Chapter 3 Happy three

So thnxs again 2 a the pips who read my stories

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So now the chapter


Hollie's eyes slowly started to open up as her eyes adjusted to the moonlight. She slowly sat up on her bed as she turned to the desk by her bed and saw Yamiko curled up in a tiny basket sleeping. Her head felt surprisingly light as she got her feet and legs out the covers. "What…happened to me?" "Come with me…" a sweet and soft voice whispered in Hollie's head.

Hollie turned to the door that was opened a bit. "What?" she whispered as she stood and gradually walked towards the door as quietly as she had. She kept walking through the corridors that just like in the day are as dark at night. She walked through the door and inside the dark room. Awkwardly the middle table was shining bright. She walked as she noticed that the room was oddly colder than before. She rubbed her arms as she kept walking. "What is this?" she whispered as she gently touched the table making it glow even more. She flinched as she saw the lights making an image. Suddenly a girl with short neck length red hair was lying down and seemed to be sleeping. "Who's she?" Hollie whispered as she felt the room get even colder.

"You know who that girl is," the same voice said.

"I don't, I haven't seen her in my life," Hollie admitted.

"Are you sure? Look closer."

Hollie leaned over to see well as she examined the girl that looked like she could be her age but maybe an inch or two taller. She looked so defenseless there just lying. Suddenly a pain came through Hollie's head as she grasped it and her eyes started becoming a dull black. "What's…What's happening?" she called. She closed her eyes thinking the pain would eventually go away but instead her mind started to show her images.

Two small girls were sitting down at the edge of a shore. They were looking endlessly to the sea. The girl to the left had short brunette hair and wore a blue dress, while the girl to the right had short red hair and wore a pink dress.

"Do you really believe in this kind of stuff?" the blue asked the pink.

"What I believe doesn't matter, for you what matters must be what you believe," the pink answered.

"You're always so deep in what you say; I like that about you," the blue said turning to face the pink with her dark blue eyes.

"That's why we're friends right?" the pink asked as she faced the blue with bright blue eyes and raised her right hand and putting her pinky out from the others.

"The best friends forever and ever," she recited as she held her left hand and showed her pinky as the two crossed their fingers.

"Let's do this then," the pink one stood enthusiastically and holding a small crystal bottle with a paper inside it in her left hand.

The blue stood up from her spot holding another crystal bottle with a small paper in it with her right, "Yeah."

Both headed towards the shore as they stepped on the water.

"Let's do this together, yeah?" the pink asked holding her bottle out.

"But it's my first time doing this?" the blue said nerves.

"Don't worry I'll tell you what to do, step by step," the pink reassured her as she nodded.

They both stepped to the sea as they stopped when the water reached their ankles.

"Ready?" the pink called as the blue nodded and both leaned over putting their bottles to touch the water.

"At three we let go of them, okay?"

"Yeah."

"One…" the pink said.

"Two…" the blue said.

"Three…" they both called as the bottles started to swim away into the ocean.

"So, if we believe the wishes we made will come true?" The blue asked.

"Yeah, that's the idea," the pink said.

"What did you wish for?" the blue asked.

"I wish for us to see many other places together as friends, with old one and news ones as well," the pink answered. "And you?"

The blue held on to her chest, "I want to…be someone strong. Not about strength of lifting things up but of having courage to do things I'm scared of. You're strong that's why many things don't scare you, but I'm different I don't want to be so afraid of things anymore."

The pink held the blue's hand, "Don't worry I'll make that wish come true. I'll show you how to have courage."

"Really?" the blue said unsure.

"Of course, we're friends right?" the pink smiled at her.

The blue looked at her and smiled as well, "Yeah."

"We should go home now, Hollie," the pink called as she hopped a step.

"You're right…"

"Kairi…" Hollie whispered as she let go of her head and looked at the image in front of her. "I was Kairi's friend that's about all I can remember. I knew Kairi once."

"You knew her?" a voice came as she turned to see Riku standing by the door with a tone of surprise.

"Riku what are you-," she looked at Yamiko who floated at his side.

"I couldn't find you so I panic," she called.

"You know Kairi?" Riku said still amazed.

Hollie nodded, "At least I think so."

"How?" he said as he started to walk in front of her.

"I don't know," she answered.

"You have to! You know her name!" he demanded as shouted.

"I tell you I don't know!" she answered wanting him to stop yelling.

Riku calmed as he noticed he was getting fiercer.

"You saw more memories?" Yamiko asked as she got closer to Hollie.

She only nodded, "A voice told me something and I ended up here."

"You should go back to bed," Riku said as he showed his back to her. "We have things to do with your training tomorrow before we go into Monstro."

"Monstro," she repeated. "The whale, right?"

He looked over his shoulder and turned back, "Go to sleep." Afterwards he left the room leaving Yamiko with Hollie.

"A voice?" Yamiko asked her.

"It was so gentle…" she whispered. "Why do I hear it so often?"

"Come on you should rest for tomorrow," Yamiko called as he pulled her to her room.

Back in her room Hollie and Yamiko where already inside her room. While Yamiko fell soundly back to sleep, Hollie was having deep problems about sleeping. She was still thinking about how she knew this girl Kairi. She wanted to know what her heart knew but she didn't.

"What if there's more to just knowing her name?" she whispered.

"Of course there's more," the same sweet voice called.

Hollie sat up startled but fortunately didn't wake Yamiko up. "Who said that?" she hissed.

"Me," it called as a bright light shone in front of her as it burst into another small creature like Yamiko. This one had soft color orange hair into two high ponytails and had bright yellow eyes.

"And you?" she whispered.

"I'm Hikaru, I'm the light part of your heart," she called.

"Light part?" she repeated.

"I'm like Yamiko, except she's the dark side."

"And what are you doing here?"

"You wanted answers, I'm here to give you something that'll help you," she said as she floated.

"Something that will help me?"

"You remember Sora, the one you met in Wonderland?"

"Yeah."

"He, Riku, and Kairi were once friends, in their islands."

"Destiny Islands…"

"Exactly, when it was engulfed in darkness they were separated from each other. Riku chose to become part of darkness, while Sora became a part of light. Two different choices, two different destinies."

"What do you mean?" she asked.

Hikaru suddenly floated up to the door. "It's not as late; we can still catch up to them."

"Who?"

"Riku left not long ago, to a world called Traverse Town. Sora will be there too. It's an encounter you have to see in order to understand what will happen next in your path." She motioned her small hand once and a bright white door opened. "Come we should still be unnoticed."

Hollie stood but suddenly flinched as she turned to face Yamiko who was fortunately still asleep. "Do not worry about her; one cannot be whole without the other. So as long as I'm still here, she will not wake up."

"Are you sure?"

"Yeah, as long as you believe she won't wake up. Now hurry," she called as she pulled Hollie inside the bright light.

In one whole instant, the two were on top of a brightened place. She was at another world again.

"What is this?" Hollie asked.

"It's the Third District of Traverse Town, look," she pointed down below as Sora got out of a red door. "It seems we arrived just in time."

Hollie leaned over the lightened part of the balcony like part. She saw as Sora, Donald and Goofy started to head to the district's center point.

"Why bring me here, they're just walking?" she asked trying to see the thing she was supposed to see.

"You'll see soon enough," Hikaru whispered as she lowered her floating and Hollie, seeing her going down, ducked down enough to still see what was happening.

Suddenly in front of Sora Heartless began to appear as he got his Keyblade out and Donald and Goofy got ready. Hollie got on the edge of her stand as she knew not Sora's capability of fighting. Then, out of nowhere the Heartless disappeared and Riku jumped down as the rescuer. Even though Hollie couldn't hear what they were talking about she could hear just enough to make out the whole conversation.

"Riku was looking for Sora?" she repeated as she faced Hikaru who was still glaring at the two. Hollie just returned to her hearing. At that moment she noticed that they started walking towards the very center as she carelessly ducked under and leaned on the wall that came to her back.

"You surely can't do any better," Hikaru said as she kept her seriousness on her face.

"Wait a second, where's Kairi?" Sora's voice now resonated more into Hollie's ears as she got up and tried not to be seen but still be able to see herself.

"Isn't she with you?" she heard Riku reply.

Hollie turned to face Hikaru as she glanced at her back. "Now you know why here. Now's the time to find out more, without them knowing." Hollie went back to them as she kept in mind the words she had spoken. They knew 'bout Kairi alright, but…how did she know Kairi? She heard as Riku mentioned about how Kairi had made it out their islands as well as they did and so forth. Suddenly she saw the same black cloud as another Heartless appeared at Riku's back. And just as Riku was finishing talking Sora vanquished the Heartless as he bragged with him as any other friends would.

"Leave it to who?" Sora's voice called as suddenly Hollie in place dropped to her knees and held her head in her hands as she began to shiver uncontrollably.

"Hollie?" Hikaru asked as she floated towards her and immediately saw the black dullness in her eyes. She was now shaking violently as her mind started showing her those bizarre images again.

Now what she saw was seeing the same two little girls but this time the scenery was dark as if it were night and the stars shone above the two little girls as they watched the stars fall in a beautiful meteor shower. They were both seated down as they watched the stars fall.

"Isn't it pretty?" the small Kairi asked as she faced the little Hollie.

"Very," was all Hollie answered with.

"Hey, you wouldn't mind, you know, singing something?" she asked her.

"Huh? Why me, you sing as well as I do even prettier," Hollie said.

"Maybe, but hearing you somehow brings happiness to my heart," she said as she held her chest and smiling.

"You do the same to me," Hollie answered with a warm smile.

"Please, it's to celebrate the years with been – and for being the best friends for so long," strangely Kairi's words were somehow cut at that moment in her vision.

"Will you sing something with me afterwards?" Hollie asked as Kairi nodded and Hollie stood up and got ready. "Want something in specific?"

"That song the one we always sing in the most special occasions!" Kairi said as she jumped up in the word always, and spread her arms in the word special.

Hollie giggled, "Just be sure to not just hear me, come in on your parts too, yeah?"

Kairi nodded as Hollie placed her fist on her chest and took a deep breathe.

A journey soon you'll start

In it you'll understand

That further more from time there's something

That you will find

If now you look behind

You don't have to doubt

That today is the day we're coming to change

Kairi smiled as she began to get ready to sing with Hollie.

Even though everything's left behind

There's always that something that'll stay inside my heart

Into the future you must ahead

And will find

That's in you the courage to move on

Beyond there's a place called Eternity

You have to trust

That someday you'll reach to it

Someday day we'll reach the to it

Kairi clapped as Hollie did the same and looked up at the still showering stars.

"For us…" Hollie whispered.

"In the hope to always stay together…" Kairi said.

"Forever," they both chanted.

Suddenly the image of them both began to blur in her eyes. Her headache became less and less terrifying as before. Her eyes slowly began to take in their color.

"Hollie! Answer me!" Hikaru's voice called to her as Hollie let go of her head.

"What…" she whispered.

"You had another vision," Hikaru sighed in relief. "We can continue no further with you like this. You have no energy left to even stand."

"What are you-," she silenced the moment her feet touched the ground and her bodily immediately trashed to the floor.

"Don't move anymore. I'll take you back to Hollow Bastion." Hikaru opened a bright white light as both of them were engulfed and back into Hollie's room. Hollie trued her hardest to reach her bed as she noticed her heavy breathing. She slowly laid down as she felt an aching that rushed through out her body.

"It's better if you sleep now, than sleep later and miss training," Hikaru pointed out as she turned and began to leave.

Hollie noticed that at once, "Where are you going?"

"I have to leave, if anyone knows I got out of your heart they'll do what ever it takes to shut me back down."

"Shut you down? But, how can I see you again then?"

She simply smiled warmly, "I'll always be there inside your heart for you. That's why we're here. Me and Yamiko even though we're two different sides, we come from the same heart. No matter if it's dark of light, if the two essences come from the same pure heart to them they are neither good nor bad."

"Neither good nor bad?"

Hikaru started shining as she suddenly became as small sparkle of light that entered Hollie's chest. Hollie just held on to her chest.

"Even in the darkest heart there's hope," Hikaru's voice resonated in her mind. "May it be you or anybody; we all have a second chance."

"I want to remember more, was it to me or to Kairi who was let to start again?" her eyes suddenly felt heavy as her body, exhausted, fell to the bed and she fell to sleep soundly. Her soft breathing sounded as the door of her room opened slightly. On the other side was Riku as he slowly opened the door enough for himself to pass and he slowly walked to her. He noticed her body strangely half on the bed and half off it. He simply and careful not to wake her, moved her legs inside of the covers as he placed the sheets over her sleeping body.

His eyes suddenly opened widely as he noticed something in her face. A small catch of dirt on her cheek. He suddenly remembered the wind that was hitting Traverse Town that night. The only thing he did was smile and sigh as he left the room with Hollie soundly sleeping inside.

Some days later the scenario of Hollie panting heavily while holding White Diamond was shone as she whipped away the sweat on her forehead. On the opposite side Riku stood with his blade in hand with no exhaustion what so ever.

"What's wrong?" he called putting his blade over his shoulder like nothing. "Tired?"

"Not yet," she hissed as she charged towards him and swayed White Diamond in a formally and repeated matter. Riku blocked her attacks as he moved backwards. She twirled together with White Diamond in hands as she let a powerful energy wave into Riku as he protected with his blade. Hollie smirked as she swiftly moved towards Riku and clashed both blades into force. Both tried their best to keep standing as Hollie noticed that the power was leaving her again.

"Don't let her get the best out of you," Riku called as she hit away Hollie.

"I won't!" she shouted as she charged back to him in anger but suddenly a sharp pain got to her body as she solely fell to the floor with an enormous strength. Her body had reached the limits; she could no longer sustain any movement.

"Control better the urges that your mind calls for," Riku recited as his blade disappeared. "If you can't do that you won't ever use that Keyblade again."

"Shut up," she hissed as she trembled to get up. She rested her hands on her knees as she shook up and held White Diamond tightly. "I'm not done for."

"You can barely stand, if you over do things you'll end up dying in vain."

"May it be how it should," she whispered. She suddenly disappeared as Riku instantly returned to his fighting stand. She hadn't appeared yet.

Riku looked around as suddenly from behind Hollie swayed her blade towards him. He simply put his sword in front of his face while turning and blocked the attack. Hollie grinned and as soon as her feet touched the ground she gently whispered, "Diamond Incrusting." Suddenly White Diamond shone as from the floor spikes of a hard topaz color crystals stabbed upwards. Riku jumped as he surprisingly got hit by one of about ten.

"Not bad," he recalled. "Using a special ability of your Keyblade is smart."

Hollie simply smiled as White Diamond disappeared and she sat down on the floor completely outworked.

He smirked as his blade too vanished, "Told you not to over do it."

"Are you okay?" Yamiko asked paranoid.

"Yeah, just tired."

"I'm sorry," Yamiko answered.

"Don't worry I have to learn too," Hollie smiled. Her breathing soon became normal again.

Riku walked over to her, "Can you stand?"

Hollie stood up with no problems, "Getting use to it."

"You're doing well so far," he said and gave her his back. "Today we head to Monstro."

"Why are we even going there?"

Riku was suddenly silent for a minute, "That puppet, Pinocchio, he's a puppet with a heart. Seems it could be of some help."

"Help? For what?" she asked confused.

"Nothing, just seems interesting," he answered as he walked away.

"Interesting?" Hollie repeated.

"We should get ready," Yamiko said as she started to float away.

As Hollie walked behind her she noticed the same weird presence that both Yamiko and Hikaru gave. Maybe she knows as well.

"Hey Yamiko," she said as Yamiko turned to face her.

"Do you know someone called Hikaru?"

"Hikaru? Yeah, why'd you ask?"

"You know her?"

"Yeah, Hikaru and I are both parts of your heart that were expelled when you touched the darkness."

"Have you ever seen her?"

"Yeah she's my sister."

"Sis…ter?"

"Same heart is like having the same mother but from different aspects."

"Same mother, different aspects…?"

Hollie's POV

Why are those words ringing inside my head? Same mother but different aspects. What does that mean?

"Hollie come on," Yamiko called to me. "Riku's waiting for us."

"Yeah," I follow as we head to the vessel.

After a while we where in a very disgusting place. Inside Monstro the whale. I picked up my feet as I felt the gross fluids that were on the whale's intestines.

"Again, why are we here?" I ask disgusted.

"We have a job," Riku said coldly as he walked towards one of the entrances.

"Well, that was nice," I whisper as I follow him. As I caught up to him I notice that we were now on the mouth's surface and he jumped up to the wood planks that were stuck in the whale's gums. I simply followed quietly. He ducked and observed something. I ducked as well and faced the things that he was watching. What I saw was an old man inside a half destroyed deck; he was with a small cat, a goldfish in a small bowl, and a wooden puppet that was helping him to carry something to the deck.

"Is that…?"

"That's Pinocchio and his 'father' Geppetto. They were swallowed by Monstro and are trying to escape since."

"They're trapped in here?"

"Yep, can't get out."

"Hey, knock it off!" that scratchy voice, I wouldn't mistake it anywhere. I turned to see both Donald and goofy at the distance way far at the corner of the mouth, Sora was with them.

"We got company," I say quietly.

"Seems so," he said as he jumped off the plank.

"W-Wait where you going to now?" I asked as I accidentally slip a couple off times on the gross slime that I so wish not to know what it is.

"I gonna go lure Pinocchio to Monstro's stomach. You go ahead and call forth the Parasite."

"Parasite?"

"A Heartless living inside this whale, now leave," he said as he left me behind.

"Great, just great, I'm left with the disgusting work," I complain.

"Quiet down or they'll here us," Yamiko hissed. She floated off to one of the entrances, "Hurry, it's this way."

"Sure, I guess," I answer as I go towards where she was. As we continue guess what, we have another gallon of gross slime, isn't that just great! Being sarcastic has never been something I'm good at. Anyway, as we continue down the paths of grossness, I could only see more flesh, I turned flesh, I looked down flesh, I looked straight, hey guess what, flesh.

"This place is revolting," I complain again.

"Quit complaining, we're almost there."

"Sure," I so wish Hikaru were here to at least say something to Yamiko. It would be nice though, like a family that's apart to be reunited. Suddenly I fell something warm on my chest and look down to find the same bright sparkle floating out of me. It became bigger and suddenly burst into Hikaru as she inhaled deeply and coughed in disgust.

"What's that rotten like smell?" she said holding her nose.

"Hikaru?" Yamiko called as she turned to see her sister.

"Yamiko, long time no see," was her reply.

"You're so stupid, why'd you come out?" Yamiko scolded.

"Blame her, she called me here," Hikaru pointed at me as I opened my mouth in disbelief.

"Why'd ya do that?"

"How am I supposed to know? I didn't even think you two could be together."

"What you belief in our case becomes true. We come from you what you belief is done to us."

"I didn't know that!" I fought back.

"That's because you're just an idiotic little brat in development!" Yamiko yelled back.

"Ah! You did not just say that! Take it back!"

"You're…"

"Don't say it."

"A…"

"I'm warning you."

"Flat chest!"

"Ah, now you've done it!" I began to chase her around. Suddenly about half way into the persecution something was holding me above the ground. Holy crap, I'm floating! "Let me down!"

"Just don't fight," Hikaru said.

"Fine, but let me down!" suddenly I fell instantly to the floor and guess what that means. Yes, I get a free bath in slime. "This is so gross!" I shout out loud as the Yamiko began laughing.

"That's so funny!" she said as she ROFL while floating. I just glared at her and then looked at Hikaru.

"She mistreats me! Why are you on her side?" I complain like a baby.

"Both of you should act your age," Hikaru scolded us.

"Yes," we both answer in unison like little scolded children.

"Now we have things to do," she called as she left through the one place that I had to be at.

After she past us Yamiko glared at me with a smirk, "Well, that'll be a problem for you. If you can't feel it, you can't be it, right?"

"I'm gonna kill you one of these days," I hiss back.

"Try," she said as she left to the same space. I simply stood up and began to walk to the stomach area. Inside there were all kinds of gastric fluids running like a stream into the ocean. I held my arms together as I felt chills up my spine.

"This place gives me the creeps," I call as the two advanced to the center of the stomach where a clear platform stood. I walked over to them as I noticed as I looked up there was a hole. I really doubt I want to know where it leads to. "He wants that parasite thing here?"

"Good place for it," Yamiko said.

"Not bad of a choice," Hikaru added.

"So what do I do?" I asked.

"Let's play again, yeah?" I turn as I heard a weird voice behind me. "Hehe, what's wrong kinda lost?"

"Who's there?" Yamiko called.

"You can hear it too?" I ask as I glanced at the two.

"How did she get out?" Hikaru hissed.

"Who did?" I asked now very nervous.

"Come on Hikaru, I just wanna play. Besides all good guys need a break right?"

Suddenly I felt this sharp pain in my head as I fell to my knees and tried to open my eyes to see only the darkness that started to swallow. The last thing I saw was both of them disappearing out off nowhere. What's happening…to me?

Normal POV

Joker adjusted her knew gloves as she floated inside Monstro's stomach. "Well, the change's complete. Now for the main show." Suddenly from the entrance of the stomach, Pinocchio came running in.

"So have you come to see my show?" Joker asked to the wooden puppet. Pinocchio shook in fear of the unknown person. Joker simply grinned.

Meanwhile Riku and Sora were having their talk just outside the door.

"Do you even want to save Kairi?" Riku asked more demanding.

"I do," Sora said down low and suddenly heard Pinocchio's scream at the stomach. Immediately the four of them went to the stomach. Inside was the parasite with Pinocchio inside its mouth and Joker floating by the side of the parasite.

"Well, well, well. If it's not my sweetheart Sora," she called mockingly.

"Joker, what are you doing now? Let Pinocchio go!"

"I'm sorry can't do. I have orders," she turned to glanced at Riku standing next to Sora. "You must be Riku, nice to finally meet you."

"So you're Joker," he hissed.

"Exactly, well, how about we start this lil' game," she said as she snapped her fingers and the Cage Parasite roared loudly.

"Are you up for it?" Riku asked Sora.

He took his fighting stand, "No problem, let's do this!"

"So, ya'll want to join?" Joker asked as she 'laid' on her stomach.

"First we'll deal with you!" Donald cried as he pointed his staff at Joker. "Thunder!"

Joker unprotected, got hit straight from below directly to her stomach, she held it tight as drips of blood came down. "Not bad, but too bad that you don't know anything." That was the last thing she said before disappearing in the darkness.

With Hollie, she landed on her room's floor completely in pain as she touched her wound. A straight cut went through her abdomen as she tried to stand up.

"Hollie!" the two little ones cried as they went directly to her.

She wouldn't talk but simply stare at her wound.

"Yamiko bring some bandages, hurry!" Hikaru called.

"Yeah," she said as she hurried to the bathroom.

"Hang in there Hollie," Hikaru said. After she left too as she return with hot water and some towels. "It's going to be okay," she said as she raised Hollie's shirt and began to clean the blood from her stomach. Hollie flinched at the hotness and the stain of the injury.

"I'm back," Yamiko called as she came wrapped around some bandages while having some at hand.

"Quit playing around and help me!" she scolded. "Come we have to put the bandages on her stomach. Hikaru grabbed one end while Yamiko grabbed another. Suddenly both Hikaru was stopped when Hollie put her hand above her head as well with Yamiko.

"It's okay, I can take care of myself," she takes the bandages and starts to put them on.

They both smiled in relief, as she began to put on the bandages. Suddenly Hikaru stayed still as Yamiko looked at her sister.

"What's wrong?" she asked.

"They've gotten Cage Parasite," she hissed.

"Cage Parasite?" Hollie repeated confused.

"We need to show you something," Hikaru said. She and Yamiko raised their hands as on the door the edges began to glow bright yellow and the images inside Monstro were showing. It looked and sounded as if she were there. What she was watching that instant was Riku holding Pinocchio and Sora on the deck with Geppetto.

"What is this?" Hollie said.

"They're the current happenings inside Monstro," Yamiko said.

"Watch closely," Hikaru called.

Then they started talking about someone who had lost their heart. Then Sora mentioned Kairi. Riku noted that what did Sora cared about her and left.

"We're following Sora, for that's all we can for now," Yamiko called.

Soon Sora and the other two entered to a different place filled with the same gastric fluids. Inside Riku was looking at the fainted Pinocchio as he turned to see Sora. Riku began telling Sora about how it was bizarre for a puppet had fallen to the Heartless and that they had to work together to help Kairi. Sora refused and would rather fight his friend for someone with a 'conscience'. After Pinocchio mysteriously resurrected, the Cage Parasite appeared again as Riku disappeared inside another black hole of the darkness. After that the image disappeared.

"He's coming back," Yamiko said.

"What's wrong?" Hollie asked.

"I have to leave again," Hikaru said.

"Oh, that's true," Hollie said disappointed.

"Don't worry you know where to find me if you ever need of my help," she smiled and Hollie smiled back. Yamiko hugged her big sister, "See you later."

"Yeah," Hikaru called as she brightened and disappeared into Hollie.

"What now?" Yamiko said.

"You should rest," Hollie said. "You're probably tired."

"Not more than you," Yamiko admitted.

"I'll be okay," she said smiling. "Go now." Yamiko simply smiled in trust and went to sleep. She smiled a bit as she stood up in pain as she was about to grab the doorknob it began turning. She stood frozen as she saw Riku open the door just a bit with saddened eyes.

"Are you okay?" Hollie whispered as she almost immediately saw his expression.

"I was gonna ask you the same thing," he said as he entered the room and closed the door behind himself. "Let me see."

"Let you what? Of course not," she answered while blushing and embracing her stomach.

"I just want to see how bad your injuries are," he said as got her left arm.

"Let me go," she demanded as she gave him a good slap but was stopped by his free hand.

"I just want to check how bad it is. Now will you let me?" he asked sounding a bit pissed.

Nervous, Hollie could only agree. She went to seat down and raised her shirt enough to see the bandages a bit too soaked in blood.

"You're bleeding way too much for such attack," he said as he tried to reach out to examine it but was stopped by Hollie covering it back up. "Don't be stubborn."

"I'm not," she whispered. She looked down trying to hide her face, "Can you tell…about Sora and Kairi."

He flinched at the sudden question, "That's none of your business." He reached out for her arm once more and was when she pulled it away forcedly.

"Of course it does!" she yelled at him without looking at him. "I'm starting to remember. I was Kairi's friend; one wouldn't go without the other. It concerns me just as much as it does to you!" Her face rose to look at him with her watery eyes that were at the edge of crying. "Something's happening to me," she whispered. "I can't remember half the stuff that happens when I'm outside this castle. I faint and end up back here," she held her bed sheets tightly. "You know what it is, don't you?"

Riku stayed quiet averting any eye contact. Noticing this Hollie put her head down again, her sobbing starting slowly and them a bit louder. She held her arms together. "I'm scared…" she whispered making him face her low head. "For the first time, I don't know what's going to happen to me…that scares me so much I can't even say." A few minutes of her low sobbing came as he stayed quiet until he answered.

"If you knew, what difference would it make?" he whispered.

She didn't look at him but answered, "I have to know. I want to know who I'm and for who."

"Even if did told you, you would only go deeper and wouldn't be able to come back up," he said.

"I just," she finally rose her head to show that her silent tears has started to flow. "I feel so lonely. I can't even understand if what I chose to do it right. I don't know if…I can ever believe that there's something beyond this living hell. That even if I escape, I will never find the happiness I once lived." Suddenly she felt something pull her forward and she fell to him. He had embraced her as she cried.

"Don't say that," he whispered. "All of us deserve something better. Doesn't matter who. I'll help you find her and everything you lost."

"You're just saying that," she said in disbelief and unlocking a bit from his grip and starring at him directly.

"I'm not," he said as he gently put his forehead on hers. "Because if you and I don't have hope it means somebody else needs it. Someone we care for."

"Really?" she said as she looked down not wanting to see his eyes, but not succeeding.

"Yeah, so don't cry please. We're in this together, we'll get out of it the same," he promised as with his hand whipped away her tears.

She giggled a bit before she took away their stance and whipped the tears away herself, "Thank you."

"We're gonna find her soon, Kairi," he assured.

"Yeah," she nodded and smiled.

"You should get some sleep too," he said as he got up and walked to the door.

As he got to the doorknob and touched it he suddenly heard, "Riku."

He turned and Hollie threw herself embracing him tightly, "I promise I'll tell you everything from now on."

"Thanks," he answered as she let go and he left.

She then went to sleep with a smile. She knew now she wasn't alone. She could sleep now knowing her heart had let every sorrow out and brought joy inside.


Sorry if some of you guys don't like the ealli lovey thingys but oh well

So what the hell's happenin? This things weird.

I think this'll be like the shortest story I've ever written in chapters.

PLz review!!!!