Prewrite: This is my first fic, and an ambitious one at that. My goal here is to cover the entire Kingdom Hearts story. Well, not the ENTIRE story. I haven't played Birth by Sleep yet. Or Coded. ANYWAYS. I'll be (hopefully) covering Kingdom Hearts, Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories, and Kingdom Hearts 2. God, I'm screwed. There's a good chance I'm going to f*ck up and/or not finish it. Oh, well. Gimme some credit for trying.

Disclaimer: Kingdom Hearts and all associated characters are owned by Square Enix and the Disney Corporation.

Chapter 1: Setup at Sunset

It was sunset on the Destiny Islands. The three friends were sitting on the paupu tree, their usual spot, on the smaller island off the mainland. "Tomorrow, we set sail." said Riku. Sora nodded, then asked, "Is he gonna be coming with us? The four of us promised we'd go together."

Kairi speaks up quickly. "Of course. He's our friend, right?" "Yeah, but he hasn't been around lately…think he chickened out?" asked Sora. "Nah, I heard he's been sick," replied Riku, "but you both know that won't stop him. He's got a harder head than Sora." Riku and Kairi laugh, Sora joining in after giving Riku a brief annoyed look.

After their laugh, they agreed it was time to go home. Kairi had the last words before they parted.

"So…we'll just have to trust Daniel"

"Atchoo!" Daniel scratched his nose, yawning. "Stupid cold…stupid raft…stupid, stupid, stupid!" He threw a pillow across the room like a child throwing a tantrum. Calling him angry would be an understatement. He helped build the raft for the first few days, then came down with a cold, forcing his three best friends to finish it.

Or, so Tidus had told him.

No one else had come to visit him the entire time he'd been sick. This was the main cause of his anger. He took a deep breath, then looked out the window next to his bed. A moment later, his view was obstructed by a head of brown hair. With a yelp of surprise, he jumped back as Sora poked his head through the window with a goofy grin on his face.

"Sora!" Daniel exclaimed, "What are you doing here?" "Checking on you, dummy." replied the brown-haired teen. "Haven't seen you in a few days." "Oh," said Daniel simply, "well, uh…thanks."

"No problem." Sora said cheerily. "So, are you gonna be there tomorrow?" Daniel grins and nods. "You know it. I wouldn't miss getting out of this dull place, no matter how sick I am. I should be better by tomorrow anyways."

Sora nods and says, "Great to hear. I gotta get going, but I'll see you tomorrow." He disappeared from view just as quickly as he had appeared. Daniel smiled to himself and laid down, closing his eyes and drifting to sleep, dreaming of the next day's excitement. Little did he know that he wouldn't be seeing the sunrise on his home island for a long time.

Postwrite: Whew! That took a lot longer than I thought it would. And it was harder too. The hardest part was the first sentence. I thought that part would be easy! Oh, well. I would much appreciate feedback. Do I suck? Am I the next great American novelist? Let me know, and don't hold back!