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There will always be Light chapter fourteen: Mistake

Kairi shook her head and headed towards the weights. "Go on ahead." Kairi waited for Sora to leave the door before she sank down to her knees and cried. She cried and thought about what she had done. 'I hurt Sora. He does heal quickly but still I hurt Sora. What if he couldn't heal himself? He would have died. He said it himself. I'm so awful. Trying to kill my best friend.' Kairi cried until her tears ran out. She stood up slowly and tripped over her own feet when she walked forward. She scraped her knee and she scolded herself. 'It was an accident Kairi. Don't blame yourself for tripping. Besides, it's already healed.' Kairi closed her eyes tightly and held her breath. 'Namine?' Kairi heard a laugh, a sweet and innocent laugh. 'Who else silly. Now look. Your knees all better.' Kairi slowly opened her eyes and looked at the smooth unmarked skin where her injury had been. 'How did...' Namine laughed again. 'I heal wounds Kairi. That's all I'm good for. That and taking apart memories.' Kairi shook her head and disagreed. 'That's not true. Your good at a lot of things. Like cheering me up. Thank you Namine.' Namine chuckled and stuttered. 'Don't thank me Kairi. Besides I should be thanking you. You believed in yourself. That gave me the strength to speak. Thank you Kairi.' Kairi smiled and closed her eyes. 'You're welcome.'

Kairi spoke with Namine for a few seconds more and brought up her issue about not getting stronger. 'But you are Kairi. You can spar with Sora without flinching. That takes true strength. Especially now. I don't think I know about anyone who won't flinch when they have to fight Sora.' Kairi giggled at the strange thought. 'Why? Sora's not dangerous. Yeah he has a temper but that's it.' Namine grew serious and spoke to Kairi with brutal honesty. 'Kairi have you ever seen Sora in a real fight?' Kairi shook her head and Namine sighed. Kairi could feel Namine stumble around in her mind and feed her something. Kairi focused on that something and noticed it was a memory. 'What's this?' Namine suddenly threw herself headfirst into Kairi and Kairi opened her eyes.

Kairi looked around and saw that she was no longer in the training room. She looked around and saw great white walls. She looked down the hall and saw Sora. He wore his old clothing. He had a deadly serious expression on his face and he walked forward with his keyblade in hand. Kairi looked the other way and saw a man with pink hair. "Marluxia. Give me Namine back." Sora yelled at the man with pink hair, Marluxia. Marluxia laughed and summoned his weapon. Kairi looked at the scythe he had summoned and gulped. Marluxia laughed and Sora charged. The clashed and Sora slashed at Marluxia. He caught Marluxia by the sleeve and Marluxia drew back. Marluxia swung his scythe and narrowly missed Sora. Sora dashed forward and slashed at Marluxia. Sora's keyblade cut through Marluxia's black coat and into his chest. Marluxia hissed in pain and slashed at Sora with his scythe. He cut through Sora's shirt and cut a narrow line down his arm. Sora didn't even flinch. Kairi looked at Marluxia and saw fear enter his gaze. Kairi looked back towards Sora and saw hatred enter his normally bright eyes. Sora snarled and hurled his keyblade towards Marluxia. Marluxia blocked the keyblade with his scythe and he rushed forward. They clashed and Kairi could see Sora becoming weaker. Marluxia laughed and tried delivering the final blow. "Sora!" Sora looked towards the sound and saw Namine poking her head through a dark corridor. She vanished from view and new strength entered Sora's eyes. He blocked the slash Marluxia had made at his head and looked at Marluxia calmly. Sora pulled the scythe out of Marluxia's hands slashed at him. His keyblade slashed Marluxia from shoulder to hip and Marluxia collapsed. Sora straightened up and left him in agony. Marluxia faded away in a cloud of Darkness.

Kairi opened her eyes and gasped. She did not know what she had just seen. 'Namine who was that?' Kairi gulped and tried to slow her frantic breathing. 'That was Marluxia. Organisation XIII's number seven. He planned on using the keyblade to destroy Xemnas and make himself leader. Axel stood with him. Axel betrayed him. Axel had been ordered to find the traitors within the Organisation and destroy them. He did. With help from Riku and Sora. He used them to do his dirty work. You don't know Sora. He isn't the innocent boy who left the island anymore. You noticed that Riku had changed. He shows no mercy. He's ruthless. Sora's the same. He's worse. All Riku has had to do the last three years is defeat his opponents. Sora has had to destroy them. He kills without hesitating and the sooner you realise that the better.' Kairi refused to accept Namine's words. 'I don't believe you. The Sora I know will never hurt someone unless he has to. He's kind and caring. Not cruel and merciless.' Namine hesitated and thought about what she should say. 'Ask Riku. He'll never lie about something like that. If he agrees with me then you have to believe me. If he says I'm wrong then I'm wrong. But there is no harm in asking.' Kairi nodded and went looking for Riku.

Kairi finally found Riku in Xavier's room. She had checked his room and all the places she thought he might be but she didn't find him. Kairi remembered that Riku had always had a thing for heights and she looked for the highest place she could find. Xavier's room. She knocked on the door and waited for a reply. When none came she opened the door and walked in. She found Riku sitting in front of Xavier with a book on his lap. Xavier sat opposite him reading aloud from a book in his hand. Kairi waited for Xavier to finish and cleared her throat when he did. Riku turned his head toward her and nodded. Xavier had another reaction. "Ahh Kairi. Why don't you join us. I was just reading a tale about an angel falling in love with a meagre mortal. The other angels disapproved but allowed her. In the end her love was stronger than Archangel Gabriel." Kairi shook her head and asked if she could borrow Riku for a few minutes. "Of course. Borrow him for as long as you want." Xavier motioned for Riku to stand up and follow Kairi. He did and went out the room with her. "What do you want Kairi? I can't train with you right now." Kairi told Riku what Namine had told her about Sora. As she told her tale she looked at Riku's face. The expression on his face changed from annoyance to worry. Kairi waited for Riku to speak but he didn't. "Well is it true?" Riku looked at Kairi and sighed. "Yes. It is true. Sora has changed. We all have." As Riku talked Kairi started to cry. She had hoped that Riku would console her but he hadn't. He had merely twisted the knife in her heart. She cried and cried. She wondered if Riku would console her then but he didn't. He stood there and watched.

As Kairi cried Riku thought about how much he and Sora have changed. From the foolhardy children they were when they left the Island to who they were now. 'We have changed. Kairi knows that. Why is she surprised when she hears how much Sora has changed. She barely blinked when she saw me wearing the skin of Ansem.' Riku waited while Kairi cried. He saw her shoulders shake with the violent tears. He considered calling Sora. 'No he will only make this worse.' The voice of his Guardian reverberated through his mind. Riku considered his Guardians words and realised he was right. 'What should I do then?' Riku waited for his Guardian to answer and looked at Kairi. 'Let her cry. If you stop her she will continue on another occasion. The only way to help her now is to console her.' Riku agreed with his Guardian and waited for Kairi to finish crying. As she cried he talked to her. Meaningless chatter. Riku himself didn't know what he was saying. But it helped. Kairi cried herself asleep and Riku caught her. As she fell asleep she smiled.

Sora waited for Kairi to walk into their room. When he saw Riku walking in with Kairi in his arms he stared in amazement. "Huh uh. I'm not giving her a bath again." Sora blurted the words and clamped his hands over his lips. Riku stared at him with his mouth wide open. Riku blinked and started laughing. He laughed so hard that he dropped Kairi. She hit the floor and moaned. Riku looked down at her and clamped his hands over his mouth. His eyes teared with mirth and he walked into the kitchen. Sora could hear him roaring with laughter. Sora picked Kairi up and carried her into their room. When he walked back into the living room he saw Riku going through their games. Sora walked over and Riku turned to him. He opened his mouth to speak and started laughing again. Sora waited patiently for him to finish. He finished and he opened his mouth to speak. Sora cut him off. "What happened?" Riku's eyes hardened. "She found out the truth. About us. How we have changed." Sora closed his eyes briefly and opened them again. Riku looked into his eyes and saw them get the briefest shading of sky blue. Sora blinked and the blue was gone. "Who told her? I'm gonna kill him. Who was it Riku? Was it you? Was it Xavier?" Sora walked over to the door and opened it. "Sora. Stop. Namine told her. From what Kairi told me Namine showed her a memory about you. Something about Marluxia." Sora gasped and closed his eyes. "No. That's not possible. I told her to erase that memory. Why didn't she listen to me." Riku looked at Sora and asked him what was wrong. "Namine's what's wrong. She can change memories to her liking Riku. What do you think she did when she showed Kairi my memory? Me making nice with Marluxia. Namine knew I hated him. She knew it and she exploited me." Sora shook with suppressed anger. "I'm going to train. Don't follow me."

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