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Chapter 11

Eternity isn't forever…

(Recap)

"This girl is a bothersome waste of my time, but she is a priestess, so I must follow orders and take her back to the hideout."

Sora gripped his keyblade harder. "What do you mean Priestess?"

Axel laughed. "How little you know boy. Perhaps one day you will know, but now is not the time. Farewell Sora, Farewell young ninja."

He let a black portal materialize into existence. In a swift movement he backed into it and let the darkness dissolve him. As he disappeared so did the portal…..

Sora had been in so much shock that he hadn't been able to react to Axel as he vanished into the inky void. Yuffie stood next to Sora, still in fighting position with her mouth hanging open. It was if her mind was processing what had just happened.

"What just happened?" Yuffie questioned

"Aerith has been kidnapped." Sora replied "I couldn't save her….I…"

Yuffie put her hand on Sora's shoulder to show him comfort that she really didn't have.

"Don't worry" she said with a smile "We'll get her back…we just need to find one of those dark portal thingy's and kick some bad guy butt."

Sora sighed and looked at Yuffie. "Yuffie you don't want to go into any of those portals…they lead to the realm of darkness…you know that."

Yuffie continued to smile. "Aerith is my best friend. I have to find a way to help her out."

"Yuffie…" Sora began…but couldn't help but think of Riku. Riku was his best friend and Sora was traveling across the universe in search of him, to save him from the darkness. Yuffie was saying just that. She wanted to risk her own life to protect the life of a person she cared deeply for. "Your right…but we need to get back together with Cid and the gang first. Then we'll find Axel and tell him whose boss."

Yuffie grinned. "That's the Sora I know."

Sora smiled and nodded.

They were about to go in search of the door that lead to Destiny Islands when a female voice broke through the air. "Who are you?"

Both turned around to see a four foot tall young girl with purple hair and a noticeable horn growing on her forehead. She scowled at them.

"Who are you?" she repeated. "You better not be the ones calling those white things all over town or you'll have to deal with me"

Yuffie tried to hide her giggles. "The question is who YOU are, Shrimp."

The girl gave Yuffie a dirty look and continued to glare at Sora. "That…is none of your business you bad guys."

Sora examined the little girl. She couldn't have been any more than six. He bent down to her level "don't worry, we aren't bad guys. My name is Sora, and that is Yuffie. What's your name?"

"Liars" the little girl spat. "Your dressed funny and are carrying a funny weapon. Do you think I'm stupid? I know you are the ones summoning those white creatures in this town. I'm here to stop you."

"What white creatures?" Sora questioned.

The girl didn't answer. Instead her horn began to glow.

"I'll summon Fenrir on you if you don't tell me the truth. Who are you?"

The light around her horn got brighter and brighter…

"EIKO CARROL!" Another female voice screamed. "What did I tell you about summoning on complete strangers?"

The light around the girl's horn vanished as she turned to see a tall dark woman with dark hair in a gothic dress.

"Lulu I…" the girl began

"Enough" the woman named Lulu snapped.

The little girl quickly ran behind Lulu and glared at Sora. "They…they were going to hurt me."

Lulu glared at Sora and Yuffie "Is this true?"

Sora took a step back with his hands raised. "No! We're not the bad guys here. We're here to stop the bad guys."

Lulu got a glimpse of Sora's keyblade and smiled. "So I see…You must forgive Eiko here. She lost everyone she loved when her world was destroyed. When I found her in an alleyway I couldn't bear to leave her. Ever since, she's been living with me, I am a guardian after all."

Sora nodded. "It's nice to meet you…"

"Lulu" she said briskly. "You look tired. Why don't you come to my place for the night?"

"But they…they" Eiko stammered from behind Lulu's enormous gothic dress.

"Eiko please return to the house and get dinner started." Lulu commanded.

Eiko looked at Lulu as if to protest, but thought better of it. Instead, without a word she turned on her heels and ran off down a back street.

Lulu smiled. "So you must be the key bearer"

Sora nodded.

"Legends in this town say that the white creatures that haunt Twilight town will be defeated when the key bearer arrives."

Sora nodded again. "Well…I don't know of any 'white' creatures…but if they are on the same side as the darkness I'll be sure to destroy them.

"You and I have much to talk about" Lulu whispered quietly. "But first…a proper meal and some rest."

"Sounds great" Yuffie replied.

As Lulu led them through the back streets of Twilight town Sora couldn't help but get a glimpse of what seemed to be a man that looked very familiar. Too familiar.

Ansem!

When Sora looked to get a closer look at the man he saw nothing. After rubbing his eyes a bit he realized Lulu and Yuffie were giving him a strange look.

"You okay" Yuffie questioned.

"Yeah" Sora whispered. "I just thought I saw something…guess it was my imagination."

As he continued to follow Lulu he pondered on the subject. He didn't imagine it. Not one bit. He knew Ansem was in this town. What was worse…was that he saw Ansem was with a girl that was no more than his age…

(Recap)

As the beasts jumped in the air to destroy the girl that stood so soundly in center a white light engulfed her.

Kairi's body floated slightly off the ground, she held out her hands and let two words slip from her mouth. "Eternal Light"

The beasts vanished in the light, and when it cleared they were nowhere to be seen. Kairi stood in the center of the field and regained her senses. She looked at the scene around her and fainted.

Kairi had been sleeping for almost a day since her collapse. Rikku and Yuna kept a close watch over her the entire time. Kairi slept so soundly that the thought crossed everyone's mind that she might not wake up. Garnet who was as white mage insisted that Kairi had only collapsed from exhaustion and that she needed her rest.

"Garnet are you positive that she just passed out from exhaustion? What if that power hurt her?" Yuna questioned.

Garnet nodded. "I'm one hundred percent sure that she needs rest. Whatever that special power was, it took a lot of her energy."

Barret walked over to Kairi's unconscious form sleeping in a bed on the ship. "Well…if sleep is all she needs than let the poor girl rest."

Kuja nodded. "Sora isn't here so we should continue."

Yuna looked at Kuja questioningly. "Um sir…I'd like to keep Rikku protected. So could she please come along?"

Kuja weighed the decision. "Well…. That Selphie girl has been kidnapped so we do have room…and I understand you want to keep your friend safe, so yes she can come along."

Yuna bowed in thanks "Thank you sir"

"Prepare the ship for take off!" Kuja yelled to Barret. "Lets continue this search."

It was hours after the take off that Kairi finally stirred and woke up.

"Wha-…where am I" she questioned as she sat up placing a hand to her head.

Garnet rushed to her side. "Try not to get up so fast. You were sleeping for nearly a day."

"A day!" Kairi yelped. She thought a moment. What exactly had happened? And then, as if someone had slapped her in the face, a wave of sickness rushed over her as she remembered Selphie getting kidnapped, and those monsters attacking her. "Selphie!"

Garnet put a hand on Kairi's shoulder. "We're going to search for her, however the only chance we have at locating her is finding the Keyblade master."

"Sora?"

Garnet nodded. "Yes. Sora's keyblade will most likely point the way toward the 'priestesses' as they are called."

Kairi nodded. "I want to find Sora"

"I know"

There was a knock on the door to the girls sleeping quarters

"Come in" Garnet called.

Rikku walked in with a bowl of soup and a glass of water. "Good! You're awake! Barret made some soup, though I don't know if you should trust it."

Kairi giggled.

Yuna came rushing in the room when she heard Kairi was awake. "Kairi we're approaching another world."

Kairi looked out the window and gasped. "That's Agrabah! I might be able to ask Princess Jasmine if anything odd has been happening."

"Then prepare for landing" Kuja called from the cockpit.

The next morning Rose awoke cuddled next to Ansem in Keiko's guest room. She had to think a moment to remember what had happened. Groaning she sat up. She had told Ansem everything…her being a Nobody, her past, and even her feelings for him. A small blush crept over her cheeks when she looked at Ansem still sleeping next to her.

Being as quiet as possible she crept out of bed into the kitchen where Keiko was immersing herself in an ancient looking book. When she saw Rose walk in the room, Keiko tore her gaze away from the old tome and smiled at her friend.

"You told him didn't you" She asked Rose.

"What?"

"You told him about what we are, and what this place is didn't you?" Keiko said briskly.

Rose nodded. "Yes I told him."

"And you aren't ashamed?"

Rose didn't reply…instead she took a seat next to her friend and peeked at the book she was reading. "Whats that?"

"Oh this…. the ancient legends of the Keyblades. I'm trying to figure out a clue for you." Keiko replied.

Rose picked up an apple from the basket of fruit sitting in the center of the table. "I'm going for a walk. I need to think things over."

Without waiting for a reply she stormed out of the room and into the sunlight of Twilight town. What was she supposed to do now? She gave into Ansem and confessed her feelings for him. Feeling she worked so hard up till now to hide. She told him about her being a Nobody. Doomed to be a nobody forever….

No!

If time was measurable then Eternity couldn't possibly be forever could it? There had to be a way to become whole again. Because when she existed as Rose…she felt incomplete she felt only part of a person, for that is what she was. She was only the dark shadow of six pure hearts.

"You can become whole again!" a voice called from behind her as if it was reading her mind.

Rose turned to see Namine' standing behind her. As pretty as Namine' was, she looked sad. Almost as sad as Rose was.

"What do you mean?" Rose questioned.

"I know of a place where information is 'eternal,'" Namine whispered. "Back in Hallow Bastion. Search for it with your heart. You will find out how to become whole again. I can come with you."

Rose nodded. "I want to know how to become whole again. I want to be able to love Ansem with my heart, not just a pale imitation of a feeling that my mind has created."

Namine used her power to materialize a portal. "This way! If I help you, will you help me?"

Rose thought a moment. More than anything she wanted to know how to become whole again. "Yes."

"Then step through" Namine whispered as she held out a hand.

Rose took her hand and walked through the dark abyss.

Well that's it for this chapter. Sorry again for putting up with me for so long. I hope you like it.

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