Chapter 3

The ghost of Christmas Past took Riku on a journey. A journey into his own memories. Before Riku realized it, he was at his childhood school.

NAMINE: Do you remember this place?

RIKU: Remember? I practically grew up here.

Then they saw two boys leave the building.

NAMINE: How about them?

RIKU: That's Tidus and Wakka. I knew them when we were all kids. But, they're so young. How's this possible?

NAMINE: These are the shadows of the things that have been. In other words, this is the past. Those two are going home for the holidays.

RIKU: (depressed) Yeah.

NAMINE: Is something wrong?

RIKU: It's just that this place is bringing back such cold memories. I remember life here. I spent every Christmas alone.

NAMINE: Because you didn't have a family.

RIKU: Yeah.

NAMINE: But as I recall, you didn't stay here for very long.

The two looked at the backside of the building to see a young boy with silver hair climbing out the window.

RIKU: That's me. When I was a kid.

NAMINE: Yes. You were tired of living in that awful place, so you ran away.

RIKU: To Maleficent.

Namine took Riku to another time, when he had a home. He sought the help of a witch called Maleficent.

RIKU: No, not here!

NAMINE: What's wrong?

RIKU: If I hated any place more than that school, it was being anywhere near Maleficent. She did terrible things to me.

For you see Maleficent used to shower Riku in darkness. Riku stood there and watched in horror as his memories played before his eyes.

RIKU: Spirit, I can't bear these memories anymore. Take me home.

NAMINE: Remember Riku, this is your chain of memories. You created the links yourself.

Before Riku had realized it, he was sitting in his bed, as if it were all a dream.

RIKU: I can't help but wonder, what my life would be like if I hadn't gone to Maleficent.

Just then, Riku heard a menacing laugh. He feared that it was the second ghost that the Marleys had warned him about.

Well, that's it for this chapter. Sorry there were no songs in this one.

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