A Scattered Dream Is Like A Far-Off Memory

by CallUponFire

Roxas, Xion, and Axel are three best friends living in a town called Enigma. All three have families and attend the local high school. Everything any normal teenager would do, but little do they know that a dark secret is being kept between them, and nobody remembers what happened. Rated M for some later chapters. Had to have fun w/ it. Rox/Xion Sora/Kairi, maybe Riku/Namine.

1. Chapter 1

Chapter One

The waves crashed against the shore as the early morning sun began to rise over the horizon. Gulls laughed as they hovered just above the waves in hopes of making a meal out of any small sea creatures that were foolish enough to linger at the surface level. Small sandpipers skittered across the sand searching for small bugs that could be snatched up easily. A cool, light, pleasant sea breeze blew from off the waves, rustling the patches of weeds that grew near huge sand dunes. It was 7:00 on a Saturday morning, and the beach was completely empty, except for a girl, who decided to take an early-morning stroll down the shoreline. Her shoulder-length auburn hair fluttered lightly against the breeze, and every once in a while she had to push her bangs out of her face with her finger. She wore a white t-shirt and a pink mini-skirt that halted just above her knees and white tennis shoes, one of the typical outfits she chose for the weekends. She was a pretty girl, donning a light complexion and bright, vibrant cerulean eyes that gleamed like a pair of sapphires held up to the sunlight.

She strolled onward across the sand, gathering seashells that she thought were interesting, and pondering the same thing that she always did. She did not know exactly what she was thinking about, a thought that bothered her constantly. She always did this, feeling as if she was trying to remember something, or someone, she had forgotten about a long time ago. It made her sad to think that she was forgetting that certain something/someone, knowing that whatever or whoever it was, it was important enough to upset her. She did not know why, but the thought of forgetting whatever it was she was forgetting saddened her. So, as usual, in order to jog her memory, she took long, early-morning strolls down the beach. For some reason, the sound of the ocean seemed to aid in helping her remember, or at least she liked to think that it did.

The sun climbed higher and higher over the horizon. The auburn-haired beauty yawned as she looked out to sea, watching as the waves curled and rolled towards shore. She didn't know why, but she had a feeling that whoever it was that she was forgetting was thinking about her just as much as she was attempting to remember them. For some reason, she trusted that whoever it was would come back to her again. She could feel that same small spark of hope grow bigger each passing day. "I know you can't hear me, whoever you are," she began, "but I know that you made a promise to me. You said that one day, you would come home, and I made a promise that I wouldn't forget you." She thought on what she just said, and she felt a tear stream down her cheek. "I'm sorry that I wasn't able to keep that promise." She sniffled and wiped the tear from her cheek. I think it's time for me to go home now, she thought. With that, she turned and began the walk back to her house. Before the last turn back into her neighborhood, she took one last glance out at the ocean, and gave a faint smile.

I know you'll come back someday. I miss you, whoever you are.