When I come to, I realize I'm on a beach. How is that even possible? Is this how the afterlife looks like or inside Sora's heart? "Who are you?"

"I'm Xion." I look behind me and see Roxas. No, I can tell that is not Roxas because of the armor on his arms.

"My name's Ventus. Ven for short," he responds, smiling. He even sounds like Roxas, so I'm confused. "How did you get here anyways?"

"Oh...I died." He stares at me. I look into his blue eyes, and they are exactly like my friend's eyes.

"I guess you're stuck with me then," he says. My heart pounds when Ventus grabs my arm. "You know, we can hang out on that tree over there." I'm still tired from dying, so he easily drags me to the shaft and up the stairs to the unique tree.

"This tree...I remember this tree." I touch the bent tree and begin crying. Only minutes after I die I miss Roxas and Axel so much, but I can't change my decision. What has been done is done.

"Are you okay?" questions Ventus as he comforts me. "I guess both of us have experienced pain."