Prequel
Sora turned to his friends and said "My whole journey began the day I lost her. And every time I find her... she slips away again. I thought we'd finally be together. But she's out there, alone. Not for one more second."
The other two half pints stepped forward with Donald saying "We'll go too!" and Goofy adding "That's right!"
Sora smiled gratefully as he replied, "Thank you, Donald, Goofy. But this time, I have to go it alone."
King Mickey cut in "Sora, listen. The power of waking isn't to go chase hearts around! Even if you do locate Kairi, you might never come home to us again."
Sora smiled softly and said confidently "I will. And we'll both be back before you know it."
Mickey sadly started to add "Please..."
But Riku gently said "Let him go, Mickey."
Mickey, slightly surprised but still sad at the thought of Sora going said "Riku..."
Riku once more cut in "His heart and his mind are made up. Now, believe in him."
Mickey, seeing the wisdom of his young friend finally said "Yeah... Safe journey, Sora."
Sora, knowing how hard it was for his friends to let him go said "Thank you."
Sora turned and raised his Keyblade to the sky, opening a keyhole. He smiled as he disappeared through it.
Chapter 1
"Sora, breakfast!" Sora awoke with a start. "Was it… just a dream?" he said to himself as he looked slowly around his room. Looking at his hands he continued "It felt so real." He got up and dressed before heading downstairs to the kitchen. "Morning sweetie." His mom said, kissing him on the forehead as she handed him a plate with some bacon and eggs on it. It looked good, but not as good as what Little Chef had whipped up.
He shook his head and said "Huh?" His mom smiled at him and said "I asked you how you slept?" "Oh, good." ""Glad to hear it. Take that to the breakfast table and I will join you in a minute." Sora nodded, heading in the direction she had pointed as he tried to keep track of all the thoughts in his head. Like why this place felt familiar but not at the same time? Had he really just dreamed of being a Keyblade wielder? Were any of his friends real, or just the creations of a dream?
He and his mom sat in almost complete silence as they ate their breakfast, Sora not daring to ask his mom if any of it was real or not. Maybe this was a dream, like the one Riku had rescued him from when he failed his Mark of Mastery test. Before he knew it, breakfast was over and his Mom was saying "You better hurry, or you'll be late for school."
Sora started, he hadn't been to school since he left the Destiney Islands that fateful date what felt a lifetime ago. "I'm glad to see you got dressed in your school uniform, I know it will take some getting used to." His mother said, a twinkle in her eyes, "Grab your bag and go, it's never good to be late on the first day." "Right, bye Mom!" Sora said, grabbing the bag she indicated as he headed for the door. "Goodbye honey, I hope you make some friends."
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As Sora entered the halls he could hear the gossip flowing through the halls, most of which seemed to revolve around him. They tried to be inconspicuous, but Sora overheard many of them, one of which especially made him doubt his Keyblade adventures being real even more. "Look, isn't that the kid that they say has been confined to his bed most of his life?" one girl whispered to another, to which the other replied "Yeah, he was in a coma this summer and when he awoke they say he had somehow recovered from whatever was wrong with him."
"I hear they enrolled him here just to keep him somewhat out of the public eye." Another group of kids were telling his story, adding that new detail to what he had already learned. Was it really possible? Maybe all his "adventures" had taken place while he was in a coma, ending in that dream he had last night. The bell rang and the kids all scattered, leaving Sora practically alone in the hallways.
The only other person there, was a kid, who looked to be around his age, dressed in a black hoodie and blue jeans, with silver hair and blue green eyes. He looked like the type that liked to act tough, and may even be tough, but usually they don't mind helping out. That fact was proven a moment later when he asked "Need any help?" "Uh, yeah, this is my first day here, I'm not really sure where to go." Sora replied, rubbing the back of his head.
"I'll take you to the office to get your stuff all situated and then take you to your first class, I've got a free period right now. The name's Riku, how about yours?" the boy said, holding out a hand. Sora was stunned for second, before stuttering out his own name. "Ah right, the Miracle Boy." Riku said as he led him down a hall. "Miracle Boy?" Sora questioned.
"Better get used to that nickname, you're the talk of the town. Nobody can keep quiet about how you went into a coma and came out of it healed of whatever was keeping you practically bed bound." Riku supplied the information, most of which Sora had already gleaned from overhearing others talking, but he still couldn't fathom how this was really his life. The other life had felt so… real.
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Later that day, as school was letting out, Sora exited the building by Riku's side. The two had become fast friends, the older one seeing the other as a younger brother that needed someone to keep an eye on him. Riku couldn't help but think that Sora's time in bed had kept the younger boy somewhat unwise to the ways of the world, especially since he had barely kept him from walking into the girls' bathroom. He felt Sora give a start beside him and he turned his head towards the younger boy as he asked "What's up?"
"Who is that? She looks familiar, but I didn't see her in school today." Sora questioned. Riku followed Sora's pointing finger, he would really need to have a talk to him about pointing not being polite, and spotted the red haired girl that held Sora's attention captive. "Oh that's Kairi. She lives with her grandmother in the house just across the street from yours. Her grandmother homeschools her, like you used to be, so you wouldn't have seen her in school." Riku answered him.
Sora nodded, remembering Kairi from his dream. "But what if it wasn't a dream? What if this another trap by Organization 13 or something?" he thought to himself. Riku interrupted his thoughts, saying "Come on Sora, I'll walk you home and help you with your homework." Sora turned away from Kairi and nodded as he said "Okay." As the two boys walked off, they didn't notice someone watching them from the shadows. Someone with a smirk on his face.
