Preview: Magic is everywhere around you, in most usual, ordinary incidents. You never see unexpected things coming. But then again, that's why they call them unexpected. While taking my getaway train to the south side of Chicago, Illinois, I met the most magical man I would ever be lucky to know. And when I say magical, I meant magical.

*Disclaimer: I do not own Kingdom Hearts or any of the characters involved. I only came up with the idea for this story and let my words flow through the keyboard.*

"Yes mom I'm fine." I reassured my mother as I boarded the train. "I'll call you when I get there." I hung up the phone and sat down in my red, tattered canvas seat. The train car was shockingly empty, leaving just myself and the man next to me. He was a quiet, nice looking man with shaggy brown hair and the most gorgeous ocean blue eyes I had ever seen. He was wearing a black jumpsuit-like thing with a crown necklace and bright yellow shoes. It seemed he hadn't shaved in a while and he looked somewhat depressed. I looked out the window just past him and noticed a single tear roll down his cheek in the reflection. I felt sorry for this man. For whatever was wrong with him, it didn't seem he deserved it. He looked perfectly harmless.

"Um, excuse me? Are you alright?" I asked meekly.

He craned his neck to face me and said, "You don't want to be bothered with me. I cause nothing but pain and suffering for anyone I get close to."

"I don't believe that. I think you're just scared and alone. You don't have to be alone." I looked at him with my honest violet eyes. "My name is Kairi, what's yours?"

"Sora, but you still don't know me and what I've been through. Even if I told you, you would never believe me." His eyes started glazing over as if he was trying his very hardest to hold back those salty, sad tears that had rolled down is defined cheek just a few moments before. I had to believe he was telling the truth. There was no way any man would go through all of this trouble just to make something up and get my sympathy. It would be absolutely pointless.

"Try me. I think I can handle it. Even if it sounds insane, I'm sure you wouldn't tell me a crazy story if it wasn't true." I replied. He looked up at me for the first time. His eyes seemed almost relieved as they looked directly into mine.

"If you're sure, then I guess I have to." Then Sora started to explain, "A long time ago, I met a young woman named Namine. She showed me things I never thought could be possible in this world. One day, she gave me something that changed my life. I wasn't sure at the time whether this was a good, or a bad thing. Now I know it was bad."

"What was it she gave you?" I asked politely.

"Namine gave me a weapon. A keyblade is what she called it. Saying that only I could use it and that I had to save the world from the darkness." A deep frustration started to flow into his eyes. " At first I didn't believe her but then every time I tried to get rid of this 'Keyblade', it came right back into my hand!"

"Why isn't it in your hand now?" He then brought it out in a burst of almost blinding light, just to make it go away a few seconds later.

"I gave up on trying to run away from it and from my supposed destiny. Ever since that day, I've been traveling from place to place, defeating the darkness that consumes so many innocent people. Unfortunately by doing so, I have lost so many friends in the process..." He then whispered to himself "Riku, Selphie, Namine..."

Right as he said that, a dark circle started to form at the bottom of the train. Large black ant looking creatures started to rise from the what seemed bottomless pit. He then stood up, summoning his keyblade once again, and began to fight.

With every swing and hit of his weapon, a creature disappeared in a cloud of black. Once he had dispersed of them all, he sat back down next to me and calmly said, "Meet the heartless."

All I could think to my self was 'Holy shit...' before everything turned black, with Sora's voice fading in the background.

"Kairi?"