An attempt at a Kingdom Hearts story that'll be more then just one-shots. You know what I mean.

And I warn you: I'm a fan of Organization XIII. Not saying how they're gonna be a part of this, but I'm just warning you

And if you've read my Explosive series, I've kinda hit a writer's block…yes, for several months. I'm sorry.

Disclaimer: I own nothing. I don't even have a life.

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It had only been a few months since he had defeated the leader of Organization XIII and returned to Destiny Islands and Kairi with Riku. Everything had returned to normal. No more Heartless, no more Nobodies, just him, Kairi, and Riku.

Oh, and school.

Yes, school…the bane of every teenager's existence. And for Sora and Riku, it was even more tedious because of what they had to go through. Saving the worlds compared to math homework? Ha! You couldn't compare it because…well…you just couldn't. It was one of those things you couldn't explain. Like why you didn't do said homework.

Anyways…when Sora and Riku returned to the island, they had to explain to their parents what had happened to them, and why they were gone for two years. Of course, what parent is gonna believe that their child just saved his world and others' worlds from evil? And that you did beat twelve villains without hearts or emotions, and that you were asleep for a whole year while your memories were put back because said villains tampered with them? And then, you had to save the worlds again because the remaining villains decided on destroying the worlds? And then you saved your best friend from said Darkness, and then you returned home to your other best friend that was waiting all this time for you?

…Yeah, didn't think so.

Since Sora and Riku didn't have the heart (no pun intended) to tell them what really happened, they told this story instead:

After that huge storm years ago, Sora, Riku, and Kairi got separated and Sora spent half a year looking for them with friends he met. (Sora wouldn't say who they were.) Then, when he finally found them, Riku got lost again, and Sora sent Kairi back to the island so she wouldn't get lost. But then Sora fell into a coma for a year, and several people he trusted took care of him. (Again, he didn't drop any names.) When he finally awoke, he spent another six months looking for Riku, and he eventually found him thanks to a good friend. (Who Sora convinced his parents was a really, really good person.)

At first, their parents didn't believe them, but after begging and insisting, they eventually believed them. But that didn't mean they could go unpunished.

So for two months, everything they considered 'fun' was banned. They weren't allowed to watch TV or play video games. They weren't allowed to talk to each other on the phone or through e-mails. And they definitely weren't allowed to go to the island where everything started. They would've been able to, but since they couldn't tell them why it was so important to go there, they forbid them to go anywhere, except school and home.

At school, Sora and Riku was placed in the same grade they were two years ago (As Kairi put it, 'since you two was gone for all that time.'), and they had to suffer through the humiliation of being with kids two years younger then themselves.

After more begging and pleading (The former on behalf of Sora.), they were allowed to join Kairi two grades above, only if they promised they could keep up with the work. They did, and Sora's mom placed a call to their principal.

It took a while, but thanks to Kairi, they were now up to speed with school. Sure, it took sleepless nights to help Sora figure out that 'x' was equal to any number he wanted ('But- but that doesn't make sense! How do letters equal numbers?!'), and Riku that no, dissecting a frog in biology wasn't the same as what Xehanort and the other five members of Organization XIII had done ('But…you're still taking the heart out of the body…'), the two now had no excuses as to why they couldn't get good grades on report cards.

The two also became pretty popular thanks to their absence. Oh sure, they was popular back then, too, but they grew even more. Soon, stories went around saying that the two ganged up and killed people (Which was the truth, more or less), while other said that they weren't really gone- they was just locked up for telling crazy stories and that they didn't want to find out what had really happened, so they made up more stories. But no matter what they said or did, if you saw one of them, you'd find the other two near by, even during school. In fact, all three had the same classes, even if it was a subject one of them hated.

You see, after even more begging and pleading, they got the principal to let the three of them stay in the same classes. No, they couldn't explain in full detail why, but they were determined to stay together, even if it meant running around butt-naked until they let them be together.

At first, the principal was adamant to not let them get their way. Not more then a week back, and they had already gotten what they wanted several times. But then Kairi, one of the brightest students in the school, told him she would fail- on purpose- if he didn't let the three of them stay together, he reconsidered it. After all, out of the three of them, Kairi was bound to be a good influence on them…right? She was, but their teachers and parents decided to keep a eye on them anyways, just in case they decided to do something while their back was turned.

Which is why, after two months of all of that, Sora was glad that he, Riku, and Kairi was now sitting in their tree on the other island as the peaceful world was engulfed in twilight. The three of them, so carefree, just like they were back then. Of course, this time, they didn't bring up wanting to go other worlds.

"I wonder when our next adventure starts…" Riku said, leaning against the sacred tree. Sora was just above him, with Kairi at his side. The latter huffed.

"What are you talking about? You just got back from a two-year long trip, and you're already thinking when you're going to leave next?! Geez." The girl shook her head and returned to stare at the sunset. Riku grinned.

"Hey, I'm just kidding, Kairi. Of course I wouldn't run off again."

"Well…if you are, you better take me with you! I don't want to be left alone while you two save the world again…"

Sora grinned. "Of course we'll bring you along, Kairi! Hey…"

He dug into his pocket while his friends looked on, curious. He then pulled out a paopu fruit, and held it up for all of them to see. "The legend says that whoever shares the paopu fruit stays together forever, right? Well…"

He broke the fruit into three pieces, giving one to Kairi, one to Riku, and saved the other for himself. "Then let's make a promise to stay together forever, no matter what comes between us!"

Kairi giggled, while Riku smirked. But he three of them ate the fruit anyways, knowing that even if they hadn't shared the fruit, their destinies were intertwined anyways.

As Sora devoured his third of the fruit, a strange sensation overcame him. His vision started to fade, and he could feel himself swaying on the tree. Just before he blacked out completely, he heard a voice coming from the Darkness.

My, my…so many of you…I think I'll take you…and you…have fun in each other's world…

Somewhere else, a brown haired boy shouted something at a blonde boy. The blonde apparently refused, and the brunette, eyes stinging with tears, turned and ran out into the street. Just before he blacked out, he heard a voice speak to him.

My, my…so many of you…I think I'll take you…and you…have fun in each other's world…

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Gee, I wonder what that voice meant by that! –laughs maliciously- You're gonna have to wait until the next chapter to find out!

…I think this chapter hates me…yesterday it was gone from my memory stick, and then it shows up out of nowhere…TT.TT