I bought Birth by Sleep the day it came out and loved it. I played through Aqua's scenario first, and she has easily become my favorite character in the Kingdom Hearts franchise. I was inspired to write this once I began playing through Ven's storyline and saw the dreams of all three Keyblade wielders, but this mainly focuses on Aqua's dream. I hope you enjoy; please review, everyone counts.

Bluebird

"Aqua!" a woman's voice sounded. Her hands falling upon her waist in frustration, she looked at her daughter. "You did it again." The blue haired woman looked at her kitchen wall which was left in a black ashy paste. Her mother was furious. The young mother sighed. "Aqua, sweetie, I told you. NO MAGIC IN THE HOUSE!"

"Take it easy, dear." Aqua's father approached, rubbing his hand through his black hair. He looked at the wall, stressed, but smiled at his daughter. Giving a reassuring, smile he looked to his still tufted wife. "Accidents happen. She just hasn't gotten a full grip on her magic yet."

"But sweetie that's the fourth set of wallpaper she's gone through." Her mother retorted. "Can't we just bar her from using them completely? It's destroying my home."

The little girl's father looked down on his daughter. "Aqua sweetie, your mother doesn't want you using magic in the house."

"I'm sorry, Daddy." She murmured a bit embarrassed. "I promise I won't anymore."

Her father ruffled her hair. "Good girl." As he walked off, Aqua began to hear her mother complaining more. She saw the shadowy figures of her parents in the foyer. Soon the muffled voices turned into an argument. And it culminated with her father storming into the kitchen. He looked down and saw the distressed look on his daughter's face. "Aqua, go play with your friends across the street; Mommy wants to talk with me."

"O... okay." she murmured hesitantly as her father opened the door for her. She skipped outside onto the stone streets. She sighed and kicked a rock. Looking over across the streets, she saw children playing with one another happily. Aqua smiled weakly and headed towards them. Once the children caught sight of her, they backed away. "Hello." Aqua waved weakly.

"Get away!" One of them yelled, tossing a toy at her. Aqua nimbly dodged, but only to get hit in the face by a Lighting McQueen toy car. The girl held her bleeding nose and tears began to stream from her eyes. "Stay away, you freak!" The boy yelled again.

Aqua looked up with wet, bloodshot eyes. "Why... why'd you do that!" She wailed, her fists freezing into a cold icy crisp. She sniffed and wiped her bloodied nose.

A door slammed open as a mother popped her head out; her eyes widened as she caught sight of Aqua. "Get away from that girl! You two get in the house now." She pushed her two children in the house, looking anxiously at the blue haired girl. She entered her home casting, one last glance and slammed the door closed. Her disclosed voice could be heard from the doorway. "I don't ever want you kids going near that girl again! Do you understand me!"

Aqua puffed her cheeks out. Her face turning red, she wasn't some kind of monster. The young girl didn't understand why her mother, why people treated her this way. Her heart twisted. She felt anger, contempt for the way she had been cheated. All she was trying to do was make friends. Aqua yelled. "You're the freak!" And in an instant the house set aflame in front of her eyes.

"Aqua!" Her mother wailed behind her. "What have you done!" She shook her child's shoulders, her eyes splurging out tears.

"It... it wasn't me, Mommy. I swear." she stuttered.

Her father only stared, his mouth ajar, as the family whom inhabit the home ran out in horror. "Aqua, go to your room." He murmured.

There was such an unreadable look in her father's eyes that she couldn't help, but obey.

All night, Aqua lay in her bed hearing her parents argue with the neighbors from across the street. And soon, the little girl thought she heard a glass break. Finally summing up the courage, she snuck onto the staircase and caught view of the living room. In it was a man she had never seen before. He had long black hair which was tied into a spiky ponytail. He looked up at the staircase and smiled. "Hello there, Aqua."

Aqua hid her face from the man.

"It's alright, sweetie, come on down." Aqua's father called. "This man would like to meet you."

Aqua hesitantly walked downstairs and came face to face with the man. "I sense a great power within you, young one." He touched her hair. "There is a very strong light and I sense so little darkness. You are quite interesting. Yes, I have a feeling that you might be one of the special few."

"Special few?" Aqua's mother murmured. "What do you mean?"

"Your daughter possesses a great amount of power; that if taught correctly could use this power for the greater good. You see, I am Master Eraqus, a Keyblade Master from the Land of Departure. I am like Aqua; I, to posses some of the special abilities that she has pertained. I believe Aqua to might be a Keyblade wielder. Considering I believe one of our other Keyblade Masters to already have performed the ceremony upon her."

"And what does that mean?" Her mother looked at her daughter uncertain.

"Aqua could learn to control her abilities." He stated. "Let me take her to the castle in the Mts., and there I shall train her alongside the other chosen few. There I will be able to discover if she is truly a Keyblade Master. There she will make friends like herself, master her abilities, and be raised."

"Absolutely not!" Her mother slammed her fists on the table. "I shall not let some stranger walk into our home and take my daughter."

"Wait dear." Her father raised her hand. He whispered something in her ear, garnering gasps from the mother, but still nods of approval. Finally her father gave an exasperated sigh. "Will we ever be able to see her again?"

Master Eraqus gave a short nod. "Once Aqua masters her abilities and is deemed Keyblade Master, she may leave the Castle as she pleases. Furthering her research of her abilities or returning to a humble life."

Aqua looked at her parents, hoping they wouldn't send her away.

"Okay." Her mother said hesitantly.

Master Eraqus's eyes brightened. "Very well then. Aqua, why don't you go and wait outside near the carriage."

"W-won't she need any clothes?" Her mother stuttered abruptly.

The master merely shook his head. "She needs no worldly possessions. We have all she needs at the castle."

"Well I do want her to have this." Her father handed his daughter a picture frame with the three of them together. "Don't ever forget. We're always with you." The little girl cried, hugging her mother and father. With sorrowful goodbyes began her way to her new life, in the Land of Departure.