Disclaimer: I do not and never plan to own kingdom hearts or its pretty pretty characters.

Chapter: 1/?

Summery: The princesses of the kindoms are falling one by one to the organization and Soras peaceful island life is interrupted when they arrive at the islands and take Riku. Thrown into another kingdom Sora joins several other keyblade wielders in hopes to rescue his childhood friend.

Pairings: eventual Soriku, and more announced as they come up o3o

A/N: Takes place in an AU. Dont worry, theres no OC's in this fic. I actually came up with this when I beat Terra and Vens files on BBS. please don't mind any spelling or grammar mistakes. I write for fun not to be professional. Hopefully you all enjooooy~

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Chapter 1

Keyblade wielders.

Special warriors that were born and able to weird a special blade. At one time there were many people who met the special requirements and were chosen to wield the special blades. Though the blades all started in one simple form, they would change and 'evolve' to match the heart of their wielder becoming unique and special as they got stronger. The wielders hearts were pure and intentions good, their lights stronger and brighter then any others.

Until one heart succumbed to the darkness.

Obtaining vast knowledge concerning Keyblade lore, the power of Light and Darkness, and a way to use them to gain unmeasurable power by unlocking the worlds core; its heart, the man set out to put his plans to fruition. A cunning, callous, and pragmatic being he turned many others to his side, the lights of their blades over powered by darkness. He used them as pawns to collect the hearts of people, turning them into monsters without a heart. In order to save the people of the lands, a war was waged. The bearers of light and the bearers of darkness were pitted against each other, their immense power scarring the land, forever leaving behind evidence of their struggles. Their battle lasted several years, the two powers almost equal in strength until finally, the man was defeated and victory went to the light.

Their celebration was short lived however. Though the body was destroyed, the heart, strong in its will to continue its task, escaped destruction and was lost to the victors, seemingly forever.

Eventually the Keyblade wars became rumor, almost all keyblade wielders destroyed in the battle with no one left to tell the story accurately. Rumor became history, history became legend and legend became myth. No more was heard about the keyblade wielders until several centuries later.

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Destiny islands is a series of little islands surrounding the main one. The once flourishing town is now diminished, quaint and small; a place where everyone seems to know each other. In the past the small island on the outskirts of the kingdom once held the homes of several keyblade wielders but that fact is long history. The islands surrounding the main one were often used for the children. There is a particular little isle, dubbed 'paopu island' that the children favor. It is reached by canoe, covered in yellow sandy beaches, exotic trees and shrubbery, and wooden constructions. There is a tree house built into a large tree and a little seaside shack for supplies. A miniature island is settled next to the island, reached by crossing a bridge. Resting there is a rather large tree which bears funny little star shaped fruit.

This is where the story begins.

"Riiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiku. Wait up! You're running too fast!"

"I am not! You're just too slow!" The boy Riku laughed, running on ahead of his smaller companion, leaving him behind on the trail. "Hurry Sora or I'll leave you behind!"

"That's meeeean " the little nine year whined, his footsteps slowing to a meager walk. His fathers friend had brought them to the island to play since he and Riku weren't big enough to canoe there themselves. They were supposed to stay at the beach but Riku wanted to explore further. He was fine with it until the silverette ran off and left him behind. Didn't Tidus tell him that there were wild animals out here?

With a sigh the spiky haired brunette trudged forward, intent on finding and complaining to his older friend about leaving him behind but a slight rustling off to the side made him jump. Stopping he peered in the bushes hoping to catch a glance of what it could have been. Maybe it was Riku trying to scare him again.

"Well hes not going to scare me" The little boy muttered and with a determined expression and a practiced war cry he lunged through he bushes, only to be faced with an injured baby fox instead of a giggling little silver haired boy. The little fox looked up at with a petrified squeal and Sora immediately dropped to his knees. "I'm sorry, I didn't mean to scare you." He smiled faintly, reaching out to calm the creature. "I was trying to scare someone else."

Sora was too busy trying to calm the little fox down and didn't hear the soft, angry growling of its protective mother until it was too late. The angry fox lunged at the brunette from her hiding spot, latching onto his arm. He screamed and fell back in a mixture of surprise and fear, his upper arm searing in pain as pointy little teeth bit through the skin.

"Let go of him you little monster! "

There was a yelp and Sora's arm became free. He opened his eyes, fingers gripping his arm tightly and watched as Riku swung...a key? That's what it sure looked like... A large silver key with a gold handle. A little crown key chain hung off the bottom, whipping around wildly as Riku scared off the fox, taking her baby with her.

"Are you okay Sora?" Riku asked, helping him get to his feet. "Does your arm hurt?"

Riku was expecting his little friend to cry about the blood and demand to be taken home like he usually did when he got hurt. What he wasn't expecting was a bubbly "Where'd you get that key!"

"uh..It just...poofed to my hand?" Was his intelligent response. Sora's face scrunched up in confusion "It just comes to me- " Riku tried to explain "-when I need it. It appears in my hand. Ive only ever done it once before and now this time 'cause I needed to save you."

"I-I didn't need to be saved" Sora puffed his chest out bravely "I could have handled it"

"Uh huh. You screaming like that had the fox terrified"

"Shuddup! " Sora pouted, ignoring the bite on his arm to inspect the shiny new toy in Riku's grasp. "Can I hold it?"

"Well...sure! I don't see why not. We can share it"

Riku smiled and handed the giant key over to Sora, letting him swing it around playfully. He put his hands on his hips and let him have his fun, glad he could share his discovery with his best friend.

"Keep this a secret though okay? Just between us" the older boy ordered, taking it back. He furrowed his eye brows together in concentration, willing it away since they didn't need it anymore. It dispersed in a little sparkle of light, little orbs of energy floating up and disappearing, all evidence of the key now gone. His attention turned to the smaller brunette and he blinked, noticing the red seeping through the others sleeve. "Hey..uh...we should probably get that looked at before you die from bleeding too much."

"WHY DIDN'T YOU TELL ME I WAS BLEEDING! "

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6 years later

"Come on Riku! Hurry up!"

"I don't see why you're so excited. We come here every weekend."

There was a splash as Sora, now at the age of fifteen jumped off the canoe too early. He was still shorter then his best friend and skinnier, more lanky then anything while Riku was more muscular. Bright blue eyes looked over at his silver haired friend and he grinned, stretching his arms out wide

"But we get to have it all to ourselves today! We never get it to ourselves!"

"Heh, thats true, ever since we let Tidus come here we haven't been able to get rid of him, Wakka or Selphie. Its such a drag" The sixteen year old complained, brushing hair out his eyes to look around. "What do you want to do first? Work on the raft?"

"Yeah. Lets work on that!"

The raft was a silly idea he had brought up to Sora one day when they were younger. He wanted to explore the land outside, finding their island home far too small for the adventures they had planned on having. Sora was eager to join in the idea and they started planning on its design in the fort they had set up in Sora's room. He realized now that they were older that there was no reason to build a raft; they could just use one of the canoes. Sora however, wanted to build the raft they designed on their own and he just couldn't bring himself to say no.

They didn't end up doing much work however. They found an old blanket in the tree house and planned to make it into a sail, the only problem was that they couldn't decide on what to draw on it. Sora wanted to draw a paopu but Riku wanted a pirate. The rest of the morning was spent arguing over which would be better and why until Riku finally decided that it would be a paopu fruit with a face that was wearing an eye patch and Sora agreed.

"Hey Riku?"

"Yeah?"

"Do you think.." Sora paused, looking up from the eye patch he was painting "Do you think there are other people who have the same key as you in the other kingdoms?"

"I don't know, maybe. " He shrugged "It would be nice to finally learn what it is "

"Maybe its something special"

"Maybe...I don't think so though"

"Why not?"

"It cant be that special if you can use it too" Riku teased, earning himself a paintbrush of black paint across the cheek. With a laugh he retaliated and the eye patch wearing paopu was forgotten as they started a paint war.

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One paint war and a quick swim later had the two teens sprawled out on the sand enjoying the sun and resting. Once or twice they dozed off for a short nap, the quiet and peace lulling them into a soft sleep. Sora's soft snoring roused Riku from his own slumber and he smiled to himself. This was something he could live with. Just him and Sora going out and exploring the world on their own.

Sitting up, green eyes surveyed the area and landed on the paopu tree. Moving silently so he wouldn't wake Sora he got up and climbed his way to the bridge that lead to the mini island the tree rested on. When he came back he flopped down in the sand and nudged the sleeping teen awake, raising the fruit up so he could see it.

"Paopu?"

"Mhm. I'm hungry and thought we could share one."

"I'm hungry too" Sora smiled, taking half after Riku broke it. 'You know, Selphie said that if two people share one of these, their destinies become intertwined." He took a bite and chewed thoughtfully. " They'll remain a part of each other's lives no matter what"

"mm." Riku chewed his in silence for a moment before giving Sora a smile. "All the more reason to share it right?" He offered "That way, if we ever get separated, we'll always find each other because we're connected."

"I like that idea. " Sora smiled. "We'll always be together right Riku?"

"Of course we will be"

The two of them found themselves sparring against each other after having their little meal. Riku never used his giant key against Sora and he didn't let Sora use it unless it was to practice on his own when they were on paopu island. Instead they had fashioned little wooden swords just like it so they could train with each other. Riku, being the bigger of the two, was often the winner but there were several times Sora's speed got the upper hand. Eventually they had abandoned their swords, Riku holding Sora in a headlock when they were suddenly cast in a large shadow.

Both boys attention was turned up as the shadow moved and their eyes settled on the giant white aircraft flying over to the main island. Riku's arm went slack and he let go of Sora, watching the ship dock at at the harbor.

"Riku...where's that ship from?"

"I don't know. Its not from our kingdom. "

"We should go home and see what's going on"

"No" Riku shook his head and kept the smaller boy at his side by grabbing his wrist "I don't like the feeling of this, we should stay here and go home when the ship leaves. "

"But-"

"We stay here Sora."

"No Riku theres-"

"Theres what?"

"There!" The brunette pointed out. Several little black ships were being sent out from the main island to it's surrounding islets. Sora didn't know why but a feeling of dread wash over him as one approached. He shook his wrist free and grasped the other teens hand tightly. He hated to admit it but he was scared. "Riku theres one coming this way. "

Riku clenched his teeth. Looking out at the water he came to a decision and that was to protect Sora no matter what these people were planning to do. He spun around, pulling the frightened brunette with him. He'd be lying if he said he wasn't scared too. These people were giving off a dark feeling and he didn't like it.

Wasting no time he ran with Sora in tow, not once letting go of Sora's hand. The island was small so he doubted they'd have any where to hide but running was the only option they had. By now the men must have hit land and discovered that they were there. They hadn't been running long when Sora became winded. After sparring and goofing around so much earlier he didn't have the energy left to run for so long

"Riku, my legs hurt"

"Keep moving Sora, they're going to catch up"

"I can't" The fifteen year old whimpered. He went to speak but his foot hit a root sticking out of the ground and he tripped, halting Riku's movement and pulling him back. "I'm sorry. You should go on without me Riku."

"No! thats not an option Sora. " The older boy helped him to his feet as a rush of footsteps surrounded them. Men in black cloaks enclosed them in a circle, swords aimed at the two of them in case they tried to run. Riku narrowed his eyes at them and did the only thing he could think of. He held Sora to his side and summoned his key, holding it up defensively.

"We finally seem to be getting somewhere " The group parted, letting past a masked boy in a black and red body suit. He tilted his head, arms out in a gesture "I never expected to find another keyblade wielder out in this hick place, though its still a premature version. "

"What do you want?"

"I don't know yet. " The masked boy paced a little, studying the two of them curiously before stopping. With the flick of his wrist a key of his own appeared in his hand though it was much different then Riku's. Unlike the simple one he held in his hands this one was detailed, red and black with two blue eyes situated in the handle and near the tip. Riku's hold on Sora tightened and he stepped back as the tip of the blade met the underside of his chin. His head was tipped and his face examined by the other "Green eyes"

"W-what?"

"Green eyes." The masked boy repeated. "Its rare for a keyblade wielder to have eyes that are not blue." They couldn't see his face but the two teens could tell the other smiling "We've found what we were looking for. Secure the keyblade wielder"

"And the other boy?"

"We have no use for him. Kill him."

"No!" Riku stood his ground determined. His mind raced, trying to find a way out of this situation. He didn't care about what happened to him, he just didn't want Sora to get hurt. The grip on his keyblade tightened as he felt himself getting angrier. He was angry at them for threatening Sora, at the key for bringing them this trouble and at himself for not being able to do anything. His thoughts darkened and he felt a cool sensation over take him.

The masked boy stopped and turned around, his senses picking on the darkness awakening in the keyblade wielder they just found. A dark mist seemed to be coming off the boy as he shook angrily. The ground beneath them shook and for a split second the masked boy saw a flicker of yellow in those green eyes before a painful blast of darkness forced the robed men back.

Sora, unable to take the cold, painful feeling that washed over him when the darkness touched him struggled against the older boy, looking up at Riku with wide eyes. For the first time in his life he found himself afraid of his best friend. He had never seen this happen before. Riku almost never got angry.

With the robed men knocked aside Riku stepped back a little more. He didn't really know what he was doing, it was instinct that was now controlling actions as he rose his arm, pointing the keyblade to the side. Dark energy gathered at the tip and shot out at a nearby tree opening a dark portal. Making his final decision he pushed Sora to the portal but didn't make any move to join him.

"Riku? Riku what are you doing? Why aren't you coming with me?" Sora went to step out but the keyblade came soaring towards him and he became distracted by the task of catching it. Confused he looked up from the blade, his eyes widening as the portal began to close up around him. "Riku!"

"Take good care of it. It's yours now " Riku offered his friend a small smile, the darkness around him fading. Without the keyblade in his hands, he couldn't keep the portal open anymore." Be careful okay Sora?"

"No! Riku! You have to come with me! You said we'd be together forever you liar! "

The silverette gave him a salute as the portal closed, his final words echoing in Sora's mind as he found himself somewhere now far away from home

"I'm sorry"

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chapter 1- end

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