A/N: Yay! My first KH fic! Yippee! Yes, I'm excited. I hope you guys enjoy this as much as I'm gonna enjoy writing it! No flames 'cause this is my first Kingdom Hearts fic. And I know I said I probably wouldn't update again until next year, but I couldn't help it! So, R&R.

Disclaimer: Nope. Don't own it, but I do own my OC.

Chapter 1.

Beginnings

"He's like that a lot, huh?"

"Only sometimes. You should know anyway! You've known him a few years."

"Yeah well...."

"Awww. Is Kairi too shy to ask him?"

"Shut up, Kupo!"

"You like Sora, huh?" Kupo asked as she brushed some of her light brown hair from her face.

Kairi looked away and Kupo could tell it was automatic yes.

"You don't know what it's like to have a crush on one of your friends," Kairi said. "It's just kind'a hard to deal with."

"You have no idea...." Kupo muttered.

"What?"

"Nothing."

The two girls were sitting on that one island with the bridge that connected it to Destiny Island. It was a beautiful day, but neither girl had any idea what to do. They had followed Riku out to that small island in hopes of finding something fun to do, but all he wanted to do was train with his wooden sword.

"Hey!" Kupo said. "Maybe we could go work on the raft."

Riku glanced up for a second, then continued training.

"Great idea!" Kairi said as they made their way back across the bridge.

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Sora dealt the final blow to the Heartless and smiled in victory. He was about to do something else, but heard a voice. He looked around, but couldn't see anybody. Something was shaking him hard. He opened his eyes and saw Kairi smiling at him.

"Get up, you lazy bum!" She commanded teasingly.

"Wha'?" Sora asked in a dazed tone. He was back on Destiny Island. The boy glanced down at his hand, but didn't see his weapon he had used to kill off the Heartless.

"C'mon!" Kupo said. "We're gonna work on our raft!"

"Why do you need me?" He asked as the three walked along the beach to the raft.

"We'll need you to go get some stuff and Kupo's gonna help ya," Kairi stated. She had taken everything into her own hands.

When they got to the raft, Kairi named over a few things that each were supposed to get. Sora's first task was to get the coconuts out of the nearby tree and Kupo's job was to get the fish.

"You can do better than that!" Kairi called to Sora as he did his best to get the coconuts. "I've seen you do better!"

Sora grumbled as he dropped a few coconuts down to Kairi. "Just the gold ones, right?"

"Right," she said as she caught a coconut. "Ah! Watch it! Don't hit me!"

The boy snickered a bit as he climbed up the next tree. Kairi was fun to tease sometimes.

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Kupo untied the scarf around her waist and laid it on the sand. She also pulled off her gloves, rolled up her right pant leg (It was longer than the other one. Think of a shorts/Capri combo), and took off her shoes.

These fish better be worth it! She thought as she waded out to deeper water.

A fish darted away as she came closer. It was a big one too! The girl lunged at it, but only managed to fall in the water. She looked up and it was swimming nearby, as if mocking her. She grabbed it by its tail fin and put it in the bottle.

"Great," she sighed. "I got all wet just for one fish."

Some one was laughing at her. She quickly grabbed another fish in a bottle and stood up. It was Riku.

"What's wrong, Kupo?" He asked teasingly. "You gonna let some little fish out smart you?"

"As a matter of fact," she said proudly, "I've already got two!"

"Wow!" He said sarcastically. "That's impressive."

She glared at Riku for a second and grabbed another fish in a different bottle. "How about now, Mr. I-Love-Myself-A-Little-Too-Much?"

The two had a thing about teasing each other all the time and this was just another one of those times.

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"So, this is the last thing we need?"

"That's what Kairi said."

"Well that's good 'cause it's gettin' late!" Sora complained.

"Just chill!" Kupo playfully smacked him on his head.

The two pushed some weeds aside and ducked into that one cave on their island. They had been there many times when they were younger, but lately they hadn't thought of going in there. But since Kairi needed some stuff, they had to go in there to get it.

"So what's this door here for?" Kupo asked. She had seen it many times before, but she never asked about it before. Something just felt weird about it this time.

"Who knows," Sora sighed. "It's been there since forever."

Kupo rolled her eyes. "Let's just get what we need and go. It's kind'a creepy in here."

Sora finished drawing something on the rock wall and picked up the things they needed. The girl glanced over at the wall and saw that he had drawn a shooting star. Not a very good one, but a star none the less. She turned to go but stopped and screamed. Sora whirled around and saw what she was looking at.

"Who are you?" The girl shouted at a hooded figure. The two teens knew he hadn't been there when they came in. (A/N: Don't blame me if this part doesn't turn out just right. It's been a while since I've been on Destiny Island!)

The figure didn't answer her question, but said, "Darkness lurks everywhere. You might get swallowed up, if you're not careful."

"What are you talking about?" Sora questioned.

"Beware of the Heartless," the figure said. "They are everywhere. Even on this island and on other worlds."

"Heartless?" Kupo asked, making sure she heard him right.

The figure stepped back a bit and disappeared into the wall. The two gathered up what they needed and ran out of that cave.

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Sora raced ahead, but tripped over a coconut. Riku ran past him and up the hill. The other boy jumped up and attempted to catch up, but the silver haired boy had won. The raft would be called Highwind. Riku began to brag about how fast he was and how Sora could never beat him. Kairi and Kupo laughed at how upset Sora got over a stupid race.

"Anyone else wanna challenge the champ?" Riku questioned, looking over in Kupo's direction. He knew she couldn't pass up a challenge like this.

"Fine," she said and stepped forward. "If I win, we're gonna call the raft S.S. Best Friends. Deal?"

"Deal," the boy agreed.

They made their way back to the starting point. As soon as Kairi had shouted "go", they were off. Riku was in the lead, but didn't stay there for long. Kupo used the rope thingy (you know!) to get ahead. She jumped over the coconut that had given Sora his trouble and ran up the hill.

Riku wasn't far behind. The girl was at the top of the hill and he was only a few feet behind. He jumped across a gap in the trail and jumped another one. He was catching up. It would be close. The two were both at the star with hands out stretched for it. It lit up.

Neither moved for a second, but it was Kupo who had touched it first. They made their way back to the raft and Kupo told about her amazing victory. She also bragged about how fast she was and how Riku couldn't beat her. Sound familiar?

"S.S. Best Friends it is, then!" Kairi declared.

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"How are we gonna get to other worlds on our little raft?" Sora asked. It was later in the afternoon and the sun was beginning to set. The four friends were on that island with the bridge leading out to it.

"Who knows," Kairi said. "We just have to give it a try."

"Besides, it'll be fun!" Kupo added. "And it'll be an adventure!"

"What do you think, Riku?" Sora asked.

"It's gonna be an adventure alright," he said. "But I have no idea how we're gonna get off this island. All we can do is try."

"You guys," Kupo said, "if I'm not home soon, my Mom's gonna kill me!"

The others agreed quickly and left the small island. On the way back, though, Riku had something to give Sora.

"What is it?" The younger boy asked.

"Here," Riku said and handed Sora some Paupu fruit. "You get first choice of either Kupo or Kairi."

Sora heard the teasing tone in Riku's voice and threw the Paupu fruit into the ocean. "Very funny...."

"I know," the older boy said smugly.

They made their way off the bridge, not knowing somebody was listening.

"So they're going to other worlds, huh?" A girl said. "No wonder they've been so busy lately! I'll just have to follow 'em."

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A/N: There! I hope you enjoyed it. I really liked writing it, so NO FLAMES, PLEASE!!!! Thank you. So, who is this girl who wants to follow Sora, Kairi, Kupo, and Riku to other worlds? Review to help me get the next chapter out soon!