Chapter 3: Tangled Fate

"Traitor…", a mysterious voice echoed.

What? I twisted my head around, searching for the source of the voice.

"Huh!", I gaped with my mouth wide open.

Ansem.

I looked at him sharply.

"What are you talking about? You're the traitor!"

He came close to my face, and teased, "You fool, don't make up some pathetic lies…You belong with us, not that boy."

I backed away from him, before I realized I was standing before the ledge, overlooking the waterfalls below.

He started again. "You never did complete mission did you? To.."

"…Stop the weilder of the Keyblade..", I finished.

"But, you didn't, because you fell in love with him. You're pathetic. You gave up the darkness, for the love of a boy, Sora", he said with disgust.

"How is that pathetic? You're the one who mislead me into believing in lies about the Heartless. Sora was the only true friend I have ever had", I choked out. "And to think, I was brought up by someone like you!"

"Hmph. Think what you want." He turned around and walked towards I tall black door.

I don't know what that was supposed to mean. I stared at the waterfalls below. Did he know…?

"Wait!" I shouted. "Tell me something. Where is Sora?"

He glanced back at me, with fierce amber eyes. "He is of no matter to me."

I was not satisfied with this answer at all. He never did give me a straight answer.

"But.." He slowly said..

"Remember one thing."

He faced me with his hand outstretched.

"Darkness will always be your destined path."

With those last words, a stream of flashes flew from his hand, as a force pushed me off the ledge.

……………………………………………………

I landed in the water. Everything seemed…dimmer. "Huh!"

The force was pulling me this time.

I thrashed around, gasping for air. I was drowning!

Pain filled my head and eyes as I went underwater. So many thoughts were swirling around my head. It was just too much. I felt like fainting.. I..

………………………………………………..

With I start, I opened my eyes. I looked around, feeling around in the dark.

With relief, I realized I wasn't underwater. "Just a dream..", I breathed.

But why..was it so cold?

I was…on the shore..

CH4: Your Promise