Fan Fiction ❯ Between Heaven and Hell ❯ Prologue ( Chapter 1 )

[ X - Adult: No readers under 18. Contains Graphic Adult Themes/Extreme violence. ]

Disclaimer: I don't own kingdom hearts. I know I've been away a while and I've been lacking inspiration a lot for Fallen from Grace. I promise as soon as I have the inspiration I will update that one. I have a lot going on right now so I will update as much as I can. I don't know where in the hell I came up with this idea….but it just came to me out of nowhere. Forgive any grammatical errors and such. Please read and review. This is a bit different than most stuff I've done before. This is also AU so you have been warned.

Ever wonder how everything you've ever known can change in a split second with no warning whatsoever? I ask myself that all the time. To think….eight years ago I was running around on an island pretending to get in fights with my friends and planning to escape the island by building a boat and sailing off. Heh….fat chance of that happening. I was once told by someone that Fate is a bitch, Destiny is an Angel and death is a lucky break. I never knew the truth in the words until much later. I made it off the island…just not in the way I had hoped. If you would have told me eight years ago that I would be standing in a darkened world killing for a living I wouldn't have believed you in a million years.

Don't get me wrong. Not everything in my life used to be so dark. I spent the first two three years off the island looking for my friends. I finally caught up with them but somehow beyond my knowledge our friendship turned into a good vs. evil kind of thing. Now that I think about it it was stupid to even think the way we did. Although I don't think about the past much. The past is where it should be. In the past.

I walked down the darkened streets of this world my trench coat flowing behind me looking for any kind of job. In this world….you was either the hunter or the hunted. I had to adapt quickly to becoming an assassin. How I found myself here in the first place I'll never know. Point is though I'm here. It doesn't look like I'm going to be leaving anytime soon either. No one could see the smaller figure following me because it was so dark. But I knew who the figure was and I preferred if she was always close to me. I was the only one to protect her in this harsh environment. Maybe that's why I do what I do. I have a reason to kill the bad guys.

What happened to my friends on the island you ask? I don't honestly know. I got separated from them and I've only seen them a few times since. I assumed the younger children were already dead by now. It was a safe assumption with heartless crawling over the worlds. Although at times I think about what happened to my best friend and the girl that was with us.

I kept walking and I heard a whimpering coming from behind me as I took a drag off of my cigarette. My eyes were covered by my ray ban sunglasses and my hair was always kept back. It kept the mystery in my appearance…a must if I was to continue in my line of work. I glanced behind me although my sunglasses hid my expression. The only thing my sunglasses didn't hide was my piercings. Two eyebrow piercings, a lip ring and about three earrings in each ear. But the glasses were good for keeping my emotions to myself.

“How much farther? You said we could rest….” A small voice whined. I let the smoke out of my lungs as I tossed the rest of the cigarette I was smoking out into the street. My traveling partner had been traveling with me since she was a baby. She was one of the only ones that knew what I could be thinking or what I was feeling from how I spoke. Although my voice had become monotone and stoic. I turned my head slightly behind me and looked at my traveling partner through the sunglasses.

“I know I said we could rest. This is the assignment that will get us off this hell hole. After I pick up this assignment we can leave this place….forever.” I spoke to her. I almost wish I could see her face in the sunlight. I know that is impossible but I knew she was smiling and she was happy at the news.

“Really?!!” She squealed. I shook my head and smirked.

“Really pipsqueak….now come on its not much farther.” I said to her.

I started walking again and I could hear her footsteps behind me. We came up to a rather gothic looking building. One of the nicer buildings in this world honestly. It's where the big names do their business. Everywhere else looked like a rat's home. Not many buildings were in good shape and the ones that were….were very expensive and saved for the rich. Crime plagued these streets and no one was safe. When light came to the world it revealed a world of graffiti, vandalism, crimes, gangs and violence and horror. I guess I was grateful I didn't have to see this place in the daylight. I had to admit I've done my fair share of crimes here. I shrugged off my thoughts as I walked into the gothic looking building pushing past the bodyguards at the door.

I could hear snickers from the room at my companion. She ran up to me and clutched at my trench coat looking around. I really wish she didn't have to see this. An older looking man tried coming up to her to scare her. If it was one thing I was completely serious about taking absolutely no bullshit for it was fucking with her. Before the old man could blink I had my keyblade at his throat…and another dagger at his stomach. I could kill him within a blink of an eye….literally. My actions got the attention of the entire house as everyone stilled. I wasn't around enough to know that this guy was one of the big boss names of the crime world. But really I could have cared less if he was a fucking king or an average Joe. No one fucks with her. No one. I stood at a stand still with this guy as my companion gripped my trench coat even tighter whimpering into it hiding behind me. I was a step away from slicing the asshole's throat and ripping his stomach open and if it wasn't for my employer showing up right then….I would have. My employer was a tall dark haired man with scars over his face. He tossed an envelope to me on the table in front of me and nodded his head to me.

“There's your next assignment. As always I pay you half now half when the job is done.” He said. I glanced at him over my sunglasses and picked up the envelope and then counting the money as I always did. A folder was tossed at me when I put the money in my trench coat letting my keyblade go back to its place. I didn't remove the dagger from where I had it positioned at the old man though. I was just waiting for him to get froggy. My employer raised an eyebrow bringing his hands up making his fingers touch as he watched me. I just took the file not caring to open it.

“I will provide the transport needs for you….although…..you might want to consider leaving the extra baggage….will only slow you down…” He said while looking at her while she clutched at my coat. I narrowed my eyes.

“And you can go fly a kite. I'm not leaving her for you or for anyone else. If you don't make it so she can go I won't do the job.” I said my voice clearly sarcastic but serious none the less. My employer just chuckled before he tilted his head.

“Always the prick I see…..I could just have her killed you know…but….I like her too much to do that. And you've done my dirty work for me. I will arrange for you to take the brat. Be prepared to leave by dawn….now get out of here…..you're ruining my image…”He said with a snicker. I moved back from the old man and in a sudden movement I sliced his arm in a way that made it about useless slicing straight through the tendants that he needed to make it work properly ignoring his screams as I just turned and walked out pushing her ahead of me protectively.

Once we were outside I took out the folder and started glancing through it at first not realizing who the kill was. I stopped when I heard sniffling. I looked up and took off my sunglasses looking towards her my hearing isolating the sound from her. She was crying softly as she held her face in her hands. Her silver hair falling over her face although I tried my hardest to give her the better things in live. Even though we were in the worst of places she still liked feminine things like bows in her hair. She had a blue ribbon in her hair making the silver stand out and she was in a pale blue summer dress. I leaned down on one knee and tilted her head to look at me just watching her. She sniffed before she ran into my arms clutching my shirt. I wrapped my arms around her and just stroked her hair listening to what I normally did every time I took a job.

“Daddy…..please…you don't have to do this…we can live a life without having to take another's……please daddy I don't want to stay here anymore….I want a normal life……I love you so much I don't want to lose you….” She sobbed as I just stroked her hair. I was never one to lie to her. She knew the dangers of what I did. It broke my heart to hear her like this. To hear her beg me not to do something even if it's for her benefit. Everything I've done has been for her. I wanted to give her a better life. I was all she had she needed me to protect her and I would with all of my power. I sighed before I kissed her forehead.

“It won't be too much longer till we can leave and never look back Miaka. Be strong…I promise you I will get you out of here. I swear it.” I told her. She sniffed and just clutched on to me like a life line. I looked at the folder before using one hand to open it keeping my arm tightly wrapped around her. I read over the file before my eyes widened for the first time in a long while. I frowned and read over the file again keeping her tightly to me. It was only inevitable….but I wasn't expecting my next job to be someone who still struck a raw nerve.

I stood up and took her hand and put my sunglasses on as I started walking pulling her with me. Outside I showed no emotion. On the inside I was a chaotic mess. Could I do it? Could I kill the one person who still did have a raw nerve inside of me? I took a deep breath and kept my expression stoic as we walked. I would do it. I have to. Her safety and her life depends on it. But it would require the unthinkable from me. My next kill was my former best friend. I was grateful that my sunglasses hid the tears welling in my eyes as I forcefully shoved them into the back of my throat refusing to let them spill over. To protect her….I would have to find and kill my best friend. I would have to kill the first person I ever loved. Finding him would be the challenge….and then killing him may prove easier said than done as well. He is my equal after all. We walked towards where we were to leave and I bought her some food before sitting down at the train station bench. She climbed into my lap and sniffed as she started eating the food I got for her. I kissed the top of her head again. She has seen too much to only be six. I made my decision then. I would find the keyblade master and kill him. There was no other choice. It was either him or her. She was all I had left. I lived to see her smile even if it was a small smile. Besides he abandoned me years ago. He never cared about me then why would he care now? I would find him…I would do the unthinkable. I looked up hearing the train station coming alive with the sound of the trains before I stroked her hair giving her as much comfort as I could. It wouldn't be too much longer. I looked down at her and I knew then what I had to do. I had to find him…and I will kill him. I will kill Sora……

To be continued……

(A/N: I know the name Miaka sounds probably very familiar to those who have read fallen from grace but Miaka is an rp character I created strictly as Riku's daughter^^)