Disclaimer: I do not own Kingdom Hearts or Final Fantasy.
Co-Author: Dynamis
Sorry for the late update guys. There's a lot on my plate right now and a killer writers block. I'm working on it though. Enjoy!
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The sound of lone footsteps was heard as Kairi walked in the dim light of the various neon signs of Traverse Town. Most of the shops had dimmed lights and closed signs, but a few were still open for business. Clothing, toys, anything you could want, you could find in Traverse Town. For the most part, however, the Second District was deserted. Nota singlesound reached Kairi's ears except that of her own footsteps.
Her mind wondered to memories of all the heartless Sora had slain in this area of town. She walked to the edge of the ledge overlooking the area with the fountain that contained the keyhole to Traverse Town, the keyhole Sora had locked. She walked down the steps to the area and sat on a bench near the fountain.
"This is where Sora defeated the Guard Armor for the final time," she thought as she surveyed the area. Her eyes wondered up to the Gizmo Shop where Sora had rung the bell to reveal the keyhole.
She was so deep it thought she didn't notice the tears steaming down the sides of her face. She snapped back to reality and wiped the tears off her face.
"I hate you Sora," she said through tears looking at the ground. She hid her face in her hands and cried. She looked up and stopped crying. She didn't hate Sora, if fact, she felt the exact opposite. The thought was quickly erased from her mind as the sound of footsteps down the alleyway caught her ear. She didn't want anyone to see her like this, so she ran up the stairs. She needed to get back anyway. She was walking by, but froze when she heard a voice.
"The keyhole is right around here," said a cool voice from around the corner. A man emerged from the alley. He was tall and wore a long white trench coat. His short blonde hair gave him a clean cut handsome look, but the thing that caught Kairi's eye was his weapon. A gunblade.
"Get over yourself, Seifer," said a hooded figure rounding the corner. He passed a snarling Seifer and continued to the fountain. Kairi couldn't make out his face under the hood
"Well, excuse me," said Seifer in a mocking voice following along. He slung the gunblade over his shoulder and came up next to the hooded figure," Hurry up, we have a job… hey!" Seifer shooed a dog that was sniffing his coat," Go away you stupid mutt."
"Leave the dog alone Seifer, you must focus in case we enter battle," said the hooded figure.
"I don't like dogs," replied Seifer.
Kairi giggled a bit, but quickly shushed herself for fear of being heard. She peeked back over the side of the ledge wall and gasped. The hooded figure had pulled a keyblade from his robes; it was similar to the keyblade Riku had wielded at Hollow Bastion. The outline of the keyhole appeared. The figure walked forward and pushed the keyblade into the hole. He gave it a swift turn to the left and a faint clicking noise was heard.
"Tell me again what you just did," said Seifer walking up to inspect the now vanished keyhole.
"I unlocked this world," said the hooded man stepping back," This war is far from over." The man turned and started to walk back to where they had came form.
Seifer stood there for a minute more, and suddenly looked up toward Kairi. Kairi ducked as her heart skipped a beat. Seifer examined the spot for a moment.
"Whatever," said Seifer finally.Shrugging,he walked backtoward the alley where the hooded man had gone to.
Kairi slowly breathed heavily.
"That was close," she thought laying on the cool brick walkway. Then the thought donned on her. She got up and ran for the First District.
The world had been unlocked.