A/N: This is my take on Wishing-Fire's 50 Theme Challenge. A special thanks Alacquiene, MonMonCandie and Wishing-Fire, for helping me with deciding the pairings. Enjoy! :)

1. New Beginnings

~ The Bluenette and Brunette ~

"Aqua, it's obvious. You need a new start," Yuffie, one of her new friends had told her.

Aqua wasn't that sure, though, but she knew that she wouldn't achieve anything if she did nothing at all.

Apparently, Yuffie and Cloud, a guy Aqua knew from work, had set up a blind date for Aqua with some guy called Leon. They were fully convinced that this would be the perfect "New Beginnings" Aqua wanted. Why she had agreed with them, was beyond Aqua's knowledge, too.

Maybe she had said yes because according to Cloud, Leon had already agreed. But why? They didn't even know each other. They had never met, not even by chance. Perhaps he needed some new start, too.

These thoughts all went through Aqua's head when she stood outside the most famous coffee shop of Radiant Garden.

"Okay. Here we go," she muttered, opening the door to see...

~ The Spikes and the Blonde ~

"Whoa! You nearly gave me a heart attack! What are you doing here…in the dark?"

They didn't know each other, that was obvious. But then again, who did know her, save for those horrible bullies, she wondered.

"I-I'm…s-s-sorry. I'll go somewhere e-else," she muttered, sniffing.

She already got up from her spot on the floor, between the mops and the brooms, and headed tot he door. She kept her eyes on the floor. Her long blonde hair hid her face like a curtain, so she couldn't make eye contact with him. This was embarrassing…

The boy stopped her, though.

"Hey…are you alright?" he asked, worried.

Naminé nodded, still looking down.

"…I'm Ventus, but please call me Ven. All my friends do, so…"

…So?

"My name…is Naminé."

"Nice name... Hey…could you meet me here again at three p.m?" Ven asked.

"I…guess?"

"Sweet! Till then!"

He wanted to see her again? Why?

A/N: Hope you liked it. I'll probably update once a week. Next chapter: you'll get to know why Naminé was crying, and how Aqua's date went. A review makes my (birth)day. :)