Enough rambling. On with the story.
Chapter 2
Tree House
Riku:
"She's in her room. She said she was feeling ill," Axel replied.
I felt somewhat relieved, but not enough to stop me from leaving Destiny Islands if I wanted. I had seen Sora with my own eyes. He was alive.
"We've got to get her out of here."
Axel stared at me as if I was Sora himself.
"Where will we go, Riku? The dark depths may be too dangerous for Kairi to travel. Gummi Ship travel is impossible now."
"Not really, I still have a Gummi Ship parked in the cove. We can use another Gummi route to escape."
"I still think you're overreacting."
I ignored him and walked to the back of the house. Kairi's door was slightly ajar. As I reached it, I could feel cool air drifting out from it. I pushed it open and was met with Kairi lying on her bed in the fetal position.
Hospital
Sora:
I was more than amused as I indulged my growing bloodlust. So far, nurses, doctors and security officers had thrown themselves at me. They were, or rather, they became the blanket of corpses underneath my feet. People had already cleared out the hospital after I blew up one word with a Firaga spell. Magical abilities had not been lost to me. I distantly wondered if I could control the keyblade again.
That would come later. Now I was getting tired of distractions. It was time to go see Riku and Kairi for myself. I briskly walked through the entrance and continued until I got a safe distance away. Then, I turned around and let a huge Firaga spell fly from my hands into the hospital. It exploded into a large ball of flames that licked the sky.
Wow…not bad.
"Heartless, I need you," I said aloud.
A chorus of hissing answered me instantly.
"Can you sense Riku?" I asked softly.
"Yes."
"Please take me to him."
Riku:
Kairi was in bad shape. She felt feverish and clammy at the same time. Funny, she felt fine this morning. We didn't have time to take her to the hospital. Plus I had a feeling that Sora had been creating havoc there. I fished a cloak out of her closet and wrapped it around her body. I gently picked her up and carried her out of the room. She didn't budge an inch from the movement. Axel was now dressed in his black trench coat.
"I thought you said that I was overreacting?" I commented.
"Ok…maybe I thought you were telling the truth."
That's Axel for you.
"Whatever, let's go."
We headed off to the front of the house. Our home wasn't that high off of the ground because Kairi insisted that she didn't want to fall and break her neck. I think she did that for me and Axel's benefit. Both of us had discovered the joys of alcohol. We often came home very drunk.
Now I bet you are wondering just how we get home when the house is on another island and we're totally wasted. We teleport. But that's another tale for later.
Axel and I walked down the stairs into the underbrush. There was nothing wrong yet. Moments later, we were walking out on the beach. Axel began looking all around us like a paranoid drunk person. Fortunately for us, we reached the cove without incident. Kairi suddenly went rigid in my arms. Her eyes shot open…
"Sora," She whispered hoarsely.
"Riku, we've got company," Axel said loudly.
I turned around and saw…
Sora:
I stood in the entrance to the cove with a smile on my face. The Heartless took very little time in finding Riku. Once they showed me, I merely teleported over. Axel drew his weapons and stood in front of Riku. Kairi was looking at me with wide eyes. I could sense the growing darkness within her, just waiting for me to manipulate. My little present was working nicely.
"Hello, Riku and Axel," I greeted calmly.
"Why are you here, Sora?" Riku asked.
"I think you know why, so let's talk about something else. You know what I want."
"Riku, get in the Gummi Ship. I'll handle Sora," Axel hissed.
"Axel…I'll be with the Queen. Meet me there," Riku replied, before turning around to walk further into the cove.
I watched him without concern. I would catch up to them later.
"You're throwing your life away," I commented dryly.
"I won't let you just slaughter me, Sora. That would be disgraceful."
The Nobody extended his hand forward. Flames exploded out from the oddly shaped weapons towards me. I backed out of the cove to avoid them. Second later, Axel came at me with both of his weapons. I managed to back out of his reach without getting burned and increased the distance between us. I needed a weapon.
I extended my right hand and brought up the image of the keyblade in my mind. It instantly appeared in my hand, glowing with dark energy.
A dark keyblade.
A torrent of flames exploded beneath me, propelling me backwards into the ocean water. By the time I recovered, I had salt water in my mouth and Axel had just disappeared into the dark realm.
I am beyond pissed.
I spat the water out and teleported back into the dark realm. A small group of Heartless instantly surrounded me, giggling and hissing madly. However, after sensing my mood, they quieted down and simply stared at me.
"You can't avoid me for long."