Sora opened his eyes waking up from his nap, he yawned and laid back down. Suddenly Kairi came to his field of vision startling him. "Whoa," he exclaimed and sat up, Kairi giggled at him.
How did you not hear her coming exactly? We are on a beach her footsteps should've been heard.
Lay off, Vanitas.
I'm just saying he should be more aware if he wanted to survive the other worlds.
Not everything is up to get you.
Don't make me laugh.
"Oh would the three of you give me a break?"
"The two of them are arguing again?" she asked referring to the two presences in Sora's heart that have been there since she met the boy. She and Riku seem to be the only ones that believe that there are people inside Sora. Everyone else thought Sora has a big imagination.
"Yeah, it was a small one though, they used to fight a lot more when they first came." Answered Sora. "Vanitas said, I should be more aware of everything that surrounds me or else something might harm me, as if every world is a dangerous place."
Kairi nodded understanding Vanitas' point, she didn't remember a thing about her world, and she was pretty sure there was nothing to be afraid of there, but something could always be lurking, Sora should be able to take care of himself, it's a good thing Ven and Vani were there, so that they might help him if he was ever in danger.
"I would love to see other worlds though, as soon as we figure out how," said Sora.
"Are you sure Riku's idea won't work?" Asked Kairi.
"Let's just put it this way, Vanitas didn't stop laughing for three hours and Ven just gave me an apologetic smile."
And when Idiot here thinks your idea is stupid you know it sucks.
Ven's response was just rolling his eyes at his other half.
A few minutes later their silver haired friend joined them. The three friends continued playing on the beach until the sunset. The three of them sat on their or in Riku's case leaned on their usual tree.
"We need to find a way to get to other worlds, it's gonna be so amazing to see." Said Sora.
"Ventus and Vanitas have no idea how?' Asked Riku. Sora shrugged.
"They both have a way, but Vanitas says his way is too dangerous for us, and unless the three of us have an armor Ven's way is useless too." Explained Sora.
Riku nodded, no use to go to other worlds if they're not gonna survive it. But it didn't mean that they're gonna give up, it just meant they needed to find another way.
The three of them decided to head home, Kairi went on ahead, Sora following her, before Riku's call halted him.
"Sora wait up." the brunette boy turned around to face his friend and a Paopu fruit was thrown at him, Sora caught it looking at it in confusion.
"You wanted one didn't you?"
"A Paopu fruit,"
"If two people share one, their destiny become intertwined, they'll remain a part of each other's lives no matter what. Come on, I know you want to try it." Said the Silver haired boy walking past Sora. Said boy kept staring at the star shaped fruit for a while a little stunned, the conversation in his heart not helping any.
Does he mean share it with him?
I think he's just teasing him about Kairi.
It's not like it's Princess alone he wants to share this thing with.
I don't think Riku realises that.
Sora's cheeks had gone red at this point, and Vanitas' laugh was not making it better. Sora shook his head and threw the fruit away, then ran trying to catch up with his two friends. "Hey, wait up."
Sora looked at the drawings on the wall he and Kairi had carved when they were younger, Riku didn't wanna join them back then, so they both took it upon themselves to draw him together, it was a little misshapen but if it meant he'd be by their side even then it didn't matter what he looked like to them.
You're adorable, honestly.
Sora blushed and rubbed the back of his head, Ven giggled, and Sora's smile widened. The two hearts inside his own had grew to love and care for him and each other even more with every passing day, they had become so close Sora knew he's be crushed if he ever lost one of them, he didn't want to part with either boy that he had came to consider a brother. The stories they told, the warnings they gave, the dreams they had. Even when they would both have their own bodies -Sora knew that that was inevitable after all, he didn't want them to be stuck here.- He hoped they'd still come to see him from time to time, and that he would do the same. Ven had friends to find, and when they'll be able to leave this world and go to others he'll be sure to look for them.
Silly boy.
Vanitas said with a warm smile.
We'll never be far away from you, Sora.
Sora smiled warmly at their asurence, then he snapped out of his thoughts and held another rock and started carving a star between the three of them. When he was done he smiled at his handiwork, then stood to leave.
Vanitas and Ventus' hearts became agitated suddenly. Sora stood up alarmed. "Who's there?" he asked looking around. He saw… something in the shadow, it stood hunched with a brown cloak
If the brown potato sack could be called a cloak.
"I came here to see the Door to this world," It..he said.
What?
Shit! Sky, back away.
But Sora didn't, he could feel this guy whatever and whoever he is, was nothing but trouble, he feels like Vanitas, and from what he was told, that was not a good thing at all.
"This world has been connected," he spoke again.
"What are you talking about," Sora asked.
"Tied to the Darkness, soon to be completely eclipsed."
You've got to be kidding me.
Hey Ventus, does his voice seem…
Familiar, yeah.
That's not a good thing.
"Where did you come from," Sora decided to ask finally.
"You do not know what yet lies beyond that door," the mysterious Potato sack as Vanitas now dubbed him and Sora will not stop referring to him as that.
Vanitas you're a bad influence on the kid.
I'm a better influence than you.
"That did not answer my questions. Who are you? Where did you come from? Why would you want to see the door to this world?" Sora was now glaring at the stranger. If there is one thing Ventus and Vanitas had always agreed on it's that a mysterious stranger who avoids straights answers and keeps talking in riddles is not someone to ever be trusted.
"There is so very much yet to learn, you understand so little,"
Oh sacred moon let me destroy this guy already.
Not everything you don't agree with needs to be destroyed.
Look at him! Yes this guy totally screams "I'm very trustworthy. I won't destroy your entire world for my own personal amusement."
"So what? When I get out of here my friends and I will learn so much!" he countered.
"A meaningless effort. One who knows nothing, can understand nothing." The raspy voice said.
Who the fuck is this asswhole?
"It's called learning, you ass. You're not born with knowledge you gain it. If you wanna keep being this pretentious I suggest you do it somewhere else."
Ventus sighed in resignation.
See? I'm a great influence. This is the least he deserves to hear.
Sora left the stranger and went outside looking for Kairi and Riku. coming across Kairi, making something, her lucky charm. She was making it so that the three of them would all be together once they'll be able to get off the island.
Sora was lying down on his bed when Vanitas and Ventus' hearts became agitated once again, this time the feeling of dread was worse, the storm outside did not help him calm down.
"What's going on?" But he could feel it now too.
Darkness.
Sora hurry up, you need to find your friends, now!
Sora obeyed without question, he ran out the door and started looking for Riku and Kairi. When going to their houses he was told that both of them had left for the island for some reason that both his friends had refused to share. Sora headed to the island in a panic. Ventus and Vanitas were both quiet and solemn, that was a very very bad sign.
When Sora reached the island his eyes widened at the big ball of Darkness in the sky. Dark creatures came from the ground, Sora packed away in panic.
Heartless?
Sora, you need to summon your keyblade now!
Sora nodded in determination, he reached out like he did times before, and summoned his Keyblade, with the Kingdom-Key in his hands and both Ventus and Vanitas to guide him he had made quick work of the Heartless around him, so with no hesitation he ran to find his friends.
He finally found Riku, and he ran into him calling his name.
"Riku! Riku, I'm so glad you're ok. Where's Kairi? I thought she was with you." He asked almost out of breath.
"The door has opened?" Riku said.
"Huh?"
Oh fuck, he's talking cripticly. Sky knock him out, now.
I usually wouldn't agree with Vanitas, but this is a bad sign Sora.
"Riku, we need to find Kairi, please whatever you think you're doing right now, it seems like a very very bad idea, to all of us,"
"But this is our only hope. The door has opened we can leave to other worlds now, the two of them must understand," Riku argued.
The two were silent thinking Riku's words over.
This is still too dangerous, you could be stranded on a world you know nothing about. And then what would you do?
"Riku, this is too dangerous, and we still need to find Kairi."
"Kairi's coming with us. Once we go through, we might not be able to come back. We may never see our parents again, we can't turn back."
That's our point, moron!
Sora please you need to stop this.
"But what if this is our only chance, we can look for your friends, Ven."
Don't you dare!
Sora I can't put you in that kind of danger with out a way to return you home, you have no way of transportation, and the Darkness can become dangerous if you keep exposing your heart to it. Even if you are protected when Vanitas is in control, your friends won't be!
"This is our only chance, we can't let fear stop us. I'm not afraid of the Darkness."
While I do admire that Silver I do, you are acting like an idiot. Sky stop him.
Riku extended his hand in an invitation to Sora as the Darkness started swallowing him up, Sora ran to him to take his hand and go with him or pull him back he wasn't sure, but he had to do something, but more Heartless came in his way, he heard Riku call his name in worry, and by the time he had fought them off the Darkness had almost swallowed his friend. He was too late to get to Riku by the time he reached him.
Sora you need to find Kairi.
Ven said, and Sora ran as fast as he could fighting heartless along the way to find and protect Kairi. He found her in the cave, in front of the door. He called to her, she turned to him and called his name back, she didn't seem to be alright at all. She reached out to him, and black wind suddenly burst out of that door, taking Kairi with it. Her body phased through him, and he was knocked back as well as the black wind became stronger.
He was outside now, but everything was different, the island was surrounded by emptiness. And then that monster from his dreams appeared to him once more.
I hate this I hate this I hate this. Whoever is fucking responsible for this I'm gonna tear him limb from limb.
Save me some will ya?
"Well on the bright side you two seem to be getting along now more than ever," Said Sora, and summoned his Keyblade. The boy charged at the Heartless once more.
In the middle of the fight Sora was pulled up by the ball of Darkness in the Sky. The last thing he remembers is Vanitas sighing in resignation.