So this is it! :D Its a start of a story and I hope that it's okay. reviews are appreciated! and positive criticism is accepted. :) Thank you in advance.

By the way, I'm going to say this once and it's going to apply to the WHOLE story... so:

I do not own Kingdom Hearts nor anything in it. I own Camille...sometimes. But if I did... Well, be glad that I don't cause this world would probably be VERY screwed up. And all the other worlds. lol

Chapter I

It has been ten years since I was whisked away to this place. It was a beautiful, full of happiness and peace. Destiny Islands was definitely a lovely place. Still, my home at Radiant Garden was still my home.

The darkness was taking over the world and I was searching for my friends when I found the young four-year-old Kairi running from the Heartless that emerged recently. I protected her the best I could, and when I grasped her hand and ran with her, looking for my friends and shelter, something happened. Light surrounded us both and I was departed from the world with the redheaded child and sent across the worlds to the Islands of Destiny.

Kairi remembered nothing about her home, and I didn't encourage her to remember. She was young and I didn't want her to think about her old home. She had a new home with friends and even a family here. Even so, I didn't expect for her friends to build a raft to travel to different worlds.

I heard the doorbell ring in my small apartment and I stood up to answer the door. It didn't really surprise me to see Sora at my door.

"Ms Camille! Come quick! Riku's hurt!" Sora cried out of breath. I sighed and nodded my head, shutting my apartment door and following the boy out to his boat. On the shore sat Kairi and Riku with the latter hold his leg in pain.

"Here, let me see." He held out his leg reluctantly to me and I checked it. "It's just a bad scrape." I told him. I placed my hand over him and casted a cure spell, closing up his wound for him. He thanked me and tested his leg. "What are you guys doing over on that island anyway?"

"Nothing!" The trio chimed. I was later followed by a "We'll tell you later" after I sent a knowing look towards them. I sighed and waved my hand in a 'whatever' fashion.

"Ok, you guys be good now." I leaned down a little and tussled Riku's and Sora's hair at the same time. "There's a storm coming in, so you all need to be home before dark for sure."

"Yes, ma'am!" The trio saluted me and ran back onto the boat to head for the island again, all playing and laughing. I smiled and watched them paddle for the island before heading back home.

I didn't realize that I wasn't going to make it home.

I stopped off at the store on the way home to pick up some groceries when I saw a shadow in the alley. I glanced over in the direction, but I couldn't see anyone. Curiosity got the best of me and I walked towards the alley. "Hello?" I didn't see anyone in the alley, but that didn't stop me from calling out to no one.

"It's been awhile, Camille." My breath hitched and my heart skipped a beat. I knew that voice from anywhere, and he was right behind me. Still, I was afraid to turn around to find that he wasn't there.

"Is…is it really you?" I whispered, afraid that his voice would go away.

"Who else could it be?" He chuckled slightly at me. "You know, you are quite hard to find. I've been looking for you for years."

I was still afraid to turn around, but I continued to talk to him. "How can I be sure it's really you?" I asked. "I thought you died."

"I'm stronger than you give me credit for." He replied with a slightly deflated tone. "It takes more than the devouring of our planet to get rid of me. Got it memorized?"

That last line was all it took for me to turn around and tackle the red head to the ground. He let out a small cry of surprise as we hit the ground with me laughing and hugging my long lost friend tightly. "Lea, it's really you!" I repeated that phrase over and over as I tightened my grip on him. He just sat there, chuckling and patting my back awkwardly.

After a couple of minutes of hugging him so tightly that I'm sure he couldn't breathe, I finally sat up and got off of him. We both stood and I looked up to him before laughing. "You've really grown, Lea."

He chuckled and rubbed the back of his spiky mane. "And you haven't changed a bit."

We chuckled some more before we both settled down. I looked him up and down, checking out his black clothes, black boots, and black gloves. "What's with the getup? If I remember, you weren't very fond of the color black."

Lea shrugged slightly. "The uniform doesn't come in different colors." He then became very serious. "Look, I don't have much time to explain, but this planet is about to be destroyed."

My happiness died right there at that instant. The kids were all on that island playing. "Kairi, Sora, Riku… I have to save them!" I went to run past Lea, but he grabbed my shoulders and held me there.

"You can't go! I have to get you out of here." Lea looked around frantically.

"I can't leave them! They're just kids!" I struggled to get out of his grip, but he refused to relent as he held me tight.

"You don't have a choice. I can't lose you again!" I froze at the sentence. It gave Lea enough time to drag me through this black portal he created magically. Since when could Lea create black portals?

The inside of the portal was dark and cold. I instantly realized that we were surrounded by darkness. Lea grabbed my hand and led me through the portal and out the other side into a white room.

It was a plane room with white walls, white tiles, white bed, white desk, and white…well everything else.

"What…what just happened?" I asked in slight shock. "The kids… we have to go back!" Lea slapped his hand onto my mouth to silence me.

"I can't keep you here forever; you'll be in danger. Now you need to be quiet." He gave me a solid, hard look before letting his hand go and turned around to the desk to open a drawer.

"What's going on, Lea?" I asked more quietly. "Where have you been? And where are we?"

"I can't explain it to you right now." He pulled out a pouch of money and tossed it to me. "I'm sending you away."

"Away? Where?" I asked after catching the pouch. It jingled and was slightly heavy. Inside I found loads of munny. "Lea, how did you get all this-"

"You need to buy a house and hide there. If anyone dressed like me comes after you, you need to run." Lea took two long strides and placed his hands on my shoulders. "I'm working with a dangerous group and if they find you, they'll capture you or kill you." I went to open my mouth but his shook his head. "I don't know why, so don't ask."

He waved his hand and another portal appeared. "This corridor of darkness will send you to Twilight Town. Follow it through: walk straight and don't turn back. I don't want you lost in darkness. When you get there, use this money to buy a house and settle in." He gently turned me around and lightly pushed me towards the portal. "I'll come see you another time, I promise." He gave me a reassuring smile before my feet began to move on their own. I had walked through the portal when I heard knocking. I didn't turn around and I kept walking when the portal closed, but not before I heard the words "Axel, good to see you back."

I walked out into sunlight and I heard a dog barking, but all I could think of was Lea. What happened to him? What's going on? I wasn't focusing on anything around me when an elderly lady waved her hand at my face.

"Dear, what are you doing way out here?" She asked. My eyes focused on my surroundings. One sign in the small front yard caught my particular attention.

"I…I'm here to buy a house." I almost whispered to the elderly woman. She smiled slightly and ushered me into her home to show me the house. She spoke about the place, but I wasn't interested. I just wanted to buy the house and hide. Lea would find me soon and my questions would finally be answered.