Day 355- Escape,
I guess it's finally come to this. This is the first thing I've been sure of in a long time. I'm leaving this place. I think I should do things on my own for awhile. Maybe forever.

*<3*

Yuki frowned leaning her head back against the wall. She was still in her room, despite the fact it was well past waking time. Not that time really mattered here. She was waiting. Just as she closed her eyes, letting out a sigh of exasperation she felt a tap on her arm.

Yuki opened her eyes and turned her head towards what had tapped her. A Shadow was looking at her with its bright yellow eyes. Yuki raised her eyebrows at it in question.

"Well?" She asked.

Gone, my lady. All out on missions. Even the lady of the shadows.

Yuki sighed pushing herself to her feet. She patted the Shadows head calmly.

"You did well. Now go. And don't tell a single other Heartless what happened." Yuki ordered. The Shadow bowed its head before sinking into the floor and vanishing. Yuki smirked to herself, rather pleased for coming up with the idea. Since she realized she could speak to other, lesser Heartless in Shibuya she thought a Shadow would be the perfect lookout. Shadows all looked identical, though it was apparent they didn't behave in an identical fashion. No one would be able to tell which one helped Yuki if they even thought one could have.

Yuki returned her attention to the task at hand with the shake of her head. The castle should have been empty, everyone was out on missions. Yuki didn't know how much time that gave her, but she hoped it was enough. She had to get out of the castle.

As Yuki had recently discovered, dark corridors could only be opened in one room of the castle. The common room. That was something Syrine had set up with her spacial magic to prevent runaways. Yuki couldn't help but wonder if that was a common problem. But it was simple enough to get around. All she would have to do was get to the common room and dark corridor somewhere. Where Yuki hadn't quite thought of yet. Using the Shadow Yuki had insured the castle was empty. Giving her enough time to hopefully make two stops.

Yuki left her room, giving a cautious, but unnecessary, look around the hall. Seeing the hall empty she exited her room and closed the door behind her. She wasn't wearing her coat once again, instead wearing the tank top and jeans she usually wore when not wearing the coat. The paopu fruit charm she had broken off her first visit to Shibuya was in her pocket. That was the only thing from here she felt necessary to take with her.

Yuki started down the hall, still looking around cautiously. Her eyes moved from doorway to doorway, half expecting to see one of the other members. She stopped at one door, casting a nervous glance over her shoulder. She tested the handle to see if it would open. To her surprise, it opened easily. Yuki slipped into the room and looked around. It didn't look too different from her own. It was a grey color with no decorations. Just the way she expected X to keep his room.

Yuki crossed the room to X's desk. Sitting on the desk was a notepad with a pen. Yuki picked up the pen and quickly wrote a note on the paper. All the note said was; sorry, goodbye. Yuki turned away from the desk and left the room. She went into another room not far down the hall. This room was far more disorganized than the last one. Personal touches were added everywhere. Yuki smiled. Y was always different than X in almost every way. It was something Yuki liked about them.

It took some time longer to find a pen and paper in Y's room. After finding one she wrote the same note she had left for X. Yuki left the note on Y's bed and left the room. Now that that was done she could focus on escaping.

Yuki walked through the halls, still looking around. She hadn't seen anyone to make her wary but her nerves were still acting up. She descended the castle stairs slowly. She didn't have much farther to go. On a large landing, she stopped closing her eyes and sighing in exasperation.

Standing on the other side of the landing was Hysui. Her yellow eyes were looking at Yuki with what seemed like disappointment. Her arms were crossed across her chest as she leaned against the railing. Yuki swallowed nervously.

"I trust you know we don't stand for runaways," Hysui said simply. Yuki didn't reply, only watched the older Heartless. "It would be wise for you to return to your room."

"How did you know I was leaving?" Yuki asked, instead of doing as told. Hysui sighed and walked a little ways away from the railing. She didn't answer, only watched Yuki. Seeing she wasn't going to get an answer Yuki sighed. "I didn't want to have to fight anyone." Hysui sighed as well.

"So you aren't just going to go back to your room like a good girl?" Hysui asked. Yuki glared at her.

"Sorry, consider me in my rebellious phase," Yuki answered. She summoned her two keyblades to her hands and prepared herself for a fight. Hysui gave another heavy sigh. She flicked her wrist summoning a whip into her hand.

Yuki didn't waste a moment launching herself at Hysui. Hysui swung her arm down almost effortlessly. With a loud crack, the whip lashed across Yuki's arm. Yuki felt the sting but didn't look down to see the injury left behind. As Yuki got within striking range of Hysui she swung both of her keys forward. Heartless keeper cut across her stomach while Twilight keeper cut down her shoulder. Hysui hissed in pain and backed up, trying to establish the distance needed to use her whip. Yuki didn't allow that and stepped forward as she stepped back, bringing Heartless keeper across her front from her stomach to her shoulder and Twilight keeper across her chest. Hysui looked at Yuki and with a smirk vanished into thin air.

Yuki quickly jumped back, away from where Hysui had been. She looked around panicked. Very rarely did enemies just vanish during a fight, and it was almost never a good thing when they did.

A loud cracking sound informed Yuki the whip was in use, but she didn't know where it had come from until she felt the whip rake down her back. Yuki cried out in pain and spun to face where the whip had come from. No one was behind her. Another crack sounded as the whip lashed across her right wrist. She pulled her hand back and dropped Heartless Keeper to the ground. She searched the area around her but still saw nothing.

The whip cracks continued from all around Yuki. The whip hit her over and over, but no matter how many times she tried she could never locate where the whip was coming from until it hit her. She was covered in the small cuts the whip left on her skin, several were deeper than Yuki thought should have been possible, but they had been hit several times.

As the whip lashed across Yuki's cheek she stepped back and hissed. She still hadn't managed to find Hysui, she was hiding somewhere. But how Yuki couldn't decide. The area was open, with nothing to hide behind. The whip cracked again and hit Yuki's right palm. Without much thought, Yuki clenched her fist taking hold of the whip. Yuki pulled harshly, hoping to at least knock Hysui off balance. To her surprise, Hysui reappeared and so did the whip.

Yuki took advantage of the fact that Hysui was off balance from the sudden tug on the whip. She ran towards her picking up Heartless keeper, that still lay on the ground, as she passed it. She swung both of her keys in a flurry of movement, landing several blows on Hysui. She didn't let up in her blows, backing Hysui into a corner. If she did disappear again there would be no place for her to run.

Yuki hit Hysui's side forcefully with her key. Hysui coughed, blood trickling down the side of her mouth. At the sight of blood, Yuki backed up, shocked. Had she really hit her that hard? She hadn't meant to. Yuki swallowed nervously looking at Hysui. She was covered in deep cuts and bruises. Her white coat was stained red in several areas. She looked up at Yuki with her yellow eyes, panting heavily.

Hysui forced herself to stand straight. She swung the whip around her before lashing out at Yuki's feet. Yuki fell backward, her keys falling from her grasp. Hysui approached her and stood over her. She swung her whip and brought it across Yuki's chest. Yuki cried out in pain. Hysui whipped her chest again, making her scream out. The whipping continued, leaving cuts all across Yuki's chest and shoulders, even a shallow one across her neck.

After the whip hit one more time, Yuki clenched her fist. She felt the familiar feel of her keyblades grip in her hand. She brought up her arm and hit Hysui with the keyblade. Hysui bent over in pain. Without a thought, Yuki stabbed up with her other key. The key found its mark, stabbing Hysui in the chest.

Seeing where the key had hit Yuki quickly pulled back her arm. The key came out of Hysui's chest and clattered to the ground beside Yuki. Hysui backed away, her hand going to her chest where the wound was. Yuki forced herself to sit up, watching Hysui. Hysui looked up at her in shock, fear clear in her eyes. She opened her mouth as if to speak, but before she could she began to fall. She didn't hit the ground. While falling she faded as if a shadow, releasing a pink crystalline heart.

Yuki stared in shock for several minutes. Her keyblades vanished from the ground. She had just killed another elite. Her stomach turned itself in knots. It wasn't something she thought was right. Watching her die. It seemed appropriate that they died just like any other Heartless. Nothing left to remember them by.

Yuki forced herself to stand. She reached to her side, finding the bag she put her potions in. Yuki took out a potion and drank it. She felt her injuries begin healing right away. She let out a heavy sigh and looked at where Hysui had vanished.

"I'm sorry." She said softly. She turned away and continued her journey to the common room.

Yuki didn't know how much time the fight had taken but she felt she probably didn't have much time left. Knowing that she threw caution to the wind, moving as quickly as she could through the castle. She didn't pay any attention to her surroundings, just trying to get out. She felt herself shaking. It was the first time killing someone that seemed to still be someone. Heart or no heart. Her nerves made it incredibly easy to sneak up on her.

"And where do you think you're going?" A female voice asked making Yuki jump. She looked up to see on one of the balconies overlooking the hall was X and Y. X was sitting on the railing, his legs hanging over the hallway. Y was beside him, leaning forward on the railing.

"Y! X! I was-" Yuki began. She was cut off by X before she could finish. It was fortunate as Yuki realized no excuse would convince them as she still had several injuries.

"No, excuses. We know where you thought you were going." X said. He leaned forward, lacing his fingers together. There was a tense pause between the group. Yuki swallowed nervously.

"You guys aren't going to..." Yuki began to ask but trailed off. Y laughed.

"What? Stop you?" She asked through her laughter. X rolled his eyes beside her and shook his head.

"That would be hypocritical, considering we were the original ones to suggest running away." He said simply. Y nodded in agreement with her brother's words.

"We're just a little hurt you weren't going to take us." Y said, putting her hand on her chest where her heart would be. Yuki smiled up at them softly.

"I didn't want you guys in trouble too." She said. X looked at Y who shrugged. He pushed himself off the balcony and landed in front of Yuki gracefully. He wiped his hands against his coat as if to rid them of dirt. Y jumped down herself, throwing herself over the railing effortlessly. She landed beside her brother with a smile.

"Well, too late. It's our decision and we're going with you." X stated simply, putting his hands in his pockets.

"Now let's get a move on." Y said, turning and walking towards the common room, that was just ahead. X turned and followed her without a word. Yuki smiled to herself before following after them.

"By any chance, do you have any clue where we're going?" X asked glancing over his shoulder. Yuki laughed nervously.

"I hadn't gotten that far." She admitted. X snickered and shook his head.

"Ok, wing it. My favorite plan of all." X said. In front of him, Y laughed. Yuki couldn't help but smile at them. She was glad for her friends.

They entered the common room and looked around. It was still empty, except for the Moogle in the white coat. Y snapped her fingers, opening a dark corridor.

"One-way ticket the hell out of here." Y said motioning to the dark corridor. Yuki smiled at her. X sighed and took off his white coat, throwing it off to the side after breaking off the charm. Underneath the coat, he was wearing a black shirt with no sleeves and a collar that covered most of his neck. On the side of the shirt was a swirling white design. His pants were black with two zippers on each leg. This was the first time Yuki noticed his Heartless emblem. It was black outlined in a dark purple.

"I don't think we'll be needing those anymore." He said. Y thought about it and nodded, taking off her own coat and breaking off the charm. She was wearing a white tank top with a black feather on the front. Her pants were black with a gold chain belt.

"Now that that's done, let's be on our way." Y said. Yuki and X nodded. One by one they went through the dark corridor and left the castle for good.