Hey guys! I'm back! I hope you guys didn't miss me too much! And, just to clear this up, it is my theory that Zack came from Radiant Garden, left to go train to be a hero and will return to his homeworld. Also, this story takes place a year before Birth by Sleep, which I will be including when we get to it. Anywas, thanks to Ability King KK, sailorsenshi13 and TronDeathrune for reviewing/following/favoring along with all 81 readers. I'm glad you guys like this and now we're getting an insight to what is happening in All the Pieces (this story's sequel) right now, so whoever reads that story will now understand what's happening now better. Anyways, enjoy!
Kairi woke up and eagerly got dressed, excited for her friends to come back. Friends...the word seemed odd to the three year old yet at the same time it brought a grin to her face. The redhead ran down the stairs and smiled at her grandmother.
"Morning Grandma!" She smiled. The old woman smiled,
"Good morning, Kairi."
"When are Aerith and Squall getting here?"
"Kairi...they aren't coming today." Grandma explained, "They don't want to watch you without Yuffie, which they do every other day." Kairi's face fell.
"So who's watching me today?" Just then the doorbell rang. Grandma smiled,
"They're here now." She walked to the door and opened it. "Lea! Isa! Come in, come in!" Two teenagers and a boy a few years older than Kairi walked inside. One of the teens had hair as red as fire and bright green eyes. He wore a sleeveless orange jacket over a white sleeveless shirt, tan, baggy pants, red and white sneakers and black socks, with dark orange pockets on his jacket. He was smirking at Kairi. The second boy had sky blue hair and sea green eyes. He wore a short-sleeved, navy blue jacket with a light blue stripe going along his shoulders to the ends of his sleeves, white pants and black shoes. His jacket had a high, sky blue collar, the same color as the stripes on his sleeves and the bottom hem of his jacket. The jacket also had a crescent moon on it. He wore a blank expression. The youngest boy had light blue hair and matching eyes, at least Kairi assumed, his hair was so long on one side of his face it hid his eye. He wore a white lab coat over a black, V-neck top with a white collar, blue pants and navy blue shoes. The sleeves of his lab coat were rolled up, due to his size and he looked curiously at Kairi. "Lea, Isa, this is my grandaughter, Kairi." Grandma introduced, "Kairi, this is Lea, Isa and Ienzo, I believe?" The youngest boy nodded to confirm she got his name right. The red head grinned at Kairi.
"Hi Kairi, I'm Lea. Got it memorized?" He grinned, pointing to his temple as he said the last sentence. Kairi giggled lightly at his face. "The mopey one is Isa and the silent one is Ienzo." Lea introduced.
"I am not mopey." Isa protested, "I am observant." Lea waved his hand in the air, as if to say 'whatever'.
"Thank you boys so much for doing this for me." Grandma smiled.
"Anytime, ma'm." Lea smiled. Grandma bent down to Kairi's level and hugged her tightly.
"I'll be home soon." She whispered. Kairi nodded and let her go. She waved weakly as the old woman left for work. Sighing, Kairi walked over to the couch and knelt on it, just like she had done yesterday. She stared at as the sun struck her eyes. None of the boys bothered her for a half hour until Lea called,
"Breakfast." Breakfast consisted of Kairi's favorite ceral, Lea and Isa obviously not being very good cooks.
Unlike Aerith... Kairi thought wistfully as she finished and made her way back to the couch. As she knelt there, she overheard Lea say,
"We needed the money, Isa." Just then, Ienzo sat next to her. Kairi turned to him as he stared silently at the floor.
"You don't talk much...do you?" Kairi whispered so quietly that only Ienzo could hear. Ienzo looked at her in surprise before shaking his head. "Why not?" Ienzo shrugged,
"Not much to say." Kairi bit her lip when she had an idea. She reached out and grabbed Ienzo's wrist before jumping off the couch and sneaking outside. Once she closed the door quietly, the noble girl grabbed the apprentice and pulled him along as she ran until she reached a well hidden bush. Grinning, she knelt behind it, letting Ienzo go. "What are we doing?" Ienzo whispered.
"Hide and seek!" Kairi whispered back with a grin.
"They don't even know we left." Ienzo said, confused. Kairi's grin widened,
"That's what makes it so much more fun."
It took the teens a half hour to realize the quiet kids were gone. Kairi had been whispering quietly to Ienzo, getting to know him better when Lea suddenly jumped into the bush, shouting,
"Gotcha!" The children darted out of the way and instead, Lea hit the wall behind them. Unable to hold it back, Kairi, Ienzo and Isa, surprisingly, laughed loud and long. Lea groaned, "Yeah, yeah, laugh at the hurt one." Slowly, Kairi made her way to him and in between laughs, asked,
"Are you okay?" Lea nodded,
"It takes more than a wall to hurt me, got it memorized?" Kairi nodded before asking,
"How'd you find us?" Lea smiled softly,
"I followed the light in your heart."
Short chapter, I know but it's meant to balance out with the first chapter. Here, we are introduced to Lea, Isa and Ienzo and Kairi's opening up a little and becoming that girl we all know and love. Trust me when I say review and the next chapter will be up faster and when I say it'll be hilarious. Also, check out my other stories if I take too long for you. Also, to anyone reading All the Pieces, chapter 6 has been modified to fit Mulan II better since I've actually seen it now. Please review. Later.