Chapter 2: The Long Way Home
Lia held out her hand but it was too late, he had already left her, like he had before, like he always did, Lia didn't understand why she felt such a strong connection to him, it was all becoming to much for her to get to grips with, would she never see him again? She fell to her knees, the pain to much to swallow and she started crying to herself, "What have you done to me?" asked Lia to the emotionless sky, looking for an answer amongst the clouds. She carried on crying to her heart could produce no more tears. And she looked out to the sky and wished for another life, one where she had never met him.
"Where were you last night?" asked Leon as Lia walked into their aboad wearing the same clothes she had worned during her near fatal encounter with the heartless. She placed herself on the wooden chair opposite him, a rush of guilt filled her stomach. "I was just.. watching the stars, something I use to do back on Fayth." Leon scratched his head awkwardly and leaned on his chair, "You should have told me, I liked to have been there with you." Lia stood up apprehensively and walked over and slowly wrapped her arms around his neck, "I love you" she whispered in his ear, it was a sincere moment between the two, that no one else could ever share.
She looked at the picture of her and Leon on the coffee table, she smiled gently to herself and opened the door, to the world awaiting her, she took a picture of her and her sister Lene and placed it inside her chest pocket, close to her heart, she knew her sister had been taken from the heartless, two years ago, she just wanted her back, her blonde lucious hair, her sparkly turquiose colored eyes, thinking about her brought tears to Lia's eyes, losing a sister is hurtful enough, losing your twin sister, well it felt like Lia was half person, a nobody, she slowly realised how hurtful her words she had spoken last night must have felt. "Im so sorry.." she thought to herself but it was too late the damage she had performed was to late to repair.
He walked with purpose, he knew what he was doing was wrong, Sora as badly as he had irritated Axel in the past had only shown him kindness, he couldn't decide what it was, what he truly desired, Sora you made me feel... He couldn't think any longer it was either the time to finally take some action or to abandon his plan altogether. He sat down on the hard stony floor, Sora would be making his way to the Castle, he needed to save Kairi, due to his reckless help of getting her captured. Axel couldn't think straight let alone stress on the fact, that if he did turn Sora into a heartless and meet Roxas again, he would also lose Sora. He could never win.
Lia walked through the labyrinth of tunnels to get to a passage way to a world unknown, hoping he was.. there. She knew of a votex, which would transport her to an unknown world which she had stepped through accidently when she first arrived here, the votex had a symbol of a key engraved on the floor beneath it, she turned back and thought of the people she was losing if she sacrificed everything for him but it no longer seemed to matter, all she cared about was, seeing him, and telling him how much he meant to her, as lame as it sounded even to her. With one glance back at the splendour which was Hollow Bastion or rather the Radiant Garden, she walked into the votex and out of sight.
"Ow!" she screamed as she fell on her hand and knees as the votex spat her out like a chewed piece of gum,"Thanks for the ride" she hailed back sarcastically. She looked around and saw the collossal skyscrapers and strange architecture which she had never seen before. She walked through the silent eerie streets of this unknown world, it felt unreal, no one was about and there wasnt so much as a light on in any of the buildings. Suddenly out of nowhere she was jumped by a yellow ruggy creature, which started to lick her face in a state of excitement, "Hey hey, slow down" she giggled as his tongue tickled her cheek. She pushed the creature aside so she could reach for her bag, but her bag had disappeared, "I swear.. I left it..." she trailed off she looked back at the yellow creature, seeing it in its entirety it appeared to be an over-excited dog, its tag said, "Pluto! Thats your name?" asked Lia affectionately scratching the dog's ear. Even though she knew he wouldnt answer back, it barked back happily. Lia got up and looked around for her missing bag, she scratched her head in puzzlement, it couldnt have just fallen through the ground? "Looking for this?" asked a voice from behind her, she swirled on the spot, a man with a distinctive blonde beard and a silver dangling earring looked back at her, her bag held out in his out stretched hand. Lia noticed he was dressed in a identical robe like Axel's. "Your a nobody? Your part of Organisation 13, aren't you?" asked Lia, her face was contorted in a look of disgust. "Well well, aren't we informative" replied the man sarcastically. "Who are you?" snapped Lia, not taking to kindly to be patronised, she was getting slightly bored with the iddle chatter, "I do apologize my name is Luxord and I will be kidnapping you today" Lia pulled out her sword without a hesitation. "Im no ordinary girl, you'll have to take me unconcious." Luxord pulled a sly grin. "Not a problem." He dived straight at her, she swirled her sword at his head but he dodged it with elegance and precision and flicked a card of aces at her, which exploded in a mist of red and yellow flames Lia had however flipped straight over it and landed directly in front of Luxord, she struck him sharply across his cheek, causing a stream of blood to pour from his face. Lia grinned, "Had enough?" asked Lia mockingly. Lia felt the strong grip of someone grabbing her waist. "Thanks" said Luxord to the shadowy figure which was squeezing the air out of Lia's chest. Lia tried to friggle free but he was too strong for her, Luxord licked the blood from his face and struck Lia on the side of her face, Lia's vision became blurred and she thought no more. The last thing she heard was the sad moaning of Pluto in the distance.
Axel walked over to the mirror and looked at his own reflection, he couldn't see through it, it was as though looking at a shell, a mannequin. He had no existence, no right to be. He saw swirling haze of purple and black and a black cloaked figure through the reflection, he turned to face the mysterious stranger, "Its just me" said the familar voice of Ansem, "What are you doing here?" asked Axel in a rude tone to Riku. "I thought you may want to know, she's been captured," said Riku crossing his arms and turning his back on Axel. "What?!" asked Axel in panic. "That little girl you were talking to on the hill. The Organisation have her," replied Riku in complete monotone. "Why?" asked Axel in utter distress which surprised even himself. "Because maybe like me, they are not bone dumb and realised, shes a key to you." said Riku turning to face Axel. He removed his cloak from his head, revealing the face of Ansem the Wise's heartless. "So that plan you have for Sora its off the schedule, now go and save her!" without being told twice, Axel left Riku standing alone in the company of Ansem's reflection.