Disclaimer: I do not own any of the characters from Kingdom Hearts or Final Fantasy Advent Children.

Notes- Sorry it took me so long to get this up. For the several weeks I've been in school, this is the first night I have had no homework. So, now that I have time… let's continue!

Chapter 20- Return to the Beginning

Fleur immediately knew where Sora was taking her. He kissed her lightly on the forehead and led her off in a hurry.

They raced up the stairs and around the halls, so fast that Fleur began laughing at Sora's sense of urgency. She didn't know why they were running, but she was enjoying this new side of Sora. As they approached the outer library door, Fleur realized that he had found the more "public" entrance to the library.

"My key unlocks this door, Fleur." He told her. "I hope this is okay… I've been coming here to read in my spare time."

"Of course, that's fine! Don't be sorry." She replied.

There was a short pause, and Fleur looked towards the door. Sora remembered what they were there for, and took the key from his neck, unlocking the door. He placed his hand on the knob, turning to Fleur, giving her a look that said so many things at once. The brass knob creaked as he turned it, and it opened unto a room lit by one dim candle.

Sora walked in slowly, as if he were walking into a church, making sure to make not one sound. Fleur followed, admiring the walls that she has missed so much. She hadn't been to the library since the last incident with Roselin. She was afraid to, and when Roselin was killed she had forgotten about her search for her past.

Sora approached the end table where a small lantern rested, dusty and tarnished. He took the candle and lit the lantern, which gave off a slightly brighter light. Enough to read by. He took a seat on the burgundy couch, reaching for a book that he had left on the coffee table that was positioned before him. When he picked it up and opened it, he realized Fleur was standing there, obviously waiting for him.

"Um… Sora? Why exactly did you bring me here?" She asked him quietly.

"Sorry, sorry… I forgot for a minute. I brought you here to help you search. To help you continue your search for clues to your past. Remember?"

"Of course I remember. I just… I've been distracted."

"That's why I'm here, Fleur. We are going to do this together." He smiled. She returned the gesture, then remembering the book that had refused to open its pages to her. She turned and looked on the end table at the other end of the couch. Sure enough, there it was, the letters dancing in the flame. Arosukir Iriak.

She walked over to the book, brushing her hand over the golden letters, feeling the leather cover. She attempted to open it again, but it duplicated it's first reaction, slamming shut with an eerie glow emanating from the pages. But this time, when it shut, the glowing receded until the book was normal, except for a light in the shape of a keyhole on the cover.

"Ow!" Sora quietly cursed, tearing the key from his neck and throwing it to the floor. "It burned me! It's hot…"

Fleur shot an odd look to the spot on the floor where the key was laying. She bent down and slowly pressed her hand on the metal, testing its temperature. She decided it was safe to hold, and took the key in her hand. Just then, the keyhole-shaped light on the book began pulsating. The whole room seemed to follow the rhythm.

Bump-bump, Bump-bump, Bump-bump…

Fleur picked up the book and pushed the key onto the cover. The light turned from pale green to bright red and the pulsating quickened. Fleur looked to Sora, as if asking what to do, and he just returned her stare, so she decided on her own. She took a deep breath.

In one swift motion, she jammed the key into the light and twisted it with all her strength. The key pierced the old leather and the light spread, then fading.

The book began to shake.

Fleur, startled, dropped the book to the ground. It opened abruptly, and the pages began to whip as if a hurricane tormented it. Fleur stepped back, and the book's spasm slowed. When the light had faded, one line on the opened page remained highlighted.

Fleur looked to Sora, and he looked back.

"Be my guest…" Fleur said, waving a graceful hand towards the book.

Notes- POSSESSED BOOK! No, it's not… but it IS saying something. Want to know what? Read the next chapter! When I post it, that is… R+R! Arigato and Sayonara!

-VarekaiSoleil