A/N: Yay, its only the second week of school, Monday, and I don't have any homework! And since I don't have anything to do, might as well do something productive, like writing a new chapter for this lovely story! Ha-ha, yea, I' kind of hyper right now because of my ADD, and my vyvance is wearing off, so yea….Well, hope you enjoy this chapter, and also, I only got one reply to the question of whether or not Hope should go to castle oblivion or stay at the castle that never was. That persons reply was to send her with Axel, but I'm going to wait and see what the rest of you people say first! Now, go on and read! Enjoy!

Disclaimer: I do not own anything related to Kingdom Hearts, including the characters. This story and Hope are both property of me, seeing as this is my story! Also, I do not own the song, Pure Heart-Aerith's theme, which by the way, is very pretty!

"Lea, that's not fair!"

"Oh yeah? Says who?"

"Says…says me! Now, give me back my ice-cream!" Hope exclaimed, stomping her foot in frustration like a child would.

Lea looked thoughtful for a moment, "Hm…No, I don't think I wanna!"

"Lea! Isa, make him give it back to me!" Hope exclaimed, looking over at the other boy, who sighed loudly as soon as his name was mentioned.

"Lea, just give it back to her already…."

Lea looked over at his friend, a pout on his face. "Man, Isa, you're no fun! Hope, you're gonna have to do one thing if you wanna get this ice-cream back. And that's…." He then dashed away, "You're gonna have to catch me first!"

"LEA! GET BACK HERE WITH MY ICE-CREAM!"

Memories of those we've lost can never be forgotten, along with the person responsible for giving us those memories. Everyone is connected one way or another, may it be by meeting once, or by having our hearts connected. Either way, we cant really ever truly forget. Those bonds…can never be broken.

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I walked around the castle alone, exploring every room I could get into. Most of them held nothing interesting inside of them, so I didn't really investigate all of them completely. Actually, I was looking for the music room that Demyx had told me about. It had several instruments in there according to Demyx, so since I loved music, I decided I wanted to see this room for myself. Why this castle had such a room, I will never understand, but as long as it held something I could use for my entertainment, then by all means, I really couldn't care. Several doors later, I finally opened one that revealed a room with multiple instruments in it, all of them somewhat brightening the blandly white room. I walked in further, smiling when my eyes fell on familiar instruments. But I really smiled when my eyes fell on the grand piano in the center of the room.

Slowly, I walked towards it, the only sound coming from the heels of my shoes as they hit the tile floor. I slid a hand along the edges of it's smooth surface before sitting down on the bench. With practiced ease, I lifted the lid and slid it back, revealing the ivory keys, gently running a hand over them. I closed my eyes and skimmed through my head for certain piano pieces that I had learned over the course of the years, before finally nodding my head and starting to play.

Pure Heart-Aerith's theme begins-

I smiled as I played the first few keys, the tune starting out softly. Once I got a bit farther into it, I started to hum, and eventually sing along with it.

Axel had been walking through the halls, looking for Hope when he heard music coming from the music room. Curious as to who was in there, he went to investigate, cracking the door open, only to be met with the sound of a familiar voice singing. He smiled lightly when he realized that it was Hope creating the beautiful music, her voice flowing through the room and out into the hallway, just like a canary. It was at that exact moment that everyone in the castle stopped and listened for a moment, admiring the music, before turning back to whatever it was that they were doing. Axel walked into the room, shutting the door quietly, and moving over to lean against the wall, closing his eyes and just enjoying the music.

Beyond this road, running on far and long

must surely be something we can believe in

If, like a traveler in the wind

You went on, aiming for the northern skies

The hot emotions that have begun to disappear

Glitter and wave once more

Hope's voice grew louder and higher as she did a crescendo, her voice reverberating off the walls, making it sound even more beautiful. She sang with such emotion, that it was as if she were telling a story.

Within my heart

I don't want to cry, you see

so I don't give in to my weak self

Huge wings

Unseen only by eyes

Held by undecorated hearts

The piano grew louder as she got closer to the end, along with her voice again.

Spread your hands; while singing

Be embraced by eternal time

And connect with life

Beyond this road, running on far and long

must surely be something we can believe in…

She closed her eyes as she finished, smiling softly, only to jump when she heard clapping. Over by the door, she saw Axel, smiling and clapping loudly.

"I guess you never forget some things, like playing the piano." Axel stated, moving over towards Hope. "I've never heard you play before…"

She looked down and blushed, "That's because you were never allowed in the castle…"

He smiled before nodding. "Right. Well, we have a mission in Halloween Town we need to get to before Saix lectures us." Axel said, opening up a portal. Hope nodded, and slid the lid back over the keys. She quickly got up and ran over to Axel, following him inside the portal.

Flashback- 17 years prior-

It was the first day of Summer. It was also the day that Jonathan Daniels was scheduled to come home from a trip to another world nearby. Delilah sat on the bench in the park, while Hope ran around, playing in the flower field nearby. From since the time she was able to walk, she had always been fascinated with flowers, always going out and picking bouquets and caring for them, treating them gently and delicately, unlike most children her age normally would. She was the child model of kindness and peace.

"Mommy, look!" Hope exclaimed, waving her hands to gain her mothers attention. Delilah looked over and smiled as she saw the bouquet of blue flowers in Hope's little hands.

"Those are beautiful, sweetie!" She called back, watching as Hope set the small bouquet down and started on a new one.

She laughed quietly, looking back down at the magazine she was reading, only to drop it when she felt someone place their hands on her shoulders. She let out a small squeak of surprise, earning a chuckle from the person.

"You always startle so easily, Del…"

She turned around and smiled happily, throwing her arms around her husband, who happily lifted her and spun her around. The embrace was shortened when, the happy yelling came from the third and youngest member of the family. "Daddy, you're home!" Hope exclaimed, picking up her bouquets and running over to her parents, leaping into her fathers awaiting arms, giggling happily as he lifted her in the air and spun her around.

"Yeah…I'm home, princess…" He mumbled as he held her in his arms, smiling happily. "Oh, what's this?" He asked, taking a hold of the flowers Hope held in her little hands.

"Flowers! I picked them for you!" Hope exclaimed, grinning happily, clasping her hands together behind her back. "Do you like them?"

He studied the flowers for a moment before looking back at Hope, a smile on his face. "I love them, Hope. Thank you for such a nice welcome home gift…."

Hope nodded, "You're welcome! I love you daddy!"

Jonathan looked back down at her, "I love you too, princess…."

A/N: Yeah, well, I'm still not getting opinions on whether Hope should stay at the Cast that Never was, or to Castle Oblivion with Axel. Please state what you think in a review! Sorry if this chapter was short and boring, but my mind was in a blank at the moment I began writing this chapter, which was on Monday! Please Review! LATER TATERS!