Disclaimer:I do not own Kingdom Hearts or any of the characters in it. I only own my OCs and their respective stories.

"Hey... Are you alright?"

"Hey, you're that voice I hear all the time." I gasped.

"Hahaha, not exactly." The voice chuckled.

"What?" I asked curiously.

"Your Memories." The voice stopped.

"Huh?" I said in confusion.

"I am but a mere force. I take no form. I searched your memories and took the voice of the strongest memory you have."

"A memory? The strongest? I don't even remember the owner of the voice that you're using." My lips curved into a frown.

"That's because your memory was wiped out."

"Wiped out?" I asked in shock.

"Yes, but you shall regain them throughout the journey." The voice reassured.

"Throughout the journey..." I trailed off.

"Now, you have reached your way."

"My what?" I followed up.

"See you soon... Light." The voice chuckled..

Then it was black again.

We ran around for a few times while chatting about what happened to us and our respective lives, occasionally bumping into heartless groups, until we reached a certain spot.

"Hey, Sora," I panted. "Let's stop here for a bit."

"Okay, then." He grinned and then his face softened.

"You still alright?" Sora asked and I nodded.

"Just worn out." I made a funny face. "I don't really work out."

Sora and I laughed.

"They'll come at you out of nowhere." A deep voice rumbled from somewhere.

Sora whirled around.

"Huh? Who are you?" Sora asked, tilting his head to the side.

I grinned and turned around as well.

Leon.

"And they'll keep on coming at you as long as you wield the keyblade." Leon stated, pointing at Sora's keyblade.

Leon scrunched up his face and faceplamed. "But why would it choose a kid like you?"

Okay, live Kingdom Hearts. I can live with this.

"Hey, what's that supposed to mean?" Sora asked, offended.

"Nevermind." Leon scoffed. "Now, let me see that keyblade."

"What?" Sora asked then frowned, pulling his keyblade closer to me and farther from Leon.

I took a step back.

What happens in this scene again?

I stared at Leon, wondering on what he'll do.

"Alright, " Leon sighs and started drawing his weapon.

Sora growled lightly and gently pushed me away.

"Have it your way." Leon said and got into his fighting stance.

Sora copied his movements and they clashed their weapons together.

Oh, right. That's what happened.

Oh God.

Sora panted, backing away.

I walked forward and clutched both his arms.

"Sora?" I asked in worry.

"Now, you're... gonna..." Sora started to swing his keyblade.

I grabbed his wrist.

"Sora, stop it." I pleaded.

"You're gonna..." Sora gasped out then collapsed on me.

"Sora!" I screeched and held him.

"Aw," I turned around.

"You're slipping, Leon." I sighed internally.

Yuffie.

Leon turned around with a scowl.

Yuffie grinned at Leon as Leon went on about how he went easy on Sora.

Pfft, Easy my ass.

"Hey!" I called out as Yuffie and Leon started discussing something.

They both faced me, and I stared at Leon.

"This is your fault."

""Besides, there's a lot of amazing people here." Yuffie told me happily about Traverse Town.

"Oh? Like who?" I asked, like I didn't know.

"Like Yuffie!" She eclaimed and we laughed.

"Well, there's Aerith, and Cid, I guess." She thought more. "Oh, there's Cloud but he's been missing lately. He'll probably be back in a few months."

I nodded in understanding.

Sora suddenly groaned.

"You okay?" I asked gently.

Sora grunted then smiled widely at me. "I guess..."

"Those creatures that attacked you," Yuffie started, not moving from her spot.

Sora turned to her. "They're after the Keyblade, but it's your heart they really want." Yuffie explained.

Sora nodded slowly then faced me.

Then, he hugged me.

I gasped in shock.

Okay, this was not in the game.

I just stood there, awkwardly.

"I'm so glad you're okay, Kairi." He muttered, burying his face on my stomach.

"Sora." I sighed, my face turning red.

We might've talked a bit about my almost inexistent crush on Sora.

Note the words: Almost inexistent.

It's not really big... or existing.

"Kairi?" Yuffie questioned, putting a hand on my shoulder. "Who are you talking about? She's the great Ailey Dawson."

Sora blinked, then shook his head.

I facepalmed as Yuffie glared playfully at Leon.

"I think you might've overdone it, Squall."

"Thast's Leon." Leon says as he walks in the room.

He proceeds to lean against the wall as we all take a curious look at the keyblade.

"The Keyblade." I say, pointing my hands to it, as if presenting it.

Yuffie stands up and starts to walk around. "We had to get it away from you to shake off those creatures. Turns out, that's how they were tracking you."

Leon crosses his arms and spoke, "It was the only way to conceal your heart from them, but it won't work for too long."

Leon walked towards the keyblade and picked it up. "Still hard to believe that you of all people are the chosen one."

Sora put his head down.

I put my hand on Sora's shoulder and glares at Leon.

"Stop downing him." I hissed.

Leon sighs and starts swinging the keyblade.

It dissolves and reappears in Sora's hands.

He gasped in shock.

"Well," Leon sighed and walked closer to Sora. "I guess beggars can't be choosers."

Sora glared.

"Why don't you start making sense? What is going on in here?"

After a short explanation on how the worlds are slowly getting corrupted through it's hearts by the darkness, we moved on to the Heartless.

The first mention of this creature and Sora was, yet again, confused.

"The heartless?" He asked.

"They were the ones that attacked our worlds." I explained to Sora.

"Do you remember?" Yuffie inquired.

Apparently, Leon doesn't care if Sora remembered for he immediately launched into a one-sentence description of a heartless.

I'm quite positive Sora does, though.

"Those without hearts." Leon stated lowly.

"The darkness in people's hearts, that's what attracts them." Yuffie says stopping her pacing.

I got tired of standing up so I sat next to Sora on the bed.

"There is darkness within every heart." Leon said.

"Pessimist." I muttered quietly. Leon stared at me where as Yuffie snickered.

Then Yuffie suddenly jumped.

"Hey! Have you heard of someone named Ansem?"

There was a VERY long explanation of who Ansem is and what he does.

I didn't bother listening since I knew.

Sora, on the other hand, listened whole-heartedly.

After the explanation, he frowned and held up his keyblade.

"So, this is the key?" He asked.

"Exactly." Yuffie nodded vigorously.

"Well," Sora sighs and continues in a monotonous voice. "I didn't ask for this."

"From what I picked up from Yuffie and Leon's explanations, the keyblade picks it's own master." I butted in.

"Yep! And it chose you!" Yuffie excalimed, poking Sora.

"So, tough luck." Leon scoffed, going back to his beloved pessimist asshole's wall.

That is what I'm calling that wall now.

"How did all this happen?" Sora asked rhetorically.

He bowed his head.

"I remember being in my room..." He suddenly shot up with a gasp. "What happened to my island? To Riku?... Kairi?"

"You know what?" Leon says and we all face him. "I really don't know."

"Shut up, you jerk! The kid's already sad! What sadistic enjoyment do you get from that?" I growled at Leon.

He was about to reply when Heartless suddenly appear.

"Yuffie, go!" Leon called to Yuffie.

"Ailey, go with her!" Sora shouted.

"But Sora—" I countered but he shot me a smile.

"I'll be fine. Go!" He called as he took a fighting stance.

"You're the only strand of hope I have left. I trust you." I told him as Yuffie slammed the door open.

Sora smiled as the heartless jumped out of the window, Leon following.

"Sora, go!" I called, running outside.

I turned around to see the door closing and Donald flattened against the wall.

I snickered and ran after Yuffie.

We ran around the whole town.

God, I was still in sweatpants and I only noticed that now, ugh.

We met up with Leon on the way.

"Where's Sora?" I asked as he met up with us.

"We got separated." He informed, then started to run towards... Wherever.

"More running. Great!" I said sarcastically and started running after Leon and Yuffie.

We reached a random place and I spotted Sora.

I stopped a few feet away but Yuffie and Leon continued until they were behind Sora, who, by the way, had his back to us.

"So," I heard Sora start. "You were looking for me?"

Aw, this scene's cute!

"They, too, have been seeking the wielder of they keyblade." Leon said.

Sora jumped and turned around.

He looked at Leon and Yuffie, then had a small panicked face.

"She's over there, panting." Yuffie said, pointing behind her and at me.

Sora looked at me and I waved.

He sighed in relief.

"Hey!" Goofy suddenly bursts out, running infront of Sora. "Why don't you come with us? We can go to other worlds on our vessel."

Sora puts his head down. "I wonder if I can find Riku and Kairi."

Sora lifts his head to make eye contact with me, as if saying he wants to find my family, too.

"Of course!" Donald exclaimed, running next to Goofy.

Sora puts his head down again as Donald and Goofy started to whisper next to each other.

Leon steps forward and puts his hand on Sora's shoulder.

"Sora, go with them. Especially if you want to find your friends." Leon encouraged.

"Yeah," I agreed, putting my hands behind my head. "You won't find Riku and Kairi if you're stuck here."

"I guess." Sora sighed. I frowned and dropped my hands.

He's turned pessimistic.

"Damn you, Leon for turning Sora into a pessimist!" I shouted.

Yuffie chuckled and Leon lightly smiled.

"You can't come along unless you're looking like that." He wagged his finger at Sora, which looked a bit funny.

A duck scolding a boy.

"No Frowning, No Sad Face, okay?" He asked.

Goofy forced his face into Sora's field of vision.

"Yeah, you gotta look funny, like us." He exclaimed happily.

Donald rolled his eyes and pushed Goofy away.

"This boat runs on happy faces." Donald stated.

"Happy?" Sora asked.

Oh, boy.

Sora shot his head up, harnessing a wierd and awkward funny face. "EEEEEEEEEEE...Eeeee...eeee...ee.."

He stopped making the noises and locked his eyes with mine as if saying "Why the hell aren't they laughing?".

"Umm..." Sora said as he straightened up and scratched the back of his head.

I chuckled as Goofy and Donald laughed and commented about how funny his face is.

Sora finally nodded. "Okay, why not? I'll go with you guys."

"Donald Duck." Donald says, sticking out his hand.

"Name's Goofy." Goofy says, putting his hand on Donald's hand.

"I'm Sora!" Sora exclaims, piling his hand on top of Goofy and Donald's.

"All for one, One for all!" Goofy shouted as they did the three musketeers thing.

"Okay, guys. Let's go start!" Donald stated.

"Okay," Sora says. "Ailey, come on!"

"Umm... Am I even allowed to go?" I said, shifting my gaze to Donald.

Sora made a "pfft" sound, waving his hand. "Of course—"

"Not."

"What?" Sora burst out, turning to face Donald.

"But why? She has had my back the whole time I've been here! I refuse to just leave her alone." Sora protested.

"That's great, Sora, but what we're about to do is dangerous. She can't even defend herself, she doesn't have a weapon!" Donald pressed.

Sora looked panicked again.

"Sora, I'd hate to agree with him and I also don't want to leave your side but he's right." I sighed. "I don't have a keyblade. How would I even defend myself?"

I smiled softly. "I'll be fine here. I promise. Just take care of yourself, okay?"

Sora nodded with hesitation then his eyes widened. "Ailey, behind you!"

I turned around to see a stray heartless.

"Shit." I cursed and started to back away.

"Ailey!" Sora shouted as he started to sprint toward me, but it was too late.

I held my hands infront of me and closed my eyes.

The heartless jumped on me.

I feel no pain.

Is this what being dead feels like?

"Ailey, oh god." Sora says as he reached me and hugged me.

So, not dead. Okay.

"Are you hurt? How do you have that only now?" Sora asked as I hugged back.

"Have what only now?" I asked while breaking away.

I heard a clink of metal following my movements.

"Huh?" I wondered.

My right hand did, in fact, seem heavier.

I pulled my hand back to reveal... A keyblade.

I have a keyblade.

Well, shit.

"A keyblade." Sora says and poked my keyblade.

"Don't poke it!" I screeched, swatting his hand away lightly.

"You hold it wierdly." Sora says as I swung my keyblade a few times.

I did hold it backhandedly.

"Wow." I said, amazed.

"Another key?" Goofy ased, running towards me and Sora, Donald following.

Sora smirked and faced Donald. "Can't defend herself, huh?"

"Let's go." Donald muttered, embarrassed.

"Wait!" I said, stopping all of them.

I looked at Donald, Goofy and Sora then locked eyes with Yuffie.

"I can't go on a manhunt in sweatpants." I say pointing at my outfit.

Yuffie dragged me off back to the hotel with Sora, Donald, Goofy and Leon walking behind us.

On the way, Yuffie asked me what I usually wear.

When we reached the hotel, Yuffie told Sora exactly this: "Wait there, loverboy. I'm gonna get your missy into her fighting outfit."

And then, she dragged me into a black and white room.

"This room is Tifa's. You two have the same style. Her tank tops won't fit you, though, but we look the same size." Yuffie mumbled as she opened Tifa's closet.

"Won't she be angry that I'm wearing her clothes?" I asked, sitting on the bed.

"Nah, she lets me wear her jackets and stuff all the time. You'll do fine." Yuffie says, waving me off.

There were a lot of clothes she scattered on the floor.

Some of them were crop tops or leather vests.

"Ah, here." Yuffie says, taking out two leather jackets.

"Red or Black?" Yuffie asks, holding both up.

I hesitated a bit, before giving in.

"Red." I sighed.

She grinned and dropping the black leather jacket on the floor.

She marched back to the closet and grabbed a pair of jeans.

"You said you liked boots, right?" Yuffie said, her head tilted to the side as she tossed me a pair of brown boots.

"Yeah, This'll do great." I said, smiling at her.

"Wait, just a bit. I'm gonna get a tank top. You go get dressed." She smiled.

I followed her orders. She got back and gave me a gray tank top.

"Do you want your hair tied up or something?" Yuffie asked.

"Braids. Can you do braids?" I asked her.

She smiled and nodded and got to work.

"Yuffie?" I asked while she was braiding my hair.

"Hm?"

"I'm scared." I said.

She finished braiding my hair and smiled.

"That's fine. So is Sora, I'm sure. You're expected to do big things. If I were you, I'd get overwhelmed and scared, too. Don't worry, Ailey. It's only human."

Sora was by the bed when we got to Leon's room.

"Sora! Psst!" Yuffie called.

Sora turned around and his eyes widened.

"Wow, Ailey. You look different." He smiled softly.

I blushed as Yuffie fake-coughed like she was dying... and she coughed over and over again.

I sighed and pushed her lightly.

She grinned at me.

"Well, the four of you best be off."Leon says.

"Man, Leon. I really really feel the love." I teased as he rolled his eyes.

Goofy and Donald ran inside the room.

"The gummi ship's ready." Donald said.

"Well, we better go!" Sora said.

"Uhuh, off to kill heartless." I scrunched up my face.

Sora laughed along with Yuffie.

"Thanks for everything." I said to Yuffie as she smiled.

"No problem! Now, go! Save worlds! I still gotta clean Tifa's room up."

We laughed and they escorted us to the first district.

Donald and Goofy explained some things about the gummi ship.

I didn't really listen, as usual.

I wouldn't want to drive the thing anyway.

It looks pretty hard.

Sora and I just lounged on the couches by the door as Donald and Goofy talked to each other.

"Hey, Ailey." Sora called.

"Hm?"

"Before we found out you had a keyblade, you told me you didn't want to get away from my side either." Sora stated.

"Yeah," I drawled out and faced him. "Why?"

"Well, can I ask why?"

I nodded and bit my lip, trying to find the answer.

"Well, Sora, you remind me of a distant memory I once knew." I said.

"Oh, can you tell me about it?"

"That's the thing. I can't, because I don't remember." I shrugged with a disappointed sigh.

"Oh," Sora paused. "Will you tell me when you remember?"

I faced him and grinned slightly.

"Of course," I laughed. "You're my new best friend."

We laughed together.

After a short while, Sora looked at me with a curious look on his face.

"When do you think you'll remember?" He asked.

I laughed and leaned back on the couch.

"Soon enough."

A/N: HEEEEY! Chapter 2 is up. It's pretty long since I had to do some intros and stuff and fixing all the wierd things. I mean, Ailey can't fight in sweatpants, now can she? Anyways, why do you think Aerith gasped and looked "kinda brokenhearted" when she talked with Ailey? And what does Ailey mean by distant memory? And who is the voice that's been talking to Ailey lately? (that rhymed!) Tell me what you think in the reviews. Also, if you want to see Ailey's clothes, go to my profile, here: ( cgi /set? id =157810584) Just clear the spaces. Regarding on what she looks like, I can't give an actress, so I'll just leave you to imagine her! The character Description is down below, and I'll see you guys soon for chapter three!... And yes, I'm addicted to the Horizontal line thingy here. It's one in the morning here. Forgive my insanity. 3

CHARACTER PROFILE: AILEY DAWSON

NAME: Ailey May Dawson

AGE: 14

HAIR COLOR AND LENGTH: Black, Hair reaching up to mid back

EYE COLOR: Sky blue

OTHER DESCRIPTION:

A little shorter than Sora, Kinda laid back, scary when angry, sarcastic, kinda bitchy, and add your own descriptions based on what you've read so far! (I can't think of anything else.)

EDITED: 3/26/17