Chapter 4:

Sora sat up and spit sand out of his mouth. "Eck! Where did this come from?" He wondered aloud while rubbing his head. "I might as well go and find Kairi, considering she was holding on so tightly to my arm…" He rubbed the spot where Kairi had been holding on and continued. "…so she shouldn't have fallen far from where I did."

He stood up and without bothering to dust off the sand caked to his clothing and scanned the perimeter of where he had fallen for Kairi.

"Ugh, where could she be?" Sora complained when he had exhausted from his search. "Kairi! Where are you?" He shouted, cupping his hands around his mouth.

No sooner had he lowered his hands Kairi came running. Sora smiled and ran up to meet her, and went right through her.

"Woah!" Sora cried as he was again face down in the sand. "It's just like when she disappeared. Except the fact that she is smiling. I haven't seen her smile like that since well…never." Sora whispered.

Sora followed Kairi until she reached the pier and sat dangling her feet, which wer inches from the blue water. He was about to sit down next to her when a familiar voice came out of nowhere.

"This is what Kairi's life would be like if you had never been apart of it."

Sora loked around as if expecting to see Riku, but when he didn't he drew the Keyblade.

Riku's voice spoke again, "and this…"Sora blinked and the scene changed. "…is what you did to her."

Kairi was again sitting on the pier, but instead of smiling, she was just gazing out at the sun meeting the water. He watched as a tear slid down her cheek , which she wiped away quickly, and began writing something. Sora leaned in closer until he could see what she was writing. He gasped.

Dear Sora,

Selphie told me to write you a message in a bottle in the hope of it reaching you. So I have been. Everyday at sunset. Oh Sora, please, come back. Come back to Destiny Islands. Come back, to me. I need you Sora, and I'll wait forever. I promise.

Love,

Kairi

After finishing the letter, Kairi rolled it up, stuck it in a glass bottle, and placed it in the water. She watched it bob up and down on the outgoing tide until she could no longer see it.

"Is this how you want Kairi to live Sora? Awaiting your return day after day?" Riku replied when he saw Sora's sad face.

Sora looked up once again at Kairi's lifeless form. "I never, want Kairi to feel like that. Never!" Sora yelled hoping Riku could hear.

"Then leave her. Allow her to erase you from her heart and live in peace. It's your decision." Riku said. Then his voice left Sora to his thoughts.

"I don't want you to forget about me Kairi, but I don't want you to live in sadness. I want what's best for you Kai because…I love you."

If you hadn't figured out what has hapened, her it is: Riku is using his powers and showed Kairi what her life would be like if Sora never existed. Sora see's that Kiri would be happy if he had never entered her life and then what Kairi would be like if he had. I hope u liked it:) Preview: Will Sora and Kairi give up on ever seing each other and succumb to Riku's magic? Will they fight it? Will they be strong enough?

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