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a/n: This is the second chappie!! Huzzah! I know that the first chappie is slow and not that good, and I am extremely disappointed in my writing skills, but I promise that this will be WAY better! Don't worry! ) Now, I want to thank those of you who reviewed the first chappie, and I want to give a special thanks to those who have followed my writing into this new story (those who read my previous literary work 'Every Night In My Dreams'). Happy Readings!

Sora's POV:

After I had gone to Kairi's house, I had tried to contact Roxas. It wasn't very effective, but it was worth a shot. I didn't expect him to talk back, I'm just glad that I got that off of my chest...sort of. Hopefully, someday, he would be able to hear me. And for some reason, I thought I heard his small voice say, "You're welcome...Sora..." But, maybe that was just me hoping.

Walking along the beach on Destiny Island after I had paddled over in the boat always managed to calm me down. It was so soothing, and serine. The blue sky was dotted with clouds, the waters were calm, and the light breeze ruffled my hair as I stood gazing out across the ocean. I missed this place when I was gone. I hadn't realized how much until Riku and I had gone through the door to light. When my head had burst out of the water, and I saw my home off in the distance, I was so overjoyed.

Sitting down on the sand, I let out a huge sigh. I felt like there was something missing. Something had been taken away, but I couldn't place what it could possibly be. It was a haunting feeling. Closing my eyes I let my mind wander until I didn't think anymore. For the second miraculous time that day, I had fallen asleep. I dreamt about the day when Roxas and I had first met. His smile had been so warm, and I couldn't take my eyes off of him. It was rather odd.

I don't even remember what he said to me, I just stood straight up and tried to make it look like I was listening. Then, he disappeared. I haven't seen or heard from him since. But, in my dream, it was different. He didn't disappear, he walked up to me and smiled again. A smile that I have never forgotten. Then, he grabbed my hand and leaned forwards slightly, closing his eyes.

I didn't see what happened next though. Right then there was a huge splash of salty sea water that got into my mouth and nose, jerking me from my dream. I coughed and spluttered, looking around furiously. I noticed then, that the tide had risen, and it had gotten dark. That means that I slept...from 9:00 in the morning, to whatever time it was now. And it looked to be pretty late.

I sat up and tried to brush off some of the sand that had stuck to my face and clothing. But, I stopped in mid swipe, when all of a sudden the light died out. My heart skipped a beat as I tried to frantically find out what happened. Just then, I looked up and saw that the moon that had been hovering in the sky a moment ago, wasn't there. Taking a closer look, I noticed that it hadn't fallen from it's place in the heavens, but had been blocked out. The moon was having an eclipse. The weird thing, was that it wasn't any ordinary looking eclipse. No, even though the moon was blocked from sight, there was blue aura around where it should have been.

"What the...?" I asked, but before I could finish my sentence, the water began to glow bright blue. It was almost blindingly bright. I threw my arms up to shield my eyes.
The light began to dim slightly, however. And, putting my arms down slightly, I saw that the water wasn't calm anymore. Waves were crashing against each other, and plummeting into the sand. Throwing out my arm, I called out my Keyblade and made ready for whatever was about to happen. But, before I could get properly prepared, I felt a burning sensation envelope my entire body.

"Ahhhh!!" I cried, falling back onto the sand. My whole body felt like it was being torn apart.

What's happening to me?

I could barely move as the pain escalated. Black spots dotted my vision, and a cold sweat blossomed over my neck. And just when I thought that I was going to pass out, the pain vanished. Being replaced instead by a warm nostalgic feeling. All of a sudden, the pain returned and a blue light shot away from my chest, arching into the sky and falling right into the water.

Gasping and wheezing, I managed to lift my head up and stare out towards the ocean. The water was dimming as time passed, all that is except for one glowing blue spot not too far off shore. Once I had regained feeling in my legs I decided to go and investigate. I shakily got to my feet and headed down towards the water.

Wading through the shallows, I strained to get a better look at the glowing thing in the water just up ahead. It looked like there was something floating in the middle of the glowing mass too. Almost like...a person. Oh my God! Someone was hit by whatever came out of me, and now they're drowning?! What else could possibly happen?! I dove in without another thought and began to hurriedly swim over to the poor person.

As I got closer I began to see more and more of him, and what I saw freaked me out. They weren't drowning. They weren't in danger at all. The blue glow around them, was keeping them alive. And it wasn't any ordinary blue glow either. It looked like a giant bubble enveloping the boy curled up inside it, keeping him alive. The bad thing was, that the bubble was shrinking as time passed and the boy breathed. The other bad thing was, that the bubble was about twenty feet under the water. I would have to swim that far down, and then that far back up, with extra weight.

Shit. This was bad. I gazed down beneath myself, and took in deep breaths. And just before I submerged, I prayed with all my might that the boy would be alright when I got to him. The water was ice cold, and as soon as my head was completely under, it felt like pins and needles were all over. But, I pushed past that, and set my mind to the task at hand. It was dark too, the only thing filling my view being the blue glow. Soon, I had made it down to him, and now I wondered what I was supposed to do. Should I pop his life support and drag him up to the surface as quick as I possibly could? Should I leave him down here for now and get help? What should I do?!

If I thought any longer, however, I wouldn't have any air to get back to the surface. So, acting on an impulse, I reached my hand out, and thrust it through the bubble. It's thin skin broke as soon as I touched it, and it burst into a thousand tiny glowing blue orbs. Surrounding the boy and me in starlight under the water. I nearly forgot about having to breath. It was just so gorgeous. Then I remembered myself. The boy had unfolded out of his curled up position, and was now floating angelically in front of me. I nearly choked though when I saw that he wasn't wearing any clothes. But, I composed myself and quickly swam over to him and wrapped my arms around his waist.

He was pretty. From what I could see anyways. He was pale too. It was like the glow from the blue bubble left, and was replaced by a heavenly white one. I couldn't think about him now though. I had to concentrate on getting him up for air. Kicking furiously, I swam our way up slowly to the surface, and just when I thought I was going to take a deep breath of water, my head burst out. Gasping, I managed to keep both of our heads above the surface as I swam back to the beach. When I got into the shallows, I hoisted up the boy and dragged him through the water, and up onto the beach. There I set him down carefully on the sand.

It was still dark from the moon's absence, so I couldn't quite get a good look at who I'd saved yet. I then saw that he wasn't breathing. Shit. Tipping his head back, I quickly placed my lips over his and blew into his mouth. When I pulled away, I felt my lips tingling slightly, and completely spacing on the CPR I placed my fingertips onto my lips. I didn't have to do any more CPR, thank goodness, because the boy beneath me spluttered slightly, water dribbling from the corners of his mouth. Looking back down at him, I saw that he had opened his eyes slightly and was starring right back at me.

And just then the moon decided to reveal itself and bathe the both of us in light. His blue eyes shimmered with happiness as he saw me clearly. His blond hair stuck to his face slightly, and his lips turned up into a smile.

Oh my God.

Roxas. Roxas lie beneath me, completely naked, and smiling. I was speechless, but despite the situation, I smiled back. He then said softly, "Sora...it's good to see you."

And then he fainted, his eyes fluttering closed. I whispered back, "Good to see you too..."

Now what was I going to do? I have a naked, unconscious person lying beneath me. What in the hell am I supposed to do. Well, I guess I should cover him up.

I stood up, closing my eyes tightly, and took off my shirt. And laying it neatly on top of his privates, I continued to ponder. Thinking that he must be cold, I hurriedly picked him up bridal style, and proceeded to take him over to the tiny shack by the shore. Kicking open the door, I looked around, and spotted a raggedy blanket crumpled up in the corner of the room. Setting him down gently, I took the blanket and placed it over him softly. Now for a fire. I stood up and exited the hut, glancing around for some dry wood. Finding some, I strode back to the hut. Shivering as I opened the door, I set the wood on the ground by Roxas. The flint was kept in an old wooden box next to the door, so getting a flame started wouldn't be too hard. Soon I had a good fire going and I sat down next to Roxas.

What just happened? How was Roxas outside my body? Was it that weird eclipse?

I looked down at Roxas, his chest rising and falling slightly as he dreamt peacefully. This is good. Good that he's outside, in the world. He deserves it. He was the one who saved me after all. Yeah, this is definitely good.

My eyes started to droop as the room grew warmer and warmer, and soon I found myself lying next to the boy I had just saved. The last thing that I saw before I let myself succumb to the darkness, was Roxas smiling in his sleep. I smiled as well, thinking, 'This isn't good, it's wonderful.' .

Roxas' POV:

Come on Rox, time to wake up from your dream. It had been so good too. I had a dream that all of a sudden I was in pain, excruciating pain, and then it was lifted, to be then replaced by a warm feeling. Then it was like I was being ripped out of my skin. Next thing I knew, I was soaring. High above a bright blue sea of fire. I thought that I had died for a moment. It was beautiful. Exactly like what heaven should be. And then, I wasn't flying peacefully. Instead, I was hurtling towards the liquid fire I thought was heaven.

Had I been wrong? Was it not heaven, but...hell? It was such a bitter sweet place. It leads you in the direction of eternal grace and glory, only for it to spear you harshly with the realization of eternal damnation. And, I didn't feel scared like I thought that I would have been. No, instead, I felt a release. I was being cleansed of my sins, and all of my wrongdoings. I would be a new man. Closing my eyes, I smiled to myself as the water loomed nearer, and nearer.

All at once I felt the choking pressure of the water surrounding me, and I started to panic. But, then I felt air wrap itself around me in a cold embrace. I could breathe again. Opening my eyes a crack, I saw that a giant bubble had surrounded me, encasing me in a safe-haven. Curling into a ball, I waited. For what I wasn't sure of at the time. I just knew that someone would come looking for me.

And sure enough, I saw the outline of a shadow diving under the surface of the water above me, and swimming gracefully down to me. It was too bad that I could only keep my eyes open just a crack, but what I deduced from my impression of him, was that he was young, maybe around my age, and he was a guy. I couldn't really see much of him. When he had reached the place I was floating at, he hesitated, floating serenely in front of the bubble. That was when my eyes began to get heavy, and the last thing I saw before I passed out was his hand reaching forwards tentatively.

All I could see was black. I was floating in water again, but there was no bubble, no mysterious boy, nothing. Had I died finally? It was so...empty here. Was this really the great plains that everyone always talks about? It didn't seem like it. All alone, floating for an eternity didn't sound too appealing.

My stay there was short lived however. My lips began to tingle slightly, and just before I was about to run a hand over them, I was wrenched from my heaven. All of a sudden, I was back to the real world, lying on the beach. Coughing up salty sea water, I opened my eyes fully, to stare up at the person who had just saved me. And he starred back. Just then, the moon decided to unmask itself to give me a better view of my savior. His bright blue eyes were what captured my attention. They memorized me. All I could do at that moment was smile. Smile, and mumble, "Sora...it's good to see you."

It was odd when all of a sudden I felt the weight of sleep finally crash down upon me. My eyes fluttered closed, and my whole body grew limp. But, that didn't stop him from answering me.

"Good to see you too..." he whispered.

Then, there was black again, and I thought no more. That's how my perfect dream ended. I remember that I felt so unbelievably happy the moment I realized that I wasn't a part of Sora anymore. I had been free. For once in my life, I had been tranquil. I had such a nice time. But, it's time to wake up now.

Propping myself up on my elbows, I realized, that, I wasn't in the same place I usually was when I woke up. My eyes shot open, and I realized, with complete shock, that I was on that Island I had been dreaming about.

It hadn't been a dream.

Looking around quickly, I saw that there was someone in this little hut with me. Sora lie not but two feet away, comfortably nestled into a little ball. He had started a fire, and that's why it was so warm. Trying to stand up, I found out that the blanket lying precariously over me, was in fact shielding my nude stature. Before getting up again, I wrapped the blanket around my bottom half, and made my way over to the door leading outside. And, pushing it open slightly, I found that the sun was just peeking up over the horizon. Causing a pink hue to blush across the sky.

Stepping carefully out of the warm shack, I made my way over to the water. When I put my feet in, it soothed away the scared, anxious feelings I was getting. Closing my eyes I remembered again what had happened and smiled. What I like most about what happened, was that the first feeling I had when I woke up, was that of being happy.

"So, you're feeling better then?"

I turned swiftly and saw that Sora had woken up, and was now strolling contently over to where I was standing. He came to a stop next to me and smiled just like he always does. Except, he seemed a little, I don't know, nervous. Like I would turn into some ravaging monster if he stood there any longer. I felt a little nervous myself actually, and after standing in awkward silence I spoke up.

"It's beautiful..."

I blushed as he glanced up to look at me smiling and then back at the scenery. But, instead of making fun of such a comment, he mumbled, "Sure is."

When he said that, I felt this weird fluttering in my chest. It felt like a flock of birds taking flight. Stealing a quick glance at Sora again just made it flutter more. He was blushing slightly as well, and had a wondering expression on his face. I then decided to speak again, to siphon off this awkwardness.

"What...do you think happened?"

He turned to me slowly, all evidence of a blush gone, and he mumbled distressed, "I don't know..."

That was stupid. Not like that wouldn't up the anti on the awkwardness scale. But, then he spoke up again, sounding a little more enthusiastic, "We could go ask Merlin! He'll definitely know what's going on."

"Alright when do you want to-" I said, also enthusiastic. But, before I could finish, he had already latched onto my arm, and was dragging me away back towards the shack.
When we got inside, he doused the glowing red embers in the fire with an emergency bucket of water stashed outside the door, grabbed my arm again, and yanked me out after him. We were now racing along the beach towards a small dock that extended a little ways out into the ocean. Parked there was a row boat, and climbing in, he motioned for me to follow. I made sure that I was covered as I fell in beside him, and as soon as I was settled, we were off again.

I finally yelled, "Where are we going?!"

"Well, first off, we have to go to my house to get you some clothes. And then we'll get in the gummi ship and go to Hollow Bastion. There, we can meet Merlin and ask him what's going on." he said excitedly.

I smiled widely and said, "Alright."

When we had reached the mainland, Sora hopped out and tied the boat up next to the other ones on the dock. Then, holding out his hand, he clasped mine and helped me out. And when I had gotten both feet firmly on the ground, he tugged me again and we were off. Flying down the beach towards a cluster of seaside homes. The nearest one, he turned towards, and the next thing I know, is that I'm in his lightly air conditioned home.

"Okay, I'll find you some clothes to wear. Be right back!" he yelled, bounding up the stairs. "Oh! Make yourself comfortable!"

I looked around, taking in my surroundings. I was standing just inside the back door in his kitchen. It was quaint. It had a warm welcome feeling that I was glad for. Being in this strange place was a little overwhelming. I walked over to the counter and saw an apple sitting precariously on top of other assorted fruits. It looked so good, and I realized just how hungry I actually was. Picking it up delicately, I took in how perfect, succulent it was. It's crimson skin blushing furiously, waiting for it's kiss.

Slowly, I took a bite, savoring every bit of it as the juices ran across my tongue. And, as soon as I picked off every edible part of that fruit, I moved on to the rest of the bowl, my stomach awakening like a great lion. It roared as I downed more and more food, and only when there was one pear left in the very bottom of the bowl did it quieten. Picking up the succulent treat, I placed this one to my lips. Opening them slightly, I took a small bite. A bit of it's juices trickling down my chin.

Taking the fruit away to wipe at my mouth, I saw that I wasn't alone anymore. The shadow being cast in from the back door was that of a man's, and when I looked up to see who it was, I nearly dropped the fruit. Sora's best friend stood, gazing at me dazed, and behind him, another one of his best friends. A girl. She too was starring at me transfixed, and only looked away when the thundering of footsteps came from the stairs.

They both turned their heads sharply in the direction of Sora's voice as he was coming around the corner, "I got you some clothes, Rox. I hope they'll be okay."

It might not be the nicest thing to say right now, but Sora's face was priceless. As soon as he caught sight of his friends, the clothes dropped from his hands and fell to the ground with a slight rustle. His facial expressions consisted of shock, horror, and embarrassment. And as soon as he found his voice again he stuttered, "R-Riku! Kairi! I-It's n-not what it l-l-looks like! I s-swear it!"

"Oh sure Sora!" Riku said sarcastically, striding over to where I stood, putting his arm over my shoulders. "You mean to say that you didn't do anything to this handsome looking guy, right?"

"WHAT?!" Sora squeaked.

I was frozen. I had Riku's muscular arm draped over my shoulders, and I had Kairi looking between Sora and me like we were some freak side-show. Then, I felt something running under my chin, tickling it slightly. Looking down I saw that Riku's other hand had started stoking my face. Moving up to my cheek, he brushed over it slightly, letting out a little breath of air to give me shivers.

"Oh STOP it Riku! You're scaring him!" Kairi yelled exasperatedly.

Riku relinquished his hold on me and turned to Kairi saying, "Oh c'mon! I'm just saying hi!"

"Quit it! Just 'cause you came out and told everyone that you're gay, does NOT mean that you can hang over every cute boy you see!" she said again, giving him a glare that could melt skin. "Not everyone thinks you're the sexiest thing to walk the planet!"

I thought I was going to pass out. I thought that he was just messing with me, you know, freak out the new kid. But, he was actually hitting on me. My knees started shaking as I watched the three of them talking about what happened. The bad thing about standing in the middle of the kitchen with no clothes on, was that my vision was starting to go blotchy and blurry. I tried to say something, but I couldn't get over Kairi's loud voice.

Finally, I just gave in to the darkness and fainted.

a/n: That was the second, long, chappie! Hope you liked it, and please, R&R and tell me what you thought of the predicament in the end.