Okay so wow, it's been like, forever and a day since I updated. I'm really sorry, not only have I been crazy busy with summer gym but when I was about ten pages into this chapter my computer decided to delete the whole file-even though I had saved it like five or six times. There isn't much fluff in here for those people who like that, or that much of anything, it's more of a 'flowy', 'here-and-there' kind of chapter. There is some important stuff in here though (Mixed within the random dialogue that is)! I hope you guys haven't forgotten too much about this story-especially since it's almost done! It's my longest chapter yet guys so enjoy!
Just a quick little announcement-this story is officially a year old! Thanks to everyone who has stuck with me and I hope you guys enjoy the last few chapters
*Lauren*
"Come on little girl, time to get up" I felt a familiar hand pat my shoulder, shaking me slightly. I blinked open and focused my eyes on the face in front of me. He smiled, "There ya go, up and at 'em."
"What's got you all happy?" I asked Riku, yawning and stretching out my arms.
"We just landed in Halloween Town, which is supposedly connected to Christmas Town, where the Santa Claus lives…of course Sora's just lying about that" Riku's eyes flashed sadly for just a moment and he looked away. "Did I ever tell you the story regarding me and Sora over the Santa topic?" He asked his smile back. I nodded, sliding my legs out of bed and facing him.
"When you two were little you found Sora writing a note to Santa Claus and you thought you would be all cool and make him cry by telling him Santa didn't exist. Then, eight years later, after your huge adventure, Sora mentions 'Oh yeah by the way Riku, I met Santa Claus and he wanted me to tell you he said hi' and all that jazz. So today you think you are going to prove him wrong and embarrass him in front of Kairi, because you are merciless."
"Hell yes" He replied, winking, before getting up and heading into the bathroom.
So, have you ever been to this world before?
I jumped badly as Riku's voice echoed in my head casually.
When did you learn to do that?
I just know your head I guess…
So you know Fury dreamed about decapitating you last night?
No, but I could've guessed. Anyways, back to the question at hand…
No, I can't say I've ever been here, which is weird because it sounds just like my kind of place!
I slid my closet door open, tapping my chin as I contemplated what to wear
Go with something plain, Sora says this world designs your appearance, kind of like Atlantica.
It's one thing to talk to me; it's another to eavesdrop on my thoughts.
Don't eat me, how will I protect you from the scary monsters this place has?
That's ironic because I had a dream about a skeleton popping out from behind a gravestone and scaring you shitless. You jumped into my arms crying like a little baby. I had to carry you back to the ship.
Your strength is extremely over-exaggerated in your dreams.
Or maybe you just severely underestimate my strength
…Nah
A knock on my door knocked my snarky reply from my head
"Come on in" I called, quickly pulling my messy hair up just in case it was one of the guys. It wasn't.
"Hey Lauren, this thought popped into my head this morning, and I wanted to come talk to you about it." Namine said, stepping into the room, "Oh I'm sorry, you aren't even dressed"
"Its fine, I'll be out in a second!" Namine nodded before stepping back out through the doorway.
Hey Cinderella, if you're done preparing for the Halloween Town Ball, I need my brush.
I sent the thought to Riku as I made my bed. He complied by snapping my hair brush right at the back of my head and slamming the bathroom door shut.
"Thanks buddy" I whispered sarcastically, picking up the brush and rubbing the back of my head
Heeding Riku's words, I changed into a plain white V-neck and a pair of short navy blue jean shorts and a pair of dark tennis shoes before brushing out my blonde hair, pulling it up in a ponytail and launching my brush back at the bathroom door. It hit the door with a loud thud! And I heard Riku yelp in surprise.
"You're welcome!" I laughed before heading out of the room.
"What just happened in there?" Namine asked me curiously as we headed down the hall.
"Oh no big deal, so what's up?"
"Well, you know how you were telling us the other day how you kind of vanished for ten years or so, didn't age, and came back to see all your friends were older than you?" Namine asked me, slightly sarcastic
"You mean when somebody shoved me into the Realm of Nothingness? Oh I remember, ten years and not a single birthday cake" I wiped an imaginary tear from my eye. Namine smiled
"Well I've been thinking about that, and I'm pretty sure I've figured two things out relating it. First of all, you aren't this generations Keyblade Master"
"What?" I jerked to a halt, frantically looking over at Namine.
"Sora is, which leads me to my second point" she said calmly, "I think whoever put you to sleep for ten years in the Realm of Nothingness was on our side. I mean, think; whatever great power that is in charge of assigning Keyblade Bearers and all that must have some sort of schedule going on. I mean, one person dies, time to give the next their Awakening." She paused to be sure I was following.
"Go on"
"Well let's say you didn't end up in that realm for ten years, and you met an untimely death around your early twenties or so. Then, Sora would come in a few years later, give or take a year or two. But, since you were in the Realm of Nothingness, you somehow cheated your early death, and when you came out of the realm, there were two Keyblade Bearers." Namine concluded, looking at me anxiously
"So you're saying, whoever put me in the Realm of Nothingness for ten years was somehow saving my life from a future catastrophe?"
"Yeah pretty much" I stopped to think
"Hmmm…you know it's a pretty good theory. It doesn't explain how to kill the Demon Lord or anything useful like that, no offense, but it is nice to know we have someone on our side."
"Someone who knows the future"
"It would seem that way."
"Talking about me?" Riku came up behind us and wrapped one arm around each of our shoulders. Namine squeaked in surprise
"Riku scare you?"
"Just a bit" she whispered
"Don't worry, he's just a big softie, I'm sure you could take him" I told her, smiling at Riku's glare. Namine smiled and nodded
"Especially since I have this!" Without further ado, Namine stepped away from me and Riku and summoned up a blade. A real, legit blade.
The hilt looked like it was made out of paper, folded perfectly around in a hilt-shape, with a metal spiral (like a notebook spiral), forming the body of the blade, all different colors forming their own strands and tracing up through the middle of the spiral. The head of the blade was made of three colored pencils, the points sharpened to a deadly tip, something that would actually most likely make an effective Heartless killer. The three colors were impossible to determine, because they changed constantly with every shift in the light.
"Well shit, I'm in big trouble aren't I?" Riku asked lightly. Namine smiled and swung her blade out of him, making him step backwards to avoid losing his nose.
"Well aren't you just full of surprises?" I teased. The three of us laughed and headed for the front of the ship.
*Riku*
Oh this is just my luck.
I sighed and reached a hand cautiously to the top of my head, again. My Halloween Town attire was actually pretty badass looking, or it would've been if I wasn't so afraid it was going to kill me.
My regular clothes were the same, except for PG-rated rips and tears going along and throughout my jackets and jeans. Dark stitches etched their way up my arms, most of them untied at the ends, and I could fell a long stitch going around a good part of my neck. Then there was the axe sticking out of the top of my head, and dried blood splattered on my face and clothes. How this world managed to shove an axe into my brain and not kill me, I had no idea.
"Well don't you look cute? I guess it's a good thing you didn't have any brain to start with, or we'd be in quite a fix" I'd recognize that devious tone anywhere
"Fury" I snarled turning around. There she stood all high and mighty with herself…except…
"Whoa your eyes!"
"What about my eyes?" She gasped, looking worried. Frantically, she searched for something reflective.
"Uhm, Fury?" What in the worlds?
"Uhm, Lauren? What, does having an axe in your head make you blind too?" She placed her hands on her hips and glared at me.
"Okay what's going on here?" She was the spitting image of Fury, except that her eyes were Lauren's pale blue…whoever she was.
"What is that supposed to mean?"
"Oh hey Riku, nice axe. Oh and hey…Fury? Wait, Lauren?" Sora scratched his head in confusion.
"Is it really that hard to tell whether I'm Fury or Lauren? It's not like we look alike."
"Not usually, but for now you guys could be twins" Kairi held up a small compact mirror which Fury…Lauren…She looked into.
"Whoa, no wonder. But I am definitely Lauren, if I was Fury my eyes would be red…and I'd be trying to kill Riku." Kairi laughed
"But of course"
"Well this is just my luck; not only do I have an axe in my head, but my girlfriend resembles someone who absolutely hates me" Lauren grinned a very scary Fury smile and I just sighed.
As we entered the town through the large gate I had been leaning on, I took the time to observe everybody's…Halloween costumes (Ha ha).
Sora had been given an orange, pumpkin-like eye patch that covered his right eye, and a dark, unnatural shadow was cast over his other eye, making it gleam, wickedly. He also had sparkling white vampire teeth in place of his canines, a small black cape that ended just past his shoulder blades, and a pair of white gloves that covered fingers that looked suspiciously like they ended in claws. The rest of his apparel was very similar to what he usually wore except his clothes were a color close to midnight. He looked absolutely demented…which I'm sure Kairi found very attractive.
Speaking of which, Kairi's outfit definitely attracted attention, it being the polar opposite of what she usually wore. On her head was a witch's hat with a small silver and black belt around it, a similar collar-like belt wrapped around her neck. She had in her hand a small black lantern with bat wings coming off of it. Her shirt ended about an inch above her belly button, the black material looking like it had been burned or shredded at the edges. As for pants, she wore black pants that went down to her ankles in the back, but were cut roughly in the front so they ended about mid-thigh. The pants were held up with an over-sized black leather belt with silver buckles that resembled the other two on her body.
Roxas' outfit was somewhat similar to Sora's, being that he also had a pumpkin eye patch over his eye, only it covered his left eye and it was dark black with glowing green eyes. His fangs glinted somehow more noticeably against his face. He had on a white dress-shirt with a dark red vest over it, but against the shirt you could see splatters of blood like he had just stuck an axe in somebody…maybe that's how I got the way I was. His pants were torn and I got the impression that he had somehow been involved in a mob that ended with the murder of someone. He also had on strange, white claw-gloves like his Other. His eyes were a scarlet red.
As for my Other, Axel had a dark bandanna wrapped around his forehead with the hair above the bandanna it's usual spiky style, and the hair below it in bright red dreadlocks. Over his right eye was a pirate eye patch, and, as the moonlight caught his hair, I noticed beads of different colors were woven into his hair. He had on a white collared shirt with a black vest over it and dark pants, which were torn and bloodied like Roxas'.
Namine had on her white dress, but it was torn and looked as if it had been burnt at the edges, and was splattered in what looked like blood. Small black bat-like accessories were wrapped around her wrists and ankles, and she had a tilted witch's hat with a black bat on it, tied to a silver ribbon that wrapped around the hat. She smiled slightly as she looked at everyone else, small fangs protruding from her mouth.
I ran my tongue over my teeth; oh come on-why didn't I get fangs?
Lauren looked like Fury basically, disturbing I know.
"Hey Roxas no don't step there!" Sora yelled, snapping my attention away from my girlfriend. Roxas was standing over a water grate, a questioning look on his face. Next thing I knew, sickly green water had shot up out of the grate with such force it sent Roxas flying up about ten feet into the air. He landed back on the ground next to the grate with an oomph!
"As usual, the denizens of light come to a new world and do nothing but goof off and get themselves into ridiculous situations. How predictable" A voice sneered. All of our heads snapped towards the cemetery.
"Stardust" I heard Lauren growl through Fury's fangs. She took off towards the cemetery before anybody could react.
*Lauren*
"What are you doing here?" I snarled, before feeling Fury's conscience swell up inside of me. Her mind over took mine before I had a chance to react. My vision enhanced.
Stardust turned around and her facial expressions changed rapidly. One second she was smirking to herself, the next her eyes were widening in shock as she saw me, and finally she screamed at me, hissing with rage.
"What are you doing here? She isn't supposed to know about you! This isn't right!" She cried, almost desperate.
"Oh that's right, you stupid Demons never figured out that I was the one who saved my Light Being, and brought her back to life. We've been working together this whole time"
"Save the story, you can tell it when I drag your half dead body back to my Lord!" she snarled to me.
Oh now you've done it.
This is gonna be fun.
*Fury*
I summoned up my black sword as Stardust unraveled the whip hanging at her waist. She snapped at me, its tip seeking blood.
With almost relaxed ease, I blocked the whip, letting it wrap around my blade before swinging it sideways, my super human strength sending Stardust careening into an over sized gravestone.
"Is that all you've got? You're hurting my feelings!" I called to her, almost laughing unnaturally as she shrieked angrily. She lunged at me, barreling me over and punching me hard in the face before I knocked her off of me with the flat side of my sword. I quickly jumped up and slashed away her whip, its tip drawing a light scratch on my jaw bone.
She backed up quickly to the side of the cemetery, jumped up and, using the stone wall to push off, she launched herself at me. I bent backwards, my back to the ground with the part of my legs beneath my knees curled under me. Then, as she passed over me, I used my arms to lift myself up from the ground, uncurled my legs, and bicycle-kicked her high into the air.
I sprinted to the stone wall Stardust had used to lunge at me, running up it. From there I jumped to the top of a gravestone, before finally pushing myself high into the air, spreading my wings slightly so I would be able to soar up. I shot into the air like a rocket, flying past Stardust as she flipped herself over; preparing to fall back to the ground.
Hovering over her, I summoned my sword back to me and raised it over my head, darkness gathering around it and dark lightning beginning to snap and sparkle. As Stardust began her descent, I threw my blade out in front of me, the wave of power shooting down and smashing her into the ground. I brought my wings to my body and sped towards the ground, flipping and landing on my feet with ease.
Stardust staggered to her feet, weary and hurt and breathing hard. She glanced back at me one more time before springing towards the nearest gravestone, a portal emerging against the rough stone. I took off after her, just a few steps behind.
As she stepped into the portal I brought back my fist and…smashed it into the stone, breaking the entire gravestone up.
"Dammit!" I shouted, stomping my foot angrily. She got away.
"And this is Fury…erm and Lauren. They are two people in one you see" I heard Sora say behind me. I whirled around to see the rest of the group along with a very tall, very slim skeleton man.
"And you are?" I asked, trying to distract myself from wanting to kill something slowly.
"My name is Jack Skellington, and I am in the process of planning this year's Halloween Festival! Say, you look pretty scary- do you think you and your friend who just ran off could be part of the show? I'm sure the two of you would be a huge hit!" Everyone laughed, other than me that is.
"Look here buddy", I told him, stomping right up to him and poking him hard the chest with my index finger, "That Demon that just disappeared is not my friend, and I have better things to do with my life than perform in some stupid show!" Jack looked at me, the dark indentations on his face where his eyes should have been staring intently at me. He was completely un-intimidated.
"Well that's too bad" He said finally, putting his right hand on his hip and scratching his chin with his other skeletal hand. "You don't suppose other Demons like yourself would be interested in participating in my show do you?"
"I'm not a Demon-I'm a Dark Being you brainless pile of bones!" I shrieked at him. He smiled way too largely.
"Nonetheless though, meeting you has given me some great ideas for this Halloween! I simply must get back to work! It was nice to meet all of you, and it was good to see you again Sora!" Jack waved before heading off quickly back towards the town.
"So, did you kill Stardust?" Namine asked conversationally, acting very unlike Namine. Lauren's conscience attempted to snatch over mine and give her control.
I don't think so.
I shoved her mind back, but she insistently kept trying to gain control of our body. The problem with this world was that we couldn't separate. My head throbbing, I bent over.
"She got away, but I'm guessing she'll be back" I told them.
"Why don't you stay here and the rest of us can go check out Christmas Town?" Sora offered, flinching when I glared at him through my pain.
"Do you honestly think I'll let you guys leave me behind?" I growled. Sora quickly rephrased his offer.
"I meant stay here with somebody else to guard the town in case she comes back while the rest of us go be sure Christmas Town is ok!"
"Nice save" Riku commented, getting an elbow to the side from Sora.
"Fine I'll stay and keep watch. Who else is staying?" I asked.
"I will" Riku said casually, leaning against a gravestone.
"I don't think so! You need to come meet Santa!" Sora exclaimed, glaring at Riku seriously. Kairi and Namine did their best to contain their laughter. Riku pulled a black rectangle out of his pocket and tossed it to Sora.
"Take a picture and bring it back. It'll last longer than any memory anyway" He said calmly as Sora grudgingly tucked Riku's phone away in his pocket.
"Fine" He said before walking off, the others following him into the woods.
"Well I guess it's just you and me now" Riku said, sitting down in front of me, looking over me thoughtfully.
"You do know you're talking to Fury right?" I told him, massaging my temples. Shock flashed in his eyes. But he did his best to cover it up.
"That's what I thought"
"You had no idea."
"Yes, I did."
"No, you didn't."
"…Shut up."
*Sora*
"Uhm Sora? Are you sure about this?" Kairi asked nervously, peering into the Christmas-Tree-shaped hole in the side of the tree's trunk. "I thought Santa lived at the North Pole, not inside a tree"
"Don't worry Kairi! It's like a portal to a whole other world! It's not just the inside of the tree."
"I don't know about this…maybe I should just go back with Riku and Lauren and Fury" Kairi was nervously wringing her hands out in front of her. The others had already jumped through the portal, but Kairi was determined not to go easily.
"How about I hold your hand, and we jump through together? When you're with me, you'll be safe." I held my hand out to her, and she hesitantly took it.
"Don't you dare let go Sora." She told me firmly, gripping my hand tightly. I smiled and nodded
"Don't worry, I've gotcha." She smiled, looking into my eyes and holding my gaze. I thought faintly of the time Jack and Sally had danced in the snow here last time I had visited, and how I had pictured me and Kairi dancing…
A huge gust of when blew through the forest and a branch snapped loudly, causing us both to jump. That was when I realized how close we suddenly were. Our hands were still interlocked, but our chests were practically touching now, and her face was almost directly beneath mine.
"Soareyoureadytogo?" I asked quickly, jumping back and hoping the moon's light would help to hide my blush. Kairi gave a small smile, blushed lightly, and nodded.
"Okay, on the count of three. One…two…three!" I jumped through the hole pulling her with me. I turned around as I fell, catching her as we spiraled down to Christmas Town.
*Riku*
"Hey are you all right?" I asked Lauren….Fury, whoever, as she leaned against one of the surrounding walls of the Town Square, groaning.
"Here in this place, Fury and my conscience are a lot closer together. The lines that separate us are blurred together, and it's hard to maintain control as one person."
"And?"
"And it's giving me one hell of a headache!" she snapped, massaging her temples.
"Oh I'm sorry", I said sincerely, walking alongside her as we wandered around, "Can I help at all?" Lauren glanced at me.
"I don't know, talk to me, distract me."
"Distract you eh?" I smirked, that I could do.
"Need I remind you I have fangs full of poison, and Fury's conscience is battling with mine? If she got control of me while I was kissing you she would bite you and you would be dead. And then who would I pull pranks on?"
"I thought you were done with that." Lauren froze in mid-step, before continuing on.
"Oh I am" she assured me coolly.
"Uh-huh" I said, looking her over skeptically. She grinned widely, making me shudder.
"So where to?" I asked, looking away.
"Hmm…hey what about there?" She pointed through the graveyard to a large gate that blocked the way to a pumpkin patch beyond it, and a large, curled hill in the center.
"Ok, let's go."
*Kairi*
I was completely confused. Above me was warm, and below me was freezing cold. But I still refused to open my eyes. Sora tugging me into the black pit in that tree and spiraling down was an awful experience, and I was still too nervous to open my eyes.
"Come on Kairi, its ok! This place is fabulous!" I opened eyelid just slightly, and I managed to figure everything out.
Sora was leaning over me, warming me. My back was buried in the snow, freezing me. Well, this is awkward.
"Okay okay Sora, my eyes are open now" I told him, opening both of my eyes fully, taking in his flawless face with the night sky and the light fall of snow behind him. He grinned and made me wish I could save the moment, but it was gone in a flash as he pulled me to my feet.
"I'm sorry about scaring you Kai! But I didn't think you were gonna take it slow and steady" He explained, his hands rubbing warmth back into my arms.
"It's okay Sora; I know you weren't trying to scare the life out of me." Blinking, I looked past him, "Where are the others?"
"Oh they already headed into town!"
"And where's that?"
"Turn around and see!" I turned and my eyes were greeted with a kaleidoscope of colors. Lights were wrapped around every building and surrounded every window, the houses all in fantastic candy colors, a merry-go-round spinning so quickly the colors blurred, and, best of all; the big Christmas tree in the center of town, every decoration imaginable hanging from its green limbs (A/N I just added the Christmas tree for fun)
"Come on Sora let's go!" I cried, sprinting down the snow-covered hill for the town, not even waiting for him.
"Hey Kai wait up!" I heard Sora call from behind me with a laugh. Within seconds he overtook me, speeding down the hill.
By the time we got to the gate entrance to this town (I noticed that this town's gate was open, while Halloween Town's was closed), Sora and I were both breathing heavily. Namine, Roxas, and Axel were all there waiting for us, itching to go see what there was to see.
"All right, first thing's first; be on the lookout for Heartless!" Sora said, deepening his voice so he could sound more in charge.
"There are Heartless here?" Namine asked, shocked. Sora nodded
"Strange I know, but this place actually has some pretty nasty Heartless sometimes, so be sure to look out for them. Second, all of you behave when we see Santa!" Sora's voice returned to normal when he said 'Santa'. He was too excited to keep up the charade. We all nodded, grinning like idiots. I mean, who wouldn't want to meet the one and only Santa Claus?
Trying to soak up the entire town with our eyes, we headed into Christmas Town.
"So where's this Santa's workshop?" Axel asked, looking around.
"Oh, it's the giant building straight ahea-AH!" Sora's voice broke off with a shout as the ground rumbled. The snow beneath the merry-go-round became black; causing the ride to sink into the blackness like it was a pool of water. Then, out lunged a Neoshadow. Only this Neoshadow was maybe ten times bigger than the norm, and had the individual riding pieces from the merry-go-round gripped in its hands.
It's glowing yellow eyes focused on us, and it tossed the pieces at us. I felt Sora grab my hand and pull me aside, the two of us landing in front of a small house in a pile of snow.
"Watch yourself Kairi!" He told me before springing up, summoning a candy-cane colored Keyblade and sprinting for the Heartless. I summoned Blooming Strength and followed him.
*Riku*
After demolishing a few double-headed ghost Heartless, Riku and I settled at the crest of the curling hill. Riku was lost in thought while I, after managing to calm my conscience(s) down, stared out at the oversized moon.
"What are you thinking about?" I asked Riku finally, trying not to let the fact that the moon lit his face up like he was some kind of angel distract me.
It's distracting you
Shut up
"I'm just wondering about this and that"
"Well which this and which that?"
"Excuse me?" I grinned; I had a talent for confusing people with odd logic.
"This means a variety of things, and that means a variety of things." Riku smirked
"Well I'm thinking about that this, and this that." He turned towards me
Take that
"Curiouser and curiouser" I said in a sing-song voice
"Hey you've read Alice and Wonderland?" I smiled and nodded
"I love that book, so they have it on Destiny Islands too?" Riku nodded
"I tried to get Sora to read it but he got confused and told me to stop making him read stupid nonsense books" I laughed
"You know, Wonderland is a world"
"I'm not surprised."
"So do you suppose there are ways to travel worlds other than gummi ships? I mean, how else would this stuff travel around the universe…dimension…this place?" I threw my arms out in a sweeping gesture. Riku just shrugged
"There are the Corridors of Darkness, how the Heartless travel…how I traveled." He looked down.
"The key part is traveled, that's all in the past now" I pointed out, looking over.
"I suppose….how do you suppose the Heartless got here?" He asked suddenly.
"Wait, huh?"
"Well I mean, if the Demons came from another Realm then maybe the Heartless did too" Riku exclaimed, clearly thinking he was on to something.
"Did you know Ansem the Wise?" Time to burst his bubble.
"What do you know about him?"
"Well he wrote these entries on Heartless and the basic properties of the heart that were nicknamed the 'Ansem Reports'. In them he talks about a lab he built underneath the castle in Radiant Garden where he conducted experiments on the heart." I informed him.
Go on.
Stop that.
Riku just chuckled.
"Ok, so without him knowing, his six apprentices, whose Nobodies became members of Organization XIII, conducted darker and more dangerous experiments. When Ansem found out he ordered them to stop, but they ignored him, and eventually they created Heartless. Well, synthetic Heartless at least. I don't think they created the original Heartless, but I do know that the ones they created they branded with an emblem, and called them Emblem Heartless."
"Like the ones we just fought" Riku said, gesturing behind us.
"Exactly, so the Heartless took over that world, and spread. So whose fault is it? The scientist who started the experiments or the apprentices who experimented too far?"
"That is a great question"
"Haha well it was nice having a deep conversation with ya buddy" I clapped him on the back. He returned it with a questioning look.
"What? Do you want me to kiss you while I look like this?" I pointed to myself
What's that supposed to mean?
Well if you really want me to kiss him…
NO!
"Are you talking to yourself again?" Riku waved a hand in front of my face.
"What? Oh sorry yeah I was!" Riku smiled
"If anybody else had said that I would probably fear for their sanity."
"But not me?"
"Nope! I already know you're crazy!" Riku jumped of the hill and headed back towards the town.
"Hey get back here!"
*Sora*
Panting, the five of us trudged back towards the town; somewhat beaten and bruised (I had been able to heal everybody a little using two potions). (A/N sorry about not adding in the actual fight- I couldn't think of how to describe it)
"Hey, you hanging in there?" I asked Kairi who was a bit behind everybody. She nodded
"Yeah I'm all right, thanks for saving me back there…more than once" I grinned
"Anytime, I've got your back." Kairi smiled and the whole atmosphere seemed to brighten.
"Hey what happened to you guys?" Riku called coming over to us. Lauren or Fury or whoever followed up.
"Did you guys run into Stardust?"
"Nah, we got attacked by a giant Neoshadow! Right Roxas?" Axel told them. Roxas nodded
"And it was easily twenty stories tall and two buildings wide!" Axel added. Riku and Lauren looked at each other
"I see" Lauren said skeptically
"Really it was!" The red head insisted.
"Face it Axel-they aren't buying it" Roxas said, ending his protests.
"Hey they were just starting to believe me!"
"No they weren't!"
"They were too!"
"So guess what I got" I said, turning to Riku and holding out his phone. Riku took it and checked his pictures. His eyes widened and I knew what he saw- a picture of the one and only Santa Claus standing in his workshop, smiling at the camera.
"Sora took forever to make sure that picture was just right, you know" Kairi added. Riku put his phone in his pocket casually.
"The only problem with modern technology", he began, "is that stuff like this", he pointed to his pocket holding his phone, referring to the picture, "is something that can be created and doesn't necessarily have to exist."
"Wha-what? Are you saying that I somehow created that picture? Just magically? Riku you know I'm terrible with technology-just checking my e-mail takes half an hour!"
"You had Kairi help you" my stupid friend decided
"Don't bring me into this" The auburn warned.
"Why you lousy, thick-headed, non-believing-
"Whoa whoa whoa calm it down, just take this as a learning experience not to try and fool your elders" Riku said, smirking successfully.
"You're only a year older than me!" I shouted.
Then I tackled him to the ground.
*Stardust*
"Well well well look what the cat dragged in" Nightshade purred, sounding like a cat herself. I wiped a bit of dirt of my forehead and glared threateningly.
"It looks like they were a bit too much for you huh?" Midnight giggled.
"I just ran into some complications" I said casually. After all- I knew something critical that they didn't, and I was going to earn our Lord's favor, not them.
"Well I'm sure you can tell Him allll about it" Nightshade crooned, opening a portal. Shit I can't go back like this! I'll get brushed off and laughed at whether I tell Him about Fury or not!
"No! Well that is, we don't know where they are going next, and it's not like we have any exciting news to report"
"Nope, just the usual. You got your butt kicked by a bunch of Light Beings. No surprise there"
"Don't" I growled. Nightshade hesitated
"Fine, but after the next time we meet, we are going back to our Realm to tell our Lord what we know, so he can decide if he wants to cross over to this Realm and take care of them personally" I nodded.
The next time we meet, I'm going to kill you Fury, and bring your head back on a platter as a gift to our Lord, and Aros will no longer be his second in command. That useless, weak, good for nothing h-
"Ready to go? Midnight asked
"Those light idiots are at a new world already?" I asked. That can't be right
"No of course not, we are going out to get a few hearts" Midnight grinned maliciously. I grinned back darkly.
"I'm in."
So there you have it. Things are slowly starting to piece together, and I'm doing my best to tie up any loose ends. I hope you guys liked it and I'm not sure when I'll be able to update, so just bear with me here. If you guys have any questions feel free to PM me! Other than that, please review and I hope you liked it!
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