Oh my God! I'm sorry for the really long wait guys. I procrastinated doing my summer reading and well I got screwed and had to work a lot. I'm super duper sorry. Please forgive me. Normal speed should be restored when summer is over because I'm busier during the summer than when school is going on. Here's the next chapter enjoy!

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So I was stuck in the castle for a couple of days. I did pretty much nothing. I knew that our last day was quickly approaching so I spent my time visiting all the places around the castle once more (which actually took a couple of days). I spent some time in the library, on the tower, in Naminé's room, the training room, and anyplace else that had something special about them.

After doing so, I decided to carry out my plan. I left the castle, not letting the others know of my departure. I knew where Sora was going and had to act quickly. I was fully aware that this was my last day living. In a few hours I was bound to start fading and then I'd be gone for good.

I headed for Twilight Town, or rather the Dark Realm entrance to the fake town that had been set up. I had learned that a few days ago Xemnas had restricted portals to open into the real Twilight Town (how convenient). Now the only way other than gummi ship was to use the entrance in the fake town and use the computer to travel to the real one. I knew DiZ and Riku had long since left so I had no worries. When I arrived, I took the transportation ray to the real town and went in search or Sora and the others.

I was going to explain, if not everything, most of my past—who I was, my connection to Kairi, everything.

I didn't have to look far for Sora. I opened the doors of the mansion and across the front lawn on the other side of the gates were the exact people I was searching for. I ran up hoping I could do this right.

"Hey, Sora," I said coming to a stop. He didn't seem to notice my presence. Donald, Goofy, and their three friends Hayner, Pence, and Olette were all watching as Sora spoke to the back of King Mickey.

"Why can't you tell me where Riku is?" Sora said holding his arms out.

"I'm sorry, Sora. He made me promise not to—" Mickey stopped as soon as those words escaped his lips.

"So he's ok then? That's great! I'm fine with that, as long as I know he's doing ok," Sora said happily.

"Well, if you're all assured now, why don't we try and find a way to the fake Twilight Town so we can find Kairi," Hayner said.

Sora nodded and turned. His face drained of all color and emotion as his eyes fell on me. The others turned to look at me also.

"So you all are trying to find a way back to the fake town, huh?" I said smiling.

Sora stared at me. Color started to return to his cheeks and a slightly fearful expression appeared across his features. "Rae—Raene, I—I'm sorry. Please just leave the other alone. Spare them, please."

I stared at him, confused. "What do you mean?" I said glancing at the others. All of their expressions were of fear too.

"I understand you're angry for what I did. I—if you want to try and get even, just let the others go; they didn't do anything."

I grinned. "I'm not here to fight, Sora; I'm here to help you," I said.

All of them sighed. I caught the eye of King Mickey who smiled. I had the slightest feeling that he was happy that I was finally here to help and come clean with everything.

"You're here to help?" Sora asked.

I nodded. "Sora…the war that's been going on inside me—my heart fighting over whether I should fight along side the Organization or with you guys—it's finally ended. And even though I've been a part of the Organization more than half my life, I've realized that the right thing for me to do is to help you guys finally take down Xemnas. Axel and I never really liked him anyway. We wanna help," I said.

"Well then let's not waist anymore time," King Mickey said. "Let's find a way into the alternate town."

Everyone nodded. "There's a way to it in the mansion, follow me," I said walking towards the entrance doors.

As we walked in, I glanced up to the left at Naminé's bedroom door. I quickly turned away as Sora noticed my staring at it. I led them up the stairs and to the library on the right side of the mansion. Inside I led them down the stairs and into the dark basement.

"That's the way to the other town. I just came through here. It's easy access from the other side but to get back there we need to get into the computer system," I said pointing at the multi-screen computer. "In the other town there's a portal that will lead us into the Dark Realm."

Pence nodded and went to work with the computer. As he began to figure out the system, everyone else joined into their own conversations. Hayner and Olette stood near Pence talking to each other and Donald, Goofy, and King Mickey struck up a talk about where the King had been lately.

I pulled Sora over to the side of the room. "Sora, we need to talk," I said releasing his arm. His face suddenly became fearful again. "It's nothing bad," I added. He relaxed. "I feel like I need to tell you everything," I said sighing.

"You need to tell me everything?" Sora asked.

"Everything," I breathed. "Everything. My past, who I am, things that maybe could help you on your journey," I said. I glanced quickly at King Mickey and caught his eye. I smiled and he did too. We both turned back to our conversations then.

"Do you remember how I once told you that I lived on Destiny Islands?" I asked.

Sora pondered on it for a moment before nodding. "Yeah, I think you mentioned it once."

"I did but I can't exactly call it one of my homes. I had only been there a few hours really. I was six when the Organization took me away. I was just a little girl then, so most of my life has been with Nobodies. Once I had been kidnapped, Naminé was told to swipe the memories of everyone who had ever met me or knew that I existed. All proof that I was alive was gone from the minds of those people forever. There's no hope of them ever remembering them." I said calmly.

"Naminé?" Sora asked raising an eyebrow.

I had the slightest feeling that he, for a second, remembered who she was. "Do you know her?" I asked cautiously.

"No," was his simple answer. "But…I've heard that name," he said.

"Really?" I asked wondering myself where he could have heard it. I was sure that I hadn't mentioned it when I was around him—but then again, maybe I had.

"Yeah…when Donald, Goofy, and I all woke up in this basement, Jiminy's journal read 'Thank Naminé,'" he said.

I nodded. "You be sure to when you see her again, go it?" I said.

"Again? Who is she? And how do you know I'll see her?" he said.

"You just gotta trust me," I said grinning.

"Ok. So what else? You were kidnapped by Organization XIII?" he said.

"Well…I was raised as a Nobody and I guess I sort of attuned to their ways. Recently, I became a Nobody completely. As the years went on, I was slowly losing more and more of my human self. So just a while ago, I had lost all emotions and it was more severe than the inability to feel with other Nobodies. I couldn't feel at all. That acute ability to have emotions died down and now I'm exactly like the other members."

"But did you ever really turn to Darkness like the other Nobodies?" Sora asked.

I shook my head. "It's not like I chose this path. You know how everybody is half Light and half Darkness?" He nodded. "Well, there are a few people who are destined to be completely filled of Light. You know seven of them—the Princesses of Heart," I said. Sora's eyes widened at the mention of a relation to Kairi. "There are also people destined for Darkness, however," I continued.

"You?" He asked.

I nodded. "You know someone else like that," I said.

He raised his eyebrow. "Who?" he asked.

"Riku," I said in a whisper.

"Riku?" he repeated. "But…but wasn't that just Ansem doing that?"

"Yes. But his heart is destined for Darkness."

"That can't be true," Sora said denying my words.

"It is. But Riku found a way to fight through the plans Destiny had for him and now he can use the Darkness in a good way," I said reassuring him.

He didn't speak for a while. But I guess he accepted it because he said, "So your heart was destined for Darkness."

I nodded. "Kairi and I—well to make it simple—have a connection. Since our hearts are like complete opposites, they feed off each other," I said.

"What?" he said baffled.

"Long story short—when I was kidnapped and my existence was lost to everyone else, Kairi's and my heart mixed. And although our hearts were destined for either Darkness or Light, we still had half of each in our hearts. I took half of her Light and half of her Darkness. She did the same with mine."

"So basically you two still have half of both in your hearts, right?" he asked.

I nodded. "And you should know that a Princess of Heart pushes away the Darkness in her heart, right?" I asked.

"I guess," was Sora's reply.

"Well that's what she's been doing since I became a full Nobody. And as the Darkness seeps out of her heart and back into mine, the Light in my heart goes to hers," I said.

"That stinks," he said looking at the ground.

"Yeah. But I guess I don't mind. A Nobody is supposed to fade away, right?"

"Yeah. But what's that got to do with you?" he asked.

"Today all of the Light will be gone from my heart and I'll disappear forever," I said.

His eyes widened. "You'll disappear?!" he sad rather loudly.

I nodded slowly. "I'm already a Nobody. The only difference to the other Nobodies is that I still have a heart. But as soon as that fades into Darkness, I'll finally disappear—just like most of the Nobodies I know."

Sora looked down. "Why is your heart specifically connected with Kairi's? Why not one of the other Princesses of Heart?" Sora asked looking back up.

"I—we're—"

"Guys!" Pence yelled. I was truly thankful. I didn't know if I was ready to tell Sora that Kairi was my older twin. We all walked over to the computer where Pence had been working. "I've gotten through all the system hacking. All we have to do is give it a password and we can have full access," he said.

"Password?" Sora said.

"Well it'll have to do with Ansem the Wise, won't it?" King Mickey said.

"Probably…but what could it be?" Sora said.

"Got any ideas? You used to be here all the time," King Mickey said looking at me.

"Why ask me, Your Majesty? You're his friend. And he never liked it when I visited here. That's why he blocked the pathway until shortly before Sora woke up," I said.

"He is your King, Raene. Isn't there something you remember about him?" King Mickey asked.

I sighed and tried to remember the King. It had only been a while ago when I remembered his name and what he looked like. He was my godfather but I only had a few memories of him. "Hmmm…" I closed my eyes. "Ice cream," I said.

He always gave Kairi and I ice cream when we saw him. It was his favorite flavor too. At first it was a bitter salty taste but then it was the most delicious sweet flavor. He always used to tell us that it was such a special ice cream that we couldn't have it all the time. He told us that it was a special treat for special occasions.

"That's right!" King Mickey said. "Ansem the Wise loved ice cream!"

"Yeah. The flavor is the password," I said. It was also the password for my family's munny account.

"Ok. What's the flavor?" Pence asked, his hands hovering over the keyboard.

"Sea-salt," I said almost too fast and merrily for him to hear me. He typed it in. As he finished, the ray hanging above the small platform next to the computer began to glow slightly. "That did it," I said.

"You guys go ahead through," Sora said to Donald, Goofy, and The King. The said people stepped onto the platform and were sent, in a slightly blinding light, to the other world.

Sora and I stepped onto the platform next. "You guys gonna come?" I asked to Hayner, Pence, and Olette.

All three shook their heads. "You guys go and find Kairi. You let us know if everything worked out," Olette said.

Sora and I both nodded. "You'll come and see us again sometime, won't you?" Hayner asked.

"Someday…" Sora said knowing that he might now be coming back to this world anytime soon.

The three friends smiled and pushed the button on the computer. Blue light swallowed Sora and I and we found ourselves in an identical basement. Well, almost identical—the computer where Pence had been working was torn and smashed to pieces in this Twilight Town. I had almost forgot that it had been destroyed.

"This is Roxas's Twilight Town, right?" Sora asked looking from the smashed computer to me.

I nodded. "Come on. The portal should be through here," I said leading them though a door and into a large blue and green room.

"Listen, Sora," I said grabbing his arm. "Axel is my best friend. He's the last Nobody I care about. No one lays a hand on him and gets away with it, got it?!" I threatened.

"Yeah, I got it," Sora said. "Don't hurt Axel."

"The only other Organization member who is worth anything is still in the Organization's headquarters. As much as it's gonna hurt me to see him disappear, I know it's for the best. Once he goes, he'll be whole again. Just…just don't hurt Axel, ok? No matter what!"

"I promise. If he's a friend, why would I hurt him?" he said. He followed as the other three walked into the small portal in the corner. I sighed, took a deep breath, and stepped into the darkness.

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Ok guys. Once again sorry for the huge wait. I have the next chapter all planned out so hopefully if I can get my summer homework done, I'll put it up shortly. Thanks for waiting. Updating will speed up once school starts again in 3 weeks. Thanks for reading.

Sarah