Chapter 13: Unexpected Conclusions

Disclaimer: I OWN KINGDOM HEARTS!! I DO!! You see, I'm a millionare, living life at its best! ...Like hell

(A/N: this is the last chapter! dances woohoo. Okay, ON TO THE STORY)

I woke up the next morning very...unhappily. I probably got 2 hours of sleep because of anxiety. Not to mention I was sleeping in the same bed with Riku. Heh.

I rolled out of bed quietly, noting that Riku was still sleeping. I rubbed my eyes and slipped on some slippers before lazily making my way downstairs.

My mind flashed to last night: "You love him...Don't you?" Oh God, what have I done? There's no doubt in my mind that it was Sora. I stopped at the last step. So...he is here, in Twilight Town...if only I could see him...

Shaking my head, I realized that I didn't want to think about last night, it would just give me another panic attack.

Trying to busy my mind, I turned to the welcoming living room and plopped on the couch.

I grabbed the remote and flipped on the television. Ahhh nothing like a little bit of Saturday cartoons!

I stared at the TV blankly for a few minutes, barely paying attention to the show. Yawning, I turned away from the television. Looking out the window next to me, I noticed clouds forming in the sky. Oh joy.

My eyes quickly focused back to the TV, noticing something odd. The cartoons were blurring together. "Whoa..." I mumbled. Haha this is what it must feel like to be stoned. The feeling was weird and really abnormal. I can't even describe it. My vision began blurring into just colors, and then, eventually to darkness.

FLASH

I sprang up from my laying position...which wasn't the sofa anymore. I looked down at the damp stone floor. Gasping, I realized where I was. The cellar. So confused...Is this another vision?

I looked around the room I was in. This is Sephiroth's place! That bastard! I jumped up and ran over to the steel bars. My eyes widened.

Riku and Sephiroth were in the middle of the room, arguing.

"I don't care what you do with Sora...but don't you dare hurt her," Riku growled.

Sephiroth briskly walked over to Riku, towering over him. "Don't you threaten me! I could kill you right now if I wanted to."

Riku glared up at him defiantly, "Psh, like you have the guts to kill your own son."

I gasped without thinking. A little too loud. They both shot their heads towards me.

Oops.

"Ah, so the pathetic excuse for a keyblade master has awoken," Sephiroth sneered.

I glared at him, but kept my mouth shut.

Sephiroth quickly walked over and pulled out a key from his pocket. He unlocked my cell door and slowly opened it. "Now that all four are awake, I think its time!"

My heart rate quickened as he approached me. I stood my ground, trying hard not to show fear, as he towered over me, and grabbed my arm.

"Shall we?" He whispered evilly.

He turned and pulled me towards the middle of the room.

Damnit this better be a vision...I'm absolutely helpless.

I knew better then to fight back, that is until I saw a young man chained to the far side of the wall. His bright blue eyes flashed sadly towards me. His body was covered in dirt, and he had bruises covering his face. One of his eyes was closed shut, and he was hunching against the wall, needing support.

Oh my god. "Sora!" I shouted.

He kept staring at me, not responding. Shit what happened to him?

Instinctively, I summoned my keyblade.

"Ah, Thanks for that," spoke a voice behind me.

In a split second I heard Riku shout, "Kairi look out!" I quickly whipped around ...just a little too late.

WHAM!

Darkness.

"...Wha..?" I muttered. I was laying down again. My eyes flew open. A couch...I'm back at Cloud's. Yay.

I slowly sat up, still a little out of it from previous events. Okay, that was definitely another vision. God...it was so real.

My mind was spinning. What just happened? How did I get there? When was it?

Just then, Cloud strolled in. If it had been another situation, I would have laughed. His hair was even more messed up then usual, and he was wearing a shirt and boxers with hearts on them. To top it off, he had a yellow bathrobe on, and bunny slippers.

"Good morning Kai- ...What the hell happened to you?"

He stopped and looked at me in a perplex manor.

"Uhhh nothing." I replied softly. "Just tired."

Why didn't I want to tell him? Maybe I didn't want him to get involved...he could get hurt.

I looked back over to him.

He just shrugged and smiled, "So you hungry?"

My stomach silently growled. Mmm I was...but I need to go somewhere to think. The vision I just had was still spinning in my head. "Nah, I think I'll take a walk though," I said.

"Okay, but be careful," Cloud replied, before flashing a grin and walking towards the kitchen.

I smiled. He's so protective of me. Its almost...fatherly. And yet we are so close in age.

I slowly stood up and headed back upstairs. Thinking about Cloud, it dawned on me how happy he has been lately. It's so nice that he has finally moved on from Kagome, and now to Leon. About time eh?

As I was climbing the stairs, I couldn't help but feel sad. I know I should be happy for Cloud, but thinking about him and Leon only reminds me of Sora and I. You know, it's so unfair. I don't wanna sound selfish, but Sora always seems to be gone when I need him most. I feel like I haven't seen him in fifty years.

I reached the top step, and headed to the door.

Where is Sora right now? I wonder if he is thinking about me right now...God, I hope he still doesn't think I'm with Riku.

And to think...Sora was right outside my window the other night. sigh

I opened the door and stepped in. My eyes wandered over to the lump under the bed. Riku...that lazy bum. Still sleeping.

Opening the dresser, I pulled out my outfit and quickly slipped it on. Then walking to the mirror, I began tying up my hair.

"You know, it's not nice waking people up like that."

I spun around to face Riku sitting on the bed, with an amused smile on his face. "Riku! Damnit you freaked me out."

He laughed, flopping back down on the bed.

My eyes widened. Just how long has he been awake?!

I brushed the disturbing feeling off and headed towards the door. "Whatever, I'm going on a walk, be back in a bit."

"Wait!" Riku cried pathetically.

I gasped and turned around. "What? What's wrong? Are you okay Riku?!"

He smirked, "Heh. I'm fine. But I'll go on a walk with you."

I rolled my eyes. That kid is so weird.

"I'll be downstairs," I called, stepping out of the room. I went downstairs and began buckling my boots up.

My mind flashed back to the vision. Sora...he looked like he was in so much pain. Not just physically, but emotionally. But...why? Is it because of last night?

Just as I finished Riku jumped down the stairs.

"All set?" I asked.

"Right-o!" He replied, swinging open the door and stepping outside.

I followed him, before noticing the weather. What a surprise....raining again. I shrugged, hey, a little water never hurt anybody.

I looked at my surroundings...it's amazing at what a little weather will do. It was like a ghost town. There were absolutely no civilians anywhere.

After stepping onto the sidewalk, we began heading in the opposite direction of the shopping district.

"Hmm, haven't been this way." I muttered.

"Me neither," Riku replied.

I nodded and looked around. It seems a little...dark. Alley ways after every building, trash littered on the streets. Eh whatever.

"You know," Riku began, "You shouldn't ever walk out here alone. I don't wanna sound all parentish, but it's seriously dangerous."

I nodded again, "I know, but I can take care of myself."

Riku looked down, "Well, what about Sephiroth? You never know when he could turn up."

I looked up sharply. flashback "Psh, like you have the guts to kill your own son." end flashback

My eyes widened. How could I forget?

I looked hesitantly at Riku, "Hey I have a question."

He smiled, "Shoot."

Would he be offended? Does he even know? I looked back down at me feet. "...Uhh."

Riku nudged me, "Come on Kai...I won't get mad or anything."

"Okay..." breath "Umm...so I noticed that Sephiroth looks a lot like you."

Riku's smile faded. "Oh...that."

So he does know!

"Well...he's kinda my father." He began.

Well, duh.

"The stories simple. My mom had an affair with him. When she found out that she got pregnant, she told her husband that it was his child."

Wow.

He hesitated. "Sorry I didn't tell you...I try to forget that he's my dad...he's, well, an ass."

I laughed but didn't say anything. Yeah, he was an ass to say the least...but his own father?

"I see I have become popular," said someone behind us.

I gasped. That voice! Whipping around, I came face to face with a cold green stare.

"Well speak of the devil," Riku growled, stepping in front of me.

Sephiroth laughed a little too dramatically. "Nice to see you too son," he sneered, "I've been looking for you two everywhere."

Riku turned toward me, "Kairi, get out of here."

Before I could respond, Sephiroth muttered something under his breath.

It sounded like Sin...Harvest? "Wha..?" I said.

Suddenly the gravity came down on me, and I fell to the ground.

The next thing I knew I was on a cold, damp cement floor. I weakly sat up, feeling incredibly weak. All my energy was drained from me...like I was in a coma.

I painfully opened my eyes, instantly recognizing where I was.

Crap.

I looked around cautiously. Here I was once again in this dark, stuffy room, with absolutely no windows, and only dim ceiling lights. The room was surprisingly small. I noted Sora was chained against the wall, like my vision. Then I finally noticed Riku and Sephiroth fighting in the middle of the room, like before in my vision.

"I don't care what you do to Sora, but don't you dare hurt her," Riku growled.

I rolled my eyes and tuned the conversation out. I looked to my right and saw another cell next to me. A boy was huddled in the corner with his arms wrapped around his knees, hugging himself.

His face was partially covered by his black hood, but from what I could tell, he was about my age.

He looked up at my through his blonde bangs. My eyes widened at the sight.

He looked scarily like Sora.

He had bright blue eyes, and the same facial structure. It was so... uncanny.

"What are you looking at?" He muttered.

"N...Nothing," I replied before quickly turning away.

He must be the fourth keyblade master!

I heard footsteps approaching. Turning, I saw Sephiroth.

"I see you're awake," he said with an icy glare.

He unlocked my cell door and slowly walked toward me.

With memories of my vision, I called forth my keyblade. There's no way in hell I'm going down without a fight.

Sephiroth smiled greedily at my blade. What is he thinking?

"I knew you would summon that weapon...You've got spunk kid," he chuckled.

He raised his hand and my keyblade suddenly flew out of my grip, and into his.

"What the hell?" I shouted. That asshole stole my only weapon!

I lunged toward him without thinking. With grace, he dodged my attack, and whipped around to grab my arm.

"This way my dear," he sneered. He pulled me out of the cell, and began dragging me to another area, with me in one arm, and my keyblade in the other.

"You see," Sephiroth began as he pulled me towards the center of the room, "I need your keyblade to carry through with this experiment." He let go of my arm and pushed me towards where I knew Sora was.

"If you haven't noticed, your keyblade has an extraordinary power," he continued.

I glanced at Sora and flinched. He was completely beaten up. What happened to him?

His arms were tied above him in chains, and he was glaring angrily at Sephiroth. I turned my attention back to the bastard.

He grinned, "your keyblade has the power to unlock souls from the body."

Shit.

I closed my eyes in frustration. I knew better than to run, I wouldn't get far. I glanced back to Sephiroth, who spoke again.

"As you know, I need all four souls to be immortal...and with your keyblade, I can finally do that... so thanks Kairi."

I glared defiantly up at him. "You sick bastard!" I growled.

He smiled. "That very well may be true," he said amusedly. Still gripping my keyblade, he turned towards the cell that was next to mine, containing the other boy.

As he walked away, I turned to Sora, knowing it could be our last moment together.

"Sora," I whispered.

He flinched at my voice, "What do you want?"

"Sora, I just want you to know that I love you."

He turned to me, his blue eyes glaring through tears. "Yeah right, don't you mean you love Riku?"

How could he think that? I shook my head aggressively.

"No! He's only a friend Sora!"

"Liar," he spat.

Just then, Sephiroth returned with the other person. "Now children, lets not fight at a time like this," he chuckled, throwing the kid next to me.

"So Kairi, since it was your keyblade after all, allow me to demonstrate the power it holds before you die," Sephiroth spoke evilly, "Since you don't seem like this Sora kid very much, he can be the first to go."

I gasped as Sephiroth approached him. "...No," I whispered

Sora somehow managed to withdraw his keyblade through his chained hand.

In one quick swoop, Sephiroth plunged my keyblade into Sora's chest.

"No!" I screamed.

Sora gasped his last breath, and looked sadly at me. His eyes glazed over, and his tanned skin paled. He fell limp with the chains still holding him upright, as his keyblade clattered to the floor.

"Sora..." I whispered sadly. He can't be dead! This is not happening...I squinted my eyes shut in disbelief. Somehow, I thought that when I opened my eyes again, I would be back at Destiny Islands with Sora.

I looked back down at him. His face was frozen in sadness and pain. A single tear ran down my cheek and fell to the floor.

I watched a white mist seep flow from Sora's chest, and floated towards Sephiroth.

He took a deep breath and inhaled it. "Well that was refreshing...."

He stepped to the other side of me and without warning, quickly plunged the keyblade into the blonde boy's chest.

I watched in horror as he silently fell to the floor, dead.

"This is so wrong," I whispered.

Sephiroth inhaled the boys soul before look towards me. "Isn't it?" he spoke evilly.

My mind was spinning. My Sora was...gone.

"Now...your turn," Sephiroth sneered, "Too bad, seeing such a pretty girl go to waste. A princess of heart for that matter."

My body was frozen, and all I could do was watch as he began to hurl the blade at me.

"NO!" screamed a voice from behind him. Riku tackled Sephiroth, causing them both to fall to the floor.

I watched dully as they wrestled over me...over my life. It's pointless.

I didn't even care what would happen to me at that point. In fact, I wanted to die. But I wouldn't let that god damned Sephiroth have my soul and become immortal. What would happen to the world then? What about Mary?

I knew what I had to do.

I slowly turned my gaze to Sora's body, and then down to the floor. His keyblade rested there.

It was almost calling to me as I reached down and picked it up. This was my fate, and I knew it. Sephiroth couldn't get my soul if I was dead.

I looked fiercely at the keyblade. If I die, Sephiroth's experiment will fail, and Riku's life will be sparred. Also, Sephiroth won't become immortal, and take over life itself.

I gripped the blade tightly with both hands as I aimed it towards my chest.

I took one last look at Sora, and closed my eyes. Taking my last breath, I plunged the blade into my heart.

(A/N: sees fireworks It's finished! YAY!

Oh and don't kill me! Its angst remember? Plus sora and kairi are annoying as hell in the game, so why not have a little satisfaction in killing them eh? Plus I let riku live bc he rox.

One last thanks to reviewers...seriously without them I would have given this thing up months ago.)