A/N: Hey guys, this story is like a sequel to KHII, least in my mind. It takes place about six months from the arrival of the King's letter. Pairings of course are Sora x Kairi, Roxas x Namine, possibly more. This could be an Oneshot, I dunnoe. Tell me if you like it by reviewing. If you want it to continue, you better review. XD

Disclaimer: What I would not give to own KH……Sniff


Hold Me Tight & Don't Let Go

Chapter 1: I Love You

"I cannot believe this!"

"Kairi……"

"How could you do this to me?"

"Kairi……"

"Didn't you promise me not to venture on your own again? Didn't we swear that the 3 of us shall travel together after what happened?"

"Kairi……you have to understand……"

"NO!! I've stressed it a million times! Why? Why?"

"Look……"

"Sora! Why? I'm not just a little girl anymore! I know what heartless are! I'm a princess of Heart for god's sake! Why won't you let me go with you?!"

"Kairi………we've been through this a million times. It's dangero…"

"I know the danger that they pose! That's more the reason to go with you! What if you suddenly disappeared again! Like two years ago? What if you left us all forever?"

And she broke down. Right in front of Sora, she broke down. She just couldn't stand it any longer. She hated this. She hated him leaving every time without telling her. She hated not being able to see him whenever she felt lonely. She hated having to worry about him. She felt so helpless; she was never of any help. In a way, she was ashamed of herself. Ashamed at her weakness, her helplessness and her vulnerability. She wanted to let it all out. The stress she's been feeling for so long, the worry that has been bottled up every time Sora left.

She loved him. She loved him, yet she hated him. He never trusts her, and for that, she hated him. He never trusts her ability, he always thinks she's just a normal girl, and is unable to fight. For all this, she hated him. Yet, the things he did for her……made her fall in love with him uncontrollably. He had sacrificed so much just to make sure she was safe. He traveled all over the universe, just to find her. He had to go through so much trouble to save her. And for this, she felt guilty. She felt guilty for being in his way all the time. All of Sora's enemies used her as 'bait'. So in a way, it was her fault if Sora ever got hurt.

What she didn't know, was that, at that particular moment, a seething blonde girl was yelling at a certain spike-haired blonde guy too. Maybe, that was why she felt so angry, like she almost wanted to burst. She smiled inwardly; at least Namine felt the same way as her.


With Namine and Roxas

"You……you……you……IDIOT!"

"Now, Namine……"

"Don't 'now' me! How……I TOLD YOU BEFORE! Didn't I?"

A shocked Roxas was trying his best to calm down a very enraged memory witch.

"Namine! What's the big deal, we only went on a really easy mission that lasted for what, er…how many days?"

"TWO WEEKS!"

"Right……it's just two we……"

"How dare you say that Roxas! How dare you!"

"Alright, I get the picture, can we not be yelling at each other?"

"NO! Why didn't you take me too?!"

"Hey, don't blame me, blame Sora. Wasn't my fault."

"Yes it is! You could have convinced him to take Kairi! It's all your fault!"

"Now that's unfair!"

"Did you even know how worried I was? I couldn't even sleep for nights!"

"Well, okay, I apologized, didn't I?"

And the bickering went on……


Back with Sora and Kairi……

Sora hated this. He hated having to see Kairi cry. His heart wrenched at his chest. He couldn't take it. He had explained to her so many times, it was DANGEROUS. Doesn't that mean anything to her? If anything, anything at all, happened to her, he would not know what to do. Probably, killing himself would be the best solution. Right now, he just wanted to cradle her in his arms, to hug her, to erase all her sorrows. But he can't, he dared not. He was afraid that he wouldn't be able to control himself.

Sora was in love with Kairi for as long as he could remember. Ever since she moved to the island, and they carved their faces on the rocks in the secret place, he knew that, she was going to be the only one in his heart, forever. The love he had for her was simple and clean to say the least. God, he loved her. She looked so vulnerable now, so in need of someone to love her, to care for her, to comfort her, but he knew, that the guy that would do all that, would not be him.

Why? He can't. He was on missions every now and then to save the worlds that were continuously infected by heartless, which was all thanks to Maleficent. In fact, the latest mission involved taking her out, if that was even possible. Sora sighed at that memory……


During the mission

"Now die!" roared Sora as he landed the final strike on Maleficent, successfully depleting all of her health, leaving her powerless to resist. Riku followed up his attack and succeeded in……well, demolishing the evil witch.

"Ha, Sora, you're still too weak! That blow should have been able to kill her! Do I have to do all the work for you?" He laughed in amusement.

"Shut up. Why don't you try it the next time? Beating up a major boss like her is no easy pie. Now that I think of it, why is it always me that takes them on, what were you doing anyway?" Sora raised an eyebrow."

"Oh, I was taking care of those Large Bodies over there, in case you didn't notice. The shockwaves they kept sending your way might have hinted their presence, in case you didn't notice."

"I was too busy dealing with that fearsome witch to take notice damnit!"

Just as Sora was about to reply, the same maniacal laugh filled their ears and both keyblade wielders looked disbelievingly towards the spot where Maleficent died, only to see her standing there, perfectly unharmed.

"WHAT THE HELL?!"

"I don't think I believe what my eyes are seeing right now." Riku clapped his hand to his forehead, but his hair made sure that never happened.

"Dear, dear, did I forget to mention that if you even so slightly as think of me, and fear me, in the presence of my cloak, I am able to regenerate?" Maleficent smiled her evil……smile.

"SORA! You just HAD to call her fearsome didn't you?"

"You started it Riku! If you didn't talk about the crap you did, I wouldn't have said that she was fearsome!"

"No, you had to open your big fat mouth and whimper!"

"It was your fault!"

"Nope, I would say it was yours!"

"Hell no!"

"Oh yeah?"

"YEAH!"

"You asking for a fight?"

"BRING IT THEN!"

And suddenly, to Maleficent's surprise, both keyblades lodged perfectly in her chest. "What…argh! You……you little……arghhhh!!!" And again, she faded.

"Okay Maleficent, this time, I'll be sure to mention, YOU ARE USELESS!"

Riku was laughing at the witch's stupidity. How typical. He cannot believe that he used to follow her orders.

And as he continued to stare at Sora's cheeky face, which had a look that said, 'I defeated her, not you, I win.' Riku innocently popped a sentence that shocked not only Sora, but Roxas to the core.

"I'll make sure Kairi hears about all your heroic deeds Sora." And with that, he left, laughing out loud as Sora stood rooted to the spot, jaw glued to the ground.


Back again……

Sora could not believe that Riku actually told Kairi about ALL the details of their mission. That included getting bombarded by thousands of lasers sent at them while they were in their gummi ship Highwind. Nearly getting wasted by ambush after ambush of Morning stars. Fighting Maleficent a whole ten times before finally defeating her, without the assurance that she was gone for good. And the fact that Sora lied saying that he went to Twilight Town to visit Hayner and his gang.

As expected, Sora was left to deal with a very angry Kairi after school. He could still remember Riku's smirk, "You're gonna thank me for this." Sora just couldn't see how he was going to settle the problem. He was faced with two options: (1) He could just stand there acting like a total insensitive jerk while Kairi cried her heart out OR (2) Comfort her and risk losing control of his hormones.

Well, neither seemed pleasing, yet he had to do something. Therefore, inwardly, he was asking Roxas for help. "Help me out here!"

"What the heck! I can barely save myself!"

"Oh, Namine's mad too?"

"Uh huh."

"So what do we do?"

"Man, they both are stubborn aren't they?"

"Right, guess we have to follow our own cues now……"

"Wish you luck…even though I need it too."

Sora took a deep breath, and finally he took a step towards Kairi.

"Get lost! Don't come near me you liar!"

Sora ignored her. He continued to move towards her and in one swift move, he grabbed her arm and pulled her into a gentle embrace. She was struggling hard, "Let got of me! Let go! You……you bully! Let……let……sniff……"

Sora stood his ground and just let Kairi hit him. He merely stood there, hugging her, accepting whatever she did to him. He understood, that Kairi need to release the tension that's been building up for a while. His heart ached as she cried into his chest. And suddenly, he doesn't care anymore. All that he knows, is that he wants her to be happy, to be joyful and therefore, he did something he never thought he would be able to do in a million years.

He tenderly lifted Kairi's chin, and stared into her eyes. He could see the hurt reflected from her beautiful cerulean eyes. He heard Kairi whimper his name and slowly, he leaned in, and kissed her on the lips.

Kairi was totally shocked by his actions, yet, was it just shock? The answer immediately became clear as she responded to his kiss and returned his love. She kissed him back.

Now this, was something Sora did not expect. Yet, he smiled during the kiss and found an opening before his tongue slowly began to explore her mouth. She moaned in pleasure with this sudden 'attack', but that just served to open up another entry point in her mouth for Sora's tongue. The kiss was everything but shy, it was such a passionate kiss, Sora loved her, and he wanted her to know that right now, not caring if she rejects him, not caring if she hates him. This was the only chance he had, and he's not wasting it.

Finally, they both stopped, foreheads touching, gasping for breath. Sora flashed his famous grin at Kairi, "Does that serve to be a good apology?"

Kairi blushed a deep crimson before replying in a joyous voice, "Unfortunately, I don't think that's enough." And this time, she pulled him in for another kiss. Interestingly, Sora didn't object. (A/n: yeah, I wonder why? x3)

After the kiss, Sora hugged her tightly and said in a serious voice, "Kairi, I love you." Kairi immediately looked up at him, eyes full of happiness. Sora noticed it, smiled and went on, "I love you ever since the day I met you. And because I love you, I cannot allow you to be in any sort of danger. I……I wouldn't know what to do. I……I couldn't live without you. I'm sure of it. That's why Kairi, please, forgive me?"

Kairi almost melted into his embrace. Her heart was beating faster than she had ever known it to be. She was overjoyed by his confession; it was like a dream come true. She had always dreamt that Sora would be her Prince Charming that would protect her at all costs. She was happy that Sora saved her but at first doubted that was because of love, but now, she knew, without a doubt, that Sora loved her as much as she loved him.

"Sora, I……" She whispered softly in Sora's ear, "I love you too." And when she looked at his face, she easily saw the surprise she gave him, yet, she saw something else too. Something called bliss, and the reason, well, let's just say after hearing a certain redhead confess her love to him made his brain acknowledge a simple fact: Love is the best thing that ever happened to him.


First chap done! Yay! Lol. Review please! Oh, and if you want a pairing for Riku, you have to nominate someone. It can be an OC if you guys want to. Anyways, if you guys like it, I'll update the next chap pretty soon. So until next time! LOL. So cliché. XD