Disclaimer- Ok, so I don't own anything from Kingdom Hearts or Squaresoft. (But Riku owns Me.:-P heehee)

Ok, some stuff.

Last chapter- when Lana was talking to the 'blonde' kid. That was Demyx. I wasn't going to keep that part in, but I forgot to take it out, and I'm too lazy to do it now. :-

Also… sorry it took me so long to get this chapter out. I was victim of some serious writers block, and I had absolutely no time to write lately anyway! But, I'll have a lot of time this week. So yay!

And, if you have never heard the song "Away" by Nightwish, listen to it a.s.a.p. It's the best song ever to be in existence. (And maybe it's just me, but I think it goes so well with the end of the first part of this chapter :-D)

Chapter 9

Kairi and Lana looked up to see…

No one.

There was no one there to stop them from just leaving.

"I don't like this. It's too easy…" Lana said, surveying their surroundings.

Then they heard footsteps coming down the hallway towards them.

"Kairi… does that sound like…?"

"Yeah, heels." Kairi said.

Then the source of the noise turned the corner and nearly ran into Lana. Lana jumped back, twitching.

"Sorry!" It was a girl wearing a white dress. She was probably the same age as Lana and Kairi, and she had blonde hair. She smiled. "Come on! Follow me!"

"Where?" Kairi asked.

The girl ran past them, grabbing their hands. "Just trust me."

They ran through the hallway, and came to a staircase. Halfway down, they stopped, seeing another person from the organization. He had blue hair, and an X shaped scar across the bridge of his nose. Two robot-like nobodies stood behind him.

"Namine, there you are. Kairi, I'm afraid leaving is not an option. Come, I'll take you to see Sora." Kairi took a step back. "You don't want that?"

"I do." She said defiantly. "More than anything… But not with you around!"

"If I had a heart, this would be where I die of laughter. Lana, don't you want to see Riku." Lana stared at the ground, and Kairi looked at her, confused.

"You know Riku, too?" She whispered.

Lana slowly nodded her head, then looked back at Saix. "Yes. I want to see him." She took a step forward.

"No! Don't go with him!" Namine cried, grabbing Lana's hand.

Suddenly, one of the nobodies Saix had with him fell over, and behind it was another hooded person.

Saix sneered. "You. Didn't Roxas take care of you?"

Namine smiled at Lana, then looked back. "You can take it from here, Riku."

Kairi looked around bewildered. "Riku?"

Lana took a step forward. Riku had his sword in his hand. It disappeared, and a blue ball of energy formed in his hand. He threw it at Saix, who jumped and flipped in the air. Then Riku ran at him, pinning him to the wall. Saix smirked, forming a portal behind him. Riku was about to step through after him when he heard Lana's voice call out to him.

"Riku, wait!" She ran up to him, hesitating when got near him. "Is it really you?" She whispered. Slowly, she reached her hands up and pushed the hood off of his head. She smiled softly when she saw it really was Riku. His silver hair was longer, his bangs were covering his eyes, he had definitely matured since the last time she saw him, but it was him. Lana threw her arms around him, wanting to cry. "Riku…" She felt him wrap his arms around her, holding her close to him.

Kairi watched them, taken aback. She felt strange… jealous. She always thought of Riku as just a friend. But when she saw him holding Lana, she almost felt angry. Angry that he seemed to care more about Lana than her, the girl he had known since they were kids.

Lana opened her eyes, looking up at Riku. She noticed something she didn't before. He had a black ribbon wrapped like a blindfold around his eyes. She smiled, reaching up and tugging lightly on the end of it.

"What's that for?"

"I promised, didn't I?"

"M-my ribbon?" Riku nodded. Lana laughed, standing up on her tip-toes and pulled the ribbon off. "There." She said, smiling. "That's better."

Riku looked away.

"Why'd you do that?" Lana asked. "Who were you trying to fool?"

"Myself."

Lana turned his face so he was looking at her again. "Don't say that. Riku-"

Riku cut Lana off, pulling her close and pressing his lips to hers. Lana smiled, leaning back slightly and kissing him back passionately.

Kairi looked away, closing her eyes. Namine looked at Kairi, then gasped when she glanced back across the room.

Suddenly, there was a loud bang. Kairi screamed, and Namine ran forward a few feet, stopping abruptly.

Lana backed away from Riku slowly, gasping for breath. Blood soaked her shirt, flowing freely out of the wound in her back. She coughed, blood splattering the front of her shirt and dripping from her mouth. She lifted her eyes to look at Riku. He stared at her, unable to move. Her eyes were unnaturally bright with pain. Then, she fell forward. Riku jerked himself out of shock and shot forward, catching Lana as she fell.

"Lana!" He cried, falling back onto the floor holding her bleeding body in his arms. Then he looked up at the dark figure standing in front of him, laughing.

"Sorry, but Nobodies don't get happy endings."

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Haru entered the room she left Riku in, dismayed when she saw it was empty. 'I told him to stay here! What does he think he can do injured like that?' All of a sudden, pain ripped through her as if her blood had turned to fire. She fell to her knees gasping for breath, barely holding back screams of agony. She groaned as her vision blurred, and everything began to turn red. "W-What's going on?" She choked out. She laid her head against the doorframe, and slowly began to lose consciousness.

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"Sora, look!" Donald's voice rang through the hallway. Sora and Goofy hurried over to where Donald was, coming upon a girl with shoulder length blonde hair. She was passed out, and she was extremely pale. She looked oddly familiar, though Sora couldn't remember meeting her before.

"She doesn't look too good." Goofy said. Sora agreed, shaking his head.

Then, the girl's eyes fluttered open. She looked around, trying to focus. When she did, her eyes landed on Sora.

"Who… Who are you? What happened to me?" She asked quietly.

"I'm Sora. This is Donald and Goofy. We don't know what happened we just found you. Are you alright?"

"Oh. Yeah, I think I'm ok… I'm Haru." She said.

"Haru? Isn't Lana's sister named Haru?" Donald asked, looking at Sora.

Haru sat up straight, and looked at Donald, her eyes wide. "You know Lana? Do you know where she is?"

Sora shook his head sadly. "No, that's why we're here. We're looking for her, and my friend Kairi."

Haru carefully struggled to her feet, leaning on the wall for support. "M-Maybe I can help? I need to find Lana. Please, Sora?"

"Sure, of course." Sora said. "Do you need help walking?"

Haru squared her shoulders. "No, I'm fine." She took a step forward, and her legs buckled, sending her sprawling out across the floor.

Sora helped her up, putting one of her arms across his shoulders. "Here, I think you may need just a little help." He said, smiling. Haru nodded, also smiling.

"Thank you."

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Ty stood in front of Riku and Lana, still pointing the gun at them. Riku stared at him, furious and shocked. Kairi grabbed Namine's hand and began to inch over towards Riku to help Lana.

Riku pressed his hand against the bullet wound on Lana's back, trying to stop the bleeding.

"What did you just say?"

"You heard me. Sorry to break up such a tender moment, but like I said; Nobodies don't get happy endings."

"Lana's not a Nobody! I thought she was your sister, how could you do that?"

Ty sneered. "She's not my sister. It was all an act, idiot."

Lana groaned quietly, struggling for breath. Riku glanced at Kairi and Namine.

"Kairi, take Lana and get out of here." Then he heard the click of the gun. Ty was pointing it at Kairi now. "No!" Riku shouted.

"Shut up." Ty sounded bored. "No one is leaving."

Kairi stepped forward bravely. "Who are you? Why are you doing this?" She yelled.

Ty smirked at her, rolling his eyes. "You've got quite a large attitude for such a small girl."

He turned his attention back to Riku. "Anyway, what was it you were rambling about?"

Riku growled at him, but was mostly focusing on Lana. She was limp in his arms, and he only knew she was still alive from the sharp wheezing sound she made when she breathed. He felt someone touch his hand. He looked up to see Kairi standing there.

"Riku let me take her. I know what to do." Riku nodded, and Kairi lifted Lana's body out of his arms. Then he stood up, holding out his hand and The Soul Eater appeared in his grip. He lifted his gaze and looked Ty straight in the eye. Ty smirked again, cocking his gun.

"You're gonna fight me with that?" He scoffed.

Riku shook his head. "No, I'm going to kill you with this." As fast as lightning, he lunged forward, not giving Ty a chance to react, before he had driven his sword straight through him so far that Riku's fist touched his stomach. Ty buckled over, blood pouring out of his mouth onto Riku's hand. Ty looked up at Riku, his eyes dull with agony.

"You'll… regret this." He stammered.

"I seriously doubt it." Riku sneered.

"You'll n-never know… ab-out Lana. You'll never… unders-stand what she… is." Riku pushed Ty back, slamming him into the wall.

"Well then why don't you tell me now, before you die?" Ty's shoulders shook weakly as he laughed.

"She the… dar- darkness. Sh-she's not…real. She's a no…body.… His cre-creation."

"Who's creation?"

"D-… Di-…" He shook his head feebly. "Ans-… the-… wi-"

"What? Who's creation is she!" Riku shouted, his voice breaking. Ty didn't answer, sliding further down the wall. "Tell me!" His voice echoed around the room, and he winced when he heard how panicky it sounded.

"L-Lana… I'm s-sorry…" Ty whispered, before his body went limp.

Riku stared at him for a second, then slowly turned away from him, almost slipping in the blood he was standing in. He stumbled over to Kairi and dropped to his knees next to her. She looked at him, worried about how he would react to seeing Lana on the floor, still bleeding.

"I don't have anything to wrap around her…" Riku stood up, and tore off the long organization robe he was wearing. He pulled off his yellow and white sleeveless jacket and wrapped it around her thin waist, tying it firmly.

Then, Lana made a small whimpering noise. Her eyes opened slowly, and she immediately shut them again tightly, trying to stop the tears that stung the corners of her eyes.

"Lana." Riku said quietly. "Lana, please say something."

"Riku… I…"

Riku leaned forward, moving her hair out of her face. "What?"

Lana moaned, curling and uncurling her hands, trying to distract herself from the pain. "I-"

She stopped when they heard a gasp from the other side of the room.

"Oh no. No please, not Lana!"

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Ermm… chyeahh! There's chapter 9! I hope you liked it! Reviews are worshipped… And always responded to! So, please review! I'll give you… eh… uhmm… A CYBER HUG! Yay!

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