When I awoke the next morning, I grabbed my staff, and made sure I had my locket on and walked down stairs. I looked out the window to find Riku outside sitting on the sand, sword in hand. I walked outside carrying a plate with some bread and pineapples on the side.

"Hungry?" I asked, setting the plate between us, taking a piece of pineapple.

"Yeah, thanks." He replied, grabbing a piece of bread.

"It's time to go, huh?" I asked looking at the stars as they started to fade from the rising sun.

"Yeah. Are you ready? I mean, are you sure you can do this?" He asked, looking at me with a little bit of concern showing on his face.

"I know I'm going to be weak after I do it, so hopefully there's some where to rest where we go, but yes I can do this and I'm ready to." I said, smiling. "Don't worry, you're with me to help out if something happens to me."

"Yeah I guess your right," He said smiling. "Let's go then."

I nodded, standing up. I took his hand, then grabbed the locket the in the same hand. I held the staff in the other and he did the same. I closed my eyes and thought: Take us to Sora! In an instant I started feeling really weak but I didn't lose my concentration. When I felt solid ground below my feet again, I opened my eyes. Everything was blurry and I couldn't keep my balance. I fell, but Riku caught me before I hit the ground. He carried me to a hotel, where I could gain my strength.

I was in the endless abyss. I was alone. Except for the locket around my neck and the staff in my hand, there was nothing else giving off light. There was a door too. The door to Kingdom Hearts. I whipped around, feeling I was no longer alone. I was right. In front of me about 10 feet, stood Ansem.

"I told you I would get you. You will belong to me before the end!" He smirked.

"You won't get me. I will never belong to you!" I yelled back at him.

"That's what you think!" He smirked back. In an instant he was holding my staff and locket.

"NOOOOOOOO!" I screamed, as I fell back into the darkness screaming.

I woke up in a cold sweat, just a Riku ran in, followed by Aerith, Yuffie, and Leon.

"You okay?" Riku asked sitting down beside me.

"Yea, I just had a bad dream." I replied. Remembering the dream, I reached up and grabbed my locket to make sure it was still there.

"Where's my staff?" I asked Riku.

"Its right there," He said looking at me confused, then pointing to my staff.

"He's not going to give up until he wins Riku." I said with tears forming in my eyes. "Ansem will never give up, not until he gets what he wants."

"We won't let that happen, Kairi. We make a good team, and when we find Sora, you won't have to worry." He said hugging me.

"Sora's around here somewhere. We were just talking to him about an hour ago." Leon said. "We'll help you find him."