A/N: Ok, before I go into anything else, this chapter is extremely special! There are many more reasons than just one as to why it is special and important, but I will only give you one, because saying more than one would spoil the chapter for you guys before you read! So, this chapter was helped thought up by the help of really great new friend of mine, Piklink! This chapter is dedicated to him for his pure geniusness and awesomeness! This chapter features a character from his own Kingdom Hearts story, (which is very good by the way, and you should all check it out,) making a cameo appearance in this chapter. So…go read!

Disclaimer: I own nothing related to Kingdom Hearts, except my copies of the games, Hope Daniels, other OC'S that I have created in this story (Mattie and Luka belong to me as well) With the exception of Jerrica, who belongs to Piklink!

"You lied to him? Why would you do that?" Hope asked in shock, her arms crossed across her chest, a frown set on her face as she stared at Axel.

"I couldn't tell him what Saix told us! It would've just bothered him more." Axel explained, crossing his arms across his own chest.

"That may be, Axel, but just by lying to him, you've probably worsened the situation, because sooner or later, he'll find out that you lied to him. And then what will you do?" Hope questioned, her eyes somewhat sad looking.

"Look, I gave him reassurance, ok? Saix said that if Xion can prove herself more capable of going forward, he would take back calling her broken. And who said Roxas would ever find out that I lied?"

Hope sighed, shaking her head. "I…just lying to Roxas when he feels so sad isn't right."

"Sad? He's a Nobody like me, he cant feel anything." Axel replied bitterly, his green eyes giving Hope an acidic look.

She looked away and down at her feet. "I'm sorry…I…"

"Hope, you have mission to a new a world to attend to. Go now." Saix ordered, opening up a portal for her. Dejectedly she sighed and gave Axel one last glance before walking through the portal and leaving Axel behind.

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As soon as I walked out of the portal, I found myself in what appeared to be the middle of nowhere. So, I began to walk along the pathway, looking around at everything. Somehow, this place felt familiar, as if I had been here or seen it before. I was surprised to see some random little Moogle fly right past me, paying me no attention. At least I knew that this place wasn't totally deserted. I looked back in front of me, only to stop in sudden shock at the sight that I saw. Everything seemed to stop, including my breathing. Without any thought, I ran forward, coming to a stop at the brick wall, placing my hands on it as I stared up.

In front of me was the castle I had lived in for 5 years. The castle that had been my house and playground. It wasn't the same as it had been all those years ago. It was now falling apart, cracks all over the sides of the walls, tower pieces dangling and some already fallen, leaning up against the side of the castle. Pieces of the pipe system were visible, and parts of the wall had caved in. The large and beautiful fountains were all gone, and so were the flowers. All that was left was completely barren land. But there was only one thing of importance.

I was home.

I moved away and into the marketplace, stealthy as ever so no one would notice me around. It had appeared that most of the shops and houses had been rebuilt, and everyone had begun to live life again as if nothing had ever happened in the first place. How long…how long had it been since everyone had come back? When did they even come back? Even though I was home, I couldn't help but still feel homesick.

"That's all the supplies that we need. Let's head back to the construction site and give this stuff to Leon!" I glanced to my side and saw two very familiar faces all the way on the other side of the marketplace.

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Normal POV-

"Yeah. Hey, Yuffie? Have you noticed that ever since we got back, Leon's been acting more silent and…sad looking than usual?" Aerith asked the ninja as they began to move away and up the stairs.

Yuffie nodded slightly. "Now that you mention it, I have noticed it. Actually, I started noticing it a few days after Hope went missing."

Aerith nodded. "I think that Leon is upset with himself for what he said to her before she did. He probably feels guilty about her going missing." Aerith said sadly, her green eyes downcast.

"Do you think we'll ever see her again?"

"I don't know…I hope so. C'mon, let's go!" Aerith exclaimed, both running off and out of sight.

Although Hope didn't hear a word they had said, she still felt saddened. She hadn't exactly realized how much she had missed her friends since she'd been gone. In fact, she wasn't even sure of how long she had even been gone. She made the move to go after Yuffie and Aerith, but stopped in her steps. She couldn't just walk up to the and say 'hey, what's up?' They probably thought she was dead, and she couldn't go up to them. She would get in trouble if Xemnas or Saix found out.

"You don't look like you're from around here." Someone said, causing Hope to turn around and face them. Now, in front of her, was a girl who looked to be around the same age as Hope. The girl had dark-red hair that went a little past her shoulders, and hazel eyes that, to Hope, seemed to hold some sadness in them. The girl wore a pair of dark blue jeans, with a black hoodie. But the one thing that Hope seemed to point out about the girl was that she seemed like she had a sad and grieving heart.

"Actually, I grew up here. I'm just passing through. What's your name?"

The girl smiled slightly. "My name's Jerrica. I'm not from here though, but from another world."

Hope smiled. "Nice to meet you. If you're from another world, then why are you here?"

"You see, I'm waiting for someone, a very good and special friend of mine. I made a promise to him that I'd wait for him to come back so we could both go back home together." Jerrica explained, hazel eyes staring up at the sky.

Hope smiled. 'Even though she seems sad, she still has hope in her heart.' Hope turned around and clasped her hands together and closed her eyes, a small little light flashing in her hands, revealing a blue and green heart shaped charm in her hands. Hope casted some magic on it that would help Jerrica and her friend once they were reunited. Hope turned back around and held the charm out to Jerrica. "Here, take this."

Slowly, Jerrica took the charm from Hope's palm and stared at it with interest. "What is it?"

"It's a good luck charm. It'll help you once you find you're friend."

"If I ever find my friend…" Jerrica mumbled sadly.

Hope placed her hand on top of Jerrica's, covering the charm up. "As long as you have hope inside your heart, I'm sure you will. This charm will help you, so don't lose it." Hope explained, pulling her hand away and beginning to move away.

"What does it do?" Jerrica asked, causing Hope to stop and smile at her.

"You'll find out once you find your friend. And, hey. You think you could do me a favor?"

"Sure."

"You know who Leon is, right?" Hope asked, earning a nod from Jerrica. "Next time you see him, would you tell him that Hope isn't dead? Tell him that Hope is fine and alive."

"I will. Thanks." Jerrica said, watching Hope walk away until she was out of sight, before realizing one thing. "Hey, you didn't tell me your name!"

"And they threw another pumpkin bomb thing at me again! I swear, they're pure evil children!"

Hope laughed as Roxas explained his mission to Halloween Town to her, especially detailing the part where three local children of the town always appeared before he came home and played pranks on him to annoy him. To Hope, Roxas seemed to be the one who was always around more than her and Axel.

"Hey!" Hope and Roxas turned to see Axel walking over to them, plopping down between them, a smile on his face. "Man, am I tired…"

"Me too…think I'll head back now. Later, guys." Roxas said, getting up RTC'ing, leaving Hope and Axel alone.

An awkward silence was shared between the two, until Axel grew sick of it. Sighing loudly, he spoke. "Listen…about this morning…I'm sorry for how I acted."

Hope smiled at his apology. "It's ok. I forgive you."

Axel gave her a smile of his own. "So, where did you go for your mission today?"

Hope looked out at the sky thoughtfully. "Home."

"Huh?"

"Home, Axel. I went home. I went home to our world."

His eyes widened a bit. "You…did?"

She nodded. "Yeah…thought pretty much everything is different, and the castle is sort of…falling apart. But everyone went back."

He frowned. "You didn't get seen by anyone, did you?"

"No, not really. Well, except for one person, but she wasn't even from our world. Don't worry, I didn't tell her my name. She was there, waiting for a friend to come back so they could go back home to their own world together. I hope she finds her friend soon."

"What's this girls name?" Axel asked, taking one last bite of ice cream and standing up, Hope following his actions. The both began to head home.

"Jerrica. Her name was Jerrica." Axel frowned as Hope said the name, something in the back of his head telling him that the name was familiar, but he had never met any Jerrica in his life. Perhaps he thought it was familiar because he had heard a name like it before. Either way, he chose to ignore it and forget about, following after Hope as they walked through an open portal that lead back to the castle.

A/N: And there you have it! Hope went back to her own world for a small visit! Hope you all enjoyed it! Go check out Piklink's story, The Old Number XIII! LATER TATERS!