A/N: So I finished KHIII 2 weeks ago and I've been letting it settle. I sobbed for hours. Also, I'm happy because of the way KHIII goes...the sequel I have planned for this story is going to go so great. Anyways, it's been about a month since an update...I have an outline for this entire story but it's been changing due to KHIII and my own preferences. I don't want the reader to be a mary sue, but I also don't want her to be useless so it's hard to find that good between. Anyways, have fun. I hope you enjoy.

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You looked around the kitchen seeing what was available for your use. You wanted to cook something, but you didn't know what. You had the sudden urge to cook to relieve your stress. Today you had a date with Roxas, and you had many mixed feelings about it.

"Pasta, ice cream, pickles, peanuts, flour, eggs..." You closed the fridge and cabinets as you decided there was nothing left to cook. You walked over to the last cabinet and shut it slowly.

"Hey there." You shrieked as you slammed the cabinet and held your heart. You backed up and held your chest where your heart would be. You stared at the hooded Organization member. That voice...

"Axel." You said as he slowly took off his hood. You turned your head away from his gaze. "Why are you back?"

"I needed time, now I'm here." He leaned against the fridge. "Look, we need to forget what happened." Axel tried to catch your eyes. You averted from his gaze.

"You...you tried to eliminate Ienzo."

"I'm always stuck with the icky jobs. Sometimes I don't have a choice." He tried to get closer to you. You took a few steps back from him.

"Who told you to?" You fought back tears. You didn't want to look weak in front of this Axel. You loved Lea, not Axel.

"The Superior." Axel's eyes widened as he realized something. "We have to hurry!" He grabbed your hand and dragged your across the castle despite your protests. You tried to get out of his grip until you realized what he meant.

"His...light is still on." You said as you gazed into the portal that would lead to Zexion's old room.

"We have to destroy it." Axel said. He summoned his chakrams in a flash of fire and gestured for you to stand back. When the flames cleared there was nothing left to see from the old portal. "[Y/N]..." Axel turned to you and tried to cup a hand to your cheek.

"Why are you doing this? You're so confusing!" You tried to turn to run away but Axel grabbed you by the wrist.

"[Y/N]! I never meant to hurt you. I would never..." He dropped to his knees. You slowly turned to see him on the floor, begging for forgiveness. "You don't understand...I have to do all of these bad things..."

"What are you talking about?" You crouched down to Axel's level. He let go of your wrist.

"There was a reason why Isa and I even applied to work for the castle. We found...someone there. They were imprisoned. We wanted to help. But they just...disappeared. It was like we imagined it."

"They kept people hostage at the castle?" You asked. You couldn't believe that Xemnas' Somebody would do that to anyone.

"Yes. I'm trying to bring Isa up in the ranks to find out what happened. He's hiding a lot from us." Axel explained.

"Xemnas is?" You reached for Axel's hand before you were interrupted.

"Axel, you've returned." You looked up to see Saix. You let go of Axel's hand and confronted Saix.

"I'm sorry, Isa. I had no idea." You tried to hug Saix but he disregarded your gesture.

"You told her?!" Saix exclaimed at Axel.

Axel nodded. "She had to know. She would have found out anyways."

Saix sighed before embracing you. He ran his fingers through your hair. "I wanted to protect you from the truth. You didn't need to get involved in our problems of the past."

"I hate you." You said as you pushed away from Saix. You turned to Axel. "I hate you too. You two didn't trust me. I thought we were friends."

"You didn't remember anything for the longest time! You still don't remember everything!" Axel shouted. Saix prepared to speak before you cut him off.

"I do remember. I remember that I loved you." You turned around and began to walk to your portal, towards your room.

"[Y/N]!" Saix shouted as he tried to follow you.

"Just...leave me alone for a while." You disappeared into your room and created a barrier. You didn't want anyone to bother you. You had a date to get ready for.

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"So I should wear normal clothes under the coat?" Roxas asked. He was surprised to see that you weren't wearing anything black underneath your coat as everyone else did.

"Yes, so you should go get changed then come back here." You pushed Roxas out of your room.

"Um, okay then." You shut the door and wondered how Roxas got through your barrier.

A little later Roxas came back with different clothes underneath his cloak.

"So where are we going, that I can dress normal?" Roxas asked.

"You'll see." You grabbed Roxas's hand and led him through a dark corridor. You stepped out and were greeted by your old bush friend. You began to unzip your cloak then shove it under the bush.

"What are you doing?! Aren't these supposed to protect us from the dark?" Roxas asked. You laughed.

"Just shove your cloak in the bush. There's so much light in this world, we'll be safe." You took Roxas' hand after he hid his cloak and led him into town.

"So what do we do here?" Roxas asked.

"We have fun." You answered. You soon came to the ticket booth where you showed the attendant your passes. You led Roxas past the ticketbooth and in front of a tiny garden where he gasped.

"Whoa, what is this place?" Roxas said in awe as he looked at the flowers. He then noticed a tunnel that you could go through. He grabbed your hand and led you through. "Whoa!" Roxas exclaimed as the smells of good food and sweets sifted through the air. You smiled at his expressed then handed him a map.

"So where do you want to go first?" You asked. Roxas looked through the map.

"There's a parade! And a pirate ship! There's also fireworks and...what's a roller coaster?" Roxas asked. You laughed at how excited he was.

"Look, if we stay right here the parade will start soon."

"Is that why all of these people are sitting?" Roxas asked. You nodded and sat down next to some people who were waiting. You gestured for Roxas to sit next to you. He shook his head.

"Do they have ice cream? I should get some while we wait." You were slightly shocked that Roxas suddenly took the reins on the date. You nodded and pointed over to an ice cream shop across the way. Roxas waved to you as he walked towards the store and inside. You distracted yourself by playing with the pockets on your normal clothes. Soon Roxas sat down beside you and handed you a spoon. "We're sharing." He said.

You took a spoonful of ice cream and ate it. You went in for another spoon, but Roxas took the spoon from you. "We're sharing the same spoon too?" You asked.

"Yup." Roxas smiled. He already had chocolate on his face. You pointed it out and he licked his lips. The ice cream was soon finished and the parade music began to play. The two of you watched as people sang and danced around the main street. At some point in the parade one of the dancers handed Roxas a flower. They gestured for Roxas to give you the flower. The two of you giggled as the dancer looked satisfied when Roxas gave you the flower. When the parade was over the two of you stood up and stretched your legs out.

"Ah, that was so embarrassing for me." Roxas said as he held his red cheeks. You brought out the map to try to get his mind off of it.

"Where should we go now?"

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"I can't believe everything that we've done in just a day!" Roxas exclaimed as the two of you waited for the fireworks. You were sitting next to the bush just outside of town where your cloaks were. "The pirate ship, the roller coasters, the food shaped in that mouse's head!" Suddenly a firework went off and Roxas was distracted from summarizing the day. You watched Roxas as he looked at the fireworks.

Was this wrong? You weren't sure if the small age gap was weird. Roxas also didn't remember anything about his past of being Sora. He also didn't know that Axel was back because you forgot to tell him.

"Hey Roxas?" You asked.

"Yeah?" He answered, not taking his eyes off of the fireworks.

"Axel is back."

"He's what?!"

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"I can't wait to tell him about our date!" Roxas said as he giddily walked through the dark corridor back home with you. You stepped out into the Proof of Existence. You gestured towards his room. "I knew he wasn't gone." Roxas smiled as Axel's light continued to illuminate on his portal.

"I had fun, Roxas." You smiled at him. He nodded.

"Yeah, me too." Roxas gave you a hug before walked into Axel's room. You sighed and turned around. You stood in front of the portal of your room. You then looked up to see Saix's portal. You walked over and walked in.

"Isa?" You asked. You slowly walked in to see Saix looking up to the empty sky.

"I was jealous." Saix said as he turned to face you. You could feel your cheeks turn red.

"What?" You asked. Saix walked closer to you and put a finger under your chin, forcing you to look at him.

"You loved Lea when you had a heart." He let go of your chin and his hand fell back to his side. "Then you went on a date with Demyx in this life. Are you truly still capable of loving? Do you still love Lea?"

"I..." You trailed off. Did you love anyone in this life, truly? What about Zexion, he had confessed to you just the other day. "Are you capable of loving in this life, Isa?"

Saix looked surprised for a moment before he wrapped his arms around you.

"Yes."