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Betwixt and Between Ch40

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Both Kairi and Xion's Keyblades shone greatly with Light. The Light elongated the blades, making them stronger and more powerful. The two of them sliced through Nobodies with ease, fighting back-to-back. There was a steady lack of Nobodies in their perimeter, given that no Nobody could stand up to the power of their combo. As their combo finished, they raised their Keyblades in the air, twirling them about. Magically, their Keyblades did not clash. In tandem, Kairi and Xion slammed their Keyblades into the ground, emitting a shockwave that destroyed even more Nobodies and left the ones that weren't destroyed heavily wounded and reeling.

Sora and Roxas saw fit to take care of the rest of the Nobodies in the area.

"What was that?" Roxas asked, his eyes wide.

"It's called Bladecharge," Xion replied. "It's a combo that Aqua gave us."

"You ran into Aqua?" Sora asked, banishing Oathkeeper. It felt awkward in his left hand.

Kairi and Xion nodded.

"We helped them seal the Keyhole in Twilight Town," Kairi said.

"How come you two get to have all the adventures?" Roxas asked.

"Chill!" Xion said. "It was nothing major."

"Tell me about the combo thing," Sora said, changing the subject.

Kairi pulled the rest of the charms out of her pocket. "It's one for each Command Style," she explained. "I asked her if she could teach us how to do Command Styles, but she said she couldn't. In return, she made us charms for combo-versions of them."

"That seems pretty sweet," Sora said. "How do they work?"

Kairi and Xion explained to Sora and Roxas what Aqua had told them about the combo charms. Roxas and Sora got excited.

"Can we test out another one?" Roxas said. "Kairi and I don't have a combo yet."

Kairi laughed. "Sure thing, but we need to find another batch of Nobodies first!"

It didn't take long to find another batch of Nobodies, not in the Castle that Never Was. Roxas navigated the place with ease and knew where every spot the Nobodies would arrive was.

Kairi once again pulled the charms out of her pocket while Sora and Xion distracted the Nobodies. (At the moment, it was only a few Dusks; though Roxas was certain that they'd get some Creepers and Berserkers if they stuck around long enough.)

"Which one do you want?" Kairi asked.

"Do you know which one does what?" Roxas asked.

Kairi shook her head.

Roxas frowned in thought. "That one," he said, pointing to an icy-blue one.

Kairi pocketed the rest of the charms and she and Roxas activated the one he had selected. Instantly, the two of them felt a surge in speed. A bunch of Berserkers showed up as if on cue. Kairi and Roxas launched into attacks. Their attacks were now coated with everything Blizzard. The combos were immense. Roxas was able to summon three ice pillars that spun about the battlefield with great speed, destroying everything in their paths. After a bit of concentration, Kairi was able to summon the pillars as well. As the combo reached a close, Kairi and Roxas put their Keyblades together and summoned a giant ice block. Sora and Xion instinctively ducked out of the way. The glacier didn't touch Kairi or Roxas, but it did destroy all but one Berserker. Without even hesitating, Roxas went after the Berserker and destroyed it as well.

"That was so cool!" he exclaimed.

Kairi nodded in agreement.

"Do you think Xion and I could try one?" Sora asked.

"Sure, why not?" Xion answered.

Kairi pulled out the charms and handed them to Xion to offer to Sora.

"That one," Sora said, pointing to a light blue one with no hesitation.

"Time to find some more Nobodies," Roxas sang, starting off in a different direction of the Castle.

"Don't touch it just yet," Xion said, pocketing the charms. "I wouldn't want to activate a combo for no reason."

"Fair enough," Sora said, taking off after Roxas.

Xion and Kairi followed behind.

"Bleh, Gamblers," Sora muttered more Nobodies showed up. "I hate these things."

"No better time for a combo, then," Xion said, offering out the charm he'd selected.

Sora grabbed onto the charm as well and the two of them activated it.

Like Roxas and Kairi, they were given a burst of speed and power. They lashed out into the Gamblers, releasing rapid four-hit combos with spin-attack finishers. The Gamblers didn't even have a chance to unleash any of their usual attacks. Kairi and Roxas decided to just stay out of the way for the most part and let Sora and Xion perform their combo. Roxas tossed his Keyblade into the fray a couple of times and Kairi shot off a few level one spells. Sora and Xion timed it right so that the final finisher (a massive four-hit combo a piece, both ending with light attacks) finished off all of the Gamblers.

"That wasn't so bad," Sora said, grinning.

"Does anyone else want to use one?" Xion asked. "Sora and Kairi? Or maybe Sora and Roxas?"

The other three shook their heads.

"Roxas and I already have a pretty cool combo. So do Kairi and I," Sora said.

"We should practice that," Kairi said.

"Yeah," Sora said, scratching the back of his neck. "We probably should."

"Here, let me take the charms back, then," Kairi said, looking at Xion.

"What, you don't trust me with them?" Xion asked, her voice halfway teasing.

"Your pockets are all magicky. Just let me hang onto them, all right?"

Xion rolled her eyes. "Okay."

Xion dug the remaining charms out of her pocket and gave them to Kairi. However, as she was doing so, the pinky-purple charm brightened as it activated.

"They're not supposed to do that!" Kairi said.

"It doesn't matter, we just activated another one," Xion replied.

"Stop worrying about that," Roxas said. "We've got trouble!"

"Dragoon!" Sora spat.

Kairi and Xion looked at each other and both nodded in determination. Light surrounded the two girls, causing them to hover just a tad. They didn't hover completely, they just became rather light on their feet. Their Keyblades, however, actually did hover away from them. Kairi frowned at hers and moved her hand. Destiny's Embrace moved with it, still under her control. Kairi grinned and sent her Keyblade after the Dragoon with grace. Xion watched Kairi's actions and mirrored them. The Keyblades attacked the Dragoon with vigor and grace, allowing Kairi and Xion to stand just back enough to avoid the Dragoon's attacks. After every four hits or so, Kairi and Xion were able to let loose a ball of light, dealing heavy damage to the Dragoon.

"Darn your heart of pure light," Xion shouted. "Your light attacks are bigger than mine."

"Are you really going to complain?" Kairi asked.

"No, not really," Xion replied. "Not about that. I will complain that Sora and Roxas aren't helping though."

Sora and Roxas looked guiltily at each other and promptly launched into Magic Hour+.

"You know," Sora called out. "These things are a lot easier to manage when there's four people against them instead of two."

"Are you saying that we couldn't handle ourselves back at Castle Oblivion?" Kairi asked.

"No, not entirely," Sora said. "I'm just saying that this is easier."

"You're fighting with your right hand," Kairi said.

Sora groaned and switched hands. Roxas and Xion both laughed.

Kairi and Xion and Roxas and Sora let loose their finishers at the same time. Roxas and Sora sent out five pillars of light apiece, aiming them all at the Dragoon. Kairi and Xion became pillars of light, essentially. They spun about, letting loose both light and pure magic.

The Dragoon didn't survive both finishers.

"Well, that was fun," Kairi said.

"Shall we continue?" Sora asked.

"You and I still have a combo to practice," Kairi reminded him.

"That we do," Sora replied. "But there's one problem."

"What?"

"It requires me to fight right-handed," Sora said sheepishly.

Kairi frowned.

"Kairi could just fight left-handed," Xion said. "I do it all the time."

"Not everyone is ambidextrous like you, Xion," Roxas said.

Xion shrugged.

"Maybe we can just work on it another time," Kairi said sullenly.

"Maybe you should just let me fight right-handed," Sora replied.

"I wasn't the one who told you that you couldn't! Tifa said so! And she's the expert on hand injuries…"

"Just this once?" Sora asked.

"But it wouldn't be 'just this once'," Kairi said. "I know you fight with your right hand very frequently. You do it every time you dual-wield, as well as every time you're not consciously thinking about fighting with your left hand."

"Maybe we should quit the combo practice for now," Xion mused.

"Yeah, maybe let's all just go get ice cream and call it a day," Roxas added.

"Does it really matter all that much? My wrist feels fine!"

"But what if there's long-term damage?"

"I think I have more important things to worry about than wrist trouble."

"Like what?"

"You know what," Xion said. "On second thought, Roxas and I are just going to go have ice-cream. You two can join us when you get this sorted out."

Before Sora or Kairi could say anything, Roxas reached out and grabbed Xion's hand and activated the star shard. The two of them were gone in seconds.

"Like what?" Kairi repeated, her voice cracking.

"Like the darkness that I feel building up inside of me every time I use too much power. It doesn't happen with light attacks… but with every other attack I do that's powerful, I feel the darkness rise up inside of me. I can feel the monster of anti-form come out… blind rage and power. That's why I came here with Roxas in the first place: to spam Final Form until the darkness subsided. That's the only way I know how to get rid of it. It's either I do that, or I let myself be consumed by the darkness temporarily as it lets itself out. But I'm afraid… I'm afraid that one day that won't be enough…"

"Sora," Kairi said. "Why didn't you say something sooner?"

"I didn't want to worry you," Sora said sheepishly. "I'm supposed to be the person training you, protecting you. I'm not supposed to worry you with my own problems."

Kairi rolled her eyes. "Sure, you may be my trainer, and trainers aren't supposed to worry their students with their problems. But, Sora, you are also my boyfriend. And boyfriends are allowed to tell their girlfriends what's troubling them."

Sora looked down at his shoes, flushing.

Kairi closed the distance between them and hugged him. Sora gratefully put his arms around her as well.

"Sora, I am practically pure light," Kairi whispered. "I won't let you fall into darkness."

Sora gave a half-smile.

"Remember that time when you were a Heartless?"

"Yeah."

"Remember how I brought you back, then?"

"Yeah."

"I'll do that again if I have to. I'll always be there for you."

"Thanks, Kairi."

The two of them pulled apart from each other, looking each other eye-to-eye.

"Have you talked to King Mickey about this? Or Master Yen Sid? Or even Aerith?"

"No…"

"You are such a guy!" Kairi exclaimed, slapping him on the arm. "Maybe you should!"

"Yeah, probably."

Kairi rolled her eyes.

They were interrupted momentarily by a bunch of Samurais appearing.

"I don't have time for this," Kairi said, rather matter-of-factly.

She summoned her Keyblade and almost lazily pointed it at the group of Samurais.

"Holy," she said.

The usual burst of light erupted from her Keyblade, destroying all of the Samurais.

"Holy is right," Sora said as Kairi banished her Keyblade.

She grinned.

Sora cupped her face in his hands. He leaned in and kissed her.

"I love you," he said.

"I love you, too."

"Promise you'll keep me from the darkness?"

"Promise you'll protect me from everything else?"

They laughed and kissed once more.

"So, maybe we should go join Roxas and Xion, now," Sora said.

"Yeah," Kairi said absentmindedly. "Or we could go get ice cream somewhere else, just the two of us."

Sora's eyes lit up.

"I like that idea."
ARGH! This is like... a WEEK late. To be completely honest, I blame Shad for making so many things italicized to slow down the last two chapter ports.... This one was easy.

Anyway, I'm also slightly annoyed that I make an entire plan to keep up with this story... and then in three days that schedule goes to pits. (Though, in that three days I moved back to AZ... so... maybe not so blame-worthy.)

Moving on...

I GOT MY COMPUTER BACK! Which means things should move faster!!

Um... swapping two chapters... the chapter that should be getting posted now based on how this is written in the master document is being pushed back one chapter in favor of this chapter instead. It doesn't really matter because they both happen simultaneously. I'm just posting THIS chapter now so I can start posting the crossover with rar sooner! Yay!

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this is AWSOME! ur really good