A/N: Ugh…I've been up since 5 this morning. I feel icky and gross. *Sneeze* I sound really weird because my nose is so stopped up. Ok, so, yeah…I think I am going to have Hope intervene between Axel and Zexion when the time for that comes, because I really don't want to have Hope hate Axel for killing Zexion. Yeah, but this isn't a definite decision yet, but I'm leaning towards it. Today marks 9 years since one of Americas most worst tragedies. September 11, 2001 was something none of us expected to happen. Even though I was only 5 years old, I remember that day clearly. May god bless the souls of those innocent people who died on this day 9 years ago.

Also, you're all probably wondering how Hope looks now that she's 21. Well, she looks pretty much the same, except that her hair goes past her shoulders to her lower back now, and her outfit is different. It's the same as Aqua's, except the top is a tank, which is black and purple, instead of blue, and the rest of her outfit is basically the same as Aqua's sort of except that she doesn't have the bell sleeves, and basically everything is the same, except the halter top shows a bit of stomach, and the strips of cloth aren't blue, but purple, and the shorts are the same, along with the shoes and stockings. Also, instead of the same little badge on the pink intersecting belts on the top, it has the heart that you see on the box for the games. Her gloves are fingerless, and black. Her hair is usually tied up in a messy bun, or ponytail, and she sort of has the same hairstyle as Aerith, her bangs framing her face. As for her sword, which I never gave a proper description of, has the same hilt as the Oathkeeper Keyblade does, with the keychain still being a purple heart, and the blade is like Genesis Rhapsodos's sword, except it's blue instead of red.

The next day-

Namine watched as Hope sat on the floor in the thirteenth room with her, watching as Namine. She had been assigned to babysitting duty for a while, though she didn't really mind. She liked Namine and thought that she was a good kid, though she could never really understand why she was always so sad. It was kind of depressing to always see the girl look so…so down. Namine was currently drawing something on her little tablet she always had, gaining Hope's interest.

"What are you drawing, Namine?" Hope asked, standing up and walking over to look at the young girls tablet. Namine moved her hands away from it, revealing a picture of Namine, Kairi, Sora, and Riku, all holding hands with each other, causing Hope to smile. "Wow…you're really good at drawing, Namine."

Namine looked up at the older girl, looking away and back at the tablet in her lap, a glum look still on her face. "Thank you."

Hope smiled, patting the girls head, "Are you friends with Sora and the other two in that picture?"

Namine gasped quietly, looking away shamefully. "I…"

"Hope." Hope looked over at the middle of the room, just in time to see Marluxia portal in.

"Oh, Marluxia…You're back." Hope mumbled, glancing behind her to see Namine look even glummer than before.

Marluxia smirked. "Yes. I've come for Namine."

"Oh…I don't mind watching her a little longer…"

"No, that's alright. I've troubled you enough to babysit her already. Besides, she has work to do. Come, Namine." Marluxia ordered. Namine did as she was told, and walked into the portal first, Marluxia following right behind, leaving Hope alone in the empty room. After a few more minutes, she exited and went to another floor to continue her search for the chamber.

"Maybe today I'll finally get lucky…" She mumbled to herself as she tapped on the walls. She was so concentrated on that, that she hadn't heard the doors open and someone else walk in.

"Where'd Riku go?" Donald asked, looking around the room for the silver haired boy.

Goofy turned around to look at Sora. "Guess he must've finally gotten tired of fighting with ya."

"I sure hope-OH, HOPE!" Sora exclaimed as he noticed the brunette, back facing them. His sudden outburst surprised Hope, along with Donald and Goofy. She whipped around and immediately summoned Hope's sky, a frown on her face.

"Who's- Oh, Sora. It's only you." She stated, a smile appearing on her face, recalling her sword. "Sorry about that. You just surprised me."

Sora scratched his head sheepishly, smiling. "Heh, sorry!" Sora opened his mouth to say something else, only he was stopped by Donald tugging on his hand. He leant down to listen to what he had to say.

"Sora, we cant trust her!" Donald exclaimed angrily, shooting a glare at Hope.

"Why not?" Sora asked, a bit upset by what Donald was saying.

"She's with Axel and Larxene!" Donald exclaimed, pointing his staff at Hope this time.

Sora looked over at Hope, thinking back to the hooded figures words before Axel had showed up and taken Hope. '…She's a comrade…' That meant that she was an enemy to him too. Frowning angrily, Sora jumped back and summoned his Keyblade. "Why are you all holding Namine prisoner?" Sora demanded.

Hope sighed, shaking her head, a small smile on her face. "I should probably let you know that I'm not in on that. The only job that I have here is searching for something."

"How do we know that you aren't lying to us?" Donald squawked.

Hope laughed lightly, reaching into her pocket and pulling out a small blue orb. "If I were your enemy, would I be helping you out?" She asked, throwing the orb to Sora, who caught it with ease.

Sora inspected it with interest. "What is it?"

Hope smiled, "A gift from me to you. It's an ability orb. Put it to good use and make sure that you use it to get rid of any problems you encounter. Use it wisely, Sora." With that said, she snapped her fingers and a poof of smoke appeared. After it had cleared, she was gone.

Marluxia frowned as he watched Hope give Sora an ability orb. She wasn't supposed to be helping him at all, let alone telling the Keyblade Master to basically kill them off. He had not given her orders to say that to him, no. If she even had orders from someone, then who gave them to her?

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"So, I see you decided to step up and help the kid out, huh?"

Hope smiled at Axel, nodding her head. "I'm not quite fond of Larxene and Marluxia myself either. So, what better way to help Sora by getting rid of them easier, then giving him an ability orb that will teach him my limit break?"

Axel smirked, shaking his head. "Even so, you need to be careful. Marluxia will do anything to stop you."

"I know, I know! I'm not a baby, Axel, I can take care of myself perfectly fine!" Hope exclaimed, sticking her tongue out at the red-head, who only rolled his eyes.

"What ever you say, Hope. What ever you say…"

He turned around to leave the room, only to be stopped by Hope jumping onto his back, laughing, wrapping her arms around his neck, leaning to whisper into his ear, "You don't believe I have the capability to take down Marluxia if I had to? Tsk, Tsk, Axel! I'd think you'd have at least a little bit more faith in me…After all," Her breath caressed his cheek as she spoke, "I took you down with simple ease."

Axel didn't reply, only threw her off his back and onto the bed, immediately giving her sides a tickle attack, causing her to laugh loudly. This cause him to smirk widely, "Oh, so you can take me down with simple ease, eh?"

"I-HAHAHAHAH! I sure-Axel, no- can! AHAHAHAHA! Mercy, Mercy!" She continued to laugh as Axel continued his ministrations of tickling to her sides, brining tears to her eyes she was laughing so hard.

"Sorry, I cant hear you!"

"YOUR RIGHT!" Hope exclaimed, and Axel stopped his tickling, staring down at her as Hope caught her breath, laying on her bed and staring up at the ceiling. Her hair was all messed up, due to her attempted escape from Axel's tickling attack. That's when Axel realized that she was still as pretty as she was back when they were just teenagers. If he still had a heart, he would tell her about his feelings, but…What good would it do if he didn't even have one? She probably would reject him anyway, because he wasn't Lea, he was Axel. Someone completely different.

Hope looked over at Axel and noticed his frown. She sat up and looked at him. "Axel?" He looked up at her with piercing green eyes. She opened her mouth to ask him what was wrong, but before she had the chance, he stood up and left, not even sparing a simple goodbye. What made Hope more worried was that he slammed her door, causing the walls to shake a bit.

Whatever had happened, she hoped that he would be in a better mood later.

A/N: Ok, so I don't think I will have her intervene with Axel, Zexion, and the Riku replica because I just don't know how to play the scene out without having her ending up hating Axel, something that I don't want to happen. Ok, so hope you enjoyed! Don't forget to leave a review! LATER TATERS!