This is my first fan-fiction ever! In fact, since all my writing skills are limited to what I do at school, and since our school-system seems to be intent on civilizing us, this is my first fictional work in over four years. Two things you should notice before reading: 1) I'm Finnish-American, so I speak with an American accent and vocabulary. Unfortunately, all my English teachers have been either British, or Finns, who could barely speak English. This means that my language can be somewhat mixed. 2) THIS IS IMPORTANT! Instead of using Italic typing to express thought, I've decided to use the same type of thing as Stephen King does: brackets. They are clearly separated from the text, so you should be able to notice the difference between thoughts and normal bracket-usage. Also, using brackets gives me the freedom to put thinking in mid sentence. With that said: Enjoy! DISCLAIMER: I do not own the Square-Enix or Disney characters used in the story. All books, movies or songs mentioned belong to the ones who made them! I am not doing this for any profit, just for my own amusement! Introduction-Hello Okay guys, let's start this with a couple of questions: Have you ever felt that you were living in the wrong reality? Have you ever had this strange sensation after reading a book, or seeing a movie, that you just simply had to meet one or two, if not all of the characters? I mean, I can't be the only one who feels this way, can I? Despite the fact that I'm a cynical realist, I've had since grade school a strange obsession with the unnatural. Still, I'm often the first one to say that ghosts and alternative realities aren't real. But deep down I've wanted to believe in them, heck, I wanted to live in a different world. Well, eventually my wish came true. The saying ''be careful of what you wish for'' never meant anything to me. On the long run even a bad wish that backfired on me proved to be a blessing. The events following a certain wish-com-true turned to be on the same time the best, and worst that ever happened to me. The wish... I wanted to live in the world that we know by the name Kingdom Hearts. Evie Don't try to fix me I'm not broken. Hello, I'm the lie living for you so you can hide- Don't cry... Chapter 1- Take Me Away Monday the 19th of May 2008 A small town 30 miles off of Helsinki, Finland A rather grumpy looking, 16-year-old girl was marching through the market square of her hometown. ''Stupid physics exam, why do I have to study it, it's not like I'm gonna use the stuff I learn, just makes my average go doooooown,'' Evie grumbled underneath her breath, then sighed and came to a halt. ''Okay, think happy thoughts, think happy thoughts... Oh! I never have to go to another physics lesson again, it's over for good!'' That annoying, nagging voice at the back of her head then exclaimed: (You still have to pass the exam, you know...) ''Gah, frickin' pessimism genes!'' Evie clutched her head in despair, until she saw that her bus had arrived. ''Damn it!'' she spat out, and then she broke in to a run. As she ran through the market-square, a booming voice spoke in her mind, forcing her to trip: ''It is time, child.'' (Hey, what the hell is Christopher Lee doing in my mind!?) The startled girl fell on her hands and knees, and looked up. A dark thing (or portal as we know it) had opened in front of her. Evie gaped at it, jaw dropping. Her focus then shifted to her surroundings. The rest of the towns folk seemed to be blissfully unaware of her fall, not to even mention the sinister looking black swirl. (What is this, a Dark Tower rip-off come to life?) ''Come forth now, before it is too late!'' the man's voice echoed in her head. (What's going on? Why is he-) The teen stood up slowly, completely forgetting about her bag, and walked in to the dark portal. Right before darkness enclosed her, she shut her eyes, tight. *** (Wha-!? Where am I? What is this place?) Evie looked around, but all she could see was blackness. Her own voice answered dryly in her head: (What did you expect, New York? It was a dark portal, for heavens sake!) The girl groaned. The nagging voice had come back to taunt her. She whispered to it in a frustrated tone: ''Shut up, will you. Leave some space for real thoughts!'' Evie looked underneath her, and noticed that she was standing on a circular platform made of black and turquoise tiles. As she walked slowly to the edge, she thought out loud: '' This place looks kinda like the tutorial area in Kingdom Hearts... What was it called... Ummm, Station of Safety, no, ahh, Sealing... Serenity! Station of Serenity! That's it...'' (Way to go Einstein...) ''Shuddup!'' Evie quickly backed away from the edge, after gazing down to the nothingness beneath the platform. (Oh man, I hate heights... Huh!?) A sudden burst of light made her blink in surprise. A thin stairway had appeared, leading to a light filled room. Evie could barely see a silhouette of a woman, who seemed to glow so brightly that most of her features were hidden. ''Come on, we need to talk,'' the woman said in a gentle voice. Evie flinched, but then began climbing the stairs. She didn't realize that every time she took a step forward, bits of knowledge about Kingdom Hearts, Final Fantasy and even Disney left her, until all of them seemed like a strange dream, and soon, not even that. Had this not happened, Evie would have probably recognized the woman waiting for her. She was quite tall for a woman, nearly 5'8''. Her slender body was garbed in a black top and a pair of shorts and a long sleeveless turquoise cardigan. Her hair was dark brown with highlights, and she had dark eyes, so dark that Evie couldn't quite make out whether they were brown, or a very dark shade of blue or violet. Though the woman was some years older than Evie, her voice wasn't quite as low. Nonetheless, her voice was very soothing and Evie felt herself relax a bit as the woman spoke clearly: ''I'm sorry, but I won't be revealing who I am. If the decision was mine, I wouldn't hesitate telling you, but since it isn't...'' she shrugged and then continued speaking: ''We're in a hurry, so I'll explain this to you quickly. You've got two options. One: Take the door to the left, and go back to your normal life, forgetting this ever happened.'' Evie looked a bit confused as the woman went on. ''Two: Take the door to the right. I don't know where it leads to, all I know that there is someone, maybe even a whole world that needs you. I hate to rush you, but in some time both of the doors will close, and then you'll be stuck with me forever.'' A wry smile crept to the woman's face. ''Well, only until one of us dies of boredom that is...'' Evie giggled feebly at the last remark, before she started to think about the choices, dazed. She had no clue of what would happen if she would take the door to the right. And the door on the left would lead her home, and despite that her life was pretty boring and frustrating, it was all she had. Then again, somebody needed her... (Aleia iacta est) (But what if you'll never see your family and friends again?) The nagging voice sounded, for once, concerned and doubtful. Evie whispered softly: ''Don't worry, I'll see them again!'' ''Excuse me?'' the woman asked, tilting her head. Evie turned towards her and said in a loud, confident tone: ''Oh, nothing. But I made my decision. I'll take the door on the right.'' The woman laughed. ''That's my girl!'' Evie smiled at her, and said: ''Thank you.'' She was a little surprised when she found herself in the woman's embrace. The woman whispered to Evie: ''Always remember this: you are never alone, no matter what they say to you. You'll always have somebody.'' She then turned away, and disappeared in to the light. Evie took a deep breath while she turned away from the woman's vanishing-point,and opened the door she had chosen. But all the thoughts lead back to you. Back to what was never said, back and forth inside my head. I can't handle this confusion, I'm unable Come and take me away. There you go, the first chapter of something I hope will turn out to be a good, long fanfic. The songs I used where Hello by Evanescence and the Avril Lavigne song Take Me Away You can see a Kingdom Hearts AMV of the song here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=evrckB4U6w4 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zilBtgdG7qs I didn't make them myself.
