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The Wonder

Chapter 1: Cast Off!

There she was…One of the finest ships on the ocean. Her name was the Disney Wonder and she was bound for a 4 day trip around the Bahamas. She was a beauty of a ship. The bottom part of the ship was red, and right above it was a black paint job, followed with some white in the mid-section and top. There were two smokestacks, one fully operational while another seemed to be there for show. Lifeboats lined the sides as did round windows and railings for the deck walkways. All and all it was quite the sea-faring vessel.

Kairi DeWitt Bukater stared upon the ship as she prepared to board. She was with her mother, Mrs.Bukater and had gone on this trip to unwind. Kairi had been proposed to by Riku Hockley about six times already, and each time she had said no. Sure Riku had lots of money and was quite the ladies' man, but she just never saw him as Mr. Right. Of course, Mrs. Bukater thought in contrast to Kairi and was supporting Riku and Kairi's relationship 100.

'Mother just wouldn't understand…' thought Kairi, 'She got married to my father because her parents commanded her to…'

Lost in thought, Kairi boarded the ship, hoping that it would help her from the stress of such a thing as marriage.

Meanwhile, Sora Dawson was inside a bar playing Texas Hold'em. He and his best friend, Roxas De Rossi, had been stuck on the peninsula known as Florida for as long as they could remember. They wanted to go on one of those fancy cruises, and now was their chance! Sora was betting all his on hand valuables, against two tickets to the Disney Wonder. However, his odds of winning were slim and he might have to file bankruptcy to survive.

"Come on baby…We can do this, we can do this…" silently hoped Sora.

"Sora Dawson! WINNER!" exclaimed the dealer.

"Yes! We won Roxas, we won!"

"I know we did you, you lazy bum! Haha!"

They then heard the horn to the Wonder sound. Their eyes widened in fear that they would miss the ship.

"Let's go Roxas! We gotta get the hell out of here!" yelled Sora.

"I'm right behind you buddy!" replied Roxas.

They dashed out of the bar and ran as fast as they could towards the ship. They bumped and ran over many people in their rush but they didn't care. The only concern on their minds was getting on that ship! To their mass terror, the ship was already pulling away, but the bridge to get on the ship hadn't been raised yet! There was still some hope!

"Sora! Look! The bridge is still raised! We can jump it!" exclaimed Roxas in anxiety.

"You don't have to tell me twice!"

Roxas and Sora sprinted to the bridge and made one final leap that seemed to last for hours, even though it was for only a few seconds. In the end they had made it! They slid down the lowering bridge and turned in their tickets to the men who were just about to leave. They entered the ship to be taken by its beautiful atrium. There was blue carpeting and the room was warmly lit, with a huge chandelier that was orange, and blue and teal, and didn't look like anything in particular. Nevertheless, it was a nice touch. To their right, they saw a restaurant under the name of Triton, with a statue of Ariel in front of it and to their left they saw glass elevators taking numerous people to their rooms. Roxas and Sora stared wide-eyed at the spectacle of the atrium, and this was only a small portion of the ship!

"Whoa…"They both said simultaneously, as they walked to the elevators to take them to their room.

Kairi unlocked the door to her room, and threw her many briefcases by the door. She wasn't really that excited about going on a cruise with her mother, of all people. Sure she was only 17, and therefore couldn't go alone in her mother's book, but hell she needed some teenager time. She just walked out the door, as fast as she had walked in and started to explore the ship. She discovered the Oceaneer Club and Lab, the three main restaurants,and numerous other sites such as the pool and the snack stands.

"This ship is for kids. Why did I even let my mom drag me along on this one? Sure I love Disney but there are no kids my age." said Kairi to herself.

She continued her complaining about there being no kids her own age on board, until she saw this one boy. He had spiky brown hair, and eyes as blue and deep as the ocean itself. He was getting a chili dog with someone else who had similar eyes and spiky blonde hair. The boy had looked in her direction and Kairi turned around quickly. It was odd…she had never been that way towards any other boy. Why with this one?

Sora had glanced over his shoulder, because he thought he sensed someone looking at him. Apparently no one was looking, so he just picked up his chili dog and went to one of the pool deck tables with Roxas.

"Hey Rox, did you notice anyone looking at me while we were at Pluto's Dog House?" (A/N: The shop on the pool deck that served hot dogs and the like)

"Um no, not really, why?"

"I just sensed that someone was watching me but I guess there wasn't anyone."

Roxas and Sora continued eating their chili dogs, indulging in their taste, and decided to head back to the room to put their stuff in the room's closet. They entered the room to find simple furnishings and carpeting. On the wall there was a painting of three friends; Sora knew them as Donald and Goofy, but the one in the middle he did not know. He suspiciously looked like Sora, but Sora just dismissed it as coincidence. Roxas and Sora unpacked their things and hung them in the closet.

"Dude! I'm touching your underwear!" shrieked Roxas when he grabbed the wrong pair of boxers.

"Dude! Grow up! My god, man I swear, you touch another man's CLEAN drawers, and you think you turned homosexual," said Sora.

"Well, clean or not it's still…weird," replied Roxas for lack of a better retort.

"Whatever, I'm going to go have a look around, I might as well find the restaurant we are supposed to go to at 6:30. Which one is it again?"

"Parrot Cay, is what it says on the first set of dinner tickets."

"Thanks, Rox"

Sora exited his room and took the stairs to deck 5. He walked around admiring the paintings and designs all over the ship, and eventually he found Parrot Cay. He mentally noted its location in his mind…or at least he would've if he didn't see the most absolutely beautiful girl walking out of the restaurant. She had long auburn hair and blue eyes like sapphires. She had walked past Sora and he could smell the faint scent of strawberries. My god, at that moment his hormones were going crazy! He wanted to meet this girl but as soon as he turned around…she was gone.

'Oh my god that was the guy from the pool wasn't it?' thought Kairi, 'And I just walked right past him! It was a perfect time to meet him how could I be so stupid!?'

Kairi kept on walking assuming that the boy from before was no longer in that hallway. She kept roaming aimlessly through the ship until she came upon the Walt Disney Theatre. It was a marvelous place, obviously modeled after a typical Broadway theatre. She looked at a bulletin outside the theatre and it said that tonight they were showing "Hercules: The Muse-ical" Kairi thought that would be fun to watch, so she mentally noted its time which was 8:30. She continued to walk around the ship and found herself in front of her room. She walked inside and thought about how all she could think about was that boy. How she wanted to meet him! But, for all she knew she would never meet this boy. Oh well. She glanced at the alarm clock on her nightstand and noticed it was 5:30. In an hour she would have to go to Parrot Cay for dinner. She walked into her bathroom and began to get ready for dinner.

A/N: Hope you guys liked it. If I get at least five reviews I'll post up the next chapter. –Airborne90