Sup guys! I'm back! As of today I am temporarily dropping all of my current fanfics for now to focus on this. The reason is for the friend I met in the hospital. I almost thought he was Roxas/Ven with how he had his hair, but after a long chat I found out he also likes Kingdom Hearts. Sadly he won't live long enough to see the third game and has been depressed about it since. So when I told him about Forgotten hearts, he immediately loved my idea and asked me many times about it. I even gave him a spoiler of how it all ends. Thanks to Haru, who was able to help me put this story up, and my new found friend inspired me on making this story come to life.

Chapter 2 ~ Broken Hearts

I watched from a fair distance away as Roxas and his 'friends' have their usual bickers against another group who call themselves the Twilight Town Discipline Committee; the leader is Seifer, his three followers are Rai, Fuu, and Vivi. All four of them have been constantly causing trouble ever since I first began watching watching over Roxas, at the same time trying my best to drive any dusk nobodies away from him ask best as possible. If any go near him then someone from the organization will come after him.

Most especially Axel. "Are you fine this way Kairax?" I turn to the side to face Namine, wuo was standing right beside me watching Roxas like I am. "I've been trying to find a way to make him realize this isn't real... but for as long as I can remember," I dug into my pocket and brought out a seashell, "he's always wanted to make friends with them. He wanted a life just like this." Namine looks over at me in concern pointing out, "But he wanted you in it too... didn't he?" I close my eyes as I reminise on that day.

++Day 208++

"Roxas... what will you do once you get a heart?" I ask him as I took another bite of my sea-salt ice cream. Roxas hums at this before wrapping his arm around my shoulder, "Well... kissing you would be the first thing on my mind." I playfully slap him on the cheek, causing us both to laugh for a short brief moment. "I'm serious! Once we all get our hearts... we all have to go our separate ways..." I stare off at the sunset sadly as I leaned closer against Roxas. I was scared on what will happen once this is all over. "Actually," he spoke up, "I was actually thinking of staying here in Twilight Town. I get to make friends with those three... and hopefully you'd stay with me when that happens."

To answer this, I give him a quick kiss on the cheek. He touches the spot and stares at me with wide eyes. "Does that answer your question?" I tease him. Roxas was still in shock, but quickly recovers and places his forehead against mine, staring into my eyes lovingly.

++Present++

"Hey! Hey back here!" I snap out of it in time to see a Dusk slipping past the group as it takes a camera away from them, Roxas not too far from it. I was about to run after him till Namine grabs a hold on me. "Wait! I have something to help you hide just incase anyone from the organization is there." She hands me a white coat, which almost reminded me of my original black coat. "Thanks Namine..." I said as I ran after Roxas and pull my new white coat on. I pulled my hood on and at the exact moment I did find a few dusks appeared ahead of me.

I summoned my keyblade and performed a strike raid, hitting all 5 of them at once and went past them as I did. My keyblade came back just when I entered through the hole in the wall heading towards the mansion. When I got there I saw Roxas was having a hard time fighting off just one single dusk, using a struggle weapon instead of his kingdom key. I charged to help him only for a samurai nobody to appear in front of me, it was the kind Roxas used to control up until he left the organization. "Get out of my way!" I dashed towards the nobody and slashed upwards, sending it up in the air and allowing me to make the first strike.

But before I could, the Nobody blocks my attack. We both ended up having a short aerial clash until we finally reached the ground. "Don't try and stop me!" I raised a hand as a ball of light (not fire!) forms. As soon as the Samurai Nobody was about to dodge, I shot the light aiming for it's chest, but I was only able to vaporize it's arm off. I readied myself again as the Nobody charges at me when, out of nowhere, a keyblade appears and destroys the Nobody. "Don't get carried away," a deep voice spoke up behind my back. I turn only to find that there was no one there.

"Who's there!?" I was shocked to hear Roxas' voice. I tried to hide, but because I was wearing white he caught sight of me without making an effort. Roxas runs up to me and points his keyblade at me, panting as he held the stolen camera in his other hand. "Who are you!? Are you the one that sent that thing!?" he demands. Silently, I turn to face his as tears began to pour from my eyes.

"You once taught me... that the keyblade is meant to be used to fight the heartless... And that our sole purpose was to regain our hearts..."
"Keyblade...? So that's what this is... Hold on! Who are you!?"
"Now I see that it is much more than that... We lost a friend because of them... I want to make sure I won't lose another most precious to me... That is why I'll You have much to remember. Farewell... Roxas."

I turn to leave only to be hugged from behind, trapping me in his arms. "What are you doing?" I ask him, trying my best to sound as emotionless as possible in order to hide the pain in my voice. "I know you... you can't hide from me forever... I just need to remember your name..." Roxas hugs me closer to him. "I can't tell you... not the way you are," I tell him in a hushed tone, my emotions threatening to pour out the longer I stay here. He begs even further, "Please... I need to know you're not just a dream..." It hurts so much. Is this what pain feels like when you are torn in leaving the one you love?

"I want to tell you I'm not," I force myself out of his arms. "But as long as you stay in the dream I can never tell you whether I am real or not. You need to figure it out by yourself from this point on." I walk away in time as Roxas felt dizzy, the outer interference from the computer is probably effecting him again like it has always done. I stop to look over my shoulder to see him collapse to the ground, reaching out to me as he tries to stay awake. I utter a name before he completely blacks out on the spot. "Your presence has left a big impact on him," a voice spoke up.

"To think you would go as far as follow me... how much did you see DiZ?" I ask the man as I felt me key blade automatically appear in my hand. I met him the same time I met Naminé, and when I first saw him I felt so much hate towards him the moment he appeared. He smirks and said, "Enough. Sora's memories are returning much faster than I had intended. If I hadn't allowed you in, the results wouldn't be as astounding as they are now." "Glad to know," I tell him sarcastically as I walk past him, intentionally bumping into him and glaring up at the man.

Just when I was about to leave, DiZ told me one thing that made me stop, "Hearts are really are a fragile thing. Especially for a nobody like you." I thew my key blade at him in rage. "Enough with that! Nobodies can feel! We may not have a heart... but I've seen it for myself! We don't need a heart to feel...! Our memories are what make us feel!" I declare as I summoned my keyblade back in my hand and prepared myself to charge at him. I've had enough of this guy. He maybe trying to 'help' Roxas, but he was the one who kidnapped him and forced him... to forget everything.

"Interesting... I haven't seen anyone confront me like that for almost a year now... tell me, what is your true name? I know that heart fragment inside you has a tiny bit of memory of your previous life."
"My... true name?"
"Come now! You mean to tell me you haven't the slightest idea of who you once were? I found it hard to believe seeing as you both are still together even in this life."
"Of course I know what my name is! It's... it's... Huh? I just told Riku my name... Why?"

I look down my hand in confusion as I tried to remember her name, my original name before I was named Kairax. "I see... so she's slipping away..." Diz mutters. He walks past me as I stood in place, lost and confused at what's happening to me. I snap out of it and turn to face him, "Hold on! I'm not finished with you!" I watch as he steps into a dark corridor, smirking at my reaction. "Ah! But I am with you," I sneer at his mockery, charging at him and swung my keyblade at him. When I though I hit him, all I did was cut through the remaining remnants of darkness left behind. "Why... What's happening to me...?"

Roxas showed the photos to his friends and proved their innocence to the town, not only that, the word itself magically came back. But as the others were talking over about the events that transpire, Roxas caught something suspicious at a certain photo and spotted someone oddly familiar. It was the girl from before. He held it in his hands as his eyes were glues to the small image of the girl, who was watching him a fair distance away but was still caught on camera. "Who are you...?" he mutters, secretly tucking the photo away in his pocket.

++Two Days Later++

I sat on top of the tower alone as I gaze at the all too familiar sunset, holding my sea-salt ice cream in hand and sigh in boredom. I brought my legs up and hug them close to my chest, muttering to myself, "To think only one would be left to continue this small routine... It was just the four of us... I wonder it it's possible to turn back time so that we can all be together again..."

As all four of us sat there watching the sunset as we've always done, Axel starts to laugh a bit out of no where. "Hey... what's so funny?" I ask, confused at his sudden out burst. "C'mon! Don't tell me you forgot already? Or was that zombie mind of yours too blank to pay attention," he teases me with a smirk. I pout and cross my arms with a scowl in my face. "You gotta at least remember THAT," Axel winks at Roxas, who was just as confused as me until he mouths 'Oh' in response. Xion picks up on this and starts to giggle. "Aw c'mon you guys! I was only like that for about 5 days," I frowned even more at their reactions.

"Lighten up Axel! She is younger than we are," she teases, her words aiming directly at me. I playfully shove her as she shoves me back. Axel gives in,"Alright already! I'll just repeat the same thing I said to Roxas as he said to Xion."

"Hey, Kairax. Bet you don't know why the sunsets red. You see, light is made of lots of colors. And out of all those colors, red is the one that travels the farthest."

I gaze at the sun more intently, sinking in his words. "I think I've heard that before... I wish I can remember," I sigh in defeat and brought my knee's close to my chest. Roxas puts his hand over my shoulder and squeezes it reassuringly, "Don't be upset Kairax. I don't really remember much of my first few days either." Axel snakes his arm around his head and playfully ruffles hair. "At least she didn't act like a zombie unlike you two!" he jokes. Xion and I laugh at them as Roxas retaliates and tries to get revenge on the older man. "Say Xion," I spoke up. "Do you sometimes remember who you were..? You know, before becoming a nobody."

She hums before answering, "Sometimes... but it's all a bit hazy. But I'm actually glad to be a nobody. If not, I wouldn't have met you guys and have three best friends to cherish."

Till this day, I still remember the look in her eyes when she told me that. I can see emotion in them, happiness mixed with content. I never believed Xemnas nor any other organization member when they told me nobodies have no feelings, that I wouldn't know since I still at least have a fragment of a heart left within me. They 'pretend' to have feelings. In reality, they actually do. They just don't realize it since they're too focused on getting their hearts back. "What is a heart...? What's so good about it... if all it brings so much sorrow..." I cried silently, forgetting all about my ice cream and letting it slip out of my hand.

Images were appearing in my head. They were all to hazy for me to properly see.

"Hey A_! I found this seashell! Come and see!" a boy with spiky brown hair calls over, holding up two pieces of a broken seashell up in the air.

I snap out of it and quickly dug into my pocket. bringing out half of a broken seashell I've been holding onto ever since I was first born. I never understood what kind of seashell it was. I think was a shell that was in a shape of a star before it was cracked in half, but I'm not really sure what kind of shells are out there. Xion was the only one who ever brought them after a few certain missions. "I wonder... what he's doing now?" I wonder out loud. Then something happened, when spotted a pigeon flying away I was shocked to the bone to see it freeze up in the air. I jump to my feet crying out, "Roxas!"

Namine told me that the system would freeze if ever there's an unknown intruder. And there's only one person I know who gets these kind of retrieval mission. As I dashed off, I prayed in the back of my mind, 'Please Axel... don't do it! You know what will happen if he comes back to the organization! He doesn't even remember us!' I pulled my hood on and disappeared down the steps of the tower. (A/N: I honestly do not know how in the heck they get up there in the first place!)

Kairax arrived just in time to save Roxas from Axel, jumping at him from behind and reluctantly knocking him to the ground. "Kairax!? What are you doing here!?" he asks in disbelief at the sudden appearance of his friend. She stood protectively in front of Roxas as he steps back a bit in shock. "I can't let you do that Axel! You and I know what will happen if Roxas goes back! You have to let him go!" she exclaims and summons her keyblade. "You know I can't do that! If I go back you know what will happen! And if they found out you're here as well... you both will be destroyed!" he warns.

She stood her ground and said, "Don't hold back Axel..." This was too familiar to him, he can't figure out where he heard that before, but the way she looked at him someone burnt his chest. An image of a girl with black hair appeared in Kairax's place, giving hi the same look she was giving him.

I watch as he summons him chakrams, fire already blazing from them as he lifts his head up with anger and pain filled in his eyes. "Roxas! Go and take cover! I'll handle Axel from here," I ordered. "But what about-" I interrupted him, "Just go! I'll be fine! I fought this guy before... but this time it's the real thing.' Reluctantly, Roxas jumps off the stage when I lift one part of the barrier with all my might. "Fine then! But just remember this! No matter how many times you run, I'll always be there to bring you back! And that's a promise!" It hurt so much to see him like this.

He charges at me and slashes both of his chakrams at me, leaving a long trail of fire behind on the ground. I dodged and effortlessly flipped around to send a few hits on his back. He twirls around and tosses one of his blazing chakrams at me. I barely dodge it in time as it cuts a small piece of my hair off. As I stepped to the side, my vision was blurred as a ball of fire appear coming right at me. I block it only for my keyblade to be knocked out of my hands. I step back as more came in afterwards.

I summon a ball of light in my hand and lift it up in the air as it brightens even more, blinding Axel and giving me the chance to summon my keyblade back. I held it in my hand and used raid on him, watching as it hits him on the side. After I closed the light in my hand, Axel recovers quickly and lungs at me. I got my keyblade back just in time as he was about to strike me down, blocking both chakrams as he pushes harder against me. I glare up at his eyes sadly as he grits his teeth and tries to put as much force as possible.

We finally pull back and leapt back towards each other as our weapons clashed. I knew I had to finish this, to save us both from further pain. I swiftly kick him off his feet and summoned a ball of light in my hand. I tearfully apologize, "I'm sorry..." I blast him in the chest. The light fades as he lies on the ground unconscious. I step back and turn to make my leave when a hand suddenly grabs me by the ankle. "If you do this... there's no stopping them..." Axels mutters before losing his grip and finally passing out.

"I know... but I must finish what I should have done ages ago..." I tell him and walk off. The world resets around me as I was teleported away in time when Roxas runs up to catch me, only to stand in his original spot and be declared as the new struggle champion. "Thank you for taking care of Axel," I shift to see Namine sadly looking down at Roxas, who was looking around in confusion. "I didn't do it for you," I walk past her and tug my hood to hide my face, "I only did it so I can prevent the organization from getting him back. I don't know what you both plan to do with us, but I can assure you this, I will get him out of this illusion."

||Twilight Tower||

I sat back in my original spot and stared off at the sunset, this time eating my ice cream like I was suppose to earlier. Even though I was all by myself, I could still feel as if my friends were with me. All four of us staring off into the sunset and eating ice cream like we've always down. In reality, I was still alone. "Things will be different... I'm sure of it," I mutter to myself in false hop, taking one final bite only to read 'Winner' on my stick. I chuckle at this and place in down beside me, "Well what do ya know... it really does exist."

++The Next Day++

(A/N: I didn't exactly memorize how the days went but I'm trying my best to do everything I remember by memory. And I am not relying on walkthroughs!)

I stood guard in front of the hang out Roxas and his friends usually stay at whenever they want to talk about something, which is most probably that summer homework I've been hearing about lately. I sigh and took a small peek through the cloth, "What's so important about this homework of theirs anyway...?"All I hear about from them is how to spend their summer vacation, going to the beach next year, and not to mention that other stuff with homework. If this is the life of a regular person, I think I'd rather stay a nobody and fight heartless.

Me: Don't we all? XD

"Let's go then! Maybe we can get some work done early!" I jump back and panic, quickly jumping behind the nearest object that I could spot to hide in at the exact same moment they came out. I had no choice but to hide behind the side of a dumpster. "This is gonna be a cinch! 7 wonders here we comes!" the first to call out was most probably Pence. "As long as we don't forget about the homework on the way," Olette comments. I sigh in relief, "Great... and for a second I thought I would get caught while on duty... At least Namine or Diz is out there to prevent that..."

Just when I thought I was safe, I felt someone tap my shoulder. I freeze, slowly turning around and almost wanted to pass out on the spot to see none other than Roxas. "Why are you..." I gap to see his friends frozen in time, and what's worse is that they weren't going to start moving again any time soon. "Can we um... talk?" he asks me. I had no other choice but to accept. Either way, there was nothing I can do except agree and let him say what he wants. We took a short walk around town that's close enough when time is restored in the virtual world, meaning I was left alone with Roxas until it's done.

There was a weird tense awkward silence between us, neither of us had a single idea what to say to one another. Its been so long since Roxas and I properly had a chat with one another, and this time he had no clear memories of who I am and our past relationship. I can tell he's regaining bits and pieces of his memories, but there isn't enough for him to remember me. "I know you've been following me for a while... why?" that question struck me hard. I stop and stare up at the setting sun, asking, "Do you remember someone by the name Kairax?"

He crosses his arms, thinks hard on the name, then looks up and shakes his head. This is what I feared. That's what I get for getting my hopes up after hearing him call out my name the first time I visited this virtual world. "How about... getting your first kiss?" I ask him nervously, turning away so that he won't see the blush creeping up my face. With no reply from his, I frown and thought in disappointment, 'He could have at least remembered that...' "Listen I want to thank you," Roxas extends a hand towards me, "for saving my neck back there during the tournament. I almost thought I'd lose it back there if you didn't come and save me."

When I came to save him during the struggle tournament, I remember seeing Roxas clutch his head as Axel yells at him about something. I didn't really pay much attention at the time on what it was Axel was doing, all that mattered was preventing Roxas from falling under the hands of the organization. I took his hand and shook it, still feeling slightly awkward around him. I know this is Roxas and I know that his emoroes have just been manipulated by Namone, but it felt strange. It was like as if I wasn't talking to Roxas at all, more like a complete stranger.

"Is that all you wanted to say?" I question him, feeling my chest ache the longer I stayed with him. Roxas spoke up, "It's weird... I've been freaking out every time everything freezes around me... but with you I feel so... calm. And I feel like as if I know you from somewhere." I look at him with hope in my eyes but gaze down at the ground, sad to know he still has no clear memories of ever encountering me these past few days. It's like all of those encounters were nothing to him. I almost gave up when he suddenly tells me, "I do have these dreams of this girl."

Roxas puts his hand to his chest and closes his eyes, looking like as if he was trying to picture it.

"The one thing that I mostly remember is her pink hair and her smile...She always smile at me, saying my name and yet... I don't even know hers. She's real, I know it! But whenever a clear memory of who she is appears in my mind, it's like as if something is trying to erase it. All I know remember is how much shenloved watching the sunset."

Underneath my hood, a aingke tear came out as I summoned my keyblade. He steps back a bitnuntil I lift the hanfle up at him. "You want to remember her right? Touch thus and you'll see a clear image of hee," I lie as I held it up in the air.

As Roxas slowly takes the handle in his hamd, one tiny contact with the weapon sent an instant vision in his head. It was fuzzy, but he saw a beach and on it were two children, a boy will spikeu brown hair and had a huge grin on his face while the other was a girl beside the boy. She had short blue hair and looked the same as the girl in Roxas's dreams. He looks at the hooded girl but found his world shifting all around him, the stranger tking of her hood to reveals to be the girl of his dreams.

"I'll waot for you every step of the way. Roxas."

++Final Day++

Things began to change, I could feel it. As I walked towards the 'secret hang out' I was surprised to see Axel again, but this time he was frozen in place before he could do anything. "Kairax..! It is time! Go to the mansion, Roxas will be there waiting for you," I was slightly caught off guard to hear DiZ's voice in my head, but when I spot Roxas running off I immediately bolted after him. Looking back one last time, my eyes drifted away from Axel before continuing to follow after Roxas.

There was this weird feeling this will be the last time I'll ever see Axel again, not as myself but as someone else. As I ran after Roxas, five dusk Nobodies appeared in front of me, blocking my view of the body as he continues to run off from sight. I took the out one by one, but the more I destroyed (A/N: I am not using killed -_-) them the more that kept coming. "I've had enough of this!" I was about to take them on until the very same key blade as before is thrown in the air and hit all five of them at one.

The key blade, however, fell to the ground. I walked over to it and nervously picked it up. It felt strange, this key blade felt so familiar to me and this is the first I've ever seen it in my life. "Starlight..." the name escaped my lip as I held it closer to me. "That's right... this was her keyblade... MY keyblade..." I lift redemption up and compared the two, neither weapons leaving my hand. I watch in surprise as Starlight began to reshape itself to form the same shape as redemption, new names emerging from my head; Echo of memories and Unbreakable Promise.

'Use my key blade... it'll guide you to where you want to be... You will know where to go as your heart is connected to his...'

I almost thought it was Xion, but then I realized something off about her voice. "Was that...?" I had no time to ponder over this as more nobodies began to appear around me. With the smallest opening of escape left, I ran past them as more began to appear.

||The Mansion||

I ran through the forest and cut down as many nobodies as I could with both of my keyblades to fend them off. The numbers grew to the point where I was at my limit, I've never fought so many before on the very same day. I spot Riku holding them off as he protects the gate of the mansion. "Riku!" I call out after hitting one last dusk, running up to where he was as fast as my legs could carry me. More nobodies appeared again the moment I got to Riku. "Get inside! I'll take of these guys. Roxas is waiting for you," he tells me as he get's into his stance.

I was nervous at first to leave him behind, but I can't stop now. Not when I'm so close... I lower my head and ran past him, entering the through the gates as they shut themselves behind my back.

Kairax made her way inside and is caught off guard when heartless began to appear one by one. There weren't alot of them, but she was cautious now that she knows that there are still enemies and she has to keep her guard up at all times. She followed the same steps as Roxas, finding many chests already open and switches already switched on. When she entered the library, she wasn't paying attention to where she was going as she fell down the hole of the secret passage way. "Ow..." she groans, getting up and rubbing her right arm in pain.

She saw immediately spots an opening. As she steps through, she wasn't surprised to remnants of fire on the ground. She knew Axel would be here, and she also knew Roxas was able to defeat him. Without last glance, she continues to follow the path she knew she has to follow in order to meet Roxas. But as Kairax got closer, she found a room full of smashed up computers, two readable screens reading Sora and... "Akari," she read out loud. She put her hand close to her chest and continued on.

Not long after, she came across two container pods in her path and immediately knew who were the two inside the. "Donald! Goofy!" she gasps in shock. Both were in deep slumber, neither of them heard her cries as she runs to them and tries to pry the pods open. It was no use. She finally stopped when a light appeared at the corner of her eyes. Leaving the two familiar friends behind, she walked down the hall until she found herself in a large white room, two larger pods inside and at the center on the ground was the very person she was looking for.

At first she was happy to see he was still in one piece, but Kairax stopped herself. 'What if he doesn't remember me yet...?' she wonders nervously, too nervous to speak. She finally gained the nerve to walk up to him and put a hand on his shoulder, squeezing it the same way he used to do whenever she was down or upset. He looks over his shoulder, tears running down his face as his eyes widen. Kairax, feeling awkwardly shy, waves at the boy and greets him, "It's good to see you again Roxas..."

When she thought he was going to ask again who she was, she was soon trapped in his arms and he hugs the girl close to him for dear life. "Kairax..." he whispers her name into her ear. Shocked, Kairax hugs him back as tears of her own began to roll down her cheeks. As they both pull away, the one separated lovers were together again. "I missed you..." she smiles, still crying as happiness swept over. He smiles back and kisses her forehead, "And I missed you..." She had been waiting for this day, the day he would finally remember everything, remember who she was before he left the organization and what she is to him now.

Me: Now I know what you fan girls are thinking. You want to be in Kairax's place, don't you? :3 It's fine! I've done that before with other fanfics.

She wipes her tears away saying, "I thought you'd never remember. I almost thought I lost you..." He knew he had put her through so much to get to where they are now. Roxas thought that if he left and didn't tell Kairax what was going on, she'd be safe from harms way while he was on the run trying to destroy Kingdom Hearts. But the day they had crossed paths, he never thought his leave would hurt and confuse her so much. "Remember this?" he abruptly asks, taking out half of a sea shell from his pocket.

Kairax was surprised to see this and takes hers out, both of them putting the halves together to reveal a star shaped sea shell. Just as Kairax always thought it would be. "We've both held onto our halves even though we became nobodies... we almost forgotten each other... but we still found our way back to one another. I just never realized it when I saw you holding your shell that day." The memory of when Sora and Akari first found the shell reflected on both of them. He turns, making Kairax slowly follow his gaze.

One pod had Sora sleeping inside it, but what she didn't expect was to see who was inside the pod beside him. She silently lets Roxas go, stepping bit by bit towards her missing half. "Akari..." Her true self, the part of her that's been missing. Kairax puts her hand on the glass only to pull away in shock. "What's wrong?" Roxas hold her hand in concern.

"She... her heart has been fractured... There's barely anything there... Roxas, once I return to her she'll only have a small piece of her heart. That means she'll barely have any memories of Sora. I won't remember you even after we become whole..."

"Hey," Roxas pulls me into another hug, "as long as Sora's with Akari that means I'll always be with you. Like Namine told me, 'we may not recognize each other but we'll meet again.'" Our bodies began to disappear. As I turn to face Roxas, we both look up at the two pod with out in our eyes. "You're lucky... looks like my summer vacation is over," Roxas mutters as a small smile crosses his lips. We both face one another and pull each other into one final kiss before completely fading away.

A girl with shoulder length blue hair turns to face the boy, putting her hands behind her back as she smiles at him. "Sora...! It's time to wake up sleepy head! How long are you gonna slack off? You know Kairi will scowl you for being late!" a familiar voice teases. Sora reaches out to the figure, uttering a name, "Akari...?" As light blinds his vision, Sora wakes up to see both Donald and Goofy in front of his pod waiting for the boy to wake up. "Sora wake up!" Donald yells impatiently. Sora steps out and yawns, rubbing the back of his head then looks around the room.

The two laugh Sora steps out and yawns, causing him to smile and jump at the two. "Donald! Goofy!":Their reunuon was cut short when Jimeney appears on Sora's shoulder, yawing, "That was some nap!" "You mean, we were asleep?" Sora asks, watching as the cricket jumps down to the floor. Jimeney scratches his head and answers, "I guess we musta been, or I don't think we'd be this drowsy."

"Where do you think we went to sleep?" Goofy wonders as looks around the room as well. None of them had a clue on how they got there. "Uhh..." everyone crosses their arms and tried to recall of what they last remembered.

"Let's see... we defeated Ansem..."

"Yep."

"restored peave to the world... found Kairi... Oh yeaj, and then we went to look for Riku. I think that's right so far?"

"Then what?" Donald asks,still lost. "What does your journal say, Jiminey?" Goofy asks their companion curuously. He takes out his tiny journal and is shocked at the contents. Jiminey stares at the page, answering them, "Gee, there's only one sentence.. Thank Namine... Hm... I wonder who that is?" All of them tried to remember who this Namine person was. Sora crosses his arms then thinks for a minute until his eyes widen in realization and quickly asks the two, "Did you guys see Akari!? I think a saw her a minute ago!"

The two were shocked at his question, looking at one another in concern before turning back at the boy with sad looks in their eyes. "Sora... she's gone, remember?" Donald reminds him, choking on his own words as he said that. Goofy sadly states, "She's been gone ever since the fight." That reminder struck Sora hard, he remembered that day all too well.

Akari collapses as Sora runs up to her and quickly catches her before she could hit the ground. "Akari...? Akari wake up... please..." he begs, hugging the girl in his arms as he waited for her response. Slowly, she opens her eyes and smiles when she see's Sora. "Sora... you're alive... thank goodness..." the girl sighs in relief as she leans against Sora's body, a content smile forming in her lips as lights began to slowly rise from her body. "Akari!? What's happening to you!?" Sora asks as he pulls back to see her disappearing from his arms.

She puts a hand on his cheek, crying as she tearfully tells him, "I always thought we'd be together forever... but I guess my this is the end of the road for me... you, Kairi, Riku... all three of you will go home together..." He looks down at her in disbelief and nervously asks her, "What are you talking about? I promised all four of us will go back to the islands together! You even did our old promise ritual, remember?" Akari just shakes her head. Sora never felt such pain in his heart before, the way she was talking to him it's like as if she was saying good bye.

"I never belonged to the island to begin with... besides," she looks over at the three and continues, "you've made so many friends throughout our journey... Not only Donald and Goofy... but others from different worlds... I know those bonds will help become stronger... That's why I know with all my heart you'll be able to save Riku... and all worlds..."

"Hey c'mon...! You sound like as if you're saying goodbye."
"Sora, I know you'll be able to bring them home... Riku hasn't fallen into the darkness... you can still save him... I know you can..."

He watches as her body disappears into a body of light, star like lights rising into the sky as shattered pieces of her heart float away. Sora reaches out as he cries, "Akari! Don't leave me! Akari!"

Sora takes out his seashell half from his pocket and stares down at it, memories of his journey with her all coming at him all at once. Donald and Goofy put a hand on his shoulders reassuringly, silently waiting for their friend to recover. Both knew how guilty he was about her sudden death, but they have told him many times she was only trying to protect him and Kairi from the heartless. Still, this did not help him recover. He was told his job wasn't only to seal the keyholes, but to protect the Purest of all Hearts, which he had failed the day he lost her.

"Why don't we look around to see where we are," Jimney suggest just to break the ice. Sora smiled at his friends and nodded, looking back at his pod and was confusing at the other one beside it. Whoever was inside it was long gone. On the outside of the mansion, Xemnas smirks as he places his hand over the shoulder of a shorter organization member, who just stood there silently with their hood on. "A small set back... but I think this one will do just fine," Xemnas pats the strangers shoulder and disappears in time as Sora, Donald, and Goofy venture out of the mansion.

A few strands of blue hair came out as the wind brushes by, a name uttered by the persons' lips, "Sora..."

*~After Story~*
(Me: I'd play the At Dusk, I will always think of you theme. You'll need it for this)

Kairax smiled happily as she watched the sunset, together with her two best friends and secret lover, eating sea salt ice cream like they've always done since they first came to the usual spot as a group. Xion stands up and says something to the group, only Kairax to acknowledge her out of the three. She waves good bye and walks off. Behind their turned backs, Xion's body begins to fade away. Stopping in her tracks, Xion says something inaudible to the group then completely fades away before Kairax had the chance to look back.

Roxas looks over at the girl in concern when she makes a move to stand up. Unsure of what just happened, Kairax slowly sits back down and silently reassures Roxas. Axel was the next one to leave not long after. He salutes the two and stands up, but not before ruffling the pinkette's hair and pats Roxas on the shoulder, silently whispering something to the boy. Roxas turns pink a bit and opens his mouth to answer Axel but keeps quiet as the older teen leaves the two behind. "Hey Roxas?" Kairax spoke up. "What is it Kai?" he asks her, calling her by the nickname he gave her.

"If I ever forget you someday... you'll still stay by my side, right? Even if I lose memories of our time together, and it will take time to get them back, you'll be the one to help me make new ones. Right Roxy?"

Without the need of answering her through words, Roxas puts his hand on her cheek and pulls her into a kiss. When they pull away to breathe Roxas burst out laughing as Kairax breathlessly stares at the boy with wide eyes, taken aback by the unexpected kiss. Both of them lean in and let their foreheads touch. "I'll miss you..." Kairax said in tears, her body now beginning to disappear. Roxas reassures her, "What do you mean? I'll always be by your side no matter what... You're my light Kairax." As a single tear falls down her cheek, Kairax tells something to Roxas as her body began to disappear from her legs all the way up to her shoulders.

"I will always think of you," Roxas tells her, bringing the girl into his arms. She didn't want to leave him. It was painful enough when he left her, and Kairax didn't want Roxas to go through the same pain she had felt the day. Right as the light reaches up to her eyes, she said her feelings one last time to him, "I love you... I will always love you... Roxas..." Now Roxas was alone. He was sad at first, but as he watched the remaining lights rise up in the orange sky above him, he couldn't help himself from smiling. "Protect her... Sora," he said out loud.

To Be Continued

Well I tried too keep some originality in this... anyway I am serious about putting the others on hold. Okay mayne I'll put up the next chapters somewhere this week but thats it. So I hope you enjoyed, pls R&R and I'll see you on the next chapter!

Update:
I just had to add the after story, it just felt so right. :')