A/N: Yeah, so this story has now gotten 70 reviews. WOOH! This is awesome! I cant believe that this story is this popular with people. Anyway, I have decided what Hope's theme will be! It will be multiple themes with Hopes name written in the titles, but her main theme is going to be Aqua's Luck Charms, one of the best instrumental pieces in Birth By Sleep. This is what I will consider as Hope's main theme. If you haven't heard the music, go look it up on youtube and listen to it. Ok, so yeah, Chain of Memories: Not my favorite thing to write about right now. I guess you could say I'm suffering a mini writers block :p. Ugh, I'm coming down with something I think, so I'm all stuffy sounding and I have a sore throat. Ok, so, while I go search for some more tissues, please enjoy!

Disclaimer: I own nothing, including the song, and anything else related to Kingdom Hearts. Hope Daniels is property of me though, so no taking!

Axel smirked at Sora as the Keyblade wielder got into a battle stance. "Don't you go off and die on me now!"

Sora ignore the pyro's words and lunged, the two quickly engaging in a heated battle, while Hope laid far away from the scene, still unconscious. If Hope woke up and saw what Axel was doing, she would try to stop him, and he knew it, which was why he was hoping to keep this short. In the end, Sora proved to be stronger than he had thought, so he allowed the kid to win, giving him the card to the next world.

While Sora, Donald, Goofy, and Jiminy looked at the card, Axel moved over and leaned against the wall, listening in. "Then I guess we're gonna need it to keep going…"

Axel smirked and spoke up, "That's right."

Sora's head shot up, and Jiminy almost fell of the boy's shoulder by the sudden movement. "AXEL!" Donald exclaimed in shock.

Axel didn't reply, only pushed himself away from the wall and moved forward, his smirk still on his face.

"Did you really think after that introduction, I would give up oh so easily?"

Sora frowned as the realization hit him. "You were testing us."

Axel nodded, "And you passed. Congratulations, Sora! You're ready now-Ready to take on Castle Oblivion. You will need to follow your memories. Trust what you remember and seek what you forget. Then, you will find someone very special."

Goofy stood back up straight, a questioning look on his face. "You mean King Mickey and Riku?"

Axel smirked wider, "Hm…You will just have to give it more thought to who it is that's," He paused shooting a glance to Hope's unconscious form, "most important to you. Our most precious memories lie so deep within our hearts, that they're out of reach. But I'm sure that you can find yours, Sora." Axel said, walking over towards Hope, gently picking her up in his arms and holding her bridal style.

"Why me?" Sora asked, just as Axel was about to leave.

"You have lost sight of the light within the darkness. And it seems that you've forgotten what you forgot." If Hope had been awake, she would've slapped him silly for saying such a riddle.

"The light within the darkness…" Sora repeated, trying to understand the words.

Axel smirked, "Would you like me to give you a hint?" He held out a hand for Sora, easily able to support Hope with only one.

Sora looked down, and Goofy walked next to him, looking at him with worried eyes. "Sora-do ya need it?"

Axel raised an eyebrow, awaiting the boys answer. Finally, he looked up at Axel. "I'm gonna figure it out for myself." He got into a battle stance, frowning at Axel. "If you're in my way-"

Donald jumped in front of the Keyblade master, "Don't worry, Sora! We'll protect you!"

Axel laughed, retracting his hand back to holding Hope. "Good answer. Just what I'd expect from the Keyblade master. But be forewarned…When your sleeping memories awaken, you may no longer who you are now. Now, if you'd excuse us, we should be going." Axel said, disappearing through a portal, Hope still in his arms, leaving Sora to dwell on his words.

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"Lea, why are you so slow?" Hope exclaimed as she stopped and frowned at the redhead who was panting heavily as he ran to catch up with her, her hands on her hips.

"Who…you…calling…slow?" Lea asked, panting between words.

"You, that's who!" Hope exclaimed, "It's that ice-cream! You eat too much of it!"

He eyed her. "What do you mean? Are you saying that I'm fat?"

"No, but you need to cut down on the ice-cream some!"

"Oh yeah? And who's gonna make me?" He asked, smirking at her as he took off, laughing.

"Lea, if you don't get back here, then I'll make sure Mr. Scrooge kicks you out of the shop every time you go in!"

"Hope….Hope wake up…" Axel said, shaking her shoulders a bit.

"Hope."

Hope remained floating in the dark abyss, her eyes still closed, but she was still able to register who the voice belonged to. "M-mom?"

Delilah sighed, her voice coming out as comforting. "Tell me what me what happened."

Hope frowned, thinking over everything. "Axel…needs a heart because he lost his. And so does Zexion, and Roxas. I wanna help them get new hearts, but…I don't know how."

"….You can only help so many people, Hope. In this case, you cant save everyone this time. Someone dear to you wont be the one you will help. Instead, that person will suffer his fate by the hands of another person you care for so deeply about."

"Hope, c'mon! Wake up!" Axel yelled, getting right down in her face, staring at her with a frown. He noticed her face was formed into a frown for a moment, until her eyes shot open, and she too shot up surprising Axel somewhat. "Woah, take it easy!" Axel said, putting both hands on her shoulders and steadying her as she sat up on her bed, him sitting right in front of her. She had this expression that was a mix of confusion and fear as he stared into her lilac eyes. She slowly leant forward and rested her head on his shoulder, surprising him somewhat.

"Why…Why would you do something like that?" Hope mumbled quietly, blinking back the tears that threatened to fall.

Axel, looked down at her with confusion. "What are you talking about?"

Hope didn't answer his question, only grabbed his coat and bunched it up in her fists. "Hold me, Axel…." And tell me that you don't plan to kill him…

Axel complied, and wrapped his arms around her, holding her in his arms as she hoped she at least tell him goodbye before it was too late...Or maybe even stop him from dying.

I sighed as I walked down into the basement, clutching the small present I had made in my hands. I walked over to Zexion as I entered. "You know, we've been here for a week, and this is the only time I've seen you."

He looked over at me and smiled. "Well, Marluxia doesn't really want me upstairs, so I'm obliged to stay down here in the dark."

I giggled, smiling softly. "Well, I came to brighten up the day with my presence! Here," I handed him the small box that held his gift. "This is for you. Well, don't just stare at it, silly! Open it!"

He looked at me quickly before turning his gaze back down to the box and opening it, pulling out a heart shaped charm (A/N: looks like the heart on the cover of the games) that was green. "What exactly is it?"

"It's a good luck charm I made from scratch. If you're ever in a tight situation, it'll keep you safe, because I enhanced it with magic. So, that way, you cant disappear so easily if you're ever close to it. I'll be able to come find you and help you!"

He studied it, staring at it blankly for a minute before giving me a small smile. "Thank you. But…I don't understand why you would care so much."

Hopes theme begins-

I moved closer to him and took his hand in mine, "I care because…you're my friend. Friends…they care for each other. True, you're not Ienzo, and you'll probably never be, but…that doesn't mean I cant treat you like I treated him. You'll always be my little Ienzo, no matter what!"

Zexion looked at her with curiosity for a moment, before chuckling, something that he had not done since he had become a Nobody. He felt different in a way. Clutching the charm in his hand, he gave her another smile.

"And….you'll always be my mother figure."

A/N: Ok, so I decided that I would let Hope have some sort of dream that sort of hinted that Zexion would be killed by Axel in the future. Now, should I make her go back to The Castle that Never Was, or have her stay? I don't know what to do now. Should I have her interfere with Axel and Zexion, or should I have her not do so? Tell me what you think.