Forgot to do this before. Disclaimer to all Kingdom Hearts original characters. Kinno is used with permission of Sailor Crystal, whose character is also featured in Legendary Hurt. Check it out if you have the time.

Arick woke in the morning with a sudden jerk, sitting straight up, panting and feeling slightly dizzy with a head rush. His dreams had been haunted by the same nightmare…people screaming, some running, others torn apart…

He brushed his fingers across his forehead, the images of his dream leaving his mind. His memory was blank. All he knew was his name. The rest was just a blank puzzle with a few jagged pieces put into place. He gazed down at his clothes. His shirt and pants were both black, and both were worn down completely. His shirt had a large gaping hole was across the chest. The sleeves were gone completely, and the bottom hem looked like mice had chewed away at the cloth. His pants were more or less intact, holes in both knees, and they were shredded towards the bottom that only reached up to his ankles. Where had he been that would tear his clothes so many times.

He glanced up as he heard a footstep walking across the floor. He suddenly noticed his surroundings, finding himself in some sort of man-made hut. Wood planks made the walls with a single window looking out over the beach. The roof was made out of dry branches and leaves.

From the door, the girl Kinno walked in carrying a small glass of water and a piece of fruit in her hands.

"thought you might want something," she said quietly, holding out her hands. Seeing the water made him realize how dry his throat was. He took the items gladly, and drained the glass.

"Thanks," he said before taking a bite of the orange piece of fruit. The sweet sugar enriched his taste buds, as if he hadn't eaten something sweet for weeks. "Where am I?" he asked after swallowing, feeling comfortable around this girl.

"A small chain of land we like to call Destiny Islands," the girl replied casually, taking a seat in a chair set up by the bed. She turned her head, looking out the window. "Where did you come from?" she asked.

"I can't remember," he replied, taking another bite. "I woke up, and I was falling…"

Kinno returned her gaze towards him. She stared at him with those piercing eyes. He felt captivated, unable to look away.

"You remember nothing?" she asked.

He nodded. Kinno sighed, and asked another question. "Do you at least know how to control your magic?"

Arick thought for a second. What was she talking about? He watched and followed ash her eyes traveled down to his wrist. He looked down, and saw the stones set into his body.

A piece of information entered his mind like an instruction manual. Yes. He did know how to use them. It was almost like a second nature to use the element stones. He opened his palm, and a bright flame appeared in his hand. He concentrated his thought, and made the fire change shape to his will. He echoed Kinno's face in the flame.

"Quite well, actually," he replied. Kinno nodded, thinking of the events that she had witnessed the night before. The question of how powerful his magic was lingered in her mind.

Another girl entered the hut before Kinno could ask again.

She had short red hair that was cut to about chin length. She wore a white tank top with a purple skirt and shorts. She gazed shyly over at him.

Arick was hit with something in his mind. Her eyes…he knew those eyes…big round, blue…Time around him seemed to slow down as a flash of memory yelled out a single name…

"Kairi?"

The girl stared at him as if he was the strangest thing she had ever seen. "How'd you know my name?" she asked.

"I…I dunno…" he looked down, trying to think. The memory stayed in his mind. She was missing. He had left to find her. Missing from what? Did she have something of his? Did he know her when she was younger?

"Maybe he might know where you come from," Kinno suggested, staring at Arick curiously. Kairi's eyes brightened a little before she smiled. This was not what she expected at all.

"I won't press you," she said, she turning around, and looking back over her shoulder. "Just, anything else comes to mind, let me know, okay?" she added cheerfully before walking out. Her facial expression turned from a smile, to one deep in thought. She didn't want to tell the boy this, but he was familiar to her too somehow. It was like he was some old friend that she hadn't seen for years. Could she finally find a link to her past? Everything was getting weird.

"Whats up?"

Kairi looked to see Sora standing in front of her. She smiled again.

"Nothing," was her simple rely.