Author's Note: Well, This is certainly a new development For those who have followed me for a long time, this is a remake of one of my old chapter stories that I never finished, and now intend to. For those who haven't I don't want to spoil this story any, so I'm going to jsut say let's get right into it!

A princess of heart,
And a child of memories.
One made to love,
The other to dwell in the dark alone.
An auburn princess,
A blonde witch.
One forced to dwell in the dark,
The other stealing true bliss.

Dark…perpetually dark in all directions. It was frigid, almost freezing in this cold space. Nothing about it was welcoming. The darkness seemed to wrap me up and squeeze me tight into itself, suffocating the air from my lungs and filling the space with its horrible stench.

The shadow is lost in the darkness that gave it light.

Somewhere in the dark a voice cackled at its own joke. The voice seemed to be coming from everywhere at once, penetrating what little sense of self I had and shedding it away as though I as nothing. It dug its claws into my skin and felt as though it would pull me in two. I couldn't stand the sensation, but it seemed as though it would never end.

The shadow of one so great, granted the power to toy with others minds, power like yours should not go unused.

"Who are you!?" I screamed into the darkness, my voice shrill and squeaking with terror. Tears streamed down my face, the warmth almost burning the flesh from my skin in the icy emptiness.

The great dark will come for you my child. A shadow is not meant to dwell within the realm of light; it must hide from that light, always seeking to escape its glare. Your games will come to an end.

"Leave me alone!" I screamed even louder than before as tears continued to stream down my face. I lay down on my side and curled myself into a fetal position, praying against all odds that the madness would end.

I awoke to the sound of my own voice screaming in terror and a cold sweat beating down my forehead. I had kicked the covers off of myself, and my bare skin lay exposed to the world as I desperately tried to get my bearings. My hair clung to my neck and shoulders as I wrapped my arms around myself, covering my chest as I looked around the room.

"Hey, babe, what's wrong?" A concerned hand fell to my shoulder and pulled me back towards its owner. I was frightened at first, but I relaxed as I felt my back press against its warm chest, his skin a comfort to my own as he tried to console me. My shaking began to finally subside as I turned and placed my face against his chest, the warmth a comfort to my frigid body.

"N…nothing. It was just another bad dream."

"The same one? Are you sure you are all right? You are freezing cold and shaking."

"No, really I'm fine. I just hate that dream. And I keep having it. It's starting to drive me off the wall a bit I guess."

"Maybe it mean's something, babe. You never know. Some people say dreams can predict the future."

"Don't you go getting all philosophical on me again, Sora. It doesn't suit you." I smiled up into his eyes as he returned my gaze with one of his customary half-smiles, the same one I had fallen in love with all those years ago. Pressing my lips against his chest, I pulled away slowly, pressing my finger against his chest as he remained sitting up in bed.

I grabbed up my clothes off the floor, not bothering to throw much on, just the white sundress I had been wearing before Sora and I had decided to go to bed a little early to have some fun. IT fit tight around my body, and clung to it do to my sweat. Sora whistled and I just stuck my tongue out at him as I moved back over to the bed and sat down on it.

"You gonna go out for a walk?" my tan-haired warrior asked. He had a look of concern on his face that drove me mad. I ran my fingers through his hair then sighed.

"Yeah. I just need to clear my head a little. The sea breeze always helps clear my thoughts, and everything just feels so jumbled right now." Sora looked at me with his big puppy dog eyes and puffed out his lower lip. I giggled slightly and pressed my lips against his. "Don't you give me that face. I'm fine. I promise."

"Fine, fine." Sora said, smiling at me. "Just don't stay out to late, you know how much I worry about you when you get like this."

"I know. I promise I'll be home in an hour. I just need some time to think. Shouldn't take me to long." Sora nodded and laid his head back down against his pillow, running his hand along my side as he did so. I smiled down at the man, and stood up, heading towards our doorway and shutting it softly behind me, not wanting to disturb his sleep.

I made my way through our small apartment and towards the entranceway, stopping at the front closet to grab a thin windbreaker to keep out the night wind. The island was always frigid at night, and I didn't want to be to terribly cold as I walked about the beach. As I placed my hand on the handle of the door, my eye caught my image in the hallway mirror. I grumbled to myself at how messy my hair was now. It had gotten wavy from all the sweating I'd been doing tonight, cold-sweat or otherwise. My blonde locks were everywhere, and wouldn't listen to me as I tried to straighten them out. I got frustrated with it and stared at my image for a moment. My blue eyes matched his, one thing I had always been fond of. I always joked how we had the same eyes, but even as I said it I knew I was lying. His seemed to reflect a never-ending well of hope and inspiration. Mine showed nothing. They were cold and lifeless.

Frustrated I looked away from the lie that was myself and threw the door open, catching myself as I brought it closed hard behind me before I slammed it, and closed it gently. Sora would be asleep by now, that much I knew. That was one thing he never seemed to have trouble with.

The fresh salty air of the sea wafted up to me as I made my way toward the beach near our house. I had insisted on living right next to the beach, so that if we ever had time we could go enjoy ourselves at the ocean. It seemed like we had less and less time for one another with each passing day, jobs and life in general always seeming to get in the way. No matter what though, my tan haired paladin always had time for me. He always tried to make me happy, and I couldn't thank him more for that.

I found myself wandering farther away from home than I usually did. Typically I would pace between the edges of the apartment complex, but tonight my soft pale feet seemed to have somewhere else in mind. They crunched along slowly, each step drawing me closer to my destination, and further from my home. I moved delicately, not wishing to step on a rogue crab or other form of night life, and before I realized it, I was standing in front of a completely different apartment complex, a few blocks away from my own.

I had a strange sensation that someone was watching me as I had drawn near, and I turned around rapidly to see if Sora had decided to follow me. On occasion he'd come out after I'd left because he couldn't get back to sleep. Tonight was not one of those nights however as I found no one even remotely near me on the beach. I couldn't shake the feeling that I was being watched, and I began to scan the buildings that were near me to see if anyone was spying on me.

It didn't take me long to spot a figure wrapped in a blanket sitting on a windowsill. She was built very similar to me, and even appeared to be my own age, the most noticeable differences being that her hair was auburn in color and her eyes were purple. As our pupils locked, the girl looked funny, then stood up swiftly and headed towards her sliding glass door, moving inside rapidly for one reason or another.

I'm so sorry, Kairi…

I think I had known this was my destination all along, but I wouldn't allow myself to believe it. The girl of light, the girl of whom I was only a shadow, the princess of heart. She had captured Sora's heart first, but it was mine now. I wouldn't give him up, not if there was anything on this gods forsaken planet I could do about it.

I may be a shadow, but this life is mine now. And not even my reflection is going to take it away.