Kizu's Point of View

Xion. Roxas. Both fade into view. Facing each other, weapons drawn, standing ready. Their expressions seemed pained. How? They have no hearts. They lunged at each other. Then with their Keyblades locked, both struggled to gain an advantage. I stood there, helpless once again.

-What should have been done-

I gasped then quickly opened my eyes. The last things I remembered were my wounds, the fight, and Ansem. I sat up and slowly looked around. The room was dark, but there were wires and pipes on the walls, carrying faint lines of light. I was on a bed. How did I get here.

I lifted my left hand and traced my fingers along the scar. It wasn't done healing. I turned my torso and felt the wounds on my back. Again it wasn't done healing. How long have I been asleep.

Then I recalled his voice. "Rest."

I looked up, wondering if it was my memory or if he was in the room. Then I heard the mechanical closing of a door. Everything was dimly lit and I couldn't see anything or anyone clearly.

"You need more rest."

This time I knew I wasn't imagining it. "Why did you save me. What do you want." My voice as cold as my element. He abandoned me. He tried to destroy Roxas and Xion. He could not be forgiven.

"I've cared for you since you were young and orphaned. Now you choose to question my motives?" I felt his eyes on me, judging everything he saw and I could not see.

A lump formed in my throat and I swallowed it. I'm not going to cry or be weak like I was before. "You are unwavering and stubborn. You've taught me to see through different perspectives and now I have, in the eyes of those you call nothing. I have become unwavering and stubborn while you've become blinded by your motive."

"So you will betray me. Like my previous apprentice did. Like Xehanort did. You've been following his nobody's orders. He confined me and now carries my name. He wants the powers of Kingdom Hearts and you've been aiding him."

" I-I.."

"Again, you oppose me and are now willing to betray me."

"No! I'm just.. Roxas and Xion—!"

"Are nobodies. Are nothing. They have no right to be anything. You are still just a confused, young child." His footsteps lead away from me and I heard the mechanical door open and close.

I leaped off my bed but my legs were still too weak and I collapsed under the weight of my body. I slowly stood back up and staggered toward the door and banged it with my right fist. "Ansem! Listen to me! You. Are. Wrong! They're more than just... nobodies." I gradually slid down to my knees, continuing to weakly pound the door as I felt tears forming. Almost whispering, "They're my friends."

I remained there for what seemed like forever. Curling up again, like the day Xemnas found me. Crying.

-What should have been done-

I rest on the bed, staring at the ceiling, waiting for my body to heal. I've tried everything. My fans won't appear when I try to summon them. Ice won't form at my command. The Corridor of Darkness won't open. And I couldn't tell if I was simply too weak, or if these walls somehow suppressed my abilities. I wait.

I have to convince him that Roxas is a real person that deserves to live. He's not just a nobody, and neither is... neither is...

"How will I convince Ansem to listen to reason? To listen to me."

"You don't." It was Riku, walking through the door with a tray of food. I smelled the stew and the warm bread. I hadn't eaten in I'm not sure how long.

"Where have you been? How long have I been locked in here?"

He handed me the tray. "Eat something so you can heal."

"Riku!" I yelled, placing the tray aside. "Answer my question!"

He stood there, staring at me through those blindfolds. "Four days. Including the days you were asleep."

"F-four? No! Riku. You have to help me get out. I might be too late to save Roxas!"

"You already are. Roxas is under our custody and... and... X... Xion. That's her name... Right?"

"Who's... Who is," I paused. That name sounded so familiar. So familiar. Like she was someone important to me. Someone that I needed to help or... My brain started pulsing. "What's going on? Why don't I remember her? She was.. Xion was..."

There was a long silence. A moment of silence for someone who was lost. I couldn't shake the feeling that I have forgotten something – no, someone – important.

"Eat and recover." Riku started walking toward the door.

"Wait!" He stopped, but didn't look back. "Xion... was our friend. She was." He stood there, silent. "She's gone. She was never supposed to..."

"Exist. We've all forgotten about her because she wasn't supposed to exist."
"What about Roxas! He can still be saved! He still exists and I know that–."

"No. You will not interfere with Sora's restoration. If Roxas doesn't disappear, Sora cannot be revived."

"Riku. Just listen to me! Sora is Sora. Roxas is Roxas. Sora has his own memories, his own friends, and his own destiny. I know that. But Roxas also has his own memories and his own friends and his own destiny! He and X-Xion... They both existed for a reason."
Riku turned his head so I could see his profile, but kept his back facing me."Roxas has no heart. He is a Nobody. He is nothing."

I looked down and sighed. "Was Xion nothing to you as well? Is that why our hearts cringe every time her name is mentioned? Is that why you're trying so desperately to hold onto her memory?"

Another moment of silence.

"Please Riku. Help me save Roxas." I was pleading at this point. Begging.

"Eat and recover." He just there and turns his head away. "I'll help you find a way out."

I hear the door open and close. Then I stare at the food. The stew and bread are still warm.

-What should have been done-

I couldn't tell what was day and night. I've been in here for so long, I couldn't tell time. But after I woke up, I heard the door open again.

"Come on. Ansem is busy right now so you can escape." It was Riku, solemn as ever.

I placed my feet on the ground and carefully stood up again. I healed enough and was finally strong enough to support myself. "I need to see Naminé."

"You can't. She's busy with Ansem."

I walked toward him. "Doing what?" He didn't reply. I stood there, in front of him and started glaring up into his blindfolded eyes. "Doing what?" I repeated firmly.

"Reviving Sora."

My heart stopped. "I want to see him. I want to see Roxas."

Riku simply nodded and opened a Corridor of Darkness.

-What should have been done-

I blinked and readjusted my eyes to the beautiful sunset-like light of Twilight Town. I felt at ease again. Nostalgia hit me. I looked up to see the clock-tower and remembered Roxas and Axel... and... X-Xion.

Riku stepped out of the portal and stood silently behind me. "Do you know where he–."

"Maybe.. today we'll finally hit the beach!" I heart jerked and I spun around, searching for that voice. I saw traces of blond hair and footsteps.

"Roxas!" I yelled, both overjoyed and surprised. I ran after him and heard Riku following me. "Roxas!"

The blond boy turned around and stared at me as I ran. His crystal blue eyes just stared.

"Roxas," I repeated. I reached him and stood there, out of breath. "I'm glad I found you..." I was so relieved. He was safe and...

"Who are you?"

My heart dropped. "What? I know I cut my hair, but I'm still me. It's me... Your best friend!"

"What do you mean my best friend? My best friends are Hayner, Pence, and Olette." He continued staring at me and I stared back, shocked. Then I noticed he wasn't wearing his Organization coat. He had two jackets, a white one over a black one. The white jacket had a red collar and an alternating black and white block design. His pants were baggy and were also two colors, beige and black, and he wore black sneakers with red laces.

I just stared at him. "I-I.." I was at a loss for words. Is this what happened while I was gone? Did he really forget me and everything that happened? "What about Axel? What about X –." I couldn't say her name anymore. My memory of her was fading. It's been fading since I woke up that day and Ansem locked me in.

"I don't know what you talking about." He stared at me, confused. "I've lived here all my life, with my friends."

I paused and looked down, letting my short hair cover the sides of my face. I felt like crying. This really couldn't have been happening. "We were supposed to go to the beach together. We were collecting Winner sticks. So we could. So we could treat everyone. You needed a vacation, right?"

"Yeah, I'm on summer vacation right now. And I'm gonna go to the beach, with Hayner, Pence, and Olette. At least that's our plan. Now I gotta go. Hayner and I have to get ready for the Struggle Tournament."

I looked up at him, straight into his eyes, searching for some trace of the old Roxas, the Roxas I knew and cared for. He was gone. Now he's an innocent boy that doesn't know about Heartless or Nobodies or the Organization. I sighed and reached out a hand. "Call me Kizu."

He looked at my hand and hesitantly extended his. We shook hands, like the first day we met. "I'm Roxas." But I wasn't cold like before. I changed and now...

"Sorry for confusing you. But.. you c-caught.. my interests."

"Well.. Uhh. Okay?" He was confused. Obviously he was confused. Our memories together were gone. "Well I gotta go. See ya."

I stared at him as he walked away, speechless. Then I felt a hand on my shoulder. "What happened to him? Was this your plan all along?" I turned around and glared at Riku. "To show me things are..."

"Naminé locked his memories away on Ansem's orders. This is to keep him safe and prepare him for–."
"For WHAT? His death? His disappearance? For him to be absorbed and never exist. Just like Xi..."

"It's for his own safety. The Organization needs Roxas to build Kingdom Hearts. They want him back and are willing to do anything to find him again. Find him or make sure he's not useable anymore."

"No. Axel wouldn't let them destroy him."
"He would. He's following orders from Xemnas."

"No. He wouldn't. Quit talking about them as if you know them. You and Ansem think you know everything but you two haven't seen these Nobodies the way I have! You didn't do missions with them! You didn't fight with them. You didn't..." Eat ice cream with them. The clock-tower... "Just... Just." I was done reasoning. I couldn't take it anymore. I opened up a Corridor of Darkness and stepped in.

"Kizu! Wait!"

-What should have been done-

I sat there, on the edge of the clock-tower.

"If I was there, I could have stopped all this. I could have saved him." I took out my Winner stick and stared at it, "I only needed one... no two. Yeah, two more and then we could've all had free ice cream together."

I'm sorry.

Eve: I've been gone for a long time guys. Sorry for the super long wait. School and stuffs. My writing style changed a lot too. So yeah.