I'm so happy, I got really good and really long reviews. Sorry, it's a short chappy, but it's an important chapter. And sorry I've taken so long to update, the fanfic writing has slowed to a halt since after Christmas.

SilverArcher- KH is not the only thing that annoys me with lack of girl involvement. Although you can actually fight with some of the girls in the Final Fantasy games, they mostly just sit back while the boys do the hard work. Aeris and Garnet both pull a stunt or two, and Rinoa works on the main character to change him a little, but mostly, it's the boys that have all the fun. If you have no idea what I'm going on about, well I'll shut up now. I'm happy you liked it, and I'm happy I got a long review.

The Final Fantasy Warrior- *drools at the prospect of all these luscious men* If Zidane's on offer, can I have him? Please? We'll have to do something about that ego, though. And that princess- Garnet. I think I can find someone somewhere to take care of her. *Slaps self* Idiot, you have a boyfriend. On the serious, I think Riku is a bit arrogant at that stage, which may have something to do with being better than Sora at everything, but yeah, I think I did overdo it. Even SilverArcher said so. I think I'll go back and change it. And my geography is straight- under the huge wooden thing there is a hole in the rock wall that trickles water. That was where I got my water from!

There's going to be a KH2? The most I've heard about it is mum saying there will probably be a second one. Yay!

Chapter 2 Dream

Kairi was standing on a huge circle of stained glass. Although the whole place was surrounded in darkness, she could see the colours in the glass, her skirt and her arms clearly. The picture in the glass seemed to be a blonde woman holding a wooden stake, arms held in a fighting postiton. Kairi didn't recognize the woman in the picture, but she recognized the myth behind it.

"The vampire slayer."

"Correct."

The sound seemed to come from the darkness itself, a voice that wasn't a voice yet was more than a voice, was a feeling.

"The key has almost found its master, but it cannot protect you now. You must use the light of your heart to protect yourself from the darkness. That light, given form, will become the weapon that will protect you from the darkness."

The air around Kairi glowed, and she realized the light was coming from her own heart.

"Take it."

The glow took the form of a staff, exactly the same length as the distance between her heel and her shoulder. The bottom half of it was blue, the top half was yellow, with a red heart perched on the very top. Kairi wrapped her fingers around it, and it became solid.

"Listen to those who befriend you. From each there is a lesson to be learnt, and before you can face the darkness with the keyblade master at your side, you must learn each lesson. When the worlds splinter, the three of you will be flung apart to fight your own battles. This is yours."

"Who are you?" Kairi shouted into the darkness. "Where is this? Why are you telling me this?"

"Who I am and where you are is not your concern. However, you are here because the darkness is coming. Know the darkness. If you do not, the shadows will swallow you before you find the keyblade master. But you must also know the light. It is the only thing that can fight the darkness. You are not the one who will open the door, but you are the light eternal."

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