Pandora Hearts is the best thing in every world.

Sora: That's off topic.

Pandora Hearts it never off topic.

Ven: Jessica doesn't own Kingdom Hear-

You know what I'd really like to own?

Pandora Hearts.

But I don't own that either.

It's also admittedly not really related to this chapter, I just wanted to talk about Pandora Hearts because it's awesome.

Also, I should have mentioned this last chapter, but there are a few OCs in this, they're main-ish characters but I'm trying to not overly involve them, since technically this story is about the Kingdom Hearts characters. The OCs are present out of necessity only.

Enjoy!


Chapter Three: His Name

'Just one word can trigger it and the memories come flooding back… but what is that word?'

They were definitely the people he had met in those six months, the moment he had heard their names, he had realised that…

A hand ruffling his hair, "don't worry about it kid, the name's Axel, got it memorized?"

A smile that seemed to light up the dim atmosphere, "hi, you seem new here, I'm Kairi, what's your name?"

A boy leaning against the wall, looking at him, "you seem a bit lost, let me give you a hand, I'm Riku."

A quiet, raven haired girl standing with Ven's twin, "oh, there you are Sora, I'd like you to meet Xion."

Riku gazing at a familiar yet unknown blonde girl, "she's really quite amazing," a smile when she sees them watching.

Sora focused on sorting out the racing thoughts and memories, it felt as though they were each trying to pummel the inside of his head. By the time his headache had eased enough for Sora to look up and around the room once more, those four other students had left, Atsuko was gazing contemplatively at the door, Tomi was looking at her curiously. Ven had gone to the window and must have been watching them go; Sayuri was seated on a chair next to Sora. When she felt Sora's questioning gaze, she turned to him, "they just left, in case you were wondering… do you feel okay? You seemed a bit out of it for a few minutes or so there." Sora shook his head and smiled, "I'm fine, thanks, Sayuri."

"Don't thank me, I didn't do anything, I just kind of… sat here uselessly," she replied in a cheerful tone, "and call me Yuri," she added in a manner that allowed no negotiation. "I'm going home now," Atsuko told the others, "I want to get started on my school work too, and you seem okay now, Sora," she smiled at the brunette before going; Sora didn't notice that there was something strange about that smile. Tomi hesitated before running off after her, leaving the other three in the room.

Ven started to say something when Yuri got to her feet as well, stretching her back, she half-turned to Sora, "remember, take some painkillers if your headache comes back, and Ven, I think you should go with Sora when he heads home, just in case. I'd probably come with you guys, but I think I need to talk to Atsuko," Sora tilted his head curiously, "about what," the blonde girl simply smiled, "girl stuff, besides, a girl being alone in the company of two men is very improper." She added, before walking out of the room, humming.

Sora raised an eyebrow at Ven, who smiled sheepishly, "she's friends with Atsuko and Tomi, and we're kinda friends too, so… when she heard that you were sick, she wanted to come check up on you as well," Sora's gaze didn't waver, "improper?" Ven shrugged, "she sometimes tends to be a bit weird, she means well. Just don't get her into one of her… fangirl modes I think they call them? Apparently the only one who can match her when she's like that is one of her friends, Aya, I haven't met the girl, but whenever one of those three talk about her, they always include that she is this total fangirl and I'm fairly certain that to normal people that translates as crazy." He grinned, "but from what I heard, she's a really nice person, she doesn't live around here though."

He looked out the window again and Sora got to his feet and walked over to the blonde, following his line of sight to see the blonde running with her bag bouncing on her back, chasing after the two other brunettes who stopped and turned around. When she reached them she collapsed against Atsuko, "I bet she's complaining about them making her run," Ven commented fondly, Sora looked at him curiously before shrugging, "well, I've got to get home at any rate." He told the other boy, before walking out of sickbay, his head felt a lot clearer now, so he figured he'd be fine.

Getting to the bag racks, he swung the bag up over his shoulder and went to head out when he realised Ven was walking with him, seeing the questioning look, Ven shrugged, "Yuri ordered me to take you home, besides, I am still a bit worried about you myself, and I missed out on walking home with the guys so… I don't see any reason why not to walk with you."

Sora shrugged, he didn't really mind either way, "you're not going to be going out of your way, are you? I live more near the beaches." Ven looked thoughtful, "the girls live out that way, I do to, it's one of the closer places to this school, so a lot of families live around there… you're talking about the Eastern ones, right?" Sora nodded.

Ven grinned, "Well, we can walk home with the girls next time as well!" "That'd be good."

"Hey Sora!" the two turned around at the voice, and Sora saw one of his old friends- Donald- running up to them. Donald was slightly shorter than Sora, and had been born with shockingly pale blonde hair, it was practically white, he was often short tempered, but he always meant well. The blonde stopped when he caught up to them, rubbing the back of his head awkwardly, "it really sucks that you got kept down, not like it's your fault you went missing."

Sora just shrugged, "it's okay, education is important and… blah," he walked with them, heading out of school together; they had gotten outside of the gates when Donald stopped, "oh, I forgot something, do you think you could wait for me?" Sora and Ven nodded, "sure, no problem."

Donald flashed them a grin then- dropping his back onto the ground- sprinted off back to school, "wonder what he forgot," Ven commented idly.

They waited for about five minutes, Sora leaning up against the wall, Ven slouching where he stood; the two of them spoke about nothing of great import, "I tend to do okay in my studies, I guess, though I don't exactly lo-" Sora stood up straight, interrupting Ven who turned to see what the brunette was looking at.

Standing a few feet away, was a small, raven haired girl, gazing at them impassively, "Xion?" Sora frowned, ignoring the increasing pressure in his mind at the girl's presence; he'd already gotten a little used to it, because of his constant company with Ven during the day.

The girl didn't respond, Sora saw her raise her hand slightly, there was a flash of light and Sora stumbled back, blinded, Ven's cry of surprised pain informed him that the same had happened to the blonde.

"Sora! Ven!" he heard someone call before being knocked sideways, he felt a searing heat go past him then the hard, concrete ground and two bodies falling on top of him. He lay dazedly for a few moments before his vision gradually cleared, he looked around to see Donald getting to his feet and Ven getting off him, blinking his eyes rapidly.

Donald's eyes were wide, "I don't even know where that came from, it was like some kind of movie or something and I just jumped at you both and knocked you out of the way, but I couldn't see anyone and what just happened!" he cried, panicking slightly.

Ven got to his feet, "what are you talking about?" he asked the boy confusedly, before he looked around them, "oh…" he said softly.

Sora sat up and copied Ven's actions, unbelieving at what he was seeing.

There were scorch marks on the ground all over the place, and a nearby tree was blazing away.

Sora's eyes widened.

Fire.

"Oh…"


Nothing else jumped out at them or attacked them, and they ended up shakily heading off home. They separated from Donald who ran off home after saying a quick good bye.

In the end, Sora found himself sitting awkwardly with Ven in the living room, they both stared at each other, unsure what to say about what had happened on the way home.

Finally, Ven spoke hesitantly, "that was Xion we saw, right?"

Sora lay back against the couch, "yeah, I think it definitely was, but Donald didn't seem to see her, and where did that fire come from?" he ignored the sudden image of the red head- Axel- that flashed into his mind, "not to mention, what was that weird bright light, because of it we couldn't even see, we probably would have been burnt to death if Donald hadn't come along at that moment," Ven added.

Sora hesitated, the light he could explain, after all, he himself could control light, and he could sense it being manipulated, it had come from Xion's direction, 'can she control light to, I wonder? But why would she attack us? Not to mention the fire, is it possible that people can control things other than light?' He thought about it for some moments, 'fire really does seem to go well with that Axel, though I don't know why I would think that, it just seems that way to me.'

"Sora?" Ven noticed the brunette's contemplative expression; he leaned forward and waved a hand on front of the boy's face, "Sora? Hello, earth to Sora!" the other boy started and stared and Ven, 'how much should I tell him?' he wondered.

Seeing the blonde's face reminded him of his twin, though he still couldn't remember his name.

I have a twin… he's actually a lot like you.

I think you two would get along well.

I'd like to see him again…

I can control light, like you… the only person I ever really told was Ven.

Sora sat up again, 'I obviously trusted his twin a lot, not to mention, he had the same ability as me, and it seems he told Ven, though whether or not he remembers still remains to be seen.'

He turned to Ven with new purpose, "I have the same… magical talent your twin, something not exactly normal." Ven frowned at him, "what are you talking about? Are you trying to… The only really amazing thing like that that I can think of is…" his eyes lit up in comprehension, "oh… you have… that…" Sora nodded, Ven stared at the brunette for some moments in surprise before gathering himself and continuing on, clearly stopping himself from questioning the brunette, "and are you saying that bright light was the same thing?" Sora nodded, "I think so, someone was manipulating light, and it was coming from Xion's direction, I think she has the same ability."

Ven nodded, "that makes sense… but… why would she attack us? And what about the fire?" Sora sighed, "I'm not entirely sure, but, think about it, if there are people who can control light then…" "There are probably people who can control things like fire," Ven finished, understanding what Sora was trying to say.

Sora lay back, leaning against the armrest, "I knew them… before, from the time I was missing," he said softly; Ven frowned, "Xion?" "And that Axel, and Kairi and Riku, there was also this blonde girl, as well as your twin. I knew them all around the same time, we were friends, I think."

"That makes this even more confusing, if you guys were once friends then why would they attack you?" Sora shook his head, "I don't know."

"But… I mean… I don't remember everything about them, but… they seemed… different to how I remembered them, more…" he struggled to think of a word to describe it, before sighing, "something about them just seemed… off. I don't know why."

Someone walked in, Sora looked up to see his older brother Vanitas standing in the doorway, "bringing home a friend on the first day?" the raven shrugged, "not that I really care, but you make friends really quickly Sora." The brunette grinned, "Hey Vani, this is Ven, Ven, this is Vani."

Vanitas came in and sat down on the edge of a couch, sighing, "so, how was your first day back, did you hold out okay?" his response was a nod, Sora hesitated, did he want to tell Vanitas everything?

Unfortunately, he didn't get a chance to decide for himself, Vanitas noticed his hesitation and immediately sensed that his little brother was keeping something from him, "what happened?" he asked sharply, eyes flickering over to the blonde momentarily before going back to Sora.

"Well… it's to do with my memory, and my… magic, I guess," catching Vanitas' worried glance he waved his hand dismissively, "don't worry about Ven, he knows, what's more, his younger twin was like me."

"Oh…" Vanitas leaned against the back of the couch, "okay then, let's hear it."

Quickly, the two younger boys filled the raven in on what had happened.


Sora brought out a plate of chips, and three cups, placing them on the table; everyone poured themselves a cup of juice and had a snack.

The brunette couldn't help but feel relieved, after such a serious conversation, they were able to just have a moment's calm. It didn't last long though.

"So," Vanitas began, wiping his hands on his school shorts, "we can hardly go to the police about this; Sora, do you remember anything that might give us a hint as to why you've got a bunch of old friends trying to kill you?" Seeing that Sora was about to protest to their 'trying to kill him' he added, "or at least seriously injure you?"

The brunette deflated, shaking his head, "nothing, I don't remember anything that could tell us anything, sorry."

Ven leaned forward curiously, "so what do you remember then?" Sora thought for a moment before turning to Ven, "quite a bit about your twin, though his name keeps slipping through my mind." Ven perked up a little, "oh, well, that's simple, his name's Roxas."

Sora froze, inside him, something stirred, "Roxas," he repeated, more to himself, something in his mind seemed to snap, memories came tumbling into his the forefront of his mind, clamouring for attention, the headache flared up, more fiercely than before. Just before Sora lost conscious, he heard a sleepy, yet familiar voice speak inside his mind.

"Yeah?"


Ooh what now.

Looks like Roxas is back. It also only took Sora three chapters to get back his memories, or in other words, one day at school.

See kids, school is important, go to school.

Sora: Please review *puppy dog eyes*