Kingdom Hearts; The Heartless Keeper

Chapter XIX; Destiny

Yuki sighed looking out across the ocean to the main island. The sea breeze blew in her face carrying its strange salty scent. The Palm trees all around her moved in the wind, the leaves brushing together filling the air with more sounds. The birds crying overhead fought against the sounds of the waves crashing on the beach.

"You seem to like it here," Tayressa said calmly from behind Yuki. Yuki turned to her and nodded slowly. Her bright blue eyes matched the color of the ocean.

Once again Yuki had been assigned to follow the Lady of the Shadows. There was no fighting involved, she just had to accompany the leader to Destiny Islands. Why this was Yuki didn't know. But she didn't ask. She liked being on the island. It seemed to resonate deep within her. Like she belonged there. It was calming, setting to rest the constant questions she had since being shown Kingdom Hearts. But it did bring out other questions. Like why the leader always brought her here.

"Is there a reason you always bring me here?" Yuki asked looking the back to the ocean. She laced her fingers together behind her back and rocked back and forth a little. Tayressa smiled a little at her question.

"It's because you are so important to us and so young. I feel you need a guiding hand to help you along." Tayressa explained. Yuki frowned, unconvinced.

"Really? Something as small as that?" She asked. Tayressa nodded and moved to where she was standing next to Yuki. She rested a hand on the younger Heartless' shoulder.

"Sometimes a teacher makes all the difference in the world. I've seen it countless times before." Tayressa said with a small smile. "One who would be unable to do anything becomes as strong as any prodigy with the right master." She continued. Yuki noticed her smirk. Yuki figured she had some specific example in mind.

"But you don't really teach me. Just ask me questions and stuff." Yuki pointed out. Tayressa nodded.

"Think of it as my way of connecting with you." Tayressa walked a few steps off to the side. Her red eyes gazed far off as if she saw something in the ocean that no one else could. "Sometimes a master is just there to answer questions. They teach how to think, not how to act." She continued. Her soft smile seemed to be one of reminiscing. As if she was reliving old memories.

"But why me?" Yuki asked. Tayressa looked at her with a calculating look. Yuki felt as if she was trying to get into her mind.

"You are far more important to us than you understand." Tayressa said simply. She looked away again. "You have more power than any of us ever anticipated. And something else. Something else that even I don't understand." She said. Yuki knitted her eyebrows together as she looked down towards the sand. None of what Tayressa was saying made sense. How was Yuki anymore important than Y? They were both keyblade wielders. Was it because Yuki had two keyblades?

"Isn't Y just as important? You need the keyblade wielders right?" Yuki asked. Tayressa nodded slowly. She was thinking of her reply.

"Y is important," Tayressa began. "But Y has already had a master. Her thinking is set in stone. You, on the other hand, we can teach our beliefs in hopes you can understand our goals. Understand though, in the end, it is still up to you." She said. Yuki nodded, taking in her words. Y had never said anything about a master. But she never did speak of her past. None of the ones who could remember ever did. Yuki glanced at Tayressa with a sudden thought.

"Why don't I remember being a Somebody?" Yuki asked. Tayressa didn't answer right away. She was silent, considering her reasons. Yuki watched her think, intrigued by the way her hair moved in the wind. It was nearing impossible to tell the red tips from the rest of her hair, making it seem as if the white was naturally spotted with red as the layers intermingled.