salut et quoi de neuf (hi and what's new)! here is Associated By Disaster, my first chapter story for kingdom hearts. i'm going to warn you now - the chapters are short, and it should have been a oneshot, but i decided against it. for this first chapter, it is Roxas POV, but later it will alternate between Roxas and Naminé. read, review, and enjoy, s'il vous plaît!

disclaimer: i do not own kingdom hearts, but the original song is mine

Associated By Disaster

One

Roxas

My fingers tapped against my ipod, making the only noise around me as I silently stood waiting for my train. The shade of the sky melted into a deep swirl of orange and red as the sun set. Once the temperature was displayed on the electronic monitors at the train station, I groaned. I tried to focus on the music blasting through my headphones, but the heat distracted me, and I was sent into a daze.

Finally, the train arrived, and I slumped into the closest seat I could find, resting my head against the window that had been chilled by the train's air conditioning. I touched the ticket in my pocket with my fingertips to assure myself that it was there. As the train began moving to its next stop, I closed my heavy eyes and relaxed to the music.

"There is nothing better in the world,

Than knowing you,

Did you know that?

Even if we fade away

From each other's minds,

At least I knew you…"

Only two seconds after I opened my eyes again, I forced them shut in surprise. A girl with light blond hair, dressed in white, who had taken a seat right across from me, was watching me while I slept. She had a pure glow that made her seem familiar. Working on a way to talk to her, my eyes remained closed, until another stop.

By the time I had worked up the confidence to keep my eyes open, there were more people separating us on the train. I leaned up against the window as much as I could and attempted to conceal myself from her view. To hear if she would be getting off of the train, I turned down the volume on my ipod until the songs were only as loud as a hum. I also had a hand on my cell phone - just in case.

A few times, I caught a glimpse of her, smiling at a couple of children on the train with a serene look in her eyes. There was no way I could avert my gaze - until she noticed I was staring at her. We exchanged glances several times, but I had no clue how I would go talk to her. Was she on the train to meet her boyfriend? Or, was I lucky, and she would be waiting for me to ask her out on a date? I typically had confidence to ask girls out, but she was different - like a song I couldn't understand.

I looked up at an electronic map displaying the train route. My stop would be coming soon, and if I didn't talk to her now, I would never get another chance. But if I did talk to her, I risked accidentally not getting off at my stop, and there was a high possibility that the other band members would beat me up.

Three more minutes - that was all I had to make up my mind. I looked over at her once again, and sighed when I came to a decision. When I stood up, my pulse was racing rapidly, and I felt awkward, walking toward the angelic girl. There were only two more steps - then I heard a deafening crash and I lost my balance, falling head first towards the floor.

random babble... (you may skip this) yeah...this chapter was really short. i didn't want to have the whole thing drag, but i guess this is too quick. oh well, maybe it can be some kind of brief opening. anyways, i saw a trailer for another kingdom hearts final mix. all i can say is: I SO WANT THAT FOR MY BIRTHDAY! yep...i have fulfilled the randomness. a bientôt et au revoir (see you soon and good-bye)!