Fiery Bonds: Memories and a Nobody
By BlackChaos105
Author: Hello readers! This is my first KH fanfic, so bear with me, and to skip the disclaimer, remember: I don't own Kingdom Hearts or it's characters, NOOOOOO!
Chapter 1Back from the Brink
The man slowly sat up and tried to catch his breath. "Whoa...What happened?" He looked at his hands, and the black cloak he donned. "That's right..."
"You're...fading away?"
He just chuckled. "That's what happens when you put your whole being into an attack. Not that nobodies actually HAVE beings, right?"
Sora frowned and shook his head. "Why?"
"I wanted to see Roxas again. He made me feel, like I had a heart." Axel slowly looked into Sora's eyes. "It's funny. You make me feel, the sa..."
He remembered. He remembered it all. He was Axel, the Flurry of Dancing Flames, Organization XIII's number VIII. He had given up the only life he had left; to save his best friend, and that nobody's other half.
Slowly Axel stood up, and looked at his surroundings. "Where...am I? Is this where nobodies go? Not back to the darkness?" Axel thought of anything he had ever heard, and tried to use that to make sense of this. He was always told in the Organization, that nobodies would fade into the darkness. Then he remembered something Roxas had said soon after he joined the Organization.
"Nobodies can, and will most likely fade back into darkness. That's what happens to those without hearts like us. However, we may be destined for something more. The keyblade chose me, but why? I know that if I do fade back into darkness, I will find that out first. Maybe, just maybe, if we can prove that we are capable of wielding the power of a heart, the true essence and power of a heart, maybe we wont fade away. Maybe we'll be given another chance to have a heart."
That was it. Axel remembered what Roxas had said, and looked at what he had done, and knew that was it. In sacrificing himself he was given a second chance. But what to do with it? There was nowhere for him to go. He thought and thought for what seemed like hours. Then, he remembered a part of his life he never had remembered before.
The Destiny Islands. The flowing palm trees, the soft sand, the endless peaceful sound, the ebb and flow of the sea. He was new to it all.
Slowly, the boy ran his hand through his long red hair and walked forward towards a group of kids. They immediately noticed him. "Hey you! What're you doing here?"
He was clearly older than them, but they felt a slight superiority complex over him. After all, they did like to hang out there. "I'm new here, just trying to figure out the area." They just laughed at him.
"Just checking out the area." They scoffed. Clearly they hadn't had a newcomer to the Destiny Islands in quite some time.
"Yeah, that's not a problem is it?" The boy asked. He already didn't like them, but he didn't want to start trouble unless necessary.
One of the boys just walked up to him slowly. "Actually, yeah, it is." The boy poked him roughly in the chest. He stared at the boy's hair and laughed. "Nice hair, ya look like a girl!" The boy just kept a stern face. He'd dealt with criticisms about his red hair before, and just learned to ignore it. "What's your name, Red?" The other just asked playfully. The boy just smirked, he was gonna act. Now.
He lunged his leg forward and knocked the boy on his back. He then sat down on the boy's stomach, fiercely planting his feet on the boy's arms. Then he pulled out a lighter from behind his back and lit it underneath the boy's chin, close, but not actually burning him. "The name's Alex. A-L-E-X. Got it memorized?" The boy just cringed, keeping his head as far away from the fire as possible, and slightly nodded. Alex smirked and put out the fire. "Good."
He got up and walked away. A boy with lavender hair, just slightly shorter than his own, then approached him.
"Hi. My name's Riku." He put out his hand, which was intercepted by Alex's.
"Alex. Nice to meet you."
Riku smirked. "I see you've had a run-in with them already. Don't mind them, they just think all of the Destiny Islands belong to them, and they don't like anyone on their, quote-unquote, turf. Let them know you're just as tough, if not tougher, than them and you'll have no problems whatsoever."
Alex just smiled; he already liked this, "Riku". He didn't know why, he just felt at peace with someone like him around.
That was it. That was what was missing from his past. He was a child, who grew up on the Destiny Islands with Riku. He never really knew Sora and Kairi; they were both really young when he met them. That was where he'd go now: The Destiny Islands, the place his childhood called home.
Author: Yeah I know, a cliffhanger. Truth be told, I don't like them myself, but it seemed like a good place to end chapter 1. I'll update as much as possible, but I'm going on a road trip this Monday, I HATE ROAD TRIPS!!!!! Anyway, send your reviews, I'm lost without them! Later!