There was this snow day….so I wrote this up. Game Spoilers Ahead!

- Shards -

Escape, she wanted to escape and be free. No more darkness and no more fear. Kairi wanted loose so badly, worse then ever before. She knew why she felt so afraid, it wasn't from the shadows or the emptiness – it was because of him.

She was afraid of Saix, not his silence or his fierce strength – though that should give anyone plenty of reasons for fear, she knew inside he would never wish to harm her. It was the feelings he evoked inside her, the equal feelings of dread and happiness she felt when he passed her cell, the anger and joy when his eyes met hers, the raw passion that had threatened her control.

You weren't suppose to love your enemy, weren't suppose to want your kidnapper, weren't suppose to feel this confused. Maybe if she returned home and built back her sense of regularity, these feelings would dissolve as quickly as they had come.

What would she do if someone came to save her?

"Psst…over here."

Kairi didn't recognize the soft melodic voice; she strained her ears to listen. Had she finally lost all sanity? Imagining a savior of sorts?

From a funneling dark cloud, a little girl's head appeared. Soft blonde hair, ivory skin, and striking blue eyes – Kairi felt as if she was looking into a mirror.

"Come with me and I can show you Sora."

Sora?…was he really here looking for her? She glanced around her surroundings and realized there was nothing left here to keep her staying, he was gone…didn't care for her.

Powered by a sudden surge of reckless abandonment she nodded and jumped into the dark portal, hoping that this little angel was real.

XxxXxxX

Saix began his patrol of the castle, saving the dungeons for last. Even as he moved between the castle halls and rooms his only thought was of the dungeons, what would he do when he saw her again? And just how much more of this place could she take?

All of an hour later he came across her cell to find it empty, door locked and window closed, how did she escape?

Sora….

As he remembered the boy's name an unexplained rage filled him. With practiced calm he left to find Xemnas.

XxxXxxX

Kairi and Namine raced down flight after flight of stairs, matched paces and rushed words. With each step she took she felt a piece of the darkness die away, only to be replaced by a piece of hollowness. She shook her head angrily; she was going home with Sora, not staying here.

There was no one left to stop here, except him.

As she and her companion rounded a corner they slid to a halt, Saix and four nobodies glared malevolently at their two runaways.

"I'm sorry Kairi, but I can't let you go."

His voice wasn't as hard as it normally was, his eyes didn't seem so cold. In his words she thought she heard a deeper meaning. She locked eyes with his amber ones, silently pleading.

Tell me what you really want…

Saix's mouth moved in hesitation, words beginning to form on his tongue, Namine shuffled expectantly, a nobody dropped dead behind him, and a hooded figure ended the silence.

Before Kairi could even react, Namine grabbed her arm and yanked painfully sending the two off running.

XxxXxxX

He had come so close…she was right in front of him; he knew she had been waiting for him, waiting all this time.

He let out a small cry of frustration, he couldn't lose her to Sora, couldn't allow to leave this world until she knew. Anger fueled him, as he rushed an attack on this cloaked figure, this Riku – friend of Sora's.

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