Chapter 10: Is this really Good-bye?

"Riku, where am I?" ,Kairi demanded.

"Inside Hollow Bastion," Riku told her, while digging for something inside a bag.

"Why did you bring me here, I hate this place?", Kairi asked in a soft voice.

"Here, eat this," Riku said changing the subject.

"What is it?", Kairi asked, feeling its velvety texture. "This is a papao fruit, isn't it Riku?", Kairi asked even though she already knew the answer.

"Yes, it is said that if two people share one, their souls will become interlinked forever," Riku told her, his eyes never leaving hers.

Kairi stood up, "I'm sorry Riku, you're not the one I want to share this with." She handed the fruit back to him and walked out of the room.

"Oh my god! Riku just offered me a papao fruit!", Kairi screamed liked mad inside her head. "I knew he liked me, but not enough to do something like that!" Kairi clutched her now pounding head. She closed her eyes, which were lightly brushed with lavender, and slide onto the crimson carpet. "Sora, will you find me once again?" Will my heart lead you to me?" A crystalline tear slipped down Kairi's peach cheek. She quickly wiped it away, "No I can't cry! Crying means I've given up on my heart! I have to be strong!" She stood up and brushed a red strand of hair out of her eyes. "I should probably try to find somewhere to sleep." With that, Kairi began searching for a room. She hadn't been walking long when she found a polished oak door. "Hmmmm…I wonder if this is a bedroom." She turned the gold knob and the door swung open effortlessly but to her surprise, instead of a bed there were rows upon rows of leather bound books. She was just about to turn around when she caught a glimpse of a yellow ball gown disappearing behind a bookshelf. "Belle?" Old memories flooded through her brain. "Belle, is that you?", Kairi called out through the empty library. No one answered back, so she began walking down each row of books looking for the familiar face of a Princess of Heart. "Ugh! It's no use she's not here. My memories must've been playing tricks on me." Kairi finally stopped after walking for what seemed like forever. "But because of that, I am now hopelessly lost in this never-ending sea of books." Kairi sighed. "What am I gonna do now?"

Meanwhile

"Hmmmm…lets see. If I were an evil Riku where would I take Kairi?", Sora thought aloud taping his chin. The trio was aboard the Gummi Ship trying to figure out where to go.

"I don't know…where would you take her Goofy?", quacked Donald.

"Gwarsh, I dunno."

"I got it!", Donald announced. "Hollow Bastion!"

"Right, now why didn't I think of that?", Sora asked with a confused grin.

"Cuz you're an idiot," Donald said.

"Hey!", Sora exclaimed as he tackled his friend.

Back at Hollow Bastion

"Dang! I should've known!", Riku cried angrily slamming his fist on the table.

"Known what, My Little Riku?", Maleficent replied.

"That Kairi was in love with the Keyblade Master!", Riku lashed out.

"Heh, I could've told you that from the start." Riku rolled his eyes. "Now that you know that, Sora will try to find her and it's only a matter of time before he comes here," Maleficent added.

"Let him come and when he does, I'll be waiting," Riku stood up and walked out the door, slamming it behind him. "I'll be waiting for you my old friend and when the time comes, I'll kill you! Because once you're gone, your Dear Sweet Kairi will have no one to run to, except me! Hahahaha!"

In the Library

"Huh? My necklace! It's all warm!", Kairi cried looking up from where she sat with her head in her hands. "Could it be that Sora's here? Well I'll never find out if I can't escape this place, and to think I used to like books."

Entrance Hall

"Hewo, is anybody here?" Donald called into the vast echoing entrance hall.

"Man I've been here twice now and this place still gives me the creeps," Sora said.

"You know what, this place is way too big. Why don't we split up, Goofy and I will look for Kairi and…"

"I'll search for Riku," Sora said through clenched teeth.

"Gwarsh, isn't that dangerous?"

"There are no more Heartless so what can go wrong?", Sora asked overly sure of himself.

"All right, whatever you say," Goofy said as Donald pushed him in the opposite direction.

"Hmm…just as I planned, he sent them off in search of Kairi. Good-bye Sora!" Riku waited until Sora was unprepared, then attacked.

Donald and Goofy

"Kairi! Kairi!", Donald called into the empty hallway stretched out in front of him.

"Can we stop Donald, we've been walking forever and I'm hungry?", Goofy chimed, dragging his shield.

"You're always hungry you Goofball. Hmm…lets try this door, it looks like a bedroom. Donald opened the door and walked in. "Goofy, I think we're…Click. Goofy you idiot! Now we can't leave!"

Kairi

"Goofy you idiot! Now we can't leave"

Kairi brought her head up again. "Is that who I think it is" "Donald! Goofy!", Kairi called into the mass of books.

Donald stopped arguing with Goofy long enough to call back, "Kairi!"

Kairi smiled as she ran down the sound of their voices.

"Kairi! Sora will be so happy! You are OK right?", Donald asked.

Kairi nodded. "Can't you just re-open the door?" Kairi walked over to the door and turned the knob, but nothing happened. "Oh no, I finally find the way out and now it's locked!" Kairi sat down and screamed into her hands. "Oh Sora, all I ever wanted was to see your smiling face one last time, but now I may never get to again."

Entrance Hall

"So Sora, come to find your precious Kairi?", Riku asked as he approached Sora.

"Yeah, now where is she!", Sora yelled.

"I loved her Sora, and I could've had her. But you came into the picture and she went running to you."

"I can't help what she does!", Sora replied angrily.

"All you had to do was reject her and I could've had her back, but you fell in love with her," Riku continued.

"And…so what!", Sora glared.

"But now, if I got rid of the obstacle in my way, she'll be so full of grief that she'll come running back to me, and forget all about you Keyblade Master. Now die!" Riku snapped his fingers and Sora's keyblade once again flew into his outstretched hand.

Sora blinked stupidly. "Ugh…" Sora was thrown to the ground as Riku towered above him, holding his keyblade, which had turned pitch black. "I'm sorry Kairi, I'm so sorry," Sora repeated over and over in his head. He didn't even notice Riku raise the over his head and say, "And now your own key will unlock your ending!"

TO BE CONTINUED…

I'd like to take this time to thank my reviewers:

SimpleNClean92:Thanks 4 all of the help I really appreciate it and I hope you'll read the sequal.

Princess Kairi:Thanks 4 all ur help! I really wasn't either.

Sora Kari Ichijouji:Thanks! You encouragd me to keep writing my fic and not deleting it!

plumbob:Thanks 4 telling me what I was doing wrong and right! I hope you'll enjoy the sequal, coming soon to a computer screen near you! lol

Kairi's Lufia:Thanks 4 ur very helpful advice. I took it and I think it really heped. Thanks a bunch!