A/N: This is the first chapter. I'm so excited! I enjoy starting new fan-fictions I just hope this one has a good outcome like my other one. Which is still in-progress. Just for future reference the rest of the story will be written in third person that was just for the prologue.

Disclaimer: I do not own Kingdom Hearts.

Chapter One: Meet the Roommates

Kairi pushed through the front door. The first thing she noticed about the inside was the white paint chipping off of the walls. The second thing she noticed was the teen seated on the floor. The third thing she noticed was the damp smell in the air, she decided to ignore that. It was a boy. He had blue eyes that were currently fixated on the wall, and blonde hair that flipped upward at the tips. He seemed to be in his own little world. Kairi cleared her throat getting his attention. He glanced up looking her over. A smile soon made its way to his lips. He jumped to his feet and walked her way.

"Are you going to live in the ancient, mental ward too? Or should I say this place," he asked hopefully. Kairi shyly nodded. "Oh, okay. My name is Tidus, what's yours?"

"I'm Kairi," she replied quietly. Without her consent he took her hand and gave it a good shake. She hid her surprise. "What happened to the other five people who are supposed to live here with us?" she asked taking a look around the entranceway.

Tidus laughed. He had a jolly laugh. It wasn't the jolliness that Santa Claus had; it was more of a boyish laugh. "I guess you didn't have any friends at your orphanage either. Since you're so eager to meet them," he assumed. Kairi blushed in embarrassment. Was she that obvious? And how was it possible that such an outgoing kid like him had no friends? "It's okay, I'll be your first friend."

"Thank you, Tidus," she replied with a smile. She thought he was nice.

"No problem, but the others don't seem to be as warm as I am. So far only two other people are here, come on I'll introduce you," he said before turning to lead her out of the entranceway. Tidus led Kairi to the room that would be the dining room once it was furnished, inside was an albino haired boy.

He had aqua eyes that were practically completely covered by his bangs. He appeared to be a year older than Kairi and Tidus. He was dressed in a black jacket with black pants and black vans. So much black. Kairi thought he was questionable. On his head were a set of headphones that were blasting music into his ears. He was singing.

I'm tired of being what you want me to be

Feeling so faithless

Lost under the-

"Riku!" Tidus called interrupting his 'recording session'. The boy glared at Tidus. His eyes were screaming, 'What the heck do you want now?' He then shifted his gaze to Kairi who stood cowering behind Tidus. The glare had frightened her. He took off his headphones and turned off his CD player. "This is Kairi, she just got here," Tidus said pushing Kairi in front of him.

"Since when are you the welcoming committee?" Riku retorted. Tidus chuckled nudging Kairi as if it were some kind of joke.

"He's such a kidder," Tidus laughed, "Anyway she just wanted to meet you so we'll leave you alone to your song now." Tidus grabbed Kairi's arm and pulled her out of the room.

'I'll make a mental note not to disturb him, he's even more angsty than I am,' Kairi thought as she was being pulled into what would become the hangout. Inside she saw a blonde girl running her hand down the wall. She looked like she was examining the dust.

"Hey Naminé!" Tidus called. The girl spun around. The first thing Kairi noticed about this girl (besides her dusty finger) were her pair of piercing blue eyes. They stood out unlike her honey blond hair or the white dress and gray sweater she was wearing.

"Tidus! You're going to track more dirt! But umm...who's your friend?" she asked as she eyed Kairi.

"This is Kairi, she just arrived." Naminé grabbed Kairi's arm and began to examine her. She felt like she was in some kind of hospital getting a checkup.

She rolled her eyes and dropped Kairi's arm. "You're so filthy! How long has it been since you've taken a shower and your clothes have so much lint!" Naminé exclaimed in disgust. Kairi glared at her. She didn't come here to be insulted.

'No Kairi, you're the bigger person. Take a deep breath and calm down!'

Rather than inhaling deeply she sighed. Tidus sensed the tension and pulled Kairi out of there. "Naminé's a neat freak so don't take what she says to heart, it's in her nature," Tidus explained.

"Maybe when the others get here they'll be more friendly," Kairi said hopefully, even though the small amount of hope that she had had already been destroyed by Naminé and Riku. She really wanted to live in a peaceful abode, not a feuding one. It didn't look like she was going to get her wish.

Tidus shrugged and led Kairi back to the entrance hallway. He sat down in the same spot that he had before, and resumed staring at the wall. "Are you going to sit there all day?" Kairi asked before sitting down next to him.

"Well someone has to be the welcoming committee," Tidus replied giving her a shrug. Kairi smiled at him. It was the first time she had smiled in a while.

"I'm going to be part of your committee then," Kairi stated happily. She removed her bag from her person and tossed it on the floor. Tidus smirked. He was happy his committee could actually be a committee now. After all, it took more than one person to create a committee.

Knock, Knock

Kairi jumped up and opened the door. She saw a brunette boy with spiky hair standing on the porch. He was wearing a long red t-shirt and some really baggy black pants. The boy had a beautiful pair of cerulean blue eyes, and, well, a strangely nice grin plastered to her face. He was holding a black bag that appeared to have everything and anything he ever owned inside.

"Hey, this is the house for orphans right?" the boy asked. He acted as if he were lost. Kairi nodded opening the door a little wider. Tidus jumped up and joined in on the 'party'.

"Hey, I'm Tidus and this is Kairi," Tidus greeted. He gave the newcomer a strange stare secretly wondering why the boy was smiling so hard.

"I'm Sora."

Kairi smiled again. Maybe living here wouldn't be that bad after all. Sora seemed like a nice enough person and Tidus had been proven to be kind. Now all she needed was a female friend to talk about girly things with. Not that she did that often. Sora sat his bag down on top of Kairi's things.

"So where's the kitchen?" Sora asked, "I'm starved." Tidus led Sora and Kairi to the kitchen. He decided it would be part of their mini-tour. Sora opened the fridge and was surprised to see nothing inside. "Hey! There's no food!" he cried disappointedly. He searched the cabinets and anything that could hold food, but the kitchen was completely empty, except for an expired phone book. Tidus and Kairi looked at each other.

"They sent us to live here with no food, running water, furniture, and clothing? What kind of orphanages are they!" Tidus exclaimed outraged by the blasphemy.

Kairi sighed, "I was halfway expecting this. An orphanage can never be trusted. We have to fend for ourselves now." She was only saying this because she was still angry with Rinoa. It was Rinoa that she was losing trust in.

"That was deep," Sora stated. Kairi shrugged not even bothering to give him a glance. "You're depressed eh? I wonder what your life story is," he pondered out loud staring at her. Tidus scratched his head. Sora seemed to like to pry into things.

"Hello!"

Tidus jumped. The voice startled him. Someone else seemed to have found their way inside. "Looks like someone else has arrived," Tidus said abandoning Sora and Kairi to go tend to the new arrival. Sora and Kairi followed him so they wouldn't get lost if he didn't return; after all it was a pretty big house.

In the entranceway they saw Tidus talking to a dark brown haired girl. Her eyes were a dark shade of green, but not emerald. She was wearing an orange shirt with beige pants and orange and white sneakers for shoes. She had an orange bag and an orange sleeping back, which was on the floor beside her. She seemed to like the color orange. Her hair was in ponytails.

"I'm Tidus, and behind me is Sora and Kairi. Hey guys, this is Olette," Tidus stated in a matter-of-fact tone. The one called Olette waved shyly. Kairi waved back and Sora just stared. Sora opened his mouth to ask for food, but he was interrupted. Suddenly, a loud banging sound came from outside. Everyone (even Namine and Riku) ran to the doorway only to see a blond boy getting out of a car. He was wearing the colors red and black, and he slightly resembled Sora. Could they be distant, lost cousins?

He ran into the house avoiding the rocks that were being thrown at him. Tidus stepped aside allowing the boy to enter the household. Everyone turned to face the strange boy. All eyes were on the new kid. They wanted to know who he was and why rocks were being thrown at him. Kairi glanced out the door's peephole to see the car drive away.

Roxas stood up grinning in triumph. In his hands was a guitar. 'I'm going to take a guess and say he's a punk rocker,' Kairi thought as she studied the new arrival. He also had a pair of cerulean eyes that were just like Sora's. The resemblance was beginning to scare Kairi.

"So you're the noise maker," Riku said coldly. Tidus nodded. The boy lowered his guitar and stared back at the group.

"What? Have you never seen a skater who plays a guitar before?" the boy asked rudely. Kairi just noticed he had on a pair of skater shoes with yellow shoelaces. She made sure to take note of that.

"Hi, I'm Tidus and this is Sora, Kairi, Riku, Olette, and Naminé. We're your new 'family'," Tidus joked. The boy only stared at them like they were crazy.

"Roxas, remember it, fear it."

"Why should we fear it?" Sora asked curiously.

"Don't mess with me, brunette boy!" Roxas threatened already angry. 'Oh great a blonde with an anger management problem,' Kairi thought shivering, what if he killed her in his sleep because she upset him?

She looked around at her new roommates. She would be living with them till she graduated high school and moved out, if she did move out. Kairi would be living with an all-around friendly boy, a shy girl, a neat freak, they boy who embodied the definition of angst, a skater boy, and some lazy bum. She could see the arguments already. They weren't exactly the most agreeable bunch.

'This is going to be an interesting life.'

A/N: What did you think of the first chapter? You should tell me in a review. That'd be nice. The second chapter should come soon. Thanks for reading and I hope to hear from you so I can get back to you. And I'd like to think CaritasMemoria for being the first to review! Thanks a lot.