Kingdom Hearts: Keys of Equestria

Chapter IX: Awkward Awakening

Perspective: Sora

"The power of the Guardian. Strength to aid friends. A shield to repel all."

I woke up with a strange warm feeling all across my body. Had someone covered me up while I was sleeping? There was something pushed up against my back. Probably just a pillow.

Wait, pillows don`t move.

I opened my eyes & looked behind me. Lyra was curled up against me in my sleep, & had no idea I was awake. She was just laying there with her forelegs wrapped around me, snoring lightly.

I couldn`t dispute it. She was absolutely adorable. & it was actually kind of comfortable. But it was still pretty awkward.

I tried to slip away, but she just tightened her grip. Ponies may be small, but they were surprisingly strong. Finally, she woke up, & her eyes went wide as saucers when she realized that I was awake.

"Sora! Uh, Im sorry. You were flailing around & talking in your sleep. You sounded scared, & it hurt me to see you like that. When I... did that, you calmed down & I accidentally fell asleep. Im so sorry. Can you forgive me?"

I could tell now that what she was doing was only an act of kindness towards a friend, & not... whatever I thought it was. Plus, it pained me to see her this sad. I knelt down & placed a hand on her shoulder, which seemed to make her visibly happier, but almost saddened her at the same time

"Lyra. You have no reason to be sorry. What you did was an act of kindness. You know what that means to me? That just shows how good of a friend you are. & from what I can tell, Im pretty lucky to have you as a friend. In fact, even though weve only known each other for a day, I can tell that you`re almost like my family."

Lyra immediately threw her forelegs around me & began crying into my shoulder as I lightly patted her back.

"It`s okay, Lyra. If you feel it, just let it happen."

After a few minutes, she had stopped crying & was just clinging to my shoulder, lightly sniffling. She was almost like the sister I never had, & I loved that fact.

"Say, Lyra. If you don`t mind talking about it, what exactly made you start crying like that?"

"Well, its just, I never had much of a family. I was an only foal, my father was always gone, & my mother never payed much attention to me. The only family I had was my collection of antique lyres. But then you came along, Sora. Youre so kind, & caring. & I know this might sound strange, but you`re like my brother. I feel like I can talk about anything with you."

As she spoke, I simply tightened my hold on her as I shed a few tears of my own. She was such a beautiful soul, & yet she came from such a terrible upbringing. I felt a combination of sadness, compassion, & a small amount of anger towards her "family".

"Hey, how about we go get some breakfast? Do you guys have anything to cook?"

The fridge was a bit scarce, but there was enough for me to work with. After we ate breakfast, Lyra claimed she had something to show me, as we walked into the house`s basement.

"Sora, do you remember yesterday when I said that I had an idea for what to do with that stuff you gave me? Well, I used them, & a few things I had lying around here, to make some things that I think you`ll like!"

She was right about me liking them. Lyra had made me a strangely flexible scabbard for my Keyblade, a pair of retractable wrist-mounted blades, & something else that truly shocked me. It was a piece of armor with an unimaginable amount of magical energy in it, allowing it to morph into multiple forms.

"Lyra, how did you make this!? It`s amazing!"

"I just formed that piece of armor with a few of the things you gave me, then I spent about two hours filling it up with all kinds of spells that would make it do... well, what it does!"

I crouched down & wrapped my arms around Lyra, pulling her up into the air as I stood up, & hugging her tightly. Right then & there, I realized something. I hadn`t even been here for a day, & these ponies were treating me like we had known each other all our lives. Were they really that friendly, or was something else going on here? I decided to assume that it was the former, as I sat Lyra back on the floor.

"I`ll be right back, Lyra."

I ran back upstairs, greeting Bonbon on the way & picked up my Keyblade, which had been resting next to my bed, placing it in the scabbard. A perfect fit.

I went back down to the basement staircase, & called from the top.

"Hey Lyra, you wanna see something really awesome?"