AN: I don't own Kingdom Hearts or any of the elements used there in. You all know who does though, right?

Realm Hearts

chpt.1: The Key to Beginning

A barren landscape, void of any detectible life; winds kicking up dust every now and then as the element blew across the ground. It was here the boy stood, a child of eleven in appearance holding a weapon that resembled a key as he fidgeted nervously, and anxiety filling him given his current situation.

He was surround by the creature from the darkness; the living shadowed beings.

"Now lad, it's time to lash out. Release the darkness you hold deep in your heart. Gain the power we both know you have sleeping within you. Create for me the key to our destiny" comes the words of a man, old and bald save for a small bit of chin hair. His arms were crossed behind his back, watching to see what the boy would do.

"But master, I can't. There's just to many of them" was the boy's response as another of the shadowed beings rises from a pool of darkness upon the ground.

"Nonsense, you're just letting your fears control you" retorts the man, showing little care in his tone. "Don't shrink back from what we both know must be. Now, release the darkness and find a new power in the release."

"But..." the boy tries to argue, but that time was over as the shadowed beings decide the time for waiting had passed; jumping towards the boy in attack.

His cries are caught upon the wind though none would hear it that cared...

His eyes open at last; the dream having finally ended. The boy, sixteen years of age, sits up in his bed and brings a hand to rest against his right eye and forehead. "That dream again. Just what does it mean?" he ask to no one but himself.

The beam of sunlight filtering in through his window catches his eye and he moves along his bed, propping himself up and opening the window to let the early morning breeze pass into his room. The sun had started to rise and he takes a moment to breath in the fresh air to calm his mind.

'Could it be about my past? The past I can't remember?' wondered the boy mentally as his eyes gazed out over the town he had come to call home.

He wasn't sure, to be honest, and he wondered if he ever really would. And thinking about it in excess wouldn't do him any good either. And so, he did what he always did, he pushed those thoughts from his mind to give room to more positive thinking for the day ahead.

"It looks like today's gonna be another sunny one" says the boy before turning away from the window and hopping out of the bed to go eat and get dressed. He would be meeting up with his friends soon enough to spend another day of hanging out and enjoying their summer vacation.

(one hour later)

"Late as usual, Roxas" comes a boy wearing cameo style baggy jeans and a green colored tank top.

Roxas, who had just entered the gang's back ally hide out, just smiles sheepishly as he rubs the back of his head. "Yeah, sorry about that." He then goes and takes a seat on the old beat up couch they had set up inside.

"Your not late" comes another boy, dark brown hair with a chubby body. "Hayner's just taking a chance to act all cool despite the fact he's usually the one who's late."

"Shut up, Pence" yells Hayner, getting red cheeked from embarrassment. "And I'm never late anyways. You guys are just always super early."

Pence laughs at his friend and says "Sure, sure..."

"You had that dream again, didn't you?" comes the sole girl within the group. Light brown colored hair that was twisted into a braid she had hanging down over her left shoulder. Her concern was evident in her tone.

"Which one did you have this time?" asked Hayner, curious.

Roxas had suffered from several reoccurring dreams ever since he had first came to Twilight Town one years ago. One had been about himself and someone he believed may have been a sibling who was departing for parts unknown. Another had him meeting the old man who would take him on as his student. There was one with him living in a quiet place along with an older boy and girl who he felt a strong bond with. And then there was...

"It was the one where I'm surrounded by those shadow creatures" says Roxas.

"You mean the one where you're holding that giant key thingy?" asked Pence, getting a nod from Roxas.

Hayner leans back against the side wall, his hands resting behind his head, and says "Boy Roxas, anyone ever tell you that have the weirdest dreams?"

"Like you're one to talk" retorts Roxas, smiling a little as he recalls some of the things Hayner had told them about his slumber land adventures.

"He's got you there" agrees Pence, knowing at least Roxas dreams could have some connection to his past were as Hayner's were just plain stupid and farfetched.

"Yeah, whatever" says Hayner, pouting a little. "They'll come true, all of them. Then you guys will know just how cool I really am."

Roxas and Pence both laugh, beginning a humor filled banter between the three of them. Off to the side and sitting next to Roxas, with a cushion space between them, Olette smiles as she decides to simply just listen as she always did. It was times like these that made her glad Roxas had come into their lives.

Into her life.

The memories begin to build within her and she allows herself to think back and recall that day Roxas had first came to Twilight Town. And it had all began one year ago, give or take a few weeks or so.

Back then, Olette really didn't have much in the way of friends. In fact, her only friend at that time was a girl named Fu who had recently become a member of a gang led by a rough and tumble kind of boy named Seifer, who was Hayner's arch rival. Not that Seifer saw Hayner that way. More like some annoying kid that was always challenging him...and always lost those challenges.

Seifer had offered a position within his gang to Olette as well, seeing as she was a friend of Fu's and all and the fact she kept herself out of trouble. But Olette had turned his offer down. She had wanted to accept as she was lonely, but the way Seifer did things didn't sit well with her.

She had approached Hayner and Pence, asking if she could join up with them as they were more about having fun. But Hayner hadn't been interested at the time as he felt a goodie two shoes like Olette would keep them from having any real fun.

Feeling a little rejected, Olette had taken the tram out to Twilight Beach to walk along the sands and enjoy both the gentle breeze and the sun set. Or at least she tried to enjoy them anyways. In her thoughts, she was beginning to reconsider Seifer's offer when a glint of metal caught her eye and attention.

Walking forward, then kneeling down, Olette reaches out and pulls the object her eyes had found from the sand and examine it closely. It was star shaped with a silver heart shaped center and five green colored petals attached to it to form the overall star shape. And from the top petal was a brown string that looped around, showing that it could be worn like a pendent or necklace.

"So pretty" she said as she stands up again. "I wonder where it came from though?" She turns to the ocean and looks outwards, wondering where out there it may have had it's origins at.

A glow is born around the object, taking her by surprise. The object hums for a moment the five green petals suddenly break away from the heart shaped center, then each petal shoots skyward and disappears in a twinkle of light. Now with only the heart shaped center still with her, Olette looks at it and says "What was that? What just happened?"

And then, she hears a groan coming from her left.

Her eyes turn towards the direction of the groan, then go wide as she sees she was no longer alone. Somehow, a boy had washed up onto the beach without her notice. A boy who seemed to be unconscious, laying on his stomach, and apparently naked to boot.

Her reaction was instant as Olette is quick to move to the boys side, her hand on his shoulder as she gives him a shake. "Hey, are you alright?" she asked before worrying his current position might make it difficult to breath, so she rolls him over so he was laying on his back.

And it's only now, in that moment, that it finally dawned on her that he was naked. Her cheeks blush a furious pink as her eyes fall upon one specific part of his body, then she looks away from embarrassment. It takes her a moment to regain her composure.

Realizing she needed to get some help and knowing the there would be some people close by at the Tiki hut having a drink, she gets up and runs over there. It wasn't long before she returns with a few adults who, after covering the boy with a blanket, help Olette get the boy to the nearest doctor.

The doctor gives the boy, who had finally come to, an examination and concludes that he appears to be fine physically though he seemed to be suffering some form of memory loss. He couldn't even remember his own name. The doctor soon steps out to find some more fitting clothes for the boy as well as make a call so as to arrange a place for him to stay out.

Olette enters the room and the boy looks at her blankly. "So, are you feeling OK?"

"...I think so" says the boy. After a pause, he adds "I was told that you were the one who found me before. Thank you..."

"Don't mention it" says Olette, taking a seat next to him. "I'm just glad I was out there when I was and found you. If I hadn't been, who knows how long you may have laid out there."

Following her words was an awkward pause as Olette didn't know what to say and the boy didn't seem interested in saying anything it seems. Fearing she might recall his nude form again, Olette is quick to keep the conversation going. "So, what's your name? Where you from?"

There was a pause before the boy says "I can't remember..."

Olette looks at him, surprised. "You can't...remember? Nothing, not anything?"

The boy shakes his head, saying "Nothing..."

Olette looks away and looks down towards the ground and says "That's so sad..." She wanted to help him, she knew that much. An idea comes to her. "Well, how about I give you a name until you can remember your own?"

"You'll...give me a name?" says the boy, getting a nod from Olette. "I guess that will be OK."

"Great" says Olette, clapping her hands together. "Let me think" she then says as she takes on a thinking pose for a moment. "What would be a good name...ah, I know. How about Roxas?"

"Roxas?" says the boy, thinking about it. "Why Roxas?"

"Well, Roxas is the name of my favorite fairy tale hero so I thought it would be good for you as you kind of look like a Roxas" says Olette before laughing nervously. "Heh, not good enough, huh?"

The boy thinks about it, then says "Roxas...I like it. OK, I guess I can be Roxas then."

"Really, that's great" says Olette, glad to know he liked the name after all.

"What about you?" he asked.

"Me?" says Olette, wondering what he meant. She then realizes he was referring to her name and she says "Oh, right. My names Olette." She then stands up and places a hand on his shoulder and says "Don't worry, Roxas. I'll do what ever I can to help you regain your memories if I can. And if nothing else, you'll have a friend in me at least to help you make new ones as well."

Roxas looks at her, then nods while placing a his hand over hers. "Thank you, Olette." This act and his words makes her blush as she realizes that like in the fairy tales she loved to read, this had all the makings of a beginning to a great friendship.

Over the next few weeks, she would help Roxas get settled into life here in Twilight Town as he got his own place once. Hayner, curious about the new arrival had approached Roxas and asked him to be friends and hang out with him and his buddy Pence and Roxas had accepted...on the condition that Olette be allowed to join them as well which Hayner had agreed to, albeit reluctantly.

Though he would, in time, admit that he was glad he had allowed her to join in as she did help keep them on track when it was needed.

And thus was the story of how Roxas came to live here in Twilight Town.

"Olette? Olette? Earth to Olette, please come in" comes a voice, bringing Olette out of her thoughts to find Hayner's face just an inch from her own. She squeaks in surprise while jumping back in her seat before becoming flustered and says "God, don't scare me like that, Hayner."

Hayner pulls away while crossing his hands over his chest, then says "Don't blame me for your spacing out, Olette. I asked you a question and you didn't respond so what's a guy to do?"

"Huh, you did? Sorry about that" she says sheepishly. "I was just recalling some things. Anyways, what was you you were asking me?"

"We were talking about what it was we should do today seeing as this is the last week for summer vacation. We want to get your input as well on what we should do" says Pence.

"What should we do?" she says as she gives this some thought. "Well, we could..."

"Oh no, don't even think about saying "Let's do our homework" or something like that is that will get an immediate veto from us" says Hayner, making a X pattern with his hands.

"From you, anyways" says Roxas, getting a laugh from Pence.

"But we're gonna have to get it done some time this week so I thought it would be better to do it now so we can enjoy the rest of our final week" says Olette. "Besides, if we had done it at the beginning of summer vacation like I wanted us to, then it wouldn't be an issue for us now."

"Yeah, whatever" says Hayner dismissively. "I say we go help me and Roxas prepare for the Struggle Tournament that's coming up in three days."

"I agree with Hayner on this one" says Pence. "After all, we all know he'll need all the training he can get to better his chances at getting past his first match."

"Hey, I resent that comment. Besides, I made it all the way to the final round last time, in case you forgot" argues Hayner.

"Only to be taken out by Seifer's first attack" says Pence, reminding Hayner of what happen. "And to be honest, you only made it to that one because your first opponent dropped out do to eating a bad burrito and the second guy was to tired from a late night practice to even keep his eyes open for your match."

"A victory is still a victory" shouts Hayner, then turning his attention to Roxas. "What about you, man? What do you think we should do?"

Roxas becomes a little nervous as he feels all three of his friends eyes fall onto him. He chuckles nervously while scratching his cheek. "Well...to be honest, I actually think that we should..." His words go no farther as Hayner is suddenly at his side, throwing him into a head lock.

"Go train for the tournament? I knew you'd be on our side here." Hayner then begins to move towards the entrance of the hangout, still dragging Roxas with him while Pence gets up to follow.

"Hey, wait Hayner..." says Olette as she jumps up, knowing that Roxas was on her side and wanting him to actually say what he felt.

Hayner stops and looks back at her, then says "If you're really worried about our homework, then stay behind and do it then. In fact, why not go ahead and do ours as well. We'll owe you one." And with that, Hayner exits with Pence right behind him and Roxas still being dragged along for the ride.

Olette puffs her cheeks as she fumes. "You jerks, I wonder why I even bother sometimes. Fine, I will do MY homework and don't expect me to help you out later." After a moment, she adds more quietly "I'll do my homework...alone..."

(half an hour later)

The boys were now at the Twilight Sandlot, a large open section in Twilight Town where many tournament's were held each year during festival times, including the Struggle Festival. Hayner had positioned himself at the center of the lot, wielding his pole arm like NERF battle weapon he'd be using the the tournament. Apart from the object having a foam covering to prevent any serious injuries from occurring, participants were free to use any style of weapon they chose.

Pence was sitting on a bench to the side, watching his friend and giving him advice on how to improve his form and swing while Roxas was off to the side, swinging his short sword like NERF bat halfheartedly, his thoughts lingering back on Olette and wondering if she mad at them, at him?

"Hey Hayner, try using a little more lift when you swing around like that" instructs Pence, getting an OK from Hayner, not quite succeeding in Pence's suggestion. Pence sighs, then says "Tell me again why your going with a pole arm this year?"

"I figured double the weapon double my chance to win" says Hayner. "Besides, don't they say that if wielding a sword adds 100% power to your attack, then using two will give you 200% or something?"

Pence sweat drops from that and says "I don't recall ever hearing that one. Besides, would that count as two swords though? What do you think Roxas? Roxas?" ask Pence as he looks to see Roxas depressed look.

"Huh?" says Roxas, turning to look at Pence.

"You OK?" asked Pence.

"Yeah, I guess. I'm just a little distracted is all" says Roxas.

"About Olette you mean?" asked Pence though he already knew the answer.

Hayner, not hearing them, stops his swings as he looks at his weapon, then at Pence and ask "Maybe I should make another one, give myself 400% more power."

Before Pence can respond to that ideology, another voice rings out, beating him to the punch. "What's the point? Whether it be 400% or a thousand, you have no chance of beating me in this years tournament."

They all turn and look up towards the direction of the voice, seeing Seifer atop a small warehouse looking down at them. Seifer just smiles at them before jumping down, landing on the ground in a crouching position before standing tall and adding "Besides, if you can't even handle one of those things then two of them will be impossible."

"Listen to Seifer, ya know. He knows what he's talking about" comes a voice that makes them turn to see Raijin, or Rai to his friends, walking into the lot to stand next to his friend and boss.

"And what brings you two here?" asked Hayner, his tone revealing his dislike of Seifer.

"We were just out for a walk, making sure no one was causing any trouble. After all, we of the Disciplinary Comity have to keep order in here in Twilight Town. And my gut was telling me that there was some trouble coming from here and so I came to investigate."

Seifer then grins as he adds "I my gut was right. I found a couple of losers loitering where they shouldn't be."

"You tell them, ya know" cheers Rai.

"Yeah, whatever man" spits out Hayner.

Pence was a little on edge, but not because he was worried about Seifer or Rai doing anything as they were usually all bite when it came to Hayner. He was worried Hayner would do something stupid which is what Seifer would like as it would give him an excuse to fight. But then he notices something.

"Hey, Fu isn't with you guys?"

Roxas, upon seeing Seifer and Rai's arrival, had moved from his position and moved forward a few steps, ready to move in and stop Hayner should I try to do something stupid, feels a tap against his back and turns around to see Fu, or Fujin, standing behind him with he usual blank expression.

"No, she's right here" he says loud enough for Pence to hear him.

"Olette?" asked the silver haired, red eyed girl in her monotone voice.

"Huh?" asked Roxas, then realizing she was asking where Olette was. "Oh, I think she's either back at the Usual Spot or she went home, doing her homework. She wanted us to join her but...laugh...you know how Hayner can be when it comes to stuff like that."

"Agreed" says Fu before she and Roxas turn their attentions back to Hayner and Seifer.

"So, I see your training with some new toy there. Please don't tell me you think you'll actually be able to beat ME with THAT?" says Seifer.

"Oh, I'll beat you alright. And I'll win the tournament this year for sure. You can bet favorite long coat there on that" says Hayner.

"Bet, huh?" says Seifer. "Then how about we make a bet then. If you somehow beat me, I'll give you my favorite coat. And if you can even win the whole tournament, including beating the reigning champion, Setzer, I'll even be your slave for a full year; no questions asked on anything."

"Wow, Seifer's getting real, ya know" chimes in Rai.

"Fine, I'll take that bet" says Hayner with a cocky attitude.

"Wait, what happens if Hayner loses and you win it all then?" asked Pence.

"Well, if I beat Hayner, then Olette has to join my group and if I win the whole tournament, then so does Roxas as well" says Seifer.

"Huh?, Why me and Olette?" asked Roxas.

"Well, Olette and Fu are old friends after all and I know Fu would be happy to have her with us" says Seifer. "As for you, Roxas. Well, to be honest, I actually think you'd be a good addition to my team because, unlike Hayner here, you're actually dependable."

"Fine, you're on. Hope your ready to lose" says Hayner, making both Pence and Roxas smack their heads in response.

"Don't forget it then" says Seifer before turning around and walking off. "Later, guys..."

Once the DC had left the lot, Hayner stomps his foot repeatedly upon the ground before shouting out "MAN, I CAN'T STAND THAT GUY." After a moment to huff, he goes back to swinging his weapon, even harder this time. "OK guys, time to get serious here."

"Yeesh, you're going to be the death of us, you know that, right?" asked Pence before looking back to Roxas and says "Don't you think so...Roxas?"

Hayner stops and looks back, seeing Roxas heading towards the stairs the led into the back ally's and says "Something up, man?"

Roxas stops and looks back, saying "Yeah, I just recalled something I need to do. I'll catch you both later." And with that Roxas turns back and continues on.

"I wonder what's up with him?" says Hayner.

"Maybe it's about Olette?" offered Pence.

"Maybe, but never mind that now" says Hayner, going back to his training. "Let's work on getting me ready for the tournament already."

(Olette)

Olette emerges along the path from Twilight forest, located just outside Twilight Town and comes to a stop before the old abandoned mansion. Why was she here? As part of their summer homework assignment for school, each student was required to write an essay about a historical site located within the town. And her choice for the essay was the old mansion.

There was just one problem, the large gate outside the mansion was locked tight.

She takes a moment to study the gate, and comes to the conclusion that climbing up it wasn't an option so she begins to look around, seeing if there were any holes she could crawl through or vines that should could scale along the wall.

And in this search, she fails to notice the shadows of the old mansion begin to move towards her...

(Roxas)

"Hey, Olette, you out here?" yells Roxas as he pass's through the trees. After leaving the sandlot, Roxas had returned to the Usual Spot and found Olette gone, which he had expected. He then went to her place and was told by her mom that she had headed out to Twilight Forest for something homework related.

There was no response apart from the chattering of squirrels gathering nuts from the ground. Roxas calls out to her again, still getting nothing in response. He then comes to a stop and takes a moment to think. 'Now why would she come out here to begin with?'

Had she just wanted peace and quiet? No, she could have gotten that back at the Usual Spot what with Hayner not being there. And she could have just stayed home knowing her mom would leave her be for the most part. It's then that he recalls the reason. The required essay. He recalls she had chosen the old mansion out here as her subject. "She's gotta be..."

A scream cuts through the forest suddenly, making the birds take flight in surprise and making Roxas spin around to face the direction of the old mansion. "That was Olette" he says before breaking into a run. He knew something bad must have happened to make her scream.

After several tense seconds, he makes the turn and finds the main gate awaiting him and it only takes a second to find Olette, pressed back against the wall to his left with weird black creatures moving towards her.

"Olette" shouts Roxas, grabbing his Struggle bat out to attack these things.

Hearing his voice, Olette turns looks in his direction with relief flooding her face. "Roxas..."

Roxas then runs forward, yelling "Get away from her" which makes the creatures turn to look at him. Swing low and hard, Roxas lands a hit on the closest of the creatures which sends it flying through the air. He then tries to attack the others, but they quickly sink into the ground while to one he dis hit lands hard upon the ground, but quickly recovers and sinks into the ground as well.

"Roxas, you saved..." says Olette, preparing to give him a hug, but her action is stopped as Roxas grabs her hand and begins to run back towards the forest.

"We need to get out of here" he says quickly, sensing that they weren't safe yet.

But before they could reach the turn, the creatures rise up from the ground, blocking their escape. "Uh...Roxas?" says Olette getting behind Roxas as they both back away while the creatures advance on them till they had been forced back against the wall.

As the shadow creatures draw closer, Roxas realizes they looked familiar. "These monsters...they're like the ones from my dreams, only smaller and more childlike in nature."

"Any ideas how to defeat them then?" asked Olette, hopefully.

Roxas chuckles nervously, then says "Haven't a clue. But here's what we'll do. I'll attack them to draw their attention while you make a run for it."

"But what about you?" asked Olette. "I can't...I won't just leave you here alone."

"It'll be OK. As long as you're safe, I don't care what happens to me" says Roxas as he tightens his grip on the bat.

"But Roxas..." argues Olette, but that doesn't stop Roxas from running forward, swinging his bat at each of the shadow creatures. "No, Roxas. Don't do it" she cries.

Roxas yells at each swing but finds his attacks having no effect as the enemies would either sink into the ground to dodge or would be hit but not be visibly affected by the hit. But their attentions were focused on him completely which he found to be a relief.

But time for relief had gone as he suddenly feels something grabbing his leg; one of the shadows that had snuck up behind him. It didn't cause any physical harm to him but it was enough of a distraction to allow another a chance to tackle into him, sending him falling back onto the ground while sending his bat flying from his hands, landing well out of reach.

"Ow" groans Roxas, needing a moment to recover as he had pumped his hard against the ground. He looks up to see the shadows closing in on him quickly. He knew it was over.

"No, stay away from Roxas" shouts Olette, grabbing the bat and running at the shadows to attack them. But several more rise from the ground from behind and pounce her; pinning her against the ground.

"Olette..." says Roxas as he finds himself being jumped on by the creatures as well. As the darkness starts to take him, he finds his sole regret being his inability to save Olette at least.

"The power to conquer the darkness comes from the heart."

'Huh? That voice' thinks Roxas, feeling that it sounded familiar but he didn't know from where.

"All that's needed to claim the power is the conviction to use it. What it takes is need itself."

"So need it, my little wayward wind..."

"Roxas..." says Olette weakly, feeling herself beginning to fade out as well.

And then streams of light burst through the cracks between the shadow creatures, followed by them blasting off and away from Roxas, some of them even being destroyed as a result, as Roxas rises to his feet, holding a giant key in his hands.

"I said get away from her" yells Roxas as he rush's forward, swinging the key at the shadows, slicing through all it touched and making the others jump away on instinct. Roxas then kneels down before Olette and ask "Are you OK? They didn't hurt you did they?" He then offers her his hand which she quickly takes, helping her back to her feet.

"Yeah, I'm fine. But that was to close for...Roxas" Olette yells, seeing the remaining shadows coming around to attack again.

"I got this" he says, going on the attack again. While the shadows try to dodge him, Roxas is nevertheless able to take them all out after several more swings of the key. As he slices through the last of them, he takes notice of something odd coming from the slain shadows body. "Is that...a heart?"

"Roxas" says Olette, making her turn back towards just in time to be thrown into a fierce hug from her. "My hero, you saved me."

Roxas blush's from that as he hugs her back, saying "What are friends for?"

After a few moments to let the hug linger, they break apart and Olette ask "So what do you think those things were, Roxas?"

"I don't know" he admits as they both look around. "But I have this feeling in the back of my mind that I've seen them before."

"Did you remember something?" asked Olette.

"...No, it's just a feeling" admits Roxas before holding the large key up and adds "Just like I feel like I know this from somewhere too."

Olette reaches out and touches it to, neither noticing a glow briefly coming over the key chain dangling from it. "What is it? It looks like a key, but it's bigger than any key I've ever seen."

"I'm not sure, but I know you can wield it like a weapon. One that actually seems to work on those shadow creatures. I don't know, maybe I should call it a Keysword or something?" says Roxas.

""Nah, I think Keysword is a bad name" says Olette. "How about...Keyblade? It roles off the tongue better if you ask me."

"A Keyblade" repeats Roxas as he looks at it. "Funny, that feels strangely fitting for some reason." The key the suddenly glows, much to their surprise before it disappears from sight. "Oh well, what ever it was, it's gone now. Anyways, we better get out of here before more of those things show up."

Olette nods and the two of them begin walking towards the forest path. "So Roxas, how did you end up out here anyways? I thought you were training with Hayner and Pence."

"I came looking for you, actually" says Roxas. "To be honest, I was in agreement with you about doing our homework today" which gets an "I knew it" line out of Olette. "So I decided to come see if you still wanted to have a study partner and..."

"Are you kidding, of course I do" says Olette before grabbing Roxas hand and running forward. "After all, how can I say know to my knight in shining armor after he saved me?"

"OK, but I need to stop by my place and get my books and..."

"There's no need for that. We'll just do our homework together at your place" says Olette excitedly. "That way, my mom won't be popping her head into the room every five seconds to bug us."

How could Roxas argue with that logic?

After they had turned the corner back into the forest, a gray colored hole forms on the wall outside the old mansion and a white colored creature comes flying out. It's body twitches before it takes to the air to deliver the news on its findings.

To be continued...

Secret Report 1:

As the sun set over Twilight Town, one solitary figure stood out amongst the rest; a figure draped from head to toe in black, clothed within a black cloak with a hood covering his face. He had perched himself atop the highest point in the entire town, the clock tower, and was looking out over the full of the land.

"This world has been connected and soon to be erased from existence forever" comes the words of the man. "They don't even have a week left for them to live. Such a sad reality."

He senses movement coming towards him and he turns his attention to see the white creature; a Dusk, slithering through the air towards him. Once the creature comes to a stop, the hooded figure reach's out and places a hand on the symbol atop it's own hooded head. "Show me" he commands.

The figure pulls his hand away as the symbol on the Dusk begins to glow, then shifts into a series of images, all of which make the man arch an eye brow in astonishment. At long last, they had finally found one, but...

"I never imagined that it would be him" he says, looking at the sandy blond haired boy as he battled the Shadows. "Strange that has hasn't changed at all since back then..."

"Roxas" yells the girl before hugging her savior.

"Roxas? How curious" says the man, giving this some thought.

Obviously, this matter required some serious thought and research on his part. But that could wait for later. Right now, he had arrangements to make. Arrangements that would be needed to bring this "Roxas" into his organization.