It had started out as a normal day. It really did.
Aqua, now twenty-one, had gotten up at her normal wake up time, which was 9:30.
She had gotten ready for the day and then went down to the kitchen where her roommate and best friend, Naminé was already in the kitchen.
Naminé was three years younger then her and had just finished high school the previous year. Naminé had amnesia. She couldn't remember anything and never regained any memories, which had baffled doctors to no end. Most people with amnesia regained some memories over time but that wasn't the case with Naminé.
Even stranger, the police couldn't find out who she truly was. She wasn't in their any of their systems and no one matching her description had been reported missing.
It was like she appeared out of thin air.
Naminé chose her current name. She got it from the Japanese word for wave and the French word that meant to be born or just born. The ending of her name could also mean sound.
But other then that Naminé was a completely normal person.
She was currently sitting at the table drinking a cup of tea like every morning. She was in her normal white dress with a equally white jacket over top. Her past shoulder length pale blond hair was in it's usual braid.
Like always she was drawing in one of her many sketch books, most likely a draft for something in the graphic novel she was currently working on.
Said comic was based on one of Aqua's books. Her second one actually.
Naminé had drawn something for everyone of Aqua's writings. Whether it was just the cover, little doodles, drawings of the characters or whole graphic novel series. Every once in a while, Aqua had a story idea that she wanted to have just as a graphic novel and of course Naminé was happy to draw those too.
Well, to be truthful, Naminé hadn't drawn anything for Aqua's first story, her first novel. The reason for it was that Aqua didn't want anything to be drawn for it. She never gave a reason though. Maybe it's because she didn't know the reason herself.
She was one of the best artists that Aqua had ever seen the works of. And the fact that she was able to draw pretty fast while still drawing great made it more amazing.
Aqua got herself a cup of tea, but a different kind then Naminé, and sat in the chair across from her friend.
"So what are you drawing?" Aqua asked before taking a sip out of her cup. The pleasant and warm taste of the tea was something she looked forward to every morning.
Naminé stopped drawing and looked up at her.
"For once, I can not show you."
Rather then question her, she let it slide.
Naminé went back to drawing, using right arm to hid the picture from Aqua's view.
Aqua was about to take another sip of her tea when the phone rang.
She put her cup down and walked over to where she had left the phone last night after her phone call to her friend Terra.
She saw from the call display that it was her parents calling her.
She picked up the phone and answered it. And with that action she sealed her fate.
"Hello?" Aqua asked into the phone.
"Aqua, I've got some terrible news." Came the upset reply from her mother.
"What's wrong?!"
The reply didn't come quickly but when it did it was said slowly.
"Kairi has disappeared. No one can find any sign of her anywhere. It's like she disappeared into thin air."
Aqua almost dropped the phone at those words.
"I know this will be hard for you to take in. The police are trying all they can to find her but they say with such little evidence the chances are slim. "
Her mother went on to tell her that her other sister, who was Kairi's fraternal twin sister, Xion needed to be sent away from all this and asked if Aqua would take her in.
Of course Aqua said yes.
Then her mother said that a family friend would drive her there and that she would probably arrive sometime late next day.
After a bit more talking and exchanges of hope for Kairi's safe return, Aqua's mother ended the call.
Aqua put the phone down and wiped away the tears.
She cared deeply for Kairi and Xion. She remember clearly the day she first met them. It was in the hospital after they were born.
She found it strange that she really didn't remember much of her life before moving to the new town where she completed her school years before moving to this town.
She slowly made her way to the front door. She need to clear her mind.
When she passed through the kitchen, Naminé looked up and asked her who was one the phone. Aqua stopped walking for a short time to tell Naminé that it had been her mother and that she was going for a very long walk but not telling her the reason for her mother calling.
She then countinued her way to the front door.
When she got their she put on a jacket despite the fact that it was the middle of summer. She then grabbed her bag, which contained things she would probably need for today.
She took a quick look to see if everything was there. Everything was there, which was good.
She then put on a pair of shoes.
Before leaving she looked at herself in the mirror.
Her natural blue hair was cut short, a bit too short for her liking but she didn't care that much.
She then opened the door and stepped out onto the porch and the warm air.
She looked at the world in front of her.
Children were drawing on the sidewalk and paying their yards, and most adults were either relaxing in the front yard and watching their kids or mowing their lawns.
Their were a few people riding their bikes and some walking on the sidewalks with no apparent destination.
Aqua could her one of the people walking on the sidewalk, a man about her age, maybe a little bit older, with black hair that reached just above his shoulders, complaining to himself about a stupid brother and a stupid cousin.
She went in the opposite direction of said man.
She wandered around town for the whole day and didn't speak to anyone at all, even if they tried to talk to her.
It wasn't until nightfall that she decided to go home.
She walked along a random street.
Her only source of light was coming from the streetlights.
She was about to walk past a alleyway.
"Hey you! Blue haired chick!" Some one called from behind her.
She stopped quickly debated whether or not she should turn around and see who that was.
She decided she would turn around. If it was some creep or someone who tried to attack her, she could easily get away. She was stronger and faster then she looked.
It was someone her age. He was leaning against the streetlight nearest to her. She wondered how she missed him when she passed by.
Because of the light of the streetlight he was under, she could see that he had blond hair that was tied up in a high pony tail in the back with the hair at the sides of his head free. His bangs pointed to the right and also covered his right eye. His left eye appeared to be blue.
He appeared to be her height, meaning that he was a bit short for a man.
There was something really familiar about him but she couldn't think of a time she had met or seen anyone like him before tonight.
"A pretty girl like you shouldn't be out alone at this hour. Night is when the creeps come out to find unsuspecting woman an-" He commented before Aqua cut him off before he could finish that sentence.
"I know that already. And I was returning home." Aqua said, ready to turn around and continue her way home. This guy was probably one of the creeps. She could even see a dagger hanging off his belt. She didn't even know why she talked to him anyway.
"You shouldn't go that way." He said with a frown.
"Why?" She said in a fake curious tone.
His frown deepened. "There are at least two strange men in the alley way just in front of you, probably waiting for the first woman to walk by so they can drag her into the alley way an-" Aqua cut him off again.
"Don't you dare finish that sentence." She said in a threatening tone.
He nodded quickly.
"I'm going to take your word into mind and forget that you're a stranger and probably a creep like those two men that may or may not be in the alley way." She said in a low tone. "But if you even dare jump me you'll be going to prison after you take a trip the the hospital!" She yelled.
An afraid look appeared on his face and he nodded quickly again.
So she walked forwards and away from the alley way, she could have sworn she heard more then one person mutter many curses.
She passed by the man and he gave her a small wave.
After she passed him he said something again.
"Just so you know I'm not a creep. I would never hurt any girl." Well maybe Larxene, but she deserves to be. "The only reason I'm out so late is because I can't see all these wonderful stars during the day." He said in a completely honest tone before looking up at the sky.
Aqua appeared to ignore him but in reality she was thinking over what he had just said.
She stopped walking and turned around to look at him. "I know I shouldn't be asking you this, but what are you then? For some reason you seem to be more then a simple stargazer." She asked.
He smiled a little, but was sort of a sad smile/ "I'm just a older brother wondering what happened to his little sister who's been missing for way too long." He said before looking away from her. "I'm also the friend that was forgotten by his only friend." He said quietly, but Aqua still heard him.
He turned his head to look at her again. "Now get on home before those creeps get any ideas."
Aqua nodded, before turning around again and speed walking away.
For some reason his words saddened her.
Well he did kind of say that his sister was missing and that it had been a while since she disappeared.
This made Aqua hope that Kairi would be found soon and that she wouldn't be missing for a long time and especially not dead.
She didn't stop walking until she was home.
She unlocked the front door and stumbled in.
She made it as far as the couch of the living room before she passed out on said couch.