Me: AAAAAAAAAHHHHHHH!

Sora: WHAT?

Me: I've been off all vacation and still haven't updated!

Riku: THEN TYPE!

Me:…..

Sora; GET ON WITH IT!

Me: first off, I have an announcement for an Art contest!

Sora:….oh…crap.

Me: Alright, all you have to do is draw a pic of any character, any scene, any comic strip, any ANY thing based on my story. I don't really have any rules for what you put in it just as long as you try your best.

Riku; and what about awards?

Me: um…YOU GET RIKU! ;spot light shines on him:

Riku:…..Fire….no!

Me: heh...joking, um sense I don't own Riku, I could probably just give you a title and mention you in my chapter. I could even probably squeeze you in my story at some time and put you in my credits at the end.

Sound good? If not, just try it for fun! You don't have to participate if you don't want too. If so, send the pic to my email at: ( if it doesn't show, its in my profile.)

I wasted your time enough, NOW READ!

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To Walk on Water

"Hello Spirit"

Sora froze in place letting the dread wash over him completely. His wings arched on his back and he quickly turned narrowing his diamond blue eyes at his opponent.

Jenza laughed darkly. "Is there a problem my friend? " Jet, black wings hovered over him causing Sora to almost shrink in his shadow. The brunette hopped to his feet staring wide eyed at the black feathers equal to his own. White wings were nothing but a hope and a memory to him now.

'Concentrate Sora, you're here to get your friends back! Forget the god damn wings there not important!'

The teen quickly regained himself and summoned his Keyblade watching Jenza's eyes scan it almost mockingly.

"I'll cut right to the point here." he spoke putting forth every ounce of hate he could dish out into his words. "Give me my friends back!"

When Jenza just smiled sickly back at him in reply, Sora knew that he probably wasn't going to get an easy hand over. Out of all the villains he had faced, they never really seemed to listen to you when you ordered them around.

But what happened next was different.

"As you wish…spirit." Jenza spoke icily.

Sora took a step back confused. It had to be some sort of trick, they never just 'hand them over.' Mickey had warned him.

A slight breeze ruffled the tips of his spiked hair and he turned around finding himself face to face with-

"KAIRI!" or…..wait a sec.

The Kairi before him stood glowering hatefully into his eyes. A look he had never seen etched across her face. Her outline seemed dimmed, and almost smoke-like as if she wasn't really solid.

'Wait…then this must be her-'

Without warning her fist connected with the side of his face sending him flying back across the ground. Shock consumed every inch of his brain at Kairi's sudden action but before he could regain himself a flash of light burst above him and the next thing he felt was pain coursing through his body in waves. His skin burned and peeled at the pulse of electrical current which increased his heart beat dangerously.

But as soon as it had begun, it ended. Sora lay there gasping for breath as his heart slowed to its normal pace. Burn marks crusted the skin on his elbows running up and down his arm like paint. A laugh brought him back from denial and he turned his blue eyes to Jenza standing next to the shadowy forms of Kairi, Donald, and Goofy.

"Oh, I'm sorry. But I think your friends don't want to come back with you anymore Spirit."

Sora struggled to his feet and stared wide eyed at his 3 friends. Why did they turn on him? He had risked everything so far to come and save them, they should know!

"What did you do to them?" he asked steadily.

"I've done nothing. Its YOU who killed them. So why should they want to return to you?"

Sora thought about this for a moment and guilt set in as quickly as it had gone. He had killed the three of them…but at the same time, it wasn't him. It was his darkness. Which now belonged too…..

'Shit…" he mumbled kicking the ground lightly. Another problem. All he had to do was kill Jenza and he'd be able to free them.

Simple, easy, done. How hard could it be?
As if sensing his plan, Jenza snapped his fingers and Kairi stepped forward. The black Keyblade rested in her hand swinging in her slackened grip.

"Besides." Jenza edged on. "Before you do anything rash, I want to make sure that one of them in particular, is aloud to return the favor for her sudden death."

On Queue, Kairi's Keyblade came slicing across Sora's left cheek knocking him back down onto to the concrete. Stars danced in front of his eyes fading to red as another blow came slamming down on his shoulder ripping the cloth away from his tattered black shirt. He knew he was in trouble. Dug in a hole so deep it would take ages to get back out.

"Kairi, I didn't mean it-AUGH! It was an accident!" The cold, black metal sank into his flesh dragging across making the wound deeper. Pain was the least of his fears at the moment, but dieing was the worst possibility. He couldn't kill Kairi again...and if he could, where would her soul be sent? To hell? What would become of him? Of Donald and goofy?

It was at that moment, as Sora stared deep into Kairi's' stone black eyes, that he realized everything he had figured out needed too come into play. He loved Kairi more then anything else and she knew it. She would never hurt him like this after everything that she'd gone through for him.

'The shards I broke will never dim.'

"Why don't you fight back spirit?"

'Spirit…light is nothing but an element.'

'Or do you finally except your fate?"

'My fate is not for me to decide…'

"All for one and one for all!"

'But only I can control….'

'Don't expect us to hold back if you get in trouble kid."

'..And wield…'

"I don't hate you Sora...and I never will"

'.. The light.'

"KAIRI!" before she could swing the Keyblade down one last time, Sora stood up and caught the sharp edge of the blade in his hand wincing as it tore the delicate flesh in his palm. Her eyes widened in shock and he wrenched the blade from her grip tossing it to the ground with a loud clank.

'Kairi, I love you! Got it? " he grabbed her by the shoulders pulling the red heads face close to his. "You're my one and true light, and no one, not even myself can take that away from me! You, Goofy, Riku, Yuffie, all my friends have a place in my heart but not as big a place as you….without you.……I wouldn't be the person I'm destined to be."

The darkness in Kairi s eyes flickered as she stared into Sora's bright, blue orbs filled with strength and purity. With a smile, she placed her hand within Sora's and guided it to his chest pressing lightly against the tattered material of his shirt before it disappeared within the depths of his body.

"LITTLE WENCH!" Jenza roared. "STOP-" but before he could finish, a blast of fire sent him skidding across the cement. Donald and Goofy stood over him; weapons raised and ready finally being freed from his spell. Sora was there friend, and the least he needed was Jenza getting in the way.

Sora gasped as he felt the numbing cold glide throughout his body as his fingertips brushed the surface of his heart. He stared into Kairi's eyes who stared back reassuringly giving a small nod before leaning in and kissing him lightly on the lips.

"You're my light…" he whispered as her form slowly disappeared in a rush of gold light. " As I am yours…"

Several feet away, Jenza groaned coming to himself. Immediately he jumped to his feet locking his eyes with Sora who stood with his back facing him silently. For once, fear shone within his features as the teenager spoke.

"..All I wanted to be...was a normal teenager." he muttered darkly to himself. "And besides the whole saving the world thing, I realized it wasn't much different then having an ordinary life….until YOU came along."

His foe took a few steps forward feeling his rage increase with Sora's every word. The teens hand rested firmly around his heart and he could feel the power pulsing from it sending tingles up and down his arm. The power of his friends and his linked together.

It was now or never.

"Get it through your head Jenza!" he shouted turning to face him. "You can't blind the light with the darkness! I know that now. For the light within the darkness…IS ME!"

Sora ripped his hand from his chest holding it out before him. His heart shone and sparkled within its clutch, and with a flash of light it turned into a long, silver and blue Keyblade. Blue light spiraled around its base leading down to a wide, heart shaped handle with tiny wings shooting out from both sides. The blade shot out in jagged, pointed spikes and on the other side half a star raised out from the depths of the base.

Almost immediately the light shot up Sora's arm engulfing his entire body. The black feathers shed from his wings replaced by sparkling white and every scar, bruise, and scratch on his body disappeared. Another flash of light, brighter this time swallowed the brunettes entire body changing his whole outfit in the process. A small white earing white as mist stuck through the skin of his left ear. Blue jeans clung to his legs heavily bunching up at the ends near white with blue stripe tenni-shoes. A plain white shirt with a light blue jean jacket which cut off at the elbows sheltered the upper half of his body. Ying yang symbols in crested the outer layer of the jacket pockets, complete with metal Mickey Mouse shaped buttons. And to top it all off, silver chains hanging from the sides of his pants complete with a Kanji light medallion at both ends.

Jenza stepped away from the spirit baring his teeth fiercely at the fact the teen had finally over powered his tricks. The white light faded and Sora stood opening his ocean blue eyes slowly to stare at the villain that had put him through so much hell. The Keyblade pulsed acknowledging his presence and he held it out in front of him smirking challengingly.

"Jenza, this ends….'

"Now."

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Me: BOOYA! WE ARE COMING REACHING THE FINAL BATTLE!

Sora: finally it took you what? 2 years to get their?

Me: (whacks him over head) I WAS pacing myself!

Riku; Suuurreee you were.

Me: anyway, IMPORTANT ANNOUNCMENT:I just came out with a new series of one shots called "pop-ups." I desperately need reviews and I ask you to please read the first story and I assure you, you will laugh your head off.

And also, special thanks to my Friend Wish you all know as kairiQueen for the details and design of Sora's light outfit. I was having a serious case of writers block trying to come up with something casual and yet not really matrix goddish like. So I just wanted to give her the credit she deserved.

Ja ne! PLEASE REVIEW AND WORK ON YOUR DRAWINGS! Next chapter coming soon.