A/N: Sorry this was late, but my internet died last night and it was too late to call Dad for help. I got ahold of him this morning and fixed it up. So this is yestrday's.
I have no excuse for the... non-dark-ness of this. T.T Simply put... an excuse to harp "Depths." XD
It is rare that she can pry back into the haze of her own past, but if she has unusually good luck, she can dimly remember sunlight, the smell of flowers, and the feel of strong hands tossing her into the sky, only to catch her and bring her safely back to the ground. She can just barely recall a woman she imagines must be her mother, her smile and her laughter. All she remembers of her father is a voice, warm and deep. There are other faces that swim vaguely in the haze, other voices, other arms holding her besides her grandmother, who she remembers quite clearly. She thinks they may have been boys, but she forgets their names, how she knew them, whether they were her brothers or not.
If she tries, she remembers darkness. She's never spoken of it to anyone before—why trouble Sora or Riku or the rest? They lived in a place of light. She didn't need to bring her own darkness.
The darkness is the last thing she remembers before awakening on damp sand, hearing the crash and hiss of waves and watching meteors streak across the sky.
When she awakens in Hollow Bastion, there is a brief time after Sora leaves when she is free to explore without fear of the Heartless. She listens to Leon's plans for the town as she looks around. Once, he mentions something that… rankles. It's like an itch she can't scratch.
"That's wrong," she says, and they all stare at her. She feels embarrassed. "That's not the way it was."
There is a long silence. Then Leon's face lights slightly with realization.
"You're right," he says, and they all watch her with strange expressions. "How did you know?"
She shrugs, wanting to escape their stares, and instead wanders into the castle. It all feels wrong. It has a vague familiarity, but it isn't quite right. There isn't enough light.
25. Kairi/Darkness
A/N: I could have done so much more with this prompt. T.T It isn't even really DARK.