Author's Note: Thank you to those who read and reviewed this story. I honestly didn't know if anyone would think this one was good. So thank you!
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Chapter One: Destiny Islands
"Sometimes I wish we could just tell them the truth," Naminé said. "Maybe it will just be better that way."
Roxas knew where she was going with this. He had the same feeling. "I wish we could, too. I don't exactly like keeping them in the dark." He knew from experience.
"Listen," Sora began. "I don't want to either, but I also don't want them to be afraid of something possibly attacking them when they walk out the door."
Kairi nodded.
"I wouldn't mind it if they knew," Riku added. Everyone stared at him, surprised that he would say something that wasn't exactly like him at all. "I don't want Ren to find out the hard way and end up like I did."
Everyone grew silent. Sora was the only one who said anything. "I know how you feel. We all do. But you were able to overcome the darkness."
"But what if he can't?"
Sora put his hand on his friend's shoulder. "Don't worry. He will."
"How do you know?"
"Because I know you, Riku. If push comes to shove, and the same things that happened to you happen to him, I know he will find the right path and set things right. He's your son. That's how I know."
Riku looked at him, and smiled.
"Well, maybe we should go," Naminé chimed in. "It's getting late, and there's no telling if any of them will be out tonight."
No one argued with her. Even though they had gotten rid of Xehanort, and any possible chances that Kingdom Hearts was created, they knew that the Heartless were still at large. They still couldn't seem to get rid of them.
"Yeah," Roxas said. "I mean, even though a huge amount of them are gone, there's really no telling what will happen."
Roxas, Riku, and Naminé said their good-byes and began to walk home. Sora and Kairi watched them from the front door. Riku and Naminé were holding hands.
"See," Sora said. "What did I tell you? I knew he'd get the guts to ask her."
"I don't think anyone ever doubted you," Kairi agreed. "Then again, sometimes you can be wrong."
"Huh? What do you mean by that?"
Kairi giggled. "At first, you thought that Roxas and Naminé were going to end up together, and that it would have been the same with Riku and Xion."
Sora frowned. "I got them confused. But I was right in the end."
"Yeah," Kairi agreed sarcastically. "Only in the end."
"Hey!"
They both laughed. They looked at each other, and then looked up at the night sky. Sora held Kairi closer.
"Sora," she began. "Do you think that Zephyr and Apolla will experience the Awakening?"
Sora thought about it. After a while, he said, "Yeah, eventually. But not anytime soon."
"Oh."
They continued to look up at the sky. No one disturbed them. It was quiet. The only thing that they could hear was the sound of the wind and the beating of their hearts. It was peaceful. But that changed in an instant, when Kairi said, "Sora, look!"
Sora looked in the direction she was pointing, thinking that she might have seen a shooting star. But to his great displeasure, it wasn't a shooting star he saw. What he saw was a star twinkling, and then just suddenly disappear.
"Did that star just, blink out?" he asked.
"That's not the only one!"
Right before their very eyes, they saw several stars blink out, one by one. Both of them were terrified.
"We need to tell the others!" Kairi suggested. "And fast!"
"Yeah," Sora said. "We also need to tell the King—I mean, Mickey. He may have an idea of what's going on."
Kairi nodded, and raised an eyebrow at him because he had called the King by his name.
"What? He asked me to call him by his name."
"Okay, but we need to warn everyone we know."
"Alright," Sora said, nodding his head. "You go warn the others, and I'll write to Mickey."
Kairi nodded and ran after their friends. Sora stopped her all of the sudden.
"You think you can handle it?"
She clenched her fist, and raised it close to her heart. "Yeah," she said. "I believe I can."
Then she left. Sora smiled, and then ran into the house, remembering what he was supposed to be doing. He took out a pen and some paper, and began writing.