A/N: Ok, ok , ok… I know! I did a song chapter… I jumped on the bandwagon… (sigh) I just love Phantom of the Opera… I changed the words a little in the song, and I left parts out, so sue me… Kairi is not going to tell Sora that she loves him that easily!! It's mushy and kind of dull… oh well… I like it: )

Disclaimer: I don't own Phantom of the Opera, or the song, or the characters. So there… : p

All I Ask of You

Sora awoke, his senses numb, a dull headache throbbing between his eyes. His world around him was blurry as he tried to focus his awareness. Through the haze he could hear singing, a beautiful siren…

No more talk of darkness

Forget these wide-eyed fears

I'm here, nothing can harm you

My words will warm and calm you

He felt lost in the words of the melodic song and he found her voice enchanting. As he slipped out of the fog he realized that a soft warm hand was stroking his forehead. He felt soothed by the touch, and the song…

Let me be your freedom

Let daylight dry your tears

I'm here, with you, beside you

To guard you and to guide you

As she hummed the soft tune, he began to feel the warmth of the blankets around him, the softness of the firm mattress supporting him. The smell of rubbing alcohol and fabric softener filled his nostrils as he slowly breathed in the crisp clean air. As she sang again, her words reached his soul as he fought against the fog, trying to reach her…

Let me be your shelter

Let me be your light

You're safe, no one will find you

Your fears are far behind you

All I want is freedom

A world with no more night

And you, always beside me

To hold me and to hide me…

Kairi… tears pooled underneath his closed eyelids as he recognized her voice… He wanted to pull her into his arms, hold her, let her know everything would be okay. But he didn't… he couldn't… he couldn't move, not if it meant that she would stop singing… He felt something in her words that he hadn't felt in a long time… happy.

Say you'll share with me

One light, one freedom

Let me lead you from your solitude

Say you need me with you

Here beside you

Anywhere you go, let me go too

Sora, that's all I ask of you…

"Oh, Sora… Please wake up…" Kairi whipped the tears from her cheeks and clutched his hand in hers as she sobbed into the mattress. "I'll never forgive myself if you don't wake up…" she cried.

It had been almost three days since Sora had involuntarily surrendered to darkness. Three days since Kairi had battled for her life with her best friend. Three days since the darkness had temporarily departed from Sora's body.

Three days since the last time Sora had been awake… and three days since the last time Kairi had been asleep…

She had spent every painfully waking moment, sitting at his bedside in the infirmary, much to the objection of the royal court. The Queen insisted she needed her sleep to heal, but a few elixirs had easily taken care of her spent energy and bruised body. Sora needed her, and she refused to abandon him. She squeezed his hand as she laid her head by his arm. His body was limp and his pulse weak as he lay in a deep sleep.

She shuddered as she thought about the encounter… No doubt, her light spell saved her life. But at what cost? She had almost killed Sora in the process… The real Sora. Somewhere, he had lain behind that black mask, that she was sure of. If Daisy hadn't woken up from all the commotion… Well, she didn't really want to think what might have happened…

Kairi gasp as Sora moaned and slowly opened his eyes, "Kairi?"

"Sora!" she quickly stood up and whipped her wet cheeks as a smile played across her lips for the first time in three days. She leaned over him as she peered into his sapphire blue eyes, "It's really you…"

Sora huffed as Kairi collapsed across his chest, burying her face in the crook of his neck, "Kairi—"

"This is real…" she said flatly into his neck. (A/N: yeah I know, I stole that line from KH II, it fits okay!)

He smiled as he brought one arm around her back and ran his fingers through her hair with the other hand. "Kairi, I…" Well… what exactly could he say during this Kodak of moments… "Kairi…"

"Sora!" she stood back, pulling out the embrace as she playfully scolded him, "Did you suffer brain damage? Is my name the only thing you remember how to say, or what?"

And there goes the Kodak moment… He smiled sheepishly, "Sorry Kai, I guess I'm kind of at a loss for words…" He winced as he tried to sit up. He grabbed at his temples, his head pounding between his hands. "Oh, my head…"

Kairi reached her hand out, offering Sora a bright green bottle of potion. "Here… This should help."

Sora smiled his thanks as he took the bottle from her hand, popped the cork off, and downed the contents. He grimaced at the bitter taste, but felt his muscles strengthen and his headache recede as the potion worked its magic. He inhaled deeply as surveyed his surroundings, "The infirmary?"

Kairi nodded as she took the empty bottle and sat it on the rolling cart by the bed.

"Kai…What…what, um…" Sora struggled to find the right words to ask the question he needed to know the answer to, without worrying Kairi about his amnesia…

"Sora?" she looked at him with an expression saying… 'spit it out'

He sighed heavily, defeated… "Kairi, what exactly happened? Why…why am I in the infirmary?"

What? He doesn't know? He doesn't remember? "Sora… We um…" now she was the one struggling to find the right words. How do you tell your best friend that he succumbed to darkness and tried to kill you? How do you tell your best friend that you almost killed him? …Well, you don't… She couldn't bear for Sora to have anymore guilt laid on his heart, nor could he. The Royal Court had all assumed that Kairi and Sora were ambushed, and she hadn't had the strength to divulge the truth. So…"Sora, we were attacked. Ambushed…"

Sora's jaw dropped in shock. "By who??"

"Um…" Kairi stalled, she was a horrible liar. Good thing Sora's the most naïve person I know… gullible too… "Heartless?" She didn't mean for it to sound like a question, it just came out that way.

Apparently Sora didn't notice the upward inflection. He didn't say anything; he just rubbed the back of his neck with his hand as he slowly nodded his head. His mind was hard at work, internal gears turning in thought. His face was so contorted in concentration, she could swear she saw smoke coming out of his ears.

"Uh, Sora?" Kairi raised her eyebrows and waved a hand in front of his face to get his attention.

"I knew it…" Sora reached underneath the sheets and pulled a roll of parchment from his pocket. He didn't unroll it… just held it in his hand as he mumbled incoherently to himself.

"Sora? Hello?" Kairi leaned over in front of him. But he stared past her…

"I knew it… I knew the King was keeping something from me!" He sighed as his eyes slowly focused on her face.

Kairi smiled meekly. "Sora, I think…"

"We need to plan our next move Kai…" Sora interrupted. "I think our best bet is start in Radiant Garden. Even if Riku isn't there, Leon and the gang might have some information for us about what's going on…"

Kairi eyes lit up and her smile widened. "Really?! You mean…"

"Yep, Kairi. You're going to get to see your home." Sora grinned as he climbed out of bed. "Come on! We gotta get going if we're going to find Riku soon!" he called over his shoulder as he ran out of the infirmary.

Kairi smiled to herself as she followed Sora out of the infirmary. After a quick stop by the Queen's quarters to let the others know Sora was awake, she and Sora gathered their things and made their way to the gummi hanger.

The Queen was eager to supply them both with several bottles of potions and ethers, even some munny so they could stock up on supplies in Radiant Garden. She left them both with a warning to watch out for each other and reminder to Sora to be careful with the light orb and guard it with his life. The each nodded in agreement as they hugged their goodbyes and boarded the gummi ship once again.

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A/N: Gasp! Will Kairi's lie get the better of her? Will Sora remember that he tried to kill his best friend? Will Donald and Goofy be in this fanfic? I don't know… lol

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