Prolog

This story takes place a year later. This is just a bit of background information before you read the real thing.

Note: The group's story has been told many times, so everyone knows all the details. Their parents included.

(Just in case I forget to mention that for whatever reasons)

Characters:

-Emily- thirteen going on fourteen. Going steady with Tidus. Still has the pocket watch that controls time, and still calls her key blade which has the appropriate title: Innocent heart. She is a bit taller, medium length brown hair, usually wears blue capris with a white tank top that has spaghetti straps + sandals. When swimming, she wears a purple tankini.

-Sora- just turned sixteen. He is going out with Kairi (of course). He wears the same clothes. He is taller, and his hair is just a bit longer, but still very spiky. If he's swimming on the island, he usually keeps his pants on, just removes his shirt. Roxas is inside of him, and Sora will often talk to him, forgetting that other people can't hear Roxas's voice.

-Kairi- also turned sixteen. She also wears the same outfit. She too is taller, and her hair is longer. Obviously going out with Sora. Kairi wears a magenta tankini when swimming. She has the key blade, (if it actually has a real name, please tell me!) Summer wind. Not quite as skilled as Sora, Emily, and Riku, but she's working on it. She often practices with Sora and the gang. Namine speaks inside her, but unlike Sora, Kairi is smart enough to talk back through thoughts.

-Riku- he recently turned 17. He was depressed and was holding back for a while. It is assumed that it was because he was having a hard time accepting the fact that Kairi was Sora's, and that she never liked him "in that way". He's now in a happier mood, and is back to most of his usual tricks. He's very protective of Emily after saving her life twice, and because he and Emily have shared an experience with the darkness like no one else has. He wears the same clothes. His hair is the same length, and he still uses his key blade as well. When swimming he just keeps all of his clothes on, but he doesn't swim as often as he used to. He usually sits along the shoreline, or on a palm tree.

-Tidus- he has been fourteen for about two months longer than Emily. He's much taller, and has spikier hair. He practices fighting with Emily and the gang (he doesn't have to let Emily win anymore. She's an even match for him). He wants to be with Emily when and if she goes away again. He can't stand the thought of being left behind again, nor can he stand the thought of Emily being in danger. Emily has different feelings about the subject however. Emily wants to convince him that staying at the islands would be better. She can't stand the thought of him being hurt (he doesn't wield a key blade after all). Tidus has a pair of dark blue swimming trunks when swimming.

-Mark- Seven years old. His twin is Shelby. Sora and Emily's little brother. He loves to hang with his older siblings, and has a major crush on Kairi, and he's not afraid to show it, even if it is in front of Sora. Which usually ends up with Sora chasing after him and play wrestling him to the ground. Mark is four feet, three inches tall (yes, it's an exact measurment). He's about three inches taller than Shelby. He wants to hang with the older kids, but his mom usually doesn't let him. His hair slightly resembles Sora's. He is his role model after all.

-Shelby- the baby of the family. Mark's twin. She has long, golden-brown hair. She's also seven. It's ironic, but she has a crush on Tidus. She's usually shy around him though. She likes to be left alone to color and do other little girl things. She looks up to Emily a lot, and likes to copy most of everything that she does. Very shy, and is babied by everyone, and usually gets her way whenever her older siblings are babysitting. She just has that, "special" charm. What with her puppy dog faces, what respectable older brother and sister could resist? Mark may be immune to her tricks, but the rest of the family is not.

These are the main characters in the story. Some old returning ones are Selphie, Wakka, King Mickey, Donald, and Goofy.

There are other returning characters which I regret to say, cannot be mentioned. Don't worry. It'll be made clear who they are as the story progresses.

New character(s):

-- the little girl mentioned in the first paragraph. What is her purpose, and why does Emily keep having dreams about her?

There are other new characters, but they cannot be mentioned until a later time. So sorry, but you'll just have to keep reading.

Returning Worlds:

-Hollow Bastion-

-Twilight town-

-Destiny Islands-

-and others as well-