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Fire: HELLO EVERYONE! Thanks for coming back! Rose isn't here now 'cause she's on a cruise around the islands...I so envy her...-sniff!-. Anyway, thanks to everyone who reviewed!
Thanks to sillysinny, krazykrab, crewger, kk, dancing among angels, and forgotten-rose-b for reviewing! I'm honored...my cousin reviewed to me...and my other friend….wow... O.O
Disclaimer: I don't own any characters from Kingdom Hearts or Final Fantasy. However, I do own Hayden and Morgana and so does Rose...so, no touchy!
Now, I'm proud to present the next chapter of ReflectedHeart!
Chapter 2 : Traverse Town
Sora and the girls entered the Gumi ship. They found Donald and Goofy waiting for them.
"Hey Donald!" Said Sora as they walked over to him.
"Hello Sora!" said Donald, " Goofy's up near the deck." Donald led them to the deck and saw goofy steering the ship. Goofy turned as they walked in.
"Oh, hello Sora!." Goofy greeted as he joined them.
"Hey Goofy!" Sora smiled. He motioned for Hayden and Morgana to step forward. "Donald, Goofy, I want you to meet Hayden and Morgana. They will be helping us beat the new heartless." They shook hands, Donald was pleased with their politeness.
"We have somethin' to give ya!" said Goofy. He took out a black bow with a silver dragon on it and Donald took out a black sword with a long thin blade. A black dragon was carved onto the blade. Goofy gave the bow to Hayden and Donald gave the sword with the a black scabbard to Morgana (Scabbard has a dragon symbol. Quiver is silver with a black dragon).
"Wow! Thanks!" said Hayden happily.
"Cool! Thanks! Morgana said admiring the blade.
"The moogles made them for you two to help you in battle." said Sora cheerfully, happy that they liked the weapons, Hayden strung her bow and quiver across her back as Morgana strapped her sword to her side. Hayden smiled as she remembered the first time she used a bow.
flashback
Hayden and Morgana finished 5th grade and they were camping in the woods with Hayden's parents.. Hayden's father was teaching them how to use a bow with rubber arrows. The girls had their own separate targets and Hayden went first. She pulled back the bow and let it fly, it landed just a few centimeters from the middle.
"Oh, it's so close!" exclaimed Hayden as she pouted.
"That was great! With a little more practice, you'll be able to get it!" said her dad patting her on the back.
"Yeah! I bet I'll do worse than you." said Morgana walking forward. She let the arrow go, with a thump, it hit the arrow closest to the middle.
"Good job Morgana!" Hayden cheered jumping up and down as her dad clapped. Morgana grinned as she walked back.
end flashback
Hayden snapped out of her thoughts as Sora waved a hand in front of her and Morgana shook her a bit.
"Hayden! Are you okay?" Sora asked worriedly.
"You've been standing there for a while, we wondered what was wrong." Morgana said a bit worried.
"Oh, I'm fine! Just thinking." Hayden smiled, reassuring them.
"If you're sure . . ." Morgana said. Sora led them to a few chairs on the deck.
"Sora! We're gonna land pretty soon!" said Goofy.
Riku's P.O.V.
'What's taking them so long?' thought Riku, pacing back and forth in front of the entrance to Traverse Town, Riku sighed Justas the door opened.
"HI RIKU!" shouted Sora as he ran up to Riku.
Riku turned around and smiled at Sora,
"Hey Sora, did you find them?" asked Riku.
"Yep! I did! They're coming?" replied Sora. Riku looked behind Sora and saw two silhouettes on the ground.
Hayden and Morgana's P.O.V.
"Oh my God! We're finally gonna meet Riku!" exclaimed Hayden happily. They walked behind Donald and Goofy as they entered Traverse Town. Sora said he was going to look for Riku, so he went a head.
"Yeah! I know! I can't wait!" Morgana said equally excited.
"Hayden?"
"Yeah?"
"Riku's mine. You have your Sora." Declared Morgana, giving Hayden a pointed stair, Hayden blushed a bit.
"Yeah, I know, he's all yours. But I can still be friends with him right?"
"Sure!"
"Yay!"
Regular P.O.V.
Riku looked behind Sora as Goofy and Donald stepped through along with the two girls.
"Riku, I'd like you to meet Hayden." Sora said, gesturing towards a girl with shoulder length black hair and bright, deep, sky-blue eyes.
"Hello Riku, It's a pleasure to meet you." Said Hayden bowing. He smirked at her; no one has been this polite to him before. As she came back up, she smiled at him. He returned the smile, admiring he cheerful personality. She reminded him a bit of Kairi, with her cropped hairstyle and smile. However, she looked prettier than Kairi he thought.
"It's a pleasure to meet you too Hayden." Replied Riku, smirking.
"And this is Morgana." Said Sora, gesturing towards another girl with red shoulder length hair and olive green eyes.
"Hey, I'm Morgana." She said casually, waving. Riku smirked again, he liked her attitude, she was like Hayden, except she seemed more mature. He found himself liking her a lot; she was pretty and of course, looked better than Kairi.
Hayden moved back and stood next to Sora as Riku ook her friends hand,
"Hey, nice to meet you Morgana." Riku said, his voice was a bit deeper as Morgana smiled.
"I think they lke each other." Hayden whispered to Sora. He nodded his head in agreement,
"Yeah, I think so too!"
Sora tapped Riku on the shoulder,
"Hey, if we're gonna find Cloud and Leon, we should get going." Said Sora. Riku nodded and took Morgana's hand as he walked down the street. Sora took Hayden's hand and they blushed a bit, though not taking their hands away.
The group walked down the quiet streets until they came around the corner. In front them were two defenders pacing in the middle of the street. The gang quickly stepped back around the corner to avoid being seen.
"Defenders in Traverse Town? That's something new!" said Hayden.
"Yeah, don't they stick to Hallow Bastion?" asked Morgana.
"Hmmm…they must've got transported here. But by what?" replied Sora thinking.
"I bet the new heartless transported them, they couldn't have done it themselves." Riku mused, looking back at the Defenders.
"What should we do Sora?" asked Goofy
"I'm not sure…"
"I've got an idea." Said Hayden. She took off her bow from her back. Taking out a black arrow, she nocked it and held it ready to shoot. She waited until the Defenders had their backs turned and let the arrow fly. It hissed through the air and pierced through a Defender's head, killing it. She quickly shot another one striking the next Defender. They fell with a thud and disappeared.
"That was awesome Hayden!" Sora exclaimed cheering.
"Nice…" Riku agreed, nodding his head in approval. Morgana smirked, not surprised,
"Hayden's always been good with bows." Morgana said, flashing Hayden a thumbs-up sign. Hayden smiled, blushing
"Thanks…" she said as she strung her bow to her back again.
Behind them Donald whispered to Goofy,
"I told you it was a good idea to get her a bow!" said Donald, proud of himself.
"Yeah," Goofy agreed, "the moogles did a great job."
"Come on, let's keep moving!" said Sora, grabbing Hayden's hand and walked down the street.
They walked along silently for a few minutes and suddenly, 3 heartless appeared.
"I'll take care of this." Said Morgana, walking forward and drawing her blade. Hearing the shing of the blade as it came out of the sheath, she swung the blade around without moving her arms, testing the sword's weight. The heartless ran towards her and jumped. Morgana leaped into the air and slashed them, their heads flying back from their bodies as she landed on the ground. Sora and Hayden cheered as she sheathed her sword and walked towards them.
"That was amazing!" Hayden shouted, hugging Morgana. Sora clapped enthusiastically.
"Cool…you're good with swords." Said Riku, smirking. Morgana smiled and looked down a bit,
"Thanks…" she said, as she pulled a strand of hair behind her ear.
"Hah! I knew it was a good idea to get her a sword!" said Donald proudly, puffing out his chest.
"Yep, the moogles sis a good job on that too!" agreed Goofy.
The group kept walking and then they saw Cloud and Leon. Hayden and Morgana slipped to the back of the group so the other won't hear them talking.
"Yay! We're gonna meet Cloud and Leon!" whispered Hayden excitedly. Since she first played Kingdom Hearts, she had always wanted to meet Cloud, but she also thought Leon was pretty cool. She thought Cloud was cool, even though he was a bit quiet. However, her cousin thought Leon was handsome…
"Yeah, I know! But I still like Riku better."
"Hmm…I'm starting to like Sora better than Cloud too!" Hayden replied they laughed a bit as Sora ran up to Cloud and Leon.
"Hi Cloud! Hi Leon! It's been long!" shouted Sora happily as he hugged them.
"Hello Sora," said Cloud, as he brushed his spiky bangs out of his face. Leon smiled a little, ruffling Sora's hair.
"Did you find them Sora?" asked Leon looking at Sora.
"Yes I did! I brought Riku too!" replied Sora happily. For the first time, they noticed Riku. Cloud's cyan eyes met Riku's aqua ones. He nodded his head in greeting, and Riku returned it.
"Pardon me, but you guys are really stoical." Said Hayden as she stepped forward.
"Stoical?" Morgana asked confused.
"It means passive, or showing no emotion. It was a vocabulary word remember?"
"Oh yeah! I knew that!"
"Sure…" Hayden replied, rolling her eyes.
"Shut up…"
"Are they the ones?" Leon asked Sora.
"Uh huh, Leon, Cloud, this is Hayden." Said Sora, gesturing towards her. Hayden, ever the polite one, bowed as she said,
"Hello Cloud, Leon, it's nice to meet you." As she came back up, Cloud looked at her cerulean eyes, reminding him of Sora's. He smiled a little and she returned it. Leon shook her hand and greeted her with a "Hey". Hayden moved back as Morgana stepped forward.
And this is Morgana." Said Sora. Morgana waved and smiled at them.
"Hey," Leon shook her hand also. Cloud smiled a little and nodded his head at her, and she returned his smile. Immediately, Riku stepped close behind her. Cloud raised an eyebrow but said nothing as Hayden and Sora shared knowing smiles.
"So what's the plan?" asked Sora to Leon as he stood close to Hayden. Cloud raised and eyebrow at him too, again saying nothing. The faintest hint of a smile tugged on the corners of his mouth.
"Well, we'll go back to Destiny Islands and start preparing Hayden and Morgana, and we'll figure out the next step from there." Replied Leon, also noticing the budding intimacy between the girls and the boys. He shared a knowing look with Cloud.
"Sound's great," said Riku as they all followed Donald and Goofy to the Gummi Ship.
Sora and the gang sat with Leon and Cloud on the deck as Donald and Goofy steered the Ship back to the islands.
"Well, it seems like the boys found themselves some love." Said Leon passively, as he and Cloud watched Sora and Riku talk with the girls.
"It was only a matter of time Leon," replied Cloud, just as passively. "They're the nicest girls I've ever met besides Aerith. Especially Hayden." He added.
"Hmm…yeah. She goes well with Sora, what with the cheerful attitude." Said Leon.
"I think Morgana goes well with Riku, don't you agree?" asked Leon as he looked over at Cloud.
"Mmm…yeah, her personality compliments him." Replied Cloud. He sensed some kind of power in the girls. A dark energy like Riku's swirled in Morgana. However, in Hayden, he sensed light and dark energy. None of her energy sominated each other but the just balanced out, letting Hayden control light and dark power without going crazy. He was going to have quite a challenge when he battles the two on the islands.
Riku and Sora decided to get to know the girls more as Leon and Cloud were talking.
"So, what did you guys so before you came here?" asked Sora.
"Well, me and Morgana just finished 9th grade and after the summer, we're gonna start 10th grade." Replied Hayden as she leaned back in the seat.
"I don't want to go back to school." Said Morgana as she made a look of disgust. Riku laughed,
"Is school that bad in your world?" he asked smirking.
"Of course!" said Hayden, incredulous. "We have to take so much quizzes and tests! Not to mention the final exams we have to take after every term!" she said sighing.
"Is your school different?" asked Morgana, cocking her head to the side.
"Well, Riku and I never really went to school…" said Sora
"Yeah…we didn't. But we did learn how to fight though." Said Riku, leaning back.
"Oh…" said the girls, nodding their heads slowly, their faces a bit gloomy. Sora laughed,
"Don't worry! I doubt we'd have time for school, with all the trouble the heartless have been causing lately."
"Yeah, I'll probably not go. It seems kinda boring." Said Riku, as the girls nodded their heads vigorously.
"Get ready you four, we're gonna land." Said Leon as he stood up.
They all got off the ship and onto the shore of Destiny Islands.
Fire: "Finally another chapter done! Sorry this took so long…I've been busy with school and all that crap…"
Rose:-walks in- "I'M BACK!"
Fire: "yay! You came back!"
Riku: "I missed you, my love…"
Rose: -sparkles-
Sora: "Ok…Riku…"
Fire: "Uh huh…anyway, please read and review!"