Chapter 3

Kira was freezing. She found herself submerged waist deep in the ocean. The sun was setting in the sky, making the ocean look more orange than blue. She turned herself in the direction of land. The waves were barely hitting the beach. The sand was a pale orange while the palm trees glowed from the sun's warmth. It was so beautiful.

There on a tree sat the boy with her face. He was surrounded by his friends, the silver haired boy and the red haired girl. They were looking at a letter the girl found in a bottle. She knew in her heart that this was the end of her journey through the boy's memories. There was nothing more she needed to see.

She slowly trudged her way to shore. Luckily, the current wasn't too strong and didn't make it a struggle to make it to land. When she finally got there, she laid down on the beach. The wet sand felt so good against her skin, almost like a blanket. The sun baked her skin like a potato.

"I see you're enjoying Destiny Islands."

The voice startled her. She jumped up from her position and turned to look to where it came from. Five feet away from her was the boy with her face. Looking at him, Kira felt like she was staring straight into a mirror. Spiky brown hair, tanned skin, and the same blue eyes. His black outfit was something she had seen him in the last three dreams.

She answered him after a few minutes gawking at him. "Yeah. So, this place is called Destiny Islands." She could never remember the names of places and people in these dreams.

"Yes. This is my home along with Riku and Kairi."

She had to think about those names. It instantly clicked in her mind. "Riku's the silver haired one, and Kairi is the girl. Right?"

He nodded in approval. "And you are Kira. Do you know my name?"

She never did. But all of a sudden, she did. It was like turning on a light, everything about the dreams explaining themselves to her. "You're Sora. But, why is this happening to me? I don't understand."

Sora came closer to where they were standing face to face. "Because we are the same. Just in separate universes. From the time we were born, our hearts were forever linked. Your world is in peril. It's time to accept your destiny like me."

"My destiny?"

"You are the key to the door to the light. You have to open that door to save your world from the darkness that threatens to destroy it."

She gave him a puzzled look. "But how? What can I do? I'm just a normal teenage girl."

He held out his black gloved hand. "Trust me, you are far from normal. And, I can show you how to open that door. Become the salvation your home needs. All you have to do is take my hand."

This was it, decision time. It was either run away like a coward or accept the fate given to her from birth. And Kira was no coward. It was time to learn the true connection between her and Sora. To learn what her life really meant. She gently grabbed his hand, as if it was breakable. "I'm ready."

He took her hand into both of his. "The key has chosen you."

Suddenly, he disappeared. Destiny Islands has become nothing but a black abyss. And just as her mind could register her new settings, she began falling.