*Lauren*

I knew right then what I had to do. I had to go somewhere where we could talk out loud without the risk someone hearing us. Where no matter how much we fought, how many times our blades hit the other's, no matter how much we bled nothing would really happen. This was going to be unpleasant. I could tell.

*Riku*

Oh my god oh my god oh my god. She's like having seizure or a heart attack or something! She's gonna die she's gonna die she's gonna die! Oh shit I think I'm having a heart attack now!

I did my best not to completely lose it and go momentarily insane. She was gonna die somehow. It seemed sort of inevitable. If she lived I would kill her for freaking me out like this! She was so pale and frozen. I didn't think she was breathing either. She was still squeezing the crap out of my wrist though. She was just staring off into the distance, concentrating hard on something. If she threw up blood right then I probably wouldn't have been surprised because it fit the moment so well. Then I realized something- I really needed to find something better to watch on TV. Something that wasn't so violent and made me expect things like people throwing up blood.Then she slowly looked up at me and it was obvious she was fighting something. Oh god dammit.

*Lauren*

I forced myself to relax...wait I'm forgetting something. Oh yeah, the silvered haired hero over here who is freaking out. Right. I looked up at him and saw concern and panic in his eyes. He opened his mouth but I covered it, smothering his words with my hand.

"Please don't say anything." I said quietly. I needed to concentrate. If he said anything my concentration would break and odds are we would both be in trouble. I lowered my hand and closed my eyes, tapping into the forbidden. That power source that lay deep inside me, the result of two powerful beings colliding and forming one being. It was the most destructive thing there was, and it was inside of me. I could never use it, it was too strong. I released a small amount of it into my body and felt the energy spread. I knew the difficult part was only seconds away. I concentrated harder. I felt the power flow through me and immediately the side affect began. I needed to fight. Now. I couldn't hold this kind of energy in without releasing it. I refused to let this destructive force leave my body, and did my best not to scream when the pain began. I felt it eat away at my body. With nothing else to destroy it had turned on me- the very person who possessed it. I felt my energy level collapse and then I passed out. All according to plan…I think.

*Riku*

Why the hell didn't I just bring my cell phone to the island?! I must be stupid. Girl passes out and Riku calls 911, therefore saving the girl's life. Uh-huh no. That's not how this is gonna work. You know why? Because I'm an idiot who is just too cool apparently to bring my damn cell phone to the island!! Now Lauren is passed out and what am I gonna do?!

"Ok, first thing's first- is she breathing? Uh……no. Oh my God, Ok next- vital signs. Anything there?! Please let something be there." I quietly talked myself through this before placing my hand on her wrist. I couldn't find any vital signs at all. Ok Riku just put your hand on her chest and see if she has a heartbeat. I wasn't sure where this sudden knowledge in medical reacted things was coming from but if it was my Nobody I was personally going to give him whatever he wanted for the next year. I gently put my hand on Lauren's chest and felt and fast and rapid heartbeat, almost too fast. How is this possible?! How can you not be breathing but pumping blood that fast. I knew there was something different about Lauren. I just didn't know how different. Ok CPR it is. Oh damn I hope I remember how to do this….

*Lauren*

*Clang* My blade crashed against hers yet again. I quickly summoned my other blade and flipped backwards, bringing them both up to block her vicious attacks.

"How can you defend them?!" she yelled at me. "They are the reason you and I are so weak suddenly!"

"Yeah, because they only saved the worlds to weaken us personally! Not in the interests of all other Light Beings in all the worlds!" I yelled back. I wasn't going to let her kill Riku or any of his friends. I slammed my blades forwards but she embraced the attack by back flipping across the expanse we were fighting on. I ran across the cold landscape, my blades dragging on the ground, bringing up sparks, before jumping into the air- spinning around multiple times. I hit her a few times and she went flying backwards. She landed lightly on her feet and charged at me. I blocked her first attack with my right blade but she the aimed the hilt of her blade at my second so it caught on her blade. Then she flung her arm outward so my left blade went flying, leaving me vulnerable. She sliced her sword up my body, leaving a bloody trail in her sword's wake. I staggered back and she smirked, enjoying my pain. An image of Riku, leaning over my unconscious body appeared and she focused on the image. She slowly lifted up her blade as a black and purple colored orb formed on the end, growing slowly but steadily. She looked at me and winked.

"You thought that by making yourself pass out he, along with the rest of those assholes, would be safe from my harm, huh? Well this right here" she gestured towards the orb, "is going to hit this image of Riku but the thing is it's going to kill him in real life too. So it turns out your dramatic fall into unconsciousness was completely wasted." She took aim and I, barely being able to stand, made a split decision. She was missing something important, though I couldn't blame her for overlooking it. If I died, she died to. And who would ever expect me to do this. I leaped forward and blocked the image, forcing my arms away from my wound and out in front of me.

"You shoot that and it's just going to hit me, and I'm going to take a wild guess and say I would die right then, along with you." I said, knowing I finally had her beat.

"You wouldn't dare try and-"

"I would! Haven't you been listening?! I don't care about life anymore. I've destroyed so many other lives I've lost taste in life myself. This life holds nothing for me. I have no reason to be here. Nothing to lose, nothing to miss, and no one that would miss me. So go ahead and shoot, you're just committing suicide." She glared at me before lowering her blade, the orb disappearing.

"Fine. We won't kill them. Only because their lives and ours are connected. At least they will be for a while." I looked at her and realized she knew something that I didn't. I didn't think that was possible but I had no idea what she was talking about when it was clear she knew exactly what she was saying. Then I felt an odd sensation, it was like I was being pulled, upwards almost. She smirked.

"Looks like Silver Haired Bastard knows CPR" she said. Well that's embarrassing. At least he considers my life worth saving, unlike me.

"Don't call him that. He's just trying to save my life; it's your life too."

"And I shudder just thinking about it. Now wake up before you give Silver Haired Bastard another heart attack. "

*Riku*

Wake up already! Now! Lauren's eyes fluttered. I breathed into her body, trying to get her lungs working steadily. Yes now means now! With a sharp inhale, she sat up straight, her head colliding with my shoulder.

"Hello there how are you feeling?" I said sarcastically.

"Quite well. Oh wow is it morning already hahaha." Lauren said, her head spinning slightly. Then her eyes went out of focus and she collapsed back on the ground. I leaned over her, confused, wasn't it the middle of the night? Yes, yes it was. I was ready to do more CPR though if I had to, regardless of the time. All of a sudden her eyes flew open.

"BOO!!" she yelled at the top of her lungs.

"AAHH! I mean uh…ow that hurt my ears." I finished lamely. Yeah, because anyone would buy bullshit like that mhm.

"Haha whatever you say Riku" Lauren said. She sat up straight and I backed up, giving her some space.

"I just saved your life! You should at least thank me!"

"Thank you for yelling when I screamed at you-it made my passing out worth it." She said with a smile. "In case you didn't know, I had everything under control."

"Including the part where you stopped breathing?"

"Exactly"

"For ten minutes?" I really had no idea how long it had been but ten minutes seemed like a good amount of time.

"Oh really? Ten minutes it was that long huh?" she said muttered before yawning.

"Hey you must be tired; almost dying tends to wear a person down. So I've heard anyway."

"I may have heard that too somewhere…you're right I am tired, now what the hell is up with that?"

"It's called being a human being. We get tired after a while."

"I wonder where I should sleep…any suggestions. By the way I have no money so don't even suggest a hotel"

"Hmmm" I would've offered to have her stay at my house but my parents weren't leaving until tomorrow! Crap, she can't stay at Sora's house, or any one else's for that matter- nobody knows her so I can't just leave her with somebody else. I glanced sadly over to my only option.

"All I've got is the shack over there" I said, pointed towards the old shack that led up to the bridge connecting the two islands together.

"It'll do." Lauren said with a shrug. "I don't plan on staying long anyway"

"You don't?" I said sadly. I didn't want her to leave yet- I just met her! And even worse I really liked her. Not even Sora and I had this much in common, well maybe we did, it was pretty close, Sora and I were definitely closer though. And no one else on the island had sense of humor quite like mine. Lauren's wasn't exactly the same but it came pretty close. I stood up and offered Lauren my hand which she took. I helped her to her feet and we headed over towards the shack.

*Lauren*

Man why am I tired?! And since when am I cold?! Hellooooo? Oh I get it. Now where the hell did she go…?

She had disappeared which meant for now I had my mind to myself. At least that explained why I was tired. When we were just one person sleeping wasn't as essential as to when I was just myself. Eating and drinking weren't as essential either, just annoying chores and needs I had to take care of every once in a while. The fact that this shack is freezing isn't really making me appreciate these annoying extra things either. Yeah I can't really feel hot or cold either when we are one person. I shivered and saw goose bumps on my arms.

"You cold?" Riku asked. I nodded. "Here" he said, removing his yellow jacket, revealing the pure black one he had on underneath.

"Thanks" I said, before putting it on. Luckily it was big enough that I could slip my arms comfortably inside, which helped me to warm myself up a little better.

"It's not much. If you decide to spend the night here tomorrow I will bring you a blanket or something ok?"

"That'd be great! Thanks!" I said, trying not to let my exhaustion show. I hadn't slept in maybe a month or two and now it was crashing down on me, hard.

"So are you going to stay here tomorrow night?" I immediately saw what he was looking for. He wanted to know when he was going to need to say good-bye.

"Probably. If no one else decides to randomly grab my throat when I introduce myself. I promise I won't leave in the dead of night without telling you." I said with a roll of my eyes.

"Good" he said happily, "I'd be pissed if you left with my jacket" We both laughed for a minute before I yawned again.

"Ok I'm leaving, you must be pretty tired." Riku said.

"Finally" I said loudly. Riku looked hurt. "I'm just kidding! Thanks, for the jacket, not saving my life."

"Your welcome, for saving your life, not the jacket." He replied. I gave him a hug which he returned. Now why the hell do I want to give him another hug? He only gets one hug each day. It's my policy, not that I've ever hugged anyone anyways but still.

"I'm glad I met you, Riku"

"Yeah that's what most people say after they meet me" Riku said arrogantly. I just rolled my eyes.

"Good night Riku." I said pushing him towards the door.

"Night" he replied with a smile, before disappearing out the door.

"Ok you can come out now." I said, staring directly at a shadow on the other side of the small shack.

"How did you know I was here? I know that I was invisible"

"Please, I knew you were here the moment I stepped in here." I replied.

"I figured you would enjoy the chance to actually sleep."

"Sure I would, but how will you be spending your night?" It was her agenda that mattered after all. I couldn't wake up to find an island of dead people now could I?

"I'm just gonna explore this little island…really" I knew she was telling the truth and could tell her thoughtless and uncontrollable rage and urge to kill Riku & co. had subsided so I merely rolled over and closed my eyes. I didn't dream of anything, just a endless abyss of darkness. How typical and completely expected from me.