Kingdom Hearts: Real Life
Chapter 1- Knowledge is power
Disclaimer: I don't own Kingdom Hearts or Final Fantasy, the characters or the story.
I do own Kate (Kat) Amuro, Ally Hikari, and the extra Organization members, along with this plot. This story takes place some time after Castle Oblivion but before Kh2. Keep in mind that this is an alternate dimension. Meant to portray daily lives.
Kat woke up. Normal morning, normal life.
there is light, doubtless there is darkness lurking
The blonde ran down to her family's private beach, welcoming the last sunrise of her summer vacation. She closed her eyes, letting the warm ocean breeze blow through her hair and the sand beneath her feet. She closed her eyes instinctively, only to see the haunting images of her dream the night before…
darkness in the heart
The shadows…
The blood…
The darkness that seemed to go on forever…
in my own error
She shuddered and opened her eyes to realize the sudden freezing change of temperature…the change that caused her to see her own breath. She gasped horrifyingly and ran, realizing that her slight feeling of déjà vu was nothing of the sort.
Here, eternity and an instant are the same
She had dreamt what she had just gone through many nights before…but why? Why her?
Embodiments of the darkness in the heart
Kat slumped in her friend's couch as commercials continued to roll by the small, outdated television screen.
"Hey Ally, when are you getting a new TV?" asked Kat in a moderate tone.
Just then, an out-of-breath but not bandaged up for once brunette looked up from her push ups. She sat up and cocked her head to the side, replying, "I don't know! Maybe when my birthday rolls around! Hee-hee-hee…"
Ally was one to always love being competitive, to be number one. What she loved more than that, however, was to make others happy and make them smile, not matter the cost. They had been friends since the 5th grade…about 4 years ago. A year ago Ally began telling Kat of strange occurrences and dreams she had been experiencing. Kat always listened and tried her best to share Ally's marvel. But Ally's dreams always had to do with rescuing, light, hearts, and mysteries… Kat's dreams that she's had have been nothing but…the exact opposite. Had she ever told Ally about her dreams? Of course not…She thought it would only come across as strange and threaten their friendship. And so she told no one.
"So Al, ready for high school?"
"Psh…No! I can't believe vaca is over with! Maaaannn..."
"Yea, but at least it's something new, like what you've been craving for the past year and a half…"
"Kinda. I'm just excited for the new experiences and people!"
"Really? That's kinda…what I wanted to avoid…"
"C'mon! Don't be that way! You havta challenge yourself! Get out there and show them the real you! Ha ha ha…"
Just as Ally made the goofiest grin her face could manage, everything stopped. The TV was quiet and still and even the birds outside the window remained midair. Everything was frozen in time except for Kat.
"Huh? What is-"
Just when the blonde reached for Ally, a black, purplish mist appeared in the living room.
my atonement...and my revenge
"Aah!" Kat clutched her head, screaming, trying to wake herself up. Something was wrong…very wrong…She didn't wake up because she…was already awake… The mist finally cleared, yet no one was in site.
As the hairs on the back of her neck still stood straight up, she looked around cautiously to wonder where they were… the hooded group…where were they! She had to find them…she knew they were there...she…
Just as she realized she was panicking, she let out a large sigh she didn't know she was holding in. Then she heard a quiet whisper that at the time resembled a gunshot. "Wassup?"
Kat turned her head instantly to see a cloaked, smirking boy around her age sitting on the couch's back rest with spiked up, black hair and silver tips. He had a scar that crossed his left eye so distinctively that she thought he did it himself.
return everything to darkness.
She swung around and fell over onto the frozen Ally. She stood up and looked at the now standing young man. This wasn't the first time she saw him. She dreamt about him, too.
"Well well well… Kit Kat! How've ya been?"
"Grr… What are you doing here? Who are you!" Kat could feel her face losing color.
"You don't remember? What a shame! And here I thought we made a connection!"
"I-I've never seen you before, let alone met you!"
"Who are you trying to fool?"
The boy now pulled out two, long shuriken (big knives basically) with two sides. They had a mix of black and white metals in them, making them brilliant.
Kat widened her eyes, trying to remember what she had fought with in her dreams…
Nothing…she was always saved or killed…but right now that information didn't help the situation. She looked around for something, anything, to fight with… yet she found nothing. She looked up at the now laughing boy.
lose their way in the darkness
"You really don't remember me? Wow. Oh well! My orders were to bring you back with me if you were one of the chosens but…guess you're not." He made a seemingly convinced face only to receive dumbfounded looks from the Kat.
"Chosens? What's a-"
"Well…us at the…I mean…well. Let's just say we had been planting tests and dreams to flush out the real ones."
"Answer me! What are the chosens?"
"They, are the keyblade's chosen ones. I guess there are distinct signs to a chosen one and you don't fit any of the qualifications so I guess I'll be going."
reborn into a new existence
The boy then put both of his weapons at the ridge of her friend's neck and dug the blade edges into her skin.
"Wait!" Kat was shocked at his sudden motion.
"Then tell me the truth, Xakt! You saw me in the dreams, didn't you? Well…was I a friend or an enemy?"
"Wha-…how did you know? And who's Xa-"
"Shut up! Was I a friend or an enemy?"
"You were… a friend…" Kat felt defeated, her only advantage stripped from her.
chose to release their hearts
Right at that moment, the boy smiled coyly and his long weapons disappeared. He threw his hand to the side and a black portal emerged.
"Thanks for the info. You should remember my name…its Dhaxc." He had a saddened look in his expression as he departed into the dark entity.
Kat slumped to her knees and grabbed the carpeting with her best attempt of clutching it entirely.
Everything went back into action, including Ally.
"And you just havta- Woah!" An immense pain suddenly coming over her. She grabbed her neck and looked at her hands, only to find blood. "Kat? What the- Help me!"
Kat looked up to find her friend bleeding almost uncontrollably.
After cleaning up her friend and the carpet stains, Kat looked worryingly at her friend. "Hey Al…did you see anyone in your living room? Did you hear anything?"
"Huh? Whattya mean? All I remember is talking to you and then bleeding…which hasn't happened for a while…"
"Wait…something like this has happened before?"
"Well, I used to wake up from my dreams with scars and bruises and sometimes bleeding…but nothing serious! They've calmed own a ton since then so I haven't thought much about them… except for this one girl who keeps on appearing in normal dreams…and I always end up saving her, asking her name…and then she disappears into a bright, white portal-looking thing…"
Kat widened her eyes once again, only to look downward.
"Did you find out her name?"
"Yea! Actually last night! It ended up being-" Ally was interrupted by the blonde's answer.
one of the denizens
remained in the world of light
an extremely unstable existence
"Kairi…"
Continued in chapter 2
Hope you like it so far!
