Disclaimer: I don't own Sky High or Kingdom Hearts, but I did make up the Motto for the school. You'll see.
Chapter 2 Reaching High in the Sky
Riku, upon reaching Twilight Town in the afternoon, disembarks his gummi ship behind the abandoned old mansion. He figured that it was the best place to hide the gummi ship out of sight. Once off the ship, Riku ponders of what to do next. 'Whom should I talk to, to get information?' Then suddenly, he thinks of Hayner, Pence, and Olette, who were friends with Roxas in the data version of Twilight Town. He runs off to the main square in Twilight Town. Once there, He spots Hayner and the gang walking towards the path to the abandoned mansion. They spot Riku and walk up to him.
"Hey, are you new here," Hayner asks.
"Yeah, we've never seen you around before," Pence adds.
Riku replies with a soft smile, "Yeah, I'm new, my name's Riku."
"That's a cool name," says Olette, who has a slight blush on her cheeks. "My name is Olette. This is Pence, and Hayner. Nice to meet you! If you need help getting around town, just ask us."
Riku replies with a wider smile, "The feeling's mutual." At this, Olette's blush gets darker. "Actually I have a question to ask. Do any of you know of a woman called Starlette?"
The faces they make let's Riku know the answer to their question immediately. "Sorry," we don't know of anyone named Starlette," Hayner answers. Hmm…
Riku thinks of something else to ask. "Oh, that's okay. Would you guys happen to know of a school called Sky High?"
The looks they give him this time discourages Riku a bit. 'They probably wouldn't know about the school seeing how it's only for the supernatural.' Then Olette makes a face of recognition. "Oh I've heard of that school. It's a super private school for the gifted. Super selective too."
Riku lights back up. "Do you know where it is?"
"Unfortunately, no. It's a super private school at a super private location. They have weird rules. Only close friends and family can physically visit the school." At this Riku deflates. 'So close yet so far.'
"They even have a weird corny motto saying 'If you reach for the stars you'll find us, Sky High." Olette, Pence and Hayner then start to laugh at the motto. They didn't notice Riku perk up at the information. 'This could be a clue.' Before Riku could get a chance to decode the clue, Hayner notices him zoning out.
"Hey Riku, do you wanna hang with us," Hayner asks. "We're going to explore that old abandoned mansion past the forest."
Riku inwardly smirks. He knows that mansion personally and going back would relive memories of his darker days. "No thanks, I really have to find this person. Maybe we'll hang some other time"
"Alright, see ya later Riku," Pence says in farewell. They walk through the hole towards the mansion. Riku is left alone to think about the clue he was given. Riku thinks aloud. " If you reach for the stars, you'll find us, Sky High." He then looks towards the sky and sees something shiny but unrecognizable high up. He repeats the motto in his head, and is then hit by an epiphany. The reason why know one really knows about the school is because it floats in the sky! 'It all makes sense. Now how do I get there?' He can't go back to the gummi ship. Hayner and his friends are there and he wouldn't want to get caught flying the ship. As he was blindly walking towards a random store, a girl bumps into him and they both fall. The girl quickly gets off of Riku and begins to apologize.
"I'm so sorry, are you okay-," the girl stops and looks at Riku. A flash of recognition crosses her face, and she is frozen in place mouth open and all. Riku during the distraction takes a good look at her. She is an awkward girl who was on the overweight side. She has a round, slightly defined face, straightened hair (slightly poofy from humidity) and smooth chocolate skin. Her arms were chubby at the shoulders, her stomach was chubby as well, though she hid it well enough, and her legs were rather long and slender. She wore a white loose, flowy high-low tank top with a picture of a bedazzled bulldog while wearing a burgundy hoody, and denim shorts that fit her nicely. Her shoes were black high-top wedge sneakers. All in all she wasn't a bad looking girl, she just needed some work. But what struck Riku the most were her eyes. At first they were a bright, almost glowing amber gold color, then they faded to a deep chocolate brown. For some reason they seem familiar…
"I'm fine, are you okay," Riku asks while picking up the girl's backpack from its residency on the floor from when they fell.
"Oh I'm fine, thank you for picking up my bag for me," the girl answers shyly, gently taking her bag from Riku with a slight blush.
"I noticed that you recognized me. Are you Starlette?"
"No. My name is Nyx." Upon hearing this, Riku sighs in defeat. 'This is going to take for ever to find her.'
"If you need to see my mother though, I'll be happy to take you to her."
"You're mother?" Riku is visually surprised. Nyx giggles softly at his expression.
"Yes, Starlette is my mother. Follow me, I was on my way home anyway."
And thus Riku followed his new friend Nyx to her home.