It was dark now, the sun was setting and all the bears and Soriku were sitting in a circle, Tug tossing the fish in his hand.

"Alright for all those new visitors the rules are as followed, you catch it, you tell it" he chuckled and he threw it towards a female bear, hours passed, the group much bigger then last time Kenai remembered.

"Okay only one more turn before we call it a night" yawned Tug and he clumsy tossed it in the air, everything once again seemed too slow down, a male bear grabbed for it…but it flew away? It was avoiding all the bears claws that tried too jump for it, and softly dropped into Sorikus hand, who was bus looking at the sky and looked down once he felt the wet cold substance in his hands, he blinked and looked up in confusion, Kenai looked both surprised, and confused.

"So…do I tell what I did this year?" he asked softly

"That's right tell us what you did Soriku!" called Koda from on top of Kenai's head, Soriku sighed and slowly placed the fish off of his lap and placed a hand through his hair, note too self, remember too wash hair more frequently.

"Okay well, I lived in a large city…" he said softly, earning a few wows, no bear here had seen a city before, but had heard of them. He swallowed and continued trying too keep his voice even.

"Me and my friends would hang out, it was a simple but pleasant life, no big responsibility, no worries, the life a kid should leave" he sighed softly and closed his eyes remembering the keyblade….a responsibility that would haunt him forever, the weapon of light, was a burden indeed, not a gift. Opening his eyes again he continued.

"But of course, all good things never last…There was a great storm, and darkness filled our city…my friend tried too warn me...now I look back he had tried too warn me for years but I never really took them seriously…" he said softly, all those signs…how could he have been so stupid? Shaking his head he looked at the sky but continued too talk

"That's when I got this" he said softly and held up his two hands and just like always they appeared in a flash of light and the two keys appeared in his hands, the bears gasped and one bear asked.

"What are they…?"

Soriku looked deep into the bears eyes and said sadly

"A Burden of the Light"

As he continued too tell his story, about the city being an illusion, and t6he nobodies and heartless, Kenai saw a new side too Soriku, no longer the happy go lucky clumsy Soriku, but a sad side, a side that had caused him too grow up too fast. The way he told the tale made him seem like a wise man, but he was just a child, forced with reasonability that a full grown man could not handle.

The night drew longer and Soriku lay perched on the rock at the waterfall, the current soft, and the breeze even softer, as the moon watched over Soriku and he watched the starts. This reminded him of what he and Mathew would do when they were younger, they would bet who could count all the stars the fastest. He sighed, he really missed Mathew…where was he…would he ever see him again? What about Olivia…he didn't even know if she made it off the city; he sighed and looked down at his lap, why? Why him? Why did the keyblade choose him? Your too good for your own good Soriku, he grumbled too himself and sighed and stood up and looked at the necklace around his neck….an old memory? But what could it be? And where did he get it...Or did someone give it too him. The second he thought that he felt immense in his head and heard voices in his head

"Come on Soriku, you gotta keep trying"

"Soriku, don't give up, we can find it together!"

Soriku found himself getting dizzy and took a step back.

"I promise, I will be back, just stay hidden"

"If a star falls, I will hit right back with my sword!

His vision became blurry and he took another step back, he was seeing double

"Soriku don't trust him!"

"Soriku don't let go!"

He couldn't see anything and took another step back, but he lost his footing and fell off the waterfall and started slowly falling

"Soooriikkkuuuuuu"

And then everything went black.

"No!" screamed Sora, as he jumped up from his bed panting hard, sweat all over his face, he looked around and sighed softly, he was still in the Gummie Ship, in his room, sighing he got up and slowly calmed down…what had he been dreaming about? He couldn't even remember, something about a boy, and darkness and…he couldn't remember, slowly looking over he saw his keyblade, leaning against his wardrobe, still in its kingdom key form, sighing he slowly went into the bathroom, and placed a cold wet cloth on his face, cooling himself off, sighing happily he unlocked his door, and worked down the corridor and opened the furthest door too the right and walked into the main room, Riku was the only one up, it was his turn too fly, Sora grinned and saw Riku had bags under his eyes.

"Nice eyes Riku"

Riku looked over at him and said with half amusement and half annoyance

"Nice pyjamas Sora"

Sora looked down at his teddy bear nightwear and looked back up and said sheepishly

"Touché"

Riku returned too the control panel

"How's Kairi?" asked Sora

(Yep Kairi is not going too be stuck on the island doing nothing AGAIN shes had over a year at doing that)

"Pretty good, she was pretty tired but who can blame her after listening too Donald and Goofy yell at each other all day…well technically Donald did the yelling, Goofy did the standing around being Goofy part" said Riku causing Sora too grin.

"That's our Goofy, he'll never change" he smiled placing his hands behind his head and looking at the stars through the glass, Riku nodded and looked at the stars too.

"Things sure have changed" he said softly

"What do you mean?" asked Sora looking over at his best friend

"Well last year we wanted too build a raft too go too other worlds, now were fighting darkness, using a mysterious weapon and have a duck and a dog with us" he said and Sora could have sworn he saw a small smirk on his lips, but due too the bad lighting it was hard too tell.

"Gee Riku, don't think so hard, you could really hurt yourself" said Sora earning him a hard smack on the head.

"But Seriously Sora, can things ever be the same?" he asked, sounding distant, Sora paused and then looked at the stars again.

"Some things can't" he said softly and Riku seemed too wince at that.

"But…" said Sora softly, and Riku turned his head too his younger friend.

"Something will never change" he said and smiled at Riku, who smiled right, he had never been able too tell Sora, how much it meant too him that his best friend, had stuck by him, even after all that had happened, but being 16 he just called Sora an idiot and playfully punch him, but they both knew, words did not need too be said, as the two best friends watched the stars, they were growing up, but for now they were just kids, and were still together.

Soriku groaned and slowly woke up, he heard a few voices whispering and they seemed too hush when he made a noise, slowly Kenai walked over he looked almost petrified.

"Soriku are you hurt? What happened? How did you fall? Why did you fall? Did someone make you fall?" he said, and seemed too have a hold list of different ways of asking the same thing which was 'what happened'. He groaned and sighed trying too ignore the rambling of Kenai and focusing on last night. He remembered being on the waterfall…then he remember standing up…and then voices…but what happened next? Did he fall? He was snapped out of thought by the call of his name and saw Kenai looking at him and glaring

"You didn't listen too a word I said did you!"

"Sorry, I kinda space out when people say the same thing again and again" he said, it was the truth and Kenai did not seem too like the truth, what was it with grown ups? They always tell you too tell the truth, and when you do, you still get in trouble? He sighed and smiled weakly slowly getting up

"Look I'm sorry, I was just kidding" he said showing his famous goofy grin, but today he was putting it on, but Kenai seemed too buy it and he sighed

"At least your okay" he said with slight relief and Soriku gave a confused look.

"Kenai I hit water that was like three feet, I wasn't exactly in mortal danger"

Kenai looked at him and sighed

"No, but when you didn't try and swim you nearly drowned" he said his voice weak, Sorikus blood went cold. Drown? Why hadn't he tried too swim? He suddenly felt uncomfortable and slowly looked down and mouthed an 'o' sound. Kenai looked back and smiled.

"Come on lets get some fish before Koda takes it all" and he ran off towards the main pool, where other wish were, Soriku sighed and slowly kept walking unaware of what else too do. Koda was already there, chewing on a big large fish, which seemed too be putting up a big fight, but slowly went limp in the young cubs mouth. Soriku looked at the water and slowly felt a nudge on the shoulder and felt something wet on his lap and saw a fish, he looked up again and blinked and looked at Kenai who smiled.

"Eat up, we have a big day ahead of us" he chuckled, Soriku was unsure of what he meant, but slowly looked at the fish, he had never eaten one just dead…he slowly closed his eyes and took a bite out of the flesh and tasted it for the first time.