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A nurse walked up to see Iya whispering to Riku. She huffed with irritation. She marched up to Iya with her hand on her hips.

"And where are you supposed to be, young lady." Iya sighed.

"I'm very sorry, Nurse but I had to see this boy. He's special." Iya's eyes sparkled. "He's very…unlucky though…" She said her voice heavy with something that sounded remotely like pity.

"Back to your room, sweetheart." Nurse coddled. Iya nodded and disappeared down the corridor. "I'm sorry about Iya. She's a little …um…touched…if you know what I mean. Someone found her washed up on the beach and she's been going on and on about darkness and hearts and…"

"Hearts? Darkness?" Riku asked. Needless to say, the Nurse was a little startled at his sudden interest.

"Yes…but she has no family here or anything and she can't remember where she's from. Would you like to speak to her?"

"Yes." Riku answered curtly. The nurse left for a while.

"Do you think she knows something about the Keyblade?" Kairi asked.

"I know she does." Riku said ominously. The nurse cleared her throat. Iya stood behind her innocently staring at them.

"I do." Iya said. She turned to the nurse. "Could we talk alone please?" The nurse said something about a curfew and left shutting the door behind her. Iya walked up to Sora and examined him. "Touch him." Riku gave her a sidelong glance. "Go on." Riku touched Sora on his arm. Sora began to stir. He writhed in his covers whispering in his sleep.

"Riku…Kairi…I'm sorry…forgive me…darkness…girl in black." Suddenly a dark aura rose around Sora. Riku yanked his hand away.

"Explain." Riku ordered.

"I can't explain it all now, but you and Sora must leave Destiny Islands." Iya went back to her observation of Sora. She placed a gentle hand on his head. She suddenly spoke in a clear stern voice. "Wake up, Sora." Sora eyes flew open. He took in a deep breath and stared at Iya in shock.

"The girl in black…" he breathed. Iya was the girl in his dreams, all dressed in black. Her long black of hair was tried back with a black bandana and the dark brown skin and glowing black eyes. She wore a simple long sleeved gown. She was the same girl.

"My name is Iya." Sora smiled at her but Iya only stared at him.

"We need to leave again, don't we?" Sora asked. Iya opened her mouth to answer but she was cut off by a terrified scream. Kairi rushed to open the door. She felt horror grip her as she fell back in shock.

"They're back…"

Sora leapt from his bed and ran to the door. Heartless swarmed the corridors of the Infirmary. Riku and Sora called their Keyblades to their hands and rushed outside. Iya turned to Kairi. She handed her a sword out of thin air.

"Time to fight." Iya said gently. She called her weapons to her hands. Two lances with moon shaded blades. She calmly walked out with Kairi trailing behind her. The nurse was able to pick off a few Shadows with her clipboard. Kairi batted her way through the Heartless despite Iya's warnings to stay close. Riku and Sora mowed them down with strength fed by rage and confusion. Iya gracefully plowed through as she twirled her lances in her dance of death. Despite their efforts, the Heartless kept multiplying. Their number kept growing and growing. Soon the four were fighting back to back.

"Iya, why are they here?" Sora interrogated. Iya batted back a soldier with one of her lances.

"That's not in our best interest to discuss that right now!" She objected. "I'll finish them off. Get down." Iya said. They all got on their stomachs. Iya began to glow pale blue. Her lances spun like razor blades. They flew about obliterating the Heartless. Iya finally landed in one fatal combo. With that move the halls were empty besides the nurse who scrambled to her feet and left in a frenzy. Iya's knees caved in underneath her and she fell to the floor. She let out a tired sigh. "I haven't done that in a while." Kairi helped her to her feet.

"Why are they here, Iya?" Sora demanded. "Did you bring them here?"

"They are attracted to the Key of Darkness." Iya stated calmly.

"It's me isn't?" Riku cast his eyes down. "They're drawn to me. The Key of Darkness…"

"No." Iya interjected "It's Sora."

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