Well, here's chapter two. I really like this chapter. More story progression! :O

I sprinted down the dozens of flights of stairs to the training deck, hearing the master already begin his lecture for the morning. I was just about to leave the corridor, but a long outstretched arm disrupted my path.

"Hey watch—" I looked up and saw that it was Vanitas, his mask up, leaving his spiky black hair out and his eyes glimmering.

"Oh, Vanitas. I'm sorry; I didn't know it was you." I smiled shyly, wondering how stupid I must have sounded.

"Its fine, Kori." He said, rolling his eyes. "I just wanted to tell you something before you started your training. You see Terra down there?" He said in a whisper, pointing to Terra.

"Yeah, I'm training with him. What about him?" I gave him a queer look and wondered. His face was of all seriousness, his mouth fitted in a smirk.

"Just… don't trust him, okay?" I nodded solemnly, confused as to why but not planning on asking.

"Okay, fine. But I'm going to be late." He lightly pecked my cheek, a typical Vanitas move. I slipped under his arm and ran to the training deck, wondering what penalty would be waiting for my tardiness.

"Korino, you're late." Master said, calling me by my full name, his eyes piercing down on me. I bowed.

"I apologize Master, I-I accidentally slept in." The small stutter in my voice gave away my lie, but by his nod he was finished dealing with me.

"An easy mistake for our newcomer…" Moving on, he addressed us all once again. "Today, young wielders, we will be practicing our control over the darkness in our hearts. It will be hard, but it can be conquered. I trust you'll be able to restrict it."

He sent us to fight in pairs, me fighting Aqua, and Terra and Ventus fighting each other. I was more comfortable fighting Aqua than the two who had barely introduced themselves. I caught myself looking at them and Aqua landed a harsh hit to my side. I muttered a Blizzard spell, my specialty, which nearly froze her in position. I felt myself losing control and decided not to make another move until she untangled herself from the ice. After a short struggle, she was freed and summoned a Firaga spell. It hit me a few times, leaving me to block only a few of the fireballs that were sent my way. The master dismissed us before my complete defeat, and I began climbing up the staircase to change my slightly singed outfit.

I heard footsteps behind me, but not the familiar ones of Aqua or the master. I turned to see Terra trailing behind me, attempting to catch up. "Kori, wait up."

He dashed to my side coming to a slight halt a few steps ahead of me. I looked up at him and smiled, him being at least a foot taller than me and nearly a year older.

"Hey, if you ever wanna train sometime, I'd be happy to teach you a few moves." He realized he was moving much past my pace and shortened his long strides to match mine.

"Oh, um, yeah, that'd be nice Terra" I smiled at him and his poor attempt at reaching out and fell to silence, still walking beside him to our rooms.

"Hey, I'm sorry that I didn't introduce myself much before, but if you still want to be friends, I'm in." He grinned and I thought about what Vanitas had said.

"Yeah, of course we could be friends." I gave him a small smile and went into my room.

The end! [of this chapter (:] Ooh. I got you there.

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Oh, and sorry for the extremely small chapters. I'll try and lengthen them up a bit.