Chapter 3 – The Truth Hurts

A/N – 3rd Chapter. yeah. I've gotten 2 good reviews so that's better then I expected which makes me sound really pathetic. Anyway this chapter has a lot of dialogue. So if you don't like conversations don't read it. Well here is the chapter. Enjoy.

The next day Sora decided to give Nell the grand tour. As Sora and Nell walked around Traverse Town, Sora told her of his adventures.

"You used the Keyblade to open your heart so that Kairi could have hers. Wow." said Nell in awe.

"Ya I became a heartless and travelled around the castle. I found Donald and Goofy running with Kairi. Kairi realised it was me and protected me from the other heartless. I was transformed back into my human form and I fought the heartless."

"If my brother turned into a heartless do you think I could do the same for my brother?" asked Nell hopefully

"As long as you love him with your heart I know you can." Answered Sora "c'mon lets get a bite to eat"

"Ya I'm starving." Said Nell "There is a restaurant up ahead"

Nell and Sora walked to the restaurant and got a table on the patio. After giving the waitress her order slightly embarrassed, Nell said "Oh my god. I forgot I don't have any munny."

"That's ok I know the owner of the restaurant and get all my meals for free. Plus I didn't expect you to have munny right after your world was attacked by heartless." Nell gave him a little smile.

"What was your home like?" asked Sora.

"It wasn't that great. Jiann and I were orphans living on the street. We had to beg for food and munny. Since my brother was older he would get jobs while I waited for him in what we called our home. It was behind this house we found some old blankets back there and there was a heater there so we kept warm. Once I got older I took on jobs cleaning people's houses. One day one of the people who I cleaned houses for found out we were homeless. She let us stay in her house as long as I helped around the house every day. I was so happy when I told my brother. He thanked her so much. Not long after she had invited us to stay the heartless attacked our home and I ended up here." Nell hated living in that world. She always wanted to leave it with her brother. Even if the woman had given them room in her house she still had hated it. She hadn't noticed that while she was telling the story her order had arrived and Sora was already digging into his own plate. He had stopped eating at the end of her story thinking. No words came out of his mouth. He just stared. She took her fork and started to eat her spaghetti. Sora started to shovel down food again. She laughed at how the boy ate. He took large bit of food and put it in his mouth and swallowed. It looked like he didn't even chew. He just put it in his mouth and swallowed. As she ate she thought of her brother and wondered where he was

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"You have failed again in capturing her. What have you to say in your defence?" Said the man dressed in red.

"It was not my fault. The boy, her brother protected her and then she was transported to Traverse Town." Said the hooded man...

"Yes and you know who she met there." "

No, I do not." Said the trembling figure.

"She met the Keyblade master. The last person we want her to meet is the Keyblade master." Yelled the man in red

"Yes sir. I told you I couldn't stop her from going- "

"Silence, I shall let you live but if you fail one more time. You will regret it deeply."

"Yes sir thank you sir." If you could see his face under the hood you would see relief wash over his face. "But what of the girl?"

"I have sent the neo-heartless to take care of her and her little friend."

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After their meal they were walking back to the house they stayed at.

"Why were you living on the streets?" Sora asked

"I never met my dad. He used to come home drunk at night and hurt my mom and brother so she and my brother left while she was pregnant with me. They moved into a small apartment. She died a few days after I was born. My brother and I were sent to stay at an aunt and uncle's house. It was ok. Our aunt was nice but we didn't like our uncle. Then when I was 9 my aunt died and we were left with my uncle. He would force us to do chores and he would hit us. We were forced to sleep on the ground because he sold our beds. When I was 11 my brother and I decided to run away. So we stole some money from him took some food and clothes and ran away. We lived on the streets till that woman let us stay with her." Nell finished

"Wow, you lived on the street for 4 years." Said Sora in awe.

"Ya, it wasn't great. We hardly ate. It was always cold but it was better than my uncle. Sometimes people would give us food or give us some munny. One time this woman came to us with two hot bowls of soup, 2 blankets and some munny. She said she wished she could let us stay with her but her house was full and there was no room for us but she did come to us regularly with food. It still wasn't glamorous but we survived." Responded Nell.

"Where did you get your necklaces?" asked Sora.

"The heart I've had my whole life. It was my mom's. She gave it to my brother to keep until I could wear it. My brother got one when he was born. It has a star. I've never taken this off since my brother put it on when I was only a week old. It's the only thing I have to remember my brother by. I found the crown around my neck when I got here. I don't know where it came from. When I came here I changed clothing. I wasn't wearing this; in my world my clothes were dirty, baggy and too big. Now my clothes fit and are clean. So I guessed the necklace came with the clothes. Why do you ask?" she asked.

"Because I have the same necklace and I have it because I am the keyblade master. So I was wondering if you are another keyblade master or something?" the brown-haired boy answered.

"Well, I've never seen or heard of a Keyblade before I met you. So I don't think I'm a Keyblade Master."

"Well I was just wondering. It would be cool if you were a Keyblade master then…" but Sora never got to finish his answer. At that moment they were surrounded by neo-heartless.

A/N - I had a bit of fun writing this chapter. I liked making up the horrible background for Nell. Not because I like to torture people but because later in the story it will all work out and fit, it actually has a purpose. I didn't know if I should have made her life worse but it seemed bad enough. More will come soon so be patient. Anyway remember R&R.