The Uncomforting Truth.

[Eternal Redemption]

Great!!Will be waiting for more!!

[SeaSalt IceCream]

That's great news dude.

I am a chick... lol *Points to female sign*

However, can I ask how long it takes you to write a chapter? Count using hours please, exclude rest time of course.

Ummm... I guess I'd be up to my first hour maybe hour and a half, I went to bed at just after mid night last night lol... Im not sure when I started to tell you the truth cause I lost the window for some odd reason, Im having trouble with my mouse you see and sometimes it double clicks or somthing lol. Anyways next time I will. Just out of curiosity Why do you want to know?

Great!! Will be waiting for more!!

Thankyou! I'll be onto it straight away.

[SeaSalt IceCream]

Here's chapter 2.

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Chapter 2 - A Lie of Truth.

Sora turned down Kairi's lane. His thoughts of that night kept spinning through his head, his memories and the friends he missed. His heart was still flung into confusion. He was so happy to be home, yet he missed seeing new worlds and meeting new people. He stepped on to Kairi's porch and was about to push the door bell when he stopped. He remembered it wasn't even past 5 AM when he'd left home. He stepped back to look up at Kairi's window, there was no movement inside so Sora turned back down the path and headed towards the beach where his boat was.

He reached his boat and pushed it into the water. He stopped and though. Would Riku be awake. "Probably not.." He thought aloud while shaking his head, and he continued pushing his boat into the boat. Picking up the oar Sora jumped in and paddled out to sea towards the island. Sora looked down into the water. There was all mannor of sea creatures swimming around. He smiled and continued paddling out towards the Island.

Sora pulled his boat into towards the dock and tied it up. He looked around there was no sign of Riku so he must have still been asleep up inside the tree house. Sora went over and sat on the bend over Paopu tree. He lay against it staring out towards the sea. His mind still wandered from place to place but one thing on his heart kept comming up. His thoughts were interupted.

"You're up early!"

"Whoa!" Sora jumped and fell off the tree. "Ouch!" Sora landed with a thump on the ground.

"Day dreaming again Sora? Why, you haven't changed a bit!" Riku laughed behind him.

"Hey! What's that supposed to mean?" Sora asked grinning and dusting himself off.

Riku offered his hand to help Sora up. "Here."

Sora looked up at him, "Thanks!" Riku helped Sora up and Sora began dusting himself off again. Riku hopped onto the tree and Sora jumped up beside him.

"Are you okay? You don't look too good." Riku looked over concerningly to his friend.

"I didn't get any sleep last night." Sora replied facing the ocean.

"What's on your mind?" Riku now looking more concerned.

"You remember what I told you?... When we were about to finish off Xemnas for good?" Sora looked up at Riku.

"About Namine? And Castle Oblivion?" Riku looked over at Sora.

Sora looked down and his feet. "Yeah, I got my memory back..." His voice trailed off.

Riku tilted his head and said " and... Do things feel alright yet?"

"No.. Sora said shaking his head. He began to look up towards the sea again. "I'm begining to wonder if they ever will."

Riku looked puzzled "Well, what do you mean?"

"Well I mean..." Sora sighed, "I mean everything feels wrong. I can't look at Kairi without feeling guilty." Sora looked over towards the island.

"Why do you feel guilty Sora?"

"Well, because... because Kairi means everything to me... but... In castle Oblivion all I could think of was Namine. I completely forgot about Kairi..." Sora sounded ashamed of himself.

Riku stared towards the ocean, "You have tell her."

Sora turned to him "How can I? How's she going to react when I tell her that right after the time we made our promise I forgot about her. She ment nothing to me. What's she going to say that I met this girl who was more important to me than her" he began sounding upset.

"It wasn't your fault though... I'm sure if you explain to her what happened she'll understand."

"Yeah your right but... I just don't want to hurt her." Sora looked down at his feet again. "She means so much to me." Sora said quietly.

"I know" Riku said now also looking down. He looked back at Sora. "What exactly did happen in that Castle, Sora?"

"Well... There were these cards that..."

"were created from your memories?" Riku finished.

"How did you know?!?!" Sora turned back at Riku shocked.

"Well I was in the castle too." Riku Replied smiling.

"But... they told me, that wasn't the real you..." Sora looked confused.

"Sora, You and I never crossed paths." Riku looked back at him also confused.

"Oh right... but then... How come we never met up?"

"Well I'm not sure. It was a pretty big castle..." Riku smiled.

"Yeah, I guess you're right." Sora smiled but soon his face fell. "Y'know... I never was angry at Namine for what happened. Even though I chose to get my old memories back I still wanted to keep the ones of the castle... to keep the ones of Namine. But now, things are different... I guess now I understand what the truth was, the lies seem clearer. In the castle I was so despret to save Namine. I believed what wasn't really true.... I believed a lie, but it doesn't seem like a lie, it seems so... so real. The story I believed in the castle it never even happened, but I was so convinced it did."

"What was it?" Riku asked listening intently.

"Well... one night, when we were kids, you went home early and just left Namine and I sitting on the tree. We saw a falling star and Namine was scared that it might hit us, so... I stood up and lifted my wooden sword and promised. I promised her that no matter what I'd protect her..." Sora looked up towards the sky.

"Wow... You know that so well for a lie." Riku Stared out towards the sea.

"Well in my heart it doesn't feel like a lie. It feels like the truth..." Sora looked up at Riku who looked as though he was thinking hard. "I was so mean to my friends, Donald, Goofy and Jiminy... I feel so guilty for them too. It was just, in that castle... I was so determined to rescue Namine, I couldn't think... I wasn't going to let anyone stop me, The organisation, Them and even the person I thought was you..."

"They did the same thing to me..." Riku turned and looked away.

"What do you mean? They messed with your memories?" Sora tried to catch his gaze.

"No... they made a replica of you... not permanently though, but it seemed so real... It was one of the reasons I didn't want you to find me, I was afraid that would be how you'd react... Zexion, he transformed himself into you, one of my cards took me to this island, I was so happy to be home... I had missed it so badly. I saw Tidus, Wakka and Selphie, but they just faded away. I saw Kairi, but she also just disapeered." Riku kept looking away avoiding Sora's eyes. "Then Zexion showed up, He messed with my mind. He reminded me of that night... That night I stepped into darkness. The night our world was destroyed... Then you came, you attacked me with the keyblade. At first, I didn't understand why... why you were so angry at me, you hated me and what I had become..." Riku's voice trailed off.

"Riku..." Sora said still trying to see Riku's eyes.

"I'll never forget the way you looked at me, or really, you couldn't look at me. You seemed ashamed of me and I hated myself for it. Then you attacked me with light, I was fading inside it... but then I heard a voice," Riku turned and smiled at Sora. "It was Kairi's, she told not to fear the darkness or the light. Then you faded to reveal Zexion." Riku contined. "Heh, the coward ran for his life" Riku laughed he looked at Sora, but he wasn't smiling infact he looked quite angry. "Sora?" Riku smile faded too.

"I hate what the Organisation did to us!" Sora shouted angrily as he jumped off the tree. Sora picked up a rock and threw it into the water. It skipped a bit but then sank. He went to pick up another one but then a hand was on his shoulder. It was Riku's. Sora looked up at him.

"Hey, it's all over now, we destroyed them." Riku said calmly.

"But... the things they did, we're never going to be able to forget." Sora looked up at Riku sadly. He fell onto the ground and sat there.

Riku knelt down beside him. "Yeah but we can always fix things, and make em' right again."

"He's right you know." Something landed on Sora's shoulder.

"Jiminy!" Sora looked as his shoulder stunned.

"So this is..." Riku was now also looking at Jiminy.

"Cricket's the name, Jiminy Cricket." Jiminy Jumped up onto the Paopu tree.

Sora stood up and Jumped onto the tree beside him, "But Jiminy, Didn't you go back to Gepetto and Pinochio?"

"How could I? I can't fly a gummi ship?"Jiminy looked at Sora and smiled.

Sora laughed "Well I guess not, but I'm sure Donald, Goofy and The King would have taken you."


"Well I suppose they wouldda" Jiminy sighed. "But, I didn't have the heart to ask them, they seemed so excited to be going home besides, I don't think Pinochio really needs me breathing down his neck anymore." Jiminy smiled.

Sora's face fell. He felt really bad for Jiminy, they all got to be able to go home to see their families and friends except him. Riku could see what Sora was thinking. "Welcome home then Jiminy!" Riku Grinned.

Jiminy looked up at him then turned to Sora who was now also brightly smiling. "I hope I'm not being any inconvience to you"

"Not at all!" Sora said still grinning. He looked towards the ocean and his face fell. Kairi was paddling towards them. "What do I do?" He looked over at Riku.

"Sora, I can't tell you what to do. It's all up to you." Riku replied.

"Do what your heart tells you to do." Jiminy added.

Sora nodded. "You're right." Jiminy Jumped back into Sora's hood as Kairi came running towards them.

"Hey!" Kairi shouted as she came closer to them. Riku nodded. Sora grinned. "Are you ok Sora? You look like you should still be in bed." She smiled at him.

Sora laughed. "I'm fine but, uh.. can we talk?" There's somthing I need to tell you." He looked over his shoulder at Riku. Riku nodded.

"Sure. What is it?" She said still smiling. The two walked down the bridge and onto the beach.

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Well, I hope it was better that time...

[Eternal Redemption]

Nice!Though I cant wait for some action!Will check for more :3

[Xuan]

You're trying to be as close to the real KH as possible, but not close enough lol. The fact that Sora would never in his life worry about such things is one of them.

[SeaSalt IceCream]

Nice!Though I cant wait for some action!Will check for more :3

Thanks action comming soon.

You're trying to be as close to the real KH as possible, but not close enough lol. The fact that Sora would never in his life worry about such things is one of them.

What thing is this your talking about? I believe a fan fic is based on the author's interpretation of things so if you don't like it that's your right.

[Eternal Redemption]

Originally Posted by SeaSalt IceCream

What thing is this your talking about? I believe a fan fic is based on the author's interpretation of things so if you don't like it that's your right.

This is 100% true a Fan fic is what the author wants it to be not what what really happen

[KH_Fantatic]

I like this FF! I just started reading it and I think it's great!

[Maitaj]

I reckon this one is awesome! N if you're going to be like that Xuan, don't read it then. Or if you do, don't comment... It does affect people you know. And like you said SeaSalt, a fanfic is the author's interpretation of events

[SeaSalt IceCream]

This is 100% true a Fan fic is what the author wants it to be not what what really happen

Thanks for that

I like this FF! I just started reading it and I think it's great!

Really? Thankyou! That's really kind of you and Im glad to hear you're enjoying it.

I reckon this one is awesome! N if you're going to be like that Xuan, don't read it then. Or if you do, don't comment... It does affect people you know. And like you said SeaSalt, a fanfic is the author's interpretation of events

My point exactly. Anyway I did say I don't mind being critised but I chose which I take, I still belive that a fanfic is what the author believes happened or should have happend. lol.

Thanks, everyone for your support.

[Xuan]

I mean, I could see you trying to make your characters as close as the real Sora, Kairi, Riku, but not close enough. I did not mean that you 'should' not write not as close as Sora. You misunderstood me. I have no intention of offending you, as you say, it's your writing style.

[SeaSalt IceCream]

Originally Posted by Xuan

I mean, I could see you trying to make your characters as close as the real Sora, Kairi, Riku, but not close enough. I have no intention of offending you, as you say, it's your writing style.

Fair enough, No offence taken. I am writing them as I see them. It's still early days yet though, and if you can't see that I have established that characters of who they are that's fine you have a choice to make, whether you keep reading it, or you don't neither of which concerns me at all.

[Eternal Redemption]

When is Chapter 3 coming?

I do wish I could write as well as you do....I wrote a FF once and it never even got a reply

Yes I am that bad in writing :3

[KH_Fantatic]

Um... Just kind of wondering... when's the next chapter going to be up? I mean, I could wait... Just kind of wondering...

[SeaSalt IceCream]

When is Chapter 3 coming?

Um... Just kind of wondering... when's the next chapter going to be up?

Hehe I love you guys, Major confidence boosting is going on, Im thinking sometime in the near future. I may even get off my lazy bum and write it tonight, I mean now school has started I have my homework to consider like everyone else, but I love creative writing. I mean I once had an assignment in year 8 where I wrote the teacher an 12 A4 page assignment cause I got this weird creative streak I couldn't shake. I got fairly good marks but she wasn't happy with me... Then I had to learn the stupid thing for an oral. LOL It was Hilarious! Anyways answering your question possibly before the weekend is out, It depends if anything crops up in my life wether I get it done or not lol.

I do wish I could write as well as you do....I wrote a FF once and it never even got a reply

Well look on the brightside, no one said anything bad about it... lol Just Kidding, If only I had known you back then you could always count on me to read it. ;)