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"Hm. That's unlike them to just dissapear without telling you good-bye," Naminé said, her pale pink lips turning down into a frown. Crossing her arms over her chest, the girl absent mindedly began to swing her legs, her heels thumping lightly against the wood, created a gentle rythm. Turning her crystal clear eyes back to Kairi, her frown dissapeared, only to become a smile.

"But nevermind about that. I'm sure that something important came up that caused them to leave," the petite blonde stated with a half-shrug. She knew what was happening with Riku right now. He was probably catching up with his twin whom he hadn't known exisisted until today. Naminé had left to help Riku, to make his parents remember Hikari. But the blonde was positive Sora would've stayed behind with Kairi. So where did he go? Deciding not to give it much thought, the Nobody spoke. "Hey, Kairi?" She asked, almost in a hesitant, reluctant way. "When did you want to, you know, meet your real parents?" Naminé hoped this was an okay thing to say, as she didn't want to upset the girl.

Naminé smiled at the crimsonette as she agreed with her, stating that everyone did have something important to do. Yet after Naminé had asked her question, the blonde's smile faded the longer silence held reign. Finally, Kairi answered and she didn't sound angry, which was a relief for the Nobody. She hadn't wanted Kairi to be angry, that wasn't her intent. She was simply curious.

At Kairi's words, the petite blonde frowned. "We can leave whenever you want, Kairi. We know this is important to you." Naminé stated, letting the crimsonette -- whom the blonde viewed as a sister -- know that they'd leave with her whenever she was good and ready. "And are you kidding me!? You're just as brave as Riku and Sora! When Axel first met you, when he was planning to kidnap you, you raced into a portal of Darkness. You left everything behind, leaping into a portal that you didn't even know where it would lead you! And you did it all to help you friends, Kairi. You're one of the bravest people I know!" Naminé said, her words ringing with truth and sincerity. How could Kairi not think she was brave? That was ludicrous. The Princess was just as brave as her friends. "And we would've come with you anyway, Kairi. Because we all love you. Surely, you know that." The Memory Witch said, flashing the girl a gentle and kind smile.

The crimsonette looked up at the frowning blonde when she said they could leave whenever Kairi wanted. "Are you sure?" Kairi asked a little hesitantly, "Things have been kinda crazy with everyone and lots has been going on. I wouldn't want to bother anyone if they have something else going on. Naminé's next words surprised Kairi a little. She had told the princess that she was just as brave as Sora and Riku. That Kairi was one of the bravest people she knew. Telling the red head that she was brave for racing into the portal of Darkness, when Axel had come to kidnap her. Kairi gave Naminé a smile and said, "Thank you Naminé." Kairi was happy to hear that Naminé considered her brave, but she still doubted herself. She looked back at her Nobody with a troubled look on her face. "You're right Naminé those things did happen, but was it bravery that drove me? Are you sure it wasn't fear or stupidity? Axel had us surrounded by Nobodies so it was either him and his minions, or the portal of Darkness leading somewhere unknown. The portal seemed less frightening at the moment, and Pluto ran into it first. If he went through it fine I figured that whatever was on the other side couldn't be as bad. But you're right, regardless of how I did it, I only had one thing on my mind, my friends. The crimsonette looked down for a moment, but looked back up at her Other when she spoke again. She told Kairi that they would have gone with her anyway because they all loved her. After all the frowning Kairi had done that day, she gave Naminé a huge, bright smile. "Yes I know that Naminé. I love you guys too. I'm so blessed to have awesome friends like you!" Kairi said happily thinking of all her friends, suddenly feeling the happiest she had felt all day.

While Riku and Hikari never did leave Kairi's house, it appeared that the crimsonette and her Nobody were too deep in their thoughts to notice that they were still there. Turning to her brother, Hikari nodded to him. "You go on ahead and see Kairi and Namine, Riku. I want to go have a look around the islands for a bit," she said quietly and turned to walk away. Of course, what she said was only partially true; the sun was starting to fall, and in a few hours she was to meet up with Lakayna to help her with the dark dragon within her, should she accept her help, of course.

"Hey, Hikari," Riku called after her. He wasn't going to stop her. "Meet me back home later okay?" He smiled at his sister before she left. He sighed and knocked on Kairi's door and re-entered with permission. He came in hearing only the last bit of the conversation. "Hey."

Tears came down Lakakya's face.
"I'm scared," she said, "of this thing inside me. I turned into it once before...many years ago. I don't remember what happened between the time I changed and when I was back to normal...but when I came to, I was lying in the middle of half a destroyed town. Blooded covered the streets like a crimson river, and bodies were shrewn everywhere...some unrecognizable."
The dragon girl buried her face in her hands. That image of the aftermath still haunted her to this day.

Axel held her close when she started crying and explained what happened the last time she turned into a dragon. He knew that since he was still a Nobody, trying to fix the problem himself would probably just get destroyed. Ansem the Wise was long gone and so was Xemnas. It seemed like the only option was Hikari. "Well, how about I go with you to see her? That way if she tries anything funny, I'll be right there to stop her. How's that?" he asked with a light smile.