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Again, I'm gonna recommend a song!

"A Little Piece of Me" by Walls of Jericho.

So to anyone who has never heard that song, go listen to it now. It's love.

Chapter 12

Lexan jumped around, slashing Demyx's water clones like they were nothing. When there were no more, she turned to him and smirked, spinning her sword around.

"Is that all you got?" She said.

"So fighting isn't my strong point…" Demyx whined.

"Noticed." Lexan shot back. "Stop whining, you sound like a four-year old." She said, stretching her arms above her head. She pulled them down to cover her mouth as she started coughing so badly that her whole body shook.

"You ok?" Demyx asked. Lexan nodded. She looked down at her hands, and quickly wiped them on her coat, ignoring the small drops of blood on her palms.

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"So, Lana's a part of Organization XIII now…" Someone said quietly.

"I… guess so." Another familiar voice responded.

"But why?" A girl asked.

Lexan listened with her eyes closed, pretending to still be unconscious. The voices sounded distant and muffled, but she could understand what they were saying. 'That's not my name anymore.' She felt like telling them, but she stayed silent.

She was cold. Her clothes were still wet, and the wind was blowing steadily. There was something soft under her head. The voices continued talking.

"I guess she thought that was the best decision. The Organization is made up on Nobodies. They don't have hearts…. Maybe she thought that's where she belonged."

"But it's not! Why would she-"

"I don't know Kairi! I can't account for Lana's actions!" One of them snapped irritably.

"Chill out, Riku."

Someone sat down near Lexan.

"Sora… W-what are you doing?"

"Sora, don't do that! Get away from her!"

Slowly, Lexan opened one eye, confused about what they were saying.

Her eyes flew wide open.

Sora was staring at her curiously. His face was only inches away from hers.

Lexan screamed.

Sora jumped up and tripped, flying backwards comically. Lexan jumped to her feet.

"Sora, I'll kill you!" She yelled, shaking her fist at him. Sora laughed nervously. Kairi smiled at her, obviously confused. Riku stood up, but didn't say anything.

Lexan looked around, realizing that she wasn't wearing her coat anymore. It was on the ground. That's what she had been laying on.

"Uhmm… Hi, Lana!" Kairi said, still smiling. Lexan crossed her arms.

"Don't call me that. It's not my name."

"What are you talking about?" Riku asked quietly.

"A reunion with old friends. It must feel wonderful."

Lexan spun around, startled. "What are you doing here, Saix?" She shouted.

"You aren't happy to see me, Lexan?"

"Bastard." Lexan growled, putting on her black coat but leaving it open.

"Aren't we ungrateful? I was just coming to bring you back because Xemnas asked me to. Said something about a heart… But, I guess if you're-"

He stopped when he looked up, Lexan was opening a portal.

"Wait! Lana, you can't just leave!" Kairi said, running over to her.

"Yeah, we missed you." Sora added. They both looked at Riku. He was silent, staring at the ground.

Lexan looked at Riku too, then sighed. "I'll come back. Really soon. I promise." Then she turned around and stepped through the portal.

Suddenly, Riku shook his head violently and ran after Lexan, disappearing through the portal behind her.

Sora turned around to face Saix, smirking. The keyblade appeared in his hand. "You know, I thought we already went through this. I guess you didn't have enough when I beat you the first time!"

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Riku opened his eyes wide in the darkness, searching for Lexan. He reached out his hands, and felt them touch something. Then, someone grabbed his hand and pulled him forward. He could see Lexan's eyes shining in the darkness, and then he heard her voice. She spoke to him in his mind, not out loud.

Why did you follow me?

"I don't want to lose you again."

What difference would it make? I barely exist, I don't matter.

"Don't say that! You matter to me…"

Lexan look up, her eyes wide. Riku wrapped his arms around her, and she leaned her head against his chest.

Then, the darkness faded away, and they were in the Castle Oblivion.

"How very touching." Xemnas said sarcastically.

Lexan pulled away form Riku, quickly regaining her composure. She glared at Xemnas, who stood smirking at her.

"What do you want?" She asked.

"I have what you've been searching for."

She walked forward a few steps.

"Lana wait!" She looked back at Riku, shaking her head, and then turned back to Xemnas.

"You do? Really?" She asked hopefully.

Xemnas held out his hand and nodded. Lexan slowly moved toward him, about to reach out to take his hand.

Suddenly, Xemnas' whole body burst into flames. Lexan closed her eyes, blinded momentarily. She stumbled back covering her head with her arms, trying to shield herself from the extreme heat that was radiating off of him. She felt Riku pull her back, holding her close to him.

Then slowly, the intense heat and light faded. Xemnas was no where to be seen. There was only someone with bright red hair wearing an Organization robe. He was kneeling on the floor, out of breath.

"Axel!" Lexan ran over to him and slid on her knees on the floor. She grabbed the front of his coat roughly. "Why did you do that!" She cried.

"Heh… That's kind of like 'thank you.'" He said weakly.

"No! Why did you do that! He was going to-"

"He wasn't giving you a heart. He was going to kill you."

Lexan gasped, loosening her grip on him. "But… he said…"

"What you've been searching for, right?"

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Lexan stood out on top of a tall building. The wind blew through her hair, and she shivered slightly. She heard someone appear behind her, but she didn't react.

"Are you going to stay out here all night?" Axel asked, walking up next to her. Lexan shoved her wrist into his face. He gasped, jumping back a little. Blood oozed out of a deep slice on Lexan's wrist. "WH-what did you do!" He asked, close to panic.

"I should be dead. But I'm not." Her arm dropped back to her side. "I can't die?" She whispered. She laughed softly. "I thought it was strange that I survived being shot. The bullet passed through a few main arteries… Weird, isn't it? Not anymore… Now I get it." Lexan slowly turned around. She looked at Axel, and almost smiled. Then, she leaned back and let herself fall.

"No!" Axel yelled. He summoned his chakrams and jumped off after her. He slammed the weapons into the side of the building, leaving large gouges in the brick.

Lexan's body fell through the air, and she twisted around, stretching her arms out to the side as if she was flying.

"Lexan! Are you insane?" Axel shouted over the loudness of the wind.

"It's quite possible." She shouted back. Then, she reached down towards the ground, and a dark blue light shone from her hands. As the ground grew closer, she started to slow down, until she landed softly on her feet.

Axel pushed harder against the building, also slowing himself down. When he touched the ground, he spun around to face Lexan, glaring as hard as he could.

"You are damn crazy." He growled. Lexan stared at him blankly.

"Where's the fun in being rational?" She asked simply, walking away. "I've been chasing a hopeless dream for so long… Maybe it's time I yearn for something else."

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Ta da! Well, school starts Monday, (shoot me) so I'm not sure when I'll get time to write. So, I was going to end this one with a cliffhanger, but I decided that would be downright evil!

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