This chapter has been revised.
I'll Be Good, I Swear!
"Be careful, Rika. The more you get angry the condition of your heart will get worse." Roxas said putting his arms around me as I bent my body in pain.
"I'm sorry… I just can't hold my anger." I said.
"You have to control it! Do you know how Sora will feel if he knows you died from your heart fragments being shattered?" He asked.
Noticing what he said he covered his mouth and backed off.
"You know something I don't Roxas?" I asked.
"Well… err…" He said and I sighed in pain.
I absorbed the yellow ball and stood up straight.
"Just don't get carried away." He said opening a portal.
I nodded and walked through.
"Rika, are you alright?" Hikari asked.
I smiled. "Yes, Kari, I am." I said.
She nodded and Sora said we needed Merlin.
"I'll take you to him." I said.
"How?" Donald asked.
I closed my eyes and gave out a hand.
They disappeared in a puff of smoke.
Hikari gasped. "What happened to Sora, Donald, and Goofy?" She asked.
"I sent them to Hollow Bastion where they can get Merlin." I said.
As I talked to Hikari about what happened in our one-year gap I counted off, "One… Two… Three" and Donald voice was heard.
A poof of smoke appeared and Sora, Donald, Goofy, and Merlin arrived.
"Back so soon?" I asked.
"And we saved time too!" Goofy said.
Donald crossed his arms as Merlin looked at the Cornerstone.
"Mmhmm… Ah, do you see it Rika?" He asked.
"Yes, Merlin, It's very serious." I said and he nodded.
"Smart girl, well she did go under training of Master Yen Sid." He said and summoned a door.
"What's that?" Sora asked.
"That, my boy, is a gateway to a special world. Someone in that world is responsible for what's going on in his castle. Of that, I'm certain." He said.
"Oh boy!" Donald said.
"But we must be careful, while we're in there are things that will tempt you to do, Donald…" I said looking at him.
"Like what?" Sora asked.
"You'll see when we get there." I raised a finger when Hikari opened her mouth. "And If Hikari doesn't go through any trouble and stayed in my sight, she may come." I said.
She jumped and smiled in triumphant.
"I'm sure you know what the last thing you must do is?" Merlin said.
I smiled. "Find a door similar to this one and lock it." I said.
"That is correct!" Merlin said and patted my head. "Yen Sid has taught you well and with a keen eye you can solve the puzzle I wanted to test you on." He said.
"We'll do that later, let's go find our enemy!" Sora said.
I smiled. "I'm right behind you Sora." I said and glanced at Hikari. "And I'm keeping an eye on you."
"Oh, don't worry about me! I'll be good." She said.
"Yes, that's what they always say…" I said and Sora opened the door.