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1.1 --- /dev/null Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 1970 +0000 1.2 +++ b/stories/prismhearts.txt Fri Feb 19 06:24:59 2010 -0500 1.3 @@ -0,0 +1,450 @@ 1.4 +Author’s note: This is a story I wrote after finishing Squaresoft’s 1.5 +beautiful game, Kingdom Hearts. This may or may not become a series, 1.6 +so please, please tell me what you think. ^-^ This is only a one shot 1.7 +right now, but if I get a positive enough response or if I just feel 1.8 +crazy enough to actually write a series about this, I just might do 1.9 +it. This is shortly after the end of the game. So you might not want 1.10 +to read if you don’t like spoilers. ^^;; 1.11 + 1.12 + 1.13 +Prism Hearts 1.14 +by Amazoness Duo 1.15 +amazonessduo@hotmail.com 1.16 + 1.17 + 1.18 + 1.19 +‘Thinking of you, wherever you are. 1.20 + 1.21 +We pray for our sorrows to end, 1.22 +And hope that our hearts will blend. 1.23 +Now I will step forward to realize this wish. 1.24 + 1.25 +And who knows: 1.26 +Starting a new journey may not be so hard. 1.27 +Or maybe it has already begun. 1.28 + 1.29 +There are many worlds, 1.30 +But they share the same sky; 1.31 +One sky, one destiny.’ 1.32 + 1.33 + 1.34 +Sitting on the end of a small pier, Kairi looked off into the 1.35 +sunset. The beautiful colors that descended to the earth looked like 1.36 +a painter’s most vivid dream. The sea reflected them, shifting 1.37 +recklessly as if it was jealous of the attention the sky was 1.38 +garnering for itself. But it wasn’t the sky that Kairi was interested 1.39 +in. She was trying to look past it, for something brighter than even 1.40 +the most beautiful sunset. She had done this often recently, so much 1.41 +so that the others on the island had finally stopped questioning her 1.42 +about it. They may think she was crazy or just daydreaming, but she 1.43 +was busy searching. All she needed was the tiniest hint. And the 1.44 +skies would stare back, teasing her with half-glimpses and images in 1.45 +the cotton candy clouds. But she would not let that deter her. She 1.46 +would keep searching forever if she had to. 1.47 + 1.48 +“I’ll be waiting for you. If you come here, you’ll find me. I 1.49 +promise,” she whispered, her voice carried off by the wind to 1.50 +destinations unknown. “Even if your ears can’t hear me, I know your 1.51 +heart can.” Her hand rested on her chest, feeling the beat of her own 1.52 +heart. When she closed her eyes, she could almost feel their rhythm, 1.53 +all beating in unison. It didn’t matter how far apart they were. 1.54 +Their hearts would always be one. 1.55 + 1.56 +When she blinked her eyes open, he was there. Just as if he had 1.57 +never left. His silver hair moved about in the light breeze. His eyes 1.58 +were shining and determined. He was reaching out for her, just as he 1.59 +always did. He was always reaching out for her, as if he could pull 1.60 +her along with him, to some place far away. Her hand left her chest, 1.61 +reaching out slowly for him. But before she could take his hand, he 1.62 +was gone. With a weak sigh, her hand fell into her lap. So close, yet 1.63 +always so far. It was like he was perpetually just out of reach. If 1.64 +she could just reach a little further, they could be together again. 1.65 +She knew Riku was far away, but she swore she could feel him 1.66 +sometimes, as if he were right behind her. That’s why she kept 1.67 +looking. Because she knew eventually they would be together again. 1.68 + 1.69 +A laugh reached her ears from the beach. It was laced with memories 1.70 +and feelings. “Sora!” She whirled about on the pier, her back aching 1.71 +from twisting so suddenly. Her hands lay on the deck as she gazed for 1.72 +the source of the boy’s laughter. Her heart sank when she saw that it 1.73 +was only Tidus, laughing at something Wakka had done. Shoulders 1.74 +slumped, the young girl turned back to the empty sea. The vast 1.75 +expanses that surrounded her encaged her as surely as any prison. 1.76 + 1.77 +It was ironic that this had all began as an attempt to escape with 1.78 +her best friends from this island, to taste the freedom and the 1.79 +excitement of other worlds, to see all the beauty they had to offer. 1.80 +And now she was trapped on that same island, her friends somewhere 1.81 +far off. They were now distant stars to her, lost somewhere in the 1.82 +heavens. She would sit up at night, peering into the moonlit sky, 1.83 +striving for any glimpse of the two boys that held her heart up. 1.84 +Sometimes she would mistake a falling star for one of them, hoping 1.85 +they were returning to her. But her hopes were always dashed when she 1.86 +didn’t find them running to her on their beach. 1.87 + 1.88 +Her memories were still clouded, distant things that seemed to come 1.89 +from another lifetime. She knew that she was a princess, but of where 1.90 +she wasn’t certain. But those memories didn’t matter to her. The 1.91 +memories that she cherished, that she held onto with all the strength 1.92 +in her heart were of her days with Riku and Sora on the island, of 1.93 +all of their moments together. Those were things she would never 1.94 +allow herself to forget, no matter how painful they could be or how 1.95 +lonely they might make her feel. They were her treasures, her little 1.96 +gems that she would sneak looks at whenever she could. 1.97 + 1.98 +The pier creaked behind Kairi, but she didn’t turn around 1.99 +immediately. For the first few days she had turned at every sound, 1.100 +every whisper that came her way, hoping that she would see the two 1.101 +boys again. But now she wouldn’t let herself be distracted about such 1.102 +things. She was trying to focus past all of the surface noise and 1.103 +images, to see where the two were out there. 1.104 + 1.105 +“Kairi?” A voice asked tentatively. Selphie waited for a moment, not 1.106 +quite expecting an answer. With how out of it Kairi had been lately, 1.107 +she wouldn’t be at all surprised. But she could understand. Love did 1.108 +that sort of thing to you. Especially when your love was very far 1.109 +away. 1.110 + 1.111 +Kairi slowly turned, her legs still slowly kicking away from the 1.112 +deck. She spotted Selphie waiting behind her. With Selphie was a 1.113 +blonde girl with glasses and a long pink dress. The blonde girl 1.114 +looked about a year or so older than Selphie. She could vaguely 1.115 +recall seeing her before on the main island of the Destiny Islands 1.116 +when she had been visiting with Sora and his parents. “Oh, hi, 1.117 +Selphie,” Kairi said, a little sheepishly. She placed a hand behind 1.118 +her head. “I guess I wasn’t paying attention.” 1.119 + 1.120 +Selphie giggled, her hands behind her back. “Yeah, but you’re always 1.121 +like that lately. Thinking about someone special?” She grinned wider. 1.122 +Selphie loved romance. And watching it unfold on the Destiny Islands 1.123 +was her favorite past time. And she’d been wondering for quite some 1.124 +time what would become of the love triangle between Kairi, Riku, and 1.125 +Sora. 1.126 + 1.127 +Kairi sighed, looking back at the ocean waves beneath her feet. 1.128 +“Something like that.” 1.129 + 1.130 +“Oh, this is Quisty. You probably haven’t seen her much. She spends 1.131 +too much of her time studying. I practically had to drag her out 1.132 +here,” Selphie stated with mock exasperation. She perked up 1.133 +immediately, dropping the façade. “But it’s nice and romantic at 1.134 +sunset on the beach and she needed a break from all those books.” 1.135 + 1.136 +Quistis sweatdropped, not quite sure what to say. She had indeed 1.137 +been studying when Selphie had taken it upon herself to get her to 1.138 +relax and had dragged her off to the island. Of course, she knew 1.139 +Selphie too well to believe her pretenses about relaxing. Selphie 1.140 +wanted a moonlit stroll on the beach or to sit and watch the sunset 1.141 +together or something. And how could she have possibly said no to 1.142 +that? 1.143 + 1.144 +Kairi giggled softly, looking at the two. It sounded like this 1.145 +‘Quisty’ was the exact opposite of Selphie. Studious and mature, the 1.146 +slightly older girl didn’t seem anything like the spunky and childish 1.147 +brunette. But her smile slipped slightly as she saw them holding 1.148 +hands. She missed Riku and Sora. She wanted to watch the sunset with 1.149 +them again. She shook her head to clear her thoughts, smiling warmly 1.150 +at the two other girls. “That sounds like fun. The sunset’s gorgeous 1.151 +tonight. It’s perfect to watch with someone.” 1.152 + 1.153 +Selphie bit her lip, watching Kairi for a moment. “You really miss 1.154 +them, don’t you? I’m sure they’ll come back soon. They must miss you 1.155 +a lot, too. They’re probably both on their way right now. You’ll see 1.156 +them before you know it.” She smiled brightly. There was always hope. 1.157 +No matter how dark things were, there was always some light tucked 1.158 +away in the shadows. 1.159 + 1.160 +Staring back at the pink and orange sky, Kairi nodded, smiling 1.161 +softly herself. “I know. I can feel them. They’ll come back to me. 1.162 +Someday. Besides, Sora promised me that he’d bring my lucky charm 1.163 +back. And Riku risked everything to get my heart back. I know he 1.164 +wouldn’t give up on me no matter what.” 1.165 + 1.166 +Tilting her head to the side, Selphie tried to see what Kairi was 1.167 +looking at. It was almost like she was looking through the sunset to 1.168 +something behind it. Finally giving up, Selphie looked at Kairi 1.169 +again. “Remember what I said about Paopu fruits? How they intertwine 1.170 +your destiny forever with someone when you share it? I can get you 1.171 +one if you want. Then you can share it with one of them when they get 1.172 +back.” She squeezed Quistis’s hand, feeling a giddy thrill run 1.173 +through her. “I finally found someone to share one with. It’s 1.174 +wonderfully romantic. You should really try it.” She could tell 1.175 +Quistis was blushing, but that just made her want to melt against the 1.176 +taller girl. 1.177 + 1.178 +“I will,” Kairi promised. She leant back on her hands, staring 1.179 +straight up at the sky. “But I’d have to share it with both of them. 1.180 +So the three of us will never be apart again. So we’ll always be 1.181 +together.” Her blue eyes closed as she imagined them all sitting 1.182 +together, sharing the star shaped fruit. 1.183 + 1.184 +Selphie sweatdropped, looking down at the lost princess. “But which 1.185 +of them do you love? Which one do you want to be with forever?” 1.186 + 1.187 +Blinking, Kairi slowly focused on the sky above. That thought 1.188 +puzzled her. It seemed so simple, yet the answer eluded her. It felt 1.189 +like a trick question. She rolled it over in her mind. But she 1.190 +couldn’t imagine one without the other. It felt wrong, incomplete. 1.191 +“Both of them,” she said at last, her voice barely above a whisper. 1.192 +"I love both of them. I want to be with them forever.” And she was 1.193 +satisfied with that answer. It was what her heart desired, what she 1.194 +wanted more than anything else. That was why they were all still 1.195 +together, why their hearts were all one, even if they were far apart. 1.196 + 1.197 +~~~~~~~~~~ 1.198 + 1.199 +“Everything has been restored. Our world’s back to normal,” Aerith 1.200 +said, relief filling her soul. For so long they had been cast out 1.201 +into the universe, their home world a mere shell of it’s former self, 1.202 +consumed by the Heartless. Now all of those hopes and dreams that had 1.203 +grown inside of them were realized, brought back as if they had never 1.204 +been gone at all. But what cost had been paid to return their home to 1.205 +them? 1.206 + 1.207 +“Do you think they’re all right?” Yuffie asked after a moment’s 1.208 +pause. She had been thinking the same thing. They had bound together 1.209 +in order to stop the Heartless, but in the end they could only pray 1.210 +the Keyblade Master could stop the outpouring of darkness. She felt 1.211 +as if she should have been there herself. This was her home, after 1.212 +all. She should have been fighting for it. No one else should have to 1.213 +sacrifice themselves for her happiness. 1.214 + 1.215 +Leon shrugged, his arms crossed. “Who knows? I don’t suppose we’ll 1.216 +ever find out. The worlds are separated again so we can’t know what’s 1.217 +become of them.” Though he couldn’t voice it, he felt the same way 1.218 +Yuffie did. He had spent so long mourning the loss of his home world, 1.219 +blaming himself for not being able to save it. He had even changed 1.220 +his name to distance himself from the pain. He had been willing to do 1.221 +anything to fix his mistake. And a boy had done that for him. He had 1.222 +to hope the Keyblade Master was all right somewhere out there. 1.223 + 1.224 +“Hey, guess who I found wandering outside? Looks like he got lost. 1.225 +Aerith, you seem to have a thing for lost puppies. Maybe you can 1.226 +handle him.” Cid grinned as the brunette turned her attention his 1.227 +way. He motioned behind him at a cloaked figure. 1.228 + 1.229 +“Cloud!” Aerith called out happily, hurrying to the blond man. Now 1.230 +her home felt complete again. Now she truly felt like she was home. 1.231 +Her eyes sparkled with diamond tears of joy. 1.232 + 1.233 +“Aerith...” Cloud could only stare for a long moment. He felt so 1.234 +exhausted after his long and lonely journey. He wanted nothing more 1.235 +than to collapse at Aerith’s feet. Or better yet, in her arms. But he 1.236 +could only stare, his heart thawing now that he had finally found 1.237 +what he had spent so long searching for. “I never stopped looking for 1.238 +you.” 1.239 + 1.240 +Aerith smiled brightly, taking the cloaked man’s hand. “I know, 1.241 +Cloud. I knew you’d find me one day. I’ve always had faith in you. 1.242 +That’s why I was never worried. Because I knew one day I’d see you 1.243 +again. I was just worried you wouldn’t have the same hope. You can be 1.244 +so dark sometimes.” 1.245 + 1.246 +Cloud’s emerald eyes shone as he held Aerith’s hand tightly, 1.247 +reveling at just the simple fact of being able to hold it again. “It 1.248 +was hard sometimes. But I knew I had to keep looking. I couldn’t 1.249 +afford to give up. I knew you didn’t die with the planet. And I would 1.250 +do anything to see you again.” 1.251 + 1.252 +Leon watched on, his arms still crossed. This was reminding him too 1.253 +much of something he would prefer to forget. He hadn’t been able to 1.254 +save her. He had given up hope of ever seeing her again. But this 1.255 +man, this Cloud had kept searching even when it had been more than 1.256 +likely that Aerith had died along with almost everyone else on Hollow 1.257 +Bastion. He felt a cold wind blow across his soul at the thought. He 1.258 +had been such a naïve child, believing he could protect the woman he 1.259 +loved from something like the Heartless. He had been unsuccessful. 1.260 +That was part of why he had changed his name. If he was someone else, 1.261 +he wouldn’t have to think about losing her. Because Squall had lost 1.262 +Rinoa, not Leon. 1.263 + 1.264 +Sitting on the table in the library, Yuffie watched with mild 1.265 +interest at Cloud and Aerith’s reunion. They really were back home. 1.266 +With all of their friends. It was slowly sinking in. The world’s 1.267 +greatest ninja was back home with all of her family and friends. No 1.268 +more wandering and fighting. 1.269 + 1.270 +Leon sighed, turning his back on the goings on. He wasn’t a part of 1.271 +any of this. He felt awkward, like an outsider. But he had always 1.272 +felt that way. He wasn’t good with people. Until she came along... He 1.273 +banished the thought, walking away from his teammates. He walked 1.274 +deeper into the library. He just wanted to be alone right now. 1.275 + 1.276 +“Aren’t you even going to say hello?” 1.277 + 1.278 +Leon froze. All of his cold mental reserve shattered like brittle 1.279 +glass. He couldn’t move. He couldn’t breathe. It couldn’t be... He 1.280 +slowly turned to face the voice, his heart still frozen in midbeat. 1.281 +His eyes fell upon a girl in blue leaning against a bookshelf. He 1.282 +felt dizzy and lost all over again, as if the floor had been yanked 1.283 +out from under him. 1.284 + 1.285 +Rinoa smiled at him, brushing back some dark hair as she advanced on 1.286 +Leon. “You look different. But it doesn’t seem like you’ve changed at 1.287 +all otherwise.” 1.288 + 1.289 +“...” 1.290 + 1.291 +Rinoa giggled, finally reaching the moody gunblade expert. “I love 1.292 +you, too, Squall,” she replied. Her arms wrapped around his shoulders 1.293 +as she stood up on her tiptoes to give him a kiss. 1.294 + 1.295 +Leon slowly found himself regaining control as she kissed him, as if 1.296 +his soul was reawakening because of her. He closed his eyes tightly, 1.297 +holding onto Rinoa. All that he had thought he had gotten rid of had 1.298 +only been hidden away. Forgotten, but not entirely gone. And she was 1.299 +the key to unlocking it all. 1.300 + 1.301 +~~~~~~~~~~~~ 1.302 + 1.303 +Sora collapsed onto his back, staring up at the cerulean skies above 1.304 +him. He yawned, stretching out on the soft grass. His entire body was 1.305 +sore. It felt like they had been travelling forever. He just wanted 1.306 +to lie down for a moment. But lying there, his weariness tore at him. 1.307 +He didn’t want to get back up. He just wanted to lie there. 1.308 + 1.309 +‘Sora, you lazy bum,’ he could hear Kairi say. 1.310 + 1.311 +‘I know you’re stronger than that, Sora,’ Riku’s voice called out in 1.312 +his mind. 1.313 + 1.314 +Nodding resolutely, he struggled back into a sitting position. There 1.315 +was still too much work to do. He couldn’t go slacking off now. He 1.316 +couldn’t let down Kairi and Riku. 1.317 + 1.318 +“We’re never going to find that door,” Donald said exasperatedly, 1.319 +slumping next to Sora. His legs ached. He was a lot shorter than 1.320 +Goofy and Sora, so he had to work harder to keep up. On top of that, 1.321 +he had to get back to Daisy soon. Or she’d kill him. He gulped at the 1.322 +thought, resting against his staff. 1.323 + 1.324 +“We’ve gotta find the door. We will find it. It’s the only way we 1.325 +can find Riku and your king.” Sora looked up at the clouds, seeing 1.326 +his friends in them, calling to him. That managed to reenergize his 1.327 +spirits. They were out there. And they would be together again one 1.328 +day. If there was one thing his journey had taught him, it was to 1.329 +believe in the power of one’s heart. And there was a red thread 1.330 +connecting his heart to Riku and Kairi’s. As long as he believed that 1.331 +they would be together, they eventually would. He just had to keep 1.332 +believing. 1.333 + 1.334 +“Hey, Sora,” Goofy began. “You finally got that friend of yours, 1.335 +Kairi, back, right? So why aren’t you trying to find a way back to 1.336 +your island?” 1.337 + 1.338 +“Because I’m not going back without Riku. I have to find him. We’re 1.339 +going back to Kairi together. I can’t leave him. And I can’t leave 1.340 +you guys to find your king alone. We’re in this together,” Sora 1.341 +explained. He could see Riku and Kairi smiling at him in the clouds. 1.342 +“And even if I can’t be with Kairi right now, I’ll always be with 1.343 +her. The same with Riku. But I want us to all be together again. So 1.344 +I’m going to make sure it happens. No matter how long it takes.” 1.345 + 1.346 +“Gawrsh. Poor Kairi has to wait all this time while we’re off 1.347 +lookin’ for that door.” Goofy shook his head sadly. 1.348 + 1.349 +Donald glared at Goofy, crossing his arms. “Poor Kairi? I wouldn’t 1.350 +mind trading places with her. Let her find that stupid door.” 1.351 + 1.352 +Sora laughed. “But you’ll keep looking with us anyway, right, 1.353 +Donald? Remember, only smiles on this trip.” 1.354 + 1.355 +The duck looked over to protest but found himself staring at the 1.356 +oddly grinning faces of both Goofy and Sora. Sighing, the mage gave 1.357 +up. “All right, all right! Only smiles.” 1.358 + 1.359 +Sora stretched as he finally stood up. “Good. Then lets get going. 1.360 +We have to go find Riku and the king. We can’t waste any time. 1.361 +They’re probably waiting for us right now.” With renewed enthusiasm, 1.362 +he began walking again. He had no idea where the door to the light 1.363 +would be, but it hardly mattered. He’d keep looking until he found 1.364 +Riku. 1.365 + 1.366 +Donald sighed and slowly got to his feet. “Hey! Wait up!” 1.367 + 1.368 +~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 1.369 + 1.370 +Walking along the beach, Kairi was lost in thought. The island felt 1.371 +so empty without Sora and Riku by her side. She found herself closing 1.372 +her eyes more and more and wishing that they would be there when she 1.373 +opened them. But they never were. So she wandered the island, 1.374 +visiting all of the places that were important to her two best 1.375 +friends, that held special memories for her. It was all she could 1.376 +think to do. It wasn’t as good as having them there with her, but it 1.377 +let her relive those moments they had together. Even if she did wind 1.378 +up crying because of it quite a bit. She felt so alone without the 1.379 +two of them. “Come back to me,” she whispered. 1.380 + 1.381 +Something in the air caught her eye, drawing her gaze to the 1.382 +heavens. Something was plummeting through the sky, falling like some 1.383 +shooting star. It took her a moment to realize it was human shaped 1.384 +and plunging towards the waves nearby. It finally crashed into the 1.385 +aquamarine ocean, sending water splashing everywhere. Kairi ran to 1.386 +the water, swimming as quickly as she could towards the figure. Her 1.387 +mind raced with thoughts, all jumbling upon each other in their 1.388 +confusion. Riku? Sora? Were they hurt? Was it them? How had they 1.389 +fallen from the sky? Could she really drag them all the way back to 1.390 +the beach? 1.391 + 1.392 +Searching under the gently rolling waves, Kairi finally spotted a 1.393 +prone figure in the water. She pushed forward, grabbing hold as 1.394 +tightly as she could. Pulling herself up, she gasped greedily for 1.395 +air, holding the figure close as she made her way back to land. Her 1.396 +heart was playing a staccato beat inside of her chest as she 1.397 +struggled wet and weak along the sand. She finally collapsed with the 1.398 +fallen person, her curiosity and anxiety nearly maddening. Rolling on 1.399 +her side while she tried to catch her breath, she found herself 1.400 +staring back into blue eyes. 1.401 + 1.402 +Sitting up as quickly as she was able, Kairi found herself staring 1.403 +at herself lying on the sand. “What?” The sight gave her no relief. 1.404 +It only served to raise more questions, confusing her further. This 1.405 +didn’t feel like a dream. But how? This didn’t make any sense. She 1.406 +could only stare at herself for a long moment, waiting to see if the 1.407 +other her would do anything. Where had it come from? Why was it her? 1.408 +What was going on? 1.409 + 1.410 +It took Kairi a bit before she noticed a difference in the other 1.411 +her. There was something strange sticking out of her chest. Still on 1.412 +her knees, she slowly reached toward the strange object. Her hand 1.413 +jerked back when she saw the chest rise and fall. She finally worked 1.414 +up the courage to reach out again, taking hold of what she now 1.415 +realized was a handle. But for what? The girl that looked so much 1.416 +like her didn’t seem to be stabbed or anything. But the handle still 1.417 +seemed to lead to something. 1.418 + 1.419 +“It will be okay, Kairi. I’ll always be with you. There’s nothing to 1.420 +be afraid of. You just have to reach out and take my hand.” 1.421 + 1.422 +Kairi looked up in shock at the familiar voice. She could see Riku 1.423 +looking down at her, holding his hand out for her. “Riku... I...” She 1.424 +reached forward, trying to take his hand, to pull him close. But his 1.425 +hand was gone before she could grab hold of it. “Riku...” She looked 1.426 +back down at herself, her other hand still on the protruding handle. 1.427 + 1.428 +“Find them,” her other self whispered. “They need you. They can’t do 1.429 +it alone.” 1.430 + 1.431 +Kairi slowly found herself nodding. “We should be together. We need 1.432 +each other.” She couldn’t just wait on her island forever. ‘This 1.433 +time, I’ll protect both of you,’ she thought to herself. The her on 1.434 +the sand smiled. Taking a firmer grip on the handle, Kairi pulled it 1.435 +out of the other version of herself. In a storm of sparkles, the 1.436 +other her was gone, and Kairi was holding a large key. 1.437 + 1.438 +“Open the door,” a voice whispered in her head. Who was it? She 1.439 +couldn’t quite tell. Looking up, she could see a lone door standing 1.440 +on the beach, apparently leading to nowhere. It had a large keyhole 1.441 +on it. It almost seemed to beckon her. Kairi slowly stood up. If she 1.442 +stayed here, her friends might be in danger. She knew they could 1.443 +handle anything if they were all together again. Sora and Riku were 1.444 +both lost out there. Maybe she could find them. She would find them. 1.445 +Wherever they were. 1.446 + 1.447 +Stepping forward, the young princess used the large, unwieldy key to 1.448 +unlock the door awaiting her. As the door slowly opened, she knew 1.449 +there would be no turning back. This was it. But her choice was 1.450 +simple. She had to find them. Anything could have happened to them 1.451 +out there, lost on any one of countless worlds. Without a glance 1.452 +back, Kairi plunged through the door. 1.453 +