Alison's Point of View

I woke up on the floor. Nice going Darkness. Here's the thing about waking up on the floor- IT'S PAINFUL!😬 'You're such a crybaby.' I get up and see Dad standing with his back turned to me. He turns to me.

"You're up. I was starting to worry." He said. "Yeah? How long was I out?" I asked. "Nine hours." He stated. "What?!" I shrieked. "You don't need to scream. The time between the shift from Darkness to you varies." Dad sighed. "I know but... nine hours? Were you here the whole time?" I wondered. "Yes, I suppose I was. I didn't expect it to take that long." He answered. "Then why didn't you leave three hours ago? You should have. Nine hours is too long to stay here the whole time. If you were that concerned about me, you could've gotten someone else to watch me sleep." I huffed. "You know nothing child." He scoffed.

His words stung. I felt a tear run down my face. Dad's face went from annoyed to apologetic. "I'm sorry. I shouldn't have said that." He apologized. "It's okay. You're right you know. I really don't know much of anything anymore." I said once I calmed myself down. "Alison, that's not true. I didn't mean what I said." He insisted. "No, you didn't mean to say it, but you meant it. And even if you didn't, that doesn't make it any less true." I argued. "No, I said it because I was frustrated. It had nothing to do with you. It's not true. That's a fact, not an option." He said.

'Alison, please just try to get along with your father.' I don't owe you any favors. In fact, you owe me for making plans behind my back. 'And you owe him for not killing you on several occasions.' Fair point.

A small smile crept upon my face. "I guess you're right. I'm nowhere near as clueless as Sora. He knows nothing, and one who knows nothing can understand nothing." I teased. "Quit mocking me child." He smirked. I laughed. "Will I ever be able to go home?" I asked. "Someday. Someday when this is all over you'll be able to go back to Earth and visit your old home." Dad reassured me. "Yeah. Someday." I agreed. I wish someday would hurry up.

"Perhaps we could go now." Dad mentioned. "What do you mean?" I gasped. He opened a dark corridor. "No one has to know. Kairi's probably already passed through there. If she is there, we can leave quickly." He smirked. It's a big risk, but I always was a risk taker.

"Let's do it." I agreed. We went through the dark corridor.

I stepped into my old home. I didn't realize how much I missed this place. The first thing I did was I ran to the bedroom that Brittany, Molly, and I shared. I grabbed my phone. It may not be an essential, but it could come in handy. I checked my messages.

"Aly, it's Amy. I was thinking about going to the mall later. Wanna come? Call me back whenever you can. Bye." The next message plays. "Aly, what are you doing? You haven't answered any of my calls or replied to any of my texts. Call me back. Bye." Amy's voice said. "Are we fighting or something? I really don't know anymore. Look, if you don't want me around anymore, just tell me. Nothing could hurt more than this silence. Please just tell me what's going on Alison. Please." I've had enough. I'm about to call her when I feel a hand on me that wasn't Dad's. I turn around to see Sora.

"I'm so sorry! I know you didn't want me here and I shouldn't have come. I just wanted to see this place again. I needed to come home. I needed to-" I choked on my words. Tears poured down my face. Sora hugged me. "Me too, Aly, me too. I wanted to come home too." He sighed. "So, you're not mad?" I sobbed. "Oh, I'm mad. I'm mad that you didn't come talk to me about it first. I don't want that to happen again." He said. "Yes sir." I sighed. "Good. One more thing. I know it's hard, but you don't live here anymore. That means that you can't keep in j with anyone here. I don't want you calling your friend anymore." Sora explained.

So that's it. I'm leaving everything behind? What am I going to do? 'Don't think of it as leaving something behind. Think of it as finding something new.' Just shut up, okay?! Is it not enough to be in my head, you have to tell me how to think now too?! 'Alison, if you speak one sour word to Sora, I am going to take control of you and we are going to have a talk and neither of us are going to like it.' I had to hold back an eye roll.

"Okay. I won't talk to anyone here anymore. I can still visit the house sometimes, right?" I asked. Sora let go of me. "Of course you can." He smiled. There's something you should see with me. Mo- Kairi left a message." I said. Sora's eyes widened and he snatched the phone out of my hands. He played the message.

"Aly, I know you think that this is bad, but I'm trying to do what I think is right. Please trust me. It'll be okay. We can come home and everything will be like it was. I just need to find a good match for your forces. I'll see you soon, my sweet little girl." Sora started crying. I just stood there, not knowing what to do. "I still miss her. Even though we're enemies right now I still missed her. I know that I shouldn't, but I can't stop thinking about her. I really miss her." He cried.

I heard a slapping sound. It took me a second to realize that I had slapped Sora across his face. "You idiot! That's how it's supposed to work! You can't just walk away from everything after a single fight! I would hate you if you didn't miss Mom! Right now I just hate your guts for even daring to think that you shouldn't care that Mom and you are on opposite sides! You can't control everything and you shouldn't even try to! What, are you going to erase her memory like you tried to do to me?! That doesn't solve anything and it makes you the bad guy!" I screamed.

I marched out of the room and went outside to sit on the porch. Dad came out and sat next to me. He probably heard it all. "I'm sorry. I'll apologize to Sora later." I groaned. "That's not why I'm here, although I'm not happy with your actions. You need to learn to control yourself. Anyway, I was wondering if we could talk about you staying with Master Eraqus." He explained. "Well, there's nothing to talk about because I'm not doing it." I huffed.

'Alison!' No. I'm not going. If you try to force me, I will escape every chance I get.

"Alison, that's not up for debate." Dad stated. "So you're to drag me there kicking and and screaming and then keep me there as prisoner?" I scoffed. His hands slowly balled into fists. "If that's what it takes." He replied solemnly. I let out a groan of frustration. Suddenly an idea popped into my head. A stupid dumb idea. I got up off the porch and ran as fast as I could. He tried to chase after me, but I had two advantages. This is where I lived and I know the streets better than him. I also don't have back problems. Sadly, I have one disadvantage. Darkness.

'What are you doing?! Turn around.' Look, just give me one day. I'll make it worth your while. 'You can't just get up and leave!' I'll tell you what, you give me today and I'll train with Master Eraqus when the time comes. 'Deal, but be warned, I'm not going to help you when you return. You'll have to fix that mess yourself.' If that's what it takes.

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