All Kingdom Hearts characters belong to either Square or Disney, not me. Should anyone else show up, I'll let you know where they're from too.
There is no intended, coherent plot or timeline between the chapters. This is just a series of excerpts from writings, books, or notes owned or written by various people in the Kingdom Hearts universe, because there's just so much to play with. Any titles of books are going to be made up, unless noted otherwise. Beware for any amount of spoilers, from none to ruining all three games for the unwary.
If there's a rating hike, it will be noted in the AN of that chapter, along with any other things that may be needed.
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On the nightstand next to Sephie Tillmitt's bed, there's a slim book entitled 100 Fairy Tales. It's dog-eared, the spine is broken, and there's a water stain on the cover, but Selphie has refused to replace it with a new copy. When held loosely, the book naturally falls open to page 27.
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The Paopu Fruit
Because, in the beginning of things, the earth and sky were one and not separate, there arose a great confusion among the gods. "How are we to know," they asked, "if we are standing or sitting, or stretched out to sleep? There must be a way to let it be known."
Then the goddess of the sea, who ruled over the others, went to the sky and earth, and spoke to them, saying, "The unity you have together has inspired many great deeds, and I am loath to bring this before you now. The gods are distraught, saying that there is no way to tell if we are standing or sitting, or stretched out to sleep, because there is no distinction between the earth and the sky."
The sky was grave at this news, and said, "I have no wish to be parted from the earth."
The earth, though just as troubled, told the sky, "I too have no wish to be parted, but if it cannot be known whether one is standing or sitting, or stretched out to sleep, then the balance is upset and must be made right."
The sky, seeing the wisdom of the earth, did agree to be parted from the earth. The goddess of the sea, witnessing the goodwill of both, then went to the sky and sprinkled the stars upon the earth, where they sprung up and bore fruit in the shape of stars. "Thus," she said, "the sky and the earth are not fully parted, but instead are intertwined in each other. So shall it be with any who partake of the paopu together."
The earth and the sky were greatly consoled by this, and did ever after act in harmony with the sea, even as they reached out for each other.