Okay, I might as well get this thing running again. Didn't get rave reveiws, but it seems like I've been neglecting this story like an unwanted red headed stepchild. Well, I might as well let it out of the closet for a half an hour so CYS doesn't end upon my door step. Right, on with the story!
-Kirux

- Desire For All That is Lost -
- Chapter Three: Hand in Hand -

"What's a papou fruit?" I hadn't let go of Namine's hand yet, and I'm not sure I ever would.

"It's a very special fruit that is said to have the power to tie two people's destinies no matter what," Riku said while leading us up the stairs of some broken down hut. We emerged facing a bridge, on the other side a small islet with a tree on it. It must have been the papou tree.

"What are we suppose to do with it?" Namine asked him as we approached the fruit tree.

"C'mon, Namine, I always got the impression you were smarter than that!" Riku picked one of the small star shaped fruits off the branch and broke it in half, handing both Namine and I a piece, "You're suppose to eat it!"

He smiled, which was odd, he didn't seem the kind to smile very often,but I took the fruit from his hand, as did Namine, "Well, we might as well…"

I bit into the fruit. It was different tasting. It wasn't bad, but I wouldn't make a habit out of eating them. It tasted like someone took a mango and gave it the aftertast of grapefruit, than made it look pretty.

"Roxas, I feel kinda, funny…" Namine dropped her piece of fruit and started to sway.

"Namine, hold on, I've go---" Suddeny I lost all control of my body, my mind was going completely blank. I dropped onto the sand and was enveloped in darkness once more.

"Ow ow ow ow ow!" What in the world could he possibley be doing to make it hurt like this? It felt as though my entire body was ripping apart! Roxas, you ass, if you do anything rash…

Than again if he did it would technically be my fault because he was me. So would I have to say 'Sora, you ass, if you do anything rash!"

"Stop talking about me that way!"

"What? Who are you? Where are you?" I looked around bewildered and suddenly a light appeared and out of it walked Roxas.

"I told you to stop talking about me as if I were you! I'm not like you in anyway! I have my own feelings! I have my own dreams! I'm tired of being locked inside of you! I'm tired of being forced to be you! That's why I ate that papou like Riku told me to. Maybe now I can finally be free to be myself!"

"You actually ate a papou? So my idea was right! Huzzah! But wait, if you did, why are we both stuck here in the darkness?"

"Because you're too dense to figure out how to leave it," he walked over to me and grabbed my arm, "You're suppose to walk to the light, not sit there and gawk at it"

With that he started to pull me into the light. I had to squint my eyes practically closed in order to really se anything, but even then, it was too bright to make anything out. I did see, however; the out line of Roxas and Namine. They were holding hands, walking off in a different direction. I hadn't notice him leaving my side, but I suddenly felt lighter. Like I was free to be me again.

"—ra? –ora!" I heard a voice. I kenw that voice. Now who did it belong to? "SORA YOU PANSY GET OFF OF ME!"

"GYAH! Riku?" I opened my eyes and loooked around, "Riku, where are you?"

"You're sitting on me dumb ass!" He pushed on my back and I tumbled over.

"Riku!" I jumped up and rushed to him. I grabbed his hand and pulled him up off the ground.

"Hey Sora, it's good to see you again," He smiled at me and pulled me close to him, gentely kissing my forehead.

"It's good to see you, too," I looked around and saw Kairi laying over on the ground next to us and kinda shuddered, "Where are Roxas and Namine?"

"I truly don't know…"

"Hey, you must be the new kid around here!"

"Yeah, so what if I am?"

"Well, there only one rule here. Whatever I say goes, and if you have a problem with that, you can take it up with the rest of the disiplinary committee."

"Yeah, Seifer's always right, y'know!"

"AFFIRMATIVE!"

I couldn't help but smile as I stood in front of Seifer, Raijin, and Fuijin, aka; Twighlight Town's Displinary Committee.

"What are you smiling at, punk?" Seifer pointed his struggle bat at my face and scowled.

"Hey, Seifer, leave him alone!" said Hayner jumping out of nowhere, holding his own struggle bat.

"Yeah you big bully!" shouted Ollette, running up behind Hayner, with Pence lagging behind, camera dangling around his neck.

"Eh, whatever," Seifer said resting his bat on his shoulder and walking away, "You guys so aren't worth my time."

"Yeah, Seifer's got better things to do than waste his time on wealkings like you, y'know," raijin turned around and ran after him.

"PEONS," Fuijin said before turning around and following her fellow committee members.

"Heh, cowards!" Hayner yelled standing up right and letting his bat fall to the ground of the sandlot. He turned to me and smiled, "Heya, sorry if they bothered you. We're not all like that."

"It's okay, Hay—" Whoops, almost forgot, they don't really know me! Oh great think of something, " um…Hey would you guys like to get some sea salt icecream with my and my girlfriend?"

They looked at me funny before looking at each other and shrugging it off.

"Okay, why not? I'm Hayner, that's Olette, and that's Pence," he said pointing out everybody.

"Nice to meet you, I'm Roxas," I saw Namine running down the hill waving at me while holding a box of popscicles in her other hand, "and that's Namine."

I waved back and sighed. I was finally home. I finally had my own friends. Most importantly, I finally have you, my dear Namine.

Okay, end. Finito, it wasn't as hard to write as I though it would be. A nice little ending I must say so myself. It's kinda short I know, but the story itself already was longer than I though it would be. I dunno, I just don't feel as though it's completely finished yet. Look out for a sequal maybe. Not promising anything, or maybe just a little prologue. Thanks for reading! Love you guys!
-Kirux