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Chapter 4

"Lana… How could you?" Haru looked at her sister in disbelief. Tears stung the corners of her eyes.

Lana stepped away from Riku. "Haru, wait. I…" She didn't get to finish. Haru turned around abruptly and ran towards the castle. "Haru!"

"Lana, what's going on?" Riku looked at her questioningly. Lana didn't answer as she went after Haru, leaving Riku alone and very confused.

Lana ran up the stairs and over to her and Haru's room. The door was locked. "Haru please let me in." She begged. "Haru let me talk to you."

"Go away Lana!"

Lana sighed. "Fine, if you won't let me in, I'll let myself in!" Lana backed up a few feet, and then violently flung herself at the door. There was a loud echoing bang, but the door stood tight. She repeated the action. Backing up, then throwing herself at the door. This time, as she was coming towards the door, it opened. Lana went flying through the doorway. "Shi- ahh!" She landed hard on the wood floor. "Haru! You little…" Lana stopped, took a deep breath, and shook her head, trying to calm down. She looked at Haru. She was sitting on her bed looking at the floor. Lana could tell she was crying. She walked over to Haru. "Haru listen to me. I… I'm sorry. I shouldn't have-"

"You knew how I felt Lana! I told you because I thought I could trust you. You're my sister, you're my best friend! How could you do this?" Haru shouted. Lana drew back. Haru seldom lost her temper. She was complete opposite of Lana, always level-headed and composed, where as Lana could hardly ever contain her emotions.

Lana glanced around the room desperately searching for something to say. Then she blurted out, "He kissed me first!"

"That doesn't mean you had to kiss him back!" Lana looked down, feeling ashamed that she made her sister so upset.

"You're right… But I wanted to… I'm so sorry Haru. I promise I'll stay away from Riku, if that will make you feel any better."

"You think that's what I want? For you to be unhappy just because of me? It's not! I… I just don't get why you didn't tell me before…" Lana didn't answer. She couldn't find any words to say. She opened her mouth, but nothing came out. "Never mind, Lana. Just leave me alone, ok?" Haru said, venom dripping from every word. Lana nodded miserably. She stood up and walked out of the room closing the door behind her. She stumbled downstairs and ambled outside blindly.

"Lana. Wait up, are you ok?" She heard Riku's voice behind her. He was waiting outside for her. She shook her head carelessly. She staggered down towards the falls, and fell to her knees. "Lana!" Riku knelt down beside her, shaking his silver hair out of his face, taking one of her hands and looking deep into her eyes.

"Riku…" Lana said faintly, "I'm leaving."

"What? What are you talking about?"

"Haru hates me. She doesn't want me around here anymore. I'm leaving… tonight.

"You can't leave, Lana! Please don't go. I want you here." Riku pleaded.

"No, Riku. I need to leave. I need- I need to go and find my world. I need to go home." Lana said emotionlessly.

"What if you get hurt? What if you get caught?" Riku whispered gently.

"I honestly couldn't care less. I don't care what happens to me now." Lana said edgily. Riku was silent for a minute. Then he sighed.

"I guess… I can't stop you now, huh?"

Lana looked at him, and smiled sadly. "No."

Rain pounded the windows of Cid's accessory shop in Traverse Town. Sora gazed out into the pitch black sky.

"So kid, you haven't found your friends yet?" Sora shook his head. Goofy looked at Cid.

"But we ain't gonna stop lookin'. Right, Donald?"

"Yeah, as long as Sora has the key, we have to help him." The duck said curtly. Sora turned and stuck his tongue out at Donald.

"I just hope we find them soon." 'Riku, Kairi… I hope you guys are alright.'

"Goodbye, Haru."

Lana silently closed the door of her room and tip-toed down the hall and downstairs. She waited a moment, making sure she didn't hear anything. Then she slipped out the door into the cool night air. She saw a figure standing out near the falls. It was Riku. He promised her he'd be there to say goodbye. She also needed him to make a portal for her. She didn't have any other way of leaving this world. She sighed. 'No going back now.' Lana jumped from stone to stone down to the water at the bottom of the rising falls, and walked across to where Riku was waiting.

"You're sure?" Riku asked as Lana came up next to him. She nodded. Riku held out his hand, and a small black hole appeared in front of them. He stepped back, looking at Lana.

"Here, take this." Lana pulled her hair out of its ponytail, and it fell loosely around her shoulders. She held out the black ribbon for Riku to take. "Don't forget me." She murmured.

Riku slowly took the ribbon from her hand. "I won't. I promise." He said. He felt tears building up in his eyes. He quickly blinked them away. Riku never cried before. He wouldn't let himself. He looked up. Lana's eyes burned into his. She reached her hand up and ruffled Riku's hair. Riku closed one eye and made a face. Lana almost laughed, but she couldn't.

"See ya." She managed to choke out. Riku nodded once. Then Lana turned towards the dark portal. Hesitantly, she stepped forward, and within seconds was engulfed in darkness. The last thing she saw was Riku standing in front of the portal. Then she sank into nothing.

Lana had never felt such cold. It gripped her tightly, so she couldn't even move. Panic rose in her chest, but when she tried to scream, she realized there was no air in her lungs.

Suddenly, she could breathe. She was falling through pitch blackness. Next thing she knew, she has landed in an alley, among a bunch of boxes and barrels.

"Where am I?" She said aloud, rubbing the back of her head. "Owwww." To make things worse, it was pouring, and it was obviously the middle of the night. Lana stood up, and ran to the nearest building. She pushed the door, and was relieved to find it was open. She stumbled into the shop, soaking wet.

"Hey, whoa, where'd you come from?" Some old-ish dude with blonde hair asked.

"What? Uhmm… Hi." She mumbled stupidly.

She looked around and realized the blonde guy wasn't the only one in the shop. Standing around, looking very puzzled, was a kid who looked about her age, maybe a year or two younger. He had brown spiky hair and was carrying what looked like an oversized door key. There was also a duck and a big… dog? She wasn't sure. (A/N. Ok, so I'm not the biggest Disney buff… but WTF is Goofy anyway?)

The kid was the first one to 'recover' from Lana's oh-so fashionable entrance. "Hi," he said stepping forward. "I'm Sora. That's Cid, and then there's Donald, and Goofy. Who are you?"

"Uhmm… I'm Lana." She answered warily. "Hey, where is this anyway?"

"This is Traverse Town… I'm guessing you're not from around here?" Lana shook her head. "Where are you from?"

"I… uhh…" For some reason, Lana didn't want to tell Sora the truth. "I don't remember." She lied.

"Oh… then I guess you wouldn't by any chance remember coming across anyone named Riku, or Kairi?"

"Riku?" Lana asked, startled.

"You know Riku!" Sora asked excitedly.

"The- The name is familiar… But I can't place it." Sora's shoulders sagged. "I'm sorry… Maybe, in time, my memory will return." Lana suggested.

Sora looked up. "You think so?" He says hopefully. Lana smiled and nodded. "Ha! Cool! So, Lana, welcome to the crew!" Sora smiled and held out his hand. Lana reached out and shook it, smiling, despite how sad she was on the inside.

"Riku!" Riku heard Haru running towards him. She sounded frantic. Riku turned around as Haru came up to him. "Where is Lana?"

"I don't know. You mean she's gone?" Riku tried his best to sound uninterested and uncaring, but his eyes betrayed his definite tone.

"You're a bad liar! Now tell me where my sister is!" Haru demanded, grabbing Riku by the collar of his shirt.

"Ah! Ok, ok calm down! Lana left… Last night. She went to find the world you were born in."

Haru gasped as she backed away, dazed. "W-Why… Why would she just… Just leave! Why didn't she-" Her voice broke with emotion. "Lana… Oh Lana what did I do! Riku, you have to tell me where she is!"

"What? I don't know where she is… She asked me to make a portal to another world. I told her I didn't know where she would end up, but she didn't care!" Riku affirmed, backing up in case Haru decided to try and choke him again.

"But why? Why did she leave?" Haru yelled.

Riku lost it. "She thought you didn't want her around anymore, that's why!" He shouted back. "She thinks you hate her! She-" Riku wasn't able to finish, Haru shoved her face in his.

"You have to make me a portal." She stated.

"WH-What!"

"You heard me. I need a portal. I have to go and find Lana."

"What do you think I am a portal machine? It takes a lot of energy! I can't just conjure up a new one whenever you want one!"

"Oh yes you can! Stop trying to lie Riku, you're no good at it."

Riku sighed. "Fine… I'll make your damn portal."

Haru smiled. "I'm glad we've come to an agreement."

END SCENE! Muahaha! Ok, hope you liked it! This one was longer… as you can tell. I'm hoping I can keep writing somewhat long chapters, but I'm not too sure. I'm prone to writers block…:-/

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CH 4 out soon!

XOXO Saphyra