Hey readers! It's The Wing Alchemist again! I finally felt satisfied enough to put up this Kingdom Hearts fan fiction! Please don't flame, this is still a rough version. RxR if you like, or even fav it so I know you're reading it! Anyway, here's a summary:

Aetas is a city that never sees the sun. The light is always behind the rainclouds. Amy is a average girl who works at the castle in the gardens. She paints in her spare time, but hasn't had any inspiration of late. When she meets Ross, a handsome noble from far away, she's caught up in something that many poeple would call blasphemy. And she begins to paint again, but of what, she has no clue...

Back on Destiny Island, everything is peaceful. Sora, Riku, and Kairi are in their senior year of highschool, and they are currently part of a huge festival that happens only once every ten years; the Festival of the Sun, Moon, and Star. But as they begin setting everything up, they find a mysterious girl in the Secret Place. Who is she, and why does she look like that?

Chapter 1: Amy

There's a story of a boy named Sora who saved all the worlds from darkness. He, with his friends, banished the darkness from the world of the light, ultimately giving every world back their brilliance. He was strong boy, with a heart of gold. He originally set out to seek his friends, Riku and Kairi, but ended up doing so much more than saving them.

Now he resides in Destiny Islands, where he is currently enrolled in his high school with his friends. It has been this way for a long time. Almost a year, but that is all to change. But first, something is happening on a neighboring world…

Amy sloshed her way down the rainy street, holding her hood up over her head for protection. The rain had already soaked her brown hair to the roots, but she didn't care. She just had to get home in time for the curfew. If was caught outside without her ID card, they'd throw her in the dungeons for a night. Again. She'd had that happen two or three times, but after four it was a serious offence. If the law, and the curfew, was broken more than three times, the perpetrator would be executed or exiled, depending upon the person's achievements.

Amy turned the corner and ducked into the first doorway, pressing her back against the uncomfortable steel frame as the guards passed by without a sound. They looked straight at her, but the shadows hid her well.

When they were gone, she began running until she came to her destination. It was a small, three-floor loft squished between two larger buildings. She pulled her key out of her pocket and pushed it into the lock, slipping inside as another group of guards passed by.

"I'm home!" she called out, not really expecting an answer. Her brother worked nights, and she was usually home alone until dawn.

She hung her coat in the bathroom and pulled her soggy clothes off, careful not to touch the wounds on her back from her last offence, which had only been three days ago. The sores were still tender, and she'd nearly screamed when someone had tapped her on the shoulder. Those guards in the castle were brutal, but not when she was working.

She worked as a gardener in the castle, tending to the flowerbeds in the upper courtyard. She'd catch glimpses of the royal family almost everyday, but they never saw her. It was as if she was invisible. Which wasn't necessarily a bad thing. By being invisible, she'd managed to avoid numerous curfew conflicts.

She pulled her pajamas on slowly and went into the living room, kicking pillows across the room so she could lie on the couch. She turned the TV on and yawned.

"-and today is the prince's birthday party, here in out very own city of Aetas. He turns 17 in a few hours, so keep-"

"We won't be in touch," Amy grumbled, changing the channel.

"Today's talk will be about global flooding-"

"Boring…next,"

Amy flipped the channel to see a man with silver hair on it, a scar visible just above the hem of his black shirt.

"Yes, I have seen other worlds," he said simply. "I have seen one that looks like a dark city, I've seen one bathed in twilight, and there was also…an island."

"An island, sir?"

"Yes. It was rather lovely."

"But what does it have to do with the boy?"

"Boy?" Amy repeated to herself.

"Well, he lived there. His friend opened the door to darkness, and the island was destroyed in a storm."

"How sad."

"But…the island was restored by the boy himself. He gave the universe back its light, and the darkness retreated."

"So he lives there now?"

"Yes. That is true. It's been a year since I've seen him, but I doubt he'd want to see me."

"Were you an acquaintance of Sora's?"

"I guess you could say that."

There was a buzzing noise, and the host slapped his forehead.

"No! We're out of time! This has been your host, Even Diaal, and Professor Xe on Rumors of the Past. Goodnight everybody!"

The screen switched to a commercial, leaving Amy severely confused. What in Aetas was that Professor Xe talking about? Other worlds? Pft! Impossible. What a quack.

Amy yawned and got up from the couch, heading for her room on the second floor. She flipped the light on, sighing at the mess that was her room. Clothes littered the floor, paintbrushes and blank canvases were everywhere, and there was a poster of space tacked to the ceiling. Her comforter was dark blue with light blue stars, but the best part of her room was the hidden stairwell to the third floor. She reached up and pulled the cord down, releasing the ladder. She climbed up and looked around.

Up here, she had the room to herself. It was her second room, and this one was bigger. When she and her brother had bought the place, this room had been boarded off. He'd allowed her to have it, but only if she'd get a job. She'd done just that, and the room was hers.

She pulled herself through the hatch and crawled to the window, watching the rain make ripples on her window. Aetas' weather consisted mainly of rain, rain, and…guess what? More rain! The streets were constantly being flooded, and everyone practically slept in their rain coats. Everyday, Amy was forced to walk to the castle in the rain, and walk home in the rain, as well as in the dark. Rarely anything happened though. Aetas was a peaceful place, as far as Amy could tell.

She looked down to see a shadowy figure approaching the front door. The figure drew back its hood, revealing a head of spiked red hair. She grinned and launched herself down the ladder, not even pausing to put it back before she ran to the stairs. She leaned over the railing as her brother closed the front door behind him.

"Welcome home, Andy! You're off work?"

"Yeah," Andy said, hanging his coat next to Amy's. He walked into the kitchen and pulled out a can of pop, chugging half of it before flopping down on the stool behind the counter. "They let me go since it was slow, so I came home. The guards almost dragged me to jail."

"That must've sucked. What happened after that?"

"I showed them my ID and they escorted me to this street. I tell ya, they're getting out of hand."

"I know. I ran to get some food when they sounded the curfew alarm. I freaked out and ran home," she said, laughing to hide her embarrassment. Andy saw it and shook his head.

"You shouldn't be out so late. I don't want you getting dragged off into the dungeons again." She came downstairs and took a drink out of the fridge.

"Were you worried about me?" she asked, taking a seat on the big couch. Andy sat next to her and smacked her lightly on her head.

"No, I was happy you were practically being flogged. Yes, of course I was worried!! After we lost mom and dad, I was terrified I'd lose you. You're the only family I've got left, so don't you dare get into trouble again."

"Okay, Andy," Amy replied, hugging her brother. He put his arm around her and pulled her close, then turned the TV on.

They sat there for another hour, watching a Sci-Fi shows until Amy dozed off. Andy carried her to her room and put her to bed, careful to avoid the things she had on her floor. He made a note to tell her to clean her room sometime.

He went back downstairs and reclaimed his spot on the couch, turning the volume down so he wouldn't wake his sister, but loud enough that he could hear it. He drained the last of his soda as the picture of a sliver haired man appeared on the screen.

"Hello, my name is Professor Xe. I am a scholar who knows many of the things you do not. I have been "outside" the city walls, and I know what lies beyond them. It is a large and terrible curse I have come to possess, but fear not. I will protect this world, and those who inhabit it."

"But what are we to be protected from?" Even Diaal asked. The Professor smiled sadly.

"There are too many worlds to count out there. They all died once, and Sora, the Keyblade master, brought them all back. But this world is more susceptible to darkness because it was never truly touched by darkness, so it isn't immune to the monsters Sora faced in the second part of his journey."

"Wait. What monsters did he face?"

"They are called Nobodies. They are creatures of silver and white, and they all bear this symbol on their bodies, as well as in their minds." Professor Xe pressed a button, and a hologram of a Nobody appeared on the table. Even was taken aback by the creature, but quickly regained his composure.

"What a strange creature! I've never seen one before!"

"They are the opposite of the Heartless, as we discussed last time." The Professor clicked another button, causing another hologram to fizzle into being. It was a human girl, wearing a plain white dress that reached her knees. Another button click caused a black creature to attack her. She fell to the ground and disappeared, but was replaced by another black creature.

"A Heartless is a creature of the darkness that feeds on the fear, doubt, and hatred in people's hearts. But it is the heart they are truly after," Professor Xe explained. "If they obtain these crystallized human souls, they evolve into higher forms of heartless.

"Nobodies, on the other hand, only manifest when someone strong of heart succumbs to the darkness in their heart. But sometimes Nobodies take on their old human forms. There was once a group of said Nobodies. They named themselves Organization XIII, and it had thirteen powerful members. I won't go into details, but it was rumored that the leader was killed by Sora. Of course, it's only a rumor. No one has seen him out and about, but no one was there to see him get killed. Who's to say Nobodies aren't reborn after they're destroyed?"

"A very good point, Professor!" Even said with a slightly exaggerated tone. "I'm sorry, but that's all the time we have today. We will continue this tomorrow night, so see you then, viewers!" Even said, waving at the screen. Professor Xe nodded curtly, and then the screen went to commercials. Andy turned the TV off and slipped off to his room, peering up the stairs to see in Amy was asleep. Her light was off, so he made his way to his room on the first floor and went to bed.

Amy sat in the second floor hallway, against the wall opposite her door. She had been sitting there since Andy had gone back downstairs to watch TV, and she'd heard Professor Xe's whole speech on monsters. She hadn't gotten any good looks at the TV screen, but her imagination wasted nothing on deciding what they looked like. She thought of them as human shaped, but with more grace.

She crawled back to her room and sat on her bed, staring out at the street below. The storm hadn't let up for almost three weeks. It added to the gloom of everything. It seemed like everyone was living without a purpose. She squinted through the waterfall covering her window, trying to see the castle through the current. She barely made out its tall, sturdy towers and high wall. She could also see the city wall, but it was too dark to find the exact edges.

She sighed and buried herself under the covers, staring at the rain until she couldn't keep her eyes open any longer.

Destiny Islands: 2pm, just after school let out.

Sora ran down the dirt path, his book bag banging against his side. He had been running since school got out, and he was eager to get to work. His mother wouldn't be at home, so he had plenty of time to get changed and head to the island.

He nearly kicked the door in while trying to get in, and he raced upstairs to his room before his dad could even say hello from the living room. He tore his room apart looking for a hanger for his uniform, then pulled his normal black outfit on. He stopped to check his calendar, poking the current date with his finger.

"It starts in a week!" he shouted as he ran downstairs, jumping the last few steps so he landed with a thud on the floor. His dad threw him an exasperated look then went back to his newspaper. Why couldn't his son have been gifted with good grades instead of a crazy imagination?

Sora grabbed a few bottles of Ramune soda from the fridge and tossed them in his book bag, then grabbed the key to his family's boat shed.

"I'm heading to the island," he said as he left. He didn't stop to see if his father was watching or not. He had to get to the island before Riku and Kairi. It was a race.

He reached the docks in record time and looked out over the water. He spotted Riku already in his boat, a few yards ahead of him. Unwilling to lose to his best friend, Sora jumped in his boat and began paddling as fast as he could. Riku saw his friend's efforts and doubled his own. They both reached the island in seconds, and each of them claimed to be first.

"I was so first!" Sora said, shaking his fist at Riku. Riku smirked.

"Oh really? I think I was first."

"You're both wrong," Kairi said, walking up the steps from the beach. "I was first. Got here ten minutes ago. Now let's get this haunted stuff set up!"

The group of three unloaded boxes onto the beach until another group of people showed up.

"Waka, Selphie, Tidus! You got here fast!"

Tidus and Waka high-fived Sora and Riku, while Kairi and Selphie exchanged quieter hellos. After a while, more teens began showing up, pushing the number of people from six to ten. Lulu, Waka's girlfriend, and then Garnet arrived. They had all volunteered help make the island as creepy as possible for the last day of the festival.

"Okay, people, thank you for coming, but we need to get this show on the road!" Kairi shouted. Selphie pulled a list from her pocket, while Lulu got everyone to stand in a straight line in front of the girls. "Now, I know this thing is short notice, but the mayor has asked us to "haunt-ify the island" as he stated. "There will be a lot of things to do for the next week, so make sure you come on time for each day! The festival starts on Friday, so we have until Sunday to get it together! Now, can we do it?"

"Would we be here if we couldn't?" Tidus shouted. Selphie smacked his shoulder as Kairi cleared her throat.

"Right. Now, Selphie, Lulu, and I have come up with tasks for all of you so you won't be…distracted. Okay, so Sora and Riku will be working on the spring. Waka and Tidus will be working on the palm trees. Garnet and Lulu will be working on the beach, and Selphie and I will be overseeing everything. Get it? Got it? Good," Kairi said curtly, grinning almost evilly. "Let's get moving people!"

With that, everyone scampered off to their workstations, not wanting the wrath of a woman to come down upon them.

Sora picked up the boxes the girls literally threw at them as Riku grabbed the dozens of spider web packages from the ground.

"This is going to be a long week, isn't it, Riku?" Sora groaned.

"You know it," Riku replied in a sour tone. Sora looked over his shoulder at the girls. They were chattering away on the docks, their backs turned. Sora grinned and took out the Ramune.

"Riku, catch!" he whispered, tossing the bottle into the air. Riku deftly caught the glass bottle and opened it, taking a quick gulp before placing it under the protection of a bush. Sora stuck his behind a rock in the spring and opened one of the boxes. Inside was a mountain of paint bottles, all labeled Glow in the Dark. Sora blinked a few times, the slowly grinned.

"Riku?" he whispered.

"What, Sora?" Riku replied as he began sticking spider web goop to the cliff's rocky face. Sora held up a bottle of pain.

"This is going to be fun."

Riku eyed the bottle, then shook his head. "You're planning on painting yourself?" Sora opened his mouth to reply, but paused to smile. Riku shook his head. "It was a joke!"

"But it's not a bad idea! If we painted our eyes and arms, that'd be cool!"

"You do that. I'm in charge of the bats this year."

Sora smiled at the memory of last year's festival. They'd all made it back just in time, and it was a spectacular welcome home. The carnival on the Day of the Sun. The art fair on the Day of the Moon. Then on the last day, the Day of the Stars, there would be the Dance of the Stars, which wasn't literally a dance. It was just a bunch of fireworks. Every year, the islanders planned all three days around the Day of the Stars. If it was cloudy, then the entire festival was ruined.

Sora put the bottle back in the box and moved it towards the cliff Riku wasn't working on. He stopped, his ears catching something howl softly. He moved slowly towards the cave he, Riku, and Kairi had dubbed the Secret Place. The soft howl came again, but this time it was almost sad, like someone was crying. Sora moved the bushes aside and entered to cave. Riku followed his friend shortly after.

The small tunnel wound into the rock for a bit, then opened up into a sort of grotto. The walls were covered in chalk drawings from Sora and Riku's childhood. They used to spend most of their time in there, but after they'd come back home, it kind of…disappeared from their minds.

Sora fished his cell phone out of his pocket and opened it, illuminating the cavern with eerie blue light.

"Sora?" Riku called. "Did you see something? Why are we-?"

Sora cut his friend off, then put a hand to his ear. The howl was quiet, but it was there. Sora peered around the rocks until he found the source.

It was a little girl. She was dressed in all black. She even wore gloves and small, pure black shoes.

"Excuse me?" Sora asked, reaching for the girl. "Are you alright?"

The girl slapped his hand away without even looking up, then scooted further away. "Go away."

"Sora, she doesn't want help. Let's get back to work," Riku mumbled.

"S…Sora?" the girl whispered. "Your name is…Sora?"

Sora turned back to the girl. "Yes. That's me. Who are you?"

"I don't remember my name. Can you help me?" she asked. She lifted her head up, but had her hands over her eyes.

"What do you need help for?"

"I'm scared. I went to sleep in my home, and I woke up here. Where am I?"

"You're on Destiny Island."

"Destiny…Island?" The girl stood up sharply. Her face was a shadowy black and her eyes were shut tight. "Can you show me?" she asked. Sora took her hand and led her through the tunnel and out into the light.

"This is Destiny Island," he said. The girl opened her eyes, revealing them to be completely yellow. She almost looked like a…

"…Heartless," Sora whispered. Riku joined him outside the cave and froze.

"What, Sora?" the girl asked, looking at him with innocent eyes.

"You look like Heartless, all dressed in black."

"Heartless? I don't know…" The girl trailed off, then fell over in a dead faint. Sora splashed her with spring water, but she just disappeared into thin air.

"What was that?" Riku asked, bending over the spot where the girl had fallen. Sora shook his head.

"I hope it was nothing."

And, chapter one is DONE! Whoo! I know I'm slow at beginnings, but what would happen if I just forced action on you? Where's the plot in that?!

Amy: Thank you for reading this first chapter. (bow) I hope to see you again!

Me: Aw...you're so polite! See you all in a few days, maybe hours...XD