Sorry this chapter took forever!
Shout outs to...
TWI1IGHTMA3TER: I know, but I had to put in Xion! She wasn't fighting for Sora's heart as she was trapped within it. And thank you so much! :)
TerraKH: Thank you! :)
PrincessofHeartKairi: I always enjoy hearing what you have to say my friend! I applaud you for that! :)
This is, the next chapter... Dun Dun DUUUUUUNNNNNN!
One sped up her glider, determined to neither be seen nor be at the Tower after Kairi, as she doesn't know that she's not hurting Sora. One's brown hair fluttered behind her, like a small bird about to take flight. Her determination was unwavering, but how big was Kairi's?
She reached the Tower first. One burst through the doors and ran to the Training hall. She found the training dummy on the floor with Sora-Xehanort nowhere to be seen. Irritation and sarcasm rose up in her like a thunderstorm.
"Figures" she muttered under her breath, "That he should find out about the loophole." She nudged her substitute with her foot, rolling her eyes. That was the bug she could never get out of the system. If you put away the keyblade, then the doll's will vanishes as well.
"Stupid, flimsy thing." One kicked it to the side wall, with the others in case it 'accidentally' broke in the middle of practice. It was the first excuse she used when she wanted to get out of training with her father.
One shook her head madly. This was not the time to be wallowing in a memory that is no more. She had to find Sora-Xehanort before Kairi did!
Light on her feet, One spun on the balls of her feet and threw herself through the doorways. She ran up all the numerous staircases, looked in every room, and even checked the locked door at the end of the hall. Nothing. Not a trace of the spiky haired brunette.
She was reverently looking for him until a realization dawned upon her.
He can't be. She told herself repeatedly, shock filling her veins. Only my father and I know that hiding spot! He couldn't have found our spot.
One had a single place in Watcher's Tower that she kept to herself. That was a small ledge on the roof where her father, Unum, had taken her out every single night to see the worlds they protected.
One treasured that place. It was the last thing that she shared with her father before he died. After he did, One made a pact to always be there as a tribute to her dad's legacy. She even put his keyblade behind the tiles of the roof.
The ledge always helped when she needed to be with him. It seemed that Unum always was there to speak with her. It was even his guidance that persuaded One to interfere with Xehanort and Sora.
Blindly, One got to the window. She thrust it open in a flash and stuck her head outside. What she saw blew her away. Also, the truth that Sora-Xehanort had found something this personal to her was an emotion that could not place.
She jumped to the foot hole and scrambled to the bend in the ceiling to where it fashioned as a seat.
Sora-Xehanort was sitting there, Falling Grace in his right hand. He was talking to a familiar black haired girl. Surprise lingered on her features before she hid it under layers of calm. But happiness of seeing her friend again was overwhelming.
"Sora?" One asked, both trying to sound surprised and angry.
Sora-Xehanort froze and turned to face her with his eyes betraying the tiny bit of fear he held her in. It took One's entire Watcher training to suppress her laughter at his discomfort. It was mean, she knew, but it was a bit funny to see.
"Hey One! I... Ahh," Sora-Xehanort tried to put his experiences into words, but he could not find them. One tapped her fingers as if she expected a response, but as she always did, already knew the answer.
But eventually, Sora-Xehanort found how to explain it. With Xion's help, he explained what he went through in his heart. One seemed to take in every second, did ask a question or two, but for the most part remained in stony silence.
When they were done, One smiled hugely. This was great! Since he remembered his past, fighting Fatigo wasn't going to be as hard as she thought. For once in over a decade, she finally had confidence that they would win.
But then she remembered Kairi.
Quickly and urgently, One hurried both the black haired girl and the spiky brunette back into the Tower's pinnacle. Xion seemed to understand the situation at hand and complied without a complaint.
Sora-Xehanort didn't catch on.
"What's happening? One? Xion? What's the matter?" he asked with innocence.
Annoyed, both Xion and One gave him an icy stare that gave him the shivers. But still, One spoke in a harsh whisper, "Shut up!"
Nervous, Sora-Xehanort nodded enthusiastically. But still, One heard the intrusion, the pounding on the doors, the rushing up the steps. One cursing her bad luck, wished that this will all end fine.
That was when the girl of Sora's dreams unveiled their hiding place. At first, it was as if Kairi couldn't believe what she was seeing. But then, releasing a choking sob, she ran up to Sora-Xehanort and wrapped her arm around him. Tears ran down her face as she murmured to herself repeatedly.
"Sora… Sora, you're really here." She squeezed him tighter.
Then her eyes rested on One, for she knew Xion wasn't the Watcher. Sora-Xehanort concerned, thought while wincing. This could get ugly.
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