AN: It's Riku. It's obviously Riku.
Ever since the Little Heart was born, it was always referred to as the "Little Heart". It did not particularly remember why, or how it got this title, but it did remember coming into existence and it heard a voice. It happened so long ago, that the Little Heart couldn't even remember the sound of this voice. Was it male? Female? Mean or kind? Harsh or soft? It was a very faint memory. It didn't even know if all hearts heard this voice. It just said simply.
Your name is Little Heart.
The newborn Heart didn't, nor ever argued. A name was just a name, right? No biggy. Some people say that names shape who you become, but the Little Heart did not feel like this rule applied to it. It just loved hearing its name or his real name called out by his friends, signaling him to come and join them.
With a name, you feel accepted. It was carefully thought out by your parents and is unique to only you. Sure, it might run into another Little Heart, but they would not be the same as itself.
When the Silver Heart had approached him when he was a child, the Little Heart had refered to him as the Adventurous Heart. Sure, the Little Heart would sometimes hang out with other hearts on the islands, but the Adventurous Heart seemed to have the most prominent place in Little Heart's memory.
The Adventurous Heart, was daring, competitive, but always thought before it spoke, which were just some of the many traits the Little Heart admired. Thinking back on it now, as he ran looking for the Silver Heart, the Little Heart wondered why he had changed so much.
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Okay, what the heck just happened?
The Adventurous Heart said, its head in a daze. Last thing it could remember, its world was enveloped in darkness and it had parted with its friends, because the Little Heart refused its offer. Its Body was now in a corridor of darkness, and it couldn't find its way. Where was it to go from here? It had escaped the small islands that was its home, so check that off the list I suppose.
This was no good. The Adventurous Heart looked out of it's body's turquoise eyes to try and find a way out of this dark place. Was that a woman? A woman with green skin? That's weird, definitely odd. But of course, the Adventurous Heart had learned from school to never judge by appearance, so the boy bit his tongue and resisted the urge to call her "green lady".
"Oh my. Why dear, what are you doing in a place like this?" She said sweetly, her grin anything but pleasant. The Adventurous Heart wanted to inch away, but its body stood firm in place. "I got lost, that's all." He replied.
"Well, here the darkness will consume all lost souls who wander. Why don't you come with me?" She blasted a green beam at a wandering creature that was drawing closer, vaporizing it "I can give you shelter and protection."
The Adventurous Heart weighed its options and accepted her offer. They were walking along and had a conversation going. The boy was explaining his situation to the woman "... and that's how I ended up here, separated from my friends." he finished.
"Interesting…" the woman said with her evil grin, listening to every word. She put her arm over his shoulder, guiding him. "Here, follow me."
~o~
At first, it was small. Just a little dot, nothing noticeable. A mere speck. That's all the darkness was at first to the Adventurous Heart.
What people don't know, is that normal hearts don't mind darkness. Most hearts just shrug off the darkness they keep inside them. They know that a good balance of darkness is, well, normal, and if there were trained professionals on this subject, they'd probably say that it is healthy. They know that an overwhelming amount of darkness, or any darkness over average is bad, but usually, that doesn't happen. That's why pure hearts are so rare. There are so few hearts untouched by darkness, that such an event makes the person special.
The Adventurous Heart learned that there were, apparently, 6 "Princesses of Light" who had said pure hearts.
The boy had been expressing his thoughts on his female friend to the green-skinned lady, and she promised that if he retrieved these 6 princesses, she would help him get to see his friend again.
Being in this huge empty castle was when the Adventurous Heart started to have darkness. At first it didn't notice this tiny speck. So it didn't worry, it shrugged it off as any normal heart would.
After being there for awhile, the heart grew bored. The room it was in, was relaxing, comfortable, sure, but there was nothing to entertain it. Maybe there were secret doors in this castle, a library with endless shelving of books, and it was just sitting there, alone in its room. Suddenly the Adventurous Heart heard a whisper echo through it.
Summon me.
Summon me, and quench your boredom.
Instinctively, his body obediently raised his right hand and in a flash of light, he summoned the blade. Surprised, the boy dropped the weapon and backed away from it. The Adventurous Heart felt a calming vibration go through it, as if the feeling was familiar.
Curious, the boy peered over, and looked at the demon winged blade. He poked it with his foot and slowly picked it up. He turned the object, looking it over. The Adventurous Heart got a feeling, that this, whatever it was, was the key out of this dingy castle.
Unknowingly, the darkness inside the Adventurous Heart, reacting to this blade, grew a little bigger.
AN: HAHA ITS NOT ON ANTIFORM IM SORRY