Riana paced back in forth in the library.
When is Mariya going to be back?
Was a common question she asked herself.
Riana sighed and pulled out a book and sat down in a chair.
What book did she pick up this time?

Kairi sighed, entering the libary. She looked tuckered out. She sighed, sitting in the desk in the far corner. She pulled out the family album and paused at a picutre of her, Sora, Azull and Deanixous Striker. Axel's parents, they had disapeared when the castle was attacked 7 years ago...and were never found. That's when her and Sora had taken him in...

Riana looked at the book then put it back. It was on her life.
she didn't need to read about that. She lived it. She saw Kairi in the corner.
"Hello." She said warmly.

Kairi turned, looking up. "Oh, hello Riana. Is there something I can do for you?"

"Kinda. Do you know when Mariya's going to be back?" Riana asked, hoping she wasn't asking the wrong question.

"Not sure. She only left a few days ago, but I think she'll be back soon." Kairi says, before smiling. "You don't have to worry though...Riku is with her."

Riana sighed with relief, "Okay. That's good." She said. She picked another book out of the shelf. Riana looked at the title.
Romeo and Juliet

"I wondered where that got to..." Kairi muttered as she saw the title. "Sora must have moved it again."

Riana sighed, she knew Sora liked things the way he wanted it and no one else sometimes.
If it weren't for Kairi and Mariya, she would still be in the dungeons right now.
Riana let her fingers drag carefully over the cover of the book. Tracing the golden letters.
Riana sighed again. She always needed help. She didn't know why, but for some reason there was always an incident where she couldn't get herself out. Someone else would have to get her out.
Riana sighed and put up the book, after tracing the letters with her pointer finger.
Kairi had Sora, Mariya had Axel, but who did Riana have?
Riana slightly laughed at the thought.
'Me have someone to love? Yeah right.' She thought to herself. She grabbed a ladder and looked at the books on one of the higher shelves. If she wasn't found fighting, sleeping, eating or walking around in the garden, she was always found reading. She looked at a book, pulled it out and read the first page.
"No good." She said to herself pulling it back. She noticed all of the books were out of order and scattered.
She turned to Kairi, "Would you like me to organize the library?" She asked. She wanted to do something right. Without having to destroy it.

"Yes please. It's so hard to find what your looking for anymore." Kairi says with a smile. She then looks back at the album, flips a few pages and her smile fades as she see's the picture she took of Axel and Mariya a few months ago. Axel didn't pay attention to the camera, only looked at Mariya, with so much love in his eyes. The next picture was them kissing, which they weren't aware she took the picture until it was to late.

They had both begged her not to develop it. She sighed, considering putting the pictures with Axel away in a shoebox somewhere.

Riana smiled and grabbed a book, "This goes here." Riana said to herself as she walked down the ladder and placed it in a spot. Riana climbed up the ladder and picked up Romeo and Juliet again. Riana sighed and traced the golden medieval letters with her forefinger. "A tale of love found, family hatred and in the end their love was tragically lost..." Riana mumbled to herself.
Then she lost herself in thought looking at the title.
What is it like... To love? She thought staring at the title. Riana lost herself in thought. She was losing herself more and more to her thoughts. She had most of the books organized from A to E. Then she sat the last book in E.
"I can finish this later." Riana mumbled climbing down from the ladder. She paced around the library almost walking in circles.
Riana's thoughts were bugging her but, she couldn't tell anyone because it would be considered disrespectful against the royal family and she would probably be thrown in the worst prison cell possible.
Everyone has a keyblade, except me. She thought. It's not that she wanted one, it's just one of the things you notice.
Maybe I'm not supposed to get one. She thought. Keyblades weren't made for everyone. Riana sighed again. The thoughts of love, keyblades and Mariya's unknown whereabouts were bothering her.
They bothered her so much, that she got dizzy and had to sit down. When she sat down her thoughts started to bug her again and she laid her head on the table looked at the wood swirls beginning to get wet. She sniffled and covered her head.
She was crying and she didn't want anyone to see or know, yet... She wanted someone to care.

Two pairs of footsteps enter the castle. One stops in the front of the room. "Kairi, Mariya's going to be home soon, she just called." Sora's voice says.

The other set of steps keeps wandering and stops near Riana. "Miss?" He asks. "Are you alright? Did someone hurt you?"

Riana looked up at the stranger with tears in her eyes.
She sniffled and shook her head.
"No... " She replied sniffling again trying to regain her composure.

Erik leans down. "Then what's upsetting you?" He asks, sitting on the table.

Riana wiped away her tears and looked up at him. "Just thoughts... You know?" She said trying to hide her increasing sadness.

"If theres anything I can do, please let me know." Erik says, smiling. "I'm Erik Night by the way."

Riana smiled, "Thanks, Erik, I'm Riana." She said looking at him. She patted the chair next to her, "You wanna sit down with me?" She asked kindly.

"I'd love to, but I have things to do." Erik says with a sigh. He takes RIana's hand though and kisses it. He then leaves a slip of paper in her hand before leaving the library.

The note reads:
Miss,
I always find the garden a good place to make me happy. It has the most gorgeous flowers one has ever seen. Meet me there soon.
Erik.

Riana blushed at Erik kissing her hand. She reads the note.
When is soon? She thought.
She sighed and put it in her pocket. She got up and picked up another book. She finished sorting from F through J. She looked around. You could sort of find somethings, but then she looked at the clock, she decided to take a small walk in Radiant Garden. She went to the garden and took a deep breath of the fresh green grass. It had just rained so you could smell the rain, which to Riana was comforting. She took another deep breath and leaned on the railing.

"I told you no Kiana." Erik's voice says from somewhere in the garden.

"But Erik, I thought you loved me." A girls voice says.

"You thought I loved you, but your not my type Kiana. Now please, leave me be." Erik says.

A girl with brown hair leaves the gardens, looking like she was about to cry. "I'll show him." SHe mutters.

Riana watched Kiana leave. Riana sighed and closed her eyes as she took another breath of the fresh rain.

Erik sighs and sits on the fountains edge. He rubs his head and waits for Riana.

Riana looks around and spots Erik sitting on the fountain, she walks over to him and waves.
"Hey." She said smiling.

"Hey." He says, patting the edge. "Please sit."

Riana sits next to him. She looked at him and sensed something was wrong. "What's wrong?" Riana asked. She lightly touched his cheek with her delicate and fragile pale fingers. She pulled her hand back in doubt.

"Nothing." Erik says, taking Riana's hand again. He then pulls out a blue rose. "Riana, Riana my dear, how I hate to see you tear."

Riana blushed and took the rose. She looked at him and looked in his eyes. She looked at his necklace. A royal knight. She knew if they were ever seen together Sora would not only take away Erik's royal knight title, but throw Riana in the cells. She balanced this in her head but ignored it and kissed him.

Erik kissed her back. "Would you like to take a walk with me?" Erik asks, taking the rose and putting it behind her ear.

She looked back to see if Sora was watching. No sign of him yet. Riana turned back to Erik and kissed him on the cheek. "Alright. Let's go." She said smiling as she got up.

Erik stood and took Riana's hand and led her out of the castle. He led her to the Barily and sat on a bench next to the wall. "I'd take you to the fissure, but only the royal family can open the wall."

Riana smiled and rolled her eyes, "Why doesn't that suprise me?" She asked sarcastically. She had an odd feeling. She looked around cautiously.

"Well it's understandable. On the other side is a heartless zone..they don;t want to risk an intrusion." Erik says before followig her gaze.

Suddenly heartless appear and Erik summons oathkeeper. "Riana stay behind me!"

But a Neoshadow knocks the keyblade out of his hand and goes to attack.

Riana got in front of Erik with her double blades in front of her.

Many more heartless appear, including morning stars, and they swing there arms at her, at the end are spiked balls.
Erik goes for his keyblade, dodging the heartless attacks with ease.

Riana quickly grabbed her double blades and attempted to fight off the morning stars. She was surrounded in seconds. She looked around and chopped one down. But when she turned around one stabbed her in the back.

Eric grabs his keyblade and attacks the heartless that attacked Riana. "RIana!' He shout, picking her up. He runs back to the castle as quickly as he can and lies her down on a bench in the garden. "Riana? Are you alright?"

She managed to nod, a wave of pain went through her body. She shook her head. "I'm not alright." She hoarsely said. She closed her eyes and went limp.

"RIANA!" erik shouts bfore muttering something. Cure was the only spell he didn't know. How was he gonna help Riana without letting the king know about this?

Riana woke up in a bright light. "What?" She asked herself. She got up and looked around. "A garden?" She asked herself. She began to be cautious. "Where am I?" She asked herself, still looking around.

A figure in a red cloak appears. "You are in the spirit realm."

Six other cloaked figures appear. One is white, yellow, orange, (the next would be red), then blue, green and finally black. "But you shall live," White says.

She tried to summon her double blades, but it wouldn't. work. "Dammit." She mumbled. She didn't trust these figures. She tired looking through their hoods, but they were too thick.

The red cloak steps forward. "You have no need to fear. You have shown a great heart to protect someone you love."

"And we would like to reward you." Green says.

Riana looked at the red one. She recognized the voice, but her mom died during the keyblade war. It couldn't be her? Could it? "Reward?" Riana asked cautiously.

"A well deserved reward." Blue says.

White and Black step forward and Black summons a black keyblade. "This is Destruction." Black says.

White steps forward and summons a keyblade as well. "And this is redemtion."

Riana held the two keyblades in each hand. Redemption was letting off a white glow and Destruction was letting off a black glow. "Two Keyblades?" Riana asked.

"One for the light in you." White says.

"And one for the dark." Black says.

"Use them well." Blue says, before all but red disapears.

Red pulls off her cloak and reveals the woman beneath, Riana's mother. "Riana." She says, opening her arms.

"Mom?" Riana asked as her keyblades disappear.

The woman nods and walks over and hugs Riana. "You've grown up...."

"Riana...please don't leave me." Eriks voice echos.

Fira sighs. "You have to go back honey. I'll always be here when you need me."

Riana hugged back her mom and let a few tears go. "Mom..." Riana said slightly disappearing. ]
Riana woke with a shock. She took fast deep breaths.

"Riana..." Eric says, looking releaved. He suddenly blushed and turned around. "I beg you pardon, I had to remove your top to bandage you."

Riana blushed and covered herself. She got up and kissed him. She smiled slightly, "It's alright." She said putting her shirt back on. "You did what you had to." She said. "And it's not the first wound I've gotten from defending someone." She said kissing him again.

Erik kissed her back. "I'm so glad your okay Riana."

Live strong my daughter. Riana's mothers voice says, fading at the end.

"I'm glad your okay." Riana said touching his cheek with her hand again. His necklace glistened again. She sadly turned away from him.

Erik gently took Riana's chin and turned her head to him. "What's wrong Riana?" He asks, looking in her eyes.

"I'm glad that you're a royal knight, but... If Sora found out..." Riana trailed off.

"I don't care if I get stripped of my title Riana. Sora can't keep us apart." Erik says, before holding her. "The King was wrong about you Riana, your not a monster."

She looked at her left hand. A heartless mark. She clenched her hand. "Yes I am." She said.

"Riana, Sora is a fool, head strong King who think anyone who mysertiously appears in Hallow Bastion is automaticly a threat." Erik says, taking her hand off the other. He see's the heartless symbol. He stands up and backs away. "Your with them?"

"Anything I tell you would sound like a lie." Riana said sadly. "But I'm not with them willingly..." She trailed off, turning away from Erik. "If you want me to leave, then I'll leave." Riana said walking toward the door.

Erik suddenly takes her hands. "It's fine Riana. For some reason, I don't care that your with them. " He pauses and seems to think. "Is there any way to free you?"

Riana shakes her head and looks at him. "I don't know." She said. "Probably not without me dying." Riana said.

"We'll have to ask Merlin then." Erik says, pulling her close. He then kisses her.

Riana kisses him back. "So much for me not being a monster." She mumbled.

"You are not a monster to me." Erik whisper before picking her up. He then begins carrying her to Merlins house.

Riana smiled and kissed him on the cheek. "Erik, you can put me down." She smiled.
"Oh confound it!" Merlin yelled from his house.

"Merlin?" Erik says, entering the house. "What's wrong?"

He then puts Riana down, and puts an arm around her.

"I know why you are here Erik... But I can't find that blasted book." Merlin said throwing books to the side.
Riana put her head on Erik's shoulder.

Erik puts Riana on Merlins bed. "Any idea where you left it last?" Erik asks, looking himself.

Riana was reading a book.
"What's it called?" She asked. flipping a page.

"Possesion and controlling Heartless." Merlin says

Erik keeps looking. He notices RIana has a book. "Wha are you reading?"

Riana closes the book and gets up, "The book you guys are looking for." Riana said handing the book to Merlin. "Thank you, my dear." Merlin said, opening the book.

"Is it in there?" Erik asks, sitting next to Riana.

"It is, but I don't have everything I need..." Merlin says. "I need a fresh blue rose, a piece of hair from the subject, and...oh dear, Mariya must be present for this. When is she to return?"

"Soon, acording to her father." Erik says, smiling at Riana. "Stay here while I get a fresh rose, okay?"

Riana nods and looks at her hand, it was throbbing. She saw a pair of scissors and grabbed them and cut a small part of her hair off. She put it on the table, "Here." She said. She dropped the scissors and cut her hand. She watched the blood flow between her fingers. She clenched her fist, "I don't even feel anything." She mumbled as she watched the blood flow down her arm.

Merlin nods and puts the hair into a bowl. He then puts bandages on Riana's cut before sitting down.

Meanwhile Erik is getering many blue roses and rushes beck to Merlins.

Hahaha.... Another heartless with a keyblade? That's interesting. The heartless inside of Riana chuckled.
Riana looked around.
No one else can hear me except you. And when you least expect it... Erik will die. By your own hands of course. Then you'll be chased out again.... Just like that time...
Riana shook her head to make the voice go away. It didn't work.

"Riana?" Erik asks. "Are you alright?"

Riana smiled at him, "Yeah, I'm fine."
Haha, still trying to fool yourself that I'm just some imagination? You made that deal and now.... You have to bear along with me. The heartless chuckled.

"Hey Merlin." Mariya said, opening the door. She shut it and looked over to Riana. "Riana!" She squeeled, running over to hug her.

Riana smiled and hugged Mariya, "Almost didn't recognize me right? My hair grew alot since the least time you saw me." Riana said with a laugh.
Hiding secrets from your friends isn't healthy... But Erik knows... And I think he hates you for it...
Riana ignored the comment.

Mariya nodded and laughs. "I've missed you."

"Mariya, on serious matters, theres something we need you to do." Erik said, taking Riana's hand.

Riana squeezed his hand slightly as if to tell him not to tell Mariya.

"What's wrong?" Mariya asks, looking paniced.

"Can you step outside for a moment MAriya?" Erik asked. Mariya nods and goes outside. "Riana, she needs to know if she's to help."

"But, she's panicked enough over Axel. I don't want to worry her even further." Riana whispered.

"Axel betrayed the Knights and was foced to that...she'll understand. Trust me." Erik said, smiling.

Riana sighed, "Alright." She said after a moment.

Erik smiles, and kisses Riana. "You can come in Mariya."

Mariya comes in. "So, what's up?"

Riana sighed and took her hand out of Erik's. "There's something I've been hiding... From everyone..." She said sadly as she unwrapped her hand and showed Mariya the mark. "I made a deal... and it resulted as me being fused with a heartless...." She trailed off noting Mariya's expression.

Mariya was surprisingly calm, like it wasn't a big deal. "So what do I have to do?"

"Excuse me?" Erik asked, like he didn't hear her.

"You need me to do something right? That's why you need me here."

Riana looked at Merlin, "We don't know what you have to do..." Riana trailed off, "But Merlin might." She finished as she pointed over to Merlin.

"Well....I know you have a powerful new keyblade, and I believe it may help Riana's cause."

Mariya nods and Eternity appears in her hand.

"Alright Riana." Merlin says, clearing off the smal platform. "Please stand up here."

Riana nervously stands on the platform, "It's like I'm for show and tell. See the freak who's fused with a heartless." Riana said sarcastically.

Mariya stepped up as well. "What do I have to do?" Mariya asks Merlin.

"Just point Eternity when I say so." Merlin says. He then begins to chant something.

Riana closed her eyes and felt a form of energy form around her. Then suddenly it drove into her like a knife. Riana kneeled in pain. The energy suddenly turned to tiny little knives. They cut her cheeks and dug into her arms, and her wrists. Riana cried out in pain.

Erik kept himself from stopping Merlin, clutching his sides.

"Now Mariya." Merlin orders.

Mariya raises Eternity, and a beam of light shoots out to hit Riana in the chest.

Riana starts to suddenly feel warm and something feels like it's being ripped out of her but it won't let go. Riana is still being attacked by the knives, which seem to be cutting her deeper, but when she hears the heartless scream in pain she looks up, then suddenly pure silence. Everything was silent but the knives were still coming. Riana cried in pain again.

Eric kept still, waiting. MAriya kept her position as well, no metter how she wanted to drop eternity.

Riana let out one cry of pain before everything stopped and she dropped to the ground and started to get paler and paler from the blood loss.

Mariya stopped. "Riana!" She shouted before performing a cure spell.

Erik ran over and held Riana's hand. "Riana? Are you alright?" He asked, panicked.

Riana didn't respond for a moment.

Erik grew more panicked and moved Riana to the bed, arching her head with pillows. He kissed her. "Please don't leave me Riana..."

Riana squeezed his hand slightly. She slowly opened her eyes.

"Riana..." Erik said, relieved. "Are you alright?" He asked.

Mariya looked relieved.

"I feel like, christmas morning." Riana mumbled sarcastically.

Erik laughed. "Did it work?" He asked, hoping.

Mariya looked nervous.

"I feel half-gone if that's what you mean." Riana said sitting up.

"So the heartless is gone." Erik said, sounding relieved.

Mariya looked relieved as well. Something beeped and she went in her pocket. She pulled out a phone. She asnwered it and went outside to talk.

Riana kissed Erik, "Yes. It's gone." She said wrapping her arms around his neck.

Mariya came in after a bit. "Hey you two dad needs me, So I'm gonna go."

"We'll follow you." Erik says, picking Riana up.

Riana didn't have the energy to object so she let Erik carry her.
She layed her head against his chest and closed her eyes, she was at peace for the moment.
"You wear nice clogne." She mumbled before falling asleep in his arms.

Erik laughed as he followed Mariya. Once at the castle, Erik finds an empty guest room and lied Riana on the bed.

Mariya meanwhile heads up to her father's study.

Riana slowly took Erik's hand before he could leave. She opened her eyes and smiled at him. She got up and faced him, "I want to come with you." She said looking in his eyes.

"Riana you have to sleep." Erik protests.

Riana sighed, "You know... You could probably win any arguement with one look." She said laying back on the bed.

Erik smiled. "I'll remember that." He said, smiling.

"If Sora says anything about me.... Try not to say anything, alright?" Riana asks sadly, looking up at the ceiling.

"My lips are sealed." Erik said, smiling. He takes Riana's hand. "Hey, theres a cresent moon on your hand now. It has little lace designs around it..."

Riana looked at the crescent moon, "My mom's symbol." Riana said smiling. "She always like crescent moons..." Riana trailed off.

Erik smiled. He kissed her and handed her a necklace. "Merlin made this special, if you ever need me, just clutch it. Now get some sleep..."

"Alright." Riana said putting on the necklace.

Erik kisses her and leaves the room.

---

Sora is in the garden, rubbing his head as he lied on the fountain.

Riana sighed and stared at the celing.
"Mom..." She said trailing off.

Erik enters the garden and see's Sora. He gulps and continues threw, it was the shortest way out of the castle.

"Oh Erik, where have you been?" Sora asks, noticing him.

"With.....a friend."

"It wasn't Riana was it?" Sora asks. When Erik doesn't answer he says. "She's dangerous Erik, she is possed by a heartless."

"So? Mario is half-heartless." Erik says. "And he's a royal kngiht!"

"Riana is up to no good Erik, she's a slave to them and she knows it."

"I don't care what you think about her! I love her!" Erik shouts and gasps when he realized what he said. He quickly leaves the garden.

Riana watches this from the window and sighs, she sits on the bed and waits.

Sora looks furious. He leaves the garden and goes inside the castle, headed to his study.

Riana sits on the bed. What is she going to say? What can she say?

---

Sarah is pacing at the Bailey. It looks like she got lost.

Erik is going up the stairs of the bailey, not paying attention and runs into Sarah. "Oh I'm sorry miss, wasn't paying attention."

Sarah looks at him, "It's okay... Hey... Isn't your name Erik?" She asked.

Erik nods. "Yea...do I know you?." He asks.

Sarah shook her head, "I've just heard alot about you, is all." Shewas wearing a necklace that looked like Riana's mark, except without all the little designs on it.

"Hey...I've seen that before." He says, noting the necklace. It looked so similar to Riana's mark.

"Really?" Sarah asks, "Where?" She asks.

"A friend of mine had something similar." Erik says, he wasn't sure if he should say Riana's name to her.

"A friend?" Sarah asked, keenly interested. "Who?" She asked.

Erik looks around and see's a camera near by. He takes Sarah's hands and drags her to the Market, where he knew there was no camera's. "Her name is Riana." He whispered.

The name made her look in his eyes, "Take me to her." She pleaded.

"Yes mam. But first, I want to get her something..." Erik trailed off and searched his pockets. He then realized his munny was gone. "Ahh man...must have dropped it back at the castle."

"What do you want to get her?" Sarah asked, pulling out her own munny.

"I was thinking...." Erik blushed, embarrased. "I wanted to get her a ring."

"An engagment ring?" Sarah asked.

Erik nodded. "But I'm not sure if I want to ask her yet....I just want to be ready for when I do."

"It always good to be prepared." Sarah said smiling as she handed him all of her munny. "Here, and you don't need to pay me back." She said giving him a pleasent smile.

"I'd feel horrible if I didn't." Erik said before running to a shop. He pays the shopkeep and takes a small velvet box and goes back over to Sarah and shows it to her. "Do you think she'll like it?"

Sarah smiles, "Of course." Sarah said, "That is the most beautiful ring..." Sarah trailed off.

Erik put it in his pocket and started twords the castle. He wondered if Sora had found her or not.

Sarah followed and when she saw the look on Erik's face, she said, "Everythig's going to be fine."

---

Riana sighed, and layed on the bed.

Erik nodded, but hurried anyway. Once at the castle he runs to the garden and pauses, looking up at the window to Riana's room. He tries to see her, but when he doesn't he panics a little, but calms himself, remembering telling her to go to sleep.

Riana sighed, and waited again. A couple of more minutes passed and she got Cabin fever so she got up and walked out of the room.

Erik ran up to the hallway leading up to the bedrooms, hoping Riana was still in her room.

Riana had walked to the library, "Was he just waiting for an oppurtunity to ditch me?" She asked herself. She organized all of the books from K to O. She sat down in a chair and sighed.

When Erik doesn't find her in her room, he runs out and runs into the library. "Riana?" He asks, looking for her.

"Just like her mother." Sarah mumbled as she followed Erik.

---

Riana heard her name and decided to go toward it. "Erik?" She asked, hoping it was Erik who would answer.

Erik ran down the libary stairs. "Riana?" He asked again.

Riana looked around a large bookshelf. "Erik?" She asked trying to find out where his voice was coming from.

Erik saw her then and ran over and hugged her. "I was worried Sora caught you." He whispered.

Riana smiled and hugged him back. "It's alright, I would have found a way out anyways." She said kissing him.

Sarah smiled.

Erik smiled. He then motioned to Sarah. "She claims to know you."

Riana froze. "Aunt Sarah?" Riana asked, shocked.

Sarah nodded and walked over and hugged Riana, "It's so good to see you, darling." She said, stroking Riana's hair. "You look just like your mother." She whispered, wiping away Riana's tears.

Riana smiled, "I take pride in that." She said.

"I know you do." Sarah said smiling.

"How did you find me?" Riana asked.

"It wasn't easy but I heard you travled to Hollow Bastion, and thank fully, I ran into Erik." Sarah said, then she laughed, "Or he ran into me." She said jokingly.

"Sorry again." Erik apologized, blushing.

Sarah tussled his hair, "And I told you, it's okay." She said, smiling.

Suddenly the alarms started going off. Sarah's keyblade popped into her hand and she ran to the Bailey.

Riana ran after Sarah with no weapons in her hand yet.

Erik followed Sarah, his keyblade appearing. Once at the Bailey he see's Sora coming down the stairs. "Oh boy."

Riana also sees Sora, "Don't worry. I have a trick up my sleeve." Riana whispers to Erik, flashing him a mischevious smile.

Erik still bites his lip, but sees no heartless. "That's odd..."

"Indeed." Sora says, looking around. "Tron?"

"I don't see anything wrong Sora. I'll keep checking." Tron's voice says.

Sora then notices Riana. "Riana." he says, looking not happy.

"Sora." Riana says smiling. Then she notices his look, "What's making you so grouchy?" She asks, keeping her eyes on him, slightly smirking.

"A hunch." Sora mutters.

Suddenly a hoarde of Dragoons appear. "Erik!" Sora shouts Ultima appearing.

"Got it!" Erik shouts, attacking a group of Dragoons.

Riana smirked summoning both her keyblades and swiping a group of Dragoons.

Sarah slashed one down and took a pause. Riana... With keyblades? She was speechless.

Sora almost froze, seeing Riana with two kayblades, but kept fighting, staying near Erik.

Riana twirled killing surrounding Dragoons.

Sarah was now near Sora and Erik.

Sora defeated the last of the Dragoons. "Riana your under arrest."

"Why?" Erik asks, standing before Riana. "She's done nothing wrong!"

"She's an ally of the Heartless Erik, step aside." Sora said.

Riana stepped in front of Erik, both keyblades in her hands. "I'm not letting you go to the dungeons, Erik..." Riana said, then she looked at Sora, "If I go peacefully, will you promise not to arrest Erik?" She asked.

Sora nodded, and took her keyblades.

"You'll be falsly accusing her." Erik said, Showing Sora the mark on her hand.

Sora looks at the mark. "That means nothing." He says.

Erik clutched Riana close to him. "If you take her...you take me."

Riana looked at Erik and slid out of his grip. "I'm not a knight, I can't do as much good as you can." Riana said before turning to Sora and holding out her wrists. "Take me." She said.

"Being a knight means nothing if Sora destroys our meaning for existing in the first place." Erik says, sounding upset. He rips off his necklace and puts it in his pocket. "I quit." He says before walking back to the castle.

Sora sighs and takes Riana's arms. He keeps her keyblades on his other arm and walks Riana twords the dungeon.

Riana is silent through the whole walk.

Sora opens the cell door and rubs his head. "I've never seen Erik act that way."

---

Erik is at the sparring grounds, and attacking a dummy furiously.

Riana shook her head and walked in the cell. She sighed as she gat on the ground.

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"Erik, stop holding this anger. It's not healthy and it's not what Riana would want." Sarah said trying to calm him down.

"Riana let herself get arrested on false charges!" Erik said, cutting off the dummies head.

"Because she knew you would be arrested to. And it's not like he can put her to death, without a trial first." Sarah said. "So please.... Calm down. For Riana's sake." She said in a soothing voice.

"I wouldn't have cared. It's better then sitting here knowing that Sora is loosing his mind. " Erik said, siting on the ground.

"But Riana does. You have to know, she's been in this situation before." Sarah said, sitting next to him.

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Riana looked around, and pulled out a paper clip from her pocket.

Erik sighs. "Just leave me alone Sarah." He says, leaving the sparring field.

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Suddenly, a simmer goes over the door and any other exits, forming an invisible shield. So no breaking out now.

"Dammit." Riana mumbled. "Hmm." Riana said. She kicked the door with her feet.

Suddenly the Lift wrrd and stopped at the dungeon. "Riana?" Eriks voice asked. "Where are you?"

"second cell down." Riana replied.

Erik ran down and stopped before the cell. "Hey." He said, smiling. He took out his necklace. "Need out?"

"Are you itching to lose your knight rank?" Riana asked sarcastically, her hands on the bars.

"I can't loose it if I technicly quit." Erik says with a smile.

"I wouldn't do that." Darren's voice says. "Sora will know the instant you open that door."

"Actually no, I know how to get passed it, but I'm not telling you." Erik said. He looked around Riana's cell door, trying to find something.

"You quit?" Riana asked shocked.

"I said technicly." Erik said with a smile. He kept looking. He muttered something.

"Hmm?" Riana asked, hearing him mutter but not understanding what he said.

"Nothing." Erik says, now looking at her. "step back a few okay?"

Riana back up to the wall, and waited.

The shield flashed for a moment and Erik jumped back. Sparks flied out and into the cell. He opened the door when they stopped. "Hurry." He whispered.

Riana ran out of the cell and to Erik's arms. "Thank you." She whispered. "We have to run to the farthest world we can." She said looking in Erik's eyes.

Erik sighed. "We can't run...Chip and Dale will see us go into the hanger. Theres no escape from here..."

"I....But...." Riana trailed off.

"We're trapped like rats." Erik says. "We're trapped unless we convince Sora about you."

"There's...." Riana trailed off.

Erik loked confused. "What are you talking about...?"

"When I was part heartless... I learned a trick and we might be able to use that to get out of here." Riana said.

"But your not a heartless anymore, you might not be able to do it." Erik says.

"Do what?" Mariya asks, coming into the dungeon.

"I might be able to." Riana said to Erik. She gave a nervous smile at Mariya. "Me and him were just talking." She said.

"Uh-huh." Mariya says, looking suspisious. "If you were gonna leave, you shoulda asked me."

"Princess, your father can't know about this." Erik said.

"Knowing my dad, he probly already knows Riana escaped." Mariya points out.

Riana looked at Mariya, "Can you get us out secretly?" Riana asked pleadingly.

"Maybe....no primises though, follow me." Mariya says. She then turns away from Erik and Riana and heads to the castle's chappel.

Riana pulls Erik along, and they follow Mariya.
"What are you doing?" Erik whispers to Riana.
"I'm getting us out. You helped me, a fugitive, escape, I'm not letting you go to jail on my behalf." Riana whsipers back as they both follow Mariya.

At the chappel doors, Mariya peeks her head in and opens the door. "Hurry up." She whispers.

Riana and Erik nod and quickly follow Mariya.

At the side wall Mariya finds a scanner and puts her hand on it. A secret door opens and Mariya doesn't move to go in it. "This will take you to a secret entrance to the gummi hanger...Chip and Dale shouldn't see you. Be careful though, some of the walls are crubling."

Riana hugs Mariya, "Thanks. If I ever see you again... I owe you." She says, letting go, then grabbing Erik and carefully running through, it comes toward the gummi hanger and Riana opens the door and pushes Erik in, then following him, closing the gummi ship door. Riana flips all the switches and takes off.
[Riana and Erik to Halloween Town]