Authors Note: Well here it is! The very long awaited Chapter 10! The story is diminishing into it's last few chapters now. I have two or three more planned and that's it. Depending on how well the ending goes, I may make a sequel. But things are getting more complicated now. Ha, and I realized I said in the first chapter about Johnny Depp dying... I cursed it... Jack, Noooooo!

Disclaimer: I own no Kingdom Hearts stuff... Grrrr.

Kairi's eyes widened as a bright light eclipsed from Naminé's hand and surrounded her body. She felt her breathing stop and her body fall forward, then everything went black. When she opened her eye's, she was no longer feeling anything. Her sadness had lifted, her smile's disappeared.

"I don't feel anything-" Kairi whispered.

Looking around her, Kairi realized Naminé was gone, but her sketchpad was now lain across Roxas's bed. She picked it up and opened to the first page where a drawing of Sora faced her. Smiling, she turned a few page's ahead where a picture of Roxas was, a note scribbled beside it.

'Kairi, Feel what it's like to be one of us. One without a heart. Only you can bring back that which you have lost-'

"Naminé," Kairi stared at Roxas's motionless body, then laid the sketchbook across it again. "I'm sorry Roxas. But I need to find-"

She stared out of the window and spoke softly, "My heart."

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Sunlight was pouring into the hospital room as Roxas sat up and yawned. He blinked confusedly before finally realizing where he was.

"Damn, the hospital needs to stop coloring it's walls this ugly brown." Roxas looked down at his lap and cocked his head to the side. "Naminé's sketchpad?"

He stared at the light tan book and shook his head. "How did I know who's this was?"

Opening to the page where Naminé's note was, he realized Kairi's writing was below it.

'Roxas; Sorry I left you… I can't explain to you right now, but I have to search for something. Naminé stole it from me and I have to get it back-' A smudge crossed the next few words and Roxas couldn't make them out. 'The kiss with Riku was her doing- Kairi.'

He smiled as he saw a small heart scribbled near her name and he set the sketchpad down. Stepping out of the bed, he felt his leg throb a bit, but not to where he couldn't use it. The door to his room opened and a short blond haired girl came walking in, a frown set across her lips.

"You must sit down Roxas!" He cocked his head to the side.

"How did you know my name?"

"Roxie…" The girl smiled and walked over to him. "I've known you for a long time-"

Pushing him down, she pressed her lips against his and he watched as a light surrounded her. The little girl that was there disappeared and in her place stood a taller blond. Roxas pushed her back and his eyes widened in horror.

"Naminé!" He wiped the kiss from his lips and stood once more. "What did you take from Kairi!"

Naminé smirked and grabbed his hand, leading it to the point where it was level with her chest. Pressing his hand against her, he watched as a small glow emitted from where her heart should have been.

"You took her heart… But why? This isn't like you!" Roxas pulled his hand away.

"I want to exist Roxas… Not be a figment part of someone's self. I'm tired of being Kairi's shadow and it's time for her to see how it feels not to be real." She grabbed Roxas's hand and placed it onto hers. "I wanted to be able to feel you touch me again."

He forced his hand back and Naminé turned away from him. "I can't be with you again. I have Kairi."

"You know you still love me!" She flung her arms around his neck and caused him to fall to the ground. A single tear fell down Naminé's cheek as she felt Roxas's warmth fill her body. "I love you."

Roxas held his hand to his chest and sighed deeply. He wrapped his arms around Naminé and let a smile creep across his lips. She wrapped her arms around him and they sat in each others arms for a few moments.

"I'm sorry." He whispered.

"Me too." Naminé said as a light elapsed her body. "I'm sorry I can no longer be what you want."

He was silent for a moment but looked to the floor as she spoke again.

"I'm not going to give up that easily."

Roxas watched as she disappeared into the light that surrounded her, and he opened the window to his room. Clasping the sides of the window, he hopped out of it and ran down the street in search of Kairi.

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'Where am I?'

'Kairi?' The voice echoed through her mind softly and she smiled.

'I'd know that voice anywhere…' She turned and watched a familiar figure walk towards her. 'Sora!'

'Guess again-'

Kairi's eye's shot open and she stared at the figure before her and sighed. "Roxas,"

"I understand Kairi, what happened, all of it." He held her hand in his for a moment, then leaned close to her face. "I love you."

As he stared into her eyes he realized she felt nothing for him right now. All the love that she had with him was gone… making it clear that she could never be with him again. He pulled his hand back and backed away slowly, and Kairi hung her head sadly.

"Roxas, you don't understand. I love you… but I love somebody else." The words caused him to fall to his knees and hold his face in his hands… "You can't replace Sora. No matter how much I want you too. I tried to fit you into my heart and no matter how much I tried it didn't work. This whole Naminé thing made me realize that one thing only matters to me-"

Roxas put a warm finger to her lips and caused her to stop speaking. He hung his head towards the ground and spoke quietly.

"This was a mistake. I should never have come over here… I should have stayed with Sora… given him a chance to live…" Kairi's eyes widened and she stepped back.

"What do you mean?"

"I left Sora when he was dying. I was gone when you were holding him in your arms. If I had stayed with him, he might have been here now."

Kairi's eyes swelled with tears and she clamped her hands tightly as Roxas stepped towards her.

"Don't come near me." She whispered.

"Kairi please--"

"NO! STAY AWAY FROM ME!" Kairi turned away from him and ran down the shoreline towards the water, kicking up sand as she went. "He killed Sora…"

Kairi dropped to her knees as she hit the water, forgetting to take a breath before her head went under. She struggled for a moment, then let a final thought flash through her mind.

'What else do I have to live for now…?'

As the air left her lungs, she felt herself being pulled back by an arm around her waist. She closed her eyes and let herself black out, not caring about anything but the fact that she could now breathe.

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He stared at the delicate features of her face and smiled, lightly touching her soft pink lips. A sigh exerted from his lips and he let his hand rest onto her stomach. With his other hand he pushed back a loose piece of his hair back into it's place, then, he let it rest on her shoulder.

"Kairi, what has become of you?" She stirred, her eyes fluttering open, staring into the eyes of her rescuer.

"Mm… who's there?" She wiped at her eyes and got a clearer picture of who was staring back at her. "Riku?"

"What were you thinking? Jumping into the ocean like that? You could have died." His words were scolding, but yet soft. "Then what would I have done?"

Kairi sat up and looked to the ground. "It's not like it would have mattered anyway. I don't need to be here, alive anymore…" She felt a tear drip down her cheek. "Roxas left Sora while he was dying. If he had stayed, Sora could have lived."

"But Kairi… Roxas loves you-" He wiped the tear off her cheek and smiled. "Just like I do."

"It doesn't matter to me anyway. I can't feel any emotions… pain, love, lust, sadness… nothing. Damn Naminé-" She coughed lightly. "All I want is my heart back."

"She wants Roxas back."

"I kind of figured that… but what's it matter to me now? She can have him. All I want is--"

"Sora, yes I know." Riku let his hands fall into his lap and his head hang. "But he's dead Kairi."

"Not to me he isn't!" Kairi felt an anger swell into her chest. "When someone you love dies, you don't just act like their dead. They're still a part of you, living in your heart… being there for you when you need them most-"

Riku stared at Kairi for a moment before speaking again. "You just got angry at me."

"You're poi-" She stopped in the middle of her sentence and stared at him. "You're right… that means…"

"You're heart has to be back."

Suddenly a sinking feeling filled Kairi's chest and she pictured Roxas's face in her mind. "I have to find him-"

Kairi charged out of the room Riku had her in, but was stopped when she realized she wasn't in Riku's house. The thought dawned over her and she turned around facing Riku, a look of terror on her face.

"This is Sora's house." She muttered.

"Yes. Yes it is." Riku stepped towards her, grabbing her arm, and laying a kiss on it.

Kairi watched as his mouth crept towards her, and she felt herself being pushed towards him. Their lips met in a powerful kiss, and Riku's lips didn't feel like his own. A glow followed his body as suddenly he wasn't standing there anymore… a younger looking boy was standing in his place. His floppy brown hair surrounded his childlike face, and a large grin was set across his lips as they parted.

Kairi's eyes widened and she pulled him into a tight embrace. "Sora, it's really you…"

End Note: Well Chapter 11 I am working on so hopefully it will be up soon. I hope you don't get confused, and believe me, everything will be explained in the end. Please review with the purple (or white) button on your page!