's taller then me, has spikey blonde hair, blue eyes, he has pretty tan skin and he's wearing a white t-shirt and blue jeans."
Sora grinned again. "Hey, just stay here and take a break, I'll go look for him, okay?"
"But I thought you had somewhere to go.."
"Ah, don't worry about it, it can wait." Sora said, turning around. "Just stay here, I'll bring your husband to you."
The women smiled. "Thank you.."
The girl giggled. "Thank you mister."
Sora nodded and flapped his wings, taking to the air. "Okay...lesse here.....Blonde hair, blue eyes, tall with some kinda t-shirt on. Well, this shouldn't be too hard!" He said cheerfully, again to himself.
He didn't fly for very long, as he soon spotted the man he was looking for walking in an alleyway.
Too bad he wasn't alone.
The man was backed against the wall, breathing heavily, various bruises covering his body, his white T-shirt torn.
"I told ya's to give us yer money!" A teen boy yelled, several other boys behind him, most with bleached and spiked hair, way too many body piercing, tattoos, and looking practically like they spent every day of their lives in some kind of brawl.
Sora's eyes narrowed as he watching the blonde haired man take a kick in the chest. With out a second though he dove into the alley, flaring his wings at the last second and landing on his feet in front of the man.
"Five against one? That's' not very fair." Sora stated, a cocky grin adorning his face.
One of the boys stepped up to Sora, about a foot taller then him. "Hey kid, get outta here." He sneered.
Sora stood his ground, eyes narrowing. "YOU get out of here, leave this guy alone."
The teen laughed. "A pipsqueak like You is telling ME what to do? You hear that guys!?" He looked back at his 'gang', all of which laughed, throwing their dirty faces into the air and laughing. The boy turned back to Sora. "Get outta here kid, this isn't a place for wanna-be-heroes."
Sora only smiled a little and said nothing.
The teens eyes narrowed. "You wanna be pounded into a bloody pulp or somethin'?"
Sora only raised an eyebrow at this.
The lead punk growled, obviously becoming very annoyed. "Get outta the way!!"
"Make me!" Sora shot back.
"Yer asking for it kid!" The punk yelled before charging forward, fists bared.
Sora only blinked, and the boy stopped in mid-bound, frozen in place, only his eyes moving, which were incredibly wide.
"W-what!? What'd you do!? LEMME GO DAMNIT!" The boy howled, desperately attempting to move, not that it did him any good.
Sora raised an eyebrow. "And let you kill this guy? Sorry, no can do." He looked over at the rest of the teens, who were all starring in shock. "So..." Sora put his hands behind his head. "Anyone else wanna try, or are we cool now?"
"Yessir!" All of the other boys cried, eyes very wide.
Silence for about two seconds.
"AAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!" The punks cried before turning on their heels and charging out of the alleyway, not looking back.
Sora looked over at their leader and waved his hand dismissively and the boy dropped to the ground.
"HEY GUUUUUUUUYS!!! DUN LEAVE ME HERE!!!" Their leader whined, high-tailing it out of the alley as well.
Sora watched him go before turning to the man crumpled to the ground behind him. "Are you okay?" Sora questioned, a smile adorning his face once more.
The man stared with wide eyes, he opened his mouth, but no sound came out.
Sora put his hands behind his head. "Hey, its okay. Trust me, those jerks aren't coming back."
The man blinked. "W-who are you?" He asked, his voice filled with fear.
"Um..thats not important." Sora said quickly. "What is important is your family is looking for you!"
The mans eyes widened. "Sakura!? Airen!? Where are they?!?" He demanded, jumping to his feet.
"Hey, hey, Buddy, relax." Sora cried, waving his hands. "They're fine, they're waiting in town square." Sora held out a hand. "I can take you there if you want."
The man raised an eyebrow. "How are you going to get us there?"
Sora grinned. "Just trust me." He said, hand still outstretched.
The man closed his azure eyes and nodded. "Okay...you'd better take me to my family right away though, you hear?" He asked, taking the boys hand.
The keybearer only nodded, still grinning. "Of course." He said. "Just hold on tight okay?"
Sora stretched his wings, pure white seeming to glitter against the darkness of the alleyway in the growing twilight. "C'mon then."
With a single flap, the two rose into the air and above the buildings. Sora flapped higher and began heading West.
"So, how do you know my family then?" The man asked.
"Ah, your daughter came to me and asked me to find you and your wife." Sora answered.
"I see."
They flew in silence for awhile.
"So, where are you from?"
"Uh..an island really far away." Sora answered.
"What's it called?"
"Uh....Oh, uh, look, we're here!" Sora said quickly.
Sora halfway folded his wings and they slanted downward, Sora finally completely folding his wings as they landed on the cobblestone ground.
"DADDY!" Airen cried, running into her fathers arms.
The said man pulled his daughter into a hug, her mother adding to the group hug.
Sora smiled, watching the scene before turning and spreading his wings.
"Wait! Sora!" Airen's voice called.
Sora turned around to see the girl standing there, holding her parents hands. The girl looked up at him, tears again forming in her eyes.
Sora walked over to her. "What's wrong?" He asked.
"It's...it's not real.." She said sadly.
"What's not real?"
The girl giggled sadly. "Silly keyblade master....don't lie to me...you can see it can you?"
"..W-what?"
Airens shoulder's shook as more tears began to flow, some falling to the ground. As a tear fell to the stone ground, it began to ripple, as if it was liquid.
Sora gasped and took a step back, as more ripples began to form upon the ground. Slowly, the town began to fade away, the buildings, the fountain, the lights.....the people...everything, fading away, leaving mere darkness behind, until nothing was left but Sora and Airen, standing on a single patch of stone.
The girl whimpered. "It's...it's not real.. none of it was.....even my parents...mere figments now..." She stood up slowly, another tear falling from her cheek. "I should be used to it by now...after all......you cannot live a thousand years within the abyss with only memories....you cannot stay in dreams forever......they all fade eventually." She said sadly.
"..A thousand years?" Sora cried, eyes wide.
"Yes..."Airen said, another tear falling down her cheek.
"But, you look like you're only seven or eight!" Sora gasped.
The girl sighed. "This prison does not allow me to age, it does not allow me to sleep, to finally rest."
"W-who are you?"
Airen smiled. "Don't you know?" Silvery wings burst from her back. "I am the angel of compassion..."
Sora's eyes would have widened, save for the fact they couldn't get any wider.
The girl giggled. "Stop looking so shocked, Sora." She said with a giggle.
"..B-but.....you....your parents....what?" Sora's eyes were wide.
Airen giggled once more, more sad this time. "You will find out in time..now...answer me, Keyblade Master, What is compassion?"
Sora blinked. "What is it?"
The girl nodded, another giggle escaping her lips.
"Well....it's caring for others, doing good for them even though you may get nothing back, sacrificing things for a person.. and just caring."
The girl nodded, walking up to the Essence, and placing her hand over his heart. She smiled up at him.
"You have passed.....I now bestow on you a gift of compassion.." She closed her eyes and murmered a few words. There was a flash of blue light, and when it vanished, the sea was once again in view, and Airen had vanished. The sun was still in it's same position.
Sora blinked. "What?" He said as he looked down at the ocean where the island had been.
Airens voice laughed throughout the sky, a gentle sound. "Keyblade Master, your quest for my friend Kimmu still remains unfinished. You will find my gift to be useful in time..I pray. Now I bid you farewell...until we meet again, Sora."
Sora smiled. "Goodbye.....Airen.." He said with a smile, beating his wings and starting torwards the quickly setting sun once more.
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Me: eh heh, I KNOW, I KNOW you were expecting a bit more YGO this chapter, but I had to get this out. Next chapter will have the big Yami fight, more with Sora's adventures, and the start of the next test.
Sora: Oh joy...
Me: hee hee ^^ Anyways, read and review! Lets get to two hundred reviews!
Me: *comes back* Oh yeah, one more thing. For december I'm gonna make a christmas fic, so this one prolly won't be updated, m'kay? M'kay.
By:Digitaldreamer
Chapter Eight:If only tears could bring you back
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Me: *stares at reveiw number*.......Oh..............My.....GAWD!*Runs to cast* WE HIT THE 100 REVEIW MARK!!!!!!!!!!!!!w00t!!!!!!
Cast: O________O WE DID???!?
Me:*nods and points to the pretty-ful number beneath the story*
Riku: Whoa o_O I didn't even think we'd get to ten, seeing how horribly you write...
Me:......*pionts to the Various Riku-fangirl reviewers who are being held back by an extremely big fence* You want me to turn them lose?
Riku Fangirls: RIIIIIKKKKKKKKKKUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU!!!!!!!!!!!!
Riku: O_O uh...no....thats okay......
Me: That's right......now...where were we?Oh yeah, reveiwers!
~Crystalia~
Hiya^^ Nice ta see ya again, of course I remember you. M'kay, heres da chapter, and here's some popcorn, enjoy^^
~Lara~
Holy crap! Four reveiws! Sweeeet! Okay, as for Jou...what do you expect? This is an angst fic...and Hikari means light in japanese, Yami means dark just so you know, so Yami basically refers to Yugi as his light. And why did I kill Mokuba? Cause I felt like it. And here's some chocolate.
~PrincessSwifty~
O_O DON'T KILL YAMI BAKURA! I NEED HIM FOR THE FIC!
Oh..and I'm sorry to say, there shall be no Yami killing people this chapter...*coughs* Here's a wonderball...*runs*
~Ari Powwel~
That has to be the shortest review you've ever written. XPP You're welcome for the Ryou and Bakura plushies, but because you're review wasn't as long, you'll just have to settle for a Riku plushie this time...
Oi, and I haven't gotten ANY submissions for my contest *sighs*
Anyways, on with the chappie, eh?
~ElegantArrow 64~
I have a fan? AWESOME! Sweet, you're making your own keyblade? MAKE ME ONE TOO! LUCKY! Here, a Sora plushie for you^^
~Kako2~
Oh shush you
~crystal-chan~
Oh jeez...can't believe people like the Ryou-kun so much..*sweatdrops* Eh, here...*gives you a Ryou plushie*
~star's dreams~
....What does vivid mean? *blinks* Erm...thanks.....here, a wonderball for you^^
~windflame~
Yami won't kill em this chapter, so sorry^^;; here, chocolate for you
~Jade Star~
Meh, NEVER SAY SUCH THINGS ABOUT SORA-KUN AGAIN, YOU HEAR!? *Hands you another tootsie roll*
~Orodruin~
Ah, Bakura's not overly cruel, he's just a frikken jerk. Here, rock candy for you.
~Tsukishiku~
hmmm...now how could I just leave Ryou like that? Oh...I know...cause Bakura's a jerk. Riku doesn't know where Sora is...because he doesn't. Of COURSE this Riku isn't Destiny Islands Riku...he is RIKU, however. He is, but he isn't.
Sora:..................why would I want a Riku keychain? *munches on wonderballs*
Riku: *munches on Sugar and tosses Sora keychain to Kairi*
Yami: *Puts Dark Magicain on table*...*growls* Don't think just because of this it's okay...
Yugi: Oh Yami stop being so stubborn *huggles his Dark Magician*
Yami: *growls*
Ryou: *blinks at the do it yourself voodoo kit* Why would I want something like this?
Yami: *munches on frozen pizza, which is still frozen* To kill your Yami...
Ryou: But that's mean!
Cast: *sweatdrops*
Me: Okay, here, a Sora plushie for you^^
~soraoathkeeper~
Well...that sucks. Anyways, here's a cookie.
~Flikfreak~
*Whaps Skailer as well* Here's a cookie, get reading!
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Disclaimer: .............*coughIdon'townyugiohorkhCough*
Me: Okay, chapter time.
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Sora flapped his wings, hovering for a moment to whip some sweat from his brow. "How long have I been flying?" He wondered aloud, looking up at the sun, now high in the sky.
Sora groaned a little. "I started just when the sun is rising, and three fourth's of the day is over and all I've seen for miles is ocean, ocean, and more ocean except for that one tiny island I started at." He muttered, flapping up high to gain a bit of altitude, then diving at a sort of foreword slant to go faster.
"And it just HAD to be the ocean.........no updrafts, no nothing, just dead air..." He continued, muttering things you probably don't understand unless you're a freak and you spend your time learning about flying or you actually have wings. He sighed a little. "Though I guess I can't complain, the army lady might hit me with lightning or something."
He flew for moment while in silence. Something slowly came into view on the horizon and he squinted to see better.
"It's an island! Awesome!!!!" He started beating his wings faster in hopes of getting to the green island faster.
About an hour later he flew towards the sandy beach and landed, folding his wings across his back.
"Might as well see if anyone lives here." He said to himself as he made his way across the sandy beach and into the forest near it. "Oh...perfect, there's a path here, that's good." He followed the cleared trail as he made his way past many trees, flowers, and over a small river using a bridge.
Eventually he came to a small town, actual real houses, made of wood or bricks, with glass windows and normal doors, several stores near the various houses, a temple at the far end of the "street". Sora blinked slowly, then shrugged. "Maybe they'll give me something to eat!" He said to himself with a grin. Yes, food sounded very good at the moment.
He walked through the town, noting people walking here and there, talking about regular things and wearing regular modern clothes. "Weird...you'd think this being an island in the middle of nowhere this place wouldn't be so.. well....modern." He said to himself. ".....Why do I keep on talking to myself!?" He wondered aloud. "Argh! Stop doing that Sora! Stop talking to yourself!"
People stopped to stare at the odd brunette with wings who was apparently having an argument with himself, before quickly walking by.
Finally Sora got a hold of himself after noticing the bug eyed look various people were giving him. He grinned sheepishly. "Uh...hi...." He said to the current people who were staring at him, a women and her child.
"Hi!" The child said back, but the mother quickly pulled him away.
"Don't converse with strangers honey...especially that one..."She said as she pulled him towards the nearest shop.
Sora sweatdropped. "That's right, Sora, scare the locals..." He said sarcastically, seeming to forget he had just been yelling at himself not to talk to himself.
It was then that a small little girl walked up to the keyblade master. She was about three feet tall, with short blonde hair and blue eyes. She wore a blue hoodie and blue jeans. She tugged on Sora's pant leg.
"Mister..." She said softly, aquamarine eyes brimming with tears.
Sora looked down at the girl, and instantly knelt to his knees so he was eye level with her. "What's wrong?" He asked.
"I've lost my mommy and daddy." She whimpered, and then the tears began to flow. "I just stopped for a minute, and...and....then they were gone..."
Sora smiled and he put his arm around the girl. "Hey...it's okay.. don't cry. " He said, bringing up a gloved hand to brush away the girls tears. "You'll find your parents, I'm sure they're around here somewhere...you'll find them."
The girl looked up at the boy who had comforted her, sniffling. Then she smiled shyly. "Will you help me find my mommy and daddy?" She asked.
Sora blinked. "I..I.." He looked up at the sky, where the sun was slowly beginning the set, casting an orange glow over the town, rays of shimmering light casting over the town. 'You have until sunset, and you have many miles to cross...' Kimmu's voice whispered in his mind. Sora bit his lip. 'Time stops for no one'
Sora looked down at the little girl, who looked about ready to cry again. He smiled softly, that smile soon turning into his signature grin. 'Well....regardless, this girl needs my help now. And I can't just leave her here to cry. It...wouldn't be right.' "C'mon, lets go find your parents." He said, taking her hand in his.
The girl smiled. "Thank you mister.."
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(Erm...just a suggestion....the lyrics in this part are from a song called "If only tears could bring you back" by Midnight Sons....yes, I did get it off of the poke'mon the first movie sound track, so sue me.....anyways, if you can find it on kazaa or something and play it while reading this part...heck...it might seem..I dunno..prettier..and if you can't find the song, try finding the FFX piano song, which is also...sad sounding,or FFX's Suteki De Ne, orcastra version...also sad..)
Kairi bit her lip, holding Sora's limp hand in her own, staring down at his closed eyes, his beaten face. Tears continued to stream down her face, silent sobs coming from her throat.
/How will I start tomorrow without you here?/
Yuffie sighed, not really enjoying the uncomfortable silence that had settled itself over the cabin, only broken every once and awhile by Kairi's sobs. She lay back in her Laz-E-boy chair, really starting to wish this was all just a really bad dream and if she pinched herself she would wake up in her bed with Leon, and go through her usual morning stuff, and go outside to find everything was at it should be. She pinched herself.
"Ow!"
Yup...she was awake.. and the room fell into silence once more.
/Who's heart will guide me while the answers disappear?/
Leon leaned against the wall, staring out the window at the rain, watching as it pelted against the glass, never letting up, as if the world itself were crying.
/Is it too late, are you too far gone to stay?/
Donald and Goofy were still playing cards....sort of...Goofy was bawling behind his cards and Donald was muttering to himself...and neither of them had really done anything in the last hour.
/Best friends forever should never have to go away../
Riku was currently occupying a corner, black wings wrapped around himself, aquamarine eyes set upon the prone figure of the keyblade master, glimmering tears trailing down his cheeks, tinted with silver light. 'Why...why did I have to...I should have done something...should have found a different way...why do I have to go cause him such pain all the time?'
/What will I do? You know I'm only half without you/
/How will I make it through?/
/If only tears could bring you back to me/
/If only love could find a way (find a way)/
/What I would do, what I would give if you'd/
/Return to me, (you'd return) someday, some how, some way/
/If my tears could bring you back to me/
Kairi only continued to cry, sobs racking her shoulders as she shook. 'You promised you'd always be with me...you promised you'd always come back..'
/I'd cry you an ocean, if you'd sail on home again/
/Wings of emotion will carry you and all they can/
'If I had just held back....just asked him not take an attack head on.....'
/Just like love guides you and your heart will chart the course/
/Soon you'll be drifting into the arms of your true north/
'You promised you'd stay with me forever...you promised....we were going to share a paopu on my sixteenth birthday...you were going to take me to other worlds......you promised.....'
/Look in my eyes, (look in my eyes) you'll see a million tears have gone by/
/And still they're not dry/
'If it weren't for me he'd still be here...laughing....playing...happy...still the Sora we knew...'
/If only tears could bring you back to me/
/If only love could find a way (find a way)/
/What I would do, what I would give if you'd/
/Return to me, (you'd return) someday, some how, some way/
/If my tears could bring you back to me/
Kairi suddenly threw herself upon Sora's body and held him too her, sobbing.
/I'd hold you close, and shout the words I've only whispered before../
"Why did you have to die!!?" She cried, practically choking on her own tears. "Why!? You promised you'd always be with me! You promised!"
/For one more chance, (one more chance) for one last dance, there's not a thing That I would not endure/
Kairi continued to cry, hugging her love's lifeless body to her. "Why aren't my tears working this time..." She whispered after awhile. "Aren't you coming back? Or...have you faded away?" More tears slipped from her cheeks.
/If only tears could bring you back to me/
/If only love could find a way (find a way)/
/What I would do, what I would give if you'd/
/Return to me, (you'd return) someday, some how, some way/
/If my tears could bring you back to me/
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Sora sighed as he looked up once more at the sky, then back at the girl whom he was leading through the streets. They'd been searching for an hour and had found no one.
What was really irritating was that Sora being the Essence, finding this girls parents should have hardly taken a minute. He should have been able to merely close his eyes and concentrate and be able to pick out which two of the many lifelines weaved round this town that were connected to this girl in a snap. But that was what troubled him, there were no lines of light, no sign of any life here, as if the people weren't real. The only life he could sense came from himself and the girl.
But...it had to be real. How else could he be touching the water of the fountain he was sitting next to, feeling the cold liquid run over his fingers, how could he see the sun slowly fading into the night, how could have come up to those people and tapped them lightly on the shoulder, asking if they knew this girl. How could they not be real if they all answered no?
Sora shook his head, standing to his feet and beckoning the small girl back over to him. "I promised to find her parents, and I will." He told himself.
The girl shivered and buried her face into one of the keyblade master's wings. "We-we've been searching forever, and we haven't found them." She said sadly.
Sora nodded. "Yeah..I know. Lets keep looking."
The girl looked up at him. "Mister, you don't have to stay anymore. I can tell you need to be somewhere else. Y-You can leave." She said, another tear slipping down her cheek.
Sora looked down at the girl and knelt down so he was at her level. "Don't cry.." He said, wiping away her tears once more. "It doesn't matter what I want at the moment, you need help now. We're gonna find your parents...okay?"
"B-but.."
"We WILL find them okay? I promise we will." Sora said, a grin coming across his face.
The girl smiled as well. "T-thank you..."
"Airen! There you are!" A female voice cried.
Both Sora and the girl looked up to spot a middle-aged women with waist length blonde hair running up to them, aquamarine eyes glittering. She ran over to the girl, whom Sora now assumed was 'Airen' and pulled her into a hug.
"Mommy!!" Airen cried happily, practically latching onto her mothers waist in a death grip.
Sora smiled at their reunion.
"Oh! Airen! Are you okay!? Did you get hurt!? Who's that guy!?" The women babbled.
Airen giggled, looking up at her mother and back at Sora. "It's okay mommy...this mister over here helped me." She smiled. "He helped me look for you..even when he has to go somewhere."
The women smiled and stood. "Thank you very much."
Sora grinned. "You're welcome."
"Oh..um...I don't suppose you've seen my husband anywhere?"
Sora blinked, then shook his head.
The women groaned. "He was supposed to be here..." She said sadly.
Sora blinked again. "What does he look like?"
"Um..he's taller then me, has spikey blonde hair, blue eyes, he has pretty tan skin and he's wearing a white t-shirt and blue jeans."
Sora grinned again. "Hey, just stay here and take a break, I'll go look for him, okay?"
"But I thought you had somewhere to go.."
"Ah, don't worry about it, it can wait." Sora said, turning around. "Just stay here, I'll bring your husband to you."
The women smiled. "Thank you.."
The girl giggled. "Thank you mister."
Sora nodded and flapped his wings, taking to the air. "Okay...lesse here.....Blonde hair, blue eyes, tall with some kinda t-shirt on. Well, this shouldn't be too hard!" He said cheerfully, again to himself.
He didn't fly for very long, as he soon spotted the man he was looking for walking in an alleyway.
Too bad he wasn't alone.
The man was backed against the wall, breathing heavily, various bruises covering his body, his white T-shirt torn.
"I told ya's to give us yer money!" A teen boy yelled, several other boys behind him, most with bleached and spiked hair, way too many body piercing, tattoos, and looking practically like they spent every day of their lives in some kind of brawl.
Sora's eyes narrowed as he watching the blonde haired man take a kick in the chest. With out a second though he dove into the alley, flaring his wings at the last second and landing on his feet in front of the man.
"Five against one? That's' not very fair." Sora stated, a cocky grin adorning his face.
One of the boys stepped up to Sora, about a foot taller then him. "Hey kid, get outta here." He sneered.
Sora stood his ground, eyes narrowing. "YOU get out of here, leave this guy alone."
The teen laughed. "A pipsqueak like You is telling ME what to do? You hear that guys!?" He looked back at his 'gang', all of which laughed, throwing their dirty faces into the air and laughing. The boy turned back to Sora. "Get outta here kid, this isn't a place for wanna-be-heroes."
Sora only smiled a little and said nothing.
The teens eyes narrowed. "You wanna be pounded into a bloody pulp or somethin'?"
Sora only raised an eyebrow at this.
The lead punk growled, obviously becoming very annoyed. "Get outta the way!!"
"Make me!" Sora shot back.
"Yer asking for it kid!" The punk yelled before charging forward, fists bared.
Sora only blinked, and the boy stopped in mid-bound, frozen in place, only his eyes moving, which were incredibly wide.
"W-what!? What'd you do!? LEMME GO DAMNIT!" The boy howled, desperately attempting to move, not that it did him any good.
Sora raised an eyebrow. "And let you kill this guy? Sorry, no can do." He looked over at the rest of the teens, who were all starring in shock. "So..." Sora put his hands behind his head. "Anyone else wanna try, or are we cool now?"
"Yessir!" All of the other boys cried, eyes very wide.
Silence for about two seconds.
"AAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!" The punks cried before turning on their heels and charging out of the alleyway, not looking back.
Sora looked over at their leader and waved his hand dismissively and the boy dropped to the ground.
"HEY GUUUUUUUUYS!!! DUN LEAVE ME HERE!!!" Their leader whined, high-tailing it out of the alley as well.
Sora watched him go before turning to the man crumpled to the ground behind him. "Are you okay?" Sora questioned, a smile adorning his face once more.
The man stared with wide eyes, he opened his mouth, but no sound came out.
Sora put his hands behind his head. "Hey, its okay. Trust me, those jerks aren't coming back."
The man blinked. "W-who are you?" He asked, his voice filled with fear.
"Um..thats not important." Sora said quickly. "What is important is your family is looking for you!"
The mans eyes widened. "Sakura!? Airen!? Where are they?!?" He demanded, jumping to his feet.
"Hey, hey, Buddy, relax." Sora cried, waving his hands. "They're fine, they're waiting in town square." Sora held out a hand. "I can take you there if you want."
The man raised an eyebrow. "How are you going to get us there?"
Sora grinned. "Just trust me." He said, hand still outstretched.
The man closed his azure eyes and nodded. "Okay...you'd better take me to my family right away though, you hear?" He asked, taking the boys hand.
The keybearer only nodded, still grinning. "Of course." He said. "Just hold on tight okay?"
Sora stretched his wings, pure white seeming to glitter against the darkness of the alleyway in the growing twilight. "C'mon then."
With a single flap, the two rose into the air and above the buildings. Sora flapped higher and began heading West.
"So, how do you know my family then?" The man asked.
"Ah, your daughter came to me and asked me to find you and your wife." Sora answered.
"I see."
They flew in silence for awhile.
"So, where are you from?"
"Uh..an island really far away." Sora answered.
"What's it called?"
"Uh....Oh, uh, look, we're here!" Sora said quickly.
Sora halfway folded his wings and they slanted downward, Sora finally completely folding his wings as they landed on the cobblestone ground.
"DADDY!" Airen cried, running into her fathers arms.
The said man pulled his daughter into a hug, her mother adding to the group hug.
Sora smiled, watching the scene before turning and spreading his wings.
"Wait! Sora!" Airen's voice called.
Sora turned around to see the girl standing there, holding her parents hands. The girl looked up at him, tears again forming in her eyes.
Sora walked over to her. "What's wrong?" He asked.
"It's...it's not real.." She said sadly.
"What's not real?"
The girl giggled sadly. "Silly keyblade master....don't lie to me...you can see it can you?"
"..W-what?"
Airens shoulder's shook as more tears began to flow, some falling to the ground. As a tear fell to the stone ground, it began to ripple, as if it was liquid.
Sora gasped and took a step back, as more ripples began to form upon the ground. Slowly, the town began to fade away, the buildings, the fountain, the lights.....the people...everything, fading away, leaving mere darkness behind, until nothing was left but Sora and Airen, standing on a single patch of stone.
The girl whimpered. "It's...it's not real.. none of it was.....even my parents...mere figments now..." She stood up slowly, another tear falling from her cheek. "I should be used to it by now...after all......you cannot live a thousand years within the abyss with only memories....you cannot stay in dreams forever......they all fade eventually." She said sadly.
"..A thousand years?" Sora cried, eyes wide.
"Yes..."Airen said, another tear falling down her cheek.
"But, you look like you're only seven or eight!" Sora gasped.
The girl sighed. "This prison does not allow me to age, it does not allow me to sleep, to finally rest."
"W-who are you?"
Airen smiled. "Don't you know?" Silvery wings burst from her back. "I am the angel of compassion..."
Sora's eyes would have widened, save for the fact they couldn't get any wider.
The girl giggled. "Stop looking so shocked, Sora." She said with a giggle.
"..B-but.....you....your parents....what?" Sora's eyes were wide.
Airen giggled once more, more sad this time. "You will find out in time..now...answer me, Keyblade Master, What is compassion?"
Sora blinked. "What is it?"
The girl nodded, another giggle escaping her lips.
"Well....it's caring for others, doing good for them even though you may get nothing back, sacrificing things for a person.. and just caring."
The girl nodded, walking up to the Essence, and placing her hand over his heart. She smiled up at him.
"You have passed.....I now bestow on you a gift of compassion.." She closed her eyes and murmered a few words. There was a flash of blue light, and when it vanished, the sea was once again in view, and Airen had vanished. The sun was still in it's same position.
Sora blinked. "What?" He said as he looked down at the ocean where the island had been.
Airens voice laughed throughout the sky, a gentle sound. "Keyblade Master, your quest for my friend Kimmu still remains unfinished. You will find my gift to be useful in time..I pray. Now I bid you farewell...until we meet again, Sora."
Sora smiled. "Goodbye.....Airen.." He said with a smile, beating his wings and starting torwards the quickly setting sun once more.
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Me: eh heh, I KNOW, I KNOW you were expecting a bit more YGO this chapter, but I had to get this out. Next chapter will have the big Yami fight, more with Sora's adventures, and the start of the next test.
Sora: Oh joy...
Me: hee hee ^^ Anyways, read and review! Lets get to two hundred reviews!
Me: *comes back* Oh yeah, one more thing. For december I'm gonna make a christmas fic, so this one prolly won't be updated, m'kay? M'kay.