A/n: Hello again readers! This is Chapter 1 of Flowers of the Heart and this chapter will have new mysteries. Now, let's go to a few years later on Destiny Islands where Sora and Riku are teens (15 and 16) with some new challenges (the joys of guy problems). Ahem, anyway, let's start.

Chapter 1 Memories or Dreams?

It's the middle of the night and Riku is tossing and turning in his sleep. He suddenly wakes up and breathing hard. "What the heck is going on?" he said with his hand on his forehead. "This has been going on for almost a week and it's the same thing: Meteors, shadows, friends… wait, he never saw those girls on the island. Just a dream, nothing else, he thought. I'll wake up tomorrow and forget the whole thing. Riku went back to sleep. A couple of minutes after he went back to sleep, a faint voice kept on saying Remember… Riku started tossing and turning from the dream and the voice disappeared.

But the plan Riku had was not going so good. He was drowsy, so drowsy, that he didn't even bother eating breakfast. He just headed out to the island to think. When he got there, Riku went to the secret cave and touched the door. This has caused so much trouble, he thought, and he started thinking of what happened a year ago to this place. "This place has something to do with the dream, but what?" "Riku, where are you?" Riku heard someone calling him from outside and left the cave. Sora was outside looking for him and eating something.

"Hey, I've been lookin' for you. I heard that you went here. And…wow, you do look off man." Sora put his snack away from his face and looked at Riku. Then he walked around him and heard Riku's stomach growl. "I see, you forgot about breakfast didn't you?"

Riku needed a cover-up answer so he won't let Sora see what's on his mind. "I was just sleepy and forgot breakfast, it's nothing."

Sora was silent for a moment, and then he smiled. "I'll just get you something to eat. Wait right here." He walked off and left Riku alone. Humph, trying to act like the responsible one, of course. Riku sat down on the shore by the water, staring out at the ocean. Riku heard a faint voice saying remember… He turned around but there was no one. Then he felt a sharp pain in his head and was unconscious.

When he woke up, Riku was in an endless lake with flowers floating, there were waterfalls and blossoming trees, and a thin mist covering the lake's surface. Butterflies flew all over the place, flower to flower. There was some sound, a tune, or something, but Riku couldn't think of it. It was raining, yet there were no clouds and the sun was still out. Suddenly he realized the water was waist up. The flowers and blossoms were different from each other: some were in bloom, wilting budding, etc. What is this place? "Sora, are you here?" No answer. "Is anyone here?"

Suddenly Riku was being dragged down in the lake and started to struggle. But he didn't see anything pulling him down. He started kicking to the surface, but was unable to go up. He started drowning and reaching for air. Damn it, I can't get out. Can't breathe… Riku blanked out for a few moments until a glow of light appeared and he woke up. He was lying at the bottom of the lake and found out that he can breathe. There wasn't any water, but a dense fog. "Great, how am I supposed to go through?"

A small spark of some sort appeared and Riku stared at it. Then it spun around him and headed out in front, leading him. He followed and found the entrance to ruins, but it was too dark to see. When he took a step closer, two little girls glowed at the inside of the entrance, their backs to him. Could it be? Riku edged closer to the entrance and had his guard up. "Who are you?" The girls turned around slowly, but as they did, they started aging until they looked like they were in their teens and then there was a bright white light. Remember, before it is too late. Then there were scenes of destruction, people in pain, then an implosion of light, and a door shattering. Luna… Sole…

"Riku? Riku wake up!" Sora was shaking Riku's arm and Riku woke up. He sat up and shook his head slowly. "What the heck happened? You were talking and it looked like you couldn't breathe." Riku looked at Sora and said nothing. Great, so much for keeping it in the dark. But I won't tell him of what happened just now. He sighed and Sora started to worry. "Riku, you can tell me anything. It's not like people will put you in the nut house with those plain white rooms and straight jackets. Here, eat this."

Sora handed him the snack and Riku didn't eat. "Whatever, but don't tell anyone." Sora grinned and put a fist to his chest declaring a promise. "I have been getting these dreams about two girls that were our friends; they had to leave the island, then there was a meteor shower and some weird shield or something and… that's it."

When Riku finished, Sora was thinking and had an eyebrow up. "Oo-kaaay. How long ago did this dream happen and how long did you have this dream?" Riku started thinking and came with an answer. "Almost a week, about 6 nights. And this dream, I think it was a few years ago, around the time Kairi came here. Speaking of Kairi, where has she been? She wasn't out much since…" Sora suddenly stood up. "I don't know, but if you're saying that she has something to do with these dreams, you need a lot more sleep."

Riku is getting irritated, especially since he was hungry and sleepy at the same time. "First of all, I wasn't going to say that. And second of all, you don't have to get annoyed from this." Sora sat back down and sighed. "Sorry, it's just that I have a feeling something's wrong with her. I did see Kairi a couple of times before, but when I call to her, she doesn't do anything."

Riku just remembered something. "The meteor shower. Remember that meteor shower a few years ago? I think the dream was around that time. And Kairi came at that night. Do you think…?" Sora and Riku looked at each other. "No way." They said at the same time and laughed. "But, we were in this dream and we were, like, 8-11 years old or something. Could this be a memory?"

Sora shrugged and took some of Riku's snack, grinned and laughed. "Don't worry. It's probably just a dream. Maybe your need for a girlfriend is interfering with your subconscious. Or that kind of stuff." Riku punched Sora on the arm and chuckled. "Shut up. You're still a kid, as always. And I can see why Kairi has been quiet. She's probably trying to avoid you."

Sora stood up, put his hands behind his head, and walked. "Whatever, grandpa." Then Riku chased after him, tackled, and grabbed Sora. Sora tried to get away, but got tired and said, "I'm kidding, Riku! Tsk, still can't believe you caught up to me." Riku let him go and grinned. "Oh well, I got easy on you, since we have an audience". He gestured behind him to Kairi, who was quietly laughing.

Sora quickly got up. "Hey! Kairi! How've you been?" Kairi took some steps closer and smiled. "Well fine thank you. Um, there's something I have to tell you guys…" For a moment there was silence and Kairi suddenly looked straight ahead and frowned. Sora stared at her. "Um, Kairi, are you okay?"

She shook her head. "Fine." Then she walked off. Riku and Sora looked a bit confused and everything was quiet. "Sora, did you do something to her?" Riku asked looking at Sora. "No. Great, I bet she's upset about something. Riku… wait, you wouldn't know."

"Know what, exactly?" Riku crossed his arms. Sora started fidgeting. "Oops, um, nothing. A-anyway, let's meet Tidus and Wakka; I'm getting bored just talking to yo- I mean, just getting bored." That's what I thought you'd say, Riku thought. Then the two headed off and still started talking on the way.

It was close to night time and Sora was moaning and walking very slowly. "Oouch, jeez Riku, today you are even tougher. And you didn't have to hit so hard. Tidus and Wakka were unconscious for 5-10 minutes after you guys faced off." Sora then got to his boat and lazily sat. Riku was rubbing the back of his neck and made a small smile. "C'mon, you tried to take a cheap shot at my head and missed; now my neck is sore. But, yeah, I'm good." Sora sat up "Oh, shut it. I'm going home. I need to know if I'll be in good condition to kick your butt." He sailed of and Riku waved him off. I'd like to see you try.

Riku looked around and headed to the secret cave again. But he heard whispers and crept inside. He found Kairi standing at the door murmuring something. Riku could've sworn that he saw a dark aura surrounding Kairi and the door. "Kairi?" She spun around and gave a sigh of relief. "Oh, Riku, I didn't hear you come in. Something wrong?" Riku shook his head. "Nothing." He then turned to leave. "There's something on your mind. Care to share?" Why is everyone on my business? There was silence, but then Riku talked about his dreams, but not about the lake and, wherever the heck that place was.

Kairi nodded her head. "I see. Do you know their names?" Riku shook his head. "Oh." Kairi walked to leave the cave and stopped when she and Riku were shoulder to shoulder. "Tomorrow will be great, everything will be wonderful…"

Riku turned to her. " What do you mean?" Then Kairi suddenly grabbed his arm. Riku! Help me! Riku stood still. Kairi slowly lost her grip and shook her head. "Sorry, this cave is starting to get to me, y'know?" Riku relaxed a bit. "Yeah, kind of." She walked outside. Riku stood there by himself. Then he looked at the door and stiffened a bit.

This day just gets weirder and weirder. As he was about to walk out, he heard that melody he heard at that lake area and there were voices. Remember, please stop them. Riku looked around and became uneasy. He walked out to get back home, and when he walked out, a mark of a heart being stabbed diagonally at both sides and raven claws at the handles of the swords.

A/n: That's Chapter 1 readers! Send reviews if you wish and see Chapter 2. And for those who sent reviews earlier, thank you very much!