Okay, this was extremely delayed because FFN wouldn't let me update my Kingdom Hearts stories for almost two weeks. Why, I don't know, and honestly I really don't care because now I can. WOOT.

On other news... iSpazzeh (Alison) made sea-salt ice cream and drove to my house and gave me some earlier:D It was blue and shaped just like the ice cream in the game. I so felt like Roxas when I ate that!:D Although I only ate half of the ice cream because it made me feel kinda sick:P It's all good homie, cuz I saved it :)

Anyway...

This FAILS because I fail at fight scenes epically. The ending it nice, and letting Paul beat the shit out of Seifer was LOL. Cody's probably gonna have SOMETHING to say about his fight with Hayner (IGNORED), but I think Alison and I's fights went well:3

I ALSO GOT A DS AND I GOT 358/2DAYS AND IM IN LOVE WITH IT... Although I wish you could play as Xion in Mission Mode... The rest of them are completely useless ('cept Axel and Roxas, 'course!)

ONTO THE STORY ALREADY.

Review Time:

Sakura Li-chan: 1) I am so sorry I never replied to your review. I got kinda lazy, y'know? I really didn't feel like doing much of anything the day I uploaded chapter three (well, it was TEN PAGES LONG ON WORD). Sooooo. I SORRO! Um, about the KH fanfiction; go check my profile? I have a couple of one shots, I think (RiSo, Seiner- which is Seifer/Hayner- and I think there might be some Ouran High School Host Club if you're into that...), and I might be uploading some RikuRoku soon! Hopefully hopefully! I lost Riku ._. Sneaky bastard escaped from me! Thank you for your reviews, oh lovely one!

iSpazzeh14: SHUDDUP ABOUT THE GRAMMAR. JEEZ. I WAS VERY TIRED, I'LL HAVE YOU KNOW. IT WAS LIKE ONE O'CLOCK IN THE MORNING, KTHNX. No. Taking more time would equal more effort would equal Rachell back on caffeine. Do you want such things to happen? No? Good. Thought not (completely unaware you're not answering these questions right now). But, yeah... It's not going fast, really... That RoyEd story I wrote last year went fast, 'kay? THAT'S what we base "fast" off of, mkay? And thanks for reviewing:D I have yet to do the same for your story... XD

LostMySightToTheLight: First off, thank you for reviewing on like, EVERY ONE of my KH stories! It's awesome!:D Second off, awesome name, fa'sho! And thirdly, getting to your review; It really is, isn't it? Though I have to say, if this really happened to Alison, Cody, Paul and I, Paul would be flipping, I would be flipping, Cody would be destroying things and Alison would be flipping as well. We wouldn't be able to stay this calm if that happened XD Umm... Possible romance between Cody and I? Nawww. We're like brother and sister, y'know?:) RikuRoku is an amazing couple, yo! And it will make sense, I guess, as time goes on. Couple=NO. XD But thank you for your review! It is much appreciated!

So, if you stalk me around on my profile here, you'll see that I'll be um, posting some Left4Dead fanfiction soon -hides face- I've gotten completely addicted to NickXEllis while I was playing the second one... I JUST CAN'T HELP IT. IT JUST SO MOE! -Renge moment- ITS SO ADORABLE, I COULD EAT THREE JARS OF NUTELLA AND SIX LOAVES OF BREAD! -peace sign- But, yeah. If you people know what I'm talking about, just stalk around on my profile and find it whenever I write it... It'll be eventually, I guess.

Disclaimers (FINALLY): AND IF I OWNED KINGDOM HEARTS, FOREVER WOULD IT BE KNOWN THAT KAIRI WOULD NOT HAVE EXISTED. The end.

Enjoy:D

Chapter Four:

"STRUGGLE!"

The word rang in my ears as Cody and Hayner lunged for each other, bats colliding with a hollow "think" as both struggled (how original) to gain the upper hand. "G-Give up…" Hayner was saying, getting pushed back a little farther, sweat already falling down his face. "I'm gonna win…"

Cody snorted, giving the blonde one last push and managing to steal a couple of orbs. "You only wish, blondie!"

His opponent wasn't feeling up to the taunts and lunged again, swiping at the brunette, and hitting the edge of the shoulder, four orbs going into his possession. I held my breath as it continued like that, quick attacks, slow dodges and even quicker passes, orbs falling to both of them, and neither gaining much control. 'Cody, come on…!'

"C'mon Riku! Stop being such a wimp and fight him already!" I yelled, not even realizing what I had said. Roxas looked over at me with wide eyes and I caught them as well, the telepathy passing through just the look alone. His shock was enough to say 'what was that?' I smiled at him "A pet name…" I nervously said, scratching the back of my head. The blonde looked bought, and then turned his attention to the fight, though I think it was elsewhere.

"Dammit!"

That cry made my head whip around in a heartbeat, hands clutching my jeans for dear life. Cody fell back, bat raised slightly as his chest rose and fell, Hayner over him with a smug look on his face. Hayner was going to win! "So couldn't stay true to your talk." The blonde turned, his biggest mistake. "There's not enough time left on the clock for you to-"

Cody lunged at him, making on large swipe at his back and earning ten orbs, which successfully put him ahead one point just as the timer buzzed for the end of the match. Hayner fell forward on his hands and knees, mumbling incoherent babble about his loss while Cody smirked over at us. As soon as he stepped down from the arena, I jumped at him, wrapping my arms around his neck in an embrace. "You did it! You won!"

He held onto my middle and lowered me down, not at all phased by it. "Of course I did! I wasn't going to lose to a blonde!" Our eyes met and his eyebrow quirked. "You thought I was gonna lose!"

"Only at the end! Promise!" I said, just as the announcer came back up.

"The next match; Rachell versus Roxas!"

I looked over at the blonde, who gave a weak smile, and returned it. "Good luck Rachell!" Alison cheered, high fiving me as Paul gave me a knuckle touch.

"Yeah! Kick some ass!"

"Show Roxas who's boss!"

I picked up a bat and headed into the lot, facing Roxas without hesitation. "No hard feelings, right?" I held out my hand.

He took it with a wide smile. "Nope. This isn't gonna change a thing."

Without a shocking spark when we touched, we shook and went to our separate corners, taking our fighting stances. The fire lit in both of our eyes as the announcer's final count ended. "STRUGGLE!"

He didn't lunge right away, but ran toward me, skidding to a stop and side stepping out of my line of vision, making me spin and turn to keep up. Dizziness was setting in, and I stopped finally learning his motives; he was going to circle me and run me into incoherency. I smirked. I wasn't going to fall for it.

As I heard him behind me, I turned, blocking it effortlessly and pushing him back to a comfortable distance. He scowled and held the bat up. I heard cheers from the sidelines and I smiled. The timer was reaching its final minute. I had to move.

Roxas did instead, going bold and trying to attack me directly. Blocking the attacks, I side stepped to an open area and swung, earning a few orbs, which put me ahead. He growled and turned to attack again, only to have a new handful of orbs in my possession. With one last swing, he tried, and got two for himself as the timer rang.

"The winner… Rachell!"

I let out the held breath I had, looking over at Roxas as he panted, trying to catch his own breath. Alison ran up to me and nearly tackled me, Cody doing the same. Paul congratulated me, as well as Olette, Pence and Hayner, Roxas shaking my hand again to show a job well done. The next battle was announced and we wished Alison good luck.

"I'm not sure how it happened, but Vivi versus Alison!"

The count sounded and they lunged, all powerful swings and attacks, quick and fluid movements, making sure to cover all flaws and openings to eliminate mistakes. So far no orbs had fallen, and it seemed it would be a draw, but Vivi left his right side opened after a hard attack, and Alison lunged, skimming his brown jacket type shirt and earning an orb. She gained control as Vivi attacked with even harder attacks than before, Alison blocking with faltering power. "Come on baby! Kick his ass!" Paul yelled, but I heard Seifer's yell from the other side of the lot as well.

"Come on, Vivi! Kick that emo's ass into the dust!"

Alison must have heard it because in that quick second she pushed Vivi back and gave a hard swipe, earning five orbs and control of the match. Vivi nearly attacked just as the buzzer rang, and he walked off without any last words.

"TAKE THAT SEIFER! WE'RE WAY BETTER THAN YOU AND YOUR LOSER FRIENDS!" Hayner yelled, pointing and laughing at him.

"Watch it, chicken shit." Seifer smirked. "I'm next and I'm facing the hick." He pointed his Struggle bat at Paul, who stared back with fire. "Let's see how good you are. It was merely chance that the two stupid brunettes and your emo girlfriend made it this far."

"WHO ARE YOU CALLING STUPID!" Cody and I yelled, fist raised. "Come over here and we'll show you stupid!"

Seifer snorted and put the bat over his shoulder and motioned for Paul, "The break is going to be over soon and then we'll have to fight. Hope I don't hurt you too bad…"

"Like wise, jackass." Paul snapped, picking up a bat himself and going to the arena just as the rest of the fans filed in with the announcer.

"The next match is between Seifer and Paul. Ready?"

They looked ready to kill each other, and it was proven when they lunged toward each other as the announcer called it. Paul and Seifer were evenly matched, swinging and blocking and dodging as the seconds ticked down. Seifer hit Paul's stomach, Paul got Seifer's face, and orbs were falling everywhere, although I had a feeling they didn't care. The last minute was in. Paul stabbed at the blonde, right in the guy, and Seifer countered with a strong swing to the head, hitting his ear hard.

"Dammit, you bastard!" Paul yelled, throwing his bat to the side and charging at Seifer. The blonde did the same, and before anyone knew it, they were fist fighting, orbs and the Struggle long forgot. Stomach, face, throat, arms; nothing was left unbruised as Rai and Cody finally pulled them apart.

"Umm…" the announcer was at a loss for words. "I… uh… They're both disqualified!"

"DAMMIT I'M TELLING YOU I'M FINE!"

Paul wiggled out of the nurse's grip, glaring at her as she attempted to put a bandage on his arm, where a nasty gash had formed. Alison slapped him upside the head and growled. The cowboy instantly calmed down and let the nurse do her job, flinching at the sting from the medicine.

I sighed at him and turned to walk out with Cody when I heard another familiar yell. "Dammit don't put that shit on my arm!" I walked down the hallway and stopped in front of another room, Seifer's blonde hair uncovered and messy as his face sported a band-aid over his nose and another one on his cheek. His icy eyes glared at his nurse then turned toward Cody and I. "Oh, well if it isn't the lamers."

"Shit up. We came to see if you're okay." Cody snapped, brown eyes narrowed.

Seifer snorted and looked away. "Why in the hell would you care? It's obvious you guys are going to win."

"Because it's called sportsmanship." I told him, making him look over in surprise. "I can get competetive, but if someone gets hurt like you and Paul have, I'm going to drop the competition and see if you're okay." He looked away with his eyes narrowed, and I did the same. "Fine, whatever."

I turned to walk out, but his voice, softer than usual, stopped me, "Good luck, Rachell… Hope you can beat Setzer."

I smiled at walked back to Paul's room, Cody trailing behind me. "So what's going on?" I asked Alison.

"He's been disqualified, and I'm staying here with him." She told me, readjusting the bandage around his head.

"So much for our hard work getting you in…" I complained.

She smiled sarcastically. "Yeah, your hard work. You and Cody need to go out there and show Setzer who's the real Struggle champion, okay?"

Cody nodded eagerly then grabbed my hand. "Come on, we gotta go get back to the Sandlot!"

By the time we got there, Vivi was ready for his fight against Cody and the gang was waiting on the sidelines. "Hey, is Paul okay?" Olette asked as I sat down next to her.

"Yeah. Nothing too bad." I told her with a smile. "He'll be fine."

"I was sure Alison went ahead…" Hayner commented, looking over at me. "Where is she?"

"Back at the clinic with Paul. She dropped out."

"Oh…" the blonde looked disappointed. "I was hoping she'd beat the crap out of Cody…"

I laughed nervously as the sound of footsteps caught my attention. Seifer was walking up with a look on his face and when he caught my eye, he turned away with red cheeks. What? He took his spot next to Rai and Fuu as I heard more footsteps. Paul and Alison were next to walk up, Paul wincing painfully. "That damn asshole made me sprain my ankle…" He mumbled angrily.

The announcer yelled the final count and the two boys lunged for each other, Vivi taking the offensive and Cody the defensive. It seemed as close as when Alison fought Vivi, but Cody quickly took the upper hand. With a few full swings he earned ten orbs and put himself ahead. Vivi growled a little and Cody stepped back. "What…?"

Everything stopped. The fans cheering in the sidelines seemed to freeze in place as I looked around. The only people who were moving were Alison, Cody, Paul and I, Vivi swaying back and forth like….

"A Dusk!"

Just as I yelled that, the form rippled in to the silver creature, hissing at us and swaying. Cody jumped back, bringing out his Keyblade. "Dammit. Just like the game!"

We all pulled out our blades, Paul staying back by Alison to avoid getting hurt anymore. The Dusk lunged at us and we took it down easily as well as the other two or three. When we stood alone, only the sound of our breathing echoing off the lot's closure, there was a steady clapping.

"Alright guys. Fight, fight, fight."

Alison and I probably turned the fastest to see a hooded figure, something Paul shrunk away from. Cody eyed us as our eyes widened. The man stopped in front of us.

"Who are you?" Paul snapped, standing by Alison and I.

The man stopped, and then raised his hands to his hood, pulling it back to reveal red hair and green eyes, black teardrop tattoos on his tan cheeks. "How rude of me. Name's Axel. Got it memorized?"

Alison and I fainted.