Nobody

By: Lynxionia

Author's Note: I thought of this story when I saw the secret ending for Kingdom Hearts. It inspired me to write a story about what happens to Riku. I have created a new character and will probably use some German dialogue in here. And King Mickey in this story is VERY out of character, just to let you know. If I do, I will put the translations in parenthesis. For now, the rating will be Pg-13, but that may change after I get into the story. But until then, Enjoy!!

Disclaimers: I don't own Kingdom Hearts or any song I may use in this story, but if you decide to sue it won't matter because I have no money to give you anyway, SO don't sue…*innocent smile* please.

Chapter 1: Wander Alone

Swing, slash, slash, spin, swing, slash, slash, and spin. These four movements were burned into his very being as he executed them over and over again. Yet, as his body went though the motions, his mind went through the words. Sadness, hatred, survive, alone, sadness, hatred, survive, and alone. Never did they skip a beat and never did they slow. They ate at his heart and tore at his soul as the many heartless around him continued to pummel him with attacks. Swing; sadness, slash; hatred, slash; survive, and spin; alone. He looked behind him to see the king using a similar pattern to destroy the enemies that threw themselves forward at him. The same swing, same slash, same slash, same spin. For as long as they had been fighting those four motions and four words had held all the meaning for his existence. And he knew the reasons these four words burned so bad was because he had brought them all upon himself. He held sadness for the lost of his true friends and his home, but felt hatred toward himself for his blindness to the light. Yet even though he had untruthful and deceptive toward Sora and those who depended on him, he still had the will to survive that he might be able to return to them and set things right again. But that meant that he would have to survive alone until he could be with them once more. And that is a long and troublesome road to walk. Yet, this was a road that Riku was ready and willing to brave if it meant being with them again. And so he continued to swing, slash, slash, and spin because his survival depended on it.

King Mickey looked at him from the corner of his eye as he also battled his enemies. He saw a man who had so much determination that shined bright against the chaos around them. This had to end or they would never get out of there. Even Riku's determination, no matter how strong, could not match the shear numbers of heartless that were attacking them. So, Mickey decided that it was his duty, as King, to help Riku escape, even if it meant his life in exchange. Mickey began to fight his way towards Riku until they were back to back fending off Heartless left and right.

The King once again glanced at Riku who in turn looked back at him. Riku knew every word the King was going to speak before they even left his tongue. And slowly Riku shook his head in response but the King spoke anyway despite Riku's silent plea. "It is time Riku. This is where we walk our own paths."

The heartless continued to relentlessly attack them from every possible angle but the King still continued, "We cannot keep this up. Something must be done."

Riku spoke above the clashing and screeching of melt against heartless claws, "No Mickey, I refuse to leave you here alone. We must leave together."

"We cannot Riku." The king tried to reason with Riku for his own sake, "You must escape from here and live to see the end."

Riku wasn't sure what the King was talking about, but a fire burned in his large innocent looking eyes and somehow Riku felt the urgency that the King was trying to stress to him. So, slowly, he nodded and looked at the King for a sign of what to do, "Fine, what must be done?"

The King slashed right and slashed left before speaking to the courageous teenager, "I will give you an opening, and when that happens, follow the light. It will lead you to the city."

Riku looked up into the night sky, still battling heartless at every moment to defend himself and his counterpart, and to the north laid a light as bright as a star in the winter night sky back on his island. "That star there?"

Slowly nodding, King Mickey swung his keyblade high above his head and said a single word to Riku before jumping into the black above them, "Prepare." Then, with keyblade held high above his head he brought his weapon down and struck the ground with great force and a bright light spread across the ground. The many heartless surrounding them shuddered and covered their eyes from the bright disturbance.

Riku saw this as the opening and made a sprinted for the bright pointer above him with one look back he saw the last of the heartless disintegrate back into the depths of blackness. But he did not turn back or slow his pace, for this may be his only chance to escape and get back to his friends.

And so he ran, and Riku heard the last words of the King as he ran into the shadows, the words that would forever be embedded in his mind as he saw the last of the King.

"I will meet you there."