WOOHOO! New chapter! Heck yes! I think this one is a little bit longer and detailed in some parts so enjoy!

Chapter 25

The man covered in red stumbled out, gasping for breath. I quickly made my way over.

"YOU! I WILL GET YOU FOR-"but he disappeared in a portal before I was able to finish. "NO! GET BACK HERE YOU COWARD! GET BACK HERE!" I screamed, almost crying. I ran over to where he once was, breathing heavily with anger. I couldn't believe I let him get away…

"M-molly… I-its fine..." Riku said, still gasping for breath as he sat on his knees and hands. I quickly turned around, bending down to him and placing a hand on his shoulder.

"Riku… I can't let him do this to you… he is HURTING YOU…I can't let him do that…" I said in a concerned voice.

"There is nothing you can do though…" he said, looking at the floor.

"I can at least try!" I said, and he looked up to me with his sea-green eyes. I could see a few tears forming, and he pulled me into a tight embrace. I wrapped my arms around his neck and hugged him back, silky white hair caressing my face.

"You're the only person I've met… who has cared for me this much…" he whispered into my ear softly. I just continued hugging him, forgetting all my troubles and ignoring the heartless that was forming around us.

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"Jessica…Jessica……" my mothers' voice said, coaxing me to wake up. "Annie is here to see you…" her voice said, more distant, and slightly morphed.

"Annie? What do you mean mom?" I said, trying to open my eyes.

"What? Who is Annie?" the voice said, but it wasn't my mothers at all. It was Kyaras.

"WHAT!" I said, jolting upright, only to notice I had knocked into Kyara and now our faces were so close our lips slightly touched. I started to blush madly and started leaning back again, but I only pulled back a few inches because I found myself looking deep into Kyaras eyes. It was as if there was a string that wouldn't let me go. His eyes reminded me of the ocean sometimes… like the calm waves what washed upon the shore… until he finally blinked a few times and shook his head as if trying to overcome a trance he was in. I quickly shot back, blushing as red as a tomato with such embarrassment. My heart was pounding hard against my rib cage as I ran my fingers through my hair.

"Jessica? Are you alright?" he said, getting up.

"Um… y-yeah… wait a second…" I said, everything that happened coming back to me. "WAIT! BUT… I WAS… AND YOU WERE… AND THAT THING WAS…" I started many times, but continued them in my mind. That heartless… "I thought we were gone for good…"

"Me too… I passed out right after you did… and then I woke up right next to you on the ground, no heartless in sight…" he said, looking around and scratching his head in thought.

"Well, at least we're safe n-"I said, starting to get up, but a swishing sound behind me startled me bad and I instantly froze. I was just trampled over by the person who appeared right behind me as they tripped. As he fell in front of me, I noticed his face was wrapped in red cloth.

"WOAH!" Kyara blurted out, taking a step back. The person started getting up again though, as if it was in a hurry to escape or something. I thought quickly that they could be a thief so I grabbed onto his ankle and pulled him down to the ground.

"YOU'RE NOT GETTING AWAY THAT EASILY, YOU THEIF!" I yelled as he struggled to get up, but he flipped over and I could see his eyes. My heart gave one of the aching pains that told me he was not safe, and my heart started to beat furiously. I looked into his golden red eyes and I was forced to freeze, unable to process through my eyes that I was looking at Ansem.

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A droplet of water dribbled into my mouth, filling my mouth with a split second of comfortable soothing moisture. I licked my lips and, finding no more refreshing droplets, tried moving my arms and legs, which were almost completely numb with coldness. I finally got my arm to move and whipped some moisture off of my face. Opening my eyes, I looked up to a grey sky that was starting to clear up after that rain storm I experienced. The one when…

I jolted upright, remembering what happened and where I was. I scanned my view to the right and saw trees below us, noticing we were on top of a cliff. I looked to my left, though, and saw, once again, the boy I hated with a passion.

Axel stood on the other side, back towards me and was looking out towards where the calm winds were coming from. I quickly got onto my knees and peered over the edge of the cliff, only to find it was horribly steep and flat, and it would be impossibly to climb down it.

"She finally awakened." He said, scaring the crap out of me. I whirled my head around to see axel standing on the other side, looking at me with a smug little smile he always seemed to carry, except when he was mad.

"I prefer to not be called a 'she'" I shot back at him, twisting myself around. He walked closer. I gulped and scooted back a few inches, only to scoot back forwards again because my feet had hung over the edge, causing a few rocks to skip down the steep drop.

"Don't you DARE come any closer!" I said firmly, glaring at him. He continued to walk though until he was a few feet away. He finally grabbed the back of the collar of my shirt, lifting me up. I was now face to face with him, looking at him with an expression that told him I would never forgive him.

"Don't worry. I'm saving that for the END of the show. When I can finally claim you mine at last!" he said, the same look on his face as he turned around, leading me by my shirt to the other edge of the cliff. He finally let go and I looked over the edge, bending over on the dusty rocks to get a better look at what was happening in between the trees.

At first, I couldn't see anything, but then I spotted two figures below. I narrowed my eyes to examine them more closely, and noticed who they were. My heart skipped a few beats, as I noticed Sora and somebody else. I rubbed my eyes to clear my focus and one more time I took a look at the other figure in the black, heartless dress and combat boots, also known as me.

"THAT'S ME!" I exclaimed, mouth gaping open, trying to figure out how it was possible. The girl was over on the ground, sitting and talking to Sora. She was flirting with him I could tell and was playing with her hair, something I would never do, but a clone definitely would.

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"Annie, I didn't know you eyes were so dark like that… I thought they were more light-brown then dark-brown color…" I said, peering into Annie's eyes. They were a lot darker than before, and almost blended in with the rest of her eye. She simply smiled and twirled her hair with her finger once more.

"Oh, Sora, my eyes have ALWAYS been like this!" she said, beaming happily, which made me feel a tad bit better, but I still felt sort of weird, like she had changed.

"Sora, may I give you a massage?"

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I could see Sora turning around, nodding his head. That little imposter… WHO DOES SHE THINK SHE IS, MESSING ALL GIRLY WITH SORA LIKE THAT! But instead of turning towards Sora, she turned towards us, and I could faintly see a smile upon her face as she turned back to Sora, pulling something from out of her dress. Axel chuckled for a little bit as he knelt down beside me.

I looked intently into what she had pulled out of her dress, and it shined slightly, a metal pointy object. I suddenly wanted to scream of fright. A knife.

"SORA!" I yelled as she drew up the knife, but he didn't turn towards me. I could see her preparing to bring down the knife upon his back. I started to breath heavily and was about to get up to my feet and jump down the cliff like a madwoman, hoping I would land safely, but Axels hands grabbed my face and turned me towards him.

"He can't hear you now, my princess, and he never will hear you precious voice again."
UH OH! I love suspenseful moments such as these. Well hope you enjoyed this one, and hope ya keep reading! Ciao for now!