A/N: Okay! Welcome to my latest and newest story! This is the sequal of my first Kingdom Hearts. I left a lot of clues and confusing moments in the last one. Hopefully, your questions will be answered! Anyways, in this story, we'll be following a new character! Kiara, a 15 year old. You'll learn more about this girl later on in the story. Enjoy!

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Chapter 1: Nomura Islands

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Nomura Islands. It was said to be a paradise to where your wishes come true. Where your wildest dreams come to reality. One day, I came here, to this small world. With no memory of who or what I was. My name is Kiara, and this is my story.

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I forced my eyes to close tighter as I sensed the suns light beaming through my window. I groaned and rolled over onto my stomach, burrying my face into my pillow. Figuring I wasn't going back to sleep, I sat up, rubbing my eyes. I looked out my window, seeing the ocean rolling onto the beach, the sky clear with the sun out high. I looked back to my room, seeing its familiar mess. I opened my window, allowing the salty air into my room. I smiled and looked over the scenery of my home. Palm trees laid around, with exotic birds flying in the sky. The second island was seen far in the distance, ferries sailing back and forth. My smile slowly dropped as I furrowed my brows. "Another dream…about that girl." I whispered, tucking my hair back behind my ears. I sighed and hopped off my bed and threw on my usual outfit. I wore a black sleevless shirt that hugs my hips with a red and black sleeveless hoodie and a pair of jean compris. I wore a pair of red and black sneakers that hugs my ankles and a heart symboled necklaces around my kneck. I pulled my longbrown hair, which has several highlights into a ponytail. I styled my bangs to the left side and looked at my greenish blue eyes in the mirror.

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Lately…all of my dreams are of her. I have no will…I feel what she feels. I stared down at my feet, swinging them back and forth above the ground.

"Earth to Kiara! Hello!?" I was knocked on the head by a rock.

"Ow!" I cried and rubbed my head. I looked back, seeing my best friend, Darlan, standing behind me with a frown on her face. Darlan had long red hair pulled into two ponytails and red eyes. She wore a white t-shirt, a black skirt, black thigh highs and black combat boots. In her ears, she had many piercings and a tattoo of a skull on her cheek. It was temporary. "What?" I asked.

"We're talking about how we're to clear our names." She said, standing straight and crossing her arms.

"Clear our names?" I questioned, tilting my head.

"Nora and her gang are going around telling everyone we're the thieves." Snow explained. Snow was another one of my best friends. She had short strawberry blonde hair and green eyes. Her skin was very pale. She wore a pale pink long sleeved shirt that showed her shoulders and a plaided long skirt with black sandals.

"We can't let them get away with this." Darlan growled.

"I agree. But first, we have to clear our names. If we catch the real culprit, everyone will get off our backs." I explained, standing up to my feet and crossing my arms.

"That sounds fun!" Bay grinned. "We'll hoist the real criminal out by his own petard to prove our innocence!" He was my other best friend. He had spiky black hair with brown eyes. He had a earring in one ear and a eyebrow ring. He wore a chained necklace of a flying bird. Bay wore a white collared button up shirt with a black open shirt over it. His sleeves were rolled up to his elbows and he wore a pair of dark grey jeans with black sneakers.

"Alright then! Let's go!" Darlan said.

"Hold on! I'll go get my camera." Bay said and went over to his stuff. I sighed, shoving my hands into my pockets.

"Good grief…"

"Kiara…." I looked at Snow. She smiled. "Thank you." I smiled back, knowing why she was thanking me. Darlan is always jumping to conclusions and wanting a fight, she was always so rash and gets all of us in trouble.

"Oh, no!" Snow and I both looked at Bay. "Someone's swiped our stuff, too!" Bay cried.

"What?" I gasped and we both went over to him.

"They're gone! Our ( )! They're gone!" Snow looked at him, shocked. He noticed.

"Huh? What?" He asked.

"….What did you say?" I asked.

"Hey! What's the hold up?" Darlan waited at the door, crossing her arms.

"I said our ( ) has been-" Bay stopped. He covered his throat. "What?"

"You pulling our legs?" Darlan shoved him. He stumbled back, but I caught him.

"NO! I'm telling you!" He pointed at the drawer. We all looked in and gasped.

"It really is gone! Our ( ) are-" I gasped and covered my mouth.

"See!? You can't say it! You can't say the word ( )!" Bay pointed at all of us.

"That's stupid! Stop playing!" Darlan yelled, obviously getting scared. Snow shook her head, also scared. She whimpered and clung to my arm. "( )! ( )! I can't say it! What is this!?" I gently pulled myself out of Snow's hold and headed to the doorway. I stopped and took a deep breath. This is so weird.

"Stolen…" I started, getting my friends attention. I looked back at them. "Not just the ( )…the word ( )! They stole it, too."

"Wow!" Bay grinned. Snow looked at him like he was crazy. Darlan shoved him away. She looked at me dead in the eye.

"Wait a minute! Where'd you get that from? This isn't no fairy tale." She said. I sighed and shook my head.

"I'm not saying it is…But isn't it weird that we can't say it?" I asked, waving my hand around us.

"This is an occult experience!" Bay grinned. Darlan glared at him.

"Don't act so happy about it!" She yelled. I couldn't help but smile a little.

"Anyway…let's find thief." I said. My three friends nodded and we all left our secret hangout. The secret hangout was a cave that laid right at the islands cliff. We found it a long time ago when we were children.

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We ran down the dirt path that led us to the islands Central Park. The park was a hangout for skateboarders that rested by the ocean. Down the shore line rested the Ferry Station. I saw three people talking to each other on top of a ramp, their backs to us. Two girls and one guy. "I wonder if Nora and her gang would know anything about this? I hate to ask them though…" Darlan growled. As if on queue, Bay, Darlan and I were all knocked to the ground. I looked up to meet Nora's cold gaze. She had long blonde hair put up in a ponytail and icy blue eyes.

"What're you sneakin' around for?" She asked. She looked to the three people. "Hey, guys! The thieves are checkin' us out." She grinned. Darlan stood up, getting ready to fight.

"What did you just say!?" She yelled.

"What's wrong with calling a thief a thief? Thief!" Nora smirked, crossing her arms.

"Burglar." One of the girls accused. Her name was Kat. She had long black hair and grey eyes.

"That was low, man!" The guy said, making a fist. His name was Zane. He had dark tan skin with beach blonde hair and blue eyes. He was pretty buff. The third girl was younger. Her name was Babe. She has brown hair pulled into two braids and her bangs covered her eyes. She never talked or smiled.

"But you guys started that rumor!" Darlan lunged at her. I grabbed Darlan into a headlock, preventing her from attacking Nora. Nora locked her eyes on me.

"Kiara…" She smirked. I shot her a glare.

"Hey! Don't ignore me!" Darlan yelled. Nora ignored her, all of her focus was on me.

"That was undeniable proof that we totally owned you freaks! You can give us back the ( ) now. So what did you do? Burn it? Ha! Not that we need some ( ) to prove that you're losers!" I released Darlan. Darlan looked at me, confused.

"Kiara?" My hands clenched into fists.

"The ( ) were signs of friendship! So why'd you make a big deal about it?" Nora's eye twitched.

"Replay." Kat said. Nora laughed.

"Now you're talking!" She got into a fighting stance. "C'mon, Kiara. Unless you're chicken!"

"You can do it, Kiara!" Darlan cheered. I nodded and got into my fighting stance. My feet were spread apart with my fist held out infront of my stomach and my other drawn back.

"Bring it on!" I exclaimed. Nora ran at me and threw the first punch. I blocked her attack with my arm. I dodged all of her attacks, smirking. Nora grew more frustrated.

"Stop playing around and fight!" She yelled. Alright fine! I threw a swift punch to her stomach. She reacted quickly and grabbed my wrist, flipping me over onto my back. I gasped and quickly kicked her in the chest, causing her to fall back. I flipped onto my feet and held my stance, our eyes never leaving each others. Nora fell to her knees. I ran at her, but was stopped when her friends got in the way.

"Nora's just saving her energy for the tournament." Kit said. Zane and Babe both nodded.

"Kiara." I looked back. Bay snapped a picture of me. A tiny star dangled off of his camera. A star I made. I gave a large grin to my friends.

"Ha! Gotta change your diaper, Nora?" Darlan laughed. A flash of white flew by us and took off with Bays camera.

"What was that?" Snow asked.

"It stole my camera!" Bay cried.

"It must be the thief!" I cried.

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The four of us ran after the thief all the way to the Palm Forest. It was a forest filled with palm trees. Obviously. "Where'd he go?" I asked, looking around. I heard a faint hum to my right. "Aha!" I followed the strange humming noise.

I sped through the weave of palm trees, the sunlight hidden from the leaved. I looked up, seeing the thief flying through the trees with ease. He's no ordinary thief, I realized. When I broke through the palm trees, my eyes were shot by a sudden blindness of light. I covered my eyes until they adjusted and looked up. I found myself in a small clearing. In the middle was a large gnarled old tree, its leaves drooping and nearly touching the ground. I instantly knew what the tree was. "The tree of Misery…" Legend has it that the tree separates people from themselves. Becoming incomplete forever. I stepped towards the tree, reaching to touch its base. I thought it was a legend…that it was fake….

The thief appeared in your face, over your head. Its mouth was zipped open and on its head was a weird heart symbol. Your eyes widened. It lent out a silent roar. "Wah!" You jumped back and self consciously picked up a stick. It flew at you. "What the-!?" You dodged and swung the key at it. The stick went through it. "Back off!" You swung again, but no hit. It's like hitting air! You jumped back, panting for air. "What…are you?" You asked. Darlan…Bay….Snow….why isn't anyone coming? More of them appeared.

The thief appeared in my face, leaning over my head. Its mouth was zipped open and on its head was a weird heart symbol. Your eyes widened. It lent out a loud hiss. "Wah!" I cried and jumped back, self consciously picking up a stick. It flew at me. "What the-!?" I ducked and swung the stick at it, but it only went through him. "Back off!" I swung again, still no hit. It's like hitting air! I jumped back, glaring at the thief and panting for air. "What…are you?" I asked. Darlan…Bay….Snow….why isn't anyone coming? More of them appeared.