Wait, did I make some of you guys think it was over? No way! Sorry about that then. It's far from over my children. XD Okay, start!

Back to Airie. You thought she was dead, didn't you? THINK AGAIN!

Darkness is natural.

I was born from darkness, so I will go back. I repeat the words over and over while I kept walking, taking in what will now be my home. The Realm of Darkness, nice. This was just great. What was I suppose to do now? Walk around until I caught my actual death. Jesus, this place was so full of darkness it was cold. And I don't mean the 'bur it's chilly out here cold' I mean the so cold it freezes your very heart.

Oh wait, that's a sick joke.

I found my way to an ocean. It looked a bit like Destiny Islands, only darker, of course, and I knew the sun would never shine here. It was far from the cheerfulness that Destiny Islands had given me.

I sat down, letting the waves come up to my feet and going back. Such a sad sight, for it to leave me here alone. I brought my legs up to my chest and rested my head on my knees. I shut my eyes, imagining myself back at home on my couch, the tv on or music playing. It wasn't helping my homesickness.

A felt a soft hand on my shoulder and I quickly turned around. Standing there was Riku. He gave me a sad smile and sat down next to me.

I stared at him for a bit before speaking. "So…what'd you do to get into this hell?"

He shrugged. "Give the darkness a body. Be stubborn. All of the above?"

I nodded. "I suppose the same goes for me. But it probably wasn't the same darkness that you're talking about. We all have our own personal darkness. But it varies in amounts. I guess we have a lot of it, right?"

"I guess you're right," Riku agreed. "We have a lot of darkness. The only person I know with no darkness at all is Kairi. Y'know, Princess of Heart?"

"Princess of Heart…" that was why Ansem called her Princess. "I get it now…"

"Get what?" he asked looking over toward me.

I tucked a few strands of raven hair behind my ear. "Well, I remember that man calling Kairi Princess. Is that the reason he called her that?"

Riku nodded. "Probably," he looked over at me. "I saw what happened to you. I'm really sorry."

"Not your fault. I wasn't paying enough attention. I was worried about Sora and Kairi," I told him. "And I know they forgive you, and they want you back Riku…me I'm not so sure about. Kairi's probably happy to have Sora to herself and Sora has Kairi, and I know you're strong enough to get out of here. Me…I'm still so weak."

Riku grabbed my arm. "If anything, I'm going to get you out of here. I don't give a damn if I get out or not Airie. You mean so much to Sora, you don't know how much he loves you."

I bit down on my lip and started to cry. "Riku…" But Riku never responded. I blacked out before he could, slipping into another dream.

But that dream I can't remember at all. All I remember is that when I woke up I was in a room that was completely white. The door, though, had a yellowish tint to it. I mean, even the flowers were white and the only thing that was colored was the door?

I stood up, looking around. Man, I was wearing all black of course and the room was white. If someone was to see me I could be easily attacked and killed. Good thing this pyrokinesis was useful.

I called out for Riku, wondering if he made it out of the Realm of Darkness like I apparently had. I walked over to the door and placed a hand on the handle, about to open it.

"Man, if you go through now, there won't be any fun for me."

I turned around and found a figure dressed in a black coat. It had a slim figure and skinny arms. The figure took it's hood off so I could see it's face, and when it did the figure turned out to be a man with spikey red hair and emerald eyes. He had two purple symbols under his eyes and had pale skin.

"Hello," he said. "The name's Axel, got it memorized?"

I tilted my head and smirked. "Name's Airie, got it memorized?" Geez, the words slipping out sounded annoying, even coming out of me.

He scoffed. "I know. Let's just say, I've met you before."

"Excuse me?" I asked placing a hand on my hip. "I've never met you in my entire life. Care to explain?"

Axel shook his head. "Nah, I'll let you figure out the mystery yourself, but before hand, let me give you these," he slipped me three cards. One had a picture of an island on it, Destiny Islands. The second had a town with a clock tower on it that I didn't recognize, and the last one was a picture of Hallow Bastion.

"Have fun kid," Axel told me, and disappeared through a dark corridor.

"I have a name, and I told it to you," I muttered, but I knew he wasn't listening to me. "Don't ever call me kid,"

I pulled the Destiny Islands card out of my hand and examined it. Was I suppose to put it in a slot of something? There was no slot though. Maybe if I pressed down on it…

And when I did that the door opened without me even pushing on it. I walked through into my old house.

Ugh, I'm sick. My throat hurts and my body's weak. (Seriously, I couldn't even pull the string back on my bow in gym class.) Man, I need to stay home.