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Chapter Four
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The end of summer vacation

As Roxas walked around the mansion, he came across a room that had a drawing on the desk. He looked over a bit, and saw that the drawing wasn't complete. Luckily for him, there was a book with the complete drawing next to him, and a yellow crayon. He took the crayon, and filled in the missing lines. It began to glow, and the whole floor began to glow as well. Roxas looked around, and ran away from the glowing floor before it completely disappeared, showing an underground basement.

He slowly walked downstairs and walked into the room towards him, he noticed a lot of computer screens scattered around the room, and a machine to his right. He walked towards the main computer screen, and looked at it.

Suddenly, he began to hear a high-pitched noise, and he clutched his head while closing his eyes. As he tried tuning out the noise, he began to remember something. He saw people dressed in black cloaks, sitting in tall, white chairs. He knew who they were; organization XIII. He was able to see Axel sitting on one of the chairs, and other members as well. They began to disappear, and then he saw the girl... Aura, sitting on one of them. At last, he saw himself sitting on one of those chairs.

In the next image that popped into his head, he saw himself lying on the base of the machine that he previously saw when he entered the room. He heard DiZ and the man in the black cloak talk about how he was going to be placed in a made up Twilight Town, and how eventually... he had to give Sora's power back.

Roxas opened his eyes, and the noise went away, however, he was furious. He was angry at how DiZ easily made him into something he was not, and he didn't like how he was remembering things he never knew about. He looked at the computer screen, and took out his Keyblade. In one swift attack, he broke the main computer screen. He attacked it a couple of more times, and the whole system was down.

As he took his time to catch his breath from all the anger and hitting, a door opened, and he looked at it. As he finished catching his breath, he walked over to the next room.

He was greeted with the same white monsters that had been attacking him all week, and he quickly took out his Keyblade. He was not one to mess with when he was angry, and he was going to let anything that got in his way feel it. He ran up to one of the monsters, and attacked it brutally, and it fell instantly. He did the same to the other three monsters, and in soon time he got rid of them. As he bent down a bit to catch his breath again, he noticed someone walking in. as he did, he stood up straight.

"Simply amazing, Roxas," said a very familiar fiery red-headed man named Axel, who walked in with his arms crossed. Roxas called his name, and Axel stopped. "You really do remember me this time? I'm so flattered!"

Axel raised his fist into the air, and a fiery ring appeared around the two best friends. He took out his weapons, and looked at Roxas, who merely looked around. "But it's too late!"

Roxas, unable to do anything else but fight, took out his Keyblade. However, this time, it wasn't the one kingdom Keyblade. Instead, it was the Keyblades that he had donned right after finding out about Xemnas' plans; Oathkeeper, and Oblivion.

Axel looked at them, and questioned how he had two Keyblades. He scoffed, and wondered if it had anything to do with Aura. But he had no time to think of her, or their friendship. Right now, he was dealing with one friend at a time.

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Aura

Aura ran as fast as she could around the simulated Twilight Town, seeing as she couldn't just teleport herself to where she wanted to go. The reason that was, was because someone was preventing her from using it, and she knew very well that it had been Axel. She closed her eyes, as she began to think of the encounter she had with the fiery red-head.

Aura leaned against the wall that connected with the door to the usual spot Roxas and his friends usually hung around at, and she sighed as she looked at the floor. She felt so bad for doing something so wrong, but she couldn't control the feelings, since they had a mind of their own.

As she took another sigh, she heard the sound of feet shuffling. She stood on her guard, and listened as the feet kept approaching. When she saw someone in black approach her, she automatically froze, and hoped it wasn't who she was hoping to see.

But her and luck never had a day where they could agree with one another, for the person who was approaching her, was Axel.

"I knew I'd find you sooner or later," he said, walking towards her. She didn't bother to look at him, mainly because she was still frozen from the sudden meeting. "...Still mad about what happened back at the castle?"

"You know I'll never forgive what you guys had planned for me," she retorted coldly, still not looking at him. "And why are you here? To take me back?"

"I'm here to bring back Roxas," he replied. He looked away, and then at the floor before he began to speak again. " Then it's Marie, and then it's you..."

"Why are you doing this?" she sternly asked. "you're going against your best friends... when they're trying to do what's right."

"I don't have anywhere to go," he said. "I would rather have you guys with me, then me looking for you guys!"

Axel slammed his fist into the wall, and growled. Aura continued to look at the ground, and didn't so much as flinch when he hit the wall. He looked at her, and noticed she was indifferent to everything. She wasn't smiling, she wasn't happy to see him, and she wasn't even emotional. Axel thought that maybe a small smile would appear from her lips, but she was so distant. The worst of it all, was that he knew why she was so distant.

"I'm going to bring back Roxas," said Axel. "And when I do,you better be ready to come back."

"If you go anywhere near him," she said, uninterested with what she was saying. "...I'll have to hurt you... I can't let anyone interfere with Sora waking up."

Axel scoffed, and walked past Aura. She finally looked at him, but towards his back. As he walked further, she took out her Keyblade. He created a portal, and then looked back at her with her Keyblade. "I have to hurt you too... if you interfere with me bringing both Roxas and Marie back."

Axel created a portal, and as he walked more and more towards it, he looked at Aura once again. "I'll be taking Roxas back from the mansion... and I won't let you get near him when I do."

As he left through the portal, Aura looked at him with a pleading look. Although he never turned back to see her face, she tried stopping him by going through the portal. When it closed on her, she tried creating her own, she cursed to herself when it wasn't coming up. She looked around, and she decided to just run over to where Roxas was.

Aura took a deep breath as she began to run a little faster. She didn't know what went on in Axel's head, but she didn't like it. There was no way he was going to bring Roxas, Marie or herself back to that wretched place.

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Roxas

As Roxas attacked Axel again, he jumped back in time to block an attack from Axel. He ran to the side, and threw his Keyblade at Axel, while running up to him to attack him with the other. Axel groaned in pain, and dropped his weapons, admitting defeat.

Roxas placed away his Keyblade, and looked at Axel, who was catching his breath. He looked intently at the red-headed man, and began to remember more things about his past.

"You get on their bad side, and they'll destroy you!"

"No one would miss me," he replied, turning only slightly at Axel. He scoffed, and walked away from his best friend, Axel. He walked away from home, and he walked away from the people who once treated him like family.

As Roxas walked further and further from the castle, Axel stared at him, and lowered his head, while shaking it. "That's not true!"

"I would."

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"Don't you guys remember?" he said, still looking at his ice cream. "I acted like a zombie."

Aura laughed, and Axel smirked. They both simultaneously said out loud that he still acted like a zombie, and Roxas sarcastically thanked them. They all laughed, and Axel suddenly talked about why the sunset was red. He told them that light was made up of lot's of colours, but only red traveled the farthest.

"Like I asked!" Roxas exclaimed jokingly. "Know-it-all!"

"Hey, at least I got to say something smart!" Teased Axel. "Since it's usually this nerd who says it all."

Axel pointed at Aura, and she blinked until she took in what he said. "Hey!"

She pushed Axel, and he made himself fall over so that he could lay on the floor. They all laughed, and ate their ice cream. Roxas felt really happy that he was so far into the year, and nothing bad had happened to him or to his friends. He only hoped that it would always be like this, days filled with laughter and fun.

"Axel..." Roxas said remorsefully. He looked at Axel, who was still there catching his breath. Axel looked up, and smiled somewhat at the young teen. Although Roxas was unable to see, Axel saw from behind him that Aura was standing there, not saying a single word. She was a little distraught that she couldn't stop the fight in time, and she was seeing one of her friends beaten badly.

"Let's meet again in the next life," Axel said. Roxas smiled a little, and told him he would be waiting. Axel scoffed, and black smoke appeared from him. Aura gasped, and she ran towards him. Axel placed his hand in front of her, signaling him not to come any further. Roxas jumped slightly from her appearance, and when he saw her look worried, he turned back to Axel. "Silly. Just because you have a next life..."

As Axel disappeared, Aura walked a little closer to him. Roxas did the same, and as the smoke disappeared, Aura bent down. She lowered her head, and didn't say a word. She was not believing that Axel actually disappeared for good, and tried not to cry. Roxas merely stared at her, and couldn't help but crease his forehead at her. He felt really happy seeing her, but she obviously wasn't happy at all.

He walked a little closer to her, and placed his hand on her shoulder. As soon as he did, however, she backed away from him. She stood up, and he was able to tell that she wanted to cry. He walked a little closer towards her, but she back even further away.

"Aura..." he said, looking at her. She no longer looked sad, but she didn't look happy as well. She had stopped backing up, and just stood and stared at the teen boy.

"So you remembered," she said, no emotion in her voice. "But now you'll have to go back to him."

"Who? Sora?" he asked, a little angry how everyone kept thinking and talking about Sora. "But don't you want me to stay? We're best friends... right?"

"I guess you don't remember everything," she said. "You did something that really hurt, and since then, I didn't want anything to do with you. But for the sake of Marie, you need to go back."

Roxas walked up to Aura, and she didn't move. She looked down at the floor, and Roxas grabbed her shoulders, shaking her while he shouted. "But what about me! Doesn't anyone care about what I want?"

"We were never meant to exist..." Aura said in a low voice. "What right to we have to care?"

Roxas pulled away from Aura, and only stared at her in disbelief. He didn't know what to do anymore, and he was getting sick and tired of everyone telling him to disappear. No one cared, no one worried about him, and no one would remember him. And he didn't like that. Aura walked past Roxas, and she created a portal. He turned around, while she stopped walking.

"I cared a lot about you," she said. "But now it's time for me to say good-bye... So, goodbye, Roxas."

"Aura!" shouted Roxas as he ran towards her. She walked through her portal, and the moment Roxas ran to it, it disappeared. He stopped, and watched as dark blue smoke appeared. He bent down, and punched the floor. He took a deep breath, and couldn't believe that the one chance he had to talk to Aura, she went and said goodbye. He lowered his shoulders, and continued to press on.

He walked past another room, and this time, it was a narrow hall, with white pods standing to his left. As he walked a little further, he stopped as he saw two pods with two very familiar people.

"...Donald?" Roxas asked a loud. He looked to Donald's left, and there appeared the other familiar guy. "...Goofy?"

Roxas turned around, and looked at the opened door to his end. He slowly walked over to it, and took a deep breath as he did.

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Marie

I felt someone pushing my shoulder, and telling me to wake up. I slowly opened my eyes... only to see my friends, Hayner, Pence and Olette staring at me. I got up from the bed I was sleeping in, and I rubbed my head. I looked at them, and gave them a smile.

"Marie!" shouted Hayner. "Man, did the beach make you sleepy? We're still not done with your birthday, you know!"

Oh, right. My birthday. As I got up from the bed, I saw Olette walk in the room with a dress. I tilted my head, and I saw her smile at me. "We all pitched in, and we got a birthday dress or the birthday girl!"

Hayner and Pence laughed, as they pushed me towards the dress. I laughed along with them, and I held the dress in my hands. "Gosh, it's really pretty, Olette. You guys are the best!"

Olette cleared her throat, and looked at the boys. They looked at her, and Hayner waved his hand, telling us that they were leaving. As they left, Olette looked at me, and smiled while telling me to put on the dress. I laughed, and did so. But as I was, I only had one thing on my mind, was how do I tell them that I'm not from this world? How do I tell them that my home is another world entirely? More importantly, how do I tell them...

That I have a Keyblade and fought to save the world from evil?

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Kingdom Hearts

she looked at the screen, and saw Marie in her birthday dress. She smiled at her, and realized just how pretty she looked in a dress. She was sitting down, and decided to take a deep breath. The man walked in, and took a seat beside her.

"So, she woke up," he said, looking at the screen. "Now all we wait is for Sora to wake up, then everything is somewhat back to normal."

"Marie already remembers him, but not as the same boy she did before," said the women, looking at the man. "Poor Sora... if it stays like this, his heart will be broken..."

The women breathed in a deep and shaky breath, and the man noticed that she wanted to cry. He scooted closer to her, and he placed her in his embrace. She wrapped her arm around him, and she sniffed. "I interfered with her memories, because I thought it was best if she didn't have to live knowing those idiot nobodies were there to cause her pain... but look at what I've done."

"It's not your fault," replied the man. "You did what any other mother would do if given the chance."

"This power is a burden, and she's starting to realize it," replied the women. "I'm not going to interfere anymore..."

"...What?" asked the man, who looked at her. "Why?"

"If I do, she'll end up like us, trapped in this place," she replied. She got up from her seat, and walked towards the keyboard in front of the screen. She punched in some codes, and looked at the screen before her. "I don't want her to depend on this power, so I'm going to take it back."

"But what if she—" retorted the man, getting up from the chair in shock.

"She'll have to rely on her natural power, and her Keyblade," replied the women. "Light should be her only strength. It's the only strength she has... since she harbors the power of light."

"But I thought that was because of us," he said, looking concerned. "Since we have the power of light."

"Yes, but Marie has her own power of light," she said. "Just like those princesses, except they're stronger than her. Even if we hadn't given her the power of Kingdom Hearts, I know someone would have used her for something..."

The man sighed, and looked away. He took a seat back down, and the woman continued to input some codes. She looked over to another screen, and looked at the glowing ball that stood at the center of Kingdom Hearts. This was the power that Xehanort wanted so badly, a ball of pure power. It got bigger, as the powers from Marie were returned.

"I just hope she can fight on her own," said the man. "Without our help..."

"We've been helping her since she was born," said the woman. "We need to be realistic... we might not ever see Marie... so we need to cut the cord. She's suffered enough, and we can't prolong it.."

"...You're right," said the man. "As of now, then... we're no longer going to talk to her?"

The woman looked over at the screen. She saw Marie walking around the town in her dress, and had a look of confusion on her face. She knew that Marie was going to have to tell her friends about her past soon, and she sighed. She turned around, and faced the man. "I was selfish for putting her through this, all because I wanted to hold her in my arms again... we were so close to that... but I ignored it, so that Xehanort's heartless wouldn't pass through..."

"Even if you took her powers away, the scent of Kingdom Hearts will always be with her," said the man, looking at Marie. "And no matter what, she's the only one who can open the door. Although you may think it's a burden for her, don't make her forget that she's protecting something that everyone will thank her for!"

The woman looked at him, and she smiled, although with the urge to cry. The man walked towards her, and he held onto her shoulders. "If we want her to grow, then we'll tell her that this will the last time we communicate with her. This will be the last time we help her, and we'll tell her to grow, and fight with her own natural strength."

"I can't tell her that," said the woman. "As much I want to see her grow, I wish she'd stay the same. I missed holding her when she was just born... I missed her whole life... and so did she..."

"Then I'll tell her," said the man.

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Roxas

Roxas walked into a white room, and in the center of it, stood a white pod. DiZ was in front of him, and stared as the young nobody walked closer and closer towards him. Roxas no longer thought of what to do, or say. His only choice was to go further and further into the mystery that aired around him. He took a deep breath, and stopped in front of DiZ. He looked at Roxas, and raised his eyebrows. "Finally. The Keyblade's chosen one."

"Who are you talking to? Me?" asked Roxas, looking at DiZ and the pod behind him. "Or Sora?"

"To half of Sora, of course," replied DiZ. He told Roxas that he resided in darkness, and needed someone from the light to destroy organization XIII. Roxas asked why, and eventually asked DiZ who he really was. He only told Roxas that he was a servant of the world, and chuckled saying that Roxas was a tool at best.

"Was that... was that suppose to be a joke?" asked Roxas, who grew furious at the man. "Cause I'm not laughing!"

Roxas took out his Keyblade, and ran towards DiZ, hoping to strike and destroy the man. As he did, he realized that he went through him. DiZ told him that he was only a projection, and Roxas yelled, striking the projection as much times as he could. Dix disappeared, and reappeared behind Roxas. He told him to turn around, and Roxas stared, catching his breath from trying to hit DiZ.

"I hate you so much!" shouted Roxas, who glared at DiZ. He replied saying that he should share some of his hate with Sora, for he was too nice. DiZ then thought of Aura and Marie, seeing as their situation were similar. Aura was a negative person, hating every single thing that passed by her, yet Marie was a very gentle and kind girl. He shook his head, and looked at Roxas.

"My heart belongs to me!" Roxas ran to attack DiZ one more time, but he disappeared. Roxas took a deep breath, and the pod before him began to open. As it did, out appeared the boy that haunted Roxas since day one of his existence...

Sora.

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Marie

I walked around the town, and wondered what I was going to do. I told the rest of the gang that I needed to walk around. I needed to get out of here, I needed to go find Donald, Goofy and Sora. I got separated from them after we closed down Kingdom hearts... and then I remembered waking up here...

Speaking of Kingdom Hearts, I wonder what Stella's doing? I closed my eyes, and took a deep breath. I called out to her, but I wasn't getting a response. I stopped walking, and I looked down. I felt the wind pass by, and my hair flowed a long with it. I sighed, and looked up at the sky.

Marie, listen to me.

My eyes widened, and I looked around. I heard a voice, but it wasn't a voice that I recognized. This was a man's voice... I don't remember it... who is it?

I'm the voice from Kingdom Hearts. What you heard, was Stella's voice. She's here, but she doesn't have the strength to tell you what I'm about to tell you. So listen carefully...

I nodded, hoping that he could see me. I waited patiently for what he had to say, but I was a little weirded out how there was a male and female voice. Stella told me that she had no specific voice, or a form... maybe she was able to obtain it?

Marie, from now on... you have to rely on your own strength. Relying on the power of Kingdom Hearts can leave you weak, surprisingly. Learn to fight with your own natural strength, and you will truly be a strong person who can protect Kingdom Hearts with ease.

"What do you mean!" I shouted. I was panicking, why was he going to take away my powers? I don't think I have natural strength... I can't fight with just... anything. I know I'm weak... but that's why I use the power of Kingdom Hearts... to hide it!

If a time comes where you can't use the power of Kingdom Hearts come, that's when you have to use the strength that's within you. A strength no one else will have. Marie, don't ever forget that you're protecting something that holds great power. The worlds will thank you for it.

I lowered my eyes, and creased my forehead. I couldn't believe Stella and this... man weren't going to help anymore... what am I going to do? What if I'm in big trouble? What then?

Don't worry, we'll always be there for you. But for now, this is goodbye. You need to learn to grow on your own... without our help. so... goodbye.

"Stop! No!" I shouted. I extended my hand towards the sky, hoping Stella, or that man would touch it. But when nothing happened, and when a breeze passed by, I lowered it. I dropped my shoulders... I just can't believe this...

Wait. What did that guy meant by 'we'?

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Roxas

Roxas stared at Sora with a solemn face, and sighed. He no longer was going to enjoy the rest of his days with his friends. He no longer was going to have fun and sit down to feel the sun and wind on his face and through his hair. No, where he was going, he no longer had the option of that.

"You're lucky, Sora," he said, barely in a whisper. He looked down, and lowered his eyes. He looked back at Sora, and had a sad expression on his face. Everything was going back to the way it was, Sora would awaken, and he would meet his friends. "Looks like my summer vacation is..."

Roxas closed his eyes one last time, and thought back on everything. The friends he made all throughout the time he was known as Roxas... gone. He looked back at Sora, and sighed before saying the last thing he would say.

"...Over."

A white light appeared around him, and he closed his eyes as he let the light fill him. It wrapped around his arms, and legs, and soon he was engulfed within it. The last thing he saw, were the images of his friends. Hayner, Pence and Olette all smiled and laughed while looking at him. Axel appeared next, who had his arms crossed and was faced away from him. He turned around, and chuckled while winking and placing his hands on his hips.

The last image, was of Aura. She was in her black coat, and was turned around from him. As she slowly turned towards him, her outfit changed. She was wearing her attire that she wore when Roxas met her in Twilight Town, and she wasn't smiling or anything. She blinked, and sighed. She disappeared, and then everything...

Went to black.

Geez, this chapter was short in my books. Anyways, Roxas' story is out of the way! Sora has awakened, and Marie has remembered. Aura and Axel have said their goodbyes...

As well as Stella and the man! Oh the tragedy! Stella and the man will not appear at all to Marie and Aura throughout their journey. They might appear to Aura, but they won't to Marie.

Fear not, though. You will be able to read about them throughout the story, since they will have their share of moments in it.

From now on, future chapters will be in Marie's P.O.V. Minus the occasional third views.

Shadow 1n2: Gosh, thank you so much! That means a lot! Oh don't worry, I take my sweet time. As you can see... lol Ahaha, yes! I think like that too! It's like all that just to meet Naminè?

Kingdomdisney: That's Aura for you, the lovable bitch. XD AND YES, ALMIGHTY GOSH SHE IS!

Grapejuice101: Thanks! Sora remembers his love for Marie, but she doesn't. So it'll suck BIG time. And don't worry, they'll have their journey together. XD

TheEspadaSisters: From what I know, yes they are her parents. From what you don't know, is how they ended up in kingdom hearts. XD Yeah, Aura still suffers with that. She's a developing character, and I like her a lot. And that won't happen for a long time, at least not until the end. And yeah, it sucks. Aura hates how everything goes smoothly for both Sora and Marie, while she suffers.

Lele-the-Greek-Geek: Yes, no Sorie for a while... sorry! Aw, yes. Stella is Marie's mother. She gave Marie the power of Kingdom hearts, so that Xehanort would have to go through her before he can open the door. Sort of like a lock-safe. Stella lied about her not being an actual human, because she didn't want to cause Marie any more confusion and suffering, but oops, too late! And yes, they'll appear in the story, just not to Marie and Aura. And thank you! This chapter is a bit boring, but glad I got it out! XD

Lvl-ZeR0: Lol, thanks! Ah, that sucks major nuts. I got sent into the principle's office because I defended a bully being bullied... O_o. Well, to be honest, I did it because I thought he was cute... and because he was my first crush... Awww, don't worry, I'll kiss your knee better. -kisses-

Pomegranata: Thanks, I hope you like this chapter. XD

SisterOfScarletDevil: LOL, YES IT DID HAPPEN. XD Aren't I just a devil? XD

starlightmint72: They are her parents alright. Though their time in the spotlight isn't here yet. Ah, yes. Marie got it bad, and Aura is always there to screw with another person's life. XD Aw, no problem. I'm glad you got the chance to review. Also, if you have questions about the story, feel free to PM me, just so I know what I can answer for future stories.

Squalls Kid: I had a feeling it was you... XD Oh, awesome, I shall read it! I do find a lot of one-shots, but some of the actual stories I find aren't all that properly written. And most are obviously written just so the author can word their fantasies, like that wretched story... My Immortal. -shudders- LOL, what a tweest, eh? Well, she named Stella after the name she wanted for her sister, if she ever had one. And true enough! Although her mom's name [or should I say Aunt?] is really nice. XD

TheAngelFromYourNightmares: Haha, yes they are. Though I won't write how they got there. LOL, yes. It'll add to the reason why he starts liking Kairi more. And a lot of drama, and A LOT of fluff between them. AND HUMONGOUS AMOUNTS OF AWKWARDNESS. Aw, thank you! I feel so honored! Lol, I'm pretty tenacious, so killing me is impossible. XD

AlexMontgomery: Yes, I plan to try and make every chapter detailed to the max. I also want to add in a lot of original scenes between Marie and all the characters, so that there's a developing relationship with all the people she meets. Yeah, I figured I would write it now, and then shut up about it till the end so that it makes everyone think in suspense. XD

mysterygirl123: LOL, thanks! Sora will live, hopefully.