Destiny and Sora went back up to the room they were staying in. The boy sat on the bed now free of glass due to Merlin's magic fixing the window. The fox demon sat down in her humanoid form looking at her Master wondering what he was thinking. She half expected him to load her down with questions about this new uprising. The demon was so lost in thought that she didn't even sense Sora's movements until he was sitting on the floor right in front of her. His fingers were so close to touching her face. She blinked owlishly and leaned backwards to avoid his touch.

"Destiny, are you all right? You're eyes glazed over for a moment."

She shook her head to clear her vision so that she could see her Master clearly. The demon knew she shouldn't be getting attached to him because the leader of the Kage Samurai would kill him. Destiny knew that the one that showed them self wasn't the leader by a long shot. His aura didn't radiate the power that a true leader would possess. The closer to Sora she became the harder it would be to let him go.

"Sora?"

"What?"

He looked up at her with those alluring blue eyes, and she hated herself even more for what she was about to do. Softening her blow she back handed her Master. The boy went flying across the room and he slammed into the opposite wall. The Keyblade wielder slid down the wall and landed in a heap on the floor. He was unconscious and she knew a bruise would form on his cheek. Getting up she moved towards him and placed a necklace around his neck. On a moments notice she leaned down and placed a chaste kiss on his lips.

"Be safe little Master."

Without waiting a second longer she leapt out the window and leapt through the city until she was standing on the beach. Focusing her power she formed a dark portal. With a heavy sigh she moved through it. It wouldn't take long for Sora to find her again considering she was bonded to him. And if he focused just right in his mind and wanted to see her again the necklace around his neck would guide him to her. The necklace was laced with fox demon magic. It was in the shape of an eight pointed star. There was a small fox engraved in the center of the star. She didn't exactly understand why she had given him that but it was the knowledge that she gave him something before she had to do something dangerous.

Walking from the darkness she found herself in the middle of Halloweentown. Her form didn't look any different except that her markings were more pronounced. She didn't know why she came here, but she figured it would be a good place to hide considering the fact that it'd be easier to hide herself among those that didn't look human. The wind tossed her long hair to and fro. Looking towards the sky she let out a howl of pain and sadness. Changing into her beast form she collapsed sideways. She was so tired of fighting those that tried to control her. The one Master that she wanted was targeted by those who sought to destroy her. Darkness took over her sight.

When she woke she wasn't in the forest anymore. She was lying in a bed. The scents around her were having a bad effect on her senses. They were on fire. Her emotions were getting away from her. It was almost like an aphrodisiac was in the air, but that couldn't be.

"Are you all right?" a timid voice said softly to her left.

Turning her head to the side she saw Sally standing there a bowl in her hands. Destiny got up and tried to get past her, but she didn't make it a step from the bed before she was on her knees.

"You need to rest," she insisted.

Destiny bowed her head. "Do I know you?"

"Yes we met once. You caught me following Sora."

"Oh yes I remember you. Is Sora here?"

"No, he's at Hollow Bastion."

"Why do you look so sad?"

Destiny couldn't help it. She leapt forward and hugged the woman. Her sobs were clear and heartbreaking. The demon poured her heart and soul out to the girl. Destiny didn't have her mother for long, but she was so tired of being alone. To be with Sora would cost the Keyblade wielder his life.

"Please don't tell him that I'm here if he comes."

"Destiny…"

"I don't want him near me."

"What aren't you telling me?"

"The Kage Samurai are looking for demons."

"To turn them into Heartless?"

"Something like that," she said dully. "They're looking for the most powerful."

"Are you one of those?"

"They tell me so, but I don't think so."

"There's dirt all over your clothes I can wash them."

Destiny nodded her head and took off her shirt with her back to the girl. Sally reached forward and touched the scars all over her back. Destiny stilled as the girl's hands ran down her back, specifically the scarred areas.

"What happened?"

"I was a slave for a very long time. Most masters hated the fact that I was a demon. Mostly my master's wives hated me the most. Until I was bought by the King's ancestor and was put into the service of that family up until four months ago. Hades captured me and put me up as a prize for tournament."

Sally looked horrified as she handed the girl a black dress shirt. Destiny stood up and the girl noticed something it was an odd mark on her chest right over her heart.

"What's that?" she asked curiously.

Destiny's hand came up and placed her hand over the mark. Sally watched in awe as Destiny smiled softly. The mark glowed under her hand. When she pulled her hand away the mark was still the same but the dark lines were more prominent. It looked like a Keyblade but not one that Sora wielded.

"What does that mark mean?"

"It's a mark of bonding. Sora won me in that tournament."

Sally was confused. Destiny scented the air being able to smell someone coming.

"Sally you home?" she heard a male voice call from the front door.

"Finish getting dressed and…"

Before Sally could finish that statement Destiny became her beast form and crawled underneath the bed. "Hide…"

"Sally?"

"In my room Jack," she called to him.

The Pumpkin King came in and had a few words with Sally and then left again. Destiny was curled up in a ball softly shaking. She had heard the conversation. Sora had gotten word to the realm that a friend was missing. Tears glistened in her eyes. Curling up further upon herself she cried all the more.

Sora sat on the Gummi ship Riku was sitting beside him. Kairi was asleep in another chair. The Keyblade wielder was deep in thought. He figured something was wrong if Destiny hit him like that. Reaching up he touched the sore spot on his face. There was so much pain in her eyes before he blacked out. At first when he woke he had been disoriented. Riku had been in front of him demanding what had happened. When he couldn't divulge the information the silver haired teen swore vengeance against Destiny. Riku had told him that he had been unconscious for a few days and the others were afraid that he wouldn't wake up. Sora knew that she hadn't hit him with her full power, or she would have snapped his neck more than likely. He respected her for that. She managed to control that kind of power.

"I don't see why you're so insistent about finding her. She hit you and abandoned you."

That broke Sora from his deep thoughts. It took a moment for him to register what Riku had said.

"What?" Sora demanded dangerously.

"She hurt you and left you."

Sora bit his tongue from telling him that it seems a common trait in his friends, but he held that thought back. He knew Destiny did it for him not for herself unlike Riku did back then.

"There is something wrong and she did the only thing that she knew how to do to protect me."

"You're so sure of yourself. Maybe she wants her freedom and she's willing to kill you."

"If she was willing to kill me then she would have a lot of chances to do so. Even her hitting me wasn't at her full strength. She held back a lot."

Sora looked out the window longingly wondering where she was. The necklace that Destiny had left him with began to glow. It felt warm and it pulsed. It pulsed again a few times almost like someone's heartbeat. He placed his hand over the charm and pushed it against his own heart and realized something, the pulsing of the charm and the beating of his heart were in sync. The Gummi ship jerked suddenly. Kairi tumbled from her seat and Riku cursed.

"What the hell?!" the silver haired teen snarled.

Looking down at the controls, Sora noticed they were heading strait for Halloweentown. With everything in them he hoped that he finds Destiny there. While she was away there was this blackness that wouldn't leave his heart as if something was missing. Reaching up he grasped the necklaces and closed his eyes. He could feel the blackness seeping away from him as he drew closer to the town. Once in through the gates of the graveyard he headed towards town. He felt something wash over him in a pleasant feeling. It was encompassing warmth spreading through him. Somehow deep inside him, he knew that Destiny was close.

Destiny looked around the creepy woods and saw the Heartless surround her. The challenge wasn't there but she attacked anyway. Her claws tore into the offending creatures. The smaller creatures went down easily underneath her wrath. Once they were dust and their hearts going to Kingdom Hearts she turned her back and began to head back towards the town. Suddenly a slicing pain ran through her whipping around the pumpkin jack-in-the-box Heartless stabbed her again.

"You missed," she snarled.

She tackled the Heartless and tore it to shreds. Once it dissipated underneath her she headed back towards the town. A trail of blood followed her. Her head was down and her ears were laid back as she trudged through the graveyard. Suddenly a familiar scent caught her nose. Her head jerked up. Sora was out in the graveyard alone. He spotted her. As she was about to turn and run a wave of dizziness washed over her. She didn't get two steps before her legs turn to jelly and gave way. She crashed into one of the graves. There was a dull roaring in her ears as she saw white spots dance before her vision. Sora's hands reached for her as her sight went dark.