Chapter 7: "A Secret Better Left Unsaid..."

Tori still had a green aura around her. She then looked up at Bre and Cody.

"I can't believe you guys. I really did trust you. But the two of you leave me no choice!" Tori yelled at the two.

The aura around her started to grow stronger and stronger, until the whole place was surounded in a bright light that disappeard after a couple of minutes. After it was gone, Tori was wearing a different outfit from before. Instead of boots, a shirt, and pants (all of which were black) and a corset, she was now wearing a black mini skirt, black knee high boots, and a black shirt with the sleeves cut off and replaced with white ruffles and the area where the buttons are were surrounded by the ruffles as well. Instead of her sword, it was replaced with a microphone.

"No, it can't be! Tori didn't!" Bre said in horror.

"She did. It looks like she perfected the songstress technique." Cody said.

Tori started to sing...

"Sing" by The Dresden Dolls

There is this thing that's like touching except you don't touch
Back in the day it just went without saying at all
All the world's history gradually dying of shock
There is thing that's like talking except you don't talk
You sing
You sing

Sing for the bartender sing for the janitor sing
Sing for the cameras sing for the animals sing
Sing for the children shooting the children sing
Sing for the teachers who told you that you couldn't sing
Just sing

There is thing keeping everyone's lungs and lips locked
It is called fear and it's seeing a great renaissance
After the show you can not sing wherever you want
But for now lets all pretend that we're gonna get bombed
So sing

Sing cause its obvious sing for the astronauts sing
Sing for the president sing for the terrorists sing
Sing for the soccer team sing for the janjaweed sing
Sing for the kid with the phone who refuses to sing
Just sing

Life is no cabaret
We don't care what you say
We're inviting you anyway
You motherfuckers you'll sing someday...

After the song, Bre passes out and Cody disappears.

"Wow." Riku said finally.

Tori stared at the sky for a second, and then fell back. Riku caught her once again. The song had managed to heal everyone and do something very strange to Bre...

Nine hours later...

Tori finally had woken up to find herself in the same room she was in the first time she blacked out. She had noticed that her outfit had returned to normal, and Riku was asleep on the couch next to the bed.

"Aww, Riku looks so cute when he's asleep." Tori thought to herself.

Tori got up and went over to where Riku was sleeping. She sat next to him, put him in her arms, and kissed him on the cheek.

"I wonder what happened. All I remember is singing and then blacking out." Tori continued to think.

She stared at Riku's pale face and started stroking his long white hair. After about five minutes of this, Riku finally woke up.

"Tori?" Riku asked wearily.

"Nope, her twin sister. Of course it's me."

"Heh, glad to see you're okay. When did you wake up?"

"About ten minutes ago."

"Ah, so it hasn't been that long then."

Riku sat up and put his arms around Tori.

"What happened after I blacked out?"

"Well...alot of things."

"Like?"

"Hmm, where to begin..."

"Just start after I passed out."

"Okay. After you passed out, everyone was magically healed and I think Bre is now the same one you remember."

"Why?"

"Because she was freeking out when she saw you in my arms. She pretty much thought it was her doing and started apologizing all over the place."

"I see. Do you think mabey she's bluffing?"

"Nope. After you were finished singing, she was on the ground, but Cody was nowhere in sight."

"Hmmm...interesting. Why would Cody leave Bre behind?"

"Who knows. Let alone, cares?"

"True. It's really not anything of that much importance, I mean after all, once we question Bre she'll probably tell us what we need to know and we'll probably figure it out that way."

"Yeah, that always seems to work."

"Yeah."

The two of them stared out at the window in front of them. Twilight Town always seemed to look beautiful at night. Probably because it was the only time when you could tell that time still existed on that world.

"Pretty." Tori said finally.

"Sure is...but not as pretty as you." Riku said while gazing into Tori's eyes.

Tori once again started to blush, but instead of Riku making fun of it, he kissed her on the cheek.

"Wow, I'm suprised that you didn't say anything about me blushing."

"I kinda figured it was getting old."

"Hehehe."

Just before Tori and Riku went in to kiss each other, Sora came into the room.

"Umm, I hope I'm not interupting anything, but I need to steal Riku for a second, Tori." Sora said.

"It's cool." Tori replied.

"Aww, but can it wait till tomarrow?" Riku said while putting his best puppy dog eyes on.

"It'll only be a second, you can do whatever you were about to do to Tori when you get back."

"YOU SICK BASTERD!"

Riku jumps on to the floor and chases Sora out.

"I DIDN'T MEAN IT THAT WAY, RIKU! YOU'RE THE ONE WITH THE SICK MIND!"

"YEAH RIGHT, SORA! KNOWING YOU, YOU PROBABLY MENT WHAT I THINK YOU MENT!"

Tori now had a sweatdrop.

"Geez, do both of them have sick minds or what?" She thought to herself.

Outside of the room...

"Okay, so what was it you wanted to tell me?" Riku asked.

"King Mickey wants to see you A.S.A.P." Sora replied.

"What for?"

"He said it was something about your nobody."

Riku gasped.

"You don't mean...he doesn't know who, does he?"

"I don't know."

"...Alright then."

Riku walked back into Tori's room.

"What's up?" Tori asked.

"I have to go see King Mickey about something. I'll try and be back as soon as I can."

"Okay."

Riku kissed Tori on the lips and walked out of the room.

"Okay, let's go."

"Umm, he said only for you to go."

"What? Well that's weird."

"Yeah."

"Well, whatever."

"Riku."

"Yeah?"

"Are you sure its a good idea to fall in love with Tori? I mean, didn't Mickey say that if you're heart was bro-"

"Who cares. If it means Tori breaking my heart or saving me from myself, I'm willing to make that sacrifice."

"Riku.."

"I've decided. I'm going to stay with Tori until she says for me to go."

"But, me and Kairi don't want to lose you! What about us? Is Tori more important?"

"Yes, she is! I've never felt this way about anyone...ever."

"Not even Kairi?"

"Yeah, besides that was an unrequited love and she loves you just as much as Tori loves me."

"But Riku, we tried to get you back from the darkness and now you're just going to throw it away?"

"We'll see, maybe...Tori might be able to help us."

There was a silence between the two of them.

"Anyways," Riku finally said, "I better get going."

"I hope you know what you're doing."

"I hope so too."

With that, Riku left. After a little while, he finally came across King Mickey.

"Ah, Riku, there you are!"

"Hello, your majes- I mean, Mickey. Sora said there was something you wanted to talk to me about?"

"Yes, it's about your nobody. I found out who it is and who its working for."

"Tell me...tell me everything."

"Okay, but first, you have to promise you won't repeat any of this to anyone, not even Tori."

"Why? She'll kill me if she finds out I was hiding something from her!"

"Well, I guess I can't tell you the-"

"Okay, fine...I promise."

"Okay. Riku, this may come to a shock to you, but..."

"But what?"

"...Tori ex-boyfriend, Cody...he's you're nobody."

"Wh-What?"

"He's working with the Neo-Organization."

"No, that can't be true!"

"It is, Riku."

"...I don't believe it."

"It's pretty much the whole reason you can't tell anyone...at least, not yet, anyways."

"Not yet?"

"Yes. You'll know when to say it."

"...Okay, Mickey."

"Anyways, I must go."

Mickey turns around and walks away.