WHOA, its been, like, forever! Im sooo sorry, I totally thought I updated already, haha…. Um… sry again! Well, heres chap 14!

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Kairi was dashing through the castle as fast as she could. She had no idea where she was going, but she didn't care.

How could he? How DARE he? Axel was absolutely right. She had been waiting on a fucking ISLAND for FOUR YEARS, living in agony, just WAITING for Sora to come back, which he never did! Instead, he had been traveling wherever he pleased, fucking foreign girls! And to think, she had been ashamed of herself for kissing another guy that she didn't know! And not only was she criticized on that island, but she was threatened because people thought SHE killed them. Two losers at a dance even tried to rape her. Where was Sora then? Was he in the middle of screwing Jasmine when he needed her? Did he just completely forget her, until the island blew up? And even then, if she hadn't learned to fight, she would be dead, thanks to HIM!

The anger and depression were whirling around in Kairi's head and she felt sick. She had been running aimlessly for who knows how long, and she felt like she was going to pass out.

This brings me to an important part of the story, the part where I teach you all a lesson. The lesson is this- If you are in emotional distress, do not think and run at the same time, as it usually ends in someone getting hurt. In this case, it was Kairi.

Kairi was running so fast that she tripped down a small flight of stairs, tumbling right into a small pillar holding a pot. 'Who the HELL would put that there?' She thought angrily, as the pot landed on the ground and broke into thirty pieces, and the pillar fell over on its side, causing a loud "CLANG' to echo throughout the hall. She rolled over onto her back, groaning. Why her?

As she rolled over, she noticed that there were several, shining glass cases on either side of her. There was a long hall, with two staircases, leading to a beautiful colored doorway…

'I've been here before.'

She was contemplating getting up, but when she tried, she found that her body didn't feel like moving. Which was fine by her for now. The reality of what all had happened earlier was still just sinking in. Since she was alone, she let herself cry. And she was crying with all her heart.

Only a few moments went by when Kairi felt something tug at her hair. She was so shocked and scared that someone might have been watching her that she jumped back a good three feet. She was relieved, however, to see that it was just a shadow.

"Piss off." She said, hoping that it might work. "I'm in no mood to fight." Truth be told, Kairi was in a perfect mood to fight. It was just the lack of her body's cooperation that made her say that.

Instead of the heartless walking away, or it saying, 'Oh, I understand, I'll come back when you're ready.', it let out a loud, bloodcurdling cry. Kairi instantly covered her ears; she didn't remember them doing that before. Within seconds, at least twenty more heartless showed up around her. The only difference was that these heartless were bigger and more muscular, like adult versions of the one that screamed.

"Shit." She muttered, while turning and heading back the way she came in. She had made it about two feet when she tripped on the same stairs that she tripped on when she came down. 'Damn staircase!' She thought, as she turned horrified to look behind her, but ready to fight regardless.

She had just kicked one heartless clear across the room (while still on the ground) when they all disintegrated. For a second, Kairi just thought that she was awesome or something, but she then noticed someone else had killed them.

A tall, muscular guy dressed in baggy black pants and a red muscle shirt (showing off the six pack, if you know what I mean) who had shiny, silver hair was several feet in front of her, holding up a keyblade in a very threatening manner, pointing it right at her head. His other hand was in his pocket, and he was in a lazy stance, almost as if he were bored.

"Who the HELL are you, and how did you get in?" He said in a threatening voice as he glared. He hated outsiders.

Kairi just stared, clearing the hair out of her face. If she had felt the strength to get up, she might have, but right now she felt even more faint.

"…Riku?" She said, her voice barley above a whisper.

He stared for a moment, as if he were confused that she knew his name, but then comprehension dawned on him. His weapon practically melted out of his hands and landed on the floor with a clatter. He took a small step forward, getting a better look at her, almost not letting himself believe it. After a moment though…

"Oh my God, you really are alive…"

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Sora was climbing up through Hollow Bastion as fast as he could. There were tons of heartless on his tail, naturally, what with the keyblade and all, but he just dashed past them. Kairi could NOT find out. It would ruin everything.

Occasionally, he would HAVE to stop and fight them, otherwise they would gather around him in a circle, and then there wasn't much option but to kill them. It earned him a few injuries, though, because he wasn't focused. That's another lesson; always focus on the task at hand.

This is what cost him so much time.

That, and he had no idea where they were.

After battling about twenty heartless, he started to wander aimlessly. He might have never found what room they were in if he hadn't noticed a new lift.

There, in the library of all places, was a lift, and it stuck out so obviously that Sora HAD to take it, even though it might have been a trap. Luckily for him, however, this was just something that Axel forgot to do. If Sora had been much quicker, he might have stopped him.

The lift led up to a new tower, one that rose higher than any of the others. Being on that lift was probably the worst ten seconds of Sora's life, just WAITING as it slowly got higher. The anticipation nearly killed him.

After what seemed like years, the lift finally led to a small hall with a large double door. He did not remember this. Sora's heart was pounding as he hurriedly reached for the knob. It opened with ease.

Sora was surprised to see Axel standing there by himself, looking thoroughly pissed.

"My little Sora, you have great timing." He muttered, as he regained composure.

Sora was almost out of breathe from all of that running. "Where is she?" He panted.

Axel smirked. "She left about five minutes ago. I do believe she was crying."

Sora's face fell. "You didn't… you couldn't…."

"Oh, I did."

Sora's despair quickly turned to anger. "How DARE you! Do you know what you've done?" He yelled with rage, though he could feel his world crumbling beneath him.

"Oh, how dare I? I only told her what she deserved to know. You're the one who literally went fucking around when you KNEW she was waiting for you. Did you ever try to think about what SHE was going through? It was horrible."

Sora felt like a five-year old who was being told there was no Santa. "Huh?" He said curiously.

"Of course! Did you really think that the others on the island were going to believe that heartless existed? That she was a princess? That there were even other worlds to begin with? No, they just thought she was crazy, that you and Riku went away on the raft and got killed in the storm. Some even think that SHE was the one who killed you! Everyday she was laughed at, made fun of, called CRAZY, and that's only the beginning of it! She had only one real friend, she was almost raped by two classmates at a dance, which she went to SINGLE, by the way, because SHE stayed loyal to you!"

All of this information was just now penetrating Sora's skull. He had always assumed that Kairi was living on the island like normal. He had no idea.

"I….I…." Before Sora could think of what to say, which could have taken awhile, there was a loud CLANG which was echoing throughout the halls.

Axel sighed. "I knew I shouldn't have put that pot there. I'm not much for interior design. Most men aren't."

Sora went ballistic. "HOW CAN YOU DO THAT? HOW CAN YOU BE SO CALM AFTER YOU'VE JUST RUINED MY FUCKING LIFE?" Sora didn't care that he was crying. Actually, he hardly noticed.

"I didn't ruin your life. YOU did that."

Sora pulled out his keyblade in an instant and pointed it at Axel's head.

"Now, now. Violence is never the answer, Sora. I'd put that away if I were you."

"I'll kill you, I swear to GOD I will kill you…" He muttered, his teeth clenched.

"Yes, you did threaten that. And while its always best to follow through, I'm in no mood to be killed." He smirked evilly. "This is only part one of our little plan, after all."

Sora flinched. "Plan? PLAN? You mean there's more?"

"Of course. Sure, wrecking your love life is amusing, but what good would that do us? We have some use for that girl. Actually, I'd like to thank you." He put his arms out, almost as if he were about to hug him. His face and voice were dripping with sarcasm. "After all, if it weren't for you being a dick, we would never have this opportunity!"

Sora ignored him. "What are you going to do with Kairi?"

He snickered. "Well, now that she doesn't trust YOU, she'll be much more willing to help our cause, don't you think? She'll make a great addition... after all, your other friend did…."

"Other friend? You mean Riku?"

"Yeah, that's it." Axel's eyes suddenly flashed with malice. "My... wouldn't that just be delightful if she fell for HIM? The irony would be killer."

Sora's throat went dry. Everything was crashing down around him. Kairi would hate him forever. Riku would, too. Another promise he'd broken, saying that he'd always take care of her. After all this looking for Riku, and as soon as he finds him, they're enemies again! How could this be happeneing?

Sora started to have a breakdown.

"N-no… this can't … no…." He was speaking gibberish, backing himself up into a wall, almost dropping his blade. Axel looked unamused.

"Hm." His face was stern. "I suppose this is a bit too much for little Sora-kins to digest…"

As soon as Axel was wondering what to do with him, something burst through the door.

"WE NEED MEDICINE!" Donald was quacking, running as fast as his short legs would carry him. "SOMEONE HAS IT HERE, DON'T LIE TO US-" He stopped in mid-sentence as he noticed Sora, who was in emotional shock.

"Oh, nevermind then." Goofy noticed Axel first. "Golly, who are you?"

Axel ignored him. "He'll be fine, take him and leave. Now."

"We aren't leaving, buddy!" Donald's stubbornness shone through again. "We want answers, and besides, we need to find Kairi. Wait, wasn't she with you, Sora?"

Sora face was blank. "Yeah… I…I…"

Axel sighed. "Fine, stay here if you wish. We'll leave. But don't worry.. I'm sure we'll see each other again. I'm sure."

And with that, he vanished.

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Ooo, what r they gonna do with Kairi? Will Riku be the same? WHO KISSED KAIRI IN CHAP THREE? (I think)

Find out next chappie, hohoho.

r/r, of course

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