Okay guys here is chapter two. I spent all day working on it at school. Hope you all enjoy.
Disclaimer: I don't own Dr. Pepper, Kingdom Hearts, or anything else for that matter.
19 hundred hours
Sora had been running through the maze dodging traps for an hour now. His hard work was about to pay off though. He was almost to where the Queen of Hearts was sitting by her favorite pond reading a book. All he had to do was go down this row and take the second right and he would be there. He had had an easy time except for the traps and a few armed guards. He handled the guards quickly and efficiently. He would hide in the hedge walls and wait for the guard to pass directly in front of him. Then he would slide out and silently slit their throats. He got lucky the first time when he found a map on the guard with all the traps labeled and had been able to avoid the traps ever since.
Sora was now standing just around the corner from where the Queen of Hearts was reading waiting for the opportune moment to strike. He found it as Queen of Hearts closed her eyes and took a deep breath. He darted forward, put the knife to her throat, and made the incision.
There was no noise except a short gasp and a splash as the Queen of Hearts sank into the pond. Sora heard the yell of a guard close nearby. He must have heard the splash.
Sora took off running, abandoning all caution as he made a mad dash for the exit. He had his route pre-planned. He went left, left, right, forward twenty paces, and then another left. The hedge to his left as he ran was now the most exterior wall of the maze and beyond it laid his freedom. He took a few steps back then took off at a dead sprint at the wall. He got halfway through when he saw it and had barely enough time to stop. His nose was just inches away from an electrical fence.
Sora cursed. He turned around and made his way out of the hedge. A blade sliced though the skin under his cheek just below his eye. It was moderately shallow but would bleed profusely. Sora looked around and spotted the guard just as the long, slender dagger was about to start coming down again. Sora ducked but felt the blade pass over his head. He scrabbled for one of his weapons and grabbed a .50mm pistol. With on deadly accurate shot, the guard was on the ground lifeless. Sora took off at a sprint again and made two more rights and he was out of the deadly maze.
The next day the news was all over school. Sora and Roxas walked to homeroom together as Roxas explained what happened. "Someone went into the Queen of Hearts garden and slit her throat. She was found dead in a pound. Not to mention the killer also killed four of her guards. Three had slit throats like her and one head a bullet hole right in between his eyes!" Roxas said excitedly.
"I can't believe someone would do that," Sora said as innocent and naïve as he could.
In homeroom nothing else was talked about besides the incident. Kairi and Namine walked up to Sora and Roxas. "Have you heard about what happened yet?" Kairi asked.
"We did," Sora replied, "Its horrible, but on a different note how was the movie?"
"It was really good," Namine said in a small voice.
"Namine screamed at everything and practically had a death grip on my hand." Kairi said accented with a small burst of giggles.
"No I didn't," said Namine, embarrassed.
"Sure," Roxas said sarcastically.
During this conversation Sora was zoning out. He couldn't stop thinking about what his code name would be. He wanted something cool but not so good that he couldn't live up to it. Roxas snapped him out of it by shaking him violently "Huh! What?" Sora said still in a daze.
"I said how did you get that cut?" Kairi repeated patiently. This wasn't the first time Sora had zoned out in the middle of a conversation.
"What cut?" Sora asked confused. He automatically raised his hand to his cheek and traced the line. "I was… Well you see… There was this…" the bell interrupted Sora's rambling. Literally saved by the bell he thought. He would have to think of a good excuse.
He decided not to lie, but not to tell the truth either. So after class when Kairi asked the question again he simply stated, "I was working and I got cut by a knife." Kairi seemed satisfied with this answer and the subject didn't come up again.
At lunch Kairi decided that they were all going over to her house that night. Namine, Roxas, and Sora all called their parents after school and asked. All of them were allowed to go after so persuading Namine's mom to let here come. Her mom said it was okay because it was Friday.
They all walked overt to Kairi's house. It wasn't a fancy house, but it was a nice two story colonial. They walked in and Kairi screamed that she was home. They wall filed into her room and started to watch a movie. Namine and Kairi sat on the bed and Sora and Roxas sat on the floor. Kairi and Namine left the room to go get popcorn. Sora hadn't really been paying attention. He was wondering why he hadn't received his code name yet. He was still coming up with explanations when Roxas suddenly asked, "So when are you going to ask Kairi out?"
Sora started to choke on the Dr. Pepper he was drinking. When he finally got done coughing he spluttered out a small, squeaky, "What?"
"Well not only have you been staring at her for the past half an hour, but you have also had a crush on her since about the first grade. I mean, come on even Namine knows. She asked me about it at the movies," He stated obviously.
"Well… I've wanted to ask her out, but you of all people should know I have trouble talking to girls about relationship things," Sora answered back.
"Okay we'll make a deal. Either you ask her out tonight or I ask her out for you at school tomorrow," Roxas said in a threatening tone.
"Okay I'll try," Sora said as Kairi and Namine walked back in the room with popcorn.
"What are you going to try Sora," Kairi asked
"Nothing," he said quickly.
They finished the movie and went outside to play on Kairi's trampoline. It was already dark. They took turns jumping up and down and daring each other to do tricks. Kairi was the best followed closely by Sora then Roxas and Namine. Kairi could do all sorts of crazy flips and tricks.
Kairi was on the trampoline with Sora trying to teach him a new trick when Sora heard a soft, familiar, metallic sound. H paused to think of where he had heard it before when it dawned on him. "Everyone get down!" Sora yelled. With one fluid motion he drew a concealed dagger and tackled Kairi. As they hit the bouncy floor of the trampoline, Sora heard a loud crack and the whistle of a bullet passing right were his head had been two seconds ago.
"What was that?" Roxas said, voice quivering.
"Just stay down," Sora replied. His eyes swept the over the surrounding area. There was a small movement that vanished behind a tree. He jumped off of the trampoline and ran towards the tree. The person saw him and started running. Sora brought his arm back and threw the dagger.
The dagger found its mark. Sora heard a male scream as the blade sank into the back of intended targets knee. The man fell to the ground writhing with pain. Sora managed to pin him to the ground. "Who sent you?!" Sora yelled at the assassin.
"Wouldn't you like to know," the assassin said with a smirk. With that he jerked his head at an odd angle and moved no more.
Okay everybody hope you liked it. You should be looking forward to the next chapter in a week or so. Please review