Chapter 7

"Are you Naminé and Lumina?" I asked.

"Yes." the blonde said.

"But I'm Lumina and this is Naminé, got it?" Lumina asked.

"I think I understand what happened when I was in the light... it was you, wasn't it, with the appearance of Lightning." I said and she nodded.

"And Naminé saved in Kairi's form." Naminé seem rather confused by all this. "...Nevermind."

"Please, come this way..." Naminé directed us to a pod. inside was...

"Sora!" I ran up to the pod and placed my hands on the pod.

"What have you two done to him?" Riku asked and Lumina looked at Naminé.

"Nothing. He's just asleep to get his memory back." Naminé then explained everything that happened.

"So, he choose to forget about this castle?" I asked.

"...and get his old memories back?" Riku added.

"You have a choice to make, too." Naminé said to Riku.

"And let's not forget the princess!" Lumina added.

"Why? No one's messed with our-" Riku suddenly stopped and lowered his head. But I knew why...

"Well, I am missing pieces of my heart..." I said.

"I know, but I can fix that!" Lumina said.

"And Riku, It's not your memories, it's your darkness." Naminé warned. "In that darkness is Ansem. He maybe at bay for now... but soon he'll come back and just take over like before. But my powers that can seal him away... forever."

"What happens to me? Will I forget what happened at this castle, too? I'll have to..."

"The darkness will be sealed like your memory." Lumina said, "That and you'll go back to how you were."

"Riku, please choose." Naminé said.

"Princess," Lumina got me attenion. "You got to choose, too."

"Of rather or not I want my heart fully in ticked? I'll sleep like Sora?" she nodded. "Okay... but what will happened to the baby?"

"She'll die..." I gasped at what Lumina said. "But, if you choose to not fall asleep, you have a chance of dying..."

Riku looked at me and I sighed. Then I remember seeing the vision of having the baby and... well, I need to be brave and protect the future. "I... I don't care... I always wanted a baby with Riku by my side!"

Riku gasped, "No, it's too risky!"

"I know, but I don't care." I looked back at Sora, "Besides, who wants to be lazy like my little brother?"

he chuckled, "He doesn't look worried... he always did as he pleased."

"Yeah," I giggled, "Whatever it was we were doing together, he would usually slack off. So, I'd push him."

"Even trying to leave the islands- I did all the work on the raft by myself-"

"Excuse me?" I crossed my arms and tapped my foot. "WHO did all the work?"

"Okay. Okay, you helped." he nervously laughed and I got him in a head lock.

"That's what I thought!" I gave him a nougie and the other girls giggled. I let him go and we continued to watch Sora float in his pod.

"If I remember correctly, Piri told him to take care of Amara and Kairi and here is taking a nap!" Riku said.

"That's it! I'm going to tell him off!" I said and he just laughed. "Kiyoko can help me when she is born. But she can't if she's dead. So, I gonna find my heart pieces."

"Lumina, can you help her find the pieces-?" Riku started to ask but she stopped him.

"One is in her heartless and the other is in heart Nobody, Irix. Sora gave you back the piece you sent to him when he sacrificed himself for Kairi, you, and Lightning."

" 'Kay, I got this!" I said looking to Riku.

"But you got to hurry!" Naminé warned. "If you have your baby before you find your heart pieces, then you'll-"

"We'll find them!" Riku said. "And about Ansem, I'm ready to fight him!"

"What if his darkness overrakes you?" Naminé asked.

"If that happens, then the darkness will show me the way." she smiled at this.

"Yes... that's true."

"Why do I get the feeling that you knew I would say that?" Riku said.

"I didn't know. I hoped." she said, "I wanted you to face the darkness, because you're the one who can."

"So that's the reason you came to save him through the light." he said. "In the form of Kairi."

"How you know?"

"When I meet you, you two smelt the same." he walked away. "See ya later..."

I turned to Lumina and Naminé, "Please, take care of my lazy brother..."

Lumina giggled, "We will!"

I started to walk away, "Oh, and Naminé! Next time we meet, you, I and Lumina will get some sea-salt ice cream and hang out... I promise."

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We opened the doors to the next basement floor and saw Mickey. Gosh, I guess you two decide not to go to sleep."

"You know? How?" I asked.

"I heard it from DiZ."

We turned to him. Riku asked Mickey, "Do you know him?"

"Well, I'm not sure. Gotta feelin' that I've met him... somewhere..." I looked into his eye. He may not be Xehanort's heartless but... he did seem familiar.

"You know what, I have the same feeling." I stepped forward, closer to him. "Who are you, exactly?"

"I could be nobody or anybody." he said. "It is up to you whether you choose to believe in me or not."

"Boy, you really like pushing decisions on other people." Riku said and I snickered.

"And both of you pushed away slumber making the choice to face Ansem and find the heart pieces of the balanced heart."

"Do you think we're reckless?" I asked.

"You have chosen your own paths."

"What are you saying?" I asked, "Are you supporting us or abandoning us? Not that I know that answer..." the last part was sarcastic.

he chuckled, "That will also be your choice."

He walked up to us and gave us black coats.

"Are these the coats of the goons we fought?" I asked.

"The organization will pursue you." DiZ informed. Organization? "Like a pack of hunting dogs they are, they sneak up on you if they sense your presence. However- this coat that is worn by Nobodies will render their eyes and their noses useless." he turned to Mickey, "The ears, not so... They wear these to give themselves protection from being devoured by darkness. Is it clear? Not even they can rule the darkness."

"Doesn't matter. I won't run from the darkness." Riku said and DiZ handed him a card.

"The card will draw out your heart's darkness. Finish your business with Ansem." DiZ sighed.

"Come on, let's go." Riku said and we walked pasted him. Before I could walk with them, DiZ stopped me.

"You seem to be content with your darkness. What made you like that?" he asked.

"Well, I was scared at first... but I know now I don't have to be." I said, "I know I don't have to run. I have a balanced heart... so I'm ready when Blackberry comes back."

"Blackberry?"

"It's the name I gave my Darkside... well, since she called me blueberry." we laughed for a short while and then he waved me off.

"Good luck and, please... be careful..." he said before I ran back to Riku's side.