I've never written a fanfic before... Might as well start now, right? I got this idea a few days ago, and finally got down to writing it. I'm new at this, so I could use advice, but please be kind, and try to enjoy it. ^_^a -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ~Chapter 1~ Sora was sprawled out and asleep on his bed. It had been a few months since his last adventure, and he was hoping his life would return to normal. But lately, he'd been having these strange dreams...no, not dreams, more like nightmares... The same thing happened every night. Our hero found himself in nothing but darkness, surrounded by NeoShadows. He fought back with his Keyblade of course, but there were just too many to be able to defeat. Suddenly, out of nowhere, they would disintegrate, and a dark purple aura would approach him. Nightmares....Fear....Keyblade....Darkness.... a chilling voice would whisper as the aura tried to wrap itself around Sora. He tried to swat it away with his Keyblade, but as the aura drew near, the Keyblade slowly melted into a puddle. Defenseless, Sora had no choice but to flail his arms wildly, yelling, "Get away! Leave me alone!" The aura completely engulfed him, and Sora found himself gasping for air. He started to sink, his body slowly disappearing from his feet. "Help!" he cried... ------ Sora's eyes shot open, and quickly turned to a squint as they adjusted to the light. "Phew. It's morning..." Sora muttered, he was covered in sweat, and breathing heavily. After a few minutes of quietly staring at the ceiling, he let out a long, loud yawn. He quickly went through his morning routine, getting dressed, etc. He ran into his kitchen to get some breakfast, only to notice a sense of monotony as he entered. His parents were usually in here at this time. "They must be sleeping in..." Sora shrugged and grabbed a cereal bar, running out the door. Sora had planned to meet his friends at their island today, to talk about what they would be doing for their school break. As he made his way towards the small docks, he realized that no one was outside today. "Is everyone sleeping in?!" he exclaimed to himself, laughing. The young Keyblader took a small boat to his island playground, getting out and walking over to the Paopu tree, where they all agreed to meet. He was the first one there, so he sat on the crooked tree, staring into the ocean abyss, waiting... ------ Sora was pleasantly daydreaming until something hard impacted the back of his head, causing him to fall on his face, into the sand. He looked next to him and saw...a coconut? He angrily spit out the sand in his mouth, pausing to listen to familiar laughing behind him. "How does it taste?" chuckled Riku, kicking the tree next to him, causing a coconut to fall from the tree and land perfectly into his hand. "Show off." Sora smiled, standing up and brushing the sand off. Seeing Riku yawn slightly, he remembered the nightmares he'd been having, "Yeah, I barely got any sleep last night. Nightmares, y'know?" he sighed. Riku looked at him, "You too?" Before they could say anything else, Kairi greeted them, "Hi guys, sorry I'm late. I had this awful dream..." she smiled weakly. Sora and Riku gave her shocked looks, "You too?!" Almost immediatly, they engaged into a conversation about their nightmares. And strangely, they seemed to have experienced the same things, including their families sleeping in... "Something's up..." Riku murmured. Kairi and Sora nodded in agreement. ~End of Chapter 1~ --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
