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Lakayna woke up hours later from the nightmare she had every night. She sat bolt upright in bed and as she predicted, was swaeting and hyperventalating. She looked out her bedroom window once she managed to calm herself down. She could tell that it was still very early in the morning, hours before dawn and still more time before the next day of school started. She sighed softly to herself. Lakayna could hear her father's light snoring in the bedroom ajacent to her own, meaning he was in a deep sleep. She got out of bed, not bothering to put any shoes on. Lakayna put on a light coat over her perfect itting nightgown and slipt quietly out of her bedroom window. Though the window was on the second story, there was a roof right under it that sloped slightly downward, off of which the dragon girl jumped and landed without a sound. It was chilly in the early morning, but Lakayna didn't mind it much at all. Putting her hands into the pockets of the red hooded sweater, she walked away from the house and down the hill it was on towards the beach that was close to it. Lakayna sat on the cool sand, hugging her knees as she looked out over the calm water that had a reflection of the sparkling stars and waning crescent moon.

Lakayna sat there on the sand for hours, never moving, never looking away from the water. Even as the sun finally broke the horize a few hours later, Lakayna sat still as stone. When the sun was fully up, she knew she had to move. Her father wouldn't be up just yet, so she got up and snuck back into her bedroom window, which she had left open. Going into the bathroom on the second floor, Lakayna undressed and stepped into a cold shower in an attempt to wake herself up. She went through the motion automatically; getting dressed in her school clothing, brushing her teeth and hair, gathering her things, grabbing something for on the go and some munny for lunch and leaving just before her father woke up. She got to school at 6:30; a half hour early, as she usually did; and sat in the lunchroom where there were, right now, just a few kids. Lakayna watched people and cars pass on by, waiting to see her friends once more.

Lux left the beach his house was right next to the beach it was rather small but he didn't care. He took off jacket and weapon placing them on the bed, then all he did was put on the school shirt. He then grabbed a small violin case. He looked at it and then left for school, when he finally got there he walked into the lunch room noticing Lakanya and someone else. He didn't want to bug them so he just walked over to a table nearby and sat down, he fiddled with the handle on the case for a bit. His vision was blurring, and due to the fact his vision was only granted to him because of darkness it was practically rolling off of him.

A portal opened some distance near Lakayna sat, with Hikari emerging from it. The silvernette didn't notice the girl as she headed towards town, deep in thought. She folded her arms as she thought about the meeting she had with the King.

--Flashback Sequence--

A portal opened in the bright white halls of the Disney Castle. The time was midday, with light fluffy clouds against a blue sky. Hikari walked swiftly into the throne room, finding the King, Donald and Goofy. "King Mickey!" her voice echoed in the grand room. "I need to speak with you!" she demanded. After a few minutes, the King got Goofy and Donald to leave the room and do other errands, leaving Hikari and Mickey alone.

"Your Majesty, I need to tell Riku who I am!" she said urgently. "But Hikari! You promised that you wouldn't tell him!" the king squeaked.

"I didn't tell him yet, but he sensed the darkness within me. He tried to hit me, Your Majesty!" she exclaimed, sighing and then kneeled to the ground, looking down at her hands. "The darkness is still festering in his heart. If he knew who I was then maybe I can help him control it better. You have to let me tell him, please?" she begged. The king sighed and walked over to her, putting his white gloved hand on her shoulder. "Welp, if ya gotta tell him, make sure you know when to. Let me know how it turns out, okay?" he asked, making a smile. Hikari looked at him, nodding. "Thank you, Your Majesty."

--End Flashback Sequence--


Gathering up her bag, which was still under the bush near the school from the day before, Hikari brushed it off and shouldered it, walking inside the building. Now that she had gotten her permission from the King, she knew that it was only a matter of time before Riku would try to corner her again, but this time she would be ready.

Kairi's face began to cool when Naminé answered her question. "Ah," Kairi smiled, leaning forward and putting her chin on her knees, "I'm glad." The crimsonette turned her head toward the blonde and said smiling, "I'm happy for you guys."

Kairi hadn't noticed how late it was until Naminé had got up, helping the red head to her feet as well. When the petite blonde spoke again Kairi giggled her response, "Fair enough. I have a hunch, but yes it's getting late and that homework isn't going to do itself. I'll tell you my guess tomorrow.
" When her Nobody stepped forward and hugged her, Kairi returned the hug. As Naminé turned and walked up into the town Kairi waved goodbye to her.

Kairi walked along the shore for a while, watching the moon rise. She finally walked towards the town and to her house. She pulled out her key from her bag, unlocked the door, opened it, entered the house, and closed and locked the door behind her. She walked into the kitchen and made herself some dinner, which she then took upstairs with her to eat while she did her homework in her room. When she finished her homework around 11:00pm she went and changed into her PJs and brushed her teeth. She grabbed her bag and pulled out her Thalassa Lucky Charm and set it on her bedside table. She turned off the light then crawled into bed.

The princess woke to the sound of her alarm clock. She lifted her hand and hit the snooze button. After 5 minutes it went off again, and the crimsonette reluctantly got out of bed. She took a quick shower, ate breakfast, grabbed her things, and headed off to school. When she got there she decided to head to the cafeteria first to see if any of her friends were there. She opened the door and spotted Lakayna, Naminé, and Riku at a table. She walked over to them and waved, "Hey guys."

"Hiya Riku," Kairi smiled. "Hey, are you okay? You ran off yesterday and I saw that hooded figure. The Organization's not here is it?" she asked the silvernette worriedly. She remembered all to well being kidnapped by them, and the trouble and pain they caused for her and her friends.

“And I thought the Darkness was bad…xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxIt doesn’t even compare to this Hell.”

"Hm? Ah, no. I'm fine." He was slightly shocked to hear Kairi's hypothesis. He shook his head. "No, their's no more Organization here than Axel and namine as of now. Don't worry." Riku had been slowly turning as he spoke. he wanted to continue his search before first period.

It was very, very hard to stay mad at Riku when he put his hand over hers, asking her what was wrong. She could see the concern and confusion in his eyes and her own softened a tiny bit as she gazed up at him. The silvernette pulled his hand away and Namine switched her gaze back down to the table again as he stood up. No doubt he was planning to go off and search again. But why did he have to do it on his own!? Him leaving her to search for the person behind the cause of the Darkness both worried her greatly and caused her to be anxious. Well, she had second and third period with him to talk to him then. He could leave if he wanted. The girl was careful to keep her voice blank just like her expression had been a few moments before. "Alright. See you in class," she murmured in reply.

Kairi had bound up a few moments before and Namine still didn't look at anybody, she remained looking down at the table. The crimsomnette and silvernette began speaking briefly but Namine didn't chime in. She was trying to gather her thoughts so she'd be able to explain to Riku later why she was upset. She could tell without looking that the boy was slowly walking off as he'd answered Kairi, heading off to find the person again. Namine desperately wanted to stop him, to make him stay here with her. The girl figured now was a good of time as any to explain why she was upset.

"Riku, wait." Her tone was softer now and her voice quiet, yet loud enough for the silvernette to hear. After a moment of thinking about it, she shook her head. "Nevermind. I'll see you later." She said, knowing he had other things on his mind. It would just have to wait.


[EDIT! Cuz I gots to go. Night, everyone!]