Author's Note: I do not own Kingdom Hearts. That is all… for now.

Waves often make a calming noise as they proceed through their routine. Such was the case on this warm and sunny day at Destiny Islands. A young boy was lying on the shore with his feet in the cool water. He smiled with content as the waves peacefully swept to the shore. The boy had bright blue eyes and sandy-brown hair. He was about 16 years of age, and he was wearing a blue and red pair of swim shorts. The warm sun fell upon the boy's chest as he daydreamed. He loved to daydream, and did so often, particularly when he was in class. The boy was about to fall asleep on the shore when he heard footsteps approaching in the sand.

"Sora," called the young man who approached. His green eyes glistened in the sun, and his short silver-blue hair shimmered. He seemed to be about 17 years old. "Hey Sora, wake up!"

"What do you want, Riku?" Sora replied with his eyes still shut. He sighed as he sat up.

"The other three challenged us to a game of volleyball. Kairi is already over there." Riku was also wearing swim shorts but his were black and dark blue in color. He was also noticeably more toned than Sora.

"Do I have to?" Sora asked as he stood up and brushed the white sand off of his shorts.

"You don't have to," Riku started. He walked up close to Sora so that they were face to face. "But Kairi said she would really love it if you did," Riku teased as he batted his eyes.

Sora gave Riku a friendly punch in the stomach. "Fine, I'll come with you," he said as the two friends started walking to the other side of the island.

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"Let the game begin," Riku said as he and Sora approached the makeshift volleyball net on the island. The net seemed to be ordinary fishing net held by two wooden poles that had been painted yellow.

"I'm glad you decided to join us," a girl said as she approached Sora. The girl had beautiful blue eyes and her red hair sparkled under the afternoon sun. She was 16, and was wearing a new pink and white bikini that caught Sora's eye for a moment.

"Riku is a very persuasive guy," Sora said as he shot a glare at Riku that had hints of both thankfulness and hate. Riku responded with just a smile and a laugh.

"Well, however he did it, I'm glad that you came," the girl said as she ran to get in her spot.

"Me too, Kairi," Sora said to the girl as he smiled. Sora then looked across the net to see the other three. The group consisted of two boys and a girl. The first boy had blue eyes and blonde hair that swooped up on the sides. He was wearing a pair of white and light blue swim shorts. The second boy was taller than the first. He had brown eyes, and bright orange hair. He was wearing a blue headband and orange swim shorts that were ripped at the bottom. The girl had green eyes and brown hair that flipped up. She was wearing a yellow two-piece swimsuit.

"Hey, Sora, ready to be beaten?" the first boy asked as he picked up the blue and white volleyball.

"Not in your lifetime, Tidus," Sora said as he got to his position. The second boy took the ball out of Tidus' hands.

"That's enough you two, let's just play a fun game," he said as he tossed the ball up and down. "Hey, Selphie, you up for servin'?"

"Sure, Wakka," the girl said as she caught the ball that Wakka had just tossed to her.

Selphie tossed the ball up into the air, and then jumped and hit it over the net. Sora saw that the ball was coming down near him, so he reached for the ball and hit it back up into the air and over the net. Tidus knew that the ball was coming towards him, so he ran and jumped in anticipation of the ball, but he just barely missed the ball. The ball fell the ground, and bounced slightly. "Yeah!!" Sora shouted in excitement, as he gave a high five to Riku. The game continued till sunset, where the final score ended up being 15 to 13, and Sora, Riku, and Kairi won.

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"That was a great game," Kairi said as she and Sora sat on the beach. Riku was standing in the water, a little ways from the shore.

"Yeah," Sora said with a smile of content as he recalled the game. "But we never would've won if Riku wasn't there," Sora said looking at Riku.

"You give me too much credit," Riku said as he walked to the shore. "I only scored what, 6 points? That really isn't that much," Riku replied as he sat down next to Sora.

"Sure, but you did score the winning point," Sora said as he poked Riku.

"Shh, be quiet. The suns starting to set," Kairi said as she stared at the horizon. The others joined in watching vanishing star as they relaxed on the beach.

"This was the one of the things I missed the most," Riku said with a sigh. "The sunsets here have always been beautiful here."

When the sun faded, the three got up and headed for the boats. "Wanna meet here tomorrow?" Kairi asked the others as they started to get into their small, wooden boats.

"I can't," Sora said as he scratched his head, "I still have homework to do." The others looked at him in disbelief.

"You still haven't finished that yet?" Riku asked as though reprimanding him.

"I started it," Sora said with a grin. "Here's what I'll do, I'll finish my homework in the morning, and catch up with you guys in the afternoon."

"Alright," Kairi said as the three started to row back to the main island.

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As soon as he got home, Sora ran up to his room, threw off his clothes and crawled into to bed, so that he would be fully rested for the next day. Within a few minutes Sora fell asleep under his blue and red covers in his blue wallpapered room.

"Wake up! Wake up!" a man's voice called out. "Wake up, Cyre!"