A/N: Hello, everybody! This is a story idea I've had in my head for a while now. Sorry, this is going to be a little... no, a lot shorter than my usual chapters, but this chapter's purpose is purely to gather interest and set the scene. Have fun! Read & Review!

Disclaimer: If only, if only...

Ten Years of Regrets

Prologue: The Beginning of the End

Feel the Rhythm rang throughout the apartment. A young man groaned in response. The cheery, love song didn't fit his recent mood, but he had no way of changing it. Slowly opening his eyes to avoid being blinded by the light coming in from the window, he ran a hand through his hair, giving it a wild, spiky look. The man sat up on his bed and looked out the window, using his hand to support him from falling back into the welcoming covers. The sky was a perfect shade of blue and only a few clouds dotted the horizon. A brilliant sun kept watch over the earth almost out of sight from the window. The young man paused, appreciating the scenery, then found himself looking at his own reflection.

He was startled by it, at first. Since the incident, he had let his appearance get out of control. Chocolate brown hair ran rampant across the top of his head, long and unkempt. A messy stubble had also invaded his lower face, giving him an almost caveman appearance. His eyes had long since lost the brightness that made the light blue pop out.

Ignoring the need to maintain his image, he went downstairs to see who was ringing the doorbell. His heart skipped a beat when he looked upon the face that graced his humble abode. Luscious, autumn hair flowed down her head to a bit past her shoulders. Bright orbs of amethyst appeared where her eyes should go. An angel... no, a dream made real was at his doorstep.

It took all his willpower not to scream, limiting himself to merely a groan. "Kairi, oh Kairi, why do you continue to torment me?" He straightened out the gray t-shirt and black jeans he was wearing, then put his hand on the doorknob.

As soon as the door opened the littlest bit, Kairi charged through, throwing her arms around the young man's neck, yelling, "Sora!" She clutched him like he would disappear if she let go. A fair assumption. Sora hesitated, but he felt her shiver and tremble against him. Kairi maintained holding on just as tight, but pulled back to look into Sora's eyes. She gazed into them, taking a desperate look, as if searching for something in them. Seemingly unsatisfied by his cold response to her appearance, she clung to him again, even tighter than before.

Sora barely made out her whisper, "I choose you."

That was all he needed to hear. He wrapped his arms around her, matching her strength and surpassing it. He felt her smile into his shoulder and he grinned in response. For a few minutes, they just stood there.

* REVENGE * REVENGE * REVENGE *

A black sedan pulled to a stop in a church parking lot. A door opened, and a pair of black boots stepped on to the ground, snow crunching underneath it. The man in the boots got out of the car. He was wearing jeans, a trench coat, and a hoodie underneath the trench coat, all black to conserve heat in the middle of winter. The man pulled his hood up, covering his hair and eyes in shadow, and put some gloves on his hands. He shut the door, locked the car, and walked towards his destination.

A/N: Thanks for reading! Tell me what you think about it in a review, or even a message! Have a good New Year's, everyone!

-Wildfire37