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Key:
- Dream State - , Flashback , ' thoughts ', " Dialogue "
----------------------------------------------------------------------------- A change in writing style/time/place/whatever (will notate in () which one)
Author's Note: This is the sequel to An Alternate Ending
Rating: M - for language and graphic images in later chapters
Warning: This is still a Sora/Riku fic… yeah. XD. Deal with it.
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(Chapter 5: Encountering Destiny)
Naminé and Sora headed through the door to light, rather than the one to darkness, because it was easier to get to. Sora opened the door without any effort at all and together they walked to the other side. As they descended into the regular world however; a shadow slipped past them into the light without their noticing.
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The next few days went by without anything of particular notice. Sora went home and introduced Naminé to Kairi. The two staired at each other for a very long time and eventually Sora decided to wander off and let them introduce themselves.
"So... we finally meet." Naminé muttered softly.
"You... you're so familiar." Kairi replied as she studied Naminé. They were the same height... with the same face... and same general body shape. They even had the same blue eyes.
Naminé smiled, "Yes... you are my other." She said simply, like it was the most easy thing in the world to comprehend.
"Your... other?" Kairi said, even more confused than before.
Naminé sighed and went into a long winded explination of Sora's first few years as the hero... well, she explained as much as she herself understood.
"So... because I was a shell... I earned a nobody... ?" Kairi tried to repeat, still very lost.
"Suffice to say that because your heart left your body a 'nobody' was created of you. Resulting in me." Naminé said.
Kairi thought about this for a while. "But... that would mean Sora has a nobody too... right?" She asked curiously, wondering if she had gotten that right.
"That's correct... the young man's name is Roxas." Naminé offered.
"Wait... you're serious? There's a copy of Sora running around?" Kairi asked in amazement.
Naminé giggled and offered Kairi a sympathetic glance. "Well... we aren't copies exactly... more like... shells. We aren't you... and you aren't us. Yet, if I wanted to I could fuse with you."
"Fuse?" Kairi asked, looking totally lost.
"Nevermind." Naminé sighed in exhasporation. "Let's just say that we nobodies are... shells. We are empty inside and we don't generally know why." Naminé smiled sadly.
"Wow... that's... bizarre." Kairi admonished.
"Tell me about it. Although in my case, because your heart was hosted in Sora's body for such a long period of time, I gained the ability to rearrange his memories and the memories of everyone around him." Naminé said thoughtfully.
"What?" Kairi asked in surprize.
"Well, didn't it seem odd to you that he came home after being away for a while, and didn't seem to have any stories to tell from his trials?" Naminé asked point blank.
Kairi considered this, "Now that you mention it... yes, I did find it wierd that he didn't have anything new to tell me. When he came home all those years ago I mean." She said. "In fact... I seem to recall that Riku always managed to change the subject every time I brought it up." Kairi mentioned idly, stairing at Naminé with curiosity.
"That whole thing was my fault. You see, at the time I had been a prisoner in a large castle named Oblivion. I was being forced against my will to help some of the other nobodies in their attempt to overthrow something called "The Organization." I don't know much about it myself, except that they wanted to use Sora for their plans. I used my powers to influence his memories to make him forget you... and put myself in your place. But the plan didn't work, because Sora would have never forgotten you. I... after all... am just another you. Your shadow." Naminé explained.
"Right... ok...wait, there are more nobodies?" Kairi asked curiously.
"Yes... there are many more. They're just about as common as heartless. But there are only a handful that are as advanced as myself. What I mean to say is... only a handful that are intelligent human beings." Naminé stumbled over herself in attempting to explain this.
"Ok... well... are they good too then?" Kairi tilted her head.
"No... not many of them understand as much as I do. Even Roxas is a bit confused. But there is one more thing I must mention about these nobodies. They aren't dark." Naminé said somberly.
"Not... dark?" Kairi asked.
"Nope... they are of a whole new group... they are stuck in the twilight." Naminé explained.
"Twilight... as in... they're both light and dark?" Kairi asked.
"Yes... now you're getting it." Naminé confirmed, beaming.
"Ok... well, wait! Does that mean they can get through both the door to light and to dark?" Kairi asked incredulously.
Naminé looked thoughtful. "Well... yes actually, after all. I've been through both. Though I would not have been able to summon the door to light without Sora's help... and the door to darkness is locked from the outside. So there's really nothing to worry about." She smiled
"Oh... ok then." Kairi said.
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AN: I thought I aught to mention, that I based my description of the 'nobodies' off of what I read in Wikipedia because, sadly, I have not played KH2 just yet. If there's something you think I forgot/need to add/need to fix/need to delete entirely, please feel free to let me know. Your help will be much appreciated. Incidentally, if you dont care/or don't know, if I did anything wrong in this chapter... feel free to tell me how much you loved it too.
P.S.: If this chapter seems drudgy to you, that's because it's mostly to get the information out there... and it's very necessary people know what I'm talking about or else they might read the rest of the story and be very confused. :)
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