Shadows of the Past

Summary

It had been three months since Mia had left her home in Brooklyn New York to start her new life in Twilight Town. When Axel begins to experience dreams depicting the fate of his friends, Mia and her new friends realize they must team up to fight an enemy from Axel's past. (Sequel to Hearts of Light)

Disclaimers: All Kingdom Hearts characters aside from Amelia 'Mia' Slade are owned by Disney and Square Enix and are all copied without permission. I have made this story for fun and not profit.

Writer's Note: This story is actually a request someone had asked of me to do.. To anyone who may be confused, I suggest reading 'Hearts of Lights' before reading this story. (Rated for cussing and suspense)

Prologue

Axel took in a sharp breath as he awoke in a cold sweat, shooting up out from the bed so fast everything spun. He took in ragged deep breaths as he pressed hand against his forehead. Axel took a moment to look out the window of the guest room of the Twilight Town mansion, noticing it was still rather dark, indicating it was the middle of the night. He scrubbed at his face with a groan. It was always the same. The dream had been the same ever since Sora and Riku had returned from the other world. He couldn't understand what it could mean. Axel turned to look out the window again, taking in the sight of the shining and twinkling stars that blanketed the sky outside. He couldn't help but think of how far he had come from where he had been nearly a year ago. All the time he had spent with Organization XIII and everything he had gone through while trying to stay on their good side. He, of course, knew it would be a matter of time before everything would fall apart. Axel thought back to when he helped Sora find Kairi and had faded away before returning sometime later as himself again. It was thanks to Sora and the others that he had been able to return to his real, human form. It was at that moment Axel's thoughts returned back to his dream. The same one he had for nearly three months. What could all of this mean? Axel let out a sigh before turning away from the window. Slowly, he rose from the bed and began to make his way out of the room. Maybe some fresh air would help clear his head.

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Unable to really sleep anymore, Mia Slade was busy with organizing the room she had been staying in at the mansion until she had enough money, or rather, munny to find a place to live. She found it was a bit unusual that the currency of the world she was in were differently sized golden orbs rather than paper dollars or change. She supposed she should be used to it by now. Mia had after all been in this world for nearly three months now. It began with having a meeting with someone by the name of Master Yen Sid, along with King Mickey, and Donald and Goofy. Although they were disappointed by Riku's decision, Master Yen Sid stated that Mia would have to be sworn to secrecy much like Sora, Riku, Donald, and Goofy to ensure there would not be a rift between worlds. Even though Mia was a bit uneasy about speaking to them, she felt a little better after meeting with them. She guessed she would have to find a way to make a living in Twilight Town. It was thanks to Sora and Riku that she managed to find a job at the town square bistro. Mia found it was a bit difficult to get used to her new job as a waitress. Thankfully, the days were never too busy to the point of being overwhelmed.

Mia's head snapped toward the door as she heard a noise outside the room. With instinct taking over, Mia took hold of the nearby object which happened to be a porcelain vase. She very quickly made her way toward the door. Carefully grasping the handle of the door, she gripped onto the neck of the vase tightly. Taking a breath, Mia flung open the door and swung at the figure in the shadows. There was a loud *Thump* as the vase made contact with the figure's head. Mia was about to swing again but was caught off guard as a gloved hand caught the bottom of the vase.

"Careful with that!" hissed a voice. "Just about cracked my head!"

Mia froze as she heard the voice.

"Axel..? J*sus CHRIST, Axel!" Mia harshly whispered. "You nearly gave me a HEART-ATTACK! What the h*ll were you DOING?"

"Me? What were YOU doing?" Axel whispered back, rubbing his head. "Hiding behind corners and smacking me over the HEAD like that?"

Mia frowned as she soon calmed a bit.

"I'm sorry, I thought you were a ROBBER.."

"A robber? What-?"

Axel paused for a moment before he sighed.

"The mansion is in the middle of a FOREST," Axel began. "Who in their right MIND would come all the way out HERE just to break into a stuffy old mansion?"

Mia opened her mouth to speak but immediately closed it. Axel groaned as he rubbed at the undoubtedly forming lump on his head.

"C'mon, we better get some ice on that.." Mia frowned, placing a hand on his shoulder.

"Nah, I'll be fine.." Axel replied, pulling away from her.

Mia frowned a bit but was surprised as he took out a small bottle of green liquid from his pocket. She watched him with curiosity as he proceeded to pour the contents over his head. Mia looked on a bit unsure of what was going on but was surprised as the mist of green began to encompass his head and vanish from sight.

"Um.. What?" said Mia in shock.

"Potions really come in handy, ya know."

"I.. You.. What?" Mia gaped, still staring at him.

Axel sighed.

"Well, I know where you were from.. There may have not been such a thing.. But here, it's an everyday convenience."

Mia stared at him as she repeatedly opened and closed her mouth, trying to comprehend what Axel had just said.

"So, I guess you guess wouldn't have hospitals.. Since you have those?"

Axel looked at her a bit curiously.

"You know what? Forget it.." Mia said, now feeling a bit awkward.

"O-kay?" said Axel, a bit confused.

Mia went to go back to her room, not wanting it to be any more awkward than it already was. Not only had she nearly beat Axel over the head but she still found it hard to believe something such as magic existed here. Mia let out a groan as she roughly sat on her bed. After a moment, Mia gazed around the room before standing up and continuing to reorganize her room to make sure everything was perfect.

Author's Note: I apologize if this seemed a bit rushed.. I will try to get more up soon..