Number-Fifteen

     A light breeze swept through the air. A tall teenage boy with long silver hair wearing a school uniform walked along a soft dirt road in the direction of the sunset. As he trod along the path, he took a deep breath of the faint smell of the sea that was carried along by the breeze and adjusted the single strap book bag that hung over the his left shoulder. A smile crept across his face. This was home.     The boy approached a two-way fork in the road, accentuated by a set of tall bushes that lay between the two paths. The boy began to proceed along the right side path, taking note of the buds on the ends of each bushes’ branches.

Kingdom Hearts- Number Fifteen Chapter Ten – Re: Appear     "With you out of the way, there will be no one to stop me from rebuilding Kingdom Hearts!"     The words echoed throughout Riku's mind. The cloaked figure now stood before him on the bridge adjacent the Island. Riku was unsure of what to do. The cloaked figure now stood before him on the bridge adjacent the island where Sora rested. The once-present gentle sea breeze had come to a standstill; the sound of waves lapping against the shore grew silent.     Riku cautiously observed Xiao. The black cloak it was wearing was indeed the same as those used by Organization XIII. T

Kingdom Hearts- Number Fifteen Chapter Five – Encounter      "There's only two… How disappointing…"      Riku awoke, face down in a dark alley. "I guess that's what happens when you don't use a gummi ship," Riku stated, massaging his neck, "You get to where you want to go, but there's no telling where you'll end up. You okay, Sora?" Not hearing a reply, Riku quickly examined the alleyway. He's not here... "Sora? Sora!" Riku called out. The only reply was a howling sound created by the wind. This place is pretty big. I hope I can find Sora before something else does.   

Kingdom Hearts- Number Fifteen Chapter Four - Initiative      "I feel kind of bad not telling Kairi about this," Sora said as he and Riku made their way to island's cave.      "It's probably better that we don't," Riku explained as he entered the cave, "besides, she and the others should be able to defend the Islands just fine. I'm not sure how she would handle the stronger types of Heartless or Nobodies."      The 'others' Riku had been referring to were Tidus, Wakka, and Selphie, the three friends that played with Sora, Riku and Kairi on the island before the ni

Kingdom Hearts- Number Fifteen Chapter Three – Nothing's Recourse      All worlds begin in darkness… and all so end… The heart is no different…      The shadow awoke face down on a hard surface. The burning that coursed through its head had subsided and was replaced with a dull ache in its chest. The shadow looked around frantically, hoping the silver-haired boy had not followed it. "Riku… That was his name…"      The shadow picked itself up from the ground, and observed its new surroundings. The sound of flowing water could be heard