A/n: hey people!! I'm sorry I hadn't been able to put up my 8th chapter. Cuz my comp has been having lots of problems lately XD for give me..so here 's the chappie I owe you. I'm having my finals now, and...well...I'm stressed outta my brains. Alright forgive my ramblings. Enjoy!

Flashback :

'You know...Riku's changed.'

'What do you mean?'

'Well...'

'You okay?'

'Sora, let's take the raft and go, just the two of us!'

'huh?'

'giggles just kidding.'

'What's gotten into you? You're the one that's changed, Kairi....'

'Maybe. You know, I was a little afraid at first... but now I'm ready. No matter where I go or what I see, I know I can always come back here. Right?'

'Yeah, of course!'

'Sora...don't ever change.'

'Huh?'

'I just can't wait...once we set sail, it'll be great.'

End of Flashback

2nd Flashback

'Kairi!'

'Sora!'

'Kairi! Remember what you said before? I'm always with you too! I'll come back to you, I promise!'

'I know you will!'

End Flashback

Sora felt himself falling...falling into the sky. 'I've been having these weird thoughts lately...Like...is any of this for real...or not..?' (Doesn't this just sound familiar ;;) He fell from the sky and landed in the water...... He felt himself give out to the darkness... He heard someone call his name. 'Sora!' he opened his eyes. 'Riku...' 'C'mon Sora.. I thought you were stronger than that.' He heard laughter. 'The world to this door has opened. This world has been connected...tied to the darkness...soon to be completely eclipsed... there is so very much to learn..you understand so little...a meaningless effort... one who knows nothing can understand...nothing.' Then Sora's world was engulfed in darkness.

'Let me go!' screamed Kairi as the evil unkown grabbed her by the hand and was dragging her along with him. 'Shut up, brat' muttered the unkown. 'What do you want..?' cried Kairi weakly. 'Oh, nothing really. Just the old "I wanna rule all worlds" phase I'm going through.' He chuckled. 'What did you do to Sora...?' "Oh, I hit him with a little grief ball... he's trapped in his little dream world now.. he thinks he's on Destiny's Islands, with his new girlfriend (yikes!) and Riku's there too. To him, everything's back to normal.... Oh, he doesn't remember you either.' Kairi's head snapped up and looked at the unknown with wide eyes. 'No... that cannot be right!' 'Yes.. it's going perfectly......he has forgotten his journey, the reason for it, he forgot all his friends...to him, nothing new had ever happened.' 'NOOOOOO!! WHAT ARE YOU TRYING TO DO? You'll DRIVE HIM INSANE!!' 'Oh my dear princess of Hearts......that's exactly what I want to do.'

'Whoa!' Sora sat up and looked out to the blue sea. The sky was filled with seagulls (this is prior to the 1st scene in the game....after his dream and all..only his dream changed) He yawned and lay back down. Suddenly a face appeared. 'Whoa!!!' He sat up. The girl giggled.

'Gimme a break............Ryaku.'

'Sora, you lazy bum. I knew that I'd find you snoozing down here.'

'No, this huge black thing swallowed me up! I couldn't breathe, I couldn't...ow!' (Ryaku whacked him)

'Are you still dreaming?'

'It wasn't a dream! Or was it? I dunno... What was that place? So bizarre...'

'Yeah sure.'

'Say Ryaku, what was yr hometown like, you know, where you grew up?'

'I've told you before, I don't remember.'

'Nothing at all?'

'Nothing.'

'You ever wanna go back?'

'Well, I'm happy here.'

'Really.'

'But you know, I wouldn't mind going to see it.'

'I'd like to see it too. Along with any other worlds out there! I wanna see 'em all!'

'So what are we waiting for?'

'Hey, aren't you guys forgetting about me?So.. I guess I'm the only one working on the raft. And you're just as lazy as he is.'

'giggles So you noticed. Ok, we'll finish it together!'

Where have I seen all this? This has happened before, I know it has. Why do I feel so empty? Is something missing? If there is something missing, what is it? I need answers......answers......Anyone, anyone there? I need help. Can you hear me......? Someone get rid of this feeling......I feel as if I'm about to die......Someone......anyone......I want to die......This emptiness I feel......Get rid of it......please......I wanna die......

'Sora!! Hey, get up!' Sora opened his eyes. 'Huh....?' Sora was staring into Riku's eyes. 'You okay? You passed out. You getting weak or something?' Sora sat up straight. He looked around, and saw a concerned Ryaku looking at him. 'You okay, Sora? You better have a rest. C'mon. Let's go over to my place.' Sora struggled to say something, but his head was wracking from the pain. He mustered all his strength and stood up. He wavered a bit but managed to stand still. Riku put his hand on Sora's forehead. 'You ain't havin a fever. I guess you're missing some action. You better have a rest. I see you need it.' Sora shook his head. 'Nah, I'm fine. C'mon Ryaku, you said I was going over to your place. Let's go.' With that, he took Ryaku's hand and walked slowly to the boat while Riku looked on.

Back to damsel in distress Kairi...

She had been watching the whole thing. From the convo to the part where he fainted, Kairi had seen everything. She watched with horror and grief as she saw her Sora walking hand in hand with his new girlfriend. Had he really forgotten her? 'Yes......my plan is working perfectly. Soon, all worlds will be under Ansem's control. Bwahahahahah!!!' the evil unknown's laughter echoed through the night. 'Where are you taking me?' 'Back to your hometown where you once lived before you were separated from the King.' 'The King......?' 'No, not that pathetic fool of a mouse. I'm talking about the King of all Worlds, Ansem.' 'You mean......you're taking me back to Hollow Bastion?!'