Disclaimer: I don't own Kingdom Hearts, it's characters or any songs used in here, the lyrics are to the awesome song "Never Ending Dream" by Liz Constantine; all I own is the OC(s). Lame disclaimer, I know.

Secrets

Her blue-green eyes scanned around her, her knees to her chest Tora debated with her self: Should she go and find Comet; or leave him alone? She shook her head, angry and hurt by his words. Tears welling up, she hung her head to conceal them, her hair falling around her face. What's the point? He doesn't care about you, but what about that connection? she asked herself. Tora already could tell a few things, and they all involved Comet. One: She knew he was lying to her, two: he could make her emotions real, and three: she was completely devoted to him.

Tora stood up and brushed a lock of hair away, tucking it behind her ear; she turned to face the direction he had run off in. Raising a hand to her chest, she blinked twice before walking away from the deceased fire; it had burned out at five-thirty sharp. She felt her cheeks burning; it was anger not embarrassment. She couldn't understand him, than again she could never understand boys. Why is he so touchy? Is there something he's hiding from me? She thought.

Her feet carrying her to the pond, she looked around her. The trees were healthy and beautiful; the leaves were green despite it nearly being fall. Tora closed her eyes, listening to the things around her; sweet, gentle memories surfaced in her mind. She shook her head to dismiss them, not wanting to dwell on the past; she opened her eyes and giggled quietly. Comet was soundly asleep under one of the trees; he looked like a little kid that way. So happy and relaxed not at all guarded like he was that last time she'd seen him.

Tora didn't try to stop herself, she moved over and sat down, watching him she saw his lips moving. Caressing his cheek, she sang quietly, "Inside your pain and sorrow, never ending dream, still lives close to your wounded heart. Don't fall apart, let me hold you in my arms, so you can rest your soul. Drifting through the winds of time, feeling the warmth of sweet memories, you'll realize, you're not all alone. Always, I'll be right here by your side."

She paused, thinking of the next words, than remembering she continued in the same tone, "Don't be afraid, open the door to your heart you'll find, all the dreams that you believe, is waiting for you. Shining bright, together we'll make it true, feeling your love, there's to fear when you are near." She stopped, suddenly realizing what her brother had meant all those years ago, she truly did have a gift for music. She wasn't sure if it was about him or her self, but Tora knew that somehow that song fit what was going on.

A smile coming to her face, it reached her eyes like it usually did. Tora watched him sleep, she smiled and stroked his hair out of his face, he seemed so innocent and vulnerable this way, making it hard for her to believe that he had snapped at her just hours ago. She couldn't believe it, the illusion shattered when his eyes fluttered a little, they opened and he pulled away from her. She frowned at him, not surprised by that movement; shaking her head Tora stood up and got ready to leave. "Lunch will be ready at twelve 'o clock sharp, I just thought I'd let you know," she said crossly before moving away from him.

Tora moved quickly, reaching the edge of the trees before Comet said, "Tora, can I talk to you?"

She froze; there were no other words for it. Turning to face him, she smiled icily at him, her eyes heavily guarded; it wasn't a friendly gesture but it wasn't a leave-me-alone sort of gesture either. Tora saw him cringe that time, she closed most of the gape between them, standing at arm's length, she watched him as he fought not to move away from her.

Quite frankly, Tora didn't blame Comet for fighting so hard; she wanted to back up a couple of feet her self. She held his gaze for a few moments; he was the one that broke eye contact, looking at the ground in between them. "Well, I wanted to talk to you about something." He muttered, pricking her curiosity, Tora walked forward, slipping a hand under his chain, she lifted his head up so she could see his eyes.

"Go on," she prompted.

He took a deep breath, to calm his nerves more than likely, than he continued hurriedly, "I was wondering what you thought of replicas? Do you like them or think of them as mere pawns? What would you do if you found out someone were a replica? Would you treat them like a normal person; or shun them because of what they were?"

Taken aback by the sudden rush of questions, she remembered being asked something similar, but instead it was about Nobodies and the man wasn't too thrilled with her answers. She laughed quietly, than looking at him she answered truthfully, "I don't mind them, they're living creatures like you and me." A dry chuckle escaped her on the last part, than she continued, "I would treat them the same why I'd want to be treated, and I wouldn't care if they were a replica or not."

Relief came to his ocean blue-green eyes, this made her even more curious. She was about to ask when she changed her mind, smiling she grabbed his hand and led him back toward their campsite. On the way she remained quiet, feeling Comet watching her with much interest; she tried not to fidget under his stare and succeed in doing so. As soon as she stepped in the circle of trees, Tora let go of his hand and wandered over to her bag that was lying next to her sleeping bag. Her thoughts churning, she weighed the options of what the chance of him laughing at her were.

"There's something weighing on your mind, isn't there?" Comet asked.

She turned to face him, surprised that he could tell that. Nodding her head, she moved over to the fire and got it started again, setting the pan with the pork chops in it over the flames. She remained crouched near it, waiting until she absolutely had too before she straightened; Tora sighed mentally as she turned to face Comet. She tried to avoid his eyes, those deep ocean blue-green pools. "It's nothing that important though, so don't worry about it," she lied, knowing at once that he hadn't fallen for the lie, she had never been good at it.

"Yeah, sure, what's wrong?" He prompted.

Tora looked Comet in the eye; she didn't enjoy the fact that he knew she was lying. She sputtered under her breath; Tora was really starting to dislike whatever was going on with her. She already knew what she wanted to say, but she couldn't figure out how to word it without being rude or snippy. When nothing came to her, she sighed in defeat and started to check the food; taking the meat off of the pan, she set it onto plates, than she removed the pan the pork chops were in only to replace it with a small pot that held vegetables.

She wasn't sure how to approach the matter; it seemed stupid to be so shy about this; and yet kind of smart to be reluctant about it. Shaking her head, Tora closed her eyes and thought, Come on, he asked you something totally crazy and random, now it's your turn. Even though she told herself that, she still couldn't muster the courage to ask him the question. "I'm not going to bite you know, you can ask me whatever it is," Comet grumbled, growing peeved at her reluctance to tell him.

A smile touched her lips; it was comforting to hear him say that, even if he was getting mad at her. She placed the vegetables on the plates, handed one to Comet and kept one for herself. Sitting down, she patted to the area next to her; Comet took the spot but still didn't seem too happy with her. Boys, I'll never understand them, she thought, laughing quietly as Comet, quite literally, was trying to destroy a piece of broccoli, stabbing it multiple times with his fork. "Okay Comet, its dead, you killed it." She laughed.

Comet looked at her, pausing in his attempt at completely destroying the vegetable. She met his gaze with a steady, amused one of her own; his eyes were bright with mischief and shame, obviously he had forgotten that she was there. He grinned sheepishly and looked away from her, clearly ashamed that she had caught him doing it. She smiled and stabbed one of hers, it was a Brussels sprout, which she never liked in the first place; lifting it up for him to see, she smiled and nodded. "I'll take it you don't like broccoli," she commented lightly.

"You don't like Brussels sprouts!" He retorted half-heartily.

She met his gaze and laughed, he had started laughing too, his deeper laugh mixed perfectly with her light one. The laughter died down instantly, standing up she looked around, Comet moving in front of her, his sword in hand. Nervous, Tora peeked around him in time to see three black robed people step out, she recognized one from the night she found Comet. "You gave us quite a run, toy, but you have to face your original, it's your fate as a replica," the female said, her blue eyes cold and stern. She had short blond hair; some of it seemed to be more like TV antennas than whatever she was trying for.

The female was also smaller than the two men with her. Tora remained hidden behind him, looking at the man with longer pale blond hair, she giggled quietly only to fall silent when Comet hissed quietly, "Don't alert them of your presence."

She barely nodded when the last male let a small laugh escape, she had seen him when she was taking Comet away from where she'd found him, she also recognized him from before her home world was attacked by the Heartless. She kept her head down, staying close to Comet she felt her breath catch in her throat; the reason was what the third person said, "Hello Tora, it's been a while, hasn't it? I mean, first you and your dear, sweet older brother got separated, than you steal from us? What will Saix say when he learns what his baby sister has been up to?"

Her heart broke at this, but what hurt even more was when Comet moved away from her and turned to face her, still shielding her from the Order's view. "What is he talking about Tora? Are you truly Saix's little sister?" He asked, his eyes hurt and angry, it made her want to crawl into a corner and die. She knew she couldn't do it though, and that she couldn't lie to him either.

Tora nodded her head, unable to speak or look at Comet, she knew that he was furious but this is what she wanted to ask him, that and if he liked, liked her. She stared at her feet, not brave enough to meet Comet's pain filled eyes. She had lied to him about it, but she was planning on telling him the truth sooner or later. "Tora, look at me, meet my eyes, please." Comet whispered.

Tora tore her gaze from the ground, meeting his pain filled blue-green with her own sad eyes. I'm sorry. She mouthed, the honesty of these words shining in her tear-filled eyes, knowing that besides her brother, that she had probably gained the hatred of the one person she could turn to, no matter what. Tora shook her head, wanting to explain everything to him. "When you said I made it where you could feel for real, was that a lie?" He asked quietly.

She heard the unspoken question: Why did you hide that from me? Why Tora? She held his gaze steadily, despite that she was quivering like no tomorrow. "No, it wasn't a lie. I told you the truth, I planned to tell you this, I swear." She whispered softly, than a thought quickly revealed it self, going on instinct she murmured in a barely audible voice, "I love you."

Comet jerked away from her, she saw his eyes widen yet he held her gaze none the less. She smiled reassuringly; she wanted to show that she was telling him the truth. She wasn't sure where to begin though, how was she supposed to show him that she was being honest, when she didn't know how? It seemed so confusing; surprise crossed her face when she saw what Larxene was planning. The female nobody tossed a kunai at Comet's back, but the final member, the red head stepped in the way and deflected it. "Larxene, you can't do something like that, it's far too reckless."

Her eyes blazing, she glowered at the red head standing not even two feet away from her. "Axel!" She snarled; reaching into a pocket of her bag, she pulled out a dagger and held it at the ready. She knew it was trouble, especially when Larxene attacked her by throwing an electrified kunai knife at her. Falling to her knees from shock, Tora looked at Axel and Comet, the silver headed boy's face was furious, but it wasn't at her, it was aimed completely at the blond that had attacked her. She watched him quickly turn around, Soul Eater at the ready to attack Larxene.

"Oh please Replica, you tried that once and I knocked you to the ground. Don't you remember that?" Larxene teased.

Tora knew that yes, while Comet was angry that she had kept something vital from him, he was relieved when he learned that she was planning on telling him. She watched Vexen step up, her eyes met his chilly green, and the male smirked coldly at her before he sent ice her way. Tora was ready to scramble away from it, but she didn't move an inch when Comet snapped, "Vexen, enough!"

Larxene's eyes cut straight to them, getting up she moved to stand behind Comet, he had his back to her so he was facing the group of nobodies. Her heart clenching, Tora nearly screamed when Comet bargained, "How about this, I come with you guys and you forget that you ever saw Tora. You don't tell anyone about her, you just completely forget her."

Vexen seemed to like the idea; his smile was as icy as his attack. "Very well, I'll allow that to happen, only on two conditions." He paused, allowing Tora to start to feel kind of sick, her throat closing a little, she tried to block out his words: "As long as you come now and quietly, and if you listen to us; which means never seeing Tora again."

She felt Comet go rigid, all of the muscles in his body was tight; and Tora was willing to bet that he had clenched his jaw to prevent from shouting at this. She watched him nod curtly and move away from her, moving closer to the Nobodies. Her mind numbing, she watched him toss one look back at her, his eyes reflecting her whispered words. "Comet, I..." Her voice trailed off, unable to find any strength to tell him that she'd find a way to save him, that she wouldn't let the Organization keep him as their puppet.

Tora watched helplessly as Larxene, Vexen and Comet walked through a portal. She collapsed to the ground, the dagger still in her hand, she met Axel's emerald gaze, and she hated him more than ever. "How's your heart?" He asked calmly. She wanted to scream at him, to tell him that what was the point in asking? Yes, she had a heart but she didn't have her emotions; but Comet changed that, he gave her emotions and they had to come and steal him away. Instead of saying anything, Tora brought her knees to her chest and rocked back and forth. "It's that bad? I guess I really have to tell Saix than, you know he's looking for you," the red head commented, stepping through the swirling black and green vortex.

She watched it close behind him, good riddance. She wasn't sure how long she stayed there, rocking back and forth; but when she realized that it was dark was when the cold started to sweep through her clothes. Shivering, Tora glanced around to see that she was completely and utterly alone. She forced herself to stand up, to move around and get dinner ready, the plates with lunch forgotten. "What just happened?" She asked no one, her mind not registering the recent event of Comet leaving her. Tora remembered that he was a replica, she remembered clearly that hurt on his face when he found out the truth about her; cringing at it Tora knew that the right thing to do was going to be way harder than the easy thing to do.

"I'll find you, I promise," she murmured.