Author's Note: Yes, you know that it wouldn't take long for Twilight Exodus to arrive. Well, let's get down to the specifics. Oh this takes place nearly a year from the Epilogue of Twilight Emergence.
Title: Twilight Exodus
Character: You know who is alive and dead by now.
Plot: Mickey's dead and the worlds are back to normal. However, someone isn't feeling quite the same. Being half-Heartless is opening doors and revealing truths that he rather not know. You see, for Sora, sanity is a hard thing to maintain. (Anti-Sora fic) (A part of the Twilight trilogy)
Pairings: AxelxRoxas, SoraxKairi.
Warning: This is supposed to be a lot darker than the previous two. With that much said, updates will be every other day or possibly longer. If I have chapters already done, I will post everyday, but don't count on that too much.
Twilight Exodus
Chapter 1
Destiny Islands
Kairi:
A soft cry stirred me from my slumber. I didn't have to guess at what it was. I sat up slowly, stifling a small yawn. Absentmindedly, I glanced over to the other side of the bed. Its inhabitant wasn't there. I detected his scent faintly. He had just left moments ago. My gaze drifted over to the crib. A weary looking Demyx was standing in front of it with my son, Zion.
"Oh, Demyx, you should get some sleep. I can take care of him," I said softly.
"Don't worry about it, Kairi. I don't mind taking care of him."
I smiled softly. Everyone had taken such a shine to little Zion. Roxas and Axel fought over taking care of him often. Demyx and Riku often rose in the middle of the night to feed him a bottle. If he was really fussy, Sora would sit with him for as long as it took to calm down. I wondered where he was tonight. He had been very restless lately. He barely slept at all except for certain times during the day.
I pulled the comforter back and placed my legs over the edge of the bed. I stood up and walked out of the room. I wondered through the hallways until I reached the back of the house. Brushing aside the curtains, I glanced out at the area. Our house was on a hill overlooking a beach. It had cost Demyx a lot, but it was definitely worth it. There was a figure standing near the edge of the hill. I opened the door and stepped outside. The air was warm and breezy. The figure turned around.
"Baby, you should go back inside and try to sleep. Demyx has Zion for the night," I said in a soft voice.
Sora stared at me and rubbed his arms.
"I'm just not ready to sleep, Kairi."
He flinched and looked away. I closed the distance between us and embraced him. He relaxed into my embrace and rested his head on my shoulder.
"I'm worried about you, Sora."
A sharp intake of breath followed my statement.
"Please don't worry about me, Kairi. I'm fine. I promise."
Sora:
It hurt me to lie to Kairi. We were bonded to each other. I was indebted to her for saving me. And I was lying to her in her face. I swallowed an inward growl of shame.
"Go back to bed. I promise I'll be back in soon," I suggested.
Kairi nodded and headed back into the house. I let out a quiet sigh of relief once she disappeared inside. She hadn't seen the wounds on my arms. That in itself was a blessing. She would have never gone back into the house without me. Kairi could be pretty stubborn if she wanted to. All of the concealing was literally making me sick. I hardly had time to care for the wounds. Ah yes, the wounds.
Someone would actually think I was crazy if I tried to explain. I had been attacked by people in golden armor almost every night. I had discovered that sometimes they appeared in the daytime, but no one could see them. I, eerily enough, was the only one who could see them. I didn't know their purpose. I just wanted it to stop. I was beginning to think that I was literally insane. Maybe I was.
But I could not rest as long as Kairi was around. I didn't want those people to hurt her or my son. However, I didn't know how long I would last. Sighing gently, I turned back towards the house. Some quality time with Zion would be nice.
Morning
7:59 A.M.
Kairi:
The household was up at the crack of dawn literally. Dawn was usually the time Demyx finally had to give Zion up so that he could get ready for 'work'. Roxas was usually who took over next. Axel slept in late until about noon and we didn't dare wake him up before then. Riku slept late as well. I usually started my day in the kitchen making breakfast. Today's menu was custom made omelets.
"Well, I'm going to head out for the day," Demyx announced.
Roxas rolled his eyes.
"Vampire," He muttered loudly.
"I am not a vampire, Roxas. If you say that again, I'll show you what the water forms can really do!"
"Have a good day, Demyx," I said before Roxas could react.
"If you need anything, you know how to reach me."
"Roxas, have you seen Sora?" I asked.
"He's probably in your room seeing as how I retrieved Zion from him."
So he did eventually come inside last night. I walked out of the kitchen and navigated up the hallway to our room. The door was slightly ajar. I pushed it open a little bit and crept in. Sora was sprawled across the bed. He looked so innocent…
It was then that I noticed his arm. They were covered with wounds. Some even looked like they were infected. And he said not to worry about him early last night? I touched his face. It was very warm to the touch.
"Sora, wake up," I said gently.
Sora's eyes immediately shot open.
"Ah, I must have fallen asleep by accident."
"You're burning up. You need to rest and take it easy, Sora. Do not tell me to not worry about you."
"Okay, okay, I will."
This went a lot easier than expected. Naturally, I didn't get to the real issue. Those wounds came from something. In order to find out what it was would result in a lengthy, difficult conversation. I turned away from my bonded and exited the room. When I finally returned to the kitchen, Roxas was gone and Riku was sitting down at the table.
"Good Morning, Kairi."
"Morning Riku."
"You sound distressed."
"Sora…he's ill. He's got wounds all over his arms."
Riku turned to look at me.
"Wounds? Where from?"
"I don't know. He's been up late at night for months. I've hardly seen him sleep at all except for random naps during the day."
"Well, he could be hunting still, but we don't know that for sure. For now, we shouldn't worry about it. Besides, we got a letter from Merlin today."
A letter from Merlin?
"What did it say?"
"Ansem the Wise has gone missing."
I knew what that meant already. The question was whether I would stay here or take Zion and go along. Sora would have a fit though if I went…
"When do we leave?" I asked, breaking the silence.
"Early afternoon. Gummi Ship travel is impossible now. We would have to travel through the dark realm."
"Okay. I'll tell Sora."