Hey everyone! This is my first shot at a Kingdom Hearts Fanfic, so please don't bite my head off. I haven't finished the second game yet, so if I get some stuff mixed up I'm SORRY! Anyways, I don't own anything except for my origional character Ren and anyone else you don't recognize. And now...Onto the story!

All Over Again

Sora was enjoying seeing Kairi again. After all it had taken him a long time to reach this moment. The worlds were locked and he had finally made it back to the Destiny Islands. Upon his return, Sora finally got to relax for a while. He, Kairi and Riku spent nearly three years hanging out on the island that they grew up on, along with attending school. Kairi had insisted that Sora and Riku get an education along with her, and they unfortunately gave in. Riku always teased Sora because even after all Sora did to find Kairi, fighting monsters and risking his life, he was still unable to tell her how he felt. Sometimes Riku had his own feelings for Kairi, but respected the fact that Sora had done so much for him and her that he wouldn't try to get in his friend's way. Kairi, on the other hand, was starting to become impatient with Sora. How much longer was she supposed to wait for him to come to his senses? She'd done everything possible to let him know that she liked him, and yet he was oblivious. She'd even gone so far as to date someone else to make him jealous, but that only seemed to push him further away.

One day, towards the middle of summer vacation, Sora decided that he was finally ready to tell Kairi exactly how he felt. He brought her to their island without Riku, packed a picnic lunch and brought her to the beach where they hung out for hours just talking. When sunset came he sat down next to Kairi on the blanket and took a deep breath.

"Kairi, there's something I need to tell you." He said softly, hoping she wouldn't be freaked out or anything. To his knowledge, which wasn't much, she only thought of him as a friend.

"What is it Sora?" She asked with a small smile. Her heart was beating rapidly. If she was lucky, this would be the moment she'd been waiting for for nearly nine years. Sora tried his best to pull himself together.

"Well...you see...I kind of-"

"SORA!" Came a loud voice. Both Sora and Kairi saw Riku coming ashore. Sora could have kicked Riku at this moment, but noticed that the boy was holding a letter with the King's seal on it. That could only mean trouble. With a sigh and a silent curse at his ruined plans, Sora took the letter.

"Sorry about this." Riku whispered. "I figured it was urgent." Sora nodded and read the note.

Sora,

Organization XIII is back up and they're looking for more information on the Heartless to try and control them as well! We think they might have joined forces with Maleficent! Please come to Castle Disney as soon as possible! Donald and Goofy will be waiting for you. Riku and I will hold down everything at the castle once you three disembark.

Please Hurry,

King Mickey

Sora read the letter over and over again. He couldn't believe this could happen. Especially at this point in time. After three years of enjoying living a normal life he was being called back into the madness. He looked up and saw Kairi's face. Almost immediately he felt bad. She was going to be left behind again. Riku read the letter and nodded at Sora, signaling that he was ready to go to war.

"How do you suppose we get there?" He asked with interest. "I mean the Gummi ship is at the Castle. There's no way, unless you can call the Keyblade and open up a portal." Sora nodded. Riku looked between him and Kairi. He knew this was going to be hard on the two of them. "Look, maybe we can bring Kairi with us. I mean she can keep the Queen company while we're fighting, and she is one of the seven princesses so she should be kept safe."

"Hey now! I'm not as defenseless as you two seem to think!" She shouted angrily. "What makes you think I can't fight?!" Riku and Sora looked at each other and laughed.

"Yeah right Kairi! You couldn't even beat Sora when we were little! We had to come save YOU remember? It wasn't the other way around." Riku laughed. Kairi grunted angrily and moved towards Sora.

"Let's just open the portal and get on with it!" She muttered. Sora put his hand out and, like an old friend, the Keyblade appeared in his grasp. Quickly he pointed it towards the sky, thinking strongly about his friends and the castle where they needed to be. Within seconds he felt himself being pulled into another dimension. The feeling was familiar and he knew that they would soon be at the Disney Castle. When the feeling stopped, Sora opened his eyes and indeed found himself in the garden of the castle. He and Riku nodded at each other before running towards the throne room, Kairi on their tails. Sora quickly attacked every Heartless in his path. Riku pulled out his sword and began fighting as well. They had to move a little slower than usual because Kairi was without a weapon.

Suddenly everything froze. Well, everything except Kairi, Riku, and Sora. Sora quickly noticed Master Yen Sid and ran over to him. Yen Sid rushed them into the throne room and there, the three were greeted by the King, Queen, Donald and Goofy. Within moments, the King began briefing them on their mission. Organization XIII needed to be taken out, along with Maleficent. This time, for GOOD.

"We thought everything was done with last time. What do we need to do different in order to make sure this doesn't repeat itself?" Sora asked.

"Ah, that would seem to be the problem now wouldn't it?" Yen Sid responded with a knowing glint in his eye. "You have to go into the darkness. The light you have in your hearts will guide you. Do not be sucked into the Darkness. It will project images of desire and evil in order to pull you into its grasp. You must also go to a few other worlds and close the portals again."
"ALL OF THEM?!" Donald said angrily.

"No, not all of them. Just the Jungle, Atlantica, Agrabah, Halloween Town, and the Coliseum. You may have to go back to your home if you do not hurry. After those five or six, you should be able to find a portal to the Darkness. Maleficent should be there, along with various Organization XIII members." Yen Sid responded.

"You can count on us." Sora said saluting. He knew this would be a tough journey, but he also knew that if he refused to help, his world would be next, along with many others. They were lucky that only a few worlds had been opened.

"Please be careful Sora." Kairi said sadly. She hated to see him go. Especially since she didn't know if they would be returning.

"Good Luck. We'll be waiting for you here." Riku said clapping him on the back. Sora frowned.

"Why can't you come with us?" Riku chuckled.

"My heart is too weak. I've already been under the control of the Heartless. I don't want that to happen again. Besides, I'm needed here. Someone has to keep Kairi safe." He said with a wink. Sora laughed a little, but couldn't help but feel jealous. Sora, Donald and Goofy walked back out to the Garden to enter the Gummi ship.

"SORA!" Kairi shouted running after him. Sora turned and Kairi rushed into a hug. "Sora, please come back to me." She said into his ear.

"Uh...We'll be coming back. Don't worry." He responded, his face turning bright red. Before Kairi could see him blush, Sora quickly pushed Donald and Goofy through the door that lead to the ship. Once boarded, Chip and Dale counted down and they were off to Hallow Bastion to pick up supplies before they embarked on their journey.

"Sora your face turned red." Goofy pointed out.

"You still haven't told Kairi how you feel have you?" Donald added with a smirk.

"Will you two shut up and drive?" Sora responded angrily. "And my face didn't turn red." Donald and Goofy laughed a little and concentrated on where they were going.

That's all for now...Chapter 2 will be up shortly, followed by chapter 3 and so on and so forth.

Reviews are appreciated!!!