Disclaimers: I don't own anything from Kingdom Hearts (unfortunately) but these little fanfic drabbles. This Destiny Challenge belongs to Wishing-Fire.

A/N: I actually have an expanded one-shot in the making for this chapter. I heard once that Nomura said something about who gets gold eyes and how. Can't remember at the top of my head, but I do recall him saying it had something to do with "meeting" Xehanort. :P I dunno. LOL

In any case, thanks for reading so far! Please enjoy and R&R! :)


:: The Person He Hates ::

"Ignorance is the night of the mind, a night without Moon or Star."
~ Confucius


There was something about that new guy residing in the castle that bothered Isa a lot.

He was enigmatic, quiet…and oh so very creepy. It was like he fell out of the sky, but he was no angel. There was a hidden motive behind those amber eyes and it wasn't pleasant.

Isa met him, Xehanort, during one of the times he and Lea snuck into the castle. The blue haired teen wasn't sure if he was lucky or not to have the opportunity to converse with the guy. Xehanort was very intellectual, but Isa always felt uncomfortable whenever the snowy haired man brought up something that had to do with hearts. It was like…Xehanort was obsessed with it.

It sent a chill down Isa's spine just thinking about it.

Nonetheless, his teenage curiosity couldn't grasp the mystery surrounding Xehanort. Isa was obviously biting at bait that would lead to trouble, but it was just too tempting. His sudden curiosity of the man and his willfulness to tag along behind him unfortunately earned Isa a stupid nickname – lapdog – courtesy of that idiot castle guard, Braig.

Isa didn't know it yet, but he would one day grow to hate Xehanort for everything.