A Mother's Betrayal

"AH!! My head!" Sora suddenly groaned, flopping over on to his back. Every one was currently playing a game of Blackjack, and the brain freeze from the Ice cream eating contest was just kicking it. Every one laughed at Sora's dramatic scene, him saying his head was going to explode. "It's not funny! It really hurts!"

"Y-yes it is!" Korei said, laughing with the rest, her bent over her cards, holding her stomach.

"Sister?! You too? Fine! I forever spite you!" Sora yelled, pointing at Korei. Korei then stopped laughing and faked a sad face.

"How could you be so mean Brother?" She said, faking a sob. Hayner then jumped up on to his feet, pointing at Sora.

"How dare you make the fair maiden cry, fiend!" He yelled, pulling out his struggle weapon with his free hand. Riku felt a jolt of jealousy with some fear of competition, so he also jumped to his feet.

"What will the maiden's Judgment on this brute?" Riku asked, bowing slightly.

"Not you too Riku!" Sora cried out. Riku just replied to his friend with a weak smile.

"Hm… what do you think is a suitable punishment Lady Oltte and Lady Kairi?" Korei asked, smiling. Oltte giggled as Kairi smiled widely and scratched under her chin.

"How about we make him lose his head?" Kairi said, smiling evilly. Sora looked at Kairi in pure horror while Riku and Hayner tried not to laugh.

"Nah. To messy." Korei said, then all three girls looked at each other, getting the same idea.

"Run him out of town!!" They all said, pointing at Sora.

"As you wish, Ladies." Riku said, then as Sora scrambled to his feet, both him and Hayner chased him out of the Usual Spot, all three of them laughing.

"Come on! Let's follow them!" Oltte said, then her and Pence ran out the door. Korei and Kairi ran after them, but as they ran out of the room, a ripping noise was heard.

"Aw, man! I ripped my shirt!" Kairi said, stopping to look at the hole that had formed in the side of it. A nail was poking out of the door way, more then likely the cause of the newly formed hole.

"That sucks… oh! Wait, we can go to my place! My mom can fix that up and you can borrow one of my shirts until it is fixed." Korei said after inspecting the hole in Kairi's shirt.

Kairi smiled and said, "You're the best Korei! No wonder Sora and Riku are so happy you are back." Korei just smiled back and grabbed on to one of Kairi's hands.

"Follow me!" She said and they soon ran up the hill, past the town garage. They stopped at a house that had a white door. Korei opened it saying, "Mom! I am back and I brought a friend. She ripped her shirt, so could you fix it?"

"Uh… Sure honey! But can you help me in the kitchen real fast?" An elder female's voice asked from a room close by.

"Sure!" Korei said cheerfully. She turned to Kairi and said, "Go ahead and take a seat. It shouldn't take too long." She then skipped toward the kitchen.

"Alright." Kairi called after her and sat down on the soft, lavender couch. The room was beautifully decorated in white and different shades of purple. The seats were all the same colors and the table was made of white marble along with the frame of the fire place. The carpet was white and the walls were a plum color. There were many pictures that had a white wooden frame that had a few pictures of Korei and of another lady with long black hair that was slightly graying and kind violet eyes. "Wow… this place is so beautiful." Kairi said, unaware what was going on in the kitchen.

-Meanwhile-

"What did you need help… with…" Korei started, then froze, feeling as if ice was running through her veins as her face went pale, her dark blue eyes widening. Sitting in a chair next to the dinning table, was the man from her past. The man whom had cut her eye and took her from her home. The man in the black cloak. "H-how did you find me!?" She demanded, taking one step back. The man chuckled and looked at her.

"You think so little of me. I knew where you where all along. I was just waiting until the right time." He said, his voice deep and slightly raspy. "I know what you have been doing ever since you ran away."

"B-but how?" She stuttered, looking at his eyes that were hidden from the shadow of his hood.

"How indeed. Why don't you tell her, Lillian." He purred, turning his head to a woman with black, graying hair and violet eyes.

"Mom!? H-how could you! I thought you loved me like a daughter!" Korei cried out, feeling her eyes sting with tears of sadness.

"I do honey… but he threatened my life if I didn't watch over you with out telling you. I am so sorry honey." Lillian said, looking down at her feet in shame. The man stood up and before he could advance toward Korei, she had already ran out of the kitchen.

"Guess we have to do this the hard way." He said, then ran after her, his long katana drawn.

-With Kairi-

Kairi stood in surprise as she saw Korei run from the kitchen. "Korei, what…" She didn't have the chance to continue, for Korei had grabbed on to her arm and ran out of the house with her. Kairi noticed the tears streaming down her face. "What happened!?" Kairi asked in shock.

"M-my mom… she sold me out!" She replied then turned her head as the man ran toward her. "Kairi, go get Sora and Riku, quick!" She said, pushing her different direction as she ran to the left. Kairi nodded and ran toward where the others had gone.

'Please be o.k. Korei!' Kairi prayed in her mind as she ran, catching a glimpse of the hooded man.

-With Riku and the others-

Every one was sprawled out on the floor, too tired to run anymore, laughing. "That… was so much fun!" Sora said, holding his stomach.

"Yeah! That was great!" Hayner said, starting to calm down. Riku managed to sit up and then looked at his fallen comrades. Pence was a few feet away from the group, Sora was close to him and Hayner and Oltte was a little past Pence.

"Hey… where is Kairi and Korei?" He asked, confusing filling his sky blue eyes.

"RIKU! SORA!!" Kairi called; fear easy to spot in her voice as she came into view.

"Kairi? What's wrong!?" Sora asked, suddenly getting to his feet with renewed energy.

"Some man in a black cloak is chasing Korei!" She said, panting slightly. Riku felt his blood freeze in his veins and his heart stop.

"Where did they go?" Riku asked, getting to his feet as well. Too tired to talk, Kairi pointed in the direction she came from. Without another word, Riku ran down the street as fast as he could. 'Not again! I will not let her get hurt again! Korei, please, don't get caught!' Riku thought, his heart racing, more from fear then him running.

-With Korei-

Korei was breathing heavily as she climbed up a fire escape, soon getting on to a roof of a tall building, thinking she had lost him. Her legs were shaking as she begged him not to find her. Unfortunately luck wasn't on her side. The hooded man climbed on to the roof, redrawing his sword. "Come on back and I won't hurt you." He said, motioning for her to come over.

"No! I will never go back with you!" Korei said, backing away. She then looked behind her as her foot didn't find anything. She was at the edge of the building, looking down. She knew the man was approaching. "Never…" She said then stepped off the edge, much to the hooded man's surprise. She closed her eyes as she fell, hearing some one call out her name. But instead of hitting the ground, she felt like she was floating before she suddenly felt something scratch her arms and legs before passing out.

-Riku's Point of View-

Finally Riku saw Korei and the hooded man on top of a building, Korei walking back until she was at the edge. Frozen by fear, Riku stood there, his heart still racing. Time seemed to stop for a second when Korei stepped of the side of the building. "KOREI!!" Riku screamed, then ran toward her. He skidded to a halt as a bright white light surrounded Korei before she hit the ground. He shielded his eyes until the light faded. He saw nothing. "Korei!?" He called, then looked at the building. The hooded man was no longer there as well. Riku fell to his knees as he looked at the ground. He had lost his crush again. 'At least he didn't get her this time. Korei… I promise I will find you!' He thought, though his heart ached. He then felt pain on his right hand. He looked down and saw the ground was cracked and there was a thick stream of blood coming from his cut open knuckles. He didn't realize it, but he had punched the ground while he was lost in thought. He sighed as he stood up, hearing the others calls behind him.

-????-

As Korei laid scratched up on the ground, dirt all over her light colored clothing, three pairs of foot steps came over to her. A foot nudged her and a deep voice said, "Brother, do you think she will be useful to us?"

"Maybe, she is older and the other children would most likely follower her." A younger, almost sarcastic voice said, black gloved hands reaching down, picking her up.

"What if she isn't affected?" Another voice said, seeming less caring then the other two.

"Then we will just use her as bait so Big brother will tell us where Mother is." The younger voice said.

The three foot steps walked away, the sound of motorcycles starting filling the air as the three people with Korei drove away.