I don't own Kingdom Hearts

The bell rang. Everyone flooded out of their classrooms, excited to finally be on summer vacation.

I met my two best friends, Paige and Chloe, by our lockers. Chloe was cleaning out her locker, and Paige was arguing with her brother, Zayn, about some weird, over-my-head-topic.

They turned when I approached. "Hey, Tyra," Chloe said. "We're celebrating the official start of summer with some ice cream and a trip to the mall. You coming?"

I grinned. "Duh."

We spent the rest of the day goofing off after running home to change out of out school uniforms. As usual, I felt out-of-place, like I didn't belong here, in this world, but kept my feelings a secret as usual.

I took the bus home, arriving as the first star appeared in the sky. I stood on the porch, watching as it appeared. I closed my eyes, daring myself to make a wish. "Star light, Star bright, the first Star I see tonight, I wish I may, I wish I might, Have the wish I wish tonight. I wish I was somewhere else, somewhere I feel like I belong, somewhere I can help people."

Suddenly, everything went dark. The floor vanished, and I started to fall. The only sounds were the wind whipping past me and my screams.

Eventually, I realized screaming wasn't going to help, it just made my throat sore. So I stopped. I realized that something was pulling at my chest, some unseen force was ripping something out.

My descent slowed, and I floated to the ground. Everything was still dark. "Hello?" I took a step forward. A flurry of white doves took off into the sky, revealing the platform I was standing on.

It was circular, like a pink stained-glass window. A ring of circle-encased symbols hung around the edge, with a circle of six faces towards the top. An image of me asleep curled around the edge.

"Where am I?"

Welcome, child.

I looked around. "Who are you? Show yourself!"

I am Kingdom Hearts. You were born with a pure heart, yet you do not enjoy being with those around you for fear that they will not understand you.

I struggled to keep my shock hidden. "So? What does this have to do with anything?"

I have been badly damaged by the ones who wish to use me to do harm. Your heart has also been damaged by the same person.

I realized it was my heart, and pieces of it were starting to slip away, vanishing into darkness. "At this rate, there won't be anything left before too long."

Indeed. To save us both, you must join your heart with mine. Do you accept?

I nodded. Good. A small orb of light appeared in front of me, and I helped it into my chest.

Now we are complete.