A/N: Before i get started, i want to say that ive always wanted to write a kingdom hearts story that was in the POV of Hayner's gang, instead of Sora's. Its sposed to be basically the same concept, but Hayner in Sora's place, Pence in Riku's, and Olette in Kairi's. I even have names for nobodies, but you'll have to wait and see...

Chapter 2

Light That Never Fades

Hayner awoke to his alarm clock blaring. He rolled and slammed the snooze button, then sat up and turned it off completely. He got out of bed and walked to his closet, and picked out an urban camo sleeveless shirt and a pair of baggy jeans, and a studded belt to go with it. After a shower, he dressed himself and styled his hair. He grabbed his vest and set out the door toward the station. He looked up into the sky.

"The sun's in the same place," He sighed. Indeed, the sun never moved. It sat in the same position, never setting, leaving the romantic aura of a glorious sunset about the town. He stopped at a house and knocked on the door.

"I got it," he heard a voice say. The door opened. "Hey, Hayner," Pence said. "Leaving, mom, see you later."

Hayner and Pence started out again for the train station. They boarded the train and crossed town to Market Street. Olette lived a road over, and the school was a road over from there. They picked Olette up from home and walked to school. As Hayner entered the building, he crossed the hall to his locker. He pulled his pack out and stuffed books for his first two classes into it.

"Its just so wierd," Hayner said. "I never noticed it, but its true. I wonder why it never moves?"

"I hate you for this, Hayner," Pence sighed, "but you got me all worked up over it too. It really is odd."

"You two are the worst," Olette giggled, "worrying about nothing. It really doesnt make a difference."

"Know what else Ive noticed?" Pence pondered. "Nobody's ever left this town. The ones that did never came back. No one ever heard from them."

"Well Im tired of wondering," Hayner argued. "I wanna know the truth. I wanna know whats out there."

Hayner set off for class leaving the others behind. He took his seat in his science class and pulled his book out, laying it on his desk.

"Hello, Hayner," Mr. Almasy said, "did you do your homework?"

"No, sir," He replied honestly. "But Mr. Almasy, do you know why the sun never sets?"

"In fact I do not," He replied. "Ive always wanted to know. My oldest son, Seifer's brother, once set out to find out if it did in other towns. I never heard from him again."

"I want to know..." Hayner breathed.

"I know you do," the teacher replied. But I must implore you, do not leave this town. You will find nothing but trouble, I know it."

But Hayner only wondered more as the day went on. He pressed more and more ideas into his head, and finally came to a conclusion.

"You wanna WHAT!?" Olette screamed.

"I wanna go see whats out there," Hayner said.

"Youre crazy," Olette replied. "Dont you know what happened to Seifer's brother?"

"He's right," Pence stated. "I want to see if there are other towns out there. I want to meet the people there. And, I want to see if the sun really does set."

"Youre all mental," Olette whined.

"Well I've been wondering too," Pence continued. "If there are other towns out there somewhere, why did we end up here? Whats it like out there? Dont you want to know?"

"Not really," Olette replied.

"Fine, then me and Hayner will go alone," He said one last time. The gang separated this time and for the first time in years, none of them went to the usual spot.

Hayner and Pence separated at Pence's house.

"I say we leave day after tomorrow," Pence said as he went inside. "We can prepare tomorrow after school, and leave Saturday."

"Ill get ready today," Hayner replied, walking on toward the end of the street. He opened the door when he got home and, as usual, threw his vest onto the couch. Without saying anything to anyone, he went on to bed.