Final Fantasy
The Hearts Desires
A long time ago, the world was shrouded in darkness, hearts of thousands of people were stolen, and those that had their hearts taken were turned into awful creatures known as Heartless, the world seemed lost as the Heartless threatened to destroy it. However a hero rose from the light, a teenage boy and two others fought their way through the darkness, destroying the Heartless and their plans, the boy was the chosen one, destined to save the world, chosen by the weapon of light, the Keyblade…
Else where, soon after, another dark entity rose, a demon of a man known as Sephiroth, his thirst for power destroyed many lives, his quest of searching for "Mother" also known as Jenova, brought misery and anguish to his once comrades which had fallen before his sword, yet his sword and hunger was no match for the might of the two "Soldiers" Zack and Cloud, with a little help from a hot headed, egotistic Reno, though suffering from life threatening injuries, Cloud rose up against Sephiroth and plunged him and Jenova into the abyss.
Do you have what your heart desires?...
In the city of Midgar all construction work had been completed ever since the great disaster of Jenova, the Jeo stigma disease had been completely wiped out, and all the people lived happy lives. However… what would life be like without adventures eh?
The day had been long and hard one, the rain deepened the days misery for the sword wielding, first class Zack, his black hair soaked from the rain, his mighty sword blood stained and his held it over his shoulder,
"Glad that's over with today" he sighed as he walked through the streets, suddenly his phone started buzzing,
"What now?" he groaned as he pulled out a phone from his pocket,
"Hey Zack here" he said in a monotone voice,
"Hey Zack how did the mission go?" a cool voice of Reno asked, Zack sighed,
"It went as planned…" he said, his blue eyes shifting to his sword, a small smirk curved on his lips,
"Ah that's good then, well done" Reno chirped down the phone,
"Hey is Cloud back?" Zack asked,
"…"
"Reno… has he come back yet?" Zack asked in a more stern voice, he could hear fidgeting on the other end of the conversation,
"Gee would you look at that I have to go" Reno quickly said before hanging up, Zack sighed, he then placed the phone back within his pocket and continued his walk home.
Just outside of Midgar a motorcycle rode over the cracked land, its rider was the blonde, quiet, hard fighting Cloud, his goggles covering his eyes as he sped over the landscape, his eyes scanned the horizon then down towards the city, a small smile upon his lips, he had just finished his mission and was returning home.
"hmm… I best hurry" he told himself, he revved the engine and powered on faster, just on the horizon stood a figure,
"What the?" Cloud asked out loud, he drove quicker, as he gained distance the figure became more clear, it was a male, light brown, spiky hair, black three quarter length trousers, black and yellow trainers, black jacket and a red top underneath, in his right hand he held a key shaped weapon,
"Cloud, do ya mind giving me a lift?!" the boy shouted, Cloud skidded to a halt in front of the boy,
"What are you doing here…Sora?" Cloud asked, Sora smiled at him, Cloud returned the smile,
"I need a break; come on it's not easy being the Keyblade master" Sora stated, Cloud nodded, he then noticed how tall Sora was, if Cloud were standing Sora would reach his shoulder,
"You've grown" Cloud stated, Sora looked at him, his sapphire blue eyes piercing through clouds light blue ones,
"Yep… I'm 17 now" Sora said, Cloud nodded,
"You getting on then" Cloud said as he started his motorcycle again, Sora leapt on and grabbed Clouds shoulders, Cloud looked over to Sora, with a quick nod, Cloud drove of with Sora, heading into the City.
"Roxas… yo Roxas!" a voice called, the blonde teen woke from his daydream when the red head Reno shook him by the shoulder,
"What do you want Reno?" Roxas asked whilst he ruffled his hair, his sky blue eyes pained when he looked into the light that was now shone in his face,
"Dude, it's six o'clock in the afternoon and you're in bed" Reno declared, Roxas grunted, true he had gone to bed early and he was still in his white, baggy jeans and black top, he still wore the black and white band rings upon his left hand on his index and middle finger,
"There's nothing to do Reno, so leave me alone" Roxas stated, Reno sighed, Roxas has been acting like this ever since Sora left to help out the Disney worlds,
"It's been a year" Roxas stated, Reno gazed down at him, his sea blue eyes shifted in discomfort,
"You'll see him again" Reno said before he left the boy's room and closed the door, Roxas turned to face the door, releasing a deep sigh he didn't know he had held,
"Sora…"
Zack walked up the path towards a two storied building, when he reached the door he sighed as he searched his pockets,
"Damn it…" he grunted, he then brought his fist to the door and knocked loudly,
"Reno let me in!" he growled, suddenly the door opened slightly to reveal the sly sea, blue eyes of Reno,
"You forgot your key again didn't you?" Reno asked/stated, Zack groaned, and slightly pushed the door, but Reno pushed back,
"Just let me in!" Zack growled again, Reno chuckled, without warning Zack forced the door open and sent Reno to the ground,
"Hey that hurt!" Reno exclaimed, Zack scoffed as he entered the hall, he then placed his sword against the wall,
"Where's Roxas?" he asked, Reno stood up and dusted himself off,
"Do you need to ask?" he asked sarcastically, Zack moaned,
"Poor kid…" Zack sighed, Reno nodded,
"I hope Cloud's alright" Zack added as he walked into the living room, Reno quickly followed,
"He's fine, he can take care of himself" Reno commented, he then leapt onto the sofa, Zack grunted and sat down next to him,
"You never know, he might be on his way back"
Cloud and Sora rode through the busy streets, getting cheers as they passed, Sora smiled a little, a least one world was at peace,
"You ok back there?" Cloud asked, Sora turned to him,
"Yeah I'm good" Sora replied, Cloud nodded, they came up to the old memorial statue which stood in the centre, Sora starred at it whilst Cloud slightly turned his gaze,
"We're nearly there" he said, Sora nodded as they passed the great statue. Minutes later they arrived to a building that looked like it had four bedrooms, the number of the house was 13,
"Is this where you live?" Sora asked, Cloud nodded,
"Its huge, do you live here on your own?" Sora asked again, Cloud smiled a little
"Nah I live with Zack and Reno" Cloud said, Sora frowned a little,
"Where does Roxas live…?" Cloud didn't answer; instead he opened the door and walked inside, Sora quickly followed him,
"Hey I'm back!" Cloud shouted, shuffling could be heard from the living room, suddenly Zack ran out and hugged Cloud,
"You're back… it's about time" he stated, Reno swiftly followed suit,
"He's been nagging me none stop" Reno added, the three laughed,
"Look who I found" Cloud said, he side stepped and allowed Zack and Reno to get a good look at Sora,
"WAH! You're back… you're here!" Reno cried, a huge smile on his face, Zack was speechless, Reno ran around the room,
"He's back!" he called, Sora blushed from embarrassment, suddenly the sound of a creaky door filled the house, Reno became quiet and watched the stairs, and Sora looked quizzically at Cloud,
"I thought you said you only live with these two?" he asked, Cloud smiled at him,
"Sora?" a voice called, Sora's eyes widened and slowly they glanced up the stairs, at the top of the staircase Roxas stood there, his hair ruffled, clothes scuffed and eyes wide open, his mouth formed a small "O" shape,
"Hey Roxas…" Sora spoke slowly and quietly, the air filled with tension,
"Err I think I left my dinner on the table" Reno said, and quickly he dashed of to the living room, Zack and Cloud followed in a more dignified manner, slowly walking away. Sora fidgeted in discomfort as he felt the piercing gaze of Roxas's blue eyes upon him (Authors note: you notice how nearly everyone has blue eyes?)
"Hey…" Sora said again, Slowly Roxas descended down the stairs, his eyes never leaving Sora's, he was then in front of Sora, tears seemed to form in the corners of his eyes,
"Roxas?" Sora questioned, suddenly he was in a strong embrace as Roxas wrapped his arms around him,
"I thought I'd never see you again" Roxas cried, his shoulder shivered as he sobbed, Sora soon was crying and wrapped his arms around Roxas shaking form,
"Well I'm here now… and I'm sorry that I was away for so long" he sobbed, down the hallway Reno let loose a few tears,
"That's so cute" he said, Zack nodded and Cloud smiled,
"Well let's hope things go back to normal" Zack said, Reno turned away from the sight and sat on the sofa,
"What do you mean?" Cloud asked, as he stood by the door way, he removed his goggles to reveal his piercing blue eyes,
"Roxas had been moping around the house ever since Sora left" Zack explained, Cloud nodded, he to had noticed this,
"Well then things will get better then" Cloud stated.
Roxas took Sora up stairs to his room, it was the master bedroom, and the walls were a beige colour, white skirting boards, and black curtains. There was a huge double bed, with velvet, black duvet and pillows, beside that was a large wardrobe, and facing the bed was an oak desk, upon the desk were a few books and what looked like to be some photos.
"Whoa is this your room?" Sora asked, Roxas nodded, Sora walked around the room then towards the desk, he gazed over the surface when a picture caught his eyes, he gently picked it up and stared at it, in the picture there was Cloud, Zack, Reno, Donald and Goofy all smiling towards the camera, in the middle of the group were Sora and Roxas shyly smiling at each other,
"It seems like yesterday this photo was taken" Sora commented, Roxas smiled weakly,
"Yeah well it wasn't" he said, Sora turned to him, he placed the photo on the desk behind him,
"I'm sorry" he said, Roxas stared at him, he then brushed past him towards the window,
"A whole year you've been gone" Roxas stated plainly, Sora turned his head away,
"I know, but I had no choice" Sora replied, Roxas tightened his fists, tears threatened his eyes,
"Yes you did, you didn't have to go!" Roxas exclaimed, Sora shot his head to face Roxas, confusion filled his eyes, suddenly anger replaced it,
"What and let the Disney worlds get destroyed!" he retaliated, Roxas eyes widened in shock,
"I'm the Keyblade master, it's my duty to ensure that the worlds are safe and at peace, if I don't do that they would be destroyed and all my friends would be killed, I don't want that, I promised I'd protect them all and I will!" Sora yelled tears fell from his eyes staining his face, Roxas was gob smacked, Sora never yelled at anyone, had all the fighting he faced brought out the tougher side of him?
"Sora… I didn't mean that, it's just… you never called or anything to let me know if you were ok, so I was worried" Roxas explained, Sora calmed down, his usual smile returned on his lips,
"I'm sorry…" Sora said, Roxas shifted his eyes to stare at Sora's sapphire blue ones, Roxas noticed how dim they were and how flushed his cheeks were,
"Hey are you ok?" he asked, Sora looked at him quizzically,
"Yeah I'm fine…" he said, but darkness crept into his vision, his knees began to feel weak and as fast as he could blink he was on the floor in Roxas's arms,
"Sora!" Roxas called, Sora lied there in his arms completely out of it, and gently Roxas picked the young Keyblade master up in a bridle style manner and placed him on his bed,
"Sora…"