A/N: I apologize again for not updating in such a long time! Anyway, here is Chapter 4, finally out.

"Huh...?" Ventus muttered as his eyes opened, hearing a bit of movement. He turned on his side and saw Roxas sleeping on the bunk bed across from him and below him...but he wasn't wearing his nightclothes. "Roxas...?"

The boy turned onto his side to look at Ventus, groaning tiredly. "What..."

"Did you change outfits or something...?" Ventus asked, tilting his head.

"W-what..oh...yeah. I did. I had to...clear my head." Roxas answered, Ventus could tell from his tone that he didn't want to continue talking about it. And did it really matter? Ventus highly doubted it. He shrugged a bit and lied down on his bed again, only for Roxas to groan in annoyance.

"What?" Ventus asked.

"Sora..." Roxas sighed. "Stop it...!"

The brunette sat up abruptly. "W-w-what?!"

Roxas sighed again and shook his head. "You're doing it again."

There couldn't have been anyone else, as Terra had to wake up earlier due to being, well, a prefect.

Sora grinned a bit, hands behind his head as he looked down at Roxas in the bunk bed below. "By the way, did you know I managed to convince the teachers to let students go to the play islands?" he said, proudly.

"Really?" Ventus asked, looking over at him.

"Yep! Well...I think Ms. Lockhart already had the idea in her system, don't know who told her though..." Sora shrugged a bit.

Ventus smiled a bit to himself, something told him Terra might have had something to do with that.

"But anyway, don't we need to get up or else Mr. Emans will get on our cases?" Roxas questioned, looking over.

Sora realized that...then noticed that he and Ventus were not clothed yet. "Yeah, about that..."

Roxas sighed and properly got changed before exiting the dormitory. Looking at each other, Sora and Ventus stayed still for a moment before getting to their feet and getting changed...just in time too as the register was being taken. It just got to Ventus' name as he got in line...right at the end.

"H-here!" Ventus replied, putting his hand up a bit.

"That was close..." Sora thought to himself.

Ms. Lockhart came to the students, smiling a bit. "Now, thanks to Sora as well as one of our prefects..." she began, students glancing over at Sora and Terra, making them feel glad that they had suggested this. "We have been given information about a few islands not too far away from here. And we have seen it suitable enough to be a place where you can learn as well as discover more about Destiny Islands, however! Seeing how this is a separate area from the main islands and dormitories, there will be rules enforced there as well. Understood?"

The students nodded, before beginning to chatter. Shiki turned to Group 1. "Nice idea, you two...!" she said, clearly talking to Sora and Terra. "How did you find out about that anyway?"

"I've...I've been here before." Terra explained. He wasn't lying. He'd been here, many years ago.

"Well, now it won't get old...!" Shiki winked, before giggling and going with her group.

Granted, the rowing wasn't appreciated as much, but the island itself definitely left curiousity within the students.

Ventus saw something up ahead, something like a...pencil. Looking around a bit as the students wandered, wanting to get a better look around, Ventus turned the corner where no one had looked yet and...well, saw a familiar face!

"Naminé?" the boy wondered out loud, making the mermaid turn around.

"You dropped this." Ventus held the pencil out for her to take back.

"Oh...thank you."

"Say...where did you get that? Do they have them under the sea or something...?"

Naminé smiled a bit. "No. I found it on the docks one day. Someone didn't want the pad or the pencil so they just dropped it there, most likely so it could rot but...I got it first."

"How long have you been drawing for, anyway?"

"Hm...actually, I've been doing it for so long that I almost don't remember...!"

"Oh...okay then."

Naminé giggled a bit. "I'm kidding remember, I said almost."

"Oh!"

"It's okay. And I've been doing it for about...six years."

"Wow..! No wonder your drawings are so good!" Ventus said to her, smiling.

The blonde haired mermaid blushed a light shade of pink. "Oh...thanks! But they aren't that great..." Naminé replied, looking away from him.

Ventus was surprised by this comment, making his eyes widen briefly. "Yes they are!" he tried to convince her, but she simply shook her head.

"Thank you, but you don't need to say that." Naminé responded, calmly.

"But!-"

"I know what you were going to say...and it's really nice of you, Ventus."

"It's no problem!"

Naminé smiled softly, finding that happy-looking grin quite innocent.

"Still, why are you here with me...? Shouldn't you be with Sora and the others...?"

"Oh yeah!" Ventus jumped slightly, realizing he had somewhere to be.

"Ven!"

He knew that voice. Terra. "I need to go soon, Naminé..."

She nodded. "By the way...this might help." she handed him a page of her notebook, showing multiple animals from the oceans.

Smiling brightly, Ventus looked at Naminé. "Thanks Naminé!" he hugged her, surprising the mermaid girl as her tail splashed around in the water.

"I'm happy to help you, Ventus..." Naminé replied, blushing a light shade of cerise.

"Call me Ven." Ventus said, he could hear Terra still calling for him. Since he didn't want to worry his friend, Ventus waved to Naminé as he ran off to go find Terra again.

Once Ventus returned, Terra turned around and went towards him.

"Sorry Terra..." Ventus apologized, knowing that Terra was like a brother. If not a bit overprotective, sure, but Ventus knew he meant well. And cared for him. In fact, Ventus did want to become a prefect. "Still, I got this and-"

"Where did you get that...?"

"Naminé gave it to me...!" Ventus smiled a bit.

"Huh...so that's where you've been." Terra said, arms folded with a somewhat wry smile. He ruffled Ventus' hair, before stopping. "But come on, we've got to get going."

Ventus looked back, before the two joined their group once again.

"What took you so long, Ventus?" Roxas asked...though really he didn't have much of a place to ask due to the fact he'd been doing something very similar the night before.

Ventus answered, "I met...you know,"

"Oh...!~" Sora commented, nodding his head before smiling brightly. "I don't know where you got that, but is that for-"

"Yep!"

"Well, that helps." Roxas mentioned, calmly.

"Now, let's make some progress!" Sora perked up, enthusiastically.