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Halloween Town Dreams and Nightmares.
"Kairi, don't leave me again!" As Sora desperately ran after Kairi, she, again, vanished into the darkness surrounding them.
Sora sat up quickly, totally unaware of his surroundings. Beside him, Donald and Goofy lay in a peaceful slumber. Donald stirred slightly mumbling something about Daisy.
Sora fondly smiled at the two. Sweat dripped from his face as he lay back down. Nightmares always haunted his sleep; however, they seemed magnified in Halloween Town.
Hour after hour elapsed. Sora rolled over and drowsily pushed himself off the ground. He walked miserably to the fountain at the middle of Town Square.
"Why? Why did it have to turn out this way?" Sora pondered as he slowly fingered the pendant Kairi had given him for good luck.
"Trouble sleeping?" a menacing voice asked.
"Who's there?" Sora cautiously inquired aloud to the chilling darkness. He turned around quickly to discover no one was there.
"Looking for me?" The mysteriously evil voice questioned from behind.
Sora spun about frantically. His heart beat wildly within his chest as his breaths became shorter. Suddenly, his gaze fell into the eyes of Jack. Sora let out a relieved chuckle. "Jack... I should have guessed."
"Never let your guard down unless you are prepared for a good Scare.
"Stop with the voice," Sora tried to act as cool as possible while he lowered himself onto the ledge of the fountain. He hated when Jack used the scary voice.
"Ha-ha. Ok, but really, what's wrong? Why such a depressing insomnia? Only ghosts stay up at this hour of the night."
"Nightmares." Sora stated in a low melancholy voice.
"Nightmares… eh? Lucky. Alas, all I ever have is dreams…" Jack stated dejectedly. "The evil witch locks the princess in the tower. The charming prince comes to the princess's rescue. The witch gets imprisoned or killed. Then… the prince and princess lives happily ever after…" Jack silently let tears stream down his cheeks.
Sora bewilderedly looked on. "Jack, are you ok?"
"Yes…" he let out a sniffle. "I can't help but feel so frightfully hopeless for the poor witch… Just think… she could have been my aunt."
A few seconds later, Jacks regained composure and straightened up. "Still, whatever it is that keeps us up at night, we just have to realize they are nothing but figments of our imagination. Oh yes, they seem real at times, but when you try to touch beyond the bounds of reality, you will grasp only nothingness." Jack flashed an encouraging smile.
Sora gazed upwards. A shooting star raced across the sky and vanished behind the darkened clouds, reminding him of his promise to Kairi. "Thanks Jack."
"Anytime."
The next morning, Donald and Goofy awoke and stretched their arms and legs. Sora still lay in a quiet slumber.
"Must be really tired from fighting heartless yesterday," Goof whispered to Donald. They continued to let him sleep. By Sora's side, the pair left a note saying that they were off to find food.
After awaking to find that his friends had left him, Sora lay back down as he thought about last night after his talk with Jack. Again, in what seemed like a nightmare, Kairi had beckoned him to follow. Right as Sora turned to follow, Jack's statements echoed in his ears. "When you try to touch beyond the bounds of reality, you will grasp only nothingness."
Instead of following or crying out for her to stay, he yelled determinedly, "I'll find you again! No matter where you go, I'll find you!"
Normally, she would have been engulfed in darkness before he could reach her. This time, she turned and smiled as a bright light closed around her. In the stillness of his ending dream, he heard Kairi utter her last words before she vanished, "I know you will."
End
Tis my first shot at a one-shot. Please review! It encourages me to write more. :)
HackStar
