In this story, the whole RikuxKairixSora doesn't happen. So that means all the males are up for grabs!

Disclaimer: I own Talia Yulia, Ketalia, and Onilia. Nothing more.

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'Uh, why must fate be so cruel?' Tali thought to herself, 'Why? Why must we go live with our too-perky-for-her-own-good cousin, Yuffie? Why did my parents have to move here? Did we do something wrong in a past life? If so, we apologize. Please don't make us do this!' she pushed yet another strand of her long cerulean hair out of her face and sighed. 'Oh well, at least I won't be completely alone.' She thought, looking at her twin sisters in the back. Yuli was listening to her music and had barely noticed anything. Keta was looking out the window with a dreamy look on her face, but Oni looked at her and smiled knowingly. She knew exactly what her sister was thinking about.

Talia, Yulia, Ketalia, and Onilia Sintarez may have been born as identical quintuplets, but after 15 years they could not have looked any more different. Tali had sparkling purple eyes, long cerulean hair that reached to her thighs, and a sharp attitude to fit her biker-girl style. Yuli had white blond hair that was in a bun in the back of her head, sapphire blue eyes, and a passion for music. Keta had emerald green hair that was always in a high ponytail, big brown eyes, and a tendency to daydream. Oni had fiery gold eyes that changed to red when she was angry, shoulder length spiky flame red hair, and a sometimes annoying optimistic personality.

"Girls, we're here!" said her mother.

'Crap.' thought Tali, getting out of the car.

Destiny Islands did not strike her as the most appealing place to be, but she could deal with the scenery. The one thing she could not deal with was the fact that her cousin was there to greet her.

"TALI!" screamed Yuffie. "ONI, YULI, AND KETA, TOO!

'And there goes my spine.' thought Tali as her cousin hugged her around the waist.

"Hi…Yuffie." said Talia when Yuffie had released her and she had enough air to speak again.

"Wow, your hair has great color. All of them do! Anyway, let me show you guys where you're gonna be staying!" said Yuffie brightly, half dragging them both to who-knows-where, yammering on and on about something that Tali was so not listening to.

"Okay, here we are!" said Yuffie after about twenty minutes. Tali surveyed her new house, slightly awed by the wonderful hominess of the house. She went inside and looked around. 'Yes,' she thought to herself, 'I could defiantly call this place home.'

"So what do you think?" asked Yuffie happily. Tali turned to smile at her energetic cousin.

"I think that I am so getting the attic room."

"So, when do we start school?" asked Oni after Yuffie was done crushing her sister again.

"You guys start school tomorrow." replied Yuffie. "But I have a surprise for you!"

"What?" asked the quadruplets, fearing the worst.

"There's a masquerade dance at the school tonight, and I bought you all tickets!"

"YOU WHAT???"

"Come on!" said Yuffie, giving them all big puppy dog eyes, "You can meet new people and get acquainted with the school and…"

"Just stop." said Keta, waving a hand in front of Yuffie's face. "We'll go, alright? Just stop the eyes."

"GREAT!" said the Yuffie enthusiastically.

((A few hours later))

"Yuffie, there you are!" said Leon, spotting his girlfriend in the doorway.

"Yup, I'm here, and I brought friends." She said, motioning for the girls to come in.

"Well, if it isn't Squall!" said Tali, coming into view. "You finally asked out Yuf, didn't you? It took ya long enough."

"Yuffie, who is this girl and how does she know my name?" Leon whispered in Yuffie's ear.

"You don't remember me, Squall? After all those times I poured slime on your head?" asked Tali, indignant.

Leon's jaw dropped as realization hit him at last. "Talia?"

"No duh, moron."

"Hope ya didn't forget us, too." said Yuli joining her sister with the others behind them.

"Yulia, Onilia, and Ketalia?" asked Leon, astonished.

"Of course!" they said together.

"Well," said Leon after he regained his composure. "Ya kinda can't blame me for not recognizing you, considering the last time I saw you, you all looked liked ugly little ducklings, and now you've all turned into swans."

"Shut up, Squall."

"It's Leon now."

"Whatever."

"Why are we all still standing out here?" asked Yuffie, "Come on, let's go in!"

((Inside))

"Who should I dance with, Sora?" asked Riku, scanning the crowd.

"I don't know, pick one!" said Sora, who was facing the same predicament.

"Cloud who should I dance with?" asked Riku, turning to his other friend

"What Sora said." Was the only response he got.

"Wait a minute, WHO ARE THEY?" asked Tidus, pointing at the door.

They all turned to look at the door and they felt their jaws drop at what they saw.

A group of girls had come in to the room, and they were attracting stares from everyone. They had come to the party dressed in beautiful ball gowns that complemented each of the striking hair colors perfectly, with masks that expertly contrasted to their dresses. Cloud forgot everything around him and just stared at the flame-haired, scarlet dressed girl, his eyes following her every move and traveling up and down her body so fast that his eyes almost became blurs. Tidus had noticed the white-blond girl in the silver gown in an instant, and after a few minutes, he was unable to take his eyes off her. Sora was entrance by the girl with hair as green as grass and the forest green dress that she was wearing, and was also unable to look away from her. Riku had eyes only for the girl with the long cerulean tresses that reached to her ankles, and was wearing a sparkling light purple gown that accented the curves that no girl at his school possessed. Only one thought penetrated the boys' heads while they were under the spell that these girls had cast on them: 'I gotta ask her to dance.'

They ran toward their respective dream girls, their heads foggy and their minds racing at the speed of light.

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((Center on Cloud and Oni))

Cloud got to the redhead girl first, and tapped her lightly on the shoulder to attract her attention. "Excuse me…"

Oni whipped around, and found herself staring into a pair of gorgeous blue eyes that belong to a boy whose looks could take your breath away. She blinked, and realized that he had asked her something, and was expecting an answer.

"Sorry, I didn't catch that." she told him, her voice like music to his ears.

"That's okay." He smiled at her, making Oni want to melt. "I asked if you would like to grace me with your presence by agreeing to dance with me." He said as he extended his arm for her to take.

Oni blushed, and gave him a smile of her own. "I would love to." She told him, placing her hand on his arm, making shivers of delight run up and down his spine. He led her out to the dance floor, and placed his hand on her waist as she placed her hand on his shoulder. Their free hands met, and they smiled at each other one last time before they began to dance slowly in time to the music.

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((Center on Tidus and Yuli))

Yuli had noticed that her sister was dancing within minutes, but she was still unprepared when Tidus reached her. Tidus was very tall compared to the petite Yuli, and she noticed how muscular his arms were when she too placed her hand on his arm in response to his question of, "May I have this dance?"

Yuli's heart was beating so loud, she was sure that Tidus would be able to hear it, but he was too distracted by her overwhelming beauty to notice anything at the moment. They walked out onto the dance floor, and also began to dance.

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((Center on Sora and Keta))

Keta had seen Sora the instant she had walked into the room, and was immediately smitten by his clear blue eyes and spiky brown hair, but she was too shy to go and ask him to dance herself. So you can probably imagine her happiness when he approached her and asked her to dance. She accepted heartily, making Sora's heart leap in joy. They reached the floor and each of them looked for the remainder of each of their parties, but Sora could not see Riku, and Keta could not see her blue headed sister anywhere.

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((Center on Tali))

Tali had rushed outside once she had realized that all of her sisters had submitted to their respective dance partners. She did not want to have to dance with anyone right now, but she wouldn't really mind it if that silver-haired boy had asked her. She shook her head to clear it. No boy was worth it, at least not to her. She was so wrapped up in her own thoughts that she hadn't noticed that the silver-haired boy had followed her out, away from the dance. He watched her turn the corner and head to the beach below. He followed her, and came onto the beach just minutes after she did. He saw her sit on the soft sand, and look out on the approaching sunset. He smiled to himself, for he had come out to this beach many times before, just to watch the sun set and the moon rise. He walked up behind her and said softly, "It's pretty, isn't it? Though I have to admit, nothing is as pretty as you right now."

She whipped around, but, upon realizing that it was the silver-haired boy, calmed down and turned back to watch the sun sink into the western horizon. She felt the boy sit next to her, but didn't stop him. She was actually kind of glad for his company.

"Do you come here often?" she asked him.

"Yeah, I do actually." replied Riku. "How'd you know?"

"The waves recognized you."

"And I assume that they told you about me?" said Riku, smiling because he thought she was joking.

"Yes, as a matter of fact, they did." She said, not taking her eyes off the sunset. "They told me that you are often seen with a girl, but that you have never brought one down here to watch the sunset with you, although you do that by yourself almost every day." She looked at him and almost laughed at his astonished expression. "Am I correct in thinking that they were right?"

"How do you do that?" he asked her in wonder.

"I don't know." She admitted, "I've always been able to do that, among other things."

"Such as?" asked Riku, his attention held captive by this mysterious girl.

"This." She said getting to her feet. She walked over to the approaching tide and stepped into the water.

Riku blinked, and saw that she had not sunk through the water like most people, but that the waves held her up, and she walked further onto the water as if this was something she normally did. She turned, and motioned for him to follow her, holding her hand for him to take. He accepted her offered hand, and shakily stood on the water too. They walked together until they were far enough away from the shore that no one could see them. Riku turned to Tali, his eyes wide with shock, and maybe a little bit of happiness.

"This is one of the strangest things I've ever done." He told her. "But I would like one thing more to make this night as perfect as can be."

"What would that be?" asked Tali.

"A dance with you." He said with out the slightest trace of bashfulness in his voice.

"I think I can arrange that." She told him with a smile. He grinned and put his arm around her waist, keeping her other hand tightly entwined in his. She slid her other hand up to his shoulder and sent a brief request out to the water around her. The ocean consented to her request, and started to trickle and drop in time to the beat of a waltz. She smiled at him and they started to dance in time to the beat of the water around them. Soon Tali found that she was unable to look away from his ice blue eyes, and when he leaned down and pressed his silken lips against hers, she didn't object, but only responded by kissing him just as sweetly back. She felt the water around her grow happy that she was happy, and started to glow and twinkle to add to the romantic scene. They broke away, smiled at each other, and started again, this time with more passion and certainty. And thus they stayed until it was too dark to see the other's face. Then they walked back across the sea and back to the party, only to find that it had ended and that Tali's sisters were looking for her. Tali turned to Riku and smiled, "My sisters are looking for me, and I'd better go."

"Alright." said Riku, "But could I have just one last kiss before I never see you again?"

"I don't know about the 'never see me again' part." She said, stepping up to him, "but I think I can deal with the other request."

He smiled at her, and leaned down for one last kiss, which they shared for one last blissful moment. Then they broke away, and Tali raced off to comfort her sisters. Riku watched her ride away with her sisters and stood there, thinking about her for a while until he realized something. He actually laughed at the sheer stupidity of it.

He had walked on water with the girl of his dreams and had kissed her until the moon had risen way above their heads.

But he didn't know her name.