Islands of Destiny

A Kingdom Hearts fanfic

By:

Chison

"Hello? Are you awake?" A female voice called to Zashi, he slowly opened his eyes, "Marlena?" he asked, looking into the girl's face, she stood back up and said, "No…I'm not Marlena…I've never heard of that name…" Zashi slowly got up from the sand, and looked around; he was on an island, filled with a lush rainforest and bridges connecting two other small islands. He looked at the girl who woke him up, she had dull red hair, shimmering blue eyes. She bend down and offered her hand, "Need some help?" Zashi just nodded his head and took her hand, and helped him up, she wore a white button up shirt with a light blue tie and a matching skirt. "Thanks…" he said as he was looking around, "are you looking for someone else?" Zashi turned to the girl and nodded his head, she took him by the hand and said, "I think I know who your talking about…" With that she lead him to a small wooden shack. Opening the doors, he saw Melanie lying on her back; Zashi walked and knelt next to her and looked her over to see if she was hurt, and realized that she was sleeping. The girl put her hands behind her and said, "Its probably best not to wake her yet…" Zashi looked up at the girl again and nodded his head and followed her outside of the shack, gently shutting the door behind him.

Taking a few steps toward the ocean, "I know I've seen this place before…but where?" He turned back to the girl and said, "Where is this?" She looked at the horizon and said, "This is Destiny Islands." Zashi grew wide-eyed. He looked down at the sand to collect his thoughts, however they wouldn't form in his head. She walked in front of him and asked, "Have you seen Sora or Riku?" Zashi simply nodded his head and the girl became excited, she started asking a million questions; he put his hands into the air and said, "The only person I've seen is Sora…" She lowered her head, "well if you come across him again…tell him that he is being missed…" Zashi nodded his head; he put out a hand and said, "My name is Zashi." She looked at the hand and then put her hand inside, saying with a smile on her face, "I'm Kairi." Zashi looked to the horizon and said, "this place is really beautiful…" she turned and said, "yes…its nice with friends."

Just as Zashi turned to talk to Kairi again, she had disappeared, he turned and looked all around and then found her walking back to him with a strange piece of fruit shaped like a star. "here Zashi, you must be hungry…" He didn't realize that his stomach was rumbling so loudly, and he gladly accepted the fruit, "that's a paopu." Zashi looked at the fruit and then started to eat it, letting it sit in his mouth for a moment, discovering the sweet taste. He licked his lips after his was finished and said, "Thanks Kairi…that was really good." She hadn't even touched hers but instead, she tore it in half as best as she could and offered half to Zashi saying, "If two people share a paopu, their destines will be intertwined…they will remain in each other's lives…" He let the piece rest in his and said, "Kairi…Shouldn't you save this for Sora?" Her head lowered, "I'm not sure if Sora is coming back at all…I figure you might lead me to him." Zashi put the piece of fruit in her hand, "I know Sora's coming back. That's what he's trying to do…"

Kairi looked at Zashi and said, "I know…but its been so long since he left…Its been three years…" he looked away, "I didn't realize that Sora has been away so long…" thinking to himself, he slowly got up from the sand, looking into the horizon, "the Heartless are still around…" he said, Kairi grew wide-eyed and said, "still? Even after Sora stopped them?" Zashi simply shook his head, "no… They are still around, stealing hearts…" Suddenly a creek came over the talking, both of them turned to see, it was: Melanie.

She rubbed her eyes and said, "Zashi, where are we?" He walked toward her and said, "we are on Destiny Islands." She took a look around, seeing the island for the first time, then laid her eyes on Kairi; Melanie slowly walked toward her, "I feel like I know you from somewhere…" Kairi looked at Melanie and said, "that's so strange…I feel that way too…like a lost child hood friend…what's your name?" Melanie smiled, "my name is Melanie." Her smile was contagious; Kairi smiled also, "mines Kairi." Zashi looked at the two girls talking to each other, and started to wander away, but something grabbed a hold of his hand: it was another hand. Zashi turned to see who, it was Melanie, "Please stay with me…" He couldn't refuse, and the trio sat on the paopu tree looking into the horizon, with the girls still chattering, Zashi piped up, "Kairi…do you remember where you came from?" She paused for a moment and said, "I don't really remember…" This lead to Melanie's explaining about where she was from, which seemed to amaze Kairi.

Zashi got up from the tree, "Where are you going Zashi?" Melanie called after him, "I'm just going to look around the island…" With that, he left the girls to their talking, and found a small pond beside the wooden shack, and also a passage into the rock wall. Following the cramped space, he found himself in a small cave, looking around he saw the cave markings and the tree roots growing along the walls. What caught his attention was the massive wooden door: it was decorated with a golden outline, and did not have a handle to open. "I wonder why a door is down here?" Zashi thought to himself as he put his right hand to the door, then he put an ear, but he didn't hear anything; just as he was about to leave his keyblade came to life. "What's going on?" He asked himself as he watched the keyblade shake and twitch…