Another chance, Another heart

Ch.16 Unusual endings.

I heard a door open behind me but I didn't care, the one I loved was dead and I failed I protect him, riku grabbed my arm and tried to pull me away.

Xena… come on, he's gone.

No…

Xena don't make me do this.

No… I won't leave.

Riku pulled me away from ale, I screamed at him to let me go but he only held me closer and tighter to him, I gave in to my sorrow, I didn't fight him… I just cried, I cried to the pint where his shirt was soaking wet underneath me.

Xena… this is not where you need to be right now. Riku tried.

Riku loosened his grip, I ran from his arms, I screamed... I cried, over ale's body, the tears fell upon his clothes and I tried to the blood away with them.

Xena… please don't. riku said as he reached for me.

Riku, take her out of here. Sora said.

Riku wrapped his arms around me and pulled me away from ale, I screamed for him to let me go, but he just kept pulling me closer to the door.

Riku let go of me!

No xena, this is for your own good. He replied.

Is it my own good to leave and not mourn for a person that I care about!

I'm not arguing. Riku tried. He's gone and it's time to let him go.

Arnexia walked through the door, when she saw ale laying there her face went pale.

Ale! Arnexia shouted.

She ran to his side and checked for a pulse, there was nothing.

He's gone… he's… wait a second. Arnexia whispered.

Arnexia started to look through all of ale's clothes and pocket's, frantically and desperately looking for something.

Arnexia, what are you looking for? riku asked her.

A little white ball that I gave to ale. She replied. It's filled with pure light and it can bring him back.

My heart raised a little bit from its dark pit.

Do you mean this? Sora asked holding shattered, white pieces in his hand.

No. Arnexia whispered as she took the pieces from sora.

My heart fell into sorrow; I didn't want to fight any one any more, I just cried as I fell to my knees. Riku picked me up and took me away from the person who took a piece of my heart with him to the other side.

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Sora walked up to arnexia.

Isn't there anything we can do? This whole thing has been eating riku up from the inside out. He told arnexia.

Well… there are only two things I can think of. She replied. We could bring him back with these.

Arnexia pulled out the four little dark balls she found in the abandoned room, she let them shine in the light.

We can shatter one of these. She continued. But it would only bring his nobody back, not all of him.

And the other option? Sora asked.

Xemnas told me something about pure light healing the body, but I have no clue where it is, he told me only the hero of darkness can claim it.

Sora looked at arnexia with a grim look on his face; he started walking toward the door.

I'll get riku… but he might not do it. he said.

Sora and arnexia walked through the door, and found me laying in a dark corner.

Xena what's wrong?! Arnexia said as she ran over to me.

Xe… xemnas came… he tried to take more hearts. I said in a shaky voice.

Oh crap! We locked up the heartless, but forgot the nobody! Sora shouted.

Riku… fought with xemnas and then… they disappeared. I said.

Sora gave me a blanket and helped me to my feet.

You know xena, are hearts are one… are hearts are connected no matter the distance. You will always have ale with you. Sora said sympathetically as we walked out of kingdomhearts.

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Temper, temper riku.

Shut up xemnas! Riku shouted.

Riku spun around behind xemnas and tripped him with his keyblade, he picked xemnas up by his shirt and pinned him up against the wall.

You feel so terrible, don't you? Xemnas taunted. That he had her heart… and that you don't.

Riku grabbed his keyblade and pushed it up against xemnas's neck, it made a small trickle of blood.

You know what the saddest part is? Xemnas continued. It's that you could still save him… but you know you won't.

There was a loud cracking noise; xemnas noticed his shoulder had started to bleed as riku slowly pushed his keyblade in further.

Tell me how xemnas or I will make this a lot more painful… very quickly. Riku said.

Oh rea…

Riku shoved his keyblade further in, xemnas bit down on his tongue so he wouldn't scream.

I'm waiting. Riku said in a dark voice.

You… you really are the hero that resides in darkness… well then, take a container and submerge it in the light stream and then give it to him… and he may still make it.

Riku pulled his keyblade out of xemnas's shoulder; xemnas fell to the ground gripping his wound tightly before he noticed riku raise his hand and started creating a black fire ball.

First… go back to the pit where you belong. Riku said.

Xemnas gave the first scared look of his life before riku let the fire ball do its deadly work.

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This stuff better work. Riku said to himself.

Riku took a jar out of his pocket and slowly poured some light into ale's mouth and on his chest.

Come on… please let his work.

Nothing happened; just a dead, cold silence went through out kingdomhearts.

Come on ale, she needs you and I can't replace you.

Riku waited for hours before finally giving up, he slowly got off the ground and started walking toward the door when he heard something.

Who? Who there? Riku said out loud.

The sound came again, it was like a faint wind blowing through a window, and riku turned around and looked at ale.

Ale?

Riku walked over to ale and put his hand over ale's mouth, riku felt the slightest breath imaginable.

You're alive. Riku sighed with relive. He started to pick up ale when blood flowed from ale's lips and he started to cough.

You're alive… but not in good shape.

Riku gently picked ale up and cradled his head on his chest and took him out of kingdomhearts.

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I lay in my bed; nothing mattered to me anymore, I just wanted to hide in my room under my sheets and be forgotten.

Knock, knock. Riku said as he opened my door.

Go away. I whispered.

Xena… I'm truly sorry for your loss. Riku tried. But won't you at least come with me to see a surprise?

I dragged myself out of bed and through the door, nothing could make me happy.

So where did you go for two weeks riku? I asked trying to sound interested.

I went and… found someone. He replied.

We reached a door which riku opened up for me, what I saw when I went through the door lifted my wounded heart up so high that it felt like it was in my throat.

Hello xena. Ale said.

I was speechless. I ran to the bed and hugged ale tightly; he did the same with me.

How… how are you even here? I asked as tears came down my face.

Riku has a few tricks up his sleeve. He replied.

We just sat there, holding each other in the other's arms for what seemed like eternity.

I can't believe it. I said.

What? Ale asked me.

I can't believe I've gotten another chance to live, and another heart to share my life with.

We looked into each other's eyes and slowly drew our lips together to make a gentle kiss.

Yes my story ends like most other stories where the lovers are together at last beyond all odds, and we were together for a long time after that ale and I. The words that I would use to describe our tale would be these, "are hearts are one… are hearts are connected no matter the distance." Sora was right when he said those words, because from all that I have learned I know that somehow, someway… kingdomhearts connects us all.