Disclaimer: I do not own Kingdom Hearts or any of the characters used.

Warning: This story will contain male/male pairing(s). Some characters will most likely be OOC. Some character bashing but nothing extreme. (For the purpose of plot)

Summary: au themes. The secret cave always held wonders for Sora. When a mysterious door appears, Sora can't help but be curious. Through the passageway he is led into a universe full of fantasy and magic. From the quirky witch to the snobby princess, Sora can't help but believe he stepped right into a fairy tale.

Pairings: Sora/Riku, onesided Kairi/Sora, Axel/Roxas

"Talking"

'Thoughts'

The Moon Talisman

Chapter One: Beyond The Door

Thunder roared up in the dark clouds as the lightning followed soon after, brightening up the night sky. Winds whirled against the trees causing their leaves to move from the pressure of the gusts. Rain drops fell hard onto the sand creating tiny dents that would soon be fixed once the tide came in. The rain drops' intensity could be heard by the constant pelting sounds coming from the rooftop on a nearby shack. It was indeed a terrible storm that no one would want to be caught in, however one boy was too late and was running toward his destination of shelter.

The wind blew his almost, shoulder-length hair in many directions. Many times the silver strands of his hair would block his view causing the boy to pause and put the hair back in place before continuing to run.

It wasn't as if the boy was afraid of storms. No, he was far past being frightened by the storm. What truly gave the boy a reason for wanting to leave to his destination quickly was the fact that he shouldn't have been here in the first place. If he were to be caught in this forbidden zone he could only wish for a light punishment. It's too bad his curiosity does not wish to follow the rules.

'What could be more exciting than exploring territory, which apparently was unknown to the kingdom?' He said to himself as if it was the only thing that mattered. The boy was truly ignorant about the position he had gotten himself in to.

As the boy kept on running towards the cave his thoughts were full of concerns as to why this place is forbidden. He hadn't been in any mortal danger nor had he seen any of the man-eating creatures that were supposed to harbour the place. Besides the rather vigorous storm, nothing in this world seemed to want to harm him in any shape or form.

The boy finally met his destination and quickly ran into the cave entrance. It felt good to not have rain drops continuously mocking his head. He took a moment to catch his breath since he had just ran for a long time with only the occasional pause. Rain could be heard hitting the cave's ceiling and the wind could still be heard howling at the cave entrance. A sudden loud clap of thunder surprised the boy causing him to jump in shock and a tinge bit of fear, even if he never were to admit it. From the boy's abrupt leap a small, shiny trinket fell onto the ground. The sound of the storm droned out the trinket's fall, however, and the boy didn't seem to notice its absence from his pocket.

The boy walked over to the far left side of the cave and held out his right palm towards the wall. In a flash of white light a door appeared, fitting the wall as if it had always been there. The boy grabbed the knob on the door and hastily opened the door planning to make a quick entrance so that no one would ever guess what he had been up to. He stepped into the white light within the door and in another flash of light was gone along with the door. The original wall was again in the corner and all traces of the boy ever setting foot into this world gone except one thing, the trinket. It lay on the ground as if it was as insignificant to a person as garbage but was actually the most treasured item in others' minds.

A fifteen year old boy sat on his bed watching the storm from his window. He had lived on the islands his entire life and he should be used to tropical storms like these but he still can't help but be a little frightened every time thunder would roar or when lightening would brighten up his dark room. Out of boredom he began to twiddle with some of his spiky, brunet hair. His hair style was very unusual considering he didn't use hair gel. Even when wet the weight of the water could only hold down his hair for so long before the spikes would return.

Another thunder clap could be heard with another lightening bolt following only a few moments later. He once heard that one can tell how close a storm is by counting the number of seconds between thunder and lightening and decided to try it since he literally could not be any more bored. He waited until he heard another thunder clap before beginning to count the seconds.

'One…Two…Three.'

After three seconds the lightening once again lit up his room. The storm was only about three kilometres away which wasn't far enough for him. A rumbling in his stomach indicated that he was indeed hungry and it had been long enough since his last meal. As if reading his mind he heard his mother's voice coming from downstairs.

"Sora! Dinner's ready!"

Sora didn't have to think twice before darting down the steps and towards the food that his stomach patiently anticipated.

Once the dishes and table were clean from the meal Sora went to a nearby window to see the storm's progress since he hadn't heard many rain drops, thunder claps or have the room be naturally brightened by lightening since he began to eat. To his joy, the rain had stopped and the sky appeared to be clearing up. Dark clouds were being replaced with blue sky again just like he wanted it to be. He wondered if his friends were heading to their 'play' island since the storm had stopped. He went to put on his shoes and grabbed his nearby jacket since the weather was still a bit chilly from the storm.

"Mom! It cleared up so I'm going to the island!" Sora shouted over his shoulder as he left the house.

"Ok but don't be out late in case the storm isn't over!" His mother shouted back which unfortunately for her was droned out by the door slamming. She sometimes found it abnormal how Sora could enjoy being outside for so long. Personally, she was more of an indoors person.

Sora ran towards the dock frequently stepping in random puddles caused by the storm. He was heading towards the dock where his boat should currently be tied to if the storm did not affect it. He reached the dock and noticed his boat and his friends' boats still intact and still tied to their selected posts.

'Maybe the others will come later.'

Sora decided to go to the island anyways since he has never been first when meeting his friends. Plus it could be fun to explore the island a bit on his own. He really needed this since for a few hours he had been locked up in his room. Sora untied his boat and grabbed an ore to paddle with. He got into his boat and began to paddle towards the dock on the opposite end which was on the small island up ahead. Sora noticed that the ocean waves had calmed down significantly since the storm.

'Good, I hate rowing in big waves especially when water sometimes gets into the boat.'

Sora reached the dock on the island and began to tie his boat to it. He stepped onto the platform and placed his ore into the boat for when he wished to return to the mainland. He noticed that the island had been greatly affected by the storm too. Some trees had been totally knocked down and leaves lay spread out throughout the island. He noticed several star-shaped fruits lying on the ground on the tiny island attached to the island he currently was on. They were the special fruit that only grew here on the island and no where else. As far as other worlds go, Sora didn't know if paopu fruit trees grew anywhere besides these islands. He's often wondered what it would be like to go somewhere beyond the islands but his geographic knowledge was very limited.

Sora crossed the bridge to go to the tinier island. He picked up one of the golden star-shaped fruits. He has often dreamed of sharing it with someone since on the islands one shares it with someone they usually like, but living on a small island does limit his choices. The population was very small and it's not like any new people will be arriving anytime soon. Sora dropped the paopu fruit and went to go lean against the tree which bore the fruit. It had the strangest shape he had ever seen for a tree which made it perfect for sitting on or just leaning against.

The sun would be setting soon and Sora loved to watch it before he left to go home. Although it already becomes dark by then, he could never resist. It would be a few more moments before the sun would be setting so he decided to go view the aftermath of the storm some more. He crossed the bridge to go back to the larger island and went towards the shack. It still seemed to be intact. A few loose boards and nails here and there but it's nothing him and his friends could fix quickly.

Sora continued walking around and came towards the waterfall. More water was coming down than usual. 'The rain must have caused the river to rise.' Out of the corner of his eye, Sora spotted a dark opening. It was what him and his friends have dubbed the 'secret cave' since they were the only ones who knew about it. They discovered it years ago and still go there frequently just to hang out.

Sora entered the cave entrance and was met by several chalk-like drawings on the walls. He and his friends would often draw things on the walls for fun or to remember something special. Sora began walking deeper into the cave when he felt something beneath his foot. He lifted his foot and noticed a shiny, odd-shaped object. Sora bent down to pick it up and by closer inspection could tell it was probably a trinket of some sort. It was obviously a necklace but the object on the necklace is what fascinated Sora the most. The trinket was crescent moon shaped and perfectly polished making it a gorgeous, shiny, silver shade especially in the light. Sora also noted that there seemed to be a hole in the upper right hand corner of the object as if something was supposed to be there but was missing.

He got down on his knees and began to search for anything that tiny which may fill the hole on the moon trinket. After several moments of searching and getting his pants dirty Sora decided to give up. 'This stinks. I bet something really cool belonged there too.' Sora pouted but then an interesting thought came to mind. He quickly looked around inside and outside the cave to make sure no one was coming. Hastily Sora put the moon necklace on himself. Even though there was no mirror handy Sora had to admit it would probably suit him.

"Better take it off before something happens."

Sora went to take off the necklace only to notice the latch which he put it on with was gone. His hands began to quickly check the entire necklace for a way to take it off but there was no chance.

"Uh oh." 'Ok Sora calm down. Just think this through. If worse comes to worse you can just break it off with something sharp. Hopefully the owner won't find out it was you.'

Sora continued to feel the necklace for a way to take it off put still no luck. 'Great.' Sora let out a sigh while leaning against one of the walls in the cave. 'How would I ever explain this one?'

Suddenly a flash of white light flooded Sora's eyes for a few moments. When it finally stopped and his eyes stopped seeing spots everywhere Sora looked where the light had come from. In its place was now a lone door.

'Well that's never happened before.'

It was just a simple wooden door with a few carvings Sora didn't quite comprehend. He ran his fingers over the expertly carved drawings. He knew they had to be hand made since there was so much precise detail to them.

Sora's curiosity continued to grow but he knew better than to open a strange door. Too bad his mind was still giving him reasons why to open the door. Soon Sora thought of the best solution he could think of. He took a coin from his pocket. "Okay heads I go in, tails I don't." Sora flipped the coin and silently prayed it would be heads. He really wanted to go in! The coin landed on the floor with a small ping sound. He hurriedly got on his knees to see the outcome. "Heads. Ok guess I have to go in now." Sora gulped while standing up. Who wouldn't be nervous about opening some door that just appeared?

He went over to grab the knob and slowly turned it clockwise. The door made a creaking sound as it opened. 'Wow. It sounds like it hasn't been oiled in years.'

Sora's sight was once again bombarded by bright, white light. He lifted his hands to his eyes to create a shield for them and slowly walked inside. The sudden slam of the door behind him surprised him causing his hands to come down and not act like a shield anymore. Before Sora knew what was going on everything went black.

Hooray for fairy tales! I will never be too old for them ;)

TheDarkTraveller