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This was all going to be in chapter 15, but it turned out way to long.
Okay, now we're finally getting a little bit of action! Still can't figure out how old Ansem is supposed to be, oh well. This can't be worse than a Yuffie/Sephiroth pairing, right?
Don't worry, Ansem will be back to his cheery morbid self soon! Just in case you were worried about me turning him into a pansy…
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Kairi looked up at him in horror, "Then what can we do? We can't just let this happen! Even you must wish to avoid the total destruction of the worlds!" She cried, tugging on his sleeve.
He opened his eyes again and gazed down at her, "I have no idea what anyone could possibly do to stop it. And believe me, I wish I could.."
"Well, you're the King of Heartless, can't you tell them 'no'?" She asked.
Ansem laughed weakly, "No, you've seen it yourself, and I believe we've had this discussion. The more humanoid Heartless have begun defying me, I barely have any control over the shadows and soldiers you still see around the castle."
Kairi was silent for a moment, remembering what she had thought of last night, "Ansem, you said that Kingdom Hearts seemed to have done something to you, what did you mean?" She finally asked.
"I simply meant that since I returned from Kingdom Hearts, things have been, different." he said, looking down at her. Her eyes were silently urging him to go on, and for some reason, he felt he could tell her.
"Well, you already know how the Heartless have begun ignoring me. But ever since my return, I've felt, different, somehow." Something stopped him and he looked away from her.
She almost blushed, noticing that he suddenly appeared slightly uncomfortable. "Ansem," She lowered her voice, reaching out and touching his arm. "I've been meaning to ask you, how exactly, did you return to power?" he looked down at the floor, studying it before giving her a confused look.
She laughed, "I mean, last time, you used Riku to achieve a physical appearance.. And I was just wondering if maybe, you did something like that again…" She knew she must have sounded really suspicious and rude, but she had to know if he was using someone like he used Riku.
He seemed surprised that she would ask such a question, and he stared oddly at the bookcase in front of him. After several uncomfortable moments, he finally looked back to Kairi.
"..No." The corner of his mouth twitched, a smile threatening to cross his face. "That is one thing I find truly remarkable about the effect the Light had on me. I bet you can imagine my shock when I crawled out of the darkness of the End of the World, to find that I had been restored to my original body." He said quietly.
Kairi couldn't help but stare. "You're original body? You mean, Kingdom hearts restored your body? But I thought it had been destroyed!"
"Apparently, Kingdom Hearts holds more secrets than we may ever be capable of comprehending. Though, if Darkness is capable of stealing your heart and destroying your body, then it only makes sense that Light should be able to restore your heart and reverse the effects of the Darkness." he said, holding up a gloved hand an flexing it.
Kairi was astonished, so this was Ansem's own original body? She couldn't believe it. Reaching up, she gently grabbed his hand, pulling it close and inspecting it. He seemed real enough, and she looked up into his eyes. Had they always been such a brilliant shade of orange? She blushed lightly, releasing his hand.
He felt an unfamiliar jolt in his stomach, his heart almost skipping a beat.
"So, what are you going to do about the war?" She asked rather shakily, unable to look away from him.
"I don't know." He said simply. "But you should be careful. As a wielder of a keyblade, the Heartless will go to any lengths to take your heart. Perhaps it would be wise for you to begin training before the battle truly begins."
"Are you, worried about me..?" She asked, looking into his eyes seriously.
He couldn't hide the startled look that crossed his face, gaze softening as he thought about it. "Perhaps." he said quietly.
Something in his words hit Kairi like a blow to the stomach. She couldn't remember having ever felt this way around Sora. Oh my God, am I actually falling in love with him? She held her breath, losing herself in his golden stare.
Cautiously, she reached back up, hand pausing slightly in midair. She gulped nervously and gently touched the side of his face. His body went rigid, he wasn't used to being touched, especially not by young women. She just smiled, cupping the side of his face and blushing.
After a moment, he relaxed, dropping his book. He pulled his gloves off and tossed them to the side, reaching an unsure hand up and resting it on Kairi's, closing his eyes against her warmth.
He looked back at her as he felt her hand slide up over his shoulder. Slowly, he reached down and wrapped his arms around her thin body, pulling her closer and nuzzling her soft neck. She leaned into him so willingly, he was surprised, tightening his grip protectively around her.
"Kairi..?" he whispered, pulling back to look into her eyes. It had to be some kind of trick, some trap set up by his replica. He was the King of the Heartless, no one could ever love him…
"Ansem." She whispered back, blush fading as she looked boldly up into his eyes.
That was enough, all doubts were pushed out of his mind as he looked into her confident eyes. He leaned down, her soft lips pressing firmly against his own. She moved her hand up and gripped the back of his neck, absently playing with his hair as she leaned in closer. He seemed a bit awkward to Kairi, so she pulled back, gazing up into his questioning face.
She smiled, giggling as she slid in, pressing her body up against his and pulling him back down to her lips. He barely had time to react as she moved her mouth forcefully against his, convincing him to part his lips. She was surprised at how good he tasted, allowing his hands to slip lower down her back as she deepened the kiss.
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Yuffie snuck quickly across the walkway, silently pushing the entrance door open as she ducked inside. Kairi, hmm, I wonder where he's keeping her. She leapt up the stairs, pressing her ear against the library door. She thought she could hear voices inside, so she spun around. Let's see, here we go!
She bounced across the floor and flung herself onto the lift, rolling off onto the floor above and scampering back to the upper library door.
Too easy. She thought, silently sneaking in the door and crawling along the floor. She was sure she had heard voices now, down below. She cautiously peeked over the edge of the balcony, searching the floor below for the Heartless king.
Oh, there he is! But, what's Kairi doing with him? She had expected to see Kairi in some tests tube somewhere deeper into the castle, not standing right next to him in the library! She ducked back down, thinking for a moment. Maybe she was brainwashed already? Is it that easy to brainwash someone? What should I do now that I found her? She turned and peeked over the edge again, noticing that their voices had been lowered. She couldn't understand what they were saying.
She quickly ducked back down, crawling quietly over to the table and pulling a sheet of paper off of it. Weird, it's a diagram of Riku's keyblade. What's Ansem doing with this? She wondered, folding it up and stuffing it into her pocket. She leaned up and sorted through the books and other papers on the tabletop, finding nothing of interest.
She snuck back over to the railing, peeking over the top and refocusing on the two figures almost directly below her.
Oh my- Is he really-? Did she just-?! Yuffie would have shouted in surprise had her voice not caught in her throat.
A Heartless replica of Kairi rose out of the ground right behind Yuffie. She spun, leaping up and drawing her shuriken as she yelped, tripping over the railing and tumbling down to the floor below. She landed almost gracefully in a crouch, but had to roll to absorb the impact, leaving her sprawled at the base of a bookcase.
Upon realizing that they had an intruder, Ansem and Kairi all but shoved each other away. Ansem retrieving his gloves and Kairi straightening her skirt.
"Yuffie! What are you doing here?!" She cried, helping her friend up.
"Dammit," She muttered, "That's twice. Is it just me?" She asked, looking up innocently into Kairi's surprised face.
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This was all going to be in chapter 15, but it turned out way to long.
Okay, now we're finally getting a little bit of action! Still can't figure out how old Ansem is supposed to be, oh well. This can't be worse than a Yuffie/Sephiroth pairing, right?
Don't worry, Ansem will be back to his cheery morbid self soon! Just in case you were worried about me turning him into a pansy…
~~~~~
Kairi looked up at him in horror, "Then what can we do? We can't just let this happen! Even you must wish to avoid the total destruction of the worlds!" She cried, tugging on his sleeve.
He opened his eyes again and gazed down at her, "I have no idea what anyone could possibly do to stop it. And believe me, I wish I could.."
"Well, you're the King of Heartless, can't you tell them 'no'?" She asked.
Ansem laughed weakly, "No, you've seen it yourself, and I believe we've had this discussion. The more humanoid Heartless have begun defying me, I barely have any control over the shadows and soldiers you still see around the castle."
Kairi was silent for a moment, remembering what she had thought of last night, "Ansem, you said that Kingdom Hearts seemed to have done something to you, what did you mean?" She finally asked.
"I simply meant that since I returned from Kingdom Hearts, things have been, different." he said, looking down at her. Her eyes were silently urging him to go on, and for some reason, he felt he could tell her.
"Well, you already know how the Heartless have begun ignoring me. But ever since my return, I've felt, different, somehow." Something stopped him and he looked away from her.
She almost blushed, noticing that he suddenly appeared slightly uncomfortable. "Ansem," She lowered her voice, reaching out and touching his arm. "I've been meaning to ask you, how exactly, did you return to power?" he looked down at the floor, studying it before giving her a confused look.
She laughed, "I mean, last time, you used Riku to achieve a physical appearance.. And I was just wondering if maybe, you did something like that again…" She knew she must have sounded really suspicious and rude, but she had to know if he was using someone like he used Riku.
He seemed surprised that she would ask such a question, and he stared oddly at the bookcase in front of him. After several uncomfortable moments, he finally looked back to Kairi.
"..No." The corner of his mouth twitched, a smile threatening to cross his face. "That is one thing I find truly remarkable about the effect the Light had on me. I bet you can imagine my shock when I crawled out of the darkness of the End of the World, to find that I had been restored to my original body." He said quietly.
Kairi couldn't help but stare. "You're original body? You mean, Kingdom hearts restored your body? But I thought it had been destroyed!"
"Apparently, Kingdom Hearts holds more secrets than we may ever be capable of comprehending. Though, if Darkness is capable of stealing your heart and destroying your body, then it only makes sense that Light should be able to restore your heart and reverse the effects of the Darkness." he said, holding up a gloved hand an flexing it.
Kairi was astonished, so this was Ansem's own original body? She couldn't believe it. Reaching up, she gently grabbed his hand, pulling it close and inspecting it. He seemed real enough, and she looked up into his eyes. Had they always been such a brilliant shade of orange? She blushed lightly, releasing his hand.
He felt an unfamiliar jolt in his stomach, his heart almost skipping a beat.
"So, what are you going to do about the war?" She asked rather shakily, unable to look away from him.
"I don't know." He said simply. "But you should be careful. As a wielder of a keyblade, the Heartless will go to any lengths to take your heart. Perhaps it would be wise for you to begin training before the battle truly begins."
"Are you, worried about me..?" She asked, looking into his eyes seriously.
He couldn't hide the startled look that crossed his face, gaze softening as he thought about it. "Perhaps." he said quietly.
Something in his words hit Kairi like a blow to the stomach. She couldn't remember having ever felt this way around Sora. Oh my God, am I actually falling in love with him? She held her breath, losing herself in his golden stare.
Cautiously, she reached back up, hand pausing slightly in midair. She gulped nervously and gently touched the side of his face. His body went rigid, he wasn't used to being touched, especially not by young women. She just smiled, cupping the side of his face and blushing.
After a moment, he relaxed, dropping his book. He pulled his gloves off and tossed them to the side, reaching an unsure hand up and resting it on Kairi's, closing his eyes against her warmth.
He looked back at her as he felt her hand slide up over his shoulder. Slowly, he reached down and wrapped his arms around her thin body, pulling her closer and nuzzling her soft neck. She leaned into him so willingly, he was surprised, tightening his grip protectively around her.
"Kairi..?" he whispered, pulling back to look into her eyes. It had to be some kind of trick, some trap set up by his replica. He was the King of the Heartless, no one could ever love him…
"Ansem." She whispered back, blush fading as she looked boldly up into his eyes.
That was enough, all doubts were pushed out of his mind as he looked into her confident eyes. He leaned down, her soft lips pressing firmly against his own. She moved her hand up and gripped the back of his neck, absently playing with his hair as she leaned in closer. He seemed a bit awkward to Kairi, so she pulled back, gazing up into his questioning face.
She smiled, giggling as she slid in, pressing her body up against his and pulling him back down to her lips. He barely had time to react as she moved her mouth forcefully against his, convincing him to part his lips. She was surprised at how good he tasted, allowing his hands to slip lower down her back as she deepened the kiss.
~*~
Yuffie snuck quickly across the walkway, silently pushing the entrance door open as she ducked inside. Kairi, hmm, I wonder where he's keeping her. She leapt up the stairs, pressing her ear against the library door. She thought she could hear voices inside, so she spun around. Let's see, here we go!
She bounced across the floor and flung herself onto the lift, rolling off onto the floor above and scampering back to the upper library door.
Too easy. She thought, silently sneaking in the door and crawling along the floor. She was sure she had heard voices now, down below. She cautiously peeked over the edge of the balcony, searching the floor below for the Heartless king.
Oh, there he is! But, what's Kairi doing with him? She had expected to see Kairi in some tests tube somewhere deeper into the castle, not standing right next to him in the library! She ducked back down, thinking for a moment. Maybe she was brainwashed already? Is it that easy to brainwash someone? What should I do now that I found her? She turned and peeked over the edge again, noticing that their voices had been lowered. She couldn't understand what they were saying.
She quickly ducked back down, crawling quietly over to the table and pulling a sheet of paper off of it. Weird, it's a diagram of Riku's keyblade. What's Ansem doing with this? She wondered, folding it up and stuffing it into her pocket. She leaned up and sorted through the books and other papers on the tabletop, finding nothing of interest.
She snuck back over to the railing, peeking over the top and refocusing on the two figures almost directly below her.
Oh my- Is he really-? Did she just-?! Yuffie would have shouted in surprise had her voice not caught in her throat.
A Heartless replica of Kairi rose out of the ground right behind Yuffie. She spun, leaping up and drawing her shuriken as she yelped, tripping over the railing and tumbling down to the floor below. She landed almost gracefully in a crouch, but had to roll to absorb the impact, leaving her sprawled at the base of a bookcase.
Upon realizing that they had an intruder, Ansem and Kairi all but shoved each other away. Ansem retrieving his gloves and Kairi straightening her skirt.
"Yuffie! What are you doing here?!" She cried, helping her friend up.
"Dammit," She muttered, "That's twice. Is it just me?" She asked, looking up innocently into Kairi's surprised face.
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