Hi guys! Well here it is! The sequel to Her Devoted Heart. I'm gonna let Aika do the disclaimers. This is a work of fanfiction using characters and the story of Kingdom Hearts, which belongs to Tetsuya Nomura. Parisa only claims ownership of her own characters; the amazing Master Aika, the awesome Xuko/Kou and that crazy bitch Xahna/Hana! Rated T for romantic scenes and swearing. Also, if you think it was sad for Xiaka that she had to die, think of it this way; Xiaka was always in danger no matter what and the safest place for her to be is within Aika's heart. There was nowhere she could have fled to and Xahna had seen her disguise.

Her Determined Heart

Chapter 1: My best friend, Sora

Aika stood in front of the mirror of her shared bedroom with Yuffie sitting on her bed. The brown-haired teen kept staring at herself in the mirror with her long hip length hair left out.

"You know I didn't even notice how my body has changed since I started training." She stared at her physically fit yet curvy body, she had a 4 pack and her biceps and legs were toned. She was also now 5ft 10in.

"I bet Riku would like it." Yuffie smirked and Aika's cheeks turned bright red.

"Shut up Yuffie." She pouted and started getting changed into an off the shoulder short sleeved grey crop top, dark blue jean shorts and white trainers. "I can't believe Cloud's gone. I'm sure gonna miss him."

"How long do you think he's gonna take till he gets back?" The black-haired ninja asked.

"I hope it's not too long." Aika replied whilst tying her shoe laces.

The 2 teenagers headed downstairs into the kitchen and sat at the kitchen table with Cid. Aerith started brushing and did Aika's hair in a French braid whilst leaving a few strands left out. Leon served breakfast on the table and they sat at the table together.

"I had a dream about this boy yesterday?" The brown-haired teen began. "Now that I think about it, I think they were memories."

"Was it about Riku?" Yuffie sang.

"He had brown spiky hair and these bright blue eyes." She replied and they looked at her.

"Come to think of it, he does sounds familiar." Aerith stated.

"He and I shared this close connection. I feel it in my heart." Aika said. "His name starts with an S."

"Don't worry, you'll get it." Cid reassured her.

"So what's the plan today, Keyblade Master?" Leon asked.

"Master Yen Sid wanted to see me" She answered excitedly.

They finished breakfast and Aika helped Leon clear up and wash the dishes. When she was done, she said goodbye to her family and went on over to Merlin's House where he would teleport her to the Mysterious Tower.

Mysterious Tower:

"I have summoned you here with a task on behalf of the King." Yen Sid stated as met with Aika outside the Mysterious Tower. "He wants you to go to the Old Mansion in Twilight and wait outside the gates for a friend."

"A friend?" She raised an eyebrow. "Is it Riku?" She asked excitedly.

"No, but Mickey said that you'd be delighted to see this friend again." Yen Sid stated. "There will be a train arriving soon which will take you to Twilight Town."

She nodded and did a little salute to her Master. The young woman saw a purple train appear and ran towards it whilst looking back and waving at Yen Sid. He just smiled and nodded to her. However his smile dropped when she turned around and ran right into the train. She shrieked and rubbed her forehead whilst giving her Master the thumbs up.

"I'm okay!" She exclaimed and entered the purple empty train.

Aika sat down in a seat and rested her head back. She wondered who this friend would be. If it wasn't Riku, then who could it be? It couldn't be Kairi because she had already returned to Destiny Islands. Selphie, Tidus and Wakka were already there to begin with so they wouldn't be in Twilight Town. The blue-eyed teen closed her eyes and relaxed herself. Who was it? But then a memory played in her head.

"Sora…" Aika walked up to him and he looked down. "Aw brighten up Sora. We'll see each other again. I promise!"

"But Aika…" She placed her hand on his shoulder.

"I'll find a way." She said and sighed. "I'm sorry I can't go with you."

"You better rest up, okay?" He said.

"Sora, just promise me. Give that Ansem guy hell for me. And don't forget to examine your enemy whilst fighting." Aika stated. "I promise you, I'll find a way to see you again! Remember, it's never goodbye between us!" She yelled and a tear fell down his cheek as he smiled.

"You got it!" He shouted and then left. Aika placed her hands on her chest and smiled.

"Sora, I know you can do it… We'll meet again…soon."

Aika opened her eyes and a tear fell down her cheek. Sora! It was Sora! She remembered him now! She didn't know why she forgot him in the first place, but what mattered now, was that she remembered her best friend. With all her heart, she knew that it was him she was going to see. She clasped her hands together and pressed them against her chest as tears of happiness kept falling down her cheeks. Sora…

It took 5 minutes for the train to get to disappear and reappear in Twilight Town. As soon as the train doors opened, she hopped off and walked briskly out of the station. The young woman found an exit and began running everywhere, trying to look for an Old Mansion but couldn't find it. That was until she ran around a corner and bumped into someone.

"I'm so sorry!" She apologised and looked up to see a young man with blonde hair, fair skin, blue green eyes, blonde hair and wore a black hair with a scar on his face. Behind him was a teenager with silver short hair, her bangs covering left eye, her eyes red and a tall tanned man with dark hair.

"Watch where you're…" When Seifer's eyes fell on Aika, they widened and his cheeks turned pink. He gulped at the sight of such a beautiful woman and he knew that she was certainly not from around here. "Why hello beautiful." He smirked and she raised her eyebrow at this.

"Excuse me?" She crossed her arms.

"What's your name, beautiful lady?" Seifer asked.

"I'm Aika. Could you please direct me to the Old Mansion?" He stepped closer towards her.

"Now why would you want to go there, when you can stay here and watch me fight?" Her eyebrows furrowed together.

"I'd rather not, now could tell me where the Old Mansion is?" She was starting to get impatient.

"Playing hard to get, eh?" She huffed whilst rolling her eyes.

"Tell me where it is." Aika muttered.

"Oh, I like 'em feisty!" Seifer exclaimed.

Aika instantly grabbed his collar and pulled him towards her. She had an extremely murderous glare and if her glare was a dagger, he would have been dead. Seifer and his friends' eyes widened at this. The blonde-haired teen felt a cold sweat roll down his neck.

"I'm getting tired of your shit. Now tell me, where is the Old Mansion?" Aika muttered.

"There's a hole in the wall back in the Tram Common, the Mansion is through the forest." Seifer squeaked and she let go of him.

Aika turned to where she came from and began running as fast as she could. As she ran through the streets, tears welled up in her eyes and she could feel her heart beating like a drum. She found the hole in the wall in the Tram Common and ran through it. She sprinted through the Forest and found an exit where she could see a pair of gates and some people.

As she got nearer, she saw him. It was Sora! The brown-haired boy turned around and saw someone in the distance, then his eyes widened; he knew who it was! She ran faster and then jumped onto her best friend, wrapped her arms around and hugged him tightly. She couldn't contain how happy she felt.

"Sora!" She cried and he wrapped his arms around her.

"Aika…" Sora mumbled; his voice was slightly deeper. Sora pulled away from her and gasped to see her crying. His smile dropped and his eyebrows furrowed together. "Hey, why are you crying?"

"I'm so happy to see you." She grinned and she felt him wipe her tears.

"It's really you, Aika." He sighed.

"Aika!" She heard 2 familiar voiced and turned to see Donald and Goofy.

"Donald! Goofy!" Aika opened her arms and hugged them both.

"We really missed ya." Goofy stated.

"We made sure to take care of Sora." Donald added and she pulled away from them.

"You did a good job at it." She smiled as she looked at Sora. "You look so grown up." He blushed and scratched the back of his head.

"You think so?" He asked and she poked his forehead playfully.

"Still taller than you though." She smirked.

"You have muscles!" He poked her biceps and she giggled. "Hey, do you know how we got here?"

"No, I have no idea." She answered. "The King wanted me to meet you here."

"The King?!" Goofy and Donald exclaimed. "Do you know where he is?"

"Riku is with him!" Sora stated and she looked at them.

"He didn't tell me himself, he just passed on the message and I was tasked by my Master." She raised her hands up.

"Master?" They asked confused.

"Oh, Master Yen Sid!" She grinned.

"Master Yen Sid?!" Donald and Goofy asked and she nodded.

"He trained me whilst you guys were gone and I became an official Keyblade Master. So, you are now staring at the amazing Master Aika." Aika flashed a cheesy grin and gave a thumbs up.

"Alright mighty Master Aika, know what?" Sora asked and she scratched the back of her head.

"Um, I don't know. I came here on a train and I don't know how to get back." She answered.

"Maybe we should look around." Sora suggested and they all agreed.

The group of friends started walking around the town and as Aika looked around she felt a weird feeling in her heart. It was as if she had been to this town many times but knew she hadn't. She knew that if it wasn't her memories then they were Xiaka's memories. They walked into this secluded area and Sora stopped walking.

"You know I think been to this town." Sora said.

"What's it called?" Donald asked and Sora crossed his arms.

"Hmmm…" He slurred trying to remember but didn't find anything. "Guess I imagined it."

"I feel like I've been to this town too." They all turned to Aika. "I know that I have never been here before, but part of me has; that's why it's familiar." They looked completely and utterly confused. She just shook her head whilst chuckling. "Don't mind me!"

"That made absolutely no sense." Sora said.

"Only smart people would understand, Sora." She poked his forehead and giggled.

They walked into an area which looked like a little hideout and when they entered there were 3 teenagers who were staring at them weirdly. One boy had blonde hair and brown eyes, another black hair and dark eyes, the final was a girl with brown hair and green eyes.

"What do you want?" The blonde-haired teen asked rudely and Aika placed her hands on her hips. She would kick his ass for not having any manners.

"Uh nothing. Just wondering what was back here." Sora answered immediately and she rolled her eyes.

"Sora don't be so nice to a jerk with no manners." She growled.

"Who you calling a jerk?" The boy asked.

"You, you jerk." She countered back.

"This is our spot!" He exclaimed.

"You don't own the place." Aika crossed her arms and mumbled.

"Ummmmmmm…" The dark-haired boy walked up to Sora

"What?" He asked.

"You're…new here, right? I'm Pence." Pence grinned and pointed his thumb at himself; he seemed like a nice person.

"The name's Hayner. Nice to meet some of you." Hayner glared at Aika and she glared back at him. "But we got stuff to do, so catch ya later."

"Whatever." She mumbled and he walked off.

"My name's Olette. Hey did you finish up the summer homework yet? Independent studies are the worst, huh?" The girl asked.

"Homework?" Sora questioned confused.

"We're not from around here." Aika stated.

"Hey, what're your names?" Pence asked.

"I'm Goofy."

"I'm Donald."

"Hey there, I'm Sora!" The brown-haired teen grinned.

"And I'm Master Aika but you guys can call me Aika." The young Master waved.

"Sora, Donald, Goofy, Aika, we just met someone who was looking for you." Olette said.

"He sure seemed in a hurry. He had a black coat on so I couldn't see his face, but he had these big round ears." Pence added.

"THE KING!" Donald, Sora and Goofy exclaimed.

"King Mickey?" She asked and Donald nodded enthusiastically.

"Where'd you see him?" Sora asked.

"At the station." Pence answered.

"The station! Thanks." The blue-eyed boy smiled.

"You're welcome." Olette and Pence said in unison

"Oh, boy the King's trying to find us!" Donald exclaimed.

"That means Riku might be with him." Sora stated.

Aika's eyes widened and her cheeks turned pink. She felt her heart beat faster as she placed her hand on her chest. A small yet shy smile graced her lips when she thought about him. Seeing him would be perfect.

"Ooooh, Aika's blushing." Donald noted.

"N-no way!" Aika stuttered.

"You wanna kisssss him, you loveee him, you wanna marryyyy him." Sora sang and earned a punch on the arm. "Ouchie."

"Ouchie?" She asked and he blushed. "Oh my word, that's so fucking adorable." She giggled.

"Hurry up, we need to find the King!" Donald exclaimed and they all ran out of the Usual Spot in search of the King.

As Aika ran alongside Sora he turned to her with a big bright grin on his face. She smiled at this and sighed with delight; it felt good being by her best friend's side again.