a/n: OOk, I've never played Kingdom hearts. I have been a fan since I heard it was coming out in Japan. Most the stuff here is based on my own theories on Kingdom Hearts.

Friends in My Heart

Chapter One: Spira

Sora surfaced from the water, gasping for breath. The sticky salt water clung to his skin, and dripped from his spiky brown hair. He looked around, looking for Donald and Goofy. For a moment, he wondered if he lost them, but then the bickering of Donald made Sora turn. He smiled lightly.

Donald shook his head, feathers and hat dripping wet. "That's the last time I ever go under water!" he made a quaking noise, and then swam up to Sora. "Do you know what this place is, Sora?"

Sora shook his head. "No, I don't." he looked at the long beach, and felt a great sadness come over him. It was just like home. Sora's heart dropped and he sadly looked at the beach.

Goofy came up next to Donald, looking at Sora. The dog and Duck looked up at one another, then to their friend. "Huck, I think we'd should get going, Sora. We can't swim all night."

Sora brought himself from his memories and the familiar shore line. "Yes, you are right Goofy."

The group swam to shore, and got them dried off as they could. Sora leads the way up a hill, the two quickly following. Sora stopped and looked around, this place was more like his home than any were. Sora didn't admit it, but ever since he had begun this quest, he wanted to find a place to call home. Places were he, and his friends could live out their lives happily. Sora then heard a noise, like a crowd cheering.

Donald also noticed it, and began to walk the way were it came from. Sora followed, as did Goofy. They stopped outside a giant stadium. Sora's eyes widened a little. They were building a stadium like this when he last saw his friends, family..home..

Another cheer erupted from the stadium, and Sora entered. He walked up into the stands, seeing thousands of people. His eyes fell upon the people inside a large pool of water. He caught his breath. There was a man that looked so much like Wakka, and he wondered if it really was him. Yet, this Wakka, if it was him, was much older.

Sora stayed close to the wall, trying to get a better look at the Blitzball players. Tidus and Wakka always loved to play it. Riku liked it also, and Sora was always too scared when he was younger to try and play. Sora had changed. After the events he had, and especially in Atlantica, and his earlier adventures as well. He remembered his duel with the mysterious Cloud in the Olympic Coliseum. Soon it was over, and the crowd started to leave. Sora then turned and began to walk towards the players.

Goofy nudged his friend and pointed to Sora. "Sora, wait up!" he ran after him, and Donald close behind.

Sora continued his way, a deep feeling of finding driving him. Sora ran down the steps, his wet shoes squeaking.  He stopped and looked at the Blitzball team, seeing that the man that reminded him of Wakka looked his way. Sora blinked and fell over as Donald and Goofy ran into him.

The taller man, with spiked hair walked up to the three. He looked at them strangely for a moment, and then smiled. "Well, what do we have here? A duck, dog, and a kid."

Donald growled. "Why you! How dare you!!" Goofy held him back, and Sora stood up. The man that he was looking at walked over, and looked at them.

"Boyd, be nice." He said to their spiked haired man. He looked at Sora. "You remind me of someone I used to know, kid."

"You do to, sir." Sora said. "He was one of my best friends."

"What's your name, ya?" he asked.

"My name is Sora." Sora pointed to Donald and Goofy. "These are my friends."

The man seemed a bit surprised. "Your name, it reminds me of my friend, ya. Your name is the same." He nodded. "My name is Wakka…."

"Wakka?!" Sora shouted. He stood in shock at his friend. "How did you….your older than me….what…"

Wakka smiled and held up his hand. "Don't worry about it, ya. I'll take ya to the place I'm staying, and I'll tell all."

"Where is Tidus?"

"….I'll explain that as well."

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Yuna sat on the deck of her mansion. Lulu sat next to her. She watched the moving tides, and felt so alone inside. Lulu hummed, and continued to sew on a project she was working on for younger Black Mages that she was training. Yuna didn't move her eyes from the blue sea, and felt as if the black whole in her heart opened again.

"Yuna-sama." Lulu spoke up, from her sewing. The black magic woman did not lift up her head. She continued to sew. "You must move on, he wouldn't want you to reflect on this so much."

Yuna glanced at Lulu. "I can't, Lulu..it wasn't fare." She stood up, her purple skirt blowing in the wind. She turned away from her sister figure. "I'm going inside now. I have to prepare to give lessons to the new group that is coming."

"Yes, and I must to." Lulu said. She looked down at her Voodoo Kupo and then at Yuna. "I believe that Wakka's game is over, Yuna-sama. Perhaps you should talk to him about it?"

Yuna nodded. "Alright, I will." She left the deck, opening the screen door. She walked through the bottom floor of the mansion, seeing that many people were bustling around. Yuna opened the front door, and waited for her friend. She soon saw Wakka coming up, balancing the Blitzball on his finger. She then brought her head up to an alert status as she felt a strong sharp. Yuna's eyes turned to the small boy that was walking along with Wakka.

He had spiked brown hair, clear ocean blue eyes, and wore a strange outfit. He had on a crowned shaped necklace. Yuna was surprised to get the feeling that the boy was a summoner. Someone that young had great experience already? Yuna stood at the entrance to the mansion, as Wakka walked up.

Wakka smiled. "Howdy, ya, Yuna! Having a nice day, you are?"

Yuna smiled softly in return. "Yes, Wakka, I am fine. Lulu has told me that you were at a Blitzball game?"

"Ya." Wakka nodded. "We won too! We are off to the regional soon." He turned his head to the boy that stood behind him. Yuna noticed they tall dog like human, and the duck. "This is my friend, Sora."

"Sora." Yuna said. "He was a friend at your Island, wasn't he? Along with..Tidus..?"

Wakka sadly nodded. "Yeah, he, Kairi, and Riku disappeared one day. I'm surprised to see him..even more surprised to see that he is still a kid!"

Sora looked up at Yuna. He got a similar feeling in his heart that Yuna had towards him. He looked over at Donald. "I think she's a summoner too."

"That she is." Donald told him. "I can sense that she has had times with summons. There is also a Black Mage here."

"Like what you are?" Goofy asked.

"Yes, like me!" Donald rolled his eyes, and muttered something.

Sora looked up at Yuna again. He noticed that she and Wakka were talking about something, but he wasn't paying attention. The Island reminded him so much of home that he wanted to cry. He felt alone, and looked out at the waves….

Kairi walked over to Sora and sat next to him. The two watched the waves for a few moments, before Kairi looked at him. "Sora, why do you always come here?"

Sora shrugged. "I guess its because I always wonder what else is out there. Besides just the ocean, I mean…who knows what is out there." He looked at Kairi happily. "Maybe there is another set of friends like us, wondering the same thing!"

Kairi smiled. "That would be very nice."

Sora looked back at the ocean. "Yeah, it would. And then we, all of us, could go off one day and find out what is out there!"

"Sora?"

Kairi nodded. "Yes, that sounds so fun…I wonder, where is Riku?"

"Probably playing Blitzball again." Sora said.

"Sora? Hello, Donald to Sora!"

Sora snapped from his memory, and looked down at Donald. "Uh?"

"They invited us inside, Sora." Donald said. "Lets go!"

Sora agreed and followed his friends inside the mansion.