Alright the second one to corrected. I'm on a mission to make this readable. I'm really smacking myself right now. I'll also be using using different fonts for Ventus, Vanitas, and Sora's speech/thoughts. Ven's speech will be determined by italics, Vanitas will be underlined, and Sora's responses will be both underlined and italicized. This will be usually for dialogue outside the dive to heart. Hope you enjoy :)

Chapter 2

"Wake up you lazy bum" Kairi said. Sora freaked out and attempted to tell Kairi the dream. All he ended up doing was tripping over his words. Riku came with logs for the raft they were building. See the three of them wanted to explore other worlds and leave their island home.

"Guess I'm the only one working on the raft today?" Riku asked.

"Maybe..." Kairi replies with an innocent smile.

"You're just as lazy he is" Riku sighed.

"Bet I beat you two in a race" Kairi said. Sora and Riku made eye contact. Challenge accepted.

Sora forgot about his dream as he raced down the beach. Well, time to get to work on the raft. Kairi gave him a list of supplies they would need to build it. Sora quickly got all the supplies on the list and decided to practice his dueling skills with the other kids on the island. He wanted to fight Riku before the day ended.

Sora needed a warm up, so he challenged Wakka. Wakka was a threat at a distance and was throttling Sora with that blitz ball. Sora got hit in the head a few times and was dazed. He shook his head and saw the blitz ball flying at him. Quickly he batted the ball back at Wakka. Now stunned Sora saw his chance and closed the distance between him and Wakka. Up close and personal Wakka was nothing but a punching bag. Wakka lost. Took you long enough... Even if you're using a wooden sword. Sora looked to see who said anything but couldn't find anyone.

Dive to Heart

"Are you kidding me?" Vanitas said. " This kid is hopeless."

"He is still learning. Not everyone can be the great Vanitas" Ventus said sarcastically.

"He's just as bad as you Ventus with that toy sword of his" Vanitas sighed.

"Like I said... HE'S LEARNING" Ventus replied, clearly annoyed now.

"Whatever... He better be a faster learner than you were" Vanitas growled.

Destiny Islands

Alright Tidus fights more like Riku. That'll give me better practice. "Hey Tidus. Up for a match?"

"Always Sora" Tidus excited responded. "I won't go easy on you Sora. Ready?

"Ready Tidus."

Tidus moved in quickly to strike Sora. Sora was ready and swung his sword at the same time to block Tidus's attack. Thinking about his battle in his dream this seemed easier. Tidus swung his weapon again and Sora just blocked his attack. Tidus was now stunned, and Sora did a three hit combo to tidus that sent him flying. OK... You were right. "Who the hell is talking!" Sora yelled.

Dive to Heart

"Should we tell him he's not crazy?" Ventus asked.

"Maybe... Not yet" Vanitas said with a sadistic smile.

"So why aren't you trying to kill me and take over this body?" Ventus asked suspiciously.

"Because I have no reason to anymore... I got what I wanted." Vanitas whispered.

"Huh? What's that's suppose to mean?" Ventus asked. He was confused and felt his darkness was just looking for attention.

"Nothing. This kid does have potential" Vanitas relented to Ventus's previous point about Sora.

"Well, Riku should be the challenge he needs" Ventus added. He ignored Vanitas wanting to change the subject.

Destiny Islands

"Hey Riku. Have you finished getting your supplies?" Sora asked

"Of course Sora. I'm not lazy" Riku smirked.

"Wanna kill some time with a duel?" Sora eagerly asked.

With a crocked brow Riku asked, "Are you sure? You've never won before."

With a slick slime Sora replied, "I'm feeling confident today."

Riku jumped off the tree he was sitting on. He readied himself and locked eyes with Sora. He baited Sora to make the first move. One of Sora's weaknesses was acting before thinking.

Sure enough, Sora went in quick and fast. Riku hit the ground hard but countered even harder. That spring kick always gets me. Sora was sent flying into a tree and a coconut fell on his head. Sora jumped up and dodged Riku's next attack. Riku attacked again and Sora parried him. Riku fell on the floor again, but this time Sora was ready. When Riku sprang, Sora jumped out of the way. Riku hit a tree but quickly recovered. He turned on his heels and stuck Sora hard.

Sora was dazed and seeing stars. Sora didn't wanna give up though. He rushed Riku low and tight smacking him into a tree. Sora then pinned him to the tree. Riku realized that he dropped his sword from the shock. Sora finally won a duel against Riku.

"1-0 Riku." Sora said proudly.

"Of course you'd restart the count after winning, but that was an intense duel...When did you learn to fight so well so soon?" Riku breathed heavily.

"I've been practicing" Sora lied slightly. He felt like it was coming naturally.

"The sun's starting to set" Riku noted.

"Hey do you remember when we were kids and I started crying out of no where?" Sora asked out of nowhere.

"Um..." Riku was trying to remember. He also was wondering where his friend's question came from. It was weird for Sora to even think about things like that. His friend was always trying to be happy.

"You said I should open up my heart..." Sora said awkwardly.

"Oh yea... Sora that was a long time ago why are you asking about that?" Riku now remembered the night on the beach. It was awkward seeing his friend cry for no reason.

"Hmm no reason... Just had a weird dream today. Kairi's heading home" Sora now wanting to change the subject.

"So Sora when are you gonna share a Paopu fruit with Kairi?" Riku teased. His friend would talk to him when he was ready.

"Huh?" Sora asked genuinely confused.

"If two people share one, their destinies become intertwined. They'll remain a part of each other's lives no matter what", Riku said while throwing one to Sora. "Its worth trying"

Riku laughed as Sora was flustered by Riku's statement. Sora then began to chase Riku as he ran for his boat.

Later that night Sora was in bed reflecting on his dream. What was that? My dream... What I learned transferred to real life. It's weird because I feel like I know that voice but I don't remember from where. His head was beginning to hurt from thinking too much. He finally fell asleep.

"Woah were am I?" Sora shouted.

"This is the Land of Departure" Ventus replied.

"Where?" Sora asked confused.

"One of the many worlds out there... You know where you and your friends wanna go and see." Ventus said.

"Who are you... By the sound of your voice I know you're the one that was talking to me in my dream." Sora now putting two and two together.

"My name is Ventus. You saved me when my heart was shattered." Ventus explained.

"How?" Sora was wide eyed and confused.

"I've chalked it up to a miracle." Ventus shrugged.

"That's the best you can give me" Sora expressed sorely.

"I call them like I see them. When I saw the Paopu fruit it reminded me of my wayfinder." Ventus said.

"What's a wayfinder?" Sora asked.

" A good luck charm an old friend made for us. It was based of the Paopu fruit... If I remember correctly you are supposed to used dried Paopu fruit skin. She made it to keep us, my friends, connected no matter what."

"Did it work?" Sora asked curiously. If it then he would try with Kairi.

"Yes." Ventus smiled.