'Thinking of you, wherever you are.

We pray for our sorrows to end, and hope that our hearts will blend. Now I will step forward to realize this wish.

And who knows? Starting a new journey may not be so hard. Or maybe it has already begun.

There are many worlds, but they share the same sky.

One sky.

One destiny.'

I finished writing these words, and rolled up the paper, placing it inside a glass bottle. It was a letter, to the boy who used to play with me and Riku all the time. I don't remember anything about him, not his voice, nor his face. Even so, I know he is important to me.

It had been a long boring day at school, and me and Selphie were walking home together.

"Do you want to go to the islands today?" She asked. "Tidus and Wakka are playing a ball game, and they wont come with me." I shook my head. I didn't want to go to the place that I had played with that boy. Not until I remembered everything about him. I told Selphie this, but she didn't seem to understand.

Just then, I heard a voice.

"Namine?"

I felt a searing pain in my head, and I dropped to my knees.

"Namine, what's happening to me?"

"Who are you? And that's not my name. I'm Kairi."

"Oh! You're that girl he likes."

"Who? Please, a name!"

"I'm Roxas."

"Okay, Roxas. But can you tell me HIS name?"

"You don't remember my name? Gee, thanks a lot, Kairi."

It was a different voice. It was HIS voice.

"I guess I can give you a hint. Starts with an 'S'."

The pain disappeared and I opened my eyes. Selphie was crouching next to me.

"Are you okay, Kairi?" She asked worriedly. I nodded my head and let her help me up. I looked at her and ran towards the boats we used to get to the islands. "Kairi, wait up!" I heard her shout but I wasn't stopping.

I didn't stop to catch my breath until I was standing on the sandy shores of Destiny Islands. Selphie ran up next to me, exhausted.
"Kairi, I thought you said-" She began to speak, but I held my hand up to stop her.

"I know. I don't remember everything yet, but it's coming." I put my bag on the ground, and took out the message in a bottle I wrote yesterday.

"What's that?" Selphie asked, gesturing to the bottle in my hands.

"It's a letter. To the boy I can't remember." I put it in the water, and let the waves carry it away.

Selphie watched the letter drift away.

"Wow." She whispered. "I sure hope he gets it!" She smiled at me. I wasn't sure if she believed me about the boy or not.

"He will." Somehow I knew he would get the letter. I knelt down on the beach and watched the waves. I felt a sense of nostalgia and remembered something important. "Isn't that right, Sora?"

Over the next couple of days, I began to remember various things about Sora. Like how he used to try to beat Riku in everything. Or how he would just fall asleep on the beach. And also how he had promised to come back for me.

I had went to the islands alone that day, and after spending a long time alone on the paopu tree, I decided to go for a walk along the shore, and admire the waves.

I didn't notice when, but at some point I stopped, and stared out to sea, my thoughts filled with Sora.

"Maybe... waiting isn't good enough." I whispered to myself. Out of nowhere, I heard a voice echo along the beach.

"My thoughts exactly!" I looked around me, but I couldn't find the source of the strange voice. "If you have a dream, don't wait. Act." He continued. Suddenly, a swirling black-purple mass appeared before me. "One of life's little rules. Got it memorized?" A stranger appeared from what seemed to be a portal. He had violently spiky hair and wore a long black coat. I stared at him in fear, shocked at his sudden appearance.

"Who are you?" I asked curiously, with a hint of caution in my voice.

"Axel." He responded. "I happen to be an acquaintance of Sora's." My eyes widened at his words. "Why don't we go see him?" Axel outstretched his gloved hand.

"Sora..." I whispered. I missed Sora greatly, but was I willing to trust a complete stranger? Something about Axel didn't seem quite right.

Just then, a yellowish dog ran to my side, barking furiously. I couldn't tell I he was happy, or warning me of danger. I was never really a dog person.

As I was staring at the dog, who appeared out of nowhere along with Axel, 4 white creatures surrounded us. They didn't look like heartless. Immediately, I assumed a defensive stance. The dog growled at the white beings, and I heard a strange whistle.

Confused, I looked to where the whistle had come from, and saw a dark swirling shape, which looked like a portal. The dog ran towards it, and turned back to me and barked, perhaps asking me to follow him.

"We've got something in common, Kairi." Axel spoke again as I stood there, wondering what I was supposed to do. "You and I both miss someone we care about. " I stood, unmoving as I pondered his words. "Hey... I feel like we're friends already." I really didn't trust him. Not one bit. So I ran towards the dog, and the dark shape. Before I was absorbed into the portal, I turned to Axel, who looked mildly surprised.

"Well you're not acting very friendly!" I shouted at him, and then ran after the dog.