This chapter just wrtoe itself, I couldn't stop it. So here you are.
BHK reached the top of the stairs. BHK could now see the massive gears of the clocktower turning silently, somehow the only mechanism that still worked. Otherwise, nothing seemed out of the ordinary, and the light was gone. This only made BHK tense. Through his travels, the phrase "Too Quiet" had been proved correct many times over.
A cool night breeze wafted in from an open doorway he hadn't noticed. BHK turned his back on the rotating gears and into the outside. He walked onto a ledge, it was wide enough for two people to walk side by side safely. The ledge surrounded the level of the clock-tower BHK was on, and on one side, a ladder rose to another smaller, more narrow ledge and a locked door.
Both ledges were probably for maintenance, but BHK had used them for something else….He walked to the north face and sat down, allowing his legs to dangle off the edge. He felt the most acute feeling of inner peace he had ever known. The breeze cooled his face, and he laid back, again taken by the clear sky, the stars.
The sky was brightening, the evening was beginning to fade away, and BHK sat in peace, watching the sun rise.
Sora fell to his butt and looked up angrily at Leon. "You don't have to hit so hard…"He said rubbing his head. "How else are you going to learn?" Leon shot back. "You're hard-headed, so only hard hits will teach you."
Leon pinched the bridge of his nose, as he often did. "I can see what that Diz guy was saying. You still fight like you did two years ago. Actually," he said picking his head up, "You're fighting worse. You even tired me out last time we sparred, but now, nothing. If you fought Ansem again he'd tear you apart."
"Thanks for the vote of confidence" growled Sora. Leon shrugged. "Just trying to help." He said. "Listen Sora, you sealed Kingdom Hearts two years ago, and I admit, you deserved a break, we all did. But obviously while the darkness was sealed, it was still constantly changing, evolving, becoming more vicious, more powerful, trickier, etc. etc.
"A warrior is always prepared for battle, keeping his techniques sharp, their movements fluid, their mind focused, body tense. Alert, and ready for anything. Even in times of peace, one should train for the next war. Though some slack may be accepted, the basic principles still apply."
"Is that how you live your live Leon?" Sora asked. "Always uptight, keeping to yourself, paranoid about the old man down the street? That's not how people should live their lives! I thought that's what we've been fighting for, what I've been fighting for. To make the world, all the worlds free from a much fear as possible. To make the darkness just that, a small part of the day when people sleep, not some horrible manifestation like it is now. I don't want people to live in constant fear of every shadow they see!"
"Look kid," Leon said firmly. "I agree with you, and I wasn't blaming you before. You were just an inexperienced punk kid two years ago, you don't think like a solider yet, you shouldn't have to. Look at you now, a slightly more experienced punk kid out just to live your life. That's how it should be.
"But its not how the world works. Warriors love peace just like everyone else, more so, the crave it. But we don't fool ourselves. Peace will come and go, and once its gone, we fight for it again. That's why we train, even during the warm summer days when nothing seems wrong. Go ask Cloud, he'll tell you the same thing. Most people don't like it, but fighting is a way of life."
Sora remained silent, slowly turning Leon's words about in his head, but eventually he nodded; accepting what he had said, even if he didn't like it. "Good. Now get up, and show us what you're fighting for."
Sora dragged himself to his feet, thinking of the Destiny Islands, basking in the sun, water lapping at his feet, Tidus, Riku, Kairi, and all the others. This is what he was fighting for.
The Keyblade shone, filling Sora with energy, he'd fight for them. He'd fight until the end. "I'm ready." He said. Leon nodded. "Then prove it."
Sora raised his Keyblade, and Leon rushed, slashing with an old rusted blade he had found, so it wouldn't cut. Sora side-stepped the first attack and countered with a heavy diagonal slash across Leon's back. Leon took the hit and rolled into the ground, not caught off-guard. He returned with a horizontal slash. Sora ducked and parried the following downward slice.
Leon's blade was pushed back, and Sora lunged, throwing his shoulder into the attack. The Keyblade slammed into Leon just blow the rib cage, but Sora dropped and spun 360 degrees slashing the Keyblade behind Leon's knees, landing him on his back. One. Fluid. Motion.
Before Leon could regain his breath and or footing, Sora pinned him with a foot on his chest and pointed the Keyblade at Leon's throat. Then he grinned. "I'm back."
As the rays of light became strong enough to cast him in a warm glow, BHK sensed a presence behind him. "So you came back." Said a feminine voice. 'the voice from my dream!' BHK turned to see the blonde girl looking out towards the horizon, watching the sunrise as he had been. "I knew you would" she said.
"I'm sorry," BHK said shaking his head apologetically, "but I know you?" The girl finally looked at him directly. Her blue eyes were soft and understanding. They reminded him of someone else he knew.
"You don't remember." It wasn't a question. This girl knew. "I could see why, everybody in this town has trouble remembering things. But they do try. But in the end, they can only remember what they love the most, something that they feel so strongly about, the heart alone cannot contain it. It leaves an imprint on the soul."
BHK stood. The girl kept eye contact. "How come you seem to remember things? How do you know so much?" He asked her.
"I'm different from everybody else. Just like you are different….but being different in Twilight Town can put one at risk. Especially your friends." She said, her eyes serious now. "You should not have brought them here. Especially not her." BHK raised a questioning eyebrow by the girl's glare cut him short. "Don't act dumb. You know who I mean."
BHK's watch beeped. 7:45 a.m. he had been there for over 4 hours. He looked up at the girl. "I have to go…." He said, even more sorry then he had been. He didn't want to end this conversation.
"It's okay, go to them. Its your duty, and they'll need your protection. You shouldn't be sorry." BHK strode back to the doorway leading to the stairs but paused. "Where can I find you again?" He asked.
"Don't worry" she replied. "I'll find you. Let's just hope you remember more by then." BHK smiled. "I'm remembering things already." He said.
"Like what?" she asked. "Like your name." He said. The watch beeped again. "I'll see you, Namine." She smiled, and BHK began his descent down the stairs.
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