Disclaimer: I do not own Kingdom Hearts, Disney, or any merchandise related to it. Although, I do own the attire that the Destiny Trio and the King, Donald, and Goofy wear to the party (kind of, I think).

Cinderella Ball Match-up

Chapter 1: Maybe it's like Pacific and Eastern Times?

It had been a few weeks since Sora had saved the worlds from Organization XIII. A few weeks since Sora had said good-bye to his friends Donald and Goofy. A few weeks since Sora received the letter from King Mickey, stating that the peace of every world had finally settled back in. A few weeks since the real sense of adventure ultimately took a permanent halt. For the Keyblade wielder, this was all fine and dandy, but he still had that hope that one day, he'd wake up and receive some sort of message that there was chaos afoot, and the Kingdom trio would be off again.

The quiet life of just spending one day after another getting up, going to school, learn things that would easily be forgotten, and then going home and then start the whole process over again just made Sora feel like his life was in a never-ending rut. It wasn't that he hated spending leisure time with his friends, far from it actually. It was just that, having had so much adventure in the last two years of his life, Sora felt like he had higher expectations now.

Donald, Goofy… King Mickey… I wonder what you're doing right now, the brunet wondered. Are you off checking on the other worlds? Or maybe stuck behind a desk full of paperwork? This thought made Sora chuckle, the image of an irate Donald stamping on one paper after another with Goofy walking over tiredly, holding a sky-scraping stack of papers. He was still nestled in his quiet reverie on the beach until the voice of Kairi cried to him.

"Sora! Guess what Riku and I found!" The red-headed girl was making a mad dash over the Keyblade Master, holding another bottle in her hand, a curved piece of paper held securely in the other hand. Riku, who made a short wave to his friend, was taking his time to cross the distance between he and Sora; his right hand was placed firmly in his pocket.

The young boy pulled himself up, patted the sand out of his pants, and turned to his girl friend before responding. "Is it something from the King?" His eyes glittered with anticipation, his hopes rising quickly for the words that would initiate the start of a new adventure.

"Yes! And you'll never guess what he wrote!" The sheer amount of excitement that Kairi was showing made Sora curious, and even more anticipated. So, he grabbed the parchment - a tad more quickly than Kairi expected - and began reading.

Dear Sora, Kairi, and Riku,

It has been a while since we last talked, hasn't it? How are you all? Donald and Goofy say 'hi' and hope you are all in tip-top shape.

Sora smiled, thinking a small 'hello' back.

I have written (or was it 'wrote'?) to you to inform you that Cinderella, one of the Princesses, has invited us to a formal ball at her castle. She had precisely requested that those who saved her world to come, in thanks for all you did. So, I hope you get this in time because I plan to visit in a few days. See you soon!

Sincerely,

King Mickey

P.S. - Minnie, Daisy, Chip, and Dale all say 'hi' as well.

"So, wait," Sora said, rolling the paper back up. "When did you get this?"

"Just a couple minutes ago. We found it farther down shore." Kairi pointed back behind herself.

Then when did… Sora unraveled the paper, searching for a date anywhere on the page. That's when Riku pointed out something.

"Hey, is that a…" He squinted, trying to make out an object that was zooming downward. "Gummi ship?" His face slightly contorted to a confused look.

The two 15-year-olds immediately looked up, one of them looking around wildly. "Where? Where?!" It didn't take long for Sora to find it, as the ship was steadily growing closer and louder. His blue eyes then twinkled with happiness as he recognized the pilots of the ship. "It's the King!"

"With Donald!" Kairi grinned.

"And Goofy!" Riku gave a surprised smile.

The space liner made a startling landing near the Destiny trio, spraying sand and sea water nearly everywhere, including the teenagers. As they sputtered and coughed the wet sand out of their mouth -while also brushing it off their clothes- the said anthropomorphic characters hopped out of the vessel, glowing smiles spread across their faces.

"We're here!" quacked Donald, his wings spread out wide.

"Hey, how come you guys are all wet?" Goofy asked, putting a finger to his chin.

"Gee, I wonder," Riku half-heartedly grumbled.

Sora, getting the last bit of water out of his hair, looked at three cartoon-like creatures in question. "I thought you guys weren't coming for another couple of days. Isn't that what your letter said?"

"Well, yeah, and it has been a couple days. So, y'know, here we are!" Mickey turned the three kids, his face resembling Sora's. "When did you get the letter?"

"Less than an hour ago, sir," Kairi said as she double-checked that her skirt was free of any and all sand.

The King chuckled as he made a grimace in apology. "Sorry about that, guys. I woulda thought that it'd get here sooner."

"Nah, no problem," Sora said, shrugging.

"Well then," Riku said as he came up beside his best friend. "Didn't you say something about a party?"

"Oh yeah! We should get goin', your highness!" Goofy said, pointing his thumb back towards the Gummi Ship. "We don't wanna be late for Cinderella's party!"

The King nodded at his friend before turning back towards Sora, Riku, and Kairi. "Everyone ready?"

"As ready as I'll ever be," the brunet responded. His two friends nodded in agreement. Then, all six of them piled into the tiny spaceship, and made its awkward take off into the sky, towards the world of Cinderella and her castle.

"Wait, wouldn't our parents get worried if we're gone for too long?" Kairi asked.

"Don't worry, we'll be back before midnight," Donald said cheerfully.

That's still a little vague, though, she thought in slight exasperation.

A/N: Okay! This is my first KH fanfic, so don't be too disappointed when you finish reading it. It's short piece, maybe 3 or 4 chapters, depending on the chapter length. Also, it's supposed to be a light-hearted SoraxKairi fan fiction, which happens to be my favorite pairing. Hope you'll like it! CYA