yawn i'm like so tired! i've had a really rough day with everybody! on the bright side, i'm getting some pretty good reviews from a lot of people, and i'm thankful for that. i'd like to give a shout out to a friend of mine, who kept my writing alive for my other fanfic, BLACK ANGEL AND THE GREEN BEAST. he reminded me of someone very special today, and i thank the person for that and the reviews. i'd also would like to thank my ninja buddy, WHITE MOON DRAGON OF LIGHT. you're awesome! ok, i have absolutely no idea why i'm thanking people in this chapter. anyway, here's a tid-bit of last chapter:

"Is this because of what that girl told you? She's the liar here." Xemnas said, putting a hand on her shoulder.

"You killed my parents." She said angrily. Kai turned around quickly.

"And I suppose Danni lyed to me about that too?" She asked. Xemnas turned his back to her and walked forward slowly.

"No, I did kill your parents... but not on purpose. You'd think i'd want to kill my best friend for no apparent reason? Darkness was starting to take over the both of them, and with the King and Queen's kind of power, everything would have been destroyed. Your friends, the people you loved, and you. Look on the bright side of why I killed them. Of course if I hadn't..." He walked back to her and leaned down to her ear closely.

"You wouldn't have known Sora." He whispered lightly. Her eyes widened. He walked backwards and suddenly disappeared. Kai turned back around. Is he telling the truth? No... no it can't be! Danni can't be a liar, but I know that Xemnas is! I know he's lying to me... I know he is... She looked up at the heart shaped moon. I know why they brought me here now. I know the truth of why i'm here. Kairi tilted her head down and closed her eyes.

"Kingdom Hearts." She whispered to herself.

alrighty then! enough with my crap, let's get back to the damn story!

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Chapter 25: Escaping

Sora and the others arrived in what seemed to be the middle of a city, filled with nothing but darkness and rain. The city seemed to be deserted in their eyes. Sora looked around and saw nothing, but a huge castle up ahead. He stared at it for a while. Rikku started shivering and became frightened because of the place she was in.

"I don't like it here." Rikku said while trying to warm herself up with her hands. Just then, lightning began to show in the sky. It lit up everything in the city. Rikku shrieked and hid behind Goofy.

"I don't like thunder." Rikku said with fright in her voice. Yuna and Paine wnet to her side and tried to calm her down.

"It's ok, Rikku. If lightning comes down, i'll be the one who gets struck before you do." Yuna said, trying to comfort the little 'fairy'. Sora didn't blink once while looking at the castle, even when the rain was coming down to his face, making it hard to see.

"Is that the castle over there?" Sora asked. He pointed out to a large castle in the sky. Danni walked beside him and looked up ahead.

"Yep." She answered. Everyone else turned their way to see the castle. Sora's hands turned into fists. I'm never going to give up on her. I will get her back.

"Then let's go!" Sora shouted, then began to run straight, passing dimmed neon lights. Yuna quickly flew up to him and stopped him by going to the front of him. She held her hand out in his face. He quickly stopped and looked at Yuna angrily.

"Sora, you can't just barge in there. They'll kill you on the spot if they had the chance." Yuna explained while the group caught up with them.

"Yuna's right." Paine said, wiping some of the excess rain off her face. The thunder began to start and the second that it did, Rikku went straight to Paine. She hid behind her in fright.

"Save me Paine!! Make it stop!!" Rikku shouted close to Paine's ear. Paine became irritated by Rikku's action and pushed her into Donald.

"Listen, nothing is going to hurt you here. The only thing you should be worrying about is the Organization, not some thunder or lighting. Got it?" Paine finished up. Rikku's face expression went from a scared,frightened little girl, into a strong warrior.

"Got it!" Rikku said with bravery in her soft face.

"I'm ready!" She said as she sprouted up into the air. Yuna floated over to Paine.

"Nice work."

"Hey, I only did it because she's was getting on my damn nerves, that's all." Paine said, then went over to join her group. Sora looked at the castle once again and thought about the plan.

"Just hold on a little longer, Kairi. We'll be there soon. I promise." Sora said as he reached into his pocket and took out his most prized possession, a star shaped lucky charm(no, not the cereal).

Castle:

Kairi layed on her bed looked at her tiara, while she thought about the Christmas she was going to have. There was going to be music, cookies, hot chocolate, gifts, and her best friends. She sat up in her bed and placed her tiara back on her head. Her room was very similar to her own room, back at Disney Castle, except for the white coloring of everything. It's Christmas Eve and i'm stuck in this damn room! I wish i'd never thought of going to my old home in Radiant Garden. Then, everyone wouldn't have to worry about me, and there would be no trouble. She layed back down, on her belly this time. Why is it always me? I hate being the damsel in distress. I wanna be a fighter, a warrior! She cried while she stuffed her face into her pillow.

"I hate it here." Kai said, face still stuffed in her pillow.

"You're not the only one." A voice said. At first she got scared, but soon realized it was just another Organiztion Member behind her. She sat up, wiped her tears and faced the man with red, spiky hair. He was standing, with his arms crossed, at the side of her bed.

"How can you hate it here, Axel?" Kairi asked him.

"I just do. It's pretty boring when there's nothing to do and when there is something to do, it has something to do with letting out a whole bunch of Heartless into other worlds. So, this is just not my kind of place. Got it memorized?" Axel finished as he pointed a finger towards his head.

"Whatever." Kai said, then returned to her position, once again stuffig her face into her pillow.

"Please, just... leave me alone." Kai said. She didn't start crying again, but she did start to feel a little upset. Axel looked at her. Oh jeez, I'm gonna be in loads of trouble if they find out about this. He walked closer to the princess.

"Ok, look, I can take you back to him... y'know, that one with the Keyblade." Axel said with some kind of depression in his voice. Kai quickly sat up and then stood up, facing him.

"You can?!" Kai shouted. Axel covered her mouth with both his hands, then looked around to see if anyone was around. He faced her again when everything was clear.

"Shh!! You wanna get us both in trouble?" Axel said angrily while whispering to Kai. He uncovered her mouth slowly.

"Wait, won't you get in trouble though?" Kairi asked Axel. Axel turned around.

"Listen, i'm doing this for a friend." He said.

"Who?" Kairi thought up quickly.

"sigh. Roxas. He seemed to be my only friend in the Organization, probably because we helped people out instead of killing. Roxas was the only one who understood me. After a while, he soon got tired of the Oraganization, i mean hey, who would wanna be in a place where you were forced to be."

"He was forced to be there?"

"Yeah. The Organization thought that if they had the nobody of a Keyblade Master, they would be able to defeat him. So he left for a really good reason."

"And what was the reason?" Kai asked. Axel soon paused at the question, then turned around, ready to tell Kai the answer.

"He... wanted to meet his original self." He answered. Kairi's eyes opened wider than usual ,as she sat back on the bed.

"Sora..." Kairi said. She looked back up at Axel when he began to talk.

"Roxas also wanted to protect a girl. She looks a lot like you... Namine was it?" Axel asked. Kairi nodded her head. A black and purple auror appeared behind Axel.

"I'm doing Roxas a favor, so you better hurry... Namine." Axel said. Kairi got up and walked towards him.

"I trust you Axel. And the next time I see Roxas, i'll tell him what you've done for me." She said.

"Yeah, yeah." Axel said, pretending to not care. Kai smiled then quickly hugged him.

"Wha-?"

"I'll never forget you." She said, then soon let go. Kai walked into the portal and it disappeared. Axel watched as it disappeared.

"Take care of her, Roxas... take care of Namine." Axel said softly then soon disappeared himself. Kai found herself near the entrance of the castle, still inside though. It's not out, but I guess it's close enough. Kai slightly pulled the front of her dress and ran straight. Once she reached the bridge outside, she felt the cold rain on her face. Oh great. Kai continued to run, just a little slower though. Gotta be careful. I don't wanna slip into darkness. Sora walked onto the bridge with the others and soon saw a red head running towards them. Sora began to run forward. Danni looked at him.

"Sora wait!" Danni screamed, then her and the group began to follow. Kairi looked at the group and knew exactly who they were. Sora!! You couldn't tell she was crying, because of the amount of rain coming down on her face. She began to run a little faster. A few seconds later, she had finally reached him, throwing her arms around him the second she did. His whole body was wet, making her wetter. But she didn't care. All she cared about was being with Sora, no matter what happened.

"Oh Sora!" She said happily, hanging onto him a little tighter now.

"Are you okay?" Sora asked her. Kai pulled back, her arms still around his neck.

"I'm fine." She answered. Sora smiled, but it soon faded when he looked at her eyes. The group soon caught up to them. Danni walked closer to Kai, also noticing the change.

"Your... eyes." She said.

"What's wrong with them?" Donald asked. Everyone starte to look at her more closely. Kai looked at Danni, unlatching herself from Sora.

"Is there anyway to get them back to normal?" Kairi asked her.

"Well Kai... I don't know. We'd have to ask the King about it." Danni said.

"Let's go then." Paine said, then she and the rest of the Gullwings turned around. Everyone started to walk away from the castle, except Kairi. She looked up at it. Axel... he'll be killed because he let me go. Sora turned around, noticing that she wasn't following them.

"C'mon Kai. We've gotta get you outta here" Sora said. Kairi looked at Sora, then back at the castle. I can't do this... She slipped off her heels, because of the rain, then picked up the front of her dress and ran back towards the castle.

"Kai!" Sora shouted then began to run after her. Everyone turned around while Sora ran after her.

"What are you doing?!" Danni screamed, then her and the group ran after the both of them.
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i have to say that was probably the shortest i've done. i don't know, there's probably a shorter one, but i don't feel like thinking right now. i'm dead tired! i might take a nap now. so... good night! hope you enjoyed this chapter, i hope to update soon!