A/N: School was total bitch this week…Ugh, I hate choir, and I hate my choir teacher. Aside from that, I'm alright. Sorry for the long wait, but I was trying to figure out how to write this chapter up. I didn't think that it would take a whole week, but it did, so….yeah! If this was just a really boring and….uncreative chapter, I'm sorry :`( I did my best. Enjoy!
"Gawrsh, is that all that's left of the worlds taken over by the Heartless?"
"Those worlds will be restored if we defeat Ansem, right? But, if we do beat him and all these worlds become restored and disconnected, what's gonna happen to this place? And us?"
"All worlds begin in darkness, and all so end. The heart is no different. You see, darkness is the heart's true."
"That's not true. The heart may be weak. And sometimes it may even give in. But I've learned, that deep down, that there's a light that never goes out."
"Kingdom Hearts! Fill me with the power of darkness!"
"You're wrong. I know now, without a doubt. Kingdom Hearts is light!"
"Now, Sora! Let's close this door for good!"
"Take care of her."
"Kairi!"
"Sora!"
"Kairi, remember what you said before? I'm always with you, too. I'll come back to you. I promise!"
"I know you will!"
"Well, now what do we do?"
"We've gotta find Riku and King Mickey."
"But, uh, where do we start lookin' for that there door to the light?"
"Pluto?"
"Gawrsh, that's the king's seal!"
"Hey, have you seen King Mickey?"
"Let's go!"
"I've been to see him…He looks a lot like you."
"Who are you?"
"Why! Why do you have the Keyblade?"
"Shut-up!"
"An unbreakable connection…"
"Get rid of them? Hold on a sec, isn't it a bit too early for that?"
"It's an order. Why are you hesitating?" Xaldin asked as he stared down at Axel, who glared up at him angrily. "Aren't you the one who dealt swift merciless judgment to those who turned their backs on the Organization?"
"They haven't turned their backs on us! Roxas just isn't able to come back yet!"
"And what about the Princess?"
Axel faltered slightly. "She…She won't come back as long as we try to get Roxas back."
"If they don't come back, then they must pay the price. If you oppose these orders, you will be the one to pay." Xaldin said, his spear going straight towards Axel, stopping it as it reached his face. Axel merely stared up at Xaldin, a but of a defiant look on his face.
Xemnas frowned at Xaldin, waving a hand at him to call back his weapon. Xaldin did as he was told, and Axel looked up at Xemnas, he was already about to kill him. Axel kept his arms crossed and frowned. "Use the Dusks…" When Xemnas didn't falter,Axel sighed, realizing that he wasn't ready to die yet. "Fine, I got it! I'll do it, I'll do it!"
The 6th Day~
"Man, I could not sleep last night…" Roxas said as he walked into the usual spot, walking over to Hayner, frowning slightly when they ignored him. "Guys?" He tried to place his hand on Hayner's shoulder, only to have it go through him. He watched sadly as his three friends laughed, as if he wasn't there. They turned around and headed out, Roxas opening his arms up to stop them, only to have them go through him and leave him behind. He moved forward to the little vent, where there was a photograph, only to find that he was no longer in the picture, and neither was Kira. It was only Hayner, Pence, and Olette. Roxas frowned sadly as he remained in place in the Usual Spot. He slowly lifted up his hands and stared at them. It was as if…he was a ghost that his friends had long forgotten.
"Why?" He asked aloud, "Why is this happening to me?" He stuffed his hands into his pockets, making a surprised sound when he touched some type of object in one pocket. He grabbed a hold of whatever it was and pulled it out from his pocket, staring down at it as it rested in the palm of his hand.
Resting in his palm, was a heart shaped charm that was blue and green. Roxas frowned as he studied it, flipping it over several times. He walked out of the Usual Spot and into the open alley way, continuing to stare down at the charm. "What…What is this thing?"
"You mean you really don't remember?"
"Huh?" Roxas mumbled, turning around to see a familiar looking face. "Hope…"
Hope, smiled sadly. "Well, I guess remembering my name is one thing that's good." She nodded, moving forward to stand directly in front of him. "Hello, Roxas."
Roxas frowned at her, before looking down at the charm. He stared at in silence for a moment before looking back up at Hope. "Hope…How come I feel like I know you?"
Hope sighed, closing her eyes. "Because…you do know me. As more than one person. The entire time I've been here, you've known me as Kira."
Roxas's face turned into one of surprise. "K-Kira? You're Kira?"
Hope gave a short nod. "Roxas…I'm sorry that I never showed my real self to you. But…I had to have an alias."
"But…why?"
"…I'm afraid I can't say, exactly. It's…complicated. But, you see, before you knew Kira, you knew me. That charm that you have in your hand…I made it for you. I know that you really don't remember, but I gave it to you."
Roxas frowned as a small bit of a past memory came back to him. "…As long as my friends carry this charm, it'll never tear away the bond I have with those people. If we get separated, we'll always find our way back to each other again." "An unbreakable connection…." Roxas mumbled as soon as the little memory ended, earning a smile from Hope.
"Yeah, that's right. Roxas…I'm afraid that you don't have much time here, anymore."
"Because of Sora, right?" Roxas asked, earning a surprised look from Hope.
Slowly, she nodded. "Yes, that's right. I'm afraid that I can't tell you what your connection with Sora is, because someone else already has that job, but…I can tell you that he does need you, Roxas. And you need him, too…more than you think."
"But why?"
"….Roxas…I can't tell you why. But if you don't listen to what Namine and I have to say, then you will be in even more danger."
"What do you mean?"
Hope frowned sadly. "A couple of months ago, I made the biggest mistake in my life. I joined up with the wrong side and the wrong group of people. I didn't realize how bad the choice that I had made was, until it was too late for me to do anything. I left and came here to make sure that you stayed safe. But…I was wrong. Roxas, you need to do whatever Namine tells you to do."
"What?"
Just then, a Dusk appeared behind Roxas causing him to turn around and stare at it, while Hope looked to her side, where another one appeared. She sighed when she heard the sound of a portal opening up behind her, not even bothering to turn around and look at the person.
"Look at what it's come to. I've been given these icky orders to destroy you two-if you refuse to come back with me." Axel said, scratching the back of his head as he explained the situation to them. Hope kept her back to him, while Roxas got a bit of a sad frown on his face.
"We're…best friends, right?"
Hope's eyes widened before a smile settled onto her face, only to frown as Axel continued on, as if he had heard something else. "Sure…but I'm not getting turned into a Dusk for…Wait a sec! You remember now?"
"Y…eah." Roxas said, sounding a bit unsure.
"Great! But, you know, gotta make sure and all. So, umm…What's our bosses name?" Axel asked.
Hope whipped around and glared at him. "Seriously, Axel?" Hope mumbled.
When Roxas didn't reply, Axel's excited face fell, and turned into a disappointed one. "Can't believe this…"
Roxas picked up a stick, and it transformed into a Keyblade. He got into a stance, staring at the Dusks. Hope made the move to help out, but stopped, moving back to stand with Axel while a force field surrounded Roxas, keeping Hope and Axel out, watching him.
"How?"
Axel frowned, glancing over at her. "What?"
"How did you find us?"
"I didn't, Xemnas knew where you guys were. I don't know how he did, but he only sent me here to get you two back."
"Of course. Only he would want his toy's back." Hope said, her tone bitter.
Axel frowned at her comment. "What?"
"You don't get it all, do you? Xemnas only wants us back so he can use us to complete Kingdom Hearts! All we are to him are little pawns that he can use for his own personal use!"
The force field fell, and Axel summoned his Chakrams, lifting up and arm and preparing to throw it, only to stop in mid air, frozen. Hope stared at him before looking over to Roxas. "Looks like it's time for you to go now…"
"Roxas, to the mansion! The time has come!"
Roxas looked up to the sky, giving one last call in hopes that this was all just a dream. "Hayner! Pence! Olette! Kira!"
Hope felt her eyes begin to tear. "I'm so sorry, Roxas…I'm so sorry…"
Roxas gave her one last look before taking off to the mansion. As soon as he was gone, Hope touched Axel's shoulder, unfreezing him. He recalled his Chakrams and stared at Hope. "What's happened to you, Hope? You're not the same as you used to be."
Hope stared down at her feet regretfully. "I'm sorry, Axel. Really, I am."
Axel moved to stand in front of her, frowning as he stared down at her. "Hope, lets get Roxas and go home." He took a hold of her hand and squeezed it gently, earning a small squeeze back.
"Roxas won't go back with you, no matter how hard you try to convince him. He'll just keep running away from you…"
Axel frowned at her, letting her hand fall from his. "The Roxas that I know is long gone…Fine, I see how it is….Let's go."
Hope didn't even bother to run, because she knew that she would still end up getting caught anyway. She hugged Axel's side, letting him open up a portal and walk her through.
A/N: Yeah, sorry if it was really bad and boring, but it was difficult to write! So, I hope yall still enjoyed! LATER TATERS!
