A/N: Eep, reviews! Bountiful and wonderful reviews! Oh, happy day ^_^! You awesome peoples are in need of two things: Recognition and COOKIES! *Throws cookies to everyone* And now…RECOGNITION TIME! AXEL!

Axel: Ahem! First off, twilight girl456 would like to thank the following reviewers: Dragonfly-Star, ccsakura21, xcrescentxmoonx, Za-Za67, BellaCullen2312, TheKeeperOfKingdomHearts1, Bestie(AKA: My best friend who gave me an anonymous review ^-^), Sayonara Yasashii Akumu, and Luxord's Xigbar!

Heh, um, I'm sorry if you reviewed and I didn't mention you just now ^-^'! I was just going by who recently reviewed, but don't feel like I don't appreciate your reviews, because I really do! THEY ARE MY MOTIVATION! Ha-ha, yeah….Also, I'm getting more and more votes on Hope going to C.O., but I'm still not deciding anything yet. Yeah, I know what you're all probably thinking right now: Why the hell wont she make up her mind already? Well, I'm one of those authoresses that has to have time to decide which way the story would go if a character were to go somewhere or stay. Also, I'm working on posting up a poll on profile page, and I should have it up by later this evening or tomorrow evening. So…go vote with that! Please enjoy this chapter!

Disclaimer: The only things that I own relatively close to Kingdom Hearts are the games. Otherwise, I am not able to take credit for their creation, because someone already has that super cool job. What I do own, is this story, my characters, and my amazingly cool and fun OC to write about, Hope Daniels!


Zexion walked out from the briefing room after Xemnas had finished instructing him and several others that there was something he wanted them to do. Castle Oblivion, another castle the organization sometimes used for mostly research purposes, was where Sora would be lured to by Marluxia, the captain of the small team of members that had so far been picked for this task. There were only four at the moment, those four being Zexion, Vexen, Larxene, and Marluxia. Xemnas had mentioned Lexaeus going with them, along with Axel possibly. There was on last person that was still on the list that the superior was possibly thinking of sending with them to the Castle. It was this one person that Zexion didn't wish to go with them.

His mother….Well, he considered her as a mother more than a sister. She was always a kind and gentle person since the moment he had first met her back in the wise Ansem's study, approaching a young child with as much kindness than anyone else. It was what had made Ienzo grow attached to her. But…that was Ienzo whom she had loved and cared for, not him. He was Zexion, Ienzo's Nobody. He had no heart to return her love that she had given him for all those years. He couldn't love her like he had back then.

"Come stop your crying It'll be alright

Just take my hand

Hold it tight….."

Zexion stopped as the lyrics to the familiar song echoed through the castle. That was the song that had sealed Hope and Ienzo's promise all those years ago. That song….it was the seal of their bond. That was her song. Her song that she would sing to him to help him sleep or make him feel better when he had been scared as a child. That song…was one of the only things he had been able to remember when he had first became a Nobody.

"I will protect you from all around you

I will be here, don't you cry…"

Zexion started walking, quickly, mind you, towards the room that the voice was coming from. With each step he made, the louder and closer it seemed to get. He ran to Hope's door and pushed it open, the sound of her angelic singing instantly hitting his ears.

"Cause you'll be in my heart

Yes, you'll be in my heart

No matter what they-Oh! Zexion!" She stopped singing once she had noticed that she was no longer alone in her room. Zexion only stood in her doorway, a look that was emotionless and blank on his face. Hope frowned, standing up and moving over to him. "Zexion, is something the matter?"

He blinked a few times, quickly shaking his head. "No…no, everything's fine. I'm sorry I didn't knock, I-"

Hope cut him of, a smile on her face. "No need to apologize! And don't leave! I hardly get a chance to even talk to you!" She exclaimed, grabbing his hand and dragging him into her room, pushing him down in a chair.

They sat in her room, talking, well, Hope doing the most of the talking, while Zexion listened to her intently, taking in every word she said and being sure to process it through his head. That's what he would always do when he had been younger and they would walk around the castle together. She would do the talking, while he would try to understand what she was talking about. There had been times where he was never able to quite understand her, which usually led to him asking her questions about what she meant, or what the meaning of some big word she would use. Right now, this is what it was like….Just like back then.

And….if he still had a heart…He would say that he was happy.


Xemnas sat in his chair, his hand to his chin, eyes closed, his mind deep in thought. Castle Oblivion was what he was so deep in though about. The Chamber Of Awakening….It was what he was set on looking for. That's why he had planned to send a team to Castle Oblivion, not only to have Marluxia lure Sora there, but to have them search for the chamber he seeked as well. His memories…his memories and his past were tied to whatever that chamber held inside it. It held another "friend"…one that was somehow connected to his past. And if he wanted to know more about his past…he would have to find this chamber. He wanted to remember who he was….And he wanted to remember the name of his friends from all those years ago.


A/N: Damn, it was too short for my fricking liking-_-! Sorry, but I just couldn't decide what else to write about in this one. Ok, so I have the poll set up on my profile page, so go and vote whether Hope should stay or go, that way I can figure out how many more chappies I need to write to fill in time before I get enough votes! So…yeah, it's Friday, and Monday is Labor Day, meaning no school for me on Monday! Whoo! So…Review please! And don't forget the poll! Later Taters!