[Challenge 215: Here]

[zara2148.livejournal.com]

Okay, this probably isn't one of my best works. But since it IS for charity...

Title- Here: A What-If? Ending to Kingdom Hearts
Challenge - 215: Begin at the End
Wordcount- 327
Notes- Originally written for a collection I'm doing over at fanfiction.net. As you can guess from the title, it's an AU.
 

Ansem was defeated and the door to Kingdom Hearts was sealed. Spotting Kairi out of the corner of his eye, Sora rushed over to her.

As he came to a stop in front of her, the ground beneath them rumbled. Slowly it begin to split apart, forming a gap between them.

Sora grabbed onto her hand. There wasn’t much time. “Kairi. Remember what you said before? I’m always with you, too. I’ll come back to you. I promise!”

“I know you would.” Their grips on each other were loosening. “But you don’t have to.” Closing her eyes, Kairi jumped across the gap.

Unprepared for her sudden momentum, Sora’s body stumbled backwards, cushioning her fall. Catching her breath, Kairi gazed into his eyes. “Because I’m not going anywhere.”

And everything went black.
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Sora moaned as he came back to conciousness. “Ugh… my head…”

“Would you mind getting off me, Goofy?”

“Oops, sorry Donald.”

Sitting up, Sora couldn’t help but smile as he watched Goofy scramble off his friend.

A soft moan next to him captured his attention, alerting him to the fact that a very certain someone was lying right beside him. “Kairi.”

Getting to his feet, Donald took in their surroundings. “Any idea where we are?”

Sora shook his head. “I don’t know. But we’re here.” He held out his hand to help Kairi up. “And isn’t that all that matters?”

Kairi smiled softly. “Yes, it is.”

The road ahead of them was full of danger, with new enemies to face and greater challenges to overcome. What the future now held was uncertain.

But at least they would face it together.

Comments

[zanypomegranate.livejournal.com]

Warm feeling throughout! Nice job! :)!

[zara2148.livejournal.com]

Thank you.

[lacunarity.livejournal.com]

Ha! I liked how in KHII Kairi was a little more forward about getting what she wants and finding the others, and this idea definitely has legs for an interesting story.

[zara2148.livejournal.com]

True. But I'm finished with this story, so if any one wants to see a continuation, it's not going to be from me.

[spoke.livejournal.com]

Oh, very good idea! ...that would screw with Chain of Memories so much. >:D

[zara2148.livejournal.com]

Yes, I was thinking the exact same thing as I was writing this. 'What's Namine going to do now?'

[wanderinghiatus.livejournal.com]

I kept saying, as I watched them 'float' apart... "JUST JUMP!" XD Yeah! Glad someone else thought the same thing.