Hello my beautiful readers :) We didn't quite reach my goal of 70 reviews, but I decided to post anyway since I found some time and finished my homework early. We had to write a memoir. A lot of fun! You should really try it someday. I might post it somewhere if people are interested in reading. Anyway, enough talking about school...

I've mapped out the rest of this story. And, if things go along as planned and if I've counted right this time, the story should extend to about 26 chapters. I'm writing chapter 15 right now. So be prepared for some awesomeness! I'm still debating whether or not to include visits to certain worlds. If there's one you really want to see, post it in a review, and if I get a consensus then I will more than likely write it in.

Thank you to NinjaSheik, phantombullets240, IvyFang, pandabearmusic, AoZ, NinjaLadyHinata and Island-style-girl for reviewing.

Keep those reviews coming! It's like less and less of you are reviewing these days. Remember, if you want to see a certain world pop up AFTER the battle of 1000 Heartless, you gotta let me know now so I can write it in!

Vilixa sat, propped up like a rag doll against the thick metal bars of her cell. She had been locked there for only a day, but already she felt as if she was losing her mind. She couldn't summon her Keyblade to open the lock because of Vexen, she couldn't open a portal no matter how hard she tried, and she was left all alone.

Or...so she thought.

The door to the all-white dungeon swung open haphazardly and Axel trotted through with a bag in his hand, his typical sideways grin on his face.

"Hey, Vee."

She glared at him and then looked away. "Leave."

"Ouch," he muttered, feigning hurt. "I thought we were best friends, Vee. Why are you acting so mad?"

"You know exactly why," she shot. "You dragged me here against my will, left for whatever reason and then let Saix nearly kill me. All because of your stupid orders. I'm sorry Axel, but I have a feeling that our friendship has expired."

"You realize that if I didn't go through with my orders, they were going to kill me, too?" he defended. "They were going to eliminate me, and then go after you. At least this way, we're both alive."

She let out a low sigh and crossed her arms over her chest. "I'm sorry for yelling at you and everything, Axel, but..."

"But what?" he asked quietly.

"...Well," she paused, not quite knowing how to phrase her thoughts. "Do you believe in destiny?"

"Destiny?" he repeated. "I don't really know..."

She sighed again. "Well, I'm not entirely sure that I believe in it either, but...I can't help but feel as if there's something out there greater than me and that I was never meant to be a part of the Organization. I know that I can control light...I belong with the other denizens of the light, not alongside the darkness. I need to fight alongside Sora."

Axel scratched at the back of his head and pulled something out of the bag he was carrying. He handed her a bar of sea-salt ice cream. "I just wanted to show you that some things haven't changed."

She took it and stuck one of the corners in her mouth, tasting the familiar salty-sweet flavour that reminded her so much of the times that she, Axel and Roxas had shared atop the clock tower. Axel pulled up a chair and sat, munching on his ice cream bar as well.

"Do you miss him?" Vilixa finally asked once her ice cream was half finished.

"You know I do," Axel answered honestly. "He was my best friend. And yours, too."

"Yeah," she agreed. "But...you know, Sora's a great guy."

Axel sighed. "I'm sure he is. But Roxas is long gone."

"He's not," she told him. "Roxas lives on through Sora. You wouldn't believe how many times I've seen the same determination in Sora's eyes that Roxas had...their eyes are still the same..." She then mumbled to herself, "and...that's...the most important part..."

Axel finished his ice cream and stood up. "Well, I have to go."

Vilixa glanced over at him and asked, "Why?"

"Missions," he shrugged. "We're working double-time now since so many members have...left."

"Oh," she nodded understandingly. "Axel?"

"Hm?"

"Before you go," she inquired, "Where did you go when you left me alone? You know, before Saix attacked me."

Axel looked around to make sure no one else was nearby or listening and walked closer to the cell's bars. "Back to Twilight Town," he whispered.

"Twilight Town? Why?" she asked.

"Your little boyfriend had a favour to ask of me," he answered cheekily. "He had orders from that DiZ guy to destroy Naminé. And you know that he couldn't do it...and so he asked me to hide her so that she didn't have to die."

Vilixa's eyebrows flew up in surprise. "Well, where is she, then?"

Axel grinned, stating, "My secret." And then he opened a portal, waving to Vilixa as he walked through.

She was alone yet again.

But, once again, it didn't last long.

She heard the sound of another portal opening, but this time, it was from inside the cell. She looked over at the other side of her miniature prison and saw a tall, cloaked figure emerging from it. Her jaw dropped slightly as a gasp escaped her mouth.

"Riku..."

He nodded.

"Riku, what are you doing here?" she hissed. "If they find you, they're going to try to kill you!"

"I can't just leave you here," he answered. "Come on, we have to go."

He held out his hand and she took it. They walked together through the portal and it closed around them. After a few seconds, it opened again, and they were back in Hollow Bastion.

"You brought me here?" she asked. "Why?"

"Because you'll be safe here with Sora's friends," Riku replied.

Vilixa looked up at Riku's cloaked face. "Why can't I just stay with you?"

He shook his head sadly and responded, "It's too dangerous. Just stay here until Sora comes back, alright? Promise me this. I don't want anything to happen to you again."

"I promise," she said reluctantly. "Can I ask how you found out where I was?"

Riku smiled a little and said, "Axel told me."

"Axel?" she repeated. "Why would he do that after he went through all those lengths just to capture me in the first place?"

"Simple," Riku replied. "He didn't want to capture you or hurt you in any way. Those were his mission orders directly from Xemnas. Had he not gone through with them, he would have been killed. This way, he completed his orders and you were freed without anyone having to get hurt." Vilixa eyed him in a sarcastic manner. "Well," he chuckled, "not excessively."

"I almost died, you know," she stated bluntly.

"I know," Riku sighed, but his smile was still apparent. "But you didn't, and that's what matters."

They walked together until they reached the burrough, where Merlin's house was. Vilixa turned to Riku and asked, "Is this where we say goodbye again?"

"Yeah," he responded sadly. "I'm sorry...but I'll see you again, hopefully."

"Alright," she said. She closed her eyes for a minute, seeing the real Riku smiling at her in the darkness. "Goodbye, Riku."

"Goodbye, Livia."

When she opened her eyes again, he was gone. She repeated her name to herself. "Livia..." she mumbled curiously. "Not a bad name for an Other."

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