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Chapter 7

Ty smiled. "I knew it was you the second I saw you." He said, forcing his happy tone. Lana could see his eyes dart around every few seconds, at the blood, and at the dead. Lana slowly got to her feet.

"H-how did you know?"

"You look exactly like our mother." Then the smile faded from his face. "You should… come inside. You need new clothes, and then I can explain everything." Lana nodded, and followed him, not realizing that she was holding Sora's hand.

"So, Lana has discovered her power?" Xemnas asked Saix with a strange hunger in his eyes.

"I'm not sure if she's really aware of it, but she has certainly unleashed it, and has seen what she can do." He responded.

"She will be very useful to us, once the darkness takes over her heart. Until then, we will just have to wait."

"Why did those people attack her, anyway?" Saix asked.

Xemnas laughed. "Lana is the reason there is darkness in that world. She is the source of hatred, and hatred for her had been embedded into the people of Integra. They wanted so badly to be rid of the darkness that they were going to kill her. But Lana was not about to let that happen.

Lana walked into the small bedroom Ty had said she could find new clothes in. It was her mothers' room. She could tell. She walked over to the bed, and looked at a picture on the table. It was of her mother and Ty. Lana picked it up, overwhelmed with sadness. She sat down on the bed, unable to hold it in anymore. "Mother… why did this happen to me?" She whispered. Suddenly, she buried her face in her mothers' pillow and wept.

She cried harder than she ever had before. She cried about how she hurt Haru, she cried about having to leave Riku, she cried about Sora, and how he never lost hope of finding Riku and Kiari. She cried for all the people she had just slaughtered. They were innocent… they didn't deserve to die. Most of all, she cried for her mother. She didn't know why, but she felt so sad when she looked at the picture of her. There was something in her eyes… Even though she was smiling, she looked so miserable. So Lana cried for her mother, and her sad eyes.

She cried until she couldn't anymore. She was exhausted, and felt numb. She walked over to the closet, seeing a long black skirt and a white corset-shirt. (A/N yess, I like corset-shirts very very much. ;- ) She put them on, throwing her bloody clothes into the trashcan. She walked to the door, seeing Sora, Ty, Donald, and Goofy all waiting for her. Lana didn't feel ready to talk to Ty, but she knew she had to. She took a deep breath, and walked out into the room they were in. She sat down on the floor against the wall, not meeting anyone's eyes.

"Lana…" She heard Sora murmur, but she ignored him.

"Lana, you don't have to sit on the floor. Come here, sit with us." Ty said, gesturing to an empty chair next to him and Sora. Lana shook her head.

"I just… want to know what happened."

Ty nodded. "Ok. Lana, were you ever told why mother sent you and Haru away when you were born?"

"Haru?" Sora asked. "Who's that?"

"Haru is my twin sister." Lana said quietly.

"Oh."

Ty went on. "When you and Haru were born, the people here starting acting… weird. They weren't themselves. Every time you were mentioned, they grew angry; some even tried to harm you." Lana looked up, dismayed. "No one knew why… but Mother knew you weren't safe here. So, she sent you away to Hollow Bastion. She knew people there who offered to take you in."

"Maleficent?" Lana asked coldly.

"What!" Donald and Goofy exclaimed. Sora looked at Ty, bewildered.

"Maleficent?" Ty repeated. "Who is that?"

"That's who we lived with. That's who we were servants to." Everyone fell silent as Lana continued furiously. "That's who was supposed to give us a good home? We were supposed to be happy with that old witch?"

"Lana, I don't think-" He stopped abruptly when Lana jumped to her feet and strode over to him. She shoved her arms in his face. He gasped as he saw little scars all over her. There were burn marks, slashes, tiny brands burned into her skin.

"That's what happens when Maleficent sees you trying to steal a piece of bread because you haven't eaten in days!" She growled, pointing to a scar running down the length of her arm. She pointed to a different one, a large circle shaped burn mark. "That's what happens when you stop working for a minute to help your sister wrap up her broken hand." Ty stared at her, horrified. She pointed out one more scar, a thick one following the path of the veins in her arm. "That's what happens when you try to fight off the heartless she sends after you when she's in a bad mood." Lana's voice was barely a whisper now. She pulled her arms back to her sides, and looked once again at the floor. The room was silent. Then, a small whimpering came from Lana. Her shoulders started shaking, and once again, she lost control of her emotions. She turned around, pressing her hands to her mouth, trying unsuccessfully to stop herself from crying. Then, she felt someone wrap their arms around her. Sora pulled her close to him, letting her cry on his shoulder. Donald and Goofy exchanged taken aback looks, and Ty held his head in his hands. He felt like he was the one who did all those horrible things to his sister.

"It's ok, Lana." Sora whispered so only she could hear. "I promise it's going to be ok."

Lana stood on a beach. She recognized it, but couldn't remember from where. She stared out at the ocean, and then she heard a voice next to her. She turned to see Riku standing a few feet away. He looked different, he was older, wearing different clothes, but Lana knew it was him.

"Don't let them take you, Lana." He warned her.

"What? Riku wait!" Riku turned around and started walking away. "Wait!" Lana ran after him, running as fast as she could, but Riku still remained far ahead of her, walking calmly. "Riku!" Lana shouted again, tears forming in her eyes. Suddenly her legs felt heavy, she could barely pick up her feet to move. She fell to the ground, sobbing. "Riku… don't go."

"Lana." Lana spun around to see Riku behind her.

"Riku!" She struggled to stand up, then walked over to him, happy when he didn't walk away. Riku reached out and took her hand, leading her to him. Lana leaned against him, resting her cheek against his chest. She listened to him breathe, and she felt safe. Riku ran his fingers through her hair.

"Lana. Don't let them take you."

"Who do you mean?"

"Organization XIII. They'll take your heart. They'll hurt you, they want your power."

"My power?" Lana asked, confused. Riku nodded, and then slowly, he started to disappear. "No! Riku please don't go!" Then he was gone. Lana walked down to the water, listening to the waves. The wind blew against the rocks, making strange noises. Then, her vision became dark, and she couldn't see anything but blackness. Lana put her hand over her heart, and felt herself falling.

A man in a black robe walked into a room hidden in the basement of the old mansion in Twilight Town. There was a bunch of hi-tech stuff. Computers, weird machines, and stuff he had never seen before. Sitting in a chair in front of some computers was another man. Most of his face was covered by his mask and he was wearing a big red cloak.

"You have come to hear what I know about Lana, correct?" The man in red asked slyly.

"Yes."

"And what do I get in return?"

"I stopped the Nobody from leaving the town, just as you asked."

"True… but I doubt that was hard work."

"Then what else do you want?"

The man in red laughed. "I want you to tell me your true name."

He hesitated. "Riku."

He chuckled again. "Well then, Riku, I will tell you what I know about Lana."

"Just tell me where I can find her." Riku said frostily.

"Integra."

Lana woke up before anyone else. She crept outside and closed her eyes, enjoying the crisp morning breeze. Then she walked down to the shops, looking for a place to get clothing. She entered a shop, and picked out a black skirt similar to her last one, a light red tank top, and a long black overcoat like Ty's. She also grabbed a pair of blue jeans and a black tank top. She looked around a bit longer, and found a bracelet with a silver dagger charm, a unicorn charm, and a heart charm. She slipped it on her wrist and it fit perfectly. Then lastly, she walked over to the counter and put munny there. She knew there was no one to stop her from just taking the stuff, but she didn't feel right about it. She set the amount on the counter and walked out.

When she got back, Ty was awake. He glanced at her, then back down at the book he was reading. He hadn't talked at all since yesterday. Lana walked into her mothers' room, set down her new clothes on the bed, and then walked back out to the kitchen. She sat down across the table and stared at her brother. He glimpsed up occasionally, but mostly avoided Lana's gaze. Lana studied him closely. She might never see him again, so she wanted to remember him perfectly. He was very handsome, with the same sleek black hair as Lana, only his was short and spiked up. His eyes were golden brown, exactly like Haru's. He had pale-ish skin, and his jaw was slightly crooked. Lana guessed it had been broken once. He stared hard at his book, as if he was mad at it.

"Brother." Lana said quietly. Ty looked up. "What's wrong, Ty?" She asked.

Ty didn't speak for a minute, and when he did he looked away. "I didn't know that… that bad stuff was happening to you and Haru. If I did, I would have come for you. But I-I didn't know…"

"I know you didn't. I don't blame you… I'm sorry for saying what I did yesterday."

Ty shook his head. "I should have done something. I should have known."

"How could you have?"

"I just should have. I'm your brother. I was supposed to take care of you."

"Ty, stop it." Lana said, more harshly than she meant to. "When we were sent away you were only a child! You were three years old! How can you blame yourself for not being able to protect us? It's not fair, Ty. It's just not fair…" Her voice broke.

"I guess so…" Ty said.

Lana stood up and quickly wiped her eyes. "Now, that's enough self pity, Ty! Because we're leaving today and I want to leave a happy brother, not a sad, mopey, depressed brother, got it?" Lana said smiling. Ty laughed.

"Ok, I promise not to be a sad, mopey, depressed brother."

"Good!" Lana said, walking past him into her room to change her clothes.

She came out wearing her new skirt and her red tank top, but it was too nice out to wear the overcoat. She was glad to see Sora, Donald, and Goofy awake and ready to go.

"Ready?" Sora asked. Lana nodded. They walked outside and everyone said goodbye to Ty. Lana hugged her brother for a long time.

"Wait, Ty, there's something I forgot to ask you! Our mother… where is she?"

Ty looked at her sadly. "She died about a year ago." He said.

Lana took a deep breath and nodded. Then she smiled at Ty. "I promise to come back and visit. And I'll bring Haru too! I'll find her and we'll both come." Ty smiled and waved as they walked away towards the Gummi ship.

Ok, there's chapter 7! Hope you liked it. I did… well, duh, I wrote it. BUT anyway.

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