"Fine." I didn't matter. Matt was dead eventually in this war. She knew it.

Steve aimed at Matt's head. "Hatred... killed me. I mustn't hate. No more." Steve dropped his gun and ran away crying.

Sydney looked at Steve. "Wait!"

"I've been consumed by hatred. I need to be at peace." Steve cried and sat down.

Sydney stood up. She was torn between making sure Matt was okay, and making Steve wasn't going to kill himself

"I-I don't know anymore. I'm useless." Steve sat with his pistol.

Sydney made a decision and decided to check on Steve. She looked around for him.

Steve raised the gun. "Here we go again..."

"Wait!!" Sydney spotted him out of the corner of her eye.

"What is it? You hate me, Matt hates me, I hate me." Steve stood up. "I'm going to go turn myself in. I have a lifetime in prison." Steve walks towards soldiers.

Sydney hugged him. "I don't hate you. I promise you that." She teared up a little.

Steve tripped. "Oww... I'm glad to hear that though." Steve rolled over.

Sydney smiled at him. She was strangely comfortable around him. "I'm glad too."

Steve hugs her close. "I'm glad you came back for me."

"I'm glad I came when I did." Sydney couldn't deal with him dying again. It would be too much.

"Well now that your here... and we're..." Steve throat got blocked for a second. He coughed.

"You okay?" Sydney looked at little concerned. She didn't know if he was choking on words or really choking.

"I'm just having a little trouble talking about things..." Steve cleared his throat. "Since we're lying down... you wanna...?" Steve tried to speak but couldn't speak the last bit.

"Uh..." Sydney was in shock. She couldn't react or say anything.

Steve never had good luck with the ladies. He was a tall handsome young man, but he could never properly talk to women. He froze up after what he just said. "I... er..."

"It would be best now you didn't speak." Sydney still hadn't reacted. She needed time

"Oh I knew it!" Steve began to cry.

"Don't cry!" Sydney kissed him. "For me?"

"What do you mean?" Steve asked in confusion.

Sydney kissed him again. It felt natural, almost instinctive.

"Oh that." Steve kissed her under the moon.

Suddnenly Sydney realized Steve had always been there no matter what. She started to see Steve differently.

"I'm... I'm in love Sydney. I'm in love."

"Sea," Xemnas told Sea, "I'm sure the're just fine.

Sea nodded, "Yeah. Knowing them, which i don't really, they're probably fine, with Sydney 'n' someone kissin'." Nana didn't seem amused. "..Hmm.."

"Ah, don't be worried!"

"That was magnificent." Steve sighed with feeling relaxed.

Sydney got up and held out her hand to help him up.

"That was amazing. Thank you." Steve kissed her on the cheek.

"No problem." Sydney smiled and turned to walk away. She did feel a little guilt.

"Wait! Where are you going?" Steve asked.

"Check on everyone else." Sydney cared about them all.

(..What a quick shift of loyalities 'dere.)

Nana sighed, and flopped down on the ground. "..I'm still worried. No matter what anyone says.."

"Alright." Steve turned around. He sat at the base of a tree.

Sydney headed to where everyone was. It was was getting late.

"That... was awesome." Steve sighed.

Sydney got back to the house. It was almost 9 P.M. She was going to the club where she had seen Danny. She walked in quietly.

"Better go rub this in Matt's face. Or face with no ear." Steve laughed then got up.

Sydney went in and changed into a cocktail dress and heels. She was going to look nice to talk to Woo. He was actually cool now that he wasn't chiding her about tuning.

"Rather not. Might as well just go to that Jazz Club. But I better put on a disguise though cause I took Matt from their and all." Steve puts on makeshift disguise.

Sydney started walking, clarinet in hand. She might play even though it had been awhile. Suddenly someone grabbed her.

Steve entered the club. He pulled out his personal B flat clarinet.

"Stay quiet." Sydney's capturer had a booming voice. "NOW WALK!" Sydney obeyed.

"How selfish of her not to even wave. She must have been in a hurry. Do you not agree, Sea and Nana?"

Sydney started to tear up. She whispered softly, "Help!" She knew he had a gun on him as well as his intentions. However she didn't know why she hadn't hit him with her clarinet case. What was it? She had the perfect opportunity

"*gasp* Sydney!" He silently heads to Sydney's location, not forgetting his weapons. It's a good thing silent emergencies are my strong suit, he thought to himself. He hid behind a building.

"Shut up!" Her kidnapper slapped Sydney, and she fell. Her head bounced off the sidewalk causing a concussion. The man pinned her to the ground.

Xemnas burst from his cover. "How do you dare?!" He aimed is punch right on the jaw, knocking the supposed rapist out. He held his hand out to Sydney to pick her up. "Does your head hurt?"

(whats happening?...)

(pfft, im not good at explanations, as March.)

Sydney grabbed his hand and used him for balance. "Yes, thanks though." Sydney picked up her clarinet.

"Here, let's head home. Or do you object?"

"I need to talk to Danny. Can we go to this jazz club?" Sydney was disoriented. Everything spiralled around. She was determined though.

"You look unfit to go, but I shall oblige." He put her arm over his shoulder, and took her to the jazz club.

"Thanks." Sydney attempted to walk. It was extremely hard under the the flashing colors. When they arrived, Sydney used her strength to find Danny.

"Would you like me to stay, lady Sydney?"

"I don't care. You're welcome to." She spotted Danny and started to yell at him. "DANNY! WOO!" Suddenly he turned around. "What happened?"

Xemnas walked over to the two. This could get interesting, he thought to himself.

"Someone attacked me." Sydney's voice was low holding tears. She didn't want to talk much about that. "I'm glad you're okay." Danny hugged her, but she didn't react.

Xemnas waited for the hugging to stop, and approached Danny. "Nice to meet you, Danny I presume?" He held his hand out to shake.

"Yes, I'm Danny Woo." Danny shook his hand firmly and smiled. "Nice to meet you....?"

"Xemnas, my friend, last name of no concern, I don't know it anyways. So, you two met here, am I right?"

"No, we were in band together before her father's death." Danny cringed. He didn't know any details about the murder. Sydney wouldn't tell him.

"Strange... you flinched."

"She and I have always been friends. He was murdered I think, so everytime his death is mentioned I cringe a little." Danny looked over at Sydney.

Steve entered the club. He saw Sydney and turned to look at X. He walked over to them.

"Steve! How's it, mate? (lawl all jolly and stuff)" He waved to Steve.

(I'm wearing a disguise) Steve spoke with an accent. "Hello chaps."

"Hah, c'mon now! YOU think I can't see through that?"

"Hmm... I don't understand what your talking about?" Steve spoke with his british accent.

Xemnas's smile dissipated. "Steve... how cheap." He made a grab for Steve's disguise, attempting to rip it off.

Steve began to walk over to them. He saw X trying to rip a guys face off. "What are you doing chap?" Steve said with a irish accent.

(please, explain what happened.)

"Why are you ripping this guy's face off?" Steve asked.

(Uhhhhhhh... I'm behind again, aren't I?)

(we're in a club) Sydney was still conversing with Danny. "So, you want to play?" Danny noticed her clarinet. "Sure." She was excited.

(...Hmm. I hate how far behind i get sometimes.)

Nana and Sea both decided to follow Xemnas to the club, wearing disguises. Sea was dressed up as Light Yagami from Death Note, and Nana was dressed up as Xion, from Kingdom Hearts, with her hood up, covering her face.

Danny and Sydney got up on stage. They unpacked, and Danny cued the piano. Suddenly they were passing off solos.

Nana, hidden, searched the pockets of her hoodie. Nothing but a telephone. "..I have an idea.." she then walked over to the base of the stage, "..Excuse me." she asked, in a voice similar to Lightning Farron's. She was good at disguising herself as someone else.

Sea sat down down at a random table, and put his feet up. "Aaaaah~"

Sydney wasn't sure if Nana was talking to her. Sydney looked at Danny and rolled her fingers. He kept playing. "Yes?"

"..Do you have any spare instruments I could play?" Nana replied, still with the fake voice.

Steve walked over the pulled his clarinet up to his face. He began to play.

"Grr..." He listened to Steve play.

Steve ignored X's weird noises and kept playing.

"Yes, I have a violin." Danny pulled another case out and tuned it really quickly. "Here." He handed the violin and bow off to Nana. "Be careful." Sydney smiled then readied to play again.

Steve played Canon in D on the clarinet. He played loud enough for everyone to hear.

"Hey this a jazz club!" Sydney yelled at the man. She never let anyone steal her thunder. She quickly ran up th B flat blues scale. "Duh!"

"No I love this song and I shall play it!" Steve said with his Irish accent. He continued to play Canon in D. The crowd cheered.

Sydney huffed and stormed out. "Screw it." She noticed a kid walking by himself. "Hey!" She ran across the street. "Wjy are you by yourself?" The boy replied. "I got out of band practice late."

"Urrggghhh..." Steve walked out after her. "Wait Sydney!"

"You need someone to walk with?" Sydney remembered when she would get out of practice, she would walk to Hardee's and eat. "Sure. How did you know I wanted someone to walk with?" Sydney smiled. "I used to walk home from practice."

"SYDNEY!" Steve watched her walk with someone. "Wait Syd!" Steve ran after her.

"What's your show?" Sydney was curious. "It's called Rebellion. It's really cool." The kid was smiling. "I bet."

Steve tapped Sydney on the shoulder and took off his disguise. "Hey."

"Oh hey. I was talking to this kid who I've never learned her name." Sydney looked at the kid. "Mark." He had a crack in his voice. "Mark, who plays tenor sax."