Vixen: Howdy, howdy, howdy.

Kairi: Have you been watching Toy Story again?

Vixen: Nope, but I did get a review on my story. Thank you, SimplenSweet. This chapters for you.

Kairi: Are you going to tell them what happens?

Vixen: No, but I will give you a few hints. Sora's the star; it's a really emotional scene from the first game, and Listen to Your Heart would be an EXCELLENT song for this story.

Kairi: And before we get going, just a little reminder. Vixen does not own Kingdom Hearts or any of the charecters. They are copy right of Disney and Square. She's just borrowing them for a little while.

Sora-Listen to Your Heart-Sora

"This isn't over," Riku whispered as he was kneeling on the floor. The fight had taken a lot out of me; but it seemed like it had taken a greater tole on him then me. Maybe if the creep hadn't been controlling him...

"Shut-up," I spat at him, keeping the Keyblade at an attack position, just in case. I looked at Riku, but I knew it wasn't him. It was Ansem; Riku was a prisoner in his own body, unable to do anything to stop the monster that controlled him. He was just a puppet to this person; and somewhere, deep in his heart and mind, he must be horrified at what he was seeing, but helpless to stop it.

But Ansem/Riku didn't say anything more. He just vanished, his dark keyblade clattering to the floor.

I tried to seal the Keyhole, but nothing happened. Then I remembered what Ansem had said: the Keyhole wasn't finished yet, because Kairi didn't have her heart. That girl has lost her heart. She cannot wake up. That girl, that's what he had called Kairi; I knew that Riku would never had said that. Not the Riku that I had known since childhood.

"What can we do?" I muttered, frustrated beyond belief.

"Maybe we gotta wake Kairi up," Goofy suggested.

If you could see the morning sun,
Then it's worth it to me.
If you can stand with the one you love,
Then it's worth it to me.

If you can acomplish your dreams,
Then it's worth it to me.
If you can lie in the sun by the stream,
Then it's worth it to me.

My gaze slid over Kairi's still form. She didn't even seem to breath, as still as death; it almost broke my heart to see her that way. It was breaking my heart.

Don't you see yet? Kairi's heart rests within you! He'd said that, just before we fought him. Somehow, Kairi's heart hadn't been taken by the Heartless, but had taken refuge in my heart instead.

"I think, you're right. If we could just free her heart...but how?" I wondered.

If you can live until you're old and gray,
Then it's worth it to me.
Or if only for one more day,
Then it's worth it to me.

If you can still remember me,
Then it's worth it to me.
If you'll remember me in your dreams,
Then it's worth it to me.

I fingered my chest lightly, thinking. Looking around, my eyes slid to the sword that had been dropped by Ansem/Riku. The end looked almost like a heart...of course!

"A Keyblade to unlock hearts. I wonder..." I said softly, walking over to where it lay on the floor.

Donald and Goofy must have known what I was about to do, because they started yelling at me not to do it. But I had to, because it was the only way to set Kairi free. If there was one thing I had learned through all this craziness, it was this: the only thing I could do was listen to my heart. All I had to do, was give up my own heart, and Kairi would have her's back.

I turned the blade around in my hands, and readied myself for the fatal thrust that would follow. I looked once more at Kairi, and whispered one more thing,"Goodbye, Kairi." Then, turning to Donald and Goofy, I gave them what Kairi had called my, "Cheesy-but-really-cute-smile." I hoped that they knew that everything would be okay, even though I wouldn't exist anymore. And then I quickly thrust the blade deep into my chest, unlocking my heart; unlocking Kairi's heart.

If you keep me in your prayers,
Then it's worth it to me.
If you can go to the fair,
Then it's worth it to me.

If you can still say the truth,
Then it's worth it to me.
If it will only save you,
Then it's worth it to me.

The pain that followed was blinding. Spots of white spread across my field of vision, like shards of glass in my eyes. I never saw the hearts that were released when the blade drew itself from me, or the looks of horror on the faces of my friends. Almost immediately, blackness fell, like a heavy blanket; but not before I saw the slight frame on my left bolt toward me. "Sora!" Kairi cried, reaching, hoping to catch me; but to late, as everything faded into darkness; my mind, my heart and my body, all taken by the Darkness. The last thing I remembered was thinking, "What...what's happening to me? Falling...falling...into Darkness..."

But even as the world went blacker then the darkest night, somehow, I could still hear what was happening. I didn't understand, but I could hear Kairi's voice, as if it was coming from far away.

"Sora, are you really," Kairi whispered softly, looking at her hands. Her eyes shining, she snapt her head back up, defiance bright in those amethyst pools."No. It can't be! I won't let him go!" She cried, her voice cracking at the end. How I saw her eyes, I don't know, because it seemed almost like I was looking through her eyes.

A soft chuckle sounded behind Kairi. Spinning around, her eyes locked onto a man with silver hair and a long overcoat; the Heartless crest emblazoned across his chest. No one had ever met him before now, but his identity was known instantly: Ansem.

"So, you have awakened at last, Princess. The Keyhole is now complete. You have served your purpose. But now it's over," he said lazily, an amused glint in his evil orange eyes.

Kairi was absolutely helpless, but she wasn't alone; Donald and Goofy rushed to her aid instantly, shielding her from this evil creature.

"Don't make another move!" Donald cried, centering his focus.

Goofy looked worried."Do you think we can beat him all by ourselves?" He mumbled, uncertainty creasing his brow.

"I don't know!" Donald said, frustrated.

Ansem came closer, but he seemed to be fighting some invisible force that seemed to be holding him back. Kairi watched, amazed, as Ansem seemed to lose his inner battle and come to a halt.

"Impossible...," he spat; a look of hate and...fear, on his face.

Suddenly, Riku appeared out of nowhere; but it wasn't the real Riku. Let's face it, no real person is see through. He seemed to be fighting for this moment, trying to hold Ansem back.

"No," he gritted out through clenched teeth," NO, you won't use me for this!"

"Riku!" Kairi cried, hope in her voice.

"You've got to run! The Heartless are coming!" Riku shouted, straining for every word.

By now, I was seeing all that was going on from a different angle than Kairi's, but something seemed wrong. Everything seemed to be in a sick yellowish haze; and there was this almost overwhelming desire to seek out the three living creatures frozen in front of a giant swirling heart. I didn't care for the other creature near them; after all, he was a fellow brother. And many more of my brothers and sisters were coming; their antenna quivering in anticipation. We all wanted the strange creature's hearts; nothing else mattered.

But there was something about the female. Something that was familiar. I felt something vauge, something I knew, but it was just out of reach.

Sora, please. You just can't be gone.

All of a sudden, all my memories came flooding back. My Islands, my friends. Riku. Kairi. Everything came back, and I remembered who I was. I stared at Kairi and my other friends, and watched as they ran from the room. I felt Kairi's heart calling to me, pleading with me to follow. So I did. I followed them to the entrance hall. I saw a battle of wills taking place before me.

"Kairi, hurry!" Goofy pleaded.

But Kairi just shook her head. "I can't leave them behind!" She yelled.

"We can't stay here!" Donald bellowed at her, losing his temper... again.

But Goofy distracted them both. "A Heartless is after us!" He cried, pointing at me.

A Heartless? Me? I wondered. It must be true, if Goofy didn't even recognize me. But I knew it wouldn't be that way much longer. Somehow, someway, the feral instincts of the Heartless was weakening as a came closer to my friends. Somehow, I knew everything would be okay.

"I'll take care of him!" Donald cried, gripping his staff. I kept coming closer, closer to Kairi. The call from her heart was getting stronger and stronger; and I felt like I needed to get there. But first, there was Donald to get through.

Okay, I know it was stupid, but I thought I could just blow past him. Wrong. Donald knocked me a solid one on the head. I cocked my head to the side, wondering why he did that.

"Confounded Heartless! Get lost, will ya?" Donald yelled, exasperated. But Kairi was just looking at me intently.

"Sora? Is that you?" Kairi whispered, stepping forward. But Goofy sounded a warning as more Shadow Heartless appeared. Goofy and Donald got ready for the insuing fight. But Kairi ran up to me and shielded me from the other Shadows.

"This time, I'll protect you," she whispered, looking right at me. How she planned to do it, I don't know, because she was out numbered a hundred to one.

The Shadows attacked. "Sora!" Kairi cried, as she spun around and hugged me as tight as she could. The other Shadows pounced all over us, until all that was visible was a seething mass of blackness and pinpricks of yellow.

"Kairi!" Goofy yelled, staring in amazement as the other Shadows disappeared.

I felt like I had grown ten feet. I slowly opened my eyes. There was no yellow haze; everything looked the same as it had before I surrendered my heart to Darkness.

My hands lifted to Kairi's back as I held her close to me. "Kairi, thank you," I whispered, so only she could hear.

"Sora..." she said softly hugging me back; I knew she didn't want to let go. Not now; not ever. We were meant to be together, and there was nothing I wouldn't do to protect her. All I could ever do was listen to my heart; it would guide me to were I needed to go.

If you can see another day go by,
Then it's worth it to me.
If you don't have to die,
It's worth it to me.

If it means that you will live,
It's worth it to me.
For you my life I would give,
Because you're worth that to me.

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Vixen: Okay, I really hope you enjoyed that. Once again, perhaps a little sappy for some of you, deal with it. And the poem, "To Save You," is mine. Because I do poetry and songs as well. And it just seemed like it would go really well with this story.

Kairi: See ya'll soon; the next chapy's mine.

P.S. For those of you have read this, incase you havn't guessed, I changed it so that it was in chronalogical order.

P.P.S. Review button no bite. It's tame. just clickie and leave review. Bye-bye!