Yuki sighed, looking out over Twilight Town. After another day of boring missions, she was up on top of the clock tower. She was alone at this point. The others must have actually had to work on difficult missions. Or they were lazing off and taking forever for no particular reason. Whichever it was, it didn't matter. Yuki liked the time of silence to think. Time to sort out the images that flashed through her mind whenever she closed her eyes. They had been becoming more vivid lately. More like memories than dreams. She still couldn't remember any important details that might give her clues to who she was. But she could remember small things. Like there was four of them, her and three others. The one boy had silver hair and bright green eyes. The girl was a redhead. And the other boy, memories of him never seemed to last. She would remember something only for it to slip away seconds later.

Hearing footsteps Yuki turned to look over her shoulder quickly. The sound had drawn her out of her thoughts, causing her to jump. Behind her stood Roxas, his head tilted to the side curiously. He had a goofy half smile on his face, that made Yuki fairly certain he had seen her jump. She pouted at him crossing her arms.

"I don't know why you're smiling, but you didn't see anything," Yuki said turning away from him. Roxas laughed and sat down beside her, leaving enough room for Xion when she arrived.

"Right, I totally didn't see you jump that high," Roxas said still smiling. "Why did you jump so bad anyway? Were you not expecting us?" He asked. Yuki pouted again.

"Not at that very second. I was thinking about something." Yuki explained. She hit her heels on the wall of the clock tower. Roxas nodded, leaning forward a bit to look at the ground. His blue eyes hardened like he was thinking about something important.

"A munny for your thoughts?" Yuki asked. She wasn't sure why she asked, or where that wording had come from. She had never heard anyone ask that sort of question. But it seemed natural for her to say it. Roxas looked up at her for a moment, shocked by her words.

"I dunno. Just thinking, about some of the stuff I see when I'm out on missions." Roxas answered. He was trying to smile it off but it wasn't working. Even without a heart, Yuki could tell he was faking it. It wasn't reaching his eyes.

"What do you see?" Yuki asked curiously. Roxas shrugged.

"A boy in red." He said. There was a pause between the two. Yuki was thinking about what he said. She couldn't remember what the people around her wore. Just hair and eyes. Roxas was just hoping Yuki didn't think he was crazy. "I bet you think I'm crazy now." He said. Yuki shook her head.

"No, I see stuff sometimes too. I just can't remember any details like that." Yuki explained. Roxas looked at her surprised. She smiled at him. Her eyes closed for the brief moment her smile lasted. "I guess us not having our memories really effects us." She said looking at the sunset. Roxas nodded and followed her gaze.

"Yeah, I guess it does." He said absentmindedly. He frowned again. Yuki glanced at him for a second. A thought suddenly crossed her mind. She didn't want to lose any more friends. Where the thought came from she had no idea. But it was important for her to act on it. Important that she prevented herself from losing the friends she had.

"Hey, Roxas," Yuki said. He looked at her but didn't say anything. "Promise no matter what we're going to stay friends." She said firmly. Roxas looked at her surprised but nodded, a smile spreading across his face.

"Yeah, of course." He said. Yuki nodded looking away from him again. Her mind whirled with thoughts. She really didn't want to lose any of those who met at the clock tower. It made her frown thinking that she still hadn't spoken to X since that mission to Wonderland.

"A munny for your thoughts?" Roxas asked suddenly. Yuki looked at him with the same expression he had given her. It faded into a grin as she looked away from him again.

"I dunno why, but I think I would be pretty upset if we stopped coming up here. I think I've already lost a lot of friends. I don't want to lose anymore." Yuki explained.

"Huh," Roxas said. "Then I guess we'll have to be sure it doesn't end." Yuki smiled and nodded. That seemed like a great plan. But something told her it wasn't possible.

*<3*

Yuki leaned up against her windowsill looking out over the realm of darkness. It was a hauntingly beautiful sight. The darkness looked so serene, so peaceful. Like a place that would offer solace to whoever stepped into its domain. And yet Yuki knew it to be wild an untamed. A dangerous landscape for anyone to wander. Even the elite Heartless avoided it. The small Heartless within the land were more willful, less likely to listen to commands. This place was a place different from the rest of the worlds. An entire universe unto itself.

After Yuki and Roxas had had their talk, Axel and Xion arrived. X and Y didn't show up the entire time. Yuki was fairly certain both of them were angry with her now. But since she hadn't seen them, she couldn't confirm.

A knock on her door pulled her from her thoughts. Yuki walked over to the door and opened it with caution. Y was standing outside holding the back of X's coat, making it look like she had dragged him here. With Y, that was certainly a possibility. X had his arms crossed and looked extremely pissed off. Yuki looked at Y with concern.

"My brother is being a coward as per usual so I'm stepping in and fixing the problem." Y said simply. Yuki stared at her for a moment, trying to decide the best course of action to take. She finally stepped back and let Y drag X into the room. Y dropped X by the window before turning to Yuki.

"I was made aware of why he is pouting like a five-year-old from his side, so now you have to tell me your side." Y said simply. Yuki regarded her confused for a minute, Y was acting differently than normal. She seemed older all of a sudden.

"I asked too many questions about his past and some dark power Aryum told me about," Yuki explained looking down ashamed. Y nodded thinking.

"And why did you ask these questions?" Y asked. She was acting a lot like a therapist, and for some reason, Yuki had a feeling she did this a lot. Or she used to do it a lot.

"I was just curious. It was my fault, and I apologize for it. I shouldn't have asked." Yuki replied not looking up. Y looked down at her brother unimpressed.

"The baby Heartless is being more mature than you, what do you have to say for yourself?" Y asked. X let out a heavy sigh standing up and straightening out his coat.

"It's no big deal, I shouldn't have gotten as pissed as I did. I just don't appreciate those questions, I'm not proud of my past. There are a lot of things I wish I didn't remember. Let's just forget this ever happened and call it good." X said. He looked up at Yuki and offered a half smile. Yuki smiled and nodded in agreement.

"That sounds fair," Yuki said. Y sighed heavily, slouching over like she was exhausted. Yuki and X both gave her a strange look.

"Was that really so hard?" She asked earning a laugh from the other two. She sighed again seeing she wasn't going to an answer.

*<3*

Day 97- A Munny For Your Thoughts,
Today was an easy day. My mission was super easy. Just more heart collection. I was talking to Roxas afterward. He sees stuff like I do sometimes. I don't know why, but I find it easy to talk to Roxas. Easier than with the others.
Speaking of others. I talked to X. We sorted out the problem, so he shouldn't be mad at me anymore. I think I'm relieved. I'm not sure what feeling I should have.

*<3*

Yuki groaned hitting yet another dead end. She was really getting tired of this. Every way she went there seemed to be a dead end or something else in her way. A Darksider, a huge mob of Shadows, other organization members that had been dragged into this little test. The only thing she was yet to see was a Nobody. But with the way this was going it wouldn't surprise her if they had managed to get organization 13 to give them a member for the day. If not a member a smaller Nobody.

Yuki turned to leave this dead end passage of the maze. The maze had been created in a short amount of time by Syrine, who could bend space in any way she willed. Aryum was also involved in its creation, ensuring time in the maze flowed normally, as it was located within the realm of darkness. Yuki half wished the time flowed faster here, she already felt that she had been in this maze for hours. If she didn't find the exit soon she would be here for days. But when everything looked the same it was impossible to find her way. She was beginning to think the maze itself was changing the longer she spent in it.

Yuki paused at the next crossroads she came to. She had come from the right path. That would take her back she had come. To the left, it was impossible to tell where it would take her. But if Syrine was changing the maze as Yuki advanced then it would be impossible to tell where either one of them led. Yuki crossed her arms tapping her chin looking between the two paths. If she were trying to keep someone stuck she would trick them. And what better way to trick someone than to do the opposite of what they would think?

Yuki nodded turning to the right. Heading back the way she had come. As she predicted it was completely different than before. There were turn-offs that hadn't been there before. Countless new ways to take that may or may not lead Yuki to the exit. Yuki sighed looking down. There were too many options. And she definitely didn't have time for all of them. She looked up again and continued to go straight not glancing down the other paths.

From a clifftop not far away overlooking the maze, Syrine glared at the young Heartless working her way through. As far as Syrine could see this was pointless. The brat was failing so far. Giving her more time wouldn't change that.

"How long do I have to keep stalling this little brat. I don't have enough magic to keep this up forever you know." Syrine complained, looking at Tayressa. Tayressa frowned.

"It will have to hold until it shows itself," Tayressa said looking over the maze. Yuki was currently fighting a mob of Heartless. She was managing to control most of them so she was only fighting one or two at once. It was impressive as most Heartless refused to listen to elites in the realm of darkness. Syrine groaned.

"But what if we're wrong and she's not the one? We'll be here forever waiting for something that doesn't even exist." She said. From off to the side she heard a condescending laugh. She glanced over to see Aryum pulling cards from her deck.

"I'm never wrong Syrine. It's her." Aryum insisted, turning a card to face Syrine. This card had seven light orbs and thirteen orbs of darkness all around what looked like a shard of blue glass. "I already know all of the pieces." Aryum said in a taunting manner. Syrine glared at her.

"And if Aryum is wrong, the child will likely die in this maze. She can't go forever either." Tayressa said placatingly. Syrine glanced at her and nodded before looking back to the maze. Yuki had defeated the Heartless and was now stumbling around looking for the exit that didn't exist.

"So if she really does have it, will it protect her?" Syrine asked curiously, looking at Tayressa with a malicious grin.

"Yes, it has many times before," Tayressa answered sounding a little confused by Syrines question. Syrines grin grew as she looked back to the maze.

"Then let's speed this up a little." Syrine said, moving her hands over the maze.

Yuki stumbled as the ground began shaking. Around her the walls of the maze fell to the ground, crumbling into rubble. Through the dust and wreckage, she couldn't see anything. She lifted her arm up to cover her eyes from the dust, blinking furiously still trying to see anything.

Yuki didn't register the fast-moving black mob until it was too late. She gasped out in pain as the heartless mob rushed past her, just barely missing. Their claws racked across her side, tearing through her coat and drawing blood. Yuki turned to face the mob, summoning Heartless keeper. She slashed forward as the mob returned to attack her once more. The Heartless all shrieked and swirled away, but Yuki new it would only last for a moment.

The sound of a gunshot and a sharp pain in Yuki's knee turned her attention away from the mob of Shadows. Aysui stood calmly looking at Yuki with on gun at her side and the other resting on her shoulder. Behind her was even more Heartless and a Darksider from the looks of it. Possibly two. From behind Yuki, the mob attacked again, this time hitting Yuki in the back with full force. Yuki cried out falling forward onto her hands and knees. She was already exhausted from walking in the maze and fighting the Heartless. She had no more fight in her.

Aysui sighed shaking her head. She took aim pointing right between Yuki's eyes. "Looks like Aryum was wrong." She said simply. She pulled the trigger and fired the killing blow.

A sudden burst of power blocked the needle Aysui had shot and forced Aysui back. The mobs of Shadows turned and fled quickly, followed closely by the Darksider. Aysui raised her arm, trying to shield her eyes from the power. It wasn't a bright light, but it wasn't darkness either. It was a cool grey color that seemed to be caught somewhere between light and darkness, swirls of other colors were placed randomly throughout it. It seemed peaceful and comforting, soft to the touch. But the power that came with it was immense. Enough to destroy a world or create a new one. It was unlike anything Aysui had seen before.

From their place above the maze, Tayressa and Syrine froze. They watched the grey force spread throughout the area, nearly coating the entire thing. The Heartless that had been in the maze all fled, climbing over top of each other to escape the force. They feared whatever it was. Behind Tayressa and Syrine, Aryum began to laugh.

"Who was wrong now?" Aryum asked. Neither Syrine nor Tayressa replied. They were too in awe of what they saw. They had finally found the last piece.

The grey aura slowly faded away to nothing. Yuki lay on the ground unconscious. Her injuries were still there, many of them bleeding profusely. Aysui approached her cautiously, afraid the power might show itself again. Seeing that it wasn't surfacing Aysui picked up Yuki, holding her so Yuki's head was resting on her shoulder. Aysui gently brushed back her hair with a soft smile.

"Perhaps you are what we need," Aysui said.

*<3*

Yuki woke up in the infirmary several hours later. She looked around confused her eyebrows furrowing together. She didn't remember the test ending. In fact, she barely remembered the maze at all. What had happened? And how did she end up here?

"You finally woke up little one." Yuki jumped hearing Aysui's voice. She looked at the blonde Heartless confused. Aysui was smiling at her with a soft expression.

"W-what happened?" Yuki asked confused.

"You proved yourself to be what we needed." Aysui said simply. Yuki frowned, trying to remember what happened. She still couldn't figure it out.

"How?" Yuki asked.

"To open Kingdom Hearts, a very special keyblade wielder is needed. You have the qualities of the keyblade wielder." Aysui explained. Before Yuki could ask any more questions Aysui left. Yuki frowned watching her leave the room. Sure, it was great they would be able to open Kingdom Hearts, but what was Aysui talking about? What made Yuki different from any other keyblade wielder?

After Asyui left the room Zaya came in, grumbling under her breath. Yuki couldn't make out what she was saying but assumed it wasn't good. Yuki watched her for a minute trying to decide what she was complaining about. Not able to decide Yuki decided to just ask.

"What are you complaining about?" Yuki asked. Zaya looked up at her and smiled.

"It's nothing kiddo, I just really didn't like the idea of their little test. I thought you might get hurt like this." Zaya explained. Yuki frowned. Everyone treated her like a kid. She really didn't like it.

"What did she mean I was what is needed?" Yuki asked glancing towards the door. Zaya crossed her arms and tapped her chin. She looked towards the door herself.

"Well, Asyui has always been the cryptic type," Zaya said still thinking. "I would have to say though, she probably means that you're very special, even by key-bearer standards." She explained.

"But how? I'm just a Heartless." Yuki said confused. Zaya tipped her head side to side, considering what Yuki said.

"Hm, true. But at the same time, I don't think you're really heartless." Zaya said. Yuki stared at her blankly.

"What?" Yuki asked. Zaya laughed.

"Don't worry about it. You'll understand soon enough." She said. She ruffled Yuki's hair before walking away. "You can go, I healed up all of your wounds." Yuki pouted crossing her arms and watching Zaya walking away.

"Does everyone exist to confuse me more?" Yuki asked out loud to no one in particular.

*<3*

Day 117- Not Really Heartless,
Today I was put through a maze as some kind of test. It was really super hard. I passed out at the end. I think. I can't really remember much after the halfway point. But afterward, I woke up in the infirmary. Aysui said I was just what was needed to open Kingdom Hearts. She wouldn't explain any more than a special key-bearer was needed to open Kingdom Hearts.
Zaya said she thought it was because I'm not really Heartless. How does that work? I'm not a Somebody, and I'm not a Nobody. So if I'm not a Heartless, what am I? It's really confusing me. I'm starting to think everyone exists just to confuse me.