Disclaimer: Kingdom Hearts and characters belong to Square Enix and Tetsuya Nomura.
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Sketch III (White Lilies)
Sora had reached the door of the remaining room, still hoping that there would be something interesting.
He got his wish.
There, sitting in a dirty white chair, was a girl. Her features were pale and ghostlike, and her pale bronze hair framed her face. A simple cream white dress sat on her somewhat petite shoulders. Her whole being seemed to emit a fragile yet dangerous feeling.
But what mesmerized Sora was the girl's eyes. Dark, deep blue azure eyes, almost like jewels themselves, stared at him with an almost...panicked look. Sora stood speechless, and the girl remained unmoving.
But why did she seem so... "Ah." he let out a gasp of recognition.
The girl flinched, and her eyes shut tight.
A whimper.
"Nami.."
"No!"
Sora let out a gasp, and took a startled step back. He hadn't expected the seemingly quiet girl to let out such a scream. Blinking his eyes, Sora tried again to speak the name that had almost escaped his lips.
"Namin--"
"I said no! Don't say it...you're not supposed to remember me. You're even awake, so why...?"
"'Awake'? What do you mean...why can't I say your name...?"
"Because!" Namine stuttered. "because…you're not..."
She was at a loss. The world around her suddenly seemed so new, like she was a newborn child, helpless. Now, heavy, crystal-clear drops of water feel from her eyes.
She was crying.
Crying? Even with the lack of a real heart, emotions were born and flooding within her. She didn't even know what she was feeling. Sorrow, hatred, happiness, embarrassment, envy; Namine was feeling every emotion out there.
She hated it.
"How is it possible? I mended everything so carefully, every piece of memory there was. Maybe I did something wrong...?"
Sora stared at the tortured girl, wondering what on earth was happening. But what bothered him was...the girl was so achingly familiar; he even knew her name! Was it possible that she was the girl that reminded him of...
"Well," the girl said, brushing the tears away from her eyes, "do you...know me?" She asked the question, hiding the pain she was feeling inside. She didn't want the answer, but something told that she had to ask the question. Namine didn't have the heart - quite literally - to look up at the older boy's face, afraid of what his expression might be.
"Do you...remember Castle Oblivion?" She saw Sora's face light up with recognition.
He still remembered. Everything.
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Sora mentally gasped as the young girl spoke of Castle Oblivion. He had remembered going to such a place, where he had first confronted Organization XIII. It was also the place where he met this girl...right? His mind was fuzzy, and Sora struggled with himself, forcing himself to remember more.
"Castle Oblivion…wasn't that where I met you?"
She wanted to fade away.
"And that's where I met those people in black, Organization XIII!"
Fade away into nothing.
"Isn't that when you…what was it…there was a huge spiky thing. Almost like…"
She was a caged bird, and she wanted to be free. She wanted to fly away into nothingness.
"…a cage? And then, after that-"
"No more! Don't say anything more! I don't want to hear it! What did I do wrong? You were supposed to forget! Forget everything! You're not supposed to know about Castle Oblivion, the Organization, the cage, or me! But why…why do you remember? You feel asleep, I saw you! I was there the whole time, giving you all your original memories back, overwriting the new ones from the castle. So why…!"
By now, Namine was heavily sobbing, her trembling shoulders hunched, and her worn out sketchbook clutched in her chest. Sora didn't know what to do for the poor girl, but only took a step forward. She didn't notice the advancements of Sora, and remained in her self torture.
He brushed his fingers slightly through her bangs, and she flinched.
"Go away…"
He didn't answer. Kneeling down, Sora slowly moved his hand from her bangs to her cheek, then to her chin. He gently lifted the crying girl's head, and the two locked stares; dark, bloodshot azures staring back at warm sky blues.
"Hey now, don't cry! You're not suited for such a sad thing! Wanna know what I don't remember? That you cried. So, I don't want to see you crying now, got it?" he grinned. Oh, how the smile of his pierced her soul with such pain, and yet such happiness.
"But...it's not supposed to be-"
"That doesn't matter! I'm glad I get to see you again. Hey, you're worried about me forgetting everything before the castle? Well, don't; I haven't forgotten anything. So...don't cry, okay?" Somehow, Namine picked up a note of sadness is Sora's words. Now she really hated herself.
"Still...um, Sora?"
"Yeah?" Sora dropped his hand from Namine's chin, and now looked intently in her eyes.
"Do you remember Kairi?"
"Kairi? Of course! I could never forget her, like I can never forget you!" he grinned again, and Namine faintly smiled at the boy's childish ways. However, her smile faded away as quickly as it came.
"Really? Then...something must be wrong. You aren't supposed to remember anything that happened in Castle Oblivion. But somehow, you overcame the power of time..."
"Hey hey hey! No technical stuff, 'kay? Is it really that bad if I remember you? I mean, don't you want me to remember you?"
She smiled.
"Oh, Sora..."
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A/N: There, chapter 3. Hope everyone liked it! Again, these are all basically filler chapters that are leading up to the main plot. So, I hope you don't get too bored and stick with me! Don't forget to review:)