Xion pushed her black hair out of her eyes and continued to punch at her trainer, Aqua, until she dodged and back-flipped away, and began walked over to her blue glitter-covered water bottle. "Time out." she said softly.

Her voice is naturally that soft, right, Xion asked mentally.

"Sure." She walked over and smiled, running her fingers through her hair, catching her finger in a knot in the red streak in it, and struggled to pull it out.

Aqua giggled quietly.

"What's so funny?"

"Nothing. It's just you act exactly like my daughter."

"Really? How old is she?"

"Ten." Aqua readjusted her long blue ponytail.

"How adorable!"

Aqua smiled as she gracefully bent down to pick up a wooden pole. "Time to learn something new today."

Xion felt eager as she pulled out her favorite weapons: two identical shimmering samurai swords. "What is it?"

"Channel your black magik through your swords."

Xion slowly pointed the blade at Aqua's neck. She quickly reacted by swinging the pole directly at hilt, while front-flipping to land behind Xion. The blade clattered out of her hand.

"Damn. You're pretty agile at thirty."

"I'm twenty-nine, smart ass. Fourteen years isn't a big difference."

Xion grinned. She picked up her blade and tried again. This time, however, a small spark of something that resembled a fire attack fizzled out of her sword.

Aqua chuckled. "Try again." she said as she began packing her things into her white duffle bag. "Have at least Firen mastered by tomorrow."

"Tomorrow?" Xion looked worried. She'll never have it down by tomorrow!

"Yup!" Aqua cheerfully waved to Xion as she walked out of the gym at the back of extravagant palace in the city of Remrain, capital of Daloria.

Aqua happily walked down the dirt road towards the little cottage she and her family lived in. She burst through the doors of her home to be greeted by her daughter, Adele.

"Hi, baby! Where's Daddy?"

"Hi, Mommy! He's in the kitchen, cooking duck."

Aqua gasped playfully, and picked the little girl up in her arms, placing her on her hips. "I like duck. Don't you, Adele?"

Adele nodded and grinned.

Aqua walked over to her husband, Xehanort, and quietly pecked his cheek. "You're not one to cook. Hmm... Sexy." she whispered in his ear.

Xehanort grinned triumphantly. "So, my plan IS working!"

She chucked at him, and put Adele on the floor. "I'm going to shower."

"I'll call you when dinner's ready."

She nodded as she walked up the stairs towards her bathroom. She closed the door behind her and looked in the mirror. A tired young woman, with deep blue eyes and a tan complexion, stared back at her. She stripped and showered and as she wrapped the towel around her thin figure, she thought about her husband.

Xehanort Tigren. He's thirty-five. Tanned skin, beautiful honey brown eyes and hair to match, and a fairly built body.

Every girl in her tiny village, with the exception of herself, had wanted him, but he wanted Aqua. He asked for her father's blessing, which immediately said yes, and whisked her away, to his home in Remrain.

She had tried to run away multiple times, and as a punishment, he raped her.

And that's how Adele got here.

Aqua laid a hand against her lower abdomen. She nodded to herself. She will tell him over dinner.

Xion had given up on the Firen technique, and tried the Icet next. That one seemed a bit easier, and she had mastered it in no time.

Thundrum was trickier to master. For then tenth time that night, Xion attempted to channel electricity through the hilt to the blade.

Suddenly, Vanille burst through the doors of the gym, quickly ducking from the random lightning bolt, and scurried toward Xion. "Mistress!" Her face was flushed with worry.

"Calm down. What is the matter?" She went into serious mode immediately.

She allowed Vanille to catch her breath, as she pulled her jaw-length hair back into a short ponytail.

"There's a visitor for you, at the front gate. He says he knows you."

"Oh? Is he ominous?"

Vanille shook her head as they walked towards the doors. Xion put her swords back into the sheaths on her waist.

"Not really."

At the gates, a man in a dark suit stood waiting. "Excuse me? Uh, Alyson?"

Xion peered over the silver and black gates at him. "Terra? Brother?"

"So you remember me?" His deep voice sounded happy to be recognized. He brushed his brown bangs out of his tanned face.

"Terra...!" Xion was genuinely shocked.

Terra was supposed to be dead.

Hey. Chapter 2 is up. obviously. =)