Chapter 1
This is my first attempt at fanfiction, so please bear with me.
WARNING: This is yaoi(boyxboy).
I edited this, since I didn't like my old writing style. I didn't change any of the story, though, so it won't change the way it's interpreted.
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Hang on... This wasn't my bedroom. I wasn't lying in my bed. I was outside on the familiar beach of Destiny Islands. That wasn't really the part that worried me, though. Instead of the clear skies I was used to, a cover of strange, swirling clouds hovered above. Upon closer inspection, I could see a void of purple and red at the center. What the...?
I looked around for someone, anyone to ask what was going on. I immeadiately saw my best friend, Riku, standing on the other side of the bridge I was in front of. Without a second thought, I ran towards him. But the closer I got, the more uneasy I felt.
"Riku!" I called out over the roar of the wind. He turned towards me, immeadiately making me feel even more sick to my stomach. His eyes... they were completely blank. Even when he was consumed by darkness, he never looked that... ominous. Without saying a word, he reached out his hand to me, as if asking me to go somewhere with him.
My first instinct was to grab his hand, but I had a bad feeling. The wind grew louder and more violent: I could feel my body being pulled up. I reached for his hand, but it was too far to reach. I frantically tried to will my body to get closer, but I only rose higher. I felt the darkness quickly consume me, smothering me. My throat closed up, and I felt as if I was being crushed by the intense pressure. Panic started to set in. I struggled and kicked, but my limbs just went through the dark cloudiness. I wasn't dying. This was worse than death.
I bolted up out of bed with a gasp. My heart was beating erratically, like it was going to jump out of my chest. When I felt a tug in my chest, I wondered if my heart really was pushing itself out. But, no, it was just Roxas, my Nobody, separating himself from me. He looked worried, just like he did every morning these days.
"Another nightmare?" he asked with a frown. I silently nodded, still calming myself down. "Same one?" he prodded. I nodded again. Realizing he couldn't really help me, he put on a happier face.
"Well, you can't be late for the first day of school. Remember, I'll be right there with you. And if anybody bothers you, don't hesitate to go Keyblade Master all over their a-" I cut him off with a laugh. "Okay, I get it!" With a small wave, he fused back with me.
Feeling a bit better now, I decided I'd take Roxas' advice and get ready for school. I didn't have much to take in my bag, of course, as we wouldn't really start getting to work until tomorrow at the earliest. I just had to shower, brush my teeth, get dressed, and leave.
I'd said goodbye to my mom and was out the door in no time. Ahead of me was a familiar-looking boy with a shock of shining silver hair and an abnormally tall height. Or maybe I was just short... anyway, I recognized him as my closest friend, Riku. I hadn't seen him all summer, since he'd spent his summer with his relatives in Radiant Garden. His older brothers, Kadaj, Yazoo, and Loz lived there. I'd met them a few times, and they were... kind of eccentric.
Once he noticed me, a smile lifted his face. I eagerly returned it, meeting him on the sidewalk. The school wasn't far, so we'd always walked.
"Hey, Riku. Long time no see." I said with genuine happiness dripping from my voice. We'd called each other, but it wasn't the same. He looked slightly different now. His skin got a little paler in contrast to the slight tan of the people on the islands. Radiant Garden got sun, but not nearly as much as we got here.
"Yeah. How was your summer?" he asked casually.
"It was okay. Leon left for college, and we didn't go on vacation this year, but I ended up hanging out with Kairi a lot, so I wasn't dying of boredom. Tidus and Wakka played blitzball with me, too." I spouted. "How was Radiant Garden?"
"Oh, it was okay. It got boring without you and Kairi, though." he responded vaguely.
After making our way out of our neighborhood, it was only a few blocks to the school. The closer we got, the thicker the crowd of high schoolers became. Once we made it through the ridiculously long lines to get our schedules, we agreed not to show each other; we wanted it to be a surprise. We separated to go to our apparently different first classes.
I silently hoped that this year would at least be bearable.
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Thanks for reading. :)