Raven's room had become littered by Namine's drawings, the walls, the floor, even Raven herself was covered in them. Namine had finally make a small break in Raven's memories, uncovering some of Raven's old memories. It took pages and pages of all black, until small details came out of it.

Riku opened the door, shocked to find the young woman there. "You're still here?" He asked picking up some of the drawings.

"Yeah, I finally got something more than darkness from her memories finally." She replied not looking up from the newest drawing she was working on.

His pale eyes drifted over Raven, who was covered in the paper. Her breathing was swallow but peaceful. He wanted her to wake up, tell them everything was alright and then tell them everything she could about that Xiro guy.

Suddenly a Corridor of Darkness opened right in the middle of the room.

Riku summoned his keyblade, while Namine shielded Raven's body. A female looking like Raven stepped through and closed it. Everything about her looked like Raven, only without the red streaks in the hair, and the length was different.

"You need to stop digging into her past." She said with a hard voice.

Riku and Namine tried to place what else was off about the girl, her outfit was different compared to Raven's. Her hair was less curly, only fell to her waist but there was something about her face, her eyes….

"She has purple eyes." Namine stated suddenly.

Raven's eyes were red.

Who was this girl?

"Why should we stop looking into Raven's memories?" Riku asked holding Way to Dawn in a way that said he would attack if he didn't like the answer.

The girl frowned and without second thought, disarmed Riku and planted her knee into his gut several times before letting him fall to the floor. "Do not question me. All you need to know is that Raven is in danger if you bring up her memories from her beginnings."

"Then tell us about that Xiro guy, if you know so much!" Namine exclaimed showing a picture of Raven and Xiro in a romantic embrace.

The girl walked over and sat on the other side of Raven.

"He always like her hair short. Our parents kept it short because of her weak heart." She explained softly, her hand playing with Raven's hair. "Xiro was our neighbor, who loved Raven and came over every day to keep her company. She loved him being there, reading books to her and playing board games.

"The only thing wrong was the fact Raven was dying and there was no stopping it. Until the night Darkness tried to take over Destiny Islands for the first time, only to fail but it left its mark on my sister. Giving my sister a second chance at life, but not the way everyone intended.

"It took a whole week before Raven fully gave into the Darkness. I watched as she changed. Xiro was there too and lost his heart to her. Becoming a Nobody, only because of how powerful he had been with her around, he became like my sister. Then together, Raven took our hearts and Xiro made us into Nobodies." Her purple eyes drifted over the images on the floor.

"You're her sister?" Namine asked looking at the girl.

She nodded, "Her older sister. I'm the reason why her memories are torn apart. Every time she's close to death as a Guardian, I restart everything for her memories – a blank slate to prevent everything from going haywire, because she nearly killed an entire world when she realized what she had done to us." She sighed before standing up. "Xiro is the one that keeps me away, killed the rest of our family."

She raised a hand and opened another Corridor of Darkness, "I must go now before he realizes I split passed his watch."

Before Namine could stop her, she got away.

"Dammit, she knew how to hit." Riku groaned sitting up holding his stomach.

"Riku!" Namine called going over to him. "Sorry, I didn't check on you beforehand."

He grunted some but nodded, "It's okay, you made sure Raven was safe."

Namine helped him to his feet.

"You guys, what happened to my room?" Raven's voice asked.

The world slowed down, nearly stopping for a moment as they turned to see Raven sitting up in bed, carefully stacking the drawings.

"You're a wake." They said together.

She blinked at them then realized something as she ran a hand over her head. "Who cut my hair?!"

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They filled Raven in on everything they felt was right, Xiro showing up at the haunted house, to what they did in the dance club not far from the pier. Raven looked horrified by it all but didn't apologize.

"So, my nature is what make me a bad person?" She asked softly as Drags appeared and snuggled into her arms. "What about Namine's odd ability to go into people's memories? She could do it anyone she wanted."

Both knew she had a point but at the same time Raven should know that what she had done was wrong. Riku got up from the floor and sat on the bed with Namine's help.

"But I don't unless it's really needed." Namine explained as she gathered some of the drawings.

Raven looked around some, feeling Riku's never leaving gaze on her no matter what she did. She played with her hands some before running her hands through her now short hair. Heat was dancing across her body as she tried to cover her head with her blankets.

"What?!" She snapped finally meeting his pale eyes with her red ones.

He narrowed his eyes some, "do you feel any regret for what you did?" He questioned.

Her chest tightened. "A little bit, but only because I shouldn't have let the Heartless take that many hearts at once! It's one thing when it's a few at a time to keep them happy but what happened means I lost myself."

Both friends looked confused at each other before looking back at her. Raven's eyes brimmed with tears.

"What do you mean you lost yourself?" Namine asked taking Raven's hand.

"That's why this happens." Raven held up the black draws. "I lost myself and the Darkness took over to create more Heartless and Nobodies."

Some things made more sense. Namine took all the drawings from Raven, gently. "I can explain some of these to you if you want me to."

Raven shook her head, "no, I recall most of these moments now that I can see them on paper."

"So you regret some of what you did but not all of it?" Riku asked getting back on topic.

"That is my job as the Guardian of the Heartless, to make sure they take some Hearts but not a whole lot, as well as protect them the best I can from those with Keyblades. If that bothers you maybe I should leave, because I know you still don't trust me, Riku."

He flinched when Namine gave him a look that said she agreed with Raven.

"You can have everything you bought for me back, and I'll vanish and never show my face again." Raven threw the blankets of herself and started to get up.

She didn't get very far, because as soon as she stood up her legs gave out from under her. Her nose got smashed into the floor. She let out a small groan of pain before pushing herself up with her arms.

"Are you alright?" Namine asked kneeling down beside her.

Raven looked at Namine, "I'm fine." Only blood started to drip from her nose.

Riku sighed and picked up the Guardian, taking her into the bathroom to clean up her nose.

"You don't have to do that!" Raven snapped trying to stop him from nursing her.

He growled some before taking both her hands in one of his. "I want to. You are not leaving this house." He explained. "I agreed to take care of you and I will. You're part of this family even if you hide in your room most of the time and annoy me. You're like a little sister."

Namine stood in the doorway and gasped at his words. Raven's sister had only been there moments before Raven had woken up. Was Riku trying to hint to her without using Namine's powers or was he being genuine about Raven feeling like a little sister to him?

Raven gave up in a fight with Riku and let him press the toilet paper to her nose and pinching it some before making her lean forward.

"We'll get your hair fixed too, if you want." He said running one hand through her hair. "That way it doesn't look so butchered."

She pressed the top of her head to his chest and gripped some of his shirt in her hand. "Xiro and I used to be together, I think that's why he was so obsessed with getting me back."

"What else happened between you two to make him like this?" He asked feeling her tears dropping onto his arm.

Raven's grip tightened, "A lot of things…. We were going to be a family. We're immortal, didn't think it was possible. Then it did…. Then the Heartless were acting strange and really wanted the Heart that belonged some Queen in a crazy world. Her card like guards got me with their spear…. The child didn't make it and the Darkness took me and hide me away to recover properly. That's were my memories stop."

Both took in her words before Raven let out a sob.

"Do you know anything else?" Riku asked.

Raven shook her head before looking up at him. "I don't even have a scar from the attack." She whispered. "So, I have nothing to remember the child by."

Namine went back to Raven's room and gathered all the drawings before sorting through them all. She found one where Raven was holding her stomach like a pregnant woman would, only there was no baby bump to tell she was.

At first the picture had meant nothing to Namine, because it was confusing but now it all made sense. Raven was going to be a mother but something in the Heartless changed with her, and then she lost it all because they were upset somehow.

She pulled out her phone and called Vanitas.

"Yo." He sounded like he just woke up himself.

"Get out of that stranger's bed and come here." She ordered right away. "I have something I have to ask you a few questions regarding with being a Guardian."

He scoffed at her but she could hear that he was getting out of the bed, a girl complaining about his leaving in the background. "Okay….."

"She's awake and telling us about her past more, parts that made no sense in the images that I drew."

Vanitas didn't say anything only hung up.

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Raven looked surprised to see Vanitas show up. Namine had given Raven the pictures that meant the most to her, hanging them on the walls around her bed.

"Namine said you were awake." He stated coming in and looking at the pictures.

He noticed one sat on the bedside table, one of her holding her stomach with a beautiful smile. His gold eyes slid off the paper and looked at her.

"I have some memories back, mostly ones about Xiro." She replied softly picking up the art work.

He sat on the bed side. "You can talk about anything if you want."

She shook her head some. "No, that's Riku's job as big brother." She explained with a soft smile.

He messed up her hair some. "Okay."

"There you are." Namine scolded coming into the room finding the dark haired man there. "Can you come into the other room so I can talk to you?"

He nodded and followed her out of the room as Raven turned on a horror movie.

He walked into Riku's room where the two sat.

"What's going on?" Vanitas asked looking a bit confused.

"Can Guardians have kids?" Riku came out with.

This got a strange look from the golden eye man, but he shrugged. "In the time of being a guardian I have never heard of anything like that happening. Most of the Guardians are male, Raven's the only female I've heard about."

"Well, she and Xiro almost had one, before we meet her." Riku stated crossing his arms.

"That was a little over a year ago." Namine added, "Then the Heartless started to act strange and really wanted her took take the Heart of some Queen of another world."

Vanitas put a finger on his chine, "it's possible that since Heartless and Nobodies are counterparts. It's possible they could have a kid that shares certain abilities as their parents."

"Okay, but how do we stop Xiro from trying to take Raven back?" Namine asked wanting her new friend to be safe.

Riku and Vanitas both knew it was probably impossible to keep Xiro away from Raven. He wanted her back and most likely for the reason they were so close to having a family. He probably wanted to try that again.

"We don't." Raven said from the door way.

They all turned and looked shocked to see her there.

She stepped in, "I couldn't help but want to know what you were talking about." She confessed, "I know it was wrong but something in me couldn't keep away."

They all shrugged, "It was about you, so you had the right to know." Vanitas stated walking over to her.

Riku nodded as Namine smiled at Raven.

"So, what kind of plan do you have for keeping Xiro at bay?" He asked messing up Raven's hair some.

She pouted as he did so but looked up at him, "We don't keep him away, we let him come. There's no stopping him once he as a goal in mind."

"So, let's just make sure he can't get the goal." Riku answered and got a sly smile from Vanitas.

"Vanitas, he doesn't mean that!" Namine snapped.

Raven frowned confused about what they were now talking about. Everything seemed to switch topic on her and she wasn't keeping up. Like making a boat captain drive a train.

Riku picked up what Vanitas' brain waves were emitting. "Not happening." He warned pulling on the Unversed Guardian's hood.

Making a light gagging sound Vanitas looked at Riku with an innocent look. "What? I just wanted to see if Raven would like to out to dinner with me."

"No." Riku and Namine stated together firmly.

"Why not?" Raven and Vanitas asked at the same time.

Riku and Namine both face palmed because Raven was asking out of innocence, while Vanitas was doing it as a challenge. It was would be impossible to come up with an answer to both questions.

"See, she agrees with me!" Vanitas exclaimed.

"She doesn't even know what you're talking about!" Namine shot back.

Riku walked over to Raven, putting an arm around her shoulders. "Look, just understand that a date with Vanitas isn't a good idea right now. Xiro might hurt him, and I don't think you want that." He explained to her. "Now, please go to your room so I can answer Vanitas' half of the question."

Raven thought about it before nodding and heading off into her room. She started to watch regular TV instead of a horror movie this time. Since she was almost done with Riku's collection of horror films. She had to get her hands on more soon.

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A couple hours later Namine went home and Riku had Raven get ready to go out.

"Where are we going?" She asked getting into the car.

He smiled softly, "to get your hair fixed."

Raven wasn't sure how to take this news but she nodded and watched out the window as he drove into the downtown area.

The sky was starting to take on an orange tint as the sun started to set, but Raven only smiled. She enjoyed this bright color, it was a welcoming and warm color that made her feel like leaving the darkness was a good idea in the end.

"Do you recall ever getting your hair done before?" Riku asked looking for a parking spot.

Raven shook her head, "No, I don't."

All the people walking around the square caught her attention, so many families were together. Though in her mind she knew this was how her life was supposed to be, it didn't feel like something was missing. She looked over at Riku, who held a worried look in his eye.

"I'm fine." She told him before getting out of the car.