Forgotten Memories
by: Wishes of an Angel
Disclaimer: I do not own anything from Kingdom Hearts.
Hey, everyone! I'm back! Gosh, it's been a long time. Well, this fanfic will be for the couple, Sora and Kairi, but don't worry. Riku will be in here, too. If you have been looking for a story that has an ending, this will be one of them. I know my writing isn't very great, so please bare with me. Feel free to give me constructive criticism whenever you like. I don't mind. So now, without further ado, it is my pleasure to present to you Forgotten Memories: Chapter 1. Enjoy!
Chapter 1 – Our Memories
"Sora?"
"Hmm?" Sora was sitting on the trunk of the special tree that grew horizontally, acting like a bench before it continued up to the sky. He had his back against the somewhat vertical part of the tree and his legs stretched out on the rest of the trunk.
A young girl sat between Sora's legs, her back on his chest. She rested her head on his neck and shoulder, and they held hands as the boy embraced her. Together they watched as the sun descended to their right.
"Do you remember our first adventure far away from this place?" the 16-year old girl asked.
"Yeah," Sora softly said. He was the same age as the girl.
"Even when you couldn't find me when you started your journey, you still remembered me, right?"
"Yeah."
"And you still went on to look for me, even though you knew that it was hopeless."
"No. It was because I knew that it wasn't hopeless that I searched for you, and if somebody told me that it was impossible, I'd still think that it's possible. Anything is possible."
The girl rubbed her cheek against his. "That's what I love about you, Sora," the red head said. "You're just so positive and never giving up."
"Do you remember when I was a Heartless and you protected me?"
"Yes."
"You knew it was me, regardless of what I looked like. That's what I love about you, Kairi. You look way beyond the outside and into the souls of others."
The girl smiled. "Oh, I get it. You just can't look beyond the outside of girls, right?"
Sora laughed. "Yeah, I guess you're right." For a moment, they sat silently, watching as the sky changed colors from bright pink to blue.
"Then, after you turned back into human, you hugged me," Kairi said, squeezing Sora's hands. "You were so warm and gentle." She paused for a while.
"And you took advantage of me," Kairi said flatly.
"Hey! I just wanted to say thank you," Sora said defensively.
"Well, you could've just said, 'Thank you'," Kairi argued. "You didn't have to touch me to say that."
"Fine. I guess I shouldn't hold you right now, either." When Sora tried to let go of her, Kairi held onto him tightly.
"I'm just joking, silly," Kairi said, giggling. "You're just too serious."
"Then quit fooling around with me," Sora demanded.
"I'm sorry."
"It's okay," he said, smiling. It was silent for a moment. "Of course you didn't forget the time when we separated as Destiny Islands began to form, did you?"
"Of course not."
"I remembered that when I said, 'I'll come back to you, I promise,' you said, 'I know you will.' That's what I also like about you. You believe in me."
"And you didn't lie because you did come back. That's another great quality of yours that is well admired."
"Well, it's because you gave me that good luck charm."
Kairi sighed. "I was so glad when I saw you again at the World That Never Was."
"As I recall, you hugged me."
"Was that okay or do you think I was taking advantage of you?"
"Actually, it felt great."
Kairi let out a soft laugh. "I should do that more often then."
"Yeah."
"Oh, we should never forget that special cave with our pictures, Sora."
"Yup."
"You know, when we separated, I came to the cave afterwards and saw that you added something to it. It made me…cry."
"Yeah. When I came back from my long journey, I found out that there was something new added to the picture, too. Say, we never shared a papou fruit, have we?"
"No, but I don't think we need to. I believe that we'll always be together."
"Yeah." It was getting dark now. They gazed up at the dark sky and the tiny little stars that began to appear.
"Hey, Sora. I have a favor to ask of you," Kairi said.
"What is it?" Sora asked politely.
"You know when you struck and sacrificed you heart to give me mines?"
"Yeah?" Sora turned to face her.
"Please don't ever do that again." A tear began to fall from her eyes.
"Huh?"
"Please don't ever sacrifice yourself for my needs."
"But…"
"Please." Kairi looked straight into Sora's crystal blue eyes. Her lips quivered as she spoke. "Please. I was so afraid that I'd lose you." She let go of his hands, turned her upper body, and put her fists and forehead on Sora's chest. "Please don't ever do that again," she repeated.
Sora placed his right hand on the back of her head and held her with his other arm. He pushed her closer to him and rested his chin on her head.
"Okay," he spoke softly, closing his eyes. "Okay, I promise."
"Thank you." She looked up at him with a smile as he wiped off her tears.
"But Kairi, remember what you said before. I'm always with you, too. So even if I do that and it happens agian, I'll still be with you, in your heart."
Kairi nodded. "Of course."
"Hey! Are you two done with your lovey, dovey, mushy, mushy scene yet?" a voice called from above.
Sora and Kairi looked up to find out whose voice that belonged to. It was Riku. From the very beginning, he has been sitting on top of the tree, listening to their conversation.
"So are you?" Riku asked. "You know that there are readers out there reading this story and I bet you that they are really tired of you two lovers yakking. There's a story to be made, and I especially don't want the readers to think that this is just about, 'Oh, I love you, Sora,' and 'Oh, I love you, too, Kairi,' okay? Get a move on."
"Have you been spying on us, Riku?" Sora asked, slightly blushing.
"Of course I have, you idiot. I didn't even have to sneak up in the tree. I just hopped on the trunk above you and rustled into the leaved up here. You were so busy looking at who-knows-what and talking with your dear girlfriend that you didn't even notice that I was up here. What if someone wanted to assassinate you two?"
"Okay, okay. We get it," Sora said. He looked back at Kairi. "Let's go home, cutie pie," he said, with a grin.
"Only unless you carry me, my poochie face," Kairi said sweetly.
"Oh, brother," Riku said, disgusted.
End of Chapter 1
There you go. The first chapter of this story. Remember, if there is anything that I have to fix or improve on, please tell me, and I hope that you'll continue to read and enjoy this story as it continues.