This fic is based on KHII. Beware of possible spoilers.

Disclaimer: Kingdom Hearts and characters belong to Square Enix and Tetsuya Nomura.

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unnatural nothing / chapter one / autumn mornings

Mornings were horribly dreadful. Especially in September. Why September you ask?

School.

Blinding sunlight seeped through wide open windows, intruding the comfort of one particular blonde girl, struggling to surround herself in darkness with her thin bed sheets. Deciding that the sun wouldn't shine somewhere else, the girl gave up and threw the sheets off her and stepped out of her bed. Stumbling her way to the bathroom, she did her morning routine of refreshment and wandered to her closet. She grabbed the two door handles and pulled open the doors. What she found was...

...her school uniform.

Ugh. Who ever thought of the idea of uniforms? It wasn't very appealing to look exactly like everyone else in a preppy torture chamber (also known as school). Nor was it very nice to wear the darn thing everyday. For 10 months.

Ew.

Letting out a incoherent grumble, the blonde stretched the blouse off its hanger, and grabbed the folded skirt off the shelf. Still grumbling to herself, she took her time getting changed and ready, glancing every now and then at the blinking digital clock beside her bed. After a couple of minutes, the girl viewed herself in the vanity mirror, making sure the uniform fulfilled her new school's measurements. Who cares if our skirts are a couple of inches above our knees? The school was just a bunch of idiots.

'This is so stupid,' the blonde thought, pulling at her skirt. Sighing once again, the blonde grabbed her book bag, packed the night before with a few thousand-ton textbooks, and went downstairs.

'I'll buy something at the convenience store...' the girl didn't want to confront her mother on the first day of school just for breakfast. Geez. She hurried to slip her socks and shoes on quickly, hoping to avoid an encounter with said mother.

"Namine!"

Crap.

"Sorry, mom, no time for breakfast! School starts in a few!"

"Don't you dare lea--"

Namine had already opened the door, and quickly slammed it behind. Taking in a quick breath, she started to sprint.

Never run while wearing a skirt.

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Monday mornings were usually pleasant. At least that's what Hikari Sora thought. As he walked to school, people saw a big smile upon the high schooler's face, wondering why a boy would be happy on the first day of the new term.

"It's so sunny! Something is gonna happen, I know it!" The brunet approached the school gates, noticing a group of students already there. While walking, Sora took note of the line of trees decorating the path. He also saw a familiar face turning in his direction.

"Ah, Riku!"

The said boy smiled as his friend ran towards him, who unsurprisingly brought him into a huge hug. Riku managed a laugh.

"Hey hey! There are people around!"

Sora, putting on a huge grin, let go of his silver-haired friend, picking up his fallen book bag. " Sorry, sorry. But it's been so long! How was your summer?"

"Fine, I suppose. Yours?" Riku questioned, the two classmates now walking together towards the school doors.

"It was great! Mom and I went back to visit Hollow Bastion to see how everyone was doing," Sora answered, smiling at the remembrance of introducing his mother to Leon and the others. "Mom was a bit nervous, but she got better after meeting everyone. Though, I think Cid freaked her out for some reason..."

Before Riku had the chance to answer back, a loud noise was heard behind them. Everyone present turned around, and found two students on the ground, having collided into each other. One was a boy almost every knew. The other, however, was once no one had ever seen.

Sora and Riku, looking back to see what the noise was, saw a blonde haired girl getting up, brushing herself off and lending a hand to the fallen boy. Riku turned back and continued to walk, but Sora stayed put. He saw the young blonde apologizing sheepishly to the student she had crashed into, who was waving it off with a equally sheepish smile. The girl turned forward to continue walking towards the school when she noticed Sora. Bright sea blue eyes met with dark azure eyes as Sora and the girl locked stares. A moment passed, but Sora felt an eternity fly pass.

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After carelessly running into a total stranger on her first day of her sophomore year, Namine felt like an idiot. She decided to let it go, as the boy she crashed into didn't mind, saying it was always like that the first day of school. Not wanting to be late for her first day, Namine continued to walk towards the school doors.

However, before she made three steps, Namine noticed a stare from a male student. Looking in his direction, Namine met with a pair of sapphire eyes, looking intently her way. Even from a distance, she noticed the brightness of the boy's eyes, and the gleam it shone. Why did they

Shaking her head, Namine forced herself back to reality, scolding herself for checking out someone she didn't even know. She continued walking, taking note that the boy was staring at her still.

'What is he staring at? It's getting kinda weird...'

She entered the school, taking a cautious look behind her. The boy had started walking again, looking curiously at the cement path below him. She couldn't help but smile at the boy's shy stature.

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"Ah, hello! You must be Reika Namine, I presume?"

"Yes, ma'am." Namine had found her way to the dean's office, with the help of some random students she ran into. Now, she had to get all the technicalities done with. Sigh. This was going to be a long day.

"Well, since it's your first day, you might be a bit lost. Would you like someone to accompany you to your classes?" the dean asked, looking through some papers on her desk.

"Um, sure, if that's alright." 'Great. Now I'll really stand out.'

"Very well, then. Wait a moment." The dean got up from her chair and went into a next door room. Namine heard the sound a phone being dialed, and a short exchange of words. After a few minutes, the dean returned.

"I have someone coming right now to get you. Until then, we'll get you through some things..."

Time passed very slowly for Namine as the dean explained the rules and regulations, as well as explain her schedule and the "you can't be late for any class" speech. It seemed like forever when Namine heard the lifesaving knock on the door.

"Come in," the dean answered. The door was opened to reveal a female student, wearing the same girls' uniform of a white blouse and striped blue skirt and matching tie. Namine noticed the girl's dark red hair draping her shoulders and blue eyes glittering in her direction.

'I guess blue eyes are popular in Destiny Islands...' Namine thought as the redhead approached her.

"Hello! I'm Kairi, nice to meet you!" Kairi warmly smiled at her, and Namine was glad to be escorted by a nice person.

'She seems nice enough, thank the heavens. At least I didn't get stuck with some stuck up bitch...' Namine's brow lowered at the thought, and Kairi unfortunately noticed and frowned.

"Is there something wrong?" The redhead hesitantly asked. Namine blinked and looked at Kairi. "Oh, no, nothing's wrong! I just remembered something not so great. It's nothing about you, don't worry." Namine smiled, assuring Kairi of her worries.

"Kairi, I trust you to tell Namine her about her classes and schedule. I believe you have the same schedule as her, so be sure to stick with her."

Kairi turned towards the dean and bowed her head. "Don't worry, she'll be fine! I promise to make sure she doesn't get lost." Kairi looked at Namine with a smile, and Namine couldn't help but laugh.

'I have a friend!'

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A/N: Yay, a new fic! Yes, I'm obsessed with Sormine. Sormine equals OTP x3 I'm hoping for this fic to be quite long, so of course the beginning will be filler chapters. I hope you think it's interesting! Sorry for sucky surnames Dx Ah, and for the genre setting...well, there will be some action soon!

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