Okay, now Kairi_01 please don't get mad at me but I had this awesome idea so I'm putting "Discovering my Past to Find My Future" and "The Story of Light" on hold for now. I know I haven't posted in them in like a year but you know...I think this one will be cooler as it's not Riku-centric (I know a first for me) and it focuses on all three characters at the same time. Alright, here we go! This story starts just as Sora, Riku and Kairi get the letter from King Mickey. (So at the end of Kingdom Hearts 2) It'll kinda be like whatever character I write in italics is the one who we experience but I'll still write their names instead of putting 'I' or 'us'. And you know the rest: Anyway, here's the first chapter. Chapter 1: Home Again, Home Again Destiny Islands: Island Sora's POV Sora gazed down at the letter, his blue eyes moving from side to side as he read. Kairi stood at his left-hand side and Riku at his right. Sora read it through once before reading it out loud. Sora, Riku, Kairi, Congrats guys! You did a bang up job on the Organization and since then, the heartless and nobodies have started to shrink in numbers by a lot. So, we decided to give you guys some time off. You know, to see your families and enjoy relaxing after two straight years of on the go. Hope you guys have a great vacation! From King Mickey XXVII The three friends gazed at the letter for a few minutes before Riku jumped back onto the paupu tree he had been sitting on. "A vacation?" he repeated from the letter. Sora and Kairi looked at each other smiling. Only King Mickey would think they needed a vacation. "But that means we'll be going back to fight, right?" Sora asked, looking up at his friend. Riku nodded, smiling. "I guess we're not out of the game yet. Besides, I can't see spending the rest of our lives here, after what we've seen. Can you?" The other two shook their heads. "Well," Kairi started, grabbing the letter and folding it into her pocket. "We may as well do what Mickey told us. We can go see our families. I know your parents have been worried sick." She gave Sora and Riku a stern, motherly like gaze and they understood. Riku jumped back down. "Alright then. Might as well get this over with." ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Destiny Islands: Sora's House Sora's POV They decided it was better to go straight to their homes rather than sticking together. Sora waved to Riku who just kept walking. Sora turned to the door and took a breath. He hadn't seen his parents in two years, even if one of those years he was asleep. He thought about what to do and knocked on the door. He could hear his mother coming down the stairs and had second thoughts about this going alone thing. "Who's there?" His mother asked in her soft voice. Sora felt like he lost his voice. "Um...mom?" He said weakly, hoping she heard him. "Sora?" The door flew open and his mother threw her arms on top of him, tears streaming down her face. "You're okay? I can't believe it! Where have you been?" Sora's eyes were watering. "I'm fine mom. Um...can I come in?" She nodded, pulling him into the house. She still looked the same as Sora remembered. She had brown hair that fell down to her waist and bright blue eyes. She still stood a few inches taller than he did. Sora walked into the kitchen when his father walked in. He on the other hand, had dirty blond hair that had a spikey look to it and brown eyes. He was still a bit taller than his mother. They sat down around the kitchen table, his mother in tears and his father close to it. "W-where were you?" His dad asked, voice faltering. Sora took a deep breath and started to talk. He started with the idea that Riku came up with about building a raft to leave the islands and went all the way through to the letter from King Mickey. Some things he kept out such as his time in Castle Oblivion since he couldn't remember, Roxas, Riku's transformation and a little bit about Riku's betrayal. He also left out the part about them leaving again. His mom walked over and hugged him tight. "I'm so proud of you, my little hero," she said and his dad stood up. "So, you had quite an adventure. I'm proud of you son," he said giving Sora a rare smile. "Thanks." ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Destiny Islands: Riku's House Riku's POV Riku walked up to his house. Yep, it was still painted pink meaning that his mom was still the same. He had no idea how he turned out the way he did because he and his mother were the complete opposite. She was perky, motherly and always concerned for him to an extreme extent while Riku...wasn't. Riku walked up to the door and half-regretting it, opened the door. "Hey mom? Are you home? It's me. Riku," he called through the door. A scream came form upstairs and a woman came bustling down them. She had blond hair that fell to her shoulders and blue-green eyes. She was probably Riku's height by now. She ran up to him, hugging him tight. Riku let her do it, knowing that they hadn't seen each other for two years. Behind her came a man with short dark brown hair. It wasn't his father; Riku never met his dad. This was Eric, his mom's new husband. From what Riku could figure out, his real father left his mother before he was born. He'd never met him but he had been used to Eric since they got married when he was five. Eric smiled behind them, knowing to give them privacy. His mother, on the other hand, pulled him into the living room and pushed him onto the couch. "Where on earth have you been? I've been worried sick and you never wrote home to tell me you were okay! Ever since that storm I had been crying my eyes out thinking you were hurt!" Riku tried not to roll his eyes. His over-protective mother was sometimes annoying. "And I still see you are the same Riku that I know. Obnoxious, over-confident..." There was a long pause. "I know, mom. I missed you too," he said, smiling at her. "And I'm not as confident anymore," he added more to himself. "Well then? Where have you been?" His mother demanded, sitting across from him. Riku sighed and launched into his story. He left out many pieces hoping his mom wouldn't ask too much. He mainly left out his personal things: him betraying Sora and Kairi, his journey through the darkness, his transformation and especially, Ansem. The thought of his mom hearing that her son had been possessed would be a little too much. "T-that's a lot," Eric said, sitting down beside his mother. Riku just nodded and his mom started to rant again. "You had all that time and didn't even let me know you were okay? And what's this about a legendary weapon? You will have no such thing to do with it! You are forbidden to leave like that again! I will not go through that again!" She shouted at him but smiled after a few minutes. Riku gave a weak smile back. After being told that he wasn't even aloud to use his keyblade, he didn't mention the letter. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Destiny Islands: Kairi's House Sora's POV Riku and Sora walked down the street to Kairi's house after meeting up. They knew Kairi would be okay since she was only gone for about a month. "How was it at your house?" Sora asked, putting his hands behind his head. Riku shrugged. "Okay. My mom is still over doing it with the rules but other than that it's cool. How about you?" Sora smiled. "Awesome. My mom called me a hero!" "Sora, I hate to tell you this but you are a hero." "Oh...right..." They looked to see Kairi coming down the street, looking mad. Instantly, the two boys got ready. A mad Kairi was a bad Kairi. She walked up to them and mumbled something. "What was that, Kairi?" Sora asked, looking at her with concern. "My parents are sending me to summer camp." "What?" Sora and Riku shouted at the same time. "Summer camp? But why?" Sora asked, shocked. Kairi sighed. "They say they want me to interact with more people my age rather than go out on adventures." "But that's not fair!" Sora shouted at once. "It's not your fault. Axel kidnapped you! Didn't you tell them?" Kairi nodded and heard a voice call her home. "I have to go. Bye Sora. Riku." She took off back to her house and Riku and Sora each went back to their own homes, hoping to enjoy a nice long sleep in an actual bed. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Destiny Islands: Riku's house Riku's POV Riku walked into his house, shutting the door behind him. He started to walk up to his room when his mom called him into the kitchen. He sat down, looking puzzled. "We've decided to send you to summer camp," his mom said after a silence. "What?" Riku raised an eyebrow. His mother smiled at him. "It's time you forget about all that dangerous battles and make some friends other than Sora and Kairi. Don't look so sad. You'll be at the same camp as your friends." Riku sighed in relief and went upstairs to call Sora. *bring bring* "Hello?" It was Sora. "Hey Sora." "Riku! Hey! What's up?" "Not much. Do you have to go to this stupid camp too?" "Sadly. Can you imagine us with normal people?" "Or any people at all." "Oh..." There was a pause. Sora didn't like to bring up Riku's time alone if he could help it. "Anyway, we'll have to be careful." "Why?" "Sora, we can't just start summoning our keyblades and practicing! Just because the Organization is gone, doesn't mean that all the threats are. Don't forget, we left Maleficent in the World That Never Was." "Oh yeah. I almost did forget about her." "Yeah, so the remaining heartless will be on the lookout for us." "Right! No keyblades. Got it." "Alright. I got to go to bed. I don't remember the last time I actually slept in one." Sora laughed and hung up. Riku put the phone down and fell into bed without even changing.
Chapter 2: Camp Kingdom Destiny Islands: Bus Terminal Sora's POV The three friends all got awoken by their families and were dragged, bags and all, to the bus station where they would get sent to what their parents called Camp Kingdom. Sora, Riku and Kairi all got on the bus to find it remotely empty. There were around ten teens in total and they all looked around their age. Seeing an empty spot, the three sat down. Sora and Kairi naturally sat together while Riku took the seat behind them. "Remember Sora. No keyblades," he whispered into Sora's ear. "Gotcha." Sora replied with his confident smile. He took a looked behind him to see who else was on the bus. There were thee boys and one girl at the back who looked like a group of street punks. Two of them had short brown hair. The one sitting the furthest away looked a bit like a rat and was nodding quickly. The guy sitting beside him had a muscular built and had the sleeves torn off his T-shirt to show bulging muscles. The third was a girl who had long blond hair that looked like it hadn't been washed in a while and she was huddled up beside what Sora thought was the leader. He had all black hair that fell almost an inch of his shoulder. He was smirking at his group as they pestered him with praise with an arm over the shoulder of the girl. Sora turned his attention to the other people. There was one boy with black hair buzzed to a military cut and tanned skin that was talking to a girl who was sitting beside him who had long black hair. A few seats in front of Sora sat two girls with curly brown hair that looked like twins. They were talking and giggling, occasionally looking behind them at the boys. Before they knew it, the bus had stopped and the ten inside it stepped out. Camp Kingdom: Day 1 Riku's POV Riku groaned as they looked at the camp. There were two cabins (one for the girls, one for the boys.) A lake was a bit away and he could see a dock with a boat and paddles, ready to be used. Another building was behind the cabins and he guessed that that was where they would eat and do stuff. A cheerful voice came towards them. "Hey there campers! Welcome to Camp Kingdom!" It was a guy with a blue and green stripped shirt and jeans. He had messy dark brown hair and brown eyes. Riku held in anther groan. He was a typical instructor. Any thoughts of having a quiet trip were gone from Riku's mind. "My name is Jeff and I'll be your adult supervisor for your time here at Camp Kingdom." He seemed to pause after every two or three words. They followed Jeff to the cabins and got divided. Kairi gave a pleading look to Sora and Riku as she followed the giddy-girls and the punk-girl. The boys walked to their cabin and looked inside. There were three bunk beds to be seen and that was about it. Sora and Riku immediately took the bunk furthest away from the group and threw their bags on the floor. Jeff busted through the door. "Awesome! Well guys, get some sleep cause tomorrow we begin a fun month at the greatest place on earth!" he shouted and slammed the door behind him. Riku climbed up to the top bunk. "Which isn't here," he muttered under his breath. The leader of the gang took a bunk with the dark brown hair and the other two members of his crew took the other bunk. There were a few minutes of silence as they all looked at each other. "So, what's everyone's name?" Sora asked weakly. Riku made a move to punch him but decided better of it. "I'm Demik," the guy who had to share a bunk with the gang leader said with a smile. The leader jumped from his bunk. "Alright. Let's get one thing straight. We make the rules in this cabin and if you don't do what we tell you, we'll smash your face in so hard your stomach will feel it. The name's Rory. This is Aidan," the guy with the rat face, "and Geoff," the guy with the muscles. Riku looked at Rory. This was your average thug. Thinking he's top of the pack and can boos people around. Still, it would be wise not to pick a fight with someone you know you can kill. "Riku." Sora had his mouth open. "That's not fair! You can't do that to us," he said, standing up. Riku put a hand on his shoulder, nodding. Sora sat back down. "I'm Sora," he added, mainly to Demik who nodded. Rory smiled in victory. "Good. And as long as you guys do what I say, no one will get hurt." Camp Kingdom: Day 2 Riku's POV Riku awoke to see that everyone else was already awake, doing their own things. Demik was working on a laptop, Rory talking to Geoff and Aidan and Sora was on his cell phone, talking with Kairi. A horn rang and the six of them ran outside, thinking there was some kind of emergency like a fire. The five girls were standing there. Kairi was standing away from the two giddy-girls and the other girl was looking just as annoyed. The two twins weren't actually twins, just girls who dress, act and look the same. Their names were Katie and Sadie. The other girl was named Lynn and the gang-girl was Myra. "Alright, campers! To the mess hall!" Jeff said from behind them. Sora and Riku instantly walked towards Kairi and into the hall. All it had was three tables and a counter to get food. A big man with tanned skin was waiting with a chef hat on and food. The food looked a lot like soggy cereal. Sora, Riku and Kairi sat with Lynn and Demik while the gang sat together and Katie and Sadie sat alone since no one wanted to be near them. They talked a little bit about what happened last night then the topic turned to their personal stuff. "I live up in the mountains with Lynn. She lives a few doors down from me. We had no idea that only ten people signed up for this," Demik said to the others. "Actually, she told us that this was a computer course so it was a bit of a shock when we got here." The others chuckled. "How about you guys?" Lynn asked, abandoning her food. "We're from Destiny Islands," Kairi said, pushing her bowl away too. "We travel around a lot and one of our trips was longer than we expected so our parents punished us by coming here," she lied, convincingly. Sora and Riku exchanged glances, trying not to laugh. Long trip, no kidding. They finished eating, only to find out Jeff had left to go get some good food and wouldn't be back for a while. The entire camp walked outside, glancing around. "What are we supposed to do for fun?" Myra complained to Rory. He smirked. "I got an idea," he said and walked over to Demik, pushing him onto the ground. Demik clearly wasn't hurt, just annoyed. His gang surrounded him and laughed. Sora couldn't take it anymore. "Hey, back off! He hasn't done anything to you," he said, stepping in front of him. Rory laughed. "Back off? Back off!" He laughed with his friends. "What are you gonna do, squirt? Swing your little hands at us?" he asked with mock fear. Riku sensed energy starting to flow through Sora's fingers. He grabbed Sora's arm. "Forget it. We can't do it. You know that." Sora nodded but didn't seem to want to agree. Geoff laughed. "Hey, your buddy there talks smart. You can't take on all of us." The other three nodded. They didn't understand what the message meant. Sora knew that Riku sensed him reaching for the keyblade and he couldn't use it, not with normal people watching. Riku let go of his arm, glancing behind him. "Is something wrong, Riku?" Kairi asked him in a hushed voice. He shook his head but gave her a look that said he'd talk with her later. Rory smirked. "I knew you didn't have the guts or power to take us." "Whatever," Riku walked past them and Sora and Kairi followed him. They got deeper into the woods surrounding the camp until they were sure they were alone. "What's up?" Sora asked, looking around. Riku whipped around, sending a small black aura at a bush. It burst into flame but quickly went out. "What was that about?" Sora asked, still confused. Riku didn't answer but pointed at something floating up to the sky. "Oh no." Kairi put a hand to her mouth. It was a heart. They watched as it was consumed by darkness. Riku turned to the other two. "We're not alone." ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Okay this is just a thing describing who's here at the camp. Think of it as a review. Sora: Our trusted keyblade master! Riku: I'm pretty sure we know who he is too. Kairi: Why am I doing this again? Rory: Gang leader. Average height. Medium length black hair. Brown eyes. Average weight. Aidan: Rat-face kid. Short. Short brown hair. Brown eyes. Skinny. Geoff: Muscle man. Tall. Short brown hair. Brown eyes. Big. Katie/Sadie: Annoying friends. Average height. Short curly brown hair. Blue eyes. Skinny. Demik: Weird teen. Average height. Military cut black hair. Brown eyes. A little muscle. (He kinda looks Chinese for a better description.) Lynn: Smart girl. Short. Long black hair. Green eyes. Average weight.
I really like the idea. I love how you describe the characters, but there surroundings could be described more. I also think the parents were a little easy on Sora, Kairi, and Riku because Sora and Riku were gone for two years without explanation. I think it is a little odd to send them to summer camp, but I guess if they didn't, then there would be no story. I still REALLY enjoy reading this story and I hope you coninue with it. I can't wait to read what happens next!^^
Well, in the first chapter, they actually did explain what happened. I just didn't write it all out because that would take way too long. Besides, we know their story anyway. As for the going to camp, well their parents decided that they should interact with other people. Let's face it, two years with Donald and Goofy can do funny things to your brain. Okay, I can't take it anymore! I've been writting from Sora's point of view as well as Riku's but I just can't pull off Sora! He's too happy for me! So, I might have a bit of Sora's POV here and there but it will mostly be Riku. Chapter 3: Hidding the Past Camp Kingdom: Day 2 Riku's POV The three stood in the clearing, backs to eachother as they searched for other heartless. After ten minutes, none others appeared so they started to walk back to the camp. "You know what this means, don't you?" Riku whispered to the other two. They shook their heads. "Someone's controlling the heartless and I'd bet my keyblade that I know who it is." "Who?" Sora asked, loudly. Kairi stepped on his foot. "Ouch! Sorry. Who?" He asked quietly this time. Riku gave Sora a look. "Come on Sora. Who's the only one we left alive in the Nobody world?" Sora's eyes widenned as he understood. Riku and Kairi nodded. "Hey you three! Where'd you guys run off to?" It was Demik. "Um...just went for a short walk," Sora lied, quickly. The other two nodded in agreement. "Oh because we saw smoke coming from the forest and thought something happened," Demik said, looking at each of them in turn. Sora and Kairi glanced at Riku. "Did you? We didn't see anything," Riku lied and the three boys walked into their cabin and Kairi went to the girls' cabin. Inisde were Rory, Aidan and Geoff. They were all laughing and talking. When the group walked inside, they looked over. "Hey! Alright there, chicken-boy? Didn't run off to mommy?" Rory shouted at them. Riku held back a retort and saw Sora turn away from them, grinding his teeth. "Well, you won't be able to avoid me forever! Our stupid leader is back and he said that tomorrow, we're having a sparing contest!" Sora sighed and fell into bed. Riku climbed onto the bunk above him. It was nighttime by now and the gang-group eventually went to bed. Riku could hear Sora move around in his sleep. If Sora had remembered their adventure and was having nightmares about it, it was nothing to what Riku experienced every night. Camp Kingdom: Day 3 Riku's POV Riku woke early to find everyone still sleeping. He wished that he could have peacfull dreams like the others. Last night he had dreamt about Hollow Bastion, once again. He yawned, getting dressed and walked out to the hall. He took a seat at one of the tables, lost in thought. Why was Maleficent sending heartless here? Was it possible she knew they were here? Of course it was. Riku knew all too well the extent of her prowess after being her pupil for half a year. The door opened and Kairi walked in. Riku gave her a small wave and she came to sit down. She seemed to know what he was thinking because she asked, "Rough night?" Riku just nodded. A silence fell between them. "Do you think it's possible,Kairi?" Kairi gave him a confused look. "Is she trying to find us? Is it safe still?" Kairi didn't ask what it was. She knew he was talking about Kingdom Hearts. "I'm not sure. Mind you, the King wouldn't have told us to take a break if the worlds were in danger, would he?" she asked in a hushed voice. Riku shook his head. "Of course not. But he might not have told us because he didn't want us to leave our home again. He would think it would be too much." "You really understand him." "I was travelling with him for a while until..." Riku's voice trailed off but Kairi understood. Until he had taken on Xehanort's heartless appearance. Footsteps sounded and the door burst open again. This time, the rest of the camp came in and at the end was Jeff, looking excited. "Alrighty guys and girls! Today is the sparing contest. We'll have one for the guys and one for the girls! Everyone meet outside in ten minutes!" Breakfast went by uneventful and they made their way outside. Jeff was standing there, with that stupid grin on his face. He was standing with a crate that when he opened it was full of wooden swords and poles. "Alrighty then cmapers!" Does he always saw alrighty, Riku thought to himself. "I have the tournament posted up. First round for the guys is Demik and Aidan. For the girls, Katie and Sadie." The two matches began quickly. Demik was fighting Aidan with wooden swords, as was Katie and Sadie. The girls' fight seemed more like a talk fight. "I won't hurt you, Katie!" "I won't hurt you either, Sadie!" They would then swing the peices of wood at each other, eyes closed. After around half an hour, Jeff declared Katie the winner. On the boys' side, Rory was beating Demik, horribly. Demik had clearly had little if no experience with a sword. Rory on the other had was really good. The fight went quick and Rory was the winner. The next round had Kairi against Lynn and Myra got a by as there were only five girls. For the guys, it was Sora against Aidan. Riku could tell that his friend wasn't even trying as he beat Aidan in less than two minutes. Kairi easily overtook Lynn and won. For the third round, Riku went up agianst Geoff which was a bit of a joke. Although he was big, Geoff couldn't even hit a wall if he was pressed up against it. Riku won even faster than Sora did. Since Rory went first, he got a by as well and Sora had to go against Riku. It was a fun fight, in Riku's opinion. They had decided earlier to have a bet on who could get the least amount of bruises. Riku beat off Sora and rapped him on the leg, causing a large black and purple circle to appear on it. "That hurt!" Sora complained, only to be pinned by Riku a second later. "Oh, please! You fought heartless for a year and are in pain over a little bump?" Riku whispered in his ear. Sora didn't reply but got helped up by Riku. Then, Kairi went against Katie but Katie decided not to fight at all so they just skipped to Kairi against Myra. It was a quick fight ending in Myra running to Rory and telling him to kill Riku in the boys' final. Everyone sat and watched Riku go against Rory. "How about, you say we make this interesting?" Rory asked, a smug look on his face. "How so?" Riku replied, knowing that he would win. "If I win, you have to..." he thought about it for a moment before he thought of something. "Tell me where you guys went for two years!" Sora jumped up from his seat. "Why should we do that?" Riku gave him a stare and he sat back down. "Alright but if I win, you have to appologize to Demik and stop bossing people around." Rory nodded in agreement, thinking he was going to win. What an idiot. The fight started and Riku found Rory was an okay fighter. He wasn't at Sora's or his level but he was good. Riku decided to turn it up a notch and found Rory struggling. The two pieced of wood clashed and Rory tried slashing at Riku but he dodged it. "What's wrong? Afraid to fight?" Riku gave him a sly smile. "I would but I'd hurt you and then you'd probably be even more stupid than what you are." Rory yelled in anger and charged at him but Riku dodged it again. "What is your problem? Are you weak?" Rory taunted. That insult strick a little too close to home. Riku moved with lightning spead, hitting Rory in the stomach with the handle of his wooden sword. Rory fell to his knees, clutching his middle. Riku scoffed, throwing the sword back into the box. He walked over to Sora and Kairi. "I hit him in the stomach. You'd think I'd just cut his head off," he whispered to them. rory was still on the ground, his group huddled around him. Sora was holding in laughter while Kairi was glaring at Riku, very mother-like. "You could have really hurt him." "Big deal. Shouldn't have called me weak then, should he?" Riku said with a hint of amusement in his voice. At lunch time, Rory had finally gotten over the hit and was making excuses for it. "I had my eyes closed and took a dive for him. He knew he couldn't win," he said confidently to his gang. Riku rolled his eyes. He poked his disgusting food when something caught his senses. He glanced at Sora and Kairi to see them talking to Demik and Lynn. He had better do it alone. It would raise to much trouble if the three of them were always leaving. Riku walked out the door quietly and into the woods, trying to trace what had caused his senses to pick up. He walked for a few minutes before he reached the same clearing they had seen the first heartless in. Instantly, ten shadows surrounded him. Riku summoned his Way to the Dawn keyblade for the first time sine the Xemnas fight and cut through them. Being shadows, they wre fairly easy to take down. Riku breathed with the loss of strength. "Well done," a voice from no where spoke. It was a females and had every trace of evil crawling through it. "I know it's you. I wouldn't forget your voice in a hurry," Riku called. "I know that, my little pet," And a figure appeared in front of him. It was a witch dressed in black and purple with horns on her head. It was Maleficent.
I really liked this section. I kinda figured something like that wouild happen, but it was still amazing. You really write the characters well, especially Riku. (No kidding^^) I think you should continue with this story, though you probably are.
I speak to you-from the Wii! I`m using the Internet channel on the Wii. lol xD Anyway, I`m really liking this story! It`s really neat so far. LOL Riku totally pwned that guy, seriously xD.
