Chapter 1 First Sight

A/N: The characters are going to be a bit OOC. Thank you Sword of Romance for adding this story to Story Alert and Miss Holly Mae for adding it on Story Alert and being my first reviewer, also videogamewriter for also writing a review.

Miss holly Mae made me realize my mistake. There has been a little change to the story.

Angela: Selphie

Lauren: Yuna

Jessica: Rikku

Sorry for the mistake!

Disclaimer: I don not own kingdom hearts, any final fantasy game, or twilight

Kairi's P.O.V

My mother, Rinoa, drove me to the Destiny Islands airport. I was wearing my favorite dress, a light pink, sleeveless, and with a few zippers on it. The sky in Destiny Islands was perfect and cloudless with a seventy-five degrees temperature.

It is in Radiant Gardens where I'm heading. It rains more constantly than in any other place. It is also the place where my mother escaped with me when I was just a few months old and where I spent one month of my summer vacation until I reached the age of fourteen, when I put my foot down. The past few years, I spent two weeks in Traverse Town with my dad, Leon. It was Radiant Gardens where I'm sending myself away as an action I took with the most horror. I detested radiant gardens with all the hatred I had in me. I was going to miss Destiny Islands, the sun, the waves, and the heat.

"Kairi," my mother said to me for the thousandth time be for I got to the plane. "You don't have to do this."

My mom didn't look a lot like me. She has long dark brown hair and brown eyes. Unlike my own auburn hair and bluish violet colored eyes. Rinoa was warm-hearted, honest, and tender. I couldn't leave my mother to fend for herself, but she has Cid now.

"I want to go," I lied for the last time before I left Destiny Islands. I have never been a good liar, but I have been saying this lie so many times that it sounded almost convincing.

"Tell Leon I said hi."

"Don't worry Iwill."

"I guess I will see you soon I guess," she said sadly. "Remember you can come home any time. I will come back if I have to."

But I can see the sacrifice in her eyes. I can't let her leave her dreams, even if it meant living in Radiant Gardens. Rinoa hugged me tightly for a few moments. Then, I got on the plane and she was gone. It will all be worth it, I mean living in Radiant Gardens isn't too bad, right?

It takes four hours on plane from Destiny Islands to Twilight Town, an hour from Twilight Town to Sunset Horizons, and another hour on car to Radiant Gardens. The last part is what I'm worried about, the car ride with Leon.

Leon had been pleased with me coming to live with him at last. He already even registered for high school. Like my mom, Leon had been surprised by decision to come to Radiant Gardens; I made my revulsion of Radiant Gardens no secret. But it was surely going to be awkward in the car with him. Neither of us were very talkative and I sure wasn't the best at conversations.

When I landed in Sunset Horizons, Leon was already waiting for me next to his cruiser. It wasn't a surprise at all. He is the head of the Restoration Committee. This was one of the reasons of buying a car. I firmly refused to be driven to school in Leon's cruiser. Leon gave me an awkward hug when I reached him.

"Good to see you again Kairi," he said to me while giving me a smile. He caught me automatically as I almost fell. "Haven't changed have you. How's Rinoa doing?"

"She's fine, like always. It's always good to see you, Dad." I'm not allowed to call him by his first name in front of him.

I didn't have a lot of bags because most of my clothing was not appropriate for this type of freezing weather. I only brought along my winter clothing.

"I found a good car for you, and really cheap too," Leon prompted.

"What type of car?" I said with suspicion.

"Well, it's more of a truck."

"Where did you find it?"

"Got it from DiZ. You know, down at Dark Meridian. You still remember him?" Leon asked.

"No." I simply stated.

"He used to go fishing with us in the summer," Leon prompted once again. That would explain my forgetfulness. I'm quite good at blocking painful memories.

"Well, he's in a wheelchair now, so he can't drive, and offered me his truck really cheap." He continued.

"What year is it?" Seeing from the look on his face, it was the one question he was hoping I'll avoid.

"DiZ did a lot of work with it, but its only just a few years old."

"When did he buy it?"

"Um…I think he bought it around the 1980's…I think."

"Brand new?" I asked again.

"No, but I assure you it was new in the sixties" Leon said confidently.

"Um…Dad," I said uncomfortably," I can't really afford to get it fixed and I don't really know about cars, so if anything went wrong…"

"Don't worry Kairi," my dad said quickly," it runs great. Trust me on this."

I sighed," Dad…I don't know if I can afford a car right now." I wasn't really big with money. That was the part I couldn't really promise anything.

"Um, I king of already bought for you as a homecoming present." Leon said nervously. I raised my eyebrows, free. I guess I couldn't really deny this.

"Dad, there was no need to."

"Don't worry; I just wanted to make you to feel more like home." He said sheepishly.

"That was really kind of you, thanks." His hope was useless. Me being happy in Radiant Gardens was basically impossible.

"Your welcome" He said his eyes up ahead. We didn't really talk much after. I could see the beautiful terrain from the window. I had only one thought of the view, picturesque. But, everything green wasn't really my style. We finally arrived at Leon's house; it was the same house he bought with my mother when they just got married. In the driveway was my new truck, it was a bit old but very durable. It had a faded reddish color as paint. I instantly feel in love with it. Talk about love at first sight.

I squealed like a little girl who just had gotten a new toy and smiled at my dad. I opened the cruiser's door and ran to it.

Leon mumbled," I'm glad you love it."

I went upstairs to my new room. Everything was the same since I last came here. The walls were the same faded blue and the dull yellow curtains still hung to the windows. A series of pictures were on a bulletin board. A larger bed was added to the room and an old computer was put on the wooden desk. Another phone was added to the house and it was also on the desk. The phone was only there because of the persistence of my mother. Then, I remembered that there was only one bathroom in the house. Great. I tried not to think of that as much and tried not to worry about school either. Leon didn't show up while I was unpacking. The one thing I was glad was that Leon didn't hover.

Radiant High School had only five hundred fifty eight students. In my junior class alone there was more. And even worse, everyone here knew each other since they were toddlers. I will be the new thing there. It was at this time when I not for the fist time I wished I was tanned and sporty, just like a normal girl from Destiny Islands should be. But instead I was pale, slim, and not sporty in the least. When I went to the bathroom to fill in the cabinet Leon cleared out for me, I saw my reflection and sighed. To make it worse, I didn't socialize. I went back to my room and tried to go asleep. It didn't work because I cried most of the night dreading tomorrow.

The pounding of the rain woke me up. The first sight of my feared day was the rain. I took it not as an omen, but as something I should get used to of. I changed quickly and went down to breakfast. Leon greeted me as I came down. Besides that breakfast was pretty silent. My dad went to Committee while I was still finishing breakfast. He wished me luck and locked the door.

I took awhile to look around. With just one glance I could tell that Leon never got over my mother. To bad I couldn't say the same thing about her. I avoided my school pictures and smiled at the pictures from the only days of my parents' marriage. I looked at the clock and went towards the door. I quickly locked the door and headed for the truck. I went inside the truck to notice it was clean and dry. Someone actually took the time to clean it. But it still had a smell to it. I turned the engine on and it roared to life.

I found the school pretty quick. It was easily the largest building in town. I parked in front of the first building assuming it was the front office. My assumptions were right surprisingly. I stepped in nervously. The office was warm and cozy. A lady was at the front desk was filing some papers. She looked up as I went towards her.

"May I help you?"She asked me.

"Um, yes. I'm Kairi Leonhart," I informed her. She looked at me with awareness. Without a doubt I was a topic of gossip in the little town.

"Of course," she replied warmly. Smiling at me she handed me my schedule. "Here is your schedule and a map of the school." She showed me the fastest routes to each of my new classes. She wished me good luck as I headed out the door. I thanked and closed the door. I quickly went back to the truck. I noticed most of the parking lot was filled by now. I checked my watch and decided to wait awhile. I noticed none of the cars were too flashy or new, most of them were old like mine. A silver Volvo stood out as the nicest car. In the truck I studied the map and schedule to pass time.

I walked out of the truck with no confidence. I put on my hood and headed for my doom. No one was going to bite. I hope. I went to a building that was marked as the third one. I followed two unaware students to my class. Walking inside I noticed the class was very small. I hung my coat at the coat hanger. I walked to the English teacher and handed him my slip. He gawked at me when he read it and handed me a list if books. I skimmed through it as I walked to my seat that was given to me. I had already read most of them. I boy walked to me when the bell rang.

"You're Kairi Leonhart, right?" he asked with helpfulness.

"Yeah."

"Where's your next class?"

"Government, I think."

"Cool, I'm headed that direction. Need help?" he asked again. "I'm Wakka by the way."

"Thanks."

When class was over, Wakka kept his promise and accompanied me to my class. On our way many people were following us and kept close enough to eavesdrop. I wasn't just being paranoid.

"So, what is Destiny Islands like?" Wakka asked along the way.

"Very warm and sunny. It doesn't rain very often."

"You don't look very tan" He noted.

"Part albino" I simply said. He nodded while I sighed. He took me to the gym as well after class was over. I had trig next. That teacher was the only one who required an introduction. I blushed through the whole time. May I add that I tripped to my seat afterwards. I started to recognize more faces after two classes. Some of the braver faces asked me questions. I lied with most of my answers.

A girl from two of classes walked with me to the cafeteria. She had blonde hair that was partly grabbed up and was a few inches taller than me. She was talking about classes and the school; I didn't bother to keep up. In fact, I didn't even remember her name. I think it was Rikku, but I'm not quite sure. She kindly invited me to a table with her friends. I forgot all there names as soon as they introduced themselves to me. It was on that table where I first saw them.

They were all sitting in the furthest table possible to the one I was sitting in. They weren't talking, nor eating, and had trays of untouched food in front of them. They were all staring in different directions. They didn't look anything alike from far away. The first male had spiky blond hair, while the second male had long black hair and was tall, and the third male had spiky chocolate brown hair. The girls were complete opposites, one had medium length blond hair and had a beautiful figure, the kind only seen in a cover of a magazine. She was easily the most stunning girl in the room. The other one had short black hair and was tall and was just as beautiful as everyone in her table. Yet, they all had the same pale skin, the palest I have every seen, they had dark colored eyes, and shadows underneath their eyes. They all had the same exquisite and attractive beauty. They alls seemed to come out the pages of a fashion magazine or a Renaissance painting. The girl with short black hair got up with the most infinite grace that belonged in a runway in Paris. Grace that only a gazelle could be compared with.

"Who are they" I asked the girl named Rikku.

She looked up in the direction my eyes stared at. Suddenly the guy with the chocolate brown hair looked up at us. Then went back to stare at nothing. I immediately blushed and looked down as well as my partner. She giggled and looked back at the table here the stunning figures sat at.

"That's Vincent, Namine, and Yuffie Strife. And the other two are Sora and Roxas Lockheart. They all live together with Dr. and Mrs. Strife." Rikku informed me. Just when she told me, the boy that glanced at us, stood up and threw his untouched tray to the garbage. He went back to sit with the rest of his family.

"Well, they're all good-looking."I said to her.

"Yes! But they're all together, together! Namine and Roxas and Vincent and Yuffie. And they live together!" Rikku said with shock. Even in Destiny Islands that would cause gossip.

"Which ones are the Strifes? I mean they don't look anything alike." I asked.

"That's because they are all adopted. None of them are related except the Lockheart twins."

"Aren't they a bit too old?"

"Now, they've been adopted quite for a long time." She said.

"That's really nice of them, I mean of Dr. and Mrs. Strife" I said to Rikku.

"I guess so, but I think Mrs. Strife can't have any kids. That's probably why they adopted. They moved here from Traverse town two years ago." Rikku admitted as if she didn't like the doctor or his family

. I looked back at the other table and they were all in their same position. The one with brown hair, the youngest, looked straight at me. I quickly turned to face Rikku.

"Who's the one with chocolate brown hair?" I asked her. I looked back at him and found he was not looking at me anymore, but had a frustrated look on his face.

"That is Sora. Super gorgeous of course, but don't waste your time, he doesn't date."She sniffed.

I could see that he probably turned her down. I carefully hid my smile from Rikku. At that time, the family all got up with the same unique grace and left the cafeteria. Sora didn't look at me again.

When the bell rang I walked with a girl who reminded me her name was Selphie. I could tell she was just as shy as me, because she didn't talk much. She also had the same Biology II class. As we entered, I noticed that there was only one empty seat, and that seat was next to Sora Lockheart.

I went to the teacher to get my slip signed. I looked back at Sora and is face went rigid and furious. The biology teacher sent me to Sora's table without a choice. I sniffed my hair, but it smelled like my favorite shampoo. It had an innocent odor to it, but it wasn't bad.

The lecture that was being taught was unfortunately a repeat for me. I couldn't help myself throughout the whole class to peak at my partner. It lasted longer than my other classes seemed to be. His hand was clenched and jaw was locked. What was his problem? I couldn't be the problem, he has never even seen me! The last time at peaked, he gave me a death glare. If the expression, if looks could kill, was literal I would be long dead. Just as the bell rand, Sora was out the door as quick as the speed of light. As I was still gathering my stuff, someone came up to my table.

"Aren't you Kairi Leonhart?" the boy asked me. I looked up to see a cute, blond boy next to me. He smiled at me in a welcoming, friendly way.

"Yes, and you are?"

"I'm Tidus."

"Hello, Tidus."

"Need help to your next class?"

"Actually I'm heading to the gym. I think I can find it though."

"I'm headed there too." He responded with excitement. Seeing it was a small school, it wasn't much of a coincidence. He did most of the talking on our way to gym. He'd actually come from Disney Castle, so it was easy to relate to him. He knew what it was like to miss the sun as well. "So, what did you do to Lockheart to make him that mad?" So, apparently that wasn't his normal behavior.

"That was the guy next to me, right?" I asked him.

"Yeah, he looked like he was in pain or angry." He said to me.

"I never have spoken to him."

"Don't worry, he ahs always been strange. But if have been the lucky guy to sit with you, I would have surely talked to you the whole time." Tidus said warmly. I entered the locker room while Tidus went to the boys' locker room.

The gym teacher didn't make me dress out, but watch the volleyball games instead. The thought of volleyball last year at my old school made me wince. So many injures were caused by my clumsiness. In Destiny Islands, only two years of physical education, unlike Radiant Gardens, which required four years. This school was turning into pure torture.

When the final bell rang, I went to the front office by myself. I still had to return the paperwork that was now finished. When I walked inside the homely front office, the first thing I saw was Sora Lockheart. He was too busy arguing with the lady to notice my presence. I could hear his attractive voice asking to switch classes to any time available.

This could not be about me I told myself. Just then, the door opened and my hair was swirling in my face. The girl who had opened it turned some papers in a bin and left. Sora turned to me and had the same glare again. I could feel fear in my veins. My faced paled as he turned back to the secretary.

"Never mind," he said in that velvet voice of his. "I can see that is clearly impossible. Thank you for your help." He swiftly went out the door. I slowly went to the desk and handed the secretary the papers. My face was still pale.

"So, how was your first day here?" she asked me warmly.

"Fine," I mumbled and left. As I was in the parking lot, I noticed I was one of the last ones there. I got inside my truckand sat there vacantly, and I turned on the key. I could feel that my eyes were teary as I headed back to Leon's house.

A/N: So, what do you think? I'll try to update on by latest, Monday. Seeing there is no school that day.. If there is anything to tell me please say so. Reviews are always welcome!