You're giving me too many things
Lately, you're all I need.

"Nova, all of us of the Guardians of World Order have a special ability that we are born with. My ability is the use of fire and our master's ability is the use of wind. In your Mastery exam, we saw that you were born with a very special gift; the gift of healing. I have to warn you though; with the title of guardian and keyblade master, you have certain responsibilities that you must always adhere to."

Jiro paced in front of Nova with his hands behind his back, trying his hardest to portray authority to his younger sister.

"Every human is born with a little bit of darkness in their hearts, but from that darkness, our powers are manifested. In order to control your healing power, you have to harness this darkness and accept it as a part of you. If this doesn't happen, I'm afraid you might lose your gift and a part of yourself. You must not use this power until you have total control over it."

Jiro sighed and pat Nova's shoulder softly.

"One day, we will make duty take a back seat and you and I will go travel the worlds together."

Nova smiled up at her brother only to have their thoughts interrupted by a sudden explosion rocking the castle walls. Jiro instantly broke into a sprint and Nova was hot on his heels. When they were clear of the castle, they saw who initiated the attack and summoned their keyblades, ready to protect their people and the light.

FLASH

Nova was exchanging blows with a masked figure in front of her and he was slowly wearing her defenses down. A few yards away, her brother was going toe to toe with another adversary but she could see he was noticeably struggling. She attempted to run to her brother's side to help, but her assailant knocked her to her knees and diverted her attention back to him. Suddenly, a keyblade whizzed passed the both of them and when she looked to her right, she saw Jiro's body was pierced by the enemy's keyblade.

"NOOO!"

Nova screamed when she saw her brother's body drop to the ground. She watched the keyblade pull free of his chest and his blood splattered the ground beneath him. When his body hit the ground, Nova attacked her opponent with a fury, attempting to reach Jiro before it was too late. With victory finally hers, she hastily ran to Jiro to save him. However, when she reached him, his eyes were already closed and he was no longer breathing. Nova held her hand over his heart to try healing him but when nothing happened, her entire world began to crumble beneath her feet.

Nova woke up with a start, sweat pouring down her face. It had been a while since the last time she dreamed of the keyblade war and even longer since she thought of Jiro's death. As Nova made her way to the bathroom with shaky legs, she wiped the cold sweat from her forehead and steadily tried to catch her breath. Splashing the cold water on her face, she gasped as it was enough to lift the veil of the nightmare temporarily. Not quite understanding why she had the dream, she decided to push it out of her mind and return to bed.

As she was walking back down the hallway, a glimmer outside the window caught her attention. When she went to see what it was, she noticed the hundreds of thousands of stars staring back at her, twinkling as if to say hello. With a smile and newfound resolve, Nova returned to her room to get more sleep. Since her journey began tomorrow, she was going to need all the rest she could get.

What's left of me what's left of me now

Time passed by quickly for Nova as she jumped from world to world. Before she knew it, the span of eight years had passed by and for a while, the new sights she saw were enough to take her mind off the fact that she was now completely alone in the universe. However, that didn't stop her from enjoying her voyages. She had seen a large coliseum that glittered like gold, a strange place called Halloween town, and even saw a large city that lit up the night sky like stars with the largest clock tower she had ever seen.

In the beginning, she would visit worlds for any length of time; weeks or even months. However, after seeing over a hundred different worlds, she found herself beginning to feel desolate. This began her search for a way to fill the void in her heart so her visits were drastically cut down to days or even a few hours. When she finally decided to leave the large castle she was currently residing in, she chose to make a wish with her star shard and ask it to take her to a place she could possibly find a friend. In no time at all, she was gliding amongst the stars again on the way to a new yet very familiar world.

I watch you fast asleep
All I fear means nothing

CLANK CLANK

The sound of keyblades connecting was the only sound that could be heard in the training yard. Terra and Aqua were practicing with their keyblades, trying to hone their skills so they could pass their Mark of Mastery exam in the upcoming years.

"Come on, Aqua. Let's go check on Ven and see if he's woken up yet. "

Aqua relaxed her stance and withdrew her keyblade, nodding to Terra. She wiped her sweaty forehead on her arm and started following him up the stairs into the Grand Hall. Before the two could climb the steps, the sky opened up and a shooting star came hurtling towards the middle of the training yard. A bright light engulfed the area for a few seconds before it diminished enough so that the two teenagers could make out the cause of this strange occurrence. Standing before them was a young woman with a brown jumper on and brown hair, her keyblade disappearing from her hand as soon as the light was gone.

"Huh, I think I've been here before," Nova mused to herself, looking around and not noticing the pair of teens staring at her with wide eyes.

"Nova?" Terra whispered, unable to tear his eyes away from the woman who saved his life almost a decade ago.

Nova turned towards the stairs and noticed Terra and Aqua staring at her. At first she was confused how he knew her, but suddenly recognition hit and she was smiling ear to ear.

"Terra!" Nova yelled, running up to the teens on the stairs and wrapping her arms around Terra in a hug.

Terra hugged Nova to his chest as a faint blush crossed his cheeks. Aqua looked between the two, curious who the stranger was and decided to make her presence known.

"Ahem."

Terra snapped out of his thoughts as soon as he heard Aqua clear her throat and pulled away from Nova.

"Oh, I'm sorry. Nova, this is Aqua. Aqua, this is Nova. I told you about how I was sick as a child, right? Well, Nova is actually who healed me," Terra informed Aqua, catching her up to speed on the newcomer.

"I see. Well, it's nice to meet you Nova. Terra, I'll talk to you later. I'm going to go check on Ventus."

"Nice to meet you, too," Nova replied and smiled as Aqua walked into the building at the top of the stairs. Terra could only stare at Nova, unbelieving she was actually in front of him.

"So, where have you been all this time? I thought I made you up in my delirium," Terra asked, chuckling at his own joke.

Nova smiled, noticing the way his eyes were so full of life like they were when he laughed at her falling over the toy trainset.

"I've been traveling for the past few years; living a lifelong dream of mine," she said, never taking her eyes off the man who stood before her.

Terra's gaze was transfixed on her as well. Was she always this beautiful?

"Welcome back, then. Would you like for me to show you around since I don't think you got a tour the last time you were here?"

Nova closed some of the gap between them and grabbed his arm.

"I'm glad you asked," she responded, blushing slightly from the contact.

A/N: I have a terrible time writing "fluff" (or what I deem to be fluff) in my stories so that's why the transition from Nova traveling to worlds and back to Terra's world is so abrupt and I'm sorry for that! Also, I'll be happy to answer any questions people may have about things in this story that don't make sense. I have a lot of content in here that I have spent hours trying to research and figure a way to write it into the story but not all of it may be properly portrayed. Please review and let me know what you think!