"Aw, bless!" she said sympathetically as she reappeared with something in her arms. When she got closer, Riku saw that it was a baby creature, like the ones that had attacked. "It's a baby 'Grrr'! And he's all alone," she said. "Aw, bless him, he seems to be alone, and homeless." She exclaimed sympathetically toward the creature, she knelt down, as did Riku, and they looked at each other. "Can we keep him?" She asked hopefully. Riku got to his feet and stood by Kairi's side, giving her a slight nod as she looked up at him. He spoke with a smile;

"If you want to."

"YAY! I will call him..." She thought for a minute, "Cloud!" She jumped up in joy and hugged Riku tightly, taking care not to crush 'Cloud'. They soon heard the 'Grrr's' on their way back and they looked at one another. Kairi grabbed Riku's wrist and they went into the lake. And she led the way to one of their special places. Once there, she pressed on a hidden stone and a cot appeared, within which she placed Cloud, who had fallen asleep. She gave the baby 'Grrr' and slight smile. Riku walked over to the Four-Poster bed and lay upon it, while Kairi walked over to the wall through which they had come and pressed an ear against it and listened to the rumbling steps of the 'Grrr's' storming past on the other side. After the footsteps had faded she walked over and lay beside Riku on the Four-Poster. She turned onto her side so she faced him and looked at him with a soft gaze. He turned, facing her, also, returning the gaze by looking into her soft, gentle eyes and they both smiled. She closed her eyess lightly, leaning in towards him, and he placed his arms around her and held her close as she slept.

******

After a while, Kairi moved slightly and groaned, slowly opening her eyes and looked directly into Riku's without intention. "I had the strangest... dream..." She started, "EH!?!?" She realised that her was holding her close and began to go red again, and she quickly pulled away to hide her face, but ended up falling from the bed. "OW!" She cried as she got up and laughed nervously, Riku gave her a little smile, "Ha-ha... Must have been real." She said happily.

"Yeah," Riku replied, sitting up. "It was real." He laughed and stood. Kairi, feeling awkward for falling alsleep on him, picked up Cloud from the cot.

"I... I think it's safe to go back, now." She said awkwardly, "And I think people will wonder where we've got to." She giggled nervously and walked towards the part of the wall which was the hidden entrance through which they went into the cave. She pressed firmly on a rock and they dived through the now open door and into the lake. The door closed behind them. They swam back through the lake until they reached the clearing again. Kairi swam to the bank and climbed out of the lake then placed Cloud in the safety and warmth of her tree and put up a barrier as he slept again. Then she went a bit closer to the lake and sat down. As Riku finally climbed up from the lake, she looked at the sky, but this time for a different reason. She was looking for one star in particular. She leaned forward slightly and brought her knees a few inches from her face. Riku walked up to her and sat beside her, as she gave a little shiver, and he put his jacket around her and hugged her again to warm her up.

"Thanks." She said quietly, as she rested her head on his shoulder and he rested his head on hers.

"It's no problem." He said softly to her. There was another rustling sound in the distance and, as they saw the persons figure forming, they pulled away and sat, talking normally as though nothing had happened.

"Kairi?" The voice of the figure gave him away. He was Kairi's father. Known as 'The Doctor'. "Oh, hey. It's getting a bit too late. Time to go home, OKay?" He said to them as he straightened his suit.

"OKai." Kairi gave him a nod and got up, handing Riku his jacket with a 'thanks'. Riku followed suit, taking his jacket with a nod, "Well, I'll see you tomorrow?" she asked Riku.

"Yup, I hope so." he answered with a nod, a slight laugh, and a hidden smile. "Night," he hugged her, and she hugged him back.

"Night," she said with a smile, and she walked over, picked up Cloud, after removing the barrier, and then mover off with her father, smiling, holding Cloud tight they went off into the distance.