Chibi: Thank you my wonderful reviewers! Many hugs for you! (hugs reviewers to suffocation)

Shiloh: (sighs) This is a very important chapter.

Riku: Why? Cause I'm in it? (does an incredibly cheesy smile)

Sora: Uh…NO.

Chibi: YOU CAN'T BE IMPORTANT IN EVERY CHAPTER!

Riku: OK...(sniffles)

Disclaimer: I obviously don't own KH, if I did…I'D BE RICH! But I own Shiloh, which is OK too…(sighs)

Chapter 3- NiGhT oF fAtE

Shiloh sighed and stared at the small charm in her hand. It held the brightest luster, and was the prettiest shade of blue she'd ever seen; except for the person who gave the bauble to her in the first place's eyes. In the other hand, a small charm with four little stars on it, dangled in between her fingertips. A small sign of hope dwindled within its features.

Tightening her grip on the trinket in her hand, she hugged her knees and thought to herself quietly for a moment. She couldn't believe they were actually going to leave for other worlds tomorrow. They'd been awaiting this trip, this adventure, for so long. However, something was supposed to happen tonight, something that was going to stop them from leaving. A shiver swiftly crawled up her shoulders as she let out another sigh, and felt a wave of nervousness come over her. Her short, magenta-colored bangs caressed her knees as she hugged them tightly and buried her face in them.

"Why tonight? Why?" she asked herself in a muffled voice. She immediately stood up and started pacing, after shoving the trinkets in her pocket. Since she had no clue what to do about this doubtful and apprehensive situation, the only thing she could do now was wait. She continued pacing for a good five minutes, not believing the time had come so fast. Her clasped hands behind her tightened with nervousness as she paced, and she felt the trinkets jingle in her pocket as she moved. Her eyes suddenly fell upon her bedroom window, as if the answers would be there. Nothing but dark, purple clouds is what she saw.

"There is no solution. I must… accept it," she said, a slight quiver in her voice, then quickly rushed over to the front door of her home. Turning around and taking one last unsure look at her house, she turned around and ran towards the ocean, where her small boat lay tied to the dock. She grabbed the wooden oars on the boat, and lightly stepped into it. Shiloh inhaled a shaky breath and tried to let the scent of the salty ocean and dry, stale wooden boat calm her. She was going to return to the island, and sort this all out- see if everything she thought would happen could happen.

Kicking off of the ground with her foot, she pushed out into the ocean, thrusting the oar into the water. She cast a worried glare at the dark, plum colored sky, spewing rods of lightening across the sky as she rode across the ocean. She began to row faster, executing more force on the oars she held. The soft sound of the oars cutting through the water seemed to calm her, but not enough. Finally, she'd reached Destiny Islands' shore. As she stepped onto the beach, the lavender sky seemed to churn faster.

"It's starting," she whispered, staring up at the clouds. Suddenly, a small thought occurred to her; Sora. Somehow she knew that Sora was the key…the key to something. That key may be our salvation…or his demise she thought, swallowing hard.

Suddenly, small creatures began to form around her, sending chills through her spine. They appeared in a flash of dark, black clouds, surrounding her instantly. Shiloh gasped in a frightened manner, covering her mouth. They surrounded her, like a predator circling its prey, and shook their small heads, their antennae's quivering with excitement. She took a small step back, looking around at them-she recognized them.

They were the creatures from her dreams; the ones she feared the most. She began to back away once more as they raised their small, but sharp, claws, and glared at her with yellow eyes. Should I run? Or should I… she thought, but her thoughts were interrupted as the creature leaped towards her chest. She shut her eyes, awaiting silence and any kind of pain.

But there was no pain, she heard a voice. She looked up to see, brown haired, blue eyed, Sora standing in front of her. He was waving a harmless wooden sword towards them, which of course went right through them, but made them move away temporarily. After he had cleared the area a little more, he turned to face her.

"C'mon Shiloh! We've gotta get away from them!" he instructed, yanking her arm. She stared at Sora blankly, a little dazed by what just happened. Wait! Don't let him take him take you! You don't want him to get hurt right? She told herself. Shiloh looked up and backed away from Sora, something pinging within the back of her mind.

"Please, Sora let go," she said, calmly. He gently let go of her, and blinked with concern.

"What's wrong Shiloh? Did they hurt you?" he asked, placing his gloved hands on her shoulders and looking her over. She stared at him for a split second, close to the truth. She wanted to tell him everything that she'd been dreaming about, that it was so much like what was happening now. The destruction of Destiny Islands- that was what she'd dreamt about. She shook her head, frowning at Sora's worried face.

"I-I'm sorry, but-"once again, she was interrupted. A dark portal opened up behind her, and the powerful gust suddenly started to suck her in. Shiloh let out a startled scream, resisting the pull of the monstrous vortex behind her. She didn't want to disappear into darkness- not now. Sora tightened his grip on his friend's shoulder, starting to get sucked into it himself.

He thrust the wooden sword into the ground, holding it by its handle to try and keep them from flying into the portal. He really didn't understand a thing that was going on, but he knew he couldn't let Shiloh get away from him, it was way too dangerous. Sora clenched his teeth as his grip on her shoulder loosened. Shiloh struggled against it, digging her feet into the sand.

"Shiloh!" yelled Sora, reaching for her hand.

"Sor-" she tried to say, but barely missing his hand, disappeared into the darkness. With Shiloh gone, Sora, worried and dumbfounded, stood there for a second, thinking N-No! I'm not losing her! She's one of my best friends! His bright blue eyes lowered to the ground as he withdrew his wooden sword from the sand. Sora tightened his grip on the wooden sword and shook his head.

What the hell was going on here? What was happening to the island? He turned around and glared at the creatures that surrounded him. He was going to find all of his friends and save them, and these strange creatures weren't going to stop him. His brunette bangs swayed just above his eyes as he turned to them and prepared to evade the next swarm of creatures' attacks.

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Shiloh floated absentmindedly in the dark, attempting to breathe- the air was so thin. As she floated through nothingness, her hands trembled in midair at her sides. She'd been so close to telling Sora about her dreams, and everything, and this stupid portal just had to whisk her away at this exact moment.

So she was right about tonight, about this horrible event. Sighing heavily, she then saw an opening of a tiny light, and was floating right toward it. She passed right through it, and flew to the ground, headfirst.

"Ow!" Shiloh screamed at the ground, sitting up and rubbing her throbbing head. Suddenly, she looked around her, at the darkening sand- at the sand that covered her knees. She was still on the island, on the small, annexed part, where her friends and she had always hung out most of the time.

Shiloh exhaled heavily, placing a hand on her chest. So she didn't leave the island after all, she'd just teleported or something. She took a few seconds to inhale the still salty air; and think. So I didn't leave the island after all…but what just happened? What was that, some kind of black portal?

"Shiloh!"

She lifted her head up to the very familiar voice. Riku was running over to her, crossing the bridge swiftly.

"R-Riku?" she asked as he approached her. Looking up at him from the sandy ground, she noticed that Riku seemed surprisingly calm at this time. Grabbing her wrist gently, he lifted her up and on her feet with muscular arms. Shiloh merely blinked, noticing a flicker of amusement in Riku's aquamarine eyes.

"You okay? You look…scared," he asked. W-what's up with him? She thought.

"I'm okay I guess, considering our island is being attacked by monsters- and I'm not scared," she answered, crossing her shaking arms against her chest. "I'm just…confused. Anyway, how are you?"

"I'm fine," he said, with a slight smile. Shiloh raised an eyebrow, wondering why he would be smiling at a time like this… very strange.

"Funny?" she asked. His smile grew wider, and he walked over to the palm tree, gazing at it with a level of intensity.

"Somewhat, but….its just… we're finally going to get off the island." She raised an eyebrow at this statement.

"Riku, we can't leave! Our island…it's being besieged by dark monstrosities!" she retorted, looking around at their deteriorating island.

"They're our ticket out of here,"

"What? How could you know that?"

"Well, how could you know about tonight?"

Shiloh grew silent, partially numb, and asked "W-what?" He turned around and walked over to her. She backed away from him, the goldish color in her eyes flickering with fright.

"Wait Shiloh, just…forget about what I just said, I didn't mean to scare you. What's most important is that you're safe," he said, in a soothing voice. She continued to stare at him, and was tempted to tell him about the dreams, and exactly how she knew. However, there was something about Riku tonight. He seemed so different, so careless, and it was scaring her.

"R-Riku…I don't know-"she started.

"I can see you shaking." He paused, running hand through his silver colored hair. "I can assure you this, Shiloh. I would never hurt you, after all, I'm the person who's sworn to protect you," he continued.

Riku outstretched his hand towards her, a smug smile on his face. Shiloh looked to the ground, holding her hands tightly together. She remembered Riku's scent when he had hugged her yesterday, how warm his skin felt against hers, and shivered. She'd give anything to do that again, and feel the same security she'd always felt around him.

"Riku! Shiloh!" yelled Sora's voice, interrupting their conversation. They turned to face him as he ran over the small bridge connecting that part of the island.

"Shiloh, you're okay!" he exclaimed, smiling at her. He then turned to Riku, a worried expression planted on his usually mellow, smiling face.

"Riku, Do you know where Kairi is? I thought she was with you!" he yelled. Shiloh opened her mouth to speak, but was silenced when Riku approached her, wrapping an arm around her waist and pulling her body towards him. What in the world is he doing? Shiloh thought, looking up at him, her cheeks turning almost as rosy as a redhead's hair.

"The door has opened Sora," said Riku.

"What?" Sora asked, his hands going up in a confused manner.

"The door has opened Sora! Now we can go to another world!"

"What are you talking about? We've got to find Kairi! Tell him Shiloh!" said Sora frantically.

She just stood there, staring at Riku, not saying a word. She blinked, looking at Sora and beginning to stutter. What in the world could she do? She had no idea where Kairi was, but she did know that there was a strong possibility that those creatures might have captured her, or worse, hurt her…

"Leave her alone! Its Kairi you're worried about right?" Riku questioned, holding Shiloh close to him. She stared up at him once more like he had three heads. Why was Riku being so cruel to Sora? Sora stared at the both of them for a second, questioning why Riku was acting this way in his mind. What's wrong with Riku…why won't he tell me where Kairi is? And why's he… Sora thought, looking at Riku holding Shiloh.

"Besides, Kairi's coming with us. Once we step through, we might not be able to come back," said Riku.

His eyes glowed as he turned to stare at the glistening ocean behind them that they'd stared at for so many years. Even as the sky crackled louder, the ocean remained peaceful and still, reflecting the color of the black sky off of them.

"We may never see our parents again. There's no turning back, this may be our only chance- We can't let fear stop us! I'm not afraid of the darkness." Shiloh continued to gawk at Riku, a little baffled that he knew all this information. He knew that we were going to leave the island this way all along.

"Riku," Sora whispered, although Shiloh heard him. He was confused as to why Riku was acting this way. Riku held his hand out to Sora, his chin caressing the top of Shiloh's head. She flinched as she replayed Riku's words in her head, and pushed herself away from him for a moment.

"Riku, p-please stop. What are you saying?" she asked, her hands trembling as she touched his shoulder.

He sighed, taking her shivering hands in his. "What I'm saying, is that we're leaving the island Shiloh, right this moment."

The second Riku spoke, the same darkness that had appeared among the trivial creatures' arrival began to encircle them. Shiloh gasped, looking around them, the air thickening with the presence of darkness.

"Sora!" Shiloh called, turning towards him. She didn't want to leave Sora here all alone, even if she felt that she couldn't be near him, like before. She tried to release her hands from Riku's grasp, tugging her hands towards her. Riku resisted, tightening his grip on her hands. He wasn't going to let her leave and go after Sora that easily. Shiloh's gaze returned to Riku, her glistening eyes marked with confusion. The wind gave an impending howl as the darkness began to overtake the ground around them.

"Riku please, we have to help-"

"No, Shiloh." Riku instructed gently.

Shiloh stopped struggling and lowered her eyes to the darkness covered ground. "I don't understand…" whispered Shiloh. She didn't want to abandon one of her best friends…

"Sora has to find his way through this on his own…we can't help him." Riku informed, raising her hands to his lips. Shiloh blushed and closed her eyes. Riku's lips felt so smooth against her skin. She lowered her head, causing her magenta colored hair to fall over her face.

The darkness was coming closer now, swaying menacingly around them and threatening to engulf them all. A musty scent began to descend into the air surrounding them. There was no going back now.

"Shiloh! Riku!" called Sora.

Shiloh slowly lifted up her head, her eyes turning glassy as she fought back tears. Sora and she locked eyes for a moment, Sora catching the desperation in her eyes. Sora outstretched his hand and braced himself against the thick air encircling them. Shiloh bit her lip, out of fear, and turned away from him.

Sora stretched his hand out further, to try and pull them to safety- wanting to save them. Shiloh squinted her eyes as she glanced at the darkness around her. It looked as if the sun had eclipsed or something, as the darkness completed its job of covering them in its endless shell. Riku let go of one of Shiloh's hands and held his hand out as well, towards Sora.

"Sora, I'm so sorry…Please remember our promise," Shiloh said as Sora's hand grew closer to Riku's. Sora gasped as his hand missed Riku's, and the darkness threw it itself in front of him. Now Shiloh saw nothing but darkness. She could feel the darkness pulling her and Riku apart. Riku attempted to tighten his grasp on her wrist, but the force of the abyss was pulling them apart like a tornado.

"Riku!" Shiloh screamed, her voice trembling.

"Don't be afraid Shiloh! I'll find you! Trust me!" yelled Riku, as they were separated, and she floated alone in the dark abyss. The only thing she could do was scream.

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Meanwhile, Sora had obtained the ray of hope, the beacon of light, the keyblade. Sora stared at it in wonder, his hands grasping the metal-like substance on the outside of it. He grasped his new weapon with endless confidence as he watched the rest of his island begin to fall to the storm, and softly whispered to himself.

"Don't worry Shiloh, I'll be strong…for you."

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Chibi: That chappie was so passionate (sniffles)

Shiloh: I'll say!

Chibi: I think I see a love triangle coming on!

Owen: Is it between Shiloh and I?

Chibi: Oh, this Shiloh's only fanboy, Owen, his full description is in my profile. And no, a love triangle is between 3 people and you (rambles)

Owen: (obviously flirting with Shiloh) Did you say something?

Shiloh: (throws a chocolate donut at Jeff) LEAVE ME ALONE YOU STALKER!

Chibi: Well, that does it for Destiny Islands, now onto Traverse town! In the next chappy, Sora and Shiloh meet up once more and-

Shiloh: (tackles Chibi) DON'T SPOIL IT! Sorry about that folks, but you'll have to wait until the next chappie! Bye!

Fans: (throws popcorn at Shiloh) MEANIE!