Kingdom Hearts- FFM V3!

I'm going in, Sora thought to himself, preparing himself for what was necessary. He turned away from the building once more before he held up a hand, summoning his faithful Keyblade into his hand. He had to be prepared...for whatever happened in there. Silence surrounding him, he spun around, running across the empty street and to the warehouse.

 

Roxas reached the other side of the street with Kairi walking beside him silently. As his thoughts of Smith faded, a familiar blonde took his place. Namine...Help will be there soon. Just hold on... Roxas desperately wanted to say those words to her, though he knew he couldn't because of where she was and who was in the way. Gosh, he just wanted to be with her, to assure her everything was going to be all right. Because it was. He would put his all into this confrontation with Smith, and he wasn't going out without a fight.

 

Sora hurriedly approached the door he had entered weeks ago, the teen seeing no sign of danger yet. He scanned the area one last time before approaching the door, standing in front of it. He reached forward with one hand, silently putting his hand on the knob and turning the knob. This time, however, it was locked. Sora wasn't too surprised at this; Smith must have been working alone this time, and that would have explained why he was having Roxas do some of the work for him by bringing Kairi to him. Sora exhaled heavily, just thinking about how manipulative this man was getting him angered. He chased away that emotion as he took one step back, holding up his Keyblade and pointing it at the door. A small light came out of the blade and streaked toward the doorknob, a soft clicking sound coming from the door. Sora nervously took a step forward and cautiously opened the door. He was relieved to see that the first hall was empty.

 

Roxas was Namine's guardian angel, her protector, her defender. But this time...he couldn't save her on his own. Which was why he was glad that Sora had stepped in; he may not have been there as of now to save her, but Sora was or was going to be. He knew Sora would keep his promise, and Roxas was going to do the same to be sure Kairi was safe. The boy blinked once, snapping himself out of his thoughts when he noticed a sign for 7th Street ahead. They were close now, and soon this would be settled.

 

Sora quietly entered the hall, shutting the door behind him. He scanned the area once more, though everything was as he recalled--completely empty. He walked up the hall quickly, tightening his grip on his weapon as he approached the next door. Once he was beside the door, he stopped, putting one hand on the knob and opening the door partway. Again, there was nothing. Sora slipped in through the open door before shutting it behind him, walking down the hall carefully. So far so good; there was no sign of Smith. But where was Namine?

 

Roxas' fists tightened slightly at the knowledge that in only a matter of minutes--since he and Kairi were arriving before the set time limit--Smith would be in front of them. He could feel the anger inside him slowly growing, but he needed to stop it from reaching its boiling point so he could use that rage on the sick, twisted, evil man he hated to even know.

Kairi inhaled a soft breath in the silence, the only noise being both of their sneakers hitting the earth. Her heart was strong, and it normally sent feelings to her about these situations. But now...she wasn't feeling anything. She was numb.

OOC: I gotta go for the night. My best friend's coming over to help with homework and hang out. I'll see you tomorrow!

 

Sora headed down another empty hall, this one having multiple doors along both walls. He approached the closest door on the right and put an ear against it, only hearing silence. Still though, that was no guarentee that the room was unoccupied. He reached for the doorknob and found that it was locked. That gave him a feeling something was up, and he had good feeling in his gut now. He took a step back and unlocked the door using the Keyblade, a soft clicking noise entering his ears. Once more, he scanned the area surrounding him to be sure that nobody was nearby. There was nothing new about this area, so Sora cautiously opened the door, peeking inside it. Though it wasn't open more than a crack, he could see the entire room. It was empty except for one girl. "Namine!" he whispered her name as he opened the door and entered the room, letting the door fall shut behind him as he approached the girl.

Namine opened her eyes at the sound of her name, her eyes immediatly finding that she was no longer alone. But, wait a minute...this wasn't making any sense. Why was Sora here, and not Roxas? Though she was greatly confused about the matter, a sense of relief overcame that feeling as she watched Sora approach her. It looked as if he were going to get her out, and Namine couldn't have been more thankful for that. Though Smith had left her alone for a little while now, the situation was still miserable. All of the emotions inside her were at the surface of her heart--sadness, fright, pain, discomfort, and brokenness.

OOC: Okay, bye!

 

Roxas relaxed his right hand from its fist position before he reached into his pocket and pulled out his phone. Flipping it open, he checked the time. "Only a few minutes left," he said as he shut his phone and slipped it back in his pocket.

Kairi looked over at the boy at his words, and she stayed silent when their walk slowed slightly, their destination right ahead of them.

Roxas turned his head to Kairi, his blue eyes falling on hers. "You ready?" he asked, wanting to be sure she was prepared for what could possibly happen.

Kairi inhaled a breath as she nodded. "Yes," she said, a small bit of confidence showing in her voice. But she had to be as confident as she could be, as well as brave. She was helping her best friend this way, and she needed to be strong so Namine came out of this safely.

 

Sora unsummoned his Keyblade, hurrying over to the blonde girl. Gosh, she looked so broken... "You okay?" he whispered, kneeling down in front of her and scanning her features to be sure she wasn't seriously injured.

Not really, Namine thought to herself. But she saw Sora looking over her, and she knew that he was referring to physical injury. Though in that way, she wasn't really okay either, since Smith had hit and kicked her several times throughout the night. But she nodded anyway, seeing Sora's ocean blue eyes on her.

Sora nodded faintly before his eyes wandered over to the corner, and he noticed a single knife. He figured that Smith must have kept it there in case there would have been an emergency, where he needed to get Namine free quickly. But now, Sora was going to use it to his advantage. He reached past Namine and grabbed the knife, holding it securely in his right hand before moving to the side. Though the rope around Namine's wrists were tight, the brunette saw a spot where he could cut through, so he started to gently saw through the material. While doing so, his eyes wandered around the room once more, and he saw that they truely were alone.

Namine exhaled softly through her nose, her gaze down as Sora cut the rope that bound her hands. She was very uncomfortable, and though a thousand questions nagged her, she had no choice but to be patient and wait to have at least a few of them answered.

 

Roxas nodded once as they stopped on the corner of 6th and Washington, like Smith had specified. Roxas looked around, his blue eyes darting around the empty streets that surrounded him and Kairi. That's exactly what the area was like; empty. No sign of Smith anywhere.

Kairi folded her arms over her chest, a small breeze blowing over her form. Again, she was thankful for the longsleeves of her white shirt, though the shirt could have been a little thicker. Regardless, she let her violet-blue eyes scan over the streets the intersected around her, seeing only a deserted city.

 

Once Sora finished cutting the ropes that bound her hands, Namine immediatly brought a hand to her face and started to tear off the tape while Sora worked on cutting the rope around her legs. "What're you doing here?" she whispered, surprise apparant in her voice and facial expression. "Where's Roxas? Is he hurt?" The questions left in such a hurry that Namine had to force herself to be quiet by biting her tongue.

"He's fine," Sora said shortly, at that moment cutting through the ropes and pulling them away from Namine. "He sent me to save you, since he's busy with distracting him," Sora didn't say the name of the man, knowing that Namine understood who he was referring to. His eyes widened for a moment, he locked eyes with her again. "We are alone, right?"

Namine nodded faintly once again, hearing concern in Sora's voice. "He left a little while ago," Namine said quietly. Smith had left when she was crying, so she didn't specifically know when he had left...or when he was coming back. She feared he would come back soon, but if Sora said Roxas was distracting someone, it was obviously Smith. So that meant that they were by themselves for now...right?

 

After a minute or two of waiting, the time not exactly 4:25 yet, Roxas leaned against one of the concrete buildings. He crossed his arms, but kept his eyes alert, scanning the area constantly. He couldn't afford to mess up here, like he had done previously. It was too risky to get sidetracked, and getting caught off guard was even worse.

Kairi tucked a piece of her red hair behind her ear before returning her arm to its crossed position over her chest. She exhaled silently, her eyes staring at the sidewalk as silence rang out around her and Roxas, the only noises being pieces of litter--newspaper or other things--getting pushed across the pavement by the light wind.

 

Sora nodded once more, staying silent and listening for any noise. Namine's words were reassuring, but he knew that he couldn't take chances here. After a few moments of hearing nothing, he reached out a hand to Namine. "Let's get out of here," he said softly, his gentle blue eyes staying connected with hers.

Namine reached forward with one hand, lightly setting it in Sora's hand as she held his gaze. Gosh, she was so glad to be getting out of this place. She never wanted to be in a situation like this again, and now she was more worried for Roxas than herself...

Sora saw a faint streak of light enter the room out of the corner of his eye, and then the sound of a small object rolling on the ground. He turned around partway, his eyes widening when the door shut and a small canister laid on the ground. And then a hissing noise entered his ear, and he knew that it was a gas canister. Without thought, he brought both arms forward and wrapped Namine tightly in his arms, keeping her head closest to his chest.

Namine's eyes widened at the hissing noise alone, and her pale blue orbs grew even more wide when Sora suddenly brought her close. What? What's going on?!

They weren't alone, and Sora now recognized that he had been set up. Now, that invisible gas that poured into the room...it was meant to kill them both. Why not get two kills for the price of one, right? Smith had expected this, just as Roxas had suspected. Sora couldn't save himself now, and he understood that clearly, despite the suddenness of what was going on. But if he kept Namine close to his chest so she had enough fresh air, he could keep his commitment to Roxas and save the girl. "Don't breathe deeply!" he cried, pulling Namine in closer to him as he squeezed his eyes shut.

 

After a few more minutes, Kairi started to suddenly get worried. Not because they were still alone, but because Smith hadn't arrived yet, which made her feel a little tense. She turned her head and looked over her shoulder slightly at Roxas, the boy only a few feet from her. "What time is it?"

Roxas stayed leaning against the wall as he reached into his pocket again and pulled out his phone. Flipping it open, his eyes looked at the digital clock on the screen. "...4:29," he said slowly, his eyebrows furrowing slightly. He looked up at Kairi then, his phone staying open in his hand. His expression only mirrored hers, and he suddenly started to get suspicious.

 

Namine nodded faintly, that being the only sign she could use to let Sora know that she had heard him. She tried her best to follow that order, the blonde controlling her nervous breathing the best she could. She tightly shut her eyes, the hissing noise continuing to echo in the room around her.

Sora held Namine closely, his head on top of hers as he tried to not intake too much of the contaminated air. Still though, he was clearly exposed to it, and even now he could feel it getting to him. Whatever it was, this gas worked very fast and very hard. He suddenly felt chills, taking in another fact: once the gas took care of him, Namine would have been left alone again. And Smith probably wouldn't restrain himself, seeing that Roxas had somehow worked against him...

 

Kairi turned slightly at Roxas' answer. "He's late?" she asked in disbelief. She didn't get an answer, only watching as Roxas snapped his phone shut and shoved it in his pocket. He pushed himself from the wall, walking to the curb before he turned his head and scanned the area. Kairi only stayed silent, knowing that even if Roxas didn't answer him audibly, his actions and their being alone was enough of an answer.

Roxas grit his teeth slightly as his eyebrows stayed furrowed over his eyes, which darted over every corner that he could see from where he was. Smith didn't do this...not this... Roxas thought, his eyes scanning the area. He didn't trick them... Roxas wouldn't believe that...not now. His eyes pierced every part of the street, his orbs looking for that figure that he hated so much. He was going to show up...because it was safer for Namine that way...

 

...Sora couldn't let Smith have that advantage. He had to call for help...now. He couldn't reach for his cell phone since he had to keep Namine close to him, so he used the only form of communication he could think of: his heart. "I'm sorry...I-I failed," Sora called out weakly, the gas starting to take its toll on him. He heard the hissing stop as he released one last breath, fading away from conciousness.

Namine kept her eyes shut tightly despite the fact that the hissing noise started to fade away, and she knew that the danger had disapeared. At least for a few short moments, anyway. She now recognized that gas was meant to kill both of them, but...Sora...

 

Roxas continued to look up and down the roads, searching for any sign of Smith at all. His anger started to grow, though it was stopped for the moment when he heard a gasp next to him. He turned his head, his alarmed eyes falling on Kairi, though she was safe from any harm, something completely opposite of what he had thought.

Kairi's eyes were wide, that being the reaction to the voice that had reached her heart. She stared ahead with shocked eyes, still trying to comprehend the words the voice had spoken...his weakened voice.

Roxas approached Kairi, taking a few steps before he stood right in front of her. "Kairi," he said, and her eyes flicked up to his. "What's wrong?" he asked, his voice showing his alert and concern. She looked as if she were...shocked. But why?

Kairi stared up at Roxas for a moment, trying to snap out of it. His voice...Sora's voice... "It's Sora..." she started slowly. "He..." She trailed off without meaning to, Sora's words being replayed in her mind. He...failed?

 

Namine opened her eyes after a moment, noticing that the embrace around her had loosened slightly. But, did that mean...? Namine didn't have time to finish the thought. The boy holding onto her was pulled away by something, and Namine opened her eyes just in time to see Smith roughly holding the boy's shoulders.

Smith glared down at the boy, whose limp body showed that the gas had done the job; that wretched Keyblade weilder was dead now. Finally. Still, he had a lot of anger toward the kid, so he suddenly through the body, the teen sliding across the floor slightly. Then he started over toward him, summoning his dark blade into his right hand. There was no harm in getting in one stab, or several, just to take out his anger.

Namine's eyes widened when she saw Smith's actions, and she forced herself to her feet, rushing over to Sora's still body on her shaky legs, the girl not too balanced because of how long she had been sitting tied up. She stood in front of Sora protectively, holding out her arms as she shouted at Smith. "Stop!" she cried, fear in her eyes as she glared at the man. She was surprised when he actually did listen, stopping about two feet in front of her. "Don't hurt him!" she said desperately, feeling a little braver when she knew that the man was listening to her words. She didn't want to see Sora get hurt, even if he was...

 

Roxas' eyes narrowed ever so slightly when Kairi didn't finish. "...He what?" he asked slowly, starting to think that because of Kairi's expression and the way they were alone that---

"Sora...failed," Kairi said, though her disbelief was shown in her voice. She blinked once when Roxas' expression suddenly changed, his eyes widening. She had done the same...and was still doing it. Sora couldn't have, could he?

Failed?! Roxas' eyes were wide in both shock and realization. If Sora failed, that meant... "No..." he suddenly said in a soft tone, his voice low as his eyes suddenly closed, his eyebrows furrowing over them. "No...that can't be..." Roxas shook his head, his blond spikes moving slightly. He found himself tightening his fists and grinding his teeth together. This was bad...very bad.