Everyone knows the story of Kingdom hearts, but what happened before that, well that's what I'm gonna write about. This is gonna be about Sora, Riku, and Kiari in their younger days. I hope you like it.



Chapter 1 Riku

I have known Sora most of my life, he is my best friend. I'm 8 years old right now, so Sora is 7. We met a girl that just moved to our island and her name is Kiari, she is the same age as Sora, soon after she moved here we all became very good friends. This is a story of my everyday life.

It was a bright and clear day, I had gone out to play with Sora and Kiari. I walked to Sora's house. When I got there his mom said him and Kiari had already left for our island. I live on a big group of islands, they are called Destiny Islands. When I got to the island I saw Sora talking to Kiari, I got a bit jealous, but I wouldn't show it.

"Hey Riku," Sora said as I walked up, "what do you want to do today?"

"How about a round with our swords." I said pulling out the wooden sword. It wasn't exactly like fighting with real swords, but it was better than nothing.

"Why do boys have to be so violent?" Kiari said, "Why can't you do something more competitive, but less violent, like a race."

"Sure, why not." Sora said. Sora was a carefree guy, he just liked to fight and sleep. He would soon have to understand the meaning of responsibility.

"Okay, this could be fun." I said. Sora wasn't a good runner so this should be easy.

"Okay, this will be the starting line," Kiari said taking a stick and making a line in the sand, "you two will run to the shore shack and back, first one to cross the line wins."

"What do we get when we win?" Sora asked, he thought there was some sort of prize.

"I don't know, I'll think about it, okay. On your marks, get ready, GO!" Kiari yelled. I took off sprinting, I left Sora behind early. I touched the shore shack and quickly turned around. I was about half way back when I noticed Sora catching up, I pushed myself as hard as I could and just barley made it across before Sora.

"I win!" I yelled exited, "now, about the prize."

"Um, let's see, here." Kiari said handing me a pretty stone.

"What's it good for?" I asked confused.

"I don't know, I just thought it was pretty." Kiari said. I slipped the stone into my pocket.

"Hey, Riku, wanna fight now?" Sora said with his wooden sword in hand.

"So you want me to beat you in this now also." I said confidently.

"Good luck, I'm not going down easy." Sora said.

"We'll see." I grinned. The fight began with Sora doing a simple slash, I blocked it easily and countered by bring pushing him back and hitting him on the stomach. He got angry and charged, he did something unexpected, he stepped on my foot so I couldn't step back when he charged, he then hit my arm, than hit my chest. I fell to the ground, but I rolled to my back and sprang myself forward, drop kicking Sora in the chest. "Come on Sora, I thought you were stronger than that." I said. He again charged and tried to step on my foot again, he missed cause I stepped to the side and tripped him. Sora fell face first into the sand. He got up, he slashed at me faster than I could block, Sora managed three solid hits, I fell and tried to drop kick him again but I missed. He jumped at me slashing with his sword, I jumped to the side and hit his back. I jumped to the other side of the small island we were fighting on. He ran at me, I stepped to the side and hit him on his back, he fell off the side of the island. He jumped out from under the water coughing.

"Er, you win." Sora said.

I started laughing and I couldn't stop, "You look like wet dog." I couldn't stop laughing, all his hair, that was usually in spikes, was all down, he looked kinda like me, but with brown hair. His hair was flat down, not like mine, mine is in downward spikes.

"Riku, look what you did to Sora." Kiari said.

"I'm fine, wet, but fine." Sora said. We spent the rest of the day talking, and letting Sora dry. We couldn't stop making fun of him about it all day, when he dried off his hair went back to its usual form. I spent that night thinking about the today, as I usually do, I had a good time. I hope every day is like this one.