Chap.3 A Change of Heart
After a few minutes footsteps could be heard coming from the passageway below. There was a flash of light and then a few heartless went flying off the palace. From the passage way came a young boy and two other creatures. Rose watched him from the upper floor. "So that's Sora, he's kinda cute." Rose smiled under the shadow of her hood. Sora looked up and noticed Rose and began to walk in her direction. His walk was cut short when a group of heartless appeared around him them. All 3 drew their weapons and charged through the heartless. The two companions held off the heartless from behind As Sora slashed his way through the ones in the front. Sora knocked another off the palace and leaped up to the platform where Rose was standing
As he stared at her a quick flash came from the darkness of her hood. Sora's companion were stopped dead in their tracks and blown to the ground. "Donald, Goofy!" Sora yelled as they hit the ground. "What did you do to them!?" Rose giggled. "Its just a shield silly their fine." Sweat dropped from Sora's head, as he looked at Rose a little confused. "You are laughing playfully at me. You aren't like the others what do you want?" Rose put her arms behind hr back. "I don't want anything but I was told to fight you so fight you I shall." Sora took up a fighting posture. "Don't think expect me to take it easy on you. No matter how nice you may be you still stand in my way." Role lowered her hood and let her long blonde hair flow out. "Who said I was going to give you a choice." Her eyes began to glow again.
"Fine have it your way," Sora yelled as he charged at her. Rose didn't flinch. Sora was about to make contact when the keyblade stopped. "Hey what gives!?" Rose leaned into Sora's face and grabbed him by the chin. They were so close that their noses almost made contact. Rose waved her finger back in forth. Tsk tsk tsk, did you really think I was just gonna let you hit me? I have ESP you are going to have to be more careful then that. "Rose moved in as is if she was going to kiss him but then moved up to his ear. Sora was glowing red. "For a cutey you sure do get serious. You better watch it cause I can get pretty serious myself." Rose let go of his face and moved to the side. Sora fell face first on the ground.
Rose giggled at him as he lay there on the ground. Sora got up and laughed a bit too. "Sorry about that I'll fight fair." She continued to laugh at him as she drew her rods. Sora lunged at her once more and their weapons clashed. They smiled the whole time they were fighting as if it were a game. They continued to clash weapons in a swinging fury until they grew tired. "You should give up Sora you look a little tired." Sora smirked. "I never give up." Sora jumped into the air for a leaping slash when he was blasted with an energy-shot. He hit the ground hard and didn't move. Rose spun around to see where it cam from.
Lichene was standing in the passageway with her hand still in the air. "Thank you for distracting him Rose, you made it all too easy." Rose turned back and looked at Sora. "You aren't gonna kill him are you?" The shield around them had broken and Donald and Goofy were heading to Sora's aid. Lichene smirked at Rose. "You like him don't you?" Rose didn't say a word. "I see, the boss wants him dead though so he's gotta go." Lichene walked past Rose and up to Sora. "You shall trouble us no longer Keyblade master. Lichene drew her weapon, which like a one spiked claw, and lifted it to strike Sora. As she struck down Sora flipped over and blocked her attack with his keyblade.
"I will not die so easily." Lichene now smirked sinisterly. "Oh yeah well that's not up to you now is it!?" Lichene used the other hand to fire another energy blast. Blowing Sora off of Hollow Bastion. "No!!" Rose yelled as he began to fall faster and faster. Sora yelled to his friends. "Come on guys lets go." Sora pointed the Keyblade downwards. And in a burst of light an open door appeared. Lichene looked down in disgust. "Crap he got away again." Sora fell into the door followed by his friends, the door closed, and they disappeared. Lichene frowned on Rose. "Were gonna have to have a talk when we get back." Rose looked down at the ground. Lichene grabbed her by the arm. "Come on lets go home."