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A/N: Hey, guys! Thanks for the reviews. I'm sorry I hadn't gotten to add a chapter faster, I had finals at school so I was pretty busy... but, now, I'm promoting to high school on Friday so whoop-dee-doo for me (I'm not all that excited...) and now I can focus more on my dear little fanfic. I'm going to follow Princess Kairi's advice by adding a "review reply" at the end of my chapters, responding to readers' previous reviews. Well, anyway, on with the chapter!

xoxo Bianca.

Intertwined Destinies

Chapter Two.

Sora tossed and turned.

Sora, remember your promise? I've been waiting...

Waking up in a cold sweat, Sora sat up quickly and rubbed his eyes.

"That dream again..."

He yawned groggily and stretched his arms overhead, staring up at the pale sky. It was dawn. Sora shuffled out of his sleeping bag and stood up, stretching lazily once more. His arms folded behind his head, Sora paused to look at his surroundings. Miles and miles of grassland and a bubbling pond, which Sora slept only a few feet away from, was all that could be seen.

Sora dropped his arms to his sides and walked over to the refreshing, crystalline pond. Stepping into the water, he closed his eyes and stood there in silence, except for the sounds of Goofy snoring lightly and the occasional quack from Donald. His two companions were still deep in slumber.

The cool water at his feet reminded him of a place dear to him... that beautiful island, where day after day you felt the warm sand between your toes. Where you bathed in the sunlight and attempted to catch the silvery fish. Where you struggled to climb tall trees to reach for a coconut, and when you finally succeed, you crack it open against a rock and sip at the satisfying, sweet milk—and after, you would finger out the meat-like substance attached to the insides and devour its delectable texture.

It was when Sora's stomach suddenly gave a grumble that his eyes blinked open and he realized how very hungry he was. For a split second, he felt something smooth slip across his ankles. Looking down, he saw a fish darting away from him. Scanning the water with his eyes, Sora saw a school of silver fish swimming closely together, weaving their way around the pond. His stomach growled again and he licked his lips.

Sora smoothed back his dark brown hair, readied himself, and slunk into the shallow water.

Donald and Goofy woke up to the sounds of splashing and anguished shouts. Their eyes traveled from each other's faces to Sora's empty sleeping bag, then to the sight of Sora desperately and unsuccessfully splashing around to catch a fish, and then back to each other's faces.

"Sora has always been a simple-minded boy."

"Gawrsh, Donald. He's tryin' the best he can. Don't be so hard on him."

Donald let out a curt quack, rubbing his bright yellow bill. "No, no. I mean that it's not a big surprise to me that the idea of casting Stopga on the fishes to make it easier to catch 'em didn't even cross his mind."

Goofy tugged at one of his floppy, jet-black ears. "A-hyuck! I reckon that that wouldn't even have crossed my mind either."

Donald stood on his two large, webbed feet and flapped his wings, a few white feathers billowing to the ground. He stated coldly, "I reckon that you're right for once."

Goofy didn't mind Donald's sly remarks. He had gotten used to his "wise-quacks" over the years he had been working with him at the Castle. Ignoring what his ducky companion said, Goofy's eyes averted towards their young friend. "I think he's got one! Oh, ne'ermind. Ah! Right there, there, there! He caught a fish—ahh, false alarm. Gawrsh."

Donald crossed his arms and tapped a rubbery foot on the ground impatiently. "He ain't gonna give up?" he quacked unhappily and waddled over to the pond's edge. "SORA!"

"Wha...?" Sora stopped his splashing about and whisked around to face Donald. But in the process, he slipped on the glossy pebbles at his feet and fell rear-end first into the water.

"A-hyuck-hyuck-hyuck!" guffawed Goofy, who was now at Donald's side.

Donald shook his head and put a feathered hand to his temple. He stared intently at Sora, who was looking quite embarrassed as he sat there in the middle of the pond, a drenched and soggy mess. Sora's cheeks turned a bright crimson as Donald gestured to the Keyblade that lay next to his sleeping bag.

Rubbing the back of his head with a hand, Sora flashed a refulgent smile at his two friends. "I'd starve without you, Donald."

In his natural pose—arms casually folded behind his head—Sora grinned to himself in satisfaction, for he was rather bloated. He lay listlessly on a grassy patch, his head propped up by his rolled-up sleeping bag. A white dandelion was near his face; its little wisps swaying gently to and fro in the calm breeze. The wind picked up and the fluffs detached from the head of the flower and swirled away, some hovering towards Sora and tickling him on his face—especially his nose.

Sora sneezed and waved the dandelion puffs away from his face. Staring upwards, a few large clouds were taking residence in the bright blue sky. The sun had been up for quite a while now, probably about a few hours.

"I don't know about you guys, but breakfast was great. All that fish..."

Donald snorted. "All that fish you ate would still be in the pond along with you if I hadn't reminded you about your Keyblade!"

"A-hyuck. No matter, Sora would've figured it out sooner or later."

"Yeah, Goofy's right! I would have. But you, Donald, beat me to it."

"I thought you wanted fish for breakfast, not for a midnight snack, am I right?" snapped Donald, his dark eyes narrowing.

Before Sora could even think of a comeback, something completely strange happened. All of a sudden, the breeze picked up and the sky overhead darkened. The blazing sun seemed to vanish mysteriously behind bloodcurdling shadows. At this, Sora, Donald, and Goofy scrambled up from their sprawled positions and whipped out their weapons—the charm on Sora's Keyblade jingling as he raised it defensively. The three companions felt an odd feeling deep down inside. This wasn't right at all.

The breeze that seemed so obliging only a few short minutes ago turned into a raging, vicious windstorm. The three shielded their eyes from the dirt and blades of grass that rose from the ground, which began to swirl uncontrollably around them. They all struggled to maintain their balance and firmly planted their feet on the ground beneath them, also gripping tighter and tighter still to their weapons as it was very possible that their only ways of fighting could be whisked out of their hands by the treacherous winds with ease.

At the top of his lungs, Sora shouted out, "What's going on, guys?"

Goofy was too dumbfounded to speak a single word, but Donald answered in an ear-splitting screech, "I dunno! But by the looks of things—we're going to have to prepare ourselves for the worst!"

Now time for some... REVIEW REPLIES! Since I have only started this now, I will be replying to the reviews from both the Prologue and Chapter One.

Elynor: Yaaay, you were my first ever reviewer for my first ever fanfic. You get a pat on the back! And, yes, I will keep writing and I'm glad you're enjoying this.

remixd: Hey! It's Jen! Wheee, my dear friend, thanks for peeking at my fanfic. Love lots!

BattleAngelKurumi: Good to hear that you like this little fanfic of mine. I'm writing chapters as rapidly as possible. (:

Princess Kairi: Thanks for the e-mail! It's nice to know that you're loving this fanfic... and... Sora/Yuffie stories? Where'd people get that idea from? xD Well, of course we have no control whatsoever in how people pair these wonderful characters up in their own fanfics, so I suppose we must just step aside and let them do their own little thing. I am AMAZED at those twelve times you wrote quite repetitively over and over again how much you love this fanfic... thanks much!

Maiakins: Thank you! And, although I have never read the 'Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy' book, I have watched the movie. It was rather odd, but quite funny, in fact!

harvestmoonfan24: I am sorry that you had to wait a while, but I do hope you like the chapter I just added!

Dragongirl920: Well, Chapter Two is up and goin'! You get to see how Sora's doing. ;D And I'll surely check outyour fanfic, it's the least I can do since you're reading mine!

DivineRoseKeeper: Me? Have potential? Oh dear, you're much too kind. x)

There! Review replies. :) Thanks again for the reviews, Chapter Three is on its way!