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All But A Dream

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Disclaimer: I do not own Kingdom Hearts. Would I be writing a fanfic if I did? Oh and in this chapter, I don't own the poem either, it's from an Ashlee Simpson song.

Summary: When Kairi keeps having these strange dreams about her friends, and knowing that they aren't okay. Will she have to conquer her fears and fight to get them back? Rated PG for now, might change later. SoraxKairi

Author's Note: My first Kingdom Hearts fanfic. Actually my first fanfic on this website too. Hope you guys enjoy it, if you don't like Sora and Kairi parings...to bad! =P Please Review after reading!!

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Chapter One :: Take it all back

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It was a beautiful cloudless night on Destiny Island. Everything in sight was shining under the pale light of the moon. Everything seemed like it was at peace, except for one seventeen year old girl.

She tossed and turned in her bed, blankets thrown half across her and others lying on a heap on the floor. Her auburn-red hair covering most of her face, which had darkened over the years. Slowly she opened her bright blue eyes, and sat up, she looked out the window like she did most nights she couldn't sleep and slowly crept out of her bed. She walked to the corner of her room and took the lilac bathrobe that was hanging in her closet door and put it on, while she walked into the kitchen.

The young woman opened up one of the cabinets and took a small crystal glass, then filled it up with water from the sink. She sat down at the table and drank the cold fluid, which seeped quickly down her throat. It was one of those nights, where no matter how hard she tried, it was nearly impossible for her to fall asleep. Every time there was a full moon, and a sky-full of stars it reminded her of the day her best friends were taken away from her. It's been three years and they still haven't returned. Sometimes she even blamed herself for telling them about where she came from, and how they should discover new places. Maybe things would've been different, and maybe they would have spent the past three years together and not apart. She took another sip of the water, and watched how the light reflected through the glass and left rainbow colored spots on her walls. She turned the cup in different directions to watch the changing patterns, and then put the glass down. She rested her head on her hand and looked out her window. "I wish you were here..." She whispered.

"I just want to talk to you,
and my broken heart just has no use
And I, I guess promises are better
left unsaid..."

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Far away in another place was a boy of the age of seventeen as well. He sat looking through the darkness, in the middle of four paths, he didn't know which way to go, and was afraid if he chose one, would he be able to go back? He was tired, cold, and sick of the dark. All he wanted was to get out of this realm, to go back to Destiny Islands. When things were normal, when he could be with his friends, and not worry about anything else. He sighed and stood up, he took out his key blade, and looked around. There was nothing in sight, and there probably wasn't going to be anything, but he kept out his weapon just to be safe.

He took the tip of the blade and traced a 'S' into the sand, knowing that if anyone wanted to go after him, they would also be stuck pondering on which way to go. Just like how he was now, the boy Sora, one of the key blade masters. It was both blessing and a curse, but at the moment he thought it was just a curse. "Why me?" He said, he ran his hand through his spiked hair, it was still a chestnut color, only a bit longer, but it still surprisingly stuck up like it always had. He closed his sapphire blue eyes for a moment, and thought about what would happen if he made a final move. In those three years, he felt like he was so close to home, yet so far away.

All around him was dark, except for the sandy paths, and he couldn't make up his mind on which way to go. He reached into his pocket and took out the last remembrance he had of Kairi, her lucky charm. He held it in his hands, "Give me a sign..." he said, dropping the charm on the ground, and sitting back down, he looked at it and saw a spark of light appear on the left side of it, pointing to the path he was sitting next too. Sora sat there, surprised that something like that even happened, and took the charm and placed it back into his pocket, then stood up once more. He faced the path and took a deep breath. "I hope your right..." He said softly before walking into the darkness.