Darkness… Vast darkness…

She knew, there had to be something else out there than just darkness. Those boys, they had told her there was a garden outside, right above her.

That information… did give her comfort. It was nice to think about or just imagine, that there would be a garden, with many colorful flowers, birds flying around and a blue sky… Just on the other side of this wall.

Was it real though? Had those boys been real at all or had she just imagined them? All she saw was just this dark, and this cage.

She seemed to recall, there had been something else ones… Light… the sound of laughter but… Where?! Where had she seen it? Where had she come from? Who was she?!

The girl grabbed her head as she hissed. "I'm… I'm..." she desperately sought her mind for a name to call herself, but nothing came up.

Was she nothing?! Had she been created at this place and that was why she had no memories?

No! It couldn't be true! It couldn't be true!

The silver haired man with the golden eyes… He told her that she belonged to him, that he was his toy to play with and she would only be let go, when he had gotten from her what he needed.

His voice… It was so deep, and absolutely devoid of emotions. His eyes, which were shining in that golden color also seemed so cold… Like there was a vast darkness hiding behind them.

He had also said something… something about her being different than any other human, she was unique. But… Why?! What could he possible want from her? Why was she different?!

Then she head a sound, two sets of feet moving… No… It couldn't be. Had those boys been actually serious?!

And then she saw them, two figures moving towards her, one with bright red hair in spikes and one with dark blue hair softly falling around his face.

Wide-eyed she saw them coming into view. "You.." she gasped. "You came back."

"Of course we did!" The red head stated in a big grin. "We promised didn't we?!"

"We did swear." The blue haired one nodded.

Wide-eyed the girl looked from one to the other, their names were. "Lea… And Isa?" right and the read head grinned as the blue haired one nearly nodded. Then Lea pulled forward a bag and opened it up digging into it before he found… a light blue ice-cream which he offered her by sticking his hand between the bars.

"Here." He offered.

Confused she looked at the ice-cream.

"I promised ice-cream didn't I?" Lea asked. "Come on, I didn't poison it I swear."

And finally she accepted the ice-cream, sticking it into her mouth then blinked surprised. "It's sweet… but also salty." she commented looking wondering at the cold desert.

"Sea-salt ice-cream." Lea smiled. "It's our favorite, I hope you like it to."

And she sniffed, as she put the ice-cream into her mouth.

The girl… She was crying again, Lea could only observed as she was slowly eating her ice-cream while tears spilled down her face.

She ate all of it, even licked the left-over stick for the last few drops of ice-cream, then she offered the naked stick back.

"Thank you." she spoke in a quiet voice.

Lea smirked. "Heh, that's all right." he stated taking the stick back disposing of it in his bag. "If there's anything else you need just say the word okay?" he asked. "You… Look like you're not eating very well."

"Perhaps we should bring her something healthy next time." Isa commented.

"Wait… Next time?" The girl asked.

"Of course!" Lea grinned. "We promised you to get you out of here right?" he asked. "I'm sorry… We don't know how to do it yet but… until we do, at least we can come visit right?" he asked.

"No!" The girl exclaimed. "You can't! It's to dangerous, the silver haired..."

"As long as we wont be caught there wont be an issue will there?" Isa asked. "Beside, I still have questions about those heartless. And of course, what possible reason could they have to keep you here!"

"See! Isa knows what he's doing, so no problem Heartsy!" he grinned.

The girl blinked. "Heart..sy?" she asked.

"Well, you don't remember your name and we have to call you something." Lea stated. "So just until you remember or we find your real name, Heartsy!"

Isa rolled his eyes. "If you really do insist on a name, how about something less stupid?" he asked. "Go with Janan or something."

"Janan?" Lea asked confused.

"It means heart in another language, and it's not as stupid as Heartsy." Isa stated.

"Ooooh!" Lea realized then grinned. "Okay, it makes more sense!" he admitted and suddenly, a new sound sounded from the cage, a sound they hadn't heard before. It wasn't a cry nor a terrified shout, it was much more pleasant than that. It was a giggle.

Astounded both girls turned to the girl whom was giggling down into her hand. "You two." she chuckled. "You are just." she amused shook his head.

"Of course, if you have another name for yourself you like better, you should decide." Lea stated.

"Janan… Sounds nice." The girl smiled amused. "Janan… I like that name. It… Isn't my true name, I know that much. But it's nice anyway. Thank you." she bowed her head. "Having a name." she sniffed. "It makes me feel… More human again."

"More human?" Lea asked. "What a silly thing to say, Of course you are human. I mean, you are sitting right there aren't you?" he asked. "You have thoughts, feelings, a heart. So you are a person, plain and simple."

Janan smiled amused as she looked at them with warm yet tear filled eyes.

Isa's eyes how-ever glanced at the lock to Janan's cage and glanced at him.

"Don't touch that." Janan asked.

"I wont." Isa assured. "Lea learned his lesson last time, didn't you Lea?" he asked.

"Yeah, touch the fire and get burned." Lea grinned as he held up a hand which now proved itself to be wrapped in white bandages.

"Oh… I'm so sorry." Janan swallowed.

"Don't think about it." Lea shrugged. "They said it'll be good as new in a week, it's no problem."

"Are you ever taken out of the cage?" Isa asked.

Janan nodded. "Yes… When the silver haired man needs to do his experiments."

"How does he get you out?" Isa asked.

"He… He can break the spell on the lock himself." Janan informed. "He also makes it reappear himself he… He can control darkness." she shivered.

"Control darkness?" Lea asked. "People can do that?" he asked.

"Only people who belong to the darkness." Janan swallowed.

"So… To be able to remove this thing ourselves, we would have to fall to darkness?" Isa asked.

"You can't do that!" Janan exclaimed. "People who fall to darkness they… They turn into those heartless creatures!"

Lea blinked. "Then why is that silver haired guy not a heartless?" he asked.

"Well, if I am to make a guess." Isa frowned holding his chin. "He might just be to strong…. And Janan here, is the same. She's to strong to turn into a mere heartless."

"To strong?" Lea asked then he shivered. "What kind of guy is that man?" he asked.

"That will be our next objective to find out." Isa stated. "Figuring out what that man is doing, what his goals are, will tell us what is happening here. Though, we can't let ourselves get compromised. If we get discovered, Janan could become the one who gets punished."

"Oh no, don't think about me." Janan asked.

"Janan, don't be silly." Lea asked as he sat down on his knees in front of her. "You are our friend now, we wont just ignore you."

"Friend?" Janan asked. "But… We barely spend any time together."

"It doesn't matter, we are already connected." Lea stated. "Like Ven taught me!" he grinned. "Our hearts, has touched, and we have become connected." he stated as he held a hand over his chest. "So, your worries are now ours, and you are not alone. Got it memorized?" he asked pointing at his head.

Janans eyes widened, then… Tears formed again and she cried but smiled happily. "Lea!" she breathed. "Isa! Thank you!" she beamed.

"I'm sorry we wont be able to get you out right now." Isa sighed. "Is there… Something we can do?" he asked.

"Isa." Janan looked up. "If maybe… You said there was a garden outside, it's so hard for me to imagine. I would like to see a flower, from the garden." she stated.

Isa smiled amused. "What is your favorite color?" he asked.

Janan blushed. "Pink." she stated. "Delicate light pink."

"Okay." Isa nodded looking at their new friend with soft eyes.

AN: Janan is Arabic for heart or Soul.
This girl of course has no official name in the games themselves, I did how-ever find it necessary to call her something for the sake of the story. I hope you guys will bear with me.