Hey everyone, this is my first kingdom hearts fic so, there. I dunno but I was kinda inspired to write this. Well, tell me what you guys think and enjoy. :-)

Disclaimer: Fan fictions are works created by fans. Take note, 'fans' and not owners. I am writing in this thing called 'fan fiction' with the word 'fan' in it. So that means, I'm not an owner. I do not own Kingdom Hearts or anything affiliated with it except for this fan fic. :-)

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...An oath kept...

It had a distinct shape.

It was colorful, lively, and it had five ends.

Five identical ends made from five identical shells. It was created by fragile, gentle, yet skillful hands. It was created meticuously, taking much time and effort from the craftsman in order for it to come out much more than satisfactory.

It was created for its beauty to be beheld.

It was created to hopefully bring luck.

But little did the craftsman know, this simple work of art was created with a special kind of power; a power that came from royalty, a power that can not be seen or felt, a power that no one can tap.

No one can.

But something will.

As it took shape, the craftsman held it up on the setting sun, studying it and smiling at the success of the work. The object stared back at its creator, fake eyes staring back at real ones. Devoid of all emotion, the object felt something inside it. Slowly, an invisible glow emanated from the brownish-gold crown on its middle.

Slowly, it woke up to a world of tropical trees and sandy ground, born to unconsciously alter the world of two individuals. Inside those small, fake, pencil-made eyes, real and genuine ones began to open.

Yet they were still emotionless. The object was not given the privilege of feeling emotions but it was given a special power to learn them. Its artificial eyes bore into the eyes of its creator, in a futile attempt to study the person's emotion.

But it felt warm, and comfortable with those gentle hands holding it and those eyes that glimmered in delight as it first took shape.

This sparked its curiosity even more. The object began utilizing this unknown power to learn more about its creator, the craftsman who tenderly brought it to this unfamiliar reality. Unfortunately for it, this power infused in him felt... incomplete. It was, as it can describe in a shallow level, raw.

For now, the object resigned itself to this safe haven.

"Well, would you look at that?"

A voice? It sounded like a human male.

But there was something with that voice... Something special about it. It seems to affect part of this power inside the object. It had to know more about it. It had to learn more about these, 'emotions' and 'feelings' in which its unknown potential seems to orbit.

There again, another sensation flowed through its five points as that same male voice stirred this power, "Hey Kairi, what's that you're holding?"

Kairi...

The name of the object's creator...

Those female human eyes turned away, obviously distracted by the other male human, "I-It's nothing Sora."

Sora...

Another sensation was felt. This was a slightly different feeling, as if there was a very tiny bit of wholeness that appeared inside the object.

It noticed that Kairi suddenly had a slight discoloration on her cheeks.

Was something wrong with her?

But the object thought that there wasn't. It had this slight, and somewhat... positive feeling.

But still, that pinkish color on her face did seem odd to that object. And the way she quickly turned her back on this Sora guy... What does that mean?

Was it another of these... Emotions or something? Feelings?

"Oh come on Kai, let me see it."

"No Sora, I told you it's nothing, really!" and before the object knew, it was plunged in a dark yet comfortable place.

"Please, just a small peek?"

"I told you Sora, there's nothing to show!"

"Oh really now, then what did you just put in your pocket, huh, huuuuh?"

The object began to feel sudden movements and occasionally, a hand or two trying to get it.

It heard some playful giggles while the sudden movements intensified into what feels like running.

"That's useless Kai!" the object heard Sora, "You know I can catch you!"

"That's not important," it heard a giggle, "I still won't let you see this!"

"Oh come on!"

Then, the object felt something very harsh from Kairi's movements and it tried to piece together what is happening.

"Gotcha!" it heard Sora, as a small yelp escaped Kairi's mouth.

"Sora, please? It's kinda like a secret."

There was a slight pause.

"Oh, alright then. But sooner or later, I'm gonna find out what that is."

Now the object was confused. That same feeling was there again, once again making it feel even more, whole. But it couldn't quite put a finger to it.

"Sora..." Kairi whispered. There it was again, that feeling.

Then, the object felt a gentle hand clasp it from its hiding place. It will never forget the feeling this unique hand gives it.

It felt a slight pull and then, there was light. It could now see the waves from the beach and the beautiful setting sun.

It took the object a few seconds to realize that Sora wasn't there anymore. The boy probably didn't hear Kairi whisper his name.

There again, her eyes gazed down on its distinct form, as it rest snuggly in her palm.

But there was something different in her eyes.

The object dismissed it as an illusion, created by the breeze playing with her beautiful auburn hair.

But no, it was something different. It was definitely not an illusion. There was something much more intense in those eyes, much different from what it saw the first time.

And this 'emotion' or 'feeling' reverberated from its brownish-gold crown all throughout its five ends.

Then, slowly, it watched as the girl's mouth opened and gently spoke to it,

"You know, you are my lucky charm..."

Lucky charm...

All of a sudden, the star-shaped object knew what this feeling or rather, emotion was.

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And so, as the days, the weeks, and the months pass, the object learned a lot more of these feelings and emotions but, it was still not enough. Slowly, its power had matured yet it was still incomplete.

For the charm felt that there still was something special to do, a certain purpose it was destined to fulfill.

Though its power was not as raw as before, it was still untapped, waiting for something or someone to release it.

Sora...

There really was something special with that boy. It felt like there was some sort of connection between him and the charm.

Much like the connection between Kairi and itself. Especially when the two of them speak or see each other, the charm could feel that connection grow. But Kairi's lucky charm did not worry about that feeling for it perfectly knew what that meant. And just recently, the charm got accustomed to the odd discoloration of the young girl's cheeks and found it perfectly normal especially with Sora around.

Anyway, the charm has been noticing that same phenomenon on Sora. And so, it theorized that whenever the two would light up like that, the power inside them, also known as feelings and emotions, would reach high levels and probably fluctuate, causing the redness on their faces.

And probably, the lucky charm felt it too, whenever that happens. But it didn't know if its solid face actually turned red; Kairi was kind enough not to provide a mirror to it.

And for a few more days, the charm stayed with Kairi, observing and gathering more info on Sora.

Until one day, the star-shaped object felt a rather strange kind of power. It wasn't like anything it felt before, nor was it a new kind of emotion or feeling. It was just plain power, an unwelcome sensation of dark and negative power. It was pretty strong, encompassing every single bit of the island.

But the inhabitants of this island were completely oblivious to this dark threat. And so, the day passed with much caution on the lucky charm's part.

That night, the dark power grew, even beginning to threaten the untapped power within the charm. Fortunately for it, it managed to utilize what it knew of the power inside it to create a barrier.

But it would not hold for long. The constant barrage on it must stop.

From the table on which it was carefully laid, it felt those familiar hands again, lifting it off the table. As it was being placed in a pocket, the charm hinted the worry in Kairi's eyes.

The charm closed its inner eyes and imagined, tapping a small portion of its power and trying to find out where they were going.

But it had to withdraw from this for it was beginning to affect the barrier it just placed. Anyway, it had a feeling that they were headed towards the island.

Yes, they just boarded a row boat.

The darkness was so much stronger here, and growing in intensity as they approached the island. Before Kairi tied the boat on the docks and disembark, the lucky charm created another barrier before its old one was completely eaten away.

The winds were much stronger, and the normally dark place grew unusually darker. Sand swirled about them, and the waves grew higher than before. It was like a storm but it just wasn't.

The darkness constantly pounded the new barrier, eating off parts of it and seemingly trying to get the meat inside.

Kairi began to run to the raft in which they were head over heels over for the past few days. And as she did so, the charm felt the darkness had penetrated its barrier. Slowly, it was being eaten up from the inside, corrupting its heart. It tried fiercely to shoo it away but it just wouldn't.

What was happening?

Then, as the charm grew weaker, it felt something strange. Darkness had not actually penetrated its barrier(although it was pretty close); the power within it was just simply fading away.

And noteably, it was Kairi's feelings and emotions inside it which was fading away.

Kairi?

And then, dark realization struck those five ends... Kairi did not have a barrier in her heart! The darkness was eating it and in the process, was affecting the charm! But the lucky charm could not save her heart, for the darkness was too strong to fend off.

Suddenly, they felt like they were falling- falling without end in an endless pitch-black environment. There was nothing to break their fall. Everything was disappearing. Everything began to fade away. It felt Kairi's fear as she was getting lost to the darkness, resigning herself to her fate.

But the lucky charm wouldn't give up. It fought hard to keep them afloat, trying desperately to find a way out of this predicament.

But nothing happened.

Until...

Another part inside the charm glowed with light. It sensed fear in this glowing part yet it was still unbelievably strong nonetheless. Darkness did not corrupt it. Yes... Now it knew what it had to do.

Summoning what's left of its power, it took Kairi's heart, drained it from the darkness, and brought her out of this never-ending environment to a damp, familiar place, and face to face with a perplexed brunette.

"Kairi!"

Yes, he was strong. The charm noticed a newfound power circling through the brunette's body and completely protecting him from the darkness.

"So-ra..." The darkness had taken its toll on Kairi. The charm had to save her fast.

It knew what it had to do.

Summoning all its strength, it blew itself, along with Kairi, right into Sora.

It could see Sora stretch his arms out, as if accepting what it planned to do.

The charm blew Kairi right through the boy, penetrating him and his powerful light.

But before she went past him, the charm took her heart and connected it with the boy's.

Take care of this... Sora...

The charm felt Sora's heart respond by accepting Kairi's heart, encompassing it with the same light, and protecting it.

With the charm's power nearly drained, it felt too weak to hang on and it slipped into darkness.

But at least it knew that her heart was going to be safe with the young boy.

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(A/N)

There you go. Tell me what you think. I'll be uploading the next chapter soon. So please, R and R and I hope you enjoyed. :-)

Oh and BTW, for those who are still reading Promises, the story is not yet dead. I'm still going to finish it. I'm just trying to get in the mood of writing again by writing this story. Ironic isn't it? Hehehe.

So there, please review and enjoy!