A/N-

EmeraldWings1992: Okay, guys, you asked for it, and WolfieRed23 and I delivered! Here is, basically, a sequel to The Light Connecting Our Hearts! My OC, Aurora, and Wolfie's OC, Shaylee, are reunited in this story. As for timelines, this happens after my latest story, Turnabout Hearts II. (This is also right after The Phantom Turnabout in my universe for my regular readers, so Phoenix and Maya are dating, and Apollo and Trucy know about Thalassa and each other) Anything to add, Wolfie?

WolfieRed23: Hey everyone, whether you're from my series or Emerald's, I'm glad to be writing this again! This story, for me, happens after the very end of the last chapter of my story The Light That Shines, the epilogue where Shaylee goes to the Destiny Islands as a reminder, and it is inbetween my future stories for my series, my future Coded story and my future DDD story so remember, for my OC and the characters I'm in charge of, to be explained later, this is right before the MoM exam begins in DDD. I hope you all enjoy this story, it was really fun to plan out with Emerald, and enjoy the continued journey of Aurora and Shaylee, one in her current timeline and the other in her future. Also, because this takes place in a future time of my stories, there will be a minor few spoilers concerning Shaylee but she doesn't fully understand them herself so no huge spoilers ahead! Anything else, Emerald?

EmeraldWings1992: Other than some shameless self advertising (don't forget to vote in my last chapter of THII), I think that's it! Without further ado, ONWARDS!

Chapter One: The Unexpected Reunion

Shaylee stared at the stars and planets flying by as she piloted the Gummi Ship that was taking her, Sora and Riku to the Mysterious Tower for the boys' Mark of Mastery Exam.

"I still don't get why you're flying. I've flown a Gummi Ship more than you have." Sora grumbled in one of the seats behind Shaylee.

"Just because I prefer to sit in the back and think to myself doesn't mean I can't fly the ship. Besides, most of the time I've been training you." Shaylee answered, her voice that of a patient mother.

"Still." Sora stated as he stuck his tongue out at the Guardian of Destiny.

"Very mature, Sora." Riku stated sarcastically, causing all three to laugh.

Since the last time they had all journeyed together, even if it was a brief journey where all three were actually together, they had changed in various degrees.

Shaylee had her dark brown, almost black hair in two braids that each rested on her shoulders, resting easily on them, and her icy blue eyes seemed to have a glow to them whenever Sora or Riku met them. She wore dark black jeans, a black tank top, a dark purple flannel shirt that was undone over the tank top, three ribbons tied around her left forearm, dark black leather boots, a necklace that had a purple glass star at the end that was known as a Wayfinder, a silver Mark of Mastery clipped to her pants near her left hip, a silver bracelet on her left wrist, a black leather fingerless glove that had white and silver armor on the top, along with the button to activate her armor, a necklace with a stylized heart shaped pendent and a black pouch that held a book on her right hip. The major things that changed, however, were what was hidden under her glove and the fact that her pendent now moved.

Sora looked very much the same as he had the previous year, the only difference being he was now a little taller, a little tanner and his hair was a bit spikier.

Riku, on the other hand, had cut his hair short so now he could see without his hair in his eyes and looked a little bit more mature but other than that was the same.

"So, what is this Mark of Mastery, anyway?" Riku asked suddenly.

"I'm not sure how to explain it. I've watched one and gone through one myself and they were both different from each other, and it wasn't just because the Masters instructing the exam were two different people. It all depends on the situation when the exam is done." Shaylee answered.

"So ours will be completely different from yours?" Sora asked. "And don't dodge the question, we already know you know what we're doing."

"That may be but I still can't tell you. Yours will be different from mine though." Shaylee answered with a smile.

"So it could be tougher then." Riku nodded thoughtfully.

Suddenly, the Gummi Ship rocked roughly.

"What the-?!" Shaylee cried as she gripped the controls tightly.

"Shay! What's happening?!" Sora cried as he jumped out of his seat.

"I don't know!" Shaylee cried, her voice starting to sound panicked.

"Sora, sit down!" Shaylee and Riku cried in unison as the rocking increased when a bright light flashed, bright enough that even Shaylee had to squint her eyes against it.

The light faded but the rocking didn't stop.

Sora suddenly pressed a button and the side door opened. The rocking continued and Sora fell towards it.

"Sora!" Riku cried, reaching for his brunette friend and grabbing his hand only for both of them to fall out.

"Sora! Riku!" Shaylee shouted in pure panic. Quickly, she turned the Gummi Ship and breathed a sigh of relief to see that they were falling towards a world. It'll be a rough landing but that's better than dying while falling through the Lanes Between.

As fast as she could, Shaylee flew the Gummi Ship towards the unidentified world so she could find her metaphorical sons.

The Gummi Ship was safely landed, and hidden of course, in a place called Gourdy Park. As soon as she landed, Shaylee exited the ship so she could search for Sora and Riku's presence on the world.

Finding them, she breathed a sigh of relief and allowed her light to take her to them.

At the last possible second, however, she felt something touch her light and she gasped at the coldness of whatever it was.

She vanished a second later.

There was nothing she could have done.

Apollo Justice was having a good day so far, at least as far as days went with him and the Wright Anything Agency. He had a case for him and Athena to work on, with a client who can ACTUALLY pay them!, he was no longer the designated assistant to Trucy's shows, that was now Athena and Aurora's headache, his mother was working on helping Trucy find Valant, meaning no more Troupe business for the oldest Gramarye sibling ever again!, and Aurora had passed the bar exam only a week ago, meaning the office had the chance to make some more money!

Apollo began to hum to himself as he walked through People Park. Nothing could ruin his mood!

Suddenly, two bodies, teenage bodies at that, fell directly onto the red clad attorney.

I stand corrected…

Apparently, Apollo Justice has a problem of speaking a damn second too soon!

Apollo groaned, as did the boys, as they were obviously boys, on top of him.

"Sorry! We didn't mean to fall on you!" One of the boys said. Apollo could hear the sheepish smile in his voice as the two boys got off of him and the red clad attorney grunted as the weight of them left his back. "Here, let me help you up!" Apollo looked up to see a kid, maybe sixteen at the most, with spiky brown hair and ocean blue eyes smiling down at him as he offered the attorney a hand.

"Thanks." Apollo said as he took the boy's hand and stood up. Just then he caught sight of the second boy, who appeared older than the first, with short silver hair and aqua colored eyes.

This boy looked familiar...but where had Apollo seen him before?

"No problem!" The brunette grinned so brightly, Apollo thought he could rival the sun god the attorney was named after. "I'm Sora and this is my best friend-"

"Wait, Riku? Riku Hikaru, is that you?" Apollo asked as it suddenly clicked where he had seen the silver haired boy before.

"Uh, yeah." Riku answered hesitantly, looking confused.

"Wow! I wasn't expecting you to show up here now of all times, or like that even!" Apollo chuckled. "Aurora will be so happy to see you."

"Aurora?" Sora questioned.

"Yeah, she's been counting on a visit for a while now. Oh, I've never met you, sorry. I'm Apollo Justice, attorney-at-law. I work with Aurora and her cousin at the Wright Anything Agency." Apollo smiled at the brunette. "Come on, I'll show you guys the way from here."

The attorney led the way, unaware of the boys whispering behind his back.

"So, how long can you guys stay?" Apollo asked as the boys caught up to him.

"Not too long. Our friend, Shaylee, will be worried about us." Riku answered.

"Shaylee, huh? I don't think Aurora ever mentioned her. She a new friend of yours?" Apollo asked.

"She's-" Sora started.

"We just met her when we were traveling around a little while ago." Riku cut him off abruptly. Apollo's bracelet tightened and his eyes went straight to the silver haired boy walking right beside him.

Riku's right hand fingers twitched the slightest bit and Apollo began to focus in on the nervous tick-

"Whoa!" Sora suddenly cried out.

Both Riku and Apollo stopped and turned back only to see the brunette had tripped over…

"Shaylee!" Riku cried as he ran towards the unconscious dark haired girl that laid on the ground. Sora sat up and instantly started shaking Shaylee like Riku was, only much rougher.

"Come on, Shay! This isn't funny, wake up!" Sora said, worriedly.

"Sora, don't shake her so hard! Look, her hand isn't bleeding, there's no cuts on her arms, she's not hurt." Riku assured.

Why are they talking about that girl being hurt as if it was normal? Apollo wondered.

"Still! She's unconscious and that's never a good sign with Shay!" Sora argued, his voice becoming more panicked.

"Panicking isn't going to help. Calm down, I doubt she reacts like this when you're hurt." Riku said firmly.

"Still...alright." Sora nodded resolutely. "Riku, look at this, what do you think it is?" Sora pointed to something on Shaylee's arm.

"I'm not sure. But we need to get her someplace safe." Riku said.

"Let's head back to the agency, I'm sure there's a first aid kit there." Apollo spoke up. He didn't know this girl, or her connection to Riku. I hope I'm making the right choice here.

"Thanks!" Sora grinned as he helped Riku pick Shaylee up bridal style. Just as Riku stood, Shaylee groaned.

"What...happened?" She asked, her voice rough.

"Sora tripped over you. Are you okay?" Riku ignored Sora's indignant cry of 'why'd you say it like that?!'

"I...think so. Ugh...I feel like I just got hit by Monstro's tail." Shaylee groaned, her hand coming up to touch her forehead.

"Easy, Shay. You might have a concussion." Sora said.

"I'll be fine, just get me somewhere alone, okay?" Shaylee requested.

Why?

"Right." Riku and Sora nodded in unison before they began to follow Apollo again.

The red clad attorney led the way, still being very confused.

They stopped at a public restroom and Shaylee came out looking much better but she gave no explanation as to how. Sora and Riku whispered stuff to her before they walked up to Apollo. Shaylee politely thanked him for waiting before they were on their way to the agency.

Apollo still understood nothing of what was going on, and while the Shaylee girl was a bit suspicious, What is that on her hand?, he still led all three of them back to the agency where he hoped, key word being hope, he could get some answers on what was going on and why the heck Riku was lying to him.

Just as they reached the door to the agency, they could hear arguing inside. The most heard voice was that of Apollo's sister, Trucy.

"Come on! Please, Aurora? I need an assistant for this gig!"

"I can't, Trucy. I really need to start looking for clients now that I'm a full fledged attorney. Why can't Nick do it?"

"OBJECTION!" This voice belonged to Apollo's boss, Phoenix Wright. "I had to be her assistant for seven years before the rest of you came along. I've done my time!"

Apollo opened the door. Aurora was sitting at her desk, with Trucy standing over her, holding onto Aurora's headphones. Phoenix's office door was closed, meaning his voice had been loud enough to carry clearly through two doors - And I thought I had a loud voice, Apollo thought, mildly impressed - and Athena was making a beeline to the bathroom. Trucy spotted her.

"What about you, Ath-"

"Gottacleanthetoilet,sorry!" the ginger said all in one breath before making her escape.

Sora looked as if he found the scene very entertaining, Apollo was now nursing a headache as Trucy turned her sights on him-So much for not being her assistant, sigh-, Shaylee, who now walked by herself, was slowly looking shocked as her eyes darted around the office and Riku simply looked confused.

Then Aurora's head snapped up, and she spotted Riku. Next thing anyone knew, Aurora launched herself out of her chair, clean over her desk and laptop, and tackled him. "Riku!" she said in delight, trapping him in a bone crushing hug. "I can't believe it! Finally! It's been so long. A whole year." She pulled back and looked at him. "You look so good! I love the haircut! It's nice to finally be able to see your eyes without having to push your bangs out of the way!" Again with the crushing hug as she snuggled into him, giggling from happiness.

The other people in the room didn't even need Athena's ability to hear happiness in Aurora's voice.

Phoenix opened the office door and looked out to see what was going on in his agency. "Um…"

"Hey Riku, wanna introduce Shay and I to your new girlfriend?" Sora asked in a teasing voice as Riku turned bright red. Meanwhile, Aurora kept up her babbling about how happy she was.

Then, she stretched up on her tippy-toes, aiming for a kiss.

Aurora failed to notice how uncomfortable Riku looked.

"Aurora!" A girl's voice cried. Aurora's eyes snapped open and her head shot to the side as her eyes finally rested on Shaylee, her eyes slowly becoming the size of saucers.

"Shaylee…? Is that you?" Aurora asked, shocked.

"Yes and before you do anything else, that's the Riku from my universe." Shaylee stressed the last few words.

Aurora's eyes, if it was even possible, grew even bigger as her mouth fell open, her jaw almost hitting the floor as her eyes went from the brunette girl to the silver haired boy in her arms.

The entire Wright Anything Agency stared at the group in confusion, even Athena came out of the bathroom to see what was going on.

Moving even faster than before, Aurora snatched her arms away from Riku, sending him off balance. Shock turned to horror on her face, than embarrassment.

"I… uh… um…" she stammered for a few minutes, before darting back to her desk, sitting, and basically hiding behind her laptop, her face hidden in her arms.

"Uh…. 'your universe'?" Phoenix asked, looking at Shaylee, then at Riku and Sora, remembering Aurora's stories about them.

"I guess I should explain." Shaylee said with a sheepish smile as everyone, but Aurora that is, turned to look at her. "Everyone might want to sit down for this, it's...kinda a long story."

Once everyone was situated, Shaylee opened the pouch on her right hip and took out a dark purple leather bound book that had a white stylized heart on the cover. She began to flip through the pages until she landed on a specific one.

"First, my name is Shaylee James. And those boys with me are Riku Hikaru and Sora Utada, they just aren't the exact ones you know." She started. "We're from another universe where all of this, and all of you, are, to be honest, not the same. There are different versions of you but they aren't the same as the you I am looking at. Our universes, however, are similar enough that important people, such as Sora and Riku, exist similarly in both universes. If I'm correct, the Sora and Riku in front of you have experienced almost everything the Sora and Riku you have met have. The difference is that they have not met the versions of you in our universe and your versions have not met the version of me in this universe."

That seemed to make sense to everyone, at least Shaylee hoped it did.

"In our universe, I am known as the Guardian of Destiny. It's my job to make sure certain things happen a certain way. And this book has all the information I need in order to do that job. This book informed me a long time ago that there are other universes out there besides my own. I have read into these universes more and discovered that they are connected through breaches that can sometimes appear. I believe due to the fact that our universes have reached the same point in time for the very first time and because my heart is connected to Aurora's heart that a breach that opened near our Gummi Ship took the three of us here." Shaylee explained. "However, the problem is gonna be trying to find a way back. I don't know when the breach could open again."

"Wait, so you're saying there are other universes besides ours and yours?" Sora asked eagerly.

"Yes." Shaylee nodded in confirmation.

"That...is...so cool!" Sora cried.

"Yeah!" Athena cheered in agreement. "What's the other me like? Have you met her yet?"

"I think there are more important things we need to talk about first." Phoenix cut off the two excited voices before they could escalate and not be stopped. "Such as this connection Shaylee mentioned to my cousin."

"I think it's up to Aurora if you are to know that Mr. Wright." Shaylee stated as she met the blue clad attorney's eyes. In that moment, Phoenix could actually believe she was an adult rather than a sixteen year old kid, like she appeared to be.

Finally, Phoenix turned to his cousin. "Aurora?" he asked.

"I am never showing my face again," the still mortified seventeen year old mumbled from inside her arms. Phoenix just sighed at that, thankful Trucy hasn't gone through that stage yet. He ran a hand over his hair with a sigh, before looking back at Shaylee.

"Well, do you three have a place to stay until you figure this out?" he asked her.

"No. And from what Aurora told me before, Riku is a somewhat known face here due to...unique circumstances. I doubt it would be wise for us to stay at the nearby hotel, if my assumptions of what happened the last time your Riku was here are correct." Shaylee stated.

"Yeah, Riku stayed at the Gatewater for about three or four months. Half of that time was paid by the police, so they'll remember him. Well, I guess the only option is at our place…" Phoenix offered.

He was here that long when his Sora was still asleep and the risk of Roxas, Xion and the Organization was going on? Oh Riku...you sap. Shaylee thought with a small chuckle.

"What!?" Aurora squeaked at Phoenix's suggestion, her head finally snapping up, her face still as red as Apollo's outfit.

"Aurora, if it's uncomfortable for you, I'm sure we can somehow find another hotel to stay at." Riku spoke up as he looked at his alternate self's girlfriend. "I understand why you reacted the way you did, I'm not gonna judge you about that. And I'd like to be your friend."

Aurora looked at Riku and smiled slightly, the color fading a bit from her cheeks.

"Me too!" Sora grinned before he nudged Riku's arm. "Riku, are you trying to steal your alternate self's girlfriend?"

Riku's cheeks tinted pink as he glared at his best friend.

"Shut up, Sora, you know that's not true." Riku argued. Before another word could be said, Shaylee spoke up.

"If we aren't misplacing your or being a pain, Mr. Wright, then I would like to accept your offer of us staying with you until we find our way home. Thank you." Shaylee smiled, "We are in your debt."

Phoenix waved it away with a smile. "Don't mention it. Any friends of Aurora's are welcome. Besides, Sora and Riku's alternate selves helped Aurora out a lot when she was in trouble, so don't worry about any debt."

"You can share mine and Aurora's room!" Trucy said brightly, bouncing over to Shaylee.

"And the boys can take the livingroom," Phoenix added.

"Thank you." Shaylee nodded again before she stood up and walked over to Aurora, putting her book back in its pouch. "Now, you missy, have some explaining to do. What's been happening since I last spoke to you?"

Aurora grinned at that, before glancing around at the now crowded agency. "Let's go for a walk," she said grabbing her travel mug of coffee, standing, and letting Shaylee get a clear look at her for the first time.

Aurora had grown an inch or two since they last saw each other, and her face had slimmed down slightly as she grew from teenager to young woman. Her dirty blonde hair was pulled up into a bun that was spiky in it's own right, with a few stands framing her face. She wore a teal business blazer, the sleeves folded up and stopping just above her elbows, with a white shirt underneath and a matching, teal business skirt. Underneath the skirt was a pair of black leggings, and black, ankle high boots. On her left wrist was a black wristband with two metal, silver bands, and on her right wrist was a pink ribbon. Finally, on her right middle finger was her class ring from Themis Legal Academy. There was a gold, sunflower pin on her right lapel, and around her neck was a black choker with a silver, star-shaped locket.

"You've certainly changed a lot." Shaylee noted with a smile as they walked out the front door of the building the agency was in.

Aurora smiled, before looking over at her. "And you… haven't changed at all," she said quizzically.

"You'd be surprised, for me it's been...almost twelve years since we had that dream." Shaylee stated, waiting to see the reaction she was going to get.

She was not disappointed.

Aurora, who was just taking a sip from her travel mug, half choked, half spit the coffee out.

"What!? Twelve years!?" she spluttered.

Shaylee actually laughed at the poor girl's misery.

"Yep! So no teasing me about the fact that you're physically older, missy. I'm supposed to be twenty eight." Shaylee grinned. "And for the record, your reaction was just as funny as the one Sora had when I told him how old I was the first time."

"Uh… wow. I… can imagine, with Sora…" Aurora grinned at the thought, before shaking her head. "It's only been about a year and a half for me since that dream," she added. She shook her head. "So, what did you want to know?"

"Just everything that's happened. Last time I saw you, you were being held captive by the Organization, which Roxas was still a member of, and I had to tell you you could trust him." Shaylee pointed out. "Besides, your story will be shorter than mine so you're up first this time, blondie."

Aurora giggled at that. "Alright, let's see here… Roxas was the one who got me out of there. When he left, he took me with him, and we went to Twilight Town. DiZ somehow got a hold of him though, and I winded up stranded there for a week."

Aurora noticed at the mention of DiZ that Shaylee's features darkened considerably before they lightened up again. She shared her sentiments about the man.

"I found Roxas again, in digital Twilight Town, but…" Aurora's face fell. "That was right before he re-combined with Sora. I haven't really seen him since."

"He's seen you though, and I bet he still thinks of you as a friend. Besides, there are times, if you look closely enough, that Roxas comes out of Sora, kinda to the forefront of Sora if that makes sense, and you just know he's there. Same with Namine and Kairi." Shaylee assured, her smile slightly sad as she thought of everyone else in Sora. Aurora smiled at that.

"I know. I can sense him in Sora. I haven't seen him come to the forefront yet, but I also haven't seen my Sora in about a year," she explained. "Right after Sora, Donald, and Goofy left Twilight Town, and the King told me to stay there for my own safety," she frowned at that, "I was attacked. By the same man who ripped the darkness out of me. I would have lost, but… Riku saved me. He just didn't let me know it was him at the time. And he sent me to Hollow Bastion."

"It's actually called Radiant Garden now. That was its original name, actually." Shaylee corrected gently.

"Really?" Aurora smiled. "That's a much better name for it. Well, there, I joined the Restoration Committee. I was there for a while, and Leon and Merlin trained me in fighting and magic… until it was nearly overrun by the Heartless," Aurora's voice grew more subdued, sadness entering her eyes. She looked down, remembering what happened there.

"The Battle of a Thousand Heartless...so you were there too. Don't worry, Radiant Garden's okay and so is everyone else. They all survived and, thanks to Sora, Donald, Goofy, Mickey and me, in my universe at least, the Heartless didn't win." Shaylee explained.

"I know. It was the same in my universe. I… wasn't there for the actual battle itself. But… well, that's where I met Edym again." Aurora took a deep breath. Despite how long it had been since then, it still hurt. It just… felt so wrong.

"You don't have to say anything...I know what happened." Shaylee said quietly as she took Aurora's hand in her own, just as she did in their shared dream all that time ago. "I'm sorry, I know what it's like to lose your family. And believe me, that battle was tough for me too, in a different sense then yours."

Aurora looked up at her with a small nod, before taking a deep breath. "The Organization was threatening me to control him. He… basically tried forcing Sora's hand, then asked him to… Sora didn't tell me until much later…" Aurora shook her head. "Then Goofy pushed me out of the way of a falling boulder, and took the hit. It… almost looked like he died. He didn't! But… I didn't know that for a while afterwards. The guy with the rapier kidnapped me again before Goofy woke up."

"I see...I remember how mad Mickey was when that happened...how mad I was when I remembered the last huge battle I was involved in that had something like that…" Shaylee whispered. Aurora gave her hand a squeeze. "Don't blame yourself, promise me you don't blame yourself."

"I don't," Aurora said with a smile at her. "But he did get the biggest hug from me when I saw him again, right before we all went and kicked Xemnas's butt," she added with a grin.

"Bet Roxas enjoyed that part." Shaylee chuckled, remembering the anger the blonde Nobody-he was never a true Nobody though-had towards the 'Superior of the In-Between'.

"Seemed like it," Aurora said, then sighed. "I got to see Riku's home. We… talked," she blushed, causing Shaylee to smirk at the Seer. Aurora tried to ignore it. "Then the King brought me home, and I graduated from Themis within a year. Heck, I just passed the bar last week. I'm a fully fledged Defense Attorney now!" she said proudly, brushing her fingers over the badge.

"That's great!" Shaylee grinned, "I'm happy for you."

"Thanks," Aurora said with a smile. "So, what about you?"

"Well, you may want to save that coffee, we're gonna be walking for a while." Shaylee chuckled. "For ten years after we last met, I trained under Master Yen Sid, who's now my adopted father I guess you could call him. I even passed the Mark of Mastery so I'm an official Keyblade Master now. After ten years, I met Sora, Donald and Goofy and we went on our first journey to save the worlds, along with Riku and Kairi. That was actually the time when Riku fell into darkness and at two points I tried to snap some sense into him. All I got was a bunch of cuts and bleeding, a reminder of the fact that my friends are trapped in darkness and a scolding by the first Guardian of Destiny herself!"

"Wow…" Aurora muttered. "That couldn't have been fun…"

"Not really. Then it just so happened that I had to fight part of Terra's heart, I even had to watch him struggle against Ansem the Heartless along with Riku before that final battle. Then the worlds started to return and I kinda left Sora, Donald and Goofy by falling into the space and ended up getting this book back." Shaylee gestured to her pouch. "I actually went to Twilight Town to kinda, well, spy on Roxas until the boys reached their next stop."

Aurora giggled at the thought of spying on the blond. "Was he really a zombie in the beginning?"

"Yep. Took him an entire week to be let out. I disguised myself as a Twilight Town flower girl, though Axel knew me since I met his Somebody ten years earlier. Actually, his reaction was just below you and Sora's when he figured it out. Anyways, I went to the clock tower with Roxas and Axel every day for ice cream. They even spoke freely about the Organization with me, even if it took several days for Roxas to recognize me. I'm telling you, the kid was worse than Ven was when he first went to the Land of Departure, and I only know that from the game and the fact that Terra and Aqua told me stories about him!" Shaylee said.

Aurora had scowled at the mention of Axel. "Wow… It's hard to imagine, to be honest. When I met Roxas, he was… well, like any other kid. Sheltered, but his mental capacity all seemed to be there…"

"Yeah, it took a lot for him to get to that point, but that doesn't mean I love him any less. It just made me prouder of him." Shaylee smiled, "Anyway, eventually I had to go help Sora, Donald, Goofy and Riku at Castle Oblivion, since the Organization was looking for Ven there and wanted Sora's power at the same time. I disguised myself and helped them out. Anyway, we went through that whole debacle with Sora's memories and Sora, Donald and Goofy fell asleep while Riku, Mickey and I headed off to help Riku with his darkness before I went back to Twilight Town."

Aurora nodded at that. "My Riku mentioned he was fighting his darkness right around the time he left Castle Oblivion, too," she said.

"I thought so." Shaylee nodded. "After that, I spent the year with Roxas. Then the debacle with DiZ happened and after all that, I joined Sora, Donald and Goofy again on their journey. I'm positive it turned out like yours and everyone went home. Then another thing came up with Mickey that I kept an eye on and now I'm taking my boys to Father's Tower for their Mark of Mastery exam."

Aurora smiled at that. "So now our two universes are running in parallel time with each other," she said, taking a sip of her coffee and making a face. It was now cold.

"Nah, remember I'm supposed to be twenty eight. Mine's moving a lot faster than yours and they just so happened to meet at this point in time." Shaylee bit her lip thoughtfully before she snapped her fingers. "I bet your Sora and Riku are on their way to their Mark of Mastery right now."

"Probably," Aurora said, touching her locket. "Which means I'll just have to wait a bit longer to see Riku. Er… my Riku," she added with a blush. She then shrugged with a smile. "Ah well."

"Don't worry, I'm sure you'll see him again soon." Shaylee smiled as she removed her hand from Aurora's and lightly punched her shoulder. Aurora laughed at that, until her phone went off, playing a tune from her favorite game. She quickly pulled it out and answered.

"Hello?" she asked. After a moment, she pulled out her wallet, checking how much was in it. "Alright, pizza, burgers, or Eldoon's?" She listened for another moment. "Maya's there? Alright, burgers it is. We'll be back soon. Bye." She hung up and looked at Shaylee. "That was Nick. He asked us to grab dinner," she explained, stowing her phone back in her pocket.

"Well, lead the way then. I may be older but I think you know this world better than I do." Shaylee teased. Aurora laughed at that, leading the way to the Burger Barn.

The girls returned to find Sora, Athena and Trucy chatting as if they were old friends while Riku spoke quietly with Apollo, of all people, and Phoenix and Maya spoke to each other. Maya's head snapped up when the two walked in, almost like she could smell the burgers from across the apartment.

"Dinner's here!" Maya said brightly, before either Aurora or Shaylee could open their mouths.

The dinner was very loud but it was also quite comfortable, with no incidents from Aurora because of Riku.

However, nobody noticed the uneasy look Shaylee sent towards the window, or the note she held in her pocket.

That night, when everyone was asleep, Shaylee snuck out of the apartment as quietly as possible.

She ran through the dark city all by herself, heading towards a place called the Ren Sance Art Gallery.

She never saw what was coming next.

...

WolfieRed23: Well, that's it for this chapter, don't you agree Emerald?

EmeraldWings1992: Yep! I love the bonding moments between Shay and Aurora, heh.

WolfieRed23: Really? Cause I thought the WAA cast intro was the best scene.

EmeraldWings1992: Well, that too. But it should be common knowledge on here that I love the WAA shenanigans.

WolfieRed23: True, very true. Well, readers, let us know what your favorite part was! I have to say, it was fun writing this all out! And be sure to check out both my universe and Emerald's universe if you're new to either one. Or you'll be a tiny bit confused.

EmeraldWings1992: A tiny bit? Anyways, this is posted on both our pages. That's why there's duplicates. Well, until next time, guys!

WolfieRed23: See you later!