A/N: Here we are! Last real chapter of the story. I'm kind of proud of this chapter (and I will be really angry if any of you hate it! Jk…but yeah, I will kind of be upset…but I can't control your feelings)

Anyway, it's really long…it took awhile. And I'm posting it really late. When I post things late, people tend not to review…but oh well. Here you go.

No beginnings and endings for this chapter. The chapter says it all. :)

P.S. If there are spelling and grammar errors, please note. I'm posting this at 12:00 Am and I started at 10:30 PM so…yeah.

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The air felt wet that day. There was no fog to be seen and no humidity in the air. The sky was a turquoise blue and the sun was shining like it had in the summer. The trees were turning green and the last traces of the mysterious snow storm were disappearing. Yet the air felt wet. Salty wet.

It wasn't like the ocean had sprayed them, and it wasn't like they'd sprinkled the water in the air with salt. It tasted kind of like tears. Tears of sympathy, regret, happiness, and fear. Yes, the air felt salty wet that day, and for several days after it would remain that way.

Looking out over the city a brunette boy and his blonde brother sat thinking. Neither of them knew what to make of their situation. They had just became friends, were just starting to get to know the other, and then something had to happen. It seemed almost cruel. As a matter of fact, it was.

"It sucks…you know. It's like, we were just starting to be friends…brothers, actually." The blonde said out loud to his brother.

"True that." Sora answered, staring out over the tops of the buildings. The boys had decided to meet one last time before Sora and Riku departed. They had chosen to meet on top of a skyscraper. Sora had chosen it, yet Roxas had no idea as to why.

"It's not fair. You should have a say as to where you're going." The blonde picked at his watch after saying this. Up until the past few weeks he hadn't felt much towards his twin brother. However as the term 'brother' sunk in, their relationship started to mean much more than what it started out as.

"I know…but then again, where would I go?" Sora said through a sigh. "Besides, Aeris…she's always been there for me you know, even though she's so far away."

"I guess…but, when will you come back?" Roxas asked, searching his brother's ocean blue eyes that were identical to his.

Sora looked over at his brother and noticed the sadness in his eyes. He didn't want to answer him, because he didn't have an answer. Truth was, Sora didn't want to go, and he didn't want to stay. He was so tired of his life. Tired of being beat down, bullied, and told he wasn't worth a second's breath. He was tired of waking up in the house that was never really a home, tired of walking the streets of rejection and looking into the eyes of people who loved to shatter hearts. He was tired of living the life the world had created for him. He was tired of living the life he had created for himself. He wanted to start over. A new place, a new start.

"I don't know." Sora finally answered, lying back on the black stone concrete to look up at the blue sky. "I really don't know."

Roxas nodded, not really understanding Sora's attitude towards leaving. He decided to put the questions about it out of his head and focus on something different. Suddenly, a question came his mind. Something that he had been wanting to know for a long time.

"Sora, what happened the day our parent's died?" He asked, looking down into the others dark eyes.

Sora looked back up at him and then closed his eyes while taking a deep breath. "You don't really want to know Roxas. We were about to turn six when it happened…I shouldn't remember much from when I was six…but I'll never forget what happened."

"I'd rather have you tell me about what happened then read about it when I turn 18." Roxas said a bit curtly. He was tired of people hiding the truth from him. He deserved to know and he wanted to know now.

"I already told you they were shot. You too. That's all you really need to know." Sora snapped, sitting up and wrapping his arms around his legs while resting his chin on his knees.

"But how? Why?" Roxas prodded, growing angry. "I want to know, Sora. Today you're going to leave…and I don't know if we're ever going to see each other again. I want to know what happened…I want to know why we're sitting here today, being separated again."

"…I'm not ready to tell you…what I did. But, well Mom had an affair. Our real dad was they guy who shot you Mom and Dad. We have a fortune…millions, billions, I don't know…I guess that's what he wanted."

Roxas nodded, trying to take in the news as discreetly as he could. He didn't want to act crazy and upset Sora, the boy was already apprehensive about this conversation.

"You know," Roxas started with a chuckle, "I always imagined Mom to be perfect…"

"Dad made mistakes too…I mean, the Dad I thought was my Dad." Sora said quietly, "Dad favored you…Mom favored to think of it, Dad didn't spend much time with Mom."

Roxas nodded. "I guess they weren't perfect…"

"Perfect or not though, I'd give anything to have them as my parents again." Sora finished off, more to himself than to Roxas.

"I wish I could say the same but…"

"You don't have to explain it, Roxas, your parents, the one's you have now…they're what you know. It's best not to think much on your birth Mom and 'Dad'"

"But I want to…I want to remember everything I missed." Roxas said softly, pulling his knees up into the same position Sora was sitting in.

Sora put his hand in his messenger bag that was sitting next to him and rummaged about for a second before producing a flash drive. "Heh…it has a bunch of family videos on it. Be forewarned that we were one annoying pair of twins." He said before handing Roxas the drive.

"Thanks." Roxas said taking the drive. "I appreciate it."

Sora smiled and nodded. "No problem."

The two sat on the roof for the next half hour saying nothing. Both knew that the when the clock struck 10 AM Sora would leave to finish getting ready and say goodbye to a few other people. Just as they were thinking this, the large clock tower standing in the middle of the city struck 10 and both boys stood.

"Well um…I guess it's time to go." Sora said, pulling his messenger bag onto his shoulder. "It was nice…seeing you again, after so long."

"It was nice meeting you." Roxas answered in reply. As awkward as he knew it would be, Roxas leaned forward and gave Sora a quick and barely there, hug. Pulling back he blushed and rubbed the back of his head nervously. "Yeah um…I'm gonna miss you man."

"I'm going to miss you too." Sora said, giving the boy a quick smile before turning to walk down the steps back into the building. He was about to descend the stairway when he stopped and turned back towards the blonde.

"I'm going to come back…sometime in the future, I will. I still have things to tell you…and well, this is my home." Sora stated, rubbing his arm. "We'll meet here when I get back…I'll call you."

"I'll keep my ringer on then." Roxas said with a nod, before Sora turned away. It would be the last he'd see of him for the next four years.

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"Sora, wait up!" A small voice from the behind the gothic teen rang out.

Sora turned to see a small raven headed girl running to him. He couldn't help but smile in spite of himself. It was Willa, and he was surprised she hadn't forgotten about him.

"Hey Willa." He greeted, looking down at the small hyper child below him.

"Where are you going?" The six year old asked, looking up at him while squinting because of the sun's glare. Sora noticed this and knelt down to her eyelevel.

"I'm…I'm going away, I'm moving."

"Huh? Moving? Why?" Willa asked, her lips turning from a smile to a frown.

"Because I have to, my guardian says so."

"B-But…you're my best friend!" Willa whined, stamping her little foot into a random puddle which caused the filthy water splash up into both hers and Sora's face.

"You're my friend too Willa, but sometimes…sometimes things like this happen."

"How long are you gonna be gone…are you coming back?" The little girl asked hopefully. Sora sighed and rubbed his forehead. Why did it seem like everyone was asking this same question? Why did it feel like he was wanted? It was an odd sensation.

"I don't know…maybe." Sora said quickly. "No, I will come back. And when I do, I'll come see you."

"You won't forget my address, will you?" Willa said, looking at him sternly. "And remember my last name too, I might move somewhere else."

"Of course not, I'll remember." Sora said with a smile.

"And you'll remember that we were friends, right? You'll remember to come back, because if you don't, I'm gonna…well I'm gonna…I'm gonna track you down!" The small girl yelled, crossing her arms. "So don't forget about me."

"I won't, I promise." Sora said genuinely, he gave her a quick hug before patting her on the head. "I've got to go now, I'll see you when I come back."

Willa nodded and smiled before kicking him in the shin. "Bye!" She yelled, running off into the direction of her home, leaving a slightly unnerved Sora behind trying his best not to cuss at the little running figure.

"That's one strong kid." A slightly accented voice said from behind Sora. Sora looked up and turned to see a smiling Namine who was nervously wringing her hands.

"Uh…hey…" Sora said, raising his eyebrows in question.

"I wanted to talk to you…just for a minute, before you left."

"Um sure…the park is just across the street." Sora said the puzzled look still on his face.

Once seated on a bench in the quiet park, Namine turned to Sora and swallowed before starting to speak.

"Um…I wanted to start off with an apology. I know I don't deserve any forgiveness…I've done some mean things…no, cruel things to you…and I'm truly sorry."

Sora studied the blonde in front of him. Right now she looked like she had so many years ago when they were friends. He'd often wondered if she'd ever remember their time spent together, yet he didn't think that would ever happen.

"I forgive you." He said simply, letting go of any hard feelings he had towards her. Now wasn't the time for hatred. Here she was apologizing, and the only right thing for him to do was accept it, despite the pain he still felt in his heart.

"I…um, wow. I didn't really expect that." Namine said nervously, blushing. "I was actually hoping you'd yell at me…"

"Why would I want to yell at you?" Sora asked, "You've apologized, and knowing you…being stubborn as hell most of the time, that must've taken a lot of wit."

Namine giggled a bit at his words and sighed. "You remembered me…from so long ago."

"How could I forget you? You were my best friend during that time in my life?" Sora answered, looking deeply into her eyes. "I could never truly hate anyone that was once my friend…no matter what they did."

"But…that was so long ago and everything. You could've changed your mind."

"You were important, if only for being there. You helped me…so no, the years don't make a difference."

Namine nodded and smiled sadly at his words. "I missed out on such a good friend. I feel guilty…forgetting you."

"Guilt kills people. Don't stress over it." Sora stated, picking at a leaf that feel onto his lap.

"I know…its stupid saying this because you're leaving but…I hope that…we can be something different, if only just for peace between us."

"Looks like we've got it right now." Sora said with a small smile. "We're not fighting and well…it kind of feels like old times."

Namine smiled brightly and played with the hem of her white dress. "Are you going to come back?" She asked after a moment. "I would hate to have had this conversation and then never see you again.

Sora looked at her and his smile faltered. She was the third person that day that had asked him if he was going to come back. It almost felt surreal. It actually felt like they cared about him. Deeply. And the feeling, that surreal feeling, burned his heart.

"Yes, I'm going to come back…someday, I will." He said, standing up. "I promise."

Namine smiled and nodded. "Good, I'll be seeing you later then."

"Yeah, see you Nami." He said, adding the nickname he had given her so long ago. This brought a truly genuine smile upon Namine's face. They were friends again, and it felt good.

Just like old times.

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"Hey Riku, I'm going out for about an hour. I'll be back in time to leave for the airport." Sora yelled, grabbing his hoodie.

"Okay, see you in a bit." Riku said in a sorrow filled voice. Sora heart dropped a little at the tone of his ex-foster brother's voice. Riku was thoroughly depressed and Sora couldn't do anything about it. The boy had spent the whole day either packing or laying on his bed with the stereos blasting his favorite bands and rap artists, while not listening to a word of it.

Sora decided to put the thought of Riku out of his head and instead focus on where he was going. He had to see Kairi one last time, it was an absolute must.

Upon reaching her house, Sora quickly walked up to her doorstep knowing he had less than an hour to say goodbye to her.

"Yes?" Kairi's mom said, looking the boy over when she opened the door.

"Um, yeah…Is Kairi there?"

"No, she's at the beach. May I ask who you are?"

"Uh…just a friend…I was going to um, tell her about something that was due at school." Sora lied, not wanting to waste anytime talking to Kairi's mother who he was sure was about to fight him.

"Whatever…" The woman said with a sigh, closing the door. Sora rolled his eyes and ran back to his car; he'd have to race to get to the beach before he ran out of time.

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Pulling up into the small dirt parking lot near the beach, Sora got out and checked his watch. He had only twenty minutes to talk to her. Grabbing his keys Sora walked quickly down he winding road to the vast opening of the beach. Searching the area, he tried to locate Kairi and after five minutes of searching in vain he finally located her leaning a against a palm tree.

From where he was, Sora knew Kairi couldn't see him. Seeing the look on her eyes, he almost felt like disobeying his social worker so as to stay behind while the plane left without him. However, he knew he'd be caught anyway. It wasn't worth it.

Walking up behind her, Sora wrapped his arms around her waist as he was accustomed too. It was always like that. They never seemed to hug face to face, it was always one behind the other so as they could see exactly what the other was seeing. Right now, Kairi was staring at the sunset, tears threatening to run down her face.

"Why did you come?" She asked, trying hard not cry and make Sora feel guilty.

"Because I had to see you before I left…" Sora stated, moving his arms from her waist and then holding her hands in his.

"I wish you didn't come…" Kairi chocked out, tears running down her face. "I wish you didn't come…" She said louder, turning around and burying her face in Sora's shoulder.

Sora didn't say anything to this. He had no answer for her reasoning. He simply wrapped his arms around her shoulders and pressed a kiss onto her forehead.

Kairi sniffled and then bit her lip. "I shouldn't have said that…" She said, wiping her eyes.

"Naw, I understand."

"No, really. I shouldn't have said that. I'm glad you came…" She whispered, pulling away from Sora and then pulling them both onto the sand. Once seated, she leaned over and laid her head on Sora's shoulder.

"It's beautiful…the sunset." She said, intertwining her and Sora's fingers.

"Heh, you know how stupid, corny, and overused it is but," Sora started, "It's not as beautiful as you are."

Kairi giggled and shoved Sora before she settled back down and laid her head back on his shoulder.

"You think I'm beautiful?" She asked, looking up into his dark blue eyes.

"Why wouldn't I?" Sora answered her question with his one. He gave her a quick peck on her nose and smiled when she blushed a deep shade of red.

Kairi smiled again but then frowned. "You're going to move on, Sora."

"Huh?" Sora said looking down at her. "What do you mean?"

"Don't be silly. Today's the end of us, we both know that." Kairi stated firmly, despite the fact that inside she was breaking down.

Sora didn't want to admit to what she was saying, but he knew she was right. It was true. They wouldn't stay together. Sora would be gone for a minimum of two years, until he graduated high school. They wouldn't last with e-mailing and phone calls. They would grow apart and it would be harder to break up then than to do it now when no uneasy feelings were between them.

"I know." He said quietly, "I just wish…I wish it didn't have to be this way."

"Me too." Kairi said sighing, tears coming back to her eyes. "You were the first person at this school…who didn't backstab me or…hate me for no reason. It's hard to lose…your best friend." She said softly.

Sora couldn't help it. A single tiny tear made it's why out of his eye and landed right on Kairi's nose. Kairi looked up and couldn't help but giggle despite the fact.

"I didn't mean to make you cry, Sora." She said after giggling.

"Oh Kairi…" Sora just sighed, giving her a tight hug. "I'm going to miss you so much."

Kairi smiled and let the tears slip down her face once again. "I'm going to miss you too." She said hugging him.

And they both knew it was over. Their time for now was finished, and years would pass before they would see each other again. They both didn't understand it. And it didn't seem fair. But they didn't know the future, and they couldn't understand how this would all play out. They were too young, too inexperienced, and to afraid to look past the horizon. It would take years for them to fully understand why. It would take time

As Sora walked away, Kairi felt as if she was losing a piece of her heart. She knew that this would be the last time she saw her Sora. When he came back, if he came back. He would be different. She knew that. And it hurt to know that. But deep down, she was happy. Because it was what he needed, what he deserved.

He needed a new life. He needed a new beginning. A fresh start. And if that meant herself being left out of the picture, so be it.

They say that when you're in love; the only thing you want is for the other to be happy. And Kairi knew that they were right.

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A/N: So there we have it…basically the end. Hope you guys enjoyed it! The other two chapters will be up very soon because they are already done, so stay posted!

Love to all my reviewers! You guys rock!

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