I couldn't help but let out a sigh. I also couldn't help but wonder how long I've been walking. This hall looked the exact same as it had at the beginning... I reluctantly continued on my way. No signs of a card key, or whatever it was that I was supposed to find. No sign of anything but metal walls and floor to be exact...

Just as I was about to give up hope that there was an exit or there would be a change in the path, I noted that there was another path that met up with mine. Judging by the fact that Sherry's path was the second, and mine was first, I figured it was her's but after waiting a few minutes and seeing no sign of the blond, I decided to continue on my way. This time, I only stopped when I heard a click as my foot hit the ground. I managed to take a few steps forward before a wooden stick shot out of no where, missing me by a few inches. Of course, I had expected it. I was actually waiting for some type of attack. I hadn't expected a blunt piece of wood though. It probably would have only gave me a little red mark, but better to be safe then sorry I guess, as there's no way to be sure how fast it was going.

"Kaze," a voice called out, causing me to quickly turn as I heard another click.

"Sherry! Get down," I shouted. As the piece of wood came flying at her, she simply turned and hit it away with her hand.

How come I didn't think of doing that...? Oh right, probably because if I tried that, I'd be hit in the face... My reaction timing, not to mention strength, was nothing like Sherry's...

"What was that about getting down," Sherry asked.

"Nothing... Nothing at all," I mumbled as Sherry started making her way towards me once more, which is when I remembered that there were another switch near me. Out of instinct, I quickly forgot that Sherry could easily protect herself and tackled her to the ground as there was another click. Once I finally heard the clattering of the wood falling to the ground, I started pushing myself off the ground, as my face was turning pink because of how close I was to Sherry. What I wasn't expecting was for Sherry to latch her hands onto my wrists, which caused me to stop. "S... Sherry," I asked softly, the pink on my face escalating to a light red.

"Nobody is around... We're finally alone once more... Let's stay, just like this, forever and ever," Sherry murmured.

"We can't do that! What about the tournament! What about Rei and-," I started but Sherry happily cut me off.

"Forget about everything else. Forget about everyone else. You're the only thing that matters to me. Forget the wish. Forget the others," Sherry said, her tone sounding as if she didn't care about our friends at all.

"How can you say that," I snapped.

"Fine, fine," Sherry sighed, clearly unhappy with my reaction. "Let's go and get that wish. Let's meet up with the others. I'll destroy you in the final round! I'll use that wish to make us together forever and keep the others away," Sherry smirked, causing my eyes to widen.

"You aren't Sherry," I muttered and tried to pull my hands away, but Sherry might as well have been stone.

"Oh, but I am," Sherry said. "I'm just sick of not getting what I want. Of being ignored by you. For my attempts to make you my man to be brushed aside. Is it so wrong of me to finally snap...? To finally have to get forceful to get what I want," Sherry asked.

"This isn't Sherry! You can't be her! Sherry would never act like this..! Sherry would never say things like this," I growled, refusing to give up on my attempts to pull away.

"But I am Sherry," Sherry insisted, a pleading look in her eyes. "This is just the side of me that you've never seen! This... This is the true Sherry LeBlanc! This is the real me," Sherry said, a small smirk reappearing on her face. I quickly gather my strength and ripped my hands out of Sherry's grip, quickly staggering to my feet and backing away.

"Stop lying to me! You aren't Sherry! Sherry is nothing like this! She isn't someone who would act like this," I shouted as Sherry made her way to her feet as well. After finally standing up, she started walking towards me, a hand outstretched, as if to touch my cheek, but I quickly pulled back, causing her eyes to grow sad, as if she were about to start crying, yet she didn't. Suddenly, the sorrow disappear and it was replaced with another smirk appearing on Sherry's lips.

"Oh, I see... The innocent you is still dominant," Sherry murmured, a hand resting on her chin, as if she was thinking of something. "Once I finally awaken the true man inside you... Once I finally do that, then you'll finally be mine," Sherry said, her smirk growing wider.

"You're definitely not Sherry...! Definitely," I muttered and took a few steps back, not knowing that I was advancing towards one of the walls.

"Please, just stop talking. I'm starting to get bothered by the innocent you. Until you finally awaken as a man... My man, just don't talk," Sherry said, closing the distance between us, as I finally hit the wall. "And I know just the perfect way to do it," Sherry smiled as her gloved hand reached for my chest. Once I realized what she was reaching for, I quickly swatted her hand away, causing her smile to turn to a frown. "Do I need to rephrase that...? Don't talk, don't move, don't even think until you reawaken as my man," Sherry hissed before ripping the three gold bars off my necklace, which I quickly tried to reclaim, but Sherry used her other hand to swat me away.

"You better not ruin then, or I'll-," I started, but Sherry lightly slapped me with her free hand, causing my cheek to turn red.

"What did I say about talking," Sherry asked, causing me to glare at her. "And what will you do? I'm curious. Let's not forget who's easily the strongest," Sherry teased, eagerly trying to get me to talk once more, so she could find a reason to hit me once more. "I get it... These are why you're still innocent! These sentimental pieces of metal... They're from your parents, aren't they," Sherry asked.

"What of it...? You have your stuffed bear," I muttered, not really fearing whatever assault she might give me.

"Hm... So... If I take these and make them disappear... Then will you finally be the man I know that's inside you," Sherry asked, ignoring my comment.

"Give them back now," I demanded. Sherry just stared at me for a few seconds before putting her hand out. Just as I reached to reclaim the bars, Sherry quickly clenched her hands, creating a loud crunch that caused me to twitch. Before I could even think of reacting, Sherry quickly threw the pieces of the bars to the side and grabbed my shoulders, pushing me to the ground.

"Now, be quiet...! If you stay quiet, I promise it'll all be over quickly... Kazy..."

I couldn't read the signs then, but how could you expect me to? The only momento I had of my parents was broken to pieces and this sick imposter of Sherry was drawing closer and closer with ever passing second. I hadn't taken note of what the imposter had called me or what I had seen under Noir's visor. One simple word just ran through my mind.

Panic.

I had to panic.

I couldn't sit here and think about it. I had to move. I was an animal before the knife, so why wouldn't my body respond? Why couldn't I ball my hand into a fist and hit the person before me? Why couldn't I open my mouth to scream for help, as I, apparently, was paralyzed, or whatever was wrong with me now... "Hey, Kazy...? Before I get rid of the innocent you, is there a message you'd like me to give to your friends? You know, last words," Sherry asked, stopping a few inches from my face.

Panic... I had to panic... I had to do something... Anything!

I managed to pull myself together for a few brief seconds, as I was able to clench my hand and quickly hit it against Sherry's face, sending her falling to the side, where she stayed.

I... I just punched a girl...! Wait, who cares! I have to get out of here, because whatever this girl has planned for me, it isn't good. "Naughty naughty Kazy... I was going to be nice to you," Sherry murmured as she pushed herself back up, wiping some blood off of her lip.

"Nice? Just who are you! What do you want with me," I shouted.

"I figured you were better than this," Sherry murmured before placing her hand a couple feet beside her. "Oh well. The results won't change if I knock you out first," Sherry smirked as a click resounded through the hall. The next thing I knew, there was a sharp pain in my head and I was on the ground, a piece of wood now resting on my chest. I found myself unable to move and my vision fading as Sherry made her way over to me. My conscious faded long before she reached me though.

"Night night... Kazy."

Notes:

- This was so fun to write, believe it or not. Seemed like a total plot twist, and then it wasn't, and bam. So, if you didn't, for some reason, gather the identity of the fake Sherry, it's Noir. For some super special magical reason, she can look like Sherry.. Ah no, it's going to be explain in a while... If it's any help to you, when Kaze refers to what was under Noir's visor, he thought that she and Sherry were twins or something, as they have the same face. So, he's stating that he forgot that he thinks Sherry has a twin, which would have explained why 'Sherry' was acting crazy.

- I'm too lazy to put 'Sherry', as in Kaze knows it's someone else, but she still looks Sherry, but I put Sherry so many times that I kind of got too lazy...

- I'll leave what Noir's going to do to your imagination. It may or may not show up later though. Depends on how things flow.

Reviews:

- The Wild Fang: It's just a blue moon that day, because since I couldn't think of anything, and the chapters kind of have to be separated (kind of explanatory since the PoV changes) I made something up. I had originally planned for it to be after this main stretch, but then the plot changed, so I threw it in here. I never specified the food, too, so he could have made toast and eggs for all we know xD

- bryan102694: Well don't push yourself or anything o-o' I hope everythings alright there.