KH: A Doubtful Soul Chapter 2

Kingdom Hearts: A Doubtful Soul

Chapter 2: Dual Familiarity, Comedic Beginnings, Act One
(In the Eyes of the Watcher)


Yuffie just stood there, with an annoyed look on her face. Her dark eyes were focused on the boy lying on her bed, staring back at her. She was annoyed that she even bought him in her, Leon, and Aeris’ main living room. It became an even more annoyance when Aeris said to put the unconscious boy on HER room.

“You did find him…” Aeris had said, “So it’s your responsibility to care for him.” Leon had said nothing, but had a sly grin on his mouth. Yuffie had blushed when she saw this, sensing what Leon is thinking. But all three of them had thought of the same thing, “He looks familiar. I’ve seen him somewhere before…”

“Well?” The boy now spoke. His voice sounded familiar too. “Are you expecting a ‘Thank you’?”
“WHAT?!” Yuffie shouted. “I JUST SAVED YOUR FRIGGIN’ BUTT FROM A BUNCH OF HEARTLESS, AND THAT’S THE THANKS I GET?!?!” She continued to rant and rave at Riku--- but she doesn’t know it’s him, nor does she know he’s only a duplicate.

“Okay, okay…” The boy now replied, muttering “Thanks…” Yuffie quickly calmed down, her short, brown hair twitching.

At the main room, Leon and Aeris had heard the screaming and meant only one thing…
“The kid’s awake.” They both said at the same time, looking at each other, with an exasperated look in both their eyes…

(In the Eyes of the Beholder…apparently in rant mode)

Sheesh! This girl is friggin annoying! And who’s she calling kid? She looks almost the same age as me, and she has a nerve to call ME kid, when she’s one herself? And there is NO WAY she saved me from a bunch of Heartless. I mean, come on! Herself?

   Short brown hair, and black eyes that suggest mischievousness? …Yup, definitely a sign of something bad happening here… I am soooooooo dead.

…Is this exasperation in my own thoughts?


(In the Eyes of the Watcher…thank god not in rant mode)

“WELL?” Yuffie said, annoyed. “Are you just gonna lie there ON MY bed, or what?”
Riku suddenly jumped off, the thought of sleeping in the girl’s bed deeply scarred in his mind.
“Good,” Yuffie said, now relieved that the boy is out of her bed and she might consider washing her sheets and cleaning the pillows.

“Well, he did sleep in them…and he is kinda cute…” When Yuffie realized the thoughts she was telling herself in her mind, she agitatedly started scratching her head, much to the amusement of Riku, who was smiling to himself, realizing how cute this girl can be… With the thoughts invading him also, he also started scratching his own head and commanding his mind to expel the thoughts of this brown-haired reject out of his mind. Both Yuffie and Riku were jumping around, scratching both their own heads.

By this time, both Leon and Aeris both entered, and were greeted with a strange dance ensuing from Yuffie’s room. Sweat drops appeared on the back of their heads as both kids were jumping, rolling, or scratching their heads, trying to get some….things out.

“Uh…Yuffie, you okay?” Asked Leon, matter-of-factly. The mentioned girl suddenly stopped rolling, and stopped right in front of the two older people. She suddenly felt awkward.

“Uh…hi?” She finally said, as the all the people present were looking at her, except Riku who was also calming down himself.

“Oh! Uh…good, you are finally awake.” Aeris broke the long silence, cheerfully glancing at Riku. Aeris nudged Leon with her elbow.
“Oh! Uh…yeah. How ya doin’, kid?” Asked Leon as Riku finally stopped. “So, what is your name?” Aeris asked the boy who, the second heard Aeris say ‘name’, Riku immediately started to panic. All three others started to frown, and under her breath, Yuffie said to Leon and Aeris, “He does look familiar, you know, guys.”
“Yeah, you’re right, Yuffie. He looks like that kid, Riku.” Leon replied.
“Who?” Aeris may have forgotten who Riku is.
“You know, Aeris. He used to be Maleficent’s kid, remember?”
“Oh yeah. I still remember the way you were beaten back at Hallow Bastion”
“Oh, please, Aeris. We weren’t even in our game then.”
Hmmm…to bad that we won’t be able to have a rematch with him, he disappeared along with King Mickey to Kingdom Hearts.”
“Yeah. But don’t you think this might be Riku, himself?”
“If he is, where’s the King?”
“He might have…well, you know, destroyed the King, then went back here.”
“Oh, pish-posh! That’s impossible! Is it…?”
“Don’t you get it, Aeris? He’s here to finish that little score with us!”
“In any case then, Yuffie,” Leon cut-in between the two ladies’ conversation. “You got me suspecting, we gotta keep our eyes open for any suspicious activity this kid might pull off…”
“Oh, come on, you two! You’re both just being paranoid!”

(In the Eyes of the Beholder)

…It’s starting to bugger me, the way this three are whispering to themselves, it looks like that they were suspecting something from me. But what? They do look familiar, meaning that me ad Riku’s memories are merging into me (I think Vexen put that Memoric Transfer Program thing, so that I would gain Riku’s memories without Namine’s help)

“Uhhh…” I said, pretending I was getting bored. All three of them jumped, in which, I took delight on that a little.  “Yeah, my name? My name…is …Kiru.” I said, suddenly switching the first and third letters of my name… Hey, I’m just trying to hide myself, who knows if the Real Riku had a run-in with this trio? How am I even sure?!

When I was about to say something, a sudden earthquake interrupted my thoughts.


(In the Eyes of the Watcher)

As the whole room shook with the ferocity of the earthquake. Outside, the midnight bell sounded all over Traverse Town…it rang a little too early. Normally, this wouldn’t have bothered the people, but something about it was wrong. It was louder than usual, and the one who had rung it made it sound like it was urgent. Then, a faint, but audibly loud voice, echoed through the buildings.

“Oh no!” Aerith gasped, “That voice! It sounded familiar!”
Yuffie felt the familiarity also. The voice echoed again. “No, shit! That was Cloud!” Aerith gasped.
“Cloud?” Riku, or Kiru, queried.
“Yeah, an old friend of ours.” Leon replied. “Come on, let’s go, and that means YOU too, Kiru.” Leon added, as Kiru slowly walked away.

All of them ran out of the Inn, weapon in hand, except Kiru, who still felt like that they looked familiar to him slowly, so he didn’t take his Soul Stealer out, which made Leon give Kiru a spare sword he kept hidden in his room.

Leon watched as Kiru wielded the sword like an expert. Then, a memory hit Leon, as he remembered a kid that had the similar style… Riku. He was starting to catch Yuffie’s paranoia on this Kiru.

It was pouring that night, the companions’ clothes soaked, making them shivered. Yuffie sneezed particularly loud. Aerith sniffle.

After a few minutes, they finally arrived at the Town square, the ring of the bell louder there. All three of them looked straight at the Bell Tower, and there, on the dim light of the resonating street lamps and candles, stood Cloud Strife, stepping almost closer at the edge of the top tower where the bell hanged.  Around the bottom, was a huge swarm of Heartless crowding the base of the tower.

“Crap…” Yuffie cursed.
“Damn…” Kiru cursed himself.

End of Chapter 2