He threw me to the couch and just as I thought he was going to rape me, a flaming chakram hit Xemnas and he fell behind the couch. Axel put my cloak around me and grabbed all of my clothes and pulled me into a portal into a hotel room in Twilight Town. I fell to the ground and he ran towards me and hugged me. I started to cry and he said, "I'm glad I was snooping around tonight-"

"You saved me," I finished his sentence.

"Yeah," he said.

There was a moment of silence and he said, "Ummmmmmmm… I think you should get some clothes on under that cloak and take a shower, you probably feel soiled."

We both chuckled and I grabbed my clothes and walked into the bathroom. I jammed the signal on my brace so that the Organization couldn't track me down. I took a shower and when I stepped out I wiped the mist off the mirror. I put my hands on the counter and stared at my reflection. My skin had lost its tan and was now fluorescent white. I was so skinny that you could see every bone in my entire body. My wet hair was jet black instead of chocolate brown. My eyes were now dark purple instead of hazel/green. Drops of water that came from my long hair, that now came down to my waist, dripped onto the counter. Drip, drop, drip, drop, drip, drop. I hadn't noticed that my appearance had changed so much. I tried to shrug it off. I put on clothes and did my hair. Axel sat on the bed deep in thought. I walked in and sat in a chair. I turned the chair around to face Axel. I broke the silence and said, "Thank you for saving me, I really owe you one."

"No problem, what are friends for? Now we should get some sleep. You can have the bed, I'll sleep on the couch tonight." He said.

Axel went to sleep but I stayed awake, lying there. I was scarred by today's events but yet felt lucky by Axel's heroic acts. I really do owe him one. I wonder how I'll pay him back. I hope it's nothing too drastic. Once I managed to settle my mind, I fell asleep. I awoke at 10:00 am to find Axel just walking in with a lunch bag and a cup of coffee. He said, "About time Sleeping Beauty, here's your breakfast."

He gave me my breakfast and I ate while we laughed about the good old times before he left. "I thought of a way for you to pay me back for last night by the way. There is only one way you can pay me back," he said.

I raised my eyebrow and asked, "How?"

He answered, "By not going back to that castle, especially alone."

"Axel, I can't do that," I said.

"Why not?!" He sort of shouted.

"They'll scour every world for me. Once they find us or Anthony, they'll kill you guys! I know Anthony and the gang aren't ready to fight Xemnas yet!" I replied back.

Axel replied, "What about me?"

I was about to speak, but I turned my head from him. I heard Axel move. He lightly touched my chin and pulled it to face him and he sat back down on the bed. He said, "You don't think I can handle him, huh?"

I nodded and he sighed. He said, "I don't want you to get hurt. You're my friend and I'm not going to lose you too."

I replied, "You don't want me to end up like Roxas."

He gasped lightly and sighed, "Yeah, I don't want you to end up like Roxas. I don't think Xemnas likes you because he can't, he only wants you for power. The more power he has, the fewer amounts of people are in his way of getting back his heart. Also, DiZ and Riku are also hunting you down too! A few more people hunting you down aren't going to make a difference."

"A few?! Ummmmm hello?! They have Dusks and Heartless too! I won't even be able to take on step outside of this hotel room without getting jumped by them! Plus, I wouldn't be surprised if Xemnas or Saix appear here any second. They know my every move!" I shouted.

He shouted back, "How?!"

I took off my coat and showed him my arm brace and said, "This thing tells them my location and can see what I'm doing and everything! Although I found a way to jam the program for a couple hours but they can try to put it back online any minute now! Especially since I've gone missing! I'm sorry Axel, but I can't possibly stay away from that castle without getting zapped or dragged back there by force! Plus, I don't want you, Anthony, and anyone else getting killed because of me! I don't think I would be able to live with myself if I lost any of you guys!"

"Especially Anthony, right?" He said.

I replied quietly, "Yes."

"Go," he said quietly.

"Axel," I said.

I walked over to him and he pulled out his chakrams and stood in a fighting position. He shouted angrily, "Go!"

I stopped dead in my tracks and paused. He lit his chakrams and I put on my coat. I crouched on the balcony railing. I pulled my hood up and said, "I'm sorry."

I jumped off the railing and landed quietly on the terracotta tiles of Twilight Town. I opened a portal to Hollow Bastion and went in. I took a few steps forward and then all of a sudden I got pinned against the wall by a hooded man yet again. I figured the hooded man was Riku. DiZ came over and said, "It's nice to see you again, Natalee. Now we can finish conducting our unfinished business."

"Oh no you don't!" A familiar voice shouted out.

I looked to see Anthony, Sora, Donald, Goofy, Leon, Yuffie, Tifa, Aerith, and Merlin ready to fight. DiZ disappeared and Riku ran into a portal to leave me there cornered by the gang. Sora said, "So I guess the Organization is REALLY unorganized! Out with it nobody! What happened to Riku! Where's Kairi?!" Sora shouted.

I stood there in silence. I knew the answers to his questions, but I didn't want to give away my identity. "Wait a second guys, I don't think SHE's a Nobody." Anthony said taking a few steps towards me.

Donald and Goofy looked at each other and said, "Huh?"

Anthony pulled my hood off and gasped at what he saw. He saw me, but didn't see me. He saw a totally different me. He hugged me tightly and started crying. He cried, "I've waited so long for this moment. For us to be together like this. I can't believe this is happening, I've waited so long for this moment. I love you Natalee."

I hugged him back and sobbed, "I love you too Anthony."

After a couple a minutes of hugging and kissing, I broke away and dried our tears. Anthony said to me, "Now you're not leaving my sight ever again."

I replied, "Yeah… about that. I think this is a conversation we should have behind closed doors."

Everyone gave me a weird look and we all walked to Merlin's house in silence. Merlin locked the door with magic and Leon said, "Out with it, why can't you stay?"

I sighed, "The Organization is probably combing the worlds right now looking for me."

"Why?" Anthony asked.

"It's a long story, but to make it short Axel busted me out. In their minds though, he kidnapped me. Before you guys came I was on my way back to the castle until I ran into DiZ and his minion. They're trying to kill me because I'm one of the keys to the Organization's big plan."

Leon said, "Okay, I got a couple questions."

I replied, "Okay, shoot."

Leon asked, "What are the other keys to the Organization's big plan?"

I pointed at the Keyblade and Leon asked, "Why were you heading back to the castle?"

Everyone mumbled the same question and I sighed. I replied, "Because if I don't, they'll kill Anthony."

Anthony said, "Natalee, I would give up my life for you. As long as you're safe, nothing matters."

I replied, "I know Anthony, but I don't want you getting killed. I would rather have you guys safe and sound while I'm stuck in that castle. Plus, you guys aren't ready to face the Organization."

Sora replied, "Hey!"

I replied, "It's true though, and you know it. There's a reason why the Organization's stronghold hasn't appeared on your gummi ship's radar."

Anthony replied, "We will get stronger with you hidden somewhere safe-"

I cut him off, "Nuh-uh! You're not going to wup their asses with me on the sidelines! I'm not helpless! I can fight!"

Anthony said, "But Natalee! I don't want you to get hurt!"

I replied, "I can take care of myself! And so far nothing has happened!"

I knew I lied, but if I told Anthony about last night's encounter with Xemnas then Anthony would hide me in the Cornerstone of Light room in Disney Castle. I don't want to hide especially since Anthony has no knowledge of Kingdom Hearts 2. I continued, "Plus Anthony, you don't know anything about Kingdom Hearts 2."

Everyone but Anthony gave me weird looks and Anthony said, "I know but I-"

I cut him off, "But I don't care! I HAVE to go back to that castle! My arm brace is jammed for now but once its back online I'll be fried like a chicken and the Organization will be here any second. For your guy's is safety, please let me go back."

Anthony sighed and all was quiet. Anthony knew he couldn't beat my stubbornness. Anthony gave in and said, "Okay, fine. But please promise that if anything happens, you get out of there and come back to me."

I sighed, "I promise."

Anthony hugged me tightly and gave me a bunch of small pecks and told me he loved me a million times. I pulled my hood up and we waved goodbye. I started to walk towards the Bailey where it would be a safe place to teleport since no one was there. Once I got there, I was about to open a portal until I saw Axel come up from behind me and faced me. I greeted, "Long time no see my friend!"

He smirked and said, "You just don't get it do you?"

I asked, "What do you mean?"

He shouted, "Don't play stupid with me Natalee! You know exactly what I'm talking about!"

I replied, "No, I seriously have no clue about what you're talking about!"

He shouted, "You just freaking lied to Anthony! You perfectly know very well about what happened last night!"

I shouted back, "I know! I hate to lie, but I knew if I told him about that he would NEVER let me go back!"

He shouted, "Hence why you shouldn't go back!"

I shouted back, "I'M NOT GOING TO BE HIDDEN AROUND LIKE SOME COOKIE JAR! I'M NOT A HELPLESS DAMSEL IN DISTRESS! I CAN TAKE CARE OF MYSELF UNTIL THE GANG IS READY TO COME TO THE CASTLE!"

Axel shouted, "WHEN WILL THAT BE HUH?! WE BOTH KNOW THEY'RE NOT VERY SMART! THEY COULD ARRIVE WHEN IT'S TOO LATE!"

I shouted, "I KNOW THAT'S A POSSIBILITY AXEL!"

Axel shouted, "THEN WHY DO YOU STILL GO? AND DON'T GIVE ME THE 'I DON'T WANT ANYBODY TO DIE' BULLSHIT! WE ALL KNOW SOMEBODY IS PROBABLY GOING TO DIE! IT MAY EVEN BE YOU! THAT STUPID ARM BRACE IS SUCKING THE LIFE OUT OF YOU AND YOU KNOW IT! I EVEN WENT BACK TO CASTLE OBLIVION TO GO CHECK IN VEXEN'S FILES AND IT SAYS IT'S SUCKING ON YOUR VERY HEART TO POWER KINGDOM HEARTS! ONCE IT'S COMPLETE IT'S GOING TO NEED ONE MORE HELPING FROM YOUR HEART AND THEN YOU WILL DIE! DON'T YOU SEE NATALEE! YOU CAN'T GO BACK! NOT NOW! OR ELSE YOU'LL DIE!"

There was a moment of silence until I said, "But it's a risk I'm going to have to take."

Before Axel could say anything my brace came back online and I screamed, "FUCK!"

I screamed in pain due to the electricity that shot through my body. I fell to ground in fetal position. Portals opened and what was left Organization appeared. Xemnas greeted, "Ah, it's nice to see you again Natalee. As for you Axel, you will receive your long overdue punishments. Saix, take care of Axel while we take Natalee home."

Xemnas opened a portal while Xigbar picked me up and held me bridal style as we headed for the portal leaving Saix and Axel alone.