Another week had passed for me and Riku. We had gotten even closer than the week before. Ever since we announced our relationship to Kairi and Axel, they treated us quite well. But I knew that they would. After all, they too went through hell and back and together we saw many unusual things than me and Riku hooking up like this. And to me and Riku's surprise, Kairi and Axel had started dating themselves. We took the opportunity to go on a double date over in Twilight Town at the bistro. Though, I had to prepare the meals for everyone under little chef's guide.

"So, why don't we go to that bistro in Twilight Town? You know, for a double date." I suggested after I heard the news.

"Didn't you say you had a little chef that helps you cook?" Riku half mocked at me.

"Hey! I told you to keep that a secret." I was annoyed that Riku spilled the beans like that.

Kairi and Axel both laughed at that. "The food is good regardless. At least from what I heard." Kairi said with a grin on her face.

"Then what is it?" I asked them again.

"Sure." Kairi simply answered.

Axel looked at Kairi. "I'd go with her." I could see the hearts in their eyes as they looked at each other.

It did make sense that they'd get together like that. They did train for a really long time. Definitely had to bond in that time. Especially with no one else but them pretty much.

"Then it's on!" I said excitedly.

We all loaded onto the Gummi Ship. The same one that I went on my travels with Donald and Goofy for several travels. We headed to Twilight Town where we landed near the Tram Commons. Thankfully, the walk wasn't too far from where we had landed.

We walked up to the bistro and got our seat. It was a booth. Me and Riku sat together and sat across was Kairi and Axel. We snuggled up against each other with my head on Riku's shoulder. Kairi was close to Axel. It was very much romantic. The place matched the moment.

One of the waiters, dressed in formal waiter attire, came to our table. "Anything I can get for you guys to start off with?"

Riku spoke first, "I'll go with a red wine."

"Me too." Kairi said.

"I'll go with a soda." I said.

"And I'll go with water. Just water." Axel finally said.

"Alright then, I'll get you your drinks right away." The waiter wrote down our drink order and walked away.

I was hoping not to be called to the kitchen by little chef. I looked at the kitchen doors to see if I could spot him. For just a small rodent, he can make really good meals. Though, only a few select people actually know of this secret. Scrooge didn't really like exposing that secret except for those he trusted like myself.

After awhile, the waiter came by with a tray with our drinks. He handed wine glasses filled with wine to Riku and Kairi and handed regular glasses to me and Axel; me with a glass of soda and Axel with water. We took swigs from our drinks.

"I'm certainly glad we took care of Ansem once and for all." I said with relief.

"I agree." Riku said. "It gives us time to be with each other."

"Just like when we were kids!" Kairi replied.

"I don't have to worry about any of this organization shit." Axel said. He sat slouched as he drank his water.

We chilled there while we waited for the waiter came back. This gave us time to look over our menu. The bistro served French cuisines, but it was always at a good price. Though, everything was in French except for the description which was vague at best. Thankfully, I had enough experience in the back to understand what all this meant.

I was particularly hungry for some sort of meat dish. I was eyeing the beef saute. It looked really good the last time I made it and tasted good when I actually ate it.

The waiter finally came back. "You guys ready to order the main dish?" He asked us.

"Yes." Riku said. "I'll go with the sea bass."

"I'll go with the beef saute." I said.

"I'll stick with the crab brisque." Kairi said.

"Ooh, that beef saute sounds good. I'll go with that too." Axel said.

The waiter jotted down our orders. "I'll let the chef know and the kitchen will get on it." The waiter went away, order in tow.

"What are you guys going to do after this." Axel asked us.

"I don't know. We don't usually plan anything." Riku spoke bluntly. "We usually just enjoy each other's company."

"That's good to hear." Kairi said with her usual smile.

"Maybe we can hang out on the beach." I suggested.

"Probably not anymore today." Riku told me.

"We can do it tomorrow. How about that?" I further planned things out.

Riku was in quick thought. Then said, "Alright. Tomorrow it is."

The waiter then came back with our tray of food. He passed our dishes in front of us. The smell filled my nostrils with richness. That was a good sign that the food would be good. As I expected from this small nook in the wall. We ate in mumbled silence as we focused on our food. It didn't take too long before we were done. All of us had emptied our plates. Or, in Kairi's case, her bowl. We were way too stuffed, but that was a good thing.

We heard the ring coming from a Gummiphone. It was from Riku. He took it out and answered it. It was from the king.

"King Mickey!" I exclaimed as he answered. Riku gave me one of those stern looks that he was known for.

Riku looked at the phone, then answered, "What is the meaning of this call?" He asked as serious as he could.

King Mickey replied back. "Nice to see you Sora." Then he addressed Riku, "Yen Sid wants us to do an important mission."

"What does this mission entail? Does it revolve the Heartless?" Riku asked.

"In a way, yes." King Mickey was rather vague. "He didn't give me the full detail. Just that this was important."

"How long do you think this will take?" Riku asked again.

"Not completely sure. I think around a week should be fine. So, are you in?" The king asked Riku.

Riku looked at me with some regret, then he looked back at his phone. "I am."

"Great! Meet me in Yen Sid's castle. I'll be waiting." King Mickey hang up the call.

Riku looked at me. I was quickly saddened by what I heard. "I'm so sorry." He told me. "We'll have to make a rain check for that beach day next week."

I sighed. "It's fine. This sounds very important."

"Thanks." Riku smiled.

The waiter came back with our check. I paid for it with all the munny I had saved up from my last adventure. It was more like munny I didn't use at the Moogle shops from each world I visited. We left the bistro and headed back to the Gummi ship where we dropped off Riku before we headed back to Destiny Island.

That week was hell for me. I clinged to my own Gummiphone as I waited for Riku's call to me. He'd call me and I'd call him. At night, before we went to bed, Riku would tell me what he and the king did. I imagined the scenes in my head as he described them in great detail. We talked for what seemed like hours. I really did miss him and his presence, but I knew that this was crucial even though I didn't fully know the extent of his mission. I had no other choice, but to wait for him.