Yuki pushed open the door to what had once been a lab. It had taken longer than expected to find this room in Castle Oblivion. But after a few hours Yuki, X, and Y had found it. They were looking for anything that could explain exactly what the plan for Kingdom Hearts was. According to X, it was unlikely the real goal was just to get hearts once again.

Y entered the room and began sifting through some of the papers scattered on the desk. X entered the room as well, flipping through the papers a little more calmly. Yuki stood back by the door, watching the two attempt to make sense of the files.

"What is all this stuff?" Y asked. She frowned at the report she was reading.

"This is where the Nobodies kept all their information.....I think." Yuki answered. She watched Y in interest as she searched through the papers. Y was focused beyond anything Yuki had ever seen.

"You think?" X asked from where he stood. He was flipping pages in a notebook, not really seeming to care.

"I've only been here once. And I didn't look around very much." Yuki answered honestly. The last time she had been in this specific room she had been with Aryum searching for Axel and Zexion. Assuming they were dead Yuki had gone into a daze of sorts.

"I don't see much around here," X said still skimming the notebook. "Basic info that's not really important. Something about a... Xion." He said in wonder. He apparently hadn't known about the bit on Xion until seconds after he began speaking. Y looked at him in confusion.

"What about Xion?" Y asked. Yuki walked to where X was and began to read over his shoulder. The notes were about something called the replica program. Yuki's mind immediately went to the time she had spoken with DiZ and he had called Xion a puppet.

"Xion is a replica meant to copy the powers of the keyblade." X explained to Y, who still hadn't moved from where she previously stood.

"What? No way!" Y said in disbelief. X rolled his eyes and motioned to the book.

"It's all right here." He said in exasperation. Y finally walked over to X reading the page. After several minutes in which she appeared to be reading and rereading the notes Y frowned.

"So, she's supposed to be like another version of Roxas?" Y asked. She looked to X for her answer. He shook his head.

"Not exactly. But we'll keep it simple by explaining it that way." He said. Yuki frowned pacing away from the other two. She crossed her arms and rubbed her temple in thought.

"Why would they create her?" Yuki asked. X and Y both looked at each other and shrugged.

"Who knows." X said. He returned his attention to reading about the replica program while Y walked away to search for anything else of interest.

Yuki joined in Y's search looking through some of the papers. Most of the notes she didn't understand. Just a bunch of science stuff and strange drawings. There were a few notes on the intruders and Naminé. Even a recording of some of the events that had occurred in the castle while the Nobodies had been using it. Most of it was the same handwriting, which Yuki assumed belonged to Zexion. Yuki was just reading about Axel doing something when Y spoke up, catching her attention.

"Look at this," Y announced, pulling a folder filled with papers from behind the desk. X looked up at her in mild interest. Yuki looked up as well, curious to see what Y had found.

"What's it about?" X asked, closing the notebook he had been reading.

"Not sure." Y answered opening the folder. She skimmed the first page or so before continuing. "Someone called Ansem."

"Who?" Yuki asked. Y shrugged in response, continuing to read through the file. Her eyes narrowed as she read as if the information wasn't something she understood or liked.

"He was another elite Heartless. Got killed a year or so ago." X replied for Y. He walked over to his sister and began reading over her shoulder.

"By Sora," Y added to X's explanation. Hearing Sora's name Yuki abandoned her location and walked to where the twins were. She too began reading the file, learning what she could.

The file contained an account of everything Sora had done prior to coming to Castle Oblivion. He had traveled to several worlds searching for at first his friends, someone named King Mickey, and something in each world called a keyhole. Then later on in his journey, he began searching for the princesses of heart and the 'Ansem reports'. He did manage to go through several worlds, defeat Maleficent, and find most of the things he was looking for. He never did really find all of the princesses of heart until Hallow Bastion, but Yuki saw that as a technicality.

Even more amazing was he had lost his heart, giving rise to Roxas. He was only a Heartless for a short period of time until he regained his heart. That meant Roxas became a completely separate person.

It then told his journey through Castle Oblivion and how he had been put to sleep for his memories to be fixed. Who had recorded that bit Yuki didn't know. The handwriting had changed.

"This kid has some guts." Y said impressed.

"He's Roxas' other. There's no way they should be able to coexist." X said in confusion. Yuki frowned at his words but didn't speak. She wasn't sure how she was supposed to react. Sora was the friend she couldn't remember. And Roxas was his Nobody. One of her current best friends.

"But they did. For a while at least." Y countered.

"But he's asleep now. Which means," X began, walking away from the file and rubbing the back of his head in frustration.

"Roxas has probably taken some of his memories. Since they were taken apart. Xion probably got a few too." Y finished for him. She was frowning. Yuki walked away from the file towards the door. If Roxas was holding some of Sora's memories, did that mean Naminé couldn't finish her job? And Xion had some too, making it even more difficult.

"Which is why the imposter is looking for them," X said softly. Y looked at him gravely and nodded. Yuki frowned turning back to the twins.

"I'm going to Twilight Town," Yuki announced. X and Y both looked at her in confusion.

"Why?" X asked.

"That's where their base is. I'm going to see if I can stop them." Yuki explained. X and Y both looked at each other and had a silent conversation. Eventually, they both nodded.

"Good luck. We'll stay here and see what else we can dig up." Y said turning back to the files.

"If you see Roxas or Xion help them out for us." X said, joining his sister in her search. Yuki smiled at them and nodded before opening a dark corridor and heading to Twilight Town.

*<3*

Yuki arrived in Twilight Town at the station plaza. As she looked out over the town the sun was beginning to set, like it always did when she was in the town. She could see the forest and the manor, only barely though. It didn't look like anything was going on around it, but it was impossible to tell from a distance.

Yuki turned to leave the plaza. She stopped in surprise. Roxas was at the entrance to the area, staring down at his hand. He looked as if he had just been crying, with the dried tears still on his face. He didn't look up as he went to leave.

"Roxas!" Yuki called out as she crossed the plaza. He looked up at her almost blankly.

"Yuki....." He said slowly. His eyes watched her for a moment as if not sure she was real. Yuki offered him a sheepish smile rather than speaking. He tried to return the smile, but it only lasted a second. "You're not wearing your coat." Roxas pointed out, looking at the ground.

"Huh?" Yuki said in confusion. Looking down she realized he meant the organization coat she had abandoned. "Oh, yeah. Guess I'm not. I kinda don't need it anymore. Left the organization and all." She said with a shrug, trying to pass it off as no big deal.

"You did, huh." Roxas said absentmindedly. He was still looking at the ground. Something must have happened to make him seem so out of it. "Guess that makes two of us." He said.

"You left too?" Yuki asked in disbelief. Roxas nodded in reply. "Well, come on, we should stick together, safety in numbers and all," Yuki said softly. Roxas shook his head.

"I can't. There's something I have to do." He said. Yuki frowned in confusion, what could he have to do that was so important? Especially since he had left the organization. It's not like he still had missions.

"What?" Yuki asked. Roxas shook his head once again.

"I can't tell you." He insisted. Yuki frowned once again.

"Why not? I can help." Yuki said stubbornly. Roxas again shook his head, as if he was trying to shake away the words Yuki was saying.

"No, I don't want you to get involved." He said, his voice steadily getting stronger.

"Roxas, I'm already involved. Just tell me what it is." Yuki demanded. She didn't understand Roxas' secrecy. What could he be planning to do?

"I have to destroy Kingdom Hearts. She asked me to." Roxas said. Tears were once again forming in his eyes. Yuki frowned. She? Who was he talking about? Who could be so important to him that he would destroy Kingdom Hearts? It didn't make any sense. The only ones Yuki could think of were the people in their little group of friends. But her and Y were both accounted for. Neither of them had asked him to destroy Kingdom Hearts. So who else could have?

Yuki gasped realizing. Xion.

"Xion," Yuki said quietly. Roxas nodded, looking down at the ground. Yuki frowned. It was almost as if she had forgotten Xion, for that brief moment. It scared Yuki think how easily she had nearly forgotten one of her best friends. If that's what Roxas was going through she could understand his determination. But even so with no plan and on his own, carrying out Xion's request would kill Roxas. "Even if she asked you to you can't just charge in there without a plan. Roxas, just think this through a little. We can do this together." Yuki insisted.

"There's no time to make a plan! I have to do this!" Roxas snapped. Yuki clenched her fist.

"I'm not going to stop you." She said through gritted teeth. "But if you just waltz right in, they're going to kill you. You can't do this on your own!" Her volume was steadily increasing. She knew it and didn't like it. But she couldn't seem to control it.

"I can't wait, if I don't act now, I'm scared I'll forget. I'm already having trouble remembering her." Roxas said. He sounded defeated like he'd already lost everything.

"At least let me go with you." Yuki said, her voice only slightly gentler than it had been. Roxas shook his head stubbornly.

"No, I can't lose another friend." He said as if that settled it.

"And you think I can?!" Yuki asked, her volume once again rising. Her vision began to blur as tears came to her eyes. "Roxas please, I don't want to lose you! Just don't go!" She said.

"I have to do this." Roxas said. He turned to walk away and go wherever it was he thought he could go, but Yuki reached out and grabbed his wrist, stopping him in his tracks.

"Please, don't leave," Yuki begged. "Roxas, I'm scared. I'm scared that everything is falling apart and I'll never see you again! I don't want you to go, because somehow I know you won't come back, and I can't stand the thought of that! I've lost a lot of friends, and I know that. But somehow losing you seems to be ten times worse than losing any of them. You're the one person I don't think I could afford to lose." As she went on her volume slowly decreased. By the end, she was whispering. Her voice shaking.

"Yuki, I have to go. It's my fault she's gone, I have to make things right!" Roxas insisted turning to face her once again. He didn't pull his wrist from her grip though.

"And how is destroying Kingdom Hearts going to do that?!" Yuki asked angrily. She narrowed her eyes at Roxas. "You think when it's gone everything will just go back to normal?! Somehow I doubt that." She continued, venom seeping into her words. She didn't mean it to, but it was there.

"What else can I do?" Roxas asked, sounding just as angry as Yuki was.

"Come with me. Just stay out of the way until things blow over." Yuki said. Roxas gave a bitter laugh that Yuki knew meant there was no way he would.

"I can't." He stated before turning away again. His hand slipped through Yuki's slackened grip. As it passed through it left something behind. Yuki opened her hand to see a seashell. Like one from Destiny Islands. "I'm sorry." Roxas said as he walked away.

Looking at the seashell in her hand Yuki nodded. She couldn't think of a reason Roxas would have this seashell. The only explanation was Xion. Xion had loved the beach. It was a shame they all hadn't gotten to go together. And now it seemed they never would.

"Ok, fine," Yuki said. Her voice was caught in between anger and acceptance. Roxas turned and stared at her shocked. He was not expecting her to agree. As he stood watching her he saw tears start to fall down her cheeks, though not a sound escaped her lips. It took him a moment to see her shaking.

"A Munny for your thoughts?" Roxas asked slowly, a hint of caution in his voice. He didn't want to upset her anymore. Yuki didn't answer right away. She calmed herself down for a moment before giving her reply.

"I don't want you to go. But, I know I can't stop you. But you have to promise, promise that you'll come back." Yuki said she looked up at Roxas and met his eyes for what seemed to be the first time this entire conversation. She was surprised to see them look so broken. There were tears in his eyes as well that he was fighting to hold back.

"I promise. I'll come back to you. One way or another." Roxas promised. His voice seemed close to cracking, but he didn't look away from her. He stared into her eyes, appearing to be lost in thought.

Roxas thought it was strange, how pretty her eyes were when they filled with tears. The water was reflecting even more light than her eyes normally did. It was pretty in the way broken glass was.

"Munny for your thoughts?" Yuki asked. She had expected him to leave by now. To go on his suicide mission. But he hadn't.

"I'm sorry," Roxas said right away. "I don't want to leave you. I almost want to just stay with you. I'm scared of leaving you and losing you. But I can't just sit back and do nothing. I have to do this. But I swear, I'll come back." He continued, not looking away. Yuki nodded almost imperceptibly.

"Right." She said. Roxas smiled at her softly before turning to leave. "Roxas, I-" Yuki started but stopped.

"What?" Roxas asked looking over his shoulder. Yuki shook her head.

"Nothing. Good luck." She said, forcing herself to smile. Roxas nodded at her.

"Thanks. I- I'll see you later." He said before turning and leaving. Yuki frowned watching him leave. She wanted to say more, she really did. But she didn't want to at the same time. It was better sometimes to just leave some words unspoken.

She wondered if Roxas was thinking the same.