Disclaimer: I do not own any KH, Disney, Square Enix, Final Fantasy, or Sony-like stuff. I wish I did.

Warnings: Very mild language and violence.

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Chapter 4: Kyoto

"Riku!" shouted Kairi. "Why were you so mean to me a few weeks ago?"

"The reasons for that I cannot say. Let's just make it up with a kiss," said Riku eagerly.

"What the hell is wrong with you?" said Kairi. "You are acting so weird!"

"Okay! That's it!" yelled Riku.

He drew his sword.

"I don't know why you didn't die last time, but now I'm gonna stab you and cut you up so many times that you'll feel every drop of blood trickle out of your body! You'll be sorry you ever regretted my love!"

"Fine, then. Be that way!" yelled Kairi.

She drew her swords. Riku looked astonished.

"Ha. A girl trying to fight. This is a new one."

"I'd like to see you try and beat me!" yelled Kairi.

He lurched forward quickly and cut off Kairi's head, except that she didn't die. Her rolling head floated back up to her neck and attached itself back to her body. Riku looked at her in horror. Somehow, Kairi felt stronger than before she had her head cut off. Riku lurched forward again to cut off her arm. The same thing happened with her arm that happened to her head.

"You're a monster!" he shouted. "I'll be back later to defeat you."

The sky turned dark and he disappeared.

"That coward," muttered Kairi under her breath. "Next time I'll tear him into pieces. Wait. What am I saying? Riku is my best friend. He always will be, whether he's evil or not."

She looked up at the sky and started crying. It had been over a year since she had seen Sora last, and now she had lost Riku to the darkness.

"Kairi," said Naoki's voice.

Kairi looked around but Naoki wasn't anywhere in sight.

"Kairi, I'm talking through your mind."

"Oops."

"It's okay. You're a first-timer. I've contacted you to tell you that it is time to leave your island and search for the Keyblade Master. Now follow my instructions carefully."

"Okay."

"Take one of your swords out."

She drew one of her swords.

"Now stab yourself with it," said Naoki.

"WHAT?"

"Trust me, it'll work."

Kairi stabbed herself. This time there was an undying pain instead of no feeling at all. She fell over and blacked out.

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The next thing she knew she was in the same white place where she met Naoki before. All of a sudden Naoki appeared in front of her.

"Hi Kairi. I'm sure you have some questions for me."

"Yes I do," said Kairi. "There's one that's been bothering me for a long time. Why do people say I've been gone for months when I've only been gone for a few days?"

"The answer to that is simple," said Naoki. "Time passes by faster up here than where you live. Up here, a day equals a month."

"Okay. I have another question. How come I could hear Kukamai talking to me?"

"That's because your powers allow you to talk to animals. You can even transform into a snake."

"How do I?" asked Kairi.

"It's simple. All you have to say is "I wish I can turn into a snake", and bingo! You're a snake! Why don't you try?"

"Okay. I wish I can turn into a snake."

Poof! She was a snake. And a big one, too, for that mater. She was at least 30-40 feet long. Her scales were white and she had 2 inch-long fangs. The spikes on her were the color of her hair, but a lot sharper. They were probably sharp enough to cut through a thick sheet of metal in one slice.

"You look good as a snake," said Naoki. "I'll bet you're wondering how to change back?"

Kairi nodded. Since she couldn't talk when she was a snake, she just had to stick with expressions.

"Okay, here's how to change back. Picture your normal self in your head and wish to change back to that form. You can only change back to your normal self, though."

All of a sudden there was another poof and she was standing right there as her normal self.

"Being a snake was so different!" she exclaimed. "Even though I had no arms and legs, I liked the way it felt."

"That's good. You will need to turn into a snake for many disguises. Do you have questions about anything else?"

"Yeah. How do I make someone immortal like me?"

"The answer to that is simple as well", said Naoki. "First you must find the one special person that you want to be immortal with. Then, after you verify it with me, you will wait until the person falls asleep. This next part is tricky. You will have to hold the person's right hand while slicing yourself and the other person at the same time. Then you automatically come up here and you can tell the person that you're a Snake Fang. Remember that you and the person will share eternal life together."

"So what if I don't do that right?" asked Kairi.

"Then you get one more try. After that that's it. If you screw up the second time then the person is dead."

"That sucks."

"I know it does", said Naoki. "I have something to give you."

She pulled out a chain with something attached to it out of her pocket. The thing attached looked like it had two almost-closed boxes on top and a big pointy hook on the bottom. It was sterling silver and was almost as big as her hand. Naoki put it around Kairi's neck. Despite its size, it didn't weigh much.

"This will protect you from all darkness," said Naoki. "Keep it with you at all times."

The pendant glowed white as she said that. Kairi felt a sense of warmth inside her.

"This is my last question," said Kairi. "Why was I still alive when Riku chopped my head off? And why could I feel it rolling around? And why did it feel weird?"

"Oh. That's because you're an immortal, remember? It's supposed to feel weird you dummy! Anyone with their head cut off is supposed to feel weird!"

"Gees. You don't have to get so overreacted. I just asked you a question."

"Sorry," said Naoki. "There have been some problems with my brothers and sisters."

"Brothers and sisters?" asked Kairi. "You never told me about your brothers and sisters. What are their names?"

She was eager to hear their names.

"Let's see," said Naoki. "Who goes first? Okay, there's Kyoto, Tokugawa, Yashiko…"

"Can I meet them?" asked Kairi.

She had interrupted Naoki before she could finish.

"Um…sure," said Naoki. "I'll let you meet Kyoto. C'mon out Kyoto!"

A man as tall as Naoki came walking out of the clouds. He had spiky, blond hair and was dressed in a white robe as well. His eyes were bright green and had small green tattoos under his eyes. His face looked a lot like Naoki's.

"He's my oldest twin brother," said Naoki. "I still have eight more twins after him. I'm the oldest."

"Nice to meet you," said Kyoto.

His voice was very welcoming and warm. Kairi felt a sense of comfort as she shook his hand.

"I didn't know you had…oh wow… ten twins!" blurted out Kairi. "Why didn't you tell me before?"

"I can explain that," said Kyoto. "My poor sister here was too busy to explain much to you."

Naoki chuckled and Kyoto looked at her.

"Anyways...," he continued. "She didn't have time to explain about the whole organization up here, and if you will allow me, I will explain it all. I mean, we do have a lot of time to do this, right?"

"Right," said Naoki and Kairi together.

"Well, altogether we ten twins make up a group called the Ten Messengers. We are the secret children of Zeus and Hera and all we are used for is the Snake Fang business. So, nobody really knows about us."

"Cool," said Kairi. "Who's the oldest one of you guys?"

"Well, Naoki's the oldest, then it's me, Adnama, Namles, Xela, Yashiko, Tokugawa, Keret, Destati, and Hikari. Any more questions?"

"Yeah. Can I meet all of your brothers and sisters?"

"In a moment," said Naoki. "Right now we're going to tell you where you're going. Listen very carefully, because we have to tell you how to get there, got it?"

"Got it," replied Kairi.

"You will be going back to your old kingdom. You know, where you were born. Your parents may be a little shocked to see you, but it's okay. Now anyways…"

"…I will be teaching you how to warp," Kyoto butted in. Naoki didn't even seem to notice. "Now follow these steps so you can."

"Whoa. That was weird," said Kairi. "You guys finish each others sentences!"

"We do that", they said together. "Anyways, you can only warp when you are up here, otherwise it won't work."

The twins were still talking at the same time. Talk about extra weird with a side order of creepiness!

"Are you paying attention, Kairi?" they asked.

"Yes. You're just freaking me out with that whole both of you talking at the same time thing."

"Sorry", said Naoki. "Sometimes we can't help it. We just think alike."

"Well, don't you know when you're talking in unison?" asked Kairi.

"No, actually, we don't," said Kyoto. "We're in a sort of trance, and we can't ever stop it. So, back to what we were saying about the warping."

He was talking normally again, and it was good.

"You warp only when you have my permission," Naoki continued on. "We will teach you how to use the warping system. It's actually very easy. All you really have to do is say "I…"

"…want to warp," said Kyoto. "Then think of the place in…"

"…your head," Naoki joined in.

They were talking at the same time again.

"It's really easy, but remember that you must have our permission", they continued. "Got it?"

"Yeah", said Kairi slowly. "Can I meet your brothers and sisters now?"

"In a second. Stop being so impatient. We must first ask you to ask every powerful person in the places you go if they have seen the Keyblade Master recently. If they do tell you some useful information, then you must go in the direction that their clues point. You must find the Keyblade Master, understand? Without him, darkness grows more powerful even as we speak. And now we'll introduce you to our eight brothers and sisters."

Eight bright lights came out of the clouds and suddenly turned into eight heavenly people. They all had different hair than each other, but all of their facial features looked the same.

"Hello Kairi," they all said together. "We will introduce ourselves in our order of age. First up is Naoki."

She bowed.

"Then Kyoto."

He bowed.

"Then it's Adnama."

She bowed as well. She had long blonde hair that was pulled into a small bun, leaving some hair to drift down to her shoulders.

"Then Namles."

She bowed. She had long blonde hair as well, but it wasn't in a bun. She had long, dog ear bangs, kind of like Sephiroth's or Seymour's.

"Xela."

He bowed. He just had short blonde hair.

"Yashiko."

He bowed. He had long, blonde hair that was very messy, so it made him look like Marluxia.

"Tokugawa."

He bowed also. He had long, blonde hair that had two parted bangs, like Vexen's hair.

"Keret."

He bowed. He had medium-length blonde hair that was all combed over his right eye, kind of like Zexion's.

"Destati."

She bowed. She had blonde hair only down to her shoulders, and it was very curly.

"And finally, Hikari."

She bowed. She had short, blonde hair that was sticking outwards. It was very straight.

Kairi was fascinated about how all of these twins could seem like one person spread apart.

"Now you must go to your old kingdom," said the decouples (ten twins).

They all shot up in the air and levitated there. They spread their arms out in the air as if they were tearing a giant piece of paper. All of a sudden a huge, purplish vortex was floating in front of Kairi.

"This is a warp-hole," said the decouples. "Remember to think of the place you're going to once you enter it; otherwise you will be trapped in a world of nothingness. Good luck, Snake Fang!"

Kairi felt herself lifting off of the ground into the warp-hole. Beyond the purple mist she could see her heavenly friends waving at her. She waved back.

"I want to go to my old kingdom," she said aloud.

There was a sudden blast of energy and she was speeding forward really fast. She could feel immense pressure building up inside her. Up ahead she saw a small white light constantly growing bigger. As she grew nearer to it, the pressure got more and more powerful. In fact, the pressure got so great that she started screaming. When she finally entered the light, it felt like she blew up. But of course she didn't (then this whole story would be over. It would've been cool if she really did blow up, right?)

The light got so bright that she couldn't see anymore.

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Well, there you go. My longest chapter yet. Sorry fatalfeline, I didn't listen to your comment about making these chapters smaller. You know me.

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