"What? You know Kairi?" Sora said in astonishment.

"Yes, yes I do." She said slowly.

Sora looked at Yuffie in a way that said to get a way from her. Yuffie got the signal and back off. Sora turned around at her back and pushed her.

"If you know, Kairi. Please sit down." Sora said and pulled the nearest chair from the table and obediently Akira sat down. The eyes of everyone all stared at her and she became nervous.

"Please tell me, how do you know her?" Sora asked softly.

"I…you see… I came to Destiny Islands three years ago. And…" She restrained to tell them anything further. She didn't want them to know what had happened to Kairi. But still she must, she looked down to her light blue sneakers and thought of the words she needed to say.

"And… what is it? Did anything bad happen to her?" Sora asked anxiously. She hesitated to say. She gave a small sigh and spoke

"Yes, something did happened to her…" Akira replied lowly and looked away. This reply caught everyone's attention. They all looked worried specially Riku. Sora looked concerned.

"What, happened to her?" he said softly at Akira.

"To…to tell you I have to explain everything…so you can understand." Akira said.

"Okay… It's alright, explain everything then…" Sora said certainly.

Akira opened her mouth and noticed that everyone in the room gave their full attention to her. This made her more nervous because she had never been in this situation before. Even in school, nobody ever gave her their full attention. She sighed softly and spoke, "you…you see. The first time I met her in the island, she was happy and she never frowned or anything. But later that year she became more sad and…"

She stopped and it was like there was a lump on her throat. She cleared it instantly and heard Sora spoke "please, continue."

She swallowed and continued. "I asked her why and she said that she misses these people. She said that she misses her two best friends and that she misses her mother. And…"

She was interrupted by Riku who asked silently, "why does she miss her mother? Did something wrong happen to her as well?"

"Yes, her mother passes away. Its because she had Leukemia." Akira said sadly.

Everyone drew shocked faces. Riku looked shocked as well after Akira answered his question. Five years ago, he knew Kairi's Mother and always thought that she was tough. Very tough. But now he just heard this news and knew that she wasn't.

"Anyway…Akira, please continue." Sora said to snap them all from their shocked faces.

"Alright, well a few days later her depression grew more and more and it became a disease. She sometimes stopped eating and she looked so weak."

 "She told me that she as losing hope and her will to live. She didn't care for her health and well-being. And she will do anything just to get out of this reality and be with you guys." She stopped and looked at Sora.

"And also she told me that she really miss you, Sora. She would die to be with you." Sora looked sad. He always wanted to be with Kairi as well.

"And one day, I told her not to loose hope but she did and…" There was a loud whimper. Akira stopped and saw a blonde headed man clutching his stomach. Blood flowed out of his hands. The two other females (including the one that had an dagger on her throat) got up and ran brusquely ran to the man. He dropped down on the ground and screamed with pain.

The other males even Sora got up to their feet and moved forward to the man who laid n the cold stone floor. Akira moved forward as well and saw a deep gash on his stomach. He put her hand on her mouth in shock.

"Cloud, dear are you okay?" The woman in plaits said worriedly.

"Yes, I'll be fine, Aerith" He whimpered softly in pain.

"Yuffie, quickly get some bandages!" Aerith said and Yuffie instantly leaped from her feet and ran out of the room.

"Who did this to you, Cloud?" A male adult said to Cloud, fiercely.

"Leon, there's…heartless here and also the Queen" He gasped.

Akira looked worried.

"Well them we have too go and fight her!" Sora said fiercely.

"Yes, but why is she here?" Leon wondered.

"There's no time to wonder come on…" Riku said and raced out of the Dining Hall.

The others who were holding their weapons tightly followed him.

"I'm coming with you! " Akira said and moved forward to them "No, Akira! Its not safe…" Sora said and stopped her.

"I need to go! I have to see the Queen, I must make sure!" She said forcefully.

"But…" Sora stopped.

"Don't worry, I'll be okay!" She said determined.

"Alright, you can come." Sora surrendered.

"Sora, lets go!" Riku shouted.

"Okay." Sora ran to them and Akira followed him.