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Thinking of you, whereever you are.

We pay for our sorrows in the end,

And hope that our hearts will blend.

Now I will step forward to realize this wish.

And who knows: Maybe starting a

New journey may not be so hard.

Or maybe... It has already begun.

[Taken from the KH 2 E3 trialer.]

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Daylight Breaking

Part I

"I see you made it..." The voice, as it came from deep with in the hood of a cape, was most definitely female. Only the bottom half of her face was visible. She stood on a path of white-ish grey stone, turning to face a tall figure in a full body cloak, the only thing visible from under the hood was the bottom half of the face. Everything else was shrouded in darkness. The only thing visible was these two and the path. "Where is the other?"

Just then a second cloaked figure stepped out of the shadows, seemingly melting into existence. "Right here." The voice was male, sounding very young. Perhaps this one was in his teens.

The tallest of the three spoke in a deep voice, signifying that he was, indeed, male as well. "You do realize we have a problem, don't you?"

"Yes, I do," The young woman said, looking down the opposite end of the path. "We can't stand by anymore. But what of the Door to the light?"

"I have a theory on that. But it's only a theory." The tallest one said, shaking his head. "I do believe that the door to the light lies within the door to the Darkness."

The seemingly youngest of the three sighed. "But how is that possible. What of the other three worlds? We can't leave ours without the right path."

The woman pointed down the path, frowning. "This way. It took me some time but I do believe this path leads to the Present world. If we go there then we can find out why the four worlds are beginning to crumble."

"You do realize that this could put the door at risk, right? After all, if the thing that caused this mess gets to it, all will be lost. The worlds will crumble and ultimately throw us all into oblivion."

The tall one, in seeming thought, looked down the path. "The door was originally light, but due to the whole greed thing, it was swallowed by darkness and lost. After that, the children who still had some light built a new world. I do believe it is called the Present World."

The woman nodded. "Right. Now, because of this, I have reason to believe that the world of Darkness and the world of Light are, in fact, the same place. But... what of the N.E.O Heartless? The reason I know this is the right path is because I saw one leave a path for me to fallow."

"This could upset the delicate balance of light in the Present World. They are not of this world or of the World of Darkness. Maybe... they are neither... I'm not sure..." The shorter one answered with little concern. "We have to remember that it isn't up to us to do anything. Without the Keyblades we are almost powerless to do anything." He turned to the woman saying with curiosity, "What have you been able to find out?"

She held out a slip of paper that seemed to have been torn out of a book. "I found this. I'm not sure where, but it explains a lot about how we came to be. Whoever wrote this knows a great deal about what's happening, so I believe if we find this person, we can figure out how to keep it all balanced. Though there are others who have escaped to aid this guy."

The two others took the slip of paper, reading over it carefully. "This is not what I have expected... reflections... Then we must also find these 'reflections' in order to figure out exactly what the author of this writing on this paper is up to. If Darkness over balances all worlds, then it's most likely to quickly cave in upon itself." The tall one said, pausing. "If this were to happen surely Light would prevail."

"No, it won't." The woman said, taking back the paper. She folded it as though it were a precious item, tucking it within her cape. "Nothing will exist anymore. It will all turn into a black off of absolute nothingness. And if that happens all life will be destroyed and there will be no reason for light or dark anymore."

"But what of our world?"

"It never existed to begin with according to this paper. Therefore we will simply lose our physical being."

The shorter one was silent for a moment before speaking up, "Then we will have to find out more. But what if we do become consumed by this darkness? Is that possible?"

"Who knows?" The tall one said, shrugging. "We simply have to find these people said to be our true forms and find out if they know where the keyblade wielders may be."

"Yes, that would be a wise thing to do. However, once we step out to the Present World I think we may end up in different places. If that does happen then we have to put the mission first." The woman said with a nod. "We'll find each other eventually."

The tall one smiled, stepping up to the woman. She barely came up to his chin in height. He reached out a gloved hand, gently placing his fingertips to the woman's left cheek. "You amaze me."

She made no move to brush his hand away, only frowning. If one could see under the hood, she might have been glaring. "What are you thinking?"

He shrugged. "Nothing in particular." He fully caressed her face, bring his down so that his lips brushed the woman's for a brief moment. When he pulled away he only smiled, turning to the shorter one. "We'll stick together. It's best we not get in her way." With that the two turned down the path, disappearing down it as though it were never really there. The woman shook her head, a tiny smile creeping to her lips. Then, she too, disappeared down the path the same way the other two did.

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"Are you crazy?!"

"I don't know. But if I don't reach him, I'll never know!"

"Rai, if you go then it's possible--"

"Unhand me!"

"You are insane! We have to go!"

"Not now!" Not until I find him!"

"Fine... Go. I tried to warn you. If you get killed, then it isn't my fault."

"I know that... I know that..."

"Then why are you going?"

"Because... I don't know. I really can't answer that. All I can say is that if I find him then I may be able to figure out why I am the way I am."

"Then you know who you're looking for? Who is it?"

"Leon... Leon Lionheart."

"WHAT?! He could mistake you for -- "

"Shut up! Don't you think I know that?! But if I don't take this chance then I'll never get another one. I'm sorry. Just go on without me."

"The Gathering will have to wait a little longer I suppose."

Sora stopped dead for a moment before he turned down the street of Halloween Town, freezing long enough to here that last bit if conversation. He moved his mask away a little to hear better.

"'The Gathering'?" that voice was female, distinctly so.

"Yes... But it's not going to be for a while now." That voice was male."

Sora carefully peered around the corner, seeing as since Donald and Goofy were elsewhere. Two figures stood there, arguing. One was wearing what looked to be a black raincoat, just like the other considerably shorter one had a cape. The taller on had the distinct form of a man while the other was female, just had to be. The male figure's hood his face entirely; while the woman's bottom half of her face was visible. "... I was... never mind." The woman was saying.

The man shook his head, reaching out to touch the woman's cheek. "You shouldn't wear your emotions out on your sleeves. It makes you to predictable."

The woman didn't move, only turned her head sharply and causing the strange man's hand to jerk away. She was looking directly at Sora. Sora could feel her gaze. "What have you heard?" she said calmly. The man followed her hidden gaze.

Sora jumped slightly, stepping back as he watched the cloaked woman reach into the shadow depths her cape and reveal dagger like weapons that curved to fit the first length of her arm while she tightly gripped the handles at the head of the large knife. The blades curved in some places to form some rather sharp points halfway to her elbow. "I asked what you heard." She said.

"N-nothing!"

"Stop lying, boy! What have you heard?!"

The man took hold of the woman's shoulder. "He's just a boy!" she shrugged off his hand, charging forward with incredible speed. Sora had mere moments to summon his Keyblade, ready to block any strike made on him. Then that's when he noticed something. The cape, as heavy and thick as it seemed, moved apart slightly. It was a faint glimmer when she did this sort of back flip and landed swiftly behind Sora. But he was sure he saw under the hood for a moment. All he had seen was chocolate brown hair and a flash of blue-grey until a sharp pain in the back of his head brought him to his knees. He felt something warm run down his neck, watching the pavement f the dark street of Halloween Town swirl and twist like snakes. He slowly brought his hand in front of him, seeing some thing distinctly red on his fingers. 'Wha...?' He thought.

Then blackness consumed everything.

"...Sora...."

'Wha...?' That voice...

[End Part One]

A/N: Okay, okay.... I know I'm moving a bit fast here, but you'll all understand eventually.

I realize that this is a bit confusing, but just bare with me. I'm going to slow it down next chapter, just you wait. It's just a bit difficult to exactly figure out what I'm going to do next. What have I got planned for Leon? Oh, you'll see. Just wait. Alot of this has to do with Kingdom Hearts 2. DAMN IT!!!! IT'S NOT EVEN COMING OUT UNTIL NEXT YEAR!!!!!!!!! So if, you're a little confused, you'll have to wait and see what I cook up. ;D

So while you all wait, why don't you all review for me?