Me: Hi everyone! It's been so long and I am so sorry I have not been here for such a long time :( I am going to be wrapping up this story in the next chapter and I will post it on Valentine's Day at the latest. Please don't hate me!

Riku: People would have to care to hate you

*I wack Riku upside the head with Sora's bucket of fish and knock him out*

Me: Anyone else gonna be smart with me?

*cricket cricket*

Me: Good! Take it away guys!

Sora & Kairi: Ghostout does not own kingdom hearts or any of the characters in it

"Ding ding ding! Someone sees the light!" said his mirror self. The being in front of him looked exactly like Sora, from his spiky hair, down to his oversized shoes. The difference being evident only in the colors the doppelganger in front of him emanated. His hair was not brown, but raven black. His torso clothed in a crimson red t-shirt and dark grey sweatshirt unzipped. And his necklace did not have the crown. In its place was the unversed symbol. Unversed? How do I know that? It sounds familiar… Sora pondered as his doppelganger slowly walked towards him, stopping at about arms-length away. His eyebrows menacingly furrowed as he sneered, pointing his palm towards Sora, only to be covered in black thorn-like tendrils. After the tendrils disappear, a crude keyblade comes to form, shaped as if it were a human skull, the end curving and sharpened to a deadly finish.

"It's about time we finished this don't you think?" asked Dark Sora. Sora got down into his basic fighting stance, focused intently at the eyes of his opponent as he answered silently with an upward slash positioned to Dark Sora's arm. He effortlessly deflected the slash outward, and countered with a horizontal slash to his throat, before Sora ducked and rolled out of the way before getting back up with his keyblade parallel to the ground. He sprints forward with a yell, and slashes diagonally across the chest before spinning and slashing horizontally. The Dark Sora sidestepped the slashes easily and countered with a flurry of blows all centered around fatal points of the body. It took all of Sora's energy and strength to redirect the blows and he was being pushed back against the wall. This isn't good. He's intent on going for the kill Sora thought as he blocked a thrust at his neck. He pushed the weapon off him and slammed the butt of his keyblade straight into the Dark Sora's chest. After a momentary pause on Dark Sora's part, Sora dashed so his back wouldn't be against the wall and prepared his keyblade pointing straight at Dark Sora.

"What do you want with me?" Sora yelled with authority as Dark Sora's smile turned eerily creepy as he spoke,

"You haven't figured it out yet? The kid saves the universe, not once, but twice and he still doesn't know what his own heart desires? HAH. You really are a joke" Dark Sora responded as he let his weapon dissipate in thin air, and sits there with a devilish grin and his hands limp at his side. "You're tired of playing the hero. You're tired of being the shoulder everyone leans on. You just want to have fun for once" His blood red eyes shimmered as the next words fell out of his mouth "You just want Kairi."

Sora smashed his keyblade on Dark Sora's temple with full force and watched as he flew and slammed against the white wall, laying limp. "Don't you DARE talk about Kairi."

"You never denied what I said."

The room went deathly quiet as Dark Sora started chuckling, before growing into a maniacal laughter. Sora was itching to just knock him out with another swipe but before he could get there, he himself was being held in the air by one hand, Dark Sora had dashed faster than Sora's eyes could follow. His throat was being squished as he struggled to breathe, using his hands to try to get him to break his grip with no avail. His hand squished his throat tighter as he felt his mind getting foggy at the lack of air as Dark Sora cocked his head to the side.

"You lost her." Three words and Sora knew exactly what he meant. Ever since he found her on the Beach of Destiny Island, he knew she was special to him like no one else was. And ever since he came back, she's been getting more and more distant to him. He secluded himself from them for this reason, to shield himself from the pain that was inevitably going to come.

And now, he remembered all the times he was with her. All the times he got to see that gorgeous smile of hers, that angelic laughter that never failed in making his stomach fill with butterflies. He realized that everything he did, he did for her happiness. He went to countless worlds, fought hores of heartless, nobodies and dream eaters, and lost his own heart just for smiled as he reminded himself of what he's always been fighting for, and what he would always fight for. I've been so selfish… No time to worry about that right now, I have my hands full with this guy he thought before he summoned the keyblade back to his hand and swiped at his head. He let go of Sora and dived away from the swipe and readied himself to attack, his hands now being draped over with transparent, dark claws. Sora held his keyblade with both hands, perfectly in line with his center of gravity and calmed his mind.

"What's the matter kid? Lost all your nerve already? Don't worry, I'll make this quick and painless. JUST KIDDING" he screams as he charges straight at Sora with inhuman speed. Sora was barely able to dodge out of the way as his claws burned through his sleeve. This guy's fast! Sora thought before re stabilizing himself in the same position as before. He then jumped sideways on all fours and began chipping away at Sora's arms and legs, claw marks burning through his visible skin slowing down Sora and causing him to be on the defensive. As soon as he thought his prey was weak enough, Dark Sora lunged forward with his claws bared and targeting his jugular, but Sora expected this and side stepped the swipe, pivoted on his foot and slammed him down to the floor with an overhead slice that hit him right on his chest, easily breaking and making a small crater in the mosaic floor. Sora then stepped on the Dark Sora's hands before pointing his keyblade right at Dark Sora's face. He squirmed underneath his weight to no avail before spitting out at Sora "You can't kill me! I AM you! I'm your dark thoughts, I am who you really are. And you can't get rid of me!"

Sora lowered his keyblade and sighed "You might very well be right. But at least I remember why I try to be what I am today. You may be my secret thoughts and desires, but as long as she's happy, light will always triumph over the dark!" and so he shoot a beam of light from the tip of the keyblade into his Dark form, watching him dissipate into light from the middle outward, struggling to get out from the pure as he howled into the emptiness. As the last ashes of his Dark form disappeared, Sora let go of his keyblade and fell effortlessly backwards and closed his eyes knowing that he would not lose to himself ever again. The room around him started shining pure light, causing Sora to shield his eyes before being blinded into a blissful sleep.

A muffled sob was heard very faintly as he came back to his senses, his eyes fluttering awake. His body was sore and groggy from the stress it was just put through, but nonetheless he shakily rose his hand to the angelic figure next to his bed and on her cheek. Her tears stopped flowing as she held his hand gently and her eyes, though red and puffy from crying, were relieved and elated as she whispered in a cracked voice "You're back!" and hugged him tight to her chest. Her sobs shaking her whole body as he held her and rubbed her back while whispering into her ear "I'll never leave you alone again Kai"

So what do you guys think? Good wrap around? Reviews are always welcome! Have a great year everyone!