Hey guys, I'm back! Sorry it took so long to update, I was taking summer school, but classes finished so now im back! Yay! Anway, this chapter is kinda short, but i wanted to upload something cuz i hadn't for a while...so enjoy~!

I dont own any of the characters except Alex.

Riku fell to the ground sharply and hissed in pain. His hand moved to his shoulder as he gasped.

'Damn it, he dislocated my shoulder…' he slowly started to lift his body up, but was stopped as he was hit once more, knocking him down to the ground. His attacker's foot stayed on his face, crushing him to the floor. A malicious laugh rang through the hall.

"Foolish boy! Did you really believe you could escape your true destiny? That you could escape from me?!" Ansem pushed harder onto Riku's face, as he grunted in pain. He couldn't move, not only because of the foot on his face, but all his muscles refused to work.

"Answer me!!" he yelled. Riku glared fiercely at him and coldly replied, "Fuck you." Ansem's face turned red with rage. He kicked Riku sharply in the stomach, sending him flying. Riku's back hit the pillar, slamming his body forcefully against the pillar and he crumpled to the floor. Riku's vision slowly started fading, but he couldn't let that happen. He struggled to keep his eyes open, but his body refused. He heard the menacing laugh that haunted his dreams. He couldn't move, and before he succumbed to the darkness once more, he unconsciously mouthed a single word. He whispered it so softly that the wind took it away before he realized he said it.

"Alex..."

Just as he was about the close his eyes and wait for the final blow, he heard someone enter the room, and we watched the look of fear appear on Ansem's face.

"You! You dare appear before me?!" Ansem exclaimed. Riku wondered who had entered, but couldn't move his head. Then he heard the voice speak to him.

"Riku!" Riku's heart skipped a beat. It was Alex. "Riku, hold on, alright. I'll get you outta here. Just let me deal with the trash here, first."

Riku could almost hear her smirk with that last comment. He tried to say something, anything, but his body wouldn't let him. Then, he felt a surge of power through his body. He was able to slowly lift his body off the floor but stayed sitting on the ground. First, he had a questioning look on his face, but it all became clear when Alex's back was in his vision. She had healed him again. He tried to stand, but the pain in his stomach was too great. Then it made sense to him. She had only healed some of his minor wounds. Maybe it was difficult to heal him from a distance. All Riku could do now was watch as Alex faced off his enemy.

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Alex held her two guns tightly. This was the man who had hurt Riku? Rage surged through her veins. She couldn't believe how much effect Riku had on her. She wanted to kill the man in front of her. Why? Just because he hurt Riku? What was happening to her? Ansem's voice pulled her back to the present.

"You…I've heard of you." Ansem eyed the young girl and chuckled evilly. "You may try to hide it, but your appearance is unmistakable. You are the daughter of the Demon King, are you not?"

Alex visibly stiffened, but only Riku saw it. Then she relaxed. She swung her guns on her finger and grabbed them forcefully and aimed them directly at Ansem. She could see the fear flash in his eyes as he quickly tried to hide it under his mask. She smirked evilly.

"It seems my reputation proceeds me. You are correct. I am Alex, the sole heir to the throne of the Demon Realm. And you are Ansem, nothing more than a heartless who thinks too highly of himself. Now that the introductions are taken care of, I have a question for you. How do you know who I am?" Her last sentence came out of clenched teeth, each word dripping with rage. Now the look on Ansem's face was clearly visible and he had no control over the fear in his face. He took a slight step back, but Alex saw it. "And if you were smart, you wouldn't lie. If you do, well, I'll know." She smirked once more.

"I…it was y…your brothers…" he stammered.

Now Alex was furious, but she kept on her mask and asked calmly, "And how, pray tell, did you meet my brothers?" Her guns stayed aimed at him.

"They came to me, and warned me of you. And now that you're here, I can pass on the message they gave to me to give to you." Ansem found his voice and spoke out strongly against the girl in front of him. Alex cocked an eyebrow at him.

"Well?" she demanded.

"They said, 'We're coming for you, and you know what we want. Remember what happened last time. You can't hide your eyes forever.'" Ansem repeated. For a split second, Alex's stance faltered. Her guns dropped down to her side, and she looked as if she might fall to the ground.

'No…' she thought to herself. 'They can't come here.' Her eyes looked back at Riku, whose eyes were locked on her. He had heard everything they had said, and now he truly wondered what was hidden beneath the blindfold. Ansem noticed her hesitance, and took advantage of the moment. He raised his arm and sent out a blast of energy straight to her. Unfortunately for him, Alex sensed the attack coming. She took the single barrel gun and pointed it at the ground. The transmutation circle glowed as she pulled the trigger. Instead of a bullet, a small energy ball hit the ground creating a transmutation circle identical to her keychain on the ground. As the circle slowly faded, a wall was created in front of her, shielding her from the attack. Ansem's face fell as he watched the wall disappear.

"Bad move." She said. She took her triple barrel gun and pointed it at him, her other gun held tightly down her side. She pulled the trigger, and power blasts of energy came shooting out of each bullet hole simultaneously, each one successfully hitting Ansem, sending him flying across the room. Ansem hit the wall and fell to the floor unconscious. Alex took a deep breath and then lowered her gun, before sending them away. She turned away from the unconscious Ansem and started walking towards Riku.

As she bent down to touch him, Riku visibly flinched. Her hand stopped, and she pulled back, slightly dejected. But she couldn't blame him. He just found out her true identity, something she never wanted him to know. She sighed and sat down on her knees. She looked down at the floor, trying to find some words to say to him. Just as she was about to speak, Riku spoke up.

"Who are you, really? And don't give me those vague answers you've been trying to feed me. They're not working. I want to know the truth. I deserve to know the truth." His voice was harsh, demanding, but most of all, it was cold. Alex's shoulders slouched slightly. She looked into his eyes and found only confusion, not anger. She took her hand and rubbed her forehead and sighed before answering.

"Do you mind if we do this somewhere else? I don't want anybody hearing this. And you're still hurt. I want to help heal you." She smiled kindly, slowly melting the hard face Riku had on. He looked back at Ansem's body and at the girl in front of him. He had heard what they said, but he wanted to see if it was true. Part of him truly wished it wasn't, but part of him didn't care. He still couldn't erase her face from his memory. Whatever she was in the past, it wasn't who she was now. No matter what she would say, he would still feel the same about her. He nodded stiffly. She held out her hand for him to take, and he grabbed it. Together they disappeared into the darkness, leaving the unconscious Ansem behind.

Wooo things are really heating up ^^ And now we'll find out all about Alex!

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