As they sat down on the lawn out front of the Mysterious Tower, Kairi's thoughts were traveling a mile a minute, she wanted to know everything. Especially why Sora is training alone now. She snapped out of her thoughts as she heard Riku yell, "Hello, Earth to Kairi!" She looked at her silver- haired friend and apologized.

"Well now that air-head is back we can tell our story." Riku gave her a smirk and chuckled as she threw grass at him. Lea couldn't help but laugh as the two started an all-out grass war. "Hey Didledopes! I think we should get on with it." The red-head said giving them a lazy smirk. Riku's response was to throw some grass on him to. He easily made it spontaneously combust in mid-air earning a laugh from Riku. "Show off." The silver-haired boy then turned back to Kairi and said, "Alright, let's get on with it."

Riku started to tell Kairi about their Mark of Mastery, from beginning to end. Lea snuck in some comments, and looked very happy as he got to tell how he saved Sora. "Then as Geezernort was about to shoot Sora with some weird looking stuff, I show up blocking it with my chakram! Oh, and some fire of course! And then one of the cloaked figures attacked me and his hood fell of and it was…" Lea paused, his excited demeanor fading into a mixture of confusion and hurt as he realized that he had gotten so caught up in is story that he almost forgot about the bluenette that was in that cloak.

Riku quickly took the story back over seeing Lea's discomfort, he didn't understand, but he continued anyway. Kairi listened, but making a mental note to ask Lea who it was later. A few minutes later Riku had finished telling his story, he told right up to the moment Kairi arrived. Kairi looked at him and said, "Oh my gosh Riku, you and Sora both had to go through all that and still made it out in one piece?"

Riku look at the red-headed girl and said, "Oh come on Kai, it isn't that much of a surprise is it?" He put his hand over his heart feigning hurt. "Hahah no Riku I guess it isn't, but it is still hard to believe that Xehanort went that far." Then she turned to Lea, "Can I ask you a question?"

The red-head looked at her and smirked, "You just did Princess but go ahead and ask me another." He kept his smirk on. Please don't let her ask about-

"Why did you save Sora?" Oh thank God she asked about that little derp. Lea took in a breath and decided to tell them the truth, seeing that Riku was obviously curious as well. He then looked over to Mickey and co. God even the peanut animal section looks curious. Quit being so bitter, just because you lost your friends doesn't mean you can't try and be happy. What's this I hear? My sane conscience telling me what to do? Mmmmm better to ignore it, but I can't stop this funny feeling I have that my sane conscience, let's call him….. or you know what, it nags like a woman. Ok, let's call her Hayley. Maybe Hayley might be a bit right. Damn, they're still waiting for an answer aren't they?

"Well, I saved Sora because really, I had made a promise to Roxas. I promised that I would always be there, to bring him back. By saving Sora, I kept my promise." The red-head frowned for a moment when he got a pained feeling in his chest. God dammit, no heart, no hurting me today please.

The smaller female red-head look at Lea some more, another question dancing on her tongue, but didn't want to push anything seeing the small frown on his face. Thankfully, Riku asked something next. "Why did you kidnap Kairi before?" Kairi was surprised by his boldness. She looked over at Lea, the red-head looked a little taken aback by the question, but then opened his mouth to reply. He never got the chance.

Just then, Master Yen Sid came out and told them that they should get back to training. Lea smirked and said, "Sorry, looks like we don't have time for a Q&A." He then turned to Mickey, "Will you show me how to do those magic spells again?" The mouse looked at Lea and smiled, "Of course I will!" He walked back in the tower followed by Lea, Donald, and Goofy. Riku and Kairi stayed back.

"So are you ok being around him?" Riku asked his red-head friend. Come on, this is Kairi! If she isn't ok with she will just lie and say she is. But then she might actually be ok with it. Riku snapped out of his thoughts as Kairi started talking.

"I think I'm gunna be just fine Riku, he seems like he is different now. And who knows maybe he was like this as Axel to. People go to great lengths for their friends Riku." As she talked she also started to walk inside. "So I'm willing to give him a second chance." Why, he tried to hurt Sora! You should hate him! But he did save Sora.

As Kairi was battling with her conscience, Riku was halfway up the stairs. "Hurry up Kai! We're gunna start you're training!"

Well this could be interesting. Kairi thought as she ran up the stairs after Riku.

A/N Well what do you think? Sorry these first two chapters are a bit short and that the characters ramble to themselves a lot, I'm just trying to build up some character development. Review please? Well look forward to the next chapter, we get to see Sora! And Thank you Ima Gamer for your support with the story and for letting me use your name for Lea's conscience. Love you Hay. ^.^