A/N: As usual, I don't own Kingdom Hearts, nor any characters except Tane. Quotes have been used which I don't own either obviously ;) Enjoy xx

Tane couldn't help the small scream that escaped her lips as she stepped out of the portal. Surrounding her were strange black floating creatures that seemed to have armour on. Sure, they looked slightly cute, but not when you weren't expecting anything like that and when they were trying to attack you. Fortunately, Riku had somehow gained a weapon that seemed to get rid of the armour things easily. What exactly was it that he was holding? It wasn't a sword, though it did resemble one sort of. It was black, with a dark red going outwards and almost looked like a wing. Why did he get to have some blade yet she was left defenceless? Scowling, Tane crossed her arms, finally looking at where she was. She had been too distracted with almost being attacked that she hadn't noticed Sora. A smile replaced the scowl, but was soon changed to confusion as she realised Kairi wasn't with him. Why not? Where the hell was her sister? Riku had said she'd be here! She couldn't not be here! Looking from one boy to other frantically, she was about to demand to know where her sister was, but was stopped by Riku's voice. Did he always have to talk?

"There you are. What's going on?" Was that really the best thing he could have asked. How about, 'where's Kairi?'

"Riku!" Ok, so she was the only focused one here. Sora had only just seemed to comprehend who Riku was, and he was now grabbing his face. This was going to be a long night. Though she did have to admit, seeing Sora make the older boy pull funny faces, was rather comical, and she couldn't help the hint of a smile that threatened the dull her panic for Kairi.

"Hey, hey cut it out" Well he'd lasted longer than Tane thought he would with having his face contorted in different directions. If only the wind had changed quickly and his face had been stuck like that.. Taking her view from Riku, she instead decided to study Sora properly. She'd known him since her and Kairi had arrived on the island, and he hadn't really changed. Same spiky hair that seemed to defy gravity, same blue eyes, same style of clothes. The only thing that had really changed was his height. But he looked exactly the same as he had when they'd got separated. She took that as a good sign. Except right now, he looked like he was dreaming as he watched Riku, and his words seemed to back that up,

"I'm not dreaming this time, right?" Did that meant he'd dreamt about that arrogant jerk? Tane made a face, that was wrong in so many ways. Riku didn't seem to take the question the wrong way and answered reasonably nicely. He'd always had a friendly tone towards Sora. 'I guess it's just me that gets the snarky side' she thought to herself, keeping her arms tightly crossed over her chest.

"I hope not, took forever to find you" He replied, running a hand through his white hair. What was he, a model now? That wasn't a nice thought either. But he had a point, it had taken them ages to find Sora again, it seemed like a century. Especially when stuck with just Riku. Tane bit down on her bottom lip, unsure of what to do, she didn't exactly feel comfortable standing with two people that were technically her sisters' friends. Speaking of her sister..

"Wait a second, where's Kairi?" Finally! Wait, that meant Sora didn't know where she was.

"Isn't she with you?" Riku frowned slightly as he observed Sora, he'd been so sure Kairi would've been with him. This meant more searching. So far Tane had stayed quiet through the conversation, but she was starting to get annoyed, and mainly with Riku,

"You said she'd be with Sora!" She looked up at the older teen, trying to keep the angry expression on her face, which was quite easy given his reply,

"Don't worry, she made it off the Island" That wasn't any help. Kairi could be anywhere! The world was apparently bigger than Tane had thought it was, and that meant her sister could be even more places. It was going to be impossible looking for her.. Maybe Maleficent might know.. No, she wasn't going to go back there. Not even for Kai- would she go back there for Kairi's sake? If that horrid green woman could know where her sister was, would she go back? Tane made up her mind quickly on that, Ofcourse she would. Kairi would do the same for her.

Riku speaking interrupted her internal argument and she frowned again, all he ever did was anger her, but his conversation was directed at Sora and not herself. Still that didn't mean she couldn't listen,

"We're finally free. And hey, Kairi might even be looking for us now" He said, giving Sora a smile. The younger boy had reacted much like Tane when he realised his other friend wasn't there and he was currently looking towards the grey stone floor. "We'll all be together again, don't worry." Riku said reassuringly, though it wasn't too reassuring. Especially considering he'd been wrong about her being with Sora in the first place. "Just leave everything to me. I know this-" As Riku had begun to speak again, Tane and Sora had both noticed a black creature thing appear. It looked different than the ones from earlier, but the same type of thing. Maybe she should find out their names.. did they even have names? But Sora had reacted better than she did, and rather than just stare at it and try to come up with a name, Sora produced a giant key from somewhere that managed to get rid of the creature. The key sort of reminded her of Riku's earlier weapon, only his was more like a wing.

"Leave it to who?" Sora questioned as he grinned at Riku. Tane was starting to like the younger boy more and more. Not only was he apparently a good fighter, but he could also make fun of Riku.

"Sora, what did you-" Tane frowned, If Riku had been about to ask what he'd done, that would mean he couldn't have done it himself? But he'd killed those other creatures. That made no sense.

"I've been looking for you two and Kairi too, with their help." Sora said, cutting Riku off and ignoring his half asked question. So no one had any idea where her sister was? That was just great. She was going to be stuck with Riku for even longer. But atleast she'd have Sora too, and.. a dog and duck?

"Who are they?" Both she and Riku asked in unison. Neither bothered to complain at the other for taking their words, they were both too intrigued by the animals stood beside Sora. How had she not noticed them before?

"Ahem, my name is-" The duck started, and his voice made Tane giggle. She must admit, she didn't actually expect him to sound like a duck. But before she found out his name Sora cut him off,

"We've visited so many places and worlds looking for you." Oh great. So while he was off sight seeing, she was stuck in a dark boring room. Why couldn't she have been stranded with him instead. Riku didn't seem to mind that he'd been stuck in darkness though, and he also didn't seem interested in where his friend had been.

"Really? Well, what do you know? I never would have guessed." The sarcasm in his voice really wasn't necessary. How did he manage to actually have friends, Tane had no idea. The dog suddenly talking behind Sora made her lose her train of thought though. Atleast he didn't sound like a dog. Then again, what did dogs sound like.

"Oh, and guess what? Sora's the keyblade master." What on earth was a keyblade? Had that been what he'd been holding to kill that creature earlier? That would make sense she guessed, it did look like a key and if it killed something, a blade would be a good guess. But that still didn't explain what Riku's was. The dog shook Sora lightly, and Tane tilted her head to the side as she watched. It looked like the three of them had become good friends. What was it Maleficent had said earlier to Riku about him moving on? Her thoughts were interrupted again as Riku spoke. Did he always have to speak?

"So this is called a keyblade?" He asked, and somehow he was now holding the keyblade Sora had used earlier. Luckily, Sora seemed just as confused as Tane was as to how he'd got hold of it and he tried to get it back. Riku took a step backwards making his friend lose his balance and moved the keyblade out of reach,

"Catch" He said after examining it, and he threw it over to Sora who barely managed to catch it.

"Ok, so you're coming with us, right?" The question had been more directed at Riku, but there was no way Sora would leave her behind. "We've got this awesome rocket, wait till you see it!" Tane smiled at the idea of going in a rocket. The whole of point of building that raft had been to see other places, and so far all she'd seen was darkness. A rocket could take her.. Anywhere-

"No they can't come" Tane spun round to glare at the duck. What did he mean they couldn't go? Ok they could leave Riku, she'd settle for that, but she had to go. Sora didn't seem to like the idea of them not going either though,

"Why not?" He questioned, leaning down to be the same height as his ducky friend.

"Forget it!" The duck said. Tane was starting to dislike him and she didn't even know his name.

"Oh come on, they're my friends!" By the sound of Sora's voice he was starting to get annoyed, and she couldn't figure out why he'd want to hang round with a duck with an attitude. As she glanced over at Riku she noticed he'd created a portal again and was walking towards it. That would surely lead back to Maleficent. But did she really want to stay here and listen to an argument that the duck seemed to be winning? That would mean she couldn't go with them anyway. Sighing at the prospect of having to return to the darkness, Tane ran after Riku and into portal, not bothering to take his hand this time.

The portal opened up to a huge dark; obviously, room. It didn't look that different from the earlier dinning room, except it was missing a table and there appeared to be a gold mosaic painting of a dragon on the floor. How lovely.. Tane looked around the room further and took a step backwards towards Riku as she noticed Maleficent was standing in the corner. She blended in perfectly with the green dark atmosphere of this place, and it was starting to creep her out. But Riku didn't seem fazed. He walked towards her his eyes on the surroundings. Apparently this was a room he hadn't been in either.

"You see, it's just as I told you" She said, clutching a fairly large green staff in her left hand tighter. "While you toiled around trying to find your dear friend, he quite simply replaced you with some new companions." Tane didn't want to admit it, but what Maleficent had just said did seem right. Sora had seemed very friendly with that dog and duck, and though he had argued to bring them along, he hadn't seemed to be winning. "Evidently, now he values them far more than he does you" Well, I wouldn't go that far, she thought, frowning at the floor. There was no way she was going to frown at Maleficent. Sure, Sora seemed to value his new friends, but he and Riku had been friends for ages, there was no way Riku would think Sora could replace him like that, "You're better off without that wretched boy. Now think no more of him, and come with me. I'll help you find what you've been searching for…" She trailed off and Tane froze. Surely that meant Kairi. But could she really be trusted?

Maybe she could just go find Kairi by herself. Staying with Riku wasn't doing any good, and the odds of Maleficent actually helping them were slim. If she left, it couldn't be that hard for her to find her own sister, right? Tane turned and walked out of the room, glancing around before realising she had no idea where she was. She needed the main entrance.. that would take her out of this place and from there, she could go find Kairi. As she tried to decide whether to go left or right down the new hallway, Riku appeared behind her, flashing her a questioning look,

"I'm going to find Kairi." She said.

A/N: Ok O.o I thought this chapter was actually going to be short.. Maybe not xD haha. But I can't wait to upload the next chapter, which I will do on.. Monday night ;) It has a.. twist I guess you could say. Well sort of, I guess you'll have to wait and read it to find out. As always, Thankyou for reading, and please review, I do appreciate them and thanks to everyone who has reviewed so far. Z-Nugget xx