I don't own Kingdom Hearts still...

I looked around slowly, absorbing my surroundings like a sponge does water. The hustle and bustle of the city was gone, leaving a small town in it's place. Palm trees were everywhere. The air was clean and crisp, and thousands of stars lit up the sky. It was so pleasant. I realized that I was on the second level of the area when I peered down from the balcony. It was really amazing. I inhaled deeply and walked down the large stairway.

I felt a desperate need to find out where I was, and to my luck I found it. A tall woman was walking up the stairs.

"Wait!!" I cried after her. She turned around gracefully.

"What do you want?" She yelled back at me calmly while making her way down the stairs.

"What is this place?"

"This place is traverse town."

"A town? I don't see any residential lots."

"There aren't many living areas around here."

The lady turned around and walked up onto the balcony and through a large doorway. I was going to follow her but I did not want her too become suspicious and report me. Pretty soon I found myself walking around in circles thinking deeply about my predicament. I was not in the city, and probably a few miles away from my mother. It would take me too long to walk to the city, and I wouldn't know where I was going without a little help from a map or a friendly resident. I looked up and sighed depressingly. At first it had been fun, but now I was scared stiff and extremely worried about my mom and myself.

There was a large rustling sound coming from behind me. I yelped and turned to see what was there. I sighed at the sight of nothing and began to pace again.

Suddenly something hit my body with full force. I yelled, swat the creature and pushed it off of me. I gasped when I saw what it was. A large yellow dog with a shaggy coat was sitting in front of me, panting away furiously. It had long, black, floppy ears and it's tail was wagging a mile a minuet.

I gently pet the dog around it's neck, and hit something soft. It was a green velvet collar with a silver name tag. The tag was a circle with two other smaller circles close to the top. The name imprinted on the tag was Pluto.

"Oh, what a cute name!" I squealed as I patted Pluto on the head. Pluto wagged his tail with delight.

"Would you like to help me?" I asked Pluto. He replied with a friendly bark and walked up to my side. As we walked together, the stars seemed to shine just a little brighter, as if I had made a new best friend.

The night was still young, and my new companion was happier than before. We walked through the peaceful area. Pluto lifted his ears, and turned his head, a confused and worried look on his doggy face.

"What's wrong Pluto? Why are you acting so funny?" I asked happily.

He started barking. Suddenly, a black pool came flowing out of the shadows. It formed itself into one of the little heartless. I gasped and Pluto growled. The heartless pounced. I jumped out of the way and looked around for a weapon.

My eyes caught a large stick. I ran over and picked it up. With a loud yell, I ran over to the heartless and smacked it. It didn't seem surprised. With another yell I ran toward it and smashed the heartless' skull. It didn't care, and it didn't seem to hurt it. Over and over I tried to kill it, but it did not respond. It did not feel the blows, like it was immune to the wood.

"WHY WON'T YOU DIE????" I yelled. The heartless kept coming closer and closer, and my fear grew. Frustrated, I kicked the heartless onto a large pile of garbage. It jumped off, but I was ready. I smashed the stick down so hard that it broke in two. The heartless exploded into little bits of darkness. Thinking the danger was over, I paused to take a breath. A rustle came from the pile of garbage, and out came another heartless. It was slightly larger than the first one, and it had long, red nails. It was wearing purple armor and on the armor was a red heart with a black X in the upper part. I screamed with terror. Pluto barked loudly and ran away.

"Pluto!" I yelled after him, but he did not stop. I was alone with this horrible new heartless. I wished my mother was there. Slowly I dropped the stick and started to run. It chased me quickly. I tried running faster, but it was no use. As soon as I thought it could not get any worse, two other armor wearing heartless appeared. I was sure it was the end, and as the heartless grew nearer, I fell down to my knees depressingly. I looked up at the heartless as they loomed over me. The middle one came even closer, and it felt like I was looking up at my executioner. I sighed, and lowered my head. All seemed lost. But then a miracle happened.

Three large battle stars came flying out of the sky. They hit the heartless, and each one exploded. I looked up, and saw a dark form. At first I was afraid of the figure, but remembering Sora made me feel safe. As the shadow came closer, It formed the shape of a female human. I closed my eyes and fell into a deep sleep.

When I awoke, I was greeted by Pluto. He licked my face softly trying to wake me up. Light shone into the room we were in through a small window.

"Where are we?" I asked Pluto weakly.

"I can answer your question."

I lifted my head and saw a lady with short black hair. She had bright blue eyes and a happy smile. She was wearing very short beige pants and a short green top that showed all of her stomach. She had a blue belt around her waist and around her head was a white ribbon that went underneath her hair. She also had orange shoes and long white socks.

"Who are you?" I asked curiously.

"Me? I'm Yuffie the ninja. And who are YOU?" She asked proudly.

"I'm...Joanna," I replied.

"Nice to meet you Joanna. Is the bed comfy?"

I hadn't noticed I was on a bed. There were no covers, only a small sheet covering the mattress.

"Leon ill' be back in a few minuets. He's my partner and I think you'll like him"

Yuffie was the shadow that had saved my life, I was sure of it. I muttered a "thank you," as I lowered my head. She smiled and turned around. There was a knock on the door.

A large man entered the room. He was wearing a white shirt with a black short sleeved jacket. He was also wearing long black pants and had many belts around his hip and left arm. He had a large sword and a silver necklace with the symbol of a lion.

"Hey Leon!" Yuffie cheered. He grumbled and set down a bag full of food. Yuffie grabbed the bag and rummaged through it until she pulled out a large banana. She handed it to me and told me to eat it. I unpeeled it and took a large bite. The banana was sweet and firm, with no brown spots. Picked fresh, I guessed. After I few bites I mumbled another "thank you" and sighed. This town was so inviting. I put the leftover in a small garbage can and ran outside. The air was clean and hot. I jumped around and laughed. I had always dreamed of visiting a new place. I knew I had to get home, but why not enjoy the area while I could? It seemed alright. I stopped to breathe and looked up. There was a large bird circling the air. It slowly descended.

"What are you doing? Get inside, that's a heartless!" Leon yelled angrily. I looked up. The bird landed, and it no longer looked like a bird. It was large and red, with glowing yellow eyes. It's face was almost triangular, and it's wings where attached to it's arms. They had many holes in them, but that didn't seem to bother the beast at all. It snarled and leapt towards me. I ducked and ran towards the door. It anticipated my moves and quickly glided toward the door to keep me away from Leon and Yuffie. I watched as Yuffie and Leon tried to open the door, but the heartless kept the it shut tight. I rammed the creature but it grabbed me. The door was now ajar just enough for Yuffie to slip out. Like a shadow she slinked silently around to the back of the beast. It was so busy squeezing me I had no idea Yuffie was there. I tried to breathe but my lungs were too compressed. Yuffie quickly drew another bunch of battle stars. She flung them into the monster's back. It growled and turned around, but it was too late. The stars had already begun to make the monster weak. Leon came bursting out of the door and grabbed me. he set me down and drew out his sword. With swift movement he slashed the heartless in two, and it immediately exploded. I shielded my eyes to keep them safe. My clothes however got covered in black gunk.

"I'm sorry," I said quietly. I lowered my head unhappily.

Leon came over while trying to wipe the gunk of his sword. He smiled at me and turned to Yuffie.

"Yuffie, go tell Aries we'll need some extra money." He stated. He put his blade in it's scabbard.

Later on, after I had received a new shirt, I went to Leon. I shuffled my feet anxiously.

"What?" He asked.

"Umm...thank you for the new shirt"

"Heartless muck doesn't come out of anything, like ink," He replied.

I looked outside. I had to be much more careful from now on. The heartless were everywhere, looking for heart's to eat. I closed my eyes. All of the excitement had made me very tired. I slumped over to the bed and began to hum. It felt so much like home here. My body relaxed and my mind to began to wonder. I thought about all the new thing that had happened to me. The heartless, This new place, Sora and his partners...
Whoa...there was a lot of talking in this chapter...I'm trying not to have too much...

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