Chapter 8: When Doves Cry (Yeah I know the Chapter title is weird)

Kurai Muso-Ka

Disclaimer: I don't own any of these characters or Kingdom Hearts.. Only the story line!! ^_^

A/N: Hey. Sorry I haven't updated in awhile.. I accidentally erased this chapter on my computer since it's so retarded. It's so difficult to adjust to a new computer I guess. Anyways.. I just wanted to say thanks to all the reviews from last chapter. It really boosted my confidence to complete this Chapter. Yes, I know there are many twists and turns in this story.. But that just makes you all come back for more!! But thanks again to all those loyal readers out there.. Even though we all know that the reason you're still reading this is because you have nothing else better to do!! Hahaha. Well I guess since I have nothing better to do.. I'll begin this Chapter!! R+R! Enjoy!!

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Sora's heart stopped.
"W-who are you?" Kairi stared at Sora, motionless. At that point, Sora lost all sense of feeling. He couldn't breathe… his eyes were wide with disbelief and total shock.
"Kairi… no.. You don't understand…" His breath came in sharp and hoarse, not daring to lose control. "Please… It's me.. Sora." Everyone behind him stood there.. Not daring to believe it. Selphie stood away from the rest.. her hand up to her mouth. 'Kairi?! Not knowing who Sora is?!! No… This can't be right..'
"She won't wake." A deadly voice came from behind Kairi.
"What the hell do you mean… she won't wake?!" Sora snapped. "She is awake!" Sephiroth shook his head.
"She is awake.. Physically.. But her memory is lost within me. She poured out her soul.. To me. Now she has no recollection of you.. Or your pitiful friends. For all she is worth.. She's just a body with no soul."
"SHE DOES HAVE A SOUL!!" Sora screamed, tears welling up in his deep brown eyes.
"I put her into a deep trans.. She won't awake unless I let her." Sephiroth's fingers trailed down Kairi's neck to reveal the scar he left on her shoulder the night before. Sora's hands clenched around Kairi's arms as he spotted it. Riku was fighting the urge to cut Sephiroth's slimy head off… but Wakka prevented this. He knew if Riku blew it.. There would be no chance of rescuing Kairi.
Sora stared into Sephiroth's calm, cold eyes, willing himself to do something… anything. 'How… this can't be happening… Kairi.. I'll never leave you. No matter what it takes.. I will make you remember.. Please, don't leave me.. Please.'

Kairi's head tilted to the side, eyes gazing into Sora's with intense hunger and emptiness. She looked so helpless.. So lost. Sora had no idea how he was going to make her remember him.. But he was willing to try everything. The arrogant face of Sephiroth kept appearing in his inner eye…. Mocking him.. Taunting him.. He couldn't take it anymore. His fighting reflexes jolted him forward bringing his key blade ripping through the air down on Sephiroth's head. But the second Sora moved, Sephiroth vanished.
"What the fu-" Riku spat out, totally lost, but was suddenly interrupted by the reappearance of Sephiroth in front of him. Riku ducked automatically as Sephiroth's sword grazed the top of his head.
"You jackass. You almost cut my head off." Riku yelled while thrusting his sword toward his leg… but Sephiroth was slow to react. It's razor sharp edge was able to cut into his flesh.. But not deep enough. Sephiroth didn't even seem to notice blood dripping down his leg.
"My turn.." Sephiroth's sword cut into Riku's right arm making Riku unable to use his sword arm. Riku dropped to his knees.
"Shit." Riku growled up at him while dropping his weapon to clutch painfully at his wound. "You're going to get it now!!" His head lunged upwards to Sephiroth's groin. His teeth sank in deep into Sephiroth's "manhood" making everyone's eyes pop out of their heads.
"Aww for the love of fuck, Riku. Did ya have to do that here?!" Wakka's voice spoke out totally disgusted.
Sephiroth cried out in sheer agony. Every male in that room knew how much it hurt to be kicked in the groin… all experienced it thanks to Kairi and Selphie.. But to be bitten down there?!! No way. A total and utter shock. Everyone winced at the sounds of Sephiroth's anguished yelps. Riku, sitting right under him, felt pretty damn proud of himself. But the moment he saw Kairi he suddenly realized something…
"HOLY SHIT!! I BIT HIS DICK!"
Everyone, except Kairi and Sephiroth, sweat dropped. "I thought it was part of your little plan to take him down?!" Wakka sneered.
"NO! OF COURSE NOT! I MEAN.. WHAT WOULD MAKE ME TOUCH THAT PUTRID THING AFTER IT'S BEEN IN KAIRI!!! AND WHO KNOWS WHERE IT'S BEEN!!??"
Riku began sputtering and wiping his tongue vigorously with his shirt. Sora and the rest of them would've started laughing if it hadn't been for the seriousness of the moment. As Riku was still forcefully trying to eradicate his tongue of the essence of Sephiroth, he saw Sephiroth trying to stand his ground.. But was obviously trying to hide his pain. But the moment Riku was convinced he had conflicted at least some pain on him, Sephiroth's fist came up to meet his face. "Shit!"

Riku was sent backwards to hit the wall 10 feet behind him. The place where Sephiroth hit him began to swell immediately making it hard for Riku to talk. "Yiiiiuuuu assstthhh oole!!" But before Sephiroth could retaliate, something hard and sharp hit his head. It was Wakka's blitz ball. A deep cut appeared over Sephiroth's left eye, sending blood trailing down his face giving the effect that he was crying blood. He blinked and focused his attention to Wakka.

"You take down one of us, you take down all of us." His ball under his arm, ready to attack. Sephiroth grinned in his taunting sort of way. This crept the hell out of him. He reacted. His arm snapped and the ball spun furiously. But at 5 feet to his face, his magnificent sword cut through the heavy material making up the blitz ball. Wakka's jaw dropped. "N-no… way!!!" He charged toward him, hoping to do something more than just running like a loon with no weapons. Unfortunately, his hoping had no effect. Sephiroth led his fist in a swift movement in a fierce uppercut. Wakka sailed through the air and hit his head on the ceiling with a sickening crunch. That was it, no one could take it anymore.

"HEY! Pick on someone with no balls like you!" Tidus screamed behind him. He held his sword out bravely in front of him. 'Shit, Tidus… what the hell do you think I'm doing.. Aww hell.' Tidus thought to himself as he tried to think of happy thoughts. 'Damn… I can't think of any!!!!!' Well… it was worth a try.

"Tidus… what the hell do you think you're doing!? You're gonna get yourself killed!" Riku moaned trying to sit up. "But even if you do… I'm sorry for calling you a wimp, shit brick, fuck face, dickless, butt sniffer.. Uhh."

"OK!! You can stop now!" Tidus sprinted toward Sephiroth and at the last moment, slid (as if he was sliding to a base in baseball..) on the cold floor. He whipped his sword in front of him nearly amputating Sephiroth's leg off. "Take that, scumbag!" Blood squirted everywhere. Tidus, looking pretty proud of himself, stood up and attempted to provoke him. "Looks like you're quite injured there. Need any help?!" Sora and the rest of them started motioning for him to be quiet… but he didn't get it in time. Sephiroth turned on his injured leg to face him which lowered Tidus' self esteem by 50%. "Aww.. Hell." Sephiroth's sword grazed his shoulder. It did cut him… but barely. In this brief attempt to sever his arm, Tidus dropped his sword as he clutched his shoulder to stop the bleeding. Sephiroth knew this was going to happen and he reacted. He bent down and kicked the sword to the other side of the room and also buckling Tidus' legs at the same time making him fall on his butt. "I swear to God he is not human!!" The blood coming from Sephiroth's leg was darker than normal human blood but never the less… he was still part human. It was still bleeding freely but nothing seemed to effect him. Sephiroth turned to see he damage he had inflicted. Riku was leaning against the wall in a heap, Wakka was kneeling on the ground holding his bleeding head, and Tidus was hunched over clutching his bleeding arm.

Hands tight around the hilt of his blade.. He snapped.

In a split second Sora's Key blade was lodged in through the back of Sephiroth's torso. Blood dripped from the tip to the floor. "Heh. Nice try Sora." Sora's eyes narrowed.

"Don't 'Nice try' me! You've nearly killed the one I love and now you're trying to kill the only friends I've got! The only reason why I'm still alive is because I live off their presence! I wake up every fucking morning to see each of their faces!! It's what I live for!!!" Warm tears fell down his cheeks. Sephiroth stood there silently to let these words sink into everyone in the room then said, "How touching. But I'll give you another chance.. So TRY AGAIN!!" He shoved the blade back through his upper body making the hilt of the key blade hit Sora in the chest. He stumbled back still holding his key blade. "Don't worry… I will."

Sephiroth drew his sword and they started lashing out at each other. Sephiroth's wounds still haven't healed completely which made blood drip all over the ancient carpet beneath them. Selphie was watching was bated breath as they battled violently. After a half an hour of their clashing weapons, Sora was finally sent to the ground, exhausted. Sephiroth stood above him holding his sword above Sora's head. Sephiroth chuckled and simply said, "Nice try", and raised his sword ready to strike.

But he suddenly stopped. A tight hold around his wrist prevented him from moving it even an inch. It was Selphie's whip. She was trying as hard as she could to stop Sephiroth from bringing his sword down on Sora's head.

"Touch him and you're dead!!" She yelled, still gripping her whip. "Get the hell away from him!!!" Sephiroth turned to look at her and realized something. He glanced at dazed Kairi and the disheveled looking Sora then back to the blushing Selphie. He grinned his mischievous grin and said, "You love him."

Everyone forgot about their injuries and looked up at Sephiroth then to Sora and then to Selphie. Selphie screamed in pure fury and her whip suddenly sprouted small blades. These cut into Sephiroth's wrist and he spoke in a bone tingling whisper.

"Don't you…." Selphie couldn't take it. She yanked her whip back as hard as she could. The soft thud of dead weight told them that his hand was cut off. Selphie was so mad she didn't even notice. For the fact that all the guys in that room had no idea she could do such a thing, Sora was able to scramble to his feet in all of the confusion. He channeled all his energy into his Key blade and jammed it right were Sephiroth's heart was. Adding to the sharp blade that penetrated his heart, an electrical surge instantly stopped his heart for beating.

Sephiroth's face split into a small grin and said, "Nice try…. Sora", and he slowly closed his eyes. It took a moment for everyone to realize he was finally dead.

The moment He closed his eyes, Kairi snapped out of her trans. She looked around and looked a bit confused and scared. Sora walked up to her and put his arm around her. Selphie looked away and couldn't prevent her face from heating up. She wound her whip up and walked out the door while muttering under her breath, "um… I-I need some air." Riku was helping Wakka and Tidus to their feet. "Uh.. Yeah we should get some too! Don't we?!!" Riku's eyes motioned to the door and tugged their bloody shirts.

"I want to stay here and rest for awhile.. Could ya wait a moment?!!!" Tidus complained earnestly, but Wakka and Riku protested. They both dragged him out as Sora tried his best to ignore them. Sora and Kairi were left alone for the first time in ages. He looked into Kairi's eyes.. But they weren't the same as those warm eyes he knew before.

'Damn… we killed him!! Why don't you remember me?! Please!! Say Something! ANYTHING!'

"Excuse me, Sir…" Sora was shocked at being addressed in such a way. "Can you please stop staring at me.. I feel very uncomfortable."

"Oh.. Uhh.. I'm sorry." He looked away.

"And could you also remove your hands from my shoulders. You're shaking." He couldn't help it. He slowly removed his hands from her and took a deep shuddering breath. "You can leave now. My parents will be arriving soon. They won't like it if there's a stranger in my room."

'WHAT?! Your room?! Where are we anyway? This place looks like no one has been in here for centuries! It's so dark and gloomy in here.. Plus it looks haunted.. This is creeping me out…'

"Um.. You have to come with me, Kairi. The gang is waiting for us down stairs.. We're going home now." He grabbed her arm but she pulled away.

"No. I told you my parents are coming and they expect this house cleaned when they get back from the store. I'm cooking dinner tonight."

'Hmm… so that's where she gets her cooking skills from.. But wait a minute…..'

"What do you mean… they're coming back?! This place doesn't look fit for people to live in!!"

"I told you to leave… please! My father will yell at me if he finds you…" His eyes looked pleadingly into hers.. But nothing happened. He left.

"So?!! Where's Kairi?!!" Wakka boomed as Sora walked out of the entrance. Sora thought it over as he walked over to them.

"She thinks her parents are coming. This is her house. Her real one. In her mind.. It's still the way it used to look.. Beautiful.. New.. And well.. Hers. She doesn't seem to remember anything. Not even me!"

"So where are her parents now?! I mean.. it doesn't look like they live here anymore." Riku said, looking up at the tattered house. Windows were broken, paint was chipping off the sides, every plant around the house was dead. "It was like the life was sucked out of this place."

"Yeah.. And the rest of the town too." Tidus observed. Every piece of land surrounding them was dull and depressing. Selphie didn't say anything. She just sat there quietly tending to everyone's wounds. She was still embarrassed about the whole 'You love him' business. And she didn't want to admit it.. She really did. Sora noticed her silence and asked, "So what do you think, Selphie? Do you know where we are?" Everyone turned to look at her. She felt her face heat up.

"Um.. Well." She pointed to an old broken sign behind him. It read: HALLOWEEN TOWN.

"Where the hell is Halloween Town?!" Tidus gave a quizzical look around at them all.

"Well.. Umm… it's.. uh.. Not to far from Destiny Island… I've been here before." Selphie whispered. Everyone looked at her again.

"Really?! Why?!!"

"It's none of your damn business." She punched Tidus on his injured arm. He yelped like a girl and glared at her. "Just leave me alone." She turned and left through the courtyard of the decrepit looking house. Sora tried to follow but Wakka stopped him.

"Cool your jets, man. Just leave her be. She'll be back don't worry." Sora watched her turn the corner and she disappeared into the thick fog.

'Who does Sora think he is.. Trying to follow me. I know where I'm going anyways. Stupid moron…. Thinks he knows everything…' "Stupid… moron…" She murmured. She looked around, recognizing every sign, every building like it was just yesterday that she was here. She saw a light on in one of the shops and decided to take a look. Before walking through the threshold, she noticed a faded flyer hanging on the door.

"Missing: Young girl. Redish-brown hair. Lavender eyes." And above the description was a picture of….

"KAIRI?!!" Selphie ripped off the flyer and stepped into the pub. A lady was standing behind the bar with people sitting in front of her. "Excuse me. Can you explain this to me?" She paced over to the bartender. The lady glanced at the paper and smiled kindly.

"Yes, well. That flyer was put up years and years ago by a young couple. They were very kind people. I think that's their daughter. She's very pretty. To bad no one found her in time." She returned to drying some glasses.

"What do you mean 'in time'? Where are her parents?!!" Selphie wanted some answers.

"Oh sweetie. They died in a tragic accident. Of course no one knew what happened. It was so sudden. And it was a bit strange that no one attended their funeral. I mean you'd think that her foster parents would've came."

"Foster Parents?"

"Yes. Her real parents were very young when they had her. So they tried to find real parents for her. It happened right here in this bar. They handed the baby over to them. The people they gave her to didn't look all that thrilled. They received money for taking care of Kairi. So I guess they took her in. When Kairi got older.. She started to become more independent. She would come in here from time to time. She was scared of her foster parents. We would talk and talk.. And when they found her here.. It wasn't pretty." Selphie was shocked. She had no idea… "I felt so bad for her… after that.. I haven't seen her. There was a rumor that her foster parents threw her into the ocean. But I'm not sure. So when her real parents found out… they put up these flyers." Selphie sat there.. Trying to absorb the information. It was making more and more sense now.

"So. Is that their house on the hill?"

"Yes. It was abandoned her parents death. Everyone admired them. Also their perfect daughter. She was the light in this gloomy old town."

"Thank you so much miss."

"My pleasure dear."

Selphie left the pub with deep sorrow. She had no idea about Kairi's past. 'Damn.. It almost sounds as bad as Sora's past…. Seriously.. I mean who would abandon their child in a fucking park… stupid..' She walked back to Kairi's house and found Sora and the rest of them waiting for her. She explained everything the lady told her at the bar. They all sat there silently. A few of them even glanced up at the windows of the house.

"Damn… I had no idea." Tidus said after Selphie finished the story. Sora couldn't say anything. He just stood there in a state of shock not wanting to go back to reality.

"Well we have to take her home then.. She can't just stay here and wait for parents that don't exist." Riku pointed out. "Someone has to tell her."

"Don't look at me. I'm not good at this type of stuff.. I might start laughing or something." Tidus stifled a giggle. Wakka punched his injured arm too. He screamed like a lunatic. "I SWEAR IF SOMEONE DOES THAT ONE MORE TIME I'LL…."

"Would you shut up dickless moron." Riku blurted out. Sora turned and faced the house.

"I'll tell her…" Everyone held their breath. "I'll meet you guys at the ship."

"But-" Selphie objected. But he shook his head and walked toward the house.

"You heard what he said! Move it!!" Wakka warned while shoving Riku and Tidus. Selphie took a last glance at the house then closed the courtyard gate.

Sora opened Kairi's door with a squeak. She looked up hopefully but her face faltered as he saw Sora's face.

"I told you to leave. My parents are coming home soon and I don't want-" he stopped her.

"They're not coming… they're never going to come." She looked confused.

"What are you talking about?"

"Kairi…. Your parents.. Are dead." her eyes widened. She refused to believe it.

"N-no… n-n-no! THEY'RE COMING! THEY PROMISED ME! THEY SAID THEY WOULDN'T LEAVE ME! EVER!" Tears leaked from her eyes and she wiped them away forcefully. "They're coming.. I know they are."

"no they're not… They're dead."

"STOP SAYING THAT!"

"They are, Kairi. And shouting won't bring them back… nothing will. I'm going to take you home now."

"But I am home…. This is where mommy used to tell me stories to help me get to sleep. And right over there is where Daddy taught me how to dance." She pointed to the middle of the room. Sora noticed tiny dancing shoes next to a dusty record player. Maybe this was her house. Kairi smiled as she recalled living in her house.

"Kairi. You parents are really dead. It's ok I'm here for you and the rest of our friends."

"But… I don't have friends… I never had friends." Sora looked at her astonished. "Everyone made fun of me because my parents didn't look like me.. I told them I didn't care. They loved me."

"But they BEAT you!!" Kairi's eye's widened. Sora could tell in her eyes that it was true. More tears left her eyes as Sora tried to wipe them away. Kairi turned away from him.

"Why are you here… I don't even know you…."

"Yes you do… and even though you don't know me right this moment.. I'll help you remember… I promise.."

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A/N: So… what did ya think?!! Hehe.. Sorry if there's to much babbling. Anyways.. That's basically the end of the chapter. I apologize if it isn't up to my standards. I was kinda of rushing it. Welp… please review.. I know you want to.. Common' ::nudge nudge:: REVIEW REVIEW REVIEW!! Okie Dokie?! I'll try to start writing the next chappie! Cya!!

Kurai Muso-Ka