Please don't hate me for taking so long to update! I'm SO SORRY! cries ok, so here is the next chapter.

"Sora?" the cinnamon haired teenager looked up to see his mom grinning at him. He stared at her from his hospital bed.

"...Mom?" he asked, just making sure he got the name right, his mom sighed with relief at him remembering her from her last visit. He usually didn't remember the people who visited him except for...

"Sora honey... I have great new..." Sora's ears perked up. Good news was usually referred to how his memory was coming along. Which was too say, nothing at all. But he listened just in case he really was remembering something and not realizing it. "Your getting released from the hospital in two days!" Sora's eyes widened. He had never (From what he could remember) seen anything but the hospital. Everyone in the hospital was his family. This news terrified him, and yet overjoyed him, because it meant living a "normal" life. It meant seeing Riku more.

"Really? Sooo... tomorrow, I just... go home?" He asked. His mother looked at him. Sora was still incredibly kind and sweet. He still held curiosity and cleverness and life in his eyes, but the childlike innocence that had made him "Sora" was gone. He was no longer a child. And no one was adjusting easily to that fact.

"Yes, you get to come home," Sora still smiled, 'This would be a whole lot more exciting and happy if I remembered any home but here,' he thought. Saria stayed for a while to chat, and then, with a kiss on the forehead she left. Sora stayed in his bed playing Harvest Moon on the Game Boy SP. He was really far, in his third year. But he was playing the girl's version because he would rather marry a guy than a girl. He decided that Kai, Gray, and Cliff were his main targets. They all had red hearts... now who to propose to...

"Knock knock!" said a happy voice. Sora saved and turned the power off to see Aerith, his nurse, standing at the doorway.

"Hi Aerith." he said still smiling that signature smile of his.

"Hey Sora, so I heard your getting released soon!" She said. Sora smile and nodded, but frowned. Aerith saw the frown on her young friend's face. "Sora? Whats wrong?" She asked.

"Its just that, I feel I should be really happy and excited... but I'm just not. I don't have a home to remember." Sora made a gesture with his hands (Which now had slight scars but were healed for the most part) "This is my home. As far as I'm concerned, I was born in this hospital. And yes, I know I probably was born in this hospital, but, I mean reborn... I just... I feel confused..." Aerith pulled Sora into a hug and ruffled up his hair. He stayed in the hug for a moment before pushing away and "arranging" his hair again, with a smiling look of, 'Don't ever do that again,' on his face.

"Sora, I know, its going to be hard for you, especially because this amnesia of your lasted much longer than we expected, but just don't worry. You have a loving family and great friends. You'll be ok," She checked his pulse and the ratings on the machines before leaving. Still not fully answering Sora's question. Sora started playing. He had saved the same pack over on the two save areas. he decided to marry Kai and Gray. Cliff was too annoying. He wondered what it would be like to kiss someone. He imagined himself at first kissing Gray, but Gray's image shortly molted into Riku. Kissing him right on back. He wished it would come true.

"Ok Sora!" cried Dr. Vincent. Sora was standing in the hallways of the hospital he had been in for 1 month. He opened his eyes and all of the nurses and Dr. who he had come to love were standing with a cake and balloons and a big sign that said, "Way to Go Sora!" He smiled.

"Wow Oh My God! Dr. Vincent this is amazing!" he said, hugging the older man, and then in turn hugging all of the nurses.

"We just wanted to celebrate making it through and leaving, even though... you still don't have your memory back." said Irvine one of the male nurses. Sora nodded happily. They cut the cake and ate it. It was double chocolate, apparently Sora's favorite. The "new" Sora could see why. Dr. Vincent, Aerith, Irvine, Rikku, and Zexion led him back to his room.

"You guys are seriously the greatest. How... how am I ever going to repay you?" Sora asked, laughing away tears in his eyes. Dr. Vincent put a hand on his shoulder.

"Don't ever worry about that. Just be careful, ok? Go to sleep Sora, we'll see you in the morning."

"Ok Dr."

"Please, call me Vince."

Riku sat in the car with Saria, Tidus, Kairi, and Selphie. All were waiting to see Sora walk out of those hospital gates. Riku thought about all of the conversations he had had with Sora since the accident. They had been slightly awkward to him, but Sora was still mostly Sora. Just grown up. He still loved him with all of his heart. even more possible. Tidus elbowed Riku, the two were still not getting along.

"Stop taking up so much space," Riku elbowed him back.

"I'm not, your just so fat that you think I am," not the greatest come back ever.

"I'm not fat loser," said Tidus elbowing him again,

"Well you sure as hell ain't skinny." said Riku digging another elbow into Tidus's ribs. Kairi, sensing a fight, tapped the daydreaming Selphie on the knee. She switched places with Tidus so that she was in between the two. They'd been having to do that a lot lately. Tidus sat sullenly staring out the window while Riku sat staring out the other window. Kairi and Selphie sighed and shook their heads. Boys. Can't get over old cat fights.

Riku's mind was now back on Sora. When he had gone with Tidus, or Kairi, or whoever would come with him to visit Sora, he had usually only distinctly remembered Riku, taking a couple minutes to remember the blonde spiky head of Cloud, or the shaggy brunette haired Leon. Sure, it made Riku think he was special, and more loved than the rest (Well he was) but it had put Tidus in an even more sour mood. And he wasn't even talking to Wakka.

"Almost there guys," said Saria, thankful that Kairi and Selphie had dealt with the fight. She had a lot on her mind and dealing with he love of two teenage boys was a bit more than she could handle at the moment.

Sora sat, not with the hospital clothes on but with his old, "normal" clothes that his mom had brought him in the hospital waiting room. He knew any minute he would leave. He would have to say goodbye to all of his friends. Vince, Aerith, Irvine, Rikku, and Zexion walked into the room. Vince gave him a light punch on the shoulder.

"Hey," Sora looked up sadly,

"Hey, I- I'm really going to miss you guys," Zexion handed him a card.

"Inside is a card, with our phone numbers and emails." he said. Sora took it, looking at them puzzled.

"You ever need any help from us, you give us a call!" said Irvine. Sora smiled, hugging them all one last time. He heard a car honk outside.

"Bye," he whispered, he grabbed his pack, and ran outside. Riku was there waiting for him. He felt like running into his arms. But he restrained himself. "Hi." he said shyly. He looked around. The sky was a deep blue, a perfect summer morning. The sun was shining brightly. This was outside. He was outside. He got into the car, Selphie moved too the way back.

"Sora, are you happy to be going home?" asked Selphie. Sora shrugged.

"What's that in your hand," asked Tidus, trying to pry way the envelope. Sora snatched it back.

"None of your business! I'm sorry, but can you please not take my stuff from me without asking? Its really rude!" he said. All (except Riku who had been expecting this change from his talk with Hiro.) were a little bit taken back.

"Ok, sorry Sora." Sora loosened up a bit.

"Sorry I snapped. Its a card from my friends, a farewell card..." Riku put a hand on his shoulder.

"You really miss them don't you..." he said empathetically. "You just want to... go back... huh?" Sora nodded mournfully, and then moved onto a brighter topic talking about sports, and video games, and the like (A/N: Ok, what do boys talk about? I, being a girl, do not know. Please fill me in.) Finally, they had dropped everyone off but Riku (Well he lives next door there was no point in "dropping" him off) who stayed to help Sora around his house.

Sora walked into a completely unfamiliar room.

"Seem familiar?" asked Riku hopefully. Sora shook his head, his mouth a thin line. "Well, come on, I'll show you too your room." he said. Sora nodded and followed Riku up the stairs. His room had a blue carpet with white walls, the ends of which were red. He had a bookshelf, a desk with a computer on it, a closet, a dresser, and a bed. Plus various item lying about his rooms. He especially took notice of a skateboard that looked like it had never been ridden and a large sword on the wall.

"Wow..." Riku glanced at him, hoping...

"Does it seem at all familiar?" Sora shook his head again.

"Nope, I was just admiring the sword..." Riku smiled slightly.

"Oh... it was a gift from you father..." Sora blinked.

"That's right. Where is my dad?" Sora had asked this a couple times but he kept forgetting. Riku smiled sadly.

"He died, when you were 11." Sora looked down and nodded solemnly. He didn't feel any remorse. How could he? Its not like he had known his "dad". This was a person from "Other Sora's" life. Not his. Riku clapped his hands. "Well, I better get going..." Sora held out his hand for a hi-5. Riku looked at him for a second before slapping the hand.

"Later dude," said Sora using some slang he had heard on the TV. He sat on his bed for a second before digging in his desk. Rulers, notebooks, games, pencils, papers, books, they were full with junk. But, the last one had a false bottom. He opened it up, and found inside a jewelry box. In that was a silver necklace with a silver crown pendant hanging from it. It had no note, nothing, not even a name on the box, so, since it was in his room, Sora undid it and put it on, tucking it under his shirt. It made him feel... what... secure? Happier? Better? Protected? He wasn't sure.

A couple minutes later, there was a knock at his door.

"Sora honey, I just want to tell you that tomorrow, I'm taking you to see a psychiatrist. He might be able to help you get your memories back." Sora blinked. Psychiatrist? He had heard about them on TV. He didn't like the way they sounded. "His name is Dr. Sephiroth. I'm sure he'll be very nice." Sora lay back down on his bed. Great

Ok, so... the whole memories thing is like losing his memories in Chain of Memories. He finds the necklace ,but who is it from/for, and why was it in a false bottom? Anyways, there it is, my long, neglect 10th chapter. I HAVE MADE DOUBLE DIGITS! WHOOT! - :) :D :P :( :0 :0 $:) ;) d:) : - ten happy faces in honor of this wonderful achievement!