A/N: Here is chapter 3. Now, I wanted to say that I know the name of the Castle is not what it is truly called, but I thought I would create the Castle and the name of it. This is where the story starts to take off. Enjoy. :D

Chapter 3: The Castle of Heartless

We appeared in a castle. It looked abandoned, but nevertheless huge like an ordinary castle, only this one was darker. No one else appeared to be around. He was still holding on to my arm even after we arrived out of the portal.

"Where are we?" I asked look around in awe seeing red, black, purple and silver drapes and carpets.

"The Castle of Heartless." He said.

"The Castle..of what?" I asked giving him a suspicious look.

"Heartless." He said before walking up the long staircase.

"What are heartless?" I asked following him.

"You know those things that were around you on Destiny Island?"

"Yeah?" I looked up at him.

"Those were a form of heartless. There are many different forms of them."

"But don't worry, they won't attack you." He said looking down at me smiling.

"Well, thanks, I guess. They sure are weird and scary looking, though."

"That's the point. Anyway, as long as you are here with me, you will stay in my room."

"Wait a minute." I stopped walking and since his hand was still around my arm, he stopped, too.

"Why am I here, Axel? What do you want from me?"

He sighs, "Alright, fine. I'll tell you. I've been watching you for awhile."

"What? You've been watching me? Why?" I started to panic thinking he could have brought me here to hurt me.

"Ever since I had heard about your little friend, Sora talking about you, I wanted to know what was so special about you."

"Sora? He was talking about me? Where is he? Tell me where he is!" I demanded.

"Calm down. Let me finish. After I heard that he and your other friend, Riku had deserted you on your home island, I came to find you."

"Why did you come to find me?" I was still worried he would end up hurting me.

"Friends don't abandon each other, Kairi. It's just wrong. That's why I came to find you, I figured since you had been abandoned, like me maybe, you and I could be friends." He took his grip off my arm and grabbed both of my hands and looked into my eyes.

'Okay so, maybe, he won't hurt me. And those eyes are pretty persuasive, too. I could just stare into them forever. Oh! What am I saying?'

I pulled my hands away from his ans said, "No. No! This is weird! Who would call someone a friend after they've kidnapped them!"

"It's not kidnapping unless you're willing. And you came willingly." He smirked.

"Only because you were going to hurt my new friends!" I was furious.

"Oh! So, you consider those people your friends? Hmm?" He circled around me like I was prey.

"Well, I-" I started, but didn't get to finish because he interrupted me.

"I was the one who took you away from that miserable island you call home where your so-called 'friends' left you." He barked.

"I didn't ask you to!" I had had it, I started walking towards the other direction. But he was hot on my trail ready to snatch me up.

"Where do you think you're going?" He asked.

"Away from you." I said walking a faster pace than before.

"No, I don't think so." He said then he grabbed me and threw me over his shoulder. And walking further down the hall.

"Let me down, Axel. Now." I said and started hitting his back.

"Ooh, I like it when you're angry." He said amusingly.

"I mean it, let me down." I demanded.

"Wait, I have something to show you." He said.

"Oh yeah? What? A dungeon where you keep all the other girls you kidnap?"

"Ha! Ha! Very funny. Just wait." He said before stopping in front of a door before opening it.

He stepped inside the room with me still on his shoulder and closed the door.

"Alright. Now, I'm going to sit you down. But! You have to promise me, you won't run out after I do. Promise?"

"Fine. I promise." I made it sound convincing to him so, he would put me down.

"Okay," he said and as promised he sat me down on I guess was his bed, I wasn't sure.

I looked around the room. It was dark, of course. Like the rest of the castle with the same colors.

It had a king size bed with black and red bedspread. And directly across from the bed was a black writing desk with a black lamp.

"Geez, you think you have enough black and red?" I asked.

"Hey! Those are my favorite colors." He said defensively.

"So, I've noticed. Not bad, though." I nodded.

"But you've got to see this one thing I want to show you." He gestured towards his desk.

I got up from the bed and walked over towards him by the desk.

"Look," he pointed to a piece of paper on the desk.

I looked over and saw that the paper had a specific drawing that happened to look like me.

"You're an artist?" I looked at him.

"No, I just felt like drawing a picture of you." He smiled at me.

I looked at the details of it. It was uncanny to my features. I couldn't believe it.

"Well, it is a good drawing of me, I'll admit." Staring at the picture of me.

"I'm glad you like it." He smiled.

"But why?" I asked looking back at him.

"Because you fascinate me." His beautiful emerald eyes staring right back into my sapphire ones.

'What do I do now? Is this the moment that I had been waiting for to happen with Sora? Would I give up the most precious thing that I have to a stranger?' His eyes are starting to grow on me. But I don't know if Sora would ever forgive me. But we weren't even officially boyfriend and girlfriend. I thought to myself until a voice snapped me out of my thoughts.

"Kairi?" Axel said.

"Wha-huh?" I asked.

"Don't think too hard." He smirked.

"I'm a girl, I'm allowed to think hard!" I playfully smacked him on the arm before giggling.

He chuckled and pretended to act hurt from the smack and rubbed it.

I yawned, it was probably getting late and I was beginning to grow tired.

"Tired?" He asked.

"Mhm.." I replied before yawning, again.

He walked over to the bed and turned out the top blanket before taking off his cloak and hanging it in his closet.

Then headed back to the bed getting in. He patted the side next to him, signaling me to join him.

I looked at him with a 'there's no way in hell I'm sharing a bed with you' look and shook my head.

"Aw, come on. I won't bite. Look, I'll stay on my side, you don't have to worry about anything."

"Yeah, right. Says you, who draws pictures of me and takes me away from my home." I stood next to the desk with my arms crossed.

"But I've told you why I did those things. Come on." He said with a sad pouty look.

I hung my head in defeat. "Fine. But stay on your side!"

"You have my word." He smiled.

I climbed into bed, hoping this wasn't a huge mistake in doing so.

He scooted far away from me as he could. "See?"

"Yeah, yeah. Okay." I said.

"Okay, goodnight." He smiled at me.

"What about the light?" I asked.

"Oh, that?" He snapped his fingers and the light turned off.

"Whoa.. Cool." I said before yawning.

"Yup. Now, goodnight." He said.