I wanted to post something for all my loving readers and fans. It has been ages since I've updated anything and I said I would try to get something up. A new year and a new start; my writing style has changed drastically and I had a friend (Alister's Girlfriend) help me with this. She checked it over and believed it to be a good start. I'm not sure if she'll be able to beta for me all the time, but I still thank her for taking the time to read through this and correct any of my errors.

In a way she inspired me to write this story. I adore the pairing (Kairion) and wanted to try my hand at it. (She has already written two Kairion stories)

No OCs this time. I'm trying to write one without bring them in. And I'm still reworking on my previous works because I know many enjoyed it and are probably disappointed in me deleting them. Please accept my apologue and, in turn, I hope this will be to your liking for now.

Disclaimer: None of this is mine whatsoever; Kingdom Hearts, its characters, or the worlds from there.

So let's begin shall we?


Redemption
Prologue


All was well on the sweet tropical island known specifically as Destiny Islands. The breeze blew its soft baby breath swaying the trees and lapping waves upon the ocean. Flowers bloomed and enchanted the bees as the birds danced high in the sky. It was like none of those past events had ever happened.

Yep, another peaceful day this was going to be for everyone.

Well, OK, maybe not for everyone.

Kairi poked her head from underneath the covers, eyes hazed with sleep as she swatted her alarm clock off before nuzzling her face against her mattress; she had tossed her pillow to the floor sometime during the night while having those dreams again. Reliving in reminiscences; she felt as if she truly was five years old again. And they seemed to be getting worse too.

Not a sound was made downstairs and she sighed figuring her foster parents had gone into town; they had been talking about getting new furniture over the past few weeks.

Rubbing her eyes, she sat up and pulled the covers from her. Another boring day she would be spending – again. Maybe this time she would go down to the smaller island and visited memories of her time with her two best friends: Sora and Riku.

They had been called away a month ago, longer than that it seemed, by the King to discuss of current situations dealing with the hardships of heartless and the lesser Nobodies left behind. And when she had asked to go with them; they had turned her down.

"Don't worry, Kairi, we'll be back before you know it!" Sora assured and took the pose of a hero.

"It'll only be two days anyway." Riku laughed as she pouted as if it were really a decade.

"Haven't I proven I can take care of myself?" Kairi gave a 'hmm' while leaning towards them with her hands on her hips. Almost as if they were kids again innocently building the raft and finding Sora asleep while Riku scolded the both of them for not helping him. Those were the easier times.

"Like Riku said, Kai," Sora tossed in his sack of belongings before turning back to her with a grin, "it's only for two days."

'Lair,' Kairi thought as the sleep left her eyes and her brain started to fully function. She swung her head towards the window and searched the sky as she did every morning. But there was no hint of a ship disturbing the clouds in their formation and she heaved a sigh before treading into the bathroom. 'Two days… more like two years.'

Her thoughts drifted back to memories of how Sora was barely around anymore ever since that night. He had been chosen as the keyblade master and now that meant he wasn't only her savior, but the entire universe as well. Riku, depended on how one saw it, was the same way in a sense. It wasn't their fault she knew but that still didn't stop her from grumbling about it darkly.

Sora had told her of his journeys from when he had left her; him promising to come back to her. But there a huge chunk missing seeing as he would think before shrugging and saying 'And I woke up in this white pod and my voice was different and my clothes barely fit too!'

"I think Sora had his head banged in too many times." She had told Riku who would remain silent as Sora had been mauled by Tidus. "He doesn't remember what he did next after visiting Hollow Bastion only that he woke up in some weird flower bud."

"Riku…?"

"Yea…?"

"What did you do while everything was restored?"

"I'll tell you someday, Kairi." His response had been hesitant and part of her wanted to get something out of him but decided against it. He had been through the most hardships seeing how Maleficent used him and than the horrible event with Ansem or his, er Xehanort's, heartless.

"Promise?"

And she held up one of her pinky fingers to him.

He grinned and linked his pinky with hers.

"Promise."

"Sora… Riku… where are you guys?" She murmured as she wrapped the towel tightly around her body and opened the shower door, stepping out into the cool air and scratching her damp hair in thought; her heart leaping in her chest that something terrible must have happened.

It was possible they had stopped to see Leon, Yuffie, and the others but… to visit for a whole month? No, they wouldn't do that to her. Not after promising to return after two days had passed.

Hey wait… cold air?

Usually when she shut the bathroom door before taking her shower the evaporation of the warmth from the water would fill the entire small room and be like a heater; giving her enough time to stay warm until she was able to dress.

She lifted her eyes from the floor wondering how the evaporation of the warm water had exited the perimeter so quickly only to become frozen solid and feeling her heart pound against her chest; her breathing becoming irregular and short. She felt the hairs on her neck rise and goose bumps (not from the cold, mind you) bath her arms and her throat tighten.

"Ha! I found another bathroom, you wimp!" A voice called as the door swung all the way open and the man had his attention turned in the direction; Kairi guessed he was staring out in the hall from her bedroom door. "Didn't he ever teach you to observe your surroundings and try searching for clues?"

"You better hurry up before I decided to use it—hm?" His head, in slow motion, turned and he blinked. She recognized him from back than when he had been fighting Sora below her. His attire already had given himself away but she still couldn't believe that it was him. Standing in the doorway and staring at her.

Wait… what?

Staring… at…

Oh Fudge.

Another voice raised itself in the background but the man didn't answer it because he was too busy staring.

Finally she found her voice and, gulping in a gigantic breath, she screamed.

"PEDOHPHILE!"

"Aw sh-t."


Well, what do you think so far? Can you guess who the poor victim is? (Yeah, Kairi is a victim too, but so is he… sorta.)