Author's Note: This will be AU for Kingdom Hearts, parts of Sailor Moon as well.

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Chapter 4

Wonderland:

Asami sighs wearily when she recognizes the world they were in, since no one paid her any attention she had read a lot of books growing up, at least Sailor Saturn had remembered she existed, and taught her how to read, write, and other basic educational necessities. She knew Alice in Wonderland when she saw it, especially the White Rabbit, and his exclaiming he was 'Late'. Sora had put her hair up into a braided bun, leaving just enough hair down that he could still play with it should he want to. Still, Asami goes along with everything until Sora's sense of right and wrong kicks in. She grabs his wrist, and applies just enough pressure to let him know that charging right in would be a bad idea. Instead she flashes through the signs of what he needed to know in order to get the Queen of Hearts to acquiesce to at least giving the appearance of fairness.

With Asami's coaching Sora speaks up on young Alice's behalf, the poise and diction he used calms the Queen down, and she reluctantly admits to herself that she had to at least have the appearance of fairness, otherwise she would lose what little allies she had. Though she does notice his words were coming from the girl he was watching from his peripheral vision. Huh, it had been a long while since someone with no voice had been seen by her. The girl was obviously nobility with the way she was phrasing what the lad was saying just right to get the point across without coming across as condescending. The Queen doesn't voice any of this though, there was a slight tremor in the girl, as though even helping the boy to speak for young Alice was paining her in some way.

" It seems I have forgotten that I also have a duty to my people, and not just myself. I thank you both for reminding me of this. " she says instead, motioning for Alice to be released.

" Oh, thank you. " Alice says.

" You're welcome, I'm Sora, she's Asami, the duck is Donald, and then we have Goofy. " Sora says.

He was well aware of the minute tremors traversing his girlfriend's slim frame. Being near royalty was going to be a problem for her. He wished there was something more he could do for her, but at the end of the day all he could do was give her a safe harbor to call home. He understood what his dad meant about a mix of violent and vulnerable. His beautiful dawn was so very strong, yet so very fragile as well. He would shield her Heart with his own, shelter her Heart until it could regain the strength it once held before Life chipped away at that strength little by little. Then the tipping point had come, and he was so very grateful Asami had, had the strength enough to escape before her Heart and Soul were completely destroyed.

He knew better than to offer her that harbor just yet, she'd come to him when she needed to. He's not surprised when Asami slips partially behind him, this had to be bringing up unpleasant memories for her, and he hated the fact that there was nothing he could do for her either. When she'd shown him her life she'd only given him the highlights, just enough so that he could understand. He'd given her a very important gift when he'd learned sign language from her, he'd given her a friend that actually understood her. Sora hadn't given up on being her friend, he also didn't drag her into the spotlight either at school. Sora knew he was popular, though there were some of their fellow students that were pissed he'd chosen soccer instead of Blitzball.

Soccer was literally in his blood, the Kanbara family lived for the sport. Should anyone see his father play...on his own world Takuya could have easily gone pro. It was unspoken in the High School on Destiny Islands, but everyone knew Asami preferred the shadows. If Sora enforced this no one was to know amongst the adults. Asami briefly clasps her hands together, and once she opens them there's an upturned crescent moon pendant hanging from a chain that she places around Alice's neck, this pendant would not be able to be removed, and would offer the young girl quite a deal of protection. Alice blinks as she looks down at the pretty pendant, and casts inquisitive eyes towards Asami. Sora let's his eyes meet Asami's briefly, " That pendant will offer you a great deal of protection, Alice. 'Sami's made it so it can never be removed from you. "

Asami has no way of knowing she has just thrown an unintentional monkey wrench into the works by subtly giving one of the seven princesses of Heart such a simple yet powerfully protective talisman. The amount of swearing Maleficent and a certain Heartless that had taken the name Ansem for himself would let off would impress several beings, most especially Ares, God of War.

Meeting of Darkness:

Hades chuckles to himself as he watches over his eldest granddaughter through his little Serenity, though he was deeply disappointed in his daughter. Her mother had poisoned her soul, though it had been slow to act, infiltrating every part of Princess Serenity's soul over the course of two life times, and all of her battles. He was only sticking around so he could pass every scrap of information on he could to his granddaughter. The Keyblade Bearer was all that was keeping her from giving in to despair, and Hades would not allow that to happen. Asami needed some relatives that actually gave a damn about her. Hmm, his granddaughter did need a familiar. Perhaps a Cerberus pup would suffice. Cerberus had whelped some pups about two months ago. He'd have to see if his guard dog would be willing to let one of her pups go to his eldest grandchild through Neo Queen Serenity.

Yue was not a familiar, she was a trusted companion, an advisor, a friend, and Regnant Queen Seraphina was training the kit in her human form to be able to fight if necessary. The mere fact that his granddaughter had just made it impossible to retrieve young Alice's Heart...he'd be getting amusement out of that for years.

Olympus Coliseum:

Hades flashes into the Coliseum and holds his hands up in the universal sign of peace when his nephew looks ready to charge, " I'm not here to fight, dear nephew. You remember your cousin Serenity, right? "

Hercules blinks, " Yeah, she'd come visit me before I got buff, why? "

" She's been reincarnated, and sadly her mother left a slow acting spell or something within her, and now she's like Bitchenity 2.0. She ascended up to Queen just like her mother wanted, and when her second child was born she promptly forgot all about her first born. Asami, her eldest will be making her way here with the Keyblade Bearer. "

" This concerns me how? " Hercules asks.

" You'll get those answers when you fall asleep tonight, Hecate's doing me a favor, as Asami is of the Moon Hecate can allow you to see the highlights of what her life was like before she made a wish on the Ginzuishou to escape. She needs actual family members that give a damn about her. I'm restricted from how much I can actually interfere, but you aren't. " Hades says.

Hercules' eyes widen as he understands, Hades was asking him to do what Hades himself could not do, be there for his first cousin once removed. " Got it, does that mean you'll let up just a bit? "

Hades rolls his eyes, " Someone has to keep you on your toes. Warn the satyr I'll be dropping by with Cerberus' latest litter, Asami needs a proper familiar after all. "

Hercules shudders, " You just had to get a female Cerberus as a guard dog, didn't you? "

Hades smirks at this, " Well known fact, Kid, women of any species are far more terrifying than men. Have you met your paternal grandmother yet? Mom is the only one your dad bows down to because she can actually ground him from his little bug zapper. "

Hercules chokes on a laugh, he had never heard of his father's divine symbol of power referred to as a bug zapper before.

Wonderland:

Asami, Sora, and Donald set off to deal with the Heartless while Goofy stays behind to help defend Alice and the Queen. They had agreed to deal with the intruders in the Queen's lands. Once away from the courtyard Asami relaxes, and Sora sighs internally. He knew right then that Asami was never going to be comfortable in royal settings. Asami wields her stave expertly, again Sailor Saturn was the only one that had paid her any attention. Of course, Saturn couldn't be seen as doing so, which meant she'd left training scrolls for the elder princess to find, and by going slowly Asami had mastered the staff forms which she whips through now. When they got back to Traverse Town she was so asking Yuffie to train her in hand to hand. Most mages never learned how to fight physically which meant that was how they got themselves offed.

Sora learns the steps to her fighting style and slips into rhythm with her. Soccer players had to be light on their feet, and able to adjust on the fly. This meant it was no great surprise that Sora was actually a very good dancer, and he had an awesome dad whom actually taught him as well. Takuya had done this by mapping out where Sora's feet should go in a waltz, and then he also mapped out the tango as well, because he knew damned well his son could handle the tango. Footwork was the main ingredient to dancing, and Takuya had made damned certain his son would actually be able to lead his partner on the dance floor instead of being lead. Donald is actually surprised at how well Sora was able to mesh with Asami's fighting style, until he noticed that Sora was actually keeping time, like their fight was one intricate dance, which Donald supposed it could be.

Fights, like dances had certain rhythms to them, and those rhythms could be changed up, so keeping time with the rhythm of the dance or fight was actually smart. It meant you would be aware of a change in tempo, and be able to respond that much quicker. The Court Mage also hadn't been expecting either teen to have such a high situational awareness either. They kept track of each other flawlessly, and Sora let his Keyblade guide his movements to a degree. Kanbaras have always been instinctive fighters, though Takuya had taught his son the basics, and paid for martial arts lessons as well, much to his maternal family's disgust.

" Well done, well done indeed, though should I help or should I not? "

Asami's eyes widen, and she literally glomps the purple and pink striped feline. Sora blinks as he looks at where she had been and where she was now, " Huh, I think she just used Haste, or she's just that damned fast. " Donald mutters under his breath.

Cheshire Cat observes the girl that was hugging him, and resigns himself to his fate. He didn't have the Heart to pull away from such a damaged girl, and really, she was quite good at hugging, " Who are you? " Sora asks.

" I am the Cheshire Cat, I can help or not. Ask a question I may tell the truth or not. "

Sora cocks his head to the side, and calls up just enough of Flame to let him see in a type of infrared spectrum, " What do you know about the History of the Keyblade? "

" Ah, a wise question indeed, young bearer. For the young lady's sake I shall answer this one. You shall need all the knowledge you can get if you are to Master your blade. " Cheshire says, and his lyrical voice tells of the Keyblade Wars, but he also tells of the first Keyblade Master, the one whom did not have to take some silly Mark of Mastery Exam to prove they were a master. By telling Sora the full truth he had just granted Asami a True Knight. Asami's mother and younger sister had been removed from the Lunar line of succession after what had been done to Asami, this meant Asami had the potential to bring Luna back to Greatness.

Once Asami stops hugging Cheshire, and his tales are told Sora looks at him, " Thank you for telling us the Truth, for telling me the Whole Truth. "

" Before you leave AncientGreymon left a few spells for me to pass on to you, young Successor of Flame. " Cheshire says, and passes several flaming red orbs over to him.

Sora observes them before taking the first one which contained Flare, the second which contained Pyrohelix, the third contains Blaze Spikes which would cover his body in fiery spikes, the fourth flaming red orb has Burn. Then Cheshire smirks, " I believe I shall pass on to you Deodorize, Invisible, Phalanx, Protect, Blizzard, Stone, and Quake. You need something to balance out your Flame, and if you are to be Asami's Knight then you will need the capacity to reduce damage to yourself as well. Cause Chaos with these new spells or not, the choice to choose is yours. "

Sora shakes his head trying to dispell the confusion within himself, why would he need to be...that cat had a point, Asami was a genuine princess, she needed someone to act in her name where she couldn't, she did need a Knight. He could live with being a Knight, because the Knight could get the girl, and he'd be damned if he allowed anyone else to steal Asami away from him. Asami's Heart needed protecting most of all. Friend and foe alike would would find out the hard way that Kanbara men happened to be fiercely protective of those they cared about, and that was multiplied exponentially when it came to their other half.

Asami actually balks at returning to the courtyard, and Sora frowns softly at her. -Try and find a different way into the room we entered this world through. You've faced your demons enough for today.- Sora flashes through the signs quickly, too quickly for Donald to comprehend them, and Asami gives him a smile in return, and goes leaping off through the forest while he and Donald return to the courtyard to find it in a tizzy, someone or something had kidnapped young Alice, and knocked out Goofy. In the bizarre room, which had been upside down so she could light the damned lamps, Asami swears as a really weird looking Heartless, that lighting the lamps had caused to appear, she would later find out was called a Trickmaster from Jiminy's Journal, knocks her into the wall behind herself head first. The blonde whimpers silently in pain, her Heart calling to Sora's even as she manages to use her inborn powers to shield herself. Yes, she healed up fast, but under continuous assault, on her own, with no back-up present for the moment, she was well and truly fucked.

She winces as her shield breaks, concussions took a while to heal, and then the Heartless' right leg slams down onto her back, for a leg that looked like a scissor jack that had fucking hurt, dammit! She couldn't concentrate enough to cast any spells at the moment, she had no senshi to call on, no voice to call out with. In the courtyard Sora has just gotten the Queen and her Card Guards calmed down when pain crashes down over him, pain not his own! The Kingdom Key was in his hand in a microsecond, even as he spins on his heel, and races for Asami. He doesn't even think as he casts Phalanx, and then dives forward, wrapping his right arm around Asami, he was never more grateful for being ambidextrous than now, and somersaults them both out from under the Boss Heartless.

Sora gives Asami an Elixir and midnight blue eyes snap into focus, she calls her stave back into her hands, and Sora cups her face with his free hand, silently asking if she was alright. She nods, and they spring apart, Sora's right hand reaching for another Keyblade. He blinks, was he capable of dual wielding? He shakes this off for the moment, and places his right hand back on the Kingdom Key, and charges into battle, immediately putting out the fire of the juggling sticks with his control over Flame, they wouldn't hurt him, but Asami...yeah, he'd have to ask his dad how to protect Asami from Flame, and more importantly how to reverse Flame damage. Sora's lessons hadn't quite gotten that far just yet. He could keep the heat of his temper from affecting Asami and others, but not Flame itself...yet.

Asami casts Waterja and Sora moves, he knew he had to end this now, as Asami may have the control to not hit him with her spell, but it took a helluva lot out of her as well. The fight was over by the time Donald and Goofy arrived, Sora catching Asami as she collapses, " Got any Ethers? She just used Waterja. "

Donald's eyes widen, she'd used that spell, and kept Sora from being effected, just how powerful was she anyhow? He would only find out much later on that Asami was quite powerful. Sora already had her up in a princess carry, and then the spiky haired teen blinks as he looks down at her, " I suppose we could just let her sleep too. "

The Queen would have offered them rooms, but that tremor she had seen told her the girl did not have pleasant memories of being around royalty, even if she did happen to be noble born. Sora gets them settled into their room in the Gummi Ship, he knew full well he wouldn't be able to leave her right then. Instead he just settles in, spooned up behind her, and gets ready for the storm to come. He'd see this one out just like all the others, it hadn't been easy locking the Keyhole, and drinking the potion to return them to their original size with Asami in his arms, but he'd managed it, barely. He knew the nightmares would come that night, and he'd be ready to help her through them.

Crystal Tokyo:

Tsukino Ikuko looks down sadly at the pictures she has of her eldest granddaughter, the Ginzuishou had left her out of Asami's wish because she genuinely cared about her eldest granddaughter. Asami had gone from happy to distressingly miserable, Ikuko understood why she had left, why she'd made that wish, and she had disowned her daughter, and youngest grandchild, barring them entrance to her home. Sweet little Asami hadn't deserved to be shoved aside like that, Ikuko had seen it happening, called her daughter out on it several times, for naught. She wished with all her Heart that Asami be allowed to finally be Happy, if that meant never returning so be it.

Disclaimer: I do not own Sailor Moon or Kingdom Hearts.