Disclaimer: I do not own Kingdom Hearts, Naruto, or Final Fantasy

A/N: so I got no reviews on my last chapter so that's one reason I haven't updated if anyone is interested in hearing more please R&R!

They headed back to their rooms saying they were tired. Sytai kissed Hinata on her forehead before he left to go to his room. Irvine watched him suspiciously. "He says I remind him of his little sister that died," Hinata explained turning red.

"So that's why he called you little sis after the game," Kairi said.

"You heard him talk?" Irvine gasped.

"Yep and tomorrow's going to be a big day so we should probably get to bed," Kairi told him as they headed to their room.

Selphie turned back to watch Irvine leave. She smiled as they headed back to their room. "You know I was wondering about something," Rikku said thoughtfully, "when you watch a puppet show if you didn't know that a puppet was a puppet then you would think the puppet was the person controlling the puppet. So no matter how many puppets you stop you won't stop the one pulling the strings."

"What does that have to do with anything?" Kairi asked.

"What if our friends aren't heartless but puppets," Rikku asked as they entered their room.

"then we'll have to find the puppeteer," Selphie told her.

They all got ready then plopped into bed. They were all tired it had been an exhausting day they were soon asleep. Selphie woke up there was screaming. She jumped up it was Rikku she was screaming. There was a boom of thunder and she screamed again clutching her bed. Kairi and Hinata were up too. "Rikku what's wrong?" Selphie asked as Rikku clung to the leg of her bed trembling.

"L-l-lightning…" she stammered terrified.

There was a flash of light again and boom of thunder and she screamed grabbing a hold of Hinata's legs who was the closest. Hinata fell in shock. Then pat Rikku on the head. "It's alright there's nothing to be afraid of," Kairi tried to sooth but there was another flash of light and boom of thunder.

Rikku screamed again. "come on it'll pass there's nothing to worry about," Kairi tried to soothe but the next boom sent Rikku screaming again.

"Come on it's just a thunder storm," Selphie gasped wearily.

"when I was little Brother accidently hit me with a lightning spell when fighting someone else!" she explained in a hurry as more lighting filled the room.

"It'll be alright," Hinata told her and the three girls surrounded Rikku to help her feel better.

Selphie grabbed a blanket and the four girls all curled up together.

It was morning and they were still all huddled close. Selphie looked around at all of their sleeping frames. She realized this was the first time Hinata hadn't snuck away. Today was going to be the day. They were going to have to fight. They could very well die in this fight. There was a knock on their door and the others woke. Selphie hurried up and opened it. Syrai was standing there he held something out and Selphie took it. it was a note. The other girls got up and surrounded it as well. "it's a summons to the headmaster's office tonight at the same time as Irvine," Kairi gasped.

"I don't want to go," Syrai told them plainly and they stared at him. "I will fight."

The four girls looked at each other nervously. "How do you fight?" Selphie asked.

"I'll show you but we need to go to the grounds meet there soon with Irvine?" he asked and they nodded.

"wow he must really trust us," Hinata gasped.

"Does he know what's going on?" Kairi asked Hinata.

Hinata shrugged and the girls hurried to get dressed. They met down at the grounds after some breakfast. Irvine met them there. They were all wearing school uniforms as the rules had indicated although it was Sunday. Syrai was there sitting quietly. The others approached and he stood. He faced them and bowed slightly.

"So what do you know?" Irvine asked.

He looked at them then over at the trees. "I noticed long before any of you noticed before you arrived it started and it started with the headmaster. I was not noticed I tend to make myself invisible but I was noticed today and I am not going to surrender and you five are fighting so I will join you," he told them his soft voice calm.

"So how do you fight?" Kairi asked, "you did promise to show us."

He reached into the trees and pulled out two long jagged swords that he held at the ready. They had unique handles and he turned away from them and moved forward in a strike and with flawlessness turned the sword around his hand and out in a jagged attack. With ease he came in every different direction for an attack still keeping a good grip on his blades. He then turned to them standing tall his blades at his side in lax.

They stared at him. "looks good," Kairi told him a slight squeak in her voice.

"YOU'RE AMAIZING!" Rikku exclaimed happily.

A/N: what is to come what is this mysterious boy up to and are they really going to be able to escape the heartless or be forever trapped in the sorrows of losing their heart… I'm trashing some of my stories so review or I will possibly get rid of this one