Fan Fiction ❯ Cross My Heart ❯ Almost at Home ( Chapter 2 )

             Chapter Two... And it's not much longer! One day the word count will go above five hundred, I swear. Like always, it ain't mine, up to and including the little green HP balls none knows the name of. ^^;

- Almost at Home -

          & nbsp; Warmth. Flowing through his body, healing his skin, making him feel at peace. It almost made him feel back at home. It was almost as if he were back on that tiny island, basking in the sun. So warm, so peaceful. But just like that it's gone, and yet again Sora feels the coldness of the real world. Yet again he is reminded of the fight he's in.

         &nbs p;  When the warmth leaves Sora wishes more Heartless would attack. Like always he would defeat them and the monsters would leave behind those wonderful green orbs of heat. They were like a drug. Over the past few years of fighting the Heartless Sora had become addicted to them. He would fight harder and stronger just to feel that euphoria again. That's exactly what it was too, euphoria. As the green haze circled him and surrounded his body inside and out, he'd forget everything. The Heartless, the fighting, the chill, even Riku. Riku. It was that thought that always ripped him out of his calm.

          &n bsp; Snapped out of his trance, Sora looked bedazzled around him. A gust of wind blew, causing the young man to shiver. He had really come to hate the cold and everything related to it. A frown crossed his features as he picked up the freezing handle of his Oblivion blade.

          & nbsp; "Sora? Sora, are you okay?"

          & nbsp;  He jumped as the loud voice of Donald snuck up behind him. He turned and gave his feathered companion a smile. "Oh, I'm- I'm fine. Why do ya ask?"

          &n bsp; "Oh, you seemed sorta down. And remember what we promised at the beginning!"

         &n bsp;  Sora laughed, "Yep! No frowns, just smiles."

           ;  Goofy slapped his back heartedly, "Ee-yep! Don't worry Sora, we'll find 'im!"

          &n bsp; Sora nodded in agreement, "Of course we will! But we won't make any progress just standing here, let's go!" He watched as the two walked toward the area where they parked the Gummi ship. Taking his chances he looked up to the sky. Surprisingly it seemed as though none of the stars had gone out since the last time he had glanced above him. As he turned to walk away he felt something hit his foot. Looking down he saw one of the green orbs left behind by the Heartless.

         &nb sp;  Why hadn't it opened during battle? Picking it up, Sora examined it. The green haze inside swirled and churned. It was memorizing. Then, Sora clenched his hand in to a fist, causing the emerald mist to explode around him. He breathed it in feeling that familiar warmth incase his body. Wonderful, peaceful, heaven. As he felt that delicious sensation abandon his body, Sora looked up just in time to see the first star that night fade out of existence