I finally made it to the castle. It wasn't easy because everything in the city was so dark. There were so many dead end alleys and wrong turns to take. I don't know why, but I felt very strong that I could find some clue about Roxas in that castle. I didn't know a lot about these feelings I'd been having, but I started to trust them. Hopefully, they wouldn't lead me in the wrong direction.

The castle seemed pretty deserted, which was weird because it was so big. Surely someone could have used it for something. Maybe it was, a long time ago or something. But whoever lived there was gone. And that only made the place that much scarier.

I followed the corridors that wound their way through the castle. They all seemed to be leading up to where this dark heart shaped moon hung in the air.

"Come on, you idiot."

My heart stopped at the sound of a voice. It was the first one I heard since I landed in that city. I knew someone had to be there. Pressing myself against the wall, I slowly looked around the corner.

"We have to leave here at once." It was a woman. She looked strange with her pale skin and her long black gown. And it looked like there horns coming out of her head. Following her was this big fat creature. "The Heartless are too hard to control here. We are too close to the darkness."

Heartless? Those were the things that Aerith said destroyed my home. Were they here in the castle? Where? Why hadn't I seen any? Why did I come here? If those Heartless things could destroy my home, then they could easily kill me. Going there was a huge mistake. I should have just stayed in my room and hoped for Roxas to come home.

But it was too late to turn back. Maybe I could find another way back somewhere in the castle. There had to be another way out. But where? The castle was huge.

It took me hours to get through the castle. There were so many rooms to go through and they were all empty. Except for that strange looking woman, there was no one else in the castle. How could a place so massive be so deserted? Someone had to live in it once, right?

I entered a room that didn't look like the others. There wasn't anyone in it, but there were these things that looked like weird doors or something. All but one of them was broken. The one that was still standing had these weird markings. It looked like two keys crossed over one another. Written on the frame were the words 'The Key of Destiny'.

Without thinking, I stepped through the door. Inside, I found something that I really wasn't expecting. It was my room. Every last detail of my room was here. The bed. The desk. Even my jacket that I always left balled up on the floor in the corner. Was I really back in Twilight Town? No, I wasn't. The sky outside was dark and I could see the tops of the buildings in the empty city.

This was Roxas's room. But not anymore. The room felt like it had been abandoned for a while. But he was here. This is where he lived after he left. I finally found where he was. But where did he go?

I sat on the bed. All the walking around had finally gotten to me. I didn't realize how tired I was. Maybe I could just rest a while before looking around some more. What could the harm be in that?

I laid down, pulling the blanket over me. The pillow smelled like Roxas's hair. I fell asleep, hoping for a dream of Roxas.

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"He's in the castle."

"The boy coming into the picture was unexpected, but we may still be able to use him. It won't be much longer now."