A/n: Okie, I'm still in the midst of my finals, but I felt like I needed to write this chapter before I ran out of ideas.. ;; oh well..this is erm.. abit erm......violent......Kairi gets erm......violated.......well, some of you guys would think "What's this 13 year old girl know bout 'that'?" well..i read, and I know a whole lot more than i look. Well..Sora and Kairi have some telepathy whatsoever, using their hearts, of course. ;; Riku is just a hallucination, there is a riku is inside of sora, though he is very very oblivious to it (isn't he the loveable idiot?) Wait......there would be a special appearance of the "Blind Folded Unknown" from Deep Dive, so I'll let you imagine which Riku is real. The blind folded EVIL unknown, OR...the riku in Sora's heart. Huhuhu...I'm evil. Alright, enough of my babbling. Enjoy!

Chapter 9: Seperated

"Sora, are you listening?" a voice said, disrupting Sora's disturbing thoughts. "Huh..? Yeah......" muttered Sora absent mindedly as he gazed out the window again. "As I was saying, since Selphie's birthday is coming up, I thought we could..." Ryaku goes on and on about her plans for Selphie's birthday, leaving Sora in dreamworld again. Why don't I feel whole? Something is missing......I should be fine, I'm with my parents, my friends, Riku, I have Ryaku, I have my Island, everything should be fine......right? Why do I feel this way then......? Answers......answers...... "Sora......? Are you okay? You're off in dream world again." Sora turned to look at a very concerned Ryaku. "What are you thinking about? You have been acting seriously weird lately." "Oh......it's nothing." Ryaku bent closer to Sora, so close that their lips almost touched. "Well......I know a way to get your mind off things..."

Back to Kairi.

Kairi paced around the library where her grandmother once read her stories. "Nothing has changed...... Suddenly I feel like I missed this place the whole time." Kairi thought as she looked the rows of books up and down. "Yes, you have missed quite a lot these past two years, Kairi." Kairi spun around to stare at a man with long hair and a gunblade staring back at her. "Squa......Leon!! What are you doing here?!" "Well, this is my home after all, Kairi. 'Course I would be here." Kairi stood there, speechless. Leon(squall ;;;) had changed quite a bit. He was taller, his chest was broader. Muscles were built in places Kairi had never known and he had a brand new scar running across his face, from the right downwards to his left. "What happened to you..?" She absent mindedly reached out to feel the scar. Leon turned away. "That's none of your business.. Just a little scratch, nothing serious." "Nothing serious?! That looks permanent. Don't lie, Leon, your face gives your thoughts away." Leon muttered a "tch" and walked calmly out of the library. "You know, you shouldn't talk to him about that scar, Kairi." Kairi turned around, and this was her second surprise. "Cloud? What are you doing here?! This your home too?" Cloud shook his head. "No......I'm here looking for answers. Seems the barriers of the worlds have collapsed once again. The worlds face permanent destruction." Kairi was staring at Cloud with her jaw hanging down. He too, must have been through a lot of hard training. His sword looked seriously worned out, he was wearing a different outfit (the kind of outfit from the trailers in FF: AC); one side had a long sleeve, while the other side of his arm was sleeveless.. and he was wearing all black. 'Actually, he looks pretty good' mused Kairi as she gaped in awe at him. "why thank you for that comment, Kairi. I see you have grown quite a bit as well." Kairi turned red. "Ho...how'd you know what I was thinking?" Cloud chuckled. "Well, all of us has a line with hearts. Besides...... Me and Leon have been training our mental skills as well as physical skills to defend the world where reside. We can easily search the hearts of others to see and feel what they are thinking or doing." "Wow, you're even better than......Sora......" Tears formed in Kairi's eyes. She tried to fend her feelings off, but to no avail. "Has something happened Kairi? What about the Keyblade Master?" Kairi shook her head. "Oh, nothing." "Anyway, this is Ansem's world now, so don't wonder what me and Leon are doing here. He's here to find answers too, although this is his home." He turned to leave, then stopped to turn back to Kairi.

"Oh, and Riku's waiting for you in his chambers."

A/n: CLIFFHANGER!! I'm a MEANIE!! BWAHAHHAAH cackles dementedly ah well, that's for not giving me reviews! glares I'm just kidding. I love you guys for givin me reviews. So neeways, I made this long....if it wasn't long enough, comment it in the review and I'll make the next chapter longer. Kk, peace out(that's lame) and see ya next time! Now I'm working on chappie 10, so review me quick for ideas! I don't mind! And I'll give credit too! i know this chappie is kinda weird...i'm gonna get flamed or bombared with questions!! runs and hides Kk ciaoz!! Must study for Chinese now....TT