Prologue

They were all at the beach. Terra was racing with Roxas and Riku back and forth as Aqua and Mickey cheered them on. Donald and Goofy were making a sand sculpture of Donald, while Hayner, Pence and Olette worked on a less detailed one of Mickey. Ven was tossing a frisbee back and forth with Isa and Axel, though he messed up and caused it to hit the sculpture of Donald by accident. Xion and Naminé were standing at the water's edge, looking at a shell Xion had found.

Suddenly Donald and Goofy noticed Kairi and Sora sitting together, holding hands on a tree. They pointed them out to all of their friends and they all stopped what they were doing to stare at the couple. The two smiled at each other, a tear rolling down Kairi's face before Sora slowly vanished.

That dream… why is it all I can remember? Or maybe I'm not remembering, maybe it is just a dream. Funny that I would bother to give them all names if that is all it was though.

Chapter 1

Sora eyes slowly opened, vaguely remembering doing so once or twice before, but this time he actually felt like he had the energy to hold them open for a time. A concerned, blue haired girl looked down on him, softly calling, "Porlyusica, I think he's actually awake this time." Sora's eyes moved towards the voice of an older pink haired woman, as she said "I'm coming Wendy, I hope your right, I will be happy to have him out of my home."

Sora saw the young girl called Wendy hide a smile, for she knew deep down that Porlyusica loved being needed. "Well young man, why don't we start with your name?" Porlyusica demanded. Sora tried to speak, but his throat was so dry just a raspy sound came out. The older woman rolled her eyes muttering about useless humans as Wendy helped him drink from a glass that they had kept by his bedside.

He smiled gratefully at Wendy, managing a thank you before he answered, "Sora." "Okay Sora, can you tell me where you are?" Porlyusica asked, "And I don't mean my home, but the country or even the nearby town where you were found unconscious." Sora tried shaking his head, but it made him dizzy so he closed his eyes and said "No. My name and my dream are all I remember." "You're dream?" Wendy questioned, wondering if he was like the Oracion Seis members.

Sora made an agreeing sound before simply explaining, "The one that keeps repeating itself." before he once again fell asleep. Wendy looked up at the older healer before asking "What did he mean by that, Porlyusica?" "I haven't the foggiest, but it seems like this dream is something he is sure is real, or else why would he mention it as the only thing he remembers, besides his name anyways." Porlyusica said, considering what the unfamiliar man lying on the sick bed that she kept had said.

"I think I will go have a talk with Makarov. Stay here with him until I get back Wendy, try to keep him quiet if he wakes up, which means don't ask him any questions." She said, giving the girl a stern look. Wendy nodded and said "I will." Porlyusica left quietly, her mind busy as she left to visit her old friend.

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Makarov was surprised to see the older healer there, "Porlyusica, what a surprise, what brings you here?" "I'm not here for pleasantries, old fool, I came to talk to you, but also your members who found the unconscious boy you had brought to me." Makarov nodded and called for the five that had done so. Natsu, Lucy, Erza, Gray and Happy quickly answered their master's call. "I want you five to tell me again, where exactly did you find this boy?" Porlyusica questioned.

"He was just lying there in an alley we were using as a shortcut, I'm not sure how long he had been there." Lucy was the first to answer. "Has he woken up yet?" questioned Erza, not sure where the old healer was going with this. Porlyusica nodded and said "He did." "And?!" Natsu practically exploded. "He doesn't remember anything, or at least that's what he claims. Nothing that is except his name and a dream."

Makarov looked to Porlyusica and asked "Did you come here hoping we could tell you more?" Porlyusica sighed and said "Not really, no, I was hoping that there was something more to his location that could give us a clue to his identity. For instance was there an inn nearby?" Gray shook his head and said "No, it was in between a couple of businesses, but I don't think there was a place to stay within a few blocks from there." "Aye! It was near that yummy fish market!" Happy added his two sense worth.

"So not a place a traveler would most likely be, but as far as we know he isn't from here either. No one has reported him missing even though it's been nearly a week since he came into my care and no one seems to recognize him or his description." Porlyusica summed it up. "Sorry we couldn't be more of a help." Lucy apologized. Porlyusica waved them off and said "Don't worry about it, now leave me to talk alone with your Master." Team Natsu nodded and went back to what they were doing before being summoned.

"What's on your mind Porlyusica?" Makarov questioned. "Now I know we don't know if he is able to use magic or not, but he is going to need a place to stay soon, I don't want him at my house forever. Would someone in your guild be willing to take him in?" "Hmm, most of them already have plenty of roommates or their homes are too small or they live at Fairy Hill." Makarov said as he held his chin with one hand, "However Lucy might be willing to let him sleep on her couch or Natsu might be able to make room for him, I'll ask them." "Good, since he is waking more frequently he should be able to be moved within a few days. Please have it all sorted out by then."

Makarov nodded as Porlyusica stood and made her way to the door, not bothering to say goodbye. Not that the old Master noticed, too lost in thought was he. Something about that boy bothered him, like he may be more trouble than he is worth, but it wasn't the Fairy Tail way to turn their back on someone in need. So he went to talk to the two mages who may be able to make room for the injured young man, hoping he would survive being in Porlyusica's care a little while longer.

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A few days later, Sora was carefully led into town by Porlyusica and Wendy. They had to take frequent breaks, which Sora kept apologizing for, but they eventually made it to Fairy Tail's Guild Hall. Once inside, they seated him at the nearest table, while Porlyusica went to find out if Makarov had been successful, muttering about how the old fool never told her anything. Wendy went to get Sora something to drink and some soup to eat, since he didn't have the energy really to eat much else.

After he had been eating for a while, a blonde haired girl and a pink haired boy walked up to where Sora and Wendy were sitting, a blue cat and white one flying behind them. "Hi, I'm Lucy and this is Natsu, Carla and Happy. You'll be staying with me until we get you back on your feet." Lucy explained. "And I'll be hanging around too, just in case." Natsu said, earning an eye roll from Lucy, but she knew he had already hung his hammock in her living room, in-between her bedroom and the couch, so there was no arguing with him that she would be fine.

Sora managed a weak smile and said "I'm Sora." he wanted to say more, but a yawn interrupted him, which he apologized for that as well. "The walk from Porlyusica's to here really wore him out. Do you think you can make it to Lucy's apartment?" Wendy asked, concern lacing her tone. Sora nodded and said "Sure I can." Natsu gave him a doubtful looked but helped the boy who was roughly his age to stand, lending his support to him as they slowly made their way to Lucy's place.

They only had to rest once, which Sora felt was an improvement. As they settled him on the couch, he looked at Lucy and Natsu and asked "So are you guys a couple?" Lucy's face flushed red as a blush overwhelmed her and both she and Natsu said "No!" Lucy added, "We're just good friends." Sora didn't say anything, just gave a small smile, like he knew something they didn't, but said nothing. Not that he couldn't have come back with something, but the softness of the couch and the loss of energy from his seemingly long walk drained him of his willpower to stay awake.

In fact, soon he was softly snoring on Lucy's couch, so the three wizards and their Exceed friends made their way into Lucy's bedroom to talk. "The poor guy, it must be terrible to have no memory, to only know your name." Lucy said softly. "I don't know, it might not be so bad." Natsu said, leaning back with his hands behind his head. "Would you like not having any memory of Igneel? Of Happy? Of Fairy Tail?" Carla asked. "Hmm, when you put it that way…" Natsu said, to which Wendy asked "How in any time would it be good not to have any memory?"

"Well what if you did something bad?" asked Natsu to which Lucy replied "Oh yeah, cause then you would be wondering why people were trying to come after you and, more than likely in your case, try to kill you." "Hey, why would they want to kill me?" Natsu questioned to which Happy said "You don't want to know." "Whose side are you on Happy?" Natsu demanded to which Wendy said "Please, keep your voices down, Sora needs his rest." Lucy, Natsu and Happy all whispered "Sorry!" and looked apologetic.

The friends conversed for a little longer together before Wendy, Carla and Happy left to go get some food that Sora could eat when he awoke. Natsu and Lucy sat quietly in her room for a while, before Natsu said "I wonder why it's taking him so long to recover, I mean his injuries didn't look that bad." "Maybe he had internal injuries? Besides, I've read somewhere before that amnesia can take a lot out of those it afflicts, especially at first, because the body is working over time trying to recover what it's lost, even when the person is asleep so they never get any true rest." Lucy replied.

"Well why don't we go check on him while we wait for Wendy and the others to get back." Natsu suggested, tired of sitting still. Lucy nodded and the two exited her room. They were surprised to see Sora's eyes open as he lay there staring at the ceiling. "Hey, how long have you been awake?" asked Lucy, sitting on a chair from her table that they had set next to the couch as Natsu stood behind her. "Not long." Sora said, giving them a weak smile. "Feeling any better?" Natsu asked, earning him a glare from Lucy as she knew what he was really asking.

Apparently so did Sora, for he replied "I still only know my name and that dream, I had it again right before waking. It's always the same." There was a moment of silence and Lucy was about to say something when Sora turned his head to look at them and asked "Is it possible to make up so many names for one dream? Like I feel like it's real, that it's a memory or something, but what if it isn't and I'm just chasing something that I can never find?"

They two wizards were taken aback by the sorrow and fear in his eyes, but Natsu was the first to speak, to try and comfort him. "If you feel so strongly that it is a memory, then I believe it is. Why don't you tell us about it?" Sora turned his head, so he was looking at the ceiling again, his eyes losing focus as the dream played out before his eyes once more. "There isn't much to it. Counting myself there are seventeen people in the dream, we're all just on a beach having fun." "How many of those people have names?" Lucy asked.

"Oh they all have names and they are always the same in the dream." Sora said, turning to look at her. "Then it sounds to me like it must be a memory, I mean your mind would have to be working overtime to come up with that many names, let alone keep them the same every time." Natsu said with a grin. Sora returned it and said "Yeah, I guess you're right." The two wizards shared a look, both of them feeling that it was a memory too. But what if it wasn't? What if Sora never found those "friends"? Wouldn't one of them have reported him missing by now after all? Or had something happened to them to?

Just a little author's note, I have no idea, if anywhere, specifically in the timeline this story takes place, so think of it as a slight AU if I get something wrong XD Also this story is completely typed up, I'll just be uploading it in pieces :D Also, any Kingdom Hearts lore I get wrong, I'm sorry, some of it was based off of memory, but where I wasn't too sure I did do research, just sometimes one site would say one thing and one site would say another.