Declaimer: "I do now own Kingdom Hearts…"
Kiome-Yasha: "Sorry for the long wait everyone, college has been keeping me away from updating my fics. I also had to update WITD first before I could update TWYRM. Well, with everything going under way, I present to you another new chapter!"
Chapter 29 Take Away my Dreams
Riku scouted his radar, finding Neverland to be not too far ahead of him. He pressed onto the engine, igniting the flames to the boosters. He sped quickly across the dead zone of space, praying to make it in time and inform the others about the king. He only hoped that he wasn't too late in helping the royal mouse, fear gripping his chest from the dreadful thought.
"Sora, you better not be getting yourself into too much trouble." He silently warned, knowing that his best friend had a tendency to do just that; but he always did it with good intentions.
"I only hope we can stop everything in time." He voiced aloud, preparing to land. Hopefully he could find Sora and Namine easily in time to unlock the keyhole to darkness, releasing the dark element in order to retrieve back who they have lost.
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Sora blocked Roxas's attack with his keyblade, shielding Peter Pan from the assault. He growled at the stubborn boy, "Peter, you want to get your heart taken? Get the hell out of here! You're no match for him!"
Peter scowled at Sora as he flew up to the sky, "I'm not going to leave this all to you, Sora!" He went and attacked airborne, bringing his dagger forward to perform multiple slashes.
Roxas looked unimpressed, "You're attack is useless; to think such a pitiful weapon would have an affect on me." He brought his hand forward, calling forth a beam of light to shoot out of his hand.
Peter was able to dodge the attack, flying backwards as the beam almost made contact with his body. Sora shoved Roxas back, signaling Wendy who got onboard with Namine behind the enemy's line. He kept his nobody busy, becoming frustrated as Roxas began using offensive/defensive maneuvers at the same time against him and Peter.
Peter let out his rooster cry, slashing across Roxas's side. He managed to throw the blonde off, causing an opening to appear for Sora. The keyblade master swiped his keyblade around before sending an uppercut towards Roxas's face. He missed though as the young nobody was able to somersault away from the attack. Roxas grinned, licking his bottom lip with great thrill and anticipation; Sora winced from the sight, finding him to be completely different than before, almost bloodthirsty.
Roxas turned to Peter who was huffing and puffing heavily from the intense battle, "I could feel your heart beating, what a pleasure it will be to take it away. I'm sure it will be a perfect piece for Kingdom Hearts to be complete; just like the others."
Sora's eyes widened by this, flashes of his parents death coming back to haunt him, "You…bastard!" He charged forward, his heart pulsing wildly as he thrashed his keyblade left to right.
Roxas smirked from the challenge, preparing for the next round against his other self. He brought Oblivion and Oathkeeper forward, twirling them around his fingers while gliding forward at the rampaging Sora.
Hook took this time to engage himself into the battle, wanting to claim his prize over his youthful rival's heart. Peter spotted this, Tinkerbell entering by his side from the threat.
"Tink, go help the others." He whispered silently to the fairy, having no choice but to follow his orders, as she was faithful to him.
Hook laughed as he saw the little pixie take off, "I see you have lost your little fairy, you wretched brat!" He pointed his hook at the boy, growling menacingly, "I'll make you pay what ye have done to me hand!" He declared with vengeful rage.
Peter only harked aloud from this, "Try to catch me you old codfish!" The rambunctious boy took off to the sky, causing Hook to become off balance as he tried to strike him with his sword.
With Hook becoming distracted by Peter and Roxas by Sora, Namine and Wendy went along with the mission that was assigned for them. They quietly took their way across the deck, making sure not to be spotted by Larxene and Hexer, the both of them keeping a close watch on the prisoners.
Namine whimpered as she followed Wendy and the lost boys, finding her legs to be shaking and unsteady. She had tears slowly coming down her face, making short glances at Roxas as he continued his fight with Sora. All of a sudden, Namine felt a sharp pain come through her body, causing her to crumble to the ground. She scanned over her body, gasping when she saw half of it to be already gone.
"Oh no…" She mourned silently to herself, figuring out a way to gain back her body. She was so weak and unstable, becoming vulnerable as she silently cried out for Roxas.
Wendy and the lost boys soon noticed her predicament, hurrying back over to her. Wendy became frightened over the girl's condition, "Namine dear, what's happening?" She tried to touch the girl, but was pushed back from her.
"No, please, go help and save your brothers; I'll be fine." She let out hoarsely, cringing as she felt another sharp pain shoot through her.
Wendy gazed down at her with concern, but soon replaced it with a fierce scowl, "Boys, wait here with Namine; I'm going to help free John and Michael." The group of boys saluted to the English girl, taking pride over the request she gave them as she took off.
'Once again, I'm nothing more than trouble for everyone. I'm always in the way, even for Roxas, I was nothing more than…' Soon, her body became whole, causing her the others to be in shock.
Namine lifted her hand to her face, finding everything to be in check and solid again. She then glanced over at the frightened boys, giving them a firm nod, "Let's go, I won't let Wendy handle everything on her own." They agreed with her, glad to see she had a resolve.
'I won't let this slow me down, not when I'm so close…'She chastised to herself, gripping her hands into fists as she followed after Wendy. She would make sure to keep her friends safe, even if she had to face Roxas to defend them. Of course, she was afraid for such an outcome to happen, her legs trembling uncontrollably; but she wasn't going to let fear stop her from protecting those she cared about.
Wendy sensed the others behind her, turning over to speak, "Namine? Are you sure to be up?" She noticed the girl to be concrete, but she was still worried, "I'm sure I can handle untying my brothers on my own."
Namine stubbornly shook her head, "I'm fine, we need to do this together; Sora said so. I won't let you go off on your own, Wendy." She turned to the lost boys beside her, "Neither of us will." The all nodded and agreed, finding Namine's words to be honest and true from her non-existent heart.
"If that is what you wish for, then I cannot stop you. You're will is stronger than our mother, the Queen of England herself." Namine blushed tremendously from the comment, finding warmth and encouragement from her compliment.
"Thank you; now, let's save your brothers."
The England girl nodded, turning around to proceed with their mission. They neared the pole sail that had Michael and John tied up; Larxene, Minx, and Hexer unaware over the group that was behind the pole.
John was the first to notice them, becoming joyous in seeing his beloved sister. Wendy shushed him before he could speak, "Shhh! We're going to get you out of here. Just follow my lead." Michael grinned when he saw his sister, Wendy returning the smile as she and Namine began to work on the ropes.
The young and beautiful witch took full concentration over what she was doing.
They loosened the knot, nearly untying the boys' free from their confinements. Luck wasn't kind to them though, Larxene spotting them right away as she took a glance behind her. She remained quiet though, whisking her face back where it was before she spotted them. She looked over at Minx and Hexer beside her, her mind racing on what she should do; it didn't look like they caught notice of Namine and her friends yet. She soon produced a wicked grin though as an idea began to formulate inside her devious mind.
With her moment to strike like a snake, she called out, "Roxas, the prisoners are escaping!" It was right at that moment that Namine and Wendy were able to free Michael and John from their captivity, only to gasp in fright as they were discovered.
Roxas jumped back from Sora's upcoming blow, whipping his face to the intruders. His eyes widened when he caught notice of Namine, gritting his teeth tightly as his head already began to hurt from the sight of her. He tried not to seem vulnerable at the moment, not wanting to reveal his weakness. Memories started charging at him, spreading torment of unwanted fear; fear of what?
'Fear of losing you…fear of you disappearing from my life…. forever….'
His own voice whispered back at him, haunting him to remember. He shook it off though, finding the pain to be too much. Whatever memory he had, it had to be false, just as Xemnas had said.
Sora spoke out, finding their plan to be slightly ruined, "Namine, you and the others get out of here!" The girl nodded, taking her gaze back at Roxas who returned the same look of desperation.
It was an intense moment, both seeking answers from the other. They screamed out to each other through their eyes, Namine begging for Roxas to come back to her, while he demanded to know her existence. She blinked though, letting out tears of pure anguish; casting away the spell they were both under. She refused to go to him now, not when he was like this.
She took her attention back on the others, "Let's go!" They all took off, causing Roxas to be numb and dumbfounded at the moment on what to do.
He soon got himself together; growling at his companions, "Go after them! Kill them if you have to!" He ordered angrily, sweat appearing on his face as he tried to concentrate.
Sora was shocked by his demands, not wanting to believe the words that had just escaped out of the blonde's mouth.
Larxene became glad though with the effect Namine had on him, 'Hopefully this would work, he needs to remember!' She looked at the others, "Come on!" She went ahead of them, taking off after Namine and her friends by teleporting through a dark portal, seeing as they couldn't fly off to the islands. Minx and Hexer followed after her, finding her judgment to be questionable, seeing as she was acting strangely towards the situation.
When they disappeared through the portal, Sora turned to Roxas with disgust, "Are you really going to let them kill Namine! You love her Roxas! Remember her, you asshole!" He wanted to say so much more vulgar words, becoming so frustrated with the boy in front of him it was beyond imaginable.
Roxas stumbled back with distress over the keyblade warrior's words, clutching his head while wincing in agony from his tortured memories, "Shut…up…!" He gritted aloud, "Just…shut up!" He demanded with an outburst cry, finding tears to be spilling across his face.
Sora was shocked by the display, but he didn't falter, gripping his keyblade tightly within his hands, 'I know he has them locked up somewhere…I'm just going to have to beat it out of him to remember her…no matter how painful the truth might be…'
Peter flew higher overhead, "I'm going after the others! I'll make sure to keep them safe!" Sora agreed, finding Tinkerbell to go after the young flyer to the island.
"Blast you Peter Pan! I won't let you escape that easily! Smee! Get the boats ready! We're going to shore!" Hook ordered impatiently, grinding his teeth together with aggravation.
"Aye, Aye, Captain!" Mr. Smee saluted, motioning the crew of pirates to ready the boats.
Roxas became frustrated over the man's choice of actions, finding his prey to be getting away with his heart to take. He tried to go over the ship, remembering himself to have the ability to fly, but he was stopped as a keyblade flung his way.
He turned as the key shaped blade returned to its owner like a boomerang, taking in the heroic image of the spiky brown-haired teenager. Sora's keyblade glistened under the scorching sun, the large ball of fire descending down behind the mountains as twilight came. It silhouetted his figure from the front, his bright blue eyes being the only light to see through his shadowed body.
Roxas chuckled, finding the stage to be set, "I guess I won't be taking off so easily."
"Damn straight." Sora deeply retorted, drawing his keyblade back to his side, "I won't let you take another heart, Roxas. I won't allow Kingdom Hearts to be tarnished by darkness, especially not yours!" He dashed forward, ensuing the fight between them like mirror images of equal strengths.
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Namine and the others took off into the woods after landing on the shore of Neverland. They took no time to wait, making their way through the thick jungle. Namine could feel Larxene and the rest of the Organization members behind them, giving chase to capture them. Her body pulsed wildly, making her breathing hollow and empty as she ran alongside the group.
She soon came to a halt though, causing Wendy and the boys to stop in their tracks. Wendy turned to the girl, gripping her arms in a panic, "Namine! What are you doing? We must keep going, please!" The flaxen-haired blonde shook her head mulishly, "No, you have to go. I'll stay behind to distract them from reaching you guys."
Wendy refused the offer, realizing the girl could be really stubborn, "No! We must stick together! I'm sure Peter and Sora will come and help us! Now please, come with us!" Again, Namine shook her head to decline the girl's plea, "I'll be alright." Her voice faltered though, remembering the last time something like this happened in Beast's Castle.
Jonathon grabbed Wendy's hand, pulling it off the blonde witch, "Wendy, she has made her decision. Let's go before they catch up to us!" He declared deeply, setting his tone to be stern.
His voice seemed to work though, Wendy freeing the girl from her grasp, "Please, do be safe." She pleaded humbly.
Namine smiled reassuringly, "I'll do my best! They need you, so make sure to watch over them." She indicated over to the boys, finding fear to be reflected in their adolescent eyes.
Wendy nodded in agreement, "I will." She soon turned to the boys, nodding to them to start running. They all took off into the woods, leaving Wendy and her brothers to look back at Namine, giving her one last chance to change her mind.
The girl edged them to go on, not wanting to let her heroic act be in vain if the nobodies came before they escaped. They reluctantly left her behind, taking off into the deeper parts of the jungle as they rustled through the tropical leaves.
Namine released a shuttering sigh, finding her mind to be jumbled up with many emotions that she couldn't quite define to being one. The sound of their footsteps stopped, finding them to be away from the vicinity; the other footsteps getting closer. She turned with her head held high, her face contorting a frown as she waited for the enemy to come. She knew they were coming, she could somehow feel their energy of darkness coming towards her. It was strong, but not as strong of another she held close to her. She only hoped that this was her chance to get him back, even if she did disappear and lost him forever.
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Larxene, Hexer, and Minx gave quick chase after the escaped prisoners, having fazed through the portal admittedly after they landed on the shore. The Savage Nymph grinned to herself as she found her plan to be flawless so far, taking a glance to the two beside her as they ran through the jungle. She soon stopped their pursuit, startling the other two to stop as well.
"What's with the pause?" Minx demanded, finding her emerald eyes to be glowing with anger.
"We should separate." The older woman requested abruptly, causing the two with her to be confused, "The group ahead of us would most likely had split up; we should do the same."
Minx approached the woman with disdain, " And what makes you think that?"
"Woman's intuition." She simply answered with a smug tone, causing the small girl to growl at her.
"She may be on to something, Minx. We should split up to find the prisoners and intruders." Hexer announced modestly at his little sister.
Minx scoffed at her brother, while Larxene gazed at him with fondness, "Glad to see you're a good boy." She took her attention back on the pink-haired girl, "Seeing as there is no further deviation towards my plan, we should hurry off."
Minx remained silent, finding Larxene's negligence to be untrustworthy, but she was forced to follow the maiden's demand, seeing as she held a higher rank.
"Hexer, you can come with me. Minx, I'm sure you can handle things on your own. If you see Peter or his friends, you know what to do." The woman digressed artfully, her eyes gleaming with pleasure.
"Yeah, I know." The mischief child said, calling forth her bow and arrows and already taking off into the trees like a skillful squirrel.
She looked down at her brother and craft woman, "I'm heading this way. Be sure to keep a watchful eye on that woman, Hexer." She jumped onto the next branch, making her way to find the group.
Larxene jeered from the comment, turning towards her victim, "Well then, shall we?" She went off into the jungle, making sure that Hexer was behind her. She chuckled to herself, waiting for the moment to send the Nobody back to the darkness where he came from.
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Clashes of metal rang out into the setting sun upon Hook's ship, glistening sparks of light reflecting off the keyblades as they collided. Sora swerved backwards as Roxas forced him back, regaining posture with his keyblade to protect him soon afterwards. The depraved blonde shot beams of light into the air, circling an aura around them while he shot beams of light towards Sora. Sora managed to deflect the beams, gliding off the ship before the rays of light could make contact upon his flesh. He flew around in a gigantic circle, veering up into the sky before deciding to cast a thunder spell.
He was stopped though when Roxas suddenly disappeared, reappearing behind the bewildered brunette. As Sora turned around towards the blonde, he was slashed across the face as Roxas's twin keyblades were brought down.
Blood scattered across the sky as Sora began to descend down upon the deck. He crashed into the wooden surface, causing the structure to burst and crack. He groaned as the warm liquid came down upon his face, making him seem paralyzed.
Roxas covered his hood up as he landed gracefully upon the damaged deck, slowly making his way over to Sora with his keyblades gleaming in the light. His whole figure was shadowed by the setting sun, bringing out his gold eyes underneath the immense darkness of his hood.
He gave a wicked grin, "I guess I've won this battle once again, you really are slipping without me." Sora winced as the blood came over his eyes, preparing for the blow he was about to receive from his impious half.
He got the last word though before Roxas could commence the blow, "It won't change anything; all of this will make you realize how pointless and sad you are Roxas. Succumbing to your own weakness is what's going to destroy you, and her." The hooded blonde knew whom he was referring to right away, his face twisting up in anger from the brunette's words.
"I told you to shut up about that!" He finally warned, bringing his keyblade the Oathkeeper down to end the hero's life.
He was stopped though when he felt a dark flare come his way from the side, causing him to rear Oblivion up to block and ricochet the attack. He growled threateningly to his aggressor, jumping back a few feet as he saw another one come his way. Roxas perched himself on higher ground, turning around to see the intruder that tried to strike him.
He glared as he recognized the long silver set of layered hair, bright turquoise eyes that brimmed underneath the nest of bangs. He identified the person with distaste, "Riku…"
"Riku!" Sora indicated with shock, becoming surprised in seeing his best friend in Neverland, "What are you…?"
"I'll explain later, but it seems like my predictions were right." The older boy remarked haughtily, "You really did get yourself into trouble."
"Hey! I resent that!" Sora replied childishly, noticing how King Mickey wasn't with him, "Hey, where's the king?"
"Like I said, I'll explain later since we don't have the time. Right now, we should take care of him." He glanced up at the hooded figured in front of him, "Roxas, is that really you?"
"Surprise, surprise." Roxas spoke darkly with slight mockery, "Riku, I didn't expect to see you here. Done playing with the darkness I see?"
"You have no right to speak to me about the darkness, Roxas." The broad teenager brought his keyblade Way to the Dawn out, leveling it beside his head, "I'll be sure to bring you back to Namine now."
"Sorry, but I have no time for this. I'm not going with anyone at the moment, who I care so little about." The boy coldly remarked, taking his gaze over to the island not too far off, "My assignment has gotten away, so I need to go after it as quickly as possible; you can try to stop me, but I'm sure you'll just disappoint me."
"Roxas!" Riku shouted desperately, but it was too late, the thirteenth ranked member had already abandoned the ship, making a beeline towards his destination.
"Dammit…" The older teen cussed under his breath, taking his sight back on his injured friend. He bent down to help Sora up, "You think you can stand?"
"I'll live, but more importantly, we need to catch up to him. There's no way I'm letting him take another heart from one of my friends." Riku agreed with the young keyblade wielder, making sure to steady him back on his feet.
"We should hurry." They both flew off the ship, though the brunette had a bit of an exertion. They began to make their way to the island, Sora asking along the way, "By the way, what happened with his highness?"
Riku gave a grim expression, controlling his breathing first before deciding to speak, "We…were attacked…"
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Peter and Tinkerbell floated over the jungle on the huge island, scouting the areas in hopes in finding Wendy and the lost boys. The rebellious boy descended his flight in order to enhance his vision, the little blonde fairy following after him. They soon caught sight of the girl in blue dress, causing Peter to flip with joy as he was ecstatic to see her safe and unharmed.
"Wendy!" The girl turned up to spot the boy, waving a hand at him, "Oh, Peter!" The lost boys jumped with delight in seeing their leader, the youngest one known as Tootles waving out his hands vigorously.
The boy began to fly towards his friends, but before he could reach them in time, an arrow shot out of nowhere from the trees. The pointed object struck Peter on the side of his ribs, scarring the boy as he was inflicted with pain. Not a moment too soon, another sharp arrow bolted through the sky, sending him to fall out of sky.
Tinkerbell became hysterical, taking great immense of speed to follow after his falling form. Both Wendy and the boys began to panic, beginning to run over where the boy had fallen. He fell harshly to the ground, gripping his injury as blood began to trickle through. He felt like his wound was on fire, becoming frightened over the sight of blood on his hands.
He whimpered out, "Mommy…"
"Sorry, but Mommy isn't here to save you." Minx landed on the grown as she jumped off a tree. She noticed the tears that he was stubbornly fighting back, "Aww, the big baby doesn't want to cry, does he?" She began to draw an arrow out, "This time, I'm going to aim at that little heart of yours."
"Stop it!" Wendy shouted as she and the lost boys appeared in the area. She ran over to Peter, engulfing him with her arms in order to protect the boy.
"Are you his Mommy? Just pitiful." Minx grumbled in disgust.
Tinkerbell became enraged towards the girl, finding her assault towards Peter to be unforgivable. She flew to her face, catching Minx off balance. The cheery-blossom head, tried to swat the pixie away, managing to become distracted.
Wendy took this time in helping Peter off the ground, hoping to hide somewhere safe. They were unfortunate though when Minx spotted their motive. She growled angrily, landing a hard smack at Tinkerbell with the back of her hand, sending the fairy to hit against a tree and to become unconscious.
"Tinkerbell!" They all shouted in alarm, becoming concern for their little glowing friend.
"Damn fairy!" Minx cussed lowly, taking her intimidating green eyes upon the group in front of her, "Playing hard to get, are we?" She snickered unpleasantly, making her way towards the group while preparing her weapon, "Now stay put while the guy hired to take your heart gets here."
They all shivered in fear, finding no hope in escaping their fate.
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Namine fiddled where she stood, sweat already beginning to descend down her face as she began feeling nervous. She scolded herself for not having her drawing with her, hoping it to be the key in bringing Roxas's memories back to her. She had the powers to manipulate memories even further when she drew; it was her trump card if anything else. She had a feeling though, a very unnerving feeling that it wasn't going to be enough though; depending on the level of darkness that has already consumed him.
She soon heard branches clicking off in front of her. She froze, bracing herself as she waited for the cracks to get closer. Her breath quickened a bit when Larxene and Hexer revealed themselves among the bushes in front of her.
Larxene was surprised to see Namine alone for the most part, not expecting her to be the one to get separated from the others; than again, it seemed like the girl had gained some backbone last time she met her.
"Larxene…" Namine said the name aloud, memories of the woman's cruelty flooding back into her. The Savage Nymph could only give the girl a stern look as her mind began to race on what to do with the situation in front of her.
Hexer got impatient though, "Where are the others?" He asked the trembling girl, finding her to be a nuisance to their search.
This is when fire flared up in Namine's eyes, taking a firm stand where she stood, "I'm not going to tell you."
Larxene warned the girl, "Namine, it will be best that you tell us where they went." She didn't want to hurt the girl, surprisingly enough.
She shook her head tenaciously, refusing to give into their demands, "I refuse to help you!" She exclaimed, her voice revealing her faltering shield of courage. She was afraid, but she remained strong for her friends. She soon whispered out her own question, "Where's Roxas?"
Larxene's eyes widened from this, "He's…he's left himself in the darkness by the looks of things."
"He doesn't remember you." Hexer remarked with an insensitive tone, causing the girl to break from the revelation.
"You're wrong! He does remember! Memories could never be forgotten, only locked up somewhere!" She reluctantly snapped, soon gasping in fright as she realized her body to be transparent. She whimpered softly, "No…" It actually broke Larxene's non-existent heart to see the girl's condition this way, finding it to be too cruel to accept, even from her own standards of wickedness.
"Looks like you're existence is running out, you truly are nothing but a shadow destined to fade away with the sun." Hexer poetically explained, drawing his axe back.
Larxene became stunned when she saw his stance, "Wait! You can't go off and kill her!"
"Why not?" It sounded like a statement than a question, "Let me just put her out of her misery already." He took action, alarming both females to panic.
"No! Don't!" Larxene shouted; cussing under her breath as she pulled out her knifes between her slim fingers. Namine gasped in fright as she saw her reflection on the blade, coming towards her to end her demise.
Before she knew it though, Namine felt sprinkles of warm liquid splash all over her. She flinched from the spread, smelling the copper material of blood all over her white gown. She hastily looked up, spluttering her breath as she saw an open wound of fresh blood spill out of Hexer's chest. She heard something pull itself out of his damaged flesh, the sound of blood dripping off the end. He fell lifelessly to the ground, reaching his hand out to her as black vapors started to appear over his body, his axe falling down on the rough dirt with a dead metallic thump. She looked up in shock to see Larxene's bored expression, holding a hint of annoyance in her eyes. She shook her knifes to get rid of the red material, almost like it was a disease before looking up at the girl with great pressure of uneasiness.
"Damn you…" Hexer muttered, coughing off blood as his sight became hollow.
"Whatever, just stay down and grovel to the darkness while it takes your dead corpse." She suggested unkindly, her voice thick and stony with corruption.
He soon melted away, letting the gas of black smoke erase his body as he left a small pool of blood in his wake. Namine was in awe from the process, finding it to be a frightening end for a Nobody. After she stopped shaking, the girl looked up at the murdering female, "Larxene, why did you…?"
The woman only grinned with triumph from her easy feat, "I'm running my own show; you owe me one, witch." She spoke with a malicious tone, already working up the next step to her plan; that's if Roxas didn't fail to cooperate.
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Kiome-Yasha: "All I can say is that I am done with this chapter, and about damn time too; though I think I left mistakes in this chapter a bit. I've been waiting to update this for a while since the last update and the wonderful reviews I got from my reviewers. You guys are awesome and I'm glad to see you support this fic so contentedly with enthusiasm; I'm starting to write my vocabulary in my author's note it would seem XD. But I am gratefully though! Even for the people who didn't review and had put this story in their alert and favs! You guys truly are the best! To me, you're just spreading my fic to more people when doing so. Still, do leave a review to tell me what you think! Even if it's a short "Update Soon!" lol, it brings my spirits up –smiles-."
Sora: "The title to the next chapter is Fading Light. Stay tune!"
