Long before Sora's adventure, there was the story of four friends, Keyblade wielders themselves. 2 girls and 2 boys, the four of them the best of friends. Yet…even the best friendships cannot always be peaceful. And these four friends fates are ones that could not be altered. Their stories need to be heard, and their hurting mended. All the pieces lie where they fell.

So many are still waiting for their new beginning. Their birth by sleep. Even me. And even you…

10 years ago~

It was cold and rainy as a man in his late thirties walked the busy streets of the small town known as Traverse Town, where everyone was apparently always busy. Unlike any of the other worlds he had been to, this one never had a sunrise or sunset, just night time, stars always shining in the sky. Also unlike other worlds, this one's inhabitants were somewhat rude and appeared to be selfish. Perhaps it was because most of these inhabitants had to live here and call this place home because their worlds had been lost to darkness. Maybe that was what made them so very bitter.

As he walked out of the alley way, he ended up in the center of the town, standing right next to the large mailbox that was set up there. He glanced around, deciding that he'd spent enough time here and that it was time to head home. He made the move to go back into the shadows, when out of the corner of his eye, he saw a young girl eating what appeared to be an apple. The girl looked to around 8 years old. Her light brown hair was tied up in a little braid, swinging back and forth as she walked, taking a small bite from the fruit she held in her hand. A little boy, who was probably much younger than her, happened to be sitting against the wall, a glum look on his face. The little girl stopped when she noticed the boy, smiling at him brightly before moving over and pulling another apple from her pocket, handing it to the little boy.

The man let out a quiet gasp as he saw how the girl had given her ration of food to one less fortunate before smiling, making his way over to her, stopping behind her and tapping her shoulder. "Excuse me?"

"Hm?" The little girl 'hmmed' turning around and looking up at the man with bright brown eyes, smiling brightly up at him. "Oh, hello!"

The man couldn't help but let a small smile appear on his face at the friendliness the girl gave off. "Tell me, do you live around here?"

The little girl gave a quick nod, pointing over to another direction at a tall building. "Yup! Over there, in the orphanage."

'She's an orphan, yet she manages such light and kindness. Hm…" "What is your name?"

"Luka. What's yours?"

"My name is Eraqus. Luka, do you like living in the orphanage?"

Luka looked down at the ground and shook her head sadly. "No, I don't. The people that take care of us aren't very nice. And all the other children ignore me because I'm the littlest one there."

Eraqus put a hand on the girls shoulder and smiled at her, holding his hand out to his side, a flash of light appearing and a giant key now resting in his hand before he bent down to Luka's level. "Luka, you have a very pure and light filled heart. I feel that one day, you are destined to do great things and help others. Which is why I ask you if you would like to come live with me and learn how to protect the things that matter most to you."

Luka stared at the key in Eraqus's hand, thinking deeply before nodding. "That would be nice…to have a family to call my own."

Eraqus smiled at her and held out the key to her. "In your hand, take this Key…it's wielder you shall one day be."

Luka stared at the key for a minute, just studying it before reaching her hand out and grasping the cool metal handle in her own little hand.

Luka would indeed be destined for great things in her future.

"Got any 8's?"

"Go fish. Got any 3's?"

"Nope, go fish."

"Got any-" The sound of bells chiming interrupted the game between the two kids, before they both jumped up from the floor and ran over to the window, smiles appearing on both of their faces when they saw that it was Eraqus. "Master's home!" The boy exclaimed excitedly, darting for the door and running out.

"Terra, wait for me!"

"Hurry up, Aqua!" Terra called back, continuing to run down the stairs, coming to a stop when the front doors opened, and light flowed in, Eraqus walking through, but to Terra's surprise, he wasn't alone.

"Welcome to your new home, Luka." Eraqus said, smiling at Luka as she looked around in awe, her brown eyes filled with wonder.

"It's so…nice, and pretty! I've never seen such a beautiful place…" Luka said in wonder.

"Who's she?"

Eraqus turned to stare at his other two pupils, the brown haired and blue eyed boy frowning at the newcomer slightly, while the blue haired girl that stood beside him stared at the newcomer in curiosity. "This is Luka. She will be living here and training to become a Keyblade Master just like you two." Eraqus explained, placing a hand atop Luka's head and patting it. "Luka, these are my other two students, Aqua and Terra. You'll be training alongside them."

Luka peeked over at the blue haired girl and brunette haired boy, smiling at them shyly. "H-hello…"

The girl, Aqua, sent a smile back, waving. "Nice to meet you."

Terra moved over to stand directly in front of Luka, causing her to stare at up at him curiously. He was at least an inch or two taller than her, and it startled her somewhat. He stared at her hard for a moment before a smiled crawled up onto his face. "You any good with a Keyblade?"

Luka cocked her head to the side, a small frown appearing onto her face. "What's a Keyblade?"

"What do you mean 'what's a Keyblade?' Aren't you training with us?"

Eraqus smiled. "Luka has only recently become a Keyblade wielder, Terra. She doesn't know anything about it yet, which is why I have brought her here. She has yet to even summon a Keyblade, let alone learn how to."

Luka looked down at her feet, embarrassed somewhat for not knowing what a Keyblade was, her cheeks tinged pink slightly. Terra smiled at her. "Well, me 'n Aqua will show you the ropes! We'll help you out with it, okay?"

She smiled, and nodded. "I'd like that…very much…Terra and Aqua."

A/N: I told myself over and over that I wasn't going to write anymore stories until I completed a couple, but this idea was nagging at my mind, and I had to write it down! I'm sorry, but I couldn't help it! So, this is my BBS with eventual Terra OC, because I really think I have a good idea with this :D let me know what your thoughts were, yeah? LATER TATERS!