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Chapter 1

Tree house

Kairi:

After my episode of pain, I sat down in a comfortable chair in the living room. My head ached a little and I felt a little sick. I wasn't sure why at all. Riku and Axel walked into the room soaking wet. I chuckled softly.

"I was hoping you were going to get back before it started raining," I commented.

"Blame Axel," Riku said simply as he walked past me and into the hallway.

Axel sighed and shook his head.

"It's his fault," He muttered, taking off for the other hallway.

After a few seconds, Riku poked his head in the doorway.

"Are you feeling okay?"

"Actually, no. I've been feeling pain for the last couple of hours."

"You don't think—"

"I don't want to rule that out, Riku," I interrupted tersely.

Before he could say anything else, the door bell rang.

"I'll get it!" Axel shouted as he walked through the living room.

Riku:

I rolled my eyes as Axel scrambled up to the front of the house. I think he was losing his mind here. Maybe he couldn't take simple island living. I walked into the living room just as a frantic Selphie ran in. Wait…frantic wasn't quite the word. Selphie was terrified. What possibly could have terrified Selphie?

"I-It's terrible! Kairi, S-Sora's alive!" Selphie shrieked.

Kairi stared at her in disbelief. So did Axel. All of us were fairly certain that Sora was dead before we left.

"That's a sick joke," Axel muttered.

When Kairi didn't say anything, I stepped in.

"Maybe you saw someone who looked like Sora, Selphie. Sora's been dead for a while now," I said as gently as I could.

I could see Kairi growing paler by the moment. Even though we had discussed this many, many times, she still believed that Sora would come back and seek revenge. She wasn't the only one who thought the same thing for a while.

"I'm not lying, nor am I hallucinating, Riku. He was there right in front of my eyes. H-He broke my wrist!"

Selphie held out her wrist for all of us to see. It was a gruesome sight.

"Riku, you should go with her to the hospital," Kairi suggested, her voice tight with emotion.

"Ok. Come on, Selphie."

I grabbed Selphie gingerly by the arm and led her to the front.

"Want to join me, Axel?" I asked sarcastically.

"No, it looks like you have everything under control. In any case, if Sora's alive, he'll want to come after Kairi," Axel replied softly.

I heard a door slam in the background and sighed.

"I'll be back soon. You know what to do," I muttered as I walked out.

6:37 P.M.

Sora:

The rain had subsided and with that, came the crowds of people bustling about. I stayed in the area near the hospital to regain my bearings. This was home. I had been away for so long. Everything had changed so much. Were my parents still alive? How old were my friends now? Would they recognize me? Well…Selphie did, but she really wasn't my friend. My gaze fell on a puddle inches away from me on my right.

I approached it and examined my reflection. My hair was straight and long, my skin was pale and nearly ghostly and my eyes…my eyes…they were a glassy amber color. No more blue pure eyes. I was like them—the Heartless. Perhaps I had merged with my Anti-existence.

"Come on, Selphie. Let's go get this checked out."

That voice!

I tore my gaze away from the puddle and turned around slowly. Riku was walking inside the hospital with Selphie by his side.

Perfect.

I was hungry now. It had been hours since the Heartless had fed me. I couldn't very well call them out here in broad daylight to help me. I had to learn the extent of my powers. I touched the ground and focused. My body instantly melted into the ground…much like a shadow Heartless. I started towards the hospital and made my way inside. Riku and Selphie were a few steps ahead, talking with a person in a white coat.

After a few seconds, the person escorted Selphie to an open room on the left and then proceeded to lead Riku down another hallway. I moved into the open room and emerged from the floor. I pushed the door closed softly and locked it. Selphie stared at me with wide, frightened eyes.

"S-Sora…" She stammered.

"Did you miss me?" I asked, crossing the distance between us.

The girl backed up against the wall.

"What are you going to do to me?"

I pinned her body to the wall with my body. Selphie began to shake in fear.

"You've seen Kairi, haven't you?" I asked softly.

I was so hungry…I had to feed. I also had to restrain myself in order to get the answers that I needed.

"Y-Yes."

"Where is she now?"

"Are you going to hurt her?"

That's not the answer I wanted. I grabbed her by the neck and applied a small amount of pressure.

"Tell me where she is, Selphie," I hissed.

Selphie whimpered. I stepped back and slammed her body against the wall.

"O-Okay! She lives on the other island in a tree house! You can reach it by boat!"

I smiled and plunged my other hand through her chest in order to obtain her heart. I pulled it out and let Selphie's body drop to the floor. I devoured her heart with gusto, thrilled with the success of my first hunt. I licked the blood off of my hands and sighed contentedly.

Now for Kairi.

I returned to the door and unlocked it…just as Riku was about to knock on it…

Our eyes met.

"I suggest you run back to Kairi," I hissed before melting into the floor and moving away from the door.

Tree house

7:14 P.M.

Riku:

I rushed into the house, half expecting to see Axel dead and the entire place decorated with blood. But it wasn't.

"What's wrong with you?" Axel asked as he stepped into the hallway.

"I saw Sora."

"You're going nuts like that Selphie girl."

I ignored his comment.

"Where's Kairi?"