Title – The Final Battle
Author- Brittany
Disclaimer – I don't own anything… sadly. I would like to own Axel, Sora, and Riku, oh and Xemnas…. Okay anyways my point is, I don't own anything or anybody. Squaresoft and Disney do.
Summary – At last! The waited sequel to Meant for You is here! Though it wasn't a very long wait… I was going to finish another story but I got impatient hahahaha.
Author's Note – Haha I thought it was rather amusing to see everyone fight for the first review. Well it is so nice to see everyone back! Hello again. We're going to have fun this story. This one is FILLED with drama wooooo!
The storm that delayed Sora's ride home last night continued to rage on the next morning. Tree branches whipped across the windows and the wind howled. The rain danced on the ground like little sprites floating diagonally on the ground. The thunder continued to roar like never before and the lightning continued to illuminate the sky.
It was a restless sleep and nether wanted to wake up. Sora couldn't sleep because of the nightmares he was having yet once again. And Kairi couldn't sleep because Sora kept moving in bed and the noises outside.
So now the couple lay in bed pretending that the over cast sun light isn't tearing through their blinds. But of course Sora couldn't ignore it much longer. He was exhausted but once awake he'd never fall back asleep. Plus he had a full bladder that he needed to empty.
He swore and shoved the sheets off of his body letting the freezing cold air hit him hard. He shivered as he walked straight towards the bathroom.
He swung the door not even bothering to shut it all of the way and went to the bathroom.
Kairi lay in the bed still shivering slightly. She didn't want to get out of bed yet. So rolled over to watch Sora's back. He finished his business and went to the sink. He poured water all over his face and wiped himself dry.
He came back out of the bathroom and looked at Kairi only to see that she was awake and watching him. He smiled and went back to the bed crawling underneath the sheets under the warmth and back next to her warm body.
"Good morning." She smiled.
"Morning love." He smiled back and kissed her.
Kairi pushed him away and laughed, "Ew why didn't you brush your teeth?"
Sora shrugged, "Didn't feel like it. Plus it's fun to see you cringe over my breath…" He rolled over and felt a light punch on his back from a small fist.
"Today is going to be a lazy day huh…" Kairi muttered against her pillow which was set on Sora's hip.
"Your mother called me last night." She added.
Sora rolled out of bed making her hit her chin on the soft pillow. She pouted as he started to get undressed and pull on some regular clothes.
"Yeah?" He said pulling a polo shirt over his head.
"Yeah, she wants to know if I'm pregnant yet haha." Kairi rolled over so her knees were in the air and her hands were now lying on her stomach while her hair fell down over the side of the bed.
"She really wants a grandbaby. But I told her time after time, we have to be able to afford a baby. We have to give it a good home too. And she complains and says we have enough money and this IS a nice home. But that's not what I mean… I mean a house on our own." He paused and finished tying his draw string pants up and walked over to Kairi positioning himself over her, "Besides once you get your job we'll be stable and be able to afford as many babies as we want. I can only afford the house payments, the bills, the food, and all of that stuff, but you can afford the extra stuff and the baby or babies."
Kairi smiled and tilted her head up and captured his lips in hers but quickly withdrew. "Go brush your teeth Sora, gross!" She turned away from him laughing.
He slapped her thigh and got up from the bed. She threw a pillow at his retreating back. He gave her a rude gesture from his finger and slammed the bathroom door shut before she could throw any other things at him.
Sora took at least thirty minutes to wash all of his grim and sweat off for the past two days that he hasn't bathed. He felt disgusting and now he was finally relieving himself of the filthy old skin.
Finally he threw a towel over his wet body and walked out of the steaming bathroom. He started shivering from the frost biting cold wind. He looked around and didn't find Kairi.
He shrugged and pulled some sweat pants on and a plain simple black shirt that said 'Being a Grandparent is Happiness' on it. He shook his hair mostly dry and left the room in search of Kairi.
He treaded downstairs and shivered from the loud bang of thunder outside. The rain was pit pattering loudly against the glass windows. This storm just wouldn't seize.
As he stepped into the living room her spotted her. Nobody could miss her long red locks. She was sitting on the couch watching the rain and wind and watching the rain hit their pool outside. He sat down next to her and laid his head on her shoulder.
"I miss Sammy." Kairi said still staring out into the pool.
Sora sighed; Sammy had died a few months ago. He was hit be a car in weather much like this. Sora rushed it to the emergency vet, but the cat was just too hurt to survive. They had to put him to sleep.
Kairi leaned against him and sighed also.
"Is Riku and Samantha coming home today?"
"They should be, I mean the weather is really bad, but planes usually do pretty good." Sora said pulling her into a tight hug against him on the small forest green couch.
"It's so sad outside right now." She whispered.
They both turned around. Someone was at the door. But it was obviously someone who lived there since they were using a key. Or it was one of their parents.
Sora stood up to help them with the door leaving Kairi looking off to the door.
When Sora opened the door he was greeted with a rush of cold wind and some water on his cheeks and a head full of silver hair and aqua eyes.
"Hey you just going to stare at me or help me?" Riku stated pushing a suitcase into Sora's open hands.
"Hey nice to see you too."
"Yeah yeah. Hey Kairi what's up?" Riku nodded to the red head over on the couch.
"Riku where is Samantha?" Kairi asked.
"Oh she went to go see her parents for the remainder of the weekend. They called her. Her father is sick." He said groaning as he set down a few more bags.
Kairi nodded and stood up; she closed the front door and bent down to help Riku with some of the bags he placed on the floor.
"I feel funny." Sora said randomly holding a suitcase still on the other side.
"Maybe you have gas." Riku laughed chugging some of the bags into the laundry room down the hall a little bit.
"Funny…" Sora laughed.
Kairi giggled and set the rest of the bags into the laundry room also. "We're glad you made it home safely Riku."
"Thanks, I am too. It was fucking scary out there." He tore off his wet coat and pulled on a warm sweater hanging in the hall closet.
"Yeah I know I was driving home in it last night. Kairi pissed her pants worrying about me." Sora laughing grabbing two beers from the fridge and handing on to Riku. He opened his and plopped down on the couch.
"Thanks." Riku muttered and went to go sit down next to Sora. Kairi didn't say anything but left the living room and went to the kitchen.
She pulled out a bowl and set it down on the counter and looked out of the window. The sky was turning darker. But it was strange… the wind was pulling towards the storm…
She bent down and grabbed a can of chicken noodle soup and opened it with a can opener. After she poured the contents into her bowl she popped it into the microwave.
Sora and Riku were laughing about whatever was on the television. She could hear several different voices meaning they were watching a comedy show.
She sighed waited for her soup to be done. Her she was wearing nothing but a sweater and some sweat pants that clung to her hips but fell down nicely. Her hair was tied in a pony tail that just swung loosely down her back.
Her eyes grew wide at the sight she was looking at now. It was hypnotizing. The black clouds were forming all together with lightning bolts swirling around with rain and wind making a frenzy of lightning and dark clouds.
What was really going on out there? She was hypnotized by its movements. She opened the back door and stepped outside. The pool's water was moving in such ferocity that it was a surprise it ALL stayed in there. She was soaking the minute she stepped outside. The backdoor was left open and her hair was flaying all around her towards the storm…
Wind usually blows away from the storms… not towards it…
Her flip flops were soaking and freezing to the touch. But she continued to walk from the backyard to the front yard. A few people were standing outside but mostly were inside peeking out of their windows at the strange show these clouds were putting on. They continued to move and swirl as If they were moving into a lightning tornado.
"KAIRI!" Someone shouted her name.
She turned around only to see Sora and Riku at the front door. Sora was already running towards her with worry and shock all over his face.
"What the hell are you doing out here?" He shouted when he reached her.
"Something is wrong Sora." She pointed towards the storm.
"What the hell?"
"What do you think it is Sora?" Riku asked once he reached them.
"Come on my mom left me a text saying it's urgent!" Kairi yelled. She took off running with her cell phone in her hand. Sora called after her but she ignored him.
Riku and Sora both went running after the red head. They were soaked and freezing.
Kairi's parents only lived a few streets down, not too far. But it felt far to them. Sora had a painful stitch on his side. He panted clutching the stitch and watched as Kairi bounded up the porch and pounded on their front door.
"Mom! Dad! Open up!" The door immediately opened.
"Jesus Kairi, what are you doing in your slippers? And where is the car?"
"No time mom what's wrong?" She said looking back at Sora who was clutching his side and Riku who was picking at his shoe.
"We were just checking to make sure you were alright. We wanted you to call us." Kairi's mother explained.
"Sora!" Sora's mother came out now.
"Mom what are you doing here?"
"Everyone is here. Riku's parents too. We were just talking when the storm got into this bad state. We wanted you guys to call us not come over and risk your health!" She scolded.
The two boys caught up with Kairi and stood next to her in the rain.
"Have you talked to Samantha?" Riku asked Sora's mom.
"She's alright. Their at home just keeping warm." She smiled warmly.
Riku nodded and walked underneath the porch to stay out of the rain.
Kairi and Riku were both starting to head into the house but Sora had wandered back out into the rain in the middle of the front lawn. He stood there with his right arm outstretched in front of him. Something was odd… something felt strange to him…
"Sora?" Kairi called shivering. Riku turned around to look also.
"Something… Something feels familiar." Sora called looking at his right arm. He was concentrating.
Kairi ran over to him and was scolded once again by her mother.
"Sora what's wrong?" She asked him putting her hand on his shoulder.
And then his hand illuminated. A giant keyblade was there in his right hand. The bright light still shining brightly against the dark gray sky.
"Oh god." She breathed and backed up. She heard Riku swear behind her.
His mother screamed and Kairi's mother just looked faint.
"What's go... going on?" Riku's mother yelled.
Sora turned around. He had a few tears in his eyes, even though it was almost impossible to tell, you could tell from the red line in his eyes.
"I.. I have to go." Sora whispered.
"Not without me." Riku said standing next to him.
"What do you mean!" the silver haired woman cried.
"The war has begun." Sora said simply.
"What the hell are you talking about!" Jamie cried grabbed Sora's hand.
"Mom! Remember when the boys disappeared? They were off saving worlds, our world even, from destruction. And now they have to finally close the gaps. They will be all right. They will come back." Kairi muttered tears streaming down her face.
"Mom. I need you to tell me that you will take care of Dad okay?" Sora said hugging his mother goodbye. She clutched on to him, tears wracking her whole body.
"Please… please don't leave…" She whispered.
"I'll be back home safely."
Riku was saying goodbye to his mother also. She was still confused. But understood that Riku was leaving.
"Take care of Samantha for me Mom." He said kissing her on the cheek.
"I will…" Tears were forming around her aqua green eyes.
Sora walked up to Kairi and kissed her forehead. "I love you."
"You're not leaving me." She said in a defiant voice."
"I have too." He said sternly holding her arms.
"If you love me you will bring me Sora. Remember? We'll go together. No matter what happens, we'll go together."
"I… what if something happens?" He bit his lip. Riku joined in standing next to him.
"Then that's a chance we are going to have to take. Because I am not leaving your side. I spent years on this Island waiting for you Sora! I'm not doing it again."
"She's old enough to make her own decisions now Sora…" Riku said quietly.
Sora looked like he was having trouble speaking but finally he hugged Kairi and nodded.
"Let's go." He ran over to his mother and kissed her trying to coax her to calm down. All three mothers were huddled together tears streaming down their faces.
The fathers have now joined at the front door. They had a look of understanding. They must have over heard. They must know and understand that they must do this.
Sora, Riku, and Kairi waved their final goodbyes and ran off down the street with Sora leading. They were running towards the Island that they played on, where the storm was forming a giant black electric ball.
All three of them jumped into separate little boats just like old times and paddled towards the Island. Once they reached it, they were dangerously swaying in the wind from being pulled in.
"Hold on!" Sora yelled against the ferocity roar of wind. Kairi ran to him and grabbed his wrist.
Riku's Keyblade had arrived now. Its blood red blade gleamed against the lightning shocks.
"There!" Riku shouted. A portal like area was in the middle of the Island Riku used to train on. The one with the bent tree.
All three of them ran towards the portal but stopped at once. They looked at each other…
"Ready?" Riku asked.
"I think so. Are you?" He returned.
"No, I haven't said goodbye to Samantha, but… I know we don't have a choice or time. Where do you think it'll take us?" He shouted, He looked up and added, "I love you, where ever you are Samantha."
"Where we're needed!" Kairi said shouting above them.
"Come on!" Sora kissed Kairi hard on the lips and grabbed her hand as well as Riku's and jumped.