This is my first story so I hope I do good, this chapter isn't very long, it's just an introduction. Please read and review.

Disclaimer: I do not own Sora, Kairi, Riku, Mickey Mouse, Donald, or Goofy, or any of the worlds in the video games but I do own my Heartless character Rain, the Keyblade Academy, and the instructors and students at the academy.

Chapter 1

(Why did I do that!?) (Why?)

The young neoshadow heartless ran as fast as he could through the dark, abandoned streets, every now and then taking a brief glance over his shoulder to see if he was being followed.

Up ahead was an intersection of three branching roads leading left, right, and straight forward. The heartless felt the perspiration that had formed on his forehead begin to trickle down and enter his eyes. He quickly wiped away the sweat as he attempted to justify which path to take.

(Krome knows I'll take left, but if I go right it may lead to a dead end. However, if I take left they won't look for me wherever it leads because it would be too obvious.)

The neoshadow's head snapped up as he heard sounds behind him, not just any sounds though; he heard the sounds of a running mob. The neoshadow knew he had only seconds to decide, taking a deep breath he ran down the left path hoping it would lead to freedom. As he ran the heartless looked left and right as he passed burning buildings. There were some corpses on the ground of people who had wished to die rather than to turn into one of the monsters that had invaded their homes. The heartless suddenly saw an upcoming alley to his left and ran into it. As he continued to run the heartless lost hope as he saw that a huge wall was right in his path. Quickly he looked left and right trying to find any path to salvation, but all he saw was a pile trash cans. Without considering the logic he dashed behind the cans and slowed his breathing. For a second there was pure silence, the only noise that could be heard was the fire crackling in the nearby buildings, when suddenly the sound of running feet could be heard. The heartless shrank closer to the cans as the sounds of the crowd passed by and soon silence was dominant again.

The neoshadow got up slowly, his whole body trembling, before he back out onto the street and ran the opposite way of the heartless mob.