A/N: Here's chapter two. Hopefully there is at least a little bit of interest in this story. I plan on going back through chapter 1 to make it easier to read.

"And it was through the sacrifice of Terra, Aqua, and Ventus that the locks of light were formed around Radiant Gardens and the other worlds. These locks prevent the darkness from entering our world. Any questions?" asked Mrs. Quistis.

"Everyone knows the story, Mrs. Q. We've heard it since we were little." replied a voice in the back. Sora couldn't help but agree. He knew it was important, but did they have to hear about it every single year. As if school wasn't already boring enough.

Riku was never one to hold back what he really thought. Sora spared a glance at his silver-haired friend. He was considered by many to be the epitome of cool. Sora had known him since they were both very young. He smiled as the first time they met flashed through his mind.

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Sora was playing with his building blocks at the park while his mom sat on a bench watching him. Suddenly, a shadow loomed over him. Sora looked up to see a young boy with silver hair and green eyes staring down at him

"What is that supposed to be?" the young boy asked while pointing at Sora's building block creation.

"Its a keyblade" Sora responded excitedly. "It's used to defeat the heartless. Watch" he said as he swung it towards the new kid.

The other kid just stared at Sora, not looking impressed. Finally, the new kid broke the silence by saying, "I bet I can make a better keyblade than you."

Sora noticed that that the other kid was smiling while he said it. "You're on!" Sora replied.

The other boy held out his hand and said, "I'm Riku, by the way."

"Hello, earth to Sora". Sora looked up quickly, letting the memories fade. He always had a bad habit of daydreaming.

"Sora, you lazy bum! Class is over. Didn't you hear the bell ring? Hurry up or we're going to be late."

He didn't have to look up to see who it was. There was only one person who would affectionately refer to him as "lazy bum".

"Give me a break, Kairi" he replied. "It's only the first day back to school. I'm still in summer mode."

Kairi rolled her eyes at him. "Whatever, c'mon we need to go".

He reluctantly got to his feet. He used to be the same height as Kairi, but he hit a growth spurt over the summer. And now he was slightly taller than her. A fact that he would bring up as often as he could.

"She's right, y'know" , came Riki's voice from over his shoulder. "You really are pretty lazy Sora".

Great, Sora thought, now Riku is joining in.

"Alright, you guys win. Let's go" Sora says as he walked out of the classroom.

The trio made their way to their lockers which, conveniently, were pretty close to each other.
Sora checked his schedule to see that his next class was math.

"Great, I've got Mr. Zidane for Math next", Sora said complained. It wasn't that he was a bad teacher. It's just that Sora already found math boring, and add on the fact that Mr. Zidane's voice could put anyone to sleep. Yeah, it was going to be a long class.

"Cheer up, Sora", Kairi said. "I have that class next as well."

Sora let out a relieved sigh. "Great, at least I don't have to suffer alone. "What about you Riku? What class do you have next?"

Riku looked down at his schedule, and then put an arm around both Kairi and Sora.

"Well," he said, "it looks like you two aren't gonna be graced with my presence. I have Literature."

Sora was just about to respond with a sarcastic remark when a loud siren interrupted their conversation.

A voice Sora didn't recognize came through on the intercom telling all students to report to the gym for an emergency announcement. Sora looked to his two friends to see if they had any clue what was going on, but they looked just as confused as he was.

"Well, let's go see what this is all about." Riku said as he headed down the hallway.

Sora shared another look with Kairi before they started after him.

Sora just couldn't shake the feeling that something bad had happened.