Chapter 6: A New Journey Begins

8 Years had passed since Sora and his mother found Corrin passed out on the beach, and the two brothers were now in their early teens. Corrin still wore his gold colored neckless, but now he wore a light white jacket with a grey undershirt, blue jeans and black boots. Riku recently had a crazy idea. Now that they were well old enough, Riku had insisted that the four of them build a raft and use it cross into other worlds.

"Come on guys, don't you want to see what's beyond the horizon?" Riku asked the other three.

"I suppose so" Kairi responded a bit unsure.

"Hey, maybe we can also see where Kairi and Corrin came from!" Sora stated happily. Corrin thought about that for a moment. He was well happy with his life here on Destiny Island, but a part of him is still curious where he came from and why he was here? Kairi had a similar thought in her mind.

"I guess that sounds cool, but how far will a raft take us?" Corrin asked curiously.

"We'll find out when we get there, but there has to be a way. Just like that one boy that left all those years ago" Riku stated. Corrin nodded having heard the story years ago from Riku. He turned to Sora. "This sounds like a real adventure."

"Yeah, I can't wait!" Kairi smiled at the 2 of them.

"This dose sound fun, I'm in!" Corrin noticed that Sora was really happy at that response.

"Then it's settled. Tomorrow we begin working on the raft!" Riku announced.

"Yeah!" The three of them shouted.

The four kids went home, and made sure to not let their parents know what they were up to, in fear that they would say no. As they went to bed Corrin began to think about the boy that Riku was talking about. Apparently there was a kid who left the islands many years ago for good. Some say he made it to a new world. Riku was always fascinated by this story and wanted to see if he could do it. Corrin then looked up on the bunk bed as Sora was climbing into his bed.

"Hey Sora, what do you think another world will be like?" Sora looked down to him.

"I'm not sure, but the thought of it is getting me really excited. There is so much out there we could discover. I really hope we succeed." Corrin smiled.

"Yeah, me to." Sora then had a thought.

"Hey, do you think we could even find where you came from?" Corrin just lied down.

"Maybe, but if we can't, I am pretty happy here with what I got." Corrin responded playing with the golden crown neckless. Sora smiled at his brother as he shifted into his own bed. While they would fight once in a while as Corrin would tease Sora about his crush on Kairi just as bad as Riku dose, he loved his brother and is glad that he is happy with him as well.

"Whelp, we better get some sleep, I know how much you like to sleep in." Corrin said with a grin. Sora pouted at that.

"Well try to keep off the floor this time." He retorted. Corrin frowned at this. Shortly after his arrival, it was revealed that Corrin likes to roll around in his sleep a lot, and usually wakes up on the floor. They both said their goodnights and went to bed.

Meanwhile, Hikari sitting in her bed looking through a photo album. Inside were pictures of Sora and Corrin as they grew up. Dressed up for Halloween, acting in a Christmas play, building sand castles, making artwork. She smiled to herself as she put the book away. Her thoughts drifted to Corrin. While not her real son like Sora, Hikari loved him just the same, and wonder about the day that Corrin would remember his past and go back to his real family, or if he still had a real family. Hikari shredded a tear every time she thought that. While Corrin's memories never showed any signs of resurfacing, much like Kairi's, she deeply dreaded the fact that she would have to let him go. It may be a bit selfish but she didn't want to lose him just as much as she wouldn't want to lose Sora. But she also knew that if she lost Sora, she would worry nonstop regardless of how many years go by, and could only imagine what Corrin's parents are thinking if he still had any. With those final thought, she laid down and went to sleep.

The next morning, Corrin, who awoke with a thud on the floor. He got Sora out of his bed and the two headed out to the Island. When they got there, Riku and Kairi showed a mock surprise.

"Oh my god, Sora is on time! The end of the world is at hands." Riku joked, but Sora wasn't amused. "Oh Ha-Ha Riku, very funny."

"Well, it is a surprise to see you on time Sora. "Kairi grinned. Sora just groaned while the others laughed. Riku went to gather some logs while Corrin went to get some more practice with his sword. Kairi was gathering seashells while Sora decided to take a nap and get the extra sleep he missed. As he slept he began to have that strange dream again. The one where he found himself in a strange place, coated in a strange bright light. Little did Sora know, that in a few days, everything was about to change.

Authors Notes:

Edit: I forgot to add what Corrin was wearing in the original version, so I threw it in. Sorry if it's pretty bland, but I'm not that good at designing clothing.

And that's a wrap. I want to thank all of you for following, liking, and reviewing my first fanfiction. I apologies that it was quite short, but do not worry, this is only the beginning of this series. The next arc will probably start up in the summer. (I also want to try and write other fanfictions.) Anyways, thank you all for reading, and I will see you in the next story:

Of Key and Sword: Kingdom Hearts