Disclaimer: I do not own anything from Kingdom Hearts but these ficlets. All one hundred of them. Yeah… This particular 100 Theme Challenge belongs to Iggy'sGirl15.

A/N: Yeah… Eraqus is evil in this. Nah, I'm kidding… or am I? :P LOL Another chapter where Terra and Aqua are just kids and are experiencing the early days of their friendship!
Do you need an age reminder? Okay! Terra and Aqua are about 9 and 7 years old respectively here. Think of this age as the "beginning" for them. :P

Thanks to everyone who read, reviewed, alerted, and favorited so far! Especially since I've now hit 1/10 of this challenge! :D Let's list some special people for reviewing yeah? Thanks to Terra ForceXIII, KHLegacy, Bond of Flame08, Rapis Razuri, and Fille des Reves for reviewing the first ten chapters!

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:: Confused ::

.: The melody that keeps me going is the beating of your heart against mine :.

Terra impatiently watched Aqua run her curious fingers against the body of his guitar. He didn't mind letting her study it from time to time, but Terra wanted to play.

"Hey, Aqua, you mind?" Terra asked, "I want to play."

The blue haired girl looked at Terra before the guitar again and nodded. She slid her hand once more down its neck before giving it back. She inquired, "What are you going to play?"

Terra shrugged, placing the instrument on his lap. "I dunno. Something fun I guess."

"Is it hard to play the guitar?" Aqua asked curiously, watching as Terra strummed his guitar with precision.

He couldn't help but stare at her blankly. She only started coming to the Master's office recently, but Terra was honestly confused with all the questions. Why? Well, they were almost always about him. Terra warmed up to the girl, sure, but he never knew she was so inquisitive underneath that quiet demeanor of hers.

"I can't say for sure. It's easy for me as the violin is for you I guess," Terra replied, playing a few chords before looking at Aqua with a smile. "Since you asked, do you want to try?"

Aqua's eyes widened and she fidgeted in her spot. "But I…"

"It's fine!" Terra handed her the guitar again and helped her properly hold it. "Keep your index finger and your thumb together when you strum the strings."

"Like this?" Aqua demonstrated, missing two of the strings and producing an awkward sound.

Terra snorted a laugh, holding up his hands when Aqua narrowed her eyes at him. Clearing his throat he advised, "That was okay… You know, for your first try."

"…You're just being nice." Aqua pouted.

"Come on!" Terra persuaded. He moved so he sat behind her and guided her hands with his own. "Hold it like this and strum…"

A clear sound echoed in the office and Aqua couldn't help but smile up at Terra. "It worked!"

"Nice job!" Terra encouraged.

They both heard clapping and looked to the door to see Master Eraqus smiling at them. He praised, "So young Miss Aqua wants to learn the guitar? You've picked an interesting tutor."

"Terra's a good teacher." Aqua giggled, the brunet grinning in embarrassment.

Master Eraqus teased, "Well, he does seem to have a…hands-on approach."

What? Terra looked down at his hands, realizing he was still holding Aqua's smaller, softer ones. His face became hot and he immediately moved away from Aqua.

"Terra?" she worried, "What's wrong?"

"Nothing…"

"…Then—"

"Stay there," he demanded when Aqua took a step towards him, "I-I…I don't want girl cooties!"

Her eyes widened and she frowned. "What?"

"You're a girl! Stay away!"

"Stop being a baby!"

"Brat!"

"Jerk!" Aqua cried back.

"Girl!" he weakly retorted.

Aqua raised a thin eyebrow. "You said that already."

"…I don't care—Ow!" Terra cried when Aqua pinched his cheeks in annoyance.

Master Eraqus simply watched the spectacle unfold, sighing with a smile. "The joys of being young."

:: Story Order/Index ::

~ Prima Vista Arc ~
006 – 001 – 019 – 065 – 022 – 010 – 018 – 034 – 003 – 016 – 036 – 074 – 033 – 028 – 007 – 062 – 052 – 057 – 079 – 072 – 047 – 026 – 031 – 008 – 035

~ Scherzo Arc ~
037 – 044 – 082 – 087 – 030 – 054 – 075 –096 – 004 – 080 – 021 – 009 – 088 – 015 – 090 – 045 – 017 – 011– 068 – 084 – 066 – 086 – 053 – 051 – 058

~ Con Amore Arc ~
097 – 012 – 077 – 063 – 089 – 002 – 083 – 024 – 040 – 005 – 078 – 060 – 093 – 076 – 061 – 032 – 043 – 055 – 013 – 092 – 073 – 094 – 056 – 069 – 038

~ Coda Arc ~
029 – 085 – 023 – 039 – 025 – 020 – 041 – 014 – 027 – 064 – 059 – 071 – 046 – 050 – 048 – 067 – 095 – 070 – 091 – 042 – 049 – 081 – 098 – 099 – 100