Alrighty then! I finally managed to update this story after maybe four days. I decided after reading reviews that I was going to change a few things in this story…so here goes….

Sora sat in his room after coming back from his walk with Kairi. He realized that she was really sad about seeing him all sick and weak like this. Sora knew that it was not how she wanted to see him. And Sora was acting like his passing on was no big deal. Kairi told him during their walk that Sora should try to do something about all this. He needed to beat the Hercules Cricket disease. Kairi said that the disease is stoppable and Sora just can't let that happen, so he should go out there and find a way to get better.

Sora kept thinking about what Kairi said while he had the oathkeeper in his hands. He forgot to give that back to Kairi, but he realized that he needed it. Especially now.

"I was hoping to give this back to you, Kairi." Sora said to himself. "But I need it." He just continued to sit there in the darkness of his room. He put the oathkeeper in his pocket and wheeled himself out of his room. He had to move out of his old room upstairs after he learned that he couldn't walk and into the guest room downstairs. Anyway, Sora wheeled himself out of his room and went outside and stared at the night sky. All those stars…. just peaceful in the sky…Sora thought of the stars as heaven, don't ask why. He once told Kairi and Riku that. They agreed. Riku then told Sora that everyone is going to go sometime.

The words stuck in Sora's head. "…we're all going to die be 50 years from now….10 years…5 years…a week….a day…even 5 minutes from now." Said Riku. "We'll all join those stars up there someday…."

"I'm not going to let that happen." Said Sora. "Not today, not a month from now!"

With that, he wheeled himself into his house and got his keyblade. He then wheeled himself to Riku's house and knocked on Riku's door. He answered it.

"Sora, it's 7:00 at night, what are you-" said Riku.

"Riku, I'm leaving." Said Sora.

"Why?" asked Riku. "Do you know how much you'll upset Kairi?"

"I know, but I'm going to do something about my sickness." Replied Sora. "Kairi's right, I shouldn't just sit there and let the Hercules Cricket disease kill me. I need to go and fight back."

"Well, you can right back with the medicines the hospitals have here in Destiny Islands." Said Riku.

"Those medicines can't save me, Riku." Said Sora. "But I'll bet the medicines in different worlds, like Traverse Town, they could have the medicines to help me fight the disease."

"Are you sure?" asked Riku.

"I'm positive." Said Sora.

Riku smiled. "You're such an optimist, Sora." He said, but then his smile went away. "But Sora, what if you die in, let's say, the exact time the doctor gave you to live? And you never come back?"

"I have a strong feeling that if I go on my journey, I can get the right treatment. I know I won't die, I just know it." Said Sora.

"Hey, remember that you said that I could have your keyblade if you died?" asked Riku. "But you're taking that with you."

"Well, you can still have it…that's if we're old men and I die before you…." Replied Sora with a grin on his face. "But give Kairi my necklace the next time you see her."

"Well, is Kairi going to know that you're gone?" asked Riku.

"If Kairi asks where did I go, tell her that I went to the Bambulance Islands to undergo some kind of treatment." Said Sora.

"OK, but Kairi's going to get tired of that story sooner or later." Said Riku. "So, it's goodbye until you're all cured?"

"Yeah." Replied Sora.

Riku bent down and gave Sora a hug and patted him on the back, which made Sora break out into a fit of coughing.

"Whoa, I'm really sorry!" said Riku.

"It's (cough) it's- okay…(cough). I'm (cough) I'm fine!" coughed Sora. "It's just (cough) that I've been (cough) having trouble (cough), having trouble breathing…(cough cough)"

So, Sora left and went to the gummi ship. He started it up and he blasted off into the night. Kairi was in her room when she heard the gummi ship. She didn't know Sora had one, so she thought it was someone else.

"Hmm, everyone's starting to get those gummi ships." Kairi said to herself.

Kairi went to bed that night pretty early. She woke up at 9:00 the next morning. She wanted to go see Sora.

Kairi went to Sora's house and knocked. Nobody was there. So, she went to Riku's house. She knocked on the door and Riku answered it, still in his pajama bottoms and no shirt and all bleary eyed.

"Uh, Riku, did I wake you up?" asked Kairi.

"Uh, yeah, but that's OK." Replied Riku. "I needed to get up anyway."

"Did you stay up late watching TV again?" asked Kairi.

"There was a Family Guy marathon last night and it was on until 2 am." Replied Riku. "So, uh, what do you need?"

"I need to know where Sora is." Said Kairi. "Have you seen him?"

"Uh….I saw him just yesterday…" replied Riku.

"I know that, but did you see him today?" asked Kairi.

"I've been asleep all this time, so how would I know where Sora is?" asked Riku. "Oh wait!"

"What?" asked Kairi.

"He called me after you left his house and said that he'd be gone at the Bambulance Islands with his parents, undergoing treatment." lied Riku.

"Oh, OK." Said Kairi. "Well, thanks anyway." And she started down the steps.

Riku closed his door and leaned against it. "Well, at least that little story worked." He said to himself. "I just don't know how long it will last…"

He got off the door and went to change his clothes. After he was all ready, he went outside to go join his friends outside…..

Yipee! I'm done with the chapter for now! Wait until next time for the next chapter of this story! Please review!