Disclaimer: I do not own Kingdom Hearts or any of the characters that Square Enix does.
Author's Note: Now things start to get interesting! This chapter delves into the post KH 3D lives of these characters. Plus it gives you a deep insight into Tobi's past, so I hope you like it! If you do, please review! Thanks!
Chapter IV: Sorrowful Memories
Van pushes open the doors to the library. As we walk in my eyes get pulled up. This place is huge...this...lobby has an open spot that goes up four stories. There are balconies on each one, not to mention these huge rows of books, like in Hollow Bastion, but much bigger.
"Look at this place...there are so many books." Tobi must be in his heaven, he's always reading.
"So where in here is our interview going to be? This place is huge..." Ven looks up through the opening.
"Hi everyone!" I search for the voice. Serah's pink hair helps her to stand out. "How were your first tastes of classes?" She smiles.
"Some were good...others sucked."Tobi sticks out his tongue and twists his face, which makes us all laugh.
"That sounds about right." Serah giggles. "Are you here for your interview?" Wow, does she know everything?
"Um...yeah...how did you know about that?" I tilt my head.
"We were all told about it. Hasn't anyone else asked you about it? Or any of your adventures?" Serah offers a confused smile.
"We really haven't talked to anyone. We've mostly stayed by ourselves." Kairi gestures as she talks.
"Well, everyone around here has been talking about the seven of you and everything you've been through. We all want to hear about your adventures especially that last one you just came back from." Serah's smile widens.
"How does everyone know about these things? I don't remember ever really talking about it." Kairi's right, I don't think I ever talked about it with people other than those on the Islands...I look over at the others, but they all shake their heads.
"There were a lot of reports about it and what happened to all the Heartless. They never really said much about it; just that it happened. Everyone wants to know the whole story from you guys."
"Huh, so do you know where we're supposed to do this interview?" Ven puts his hand behind his head.
"Anywhere you want." She smiles. What is she talking about? I'm pretty sure that note said the library, "I'm your interviewer and the editor of the school's magazine, so wherever you want to do this is fine with me." Her smile widens. As I look over I see the others are as confused as me.
"It doesn't matter. Where's the best place?" Roxas shrugs.
"Well let's go to the Courtyard then,...the light's better, plus I like the fresh air." Her hand sways while she's talking.
"Okay," I smlie and nod, while Serah leads us away from the library. By now, the sun's dropped below most of the taller buildings, so we have a nice bit of shade. With us on the benches on the edge of the grass, she starts off.
"You guys ready?"
"Yep," Roxas and I chime before the others can say anything.
"So um...I guess we should start from the beginning...how do you all know each other?"
"Well, Tobi and I are twins, but er got separated when we were three. Ven and Van are two parts of the same heart. Roxas is my Nobody, and Naminé is Kairi's Nobody, and Kairi and I have been best friends since we were four." *Gasp* I catch my breath after my five second crash course on our lives; Serah's still scribbling on her notepad.
"Okay...so you two are twins. You two are their Nobodies...and you...two...share...a heart?" She still smiles even though I'm sure she's confused. "How does that work if you don't mind me asking?"
"When I was fifteen, my Keyblade master, a really nasty dude named Xehanort, split my heart into its light half and dark half. He became my dark half." Ven points over at Van.
"So this happened pretty recently then." She's going to love this.
"Not really, unless you call thirteen years recent." Ven chuckles.
"Wait...you're twenty-eight?" She looks really confused now. I feel really bad for laughing.
"No, I'm eighteen like these guys...Xehanort tried to use our hearts to create this thing called the X-blade, but it caused both our hearts to 'fall asleep' for ten years, until he came and saved us."
"Ack...Ven stop!" I try to pull out of his noogie..
"Even after all that you two still get along?" As I rearrange my hair, I see her trying to hold in a laugh.
"Of Course!"
"Yeah, this guy kinda starts to grow on you after awhile." Van tries to hold back his smile, but I can still see it.
"I'll take that as a compliment!" Ven's smile expands, and we all laugh along.
"Okay then...I have a couple more questions with all of that, but I'll save those for another time. So, how are you two their Nobodies if you're still here? Sorry, I don't mean to sound rude, but I thought that a Nobody was created only once a person lost their heart..."
"Usually, but Roxas and I are special...Kairi is one of the Princesses of Heart, so when her Heart was stolen, I was created from Sora's body and Kairi's heart. Roxas is made of Sora's heart and body, but because of Ven's heart being in Sora, he was able to coexist after Kairi brought Sora back from being a Heartless." Naminé slides in closer to Roxas.
"Wow...I knew you lived some...interesting lives, but wow..." She chuckles as she writes.
"It get's stranger if you want." I guess Tobi's right...our story only makes things more interesting as Serah put it.
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"Sure!" Serah lets out that laugh I've been watching her hold in. Tobi and I share a glance before I shrug.
"I've already told a story, so I think it's your turn." We smile.
"Yeah, Tobi let's hear from you." Serah's eyes seem to be more attentive.
"Okay...well like we said earlier Sora and I are twins, I'm the older one."
"By only five minutes!"
"Anyway..." He gives me a glare that turns into a smile, "I guess acocording to our Mom, we spent everyday together. Sora would always be the one who came up with the adventures and I'd go along with it. She said that neither our Dad nor her knew what happened to me after we turned three. She said I just disappeared one day..."
"So what happened?"
"I was adopted by this family on Earth..." Uh oh...this is starting to get into that sensitive territory, but I think he's going to keep going. He scoffs a little before starting again, "My parents were great. I had no clue I was adopted. My older brothers never told me anything about it..." I'm glad he's smiling about them now.
"And they were all okay about you coming out here?" Agh...Serah...why? I was trying to stop you. Tobi's been trying to bury all that stuff.
"Uh...Serah...that's a bit of a ..."
"It's okay Kairi. If I'm ever going to get over this, I need to talk about it." He takes a couple of deep breaths. I'm sure this is tough for him.
"My...adoptive...family didn't say anything about my coming out here...because," He sighs, "Maleficent killed them."