Ok. Since birth by sleep is out in Japan, of course I had to see spoilers for before it came out in America. Now everything I thought of for this story is ruined! *sob sob*

Because of this, I am putting this on indefinite hiatus. I may never get back to this story ever again. Instead, I am working on another story with Jinjoo. It is going to be a trilogy, and Nikki and Molly have new names and storylines. They are now Umi and Kasai. Molly/Kasai has the biggest personality change. It will surprise you what role she plays. Nikki/Umi will have an even bigger role, but she still has pretty much the same personality. The upcoming series is called Awakened Fate.

Here is a scene that would have been in a later installment of TOTL. What happened is that Molly became a heartless for about a year between the first two books and now that she is back, she is struggling against the darkness, though she hasn't yet told Riku that she is. While visiting feudal Japan, she races into the forest for a bit so Riku doesn't see her in an Anti-form, but Inu-Yasha sees her and tells her to tell Riku. This is what happens that night. This also contains facts that would be in the story. BLOOD WARNING!!!!

Molly's POV-

I wandered through the deep fog, unaware of any life that was near. All I knew was that I was in a clearing. Through the haze, I saw a silhouette. Heartless! I summoned my Dark Angel's Wing keyblade to my hand and slashed at the silhouette. I felt my Keyblade cut through its skin. Several more silhouettes came towards me through the fog. I went into Anti-form and let instinct take over, slashing at all the silhouettes.

Before long, all the heartless had been dispatched of. The mist began to clear.

"Molly!"

His voice snapped me out of it. I then realized that I was standing in the middle of a pool of blood. It hadn't been heartless I had destroyed. I stared around in horror at the bodies of my friends. Sora, Kairi, Roxas, Ventus… everyone we had traveled with. And he had seen everything. I couldn't dismiss my bloodstained keyblade. Reluctantly, I turned to face him.

"…Why?" Riku whispered. "Why did you do this?"

"R-Riku…"

"You… killed them," he murmured. Then his voice grew stronger. "You used the power of Darkness and killed them! WHY!?"

"I- I didn't-"

"Is this what you've become? A murderer? Are you going to kill me next, too?"

"No! I would ne-"

My words were cut off as the tip of a dark-colored keyblade stuck out of Riku's chest. As the keyblade withdrew from his body, he fell forward into the pool of blood, his own blood adding to it. Behind Riku, I was shocked at what I saw. The girl held the dark keyblade up to her mouth and licked a drop of blood from the blade before turning to face me. She smiled.

"Hello… other me."

I couldn't answer. She tilted her head.

"Can't remember? You became me about a year ago. If it weren't for your foolish lover, I would have continued to exist!" She lifted her blade and held it with the bloodstained blade pointing at me. "So, if I eliminate you now, Riku won't be here to save you!" She advanced towards me and raised her dark blade.

***

"NOOO!!!!!" I screamed, sitting up in my sleeping bag. I looked around, relieved to see all my friends still alive and unharmed. I sighed, and began to lie down again, when I felt the darkness wrenching at my heart.

I turned to Inu-Yasha, who was standing watch. He jerked his head towards the forest, a gesture for me to go. I nodded thankfully before racing away into the forest. Once deep in the forest, I let go and became my Anti-self. For several minutes I blacked out before returning to normal. I looked at the damage around me, before sitting down on a fallen tree, head in my hands.

"Molly?"

I sat up straight, then turned and faced Riku.

"Molly? What… what happened here?"

I hesitated. "…It was…me."

I waited for accusations, for questioning what I meant, for something. Instead, he merely nodded. "You're struggling with the darkness too?"

I gasped. "How did you-"

He looked away. "It makes sense, considering you became a heartless once, and that your father is Vanitas."

I shook my head. "I still can't believe that! It makes us cousins!"

He smiled slightly. "Several people fall in love with family members, but that's beside the point. Why didn't you tell me you were struggling?" without waiting for an answer, he wrapped his arms around me. "Oh well. I'll help you now."

I knew that I didn't have to speak to voice my answer. I returned the sign of affection with a kiss.

How did you like that? Here is also a sneak peek at the upcoming series.

A slow breeze blew across the snow white sand that covered the fragmented ground. In the distance, an oddly shaped golden castle with spires of an unusual shade of blue could be seen.

The only sign of life was a figure with a billowing maroon cloak with a gilded border (Not organization style) advancing towards it. The figure stopped and looked up at the strange building.

"So," the figure murmured. "This is where he sleeps." From what was visible of the person's face, they smirked. "Perhaps it's about time he awoke."

The figure then continued to advance towards the building, before walking inside.

And that was a sneak peak at Awakened Fate: Pained Sorrow. The cloak that they wore was the type that is just a huge cloth with a hood. I got the idea of the appearance from Demon Diary and Avatar: The Last Airbender. See if you can guess the location. ;)