(Rafe's POV):

Sora walked slowly out of Soren's hospital room,too sad to look at me straight in the eyes.She sat down on the dark corner and began to sob.It pained me,seeing her in so much pain.She has been like this for two days.She didn't get any sleep and barely ate a plateful.She feels guilty...guilty that we were the reasons that Soren is injured and confined in the hospital.Even I feel guilty,but Sora only blames herself even though its also mostly my fault.I need to help Soren recover to see her smile again.I wanted her to smile again,and I won't stop until I see her smile,the smile that we all loved to see.I walked toward her,hoping I'd be able to cheer her up.She hiccuped and curled up,wrapping her arms around herself.I sat down next to her,but she didn't notice my presence.

"Sora...."I said softly.She raised her head and her sapphire eyes met my brown ones.I almost gasped.Her sapphire eyes were red and bloodshot,large eyebags were visible from lack of sleep and she looks like a mess.I pulled her in a tight embrace to try and comfort her.She cried on my shoulder,and I patted her gently on the back.

"Shhh.It's okay."I told her soothingly.This is the first time I did something very nice to her,all I did was throw some sarcastic remarks at her,sometimes get a bit nice but soon turns back into a cocky bastard.

She sobbed harder instead of calming down."It's-it's a-a-all my fault!"She said between sobs.I patted her back and tried to tell her everything is okay,but a lump formed in my throat,making it hard to speak.

We were interrupted when the door of Soren's room opened.His doctor came out with an assuring smile."Soren is awake.You can go in and see him if you want."He told us with a warm smile.Our faces lit up as we both hurried inside the room.Soren was in a sitting position on his bed,smiling at us.My eyes narrowed a bit.It seems like his smile....It seems fake.Its like Sora's fake smile when she was seperated from Ash and the others.I have a bad feeling about this.

(Sora's POV):

"Soren!"I exclaimed and threw my arms around him.I'm glad he's safe.It's my fault.It's because of me that he ended up like this,and I just can't forgive myself after that.

"Ow!Ow!You're hurting my shoulder!"Soren exclaimed with an almost playful tone.But I know I really was hurting his shoulder,so I let go.There's so many things I want to say and ask.I want to ask what happen,say that I'm sorry and ask for his forgiveness,but I lost my voice.He was unconcious for two days,but it felt like two months,maybe years,because of the guilt and pain I was feeling.

Soren stared at me,concern filling his blue eyes."Sora,what's wrong with you?Did you get some sleep?Have you eaten anything yet?"He asked.

I laughed a bit,then smiled and playfully punched him on his other shoulder."You didn't know how nervous I was,dummy."We always act like this.He's like my twin brother,another me that understands me,thinks a lot like me and acts a lot like me.It feels strange,but it must be a coincidence for us to be the same.But what matters is that we have each other..

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Finally,I can rest!My soul calmed down and I ate about three plates of my food.I was getting ready for bed,when suddenly,I heard the voices of my friends call out my name frantically.I jumped into action,grabbed my Pokéballs and ran toward the direction of the scream.

I saw Rafe and the others with an older woman.I grew worried,seeing the tears on the twins eyes,Rafe's worried expression and Takeo's scared one."What's wrong?Did something happened?"I asked frantically.

"S-Soren."Audrey whimpered.I grew worried.Is something wrong?By the looks on their faces,I could tell that the news would be tragic,I braced myself for whatever their going to tell me.

"What?What happened to Soren?"The twins bursted to tears.

"Someone....killed him."Rafe answered,staring at the floor."Someone stabbed him with a pair of scissors while no one's around..."He finished.No.No.Please,tell me this is a dream.

"No.You're....You're joking!Please,tell me you're joking."They sadly shook their heads.I bursted to tears and knelt down the floor.Why?Please,don't take him away from me.

I clenched my fists.There's no point in crying now.I know he hates it if I cry.I'm going to avenge him.I'll make his killer pay.I'l find that bastard and won't stop until he's behind bars,regretting the day he did this.

AT SOREN'S FUNERAL:

(Normal POV):

Everyone gathered in the Norbarrow square to mourn for Soren.Many of his supporters were saying a few words about him.Finally,it's Sora's turn to speak.She made her way up the stage and held the mic.

She took a deep breath and gazed at the crowd.Many people who know Soren were there.Many spoke a few words about him,but they barely know him.All they know about him is that he's a great young Coordinator that was respected and loved by many people,and they were right.Many people can easily trust him just by looking in his eyes.They can see truth and happiness in his eyes everytime they catch a glimpse of them.Sora weakly smiled and began to speak,holding back the tears that were about to fall.

"We're all gathered here to mourn for Soren Lockheart,a great Coordinator,a great friend and a great companion.He was always there for me and my friends,he won't hesitate to do something for those he cared for just to see them smile."I felt my throat dry up,but that won't stop me from saying those words that I wanted to say.

"He was like my twin brother,we think the same,talk the same way,battle the same way,heck we even look the same,yet we're not really twins."She heard a few people chuckle and saw everyone else smile,causing her to smile and go on.

"He has everything that a person needs,a warm smile,a cheerful and good side,a shoulder to lie on and a few jokes that even though they were corny,they make peope smile."She almost chuckled."I'm thanking Soren for everything,That if it weren't for him,I...I never would have been able to be brave and face pain."She finished and went down the stage.

She felt as if her soul was freed.She was sure Soren was smiling down on her,but she was wrong....

Somewhere Near the Funeral:

The young man sighed as he watched the brunnette finish her speech and go down the stage from a tree branch.He leaned against the hard wood and folded his arms across his chest.He wondered if he deserve to have someone speak about him like that.Half of them are true,but half are just part of his acting.

"I'm sorry."He sighed.He was about to leave,but he stopped.He can hear her talk even from a distance.Her soft voice was easy to hear.He listened to every word she says and sighed again."I should leave before someone finds me."He soon disappeared,leaving no trace.