Connection's: A Kingdom Hearts Fan-Fiction

Chapter 6: The Starting Point

Ventus had never been happier, at least that he couldn't remember. He wondered if perhaps when he lost his heart he may have lost memories? No. He was over thinking the thought. As he waited by the ship, Sora realized he did leave something that he needed. "Ven, I will be back, I should go get something from home real quick!" Ven nodded as he watched Sora row across the ocean to the main islands. If only he knew how to give, or even make keyblade armor, he would show Sora. Maybe even Riku or Kairi. Does Kairi even know to use a keyblade, let alone wield one?

As Sora was rowing back, he tried recalling why he knew Ventus. He tried to think back. He couldn't remember much from when he was a kid and started to think harder, maybe he met- "Sora!" Sora jumped as he realized he had already gotten to the main island, "Sora you alright? You looked like you were lost in thought." He looked over at Kairi, who was leaning over the boat, while Sora had fallen back in it, laying down.

"Gimme a break-" Sora stopped as he chuckled, this had to have been the hundredth time they've done this. "Sorry, guess I got lightheaded there." Kairi helped Sora out of the the boat and walked to his house with him. "I thought you didn't need anything?" Kairi looked at him quizzically. "Actually, I remembered that I needed something... Important." He trailed off as he entered his house. "Be right back Kairi." He walked upstairs and past his mom into his room.

As Sora looked around he had finally found what he was looking for; a photo of him, Kairi, and Riku. He took it with his mom's camera, considered it his good luck item. "Gotcha. Almost forgot ya." He smiled before slipping it in his pants pocket. He walked downstairs past his mom again before she stopped him.

"So... You and Riku are going away again..." Sora stopped, he forgot to even say goodbye to his mom. Now he felt terrible. "And... Kairi... Mom." To be honest, his mom wasn't even that sad. She was mainly proud of him. "Sora... It's dangerous out there, from what I have been told by Riku, Kairi, and yourself." Sora turned around to face her and his mom hugged him. "Well, I just want to say... I am very proud of you. You've grown faster than I expected." Sora chuckled, "Well, yeah. Comes with being a-" His mom cut him off, "Hero. I know son. I just get worried one day I will lose you and never know it." She placed an Elixir in his hand, along with a keychain. "But I know you will come back safe. And I found this buried in the sand a week ago. I was going to give it to you once it was your birthday, but since you're leaving... I have no clue when you'll be back. So I thought you should have it now. Goodbye Sora, please return safely." She kissed his forehead before he hugged her tightly. "Thanks mom, I love you." He pulled back and started heading out the door. "Love you too... Sora."

Kairi was outside waiting for Sora, thinking if she had ever met Ventus. She remembered meeting someone who dressed similar to him. She still wondered why he looked EXACTLY like Roxas. She would probably never know. "Ready to go Kairi?" Sora suprised her, hugging her from behind. "Ah! Oh... It's only you. Please warn me beforehand. I though I was being kidnapped." She referred to when Axel got her. On the bright side she did see Sora again.

"C'mon Kairi, besides the islands disappearing, name one bad thing that has happened." He did have a point didn't he? She tried thinking about it, and again he was right. "Would you two lovebirds hurry up? I had to come back and get you because you were taking to long." Kairi blushed madly as Sora smiled. "What? I had to come back and get something!"

"..."

"Well Ven, I don't know how you woke up, but I sure am glad you are!" Mickey smiled widely as Donald drove the ship, Sora asking to drive. Again. Some things never change. "Well what do you mean Mickey? Was I not supposed to wake up?" Mickey shook his head. "No, but thats what is strange, first the Unversed, and now you. We all thought we needed the power to wake you, Riku could have but Xehanort had gotten Sora. So Riku had to use that power to wake him up. But sadly only Riku passed the exam, but Sora was a good sport about it!" Riku had walked over to hear that last half of what Mickey had said.