Author's Note: Hello, this is Shiro! For those of you who read the previous version of this story, I apologize. I remade the chapters and changed the storyline a bit. I hope you like the new chapters. For those of you who are new to the story, please enjoy. We tried to stick to the original plots of Kingdom Hearts and Spiral as much as possible. ^-^

Riku's P.O.V.

I had forgotten how beautiful the sunsets on Destiny Islands were. All that time in the darkness made me forget about a lot of the beauty in the realm of light. I had also forgotten the real reason I left home. In the beginning, I searched everywhere, but I never could find him. He was the reason I wanted to go to other worlds. He was the reason I convinced Sora and Kairi to make a raft. I hated the thought of leaving them again, but I had one last mission to complete before I could relax. I had to find him.

Out of the corner of my eye I saw Sora jump over the bent Paopu Tree I was sitting on. The same tree we sat on and dreamt of worlds beyond our island. Sora leaned on the tree and put his hands behind his head, a habit he had since he was little.

"Nothing's changed, huh?" I said more as a statement rather than a question.

"Nope. Nothing will." Sora answered simply.

"What a small world."

"But part of one that's much bigger." He added.

"Yeah."

We were silent for a moment, then Sora looked at me, "Hey Riku...what do you think it was–the door to the light?"

I laughed and jumped down. He straightened up from the tree and looked at me. I pointed to his heart, "This"

Sora put his hand over his heart, "This?"

"Yeah. It's always closer than you think."

He smiled his bright and cheery smile. I missed that smile while he was asleep. It was then that I realized that I loved his smile, and the way his bright blue eyes sparkled when he said my name. When it was gone, it was all I could think about. There was nothing I wouldn't do to keep that smile on Sora's face. Even if that meant giving him up to Kairi.

"Sora! Riku!"

Well speak of the devil, I thought. I looked over to where her voice came from. Kairi was running up to us with something in her hand. When she reached us she started panting.

"Hey, what's up?" Sora asked.

"Look!" She held up a bottle with a note in it. Mickey's Seal was the first thing I saw.

"From the King?" Sora took the bottle from Kairi, opened it, and read the letter inside. I looked over his right shoulder and Kairi looked over his left.

This letter is for Riku.

Me?

Riku, I've found him, the one you're looking for. He's in a world far away from Destiny Islands. I believe he's in danger. You must go there before something bad happens. I'm sending a Gummi Ship to pick you up. It should arrive soon after you read this. It's already programmed with the coordinates of the world. I wish you the best of luck.

-Mickey

I don't believe it. He found him? I thought, and he's in trouble!

"Riku..." Kairi looked at me, "Who's 'he'?"

"It's...Eyes...isn't it?" Sora said, still looking at the letter.

"Yeah."

"Who's Eyes?" Kairi asked.

I stepped away from Sora and looked out over the water, "Eyes is…my older brother..."

"He disappeared before you got here, Kairi." I heard Sora say.

"It wasn't until you arrived that I knew Eyes had gone to another world." I turned to my friends, "That was when I decided to go look for him."

Kairi was silent for a moment, "Sora...did you know about this?"

He nodded, "We decided it was best you didn't know about Eyes."

"He left without a word. My mother and the other islanders searched everywhere for him. After a few weeks…everyone assumed him to be dead. After that, not even mom mentioned him. Sora and I both knew he wasn't dead."

She went silent again. I looked at Sora, he was re-reading the letter.

"I..." We both looked at Kairi, "I want to go with you, if that's okay."

"Me too. Is that okay, Riku?" Sora looked at me.

I hesitated, "But..."

"We're finally together again, Riku. I may not know your brother, but I know he's important to you. You helped me back in the World That Never Was, so now it's my turn to help you." Kairi said.

"And don't think I'm gonna let you go off alone again, Riku." Sora added.

I smiled slightly at Sora's words, "Thanks, guys."

Kairi smiled, "This time, we can tell everyone that we're leaving."

Sora nodded, "I don't want my parents worried about me again."

"Then let's all go home and tell our folks. We'll meet here tomorrow."

"Okay!" Kairi ran back the way she came. I saw Sora watch her go. I always wondered what he was thinking about when he looked at her. Does he have the same thoughts about her that I do of him? I wondered.

"We're finally going to bring him home..." Sora said suddenly. He was just as fond of my brother as I was back then.

"Yeah."

"Riku?" Sora looked at me. My heart couldn't help but jump when he said my name. Has that always happened?

"Yeah, Sora?"

"I'm sorry." What's he apologizing for?

"For what?"

"I forgot about Eyes until now. I've been so focused on what's been happening, I just..."

"It's okay." I put my hand on his shoulder and took the letter from him, "I forgot, too." Because I was focused on you.

"But now, we can find him. And ask him why the heck he left anyway."

I smiled, "Yeah."

Sora smiled that smile I loved, "Well, see you at school, Riku!" He turned and followed Kairi back to the boats, leaving my hand still floating where Sora was before. I sighed and dropped it to my side.

"You're so cute, Sora." I smiled and followed him off the island.

Step one was to talk to my mother. After Eyes left, she seemed to loose interest in me and everything else. I had been taking care of both her and myself before the world was swallowed by darkness. After Sora and I returned, however, she started to act like her old self. I think she realized that Eyes might not be dead after all.

I opened the door to my house and stepped inside, "Mom, I'm home." I walked into the kitchen to get something to drink.

"Riku?" I turned to see my mother standing in the doorway. Her large sea green eyes looked at me warmly, "Welcome home, dear."

"Yeah. Hey mom, I need to talk to you."

"What's the matter?" She could hear the seriousness in my voice. She moved some of her short, platinum blond hair with a hint of silver out of her face.

"You might want to sit down."

"Alright, let's talk in the living room."

I nodded and followed her into the other room. She sat down on the couch while I stayed standing. I took a deep breath and chose my words carefully, "Mom...I know where Eyes is." I looked at her seriously.

She gasped, "You...what?"

"He's in another world." I pulled Mickey's letter out of my pocket and handed it to her. She read it quickly.

"...You're leaving again." She said without looking at me.

"Yeah, and I'm not coming back without him."

"Oh, Riku..." She stood up and hugged me, "I just got you back."

"I know, mom. But I have to do this."

"I know..." she held my face in her hands, "Come back safe."

"I will." I hugged her back quickly and headed for my room.

Author's Note: I hope you enjoyed Chapter 1! Chapter 2 will be written by me, Shiro.

[Edit]: This chapter isn't very good, but it does get better as the story progresses. So please keep reading; I promise it will get better.