Still I'm getting used to working this place . So... responses to reviews. I'm glad someone understands where some of my confusion comes from. Also, the reason the updates are so quick, although I thought this was mentioned before, was because this stuff is pre-wrtitten. Expect them to be significantly slower after we get the Port Royal. So still a ways to go. Today's guest appearance: Axel.

The Struggle tournament had finally arrived. I stood in the crowd, a little behind Olette and Pence, watching intently, trying to ignore knowing the outcome. The "champion" Setzer could only make me laugh, as always. He was so full of himself, in such a way that I thought of people back home.

As the first match between Roxas and Hayner began, I couldn't help but smile, knowing they made up. Vivi then took down Seifer, putting him in the finals with Roxas. I knew (what a shock) however, just as Seifer mentioned to Roxas as he left, that it wasn't the real Vivi.

As time was called, Roxas had won against Vivi, but then, time stopped. It was then that I realized, that never affected me, and I appreciated it. Vivi turned into a Nobody, and three others appeared too. This time, I jumped in to help Roxas, who smiled at me, but upon seeing my Keyblade appear just as his, became confused.

It was easy to take down four. Then, standing at a distance, was another hooded figure, clapping.

"All right Roxas."

"Axel…" I somewhat growled.

"Well this must be the one Xemnas has been talking about. Shiny little Keyblade you got there."

Roxas just looked between us, confused as usual... poor kid.

"You really don't remember, do you?"

Roxas, staring at him blankly, was suddenly attacked by Axel. But he wasn't too hard to take down, especially between the two of us. As we did, DiZ appeared, and the two got into well, an arguing match, over Roxas, sending his mind into chaos. Both yelling his name, he started falling, I caught his arm, and he began yelling back in an attempt to clear his mind.

"Hayner… Pence… Olette…" And then he screamed it, standing again. Time resumed, and he looked at me, trying to breath normally again.

"Bria…" He smiled lightly, as his other friends pounced on him. Still slightly bewildered, I tried to whisper to him.

"Everything will be okay Roxas. Why don't you take down this pretty boy Setzer and we'll talk about it later?" I laughed, and he almost did too.

Of course, he easily took down that pushover, and we all went up to the clock tower. As he gave each of his friends a crystal from the trophy, he looked over at me, his hand outstretched, with the blue one in it.

"Hey, it's okay. I'm not part of this. And I have my own in a way." I fiddled with my necklace, wondering what the glass heart keychain possibly symbolized.

It was then that Roxas stood up, slipped, and fell from the clock tower.

It was strange for me too. Once more, I was quickly an outsider, just observing events. I watched, as Kairi explained to Selphie why she wouldn't go back to the island. And then I heard both their thoughts reaching each other, and echoing in my head. Roxas and Kairi. I knew about this happening, but I forgot one thing…

"You can't remember me? Thanks a lot Kairi!"

As I heard Sora's voice, I gasped. As the conversation ended, Ansem had pulled me back to the lab so I could in turn, hear his discussion with DiZ. It was mostly about Namine.

"She can interfere with the hearts and memories of Sora and those aligned with him. That includes you too now, Bria." I didn't quite know how to react. But it certainly upset me somehow.

At the Usual Spot the next day, Roxas was the first there, knowing he could find me. He told me about not knowing when he was dreaming and when he wasn't. I sighed.

"None of it's really a dream. It's just not a reality to everyone else."

The others showed up shortly, and that's when discussion of their school assignment came up. We were all going to look into the seven wonders of Twilight Town.

Welllll the first five were bogus obviously. It wasn't until the sixth one that things got even remotely interesting. Here we are, waiting for this ghost train. It seemed like forever. Roxas was lying on the ground, and as I got tired, sitting next to him, I laid down too… on him… like a pillow, like I once did with Sora, only reversed since Roxas was on his stomach. He could only look at me slightly, and I saw him holding back laughter. I almost fell asleep, but then Seifer came around to annoy, and shortly after that, Roxas saw the train. So we went back to the station, but no one else had seen it. After arriving back in town, Roxas asked about the seventh wonder. As Pence told him it was at the mansion, I cringed. The normality level, as low as it already was, was about to drop even further. As the others walked away, Roxas turned to me.

"You know what's going to come, don't you?"

I tried to keep looking away, but I nodded.

"You weren't imagining things about the train. It's just not reality to anyone else."

"Thanks. Come on…" He held out his hand, and we headed to the woods.

Just before the opening to the old mansion, I pulled back on his hand.

"Are you sure? I mean I know you're sure, but… everything changes now."

I tried to say it in a way that didn't look like I wanted to cry, but it didn't work. He pulled me into a hug and my mind began to twirl. How can they possibly say Nobodies don't have hearts? I've seen all of them express guilt, sadness, anger, and even happiness occasionally. Those are all matters of the hearts. Who's to say they can't care?

Pence, appearing out of seemingly nowhere, began explaining the rumor of the mansion. I was still thinking too deeply.

Unexpectedly, Roxas and I were inside. He was examining Namine's drawings, while I just lingered against a wall. She didn't appear, but began explaining things, vaguely, but still quite enough. And I let her.

I didn't really realize how choked up I became when she was explaining Sora, and how Roxas is a part of him. They were both sitting at her table abruptly.

"Suddenly I feel like I don't know myself at all." I put a hand on Roxas' shoulder, and watched Namine as she continued. She didn't say much else, and suddenly we were back outside again. Bringing Roxas back to realization, Pence said we should head back to the Usual Spot. That's where we found Olette, who led us to the station tower. I just followed silently, watching Roxas stare off, lost in his thoughts. But suddenly I was pulled away again. Not by Ansem, but by my own will. I appeared silently in the library of the old mansion, and secretly.

DiZ was sitting in a chair as Ansem walked in. I hid in the shadows of the walls as they conversed. It was hard for me to think back of when I actually played the game. DiZ was almost right. I almost lost the concept of the two realties and the difference of the game I played and the one I was living. But I thought about it. I had no idea at this time who these two were. But now I did. And now it made things a whole lot different. Everyone was remembering Sora. How come I had never forgotten? Was the revenge DiZ seeking aimed towards Xemnas? He was using Sora for that… and he was using Namine to get to Sora again. It was twisted, but now the ending made sense.

It took all my strength not to jump out then and… yell or something, at Riku not to do anything to Namine or Roxas. I'm sorry, Ansem.

But I knew it wouldn't happen anyway so I relaxed myself, disappearing back to the Usual Spot.

Once more, I saw memories from Sora.

The World That Never Was…

Defeating Ansem…

Closing the door…

Was that… ME?

I saw myself, and knowing that Roxas was seeing this as a dream, he saw me too.

That wasn't all that concerned me. I actually saw what happened after I was locked away with Riku and Mickey. Sora went to Kairi, and he promised that he'd be back. But it wasn't the same feeling… he wasn't as worried about it. As though he knew it was true… and he didn't have to be all… depressing and thoughtful about it. It was strange somehow… He was certain he'd be back; he'd see her again. It didn't worry him. And he didn't seem hung up about it, about her.

And then I saw him being led to Castle Oblivion.

And then… a beach, dark, branches tangled everywhere. A bit of what I had just seen a few days ago… wow. Things were moving quickly.

Briefly, Roxas, talking to Ansem, and then in the new World That Never Was fighting heartless with twin Keyblades. And then… fighting Riku. Being captured.

As I woke up, I knew Roxas had too. And this as I recalled, was the final day.

Each "day" seem to be where I began and end each chapter. Odd. So, thank you all again for reading. I leave you on that note.