KHRebirth Ch2 Nine Years Later

Kingdom hearts Rebirth

Chapter Two: Nine Years Later

By: Karma's Slave

Disclaimer: I do not own Kingdom Hearts.

Warning: Spoilers, and Spoilers from KH: Ultima

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"Ten years, hasn't felt like it" Aqua thought as she laid awake on her bed, holding her charm tightly in her hand to a point where Aqua could feel it digging into her glove and then her skin. "I miss you, guys so much"

It was such a cruel irony for the bluenette key-blade master. This charm was based on a legend of a fruit; saying people could be tied together in destiny, belonging to a world where she was now a resident of, her azure eyes, drifting to the open window the sun was beginning to rise.

A lot had happened, over the last nine years. Aqua fulfilled her duties as a Key-blade master, well as much as she could. Aqua recalling the day, she'd asked Sora and Riku to be her apprentices; Sora was excited for a four year old, even though he didn't completely understand the concepts of the key-blade, back then but he had improved so much in the last few years. The only thing was Aqua didn't perform the ceremony to choose Sora. Aqua was afraid, that Sora and Riku would fall down the same path as her and Terra; that led them to be opponents.

Unlike Sora, Riku was chosen, but by Terra, himself, figured that one out for herself; she also understood how much alike they were in personality and in determination. Aqua swore to herself right then and there, to make sure Riku would never fall into darkness and she wouldn't fail him, like she did Terra.

And then oddly enough her thoughts moved to Kairi and her situation, after she and the boys brought her from the island to the main land. She felt empathy for the young girl, having come to this world in a similar fashion; Kairi had woken up to a new world and she barely recall her old life in Radiant Garden, fortunately she knew who she was, but everything else after that was like a puzzle only Kairi could piece together with time. This girl had strong heart for someone of her age, practically pure. It reminded Aqua of the women she met, Cinderella, Snow White, and Aurora. Aqua was curious to see if Kairi could be wielder, with heart like hers but Aqua didn't have the heart to do it to the young girl.

Aqua, now living on the island away from the main land; when after she healed up, thanks to Sora's mother. The Boys took Aqua, all over the main land showing her the places, they would play and hangout with their other friends however when they took her to the island, they had taken her to a somewhat small looking cave by the islands grotto. They showed her something; Aqua never thought she'd see.

The door to Destiny Island

Aqua could look back at her own shock of amazement of the sight before her, remembering how weak and light her 'wielding hand' had felt as her fingers ached as well as her own heart ached to summon Master Eraqus, or much rather Her key-blade now.

Aching to open the door,

Aching to go to Radiant Garden

To find Terra and save him

And that's when Aqua realized, this was a test of her of her own will and as noble as saving a friend was.

Aqua couldn't do it, as she didn't know what opening that door could do to this world. Her heart felt more than enough heavy with guilt about Terra, Silent tears rolled down Aqua's face as she remembered that day. Still holding the charm in her hand; "I'm so sorry" she muttered to herself, lucky that neither of the boys had heard her.

Her gaze locking with the charm, Aqua did sometimes wonder how far their bond within the charms, could go. Her mind randomly flashing back to a few days after, they found Kairi.

== Radiant Garden, Nine Years Ago==

As a man, with sliver white hair and amber gold eyes, within his hands, a blue and gray like weapon. The pain screamed as he stabbed himself in the chest. A pinkish-light was released from the man; the pink-light was a heart! And somehow it was taking on a non-corporal form of its own a form of an old man. "Terra, what have you done, we weren't supposed to cast off, you foolish child!" it screamed. With his remaining movements Terra, sent off Xehanort with a parting gift, his middle finger.

-- At Destiny Island -- --

Aqua was sitting on the beach, her arms resting on her knees and her chin on her arms as the water hitting her bare feet as it pushed up on to the sand. Where in less than a second aqua fell on her back clutching her chest, as she felt an excruciating pain hitting her heart, Aqua screaming in pain, until she blacked from not being able to withstand any more pain.

By the time she came too, she quickly went over to the main island, in search of the doctor. When she reached their home, Aqua later learned Sora, suffered from a similar attack.

== Present time==

"What was that?" she asked herself.

Shaking her head at the memory soon after looking out the window, the sun was up and the sky finally settling on one color. She could see a small boat, with six figures in it.

Aqua, backed away from the window as her mattress was placed next to the window. Getting up from the bed as she went to change into her outfit which consisted of her light silver sleeveless shirt, her corset, but it was tailored, into a different corset type. No longer did her, where stockings that was almost high thigh, but now she wore black leggings. Her white arm bells now replaced with black arm-warmers. Her pink straps, now rest along her hips like belt, with Master Eraqus symbol as a buckle.

She also had a black/gray leather trench coat, in which Aqua attached her armor accessories to the short sleeves of it.

Placing her boots on. Aqua was finally dressed. Grabbing a wooden sword and headed out the door, where Aqua would only train Sora today, in the art of mediation, to access, the dive.

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End Chapter 2

Upcoming Chapter 3: It Begins.