You told me ten years ago that you were running with the shadows of the night, but it would be okay. You wouldn't harm me. I didn't believe you. I escaped from your grasp only to be caught by someone that was truely scary.

We're running with the shadows of the night
So baby take my hand, it'll be all right

Him I was afraid of. Each night for the month that he held me captive he would tell me to surrender and give up my dreams of Sora finding me. There was another that came to see me though, and this boy assured that my dreams would come true. I never heard his name, and if I had I would have thanked him.

Surrender all your dreams to me tonight
They'll come true in the end

Saix, you always sent chills down my spine, but that changed. In that short time period of a month, something happened. You became my security. Just seeing you was enough to set my nerves at ease. Heartless kept showing up, so you conjured a barrier to protect my heart from them. You said that it was only to keep my heart preserved until it was needed. When I yelled that you were cold and cruel, you had replied that it's a cold world and that it gets colder if I keep everything to myself, and that that coldness would spoil my precious heart.

You said - oh girl, it's a cold world
When you keep it all to yourself

You always made me mad. So I found how to hit you where it would hurt. You kept wounding my heart, and one day I finaly yelled back, stricking a memory of a nerve.

I said you can't hide on the inside
All the pain you've ever felt

You informed me after three weeks of captivity that it was almost time, and that Sora was on his way to rescue me. I kneew then that something wasn't right. My heart should have been rejoicing at the news that he was safe, and that he was coming for me, but it wasn't… in fact, the news made me sad, and for the first time, I sunk to my knees, rested my head against the cold bars of my cell and tried not to cry.


Ransom my heart, but baby don't look back
Cause we got nobody else

A few days later and you pissed me off, and that's when Naminé helped me out of the cell. I met up with Riku, he looked different, but it was the same old him. I acted like I was happy to be out, but the entire time that I fought with my newly discovered keyblade, I was crying on the inside. And your words kept ringing through my ears.


We're running with the shadows of the night
So baby take my hand, it'll be all right
Surrender all your dreams to me tonight
They'll come true in the end

you died, your leader died, everyone that was close to you died. And now, looking back… it seems like everything happened in one instant.

You know that sometimes, it feels like
It's all moving way too fast

So now, ten years later, I'm watching my two boys playing, while I'm feeding my baby girl. Sora informed me of everything that happened, in full detail. How could things hurt so much?


Were running with the shadows of the night
So baby take my hand, youll be all right
Surrender all your dreams to me tonight
Theyll come true in the end

Your words became a song to me, and they became a lullaby for my children.

My children… you would actually laugh if you heard their names. The twins are Axel and Demyx. They both have my red hair, and Sora's blue eyes. They are so hyper.

We're running with the shadows of the night
So baby take my hand, you'll be all right
Surrender all your dreams to me tonight
They'll come true in the end

When I had told Sora that I was pregnant, he passed out, and when I told him my ideas for their names, he passed out. It was extremely funny to watch. Axel's loud, and Demyx is loud, but they can be quiet. They're brillaint in school. Our story involving Kingdom Hearts are in the school history books, and me, Sora, and Riku make sure that everything is accurate. So they're obssesed with Organization XIII's story.

We're running with the shadows of the night
So baby take my hand, you'll be all right
Surrender all your dreams to me tonight
They'll come true in the end

Now my girl, my youngest, her name is Sai. My husband hasn't exactly noticed the closeness of your names, but that's quite alright. I miss you. I wish I had had the chance to know every member of Organization XIII before everything fell apart.


We're running with the shadows of the night
So baby take my hand, you'll be all right
Surrender all your dreams to me tonight
They'll come true in the end

My boy's are almost four now, and my baby is a year old now. We still talk to Naminé and Ansem, as well as the King. Donald and Goofy live on Destiny Islands now, and they spil my babies. We still travel to the various worlds to keep in touch. One day I'll travel back to the World That Never Was, and when I do… I hope that I'll be able to remember you.

Use every alibi and words you deny
That love ain't meant to last
You can cry tough baby, it's all right
You can let me down easy, but not tonight

We're running with the shadows of the night
So baby take my hand, you'll be all right
Surrender all your dreams to me tonight
They'll come true in the end

We're running with the shadows of the night
So baby take my hand, it'll be all right
Surrender all your dreams to me tonight
They'll come true in the end

Weird things have been going on you know? If it's you, please let me know. Sora and me… we don't work out anymore. I need you. I love you, please… if there's someway that you're still out there, let me know.


And now the hands of time are standin' still
Midnight angel, won't you say you will

Song:Shadows Of The Night

Artist: Pat Benatar