A/N: I'm sorry about the last chapter I fixed and I would appreciate for you guys to tell me what you think of it and this one. I'm so srry it took me so long to up date I'll try to make them faster.

Chapter Five

First Test

Me, I'm nothing I am a myth, I am a destiny, I am a tool, and I am nothing. I learned how to adapt, but I took a lot of crap. Life just wasn't my thing at any age. I learned to fight back, always under attack as a little boy. I was locked in a cage as a little boy, but I was never afraid as a little boy, always hiding my rage as a little boy. Someday I'll blow their minds.

I learned how to loose as a little man, found out about feeling blue as a little man, but I'll see it through as a little man, now that I am with my group as a little man. I've felt a lot of pain as a little man, but in the end I'll establish my name as a little man, people try to bring me down it's all the same as a little man, because in the end nothing is going to change as a little man. As I become a man. It's time to blow their minds

I got treat like a clown as a little boy, but I kept my feet on the ground as a little boy, when your living in a dream, nothing is what it seems as a little boy I was hating the world as a little boy, until I fell in love with a certain girl as a little boy.

Got treated like a punk as a little man, they made me look like a chump as a little man. I learned who I was as a little man, learned how to love as a little man. Had my heart torn out as a little man, but this was what it was about as a little man. But was still a big kid as a little man, I gave all I had to give as a little man. But It wasn't enough as a little man, I felt locked in cuffs as a little man. Now I am sitting in the rain as a man, watching everything change as a man.

My life is one big dream, not what it seems. I am afraid to wake up is it almost over.

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The sun began to creep over the window ceil of the open window. It began to cascade across the carpet of the lonely room until it reached a set of sapphire eyes. The sun illuminating the specs of gray as the eyes stared at the ceiling. To say Sora was not in a good mood would be an understatement. The chuunin exams were today and most of the time he had to train he was stuck in the damn hospital bed .

He sighed as he got up from the bed already being a wake for the last four hours. It was six in the morning. Having his cloths on he headed for the door. As he hit the streets he ignores all of it. They wanted nothing at all to do with him except throw rock, but he excepted that though. He didn't understand why. So he ignored it, all of it. The glares, the snickers, the spit, and even the rocks.

Yes he hated the fact that he didn't grasp the concept of there hatred. He shook his head as he caught a rock that was heading strait for him. He let if fall from his hand and continued on his way. He reached the clearing where his team usually met. He was not in a good mode and she wasn't going to make it better.

"Hey, dumb ass where's Riku-kun."

Sora ignored Kairi's statement and continued to stare into nothingness.

Kairi's face fell as she looked at the broken boy and realized he wasn't himself. "Sora, are you okay?"

"Dammit," This time his eyes locked with hers, and her breath caught. "What is up with you Kairi-Chan?"

"Wh-what do you mean?" Kairi asked surprised by his out burst.

"I mean that one moment you hate me like everyone else, the next you're nice to me. What is it Kairi? What did I do to add you to the 'Hate Sora' group? "

Kairi looked away from him. "You got in the way of me and Riku."

Sora just shook his head as he leaned against a tree."

"I waited for you to apologize."

Sora's head shifted towards Kairi "What? "

"When you asked me out, I waited for you at school." She stepped closer to him. "Where were you when your par- when they died?"

"It doesn't matter. "

"Yes," Kairi said now a foot away from him. "Yes it does. It matters to me."

Sora shifted uncomfortably. "On the coast near Twilight is a small cell. On certain nights a small breeze from the ocean blew into the single window. I would sit as still as possible not wanting to disturb the darkness around me, the darkness that terrified me. The silence was actually peaceful at some points. I would watch the little bit of moonlight that came glistening in from the small window. I would run my hand through the light with the little slack the chain from my cuffs provided for me. I didn't know where I was .

"I wished that I could have moved, but I was exhausted and didn't understand. I couldn't breathe very well. It was hard to breathe. There was no one there to talk to, and the pain inside was making me numb. I tried to hold it under control. I couldn't concentrate on anything it was getting harder to move. I was getting weak and I hated it. I was going crazy at the age of twelve. I was falling apart. Everything was closing in. and I didn't know what to do. I get this feeling sometimes that that I'm not even here. That everyone would be happier if… Leon brought me back. He found me at my prison.

"So it's down to this I got to make this life make sense. "

"That's-"

"Now let me ask you a question Kairi-Chan." Sora said with his stoic demeanor returning to him."

"Wh-what do you want to ask?" Kairi said losing herself in his eyes. The specks of gray showing more vibrant.

"Are you happy?"

"Wha-what do you mean?" she said wrapping her arms around herself in a hug in an attempt to comfort herself.

"This is you life are you who you want to be?"

"I-I don't understand?" she said starring at him, feeling her wall melt away by his sapphire eyes.

"Is it everything you dreamed that it would be when you were younger and you had everything to loose?"

"I-I don't know."

"It's a simple question."

"N-."

"You guys ready?" another voice rang out interrupting there conversation.

"Riku-Kun!" Kairi yelled with a smile across her face, hers and Sora's conversation leaving her head completely.

"Where are you going Sora?"

"…"

Kairi's smile fell as she followed Riku who was following Sora. 'This is not gping to be a good day is it?'

'Nope you fucked it up."

'Who asked you?'

'you did."

'...'

'Why don't you just admit it?"

'Admit what?'

'That you do care about Sora."

'I don't, all I care about is Riku-Kun.'

'This crush is getting old."

'What do you mean?'

'Look at him."

So she did. Riku was starring off a head in his own little world. Not even noticing her stares.

'He's beautiful.'

'He's full of himself."

'But I love him.'

'…"

'What?'

'What about Sora-Kun?"

'What about Sora? He's always getting in the way of my love for Riku-Kun.'

'Look at him."

And her breath caught. She hadn't noticed before but his hair was wet. Meaning that his hair cascaded across his face in a handsome manner.

'Gorgeous.'

'I'll have to agree with you on that one."

'Wait did I-?'

'Yep."

'Shit.'

'Don't worry I won't tell, unless you want?"

'Haha, very funny."

'You know what's funny?"

'What?'

'All this talk about this crush getting old."

'Yeah?'

'It's coming form you."

Her thoughts were interrupted by a voice that rang from across the way.

"Why don't you move out of the way?"

"Because, none of you are worthy to enter the chuunin exams."

"Fuck you!" the boy trying to get in yelled swinging his fist. The figure at the door caught the boy's arm, and with a flick of his wrist he threw the kid across the field. The boy hit the ground ten yards away and continued sliding until he hit a tree.

"Why you!" one of the boy's team mates came at the silver haired boy at the door. The new boy moved to swing but his fis was caught and the new boy flew back.

"Kadaj," the silver teen known as Kadaj turned to his sensei. "Now is not the time. Where is Loz and Yazoo?"

"Looking for big brother sensei."

"Hmm, get inside. We have things to do."

"What about-?"

"Now."

"Yes sensei." They walked inside.

"Was that?" Kairi asked as they stared at the scene that just played out in front of their eyes.

"The great warrior Sephiroth." Riku answered as they reached the door.

"Can we just go inside." Sora said stepping in through the door with his hands in his pockets. Kairi watched his back, glaring at his sheath, hating him for ruining her conversation with Riku.

"He was reading my mind." Riku stated following Sora.

"Damn.' Kairi mumbled before following suit. To say she was surprised would be an understatement. There were hundred upon hundreds of shinobies in a huge room. And in the center was a group of girls surrounding a flirting Riku. But that didn't surprise her. What surprised her was the even bigger group of girls at the side wall fawning over… Sora? And through the crowd of girls his eyes seem to find hers. Her threw her a smile before he returned his stoic expression to the group of girls. She felt something stir in her stomach from that smile. But she shook it off thinking it was something else as she headed towards Riku's group.

"Since we are all here lets get this exam started!" a booming voice echoed through the room as the floor began to rumble. "Tournament one preliminaries!" everyone moved from the center as it opened up and a church appeared. "Let's get this started." He said with a smile. "Will these examiners go to the door labeled one, Sora Sensune, Tidus Star, Wakka Ohalland, and Yazoo Onamaru."

Sora didn't even wait for anyone, once he heard his name he headed strait for the door passing Naminé who whispered "Good luck Sora-Kun." To him, he looked at her confused. He shook it off and opened the door seeing two arenas in a rocky turran.

"First fight on to the left is Sora and Tidus…" Sora walked over to the arena with a smiling tidus.

"Easy match." Tidus said pulling out his blue sword as Sora pulled out a regular old sword.

"Now, Begin!"

Tidus was off the ground before begin was ever said. Sora had yet to understand why they always threw themselves into the air straightaway. It was a poor strategy, really; it gave him plenty of time to see where his opponent was headed and then, very calmly, take one step out of the way.

Tidus shot past him, his sword ripping through the air where he'd been standing, and skittered to a stop when he realized he had missed his target entirely.

"Fuck, how did a weakling like you move so fast?" Tidus asked nothing as he raised brotherhood up searching for Sora.

"Don't worry about it."

"Huh fine." Tidus said now searching franticly.

"Right here," he called, twisting his wrist so the firelight flashed off of his sword--just in case Tidus was having trouble finding him.

Tidus stopped and looked up to see that it didn't even look like Sora even moved. Vivid sapphire eyes met Sora's own, and he felt that old familiar rush of adrenaline blaze through him as Tidus had rushed him again. Dragging brotherhood behind him. Inches away from Sora he vanished.

This time, Sora stayed put.

Out of now where brotherhood came crashing down hitting the ground. The rest of Tidus's body followed suit. He hit the ground hard bouncing back up to receive a foot to his side flinging him across the way. When Tidus landed he looked up to see Sora still standing there. Tidus stood up slowly only to watch as if in slow motion Sora coming at him. He raised brotherhood ready for anything.

One swing blocked a brotherhood, a second disarmed his opponent, a third distracted Tidus long enough for him to slide out of range of his fist--the moves were as familiar as they were exhilarating. He could have fought this one in his sleep, but then he wouldn't have wanted to. Why miss out on all the fun? Dimly, he felt something burn across his arm--the bastard had gotten him, he noticed Tidus had brotherhood back in his hands.

Tidus felt the fist to the chest, the impact sending him slamming into the wall behind him. His body slid down slowly his eyes staying on Sora.

"How?" he asked as a blurry Sora walked towards him.

"I don't know to tell you the truth."

"Huh." The everything went black.

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She stood waiting patiently. This Loz character was a fishy character. She heard the door open to the arena that was designed like a church. She stepped back alittle cursing her self for her weakness.

"Loz Onamaru and Kairi Kamaru, Begin!"

"Lets play." Loz said sticking out his hand.

Kairi reached back grabbing a pair of black fighting gloves from he back pocket. Loz began to laugh at this.

"This will be entertaining."

"Huh."

Kairi didn't waist time. She ran forward with a fist. It was blocked but It didn't do Loz any good. Kairi delivered punch after punch to his face. Finally a kick to the face made him realize this was semi serious.

"Thunder." The electricity was concentrated into his fist and when he punched, he sent Kairi flying in the air a couple feet.

Doing a back flip Kairi landed in a crouch position whipping the little blood from her lip/ she stood slowly as Loz began to chuckle. She could still feel the electricity. She shook it off through her hand and tightening her fist.

She ran forward try to kick his legs from under him, he jumped over her landing with a smile on his face, his mistake. His body flew into a wall from a brutal kick. His body ricocheted off the wall to hit a pillar. He shook the hit off and looked up only to see Kairi jumping from wall to pillar until she kicked him hard. He flew into another wall. She grabbed him and through him across the church to his a wall causing rubble to fall on him. She smile to herself for her victory as she stepped out into the open.

'Winner Kai-!"

"Haha!" all heads turned to the rubble as Loz stood up from the pile. "I knew this would be entertaining."

"Loz hurry and get this over with." They both turned to see Yazoo standing at the sid with Roxas walking up to watch.

'Did Sora loose?' Kairi asked herself. He is a little weak for a ninja and going against any of those guys was almost a guaranteed loose for him especially if he went against Tidus. He was second in our class next to Riku-Kun-.'

"But Yazoo." Loz interrupted her thoughts.

"Quit whining and do it."

"Fine." Loz turned to look at Kairi.

Kairi shook off her thoughts and head strait for him. His hand shout out catching the cuff of her shirt. And ran with her in the opposite direction in which she was running at him dragging her through the pews then throwing her into a wall with ease.

She could barely move as she hit the ground. 'He was going easy on me.' She watched as he slowly walked over to her. 'Is it over?' she closed her eyes waiting for the impact. And waited. She opened her eyes to see that Loz was struggling against… Sora.

Sora had caught Loz's hand and was holding him there with ease. "She's done. Back off."

Instead of heeding the words, Loz pushed harder.

Sora narrowed his eyes, and with a flick of his wrist sent Loz fly backwards. He hit the ground hard sliding to a halt.

Yazoo grabbed Loz off the ground and held him back. "He's my next fight brother I'll get him for you."

"The winner is Loz!"

"Haha." Loz smiled at the two of them as him and Yazoo left.

"So you won your fight?"

Sora turned to Kairi seeing that she was kind of close. "Yeah."

"Who'd you fight?"

"Tidus."

Kairi's eyes widened. She shook her head getting over the surprise and began to do a check on him. Her fingers trailed down his arm, the back of her hand was now glowing, and came to rest right above the spot where the brotherhood had scored him.

"Looks like he got you," she said, and prodded the wound for emphasis.

It didn't hurt much, but Sora wasn't a fan of pain in any form, and he didn't appreciate her efforts to make it worse.

She watched in awe as a bright light beat her in healing him.

"I wonder how Riku is doing?"

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"So it's you I face." Zell said smiling. "Then one who stopped me from pounding that Sora kid." Zell said doing his fight dance.

"What of it?"

"Pay backs a bitch."

"Begin."

Zell smiled and began to run at Riku. But he vanished and in an instant Zell ran into his out stretched arm. Which closed lined him. He fell unconscious on the floor.

"Wi-winner Riku!"

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"Well even though you failed your first test you can accompany your comrades on there next task." They all walked out side. "welcome to the forbidden woods. Your job is to get to the other side alive. Ready. Begin!" and with that they all ran into the trees.

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A/N:

Final Thought from Zell:

Ouch…

Blanket disclaimer for this fanfic (will apply to this and all other chapters in Sora): I do not claim any rights to Kingdom Hearts I or II or the characters associated with the game/manga. Those rights belong to Rumiko Disney and Square Enix. I do offer my thanks to them for creating such vivid characters for me to terrorize.

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