"Ok, so where all are you guys gonna stay? It's getting kinda cold out and a tent isn't gonna be very warm." Patricia stated, blowing puffs of smoke out of her mouth. Leon nodded grimly. Sora was too busy laughing because Kathryn was poking him. Riku was smiling oddly. Pat looked at him. "What's with the grin?" He looked at her and lifted his had, which was clutching hers. Pat blushed, not even remembering when their hands joined. She slid her hand out of his (causing a sad look to cross his face) then put her arm around his waist, hooking her thumb on a belt loop of his. His smile returned and he blushed slightly, doing the same to her. Leon coughed, grabbing every one's attention.

"Uh, about living status?"

"Ohh, heh. So I was thinking; we all have enough money to get you an apartment for a month already. So you three can get an apartment and live off of killing darkness." Riku smiled.

"WOOT!" Pat laughed and wooted along with Kathryn. Sora giggled and Leon raised his eyebrow. They wandered into the apartment's office just as it started to snow.

The guys moved in rather quickly. They had no furniture but they were in tents previously so they didn't mind. Pat had just stepped out to see Kathryn off. As her friend drove away in the white BMW, Riku came outside. He walked up behind her and wrapped his arms around her, kissing her cheek. She smiled and grabbed his hands. "Hey there." He smiled.

"Hey gorgeous." Pat chuckled, and twirled some of his hair around her finger.

"You lie, I'm not gorgeous." He laughed.

"You are too."

"Nope"

"Yup" She shivered lightly. "Ok you, time for you to go home, it's freezing out here."

"Alrighty, but you have to walk me there." He smiled and kissed her cheek. Then he took her hand and led her home.

Patricia, Kathryn, Leon, and Sora wandered around. The sky was dark and the houses were lit. The air blew hair around wildly. Riku walked out of the shadow. "Riku!" Pat shouted. She ran to him and hugged him. His arms stayed flat by his sides. Pat backed away, finally sensing something was wrong. His eyes stayed shadowed but a smirk spread across his face. He leapt at her, swinging his fists. She dodged and ducked like a pro. Leon scrambled in front of her, followed closely by Sora.

"It's not Riku, Pat." Sora stated taking his fighting stance and never letting his eyes leave Riku. "He's possessed again." Pat lowered her head, and then looked up, a distinct anger in her eyes. Her temper flared and she growled lowly. With one spell, Riku threw Sora and Leon into unconsciousness. Patricia growled louder and moved out from behind the two guys. She raised her sword in the air and chanted, causing lightning to strike Riku. He grunted then grinned again. The same attack shot back at her but she scrambled out of the way. A soft cry escaped Riku's lips, whispering

"Stop…" But the possession quickly went back to the other person. He grinned again and cast another spell. This time, a box came after her. She dashed away but it was no use. It captured her and sailed away.

"RIKU YOU JERK!" She managed to shout as she flew away.

Riku fell to the ground clutching his head. "What the hell did I do?"

"You stabbed Pat in the back you jerk." Kathryn announced with doom in her eyes. Riku looked up at her.

"I… I… I didn't mean to. Someone was controlling me. They almost hurt her. If they had, oh crap what did I do…?" A tear trickled slowly down his cheek as he looked up at the sky, where Pat flew to. Kathryn smacked him upside the head, muttering.

"Moron. Alright, do you know where they might have taken her?" He looked at her and whipped the tear from his cheek.

"She… I dunno what the name is but I know where it's at." He stood up and looked at Sora. "Do you still have that book the old man gave you?" Sora nodded and held out a green book. Kathryn grabbed it before anyone else, and looked inside.

"Dumbledore?" She looked at the guys. "You got this from Dumbledore?" They looked at her, obviously confused.

"Yeah…" Sora said, a little unsure.

"DUDE he's from a book here!" She looked around and noticed everyone was looking at her funny, so she handed the book back. The cover read: Strengthening Your Mind: How to Keep out Unwanted People. Everyone walked towards Leon's ship (which was hidden in the forest) and got on. As they flew off, Riku opened the book and read.

Kathryn pointed out the door. "I think we're here." Riku looked ahead and noticed a speck in the sky.

"Yeah, there goes Pat." He sighed. "Maybe I'd better stay behind."

Kathryn whipped her head around looked at him.

"Oh no, you're coming with. You have to apologize. Besides, do you want her to be heart broken?"

"But how can she forgive me? I betrayed her!"

"You've got two more chances, she's forgiving. Now come or I'm gonna have Leon drag you." Riku blinked and got up obediently. He wandered along in a daze.

They had just reached a forest when the heartless attacked. Kathryn moved in, hitting the siren ghost with a triple hit. Sora and Leon attacked a fat guy. Finally they were destroyed and the money/heart bubbles were collected. Kathryn looked at Riku. "Where were you? We could have used some help." He sighed.

"I'm tryin to block people out of my mind." He pulled out a wallet and opened it. Inside was a picture of Patricia. He sighed and rubbed the back of his neck. "Sorry, I'll help next time."

Patricia sat alone in a dark cold room. "You have the power inside you." Pat looked around the room.

"Who said that?" No one was there. "Ok you can stop freaking me out."

"But you have the power inside you."

"Power to do what?"

"The power rests deep within you. You must bring it out."

"Yeah and how do I do that?"

"Close your eyes and clear your mind."

"Do I have to do that every time I use it?"

"No, it will become natural to you. Now close your eyes and clear your mind. That weirdness inside you, that's your power."

"Wow, that's odd." She opened her eyes to find herself floating just above the bed. "Gah!" Upon realization of where she was, she fell down. "What the flip?"

The rain started pouring down. Leon set up the tents for the night. Everyone curled into their sleeping bags, everyone except Riku. He set up wood and used his fire magic to start a fire. He couldn't help but think of his betrayal as the rain poured down on him. He sighed and thought about Dumbledore's mind techniques. The dark castle was visible in the distance. He actually wished he had his blindfold on… "Wait a moment, the blindfold; I wonder if she's still got it." He ran to the ship and found the purse she carried with her. Opening it, he dug through it and didn't find what he was looking for. "Now the question is will she keep it." He sat down once more and thought unpleasantly, till he fell asleep and dreamed nothing.

The dawn broke brilliantly, awakening a grumpy Pat. "Well, well, well, look who's finally awake." Pat looked up at the door to the room she was in. It had bars on the window, just like the wall she laid against. At the window was a familiar face.

"Oh crap, Bonnie…" Pat rolled her eyes, sighing hard.

"Yes it is I your annoying enemy Bonnie."

"Wow isn't that repetitive." She rolled her eyes again.

"Yeah well I am the genius who made your own man kidnap you so I deserve some respect."

"Yeah, sure…." Pat turned over on her side, facing the wall. "Oh and about Riku? Not cool you hag." Bonnie looked taken aback, and then left, cackling like a retard. Pat just sighed and looked at Riku's blindfold, sticking out of her pocket. She pulled it out and ran her fingers over it. "My man? I dunno, he never said anything…" She shook her head slowly, clearing the thoughts. "I hope he comes for me."

Kathryn got up as the light beat down on her. She wasn't used to looking at a blaring color when she woke. The sun was beating hard onto the tent she used. She slid into her favorite jeans and shirt, and then opened the tent. After noticing Riku sitting on the hill, she moved to grab breakfast. As her eggs cooked, she nudged Riku. "Have you been up all night?" He nodded solemnly.

"I just can't help but think. I wonder if she's thrown away my blindfold yet." Kathryn shook her head.

"I doubt it; she's a bit too sentimental for that." He liked up at her, a slight hope in his eyes.

"You sure?" Kat nodded.

"Yep, very." He grinned madly and hugged her.

Soon enough, everyone else rose and ate. Leon shielded his eyes and looked to the castle. "We should be there by mid-day." Riku nodded in agreement.

"I hope the boss doesn't do anything bad to her. That's all we need." He sighed and grabbed his stuff together, leading them out, and straight into an army of fat guys. "Ah crap." Riku muttered under his breath. He drew his dark keyblade quickly, dashing into battle. Kathryn drew her sword, pushing the button to make it cackle evilly (also causing Sora to go "eep" before launching lightening.) Leon rubbed his forehead and then hit his max limit, driving into a fat guy over and over. Soon Riku reached his limit as well, taking two down. Kathryn struck and stabbed for a few moments, taking her opponent down faster than Sora. Soon they were all gone and the gang moved on.

Pat was getting deathly hot waiting in her cell. She pulled off her sleeves and the bottom of her pants, creating a tank top and Capri's, then tied the blindfold around her hair to keep it up. She sighed and took the water Bonnie had left behind and poured it on her. She could only wonder how Riku was faring. The poor kid loved black more than her. She sighed and sat in the shade of her room, munching on a granola bar she had in her pocket.

Leon had left his jacket in the plane, Kathryn was guzzling water, and Sora was feeling refreshed still. Riku gave up and took off his shirt, hanging it off of a clasp on his pants. Still, he moved fast, refusing to be slowed down. Faster and faster he pressed, leaving the rest of the group a few paces behind him. "Riku slow down!" Leon shouted. "You're gonna give yourself heat exhaustion."

"Pfft, like I care, all I wanna do is get to her."

"Riku how good do you think you're gonna be in a fight if you're practically dieing? You won't be able to save her if you do that." At Kathryn's statement, he stopped short.

"Alright fine, but we must head out again at 4 o'clock." Everyone else nodded in agreement.

By the end of the day Pat was sprawled out on the floor with no energy. Every now and then she heard Bonne's retarded laughter echoing the halls. She rolled her eyes and shook her head, whipping away the damp strands of hair from her face. She wished they'd hurry up and come for her. A few times, the thought of them forgetting about her, passed through her mind, but she dismissed it quickly. She knew she could over think situations easily, and it was worse under these hallucinations caused by the heat. She welcomed the night which brought on a delicate breeze, causing her to fall asleep easily.

Leon set up camp for the night, shaking his head at Riku. "I'm sorry, I know you wanted to reach her before the end of the day but I didn't know it was gonna be this nasty out." Riku just sighed and brushed it off.

"Don't worry about him Leon; he's still beating himself up over this thing." He nodded to Kathryn and sighed.

"I know, I would too. He cares about her so much." They finally went to sleep. Of course this was just the opportunity Riku was looking for. He slipped off quietly, headin to the castle not too far ahead. Pulling his hood over his head, he slipped past the guards and pulled out his keyblade, looking around for any opposition. Luckily, there were no fat guys in the castle and he was able to slip past the rest. Finally he got to her cell. Gingerly he slipped the keys from the wall and unlocked it. Pat got up slowly. Right away, he noticed his blindfold wrapped around her hair. He couldn't help but smile.

"Does the lady need some assistance?" Her eyes welled up as she ran towards him, tears running down her cheeks. He scooped her up and hugged her close. "Alright Pat, we need to get out of here." He closed and locked the door behind them, hoping the shards of her clothes would be enough to make the moronic guards think she was still there. Tomorrow he would slay the mastermind but tonight he just wanted to be with her. They quickly slid out of the castle and down to the river, just one mile from where he had camped with the rest.

He had left a letter with them so he wasn't worried about their reaction.