Kingdom Hearts II: Long Way Home

Chapter 16: Hollow Bastion

"Mai, hear me... even as I speak quietly."

Mai opened her eyes and looked around. This place she was in was like calm waters, clear and mirroring enough to reflect the sky above. She recognized the place.

"Am I on the brink of again?" Mai asked putting a hand to her heart. She then sensed a presence behind her, a familiar one.

"No, you aren't." The voice came from behind her and she turned her full body to look at the figure.

"Are you an organization member?" Mai asked her.

"No... Not anymore." The girl lowered her hood and fixed her straight red hair to were it was hanging out of the hood. Mai noticed the similarities to her mother from this girl, except the small difference was the upside down tear marks under her eyes.

"You're face... It looks like..." Mai's tears fell and the girl chuckled.

"Seems you need these tattoos more than I do..." She wiped them for Mai.

"Who are you?"

"Me? I'm nobody. Nobody but a girl who has impossible dreams and wishes... Trapped within another heart, who is also sharing with others." she put a hand to her heart.

Mai didn't know what she meant by sharing with others but she knew one thing. "Dreams and wishes can come true, but only if you don't wait for miracles to happen. You have to believe in them. Miracles are what we make them, here and now."

The girl raised her eyebrows and smiled. She chuckled. "I see... This is why she chose you to be the Twilight Princess." She grabbed Mai's wrists and light and darkness surrounded them. Memories weren't her own transcended to Mai's head and heart.

She sensed hurt, sorrow, pain, and regret, but all the while, she sensed happiness, friendship, family, and even love. The happiness in being herself despite all the naysayers, the friendship in the people she hung out with and the ice cream, the family in a crazy, fiery, redhead, spiked haired boy and his kindness of never abandoning her and loving her no matter what she did. And Lastly, the love she had for a blonde, angsty, spikey haired boy who looked like Ven to Mai. They might have had a rocky road of love but they will always love each other. All these emotions lead to one name.

"Maximum... I get it. You're my nobody." She smiled at Max and the nobody nodded.

"I'm lucky to have a good other like you..." Max hugged her. A light formed at their stomachs and Mai felt a warm feeling in her lower regions. "Please... Have her live a good life. When she looks at you and Sora, she will see me and Roxas."

"Huh?" Mai was confused and the light fully blocked her vision.

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Her heart was pounding in her chest. Her bright green eyes opened when she realized the strong arm around her and his well toned chest was what she was resting his head on. Her body, along with his, was stripped for their clothing and rested underneath a blanket. She looked up to him with much love and happiness.

His eyes fluttered open when her soft, pink lips lovingly reached his. He only deepened it as he put a hand to the back of her head.

"You're amazing, Flower." He smiled and she hugged him.

"So are you..." She giggled, nuzzling his chest. He smiled and looked out the window. They were in the Lanes In-between.

"Wonder what are next world is..." Sora wondered out loud.