Staring Into Darkness

Ch1

Disclaimer: I don't own Kingdom Hearts; if I did then Squall wouldn't be called Leon

Summary: Set after Kingdom Hearts: Chain Of Memories, Sora living at mountain peaks with Riku, Kairi & Namine. But with Sora's heart wandering from Kairi to Namine he's completely stuck.(Sora/Kairi)(Sora/Namine)

A/N: Not sure what I can say really, just review and tell me what you think.

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Sora woke with a jump, his bed sheets creased as he got up. The mattress made a loud noise as Sora got up, he walked through the door of the room and into the bathroom, running his hand through his hair. He twisted the tap and cupped his hands under the running water.

After a wash, the 15 year old left the small house and headed into the trees. It took 10 minutes for him to make it to the lake. He shifted a few twigs, sat down on a flat rock and picked up a small stone.

I'm regretting coming here every morning he thought I just cant sleep any more, Namine's just so special to me, the times we shared when we were younger.

He skimmed the stone across the lake. But I love kairi, that smile, that humour and that irresistible charm.

"Is this where you go when you can't sleep?" a feminine voice spoke "I couldn't get any either, are you ok?"

Sora looked up to see Namine up in a tree. "I'm fine, just thinking is all" He replied with a sigh "you?"

She nodded, took out her drawing pad and pencils, and began sketching quickly. "So is anything happening between you and Kairi?" she asked quietly

"Nothing" Sora sighed again "Nothing at all, why do you ask?"

Namine blushed "No reason"

Sora got up and patted the dust off his rear. "I should go" he said waiting for Namine's reply. "It's getting to 6am"

"Ok, ill join you at breakfast in a while" She said, moving around on the large branch she was perched on. Namine watched the boy walk into the distance as she wiped a tear from her eyes. She ripped the piece of paper she was drawing on from the pad and looked at it. She put the title 'Sora by the lake' in the corner and put it into her small folder.

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"Hi Sora" Kairi said with a smile, handing him a slice of toast. "You seem distracted"

Sora sat down and put the toast on a plate. "I'm not distracted" He replied, returning the smile "Do you want any more Orange juice?"

"Sure, but you do seem a little strange, couldn't you sleep again?"

Sora poured some orange into Kairi's half-full glass and shook his head, showing he got no sleep for the third night running. Riku entered the dining area from another room with his usual face.

"Scrambled egg's are nearly done, about 2 more min-" Riku Began, but was unable to finish his sentence as the door opened, revealing Namine. "Hey Namine, anyway, 2 more minutes for Scrambled egg's"

"Hey Nami"

"Hey"

Namine replied by putting her hand up and sat on the chair by Kairi

"So anyway, were all heading up to the viewpoint on Lake Mountain, do you want to come? It's amazing up there, the only mountain I know of with a lake running down the side. Well, I wouldn't say it's a mountain at 250 metres but it's still quite a hill" Kairi explained while Sora said he'd love to come along.

After breakfast Kairi went into her room to freshen up while Namine and Riku washed up.

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A/N: please review and tell me what you think, I also need to choose a person to sway Sora's heart towards, hmm, give me your opinions, this chapter was a little short, but its late, so I'll carry on in the morning