Well, here's the first of the short chapters. Sorry about that. Anyway, remember the short poem at the start? That's going to become important.

Oh, I don't own KH or anything else familiar.

Anyway, speak to you after the chapter!


Roxas' POV

As we walked along, I felt that I had to ask something. I walked up to the silverette, now know to be called Riku. "Is Sora really always this hyper or is this new?"

"Not always but he gets excited easily. Why?"

"Oh, no reason."

"You're in love with him aren't you?"

I gasped. "How..."

"I've fallen in love with him too. I can tell. Here's a tip. If he blushes when he looks at you, he's in love with you." He paused. "Is there a good reason why that red head behind us keeps staring at me when he thinks I'm not looking?"

"Me and Xion figured that from when he first saw a photo of you, he fell for you."

"Well, I don't mind. He is quite pretty..."

"You really think that?"

"Yes. So?"

"Oh, nothing. Anyway, I think Xion has a crush on Wakka. Zexion, I do not know."

"How come?"

"We've only been traveling with him since yesterday. It's not really a long enough time to find out something like that. Even when he saved my life..."

"What?"

"I don't want to go into it." My voice had grown quiet.

"Oh, ok. Hey, I think Sora does like you. He keeps on glancing at you, and now he's coming over. Good luck." He walked away.


Xion's POV

I was watching Roxas and Riku talking. They already seemed to get along. I smiled for them, then nearly cried when Roxas suddenly went into what I call his "emo mode". He just suddenly became depressed. I knew it would take some time before he came out of it. Then I saw Sora start bounding towards them and Riku walk away. He seemed to be heading in Axel's direction. I smiled. I knew that couples were already starting to form in our strange group. Very strange, I might say.

At this point, I tried to sneak closer to Sora and Roxas to hear what they were saying, but Larxene, Kairi and Selphie came up to me to talk.

"Hi." I said.

"Hi." They all replied.

"Hey, where are you six from?" Larxene asked.

"An island. No idea what it's actually called or where it is but we were shipwrecked there, before we were born."

"And are any of you taken?" I asked.

"Well, me and Tidus are, but the rest of us are free." Selphie said. I noticed that Kairi flinched slightly but decided not to ask why.

"Well, I don't think that will stay the same for Sora and Riku much longer." I said, nodding in their direction. Roxas had his arm round Sora's shoulder, like they'd known each other for years, and Riku and Axel were talking animatedly, blushing slightly whenever they touched or made eye contact. "So you know, in our group, only Zexion and me are left."

"Well, that's a perfect number."

"Yep."


Sora's POV

I walked over to Roxas and Riku, but right then, the latter walked away to talk to that red head. I fell into step next to Roxas, not wanting to seem rude, but not wanting him to see the blush on my face either. He was just so cute. He seemed to be doing something similar as well. But he couldn't have fallen for me. I just wasn't that lucky.

"Um, Sora?" I jumped. I'd been so wrapped up in my thoughts, I hadn't noticed he'd turned to look at me. "How do you swing?"

I looked at him in confusion. "What does that mean?"

"Sorry. Do you prefer girls, boys or both."

"Boys, but why?"

"In a minute. Do you, um, like me?" Roxas was blushing a lot now.

"Well, I do think you're cute...yes." I finally decided.

"Good. I like you too." He said. I blushed.

"Really?"

"Yep!"

"Great!" he flung his arm round my shoulder. "Why don't we do something together later?"

"Sure."

"Ok. Now, why don't we try to guess what's going on..."


Riku's POV

I walked over to Axel. I'd noticed him staring at me time and again, but whenever I looked, he'd turn away. I still managed to see the blush whenever I caught him at it though. I'd figured it out a bit ago though. I walked up to him.

"You like me, don't you?" I asked.

"Now I don't. I'm straight. Got it memorized?"

"Straight?"

"You know, attracted to women, or men if your a girl."

"I can tell you're not. You make it painfully obvious, you know."

"How?" he asked grumpily.

"You keep staring at me, for a start. For another thing..." I grinned. What I was going to say next would prove it. "...you paid no attention to several women barely wearing anything."

"They weren't my type."

"There were no women."

"WHAT! Oh man, you got me...fine." His voice grew quiet. "I like men. Happy?"

"Yep." We continued to talk for a while. I noticed him blush whenever one of us accidentally brushed against the other. The same happened whenever we made eye contact. I knew I was blushing whenever it happened as well. Suddenly, Merlin stopped.

"We're here." he said.

"I'd forgotten we were following him." I heard Axel mutter and I smiled. We'd stopped outside of a large wooden door. Merlin opened it and beckoned us through. We followed.


Kairi's POV

The room we walked into was actually quite large. The walls were grey stone, which was strange considering that the building was a dark red colour on the outside.

"Why has the colour of the stone changed?" Marluxia asked.

"The door's a portal. We're in my real home now. A giant tower. It saves on the rent." he replied. "I share it with another. He's called Yen Sid. He'll be here in a minute or two. Anyway, now for the reason you're here."

He paused to summon a table and some chairs from thin air. Then he pulled out a scroll from one of the many bookshelves on the wall. This he rolled out on the table. On it were four lines of writing. "This is why you're here." he said dramatically. That was quite an achievement, him not looking like he'd been out of bed all day. "This prophecy foretells the coming of you six." He pointed at Sora, Roxas, Axel, Riku, Xion and me. "You will get to hear it in about thirty seconds."

Suddenly, there was a puff of smoke and another old man appeared from it. "I'm Yen Sid." this newcomer said. "Pleased to meet you all."

"Hey! Can we get to this prophecy thing now? It's getting both late and boring." Axel said.

"Of course." Yen Sid replied. He sat on the last chair. "Let me tell you the prophecy. When the dark comes rising, six shall turn it back. Three from the circle, three from the track. Wood, bronze, iron; water, fire, stone. Five will return, and one go alone." By the end, his voice had become very solemn.

"Yikes, I wish I hadn't been so hasty now." Axel said.

Merlin now spoke. "We know which of the elements, wood, bronze, iron, water, fire and stone, you six are, as well as which are from the circle and which are from the track..."

"I think I can figure out that last bit. Me, Sora and Riku are from the circle and Roxas, Axel and Xion are from the track."

"Correct. Now, can you line up in this order behind those short pillars behind me." We looked. There were six, all similar. "First Kairi..." I walked up. Then Riku, Sora, Roxas, Axel and finally Xion came up. "Now, put your hand on the pillar." We obliged. They opened up, all of them containing a glass container. Mine had a piece of bark in it.

"Kairi. You have the power of wood. May it shelter you from harm, like a tree from the rain." He moved on to Riku.

"Riku. You have the power of bronze. May it protect you from harm, like the strongest of shields." Then he moved on to Sora.

"Sora. You have the power of iron. May it help you vanquish you foes, like the mightiest spear." Then he moved to Roxas.

"Roxas. You have the power of water. May it allow you to flow through challenges, like a gushing river." Then he moved to Axel.

"Axel. You have the power of fire. May it guide you through challenges, like a candle's light." Then he moved to Xion.

"Xion. You have the power of stone. May it help you stand strong, like the tallest mountain."

"Now, it's getting late. And you need to get back here early tomorrow."


Axel's POV

"Wait, what?" I yelled.

"You need to train don't you?" Yen Sid said.

"Grr..."

"Ignore him." Riku said. His voice calmed me down a little. "Anyway, how are we going to find where we're staying? I've forgotten the way. And how will we find our way back?"

"Cysero will show you the way back and bring you here in the morning. Just to warn you, he's mad."

Cysero really was a loon. In fact, he was probably critically insane. He was apparently a magical weapon smith and would also have a weapon for each of us ready by morning. Anyway, we found we were staying in the same building. We got into an argument about who would sleep with who. It ended up as me with Riku, Roxas and Sora, Xion and Wakka, Selphie and Tidus, Marluxia with Larxene and Zexion with Kairi. I was convinced that there would only be one group who wouldn't be making out tonight...

...and that wasn't going to be me.


Wow, that was longer than I thought it would be. Oh, and the house/tower and Cysero are both products of Atrix Entertainment. So I don't own them. Anyway, the next six chapters will be shorter, following each of their training. It'll be a day's worth of training. So the next six chapters will be set on the same day. After that, the real action will start.

Oh my, in this chapter I've gotten everyone's POV in that I'm going to do.

Anyway, see you all next time! Oh, and please review! I even accept flames, but positive comments are also loved.