A/N:: I finally finished this little bit, now i can get to the fun parts that i've been DYING to type up! :D Just a note before hand,
i know its not following the timeline much but that's because i have had this plot in my head for too long, and i wanted
to mix it up. So there will be a few odd places and such probably. But here it is and i hope you enjoy :D
P.S.-Dream Drop Distance comes out in America tomorrow, which means i can pick up my mark of mastery edition! Did
anyone else preorder it?
Chapter Nine: Just Tonight
Just tonight I will stay and we'll throw it all away
when the light hits your eyes
it's telling me i'm right
and if I
I am through
then it's all because of you
Just tonight
I stood in front of Xigbar, my hands shaking as I clenched the handle of my Keyblade. I was sore, and tired-and Xigbar wouldn't stop with the training until I had mastered everything. I felt broken, bruised, and ready to collapse. "Again, Xion! Again!" Xigbar yelled, as he stood in front of me, smiling. "FIRA!" I yelled as loud as I could. The fire that shot out of the Keyblade almost burned me as it headed straight towards Xigbar. He smiled as he quickly dodged the attack. "Ugh! Xigbar-give it a rest! I'm tired and sore and this is going nowhere! You're able to dodge my every attack!" I yelled, as Xigbar smiled. "Good, get motivated-unleash your fury!" he yelled, as I glared him down. I then took off running towards him, using my Keyblade to dodge every attack he threw at me, Finally I got close enough to him and unleashed a deadly attack on him. Finally, Xigbar hit the ground, and I stood towering over him. "Can I go now?" I asked, as Xigbar nodded. I then turned and walked away from him, trying to calm my breathing. I slowly pushed back my now sweaty hair as I headed towards my room. I was ready for an escape.
Take me away
take me far away from here
I will run with you
The salty, cool air felt refreshing as it hit my face. Smiling, I slowly waded deeper and deeper into the ocean water of Destiny Islands. As I waded deeper and deeper, the cool water finally reached the edge of my blue jean shorts. From there, I stopped and gazed out at the endless water. I was envious of the water-it was free, and could go anywhere and as far as it wanted to. I wanted that sort of freedom. As I took a deep breath, preparing to dive into the cool water, I heard splashing coming from behind me. "Feels good doesn't it?" Riku asked, as I turned and nodded at him. "You don't even know," I said, as he smiled. He then looked down at my bruised and cut arms and frowned. "You okay?" he asked, as I nodded. "Yeah, just work injuries," I replied, as Riku nodded. "Wanna race?" he asked, smirking at me. Something inside my blood felt like it was boiling, and my skin tingled with what could be described as excitement. I looked over at him and smiled, suddenly wanting to race more than anything in the world. "Details," I said, as he smiled at me. "Swimming, to the other side of the island, from there, go through the trees or across the sand. First one to make it to the tree on that small island wins," he said, pointing to the small island connected by a small wooden bridge to the main island. I smiled and nodded. "On your mark, get set, GO!" Riku said, as we both dove into the water, and began swimming. The cool rush of water felt amazing on my skin as I pushed myself to swim. I didn't know where Riku was, but I knew we must have been right on top of each other. As I took a leap out of the water to take a breath, I turned my head I saw Riku right beside me doing the same. He quickly smiled at me before he dove back under and continued to swim-gaining a small lead over me.
As I pushed myself harder, I closed my eyes and swam as hard as I could-i eventually felt the sand. I pushed myself up out of the water in time to see Riku running ahead of me. I smiled as I jumped up and took off running. I wasn't a strong swimmer, but thanks to training, I was a fast runner. I ran as hard and as fast as I could-i could feel my legs burning-but I kept running past it. As I quickly approached Riku, I could feel the smile forming on my face. As I passed Riku, the two of us smiled at each other. As we continued to run, Riku darted across the sand while I took to the trees. As I darted from one tree to another, I looked down in time to see Riku climbing over the rock ledges that were scattered along the beach. Jumping from tree to tree, I eventually landed on the sand ahead of Riku. I then took off running and before long, it was the final stretch of the race. As I ran, I could hear Riku's feet hitting the ground behind me. As I crossed the bridge to the small island, I busted out into laughter, my arms had goosebumps on them as well from beating Riku. "I won!" I said, smiling. "Good job Sora!" Riku said as he laughed. He then stopped suddenly and looked over at me. "Sora?" I asked, but before Riku could answer, he turned around and jumped into the water. He then swam away from me. As I watched him swim away from me, I tried to place that name. Sora...i had heard it before, hadn't I? It caused an odd...sensation, something I couldn't describe it. As Riku disappeared, I walked back to where I had left my stuff, and I opened a dark cloud, and headed back to The World That Never Was.
My name is
my name is
nothing, nothing at all
The sound of the rain was calming as I sat on my bed in my room. I looked out at the dark, rainy city, as I tried to place the name Sora. I felt like I had heard it before, there was...something that was bothering me about the name. Why would Riku call me Sora? It all made no sense. I slowly stood up and headed out into the castle. I didn't want to mention Riku, but I did know someone I could talk to about everything. As I knocked on Roxas's door-i felt myself taking deep breaths. As Roxas opened the door, I couldn't help but smile. "Nice bed hair," I said, as Roxas ran his hands through his spiky blonde hair. "Hehe, always. So what's up?" Roxas asked, as I took a deep breath. "Does the name Sora sound familiar?" I asked, as Roxas frowned. "I've never heard that name, but it sounds so familiar," he said, as I nodded. As we both stood there, neither of us knew what to do or what to say. We just stood there, silently, trying to place the name. "Oh well, I guess i'll see you in the morning, okay?" I said, as Roxas nodded. As Roxas shut his door, I quietly turned and walked towards the empty halls of the castle. I wanted to find some information on this Sora person. I tried to think of the best place to look for information and finally, I decided where I had to go.
Into the night
desperate and broken
the sound of a fight
father has spoken
The streets of Hollow Bastion were empty, as I walked silently through the streets. I didn't know much about the town, I had only heard about it in the hallways of the castle. They said it was home to some amazing scientists, and that everything a person needed to know was in the abandoned Castle there. As I walked through the town, I made it to the Bailey. As I stood overlooking the destroyed Castle...i felt another wave of a strange, indescribable feeling. As I gazed at the once great Castle...i felt a wave of weakness and Deja Vu hit me. I slowly turned and let my back hit the wall, as I slid down it and took a seat on the concrete floor. "What am I doing? I'm going to ruin everything," I said to myself, as I shook my head. "Or will you fix everything?" a voice said, coming from down the hall. I quickly stood up and got my Keyblade ready. As I walked forward, I saw a cloaked figure. I stood there, frozen in place-that voice, that Organization XIII hood- it was the same imposter I had run into before. "Fix everything? What do you mean?" I asked, still grasping the handle of my Keyblade. "Castle look familiar?" the strange person said, as I tried to maintain my breathing. "What do you know?" I asked, as the cloaked stranger chuckled. "More than you'd like to know. Be wary of your friends, they're not who you think they are," the person said, before they disappeared.
"What is going on?" I said, as I sighed. Nothing was going right-and everyone was giving off mixed signals. I frowned as I turned and faced the Castle that was farther up the mountain. "I need answers, now," I said aloud, as I took off running towards the Castle. As I approached the Castle, I began to feel weak, and tired. The swimming, fighting, and training- combined with my stress- had worked its way on me. I let out a sigh as as I slowed my approach. I glanced up, and saw Saix and Xemnas. I quickly rushed and grabbed a corner of a column, and hid behind it. "Sir, things have gone a little messy. Castle Oblivion has well, not gone according to plan. And i'm worried that Xion will begin to figure out the truth, and Roxas, he's been acting strange as well. To be honest, I-," Saix started, but Xemnas turned to face him, stopping Saix in his tracks. "I am fully aware of the situations at hand. I don't think we have to worry about Roxas and Xion. They both are delivering Hearts faster than ever-and despite them both seeming off-they will never know of the truth behind their existence. And in terms of Castle Oblivion-the weaker of the Organization is disposed of. For now, we will abandon the Castle, and continue to focus on finding Sora, and unlocking Kingdom Hearts," Xemnas said, as I let out a gasp of shock. "Let's head back to The World That Never Was," Saix said, as the two of them opened a dark cloud and vanished back to the castle.
I stood frozen in place. "The weaker of the Organization is disposed of? He sent them there knowing they'd die...and what does he mean the truth of our existence," I said aloud, as I sat down on the yellow painted bricks. Was the strange figure right? I thought as I leaned back against the wall. Everything I thought I knew was crashing down around me, and I didn't know what to do. As I sat in silence, gazing at the once great castle, I realized what I needed to do. Instead of going to some library to get answers, I needed to go to a source that had more information-and that source was Riku. He was the one who had called me Sora, plus Saix and Xemnas both mentioned Sora as well. It couldn't be a coincidence that Sora kept getting brought up. I stood up slowly, feeling the weight and pressure hit my body once more. As badly as I wanted answers, I knew I couldn't go now-if anything were to go wrong-i wouldn't have it in me to fight. I let out a deep breath as I opened a dark cloud and walked through it, back to The World That Never Was.