Just as Maximum was about to make impact with the ground, Riku saved her once again. "I told her to take care of herself." He mumbled and placed her to the ground. The silver haired boy kneeled to the ground touched her cheek, it seemed wet and they were tears. But then he sniffed and gasped. 'Phoenix, she smells like…Mai.'

Riku lifted his blindfold and when his eyes fell onto Max, he gasped and felt his heart stop beating. She was beautiful, but...she looked like Mai. Maximum's hair was a bright red, her skin was pale and her eyes were emerald green. She looked just like Mai, but she had straight longer hair and these small lines under her eyes.

Roxas, Jonathan, and Xion finally got to where Max was. She was on the floor and there was this boy next to her but his back was towards them. The two nobodies just stood there and watched.

"You again..." He blinked and Riku just ignored him.

Riku thought about all the memories of Mai. He still loved her no matter what, but only as a sister since she was taken. But there were two memories that made him feel so much regret.

"…There's no way…to save me now…it's finished…I'm…" Riku shook his head and fell down onto his knees. He felt the tears that started to fall down his cheeks.

"No, don't say it! You won't die, I won't let you." She laughed quietly at this and shook her head.

"You can't, I'm already dying." This sent chills down their spines and she held Sora's hand too. A tear fell down her cheek and she gasped for a bit of air. "I always wanted…"

She looked at her friends with a smile. "…I always wished…that us three, only us three would be together. And... I'm glad I remembered you... Noel... I wished... I would remembered... it seems that…my wishes has come true…on my deathbed."

"…Sora... you and Riku... always noticed Kairi…it was as if…I was never there and…It was as if I never existed… but then…only then…you…" She looked up at Sora. "…started talking to me and making me feel as if I was special…" But then she frowned. "…But I knew that I could never replace Kairi in your lives…even though she was the one who replaced me…"

Her breathing came out in shaky and uneven breathes and she smiled as the tears kept on falling. "But now…it doesn't matter…You both can return to your normal lives with Kairi…because it doesn't matter if I die…"

"Mai!" They said unison.

"…You both can return to your normal lives, as if I don't exist… and Noel... can live with you guys, too." She took one of the last few breathe and a final tear was brimming in her eye. "…because I never truly existed…whenever she was there…did I?" She looked at Riku and Noel with a smile. "You'll…always be…my best friends…" The silver haired boy realised his mistake but what she said after made him regret everything he said. "You'll always be my friends... and Riku…even though…you did betray us..."

Those four words brought tears to Riku's cyan eyes. They fell down his cheeks and then he started to think.

'Mai, she sacrificed herself when Sora and I were fighting. That hit, both of our hits, she took them and it hit her heart. That thing that sparkled on the left side of her chest, it was her heart. So, according to Diz, without her heart, she turned into a Heartless. Then, her heart must have faded into darkness.'

The silver haired boy looked down and stared at Max who sat upright. 'So, that means that, Maximum is Mai's nobody.'

"Thank you…" It was as if it was Mai who was thanking.

"You're welcome; again, take better care of yourself…" Riku stood up and whispered extremely quietly. "…M…" And he walked off. 'I need to talk to Diz and Naminé about this.'

Max sighed and stood up. She felt dizzy and lightheaded and was about to lean forward but kept her balance. Roxas ran to her side and wrapped his arm around hers. "You're finally awake, Max." He sighed with relief but she pushed him away. His eyes widened, why was she acting like this?

She opened a Corridor of Darkness and ended up at her room. She sighed and covered her face as the fresh new tears fell down her cheeks. "Maximum…" Roxas mumbled and touched her back. She uncovered her face and glared at him.

"Roxas, are you my best friend?" She asked out of the blue.

"Of course you are Max." He answered and she laughed dryly at this.

"If you were really my best friend, then you would have stayed by my side when I was asleep."

"But Maximum…" She growled.

"But you were too busy having ice cream with her." Maximum smirked and Roxas shook his head.

"Max, it's not what you think. Just hear me out." She shook her head at this and turned away from him.

"The thing that I despise the most is people lying to me Roxas and you're lying to me." His eyes widened and something flashed in his mind.

"No, Mai! I'd prefer you to be here." The red haired girl rolled her eyes at this with a look crying, 'as if!'

"You know what; I know you're lying just to make me feel good. You know I don't like dishonest people!"

She turned to him and tears were falling down Phoenix's cheeks.

"You can talk to me about anything." She looked up into his blue eyes.

"It's been so long since you've said that." She whispered and sniffed. "You never used to notice me as much back on the island and I feel as if we have moved away from our friendship." She made the lie look real, it was about Kairi. He frowned at this and held her hands.

"I'm sorry Mai." Sora wrapped his arms around Mai and hugged her tight. She hugged back and cried on his shoulder. "I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'm sorry..." Each word was like a stab into her heart and it killed her inside. Sora kissed the top of her head trying to comfort her.

It was as if Roxas' world was spinning round and round. He closed his eyes and felt this excruciatingly painful headache. He placed his hand onto his head and grinded his teeth together. Roxas started to scream and Max's green eyes widened as she turned to him.

"Roxas! What's wrong?" She asked but it was as if he heard and saw a different girl.

"Sora!" The red haired giggled.

Thump. He fell onto the ground and Maximum rushed to his side. She held him in her arms and shook him. "Roxas…" She whispered and sniffed. "…Roxas…" She mumbled quietly as her grip on him tightened. "…ROXAS!" She screamed and a tear fell onto his cheek

Lyxas' Note: *sigh* Don't worry, everything is going to change with the comas... maybe... HOPEFULLY!!