Thank you to everyone who has reviewed and followed this story. And also thank you to those who have been reading it. I am glad this story is finally getting support and that people enjoy reading it.

So I've given you Chapter 4, in which I have confused things even more. There is a certain scene I have added into this chapter that isn't shown in the game. I'm just trying to spice things up a bit. Hope you enjoy it!

Chapter 4: More Confusion

I slowly opened my eyes to find myself back in the bedroom of my sister's apartment. Sunlight was flooding into the room. I must have forgotten to shut the curtains last night before I fell asleep. I was also surprised that my sleep this time around had been fairly calm. I hadn't experienced any nightmares or dreams about that woman since yesterday. I wasn't sure if that was a good or bad sign.

My eyes then fell upon the bedside table. There lay Lea's locket, still open and showing the girl who resembles me. My eyes widened. I need to give that back to him today!

I was soon on my feet and dressed in the uniform that Lea had given me. I stood in front of the mirror in the bathroom, comparing my reflection to the girl in the locket once I had changed into it. Somehow, I thought she might be connected to all of this. She wasn't my sister. I know that for a fact. And yet the two of us looked so alike. It frightened me a little. Who was she? Maybe I should ask Lea this when I give him back the locket.

I took my rucksack with me this time after emptying the clothes out of it and leaving them on the sofa for the time being. I could come back and tidy this up later. I placed the CD-ROM in there so that it was safe, along with my sister's drawing, the spare apartment key, Riku's memo, Lea's puzzle, Lea's note and Lea's locket. I took one last look at the apartment before I quickly walked out onto the main street.

As I walked back towards the lab, my mind trailed back to yesterday's accident… I felt really uneasy, especially since I still had my doubts that Riku was the one who committed suicide. Just because he never turned up to the lab yesterday, doesn't mean that accident is linked to it. Riku might have been ill, right? Everyone has an off day once in a while!

And yet my stomach continued to churn. If that had been Riku, would Lea do the same thing…? After all, Lea did help me. He had done it discreetly. It was something Lea shouldn't have done, and he knew that. Riku did too, and yet they both helped me anyway. If their lives are at risk, I am going to feel so guilty. They are both doing this because of me. I know I want to find my sister, but I don't want people dying for it! I have to get to the lab. I have to see if he's okay! I have to see if Riku is there too! I'm sure… I'm sure they're fine!

I decided to pick up the pace, and ran through the alleyway leading towards the lab. I didn't bother checking to see if there was anyone around this time. My thoughts were all circulating around Lea.

Why would he need to commit suicide anyway? This lab is so strange and secretive. I've noticed that with quite a few people. I don't know if it's because the lab is only for those who are really intelligent, but there is something going on in there. Otherwise Riku and Lea wouldn't have been acting so discreetly or looking so scared. It makes no sense though. Why do they fear people in the lab? Are they being blackmailed? Is there an unknown spy amongst them and so they don't know who to trust?

The gatekeeper once again didn't acknowledge me when I dashed past him and into the building. He didn't seem to care. Even when I was passing various members of staff as I ran through the corridors, they didn't care. Lea was right about me wearing the uniform then. For some reason I thought taking the stairs seemed quicker, since the elevator looked a bit packed. But again I didn't care.

Once I finally reached the third floor, I headed straight for Riku's room. I opened the door and quickly looked in to find he wasn't there again. I felt my chest tighten. Is it really true then? No. I haven't checked Lea's room yet!

I headed for the room to the left of Riku's and quickly poked my head around it. I sighed heavily in relief. Lea was still there. He was sitting at his desk, typing away on the computer. He was okay. I was glad.

I slowly walked into the room then.

"Lea…?"

Lea slowly turned around to face me. I noticed he was staring at me blankly for some reason. I found this slightly suspicious, but let it pass. I have gotten used to him doing strange things by now.

"I'm busy right now. Come back later. Got it memorised?"

I watched as Lea slowly turned back to face his computer again, continuing with his typing. I raised an eyebrow. Why does this seem so odd…?

"Lea, can we please talk for a second…? I only came back so I could return your locket"

I watched as Lea repeated the same action as before. He slowly turned around to face me again.

"I'm busy right now. Come back later. Got it memorised?"

He turned back to his computer again. Something is definitely wrong here. I tried again for a third time.

"Lea, please"

Again he repeated the same actions.

"I'm busy right now. Come back later. Got it memorised?"

He was continually making the exact same movements. There were no changes in his stance at all. His eyes still remained blank and emotionless. And his voice sounded monotone. He just kept repeating the same words over and over.

"Lea, what's the matter? Why are you repeating the same things over and over?"

Lea was acting like a machine.

"I'm busy right now. Come back later. Got it memorised?"

I held my head. What the heck is going on?! I decided to move a bit closer. I gently placed a hand on his shoulder.

"Lea, why won't you- AH!"

I shrieked loudly and stared down at my hand in a mixture of shock and confusion. My hand had gone through Lea's shoulder… It had literally gone through Lea's shoulder. Lea fuzzed a little and became transparent. But he didn't move from his original position. He repeated the same action again, with my hand still penetrating his shoulder.

"I'm busy right now. Come back later. Got it memorised?"

I heard a door slam open from further down the corridor.

"I heard a scream!"

"Where did it come from?"

"Lea's room!"

"Is everything alright?!"

"I don't know Roxas! Stop asking me questions!"

"Sora, calm down! Let's just go and see what's wrong!"

"Why are you two panicking?"

"There was a scream from Lea's room apparently"

"A scream?"

"Yes! Now come on!"

Those were the voices of Namine, Roxas, and Sora. I stumbled away from Lea in shock as the trio came charging into the room. I was trembling horridly by this point.

"Xion, what's the matter?" Roxas asked, concerned.

I pointed a shaky hand towards Lea.

"M-My hand went straight through Lea's shoulder! There's something wrong!"

Roxas frowned at me confused. He decided to test this theory out for himself. He slowly walked forward and tried to prod Lea's ear with his index finger. It went straight through his head. Roxas gasped and stumbled back a little.

"Holy Kingdom Hearts! You weren't kidding!"

Sora seemed to grasp hold of this situation quickly. He chuckled a little.

"Calm down guys. This is just a hologram of Lea"

I frowned at Sora confused.

"A… hologram?"

Sora nodded stiffly, turning back to "Lea" sat in the chair.

"Yep. I passed Lea's room a couple of times and saw him working on this. It's nothing to be afraid of. The real Lea is fine"

Roxas sighed heavily in relief.

"Phew. That explains things"

"What is going on in here?"

Everyone turned to see Isa enter the room with an annoyed look on his face. Sora rubbed the back of his head sheepishly.

"Nothing Isa! Xion just met Lea's hologram! That's all!"

Roxas suddenly turned to the window as a bag dropped down from the roof. We all jumped suddenly as it flew past the window. Roxas and Namine quickly walked over to it and looked out, slightly shaken.

"W-What was that? Is that a bag?"

Namine frowned suspiciously.

"That looks like Lea's bag…"

Roxas frowned at her confused, as did Sora.

"Lea's bag?" Sora repeated. "Why would- Oh Kingdom Hearts!"

Everyone's eyes widened as a mixture of red and peach dropped past the window. Sora, Isa and I ran to the window, only to watch as the object smacked hard into the ground near where the bag lay. Blood splattered everywhere. We all stumbled away from the window, trembling horridly. T-That was…

"W-Was that Lea…?"

"Lea… Oh no…"

Roxas was shaking his head.

"No… No! Please, no! Did Lea just…?"

Lea had just jumped from the roof of the building and committed suicide. My fears had come true. Sora was at a loss for words. I could see he was trembling.

"I-I can't believe Lea jumped from… Why did he do it…?"

Isa placed a hand to his head.

"I'll go and ask the office to ring the police immediately"

Isa quickly ran off and down towards the second floor. Four of us remained in the room. I had no idea what to do. I felt like crying. I was trembling horridly.

"I'm busy right now. Come back later. Got it memorised?"

Sora and Roxas yelped and tried to get past each other towards the doorway. They thought the dead spoke, when in fact it was Lea's hologram. It had come from a voice on the computer. Namine slowly walked over to it. Namine stared curiously at the hologram.

"I'm surprised. Lea has made a very good hologram. He progressed quite well…"

Sora stood beside her, staring at the computer curiously.

"It seems this is programmed to react to sound. That must be why he spoke"

"So Lea made it look like he was still in his room…?" Roxas questioned.

Sora nodded.

"Exactly Roxas. Exactly. Question is: Why…?"

Namine turned off the computer then. The hologram vanished, and then the tragedy seemed more real. Isa came running back in, breathless.

"I've alerted Mr Tanabu. He's called the police. They are on the way"

Isa placed a hand to his chin in thought then.

"I still can't believe it though. A 3D hologram… So Hikari created sensors to make the hologram react when someone talked? Impressive"

Isa seemed to be looking too calm to me. He didn't seem shocked about this at all. Namine was the same. I could see she was saddened in her eyes though, but it was as if the two had expected this to happen at some point. Sora was trembling like a leaf still, trying to calm himself down. And Roxas was quite shaken, looking like he was going to cry. I was like Roxas. This whole event had left the majority scarred and traumatised. If only I had gotten here sooner, I could have stopped Lea before he did something stupid.

Once the police arrived, Xigbar moved everyone into the lounge so that we could calm down. Larxene was currently being interrogated by the police. Zexion was nowhere to be found, which seemed quite suspicious to me. The only people in here were me, Sora, Roxas, Namine, Isa and of course Xigbar. Roxas sat down on a nearby chair and placed a hand to his head.

"What the heck…? Why did Lea commit suicide…?"

He had said the thing that was on everyone's mind. Sora slowly paced around the room.

"I don't know Roxas. Maybe his research reached a dead or something?"

"Lea wouldn't commit suicide over something like that" Namine argued.

She was currently sat down on a chair too, staring down at her lap awkwardly. I was also sat down. Xigbar was stood by the door. And Isa had his back up against the wall. Roxas nodded.

"I agree with Namine. Lea wouldn't do that. I had noticed though that he had been acting strange recently…"

"Since when?" Xigbar questioned, curiously.

"A couple of days ago"

The same day I first came into the lab… That was also two days ago, right…? Isa folded his arms.

"Is Hikari's death really suicide?"

Xigbar turned to look at him in alarm, as did everyone else. That statement had just come out of nowhere.

"W-What?! What are you saying, kid?! If this isn't suicide then-"

"It could be murder. I'm not really sure. I shouldn't have brought it up…"

I raised my eyebrow out of suspicion towards Isa. Why did he suddenly backtrack on what he was trying to say…?

"Are we sure that Lea jumped from the roof?" Namine questioned.

Xigbar scoffed.

"Well, isn't it obvious?"

Namine kept her gaze to her lap.

"I was just asking… And anyway, why did he make a hologram of himself and then act like he was still in his room? I know the program was made for his research, but why did he program it just before he died…?"

Everyone fell silent at that. They couldn't answer Namine's question. Then out of the blue, Roxas stood up suddenly.

"Hey, did anyone call Lea's family?"

I noticed everyone sadly looked down at the floor. Xigbar coughed awkwardly.

"H-He doesn't have one kiddo…"

My eyes widened a little at that. Lea didn't have any family? Aw…

"He had neither parents nor siblings. And of course he was not married. Even though we like to and should call, he has no relatives…"

"The majority of students or people at this lab are like Lea too" Namine added quietly, her gaze still cast on her lap.

I noticed everyone slowly nodded in agreement with Namine. I wonder how many people there are here who don't have family… That is quite strange and sad to think about. But they nodded as if they knew what she was talking about. How strange…

Once the police had finished with their investigation, everyone was dismissed from the room. However when I went to leave, a hand suddenly grabbed my shoulder firmly. I looked back to see it was Xigbar.

"By the way, who are you really? You said you're looking for your sister, but what is your real purpose? I have been quiet up until now Miss Kamijo, but I'm annoyed that even after what we've said you've still been coming back here"

I noticed Roxas, Sora and Namine had halted in the corridors and had looked back to see this display. They didn't say anything. They just watched. I frowned at Xigbar. He was really starting to get on my nerves now.

"You have no right in saying that! What did you do to my sister?!"

Xigbar backed away from me, stunned by my response. Isa had stayed in the room. He raised an eyebrow at me.

"Do you mean we know your sister and that we've been hiding her from you this whole time?"

All I could do was glare at Isa. I couldn't answer. I couldn't stay in this room another minute! My whole body was shaking as I quickly turned around and left the room. I hated being watched. And I didn't want to discuss the topic any longer.

I stormed down the stairs back to the first floor and came outside to the entrance. The police were still there by the looks of things. I guess that means I can't leave the premises just yet.

I sighed heavily and stared at my bag curiously. The CD-ROM was still in there. It was the same CD-ROM that I had put Lea's information onto. I thought I was getting so close to finding my sister. And now the only person who can help me is dead. Lea committed suicide. I felt really awful. Maybe it was my fault that Lea…

But what could I do now? I'm carrying data around that I don't understand. Isn't there anyone else here who could help me?

That was when I heard a loud "meow" sound from the left. Is that Roxas' cat again…?

I decided to go and investigate. I followed the noises towards an area that looked like an incinerator. They seemed to be coming from behind there. Was the cat stuck?

I cautiously walked towards the incinerator and tried to look around. It was dark behind there. It was quite hard for me to see actually. I could still hear the cat though. I felt really bad. Maybe I could do something to help it. I took a daring step forward, and then slowly I started walking around the back of the incinerator, trying to follow the cat's cries. Where about was the cat? If only it wasn't so dark down here…

Then suddenly out of nowhere a familiar face appeared in front of me. I screamed and fell back, landing on my butt on the ground. It was the woman from my dream with her missing eyes. Her scream of agony sounded through my head again. I cringed and closed my eyes tightly.

"Get away from me!"

I waited a few moments before deciding to open my eyes again. The woman was gone. She wasn't there. I sighed heavily in relief, slowly standing up and dusting off my skirt.

(It must have been my imagination…)

But why did she appear again? I wasn't even thinking about her. What is wrong with my head…?

Then I felt something brush against my leg. I yelped and jumped back out of fright. It seems that whatever had been there was also scared too, since I heard a loud hissing sound and little paws bounding away from the back of the incinerator. I glanced after it to see a black cat quickly bound its way around the corner. I placed a hand to my head. So that's where the cat went…?

"Hey, there you are!"

I froze at the sound of the familiar voice, along with a loud purr coming from the cat. It was Roxas. He must have come down here to look for his pet. That definitely must be his cat then. I stayed still however when I heard footsteps approach the back of the incinerator. A familiar looking shadow loomed on the wall where the light was, growing larger until Roxas finally appeared into view. His eyes fell upon me. I could tell he was confused.

"Xion? So you were behind here! I thought I heard a yelp that sounded familiar. Is everything okay?"

I slowly nodded as I walked over to him. The two of us stood in the light now. He had his jumper wrapped around his waist.

"Yes, I'm fine. I just… had a bit of a fright"

Roxas folded his arms suspiciously.

"What were you doing behind there anyway?"

"I heard your cat behind here and I thought it was stuck. So, I tried to help it. I guess I was wrong about it being stuck though. The cat was fine…"

I chuckled sheepishly, rubbing the back of my head. Roxas slowly nodded, yet I could see uncertainty in his expression. I sighed heavily.

"You don't suspect me too, do you Roxas? You don't think I have something to do with Lea committing suicide, right?"

Roxas casually shrugged.

"I don't really know. You were right back there though. Xigbar had no right to put you on the spot like that. Yet I'm confused as to why you're wearing the uniform of the lab, even though you don't go here, and no one has questioned you on the matter"

"It's a long story…"

I trailed off then as my eyes widened in realisation. Roxas frowned a little.

"Xion…?"

The CD-ROM! I should try and ask Roxas for help. I quickly began rummaging through my bag, taking out the disk and holding it out towards Roxas.

"Roxas, could you perhaps help me with this?"

Roxas studied my face for a moment as if he was trying to work out what I was thinking. Then hesitantly he took the CD-ROM from my hands and held it in his own, staring intently at the disk. He twisted it around in his hands curiously.

"That depends. What's on this disk?"

I quickly looked around to make sure no one was in hearing distance before speaking, lowering my voice just in case.

"There is data on that disk from an email that was sent to me by Lea yesterday-"

"What?!"

"Shush!"

I quickly hushed him.

"Please keep your voice down Roxas. We can't risk not knowing who in this lab can't be trusted"

Roxas blinked at me in confusion before nodding slowly.

"Right. Sorry. Please continue"

I looked around again before carrying on.

"I need help in trying to decode what it says. And could you also have a look at this note?"

I took the note that Lea had left me when I found the uniform in my sister's apartment and carefully passed it to him. Roxas stared at the note, quickly skim reading it.

"That was left with the uniform in my sister's apartment. I think it might help us get to the bottom of why Lea committed suicide"

Roxas continued to stare at the two items I had left in his hand. He glanced up at me, nodding stiffly.

"Alright. I'll have a look at both of these things and see what I can come up with. Meet me back here in the evening. I should have it analysed for you then"

I gave Roxas a warm smile. I was glad he had agreed.

"Thank you, really thank you. You have no idea how grateful I am for this"

Roxas gave me a small smile in response before quickly dashing off. I looked around. I wonder what I can do now… I might as well stay here. Perhaps staying out of sight would be a wise thing for me to do for now, especially after that argument with Xigbar in front of everyone. I hope evening comes soon…

Roxas quickly ran through the corridor of the third floor and through the door into the student rooms. He darted for his own, quickly shutting the door behind him. He stared back down at the CD-ROM in his hand and Lea's note. His eyes went over Lea's hand writing once again as he slowly walked over to his desk.

(I can see why Xion is confused. It seems like Lea knows her for some reason, and yet Xion and him never met properly until yesterday…)

Just as Roxas placed the CD-ROM into his computer, he heard a loud thud coming from the room next door.

"Isa, what are you doing?! You nearly made me jump!"

That was Namine. That thud had come from Namine's room. Roxas was suspicious now. He quickly hid Lea's note under a pile of textbooks on his desk and slowly walked over to his door. He quietly and slowly opened it to see Isa standing in the doorway of Namine's room. He was leaning against the doorframe with his arms folded. His back was to the corridor.

"I apologise. I didn't mean to open your door with such force"

Roxas heard the sound of shuffling papers, and a metal cabinet opening and closing coming from within the room. Namine let out a loud sigh.

"What do you want Isa? This isn't really a good time for us to be conversing"

Roxas saw Isa raise an eyebrow.

"And why not?"

The movement within the room suddenly stopped.

"Because of what has happened to Lea! That's why!"

Namine sounded angry. This wasn't like her… Had this incident with Lea gotten to her head? Roxas saw Isa smirk.

"Well, well, someone has a temper, don't they? I'm surprised at you White. I always thought you were so calm and collected. This isn't like you at all"

Roxas heard more shuffling as silence filled the room.

"You wouldn't understand…"

Namine's voice had been lowered now. Her tone however was still quite venomous. Isa chuckled.

"Ah, of course. You, Hikari and Dawn were the first arrivals at this lab I do believe. It is natural for you three to have some form of friendship, isn't it?"

Namine said nothing to that. Roxas continued to listen as more papers were shuffled around, followed by typing, and then the cabinet being opened and closed again. Isa watched Namine casually in silence, not seeming to find this awkward at all.

Just as Roxas was about to go back into his room, Namine finally spoke.

"Why are you still here Isa? What do you want?"

Namine still sounded very annoyed. Isa finally stood up straight in the doorway, but his arms were still folded.

"I just wanted to know your opinion of Miss Kamijo…"

Namine seemed to pause again with her work.

"Xion…? What about her?"

"Don't you think that ever since Miss Kamijo has come asking about "her sister" that strange things have started happening? What with Hikari's suicide and Dawn's mysterious disappearance…"

Namine gulped loudly. Roxas heard that. Isa raised an eyebrow again.

"What's the matter White? You've gone pale…"

"Haven't you heard…?"

"Heard what?"

"Haven't you heard why Riku isn't here…?"

"What do you mean?"

The room fell silent again for a moment or two.

"Didn't you know why Sora was crying this morning?"

Isa's eyes widened.

"You don't mean…?"

There was a brief pause before Namine spoke again. She had probably nodded.

"I do. Lea isn't the only one who committed suicide…"

Roxas' eyes widened at this.

(R-Riku committed suicide too?! Oh no…)

"When was this?"

"Yesterday apparently. He jumped in front of the train on the subway"

"When did you hear about this?"

"It was shortly after I left the lab last night"

"Tch. That explains why you were a nervous wreck when you came in this morning…"

"And what is that supposed to mean Crescent?"

"Nothing White. Nothing"

"You said a similar thing to Xigbar in the lounge when you suggested Lea was murdered!"

"It was merely a suggestion. I wasn't implying anything. And stop going off topic!"

"How am I going off topic?!"

"You still haven't answered my question"

"About Xion?"

"Yes"

"And why should I answer? Are you suspecting me of killing Lea?"

"Not at all"

There was a pause before Namine continued.

"Do you suspect Xion?"

"Possibly"

"Why?"

"Destiny clearly pointed out in the lounge that Hikari didn't start acting weird until Miss Kamijo first arrived here two days ago"

"That doesn't mean anything! Xion couldn't have killed him. She was with us when Lea jumped from the roof"

"But it does. I'm not saying Miss Kamijo committed the act. I'm saying she's the cause of the act"

A loud huff sounded from Namine.

"Isa, you are talking nonsense. Lea had only just met Xion yesterday. How could she have possibly had anything to do with his suicide?"

"Perhaps she resembled someone Hikari once knew who he really cared about"

"There wasn't anyone who Lea really cared about besides his friends at the lab. That's all. Now would you kindly let me work?"

There was the sound of more papers being shuffled before Isa's attention was diverted to somewhere in the room. Roxas watched as Isa's gaze focused on the area where Namine's desk is.

"What's that?"

"What's-"

Namine quickly halted mid-sentence. After a few seconds, Roxas heard something get snatched up from the desk.

"It's nothing"

"Then why hide it?"

"Because it's none of your business Isa!"

"Is there something you're not telling me White?"

Roxas heard Namine's chair smack hard against the floor within the room. A loud bang sounded as something made contact with the desk.

"Get out Isa! You have no right to go through my personal belongings and interrogate me about my friends' deaths!"

A long silence filled the room before Isa chuckled and slowly turned around to walk out the room.

"Very well White. If that is how you feel…"

Roxas quickly went back into his room as Isa closed Namine's door behind him. He waited silently until Isa's footsteps walked back to his own room, before letting out a long sigh of relief.

(I wonder what that was all about…)

Roxas' eyes fell back towards the computer. He remembered why he was here in the first place.

(Oh! Xion's CD-ROM! I need to check the data!)

And with that, Roxas quickly got to work. Yet Namine's and Isa's current argument began to play heavily on his mind while doing so.

(I wonder why Isa was being so interrogative towards Namine. And I wonder what Namine wouldn't let Isa look at. This is all so odd. People's nerves have changed ever since these events have taken place. I hope this disk will give us some answers…)

The sun had started to set by now. Evening was fast approaching. I was still wondering where Roxas was. Was I being too hasty…?

I had been sitting behind the incinerator for a long time now. It had been quite terrifying on my own, but I hadn't really noticed. My thoughts had been on Lea. I was trying to connect his suicide with Riku's. I had a feeling they both had done this for a reason. That reason was because of my sister. It had to be. They were trying to escape from someone who knows what has happened to my sister. They were giving me information they weren't supposed to. They were going against the person who is concocting everything, and yet they both still helped me anyway. Lea even went as far as to give me a warning. Perhaps that is why he told me not to come back to the lab. Perhaps his suicide was pre-planned.

I jumped at the sound of footsteps coming towards the incinerator. I sighed in relief when I noticed it was Roxas slowly walking towards me. He was looking around to make sure no one was following him before he joined me at the back of the incinerator. He handed me back the note and CD-ROM.

"So, what have you found out?"

Roxas checked again to make sure no one was there before he started talking.

"Quoting Lea, "Please forget about your sister. She doesn't exist. Don't ask people in the lab. You don't realise how special this lab is. You and "your sister" were involved in it", he has obviously confused me with this. I think the first sentence might mean that your sister is somewhere in the lab. "She doesn't exist" clearly means that he's telling you she isn't real. And yet he says after that "Don't ask people in the lab". Lea seems to contradict himself with his words; although I am not entirely sure why. It is clear however that Lea knows something about your sister"

Roxas placed a hand to the back of his head as he thought things over.

"If your sister was in the lab before, there has to be a document. All the students here had to send in a resume in order for them to be accepted into this lab. You do know what a resume is, right?"

I nodded stiffly. I briefly remember my sister trying to write her resume to send it off to the lab.

"But you already asked Xigbar when you first came here, didn't you?"

"Yep. Of course I did. But Xigbar said he had never heard of her. The same goes for Larxene too. I feel wrong in what I'm about to say, but ever since I read Lea's email, I have become certain that there are people in this lab who are lying. They're hiding something"

Roxas folded his arms as he stared at me curiously.

"I can understand why you feel that way. Ever since you've showed up, I've noticed the behaviour in the lab has changed dramatically. Everyone is becoming suspicious of each other…"

He stared at me worriedly then.

"You didn't think I was one of the people who could be lying, right?"

I shook my head quickly.

"No. I didn't suspect you. As you said, you were on the first year of the Master Course. You and Sora have probably been here the same amount of time, and both of you aren't as aware as the others. The real suspects are the ones who have been at this lab the longest"

"So the main suspects really are Namine and Isa. Namine has been here for the same amount of time as Lea, and I believe Isa has also. And ever since Lea's suicide, I've noticed those two have been acting weird. They had an argument earlier while I was trying to look over the disk. Isa was interrogating Namine for some reason on Lea's death"

Roxas sighed heavily after that.

"I guess that's all I can tell you. I can't think of anything else"

I frowned in thought for a moment. Roxas said something about resumes, didn't he? And the resumes will probably be kept in Professor Mikozuka's room, since he is the head of the lab, right? And if I can find my sister's resume, I can prove that she does come to this lab and that they are hiding something, right?

A determined look came over my face, which caused Roxas to raise his eyebrow at me in confusion.

"What's with the sudden determination?"

"I'm going to sneak into the lab tonight"

Roxas' eyes widened at me in horror.

"What?! Are you crazy?! If you get caught, you can get arrested for trespassing!"

"I don't care…"

I glanced back towards the lab as the sun slowly reached halfway. The area was starting to become quite dark. Night would fall soon.

"That lab knows something about my sister. I need to be sure that my sister is definitely there, and the only way to do so is by finding her resume"

Roxas stared at me in surprise. He didn't know what to say. He seemed really speechless.

"B-But how are you going to do it?"

I smirked, folding my arms.

"It's simple. I'll just make it seem like I've left the premises and hide behind the incinerator until it gets dark enough. Once everyone has left, I will search Professor Mikozuka's room for the resume"

Roxas shook his head quickly.

"You can't though. After today's incident both rooms have been locked. There will be people staying overnight in the lab"

All determination within me was suddenly crushed.

"Oh right… I forgot about that…"

I realised now how stupid I had sounded. I couldn't do this alone, could I? There was no way that was possible. I would easily get caught if I were to try.

Roxas stared at me silently for a moment before determination flashed across his face. Now I was the one who was confused.

"I'm going to help you then!"

What?! Did Roxas just…?!

"Eh?! Roxas, no! I don't want you getting into trouble because of me! It's bad enough that both Riku and Lea are gone! I don't want the same thing to happen to you too!"

Roxas smiled at me warmly.

"Hey, I have never seen someone so determined to help their sibling out. It's only fair. You want the information, and you should get it. And you can't do it alone anyway. With my help I can lure the secretary out of the room and pretend I'm asking for assistance. I'll buy you enough time to find your sister's resume"

"Roxas…"

I stared at Roxas surprised. I can't believe he's so willing to help me, despite everything that has been happening ever since my arrival… He seemed to trust me after all now that he had seen the evidence for himself. And he was just as curious as I was about what was going on.

I gave Roxas a small smile and quickly hugged him. I felt him stiffen from surprise. He hadn't been expecting that.

"Thank you! You don't know how grateful I am to finally find someone who can help me find my sister!"

After a short while I felt Roxas return the hug. I heard him chuckle awkwardly.

"It's no problem. You don't seem like anyone suspicious anyway. I can tell you were just caught up in this on accident"

The two of us parted after a short while. Roxas turned back to face the building.

"And now all we have to do is wait"

I nodded stiffly. I think I'm finally getting somewhere with my sister's disappearance. I'm glad. Sister, just hang in there okay? I'll find you soon. I promise.

Just to clear something up, there will be a hint of romance in this because it is featured in the game, but it won't be between Xion and Roxas. That hug was a /friendly/ hug, okay? They are not a couple/ Just saying. XD

But thank you all for the support. I honestly hope it is continued. The support is giving me motivation to continue this, as it is with my other stories too. But I hope you did enjoy this chapter.